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Volume 3 Chapter 38 Dinner Party

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    "When will your "The Killer" be released?" "It's coming soon, September 10th." Jackie Chan responded vaguely while eating, and said casually: "Boss Shao said that he will also have a premiere when it is released.  "When Jackie Chan celebrated UU's birthday in 2014, he reflected on himself and said that he was young and energetic, did not understand social etiquette, and offended many people. He even gave an example of a time when Zhang Aijia was filming in Taipei in the 1990s.  After visiting the class, he found a restaurant to treat him to a meal. As a result, before Zhang Aijia even moved his chopsticks, he finished the meal in a hurry, then directly checked out and left. Zhang Aijia was so angry that she ignored him for more than ten years (Note) But Shen Chong  He is also a person who doesn't care much about etiquette. He has no dislike for Jackie Chan's bold and unpretentious behavior. On the contrary, he feels friendly. He said with a smile: "Then I will go to Boss Shao tomorrow and ask for an invitation. It will be my first movie in Hollywood."  "You can't help but read it." "It's great if Mr. Shen is willing to come and support me. If you want an invitation, just go there." "This world is really unfair. The richer you are, the less money you need to go wherever you go.  Everyone is welcome." Huang Zhan held the red wine glass and said to Shen Chong with a smile: "The tickets at Jiahe Theater are not cheap. Puut and I haven't gone to see a movie there for a long time. God of Wealth, why don't you get some invitations for me? " Lin Yanni  She gave him a roll of her eyes and said: "You look so poor." "According to Mainland parlance, this is called a rich eater." "Do the rich eaters eat movie tickets?" Huang Zhan is free and easy, Lin Yanni is smart, the two flirt and provoke  The whole house was laughing, and the room was filled with lively atmosphere.  Nine guests came tonight, Gu Liwei, Zhou Liang Shuyi and his wife, Brigitte Lin and Jackie Chan, Huang Zhan and Lin Yanni, and another couple, Lu Guanting and his wife Tang Shuchen.  Needless to say, the first few are all close friends of Shen Chong and Zhang Aijia, while Lu Guanting and his wife have another connection - Lu Guanting is the composer of "Love at Dawn", and the piece Zhang Aijia read in the afternoon was written by Shen Chong.  The article that Chong calls "acquaintance's soft article" is written by Tang Shuchen.  In one afternoon in Los Angeles, Shen Chong plagiarized ten songs for Leslie Cheung to use as a movie episode, which shocked everyone. Zhang Sijia was very happy, so she asked him to help compose the soundtrack for "Love at Dawn", and Shen Chong said half-tuned "  "Talented Man", plagiarizing pop songs is okay. After all, he often sang in karaoke in his previous life and remembered the melodies. But writing pure music based on movie plots is not a life he can do. He had to push back and find all kinds of excuses to escape. In the end  With no other choice, he found Lu Guanting and recommended him to Zhang Aijia.  Lu Guanting is Hong Kong's top musical talent. In addition to composing music and producing records for others, he has also done soundtracks for many movies, such as "The Favorite", "God of Gamblers", "Bloodshot", "Shaolin Football" and "Years".  "The Thief" and so on. He has won two Academy Awards and one Golden Horse Award. His most well-known work among movie fans is undoubtedly the episode "The Love of a Lifetime" written for "Westward Journey". It can be said to be a moving song that moved China.  Countless people.  The reason why I recommend Lu Guanting is that he is really talented, and secondly, because he is young and his music is very "new" and in line with the times. He is more suitable for scoring urban love movies than old musicians like Gu Jiahui. And this is indeed the case. Lu Guanting is  The soundtrack of "Love at Dawn" made Zhang Aijia very satisfied, and she became friends with the couple.  After Lu Guanting graduated from Seattle University and Corish Music School in the United States in 1977, he returned to Hong Kong to sing in a lounge. At this time, he was not famous. Shen Chong was able to find him among the crowd because of his wife Tang Shuchen.  Tang Shuchen is also one of the talented women in Hong Kong. She has written many articles and is good at describing sincere emotions with simple words. Although she is not as famous as Lin Yanni, Yi Shu and others, many people have actually heard of her works, because Lu Guanting has suffered from childhood illness.  With dyslexia, reading words is like reading a book from heaven. It is all upside down and confusing, so he can only compose music but not lyrics. The lyrics of most of his musical works were written by Tang Shuchen, including the song "The Love of Life".  Shen Chong knew Tang Shuchen because Tang Shuxuan, known as the "Godmother of the New Wave of Hong Kong Film", was her cousin, and Tang Shuxuan was one of the members of the Academy Awards jury. The world is really small, and the theory of six degrees of separation really exists  ¡­ Lu Guanting is short in stature, with a round head, short eyebrows, small eyes, and a beard, which gives people a slippery appearance. His clothes, words and actions all have the taste of a middle-class hippie. He interjected and asked: ""The Killer Trench"  "Have you ever filmed Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" before? "That's him, CI." Speaking of the director, Jackie Chan shook his head and said dissatisfiedly: "I don't like him, he is arrogant and stubborn, a typical American.  Dude." He took a sip of wine, and then said: "I guess the box office of "The Killer" will not be very good in Hong Kong, maybe only a few million. "Jackie Chan's "Petit", which was released at the beginning of the year, grossed more than 13 million.  Hong Kong dollars, overwhelming "The Kid" to become Hong Kong's new movie box office record. Although it was surpassed by the shocking UU million of "Die Hard" in July, the production cost of "Petit" was only two to three million Hong Kong dollars.However, the two movies are not of the same order of magnitude, and the ticket price of "Die Hard" is more expensive than other movies. Therefore, although Sammo Hung's net worth has increased significantly, Jackie Chan is still recognized as the star with the most box office appeal in Hong Kong.  "The Trench" is a major production that Golden Harvest invested US$4 million to support Jackie Chan's entry into the international market. Now that the movie has not been released, he actually said depressing words first, which surprised everyone present.  According to memory, "The Killer's Trench" only collected more than 5 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office in Hong Kong. It was indeed not a blockbuster Shen Chong became interested and asked: "Why do you say that?" Jackie Chan put down his wine glass and danced about being in the world.  There were various problems with the American filming of "The Trench". For example, his action style was completely different from Bruce Lee's, but the director blindly followed Bruce Lee's way of filming. For example, he liked to design different martial arts actions according to changes in the surrounding environment, but the director required him to follow the same rules.  , no tampering, for example, he likes to use multiple cameras to shoot complex choreographed actions at the same time, but the director insists on shooting with a single camera at a fixed angle (Note) Shen Chong listened and sighed to himself, as expected, none of the superstars became famous by luck.  Come on, Jackie Chan has been a Peking Opera martial arts student since elementary school. He is not a major, but when it comes to movies, he knows how to play, how to shoot, how to change the story, how to choreograph the action, how to arrange the scene, how to change the camera position, and has clear organization and ideas.  He was flexible, and when it came to excitement, he even left the table and performed a set of actions live. His words and deeds were passionate, imaginative and contagious, and even several female guests who were not usually interested in action movies watched with gusto.  No wonder that among the hundreds of dragon and tiger martial arts masters in Hong Kong, he is the only one who has become an international superstar No wonder many of his works are written, directed and acted This is a person who truly loves movies and works hard for movies  "In short, this movie doesn't fit my style. I'm afraid the Hong Kong audience won't like it." After Jackie Chan finished explaining, he sat back at the dining table and said while eating: "Americans don't know what a kung fu movie is, so they just punch me.  "It's a straight kick, it's boring." "Americans don't understand, you can teach them." Gu Liwei said with a smile: "You are so good at it, you can teach it a few times." "It's useless, American eyes.  They all grow on top of their heads and don¡¯t listen to me at all. Moreover, my English is not good and I can¡¯t communicate.¡± ¡°Those people in Hollywood are the most shrewd and greedy monsters in the world. When dealing with them, you can¡¯t use words, you have to use them.  Money." Shen Chong twirled his fingers and made a gesture of counting money, and said, "Next time, bring a box of money. If you obey, you will give it. If you don't obey, you will drive away. I guarantee it will work." "Mr.  "Tang Shuchen also laughed and said: "This trick is only suitable for you, others can't do it." "Hahaha, I'm sorry, I accidentally exposed the face of the nouveau riche." "Come on, let's have a drink.  "Don't just chat, try these Chaozhou dishes. AIu specially invited a master to prepare them." "When will your TV station "11u" show "Stars, Moon, and Sun"?  That play is so classic" "Uncle Zhan, are there any new works recently? I'm not talking about music, I'm talking about anthologies." "Hey, you will be fined for telling dirty jokes in front of a lady." Shen Chong traveled through time.  Later, she traveled across the Taiwan Strait and three places, and fought countless times in the Roshan Wine Sea. Zhang Aijia is also a very sociable person, and the guests tonight were all friends with similar temperaments, so the dinner was filled with constant laughter and endless topics.  It lasted for more than two hours before it ended.  "Come, eat some fruit." Zhang Aijia put the exquisite fruit platter on the coffee table in the living room, and then said: "It's rare to get together, let's sit for a while, don't leave in a hurry, it's still early." Lin Yanni held the tea cup and left  He went to the record player by the wall, flipped through a few vinyl records, and asked, "Why don't you have the latest album?" "I took that one to the office." Zhang Aijia pointed to the record player behind Huang Zhan and said  : "I only have tapes at home." "Both the Mandarin and Cantonese versions of this record are very good, and both songs are classics." Tang Shuchen also leaned over to flip through the record and said: "I like the lyrics of the song "I" very much I  It¡¯s me, I¡¯m a firework of different colors It¡¯s so well written.¡± ¡°Yeah, whenever I go out for a drive recently, I will definitely play this album, in Mandarin and Cantonese. I¡¯ve been listening to it for a week, and it doesn¡¯t matter at all.  "I feel tired." The core of the ten songs Shen Chong plagiarized came from the "Beloved" album produced by Rolling Stone for Leslie Cheung in 1995. This album sold 2 million copies that year and was called a "rescue" by the media.  A very classic album, it was released 15 years in advance, and the effect is equally good. Not only has the sales volume exploded, but the reputation is also excellent. It has only been released for a few days, and it is already considered to be a classic album that will occupy an important position in the history of Hong Kong pop music.  CD, because before this, the records released in Hong Kong were either a collection of cover songs or TV drama theme songs.There has never been an album with a clear concept and unified theme. Some music critics even believe that the impact of this album on Hong Kong pop music is no less than the impact of "Die Hard" on the Hong Kong film industry.  "The AI ??god is really taking care of you. He not only gave you wealth, but also gave you talent." Huang Zhan turned around and opened the recorder, took out the tape inside, and then let out a sigh and asked, "Alan Tam's new album is coming so soon.  "Is it out?" Shen Chong was slightly stunned. This is a tape. There are only handwritten song names on it, but there is no name of the singer, so he said, "Uncle Zhan, how do you know this is his album?" "There are songs in it?"  ll Capital was written by Zheng Guojiang and I, of course we know." Huang Zhan weighed the tape and asked, "What, you are interested in him again?" Shen Chong laughed and said, "Jiayi TV is about to start.  I want to create a commercial song for the TV station and am looking for a singer." Zhou Liang Shuyi's eyes lit up and she quickly asked: "What song has it been written?" "11u I didn't say I wrote it."  He spread his hands, pointed at Huang Zhan and Lu Guanting, and said with a smile: "Tonight is the Hongmen Banquet. I specially invited these two masters to come over and capture them to write songs." Note: Jackie Chan's UU birthday interview.  Note: "Who am I - Jackie Chan's Autobiography"
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