After half an hour.

At the entrance of the restaurant, Li Yishu shook hands with Sun Zhengyi and said, “Mr. Sun, you can talk to Monica about the follow-up matters. She will be responsible for helping you contact them.”

“Thank you, Mr. Li!”

Son thanked him and said, “I will contact Japan as soon as possible and arrange for a team to come over for negotiations.”

“You’re welcome, Mr. Sun. We can all win together through cooperation.”

Li Yishu smiled. It was no loss for him to use other people’s things as a favor.

On the contrary, acquiring part of the shares of TV Asahi will indeed be of great help to Lee Yi-su’s future media group.

After some greetings, Lee Yi-su wanted to personally escort the other party to the studio entrance, but was declined by Son Masayoshi on the grounds that Lee Yi-su had to film in the afternoon.

Li Yishu asked Monica to send Son Masayoshi away.

Before leaving, Masayoshi Son was smiling happily, not only because he had finalized the cooperation with Li Yishu, but also because he met his favorite movie star Jackie Chan.

But Chris Tucker was different, he felt the torment.

During the whole process, Li Yishu didn’t say a word to him or even look at him.

For a moment, Chris Tucker wondered if he was going to be replaced.

But the filming has already started, and if he is replaced at this time, the crew will suffer a huge loss.

With this thought in mind, Chris Tucker was always nervous during the afternoon shooting and comforted himself in this way.

In fact, Chris Tucker comforted himself well. It was impossible to replace him, and Li Yishu could not replace him either. If they were replaced at this time, the biggest losses would be to the crew and his company.

This is not just a loss of money, but most importantly a loss of Li Yishu’s time. He doesn’t have that much time to continue casting.

Moreover, Jackie Chan has too many schedules now. The planned time to finish the movie is two months, but he can only coordinate half a month at most. Even more time, Jackie Chan himself cannot spare.

So if she doesn’t replace Chris Tucker, how should Li Yishu teach him a lesson?

Very simple!
Just let him stay in the crew.

There is an unwritten rule when filming on the set. All actors must come to the set early as long as you have a role on that day. No matter when your role is shot, you must stay on the set and are not allowed to go anywhere, because the director may call you to film at any time.

In this way, Chris Tucker waited in the crew for a whole afternoon, and it was not until near dinner time that he was called on stage by Li Yishu to film a scene opposite Cheng Long.

Because the effect was not good, Li Yishu rejected this shot and planned to reshoot it tomorrow.

Chris Tucker did not realize the seriousness of the matter. He thought it was a normal filming. After all, Lee Yi-su was very strict when filming before, and his roaring voice was very different from the gentleman image he usually saw.

Early the next morning.

The crew reunited at the Columbia studio.

Li Yishu started filming the supporting role first, while Cheng Long and Chris Tucker were waiting in their respective lounges.

Until noon, Cheng Long was called to shoot a scene and Tucker was still waiting.

In the evening, Tucker was called out to play a scene opposite Cheng Long. After watching it, Li Yishu rejected it and asked to reshoot it tomorrow.

The third day, the fourth day, the fifth day…

Out of ten shots, only one or two are usable, and most of them are scenes with Cheng Long.

“Rush Hour” has two male protagonists, and their scenes together account for almost 70% of their respective roles.

As a result of Li Yishu’s actions, Cheng Long had to shoot most of his scenes, and only completed less than 10% of his scenes with his partner.

Tucker’s personal scenes were not filmed at all, and all the scenes were about supporting roles and Cheng Long’s personal scenes.

The crew members felt that Lee Yi-su was being strict and realized that something was wrong.

Cheng Long had noticed the situation as early as the next day, but as a shrewd man, he naturally didn’t want to get involved in such matters.

Not to mention that his relationship with Li Yishu is greater than that with Tucker, just in terms of the identities of director and actor, Cheng Long is more willing to lean towards Li Yishu as a director rather than Tucker as an actor.

“Fuck, you damn nigger, what the hell is going on!”

At the door of the crew, Tucker was called a nigger, but he didn’t dare to refute at all. He just lowered his head and said nothing.

Because the person who scolded him was his agent, who was also a black man.

At this moment, the black agent Denzel roared, “It’s been almost a week, and you, a black man, just came to tell me that I am your agent, not your mother. You should have told me earlier so that I could spend time communicating with Li instead of cleaning up your mess now!”

Tucker said aggrievedly, “Denzel, I originally thought that Lee was just doing this for the filming effect of the crew, but I didn’t expect that Lee would be so vengeful.”

“Shaite! You’d better stop talking nonsense!”

Denzel shouted angrily, “Fuck you, Lee is not just any director. He is the winner of the four major European gold awards, one of the best directors in the world, and the owner of a Hollywood film company. You nigger better shut your mouth. If you go out there and talk nonsense, I guarantee I will fucking beat your ass!”

As a manager, Denzel knew very well that Lee Yi-su was not someone he could compete with.

Not to mention that Li Yishu is one of the best directors in the world, his identity as the owner of a Hollywood film company alone is enough to scare some second- and third-tier actors.

Golden Lion Pictures and Art Film Company are both film companies that have emerged in Hollywood in recent years. The former, in particular, has relied on small investments to achieve big results and has won high box office returns many times with horror films.

It is said that even the six major film companies are eyeing Golden Lion Pictures, and Columbia Pictures even wants to acquire a stake in Golden Lion and make it a subsidiary of Columbia.

Even the top Hollywood actors probably wouldn’t dare to offend the bosses of these two companies.

If Tucker dares to say something bad about Li Yishu outside, he can forget about making it in Hollywood. This is not only the pressure from Li Yishu, but also the pressure from the other six major film companies.

There is an unwritten rule in Hollywood that film companies put pressure on producers, producers put pressure on directors, and directors put pressure on actors. Unless the gap in status is too great, then it will naturally be the other way around, but film companies will always be at the top of the list.

Only top-tier superstars, such as the two Toms, can compete with some small and medium-sized film companies, but it is just competition, not direct confrontation.

“Okay Denzel, I know I was wrong. What should I do now?” Tucker scratched his short hair and said helplessly, “The Fifth Element is about to start. According to the current progress, I’m afraid that the filming of The Fifth Element will be completed and my part will just be finished.”

“Damn it, didn’t I tell you that you don’t need to deal with this matter, just film your scenes peacefully and let me arrange it, wait for me to arrange it, you damn nigger, I really want to fuck your brain hard, isn’t it a pile of shit…”

Denzel couldn’t stop cursing.

His curse was very harsh, but Tucker could only lower his head and bear it.

In fact, Denzel’s anger had its reasons. It was not just because Tucker acted on his own initiative, but also because he did not contact him immediately to resolve the incident, but dragged it until now.

The main reason is that Tucker ruined Denzel’s plan. It is not uncommon in Hollywood to have to film multiple times. Not to mention the big stars who have many scripts, even the second- and third-tier actors sometimes have to film multiple times. This is not necessarily their personal behavior, but perhaps it is caused by the change in the crew’s shooting cycle, which is advanced or delayed.

Under such circumstances, Zhaxi naturally came into being.

So when Denzel learned that the crew of “The Fifth Element” was going to start filming early and that it would conflict with “Rush Hour”, he was very distressed.

One is a top director in the field of international art films, and has also shot several excellent commercial films.

The real art and business flourish together.

The other is a newcomer who made a big splash in the United States with “Léon: The Professional”. The investment in his new film “The Fifth Element” has reached nearly 100 million US dollars.

The schedules of both parties conflicted, so Denzel, as the agent, naturally had to find a way to coordinate. His original plan was to let Tucker film safely with Lee Yi-su, and when the filming of “The Fifth Element” started, Denzel would find a way to bring Luc Besson to discuss the schedule arrangements with Lee Yi-su.

He believed that Luc Besson would definitely agree. After all, it was their crew that advanced the shooting schedule, and they couldn’t let the actors bear this loss.

I think with the mediation of fellow director Luc Besson, and Tucker’s excellent performance during the filming, Lee Yi-su should be able to relax a little and help adjust her schedule.

But who could have thought that Tucker would take it upon himself to go to Li Yishu privately to discuss the schedule adjustment.

Who are you, Tucker? Are you qualified enough to discuss schedule adjustments with a big director like Li Yishu?
Do you really think that just because I joke with you all the time, you can treat yourself as the director’s good friend?

Please, you are just an actor, and the most inconspicuous black actor in Hollywood. You are not Will Smith, who is now famous for “Bad Boys”, nor are you the gold medal supporting actor Morgan Freeman.

Tucker asked nervously, “What should we do now?”

“Just forget about it and stay in the crew. When you are filming, take the opportunity to perform seriously. When you are not filming, study the script more.”

Denzel left in a hurry after saying this.

He must communicate with Luc Besson as soon as possible.

Tucker must not be allowed to continue like this. Losing a movie is not a big deal, but if he offends a young and outstanding director like Li Yishu and the big bosses behind the two film companies, it will definitely be something that is enough to make any actor despair.

Tucker still has confidence in his agent, but he is still quite worried. These few days on the crew have been like a year. Not only do other actors in the crew avoid him, even the staff rarely talk to him.

The entertainment industry is like this, praising the powerful and bullying the weak, it’s the same no matter where you are.

Denzel lived up to Tucker’s expectations and met with Luc Besson that afternoon to discuss the schedule adjustment. He was also smart and did not mention the conflict between his actors and Lee Yi-su, but only explained that the schedules of the two crews were close.

Tucker also has a lot of scenes in “Rush Hour” and is one of the two male protagonists.

This is not the first time that Luc Besson has come to Hollywood to make a movie, but his previous film “Léon: The Professional” was a Franco-American co-production, led by French investment. This time it is actually led by Hollywood Columbia Pictures, so he naturally has to be more cautious.

What’s more, the director of the crew whose schedule conflicts with yours is not an ordinary person, but a famous European director of art films.

Think about it.

Luc Besson agreed with Denzel’s suggestion and prepared to come to the “Rush Hour” crew in person to discuss Tucker’s schedule adjustment with Lee Yi-su.

the next morning.

The crew of “Rush Hour”.

“Crack!”

After finishing a monologue by Cheng Long, Li Yishu asked the stage manager to switch to the next scene.

While waiting, Li Yishu sat in the director’s chair, reading the script and discussing with the director of photography beside her how to shoot the next scene.

Just then, Thomas from Columbia Pictures arrived.

“plum!”

Thomas smiled and said, “I have something I want to talk to you about.”

Li Yishu glanced at him and did not answer. Instead, she said, “Xi Li, just change the lens according to what we just talked about.”

“It’s the director.” Director of Photography Xili turned and left.

After he left, Li Yishu asked, “Thomas, how come you have time to come to my place?”

Thomas smiled and said, “I’ve wanted to come see you for a long time. Someone asked me to find you.”

“Who?”

“French director Luc Besson!”

Li Yishu raised his eyebrows. He probably knew what was going on, but he still pretended to be ignorant: “Is it the director of Leon: The Professional?”

“Yes, that’s him.”

Thomas said, “We at Columbia have invested in an action science fiction film with a production cost of nearly 100 million US dollars. Luc Besson is the director of this film. One of the actors in his crew has a conflicting schedule with yours, so Luc has entrusted us at Columbia Pictures to be the middleman…”

“Where is he?” Li Yishu did not give a direct answer, but asked in return.

“In the lounge area in front.” Thomas whispered, “Lee, give me a favor. I’m the second producer of this movie.”

“Ok.”

Li Yishu pretended to hesitate for a moment before nodding and saying, “Okay, for your sake, Thomas. If it were someone else, I would never agree to adjust the schedule. You’ve worked with me before, so you know my style very well.”

Thomas was very happy that Li Yishu gave him this face, and laughed and said, “Of course, you are the famous tyrant on the set!”

The two walked and talked.

Soon we arrived at the crew’s rest area.

Luc Besson, who had been sitting here waiting, saw Thomas coming back with a young man of Asian appearance beside him.

I recognized the other person as Li from China at a glance.

Lee Yi-su is very famous in Europe and his photos are often published in newspapers and magazines. Almost anyone who knows about the film industry can recognize his Asian face.

As soon as they met, Thomas acted as a middleman and introduced the two parties to each other.

Luc Besson smiled and said, “Thomas, no need to introduce, I am very familiar with Li.”

After that, he extended his hand: “Hello, Li, I’m Luc Besson. I really like your shooting style. I have carefully watched all your works.”

Li Yishu laughed heartily and said, “I also really like your film “Léon: The Professional”. You may not remember that when I first attended the Venice International Film Festival, the opening film was the documentary “Atlantis” directed by you.” (End of this chapter)