Chapter 285 Playing a Game that Even Death God Needs to Buy a Ticket to Watch

After signing the contract, Lu Pingan sat down with Bob Chaye, the screenwriter, and Chris Tucker, another protagonist of the film, to talk.

The next thing is that Lu Pingan adapts the script and then starts to prepare.

One month would be very rushed for other screenwriters, but it is not a big problem for Lu Pingan.

Use the system and think carefully, and it can be done in a few days.

In fact, he has already determined the script structure, because he knows the script in advance, and there are many movies to learn from.

For example, the big action scenes have been learned, and they are two big ones.

There is also the Chinese "Triad" in the film, which needs to be changed. How can it be insulting to China?

In short, the overall script is almost the same, and the rest is to fill in the details.

This will be discussed more with Cheng Long's team in the next month.

So the next step is to wait for a month to hand in the script.

"Lu, this time the production cost should be saved as much as possible, of course, the quality of the movie must be guaranteed, you know what I mean."

Before the end, Bob told Lu Pingan.

It's understandable, he is the boss.

Lu Pingan himself would think so.

"Don't worry, my brand works."

Making big things with a small budget, that's the brand.

But in actual operation, Lu Ping'an will naturally not save him money.

He just said that he would try his best not to overspend.

After Bob finished speaking, Chris Tucker on the side spoke:

"Lu, you must ensure my role, you know, I am the highest paid actor."

The black man looked serious.

Speaking of this black man, Lu Ping'an's impression of him is that he is a typical American black man.

In addition to money, he doesn't recognize anything else, and he is very thick-skinned, even if he is basically nothing without the Peak series.

This time he came to star in the movie, Bob Shaye said that he gave "2+2", a very high price, the crew's top salary.

Bob was also helpless, he had to find him, it was a classic duo.

Lu Ping'an and Cheng Long didn't care about it.

The two have already obtained the distribution rights, which can already make up for a large part of the profit.

Moreover, the original time and space movie cannot be released in the mainland, and now with Lu Ping'an, it will naturally be different.

Just on the surface, the black brother felt that he was awesome and the boss of the crew.

Lu Pingan was not afraid of this at all. He directly exposed his cards: "Our interests are the same. My mission is to let you and Jackie regain vitality. It's good that you have this attitude. If you take a high salary and then give up, I will directly fire you."

Everyone gets box office dividends. Although Lu Pingan and Cheng Long's box office dividends are only 10%, they are indeed in the same interest.

After hearing this, the black brother shook his head directly, and then the characteristic accent popped out: "No, you won't do this. Jackie and I are friends, and you are just a director."

"I have the right to lead the project, don't you know?"

"I don't know."

The black brother looked at Bob Shaye first.

Bob Shaye didn't say anything, just nodded.

The black man said tactfully on the spot: "Okay, Lu, I know you are great, I like watching all your movies, I will fully cooperate with you, but you can't encroach on my rights, I must guarantee my role."

This black man is indeed a bit straightforward, he will pull the fluff when he speaks, but his principle is conservative and still firm.

Lu Pingan patted his shoulder and said: "Don't worry, I will start to adapt the script these days, your task is to exercise well, now you are a little fat, you have to exercise a little, and then cooperate with the early publicity."

The black man was very happy after hearing this, and said very proudly: "Don't worry, I have reserved this year for our movie."

Isn't it because you have no movies to take?

Lu Pingan didn't say it, just simply expressed his gratitude.

Then he continued to discuss the early publicity with Bob Chaye.

The early publicity is also very simple, as mentioned before, that is, it revolves around the topic of "Jing Long is old".

"List all the injuries that Jackie Chan has suffered in his career, and the main point is the word 'legend'."

"Play the emotional card to get those guys who always buy discs but don't contribute to the box office to go to the cinema."

"Everyone owes Jackie Chan a movie ticket. If you don't watch it, you will get old. Yes, follow this idea, lower expectations, play the emotional card, and then suppress first and then promote."

"Don't worry about whether it will have a counterproductive effect, because age can't deceive people, it's a matter of time. I already have an idea for the movie scene, it will definitely explode. Let's talk about it after I sort it out."

"How to describe it? When the movie is about to be released, use this sentence 'This time, I'm going to take Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker to play a game that even the Grim Reaper has to buy tickets to watch!'"

After saying that.

Bob Shaye's eyes lit up: "What is it like?"

Lu Ping'an smiled and said: "You'll know when the time comes."

Then he turned to the black buddy next to him and said: "Buy enough insurance."

The black buddy was stunned, then hugged his head directly: NO! ! !

Soon, Cheng Long, who was far away in Hong Kong, received a call from his black friend, and soon, Lu Ping'an received a call from Cheng Long: "Ping'an, are you going to kill us? Hahaha."

"Don't worry, Brother Long, it's just a publicity stunt, and they won't really kill us. It's what I said before, to scare that old black man."

"What you said is exciting enough."

"Really? I've prepared at least two such scenes."

"That's still a life-threatening move, hahaha."

"It's not that bad. It's not difficult to shoot. By the way, you should communicate more with the black guy these days and accumulate more of his ways of speaking and jokes. They'll be useful when the time comes."

After hearing this, Cheng Long quickly responded: "Are you going to change the character setting?"

"Yes"

In the original version of "Peak 3", the performances of the two protagonists were actually quite different.

The character of the Chinese detective played by Cheng Long has not developed at all compared to the past, and he is exhausted in several fighting scenes.

The black guy's MJ imitation show and singing and dancing performance, multiple raps, and picking up girls are all funny points. In addition, he is also good at kung fu and has brotherly loyalty.

As one rises and the other falls, it's hard for Chris Tucker not to steal the show.

As for the reason, Lu Ping An now feels that this is basically what the black guy fought for.

Just like what he and Lu Ping An asked before.

And Cheng Long is obviously not the black guy's opponent in this regard. No matter how thick his skin is, he is not as thick as him.

This also confirms from one side that Cheng Long's development in Hollywood has indeed reached its end.

Otherwise, the director would not really play it like this.

Then again, since the characters of the two are unbalanced, how should they be changed?

It's very simple, keep the "brotherhood" of the original script unchanged, and slightly change the character of the "Chinese detective".

After all, this is already the third film, and many years have passed in the film.

If it is still the same as the previous two films, one is annoying with a mouth cannon, and the other is rigid and serious, there will be no growth.

So the black brother can remain the same as the original script, and the Chinese detective will become more flexible, will joke, will learn to talk to the black brother, and be more naughty, but retain the serious nature of the Chinese detective, for example, the mouth cannon still can't beat the black brother.

At the same time, the change of character setting also involves the foreshadowing of the movie, which increases the watchability.

In short, the two people influence each other.

But in the final Gaochao scene, one of them is still responsible for magic output, and the other is responsible for physical output. There is a little crossover in the middle to make the "brotherhood" and "golden partnership" more reasonable.

After listening, Cheng Long directly agreed: "Okay, Ping An, follow your ideas, I will cooperate."

"Okay, I will show you the script after it is revised in a few days."

"OK, you go ahead"