Huayu’s ex-husband

Chapter 195 194. What kind of "Spike" is this?

As soon as Ning Hao was sent away, Wei Wu met Wu Jing in the office.

"Brother Jing, I have long admired you, and Bad Monkey Pictures welcomes you to join us."

Wu Jing was smiling all over his face. Before Wei Wu could move forward, he quickly took two steps and bent down to shake hands:

"I dare not take it seriously. I have admired the boss for a long time. 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: "Let's serve two cups of tea!"

"Okay boss", the beautiful receptionist nodded, closed the door and stepped on high heels and went out.

After all, Wu Jing and Ning Hao are different. When Wei Wu and Ning Hao met, "Those Years" and "Silver Driver" had not yet been released. At that time, Wei Wu was at best a relatively famous emerging director.

But now that Wei Wu is already a famous first-line director and recognized as the fourth director in the mainland, the situation is naturally different.

Wei Wu had called him brother before, and he would continue to call him brother in the future, but it was mainly to show that he did not forget his roots and was not snobbish, he was approachable, and he was polite and virtuous.

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

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

But he still has a small nose and small eyes. As an action actor, his appearance is a little bit awkward and a little delicate.

He himself has good features and a dignified appearance, and his smile is bright. But it's a pity that his appearance and temperament don't match that of a hardcore action actor.

Not to mention compared with Jet Li, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is very heroic. Even compared with Donnie Yen and 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 he is also very good in scenes, he is always depressed and frustrated. Occasionally, people complain that he is pretending to be a tough guy.

Among the first six contracted directors of the Bad Monkey 72 Transformation Project, except for Wu Jing, Wei Wu has already arranged all the films they want to make.

Lu Yang wrote "Left Ear", Ning Hao wrote "The Murderer", Guo Ban wrote "My Deskmate", Chen Sicheng wrote "The Year in a Hurry", and Xue Xiaolu wrote "To Our Fading Youth".

As for what they will shoot next, how they will shoot, and whether the results will be good or bad, Wei Wu can't control that far for the time being.

But the first work after signing this project must have a certain splash, otherwise the "Bad Monkey 72 Change Plan" sign will not ring!

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

"Langya" has a Douban score of 6.5, which can only be said to be okay, but it certainly cannot be said to be a word-of-mouth masterpiece.

Moreover, the total box office in mainland China and Hong Kong Island is only 6.5 million, which is too high to be honest!

Anyway, word-of-mouth and box office must at least account for one! If you don't occupy both ends, then why take pictures?

The two of them had almost exchanged pleasantries, so Wu Jing said in a flattering tone:

"Boss, have you read my "Spike" script?"

The main reason why Wu Jing happily joined Bad Monkey Pictures was to get Wei Wu to invest in his filming of "Spike".

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

Of course, the company must have the final say as to what kind of movies to make, and we cannot let them choose on their own.

Wei Wu considered his tone and said, "Well, I watched it. How should I put it, the script is pretty good, but based on the evaluation, our company is not very optimistic about the commercial performance of this movie."

When Wu Jing heard this, his heart suddenly became cold, and his tone was a little disappointed:

"Oh, that's it."

Wu Jing could not fail to hear what Wei Wu meant. People said that the box office of this movie was expected to be poor, and the investment would probably be lost, so he said he was not prepared to invest.

Wu Jing was actually mentally prepared for this result. After all, he had hit a wall not once or twice.

If the script of "Spike" was attractive enough, he wouldn't have failed to secure investment until now.

He originally thought that Wei Wu would be his last life-saving straw, but he didn't expect that even Wei Wu would directly sentence him to death.

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

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

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

All the movies Wei Wu has made so far have been box-office hits, and they are not just ordinary hits, but huge hits.

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

Not only that, he wasn't even the only one to direct movies that were successful at the box office.

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 vicious!

Therefore, it proves that Wei Wu is at least evaluating the potential of movies, which is indeed unmatched by anyone in the country.

Since he said that this "Spike" didn't get off the ground, there is a high probability that this movie will really lose money.

After all, my own money is not brought by strong winds. We have worked hard for so many years and relied on being beaten and tortured in one scene after another. It is not easy to accumulate millions of net worth.

If this was all in vain, it would definitely be quite 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?"

"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 eliminated the 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 from the perspective of concept, structure, or scenes, they are not even a bit 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" that was made 15 years ago. It has 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 with things like polishing and polishing.

In fact, it’s not just Wu Jing. Wei Wu will be a producer to help control the quality of the first batch of six films made by 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 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...