Jackie Chan then read the script and fell in love with it immediately.
The story of "Plan A" is very exciting. It tells the story of the passionate detective Ma Rulong, the upright and brave instructor Hong Tianci, and the righteous and evil hero Zhuo Yifei, who use strategies to eliminate the pirate Luo Sanpao.
This story is completely different from the routines of feuding, martial arts, and revenge in previous kung fu movies. It tells the story of a law enforcer who eliminates violence and brings peace to the good.
It has the same story as "Police Story", the only difference is that "Police Story" takes place in a modern city, while "Plan A" takes place in the late Qing Dynasty.
If "Police Story" is a hit, then "Plan A" must be the same.
Therefore, Jackie Chan liked this script very much and was very grateful to Xiang Nan for his efforts. "Mr. Ning, thank you for giving me such a good script. I like it so much."
"As long as you like it." Xiang Nan nodded, "Then make preparations as soon as possible."
"Okay." Jackie Chan nodded.
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Xiang Nan then handed the project over to Jiahe for review.
Jiahe was also very satisfied after seeing it. Although the investment for this movie is a bit large, over 7 million Hong Kong dollars, in view of Jackie Chan's performance in the past year, they believe that the risk is still worth taking.
If Jackie Chan can become famous, then Jiahe will have a second action superstar. And, given that the film has three male leads, Golden Harvest is also set to cast Sammo Hung in one of the roles.
Sammo Hung is a free man. He has previously filmed films for Golden Harvest such as "The Monk of San De and Chuang Mi Liu", "Mr. But he also collaborated with Mai Jia on "Salted Fish Reincarnation", "Tiger Frog", "Mian Dao Xin Jing" and so on.
Jiahe didn't pay much attention to him. Because it already had Xiang Nan at that time, his box office appeal was far greater than the others, so Golden Harvest didn't pay much attention to Sammo Hung.
After all, Jiahe also had many talents such as the Yuan brothers and the Xu brothers. Sammo Hung is talented, but not indispensable.
However, "Beware of Little Hands", which was released at the beginning of the year, earned more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, and was also released at the Golden Princess Cinema. This made Golden Harvest notice the value of Sammo Hung, so it was willing to make great efforts to recruit him.
This "Plan A" needs three protagonists, who can just take him along. In this way, Golden Harvest has an extra talent, and Sammo Hung can also star in a big production. It can be said to be the best of both worlds.
After Sammo Hung received the invitation, he readily agreed.
On the one hand, he and Jiahe have been in a relationship for many years. After Bruce Lee's death, Hong Kong Kung Fu movies were not very popular, and all the movies that tried to imitate Bruce Lee were sold out.
Sammo Hung was not having a good time at the time, and he even considered changing his career to become a chef. At that time, it was Jiahe who provided him with monthly funding to help him get through those years.
And Sammo Hung is a very loyal and nostalgic person. With this kind of kindness, it is naturally difficult for him to refuse Jiahe's solicitation.
On the one hand, Sammo Hung is a big brother figure, but Princess Kim doesn’t take him seriously and has no intention of letting him start his own company. He is not willing to join Xinyi City or Yongjia as a younger brother.
After all, it is one thing to be loyal, but it is another thing to be a little brother. He and Mai Jia and Chen Xunqi can talk about loyalty, but they can never be inferior to others.
However, Jiahe promised that he could set up his own film industry, so Sammo Hung was naturally more willing to cooperate with Jiahe.
After Sammo Hung joined "Plan A", he also brought his junior brother Yuen Biao over and recommended him to play the third leading actor Hong Tianci.
Yuen Biao, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung are brothers in the same school. Unlike Jackie Chan who likes to work alone, Yuen Biao has always followed Sammo Hung and is very loyal.
Sammo Hung is also very worthy of his junior brother. He praised him for making many movies such as "Lam Sai Wing", "The Family Guy", "Tiger Frog", etc., making him now quite popular even if he is not big or small.
The three heroines were ready, and filming officially began.
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In April, "Best Partner" was announced to be finalized.
Xiang Nan is also preparing to leave for Hollywood to shoot the new film "The Dragon King 2".
This movie is also written by Xiang Nan. It tells the story of a former disciple of Professor Li who returns to the city and uses Jeet Kune Do to form a gang, dominate the party, and even infiltrate evil forces into the school.
In the end, the protagonist Daniel relied on the Jeet Kune Do killer move taught by Li Mi to defeat the disciple and restore peace to one side.
The formulas for this type of hero growth movie are actually pretty much the same, basically divided into three steps: acquiring abilities, reflecting abilities, and mastering abilities.
For example, in the "Iron Man" trilogy, in the first part, Tony became Iron Man and gained superhuman abilities; in the second part, he began to reflect on whether his abilities brought hope or destruction;
In the third part, even though he lost his steel suit, he still mustered up the courage and used his wisdom to defeat his opponents, proving that even without the steel suit, he is still a hero, allowing his spirit to sublime...
In this three-step strategy, it is a very common routine to set up a villain with comparable abilities but evil behavior for the protagonist.
In the "Spider-Man" trilogy, there is a dark Spider-Man possessed by venom; in the "Iron Man" trilogy, there is a whip cord that can also build the Ark; in the "Captain America" trilogy, there is a person who has been injected with the same serum Red Skull and Winter Soldier; there is a more powerful abomination in "The Incredible Hulk"; there is the evil General Zod in "Superman: Man of Steel"...
Xiang Nan is also very familiar with these routines, so in the second part, he set up an opponent for himself, who is stronger than himself and more vicious than himself... Only in this way can the confrontation between the two powers be watchable.
Otherwise, in the first part, the protagonist has already dominated the campus. If the second part does not have a strong opponent, the movie will be too boring.
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Xiang Nan had already submitted this script to Warner Bros. for review at the beginning of the year.
After reviewing it, Warner said there was no problem.
There is just one small problem, and that is how to deal with the heroine.
The previous heroine was Brooke Shields, and her salary was relatively expensive. The last time I used her, I was worried that Xiang Nan wouldn't be able to support the box office, so I asked Brooke Shields to support the scene.
But now that Xiang Nan has enough popularity and box office appeal, naturally there is no need to hire Brooke Shields. That way, you can save some money.
Xiang Nan has nothing to do with this.
He has an affair with Brooke Shields but it's not a personal relationship, and it's okay to have her. He wouldn't object if another actor had to be replaced.
So Warner began casting new characters.
"Charles, are you going to dump me?" That night, Xiang Nan received a call from Brooke Shields.
"What did you say? What did you say?" Xiang Nan asked in confusion.
They have never been together at all, so how can they not be together?
