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Volume 3 Chapter 16 Studio 1

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    "Mr. Shen, this is the box office statistics report for the first week of "The Rules"." Jiang Zhiqiang handed a gray cardboard-covered folder to Shen Chong and introduced: "70,000, there are no new Shaw Brothers movies next week.  It's released, so it's basically locked in as the box office champion in January. "This is a pretty good result. It's basically recovered the cost." Shen Chong took the folder and browsed it carefully, and said, "Has Weng Weiquan made any new movies?"  "No plans yet," Jiang Zhiqiang said, "I heard that a British company asked him to go to Indonesia to shoot a documentary." Shen Chong said, "Nothing to say. This cooperation will be a success for both parties."  I'm very happy. If Weng Weiquan plans to make a film in the future, I believe he will come to us.  During the filming of "The Rules", he was attending a meeting in the Mainland, so he did not intervene at all. However, the filming of this film was very exciting, not only of high quality, but also quite innovative and groundbreaking.  "The Rules" is a film about the battle between the police and drug dealers to combat drugs.  The protagonist is a police detective who is dedicated to his duties and hates evil. He uses informants to track down the drug dealer leader. Unexpectedly, there is a traitor within the police. In the end, the protagonist and the informant are plotted against each other, and both of them die unexpectedly.  The whole movie is about the entanglement, chase and struggle between the police, informants and drug dealers. The cause and effect cycle among them reveals various problems in the Hong Kong police bureaucracy.  Those who are corrupt, and even those who are colluding with drug dealers, the plot is spicy and bold, and the style is tough and realistic. Almost all police and gangster movies in Hong Kong in later generations can be found in it.  The quality of the film was good, but what Shen Chong was more interested in was Weng Weiquan's attitude in filming. In order to shoot this film, he collected a lot of information in advance. Not only did he go to the police station to investigate, but he also took risks and personally interviewed drug addicts.  He lived in the gathering place for more than half a month, observing the real situation of drug abuse and drug trafficking. When the film was shot, he was very familiar with drug testing, drug trafficking routes, informant prices, police paparazzi tracking and other information, so in the film  The details are very real and shocking.  There has never been a shortage of talented people in the Chinese film industry, but it is rare to be talented and sincere at the same time, so Weng Weiquan deserves to be vigorously cultivated.  Because of this, Shen Chong is not stingy with marketing expenses. The production cost of "Long Rules" was only 00,000. Shen Chong gave Zhu Jiading a budget of RU 10,000 to promote the drama. It not only appeared in newspapers and magazines, but also specially cut a trailer.  For the first time, we ran a two-night TV commercial on H.  "Mr. Shen, Director Yu has come here to ask several times, when will his "The Fierce List" be released?" "Let's wait until after the Spring Festival." Shen Chong put down the document and said, "The Spring Festival is a festive day, and no one likes to go see it.  "It's a horror movie." Jiang Zhiqiang nodded and said, "Mr. Shen, if I have nothing to do, I'll go out first." "Wait a minute," Shen Chong asked, "I heard that Brother Jiang Zhiwen is editing a movie about World War II.  "Is the documentary about to be released soon?" "Not yet." Jiang Zhiqiang thought for a moment and said, "It's still being edited and may be released by the end of February. "I'm quite interested in the documentary.  Shen Chong wrote on the memo and said, "Can you show me it in advance after it's been cut?"  " "No problem. When my brother finishes it, I will send it to Mr. Shen as soon as possible.  " "Thank you very much.  " After Jiang Zhiqiang left, Shen Chong leaned on the office chair, thoughtfully. "In the process of movie buying and selling, it often happens that film producers add a bunch of junk film to a good movie, package it together, and mark a high price.  The situation of selling to independent exhibitors. The Jiang family has been running independent film dealers for decades and bought back a large number of discarded films from all over Europe and the United States. Jiang Zhiqiang¡¯s eldest brother Jiang Zhiwen had a sudden idea one day and put together a bunch of films about World War II.  The film was re-edited and made into a documentary called "The Tragic War", which was then screened. Unexpectedly, it aroused the curiosity of the Hong Kong audience and became a huge hit. The box office exceeded 9UU Hong Kong dollars, setting a new record in the history of Hong Kong films.  Miracle, as a documentary, became the runner-up in the box office of 19RU. After the film was released, it also caused a political turmoil. The Taiwan authorities were very dissatisfied with some of the content and also found a lot of films about World War II and edited it into it.  Documentary, come to Hong Kong to screen "The Tragic War". Shen Chong is very interested in this legendary film. He plans to watch it. If possible, he also plans to make several documentaries. Although documentaries are movies.  It is difficult for an unpopular film to win high box office, but it has a very special advantage - during the filming process, you can come into contact with all kinds of people, and it is easy to establish a wide network of interpersonal relationships, and if the filming is good, you can  Gain a greater and higher halo of honor than commercial films. ¡°Stop here, go back and play it again.  "In the screening room of Jiahe Studio, Shen Chong watched the samples for a while and said, "Stop here.  " "Mr. Shen.  Sammo Hung, who was sitting next to him, asked: "Is there any problem?"  " "This action scene is not good.  "Shen Chong said bluntly: "The path is too obvious, a bit artificial, and not refreshing enough.  " Feeling unclear, he stood up, walked to the screen, and gestured at the screen: "This opponent, if you look at his muscles, it is obvious that he cannot be defeated with one or two punches. However, in this plot, you need to  Quickly knock him down and then run away to create a sense of tension. Therefore, you should not use the routine of posing and fighting each other. Instead, you should wait for him to enter the door and immediately attack him and hit his vital parts, such as the throat, or joints, a few times.  He was incapacitated within seconds.  " "Senior brother, come and help me try my hand.  " Sammo Hung stood up, greeted Han Yingjie, and walked to the screen. The two had worked together for many years. After communicating for a few words, they began to try out moves. Han Yingjie played the role of a terrorist and pretended to walk into a door. Sammo Hung used a downward kick to sweep the screen.  He put him down, then turned over and suppressed him, punched him in the face a few times, then raised his head and asked: "Mr. Shen, what about this?  " "This is too simple and not refreshing enough.  Shen Chong frowned, shook his head and said, "Faster, more fierce."  " After the two stood up, Shen Chong thought for a while, picked up a bottle of drink placed next to the seat, and said, "Brother Sanmao, use this as a pistol and play the role of a terrorist. Let me try it.  " Sammo Hung took the bottle, held it in his hand, and pretended to walk a few steps. " Shen Chong is not a martial arts practitioner, and he has no experience in martial arts instruction, but he has never eaten pork, how can he not have seen pigs running? He has watched a lot of  In action movies, we can naturally think of some classic action scenes. "Well, the two of them suddenly met at the door. You first grabbed the gangster's wrist with your right hand, and at the same time you raised your leg to kick him in the stomach, and immediately hit him with your left elbow.  Lift up and hit his nose.  Shen Chong moved very slowly. He explained as he did so: "Then he used his right hand to twist off his wrist, tripped him with his legs, pulled his shoulders back, controlled him, and finally hit his head.  One kick.  " He rambled on for a long time before explaining the set of actions he had memorized in his mind. This was plagiarized from the scene in "Taken" where Liam Neeson subdued the knife-wielding gangster in the opening scene when he was protecting the singer.  Actions, this set of actions is simple and smooth. If paired with appropriate editing and foley effects, the visual impact will be very strong. Sammo Hung has rich experience and can remember it in one go. He and Han Yingjie made a few gestures in coordination with each other, and then  He started to perform the moves that Shen Chong had just designed. Shen Chong's movements were soft and motionless, but Sammo Hung's performance was full of strength, speed, and fierceness, which amazed him.  , Yes, this is the feeling.  Shen Chong nodded repeatedly and said: "It has to be like this, hit with one hit, so that the protagonist's agility and decisive character can be shown."  " "Mr. Shen's move doesn't look like kung fu moves.  "Han Yingjie stood up and said: "It's a bit like the boxing skills trained by the police force.  " "Brother Han is brilliant.  Shen Chong smiled and said nonsensically: "There are only two important points for action scenes. One is to make the fight look good, and the other is to make the fight fun."  I once watched the training of the police force. They don¡¯t talk about formality, they only talk about lethality, so every action is very indirect, and they pursue subduing the opponent in the shortest time. If it can be performed quickly, the audience will enjoy watching it, so  This style is worth learning from.  " Han Yingjie nodded repeatedly and said: "Mr. Shen is right. This set of movements is somewhat similar to Bruce Lee's thinking at the time. It is simple and direct, and it is very enjoyable.  " After he finished speaking, he patted Sammo Hung on the shoulder and said: "Fortunately, Mr. Shen specially invited a nutritionist to help Sanmao lose seven or eight pounds. Otherwise, his beer belly would have been achieved even if he did this.  , and not impressive enough.  " Sammo Hung touched his nose and smiled awkwardly.
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