Chapter 405: A Superhero Movie?

The next day.

The rating for the film "Dragon Horse Spirit" has come out.

Even Cheng Long, big brother, was quite surprised.

Originally, when the film approached him, he refused.

But in the end there was no way around it.

It's all about human relations; not filming it wouldn't work either.

At noon, Lin Mo met Cheng Long, big brother, and laughed as he asked, "Long Shu, the film's rating is out—6.6 points. How does it feel?"

"I didn't expect it; this movie getting 6.6 points is quite surprising!"

Cheng Long, big brother, smiled and poured Lin Mo a cup of tea.

"So, Long Shu, you're impressive; you should know the female lead of this film isn't favored by netizens!" Lin Mo said with a smile.

Although Lin Mo usually doesn't pay much attention to industry news and gossip.

But Re Ba does follow them, and she follows them especially closely.

One could say she's on the front line of the gossip.

Earlier, Re Ba told Lin Mo that the actress Liu Haocun, whom Lao Mouzi recruited, has a poor rapport with audiences.

Basically, any movie or TV drama she appears in gets boycotted by countless netizens, who deliberately give it low scores.

So…

One can imagine that "Dragon Horse Spirit" still managed a 6.6 rating's worth of value.

Cheng Long, big brother, waved his hand, clearly not wanting to dwell on the topic: "Forget it, I consider this film a favor returned; after shooting it I'll be relaxed. As for you, how's the new movie? You mentioned it the day before yesterday, and I've been thinking about it for two days!"

Lin Mo calmly lifted his teacup, took a leisurely sip, and deliberately teased, "Long Shu, don't be in a hurry; there's still a long way before filming starts."

Seeing this, Cheng Long, big brother, couldn't help but pat the table and laughed, "You kid, stop teasing me! Quickly tell me, the script is ready, right? I know your mind is full of creativity; pulling any out would make people's eyes light up."

Lin Mo set down his teacup, smiled slightly, and said, "Actually, I want to make a superhero movie, the kind like Hollywood's 'Spider‑Man'."

"What?" Cheng Long, big brother, was startled, almost thinking he misheard, "A superhero movie? Are you sure?"

Lin Mo nodded, "Exactly, a movie with a superhero theme."

Cheng Long, big brother, frowned, "Mozi, superhero movies aren't that easy to make. Hollywood has already mastered them, and if we rashly follow, it might not suit our soil. Your first two films had such good reputation; don't ruin your audience rapport with this one."

Lin Mo smiled, "Long Shu, rest assured, I know what I'm doing. The superhero movie I want to make isn't a simple popcorn flick of fights and stacked effects. I want to make a film with depth and substance, even a crime drama cloaked in a superhero exterior."

This world has Marvel and Spider‑Man and the like.

But it has no DC, nor director Nolan.

His several works, such as "Batman: The Dark Knight" and "Inception", are absent.

"Oh?"

Cheng Long, big brother, instantly became interested, "Then tell me, what's the specific story?"

Lin Mo said, "The movie I'm planning to make is called 'Batman: The Dark Knight'. The protagonist is Batman, but he's not a traditional superhero; he has no superpowers, just an ordinary person who relies on high‑tech gear and strong will to fight crime. His opponent is a villain called Joker, and that character is the soul of the whole film."

"Joker?" Cheng Long was a bit confused, not quite understanding the term Lin Mo used.

Lin Mo continued, "Joker is just the code name for the villain in my film. He's an extremely intelligent, extremely dangerous criminal. He has no purpose, no rules, doesn't even know what fear is; his only pleasure is creating chaos, challenging society's moral bottom line, using extreme methods to force people to choose...."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Long, big brother, instantly formed a picture in his mind.

A lunatic whose face is smeared with white powder and painted with exaggerated makeup...

Hiss...

Extremely intelligent, extremely dangerous, without purpose, without rules, even unaware of what fear is...

The difficulty of this character is far from ordinary.

"You set the villain so strong, then how should your protagonist, Batman, respond?" Cheng Long, big brother, asked hurriedly, his curiosity growing.

"So, that's the core of my film: Batman is the embodiment of justice, Joker is the embodiment of evil. Joker will constantly create chaos, constantly challenge Batman's bottom line..." Lin Mo briefly outlined the plot.

Lin Mo gave a brief summary of the general plot.

After listening, Cheng Long, big brother, laughed and joked, "You won't assign me to play Batman or Joker, will you?"

"Long Shu, the role I have for you is a police chief, which suits you well. As for Batman and Joker, you're not quite suitable~" Lin Mo said with a helpless laugh.

In "Batman: The Dark Knight", Cheng Long, big brother, playing Gordon would be quite fitting.

Someone might wonder if it's reasonable for Cheng Long, a Huaguo person, to serve as a police chief in Mi Guo.

What's unreasonable about that.

In Mi Guo's Huashengdun, there have even been Chinese serving as governor.

Later we can just set Cheng Long as a Chinese‑American.

"A police chief, that role indeed suits me!" Cheng Long, big brother, said with a smile.

He doesn't mind the role.

Just kidding, does Lin Mo still need to think up the script?

Absolutely awesome!

"Your other partner, I'm planning to invite Jason!"

Then Lin Mo continued.

Hearing this, Cheng Long was shocked.

"Jason?"

"If he hears this, he'll be overjoyed!"

Cheng Long said with a smile.

Immediately, he suddenly thought of something, patted Lin Mo's arm, and laughed heartily, "Then I'll give him a video call right now to make him happy!"