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The two of them had just found a hotel and checked in. Jiang Zhiqiang got on the phone with Wu Yuchen and made an appointment to visit them tomorrow. Although Jiang Zhiqiang was short, he was full of courage and put his arm around Li An's shoulders:

Hahaha, good news. Director Wu said that we are welcome and lets us go directly to him tomorrow!

Li An also breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved after hearing this. This was a good sign.

However, sometimes, the more you fear something will happen, the more likely it will happen.

Just after dinner that night, Li An couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart when he saw Jiang Zhiqiang coming to him with a very ugly expression.

Brother Qiang, what's going on?

Li Lianjie resigned... Jiang Zhiqiang said, rubbing his head, with a look of decadence on his face.

How could it be? Didn't we have a good chat before?! Li An's expression changed drastically when he heard this.

Jet Li is the absolute leading actor in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and if this martial arts movie wants to attract investment, basically more than half of it has to fall on the kung fu emperor Jet Li. The previous investors were willing to invest 80 million, also because of watching I won the combination of Jet Li and Yang Ziqiong, but encountered the Asian financial crisis and ran out of liquidity.

Jiang Zhiqiang sighed: He said that he is going to marry Lizhi next year, and he will not accept any movies by then...

Getting married? Getting married won't affect his filming. We can change the shooting time so as not to delay their honeymoon. I will fly over to him immediately and have a good talk with him... Li An said anxiously.

Jiang Zhiqiang waved his hand: It's useless. You don't know how much he loves his wife. He has worked hard to pay off the tens of millions of dollars in debt, and now he has to fulfill his 10-year agreement. I have just said everything I can say. , it’s useless at all…”

This... Li An scratched his hair and didn't know what to say. After all, he himself had gone through several very difficult periods for several years and relied on his wife to support him, so he would not belittle the matter of marriage.

In the final analysis, it was the impact of their investor's divestment incident, which not only delayed 2 months, but also increased a lot of uncertainty. If the filming of the crew's scenes is not completed next year, will Li Lianjie's marriage be finalized? ? Just push it away.

But now that the male lead is gone, how can I still get this kind of investment when I go to see Wu Yuchen tomorrow? !

…

The next day, Wu Yuchen took time away from the crew preparations and found a Chinese restaurant to entertain the two people who came to the door. Hearing the pairing of Jiang Zhiqiang and Li An yesterday reminded him of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the first Chinese-language film to win an Oscar. In its previous life, it won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and became a star in China. It is a complete milestone.

As for The Last Emperor, which has won more awards before, sorry, this is a film with pure English dialogue, not a Chinese film. In Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the Mandarin spoken by Zhou Yunfa and Yang Ziqiong is not authentic, but it is still Chinese.

Wu Yuchen had never thought about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon before. The copyright of this novel has long been taken over by Li An, so you can't just shoot it if you want. But now that these two people came to him, there must be something wrong. He remembered that the movie had changed investors in his previous life, and finally found Sony Columbia before it was filmed.

While Wu Yuchen was thinking, he saw Li An walking in with a short man.

Director Li, long time no see! Mr. Jiang, nice to meet you! Wu Yuchen was the first to say hello.

He would not underestimate the short man in front of him, Jiang Zhiqiang, a very capable and successful international film businessman.

Speaking of successful Chinese producers in Hollywood, there are two of them, Zhang Jiazhen and Jiang Zhiqiang. First, Zhang Jiazhen bet on Wu Baige and became famous for several years. Then Jiang Zhiqiang came from behind and successively won Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero, etc., and relied on this wave of martial arts style to become the number one producer in Asia. In the end, both of them set their sights on the mainland to make money!

Director Wu, I'm really sorry that our visit this time has disturbed your movie preparations! Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile.

Wu Yuchen waved his hand and smiled: It's okay, we are all our own people, there is always time for a meal.

While they were eating, they chatted for a while about John Woo's The Sixth Sense and then about Cheng Long. His Rush Hour was released in mid-September and has now exceeded 120 million in North American box office, setting a new record. He became the best Chinese actor, broke the box office ceiling of movies with Chinese protagonists, and shocked Hollywood.

Many Americans are obsessed with Cheng Long's Chinese Kung Fu. Everywhere he goes to promote the movie, fans are shouting Jack Chen and Kung Fu!

Now Cheng Long can be said to have suddenly entered the forefront of Hollywood, and he is the kind that no one can replace, with unlimited glory.

Jiang Zhiqiang smiled and praised: We Chinese have first produced Director Wu and then stars like Cheng Long. I believe that our path in Hollywood will become better and better in the future!

After Wu Yuchen smiled and accepted the compliment, he didn't want to waste too much time, so he asked tentatively: Mr. Jiang, Director Li, how are you two lately?

In fact, he noticed that Li An had a sad look on his eyebrows after he came in. Something must have happened to the two of them.

Jiang Zhiqiang sighed after hearing this:

Director Wu, Li An and I were preparing to shoot Wang Dulu's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. As a result, the investors withdrew their funds. I originally wanted to ask you, Director Wu, for help. But now the situation has become worse, and I am embarrassed to speak to you. …”

Wu Yuchen smiled when he heard this. If you were embarrassed to speak, why didn't you just say it?

But this really aroused his interest: Did you two encounter a more difficult situation again?

Jiang Zhiqiang nodded, and then told the whole story. After all, Jet Li's resignation could not be hidden, and it could be confirmed with just one phone call.

Wu Yuchen also understood now that investors withdrew their capital and the biggest actor resigned, and the house leaked and it rained all night!

Li An no longer concealed anything, and expressed all the pain in his heart:

And my script for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was based on Jet Li. No one can replace his martial master style and temperament. I don't know how to make this movie without him. Got it!

Wu Yuchen also nodded when he heard this. Jet Li has good martial arts, good temperament, and good acting skills. He is also a familiar face in Hollywood. He is indeed the most suitable candidate. Even if Cheng Long wanted to play the role of Li Mubai, he couldn't play it. It was not suitable at all. Moreover, he has collaborated with Yang Ziqiong and martial arts instructor Yuan Heping in Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng. The tacit partnership between these three is amazing.

If Wu Yuchen hadn't seen the finished film of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in his previous life, he would definitely have chosen Jet Li.

Wu Yuchen picked up the teapot and poured it for Li An and said with a smile: Director Li, don't be anxious yet, drink some tea to defeat the fire.

Then Wu Yuchen asked calmly: Director Li, have you brought the script? I'll take a look first.

Jiang Zhiqiang looked happy when he heard this, which shows that Wu Yuchen is still interested!

He immediately took out the script from his briefcase and showed it to Wu Yuchen.

In his previous life, Wu Yuchen had read Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon whether it was a novel or a movie, more than once. Now after reading this version of the script for Jet Li, he discovered many differences in details.

First of all, this version of Li Mubai obviously has more scenes than Fa Ge in his previous life, and there are also several more important martial arts scenes. Wu Yuchen can understand this. Since it is tailor-made for Jet Li, it is naturally impossible to let his good skills go unused.

After replacing Zhou Yunfa as the male lead, Li Ancai significantly reduced the number of martial arts scenes because Fa Ge's martial arts scenes were really not good. At Fa Ge's age, he can learn English again, but he really can't practice Kung Fu. In terms of fighting performance, Chow Yun-fat may not be as good as Jet Li, but in terms of character temperament, Fa Ge firmly grasped the essence of the character Li Mubai.

Then there is the character style. If Zhou Runfa's Li Mubai is a Confucian knight, then Jet Li's version is a heroic hero. In fact, in the novel Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Li Mubai is described as masculine and chivalrous, with skills like a swimming dragon and majestic. If we really have to follow the original work, Jet Li is indeed more suitable, and the role and acting style are very consistent.

Furthermore, if Li Mubai has more roles, then naturally there will be less roles for other people. For example, the role of Yu Jiaolong has been correspondingly reduced in the script.

After a while, when Wu Yuchen finished watching, he found that Jiang Zhiqiang and Li An were staring at him eagerly. After thinking about it, he asked: Director Li, are you preparing this film for the Olympics?

It can't be hidden from Director Wu's eyes. I want to make Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon as much as possible so that Westerners can understand it.

The protagonists Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian are prepared for Western intellectuals. Their Platonic love, Shakespearean dialogue, and lofty humanistic realm are all on point; Luo Xiaohu and Yu Jiaolong, who dare to love, hate, and dare to The protagonist of the western cowboy character who dares to kill is prepared for ordinary audiences; the story of Li Mubai killing the blue-eyed fox to avenge his master coincides with the main plot of The Count of Monte Cristo, which is no secret to those who know the industry.

As Wu Yuchen pondered, he tapped the table with his right index finger, making a clicking sound that made both Li An and Jiang Zhiqiang tense up.

Then Wu Yuchen smiled and said: Director Li, actually I think it's not impossible to shoot without Jet Li.

Li An perked up: Director Wu, if you have any suggestions, I'm all ears!

Wu Yuchen chuckled: I can't even speak of being wise. I just need to change the character of the male protagonist from a hero to a Confucian hero. Then I can find another suitable actor. There are also good actors such as Zhou Runfa, Liang Jiahui or mainland China. You You can choose from them all.”

What about this martial arts scene?

For martial arts, it depends on the level of the actors you find. If it doesn't work, you can add Yu Jiaolong and Yu Xiulian. Moreover, Yu Xiulian and Yu Jiaolong are very interesting. One is yang on the outside and yin on the other. We can increase their roles appropriately, and maybe Oscar will like it more.

As soon as Li An heard this, he knew that Wu Yuchen had really understood his script. After thinking about it seriously, his eyes lit up:

Director Wu, your idea is good, but I don't know if the movie would have attracted enough audiences without Jet Li's wonderful martial arts.

You should let director Yuan Heping help you solve this problem~ Wu Yuchen said with a smile.

In fact, this was how Li An dealt with it in his previous life, but now it happened suddenly and he didn't have time to react.

When Jiang Zhiqiang heard this, he immediately answered: Yes, Yuan Baye is known as the best martial arts expert in the world. Even if he changes people, he can still design wonderful martial arts scenes! Director Wu, since you are interested in the script, then... …”

Wu Yuchen laughed: I voted for this drama!

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has such a good investment opportunity in front of you. If you don't invest, you would be a fool. The first Chinese-language Oscar has a global box office of US$200 million, which directly sparked the world's interest and trend in Chinese-language martial arts films. It is definitely a highlight in Chinese-language films and television!

Both Li An and Jiang Zhiqiang showed surprise and couldn't help but clasp their fists and said, Director Wu, thank you so much! We have encountered this kind of thing one after another and thought the project was going to die. I didn't expect you to be willing to help in times of need!

Wu Yuchen waved his hands generously and said: We are all on our own. If you encounter difficulties, you will naturally want to help. And I have great trust in Director Li's ability. I believe he will not let me down~

There is no doubt about Li An's directorial ability, and he understands the aesthetics and values ​​of Western society very well, and can tell Eastern stories with Western values.

Throughout all of Li An's works, it is this dialectical relationship that he deals with the most. East and West, reason and emotion, morality and desire, ethics and freedom, family, country and individual, human nature and beastliness...

It is definitely not an accident that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won the Oscar.

Li An looked at Wu Yuchen with deep gratitude in his eyes. Although the other party was rich, not even a major Hollywood studio would trust him so much.

The rumors from the outside world are true, Wu Yuchen is Yi Bo Yuntian!

Subsequently, the two parties settled on an investment of 15 million US dollars, with Miracle Pictures taking 12 million and Jiang Zhiqiang taking 3 million. Naturally, the reason why he went back and forth was because he was also an investor.

In his previous life, this guy got an investment of 6.5 million from Sony Colombia, and he filled in the rest himself. For this, he also mortgaged his company. As a result, he made more than ten times the profit from the copyright of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon It is also owned by his Anle Pictures.

But now that Wu Yuchen is there, he doesn't need to take this risk. Wu Yuchen will naturally take the lead. The copyright of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon belongs to Miracle Pictures, and Anle Pictures enjoys a 20% dividend.

All the processes of the film follow Hollywood's instructions, and there is a guarantee that the film will be completed. This also reassured Li An that even if something went wrong again, the insurance company would be responsible for it.

Now that he was one of his own, Li An thought about it and discussed his shooting plan with Wu Yuchen:

Director Wu, if I follow your approach, I will extend the training time for actresses. The film may not be broadcast next year, and the Oscars the year after next may not come in time.

It's now 1998, and Li An's ambition is to compete for the Oscars in 2001. There has been such a long time in between, and I'm afraid Wu Yuchen will complain.

Wu Yuchen smiled generously: Director Li, we are all directors, I understand. I also advocate that you put the quality of the film first, there is no need to rush.

He was very clear about the entire process of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in his previous life. He first trained for nearly half a year, and then filmed it from July to December next year. It was released the year after that. He won an Oscar the year after that. It developed very well according to the original track.

Moreover, Wu Yuchen himself also wants to win the title of the first Chinese-language Oscar next year. Although it is good for the company to produce an Oscar for Best Foreign Language, it is not as good as his own directing and winning the first Best Foreign Language Film. ?

Who doesn’t want milestones?

If Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon had been moved forward a year, wouldn't it be a fight with him? This is pretty good now. Even if his impact is unsuccessful, he will still have the guarantee of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon the next year.

Then he shook his head inwardly, and let's finish filming The Sixth Sense in front of him first. There is no need to rush things next year.

Regarding the roles in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Wu Yuchen doesn't want to interfere too much. At most, he can recommend whoever wants to join him. The final decision is still made by Li An. After all, he is the director and script creator and knows best. What do you want to express?

Therefore, he didn't know who Li An would choose this time, not to mention Yu Jiaolong or Zhang Ziyi, maybe even Li Mubai wasn't Zhou Runfa, and he couldn't tell if it was Liang Jiahui. After all, Liang Jiahui is the leading actor in New Dragon Inn, which is known as the first Chinese martial arts movie, and his performance is also brilliant.

In his previous life, Zhou Runfa was chosen to invest in Sony Columbia. After all, Zhou Runfa has now entered Hollywood. But now Wu Yuchen has directly settled the investment, so he really can't say who Li An will choose this time.

It turns out that the leading actor in New Dragon Inn was originally chosen to be Li Lianjie, but then he resigned for some reason and was replaced by Liang Jiahui. It would be funny if Liang Jiahui played like this again this time.

After settling the matter of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Wu Yuchen did not have any more entanglements with Li An and immediately devoted himself to the filming of The Sixth Sense. Bruce Willis only gave him 40 days, but fortunately it was enough for Wu Yuchen.

The scenery of The Sixth Sense itself is not complicated at all. It is all set up in Philadelphia, and there is no need to move across cities. As long as the actors perform well, there will be basically no problems.

In the evening, Jennifer Connelly asked in Wu Yuchen's arms: Wu, are you sure this is a ghost movie? Why do I feel that my script is so warm? It is completely a process of mutual understanding between a mother and her son.

Oh, yes, honey, just act it as a family movie. The thriller part of the movie is not yours. What you are responsible for is the warm and soft emotion in the audience's heart. Do you understand?

Jennifer Connelly curled her lips when she heard this, and said with a hint of melancholy: I'm not even 28 years old, and I'm already playing a mother! Oh my God!

Wu Yuchen thought that the actress who played his mother in his previous life was only 25 years old, but he still expressed relief:

Don't worry, I guarantee this film will set a new box office record in your career~

Then, Wu Yuchen raised the corner of his mouth and smiled again: You know, honey, I want to call mom now~

He looked at the pair of huge white eyes in front of him, and buried his head directly...