"Difficult!"
Under the gaze of everyone, Fang Yan said unceremoniously: "No matter how much we try to remedy the situation, it will not help."
Zou Wenhuai was surprised and doubtful: "Really Isn’t there any other way?”
“The structure of the entire story has been decided, just like a house that has been built, it is impossible to tear it down and start over.”
Fang Yan said: “We can only overhaul the dilapidated places. , try to cover up.”
He Guanchang asked urgently: "How to cover it up?"
Fang Yan suggested: "Delete those plots that slow down the rhythm of the story and have no use, and fill in some Cheng Long's pursuit like "Plan A" The action scenes, stunt scenes and martial arts scenes make the whole movie at least have action scenes..."
"I thought the same thing, I think so too"
Cheng Long clapped his hands and cheered, his face full of excitement.
He Guanchang glared at him, and then explained in dialect: "Fang Sheng is indeed an expert. Jiahe also plans to do a similar treatment for the Asian version of "Dragon Detective" and hire some professional screenwriters. Fix the plot and let Aaron shoot some martial arts scenes of his own design.”
Zou Wenhuai continued his words with a tentative tone, hoping that Fang Yan could challenge the screenwriter.
"I can't stay in Xiangjiang for too long."
Fang Yan shook his head and refused: "For a more complicated job like tinkering, Boss Zou should hire someone else."
But I didn’t say it to death. , "But if Jiahe is going to remake it or start a new one, I can contribute."
"Fang Sheng, if you were to write "The Great and Powerful", I don't know how you would write it. Story?”
Zou Wenhuai and He Guanshang looked at each other.
Fang Yan touched his chin and stretched out two fingers, "I think there can be at least two directions."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked. When ordinary people say such things, they have long been regarded as "blowing water."
In such a short period of time, it is already very difficult to come up with a brand new story outline based on "Dragon Detective".
What's more, there are two completely different versions. Even Wang Zuxian, who is full of confidence in the dialect, can't help but murmur in his heart.
"I would like to hear the details."
Zou Wenhuai glanced at the secretary and others, and everyone else avoided him.
Soon, only five people, including Fang Yan, Wang Zuxian, Cheng Long and He Guanchang, were left in the screening room.
Fang Yan took a sip of coffee before speaking out the first version that would allow Cheng Long to hit Hollywood.
Chinese police detective Chen Jiaju is facing a family crisis and the breakdown of his couple's relationship. In order to save his failing marriage, he specially asked for leave on Christmas Eve and came to Los Angeles from New York to meet him who had been separated for half a year. White wife, Holly.
On the same day, I was invited to attend a Christmas party held by my wife's company. However, a group of international gangsters took advantage of the US$600 million in bearer bonds stored in the building's vault. They blocked the building and pawned the party attendees. Take hostage.
Chen Jiaju escaped by chance and wandered around the building like a ghost. He fought fiercely with the gangsters alone, successfully rescued his wife and his wife’s colleagues, successfully resolved the estrangement between the couple for many years, and also successfully Save Chen Jiaju's broken marriage.
The entire plot is actually a combination of "Red Zone" and "Die Hard".
"Fang Sheng, isn't the character image of 'Chen Jiaju' too unconventional..."
Cheng Long opened his mouth.
"Isn't it an unconventional super policeman and positive hero character?"
Fang Yan said what he wanted to say but dared not say.
Seeing Cheng Long nodding his head, Wang Zuxian also couldn't think clearly.
On the one hand, Chen Jiaju is a "crime buster", "Chinese detective", and "New York police chief" in his career. On the other hand, in his family, he is a "workaholic", "bad tempered", " A "straight man of steel" who doesn't care enough about his wife and children, and handles family conflicts clumsily and roughly.
"If you have read my "Guide to Using the Hero with a Thousand Faces", you may not be so surprised."
Fang Yan said: "Heroes can't just be pure. They can have flaws and shortcomings in personality, but they must be brave and resourceful in major matters. Only in this way can the character be more three-dimensional and the audience feel that such a character has flesh and blood and can be substituted. Can resonate..."
Listening to his succinct analysis, Zou Wenhuai wished he could have someone buy a batch of "The Thousand-Faced Hero" User Guide right away.
Especially when I heard that this user guide was being circulated among major companies in Hollywood and was widely praised by senior executives, producers, directors and others.
“Fang Sheng is a great talent, I have learned a lesson.”
He Guanchang smiled and said: “But I have a problem, it seems that there are two lines in Fang Sheng’s story, one is One focuses on the fight between police and gangsters, and the other focuses on couples and family issues. I don’t know what the purpose of writing this is? ”
"Boss He is really thoughtful!"
Fang Yan praised him for being able to see keenly that this movie is cloaked in the guise of an action movie, but at its core is family love.
Cheng Long, Zou Wenhuai and others also saw this kind of family-centered action movie for the first time, and they all cast inquiring glances.
"This is because the values of the East and the West are different."
Dialect said: "The East emphasizes that 'country' comes before 'home'. Without the rise of big countries, where is the dignity of small people? Emphasis on collectivism.”
After taking a sip of coffee, he said: "The West emphasizes individuality and puts oneself, family, and even family first, just like "Saving Private Ryan." It is a humanistic war movie as a whole, but the beginning of the story is Take 'family' as the starting point. "
"I seem to understand what Fang Sheng meant."
Zou Wenhuai suddenly realized, ""The Great and Powerful" is just a Hollywood action movie. The biggest difference is that the protagonist is no longer involved. The white police detective was replaced by a Chinese police detective, but The story you told incorporates the concept of Western family, turning a poorly made "hero saves beauty" trick into a heroic moment in which a husband saves his wife, saves his marriage, and returns to his family. This kind of story has never been seen before. Never! ”
< br>"This can be regarded as a new model of action movies in which ordinary heroes fight against gangsters with one hand."
Fang Yan looked around and saw that everyone had different expressions and complex eyes, including admiration, awe, appreciation, excitement, and joy. ……
"It is indeed a groundbreaking feat!"
He Guanchang couldn't help but sigh.
“And there is another benefit to movies with family as the core.”
Fang Yan explained that movies naturally need to strive for a larger audience group and number in order to earn more box office , and family-themed movies such as Family Fun are very suitable for families to watch together, so family is the safest choice as a movie theme.
Almost every major Hollywood production in later generations is a story of rescue and rescue between family members, and a large number of family movies have in turn influenced and consolidated American values for families, such as "Ant-Man", "Avatar 2", "The Pursuit of Happiness"...
Especially in the "Fast and Furious" series, Vin Diesel simply called him "Family Man". Hey, he's tired of logging!
“It makes sense!”
He Guanchang’s eyes lit up, “Fang Sheng deserves to be the best screenwriter at the Oscars. He really understands what European and American audiences want to see.”
< br>Wang Zuxian saw it and silently kept it in mind, planning to report this important information to Fang Yihua as soon as she had the opportunity.
Zou Wenhuai sighed with regret and said: "I regret that I didn't meet Fang Sheng earlier, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to make this kind of movie!"
"Mr. Zou, it's not too late." Cheng Long's eyes were full of passion, "Fang Sheng, can you give me the script you just wrote!"
Laughing at Fang Yan but not He Guanzhang pretended to scold him and said: "Along, you see you are in a hurry, let Fang Sheng speak first." "Finally, there is another direction for the adaptation that I haven't mentioned yet!"
Cheng Long understood and apologized repeatedly: "I'm sorry, Fang Sheng, I was so excited that I couldn't control myself for a moment."
“Understand, understand.”
Fang Yan waved his hand.
Zou Wenhuai suggested: "In my opinion, it's getting late. Why don't we go to Miramar and have a chat while eating."
"It's up to you to do whatever you want, I have no problem." Fang Yan smiled and said, "Xiao Xian, what do you think?"
Xiao Xian?
When Wang Zuxian heard him calling her nickname, her heart was pounding, her face turned red, and she said "hmm".
…………
Sai Kung, Clear Water Bay Building.
Fang Yihua knocked on the office door, "The people we sent to monitor Jiahe just wrote back and said that they went to the Miramar Hotel."
Shao Yifu said with his arms crossed: "You arranged it Is there any news about Wang Zuxian now?”
“Except for a phone call in the afternoon, there has been no news.”
Fang Yihua said: "Maybe the people from Jiahe are watching her too closely, and they can't find the right time for a while."
Shao Yifu pondered for a moment, "Let her agent come to her room. Wait, no matter how late it is, as soon as she comes back, she will call you back and tell you everything she saw and heard in Jiahe today. We need to find out what Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang are going to do. "
Fang Yihua nodded: "Fortunately Yanzai insisted on taking Xiaoxian with him, otherwise he would really know nothing."
"His trick of driving away wolves and devouring tigers is very clever. "Shao Yifu said with a smile, "Deliberately using Jiahe to stimulate us."
Fang Yihua asked: "What should we do now, should we consider the conditions offered by Yanzai as soon as possible?"
"Wait a minute."
Shao Yifu raised his hand and said: "Let's see how Fang Sheng sends Cheng Long and Jiahe to Hollywood. This is something that even Zou Wenhuai and He Guanshang have never been able to do. I would like to see what clever tricks this young man has up his sleeve."
Fang Yihua followed his gaze and looked out the window, and saw that the sky was getting dark, night was falling, and the entire port city was plunged into a sea of neon lights.
The Miramar Hotel was the first high-end hotel founded and run by Hong Kong people at that time. The VIP floor was covered with dark purple carpets.
The private room is even more magnificent, with crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, sparkling and shining.
Wang Zuxian said that she was not good at drinking, so she drank orange juice while watching Fang Yan, Zou Wenhuai, He Guanshang and others chatting and laughing happily over the wine.
Before, I would have never imagined that Cheng Long, known as the "eldest brother", would only toast to Fang Yan at the dinner table.
When the wine was almost drunk, He Guanchang immediately talked about the second adaptation direction of "The Great and Powerful".
“This other one is mainly aimed at the Asian market.”
Fang Yan said: “When I got off the plane, Director Xu reminded me that the security environment in Xiangjiang is not good. The gangsters are running rampant and unscrupulous, I wonder if this is what it is?”
Zou Wenhuai admitted without hesitation, and at the same time patted his chest and promised that he would not be harassed or threatened on the borders of Xiangjiang.
Fang Yan thanked him and toasted with a glass of wine, "This reminds me of the severe crackdown in our mainland today. The public security officers are working day and night to crack down on crime and eliminate evil without fear of sacrifice, so I was thinking, Is it possible Want to make a police and gangster film with the police chief of Xiangjiang as the protagonist? "
Zou Wenhuai, He Guanchang and others looked at each other. The name of this type of film is still the first. I heard about it once!
Like "The Great and Powerful", they are collectively called "hard-boiled detective films" or "action-adventure films" in Hollywood.
Hearing this new vocabulary, Cheng Long was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said:
"Is Fang Sheng talking about police movies like "Plan A" with land police and marine police?"
"No, there is still a big difference."
Dialect waved his hand, ""Plan A" is based on "Lin Hai" "Snowfield" is adapted from the story template, right?"
After receiving Cheng Long's affirmative reply, the corner of his mouth raised slightly, "So "Plan A" is essentially a bandit-suppression theme, not a police-bandit theme. The novel "Crime Squad" that I published in a mainland magazine is a veritable first work."
"I wonder what Fang Sheng's "Serious Case" is about?"
Zou Wenhuai cast an inquiring look.
Fang Yanyan spoke briefly and concisely, and then slapped the table: "So I think you can make a movie about the Hong Kong Crime Squad! Make Cheng Long a super policeman in Hong Kong! A superhero!" Zuo Look, look to the right, "What do you think?"
He Guanzhang tutted and praised, "Fang Shengguo However, if you look carefully, I will tell you that the citizens of Xiangjiang have long been unable to stand this kind of security environment, and they all hope that there will be a superhero in the police force. However, how is Fang Sheng going to tell the story of this super policeman? "< br>
Fangyan once again used "Chen Jiaju" as the male protagonist, telling the plot of "Police Story" vividly.
"Okay!"
Cheng Long became more and more excited as he listened, and couldn't help but clap his hands, "Just like this!"
He Guanchang rolled his eyes at him and expressed his worries: "This Compared with the New York police sergeant, Chen Jiaju, the sergeant of the major crimes unit, is not too thin in character. Although he is full of passion and justice, he is too reckless and extreme. "
"This is it? because The core of the movie is different. Although they are both police and gangster movies, the first one is based on the Western view of family. "
Dialect said: "The second one is the Eastern view of chivalry, whether it is procedural justice or substantive justice. Importantly, it is precisely because Chen Jiaju is trapped in this kind of contradiction and encounters difficulties repeatedly that the audience can sympathize, indign and empathize with such a 'beautiful, strong and miserable' super policeman!"
"Beauty is strong and miserable, beauty is strong and miserable..."
Cheng Long kept chanting in his mouth, and suddenly he felt excited, as if a door to a new world had opened.
“And this kind of story design is also to match his life-threatening crazy performances.”
Fang Yan said: “It’s like the scene of jumping from the bell tower in "Plan A" Only those who are passionate and reckless can take risks."
"It makes sense."
Zou Wenhuai couldn't help but said: "But in this case, Aaron's kung fu comedy seems to be of no use."
"No, it can be used as a condiment and lubricant to reconcile the tense rhythm and seriousness of the movie. atmosphere, but overall, what I want is those thrilling death stunts and exciting action scenes, these are Hollywood What Wu doesn’t have can’t be copied.”
Fang Yan said seriously: “This is the key to Cheng Long’s entry into Hollywood and the key to his foothold in Hollywood!”
Suddenly, Zou Wenhuai, He Guanshang and others were like enlightened, and the questions that had troubled them finally found the answer.
Although Hong Kong films cannot compare with Hollywood in terms of special effects and scale, Cheng Long’s life-threatening stunts and Xiang Jiang’s martial arts design cannot be replaced by Hollywood!
Cheng Long was so excited that he trembled all over and stared at Fang Yan closely. Mr. Fang, please lead your brothers to try Hollywood again! (End of this chapter)