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Chapter 343 Dog Prohibition and New Dog Movie

Li Yi is actually quite curious about what the movie version of "Forward with Weights" will be filmed.

Of course, it's pure curiosity, after all, it's not his movie anymore.

His trip this time was purely coincidental and he wanted to hide away. It happened that Alex and Rogers invited Li Yi together. Originally, they also invited Chen Wen, but Chen Wen was delayed by something and couldn't go.

Li Yi went there alone, and he didn't know why he didn't think about bringing Mu Dao along.

After getting off the plane, Li Yi immediately saw Rogers holding a sign with his name on it!
"Hi, Li! Long time no see!" Rogers came up and gave Li Yi a hug.

For Li Yi, Rogers is undoubtedly very grateful, because if Li Yi's "Forward with Weights" short film hadn't exploded on North American social networks, he would have no chance to become the leading actor in this movie!
"Long time no see!" Li Yi said with a smile.

After getting in the car, the two chatted one after another. Of course, Rogers was there to talk about some things about the filming of "Forward with Weight".

Rogers seemed a little excited, but Li Yi could understand it.

After all, although "Forward with Weight" can only be said to be a B-grade movie in Hollywood, this movie is a proper mainstream commercial movie.

And because of the popularity of the short film, the industry is generally optimistic about the prospects of "Forward with Weight".

For Rogers, Li Yi can be said to have supported him.

"SHIT!" Suddenly Rogers stopped the car and couldn't help cursing.

But the way ahead was blocked by a group of people parading with signs.

"What's the situation?" Li Yi was a little puzzled.

"Damn United!" Rogers yelled.

"What does this have to do with United Airlines?" Li Yi was confused.

"United Airlines recently implemented a new animal transportation policy that includes nine types of dogs that are prohibited from carriage," Rogers explained.

"Jessie, who initiated this campaign, said that United Airlines had earlier refused to transport her 10-year-old pit bull. This caused serious dissatisfaction among many dog ​​lovers, so a campaign was launched on the Internet, calling for People are united to protest United Airlines’ ban on dogs. In this event, 45000 netizens have signed a petition to United Airlines to lift the ban on the transportation of these dogs.”

"It just doesn't look like the online petition is getting enough attention from United Airlines, so they launched this parade again!" Rogers said.

Li Yi couldn't help being amazed.

I heard earlier that the American Animal Protection Association and the like have always been the number one enemy of many pet movie shoots.

Moreover, killing and selling dogs is not allowed in Laomei, and they will be punished by law or financial punishment, or even go to jail.

Li Yichun was watching the fun.

"You also like pet dogs?" Li Yi asked.

"Of course, why not? By the way, Lee, I saw your movie "The Tale of Hachiko" and it was so good. Unfortunately, that movie was not released in North America, but it was released directly to DVD. However, I heard that the sales volume is very good." Rogers said suddenly.

"The Story of Hachiko" was indeed not released in North America, but was released directly on DVD. Li Yi heard from Lou Jianjun that it was because the DVD sales were very good that the other party wanted to release this movie locally. adapted.

One of the giants in North America, Dean Films under the Dean Group, has reached a cooperation with Yixing Film and Television (the name of Li Yi's film company).

The other party even thought about inviting Li Yi, the original creator, to direct "The Story of Hachiko the Faithful Dog"!
But Li Yi was not too interested, because even if "The Story of Hachiko the Faithful Dog" was adapted, in Li Yi's opinion, the story would not change much, so he declined.

Moreover, the purpose of the other party's invitation to Li Yi is not so pure. I heard from Lou Jianjun that the other party wanted to take the opportunity to make the American version of "The Story of Hachiko the Faithful Dog" into a co-production film.

But in fact, everyone knows that if the movie "The Story of Hachiko" is co-produced, it doesn't make much sense.

Because the characters in it are mainly Xiao Ba and the professor, and since it is going to be localized, the characters are actually very difficult to arrange.

The so-called co-productions are nothing more than trickery.

Suddenly, Li Yi's mind was in a daze, and another movie was triggered.

He couldn't help scratching his head, it was another pet movie.

"A Dog's Mission"!
This cheat is outrageous, but if it is a co-production, "A Dog's Mission" is quite suitable.

Because it contains several paragraphs of the story, it is indeed very suitable for making a co-production film.

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"Lee? Are you okay?"

Li Yi was woken up by Rogers.

I saw Rogers looking at himself worriedly.

"Sorry, I was distracted!" Li Yi said with a smile.

"Li, did you think of any good stories again?" Suddenly Rogers asked expectantly and curiously.

Li Yi couldn't help but smile, but it's no wonder that Rogers thought so. The previous "Forward with Weight" was an example.

"Yeah, I thought of a story about dogs!" Li Yi said with a smile.

"That must be a great story!" Rogers said.

"Maybe!" Li Yi didn't mean to say anything.

At this time, the marchers left, and Rogers started the car and started on the road again.

"Li, if it's a story about dogs, why not make it in Hollywood? As you can see, there are many, many dog ​​lovers here, and they will all be the most loyal fans of pet movies!" Rogers said while driving. Said.

"Good suggestion, I will consider it carefully!" Li Yi nodded.

In Huaguo, apart from "The Story of Hachiko", Zhao Qingyan's pet movie is not bad, but its performance is indeed quite poor.

On the Hollywood side, there are often pet movies on the top-grossing list.

"However, if you want to make a pet movie, it's best not to shoot it in North America, because at that time, even if you like dogs very much, you may be annoyed," Rogers said suddenly.

"Hahaha! Are you talking about the Animal Protection Association? Or the Humane Society of North America?" Li Yi asked with a smile.

"Yeah!" Rogers raised his eyebrows.

"They will even ask the pet actors' working hours, diet, and accommodation environment. What's more exaggerated, if you let the dog shoot several times in a scene, it will also arouse their protests." Rogers said again.

Is this an exaggeration?

Really not exaggerating.

You know, in North America, as long as there are pets in the movie, it must be certified by the Humane Society of North America: "No animals were harmed during the filming process."

While chatting, the two headed towards their destination.

Arrived at the hotel soon!
(End of this chapter)