Before coming to Laos, Jiang Yan contacted Jiang Wen through Fan Youwen.
Jiang Wen was still puzzled when he heard that it was Jiang Yan. He didn't know why Jiang Yan was looking for him.
However, he was still very interested in Jiang Yan.
Not to mention his identity as a singer, he is mainly the screenwriter of "Infernal Affairs" and a powerful filmmaker.
Moreover, he and Han Sanpin are very close, so they talk about everything.
So the two chatted on the phone, and Jiang Yan got some information about Quentin.
Then Jiang Yan pretended to be Jiang Wen's friend and came to visit today.
Yes, that's right.
Jiang Yan is eyeing Quentin.
Earning progress is not shabby, right?
Besides, we have collected all the works of other Chinese people, and the ones we have collected are films like "Infernal Affairs", so we cannot treat foreigners favorably.
We can't have double standards, we have to get the rain and dew equally.
Otherwise, how will others see him?
That he only knows how to behave in a nest?
So "Kill Bill" is the first one, and there will be more in the future.
It’s a good movie, even if you can collect it, you can’t escape it.
Speaking of which, if you want to open up the market in the United States, the best way is to play horror movies, such as "Saw" or something like that.
The cost is low and the box office is a hit. There seems to be nothing more suitable than it.
But who made things catch up?
When I met "The Man from Earth", they wanted a big director, so Quentin caught up.
In addition, although Jiang Yan said that he wanted to participate in "Kill Bill", his main purpose was to gain progress, and other honors were actually secondary.
So Quentin will definitely not suffer in the end.
...
The two chatted happily in the living room.
Mainly talking about movies, Xiangjiang Kung Fu movie must be one of the topics, the old and American "Once Upon a Time in America" is also a topic, and the mainland "It's Always Sunny" must also be discussed.
Some of these topics are clues collected by Jiang Yan from previous interviews with Jiang Wen.
The other part is the information Jiang Yan collected before.
Quentin is a China fan, or more specifically a movie fan, so he has to do what he likes.
Of course, we can’t just talk about other people’s movies.
So next, Jiang Yan focused on "Pulp Fiction" and "Reservoir Dogs".
These are all Quentin's works.
Quentin also talked about "Infernal Affairs", and he naturally knew that Jiang Yan was the screenwriter.
Otherwise, when Warner Henry asked someone to contact him and told him that Jiang Yan wanted to visit, he would not agree.
Both filmmakers have outstanding works and have similar values for movies.
So it is not difficult to become friends.
Don't say this is an exaggeration, Quentin is an extremely outgoing person. When he was in the capital, he was recognized by a few college students when he went out, and they ended up chatting about Erguotou in a street shop all night.
This kind of person is very pure, so when the relationship is in place, he can just speak directly if he has anything to say.
So Jiang Yan then said to Quentin: "Quentin, do you know why I came to find you?"
Quentin: "Why?"
Jiang Yan didn't say anything, and directly took out the script and storyboard manuscript of "Kill the Old Ghost".
This is a fine-tuned work. The names of the characters are all Chinese, and Bill has become an old ghost. After all, Jiang Yan is Chinese, so this seems more reasonable.
Less than 60% of the plot shots and so on were completed, leaving the rest for suspense and giving Quentin some room to play.
Jiang Yan slapped the script and storyboard manuscript on the table:
"This is a script I have been polishing for five years..."
"You don't know, I was still in school at the time, and because I was bullied on campus, I came up with a bloody and bold idea..."
"Because I know a little bit about art, I started thinking about stories, and slowly, the framework came out..."
"But at the time, I didn't think it could be made into a movie. After all, who made a movie like this? So I just regarded it as a game..."
Jiang Yan tells the "behind the scenes story".
Quentin was stunned for a moment.
He hadn't read the script yet, but just from hearing the behind-the-scenes story, he knew it was a bold, bloody, interesting and pretty cool story.
Jiang Yan looked at Quentin and said, "Until one day, I saw "Pulp Fiction" and knew about you!"
"I think you are the person I am looking for. You must understand me, so I think you can definitely capture it, and only you can capture it!"
After listening, Quentin was silent for a while, and then asked: "I'm very grateful for your recognition of me, but why don't you shoot it yourself?"
"I can't direct!" Jiang Yan said confidently, "I did the same for "Infernal Affairs"."
Quentin: "..."
Well, this is very reasonable. Director and screenwriter are two professions after all.
So he said: "How about I take a look first and then talk?"
"Okay." Jiang Yan nodded and extended his hand to indicate his favor.
So Quentin picked up "Kill the Old Man" on the table.
Well, the name is very straightforward, at least he won't resist.
Looking at the script again, the script is very simple. It's just about a revenge story. Well, it doesn't have much depth. It's very different from "Infernal Affairs", but for no reason, he just likes it.
I quickly scanned the script and then opened the storyboard manuscript.
The next second.
Splashing blood, samurai swords, Chinese kung fu, inch fists, snow, Bruce Lee's pornographic sports, the heroine's heroic appearance, one-on-one battles with more than a hundred people, and of course, the most important thing is "foot"...
Every element hit his heart with precision like a sniper bullet.
Comparing it with the plot, he quickly simulated an almost complete picture in his mind.
So Quentin shouted directly:
“new bee!!!”
Quentin praised Jiang Yan, and then asked Jiang Yan, "You are so awesome. How did you come up with this idea? You almost thought of me together. I really want to make a movie like this. It's so cool."
Shuangshuang, kill, kill, kill!"
"Fuck the male protagonist, yes, we need a female protagonist, only women are good at it!"
"Wow, also, no special effects, just the most realistic plasma..."
Quentin started secondary creation and additions with a child.
Jiang Yan smiled calmly: "Don't worry, I also composed music for it, and I brought the CD."
"Can you also play music?"
"What are you talking about? It's better to be professional!"
However, before he finished speaking, his CD was snatched away by Quentin. It was obvious that Quentin couldn't wait.
Soon the "Kill Bill" episode: "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" rang out in the room.
This is a song performed by neon musician Tontai Hotei.
But now it belongs to Jiang Yan.
So the first second the prelude sounded, Quentin couldn't sit still anymore.
At this time, he had already imagined in his mind the scene when Oren Ishii and a group of killer boys appeared in the izakaya.
So Jiang Yan could only see Quentin's eyes wide open, but his eyeballs were trembling unconsciously. Obviously, the picture in his mind at the moment was very intense.
After the song ended, Quentin let out a long breath.
Then he looked at Jiang Yan and said, "I feel very sorry. Really, I should have thought of it earlier than you."
"It's too late now. As you know, the script hasn't been perfected yet. Many details haven't been finalized yet. Even the name hasn't been changed to Old Beauty yet." Jiang Yan said calmly.
The meaning was obvious, this was a collaboration, but Quentin still asked, "You want to shoot in Hollywood? Why not in your own country, or in Hong Kong?"
Jiang Yan smiled and pointed at the plasma covering half of the manuscript and said, "We can't take pictures of this thing, you know."
"Wow!" Quentin was beaming, and then quickly pretended to say, "I mean, this is such a shame, hahaha..."
"Don't laugh, you'll be the director, you'll be the one to perfect the script, you can adapt it if you want, I'll take care of the investment, and I'll give you the greatest control over whether to shoot or not!" Jiang Yan went straight to the point.
"Are you serious?"
"Nonsense, Chinese men, spit and nail, if you have any other requests, please raise them quickly, otherwise I will take the pictures myself."
"Happy cooperation!" Quentin agreed directly.
"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Jiang Yan smiled slightly and then added, "By the way, before that, you have to do me a little favor."