Huayu: King of Kung Fu

Chapter 86: A Chinese man came to audition.

Lin Hu wasn't interested in the trashy scripts Hollywood was throwing at him; he wanted to act in movies that would be huge hits in both the Chinese and American markets.

Especially for film series, they can thrive in both markets.

There aren't many Hollywood movie series that will be most popular in the Chinese market in the future.

The biggest one is the Marvel series. The only hero in this series suitable for Lin Hu is Shang-Chi, but that role is too controversial, so Lin Hu can't play it.

Secondly, there's the Transformers series. The highlight of this series is the robots fighting, with humans having little to do with it.

The third is the Vegetarian Chicken series, also known as Family Heroes, which has repeatedly created box office miracles in China.

Then there's Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible series, which is Tom Cruise's personal brand, and Lin Hu can't get a piece of it.

Therefore, the vegetarian chicken series is Lin Hu's first choice. If he gets his hands on this series, he can eat it for twenty years.

Unfortunately, Lin Hu arrived in Hollywood a little too late; Su Ji had already started preparations, so he couldn't get the script in advance.

He's Chinese, so they wouldn't even consider him for a role.

Therefore, he had no choice but to offer Ong-Bak 3 as a bargaining chip, hoping to attract Universal and allow him to successfully take over.

Fortunately, Vegetarian Chicken is a film series that started small and gradually grew.

Initially, its production cost was very low; it was just a B-movie, which wasn't a very important project for Universal.

Lin Hu requested the role of Dominic, who was only the second male lead in the first film, so he felt he still had a chance to get the part.

In this timeline, only Lin Hu understands that the charisma of the character Dominic (Tang Laoqiang) is greater than that of the male lead, Brian.

The Feverish series, which starred Brian, couldn't continue filming. Dom was moved to the lead role, which made the whole series shine, jumping from a B-movie to an A-list production.

In Lin Hu's view, pure action movies are always B-movies no matter how they're made, but the combination of racing and action in "Simple Chicken" has a lot of potential and could be upgraded to A-movies.

level.

If he could get his hands on vegetarian chicken, he would have a chance to become a top-tier celebrity.

If he can use this series to penetrate both the Chinese and American markets, then he will be a global superstar, and even Iron Man will pale in comparison.

Stacy thought the idea was unlikely, but Lin Hu's offer seemed pretty good.

She didn't refuse outright, but said, "I need to think about this!"

Lin Hu left without saying anything more.

He also understood that, as a Chinese person, even if he offered his resources in exchange, obtaining this role would not be easy.

Actually, Lin Hu was more than happy to have Universal Studios produce Ong-Bak 3; it wasn't really a deal.

With large companies like Universal willing to invest, he could take the opportunity to expand his influence.

The casting process for "Fast & Furious" is going very poorly.

Because this is a racing movie, there are many dangerous driving maneuvers.

However, the film's budget was limited to only 30 million US dollars, with most of the funds going towards filming, so the salaries offered to the actors were not high.

Director Rob Cohen auditioned for several roles, but none of them were very good.

For example, he initially cast Colin Farrell as Dom, but Colin took on another role and turned down the part.

He also tailored the role of Mia, the second female lead, for a beautiful woman named Elisa Dushku, but she rejected it.

At this point, after careful consideration, Stacy decided to let Lin Hu try out for the role.

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So Lin Hu went to the vegetarian chicken preparation site to meet Rob Cohen.

Rob Cohen was delighted to see Lin Hu: "Hey, Tai! The boss said a Chinese guy auditioned, and it's you!"

Do you know me?

"Your film has been widely circulated in Hollywood recently."

Lin Hu believed this. The people in Hollywood were not arrogant or closed-minded; they were very good at learning.

When Chen Long's "Police Story" was released, it is said that the entire Hollywood director circle was shaken.

Police Story was the coolest action movie at the time because it introduced something new.

Now that Lin Hu's Ong-Bak series has also come up with something new, they will definitely pay attention.

Rob Cohen didn't waste any words. After chatting with Lin Hu for a few minutes, he had him try out a few scenes.

Lin Hu had seen the original film and understood what the final effect would be.

He appeared calm and composed, and delivered his lines flawlessly on set.

Rob Cohen was very satisfied and said, "OK, Ty, you did a fantastic job."

Lin Hu laughed and said, "Even so, I'm not sure I'll get this role, am I?"

Rob Cohen carefully observed Lin Hu's appearance and said, "You are handsome and very strong, but a bit young."

However, your beard is very stylish; growing it out could help to conceal your age.

Dominic's Safari is a multi-ethnic group, so casting an Asian actor wouldn't be a bad idea.

I think I can convince the boss to let you play this role.

Lin Hu was puzzled as to why this person was so agreeable and asked, "Why?"

"I'm a kung fu movie fan, and I really love Hong Kong kung fu movies. Did you know that I once acted in 'The Bruce Lee Story'?"

"I know, I've seen it!"

Before Lin Hu arrived, he did some research on Rob Cohen.

This person made a biographical film called "Bruce Lee" in 1993. It was made quite seriously and received good reviews.

"That kick you delivered in 'Ong-Bak 2' reminded me of Bruce Lee, and you even performed Jeet Kune Do. If I had made 'Bruce Lee: A Biography' a few years later, I should have cast you as Bruce Lee!"

Lin Hu understood. It turned out that this person was a fan of Bruce Lee, liked Chinese Kung Fu, and therefore had a good impression of him and wanted to cooperate with him.

Lin Hu thought to himself, "I've actually run into a director who's a kung fu movie fan. Looks like I do have some luck!"

However, whether it will ultimately be performed depends on Universal's decision.

In Lin Hu's view, with Rob Cohen's vote and his own influence in Asia, taking down Dom shouldn't be a problem.

"Thank you, Rob. I think we'll work together!"

Lin Hu sighed a bit. For B-movies like "Fast & Furious," Hollywood casts third- or fourth-tier actors or even newcomers.

For example, the actor they previously approached, Colin Farrell, was a complete newcomer, and he wasn't even willing to act.

When it came to Lin Hu, they had to find a way to get it!

The role of Su Ji has not yet been finalized, as Lin Hu is returning to China.

Before leaving, Quentin invited him to a bar for a drink.

Lin Hu brought Gao Yuanyuan to the appointment. Seeing Gao Yuanyuan changing clothes, he instructed her, "Don't wear stockings!"

Why?

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"Your feet are so beautiful. If you wore stockings, I'm afraid that pervert would be unable to resist kneeling on the ground and licking your feet!"

"Huh, is he really that much of a pervert?"

"It is said that once he called a dancer, gave her ten thousand US dollars, and had her take off her shoes and lick his feet for an hour."

"It's disgusting, I'm not going!" Gao Yuanyuan said with a look of disgust.

"Then I'll go myself!"

"You're not allowed to go either!"

"I'm going for a drink, not to learn how to lick feet like him!"

"You still want to learn? What do you want to do?" Gao Yuanyuan shrank back in fright, her toes gripping the ground.

"Uh—no, he's a famous director, we should at least give him some face."

"Then come back soon!"

Lin Hu went to a bar. It turned out that Quentin wasn't just looking for him to drink, but to ask him for advice on how to shoot action movies.

This old rogue also enjoys the aesthetics of violence; he especially likes early cult films from Japan and Hong Kong.

He plans to develop his understanding of Japanese and Chinese culture into a film.

He wanted to dedicate this film to his leading lady, Uma Thurman, as a 30th birthday gift.

Lin Hu immediately knew that he wanted to make "Kill Bill", so he gave some suggestions casually.

"You could have Uma Thurman dressed in Bruce Lee's yellow tracksuit and have her fight a woman in a kimono on a snowy night, the red blood staining the white snow—it would have an eerie beauty!"

Quentin listened with great interest, exclaiming, "A brilliant idea! If this movie ever gets made, I hope you can have a cameo role!"

"A cameo role is no problem," Lin Hu said. "If you're filming in China, no problem!"

"OK! Actually, I've always wanted to ask you, why is Cool called Newbee? What does it mean?"

"Awesome means—the awesome thing!"

Upon hearing this, Quentin froze, somewhat bewildered, and said, "Why? Why is it that in your China, being awesome means being cool?"

Lin Hu drew a huge pattern in the air and said, "It's so big!"