The original movie was about a police undercover convening the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Now it has been changed to a police undercover asking a magician played by Cao Xuan for help. Then the magician comes forward and invites three other like-minded knights to join them and form a group of thieves.

The rest of the plot is similar to the original version. First there is a magic trick that shocks everyone, and then it is reversed and analyzed afterwards. There are various battles of wits and courage during this period, and then it is reversed again.

Again, the selling point of "Now You See Me" is the twist.

In addition, Cao Xuan also arranged some preparations for the sequel. Although the original film "Time and Space" also made arrangements for the sequel.

It's a pity that the second part was released in a hurry. The stunts and magic were not bad, but the plot logic was full of loopholes. Cao Xuan would definitely not make such a mistake. After the first script came out, he worked hard to improve the script of the second part.

Of course, whether or not a sequel will be made depends on the performance of the first part of "Now You See Me", but I won't be polite if I should bury my buttons.

The next day, Cao Xuan went to Warner Bros. to pay homage to the dock in the morning, and met with several magician consultants for the film in the afternoon.

In fact, one of the most famous is David Copperfield.

The most famous magician in the world, some of the most famous magic tricks include traveling through the Great Wall, making the Statue of Liberty disappear, flying in the air, etc.

In fact, most of the magic in "Now You See Me" can be done using special effects or editing, and there is no need to actually use magic.

Finding these magicians is more of an endorsement and a better way to enrich the "details" of the magic, making the movie look more real.

Magic seems to be a very awesome thing, but as long as the truth is revealed, many things cannot be looked at directly, and it can be regarded as ruining people's jobs.

Because of this, revealing the secrets of magic is most looked down upon by those in the industry.

Strictly speaking, the magic tricks or plot of "Now You See Me" can be regarded as revealing in a sense, but they do not involve many key points.

The most important thing is that the main plot of "Now You See Me", in addition to doing justice for heaven, also despises the secrets of magic. The old villain is a person who makes a living by revealing the secrets of magic, and was finally sanctioned.

Moreover, "Now You See Me" is essentially a promotion of magic, and many magicians are willing to help.

In addition to David Copperfield, domestic Liu Qian, Li Ning, and Fu Tenglong are also on the film's consultant list.

After all, it is a magic-themed movie, so hiring so many big-name consultants is also a good publicity stunt.

However, if some professional magicians or magic enthusiasts go to watch the movie because of the reputation of these consultants, they may be a little disappointed. After all, the magic in the movie is not real magic.

Of course, "Now You See Me" is mainly aimed at a large number of ordinary viewers. As long as they enjoy watching it, it doesn't matter whether it is real magic or not.

In addition to these consultants, the crew also specially invited two professional magicians and card tricks artists to provide guidance for the filming needs.

After all, Cao Xuan and Captain America's Chris Evans have a lot of card scenes. If you want to make them look handsome and dashing, you need a professional approach.

Especially Cao Xuan, who started practicing card magic and fancy cutting before the Spring Festival.

After half a year of study, Cao Xuan is now able to skillfully perform more than a dozen card magic tricks, and his tricks are also good, at least he can fool laymen.

Card magic is actually not important. After all, there are many ways to solve the problem in movies, but if the card playing is not fancy, then you can only hire a substitute. There are ways, but it is best if Cao Xuan can support certain basic shots.

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After Cao Xuan arrived, the crew officially started setting up and preparing for filming. He also met several leading actors before starting filming.

The hypnotist is played by Juan Fu, who has a relatively reserved personality and has a British gentlemanly demeanor.

Cao Xuan didn't know why the original version cast a big man to play the role of the hypnotist. He might have thought of the contrast effect, but the gentle and graceful Curly Fu looked more like a master of hypnotizing the mind.

Chris Evans, who plays the role of Unlocker, has the same English name as Cao Xuan. Cao Xuan took a look at his buttocks and found that he was indeed very perky.

It is said that this person not only has a perky butt, but also a lot of money. He once accidentally leaked private photos and was exclaimed as King Oyster Mushroom.

Cao Xuan felt sorry for this. When he first came to work, he had a similar nickname, called Big Eggplant...

Chris Evans was speechless when he screamed, so Cao Xuan simply imitated Juan Fu and called him Mr. Tao.

It is said that this man likes to grow a beard when he is not filming, like a kiwi fruit. When he comes to work, he is forced to shave clean and turns into a peach, so he is called Mr. Peach, or Chris Peach.

Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk) is not as calm as he looks, but he likes to joke around a lot. Cao Xuan always looked dazed when he saw him, and almost called him Dr. Banner several times.

Gal Gadot will be famous in later generations, but in fact, she does not particularly fit Cao Xuan's aesthetics. It's not that Cao Xuan doesn't think she is beautiful, but that she is not a top beauty in Hollywood.

In his opinion, Gal Gadot is very attractive to actresses for their appearance and camera.

Wonder Woman is very sassy and has a lot of fans, and "Red Notice" is also very good to watch, but in other movies, sometimes it is eye-catching, and sometimes it feels mediocre.

In fact, all female stars have a similar situation. Some movies and TV shows are amazing, and some movies and TV shows even look average or even a bit ugly.

If an actress takes good looks as her advantage, her career may have a low point in terms of good looks, but most of her works must remain above the standard.

However, Gal Gadot relies too much on appearance and camera, and her appearance fluctuates, which to some extent proves that her own conditions are insufficient.

In other words, this is what many call a "beautiful woman" who is more heroic and capable. If the role and appearance are similar, it will be a great bonus. Otherwise, it may not gain much, or even hinder her.

Of course, aesthetics is difficult to define, and everyone has their own standards.

Cao Xuan thinks that Gal Gadot is a beautiful woman with temperament. Some people may think that she is the best in Hollywood. There is no way to argue with this, and Cao Xuan doesn’t want to argue either.

He is not in a relationship with Gal Gadot, and he doesn't care whether she is beautiful or not. The most important thing is whether the other party can bring him benefits.

Cao Xuan specifically consulted with a stylist to design a look based on Gal Gadot's strengths. It just so happened that the character was a female police detective, so there were a lot of conveniences.

Regarding the black man A Ming, Cao Xuan was actually a little surprised. Because of "The Doomsday Dictatorship", he had a preconceived idea that this man was a very violent and fierce person, but in reality he was very kind and honest in private, and he was especially easy to talk to.

After many main creators gathered together, Cao Xuan held a special meeting, during which he specially introduced Damimi.

This group of people hang out in Hollywood, and even if they have never met, they know each other's ins and outs. Only Da Mimi is from China, so she is totally different from these people.

Therefore, Cao Xuan had to mention something special to show that this person is his, so everyone should weigh it carefully.

Damimi was not afraid of stage and introduced herself in fluent English, which made Cao Xuan very happy.

He said at the beginning that compared to Liu Tianxian, if Damimi wants to hit Hollywood, she must first pass the language barrier.

Damimi may have gotten the letter from Hu Jing, and she has been crazily tutoring in English since 2007. After several years of hard work, she doesn't dare to say how good her English is, but she will definitely have no problem communicating and filming.

If it doesn't work, just use dubbing if you can. Don't think that there are no dubbing actors in Hollywood. They have been used in many movies, even some classics.

Hollywood is inherently a world of actors, with actors from all countries. It is inevitable that there will be some who are not particularly fluent in the language. In this case, dubbing can be used.

And sometimes, in order to better shape some characters, voice actors will be used.

For example, a certain actor's voice is thicker, but a clearer and more magnetic voice is suitable for the role, or an actor's voice is more serious, but the role is a comedy, these will be handled by voice actors.

There is also a small part where the newcomer's lines are not up to par, so dubbing actors are needed to make up for it.

There are young talents and popular celebrities not only in China, but also in Hollywood every year there are newcomers who are not suitable for their qualifications. However, most of these people have not established themselves, and they are not C-level in Hollywood, so China does not care much about them.

Let's put it this way, there is no clean entertainment industry in the world, it's just that some are bad and some are worse.

The longer Cao Xuan worked with Hollywood, the more filters he broke, but he also truly saw many of Hollywood's advanced and unique features.

He drew a circle and jotted it down, intending to select a few situations that could be transplanted into Chinese, and then go back to the country to test them, so as to learn from the foreigners and use their skills to defeat the foreigners...

On April 2, "Now You See Me" officially started filming in Los Angeles.

At the opening ceremony, Cao Xuan invited Mr. Guan out again.

It's not easy to get beef and pig heads in the United States, so I simply cut a few pounds of beef and pork, and also provided a few plates of hamburgers, French fries, egg tarts and other Western snacks for the second master to try.

The photo of Cao Xuan, Mr. Tao, Juan Fu and others respectfully offering incense to Mr. Guan, with their faces full of excitement and curiosity, was taken by the American media and reported in a serious manner.

"Revealed: China Cao's Box Office Artifact, the Mysterious Oriental Sacrifice Ceremony"

Someone also dug out excerpts from previous interviews with Dwayne Johnson and others, and it was completely confirmed that Cao Xuan would practice some weird oriental rituals and rules when filming, which may have a very significant help to his box office fortune.

There were various discussions in the American media, thinking that a great secret had been discovered, and it was said that an American film crew followed suit.

If you can't find Guan Erye, you can use Tathagata, Guanyin or Mazu from the Chinese. If that doesn't work, use the local Jesus and Jehovah.
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