There was something in Cheng Long's words. He made it clear that Zhou Wen started to toss in ancient costume films when his foundation was still stable. He improved himself while belittling Zhou Wen. He said that he and his wife's current achievements were achieved only by hard work. It cannot be surpassed and replaced by being clever and relying on hype.
The sequel of "Plan A" has really made Cheng Long proud. The movie has exceeded 12 million in four days of release, and the momentum is soaring. Some people may say that "Oriental Condor" made 800 yuan on the day it was released. What are you, Cheng Long, showing off? .
But don't forget that "Oriental Condor" is a joint screening of two major theaters in Hong Kong, while "Plan A" is only released in Golden Harvest Cinema, and it is also a sequel, a sequel that has little connection with the storyline of the previous film. This sequel does not rely on Hong Jinbao but relies entirely on Cheng Long's strong box office appeal and three beauties.
The box office was booming, and the media and newspapers were all kinds of compliments. Cheng Long was proud and proud for a while. It was not easy. He was so suppressed by Zhou Wen that he couldn't breathe. Now he finally followed the trend and regained his composure. What's more important is that through hard work, Cheng Long Finally grasped the taste of the audience.
Now Cheng Long thinks that there is no need to consider Zhou Wen's thoughts. It is undeniable that Zhou Wen's action style is fierce and explosive, but Cheng Long also has his own wit and humor. The audience has already defaulted to Cheng Long's action style. Before, it was because they cared too much about Zhou Wen. Wanting to surpass Zhou Wen, he almost lost his own expertise instead.
After working on several works, Cheng Long finally figured it out. If you want to make money these days, you can¡¯t care too much about what others say. You must stick to your own path and stick to it. Don't be swayed by external public opinion, if you are always being misled by the other party. Not only will you be extremely frustrated and your morale will plummet, but you will also be laughed at by others for delaying making money.
"Ha, I didn't expect this kid Cheng Long to realize it!" Yuan Heping pointed at the newspaper and said: "Awen, he is alluding to you."
Zhou Wen was adjusting the script of the female version of "Boxing Fighter". After hearing what Yuan Heping said, he raised his head and laughed and said: "It doesn't matter, people in the entertainment industry are very thick-skinned. If someone says a rebuttal today, tomorrow. Tomorrow If someone scolds him for just one word, he will only focus on quarreling with others in his life, and how can he have time to think about acting and filming. It would be better if he has a complete enlightenment, and the action world will become lively again in the future."
"Well, your calm attitude makes me feel inferior~" Yuan Heping sighed: "If I had been in your current state of mind back then, the Yuan family class would not have fallen to that point."
"Master, the past has become history. People can't live in memories all the time. They should change their perspective"
"Stop, stop, stop, you are more like a master than me!" Yuan Heping said suddenly: "We will not talk about this type of topics in the future."
"Haha." Zhou Wen smiled and put down the pen, handed over the revised script and said: "The script is done. I will not participate in the action. You and Danny will handle it together. The action style continues the realism of "Boxing Fighter" , considering that it is a female version, the difficulty can be lowered appropriately. But it cannot be lower than that of "Royal Senior Sister"."
Yuan Heping grinned and said, "Leave the director to me too?"
"Of course, I can't let you imitate San Mao and retire early. From now on, we and I will have a wider stage to work on." Zhou Wen leaned his head on the back of the chair, stretched out and said, "Cai'er is better than Yang Ziqiong. In terms of basic kung fu, she has reached the peak of Ming Jin. There is absolutely no problem with difficult moves, mainly Zhang Min and Zhen Zhan. You still have to control the acting skills."
"Haha, isn't it just a story about a girl collecting debts? What's the big deal? By the way, I can't handle Lin Qingxia's side, so you have to step in! Oops, the most delicate emotional scene has been filmed, and I can't handle this. Ah!" Yuan Heping looked at the list of actors and found Lin Qingxia's name on it, so he directly handed the troublesome question to Zhou Wen.
Compared with the single-line treasure hunt plot of "Boxing Fighter", the story of the female version of "Boxing Fighter" is simpler. It tells the story of Cai'er, who is extremely talented in martial arts, and her mother Qingxia. The leader Zhou Fa fell in love. The two were regarded as a thorn in the side of the Taiwan underworld and vowed to get rid of them quickly. Zhou Fa had no choice but to return to Hong Kong in order to survive. Qingxia's mother and daughter were hiding from debts, but they still could not escape the pursuit of the Taiwan gang.
Cai'er lost the ability to communicate with others after witnessing the cruelty of her mother's injury, but she has a sensitive hearing and a photographic memory of complex movements. In order to protect her mother from being bullied by the underworld, she practiced the powerful Bajiquan. At this time, her mother Qingxia was suffering from cancer and needed huge sums of money for treatment. In order to save her mother, Cai'er still embarked on the road of collecting debts for her mother
Although the storyline is extremely simple, the star cast is extremely strong. Chow Yun-fat and Lin Qingxia guest star as Cai'er's parents in the film. One is a gang leader and the other is a female killer. At the same time, Zhen Zhuan, Li Guohao, Li Ming, and Zhang Min , Mulan combination, etc. will all??Appearing in this movie is not only for Zhou's military training, but also for box office considerations.
Zhou Runfa is a contracted artist of the Zhou family, and he wants the schedule to be as simple as possible, but Lin Qingxia's current schedule is very tight. She is currently filming "The Beauty" for New Art City. The film is in the intense finalization stage. You may not be free for a while.
"It doesn't matter, leave this matter to me." Zhou Wen nodded and said, "As for the emotional scene you mentioned, I will ask Director Guan Jinpeng to come over and help."
As soon as Yuan Heping left with the script, Wang Zuxian knocked on the door and came in. He walked to the desk, put his hands on his hands, and said with a smile: "Brother Wen, I heard that you have arranged a new play for me, is it true?"
"Yeah, I think it's a very good movie. The co-stars are Fat Brother and Andy Lau, and the director is Wang Jing. Did you hear the news so soon?"
"Hehe, yes." Wang Zuxian shook his head, pushed his long hair behind his chest, and said with some anticipation: "Will you star in this film?"
"Well, I will appear, but it's just a guest appearance, just a few scenes." Zhou Wen laughed and said, "Why do you ask so many questions?"
Hearing this, Wang Zuxian clapped his little hands vigorously and said, "Okay, okay, I can film with you again. Do we have that kind of that kind of very intimate scene this time?"
Zhou Wen immediately smiled bitterly after hearing this, raised his hand and nodded at her and said, "Young girl, she likes filming this kind of scene. Be careful when I take out the film and expose it!"
"Ha! I'm eager to be exposed." Wang Zuxian curled his lips and said nonchalantly: "Then let all the people of Hong Kong know that I am your boss Zhou's rumored girlfriend. Hey, let's see who is more scared."
"I'm dizzy!" Zhou Wen didn't expect Wang Zuxian to be so arrogant. He still remembered that a month ago, she was very afraid of those shots being discovered. But now it's good, she's not afraid at all, and her ultimate trick that has been tried and tested has been cracked. , Zhou Wen frowned depressedly.
Zhou Wen hurriedly changed the subject and said: "You and Andy play a young couple in the new movie. There are no intimate scenes, not even holding hands. They just bicker a lot."
"Hmph, why don't you just say Vase?" Wang Zuxian immediately became unhappy when he heard this, pouting and said: "Why do you keep giving me the role of Vase? Can't there be a theme similar to "A Chinese Ghost Story"?"
"Unless you want to be a ghost for the rest of your life!" Zhou Wen looked at her playfully and said, "You have to think about it. If you are stereotyped by the audience, it will be very difficult to change. Look at Fa Ge's attempt to get rid of Xu Wenqiang. I struggled for seven years."
"I'm a newcomer. I'm not famous in the film industry, so what should I be afraid of?" Wang Zuxian said unconvinced.
"Soon you won't be a newcomer anymore!" Zhou Wen shook his head and said: "In fact, playing the role of a vase is easy. Playing a vase that is memorable to the audience will test your skills. I will give you a new script after "A Chinese Ghost Story" is released. In the past few days, You should rest more when you have time, and if you are bored, go learn the violin."
Wang Zuxian pulled his long hair in confusion and said, "Why do you want to learn the violin for no reason?"
"Just go and learn if I ask you to do so." After Zhou Wen finished speaking, he called Zhang Yuan in and asked her to help Wang Zuxian find a violin training class with good teaching quality to sign up.
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When the 1987 summer prime time was coming to an end, the sequel to "Plan A" turned the tide, earning 20 million in half a month, directly rising to the fifth place in the annual box office. If this trend continues, it will only surpass "Autumn Fairy Tale" with 25.45 million. Days later, Cheng Long once again proved his box office influence after "Dragon Brothers and Tiger Brothers".
Putting aside Cheng Long's subjective factors, but analyzing the objective factors, because "Autumn Fairy Tale" alleviated the audience's aesthetic fatigue towards action movies, coupled with Cheng Long's box office popularity accumulated over the years, it is also possible to use a sequel to create a top ten box office movie. Reasonable.
However, people in the industry are more looking forward to Zhou Wen's "A Chinese Ghost Story". Cheng Long once said to his friends that the two movies are of different styles and types. There is absolutely no need to compete, but good people always like to choose the first one. Secondly, after all, Zhou Wen has done a very good job in promoting the film in the early stage. The audience has been holding back their energy for the whole summer, just waiting for the release of "A Chinese Ghost Story" to cool down.
On August 30, the much-anticipated "A Chinese Ghost Story" finally met the audience. When the huge posters were hung up in the leading theaters of Golden Princess and Jiahe respectively, the audience who came to buy tickets took pictures like a long line. They They came for the special effects, they came for Zhou Wen¡¯s Xiahou Swordsman, they came for the stunning Wang Zuxian in ancient costume, and they came for Zhang Guorong, the best scholar in the world.
Nearly two hundred theaters are showing "A Chinese Ghost Story" at the same time. Citizens don't have to worry about buying tickets because there are enough theaters with enough ticket sources.Enough seats and venues.
After getting the news, Cheng Long became anxious and ran to Mr. Zou to argue: "Why should Jiahe's theaters release "A Chinese Ghost Story"?"-
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