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    Wang Jing has been very annoyed recently.  I remember that in the middle of the year, "Happy Ghost", which cost only 2 million, became a blockbuster with a box office of 21.2 million in four weeks. It ranked third in Hong Kong's annual box office, second only to "Plan A" and "Food Truck". What a surprise.  The scenery is endless.  Because of "Happy Ghost", he has become a famous commercial director among Hong Kong directors. Although he cannot compare with directors such as Xu Ke and Xu Anhua, he is already among the top five commercial film directors.  Wang Jing, who has become famous, has naturally received a large number of film invitations.  Time and Space Film Studio does not have regulations that restrict the signing of directors. As long as it does not delay the studio's filming plan, you can get outside work.  So soon after Wang Jing finished filming "Happy Ghost", he shot six movies non-stop. Now in December, he has shot one movie in less than a month.  "It's a pity that there is no good script, and every movie is released in a hurry. Although Wang Jing tried his best to make it, it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.  Of these six films, two were not even qualified to be released, and were shot dead as soon as they were handed over to the distribution company.  The remaining four films, although they were barely released, came and went in a hurry. They were released in three days and were kicked out after taking over 100,000 yuan at the box office.  Even though the cost of these movies is not high, most of them are in the hundreds of thousands, a loss is a loss.  Originally, a director, no matter how good his directing skills are, it is impossible to say that every film directed by the director can achieve high box office.  Wang Jing thought the same way at first, so when the first of these six movies was released with only a box office of more than 300,000 yuan, he was disappointed and finished the movie.  Although he was a little worried, he always felt that it was a coincidence, as long as he worked hard.  It will be better in the next one.  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Outdoors] Not only did he feel exhausted physically and mentally by taking on a large number of movies, but these six movies also tarnished the reputation he established with "Happy Ghost".  Thinking about it, it's really not worth the gain.  Directors are different from others in the film industry.  Generally speaking, it is a high-investment and high-risk industry, and you will lose money if you are not careful.  You, a director, have a bad reputation.  No one will dare to invest in a movie for you to shoot anymore. After all, others are not fools. They know you are a bad film director and they send it to their door automatically.  Hong Kong now includes film production companies in Taiwan.  He frowned at the mention of Wang Jing's name.  Some newspapers even mocked Wang Jing from the perspective of "how bold a person is, how rich the land is" and mocked Wang Jing, "how bold a person is, how crazy he can be when making movies", and gave him the nickname "The King of Bad Film Directors"  .  Wang Jing was nicknamed the "King of Bad Movie Directors" after stealing a chicken but losing a handful of rice. Not to mention how much he regretted it. For a while, he didn't even dare to leave the house, for fear of being seen by others and mentioning those six movies.  Movie thing.  He claimed that he was hiding behind closed doors at home and was so angry that his father, Wang Tianlin, almost suffered a stroke.  Another half month has passed.  The news finally passed, and he managed to pull himself together amidst Wang Tianlin's scolding and returned to the Time and Space Film Studio.  Call Lin Jing, even though he is not very thick-skinned, he is also blushing with guilt and shame.  After all, after filming "Happy Ghost", Lin Jing told him that she hoped he would cherish his reputation and not ruin his reputation by making movies just for the sake of making movies.  He now finally understands why it is so difficult to build a reputation but so easy to lose it.  After the call went through, Lin Jing returned to the film studio.  "You want to continue making movies? It's not impossible." She knew Wang Jing's intention clearly.  "I promise that I will use the greatest effort and the most thought to craft it carefully" Upon hearing that there seemed to be hope, Wang Jing quickly patted his chest and made a promise.  Wang Jing has talent, especially in comedy films, so Lin Jing doesn¡¯t want to see him sink and be buried like this.  "This is a script outline for a series of movies." Lin Jing took out a folder, which she wrote to relax while learning to write a book.  She doesn¡¯t know at what point, even writing scripts has become an activity to adjust her life.  "Zombie Taoist Priest?" Wang Jing asked doubtfully. Judging from the wording, he immediately thought of the ghost film "People Are Scared" which was released in December last year, and "People Are Scared of Ghosts" which is still being filmed recently.  "The Scary Man" and "The Scary Man" are both produced by the Hong Family Ban, and "The Scary Man" has a pretty good reputation at the box office.  "Well, it's a series of phantom films." Lin Jing nodded and said.  "Series, doesn't that mean?" Wang Jing was overjoyed. He didn't expect that the dark clouds had finally cleared, and all the hardships had been rewarded. The company did not give up on him, but wanted to reuse him.  "That's right, I'm going to take it??Form a series and shoot one every one, two or several years.  ¡± Lin Jing remembers reading a very good unlimited novel. The author creatively combined multiple zombie movies to create a relatively fleshy but unique zombie era of the Republic of China. This  The zombie era of the Republic of China has a grand background and exciting content. Lin Jing plans to adapt a series of movie scripts based on this volume of the novel, not just a "Mr. Zombie" or "Uncle Zombie" after all.  There is a lot to write about the subject of zombies and ghosts in the Republic of China. Of course, some people may think that it will easily lead to people following the trend and make a series about it, and then there may be nothing left to film.  Some people believe that the decline of Hong Kong movies is largely due to the fact that Hong Kong movies like to follow the trend and plagiarize. Once a subject becomes popular, they will flock to it until it is a flop. For example, "Mr. Zombie" came out and caused a sensation in Hong Kong.  There has been a rush to make zombie movies, but within just one year there have been more than 10 follow-up movies. Lin Jing feels that following the trend is unavoidable, and since you can¡¯t avoid following the trend, you can¡¯t.  I stopped filming because I was afraid of following the trend, just like people can¡¯t stop eating because of choking. In fact, following the trend is a normal phenomenon in the film industry, and it is inevitable even in Hollywood. There is no reason for you to eat meat and I can¡¯t drink soup.  . But why is it that in terms of zombie movies, there are hundreds of them but only "Mr. Zombie" is considered the pinnacle and a classic? "One of the reasons is, of course, because "Mr. Zombie" is the "originator".  , but Lin Jing believes that the most important thing is that "Mr. Zombie" was very carefully produced. "Mr. Zombie" took more than four months to shoot, and the cost increased from 4.5 million to the final 8.5 million.  Ten thousand. What you need to know is that there are no big-name actors in "Mr. Zombie". Most of the funds were used for the filming of the movie, which looks like a medium investment from the figures.  Movies with big investment are not far behind in terms of shooting funds. With the efficiency of Hong Kong film production, a movie can be shot in a month, even in a busy and noisy atmosphere.  Among those follow-up films, which film production company or director would spend so much time and investment to make a "simple" comedy ghost action film? In fact, the filming of this film was completed?  Afterwards, even the bosses He Guanchang and Hong Xinbao had no confidence in the film. They even expected that the film would only sell 6 million at most, and were prepared to lose 2 million. And director Liu Guanwei was even more afraid of losing it!  The director's career ended here. But the reality did not develop as they expected. Instead, as the saying goes, you will reap what you sow, and high investment will lead to a bumper harvest.  "stand out.  The real reason why it has become a classic and is known as the "King of Supernatural".  Now, let Lin Jing's film company produce this series of movies. Firstly, she has a stable source of funds and is not afraid of running out of money. Secondly, she has countless supernatural materials in her head, so she doesn't have to worry about running out of things to shoot, so she  Not afraid to follow the trend.  As long as you film it with care, it will definitely become a classic movie series.  As a result, Spacetime Film Studio has two series of movies: "Happy Ghost" and "Zombie Taoist Priest".  And even if she thinks about it in the longer term, if "Zombie Taoist" can no longer be filmed after a few movies, Lin Jing is sure to make a change and switch to a new phantom series of movies, such as "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".  Of course, with current computer technology, it is still impossible to film "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" authentically.  But what does it matter? It will be a long time before "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" comes out.  "The outline is given to you. You take it back and discuss it with your colleagues in the screenwriting department to write the script." The screenwriting department of Time and Space Film Studio has been formed because Lin Jing has only attached great importance to screenwriting for more than a year.  It has become the largest screenwriting department and the one with the most screenwriters among Hong Kong film production companies.  And among screenwriters, there are many masters like Liu Zhenwei.  Even Wang Jing himself is a screenwriter and has great experience in designing "bridges".  Lin Jing believes that with the ability of Wang Jing, Liu Zhenwei and others to provide the script outline and final check, they should be able to write a good and creative script.  And Wang Jing¡¯s directorial ability is enough to shoot "Zombie Taoist"Okay, after all, "Zombie Taoist" doesn't have big scenes, nor does it have any complicated directing skills.  In fact, after making "Happy Ghost", he made so many bad movies, but it was not without gain. At least he gained a lot of experience in directing, so it was not without some benefits.  "That's no problem." With a series of movies in his hands, Wang Jing was immediately overjoyed and replied immediately, "We will try to produce the script in the shortest possible time." I didn't expect Wang Jing to see him.  The hunter was so happy that his true colors were revealed all of a sudden. Lin Jing raised his eyebrows: "What is the shortest time?" "I must try to write the best script." Noticing Lin Jing's expression, Wang Jing immediately realized  I said the wrong thing, sweating profusely, and quickly made amends.  "One thing to remember is not to make a shoddy movie. I would rather go slow and strive for excellence. I don't want to see a vulgar bad movie." "Definitely, definitely!" (To be continued)
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