"Please, besides Jean-Claude Van Damme, please help us find a Japanese male star to play Long..."
The people from Capcom brought a big check, and they only had one request, which was that the protagonist of the game (the default choice) must be played by a Japanese. Otherwise, they really can't explain it to the domestic game fans.
Capcom doesn’t know anything about how to make movies, but their people have all kinds of strange obsessions. For example, the American soldier Coulee must be played by Jean-Claude Van Damme, and the martial artist Long wearing a white gi must be played by an Japanese actor.
Human acting.
"Chancellor Van Damme is very expensive. His movies have received good reviews from film critics, and now the price has increased. I don't think you can afford him for less than eight million... Actually, I also have an actor here, Lundgren.
He is also a karate champion, so he can get a lot cheaper."
"But our domestic audience only recognizes Jean Claudesang."
"Then you have to pay more..."
"No problem, the president told me before I came here that Ronald-Sang is our benefactor at Capcom. As long as you think it is right, we will do it..."
"Then I have to say, why not use Chinese actors to play Long? Their martial arts skills are very comfortable, and there is no need to find Japanese actors who can't act in action movies for special training. Anyway, the audience can't tell whether they are Chinese or Japanese.
Descendants…”
When Ronald heard that the other party respected him so much, he told the truth. Qiu Yunbo, who had made several action movies for Daydream before, looked quite suitable for the role of Long.
"Please, Ronald-san. Although, although the American audience can't tell the difference, our Japanese audience can tell at a glance that they are not Japanese..."
"What you said makes sense. Let's just follow your ideas. If you have any recommended Japanese actors, I also told my colleagues that as long as they are handsome and have certain physical conditions, the martial arts instructor we hired from Xiangjiang will definitely
He can be trained into an action actor."
Ronald felt that Capcom still had some ideas about selling copies in Japan. Since he didn't listen to the opinions of experts, he should just follow their opinions. Anyway, this kind of action exploitation film is about good-looking action, and the plot should not be exposed.
Just a big flaw will do.
"Thank you for everything..." The people at Capcom were overjoyed. Several of the requirements set by the president before were actually met. This line of work is really perfect.
"Since you have invited Jean-Claude Van Damme, you must also invite a few stars who match him. There are twelve characters anyway, and there must be two or three who are in the same position as him. Otherwise, Coulee will have too many scenes.
, the plot of your movie is unbalanced." Ronald made up his mind to make this live-action "Street Fighter" as a daydream project to make money from Japanese people and satisfy his own stars. Anyway, you guys
If you have a lot of requirements, then increase the amount according to this requirement.
"Huh, before we came here, the president said that this actor named Sawada Kenya has a very handsome temperament..." The visitor presented a photo of the actor. This actor is Capcom's game spokesperson. They saw
I had already made up my mind when I arrived.
"Okay, just him..." Ronald looked at his resume and saw that this person had also filmed action movies in Xiangjiang and was familiar with the martial arts there. Now he didn't have to worry.
"I don't know, are there any other celebrities that Ronald Sands thinks are suitable for Street Fighter? Can Tom Cruise play a role?" The visitor has achieved his highest goal, and now he is thinking, can he also hire a Hollywood superstar?
How about playing a role? For example, Cruz-san, who is the most popular among female audiences in Japan?
"Do you know what's the most important thing when making a movie in Hollywood?" Ronald smiled, you guys can really be whimsical.
"What is it?"
"It's a script. I'll find the best action movie script for you. I've already sent out invitations to the screenwriters of many of the best-selling action movies in the past. Once I have a good script, I'll choose the actors based on the script..."
"I'll leave it to you..." Capcom's people happily went to report the good news to the president.
"Hey, Rick, Richard, is my deal good?" Ronald happily asked the two brokers to take the order and talk to the right person.
An outsider, with an investment of 40 million US dollars (which can be increased according to Ronald's request), now the whole of Hollywood is excited, especially those practitioners who have experience in action exploitation films, and those who are not even popular.
Those actors.
For them, outsiders give them money to experiment with a new film type. If they make a good film, they can improve their status. If they don't make a good film, they will get high remuneration. Is there anything better than this?
Ronald brought everything to them.
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"Richard, Richard, we are old friends. You have to recommend it to me. I heard that the person from the game company is in Los Angeles. I wrote the script overnight. Give me a chance...
"
The first people to smell it were the screenwriters. CAA Richard and Niceta's agents also had many screenwriters. After everyone got the news, they all came to them to seek a regular chapter.
The most powerful among them is this Jamaican-born Philadelphian named Steven E. De Souza. He wrote the first draft of the script in just one night, when other screenwriters only asked for opportunities verbally.
, he has brought the bound script to request an interview with Capcom.
"You're good at this. I'll take you to see Ronald." Richard flipped through the script. Although the script was written in a hurry, it was actually very clear.
Two martial artists, Long and Ken, tried to deceive the warlord Sagat into buying fake weapons. After being discovered, they were forced to fight with the Spanish matador Vega.
Drug lord and warlord Bison asked Indian scientist Dalsim to transform Blanca and make him a biochemical fighter. Although disfigured, Blanca still retains a trace of humanity.
Bison kidnapped the Secretary-General of the United Nations and demanded a huge ransom. American soldier Guli tracked him to the jungles of Central America and vowed to rescue the hostages and arrest Bison.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! News reporter Chun Li, because her parents were killed by Bison, is also tracking this number one villain...
In the end, everyone reunited at Baison's base, defeated Baison, and peace was restored to the world.
The eight protagonists and four big bosses turned into several plot lines, and he arranged them very well. I didn't feel that the plot was confusing, and the roles of each protagonist were roughly balanced.
De Souza is indeed a veteran screenwriter of action exploitation films. He has previously written The Running Man and Commando starring Schwarzenegger, and also revised the script of Die Hard. These films are all very B-level exploitation films.
A unique action movie focuses on having no loopholes in the plot, focusing on various battle scenes, and giving each protagonist enough time to show off his or her own kung fu...
"Hey, brother Richard, can you go directly to meet the people at Capcom? I heard that they are paying for it this time."
"Let me see what I can do..."
De Souza, who was confused about the situation, immediately lost Richard's favor with him. However, the script was still sent to Ronald.
"He wants to meet people from Capcom, and he also wants to be a director..." Richard told Ronald about De Souza's idea.
"This guy's scripts are pretty good. It's been so many years and he still hasn't directed a film. It shows that Hollywood still doesn't recognize his directorial ability." Ronald flipped through the script and felt that it fit this description.
The path to exploitation films.
But most people who work as screenwriters still want to be directors. The resume submitted by de Souza said that his first film was also written and directed, and he also won a gold medal at a film festival in Atlanta.
The reason why he didn't get the chance to direct may be because of his lack of ability, or maybe because of his Jamaican origin and being discriminated against by Hollywood. Ronald had no idea to go into details. Anyway, if you want to go around yourself and meet the people at Capcom, this
The director can't let you be the director.
"Let's keep the script and find someone to translate it into Japanese and let Capcom people read it. In name, we still let them make a decision." Ronald said with a smile.
Soon, the script translated into Japanese was sent to people at Capcom, and then sent back to Japan via fax, and was approved by Capcom's president Kenzo Tsujimoto.
"This script is very good. Ronald Sang's vision is indeed extraordinary. The background of each character is clearly explained, and the protagonist is fully arranged. Everything is done."
"Okay, as long as you are satisfied. Our Daydream is different from other studios and fully respects the wishes of the investors." Ronald replied with a smile.
"I wonder what candidates the director can arrange. Can we also find the director of Die Hard?"
Ronald frowned, "You don't know, the director of Die Hard is very disobedient. Fox didn't let him direct the second sequel. But the box office of the second part was no less than the first one. This shows that
The key to this type of movie is not the director.
We Daydream has many directors suitable for this kind of movie, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, have you seen it?"
"Ah, this movie was also shot by Daydream? It was also shown on Japanese TV... It's very dark, the fighting is exciting, and the heroine is also very beautiful."
"Although not named, the screenwriter Mr. Whedon participated in many filming, and I am going to let him be the director of this movie."
"Everything is up to me." The people at Capcom have a very Japanese aesthetic, and have a special interest in movies that focus on dark night scenes and indoor shots. I heard that it was Whedon, the genius who created Parfait.
, and he quickly called back to Japan to report the good news. Ronald Sang was really helpful and knew Japanese culture very well.
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De Souza got his wish, and he and Richard came to visit the wealthy financial backer and liaison from Capcom. This senior employee would only stay in Los Angeles for one more day and was about to go back to report the situation to the president.
De Souza was very happy, which meant that after he met the financial sponsor, other screenwriters had almost no chance to meet him again.
"Your script is very good. Capcom decided to buy it with 25 million yen, um, that's 250,000 US dollars..."
Sure enough, Richard did not disappoint him. Capcom directly offered a huge price. At this time, most studios have no money, and there are not many scripts that can sell more than 100,000 yuan.
"I love Japanese culture... I am the best candidate to be the director of this movie..." De Souza happily presented the speech he had prepared, but the other party raised his hand to stop him...
"In Japan, the screenwriter is the screenwriter, and the supervisor is the supervisor. You do your job well..." The people at Capcom felt a little annoyed. These Americans are just too free and have no rules. Ronald San
The candidates have already been arranged, so don't interfere.
After being reprimanded by the strict Japanese financier, de Souza had to go back dejected. The reason why he wrote this script was because he was introduced to the game by his son. Unexpectedly, his dream of directing still failed to come true, but he did.
It was a good thing to get the check. I bought my son a Super Nintendo game console when I got back.
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Ronald was reading the script of "Sugar-coated Trap" with Tom Cruise and Robert Duvall. During the break, Yang Yanzi was reporting to him on the progress of the filming of "The Joy Luck Club". She also brought sample films.
Let Ronald watch.
"The quality is very good, but is the progress a little slow?"
The film shot by director Wang Ying is very particular about color and lighting, giving it a different feeling from mainstream Hollywood movies. There is a vague atmosphere of "The Last Emperor", which is a good way to shoot a Chinese story.
If the tone of the film can be used to convey a message that this is not a story for you white people, but a Chinese story, but it is also very interesting, it will be good for the box office of the movie. The audience will still remember the "The Last Emperor" back then.
, this feeling of closeness, edited into a trailer will definitely awaken their memories.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Director Wang is very slow in making movies, and he takes his time. The actors come from different places, and their acting methods also need to be refined."
"Tsk..." Ronald knew what Yang Yanzi said made sense. Mainland actors, local Chinese, Vietnamese actors, and white actors, these people have to work together to create a unified style.
Do you have to grind it slowly?
Ronald thought for a while and decided not to interfere. Anyway, the prices of these actors are very cheap. How many years does it take for Asian actresses in Hollywood to have the opportunity to play the leading role in such a movie? To be honest, most of them would do it without paying them.
Willing to act.
"Ming-Na Wen's role should be adjusted as much as possible. The director here wants her to play Chun-Li..."
"Okay..." After writing down Ronald's request, Yang Yanzi went back to report the good news to Wang Ying with approval.
"What kind of character is Chun-Li?" Robert Duvall over there heard what Ronald said and tried his best to imitate it, and then pronounced Chun-Li's pronunciation.
"It's a movie adapted from a game. Our latest project is a bit experimental..." Ronald explained that the biggest difference from ordinary action movies is the multi-line narrative and as many as twelve main characters.
The audience will first become familiar with the characters, and then look for their plot in the movie. This kind of viewing experience is not available in other movies.
"Ahem, do you have any roles for white female stars in your movie?" Tom Cruise also heard Ronald's explanation, and he later found an opportunity to talk to Ronald specifically.
"No, there are eight optional characters, four bosses, and only Chunli is a Chinese woman. Have you never played this game? I will have one sent to your home..." Ronald explained.
"You know, Nicole hasn't had any good movie script offers lately..."
"Hey, how about we ask them to add a character...a female kung fu master who investigates the villain with the American soldier Coulee?" Ronald was overjoyed when he heard that Nicole Kidman was going to play the role.
Isn't Tom Cruise very popular in Japan? If he can't play the role, it would be a gimmick for his wife to play the role.