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Chapter 195 194. Why are you still shooting "Wolf Tooth"?

Just after sending Ning Hao away, Wei Wu met Wu Jing in the office.

"Brother Jing, I have heard of your name for a long time. Bad Monkey Pictures welcomes you to join us."

Wu Jing was full of smiles. Before Wei Wu could move forward, he took two quick steps and bent down to shake hands:

"I don't deserve it. I have admired you for a long time. Please don't be so polite. Just call me Wu Jing."

Wei Wu nodded slightly: "Okay, please sit down."

Then he looked at the girl at the front desk: "Bring two cups of tea!"

"Okay, boss," the beautiful receptionist nodded, closed the door and walked out in high heels.

After all, Wu Jing is different from Ning Hao. When Wei Wu and Ning Hao met, "Those Years" and "Silver Driver" had not yet been released. At that time, Wei Wu was at most a new director with a little fame.

But now Wei Wu is already a well-known first-line director, recognized as the fourth director in the mainland, so the situation is naturally different.

He would continue to call Wei Wu "brother" after that, but that was mainly to show that he was not snobbish, approachable, and respectful.

As for colleagues like Wu Jing who met later, he would definitely call them by their names.

Wu Jing, born in 1974, is 32 years old this year, and his baby face has gradually faded.

But he still has a small nose and small eyes. As an action actor, he looks a little bit dignified and a little bit delicate.

He himself has regular features and a handsome appearance, and his smile is also sunny. But unfortunately, this appearance and temperament are not in tune with hard-core action actors.

Not to mention compared with Jet Li, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes and is full of heroic spirit, even compared with Zhen Zidan Zhao Wenzhuo, Wu Jing's appearance and temperament are not as masculine as others.

Therefore, even though Wu Jing's acting skills are not bad, and his fighting scenes are also good, he is always frustrated and occasionally complained that he is forcing himself to be a tough guy.

Among the first six directors signed to Bad Monkey 72 Transformation Plan, Wei Wu has already arranged the films to be made by others except Wu Jing.

Lu Yang is "Left Ear", Ning Hao is "The Murderer", Guo Fan is "My Deskmate", Chen Sicheng is "Fleeting Time", and Xue Xiaolu is "To Our Youth That Will Eventually Pass Away".

As for what they will shoot and how to shoot it, whether the results are good or bad, Wei Wu can't control it for the time being.

But the first work after signing the project must have a certain splash, otherwise the signboard of "Bad Monkey 72 Transformation Plan" will not be loud!

So Wei Wu didn't want Ning Hao to shoot "No Man's Land", and for the same reason, he certainly didn't want Wu Jing to shoot "Wolf Tooth".

"Wolf Tooth" Douban score 6.5, can only be said to be OK, but it is definitely not a word-of-mouth work.

And the box office in the mainland and Hong Kong Island added up to only 6.5 million, to be honest, it's too bad!

Anyway, word-of-mouth and box office, at least one of them must be occupied! If neither of them is occupied, then what's the point of shooting?

The two of them were almost done with the greetings, so Wu Jing said in a flattering tone:

"Boss, have you read my "Wolf Tooth" script?"

The reason why Wu Jing joined Bad Monkey Pictures so happily was mainly because he wanted Wei Wu to invest in him to shoot "Wolf Tooth".

After all, there was a relevant agreement in the contract they signed, that is, from the date of signing the contract, Bad Monkey Pictures would invest in them to shoot at least one cinema feature film within 3 years.

Of course, the company must have the final say on what specific movie to shoot, and it is impossible for them to choose it themselves.

Wei Wu said in a measured tone: "Well, I read it. How should I put it, the script is still good, but according to the evaluation, our company is not optimistic about the commercial performance of this movie."

Wu Jing was immediately disappointed when he heard this, and his tone was a little disappointed:

"Oh, so that's it."

Wu Jing would not fail to hear what Wei Wu meant. He said that the box office of this movie would be very poor, and the investment would most likely lose money, so he was not prepared to invest.

For this result, Wu Jing was actually mentally prepared to a certain extent, after all, he had hit a wall more than once or twice.

If the script of "Wolf Fang" was attractive enough, he would not have not yet attracted investment.

He originally thought that Wei Wu would be his last straw, but he did not expect that even Wei Wu would directly sentence him to death.

In this case, there is basically only one way left, that is, to invest by himself.

If it was before, Wu Jing might have done so immediately, but after hearing what Wei Wu said today, Wu Jing was a little hesitant!

After all, Wei Wu's sensitivity to commercial films can be said to be absolutely unmatched among domestic directors!

All the movies Wei Wu has shot so far have been a box office hit, and it is not just a normal hit, but a huge hit.

With only three movies, the cumulative box office has exceeded 99% of his domestic peers!

Not only that, he is not even the only one who has achieved box office success with the movies he directed.

He was optimistic about and invested in Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" before, and the box office result of 34.47 million proved that his vision is indeed sharp!

So it proves that Wei Wu is indeed unmatched in China at least in evaluating the potential of movies.

Since he said that this "Wolf Tooth" has no success, then there is a high probability that this movie will really lose money.

After all, my money is not blown by the wind. I have worked hard for so many years, and I have finally accumulated millions of dollars by being beaten and suffering in one scene after another.

If this wave of money goes down the drain, it will definitely be very uncomfortable!

Wei Wu was not surprised by Wu Jing's disappointed reaction, but said calmly:

"Actually, if you want to direct and star in an action movie, we don't have suitable project recommendations here."

Wu Jing suddenly sat up straight and regained his energy: "Really? What kind of project is it?"

"You take a look first!"

Wei Wu casually picked up the folder on the table and handed it to him. Wu Jing took it and immediately started reading it carefully.

The script is called "The Greedy Wolf" and it mainly tells the story of Chen Zhijie, a passionate policeman who undercovers a Thai organ trading criminal group.

Later, with the help of Achai, a Thai prison guard who was eager to save his daughter, and his uncle and boss Chen Guohua, they eradicated the police leader Hong Wengang and his henchman, the warden Gao Jin.

Wu Jing felt mixed after watching it, admiring and sad at the same time.

Take a look at other people's scripts. No matter in terms of concept, structure, or scenes, they are all better than my own "Spike".

Even Wu Jing himself felt after watching it that if this movie is made, the box office will definitely not be bad!

What else is filming "Wolf Fang"? Hurry up and shoot this "Greedy Wolf"!

Wu Jing's voice trembled unknowingly: "Ahem...Old boss, do you want to give me this script?"

Wei Wu nodded: "Yes."

This movie is actually the movie "Slaying the Wolf 2" made 15 years ago, with a Douban score of 7.5 and a box office of 559 million. This is not even a star better than "Spang"!

Moreover, the film stars none other than Wu Jing, and also stars Louis Koo, Tony Jaa, Zhang Jin and Simon Yam.

In particular, Zhang Jin's suit-suited thug warden is eye-catching, and he was once particularly out of the spotlight.

Don't forget that this movie is called "Slaying the Wolf 2". In fact, it has nothing to do with the first part of "Slaying the Wolf" in terms of plot connection.

It was purely the producer who forcibly gave it this name in order to ride on the popularity of the IP "Slaying the Wolf" and sell more tickets.

But people can call it "Sha Po Lang 2" because the producer holds the relevant copyright.

But Wei Wu felt that it was not cost-effective to buy the copyright, so he renamed it "Greedy Wolf".

However, the current Wu Jing may not be at the level of Zheng Baorui, the original director of "Slaying the Wolf 2".

But it doesn’t matter, there’s still Wei Wu! When the time comes, Wei Wu can be appointed as a producer to help him control and polish the film.

In fact, it’s not just Wu Jing. Wei Wu will have to be a producer to help control the quality of the first six movies produced by the six people. After all, they can’t ruin their company’s brand.

Wu Jing swallowed: "Then can I play Chen Zhijie?"

Wei Wu nodded again and confirmed: "Yes, you are the director, and of course you have the final say on who plays the male lead!"

The smile on Wu Jing's face became brighter again, and he nodded repeatedly:

"That's great! Thank you boss, thank you so much! I won't shoot "Spike" anymore, let's just shoot this one!"

Wei Wu nodded slightly: "Okay, then you can take the script back and digest it carefully. We will discuss a series of specific matters such as casting and shooting dates. We will discuss it in detail later."

Wu Jingcheng bowed his head and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I won't disturb you anymore. Just go ahead and do your business, I'll go back first."

"Okay, I'll see you off," Wei Wu said, getting up and sending Wu Jing out...