A romantic literary film that didn't even include kissing or holding hands suddenly became popular during the prime time period in the summer of 1987 and became the most dark horse in the entire summer. This phenomenon not only made people in the industry feel weird, but also the media. stunned.
There is no shortage of pure literary and artistic films, and a large number of them are released every year. However, in recent years, only "Autumn Fairy Tale" has relied on pure literary and artistic films to win high box office. Even Zhou Wen used the coat of literary films to add stability. The hip-hop and action elements of the box office hit.
When the box office of "Autumn Fairy Tale" reached 15 million, Debao was happy, and Pan Disheng was also happy, but he was a little reluctant and had a toothache.
He only invested half of this movie. No matter how high the box office revenue was, he would not be able to get all the profits as before, because the Austrian film company had to take at least 40% of the box office dividends. Thinking about this, Pan Disheng felt heartbroken. , and Xinli made it clear that she wanted to resign and return to the United States, Debao, which was of a certain size, was finally faced with a messy situation again
There was another thing that made him even more angry. He was planning to hold a celebration reception for all the creators of "Autumn Fairy Tale", but Xin Li did not attend. Chow Yun-fat was busy with his new film, Maggie Cheung was busy changing jobs, and even director Zhang Yuanting was also working on the new film. When discussing the investment plan for the next movie, whether it is the main creator or the actor, it is clear that Pan Disheng will not be given face. You can think about how bad and bad Pan Disheng's current mood is, how depressed and depressed he is.
" Equally depressing is Golden Harvest, Hung Jin-po's first Hong Kong war epic that took half a year to make. It was originally intended to be a parody of "Rambo" (First Blood). Unexpectedly, the phenomenon of acclimatization mentioned by Zhou Wen was fulfilled. The action scenes cannot but be said to be hot and exciting. There are more than 100 kinds of killing techniques in the film alone. Some of them were learned by Hong Jinbao who personally went to the United States to interview Vietnam War veterans. It requires sincerity and stars, but the box office is stuck at the 21 million level and cannot move. , indicating that there is no subsequent growth capability at all.
Brother Sanmao was hit hard and came to Zhou Wen in a depressed mood.
"Awen, where do you think I lost?"
After handing Hong Jinbao a cup of herbal tea. Zhou Wen sat opposite him and said with a smile: "Actually, we didn't lose anywhere, but the locals in Hong Kong don't have much sense of involvement in the war. Besides, everyone is now afraid of the 1997 deadline, and there are a lot of action movies in the summer. Everyone will definitely feel aesthetic fatigue.¡±
Hong Jinbao took a sip of tea and said in a depressed mood: "Hey, if I had known, I would have released it earlier or later. It wouldn't be so embarrassing. Is my era really going to pass?"
"Don't be so frustrated." Zhou Wen comforted: "The local box office in Hong Kong is not good, and the box office in Southeast Asia may not be bad. Later, you can cooperate with Mr. Zou, Boss Lei, and Zhou's cooperation with several Southeast Asian theaters for distribution, and Universal¡¯s video tape channel. A sure winner at the box office.¡±
Hong Jinbao felt better after hearing this, and sighed: "You still have a lot of clever ideas, and your method of persuading people is different from others. Others just stand and talk without pain, but you just use practical actions."
"Haha. We are all friends, you help me and I will help you. This is the spirit of Lion Rock!"
"Haha, I feel much better." Hong Jinbao drank up the remaining herbal tea, wiped his mouth and said, "The summer season is about to enter its final stage. Next is the battle between you and Cheng Long. Don't look at what that kid said. I¡¯m not sure, but in fact, if you look at him doing promotions in Taiwan and Japan and South Korea in the past few days, you can tell that he is holding his breath and is ready for a tough battle."
Zhou Wen nodded. Even though Cheng Long lost to him at the box office every time, it can be seen from "Brothers of the Dragon and Tigers" that he has a strong ability to imitate and absorb. Especially everyone is a martial arts instructor. Some Zhou Wen If he can do any action, he can turn it into a Cheng Long-style comedy style based on the original.
The two have been fighting for two years and it's hard to say who will win. Zhou Wen entered the entertainment industry as a time traveler and had the foresight to cheat. Cheng Long fought with his life with punches and kicks, and under Zhou Wen's The growth rate is astonishing under stimulation.
From a narrow point of view, Cheng Long's growth is not good for Zhou Wen. In terms of long-term interests and the general direction of Chinese-language films, Cheng Long's rapid growth is more beneficial. After all, Zhou Wen does not want to work alone in Hollywood. One more influence With the help of powerful comrades, your development in Hollywood will be much smoother.
Of course, this is Zhou Wen's wishful thinking. It is unknown whether Cheng Long would think so. Anyway, Zhou Wen is not in a hurry if he takes it one step at a time.
After sending off Hong Jinbao, Zhou Wen looked at the latest company development plan, which was revised last week. New films by directors Wang Jing, Lin Lingdong, and Guan Jinpeng were added to the original plan.
After watching for a while, Zhou Wen called Zhang Yuan in: "Ayuan, help me contact LinDong Dong, asked him how long it will take for "Prison Storm" to be completed? "
"Oh, there's no need to contact him about this. Now I have statistics on the progress of every movie in the company." Zhang Yuan carried a handy notebook with her, took a look at it and said: "According to the shooting plan, "Prison Storm" will be in Production will be completed in a week. At the same time, the script of "Rouge Button" has entered the period of perfection. Miss Li Bihua came to the company yesterday and said that she was very satisfied with the script. I will send the final script to you for review later. If there are no problems, I will send it to the relevant crew."
"Oh. You can't tell that Ayuan has made a lot of progress recently. She has learned to help me share the work pressure." Zhou Wen praised.
Indeed, after a difficult adaptation period of several months, Zhang Yuan is now more and more qualified for the position of secretary. Every day when answering the phone, she will ask a few questions about the crew's progress, because Zhou Wenhui does not need this information.
Zhang Yuan smiled sheepishly and said, "Shao Hua and Hong Gu gave these to me. In addition, Hong Gu also signed me up for a business management night school."
"Very good!" Zhou Wen nodded repeatedly. With Mrs. Hong's help in taking care of the rear, he had enough time and energy to fight on the front line.
"What, what is Zhen Zhuzhu busy with recently? And that guy Li Guohao."
Zhang Yuan looked at the quick note again and said: "The two of them are training with Master Ba. Also training are Cai'er, Li Ming and others, oh, and Zhang Min, but her basic skills are too poor. The current training The intensity may be a bit beyond her tolerance, so she is taking a few days off to rest at home."
"Let's lower the intensity of her training appropriately. Anyway, we are not planning to let her take the route of beating women." Zhou Wen thought for a while and said: "Also, let's see if Zhou Xingchi and Liu Dehua are free recently. We can bring her to train together. There are several new movies. We have to wait until they start working.¡±
"Is it still open?" Zhang Yuan asked dully.
"Of course we have to do it. "Rouge Button" and "Female Boxer" are both for training. You know that our company still has a lot of new people to cultivate. We can't let them concentrate on one movie, right?" Zhou Wen He said with a smile: "Contact Wang Jing for me later and ask him if that guy has finished the script."
"Okay, I'll contact you right away."
There was not much time, and Wang Jing rushed to Zhou's house in a hurry. While wiping the sweat on his forehead, he panted and said: "Brother Wen, I have just written half of the script. I feel that there are some places that need to be adjusted."
"Which places? For example" Zhou Wen asked, spreading his hands.
Wang Jing said: "For example, in terms of actors, I feel that Zhou Runfa's current image is very orthodox and serious, and he is not suitable for starring in some funny things. His image of Xiao Ma Ge is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Even the recently released "Autumn Fairy Tale" There is also a hint of Brother Ma in it, so I think it would be better to recommend Chen Baixiang to play the God of Gamblers"
Zhou Wen laughed and said: "Some actors are stereotyped as soon as they enter the industry, such as Chen Baixiang. He has always followed the comedy line. No matter his acting skills or aura, he is not suitable for the God of Gamblers. The script is not good and the actor positioning is inappropriate. In addition, "The Bad Gambling Hero" "It's a bad name, and it has a box office of 5.3 million, which is already very popular."
Wang Jing himself is very interested in gambling films. This year, he made a movie called "The Bad Gambling Hero", which can be regarded as starting the trend of gambling films. However, the box office of 5.3 million did not attract the attention of the industry. However, after Zhou Wen confirmed that he signed the contract with Wang Jing, he directly requested He went back to writing scripts for gambling movies.
As a result As a result, classmate Wang Jing was still immersed in the mode of "Bad Gambling Hero" and took the funny route. Even the IQ and aura of Zhou Wen's "God of Gamblers" plummeted, and he even wanted Chen Baixiang to play the God of Gamblers. You let How could Zhou Wen agree?
Seeing Wang Jing in a dilemma, Zhou Wen sighed in his heart. It seemed that it was not a good thing to bring up some things too early. At least Wang Jing thought that his understanding of "God of Gamblers" was still at the primitive stage. If strong medicine was not given to stimulate his awakening, "God of Gamblers" "God of Gamblers" will probably be delayed.
"In this way, the themes are mainly underworld, comedy, and love It mainly highlights the sharp contrast between Gao Jin, the God of Gamblers, before and after he loses his memory. When you are the God of Gamblers, you must be full of aura, and you must even surpass Xiao Ma. After you lose your memory, you can follow your routine. Tossing around with funny things"
Zhou Wen did not tell Wang Jing all the plot of "God of Gamblers" in his memory, but only used some guidance to inspire Wang Jing to complete the script creation. Although he could also shoot "God of Gamblers" by himself, his style is more tough, and the filming style is tough. It definitely differed too much from the classic in my memory, so I had to let the original screenwriter Wang Jing complete the task of creation and photography.
Zhou Wen took a sip of tea, looked at the stunned Wang Jing opposite and asked, "Do you understand?"
Wang Jing nodded vigorously, swallowed hard and said: "I understand! I completely understand! I finally know why mine is only 5 million for both gambling movies, but yours is a huge hit, because between the two??There is a huge difference in artistic conception, not only in the script and characters, but also in the strong excitement that people feel. I understand how to do it, and I will change the script immediately! "
After Wang Jing finished speaking, he threw the half-finished script in his hand into the trash can. At this time, his brain was completely enlightened, and he became more and more clear about the operation mode of gambling films, God of Gamblers, and commercial films.
"The signs of a new era have begun." Zhou Wen said with great satisfaction in his heart.