When Leonardo heard Spielberg's inquiry, he almost subconsciously asked: "Steven, do you have the idea of ​​remake this movie?"

Hollywood does not pay much attention to Hong Kong movies, and major Hollywood companies pay a little more attention, but local Hollywood actors know very little about Hong Kong movies. Leonardo not only hasn't seen this movie before today, nor has he heard of it, so he didn't know that the copyright of this movie was bought by Warner, nor did he know that the copyright is now in Li Mu's hands.

Spielberg told him: "The film's remake rights were bought by Warner a few months ago, but it was just bought by Li Mu."

"Li Mu?" Leonardo asked happily: "That's why Li Mu is interested in remake this movie, right?"

"That's right." Spielberg said: "Li Mu is preparing to jointly produce and release with DreamWorks, and he really hopes that you will star in the role of Chen Yongren."

Speaking of this, Spielberg smiled and said, "Of course, if we were remake, this character would not be named like this. The entire story structure will definitely be translated to the United States, which will happen between the American gangs and the American police."

"Great!" Leonardo blurted out almost without hesitation: "I'm really fucking willing to play this role! I like this role, I like this poor guy, just don't let him be so pitiful in the remake version..."

Tom Hanks on the side smiled and said, "Believe me, if it's a remake, they should give your character a grand funeral at the end, not only Scottish bagpipes, but also 2 salutes!"

Leonardo said excitedly: "Hey, Tom, imagine joining this character is Jimmy or something. When he experienced all this, he gained the love of a beautiful psychologist. However, this psychologist has always been dissatisfied with his identity as a gang, and even tried to make up his mind to draw a line with him. He accepted it and gradually alienated the female psychologist. However, before he was about to meet with the dirty police, he found the female doctor, put all his information in an envelope and gave it to the psychologist for custody, and then told her to open it if he had an accident."

Tom Hanks nodded and smiled, "Then he...bang, he died."

"Yes!" Leonardo said excitedly: "The character died, but he won his own identity, won all the honors, and told his true identity to the woman he loved. Just imagine that this woman had miserable love for him before, but in her eyes, he was nothing more than a charismatic gangster, and even a very evil murderer. However, after his death, she finally understood everything, understood the identity of this man and the great tasks he had been doing for so many years, which completely overturned all her previous perception of him, and it would be a good comfort for the audience."

Tom Hanks also began to enjoy the plot discussion, so he asked Leonardo: "What do you think of the dirty police officer?"

"He must die!" Leonardo said: "Good people can die, bad people must die, good people must die, good people will be glorious after death, bad people will be famous after death. This is the value that the audience can accept. I don't want to star in a movie where good people die, bad people will be at large, and then hypocritical that he also wants to be a good person."

Tom Hanks said: "In this case, I think we can design another policeman. This policeman can be the partner of Officer Huang. He knows that Officer Huang and Chen Yongren both died at the hands of the dirty police, but there is no evidence to convict him, or if he is not satisfied, he will only be sentenced to life imprisonment in the future. So he decided to punish evil and promote good by himself, and he will kill the dirty police. As the end of the whole movie, this can also give the audience a satisfactory explanation."

Spielberg said: "You two said it very well. I agree with these points, and I have another idea, you guys will take a look."

The two listened attentively, Spielberg paused and said, "In the original version, Liu Jianming had a girlfriend, a writer, and Chen Yongren had a female psychologist who cared about her very much. These two female characters did not have any intersection, and the two characters actually looked relatively thin overall. If we remake it, it would be better to combine these two female characters into one."

"Fused into one?" Tom Hanks asked him with a frown, "Steven, you mean, this psychologist, who is both the dirty policeman's girlfriend, the protagonist's psychologist, and then falls in love with the protagonist?"

"Yes." Spielberg nodded and said, "Female characters are actually very important in this kind of rivalry between two men. The movie gives the audience the feeling that the bad guy seems to have everything, but in fact he has lost everything without realizing it, including his humanity, his future, and his love. Although good guys have been losing a lot, he has completed his mission, won honors, and won the heart of a good woman. In this way, even if he dies in the end, he is a hero and can comfort the audience."

Leonardo suddenly snapped his fingers and realized: "It's so good, just like Mel Gibson's "Brave Heart". Although the protagonist William Wallace was finally beheaded, he completed his mission to lead the Scottish nation to resist, won the respect of everyone, and won the heart of the French princess played by Sophie Marce."

Tom Hanks said: "According to the plot, the French princess played by Sophie Marceau was originally the daughter-in-law of the British King, but later before the British King died, Sophie Marceau told him that he was not his grandson in his belly, but William Wallace's flesh and blood. This was really satisfying."

Spielberg said: "Making a villain's woman fall in love with the protagonist is a very useful plot operation. In this way, the real winner among the villains can be demonstrated through the choice of this woman, especially when the villain has almost everything and the protagonist has almost nothing, the audience's feeling will be stronger. When the audience faces the villain who has everything and the protagonist who has nothing, they will completely subvert their values. For example, Sophie Marceau in "Brave Heart", no matter how she packages it, her behavior is a standard marriage cheating. What's more, she is the initiative of cheating and is pregnant with the children of other men. However, in this movie, no one will blame her. On the contrary, countless people applaud her for her behavior, and her behavior will also make the audience appreciate the protagonist more."

"Haha!" Leonardo smiled and said, "If you say that, the same is true in "Titanic". Ruth played by Kate is actually a cheating woman, and Jack I plays is a poor boy who hooks up with someone else's fiancée."

"Yes." Spielberg smiled, "You even won the ticket to board the ship by gambling."

After saying that, Spielberg put away his smile and said seriously: "Actually, this is the psychology of the audience. They are willing to see the protagonist win everything, and the villain loses everything. In this case, even if the villain's wife takes the initiative to cheat on the protagonist, the audience will not only not blame it, but will appreciate it, because this will strengthen the protagonist's halo and please the audience at the same time. So I want to integrate the two female characters "Infernal Affairs" that have no intersection at all, so that she can strengthen the tension of the plot and give the audience some comfort."

Leonardo asked: "How should we set it out?"

Spielberg said: "We need to think about this carefully and sort out the timeline of the female character knowing the villain, the male protagonist, and the storyline that happened to the three of them."

After a pause, Spielberg looked at Leonardo and asked with a smile: "But, in short, you are 00% sure you want to join this movie, right?"

"God." Leonardo said very seriously: "It's not 100% certainty, but 100%!"

"k." Spielberg nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Tom Hanks, and said, "Are you interested in the role of Officer Huang?"

"Me?" Tom Hanks was obviously a little surprised. He had never thought that Spielberg would invite him to participate in this movie, because since the male lead was Leonardo, the second male lead who played opposite him should be a young man about the same age as Leonardo. He obviously was not suitable for him, so when he was discussing, he never thought that he would also participate.

However, Spielberg suddenly asked him if he was interested in the role of Officer Huang, and Tom Hanks was really unsure of his mind.

Officer Huang’s role is not a big character, and he can’t even be considered a male third, because no matter how you look at this character’s role, the role will not be as heavy as the black boss. So, after all, this character should be a male fourth.

For actors like Tom Hanks, the fourth male lead is basically not considered. On the one hand, the big names themselves do not like to play supporting roles, and on the other hand, the production company will not give them the opportunity to play supporting roles. These extremely valuable actors are so high that they are so frightening that they are so popular that they must be the leading male lead. The second male lead is the most popular actor. If you take the top actor to play supporting roles, then how high the cost of the whole movie can be to bear it.

Spielberg also knew that this character was somewhat marginalized, so he tried to convince Tom Hanks, saying: "Tom, this character may not have many roles, but it is very important for the whole movie. Whether it is me or Li Mu, you highly respect your acting skills, so I also hope that you can accept this role. Li Mu also made it clear that you and Le have already reduced their pay in "Flying Tigers". "Infernal Affairs" said that nothing can make you sacrifice your interests, so they paid you according to the market price and gave you a certain box office share."

After saying that, Spielberg added: "But it doesn't matter if you don't want to, I can understand."
Chapter completed!