Obtaining the theme song, interlude, and ending song of "A Chinese Ghost Story" from Huang Zhan, all for free without any copyright income, was definitely a huge advantage for Zhou Wen. At first, he felt embarrassed. After all, Huang Zhan can be said to be a big shot in the industry, and this is how people make a living.
But Huang Zhan didn't want any money. He said that compared with the supreme honor brought by six nominated songs, a few dollars was nothing. Some people may not be nominated even if they spend money. What's more, six songs were nominated at once. It's clear that he can't escape from Uncle Zhan's grasp.
Since Huang Zhan insisted, Zhou Wen was happy to comply with his wishes to avoid offending this boss-level existence. After all, there were too many opportunities for cooperation in the future, and he could make up for it in different ways.
Before leaving, Huang Zhan was completely drunk. When sending Zhou Wen out, he took advantage of the wine and said, "Awen, don't you care about the selection process of the Academy Awards at all?"
"What's the use of caring about that? Anyway, it's enough for me to get a bunch of nominations. Besides, I'm really busy now and I don't have time to pay attention." Zhou Wen said helplessly, spreading his hands.
"Hey, others will definitely be mad if they hear this." Huang Zhan laughed and scolded: "Let me tell you this, the sporadic small awards are basically confirmed now. These days, they mainly focus on the Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Actor. The selection of the best films begins, and the four categories are the highlight. In previous years, things went smoothly, but this year is a little different There may be an upset. You, you better be mentally prepared. I can only tell you this at the moment."
Among the four heavyweight Oscar winners, the only one who has a direct relationship with Zhou Wen is the Best Actress. As a member of the Composer and Lyricist Association, Huang Zhan directly participated in the final selection of the Academy Awards. He must have heard some rumors, otherwise he would not have said this to himself while he was drunk.
The upset means that the jury has a big dispute over the ownership of the Best Actress, which means that even if Zhong Chuhong wins the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress and is generally favored by the outside world, things may change.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhan, for revealing the news." Zhou Wen nodded: "I know what's going on."
Looking at Zhou Wen's leaving figure, Huang Zhan suddenly let out a long sigh, hoping that he really knew what was going on. You must know that there are all kinds of inside stories in this year's Academy Awards. As Hong Kong movies enter the second round of the golden stage, , as a large number of businessmen poured into the film industry. Under the influence, the Academy Awards are quietly undergoing changes, but there are some things that cannot be said, and it is inconvenient to say.
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At the end of March 1987, in the Lantau Islands, the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story" officially announced the start of filming. The reason why they chose to start filming in Lantau Island was because Zhou Wen did not want to be harassed by media reporters. Who made the Hong Kong Film Awards heat up and put Zhou in the spotlight? If the crew starts shooting on Hong Kong Island. There will definitely be a group of media reporters swarming around, let alone starting filming at that time. Even normal rituals cannot be performed.
The long altar table was visited by all kinds of attractive tributes. Zhou Wen and Zhong Chuhong stood in the first row, Leslie Cheung, Wang Zuxian, Wu Ma, Liu Zhaoming, Zhang Manyu, Zhou Caier and others stood in the second row. Yuan Bochu, Yuan Xiangren and other team members Standing in the third row, the remaining crew members are in the fourth row.
The power-on ceremony was extremely simple, with no dragon and lion dances, no gongs and drums, no firecrackers, and no media intervention. Everything is simple, even a little shabby.
"Starting from today, we will set up camp on Lantau Island. The conditions may be a bit difficult, and it is all night scenes, so I hope everyone can hold on." After turning on the phone to worship the gods, Zhou Wen did some ideological work for everyone. He had repeated these words many times before and repeated them during the ceremony, which showed that he took them very seriously.
Except for Zhang Manyu, most of the actors have read the script in advance. As for why she appeared on the set, she asked for it entirely.
Yes, you asked for it.
"Autumn Fairy Tale" has not started shooting yet, because Chow Yun-fat is busy filming the prequel of "A Better Tomorrow", "Prison", and "Cowboy". The three studios are so busy every day that even the locals in Hong Kong can't be busy, and even more What's more, she went to the United States to shoot with the crew, so after solving the financial gap, Xinli has been waiting for Fa Ge's schedule recently.
So Zhang Manyu had nothing to do as the leading actress of "Autumn Fairy Tale". After hearing from Zhong Chuhong that the crew needed a few supporting actors, she happily came to Zhou Wen to ask for a role. After some haggling, Zhang Manyu got her wish in grabbing a supporting role that belonged to Zhou Cai'er in "A Chinese Ghost Story" - Xiao Qing, the female ghost who was always at odds with Xiao Qian and always betrayed Xiao Qian.
In this regard, Zhang Manyu is still very satisfied. In her words, there are now n number of people who are eager to participate in the filming of Zhou Wen's new film. However, they produce and sell their own products and use internal personnel. Zhang Manyu can grab a supporting role this time, from some kind of This means that she has a close relationship with the Zhou family. I don¡¯t know if XianHow many people admired her to death, who made the current Zhou family so prosperous that she might even get a nomination if she just played a supporting role or something!
No one in the entertainment industry wants to be famous, but unfortunately you have to find the right person to become famous. Some people seek refuge with TVB and ATV, some seek refuge with famous agents, and some take unusual shortcuts. However, these paths all require payment or waste. Time or sacrifice of body or
After Zhang Manyu experienced fruitless development in the entertainment industry, she very wisely found Zhou Wen as a backer. It must be said that her vision of people is quite accurate, so after being hidden by her agent, she was too lazy to be sneaky and simply took advantage of "A Chinese Ghost Story". "Turn on the camera and follow the crew openly.
"Hey, Ayu, come here quickly, don't stand in the shooting area and stare blankly, the shooting is about to start!" Just as Zhang Manyu stood there dumbfounded, Zhong Chuhong came over and pulled her away.
"The scene starts so soon!" Zhang Manyu asked in surprise after coming back to her senses: "It's a bit too cold."
Zhong Chu gave her a red look and said, "It's better to be quiet than to make trouble. Awen is focusing on filming now and doesn't want to be bothered by the outside world."
Zhang Manyu nodded thoughtfully, and then asked: "Well, is there any announcement from me today?"
Zhong Chuhong smiled and said: "No, the two days before the filming started were mainly my brother's one-man show, haha, we can just watch the show from the side."
While the two women were talking, Zhang Guorong changed into his costume and walked over energetically. He was wearing a trapezoidal black cloth hat on his head, which could barely protect him from the wind and rain. The white long-length ¡°flanked¡± commoner and high-collared white underwear, although made of coarse linen, are still ordinary and handsome when worn on Zhang Guorong.
On his back is a book basket made of bamboo branches and coarse cloth. This homemade book basket can not only hold the Five Classics, but also some dry food. In fact, the most exciting thing about this book basket is that there is a rectangular piece of cloth on the top, which can block the sun, wind and rain when you are on the road.
After reading it, Zhou Wen nodded repeatedly: "Wow, who said there were nerds in ancient times? Our brother is simply the most handsome and elegant nerd!"
Being ridiculed by Zhou Wen, everyone in the crew laughed. Zhang Guorong was not angry at all. He even turned around a few times and struck a few poses. He said in a very "whispering" tone: "Look, everyone." How am I doing?"
¡°So tender and handsome!¡± Zhang Manyu said with a smile.
"Not only is he a handsome boy, he is simply a natural beauty." Zhong Chuhong also joked.
Only Wang Zuxian said: "So cute and handsome."
In an instant, Zhang Guorong was ashamed, tilted his head, and said with a grimace: "Please be merciful to these beauties, I am also the leading actor after all!"
"Okay, okay, stop torturing brother, let's go to the sun umbrella to escape the heat." Zhou Wen looked at his watch, picked up the loudspeaker to clear the place, and arranged the staff to be in place, before communicating with Zhang Guorong about today's events. Photography mission.
The first shooting scene is mainly Leslie Cheung's one-man show. It tells the story of the scholar Ning Caichen who walked cheerfully to the small county town of Guobei to collect his debts. He went through mountains and ridges, climbed mountains and waded all the way. As soon as he appeared, he was met with bad luck and fire. When you eat steamed buns, the steamed buns gnaw your teeth; when you smash the steamed buns, you break the rocks; when you kick the steamed buns, you break your shoes; when you lose your way, the compass spins like a top; in the wilderness, your head is drenched by heavy rain and you still maintain your attitude despite all kinds of misfortunes. Have an optimistic and upbeat mental outlook.
It can be said that the opening scene is a test of Zhang Guorong's acting skills and physical strength, and some details are not staged at all. It must be used to the advantage to reflect the cuteness, gentleness, simplicity and simplicity of Ning Caichen's little brother, using the fashionable words of later generations. The vocabulary to describe it is - natural and dull, without even a trace of artificiality.
"The pressure is not that great." Zhang Guorong read the script for a month and communicated with Zhou Wen for five or six days, but those were just talks on paper and could only enhance his familiarity with the character. After hearing Zhou Wen's specific shooting scenes, , he couldn't help but sweat: "Let's do this. I'll take a few more sets of each scene until you nod and be satisfied. I'll be responsible for all the wasted film. How about that?"
"If you acted in a play I directed and paid for the film out of your own pocket and spread it out, wouldn't you be laughed at by people in the industry?" Zhou Wen scolded with a smile: "Just shoot your play, as long as it can produce the effect I want, I will cut it for more than a dozen times Articles are not a problem.¡±
"Awen, I'm not kidding." Unexpectedly, Zhang Guorong said seriously: "I also want to be nominated, so"
Zhou Wen was immediately depressed when he heard this and said: "Hey~ Have you all taken the wrong medicine? Why"
Zhang Guorong smiled naively and said: "Who makes you the most popular God's Hand in Hong Kong? Whoever you support will be popular. If I don't get nominated, wouldn't I be the one who embarrasses you? So I would rather pay for it myself to fulfill your reputation." !¡±
"Ci'ao, I'm on your side both emotionally and rationally, but I'm the hardest one!"Li Wen nodded, pretending to be angry and said: "Okay, I'm afraid of you, just wait, you will have a good time today!"