Chapter 171 Cao Kun plays the lead role?

Cao Kun did not want to fail; losing the poison and money was a minor matter.

The main problem is that it takes too much time.

The Golden Silkworm Gu is different from other Gu. Other Gu can be refined faster, but the resulting Gu will have reduced abilities and a shorter lifespan.

However, the Golden Silkworm Gu cannot be refined in time.

Moreover, these poisons cannot be stored for too long; otherwise, unpredictable changes will occur within the evil-gathering area.

Back at the place where evil gathers, Cao Kun looked at the remaining poisonous creatures.

Cao Kun pondered whether to set up a forbidden formation to isolate these poisonous creatures from the evil-gathering place, keeping them as a backup.

Let's use it first. If the Golden Silkworm Gu fails to be refined, we can catch another one.

After thinking for a while, Cao Kun chose the latter.

Even within the forbidden formation, these poisonous creatures require meticulous care, or they will die.

Moreover, their effects will gradually weaken if they are not in contact with the earth.

Cao Kun decided to refine them into other types of Gu first.

If needed, we can look for it again.

Thus, Cao Kun began a large-scale Gu-making endeavor.

This time, at least one hundred kinds of Gu will be refined.

Moreover, it's not a common type of Gu, like ant Gu or mosquito Gu.

Each of these Gu will possess unique and powerful abilities.

Moreover, this time, Cao Kun also removed a portion of the scarab beetle corpses.

We are preparing to refine some Sacred Armor Gu.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.

The script for "Fast & Furious" has finally been finalized.

This script was almost entirely revised under Cao Kun's supervision.

Several directions were eventually determined.

1. Highlight Tang Laoda's emphasis on family.

After all, this guy is also known as Family Hero.

2. Highlight Tang Laoda's philosophy of accepting defeat in a bet.

A win is a win, and a loss is a loss.

This will also be the guiding principle that this series will always adhere to.

3. Racing cars, beautiful women, muscles, cleavage, long legs, and intense action scenes are all essential.

These are also the biggest highlights of this movie.

4. The protagonist must never act foolishly or stupidly, nor be simple-minded but physically strong.

Even when in adversity, it's only because of a lack of strength, not because they're stupid and get played.

On the contrary, the protagonist has to rely on his intelligence to turn the tables and outsmart the villains and the police.

This series is meant to be action-packed, not artistic. Don't make the main characters suffer; just make it as fun as possible.

5. The protagonist must rebel and go against the class that represents the upper class.

Because the protagonist represents the lower class, and the vast majority of moviegoers are also from the middle and lower classes.

This makes the audience feel more involved.

However, even without Cao Kun's reminder, Hollywood has already done this very well.

Cao Kun is fairly satisfied with the current script.

The overall script is similar to the first original film.

Brian infiltrated Dom's inner circle as an undercover agent, but ultimately, due to Dom's personal charisma, he was allowed to leave at the last moment.

However, another villain in the original version was a Chinese gang member, but at Cao Kun's request, he changed it to a Japanese organization.

In addition, the action scenes and racing scenes have been changed to be more exciting and adventurous.

The requirements for actors have been further raised.

Of course, the budget will also be more expensive.

In another world, the production cost of "Fast & Furious 1" was $35 million.

According to Seiko Yamashita's calculations, this script might require around $50 million to produce the film.

If you want to reduce the budget, you need to cut down on some large-scale action scenes and streamline some shots.

After considering it, Cao Kun decided to stick to the current script.

This series has a long way to go, so there's no need to worry about short-term gains or losses.

With the script and budget finalized, the next step is to recruit crew members.

Once the director is found, the next step is to find a filming crew and actors who match the roles.

"What? Mr. Cao, you're going to play the lead role?"

In the conference room of Cao Xiang Film and Television Company, Lin Yibin and screenwriter David Ayer were both greatly surprised after hearing Cao Kun's request.

Cao Kun glanced at the two of them: "I forgot to introduce myself, I'm also an actor, and my agency is currently under CAA."

The two were taken aback; they really didn't know that Cao Kun was an actor.

Lin Yibin organized his thoughts: "Mr. Cao, let me state first that I am not doubting your professional competence."

"But aside from action movies, there's no precedent in Hollywood for casting Asian actors as leads."

David Ayer also said, "I'm not discriminating against Asians, but it's a fact that Western audiences are not used to seeing Asian faces as protagonists."

Cao Kun was not surprised by their opposition.

On the contrary, their opposition shows that they have a certain sense of responsibility.

As they said, aside from pure action movies, such as the Bruce Lee, Jett Lee, and Jack Chen series of films.

Western film companies will not cast Asian faces as lead actors.

Of course, this excludes films that primarily depict the Eastern world, such as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Cao Kun said calmly, "First of all, this is an action movie."

Secondly, this is an action film with two male leads.

Finally, if you are unwilling, I can find someone else.

Cao Kun didn't necessarily have to play the lead role.

Rather, it's for the sake of making money in the future.

Where is the biggest box office market for Fast & Furious?

Not North America, but the Dragon Country.

North American audiences may not want to see his Asian face.

But Chinese audiences would definitely like to see that.

Moreover, with a Chinese lead actor like him, the first film might be able to be imported.

And the most important point.

Those who practice evil cultivation have killed too many people; they will inevitably face a mental tribulation in the future.

At best, they become lost in the killing, turning into machines that only know how to kill.

In severe cases, the backlash from the killing will cause the inner demons to completely devour him, his internal magic power to become uncontrollable, and he will explode and die.

This is one of the reasons why Cao Kun didn't dare to kill too recklessly before.

Acting, experiencing another person's life, is like finding an anchor point for yourself.

Perhaps this is the key method to deal with mental tribulations when the time comes.

Whether this will actually happen or not, Cao Kun is not sure at the moment.

But it's always better to be prepared than not to be.

However, one cannot accept just any role.

Those supporting characters had too few scenes and died shortly after appearing on screen.

Only those important characters possess a complete life and can become anchors in the trials of the heart.

Upon hearing that Cao Kun wanted to replace him, Lin Yibin quickly changed his tune, asking, "Mr. Cao, which role would you like to play?"

Cao Kun: "Of course it's Brian. I'm not bald, and I'm not that big."

Lin Yibin and David Ayer breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

If Cao Kun wants to play the role of Boss Tang, then things will get complicated.

Her appearance and temperament are completely different from the character.

Brian's character is alright, though.