Chapter 293 No One Can Change My Script!

At 7 o'clock, Lu Pingan met Cheng Long in the hotel restaurant.

"Ping An, I'm sorry to ask you out so late."

"No problem, I'm free anyway."

"How is your movie going?"

"It will be finished in about 20 days."

"So fast, I remember you just started shooting not long ago?"

"Special effects accounted for more than half, and most of the work was post-production."

"No wonder, don't forget me at the premiere."

"No."

The two chatted for a while, and then Cheng Long started to talk about business.

At present, Lu Pingan has not communicated with Cheng Long about the adapted script of "Peak 3".

So Lu Pingan thought Cheng Long would ask about the new script.

But unexpectedly, Cheng Long was talking about the old script: "A few days ago, Brett Ratner, the director of the first two parts of the Peak series, came to me and said he wanted to talk to you about the script adaptation. I could hear what he meant. He wanted you not to change the script."

After hearing this, Lu Pingan refused directly and said firmly: "It must be changed! There is no room for negotiation! And it must be changed drastically!"

Cheng Long said with some embarrassment: "He said that he and the screenwriter had been working on this script for more than two years. It is his hard work."

After hearing this, Lu Pingan shook his head directly:

"It took two years to work out such a thing? Brother Long, you have also read the old script, Let me say something unpleasant. This script is just a scam!"

"It's not that bad, is it?"

"It's just a scam! Let me give you a few examples."

Lu Pingan said, counting on his fingers:

"The villain in the old script is the Chinese Triad, and it is also the world's largest criminal organization with more than 500,000 members. Let's not talk about whether it is in the black country. Just look at this setting and the script. Do you think there are any problems? "

"First, why would such a large criminal organization be so stupid as to dare to assassinate a country's consul? "

"Second, why is there someone in such a large organization who can The den that was wiped out in one fell swoop? And these people only have one big villain and a few unarmed people, and they fight with their hands, feet and cold weapons? "

"It's not that they don't have hot weapons, but such a large organization actually uses these old-fashioned machine guns?"

"Also, why would such a large criminal organization in the world write the top secret on a woman's head and design a plot to behead her after reading it?"

"All these plot problems are put aside for now, and let's talk about the most critical issue of the black country. The script clearly states that it is the "Chinese Triad", with 500,000 members worldwide, drugs, Weapons, smuggling, organ trafficking, pornography, my goodness, they have completely vilified the Chinese! Why didn't he mention the existing Japanese Yamaguchi-gumi? "

"Let me be frank, this script is based on the fantasy of stereotypes about China!"

"If he really does it this way, can it be released in the mainland? Not only can it not be released, you and I may be in trouble."

"Brother Long, you are a world-renowned Kung Fu superstar, and I am also a pretty good director. It's true that we are in Hollywood, but we are Chinese first, right?"

Lu Ping'an said a lot in a row, his tone was a little excited.

In fact, the script structure is still complete.

But Lu Ping'an just can't stand this kind of rotten stuff.

No wonder this movie was banned from the mainland.

But from another perspective.

The overall social atmosphere in the country is not as it was later, and movie fans will pay so much attention to this.

To be precise, the light of Hollywood is still very dazzling, which can easily cover up many dirty things hidden under the bright surface.

The simplest example is that the way Chinese people view Saving Private Ryan now is completely different from how Chinese people viewed the film more than ten years later.

The same is true for the original film Peak 3. The film was not highly rated, but some domestic critics at that time said that the main reason why the film did not perform well at the box office was that the perspective was too low, a black person and a Chinese person’s perspective. This kind of film is not mainstream, just like Jews are not recognized by mainstream American society.

Everything else is correct, but the viewpoint involving Jews is simply thundering.

But don’t disbelieve it, this is really the mainstream idea in China during this period.

It’s so naive!

This can be said that Chinese people at this time are more "tolerant", or that the Hollywood filter at this time is too thick.

So Peak 3 was not introduced to China, and many people thought that it was too sensitive.

Do you think that the main theme of the movie is Chinese and you don’t support it?

For people like Cheng Long, this is generally the same idea.

It is good enough to have Chinese elements in Hollywood movies.

After all, there were none before.

Sure enough, Cheng Long asked tentatively: "It's not that serious, right?"

Lu Pingan shook his head directly, not knowing what to say.

"This is not a question of whether it is or not. There is no room for compromise in culture."

If this is a project that Lu Pingan cannot manage, it will be fine, but since it is in Lu Pingan's hands, it must not be done this way.

So Lu Ping'an continued to say to Cheng Long firmly: "Brother Long, I know that you are more concerned with human kindness. You have collaborated with him on two movies and they have been successful twice. You are already friends, so I can speak for him." I understand, so be it. If he is willing, let him be the screenwriter under his name. The remuneration can be the same, but it is impossible for me not to change the script. My script is almost finished, so I won’t change it. My script , and no one can change it!”

"That's not necessary."

Cheng Long smiled and waved his hand, "I'm conveying his message to him today because we have known each other for so many years. After our project was finalized, he sent me emails and phone calls every three days, trying to keep the project consistent. But I actually don’t have that good of a relationship with him, otherwise I wouldn’t have asked you to be the director in the first place.”

"That's good." Lu Pingan nodded after hearing this, and then said to Cheng Long, "Don't worry, the new script will only be better, not worse. This time, let's make a real blockbuster."

"Let's talk about the new script."

"Can."

More than an hour later, Cheng Long no longer had any place in his heart for the old script.

All he could think about now was a few action scenes in the new script.

Flying on a plane, twice!

The tanks fire in the air, and the tanks fire cannons in the air!

There are also mid-air fights and tanks, which are exciting enough!

There are also car chases and fights, and drifting and shooting.

There are also various interesting action scenes.

So much so that he felt that he no longer wanted to film "Baby Project" which is still being filmed.

Lu Ping'an looked calm.

The "Peak 3" of the original time and space actually doesn't feel like a "blockbuster". It seems that it is completely unable to meet the production cost of more than 100 million.

This was one of the reasons why the original film failed at the box office.

Fans came in with the mood of watching a blockbuster movie, but it turned out that Cheng Long couldn't move, there were few action scenes, and the few remaining action scenes did not strongly stimulate the senses.

The most important thing is that although the script is complete, it seems a bit naive and old-fashioned to the American public.

If the advantages are not utilized, the disadvantages will naturally be magnified.

The box office performance wasn't much better.

But now, Lu Ping'an has changed the character and made a twist, turning the villain into a larger international criminal organization.

The trigger was not the assassination of the consul, but the stealing of nuclear bombs, a crisis that was relatively old-fashioned later but is now very new.

In addition, these action dramas alone can make movie fans feel that it is completely worth the price of admission.

In this way, even if the movie is not a huge hit, it probably won't be a problem if it surpasses the first one.

The key is that it’s not that difficult to shoot, and it can even save money.

For example, for a tank scene, the literary scene is inside the tank and the exterior is made of CG. How much can it cost?

The excited Cheng Long came to his senses and asked: "How to solve the problem of airplanes?"

"You are Brother Long, it's up to you."

"Haha, I'm not that capable, but I can try."

The two clinked cups of coffee and the matter was settled.

At this time, Lu Ping'an's cell phone rang, and it was the widowed sister: "It seems that you are not very concerned about whether you can get the statuette?"

Lu Ping'an laughed, and then said to Cheng Long: "Let's do this for now, Brother Long, I have to go burn incense."

"Oh, it's half past twelve. It's time to rest. By the way, what did you say, burn incense?"

"Yes, give the goddess of luck some incense."

"Oh, that's right. The awards will be given tomorrow, so attend well and be pious. We are all waiting for your good news!"

"Haha thanks. Let's go. See you later~"