Chapter 363 New film idea——"The Fuse"

On February 3rd of the Gregorian calendar, which was the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Shaoming took everyone to promote in Beijing, and then flew to Shanghai and stayed in Shanghai for a few days.

On February 10th, fly back to California!

"I Am Legend" was released in Hong Kong on February 4th, and the results were pretty good.

In mainland China, it was released on February 8th. On February 8th, it made a total of more than 30 million in box office. Compared with the results released in North America, it was far behind, but in mainland China, among the movies in the same schedule,

"I Am Legend" still won the first place.

"I Am Legend" has been released in North America for almost a month. So far, the total box office in North America has reached 8.5 billion. According to this trend, there is no doubt that the total box office in North America will exceed 900 million. One billion is a bit dangerous.

"Lord of the Rings 2" has a box office of 400 million. Although it is a little behind "I Am Legend", it is still a good result.

The time has come to late February 2003, and the collision between "I Am Legend" and "Lord of the Rings 2" has basically ended, but the discussion about these two cosmic blockbusters is far from over.

"The box office performance of "I Am Legend" is twice that of "Lord of the Rings 2". It's not that the performance of "Lord of the Rings 2" is not good enough, but that "I Am Legend" is too terrifying. It has a box office of nearly one billion. It's really

It’s a legend!”

"The war between Peter Jackson and Smith-Chow has gone from being at odds with each other in "Spartan" and "Lord of the Rings 1" to the current "I Am Legend" completely destroying "Lord of the Rings 2". It has to be said that Smith-Chow has made progress.

Too fast! "Saw", "Cowboy" and "Spartan" Whenever we think Smith-Chow has exhausted his talents and will slow down, this talented director will achieve another great success. No one knows Smith-Chow's

When will the peak be, and no one knows when the focus of Smith Week will be!"

"James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Michael Bay, should be able to add another Smith!"

""I Am Legend" is coming to an end, so look forward to Smith Chow's next film! I wonder what kind of excitement the next film will bring us?"

All major media and newspapers have spoken highly of "I Am Legend" and are also very optimistic about Zhou Shaoming and Supernova.

At this time, Zhou Shaoming was thinking about another thing, which was about acquiring Blizzard.

"The Walking Dead" is still in theaters, and Supernova has made no idea how much money it has earned just from advertising fees. In addition, "I Am Legend" has achieved such exaggerated box office results, it cannot be said that Supernova is very successful at this time. But it is also

There is no shortage of money. As for the promotion of Facebook OK, Mark and his team have done a good job. This social networking site is currently developing at an extremely fast speed and has cultivated a large number of online names with payment awareness. Come to think of it

, it won’t be long before facewave OK will also bring huge benefits.

With more money, Zhou Shaoming is naturally dishonest. Last year he won Marvel. But this year, Zhou Shaoming is seeking Blizzard's attention.

Blizzard Entertainment is a world-renowned computer game and video game software company. The three classic games "StarCraft", "Diablo" and "World of Warcraft" are the representative works of Blizzard Entertainment.

Blizzard has always adhered to the principle of high-quality products. The saying that it takes three years to sharpen a sword and a sword to last ten years vividly expresses the longevity of the games produced by Blizzard.

More than ten years? Warcraft was still popular even when Zhou Shaoming traveled through time. If we were to win over Blizzard, then Supernova would undoubtedly go one step further.

However, the problem now is that Blizzard has no intention of merging with other companies or being acquired. And judging from the news fed back by Jon, Blizzard Entertainment does not seem to want to be acquired, and even if it is acquired, it is not willing to become a supernova.

"Do we have to give up like this? Blizzard, Blizzard, absolute fat meat, just looking at it makes me feel uncomfortable when I can't eat it!" Zhou Shaoming murmured to himself and sighed.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Shaoming could only put this matter aside for now and think about movies instead.

From "Saw" to "I Am Legend", Zhou Shaoming has been shooting European and American films. The main reasons for this are: 1-The market is in Europe and the United States. It needs to be catered for. 2-The European and American classics in his mind are more

More than 3 - the time is not yet ripe.

With the successful release of "I Am Legend", Zhou Shaoming's reputation has once again increased. At this time, he is definitely considered a great director, and he is also a great director with a guaranteed box office.

In addition, I went to Hong Kong a few years ago and met Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung, and friends in the United States, including Zhou Runfa, Jackie Chan and others.

Zhou Shaoming finally has the idea of ​​​​making a Chinese film!

""Baby Project", starring Cheng Long and Gu Tianle, is a classic Cheng Long humorous action movie!"

""Ip Man", starring Donnie Yen, is also a Hong Kong film with a good box office reputation."

""The Fuse", an action blockbuster starring Donnie Yen, Gu Tianle and Chou Zhaolong."

After systematic screening, Zhou Shaoming finally settled on these three films for the next film.

After thinking for an afternoon, Zhou Shaoming first ranked "Ip Man". Ip Man's fighting scenes are very retro, not exciting enough, and the most important thing is that he tortures Japanese people, not to mention that few people in the United States know Ip Man.

, so the sense of substitution is not strong enough, and "Ip Man" definitely cannot.

As for "Baby Project", this film is made by Cheng Long, so the fighting is of course nothing to say, but this film is more about laughter, and Chinese-style laughter seems not to be popular in Europe and the United States, so it is not suitable.

After much deliberation, "The Fuse" is the most suitable. This movie has the hottest scenes and the storyline is exciting enough. The whole movie makes people's hearts beat faster and their blood boils.

In fact, in Zhou Shaoming's mind, if he wanted to make a Hong Kong-style police film, the best template would be "Face". The scenes and plot of this film are in the style of Hong Kong films, and the director is a master of Hong Kong's gunfight films.

——John Woo.

However, it is a pity that this film was released long before Zhou Shaoming's time travel.

Zhou Shaoming only traveled to the United States in 1999, and at this time he had already missed the golden age of Hong Kong movies. If he could have traveled a few decades earlier, whether it was "A Better Tomorrow" or "Bloodshot" or "Infernal Affairs" or "Zong Heng"

"Four Seas", no matter which film he makes, Zhou Shaoming can guarantee that it will be a hit.

It's a pity that the time has now reached 2003, and there are too few movies that can be watched in the past that are police movies or typical Hong Kong action movies!

After a long period of thinking, Zhou Shaoming decided to shoot "The Fuse", but he was planning to make a major revision to the script, which would make the movie more tense and exciting.

Moreover, if possible, Zhou Shaoming's idea is that luxury cars, beautiful women, and action scenes are all indispensable. In general, it is a film similar to "The Fast and the Furious", but the script is based on "The Fuse", and the film's

The focus should also be on refreshing fighting.

"Who should I use as the lead actor?" Zhou Shaoming said to himself. This is a very tangled question.

The first male lead in "The Fuse" is Donnie Yen, but if he were to shoot this film, he obviously couldn't use Donnie Yen. Let's not talk about Donnie Yen's character or character. There is one thing that makes him unsuitable, and that is in Europe and the United States.

of fame.

The quality of a film is not only determined by the quality of the script, the director's shooting skills, the level of post-production, but also the quality of the actors.

"The Fuse" is a movie with very popular action scenes. It seems that only Donnie Yen, Wu Jing, Li Lienjie, Cheng Long and others can shoot such fighting scenes.

But the problem is that no one in Europe and America has heard of Donnie Yen and Wu Jing, and Cheng Long and Li Lienjie are a bit old.

"Use Hollywood actors?" Zhou Shaoming said to himself, and two people immediately flashed in his mind - Jason Statham and Nicolas Cage.

Both of them are representatives of European and American action blockbusters. Jason Statham's "Death Race", "Rage", "Trafficker", "Parker", etc. are all very good. He is a tough guy with cool and elegant movements. Use him to

Very suitable for acting.

In his early days, Nicolas Cage also had wonderful performances in movies such as "Face/Off", "Prison in the Sky", and "The Island".

Generally speaking, Jason Statham is younger, full of explosive power, and has fiery and flexible movements. Although Nicolas Cage is slightly older, his acting skills are better and he has a unique aura.

In the end, Zhou Shaoming chose Jason Statham in his heart. After all, he was younger and more familiar.

Of course, as a typical Hong Kong film, "The Fuse" cannot be without Hong Kong actors. What Zhou Shaoming is planning to shoot is a Chinese and foreign film.

Because it is the first Hong Kong-style movie, Zhou Shaoming is still very careful. He has already chosen Jason Statham as the male lead, just to ensure that the movie will not be too cold. If the feedback is good, maybe the next one will be made.

This film uses a Hong Kong actor as the male lead.

In addition to the male protagonist, there are several strong ruthless characters in "The Fuse", and Zhou Shaoming already has one candidate in his mind - Wu Jing!

When it comes to who in China can truly be called a martial arts movie star ten years from now, Wu Jing is definitely one of them, or even the only one.

When he was a child, Zhou Shaoming spent his childhood watching movies and TV series such as "The Grandmaster of Tai Chi" and "The Kung Fu Kid" by Wu Jing. Of course, he had a lot of favorable impressions of Wu Jing.

The biggest reason why Zhou Shaoming made up his mind to develop this martial arts movie star was because of his two roles as bad guys in "Slay the Wolf" and "A Better Man", which are really amazing.

One of the several villains in the fuse must be Wu Jing! To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.
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