Chapter 982

There is another "Extra: Yan Liang" ahead, which can be found in the table of contents.

The final global box office for "Speed of Life and Death" reached 410 million USD.

A huge hit.

Parameter was busy preparing to develop a sequel.

Lu Yan He clearly stated that he would no longer write the sequel script; if Parameter could come up with a good idea, he could authorize it and serve as a script consultant.

Parameter was already familiar with Lu Yan He's temperament. They had no intention of trying to persuade Lu Yan He to write the sequel at all and immediately started looking for screenwriters in the industry.

Before that, Parameter tried to sign the sequel contracts with Yan Liang and Lily Williams first, but neither of them agreed.

They both demanded that the script come out first.

A blockbuster hit with a global box office of 400 million USD, and the charm of the two protagonists' character designs had been fully bestowed upon the two actors.

Their popularity and commercial value skyrocketed like a rocket.

Especially Lily Williams, who was already the most promising rising star among Hollywood's new generation of young actresses.

Last year, she achieved a miraculous box office figure with "The Notebook," setting a new record for romance films in the last decade, and this year, she showed another kind of feminine charm in "Speed of Life and Death."

Since meeting Lu Yan He in "The Mist," she had truly exploded in popularity thanks to these two films.

At this time, Linghe officially announced the news of Yan Liang starring in "The Matrix" trilogy after Lu Yan He's Weibo post, and an official poster was released.

At the same time, Linghe also wrote in this official press release: The project is currently in contact with several film companies and will choose the most suitable one to co-produce and distribute this film.

Sharp people had already realized one thing—

Linghe had officially begun to enter the production and distribution of Hollywood blockbusters.

Previously, Linghe had mainly focused on content production or joint production, and had never been involved in distribution at all.

This time, it was clear that the other companies competing for this project would have to share the distribution cake with Linghe.

A film trilogy written by Lu Yan He and starring Yan Liang—such a project was enough to sway those capitalists who wouldn't budge, claiming "rules cannot be broken."

From Li Zhibai's "The Fast and the Furious" series to Yan Liang's "The Matrix" series, Lu Yan He's blockbuster plan was scheduled at an incredible speed.

The agent circle was surging, and actors were secretly competing, all wanting to snatch a role from it.

Not to mention anything else, being able to connect with Lu Yan He and Linghe was good enough.

Jiang Yue, an actress who didn't belong to Linghe or Shihu but only played the supporting actress in "Oh My Sea," connected with Linghe because of this film, and after that, she appeared in Linghe's film and television projects almost every year.

A small actress in an unknown company had thus embarked on the upward phase of her career, becoming the lead actress in major projects.

Some familiar producers and directors couldn't refuse personal relationships and recommended people to Lu Yan He.

Lu Yan He's approach was very simple: no matter who recommended them, including Yan Liang himself who recommended an actor he had worked with several times, they all had to participate in an interview or audition first to see their performance for a round.

Of course, their opinions would also be referenced.

This was a bonus.

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Lu Yan He said to Yan Liang: "For 'The Matrix' trilogy, I still hope you can serve as the producer. Of course, I won't let you put a lot of energy into this, but this is a good learning opportunity. How such a big project is made—there are many things to learn here."

Yan Liang said okay.

He said: "'Speed of Life and Death' was too successful. I had experienced the success of projects like 'Friends,' 'The Gold Rush,' and 'Flypaper' before, but none of them gave me as much feedback and influence as 'Speed of Life and Death.' Now I can receive three film scripts a day, it's too exaggerated. I never thought that there were so many film scripts looking for actors." "That's just how it is; it's not easy for one out of ten scripts to be filmed in the end," Lu Yan He said. "The reason for this is that your character in 'Speed of Life and Death' fully tapped into another side of you as an actor. Your previous characters weren't the kind with great charm, but 'Speed of Life and Death' is different; a lot of effort was put into the character's attractiveness and charm."

"Did you tailor it for me?"

"You could say that," Lu Yan He said. "Anyway, when I was writing it, I was completely writing it according to your image."

Yan Liang nodded.

"No wonder."

Lu Yan He: "'The Matrix' is actually the same, and this character is even more suitable for you."

"Huh?"

"You've been learning martial arts for several years. In this trilogy, you'll get your fill of fighting," Lu Yan He said. "The combination of science fiction and martial arts action will be even cooler than 'Speed of Life and Death.' I'm already looking for a stunt coordinator to design the action."

Yan Liang: "You saying that makes me look forward to it too much."

"By the way—" Lu Yan He suddenly remembered something, "The media is talking about the scandal between you and Lily. It hasn't affected the private relationship between the two of you, has it?"

Yan Liang: "We haven't talked about this, but Parameter had communicated with our agent team before and gave us a heads-up. We also expected this situation to happen, so it's okay."

Lu Yan He: "... So, there's really nothing between the two of you?"

"..." Yan Liang looked at Lu Yan He speechlessly, "You believe it too? No way, right?"

"I don't believe it, I'm looking forward to it," Lu Yan He said. "Because you two are both my friends, and you're both very good people, I'm looking forward to some sparks between you two."

Yan Liang: "... I haven't thought about it in that direction."

Lu Yan He: "Then what do you think of her?"

"Alright, shut up," Yan Liang shook his head, "I don't want to talk to you about this."

Lu Yan He: "Are you shy?"

"Shy your ghost."

"You're really shy," Lu Yan He nodded seriously, "Didn't expect that."

Yan Liang: "..."

He said: "I have to film 'Friends' later, film that fictional character movie, and film 'The Matrix' trilogy. Where would I have time to fall in love?"

"The key to falling in love is passion, it's adrenaline, not time," Lu Yan He said decisively.

"When are you and Chen Siqi going to have a baby?" Yan Liang asked suddenly.

"What the hell?" Lu Yan He was taken aback.

"I see you're still not busy enough. Having a kid would keep you busy enough, don't be idle and come manage these things," Yan Liang complained.

Lu Yan He: "..."