Chapter 321: The Road to Jackie Chan (Subscribe to support!)
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Last night, Xu Kai developed Long Zijin very well and he felt very comfortable.
The key point is that a female billionaire who went to college at the age of 14, became a university teacher at the age of 19, went to Wall Street alone at the age of 21, returned to China at the age of 27 to establish Xingyun Express, and is worth hundreds of millions, can let Xu Kai manipulate her, which makes Xu Kai feel very accomplished.
Therefore, Xu Kai couldn't help but agreed to invest another 2 billion yuan in Xingyun Express this year.
After agreeing to Long Zijin, Xu Kai felt a little regretful.
Xu Kai can make money, but this money is not infinite.
Besides, Xu Kai himself has a lot of expenses.
He returned 1 billion to Yao Manling and bought No. 1 Perfume Bay for 400 million. His daily expenses with the girls must be at least 100 or 200 million.
Plus the 2 billion that I promised to Long Zijin to invest in Xingyun Express.
That’s 3.5 or 3.6 billion.
"Charlotte's Troubles" can earn nearly 2 billion yuan.
But there is still a gap of nearly 1.67 billion yuan.
Now he has agreed to invest another 2 billion yuan in Long Zijin.
That is, not counting the nearly 2 billion yuan earned from "Charlotte's Troubles", Xu Kai still has to earn another 3.67 billion yuan this year.
Moreover, this does not take into account the tax money. If the tax money is included, even after reasonable tax avoidance, Xu Kai will still have to earn another 4 billion.
Thinking about it, Xu Kai felt a headache.
"Alas, lust, lust, is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. A gentleman's immorality makes villains happy. Even a real man can hardly resist a beautiful woman!"
After leaving Long Zijin's house, Xu Kai came to the set of "The Chase 2", that is, the Zhongtai Building in the Financial Street.
The main filming location of "The Manhunt 2" was not in Kyoto, but in Hengdian - in order to accommodate Xu Kai's schedule and habits, and to cooperate with Xu Kai's preparations for the filming of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", all the indoor scenes in "The Manhunt 2" were filmed in Hengdian.
but--
In pursuit of excitement and to create a big gimmick, Linda and Tang Jiping found the very distinctive building, the Zhongtai Building - this building has more than twenty floors of inclined glass curtain walls.
Lin Da and Tang Jiping hoped that Xu Kai would slide down from the building without any protective measures.
Under the design of Linda and Tang Jiping, they have to use multiple sets of shots to present this sense of tension and danger.
Because the action designed by Linda and Tang Jiping was too crazy, all insurance companies refused to insure Xu Kai.
In other words, Xu Kai jumped naked, died, and had nothing.
The moment Xu Kai agreed to cooperate with these two crazy guys, Lin Da and Tang Jiping, he knew that this kind of situation would definitely happen.
In addition, the money Xu Kai earned was almost enough to support his parents, daughters, Xu Mai and his unborn children for the rest of their lives.
Therefore, if he really fell to his death here, Xu Kai would accept it.
A few days ago, the crew of "Manhunt 2" had already finished filming the foreplay and had also prepared for this jump.
There is only one shooting task today, and that is to officially shoot this jump.
When he arrived at the set, Xu Kai was surprised to find that Shi Jiahui, Shen Hehe and Si Peizhi were also with Dong Ni and Zhang Zhiwei.
Coming in front of the girls, Xu Kai looked at Shi Jiahui, Shen Hehe and Si Peizhi in surprise and said, "You guys..."
Before Xu Kai could finish his next words, Shi Jiahui hugged Xu Kai's arm, swaying and saying, "Brother Yun, are you happy that I came to visit you?"
Si Peizhi followed Shi Jiahui and hugged Xu Kai's other arm, saying softly, "Brother Yun~"
At this time, Xu Kaicai remembered that Shi Jiahui and Si Peizhi had sent him a lot of messages last night.
But at that time, Xu Kai was wholeheartedly training Long Zijin, who finally agreed to cooperate with him, so how could he have the mood to check his phone? This morning, Xu Kai saw the messages that Shi Jiahui and Si Peizhi sent him.
However, Xu Kai took a quick look and found that those were all meaningless messages, so he just cut them off and planned to reply to Shi Jiahui and Si Peizhi with a sentence or two when he had time.
Unexpectedly, Shi Jiahui and Si Peizhi came to the set to find him. Xu Kai felt that he had to say something to save everyone's face.
So Xu Kai said: "You sent me a message last night..."
When Shi Jiahui heard this, she cried out inwardly, "Not good!"
Just when Shi Jiahui was thinking about how to stop Xu Kai from continuing, Si Peizhi on the other side suddenly stood on tiptoe and smacked Xu Kai on the face! "Ugh!"
Xu Kai looked at Si Peizhi, whose face was flushed, in astonishment.
Si Peizhi didn't dare to look at Xu Kai, but turned her face away and said, "I...I...I don't care, Huihui kissed you, so I want to kiss you too."
"You're also competing with me?"
Xu Kai remembered a message Si Peizhi sent him yesterday, which was "If it really doesn't work out, you can consider me."
Xu Kai thought to himself: "It seems that this girl really likes me."
Looking at Si Peizhi's face, which could be ranked among the best among his women, Xu Kai couldn't help but feel moved.
In fact, among Shi Jiahui, Shen Hehe and Si Peizhi, Xu Kai has always been most interested in Si Peizhi.
——Si Peizhi always gave Xu Kai a very special feeling, well...it was like "first love".
Xu Kai also knew that this was most likely because Si Peizhi had a first love face.
Seeing Xu Kai was looking at Si Peizhi, Shi Jiahui pouted and said with resentment: "Brother Yun~~Why don't you answer me? Are you happy that I came to see you?"
After hearing this, Xu Kai looked at Shi Jiahui.
To be honest, if Long Zijin hadn't seduced Xu Kai yesterday, Xu Kai might have really called Shi Jiahui and relapsed into his habit of masturbating.
After all, Shi Jiahui is both beautiful and has a good figure.
It’s a pity that God didn’t help Shi Jiahui.
Xu Kai was just about to say something to Shi Jiahui: "Don't worry, we have opportunities." Yuan Xiaoliang came over and said to Xu Kai: "Qingyun, the person in charge said that he can buy two hours for our crew, we have to hurry."
The Zhongtai Building is located on the main road of a very prosperous financial street. Such a building should not be used for filming.
But when the company owned by the building, China-Thailand Group, heard that Xu Kai wanted to film a movie here (Tang Jiping was using Xu Kai's name), they immediately said they would lend the entire building to Xu Kai for free.
but--
If it were just this, we wouldn't be able to shoot this scene because there are too many vehicles passing by, which seriously interferes with the filming.
Who would have thought that in order to promote the district, the district's publicity department coordinated a number of police officers for the "Manhunt 2" crew and helped close the bridge and road for two hours, allowing the "Manhunt 2" crew to shoot this set of shots.
Seeing that the police were about to close the bridge and the road, how could Yuan Xiaoliang let Xu Kai continue flirting with the two girls and waste this precious time and opportunity?
Xu Kai was not a person who did not know the importance of things. He quickly said to Shi Jiahui and Si Peizhi, "I will treat you to a meal when I finish work."
After saying that, Xu Kai went to change his clothes, and then immediately climbed to the top of the Zhongtai Building to make preparations.
Only then did Shi Jiahui, Shen Hehe and Si Peizhi realize that Xu Kai was going to slide down from the top of the nearly 100-meter-high building.
The key is that when you slide down the slope, there is still a vertical distance of more than ten meters. If you can't stop the car, you may fall down and die.
——There is a safety net and protective pad underneath, but no one can guarantee that Xu Kaizhen can fall accurately onto the net or the protective pad below. If he falls outside, he will almost certainly die.
Si Peizhi quickly said to Dong Ni and Zhang Zhiwei: "It was such a dangerous scene, why didn't you stop him from taking the risk?"
Looking at Xu Kai on the top of the building, Dong Ni bit her lower lip and said, "Why didn't we stop him? We all disagreed with him taking this shot. I even cried and begged him not to take this shot that day.
But those two bastards Linda and Tang Jiping insisted that, from a global perspective, Europeans and Americans make action movies that focus on the aesthetics of violence, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, showing their brutality.
They said that if my brother-in-law followed others' example and created a violent hero, he, a Chinese with black eyes and yellow skin, would never be able to win the respect of foreigners.
If you want to conquer Hollywood and the world, you must be able to laugh happily while being thrilled and perform stunts that others cannot do again and again.
So, the action film designed by Linda and Tang Jiping for my brother-in-law is a combination of kung fu comedy and extreme human stunts.
What they wanted was to make action movies without violence, turn action into comedy, and then combine it with human stunts that others could not do, to achieve several major changes in kung fu comedy movies, namely, rationalization, life-likeness, and popularization.
Not to mention Kung Fu, my brother-in-law is the number one Kung Fu master in China, so there will be no problem.
But if you want to conquer the world and shock Hollywood, kung fu alone is not enough, you also need life-threatening stunts, stunts that constantly surpass others, to shape my brother-in-law into a tough guy with iron bones.
On this basis, the stunts designed by Linda and Tang Jiping for my brother-in-law have three characteristics. The first is beauty, the second is excitement, and the third is reality, which means no stunt double is needed. The core is risking one's life.
They wanted to portray my brother-in-law as someone who was brave enough to sacrifice himself for his film.”
Dong Ni looked at Xu Kai walking around on the rooftop for a while and said, "Of course we won't do it, but Linda and Tang Jiping are really good at bewitching people.
They said that if my brother-in-law could do what they designed for him, he would not only be limited to China and Asia, but would definitely conquer Hollywood and the world. Then his influence would grow bigger and bigger, and he would definitely become world-famous and an outstanding representative of the yellow race if he entered Hollywood in the future.
Dong Ni sighed and continued, "My brother-in-law was convinced by them. No matter what others said, my brother-in-law would not listen. He was concentrating on preparing to enter Hollywood and go global."
What Dong Ni said is correct, but it is not comprehensive enough.
The reason why Xu Kai listened to Lin Da and Tang Jiping so much was because facts had proved that Lin Da and Tang Jiping's ideas were correct.
Not long ago, "The Manhunt" was released overseas and unexpectedly achieved a shocking box office of more than 18 million US dollars!
You know, many movies with hundreds of millions or even billions of box office in China are sometimes shown abroad after their release. The good ones only make more than one million US dollars, and the bad ones only make a few hundred thousand US dollars, which is not ideal.
Let’s not talk about other movies, just take "Charlotte's Troubles". Even though it won the box office championship for domestic films, if it were released abroad, the box office would definitely not exceed 2 million US dollars.
To put it bluntly, it is just a trip abroad, and at most a celebration party will be held abroad after the domestic box office success.
In other words, the vast majority of domestic films have no influence internationally and foreigners do not buy into them.
But "The Chase" is different. It is both critically acclaimed and commercially successful in China, and foreigners also love to watch it when it is taken abroad.
Therefore, facts have proved that Linda and Tang Jiping's idea was correct. The performance style they created is the common language of mankind. It transcends race, nationality, and appreciation habits, and can directly touch the hearts of people of all races.
Linda and Tang Jiping hope that the film they make together with Xu Kai will not only be for Chinese people but also international, and will earn money not only from Chinese people but also from foreigners.
The ultimate goal of Linda and Tang Jiping is to promote Xu Kai to the international level and make him an international superstar.
This is very inspiring.
Moreover, as a film and television worker, as someone who does this, I am an actor, I am a director, how can I not yearn for Hollywood?
You know, the holy land of movies will always be Hollywood. This is an indisputable fact. How many film and television workers can resist the temptation to mix there and then become famous all over the world?
The key point is that Xu Kai thought of Jackie Chan.
The international superstar who embarked on this path and eventually won the respect of people all over the world.
The world superstar who made Michael Jackson ask for his phone number and call him, who made Kimura Takuya bend over to take a picture with him, and who made Jason Statham his little fanboy.
The French national castle, which has never been open to the public, was fully open to his crew. The Prince of Dubai ordered more than 70 limited edition luxury cars for him and thoughtfully prepared a set of identical spare luxury cars and seven golden sports cars for him. He also arranged a Chinese-style light show at the Dubai Tower. The Netherlands sent hundreds of soldiers from the navy, army and air force in helicopters, armored vehicles, speedboats, etc. to form 300 special forces to close bridges and roads to cooperate with his filming. He became the world's first Chinese superstar who was unanimously elected to the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement.
Let me ask you, as a film and television worker, how could I not aspire to follow Jackie Chan's path?
Besides, Xu Kai was not daydreaming.
First of all, Xu Kai’s skills are definitely far superior to Jackie Chan’s. He has the basic qualities to become Jackie Chan or even surpass Jackie Chan.
Moreover, except for "Charlotte's Troubles" which has not yet been released overseas, Xu's other films, such as "Ten Miles of Foreign Lands", "The Grandmaster", "The Chase", and even "Get Out", have achieved very good box office results overseas.
In addition, Xu Kaihui is fluent in multiple foreign languages and has a strong learning ability.
Therefore, as long as Xu Kai is willing to work hard, there is definitely hope that he can conquer Hollywood, conquer the world, and then subtly promote Chinese culture to the world.
The "Chase" series is where Xu Kaimeng started.
By the way, the scene settings and character dialogues in "Manhunt 2" are not just for Chinese people to watch.
Lin Da, Tang Jiping, and Xu Kai also wanted to try their luck in the European and American markets and get higher foreign box office revenue.
After climbing to the top of the building, Xu Kai looked down and was immediately frightened.
Why? No reason, it's just too high.
But the dozen or so cameras that had been set up in advance were all turned on, waiting for Xu Kai to jump down.
The key is that they only have two hours to shoot. If they miss it, it will be difficult to get it again.
The key to the key is that Xu Kai clearly understood that when he compared his acting skills with those of Hollywood actors, there were objective reasons such as national psychological habits, appreciation habits, and the gap between Europeans and Americans and Chinese. It was impossible for him to compete with Europeans and Americans in Hollywood. If he wanted to conquer Hollywood and the world, he must be better than others.
What is the reason why I am better than others? That is, I can do what you can't do! So, taking a deep breath, Xu Kai jumped and rushed down.
After running a few steps, Xu Kai realized that he couldn't run here. If he ran, he would be killed by the continuous acceleration.
So, Xu Kai immediately pounced forward and then slid down using the friction.
The inclination of the curtain wall of the Zhongtai Building was too big! What Xu Kai did not expect was that the glass was even more slippery than he had imagined before, and it was very difficult to exert force! As a result, Xu Kai slid down headfirst, and it felt almost like jumping off a building! And this was not the most terrifying thing.
The most terrifying thing is that once Xu Kai loses his balance and lets his body roll over, he might roll down like a ball! In that case, even gods may not be able to save Xu Kai!
Xu Kai was calmer than ever at this moment. He tried his best to control his body, making it rub against the glass as much as possible to slow down his descent.
Because Xu Kai has such good physical fitness and is particularly agile.
Although Xu Kai's exposed skin was torn in many wounds as he slid down the whole way, he was generally safe.
When he slid to the bottom of the slope, Xu Kai quickly grabbed the railing on the side window and completed this thrilling move.
After Xu Kai was taken downstairs by the fire truck, everyone discovered that the skin on Xu Kai's hands and arms was torn, the flesh was turned outward, and even his face was scratched.
Seeing this scene, everyone at the scene burst into tears.
Dong Ni, Zhang Zhiwei, Shi Jiahui, Shen Hehe and Si Peizhi, all the women present, makeup artists, assistants, all of them were crying, even many men shed tears.
Why? This scene was so shocking, half touching and half frightening. Many people had never seen a movie made like this, and they all thought: "This is not a movie, this is clearly a life-threatening situation!"
However, at this moment, Tang Jiping came to Xu Kai, and after hesitating for a long time, he said: "Qingyun, look... can you jump again?"
As soon as Tang Jiping said this, he was immediately met with countless murderous gazes. Women like Dong Ni, Zhang Zhiwei, Shi Jiahui, Shen Hehe and Si Peizhi even wanted to rush up and eat Tang Jiping!
Xu Kai took a deep breath and asked, "Is there something wrong with this shot?"
Tang Jiping quickly grabbed Xu Kai's arm, and then led Xu Kai to the back of the camera where Lin Da was watching.
In addition to being an actor, Xu Kai is also a director, so it was natural for him to see the problem easily.
The problem is that Xu Kai's physical condition is too good and his reaction is too fast, which not only allowed Xu Kai to complete the jump without any danger, but also allowed Xu Kai to perform many movements that are difficult for ordinary people to perform or even unimaginable. In other words, although Xu Kai's movements are all real, they look a bit fake.
Xu Kai didn't say anything extra. He asked the makeup artist to touch up his makeup quickly, and asked Zhang Zhiwei to help him treat the wounds on his hands and face. Then he climbed to the top floor of the Zhongtai Building again.
For this second jump, Xu Kai was much calmer because of his experience from last time. He also controlled himself and tried not to do any overly bizarre moves.
But the second jump was still unsuccessful.
Why is this? Because the second jump was not beautiful, nor thrilling, and most importantly, Xu Kai's performance was not good enough, lacking the cinematic effect required for this jump.
Then Xu Kai jumped twice more, and finally he perfectly completed this jump that was destined to go down in film history...
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