Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

After confirming the project of "Flying Tiger", Brother Chen Kai was in high spirits, frequently toasting to Shanhe, and recalled a lot of the past, including regrets, shame, and anger.

Human life is very short, yet very long, very simple, yet very complicated. Everyone has past events that are unbearable to look back on, and regrets that are difficult to make up for.

Shanhe understands this very well. He will not simply deny others. Most of the time, everyone is very complicated. They ask a lot from others but treat themselves very little. No one can be perfect!

He quietly became a qualified listener beside Brother Chen Kai, without commenting or agreeing.

That night, Director Chen was so drunk that he was already drunk when his wife Chen Hong came to pick him up.

When he was helped out by his wife, he kept mumbling:

"I'm not drunk, Shanhe, go to my house and continue drinking. I'm very happy today!"

"Really, you are talking with a big tongue, and you are not drunk yet!"

Chen Hong and her eldest son supported Brother Chen Kai together, turned to Shanhe and said,

"Shanhe, don't be surprised, Lao Chen rarely drinks like this!"

Shanhe is also a little over the top, but his consciousness is very clear.

"Sister-in-law, my senior brother and I were chatting very happily today, but I drank a little too much without realizing it!"

"Yu Ang, call me uncle!"

Brother Chen Kai hugged his son and said with a breath of wine,

"If you are half as good as Shanhe in the future, your mother and I will laugh out of our dreams!"

The eldest son of the Chen family is already a young man. This is the first time for him to see Shanhe, a role model that his parents talk about every day, with his own eyes. Unable to avoid being curious and embarrassed, he turned to look at Shanhe, and then looked at it again. Mother, whispered:

"Uncle Qiu!"

Shanhe couldn't help but smile when he heard this. This was the first time he heard a young man call him uncle.

"Hello, Yu Ang, your father and I will come to our house as guests when you have time!"

"OK, thanks!"

"This kid is quite smart, but he is not self-disciplined enough. He has never suffered and doesn't know how to cherish him!"

…

After a while, Hathaway also drove over, and the two families said goodbye in front of the tavern and left.

Hathaway has been much busier than Shanhe recently. She took a day's rest at home and flew to Country M on the "Little Flying Bear". In a few days, she will depart from Country M to Canada to meet the crew of "The Room" Convergence.

"Interstellar" is about to start filming, and "Wonder Woman" is also being prepared. As the heroine, she has to be involved. As the most popular actor in the two movies, Hathaway has a heavier workload than ordinary actors. many!

Shanhe did not go to the United States with his wife, and he also had a lot of work on his hands, including not only the unfinished movie "Room", but also the preparations for "Operation Mekong", plus the "Operation Mekong" project he had just made with Chen Kaige. Flying Tiger", he had to worry about it.

This was the original working state of actors and directors. More than two years after the birth of their son, the couple returned to their old work rhythm.

However, the little bear got on the plane with her mother. Gerald and Kate missed their grandson so much that they had asked their daughter several times to bring their grandson to New York to live with them for a while.

There is no other way, Hathaway's brothers don't let the old couple worry. Her brother Michael has serious "gay" tendencies, and his brother Thomas has girlfriends all the time, but unfortunately he has no interest in getting married and having children for the time being.

The situation is the same all over the world. The older a person gets, the greater their hope for grandchildren. Gerald and Kate love their grandson Xiao Xiong'er as much as the Qiu family.

Hathaway discussed with her family, and although the Qiu family elders were reluctant to part with the child, they all agreed to Hathaway's proposal. The granddaughter-in-law took the child back to her parents' home. This is what should be done in Chinese etiquette!

As for the little kid Little Bear, he didn't act like a monster temporarily. He honestly kissed his elders in his mother's arms and then waved goodbye.

Three-year-old Qiu Yanche already has an understanding of his surroundings and can communicate fluently with others.

As soon as he got on the plane, he had a lot of problems.

"Mom, why aren't our grandparents with us?"

"Because you are going to your grandparents' house, and they need to take care of our own home!"

“Isn’t my grandpa and grandma’s house our home?”

"That's right, but that's mom's house!"

"Isn't mom's home our home?"

“…”

Hathaway was overwhelmed by her son's questions. She really couldn't explain to him the difference between the two families.

"Okay, it's our family, but grandparents have their own things to do!"

"Oh! I see, they have to take care of the chickens, ducks and fish!"

"right!"

"But why don't we bring Doudou?"

"Doudou is old and is not suitable for flying. He has to accompany his grandparents and grandma for Baby Bernier!"

"Oh, what about dad?"

"Dad needs to finish his job, and so does mom. Bernie will also have his own job when he grows up!"

“Why does everyone have to work, is it fun?”

“Of course, you have to find something you love and turn it into a job!”

"But I like having someone to play with!"

“…”

Hathaway was confused by her son's answer.

"Okay, let's go to your grandparents' house. Your grandparents and two uncles will accompany you!"

"But I don't remember what my grandparents and uncle looked like!"

"Don't you remember? They called the baby yesterday!"

Hathaway took the little kid into her arms, opened the laptop on the table, pointed at the pictures on the screen and told the little bear about her family.

…

After Shanhe put his wife and children on the plane, he turned around and came to the company. After several months of changes and review, the script of "Operation Mekong" was finally finalized.

Compared with the original film, the plot of Shanhe's version of "Operation Mekong" has undergone major changes.

The director of the original film, Lam Chiu-yin, is a Hong Kong director who makes police and gangster commercial films. Hong Kong directors are very familiar with it. The original film was indeed very popular, with various gun battles, racing and explosions.

However, Hong Kong directors generally have a shortcoming. Perhaps because they grew up in a colonial environment and lacked the concept of country, their films are always a bit petty and lack an open and frank feeling for their country.

This is the case with the original film "Operation Mekong". This is an operation by the Chinese police to bring order to the Chinese people abroad and seek justice. It is of great significance!

The citizens of a big country need to be respected. The dignity of the Chinese people cannot be violated. Those who offend China will be punished no matter how far away they are!

Full of passion and pride for the rise of a great country!

But the original film describes very little of these things. The Shanhe version of the script of "Operation Mekong" maintains the commercial rhythm of the original film, and on this basis, a lot of family and country sentiments and national pride are added.

Shanhe attempts to give "Operation Mekong" more meaning, appropriately adding the heaviness and catharsis of reality to the commercial rhythm.

For example, at the beginning of the movie, the original film's reconstruction of the real events was too gentle and lacked emotion, but Shanhe's reconstruction of the real events in the script was quite depressing and heavy.

Shanhe needs to create more rhythmic ups and downs in the rhythm of the movie, so that the audience can fully experience the depression and anger, and lay enough emotional foundation for the subsequent outbreak of the plot, so that the Chinese audience can finally achieve emotional resonance.

Not only that, Shanhe also made some changes in the shooting of big scenes. Not only did he include conventional fights, gun battles and explosions, he also added many classic scenes from later Hollywood movies.

In Shanhe's memory, there are many such scenes. Tanks can fly in the sky, and flying cars on cliffs is just a routine operation.

As soon as Golden Shield Film and Television handed over the Shanhe version of the "Operation Mekong" script to the desks of relevant national ministries and commissions, it aroused the praise of many high-level officials.

"This script is so exciting. This guy Shanhe is really good at it. He has the dignity of a big country and is hearty. I like it!"

"Look, this is what a blockbuster with the main theme looks like. My blood boils all over when I watch it. I wish I could be the protagonist Gao Gang in the script!"

"Don't tell me, when he was young, Old Hao was really a bit as stubborn as Gao Gang in the script!"

"Haha... I called you here mainly for review, not for flattery. Let's see if there are any flaws in the script!"

"I don't think there's anything wrong with it. This is an adaptation of a real incident. There's nothing wrong with being somewhat true. We, the Chinese police, need to tell the world that the Chinese people cannot tolerate slander and slander!"

"I agree with Lao Hao. You should say what you need to say directly. There is no need to be secretive!"

"What I'm saying is that we are no better than before!"

…

"Okay, since everyone has no objections, let's do it. In addition, everyone has also watched it. The filming scenes of the movie are not small. We have to support the filming of mountains and rivers. We have helicopters, explosion-proof tanks, and water patrol boats. Gotta make arrangements!”

"Leave this matter to me. This guy Shanhe has included all of this in the shooting cost. It's not in vain. We can also make some extra money by paying him!"

"Ha ha…"

Soon, the news that Shanhe had produced a wonderful blockbuster with a theme of police and gangsters spread within the police force. The entire police force was looking forward to "Operation Mekong"!

Lin Chaoxian, who has been deeply involved in the creative team, admires Shan He even more. The imagination of big scenes in the script makes him, a veteran of Hong Kong police and gangster films, feel ashamed.

It turns out that flying cars can really fly into the sky, and helicopters can also be pulled by cars. It's so exciting. Even Hollywood movies can't produce these scenes!

After the script is finalized, the first thing Shanhe needs to consider is the formation of the crew and the selection of locations.

Shanhe plans to use the Chuhe Film and Television production team and the Hong Kong Island team as the basis, then add China's top pyrotechnics team, and hire a professional large-scale scene shooting team from Hollywood.

The entire "Operation Mekong" crew will eventually form a huge filming team. This is the first time in Shanhe's filming career!

Regarding the choice of location, Shanhe, after discussing with Lin Chaoxian and others, decided to use real-location shooting on a large scale.

The location scouts of Chuhe Film and Television Production Department have already started preliminary work. They separated into multiple groups to search for suitable locations for filming in Southeast Asia and China according to the requirements of the script. They were finally put together and selected by the director and crew. .

Then there is the choice of actors. This is a police and gangster action film. The actors definitely need to start training and adapting in advance. The sooner the main role is determined, the better.

There are many characters in the script, but Shanhe only focuses on two main characters, anti-narcotics captain Gao Gang and undercover police officer Fang Xinwu.

After recommendations and discussions, the team gave candidate actors. The actors who played Gao Gang were Zhang Hanyu and Sun Honglei, and the actors who played Fang Xinwu were Liu Ye and Eddie Peng.

Among them, Zhang Hanyu and Eddie Peng both starred in the original film.

Regarding anti-narcotics captain Gao Gang, Shanhe was more optimistic about Sun Honglei compared with the memory in his mind.

In Shanhe's script, this is a special police captain with a unique personality who doesn't play by the rules. He is stubborn and decisive, but occasionally a little off-line and funny. Zhang Hanyu is too old and serious, but Sun Honglei suits him very well.

As for the undercover police officer Fang Xinwu, Peng Yuyan is definitely not suitable. He does not have the temperament of a Chinese policeman. Although the Taiwanese accent is much less than that of other Taiwanese actors, it is still very obvious. Shanhe was made into drama several times by Fang Xinwu played by Peng Yuyan. .

Liu Ye is an old acquaintance of Shanhe. He starred in his debut film "The Hot Girl at the Bottom". He is very popular in China and his acting and image are suitable in all aspects. Shanhe assigned the role of Fang Xinwu to Liu Ye without a second thought.

Of course, this is still an internal discussion, and the result still depends on the overall audition results next month.

However, Shanhe still had to make the final decision.

After three days of discussion, the preliminary preparations for "Operation Mekong" have been arranged one by one.

Shanhe left the matter to the producer team and rushed to Vancouver, Canada with the crew of "Room". Shanhe planned to shoot the exterior shots of "Room" in half a month.

After more than ten hours of flight, Shanhe and his party walked out of Vancouver Airport. In addition to the all-pervasive reporters from various countries, Shanhe also met the old gangster Bruckheimer who came to greet them.

After dealing with the chattering reporters, Bruckheimer gave Shanhe a close hug as usual.

"Haha... Dear Qiu, no matter how many times I see you, I will always be excited and happy. Oh my god, how could I have such good vision and luck to discover a genius like you more than ten years ago!"

Shanhe glanced at the old gangster with disgust, and then responded:

"Me too, no matter how many times I see you, I'm not used to the exaggeration you people from country M talk about!"

"You Chinese people are just too reserved!"

Bruckheimer pulled Shanhe out unconcernedly.

"Qiu, the box office of "Yi Yi" has exceeded 100 million US dollars in the third week in North America. The cumulative box office in North America is 560 million US dollars. It is certain that it will eventually break 600 million US dollars. The global box office has exceeded 1.4 billion US dollars. Fuck, you Do you know what Hollywood calls you now?”

Shan He didn't even turn his head. He squinted the old gangster's eyes and responded casually:

"What did you call me?"

"Box office ruler, business emperor, Caesar from China! How about it, he's quite impressive!"

"It's not that great. They're all ridiculous names. When did the Hollywood media change their neon style!"

"Yeah?"

Bruckheimer laughed and joked,

"This is a simple matter. I will immediately ask someone to change the style and continue to brag. What do you think of literary masters and movie legends?"

Shan He was amused by Bruckheimer,

"I won't bullshit you anymore. The location and other actors of "Room" have been arranged, right?"

"Your question is a bit redundant. You don't know my work style yet and have already prepared it. However, Anne's schedule is not within the scope of my arrangements!"

"She called me. She will arrive on time in two days!"

Shanhe put the luggage into the trunk with Bruckheimer's help and asked casually,

"Why does she feel like she's busier than me in Hollywood?"

Bruckheimer opened the car door and replied with a smile:

"Anne is now a guest of Warner. "Interstellar" and "Wonder Woman" are two big cast films together. Anne has a lot of say in Warner. By the way, you and your wife work together very well. Working closely with Disney, and the other being Warner’s top publicist, it’s good for both ends!”

Shan He opened the car door from the other side, got in the car, pulled up his seat belt and sat firmly.

"This is Annie's choice, and I support it. No one can guarantee the future. I don't trust anyone in Hollywood except you. It's not a bad thing to have another path!"

"Haha...you are such a wise chess player!"

Bruckheimer laughed loudly after hearing this and gave a thumbs up to the mountains and rivers.

"Qiu, you are the smartest young man I have ever seen!"