Chapter 171 Seven Series

"Let me think about it..." Shen Long reluctantly agreed, hey, it's not a problem to get out scripts one by one like this. It would be great if I could find a series of movies. Bitman" has been written, and the trilogy of "Lord of the Rings" is still being created, but today's shooting technology is not yet able to shoot this kind of fantasy blockbuster well.

In the same way, DC and Marvel have been established, and superheroes such as Superman, Batman, and Captain America have also been born, but due to technical limitations, it is also not suitable for this era. big screen.

What about the other movies in the series? Shen Long recalled the movies he had watched in the past year. Last year, "Mission: Impossible 6: Fallout" seemed to have a good box office. When he thought of "Mission: Impossible", Shen Long remembered another movie with a more historical history than it. The earlier, more enduring special series came.

"Johnny, the last time I saw in the papers there was a former British secret agent named Ian Fleming who wrote a secret service, maybe you could bring him in and help you create one featuring a British SIS agent In this era, this kind of movie will be very popular!" Shen Long thought for a while and said, Ian Fleming is the original author of the 007 series.

"A secret agent movie will be popular?" Johnny asked suspiciously. "Will people like to watch this kind of movie?"

"You have to understand the changes in the world situation today. Churchill's Iron Curtain speech and a series of speeches by President Truman all show that for a long time to come, the confrontation between European and American time and the Red Empire will be the mainstream; and some After the nuclear bomb is released, large-scale war confrontation is undoubtedly stupid, so it will be very frequent to use spy agents to confront; will the Elizabeth Bentley case cause an uproar soon?" Speaking of this matter, it is still my own What the hell, up to now, Shen Long is still helping Hoover to collect intelligence.

The birth and popularity of the 007 series are also inseparable from the Cold War. During the Cold War, the spy cases that broke out continuously made people very curious about the spy agent industry, and 007 undoubtedly satisfied all their expectations about spy agents. .

"We don't want to create a real agent. In my plan, the protagonist of this agent should be handsome, ruthless, witty and brave. Every time he encounters danger, he can save himself from danger. There are all kinds of sexy and beautiful spies around him. girl, and all kinds of advanced and cool spy equipment." Shen Long described to Johnny what the 007 movie should look like based on his memories.

"Sounds cool, maybe it can really attract the audience." Johnny thought for a while, and raised a new question, "But why don't you use an American as the protagonist instead of using a British background?"

"The background of this series of films will be unfolded all over the world. If it is placed in the United States, this agent should belong to the CIA. You know, the CIA has a very bad deal with Mr. Hoover. You don't want to think about it because of a movie. Offend Mr. Edgar Hoover because of the movie?" Shen Long asked,

He is still working with Edgar Hoover, how can he make a movie that touts the FBI's rivals?

"Then, let's use the British Secret Intelligence Service as the background!" Johnny immediately raised his hand and surrendered. Edgar Hoover's reputation in the United States is well known to everyone, and Johnny doesn't want to get into trouble because of it. , "And if the background is in the UK, we will be less restricted."

"You can invite him to Hollywood first, and then write the script according to my description." Shen Long told him for a while about his impression of the 007 series of movies, the first Bond actor Sean Connery He is still a nineteen-year-old child, and has not embarked on the path of an actor. It seems that in this world, the first actor to play Bond will be replaced.

"It is foreseeable that the confrontation between the United States and the Red Empire will continue for a long time, so this kind of movie will be very popular for a long time, so when writing the script, don't limit yourself to one movie, but should treat it as a series of movies Come and shoot, and withdraw from such a movie every year or every other year or two, and this series will become a rich gold mine for our company in the future.” Shen Long originally wanted to say that it was a cash cow, but thinking that the United States does not have this concept, he just Changed it to a word Johnny could understand.

"Great idea, Fredo, I have to say, you are far more genius than me in how to run a film company." Johnny Fontan cast his eyes in admiration, "I'll get someone to contact you right away. This... Ian Fleming, no, no, no, I will go to England to find him myself, even if it is kidnapping, I will tie him to Hollywood."

"Go, don't come to me for scripts again!" I believe that with this series, Shen Long can relax for a while.

Johnny quickly inquired about the whereabouts of Ian Fleming, and found the book he wrote. After studying it carefully, he felt that many things in it were very similar to what Shen Long said. The characters he described and the secret agent operations The passages are very attractive, and if it is slightly adapted and made into a movie, it is very likely to be a big success.

So Johnny immediately took people to fly to the UK, found Ian Fleming, persuaded him to sign the contract, brought him to Hollywood, and focused on creating the 007 series of movies with him.

After Ian Fleming came to Hollywood, Shen Long chatted with him a few times, sharing the wonderful settings of the 007 series in his memory, such as the code name of 007, Mrs. M, weapon expert Dr. Q, Bond girl, There are also life-saving watches, P99 pistols, pens equipped with radio transmitters, and briefcases containing various spy equipment.

These things are very different from real agents, but putting them on the big screen will definitely attract the audience. Ian Fleming was inspired by what Shen Long said, and soon wrote a more detailed one based on his understanding of agents. With realistic settings and agent equipment, it didn't take long for the general framework of the first 007 movie to be completed.

This movie is obviously different from 007's first "Dr. No" in history. In terms of excitement, this movie is even better.

After finalizing this matter, Shen Long accompanied Audrey Hepburn to attend the Oscars. Hepburn successfully won the Best Actress statuette. The two left directly after receiving the award and did not participate in those messy things. thing.

Hepburn received the Academy Award and a contract for a new film, which can be described as a constant stream of happy events, but Ronald Reagan was in trouble. When Shen Long saw him, he was quite embarrassed.

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