Halfway through "A Chinese Ghost Story", the audience seemed to have forgotten that it was a costume film, and that it was a remake of a classic from 27 years ago. Instead, they devoted themselves to the story, and were fascinated by the performances of Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian. People and ghosts are fascinated by love.
When Ning Caichen made a big fuss at the county government office, Yan Chixia dragged her to the graveyard behind Lanruo Temple and saw Xiaoqian's eyes. She finally believed that Xiaoqian was a ghost. With an infatuation as deep as Ning Caichen's, she learned that her lover and herself were If we are not of the same kind, there will still be a moment of hesitation. It is inevitable for people who share the same mind.
"The universe is infinite, but true love is eternal." I wonder if this sentence is just something he made hastily in times of crisis, or has he already thought about it? It was rare that despite such hesitation and fear, he still refused to give up the token Xiaoqian gave him. When he heard Yan Chixia's confident assurance, "Don't worry, evil will never defeat good." His eyes were filled with relief. It's not that I'm not worried, but I'm even more worried.
Seeing this, many people were moved by this love between humans and ghosts. Falling in love across the earth seemed earth-shattering.
"Acker" Shi Nansheng looked away from the big screen with a complicated mood and said thoughtfully: "Maybe, maybe you gave up a great opportunity."
Xu Ke shook his head and sighed: "Yes, I gave up a great opportunity!"
In the early stages of writing the script for "A Chinese Ghost Story", Zhou Wen invited Xu Ke to participate in the filming, planning to work together again after "A Better Tomorrow". However, Xu Ke was fascinated by the high-grossing success of "A Better Tomorrow" and had no intention of filming a period film. ideas, so I only participated in script creation and all basic computer special effects design theory
What seemed like a smart move at the time looks like a missed opportunity now. From Xu Ke's point of view, it is impossible to see the box office potential of "A Chinese Ghost Story", even though it is a remake of a classic. However, Zhou Wen uses touching stories about the love between humans and ghosts to close the distance. Whether it is Zhang Guorong¡¯s little scholar, Wang Zuxian¡¯s female ghost, Wu Ma¡¯s Yan Chixia, or Liu Zhaoming¡¯s thousand-year-old tree demon, Zhou Wen connects them through various stories. Let's get them to appear on the big screen.
Remake + love between humans and ghosts + computer special effects + Zhou's action style, plus a bunch of supporting characters with extraordinary identities. Who said that costume films have to be released on the street?
"I guess Zhou Wen definitely doesn't want to shoot the sequel." Shi Nansheng rolled his eyes and suggested with a smile: "You might as well take over the filming of the sequel."
Hearing this, Xu Ke couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Make a sequel? I can't live my life by making sequels all the time. People will say that I'm being unfair."
"If you don't shoot, others will definitely follow suit. Why not take advantage of your relationship with Zhou Wen and let the first come first?" Shi Nansheng put forward the opposite opinion and said: "And Zhou Wen has approached you before to study the script, and you can be considered one of the main creators. If you open your mouth, he probably won¡¯t make things difficult for you.¡±
"This" Xu Ke was in a dilemma.
Seeing this, Shi Nansheng sighed and said, "Leave this matter to me."
Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng have agreed to shoot a sequel, and several other film companies are also discussing following suit.
Hua Sheng told Jin Shaoyang: "Contact the screenwriter as soon as possible and write a similar script according to the formula of "A Chinese Ghost Story"."
"How similar do they need to be?" Jin Shaoyang asked, "Who should I choose for the cast?"
"We'll talk about this later. In short, the actress must be charming, preferably as sexy as a fairy!" Hua Sheng thought for a while and then added: "And arrange a bearded man with strong martial arts skills. Make a fairy boss, and they will play tricks on people. Ghost love, let¡¯s play shemale love.¡±
"Uh, okay." Jin Shaoyang wrote it down carefully.
Yong Sheng started his career by following in the footsteps of Chow, who always made blockbuster movies. The Fahrenheit Brothers will definitely work hard to make one or more follow-up movies. If it were said that before, they could only make Salty and Shit because they were not famous in the industry. Now they can invite celebrities to take photos openly.
¡°Also wanting to follow suit is Tsang Chi-wei. Although Tsang Chi-wai has been idle recently and has his own film company, he quickly absorbed the essence of mainstream movies and then combined his own expertise to shoot them into comedy-type movies.
In his opinion, "A Chinese Ghost Story" has been able to win the recognition of the audience because it has done enough homework on three things. The first is the story, using a touching love story as the main line to attract the audience, and the second is the actors, not to mention Zhang Guo Rong's little scholar is so eye-catching, just one Wang Zuxian can support the whole movie. I believe that after tonight Wang Zuxian will become a big hit and become one of the box office guarantees. The third is Zhou Wen's cameo. This one is truly incomparable. A supporting character who only appeared a few times actually seduce the audience's curiosity. It cannot but be said that Zhou Wen's own charm is powerful.
Zeng Zhiwei stretched his neck and seemed to be looking around at the female guests present tonight, wondering who was more suitable to replace Wang Zuxian to play such a charming female ghost. However, his neck was sore looking at it, and he could not find the right person. Question, KingZhu Xian is the most suitable candidate, and the other one is Zhong Chuhong, but these two are people close to Zhou Wen, and Zhou Wen will never let them shoot such a follow-up film. (In fact Zhong Chuhong took on a follow-up film at the time - "Golden Swallow".)
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If the love between man and ghost is the key to attracting the audience to watch, then the fight between Yan Chixia and the tree demon grandma is exciting to watch. With the dedication of new visual effects, the audience is feasting their eyes, wielding a sword and riding the wind. Passing through the sky, the Xuanyuan Sword Formation was shocking, the return of thousands of swords was magnificent, and the exciting fighting scenes captured the audience's attention.
Even Xu Ke, who was the first to introduce computer special effects, was disappointed after watching it, not to mention Cheng Long, who has always scorned special effects. He never expected that the picture created by ancient costumes + special effects would be so shocking.
"Mr. Zou, is Jiahe also considering introducing computer special effects equipment? After all, it's a bit awkward to entrust Hollywood or Japan to do special effects every time"
Mr. Zou didn't understand what Cheng Long meant. He smiled and said, "Aaron, do you still remember what I told you before? You don't have to always follow what others say. The most important thing for Jiahe to become the number one in the Hong Kong film industry is to stick to your own style." , just like you have been taking risks to win the audience's recognition, I do not intend to mess with the computer special effects, nor will I let people in the company follow the trend of ghost movies."
Cheng Long nodded ashamedly.
At this time, the screen has entered a white-hot state. Yan Chixia leads Ning Caichen to hell. The two of them are weak and want to snatch Nie Xiaoqian back from the Black Mountain old demon with thousands of troops. It is somewhat wishful thinking.
This hellish fight scene is majestic, and it is also the place where computer special effects are used the most. Zhou Wen watched the special effects team for more than half a month to complete it. However, the effect of the playback is also gratifying, one after another special effects shots. The audience watched in amazement. It turned out that Hong Kong Bente's special effects level has developed so powerfully!
"What a big deal, Zhou Wen's money was not wasted!" Zhang Che praised: "The "Shu Mountain" that Xu Ke shot back then was far inferior to Zhou Wen's "A Chinese Ghost Story", whether it was the action scenes or the use of special effects, even if there are a lot of follow-up films in the future. , and cannot be compared with the Zhou family!"
Li Hanxiang nodded and said, "Even with the same actors, without Zhou Wen's action design and New Vision computer special effects team, the quality and artistic conception of the pictures would not be as high. Other companies want to follow suit and make money." I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s going to come to nothing.¡±
"It is inevitable to follow the trend, but it is true that they will never make much money." Zhang Che said with a smile: "By the way, the film is about to end. You said before that Zhou Wen secretly changed the concept, why didn't I find out?"
Li Hanxiang raised his eyebrows and said with a mysterious smile: "After the lights turn on, pay attention to the huge poster next to the stage and see Zhou Wen's position in the poster and the makeup photo."
"Is it related?" Zhang Che thought with a frown.
"Of course there is a connection. I can tell you now for sure that he was the guest star of the scholar at the beginning of the film, he was the guest star of Xiahou Swordsman, and he was the guest star of the Black Mountain Demon at the end of the film."
"Holy crap, no! He plays so many guest roles in one scene!"
"That poster clearly states that Zhou Wen's face is shrouded in black air, indicating that his identity is mysterious. Although it is not stated clearly in the film, there are several details that are still very interesting to consider." Li Hanxiang laughed. said.
At this time, the theater had already remembered the theme song of "A Chinese Ghost Story". Qinghua County, Xiaoqian's burial place, may be her hometown. Ning Caichen fulfilled his promise to his lover, buried her ashes, and was filled with emotions. She asked Yan Chixia hopefully: "I wonder if Xiaoqian has been reincarnated."
And Yan Chixia once again showed his bad mouth at the end of the film: "In fact, being a human being at the wrong time is worse than being a ghost!"
Under the sun, two fast horses are galloping, the sky and the earth are vast, a rainbow is in the head, and the young man's energetic singing sounds again, as if everything is like a dream, or the story has just begun
The lights came on, and the audience burst into deafening applause. Zhou Wen, Wang Zuxian, Zhang Guorong, Zhang Manyu, Yuan Bochu, Zhou Qian and other main creators walked onto the stage amidst the applause to thank the audience.
Zhang Che saw the bright poster from a distance and seemed to suddenly realize: "Yes, yes, I suddenly remembered that when Ning Caichen killed the Black Mountain old demon, the first face that flashed up was Zhou Wen's. "
"The Scholar, Xia Hou, and the Black Mountain Old Demon are three completely different characters. Together with that strange poster, it always makes people imagine." Li Hanxiang shook his head and said: "If I guessed correctly, this is Zhou Wenmi The foreshadowing can be used to shoot a sequel or a prequel."
"Ha, what else can we do if Xiaoqian is dead?" Zhang Che objected: "Did Xiaoqian not really reincarnate?Instead, he went to another time and space with the destroyed Black Mountain old demon, and then the two fell in love with each other? "
"The three romances between Nie Xiaoqian and the old demon from Montenegro can definitely be made public!" Li Hanxiang laughed and said, "Maybe I'm overthinking it, but this foreshadowing is very intriguing."