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

Chapter 240: Inquiry (14/32 Alliance Leader Added)

Flirting with Shi Shi for half an hour...

After hanging up the phone, Brother Yan was a little surprised...

Although "Our Girlhood" created a box office miracle, but in the final analysis... it is just a youth movie.

I feel like... there's no need to praise myself like this...

That’s Jackie Chan!

International superstar.

Compared to him, Shen Yan is nothing...

I asked Ji Xiang, and he said, "It's for publicity. 'The Revolution of 1911' wasn't very popular, so the publicity team wanted to stir up some buzz... They knew you were in the film, so they wanted to capitalize on the hype..."

"That's not to say they're using me for publicity..." Shen Yan said, "In 'The Revolution of 1911'... I just played a cameo role... not even a supporting role..."

"Who made you angry?"

"Does Jackie Chan know?"

"He should know... but he should be busy filming 'Zodiac' and has no time for this!"

Shen Yan was surprised: "The filming of 'The Chinese Zodiac' has already started?"

"Hmm... I heard they filmed at the Chateau de Chantilly in France..."

"Jackie Chan's movie...it's normal. I heard it was originally called "Project Condor Heroes 3," but the rights were bought by Warner Bros..."

"Warner Bros. bought the rights? Why?"

"Back then, Golden Harvest, in order to survive the crisis, sold Jackie Chan's film rights to Warner Bros.... I won't say more, let me think about it first!"

“…I knew you were interested!”

"...I want to think of something else..." Shen Yan was speechless: "Don't spread the word... Do you hear me?"

"Um…"

After hanging up the phone, Ji Xiang smiled and continued chatting with Brother Song and Zheng Jianfeng...

……

The Revolution of 1911 performed poorly at the box office...

It really should be renamed "The Revolution of 1911: The Awakening of the Han People", which would at least increase the box office by a few million...

Overall evaluation: A mediocre work, without any characteristics or shocking power, far less shocking than when I read this information...

And the color of national revolution was deliberately erased.

But this movie makes money!
Jackie Chan's movies are different from those in China. Domestic movies only make money from box office revenue, while Jackie Chan's biggest advantage is that his copyright can be sold globally.

Generally speaking, the copyright fee in developed countries is about US$30 to US$80, while for poorer countries it is around US$8.

But I can’t help but know that he has too many countries and regions...it’s easy to get copyrights in more than 50 countries and regions.

It can be said that as long as he controls costs, any movie he launches will be profitable...

The key point is that Jackie Chan is a veteran who has been working in the industry for many years. He knows exactly where to spend money and where not to spend money!
Costs will still be controlled.

It's just that during the peak period, I was too lazy to care and spent money lavishly...

In addition, "Panda Project 2" has been approved and announced to be released during the National Day holiday in 2025 - the overseas copyright has been sold to 64 countries and regions. In comparison, Andy Lau's "Burning City" has only sold copyrights to 12 countries and regions!
Let’s put it this way, at this stage, making Jacky Chan’s movies is a sure win!

Oh, Zheng Jianfeng is a Hong Kong filmmaker and currently serves as the deputy general manager of Wanda Film Company, in charge of the development and production of the company's film projects.

In his early years, he served as assistant director for Benny Chan, Peter Chan, Stanley Tong, Patrick Tam, Jackie Chan and others, and has rich production experience.

Because of the production of the movie "Once Upon a Time in China", he shifted his work focus to the mainland and joined Wanda Film in September this year!
Once you join the company... you will definitely bring in new projects.

Jackie Chan's movies are the best choice!

Ji Xiang told the story of "Big Shot," and explicitly stated, "The character of Sun Wukong was based on Chen Jiaju! Rude and violent, hot-blooded and upright, yet stubbornly determined to die! It was precisely because of this stubbornness that the story unfolded, turning a calm accident into a turbulent event..."

"Then why not invite Jackie Chan to star in it?"

"...his age is not right. A man in his fifties should at least be a captain. He's not very convincing as a frontline police officer!"

Brother Song interrupted, "Is 'Police Story' going to work?" Ji Xiang was surprised, "Playing a mainland police officer?"

"Yeah...what do you think?"

Zheng Jianfeng hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm not sure if it will work. It depends on the script... I haven't seen many police and gangster movies here in mainland China!"

Song Ge said: "It's nothing more than justice defeating evil... Let Shen Yan write a script~"

Ji Xiang nodded: "I'll try..."

……

Shen Yan had no idea that he had been assigned a task...

He's working on the script for "Big Shot"...

"Big Shot" is indeed very similar to "Police Story" - a policeman with distinct personality, stubbornly and persistently fighting the villain, starting with a gorgeous and satisfying case-solving, and ending with a long and fierce fight, justice is served, and the hero is admired.

And the character is hilarious and humorous—very much like something out of a Jackie Chan film.

As for Zhao Tai...

He always looks like he's courting death, which gives him a vivid image, but it's also inevitably exaggerated and stereotyped.

In fact, this character can be derived in some ways, such as the inferiority complex of the original family, but... there is no need for it!

Besides, the script has described him well enough!
He is arrogant and domineering, with violent emotions, a moody and unpredictable "pervert" image: he humiliates his female companion in public, insults the child's father in front of the child, is cruel and vicious to his subordinates, and is ruthless and ungrateful to his girlfriend. He is simply a character that makes people hate him to the core.

Villains are those who make people hate them...

So, finally being beaten up in the street was enough to satisfy my anger!

Shen Yan was wondering if Zhao Tai had to take drugs?

The villain takes drugs...it fits with public perception, so let him take drugs...

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly received a call from Shi Shi...

I'm quite surprised. It's already past one in the morning, Shishi... should be asleep.

"Hey, what's the matter?"

"…Is your movie 'The Accidental Murder' recruiting a female lead?"

Shen Yan was stunned for a moment, then replied: "No, the heroine is the female villain. I have already found Teacher Liu Xiaoqing... and she also agreed to appear."

Shi Shi was also confused: "Then Old K told me that you were selecting actors?"

Shen Yan remembered something: "...Oh, we are selecting actors, but not the female lead!"

"Around 20 years old?"

"Under 20, preferably 17 or 18!"

"Why so young?"

"Playing the role of Andy Lau's daughter... The story of "The Accidental Murder" is that Li Weijie's eldest daughter Ping Ping was raped by the Inspector General's son Sucha, and in resistance she accidentally killed him.

Li Weijie had personally witnessed the Inspector General's abuse of lynching, and knew full well that the law was useless. To protect his daughter and his family, Li Weijie buried the body and concealed all evidence, thus redeeming his family by fabricating an alibi.

"Liu Dehua's daughter...can I play this role?"

Shen Yan asked back, "According to the setting, she's a 17-year-old high school student... Do you think you can act?"

“…Old K recommended Naza!”

"She can't!"

"why?"

"It's exotic," Shen Yan rejected directly. "How could Liu Dehua possibly give birth to a daughter like this? It would distract the audience!"

"So who did you choose?"

“…I don’t know, Guo Fan is still choosing…”

(End of this chapter)