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Long Wei, Rocky, and Hancock did not speak, and only stared at Django, waiting for him to continue.

Django continued: "Let's talk about "The Expendables" first. This movie is a tribute to the action movies from the 1980s to the 1990s. The story tells that the US government wants to hire people to go deep into a certain country in southern M to overthrow the local dictatorship, but no one dares to accept such a task. In the end, this task fell on a special operations team led by Barney Ross..."

Long Wei, Rocky, and Hancock took a look at it. It tasted like a Hollywood blockbuster.

Rocky couldn't help but ask, "Are there any character settings?"

"Yes." Django had already redeemed the script in the system mall, and all the information about the film was available. He said, "Barney Ross is a man with nothing to lose. He is far-sighted but cynical. The only partners he trusts are his shabby truck, seaplane and his loyal team..."

Listening to him talk about the settings of the main characters one by one, Rocky became very interested in "The Expendables", and his eyes changed as he looked at him, with more appreciation.

Jiang Ge felt that he had said enough, and concluded: "The first story is about this, focusing on muscles, explosions, gunfights, and several major action scenes, simple, direct, rough and exciting."

Long Wei was surprised: "The first story?"

Jiang Ge explained: "Yes, if the box office and word of mouth performance are good, I will write the second, third and even more stories."

Rocky thought for a moment and smiled: "Jiang, you have decided on the next story. It is not difficult for this "Suicide Squad" to have a North American box office of over 200 million US dollars, and it is not a problem for the world box office to exceed 400 million US dollars."

Hancock nodded in agreement and said: "Gathering world-renowned action stars in one movie, this alone is enough to attract audiences to the cinema."

Long Wei asked: "Then, have you decided on the candidates for the five main characters and one villain?"

Jiang Ge replied: "Mr. Rocky plays Ross, Brother Long plays Yin Yang, Guo Sen Standa plays Christmas, Blade plays the toll booth, The Rock plays Strong, Lundgren plays the lunatic, and Neeson plays the villain detective."

Light!

Long Wei, Rocky, and Hancock all had fiery eyes. They heard a perfect answer.

Jiang Ge was very satisfied with this reaction. After all, it was just a discussion stage, so he naturally boasted.

"Can you direct it for me?"

In a blink of an eye.

Long Wei and Rocky said in unison, but one was so excited that he spoke back in Mandarin.

Although Rocky didn't understand, he saw Long Wei's excitement and probably guessed what he meant. Just as he was about to speak, he heard him say, "Rocky, don't compete with me. The male lead has been given to you."

Rocky hurriedly said, "No, no, no, Jackie, don't compete with me. You and Jiang will have many opportunities to cooperate in the future."

After the two argued for a while, Jiang Ge said, "You two, I have an immature idea."

Long Wei and Rocky both stopped talking and looked at him.

Jiang Ge smiled and said, "Why don't you two direct it together."

This...

seems to be a good plan.

Rocky agreed first. He liked this script so much. It was like it was tailor-made for him.

Long Wei had no objection, but he felt that he seemed to have been tricked by Django again.

Django had his own plan. He would let Zhou Ran become an assistant director and learn how Hollywood shoots big scenes.

After talking about the details of "The Expendables" for a while, the topic changed and he said, "I Am Legend" tells the story of humans being defeated by a virus. Former military virologist Rob Neffer became the only survivor in New York because he had natural antibodies in his body and was not infected. He even thought that he was the only surviving human in the world..."

Virus,

Apocalypse,

Zombies,

These are all elements that Hollywood likes, but they have never filmed a one-man show.

Hancock was very interested and interrupted to ask, "What is the theme of the movie?"

Jiang Ge organized his words and said, "Most zombie science fiction movies use a sea of ​​zombies and various bloody scenes to attract attention in order to achieve a tense and exciting effect. It is a way to create a doomsday chaos. What I want is to do the opposite. Use the empty Manhattan, New York, the Fifth Avenue full of weeds and abandoned cars, and the empty Washington Square Park to create another look of the coin of the end of the world."

Hancock became more and more interested and said, "A person's monologue occupies two-thirds of the film. This is a great test of the actor's acting skills and the director's level."

Indeed, if it is not filmed well, it only takes a few minutes to make the audience sleepy.

Long Wei seemed to have guessed something, and said with a smile in his eyes, "You are not going to ask Hancock to play it?"

Jiang Ge said calmly, "If Mr. Hancock is willing, it would be great."

The film was given to him based on the person, who else could he find if not him?

Hancock also said politely: "It's my honor to be in Jiang's movie."

Just like that, Jiang Ge fooled the three big guys.

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Hangzhou, Huafeng Media Headquarters Building.

"Fast and Furious 1" earned 700 million yuan at the domestic box office and 8.6 billion US dollars at the overseas box office..."

"Swordsman: The Secret of the Sunflower" earned 4.4 billion yuan at the domestic box office and 35.6 million US dollars at the overseas box office..."

"The domestic box office of "Detective Chinatown 2" currently exceeds 1.9 billion, while the overseas box office is only 7.3 million US dollars..."

…

Listening to Mo Lan's report, Jiang Ge had a smile on his face because he had accomplished the set goals.

and,

From these three movies, he personally earned more than 1.5 billion.

"This year's filming schedule includes the TV series "White Nights 2" and the movies include "Quick Prequel 23", "A Chinese Ghost Story 2: Human Road", "Detective Chinatown 3"..."

Jiang Ge interrupted: ""A Chinese Ghost Story 2: Human Road" and "Detective Chinatown 3" will be put away for now, plus two movies that are entering the overseas market."

Immediately, he told me about "The Expendables" and "I Am Legend".

Mo Lan was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped. He swallowed and said, "Long Wei, Rocky, and Hancock were all taken down by you?"

These three are world-class superstars and have influence in many places around the world.

Jiang Ge chuckled and said, "I took advantage of him."

Mo Lan gave a thumbs up and said: "You are awesome! With their joining, we can further open up overseas markets."

After a pause, he added: "So, are there no domestic films to be made this year? "The Expendables" has Long Wei and Rocky, and "A Chinese Ghost Story 2: Human Road" can continue to be shot by Uncle Zhou, and "White Night Chase" There are so many directors like Huang Tao, Zhu Ping, Zhou Ran, Shi Changxin, Qi Hu, and Du Yue.”

"That's right..." Jiang Ge thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask Uncle Zhou if he wants to shoot, and then we can allocate it."

Mo Lan became curious and asked, "What about you?"

Jiang Ge narrowed his eyes and said: "I will shoot Ling Wei's variety show in March and April. Then, aren't there many people on the Internet saying that I can't shoot a comedy all the time? I plan to shoot two movies from May to November. Comedy, one will be released during National Day and one will be released during Spring Festival.”

When Mo Lan heard this, he was stunned. This was because he wanted to be tough with the black men. Then he smiled and said, "This doesn't seem like your style. Don't you always care about other people's opinions?"

Jiang Ge touched his nose, put on a calm look, and said: "I'm not trying to prove how powerful I am, I'm just telling them that comedy is not just comedy."

Naturally, he would not be as knowledgeable as Heizi. This was originally planned, and it was his turn to shoot the comedy genre.

Mo Lan thought about it. He had to contend with thousands of sunspots, so he would be exhausted. He turned to said: "With so many scripts, can you handle it yourself? Why don't you delegate a few to the screenwriting department? Their The level is okay.”

If you say you are not busy, you can redeem it directly in the system mall. If you say you are not busy, you are still busy and need to be modified.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Ge lied and said: "Most of it has been written. As you know, my script is a template. As long as you have a good idea of ​​the story and fit it in, it is very efficient."

Mo Lan knew that he was very fast. After all, he was a monster and he must have his own unique methods. He just said: "So, two comedy scripts have been written?"

Jiang Ge said: "Not yet, I've thought about the story."

We only started filming in May, so there’s no rush to release it.

Mo Lan wanted to see it first, but after hearing what he said, he had no choice but to give up and said: "How to divide the artists of "The Story of Time"?"

Django opened a folder on his work desk.

Above is the list of artists signed by Huafeng, including Lin Yu, Qin Shiyue, Gu Yao, Gong Li, Xu Chenyi, Guan Yansi, Shen Yang, Zhang Jun, Chen Lei, Song Ge, Liu Xuexin, Mei Manlu, Pei Jie, Hu Jingtian, Fourteen in total.

On the second page of the folder, there are stories submitted by each artist.

Jiang Ge and Mo Lan allocated personnel based on the six major themes of "The Story of Time": father, mother, love, friendship, dreams, and life, and then determined a heavyweight guest to be invited for each issue.

After these things were settled, Jiang Ge first sent a WeChat message to Zhou Mulong, asking if he intended to continue filming "A Chinese Ghost Story 2: Human Road". The answer he got was "Leave this series to me", and then went downstairs and came to Wei Go culture.

In the office.

"How's the conversation with Blueberry TV going?" Django asked.

"80 million + 35% share, but their requirement is that there will be at least one exclusive title brand and six co-sponsored brands, and each issue will have at least two plot placements and three guest oral broadcasts." Zhou Lingwei replied.

"Haha..." Jiang Ge smiled and complained: "Wouldn't that become a GG insert program?"

Zhou Lingwei spread her hands and said helplessly: "Nowadays, if variety shows want to be stars, it's like this. GG can add as much as they can."

"Well, for a good program, it has to be embarrassing." Jiang Ge paused and asked, "Is there room for negotiation?"

Zhou Lingwei replied: "I can try to talk to them, but I can't guarantee it."

She knew that Jiang Ge didn't like GG, so Hua Feng's film and television drama controlled the implant.

but,

TV stations make a lot of money, and the bulk of it is GG. This is unavoidable.

Jiang Ge understood that this truth was not non-negotiable. After thinking about it, he said: "Titanations and alliances can be broadcast at the beginning, middle and end of the program, and products can be displayed in the program. But it is not possible at all. Plot implantation Orally broadcast with guests.”

After finishing speaking, he looked up at her and said: "This variety show is for emotional resonance. Inserting irrelevant things during the show will ruin the viewing experience and ruin the audience's interest."

"Well, I know." Zhou Lingwei nodded and said, "I will try my best! If Blueberry TV is unwilling, I will find other TV stations. If that doesn't work, I will go to CCTV."

Jiang Ge said softly, "Don't tire yourself out."

Zhou Lingwei smiled and said, "This is the job I like to do, just like you like filming, tired but happy."

It is true that when people do what they like, there is light in their eyes and they are full of energy.

After the Lantern Festival, the matter was resolved. Blueberry TV compromised as soon as it saw the guest lineup. International action superstar Long Wei, singing god Zhang Liming and a group of Chinese artists, the ratings must be sky-high, how could they let it go.

As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar on the Internet.

"This guest lineup must cost several hundred million, right?"

"Brother Long and the God of Songs are hard to invite even if they have money."

"Huafeng has several top stars, Xu Chenyi, Qin Shiyue, Gu Yao..."

"I care more about producers and directors."

"Zhou Lingwei and Jiang Ge, a couple."

"I can only say that this show is a bit invincible."

...

In recent years, the bonus period of outdoor variety reality shows has passed, cross-border variety shows have been criticized for not being professional or entertaining enough, and comedy variety shows are repeating old tricks and are on a downward trend. Affected by relevant policies such as the "child limit order", parent-child programs have become relatively limited, with a brisk narrative rhythm. Through fierce confrontations between guests, they attract the audience's attention, and the "fast variety show" makes the audience aesthetically fatigued.

And with Weigo Culture, which has five variety shows with good reputations, such as "Classics Chanting", "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves", "Brothers Overcoming Thorns", "Life is Like the Wind", and "Sounds into the Heart", the new variety show "The Story of Time" is highly anticipated.

This kind of variety show without competition and confrontation, or even without mutual tearing, can be interesting. It is a very comfortable thing for the guests to talk about their life experiences and surroundings together. This is also the demand of the middle class for consumption upgrades and a kind of life desire of modern urbanites outside of busy work.

On the same day, Huafeng Media’s official blog also added the filming plan for 2025.

[——"The Expendables", screenwriter Jiang Ge, director Long Wei and Rocky, starring Guo Senstanda, Blade, The Rock, Lundgren, Neeson...

——"I Am Legend", screenwriter Jiang Ge, director Zhu Ping, starring Hancock...

——"Lost on Journey", screenwriter Jiang Ge, director Jiang Ge, starring Chen Lei and Xu Lai...

——"The Deer and the Cauldron: Battle for the Imperial City", screenwriter Jiang Ge, director Jiang Ge, starring Shen Yang and Cao Hua...]

When netizens saw the four additional movies, including the investment amount, shooting team, cast, etc., they were directly blown up.

"With the four previously announced, this year will be the same as last year, eight films will be filmed!"

"Awesome, four films to hit Hollywood!"

"The Expendables is full of action stars, what's the point!"

"The Deer and the Cauldron has a TV series version, will it be worth making a movie version?"

"Chen Lei is the male lead? I feel like Lost on Journey is going to be a bummer."

"Too bad, there is no Detective Chinatown 3, I want to watch Q!"