China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

After signing the contract, Lu Pingan sat down and chatted with Bob Shaye, the screenwriter, and the other protagonist of the film, Chris Tucker.

The next thing is for Lu Pingan to adapt the script and start preparations.

One month would be a rush for other screenwriters, but it would not be a big problem for Lu Ping An.

Use the system, think about it carefully, and you can get it done in a few days.

He actually has the script structure figured out now because he knows the script in advance and has a lot of movies to draw from.

For example, the big scenes of action scenes have already been copied, and once they are copied, there are two big ones.

There is also the Chinese "triad" in the film. This needs to be changed. How can it be insulting to China?

In short, the overall script is pretty much the same, and the rest is just filling in the details.

This will be discussed more with Cheng Long’s team in the next month.

So the next step is to wait a month and submit the script.

"Lu, I can save the production cost this time. Of course, the quality of the film must be guaranteed. You know what I mean."

Before ending, Bob told Lu Ping'an.

It's understandable, he's the boss.

Lu Ping An would have thought the same thing himself.

"Don't worry, my sign will work."

Doing big things with a small cost is our signature.

But in actual operation, Lu Ping An would certainly not save him any money.

It’s just that I try my best not to overspend.

After Bob finished speaking, Chris Tucker on the side spoke:

"Lu, you must guarantee my role, you know? I am the highest-paid actor."

The black guy looked serious.

Speaking of this black guy, Lu Pingan's impression of him is that he is a typical black American.

He doesn't care about anything except money, and he has a very thick skin, even if he is basically nothing outside of the Peak series.

This time he came to star in a movie, and Bob Shaye said he was given "2+2", a very high price, and the crew received the maximum salary.

Bob is also very helpless. We can't do it without him. It's a classic duo.

Lu Ping'an and Cheng Long didn't care.

The two have already obtained the distribution rights, which can already make up a large amount of profits.

Moreover, the original Time and Space movie could not be released in the mainland. Now that Lu Ping An is there, it will naturally be different.

Just on the surface, it makes the black guy feel that he is awesome and the boss of the crew.

Lu Ping'an was not at all fazed by this, and he directly showed off his cards: "Our interests are the same. My mission is to make you and Jackie live a new life. It's good for you to have this attitude. If you get a high salary, it will be ruined." , I will fire you directly."

Everyone gets box office dividends. Although Lu Ping'an and Cheng Long's box office dividends are only 10%, they do have the same interests.

The black guy shook his head after hearing this, and then his characteristic accent came out: "No, you won't do that. Jackie and I are friends, and you are just the director."

"I have the right to lead the project, don't you know?"

"I do not know."

Brother Black immediately looked at Bob Xiaye.

Bob Xiaye didn't speak, just nodded.

The black man expressed his position very wisely on the spot: "Okay Lu, I know you are very good. I like watching all your movies. I will fully cooperate with you, but you can't infringe on my rights. My role must be ensure."

This nigger's habits are indeed a bit upright, and he will be arrogant when talking about the wind, but his principles are conservative and still firm.

Lu Ping'an patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I will start adapting the script these days. Your task is to exercise well. You are a little fat now, so you have to practice a little more, and then you will cooperate with the preliminary publicity."

Brother Hei was very happy after hearing this, and said proudly: "Don't worry, I have already dedicated this year to our movie."

Isn't it because you have no role to play?

Lu Ping'an didn't say anything, but simply expressed his gratitude.

Then he and Bob Xiaye continued to discuss the early publicity.

The early publicity was also very simple. As I said before, it was centered around the topic of "Cheng Long is old."

"Listing all the injuries Cheng Long has suffered in his career, the main word is the word 'legend'."

"Play the emotional card and let those guys who always buy discs but don't contribute to the box office enter the cinema."

"Everyone owes Cheng Long a movie ticket. If you don't watch it, you will get old. Yes, let's follow this idea, lower our expectations, play the emotional card, and then suppress it first and then increase it."

"Don't worry about whether it will be counterproductive, because age can't fool you. It will happen sooner or later. I already have an idea for the movie scene, and it will definitely explode. Let's talk about it after I sort it out."

"How to describe it? When the movie is about to be released, just use this sentence, 'This time, I will take Cheng Long and Chris Tucker to play a game of death that even the Grim Reaper has to buy a ticket to watch!'"

Finished speaking.

Bob Xiaye's eyes shone: "What does it look like?"

Lu Ping'an smiled and said, "You'll know when the time comes."

Then he turned to the black guy beside him and said, "Buy enough insurance."

The black man was stunned for a moment, and then he held his head directly: NO! ! !

After a while, Cheng Long, who was far away in Xiangjiang, received a call from his black buddy, and soon, Lu Ping An received a call from Cheng Long: "Ping An, are you going to kill us? Hahaha."

"Brother Long, don't worry. It's just a propaganda tool, and it won't actually be life-threatening. It's just what I said before, to scare that old black guy."

"The one you mentioned is exciting enough."

"Yeah, I've prepared at least two such scenes."

"That's still risking your life, hahaha."

"It's okay. It's not difficult to take pictures. By the way, you should communicate more with that black guy these days and accumulate more of his way of speaking and jokes. It will be useful when the time comes."

Cheng Long reacted quickly after hearing this: "Are you going to change your character design?"

"right"

In the original "Peak 3", there is actually a certain gap in the performance of the two protagonists.

The character of the Chinese police detective played by Cheng Long has no development compared with the past, and his fatigue is shown in several fighting scenes.

The black guy's MJ imitation show and song and dance performance, rapping many times, and picking up girls are all a source of laughter. In addition, he is also good at kung fu and has a sense of brotherhood.

One thing goes down, another goes up, and it's hard for Chris Tucker not to steal the show.

As for the reason, Lu Ping'an now feels that this is basically the black guy fighting for it himself.

Just like the request he and Lu Pingping made before.

And Cheng Long is obviously no match for Brother Black in this regard. No matter how thick-skinned he is, he is not as thick-skinned as others.

This once again confirmed from one aspect that Cheng Long's development in Hollywood has indeed come to an end.

Otherwise, the director would not really play it like this.

Having said that, since the characters of the two are imbalanced, how can they be changed?

It's very simple. Just keep the "brotherhood" of the original script unchanged and slightly change the character of the "Chinese police detective".

After all, this is already the third film, and many years have passed in the movie.

If it is still the same as the previous two parts, one is annoying with his talkative words and the other is rigid and serious, then there will be no growth potential.

Therefore, the black guys do not need to change the same as the original script, and the Chinese police detectives have become more flexible and can joke and talk like black guys, and are more naughty, but retain the seriousness of the Chinese police detectives, such as talking and talking. Can't beat the black guy.

At the same time, the character design changes also involve foreshadowing of the movie, increasing watchability.

In short, the two of them influence each other.

But in the final Gao Dynasty scene, one is mainly responsible for magic output, the other is mainly responsible for physical output, and there is a little role swap in the middle, so that the "brotherhood" and "golden partner" can be interpreted more reasonably.

After hearing this, Cheng Long directly agreed: "Okay, Ping An, you can follow your own ideas, and I will cooperate with you."

"Okay, I'll show you the script after I revise it in a few days."

"OK, you get busy first"