Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 148 Thriller (2/4)

The popularity of Let the Bullets Fly has exposed many behind-the-scenes stories, including but not limited to Jiang Wen inviting Zhou Runfa and Ge You through letters;
Chen Kun joined the crew through a bet and played the role of Hu Wan...

Among them, the most hotly discussed incident was the letter-writing incident.

Jiang Wen wrote a letter to Ge You and Zhou Runfa respectively. Zhou Runfa had not received a handwritten letter for many years, so he once thought that Jiang Wen had some intentions towards him.

Ge You was also quite frightened, especially when Jiang Wen suggested that he and his foolish brother sleep in the same bed.

Jiang Wen also played a trick. He was worried that Zhou Runfa would not be able to come, so he specifically mentioned in the letter that Ge You would come. He also told Ge You that Zhou Runfa would also come. Both of them wanted to cooperate with each other very much. When they heard about such an opportunity, they quickly agreed to Jiang Wen's request.

Ji Xiang was curious: "Then how are you going to write it?"

"...Easy, do you have a brush?"

"Damn, it's so serious, but you still need to use a brush?"

"When writing letters, of course you should use a brush; that's how you express your sincerity..."

Ji Xiang ordered his assistant: "Chen Xu, go buy one!"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "No need, the crew has it... and it's a Nangong brush... Pick a small one and take two sheets of letter paper..."

"Ok!"

Chen Xu immediately went to find the prop teacher...

Shen Yan continued to talk to Ji Xiang about "My Girlhood": "I plan to finish filming in 35 to 40 days, and then release it during the National Day holiday!"

“…The light won’t agree!”

"What?"

Ji Xiang explained: "Guangguang has "Painted Wall" ready for National Day!"

Shen Yan thought about it for a moment, then asked, "...then late August?"

"Late August... I don't think it's going to work..."

"why?"

"Hollywood blockbusters are all scheduled to be released in late August or early September!"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "There aren't that many Hollywood blockbusters this year... and Overheard 2 seems to be released in August, let's go with it!"

Ji Xiang hesitated for a moment: "...What if Overheard 2 is really good?"

"How good can a Hong Kong-style police and gangster film be? Can it compare to 'Let the Bullets Fly'?"

"That's definitely incomparable!"

"That'll be fine..."

After chatting for a while, Chen Xu came over with a brush, ink and letter paper. Shen Yan took the brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote directly, "Dear Mr. Andy Lau, I sincerely invite you to watch "My Girlhood" together."

The heroine of the movie is a fan of yours, so she wants to invite you to make a cameo appearance.

When I was creating recently, I watched a lot of Hollywood movies. I felt that even though there were big stars making cameo appearances, the biggest highlight was definitely playing myself.

As China's undisputed male god, your appearance will be a heartwarming moment, a memory that the audience will talk about and pass on from mouth to mouth!

"Buy an envelope and hand it to him yourself!"

"What did you write?"

“Cantonese!”

"Are you crazy? Cantonese is for speaking, who told you to write?"

Shen Yan was embarrassed and immediately rewrote: "Dear Mr. Liu Dehua, I sincerely invite you to participate in "My Girlhood". The heroine of the movie is your fan, so I would like to ask you to make a guest appearance. When I was creating recently, I looked at a lot of Hollywood movies. I think there are big stars with grand styles and guests, and the biggest highlight is to play yourself.

As China's undisputed male idol, your appearance at the end of the film is definitely a heartwarming moment, and it will become a memory that the audience will talk about and pass on from mouth to mouth..."

"Will he agree?"

"I'll definitely agree!" Shen Yan nodded confidently. "Andy Lau is different from other Hong Kong filmmakers. He's famous for his willingness to help young people!"

"...Who are you planning to look for as the adult Lin Zhenxin? Li Bingbing?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "Sister Bingbing has helped us enough... let's change someone else!"

"How's Lin Xinru? I ran into her a while ago..."

"I don't like Lin Xinru... Contact Sister Hua and see if she has any recommendations for someone with a gentler temperament!"

"...That's fine." Ji Xiang nodded: "Sister Hua complained a while ago that she didn't tell her about "Back to 20"..." Shen Yan frowned: "What should I tell her? That's Jing Tian's movie!"

"She probably felt we didn't inform her..."

"Even if I tell her, I won't get the role..."

Ji Xiang changed the subject: "...Xingguang Canlan Company is planning to ask us to customize another script. Do you have any ideas?"

Shen Yan: "Isn't Jing Tian going to transform and make blockbuster movies?
"Who said that?"

"'Warring States', an investment of over 100 million!"

"In fact, Jing Tian is more suitable for urban dramas."

Shen Yan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Shi Shi is also suitable!"

“…You should also stop partnering with Shi Shi all the time. The audience will get tired of you!”

Hearing Ji Xiang say this, Shen Yan was a little dissatisfied at first, but then nodded: "...Indeed, the audience also needs novelty!"

Ji Xiang: "That's good to know... Look at you, 'Introduction to Architecture', 'Love Through the Millennium', 'My Girlhood', they're all just you and your partner... You keep showing off your affection on the big and small screens in so many different ways... I'm getting a little annoyed!"

"I've prepared a thriller for Shi Shi!"

"Oh, a new twist?" Ji Xiang was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized: "Thriller? A horror thriller?"

"Crime thriller!"

"No ghosts, right?"

"No..." Shen Yan rolled his eyes at him: "I care more about the review than you do!"

Then Shen Yan talked about the plot of "The Phone" and added: "This method of communicating through time and space through the phone is something I copied from "A Call from Across Time and Space"... If we want to achieve our ideal, we should buy the adaptation rights first!"

"A remake?"

"Um…"

"It's okay to be a remake, but the ceiling for crime thrillers is not high..."

"Who said that?" Shen Yan shook his head. "If a movie wants to make a big splash with a small budget, three genres are the most popular: comedy, horror, and teen. Forget about teen films. Comedies... need good comedians, and Shi Shi definitely can't do that. So, horror and thrillers are the best!"

"Two heroines... Where's the other heroine? Jing Tian?"

"I guess Jing Tian is not willing to play this kind of role. Let's find Yang Mi..." At this point, Shen Yan remembered something and added, "We must sign her before "Palace Lock Heart Jade" is broadcast!"

"What's wrong? Are you optimistic about 'Palace Lock Heart Jade'?"

"Nonsense! The first Qing Dynasty drama, the first to try it out. Do you know how popular Qing Dynasty dramas are online?"

Hearing this, Ji Xiang thought for a moment and asked, "Then...how about we sign a few more film contracts?"

"You're really good... We only need to take advantage of others once, how can we always do it?"

“…How popular can she be?”

"Anyway, it's very popular... so popular it's purple!"

Ji Xiang touched his chin, not knowing what he was thinking about...

Shen Yan continued, "After Chen Zhengdao finishes filming The Beauty Inside, you can give him the script of The Call... He has always liked suspense and thriller movies..."

“…I’m afraid Chen Zhengdao can’t…”

"What's wrong?"

"He has his own movie to make!"

Shen Yan scratched his head: "Then find new people... Find a few advertising directors or short filmmakers..."

"Ah? We can find a Hong Kong director or a Korean director. They are very good at shooting various types of films!"

"I won't look for them," Shen Yan shook his head: "I can't pee in the same pot with them!"

Ji Xiang was speechless, but nodded anyway: "Any recommendations?"

"Of course there are," Shen Yan nodded decisively. "There's a guy named Guo Shubo who has made several short films, and another one named Wang Zhi who was shortlisted for the Busan Film Festival two years ago!"

Ji Xiang wrote it down, then asked, "...How did you know about these people?"

"Why do you care how I know..."

(End of this chapter)