novelraw Chapter 19 New Movie
Chapter 19 New Movie
"Please let me copy this, please."
Shen Qing opened his eyes to complete darkness. After a moment, he realized he was dreaming again. He reached for his phone, and the warm, soft touch made him jump.
"Alright, alright, take it. No need to beg, I'll give you whatever you want. But you're never satisfied, aren't you? You just finished the first half of the night, and now you're back for the second half."
He heard a woman's gentle voice in his ear, and in the darkness, someone rolled over and pressed down on him.
"Get down first. That's not what I meant. I was just having a dream."
"Stop joking around. You're dreaming and saying such vulgar things. If you actually had that kind of dream, you'd want it even more now."
"Really, I'm not kidding you. If you don't believe me, touch it. Your forehead is covered in sweat."
The woman reached out and touched Shen Qing's forehead, finding it covered in sweat, before getting off him.
"What were you dreaming about that made you sweat so much?"
"During the college entrance exam, I couldn't solve a single math problem, so I asked the girl at the next table to copy my answers."
"So what you were talking about in your sleep was 'copying'? I thought... But you graduated so many years ago, why are you still dreaming about the college entrance exam?"
"I don't know, maybe it's because I've been under a lot of pressure lately."
"Fame and Fortune" was first selected for the Cannes midnight screenings and sold for $200 million in rights. Then it grossed more than $5000 million at the box office. Shen Qing completed the transformation from unknown to hot commodity in just one summer.
After the movie's promotional period ended, Wan Qian neither went home nor back to school, but instead moved into Shen Qing's house.
She was quite bold; she actually asked Shen Qing directly if he had a girlfriend. Shen Qing said no, but she didn't believe him and said, "You're so outstanding." Shen Qing then said that he had a girlfriend in college, but they broke up. Then she asked, "What do you do when you're lonely?"
Before Shen Qing could answer, she said, "How about I go with you?" Shen Qing agreed, and she went home with Shen Qing.
With one arm around Shen Qing, Wan Qian whispered in his ear, "It's getting late, go to sleep."
A mischievous grin spread across Shen Qing's face in the darkness. "What are you sleeping for? You're already awake!"
Wan Qian gasped in surprise upon sensing Shen Qing's intentions.
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A few days later, Wan Qian returned to Shanghai, and Shen Qing officially began preparing for his new movie.
Now that I've decided to take a photo with Jackie Chan, my next movie will naturally be an action film.
When considering action movies, one cannot ignore "Ip Man".
The emergence of the "Ip Man" series made Donnie Yen the actor whose salary skyrocketed in those years. His salary was only 3 million when he acted in the first film, but it soared to 30 to 50 million after he acted in the second film. Jackie Chan jokingly called him the actor with the highest salary in the universe.
While the claim of being the "highest in the universe" is a joke, it's undeniable that he held the fourth spot after Jackie Chan, Li Lianjie, and Chow Yun-fat for those few years.
Shen Qing has a cheat code that allows him to obtain the other person's abilities by taking a photo with them, and he is determined to get the "Ip Man" series.
If he were to film "Ip Man," would he still invite Donnie Yen to participate?
If you can successfully acquire Jackie Chan's professional skills and fight on your own, then why bother promoting others?
How difficult can it be to ask for a group photo?
After filming "Ip Man," he became the third kung fu movie star after Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie, catching the last train of the kung fu movie era.
Besides Ip Man, are there any other suitable movies?
Shen Qing thought of "Taken".
The original plot of this movie is about a father saving his daughter. If Shen Qing is to play the lead role, his age is definitely not suitable. If the movie is to be filmed, the plot will have to be changed.
Shen Qing opened her laptop and began organizing her ideas for the adaptation.
If it's inappropriate for a father to save his daughter, then what about a husband saving his wife?
He plays the husband, and then they find another actress to play the wife.
The wife insists on divorcing the protagonist, who is either a police officer or a secret agent, and insists on traveling to Europe despite his advice.
Shen Qing shook her head.
Filming action movies abroad would blow up the budget!
So what if the wife, who's going through a divorce, insists on traveling to the dangerous Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia?
It would be much easier if we changed it to a Southeast Asian country.
Many cities in Yunnan Province, bordering China, have landscapes and architecture highly similar to those in Southeast Asia. These can be replicated to a high degree through camera angles, signs, props, street vehicles, and a small number of foreign extras.
You can save a lot of money by not going abroad.
The female lead cannot be an annoying character, so we need to give her a more compelling reason for her selflessness.
The female protagonist has her reasons for getting a divorce!
The protagonist is a police officer or secret agent, with a strong sense of responsibility, extremely busy with work, and neglects his wife.
Shen Qing felt that this time the direction was right, but it wasn't enough.
Then, on one occasion, the wife went to do something that her husband should have done, but she got into a car accident on the way and almost died, with her husband not by her side.
One day, a thief broke into their home. The robber went from stealing to raping and murdering the wife. While the wife was fighting desperately with the robber, her husband was still on a mission.
These two plot points can be conveyed to the audience through flashbacks.
Shen Qing tapped the table lightly, continuing her previous thought process:
The movie could start with the protagonist driving his wife to her father's funeral. On the way, he receives an urgent mission that no one else can handle. He turns the steering wheel, leaving his wife on the side of the road. He is extremely apologetic, but the country needs him... In short, his wife's fists clench tighter and tighter.
This makes sense why the wife wants a divorce but refuses to listen to advice and goes on a dangerous trip; she is indeed wronged. At the same time, the protagonist's willingness to risk his life for such a wife can better evoke the audience's empathy.
After the wife goes abroad for a trip, the protagonist's parents can be arranged to call and persuade him to treat his wife better, saying that it is not easy for his daughter-in-law to take care of the two elderly people.
Then the wife discovers that her best friend has been arrested. The wife hides under the bed and urgently dials the protagonist's number. The protagonist calmly tells his wife to memorize all the characteristics of the criminals. Then, the wife's screams of being taken away are heard.
The phone fell into the hands of the thugs. The protagonist said into the phone, "I don't know who you are, I don't know what you want. If you want ransom, I can tell you, I have no money... If you let my wife go, then this matter will end here. I will not look for you, nor will I investigate you. If you do not stop here, I will find you, I will find you, and then I will kill you."
Shen Qing organized her thoughts and felt that this approach was feasible.
He immediately began to write.
Five days later, he finished writing the scripts for "Taken" and "Ip Man". So, which one should he film first?
A few days later, Shen Qing took two scripts to register and file them.
He prefers to film "Taken" first.
While "Taken" performed better globally, "Ip Man" might still be more appealing to Chinese audiences.
Shen Qing wasn't sure either.
But he instinctively became more cautious about "Ip Man".
Take careful consideration before shooting!
After finishing the script, Shen Qing immediately began planning to take a photo with Jackie Chan.
mid-December.
Shen Qing flew to Xi'an and then spent every day at the Terracotta Army Museum.
According to the schedule, Jackie Chan will be filming "The Myth" at Pit 1 of the Terracotta Army in a few days.
After waiting for more than ten days, we finally got to see the person.
The tourists were all excited to see Jackie Chan. Shen Qing was prepared, and as soon as Jackie Chan appeared, Shen Qing rushed in front of him, but was almost knocked down by Jackie Chan's bodyguard.
"Brother Jackie Chan, I'm a big fan of yours, and so is my dad. Could we take a picture with you? It's been my dad's wish for many years. Please help me..."
Cheng Long glanced at the Polaroid camera hanging around Shen Qing's neck, nodded, and said, "Give the camera to my staff, he'll take the photos for us."
"Thank you, Brother Cheng Long!" Shen Qing stood next to Cheng Long with a look of surprise. The brother's bodyguard took the camera, made a casual gesture, and then clicked, the picture was frozen.
That evening, at a hotel in Xijing.
Shen Qing held the photo, observing and waiting. After a moment, the photo shattered into tiny sparks that flew into his mind. He felt as if he had been electrocuted.
He summoned the system, and the photo of him with Brother Cheng Long had been automatically uploaded. He closed his eyes and sensed it, confirming that he now possessed 99% of Brother Cheng Long's professional abilities.
He seemed to have even more energy.