Li Yi is actually quite curious about what the movie version of "Carrying a Heavy Load" will look like.
Of course, this is purely out of curiosity. After all, it is no longer his movie.
His visit was just a coincidence and he wanted to have some time off. Alex and Rogers happened to invite Li Yi together. Originally, they also invited Chen Wen, but Chen Wen was delayed by something and couldn't go.
Li Yi went alone, and he didn't know why he didn't think of taking Director Mu with him.
After getting off the plane, Li Yi immediately saw Rogers holding up a sign with his name!
"Hi, Li! Long time no see!" Rogers came up and gave Li Yi a hug.
Rogers is undoubtedly very grateful to Li Yi, because if Li Yi's "Moving forward with a heavy load" short film had not exploded on North American social networks, he would have never had the chance to become the leading actor in this movie!
"Long time no see!" Li Yi said with a smile.
After getting in the car, the two chatted endlessly. Of course, the main thing was Rogers talking about the filming of "Carrying the Load".
Rogers seemed a little excited, which Li Yi could understand.
After all, although "Carrying the Burden" can only be called a B-level movie in Hollywood, this movie is a proper mainstream commercial movie.
And because of the popularity of the short film, the industry is generally optimistic about the prospects of "Moving forward with a heavy load".
For Rogers, Li Yi can be said to have helped him.
"Shit!" Rogers suddenly stopped the car and couldn't help but curse.
However, the way ahead was blocked by a group of people marching with signs.
"What is going on?" Li Yi was a little confused.
"Damn United Airlines!" Rogers yelled.
"What does this have to do with United Airlines?" Li Yi looked confused.
"United Airlines recently began implementing a new animal transportation policy and added nine species of dogs to the list of prohibited transport." Rogers explained.
"Jessie, who launched this campaign, said that United Airlines had earlier refused to transport her 10-year-old pit bull. This caused serious dissatisfaction among many dog lovers, so she launched an online campaign calling for
People have united to protest United Airlines' dog ban. During this event, 45,000 netizens have signed a petition to United Airlines asking it to lift the ban on transporting these dogs."
"It just seems that the online petition was not taken seriously by United Airlines, so they launched this protest again!" Rogers said.
Li Yi couldn't help but click his tongue in surprise.
I heard earlier that the Animal Protection Association in the United States has always been the number one enemy of many pet movie shoots.
Moreover, killing and selling dogs is not allowed in Lao America and will result in legal sanctions or financial penalties, or even imprisonment.
Li Yichun watched the excitement.
"You also like pet dogs?" Li Yi asked.
"Of course, why not? By the way, Li, I watched your film "The Story of Hachiko". It was so good. Unfortunately, the film was not released in North America and was only released directly on DVD. However,
I heard the sales are very good." Rogers said suddenly.
It is true that "The Story of Hachiko" was not released in North America, but was directly released on DVD. Li Yi heard Lou Jianjun say that it was precisely because the DVD sales were very good that the other party wanted to localize the film.
Adaptation.
The one that has reached a cooperation with Yixing Film and Television (the name of Li Yi's film company) is one of the giants in North America, Dean Pictures, a subsidiary of Dean Group.
The other party even thought about inviting Li Yi, the original creator, to direct "The Story of Hachiko"!
But Li Yi was not too interested, because even if "The Story of Hachiko" was adapted, in Li Yi's opinion the story would not change much, so he declined.
Moreover, the other party’s purpose of inviting Li Yi was not so pure. I heard from Lou Jianjun that the other party wanted to take the opportunity to make the American version of "The Story of Hachiko" into a co-production film.
But in fact, everyone knows that it would not make much sense to co-produce the movie "The Story of Hachiko".
Because the characters in it are mainly Xiaoba and the professor, and since it is going to be adapted locally, the roles are actually very difficult to arrange.
The so-called co-production film is nothing more than selling a sheep's head to a dog's head.
Suddenly, Li Yi was confused, and he actually triggered another movie.
He couldn't help but scratch his head, it was another pet movie.
"A Dog's Purpose"!
This Golden Finger is so outrageous, but if we talk about co-productions, "A Dog's Purpose" is quite suitable.
Because it contains several chapters of the story, it is indeed very suitable for making a co-production film.
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"Lee? Are you okay?"
Li Yi was woken up by Rogers.
He saw Rogers looking at him with worry.
"Sorry, I was distracted!" Li Yi said with a smile.
"Li, have you thought of any good stories again?" Rogers suddenly asked with expectation and curiosity.
Li Yi couldn't help but smile, but it's no wonder Rogers thought so. The previous "Moving forward with a heavy load" was an example.
"Yes, I thought of a story about dogs!" Li Yi said with a smile.
"That must be a great story!" Rogers said.
"Maybe!" Li Yi didn't mean to say anything.
At this time, the marchers left, and Rogers started the car and got back on the road.
"Lee, if it's a story about dogs, why not film it in Hollywood? As you can see, there are many, many dog lovers here, and they will all be the most loyal fans of pet movies!" Rogers said while driving the car.
said.
"It's a good suggestion, I will consider it carefully!" Li Yi nodded.
Over in China, apart from "The Story of Hachiko", the best-selling pet movies are Zhao Qingyan's pet movies, which are also good, but their performance is indeed quite poor.
In Hollywood, pet movies often appear on the top-grossing list.
"However, if you want to make a pet movie, it's best not to shoot it in North America, because at that time, even if you like dogs very much, they may be annoyed," Rogers suddenly said again.
"Hahaha! Are you talking about the Animal Protection Association? Or the Humane Society of North America?" Li Yi asked with a smile.
"Yeah!" Rogers raised his eyebrows.
"They will even ask the pet actors for their working hours, food, and accommodation... and even more exaggeratedly, if you let the dog shoot multiple times for a scene, it will also cause them to protest...
.." Rogers said again.
Is this an exaggeration?
It's really not an exaggeration.
You know, here in North America, as long as pets appear in the movie, it must obtain a certification from the North American Humane Society: "No animals were harmed during the filming process."
The two of them chatted and headed towards their destination.