After the dinner, Derek Croft and Diane Kruger went to Yang Jian's house together and brought the detailed "Fast and Furious" script.
"If there is any plot or lines that you feel are not good, we can discuss it again. I think this plot is already very exciting. If it is filmed well, it will definitely get high box office."
Diane and Naomi were chatting aside, and the two men talked about the script.
Naomi is not interested at all in the script of "Vegetarian Chicken". It is not her favorite type and she does not plan to star in it. Diane is here to support her. She hopes to play an important role in the play, such as the second female lead Letty.
Yang Jian quickly read through the script written by Drake, mainly looking at the details and lines. The story outline was provided by him, and it was very comprehensive. The plot was slightly different from the original "Fast and Furious".
The original version of the first part was too low in Yang Jian's opinion. At that time, the crew just wanted to make a B-level movie, and never thought that it would become a series of blockbusters in the future.
The male protagonist Brian O'Connor is a newcomer transferred from the LAPD by the FBI, and was sent to work as an undercover agent because of a stranger.
The case he was investigating was not a big case, it was a hijacking incident in which millions of dollars of electronic goods were stolen. He was responsible for infiltrating a street racing gang in Los Angeles because evidence showed that the gangsters were talented racing drivers.
The team led by Dom in the original version was a group of low-life underground drag racing gangs, participating in illegal racing and robbing trucks, doing shabby things that were not cool at all. They usually didn't even have a serious job, and the shop they gathered together looked like
It's just a shabby grocery store selling food and random things.
Of course, that store was used for money laundering, and it was difficult to check exactly how much was sold. They bought some food, ate it themselves, and sold it, so that they could launder the robbery money.
The story of Yang Jian's magic transformation is much more exciting. At the beginning, a few people robbed a bank.
The three of them went to steal the money, and Dom was responsible for driving everyone away. Yang Jian incorporated the opening plot of "Baby Driver" into the movie, and it turned out to be a wonderful racing scene, which is absolutely eye-catching.
Brian was not investigating the gangs robbing banks, but investigating the gangs transporting drugs, which involved a major case involving the F drug group. There is evidence that the people transporting drugs in Los Angeles were very good at driving, so it was probably the gangs involved.
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Brian successfully broke into Dom's small group and fell in love with Dom's sister Mia. He soon found out that Dom didn't know about the F-drug, and it was his good friend Vince who was doing it.
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Brian was successful as an undercover agent and helped the police seize a large number of drugs. Vince was targeted by the F-drug syndicate and wanted to silence him because of the loss of drugs. Dom also had conflicts with the FBI and the F-drug syndicate in order to help his friends.
Dom was changed into a criminal who had a bottom line in his work and valued love and justice. He never wanted to touch drugs and wanted to make small troubles and maintain the status quo without being targeted by the police. He didn't want to become a feared criminal.
The gangster's dream is to let his girlfriend and sister live a good life.
The more Yang Jian looked at it, the more surprised he became. Drake also made some magical changes based on his magical modifications and changed the character settings.
The male protagonist Dominic Toretto's surname was changed to "Tang", and his sister's name was also changed to Mia Tang. Their identities became local Chinese Americans, and their father was a well-known underground drag racing gang.
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Through the dialogue between Dom and Brian, the dialogue clearly seems to whitewash Dom. He only seeks money and never kills people.
"Do you think I don't want to be a good person? I've thought about getting into a good university and finding a decent job after graduation. But my father can only race cars and hang out on the road. Because I'm not a white man like you.
Do you know how difficult it is for Chinese Americans to find a good job in Los Angeles?"
"I just want to save some money while I'm young, and then start a profitable, stable small business. I want Leti and Mia to live a better life. I don't want to kill anyone, let alone smuggle drugs!"
"Then don't get involved. I didn't notify the police. You can leave now and stay out of it."
"You didn't notify the police? You're the police, Brian! You're the police!"
Dom still killed someone in the end, because people from the F drug group killed Vince and his other younger brother. Dom was furious and avenged his friends, and was wanted by the police.
The ending story is almost the same as the original version. Brian drives to chase Dom, and the two have another race. Dom's car was crashed before and couldn't speed up after driving over the railway. Brian didn't catch him and let him drive.
The car escaped.
The plot of the original version where Dom was hit by a truck also seemed very low, but in the modified version it was just that the car broke down and everyone was fine.
There is an Easter egg at the end of the film. Brian was promoted at the FBI and got a new task. He has to investigate the Miami F drug syndicate based on clues. This is obviously going to be made into a series. Brian is the male lead and Dom is the second male lead.
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Yang Jian put the script on the table and asked with a smile: "You changed the second male lead and the younger sister to Chinese. Are you planning to let me be the leading actor?"
"Didn't you say that you wanted to act and make this a classic series in the future? Didn't you appear in the first part and just play a supporting role?" Drake asked rhetorically.
"My initial plan was to play a supporting role with more roles. Because I have to play basketball and don't have much time to film." Yang Jian blew a breath and said lazily: "After reading this script, I
I want to play the leading role."
He originally wanted to play a character similar to "Han" in the third film, with some changes to the setting and plot. He felt that in the original film, Han was a dispensable person, and his absence would not affect the development of the plot at all.
This character is not outstanding, it just has an emotional line with "Giselle" played by Gal Gadot. In the sixth episode, Giselle, who plays the role of good-looking character, died trying to save Han, so they are very impressive.
If it weren't for his girlfriend's sacrifice and transformation into Wonder Woman, Han's character would be a pure passerby in 24k. The original version was played by Korean Cheng Kang. He has good looks but not looks, and acting skills but not acting skills. He is just a part of the team and has no necessary specialties.
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The script written by Drake opened up Yang Jian's thinking. If he is free, why doesn't he play the leading role? Just let the crew adjust the shooting start time for him. Isn't this the final decision for him?
If the audience recognizes the Chinese Dom, Yang Jian will have his own blockbuster series in the future. He liked the vegetarian chicken series in his previous life, but that was before Paul Walker passed away. After vegetarian chicken 7, he didn't like it anymore, and the movie has already
It turned into a science fiction film, and the screenwriters completely let themselves go.
And he doesn't like Vin Diesel. This guy has no acting skills at all. His acting method is to smile, stare, face paralysis, and maybe add a frown...
The reputation of vegetarian chicken movies is getting worse and worse, because people have seen enough of Vin Diesel pretending to be a bum in and out of the film. If Yang Jian wanted to make vegetarian chicken, he would definitely not ask Vin Diesel to play Dom.
, he even thought about directly finding Dwayne Johnson to star.
But if Johnson plays Dom, who will play Johnson later? Such a strong and popular actor is not easy to find. And who will play Johnson's sister is also a big problem. As his sister, she must be tall.
It won't be too small.
If Yang Jian plays the leading role, everything will be solved. And he can complete many action scenes by himself, and the King of Fighters talent will come into play. He also has a racing talent, which he doesn't usually use.
Yang Jian smiled and said: "I had doubts at first, but your script is very good, better than I imagined."
Drake said excitedly: "As long as you like it. The story is your idea. I made a few changes and credited myself as the screenwriter. I took a big advantage. Are there any Chinese actresses in Hollywood who you want to work with? We can do it then.
Ask her to audition."
"This is more troublesome. I don't know many Chinese actresses, and I don't know any young ones." In Yang Jian's impression, the only one who is famous and good-looking is Kelly Hu, who is obviously her sister.
He also thought of Li Meiqi, who was old enough to be his sister, but she didn't look very suitable.
Maybe, he can take the opportunity of returning to China in the summer to choose a sister in China. If he says he wants to choose an actress, there will definitely be many beauties who will come to audition.