Thanks for the heads up bro. Perhaps I'll check out more of this director's stuff.
If they go the spy route, I definitely think they'll go with S.H.I.E.L.D., mainly due to its popularity already in the MCU. If they wanted to have some ties to Shang's British spy roots, I could see that Clive Reston or Black Jack Tarr would be used as British S.H.I.E.L.D. agents or just British agents on loan to S.H.I.E.L.D.If they keep the espionage stuff then I wonder which secret service agency Shang Chi will ally with.
They could use the CIA. Using characters Everett Ross and Sharon Carter as supporting cast members
They could use Shield/ex-shield members Fury and Maria Hill
Use MI6 like they did in the comics or they could use the Chinese secret service
Street level all the way, I say. Honestly, I think Shang works better in that situation, facing thugs, henchmen, criminal masterminds, and other martial artists. He gets to show off the Kung Fu there. Him facing off against an Asgardian monster or a space gladiator from the planet Sakkar would be a little too much of a discrepancy.
As an aside, I've been thinking of whether or not the story could focus on Shang's biracial upbringing. Though not brought up too often, those who are half-Chinese, half-something else do go through some identity crises (which a lot of other mixed individiuals go through as well). There are always going to be those moments when you wonder if you're one or the other. There are always going to be those people who say you aren't a real this or that. At times, the sharpest stings come from those on the Chinese side. I bet Shang has had those moments.
So, I think it's a good thing to have an Asian-American director and Chinese-American director at the helm of this. They definitely could bring that sense of which world do you belong in to this movie.