232 [Go to the mainland]
When Mecca and others in Xinyi City speculated on Kang Jianfei's new film during the Spring Festival, Kang Jianfei had already taken his men to the plane in Feibei. Literature Museum
In the past, Kang Jianfei's movies were already hyped up in advance before they started filming. But this time, from the moment the shooting plan was made, Kang Jianfei deliberately concealed the news. Only Pan Yingzi and Zeng Zhiwei, the head of the Artist Department, knew the specific situation in the company.
It’s not that Kang Jianfei pretends to be mysterious, but that he has to be low-key. Otherwise, letting the Taiwanese authorities know that he is going to mainland China to shoot movies, he will definitely be directly disqualified from participating in the Golden Horse Awards this time.
"Shaolin Temple", which is directed by mainland China and filmed by Hong Kong Great Wall Film Company, is now in post-production. The film took half a year to cast and another half a year to film, and will be released in both Hong Kong and mainland China in January 1982.
Kang Jianfei knew what kind of sensation this movie would cause, so he wanted to take advantage of the east wind of Shaolin Temple to make a movie for Li Lianjie.
Two months ago, Kang Jianfei had already drawn the drawings himself and secretly sent Li Jiading to the foot of the river and Shaolin Temple in Nan. At the same time, he contacted Zhang Ling from the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and asked Qi Bo to go to the ancient city of Yun and Lijiang, Nan, to confirm some of the shooting locations.
Various costumes and props needed for shooting have also been made and transported to the mainland in advance by train.
Kang Jianfei has been tightly pinching his time. When the production of his play is completed, it will be almost over the Lunar New Year. By then, the screening of "Shaolin Temple" in Hong Kong is coming to an end. Kang Jianfei's new film for Li Lianjie can be released while the popularity of "Shaolin Temple" is in full swing, and it happens to be the Spring Festival.
By that time, the right time, place and people are there. As long as the distribution is properly operated, the box office will definitely be so high.
I would like to ask what movie Kang Jianfei is going to make?
Jin Yong's novels are well known to Hong Kong people. The most familiar sects in the novels are naturally Shaolin and Wudang.
Kang Jianfei wanted to borrow the east wind of "Shaolin Temple", so the best choice was to shoot a Wudang-themed movie, and Li Lianjie was the protagonist, so the result was self-evident - "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng".
Regarding the sword martial arts films that have been in Hong Kong after the 1980s, "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" can definitely rank in the top three, and even if it is not good, it can rank in the top five.
In order to echo the future release promotion with "Shaolin Temple", Kang Jianfei added two words to the original title, and he was going to shoot "Wudang: Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng".
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On the plane, Wen Bixia leaned against Kang Jianfei's shoulder, looked at the flight attendant on the other side, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, I heard that the Communist Party of China in the mainland is very fierce. As long as you say the wrong thing, you will be arrested and shot."
Wen Bixia is about to play Xiao Donggua, which is the role played by the original Yuan Jieying. Among the contracted actors at DreamWorks, only Li Saifeng and Wen Bixia are the most suitable for this role. However, this time they are going to mainland China to shoot movies. If it is exposed in the future, the main creators may be banned by the Taiwan authorities. Li Saifeng is now very popular in Taiwan, and it would be too unprofitable if it is banned, so Kang Jianfei decided to choose Wen Bixia.
When Kang Jianfei heard Wen Bixia’s question, he said with a hilarious voice: “Who did you hear?”
Wen Bixia said seriously: "Since childhood, all the adults around her say so."
Kang Jianfei then remembered that Wen Bixia grew up in Diaojingling. From the 1950s to the 1980s, Diaojingling was an anti-G base of the Taiwan authorities in Hong Kong. Naturally, they all spoke bad words from the Communist Party.
Kang Jianfei was about to help Wen Bixia correct her impression of the mainland. The flight attendant was already pushing the cart over and asked, "Comrade, what drink do you want to drink?"
Kang Jian flew into the car and saw that. What a good guy, there are Moutai and Chinese cigarettes. Is there any service for this bunker?
"Come on two glasses of juice." Kang Jianfei smiled at the flight attendant. Although the uniform of this flight attendant was rustic, his temperament and appearance were very impressive. He could already score 80 points.
The back row of Kang Jianfei and Wen Bixia are Hui Yinghong and Hui Tianci, and they will also play important roles in the film.
Hui Yinghong plays the leading female lead, which is Qiu Xue, played by Michelle Yeung in the original "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng". If you consider it purely for the box office, this role is actually the most suitable for Lin Qingxia to play, but she is still worried that Lin Qingxia will be embarrassed by the Taiwanese authorities when she goes to mainland China to film, so she finally let Hui Yinghong be the heroine.
In addition, this character has a strong martial arts scene and needs to show off her leg skills, double swords and boxing skills. Hui Yinghong, who was a woman, obviously has the advantage of surpassing Lin Qingxia in this regard. In addition, Hui Yinghong has never played an important role since she signed with DreamWorks, and this time she happened to make up for it.
As for Hui Yinghong's brother Hui Tianci, he plays the number one villain in this film, Tianbao, and his role is even more serious than Hui Yinghong, the female lead.
It was the first time that Hui Yinghong and Hui Tianci had returned to the mainland because they had grown so old. After the plane took off, they kept looking down through the window excitedly, until the window was completely replaced by clouds and mist, and finally they looked back.
"Fifth sister, this time I went to mainland China to shoot a movie. What if I was banned by Taiwan?" Hui Tianci asked with some concern. His voice was very low, for fear that Kang Jianfei ahead would hear it.
Hui Yinghong comforted: "Mr. Kang will consider these things, and we don't need to worry about them."
Hui Tianci said: "Of course I'm worried. Taiwan is the box office warehouse of Hong Kong films. If we are banned by Taiwan, no one will ask us to make a film."
Hui Yinghong said: "Will Mr. Kang be unexpected? If he is banned, his losses will be greater than ours."
In the early 1950s, the difference between the left and right schools of Hong Kong movies was not obvious. For example, Shaw Brothers' films were sold in both Taiwan and mainland China at that time, and the box office in the mainland market was much higher than that in Taiwan.
However, later the mainland's movement affected the film industry, and the mainland only allowed movies from several companies such as Great Wall and Phoenix to be released in the mainland. Taiwan immediately formed the Freedom Association. Any company that joined the Freedom Association could sell movies to Taiwan, and from then on, the left and right movies were clearly divided.
If it were ten years ago, Kang Jianfei's behavior of going to mainland China to make movies would be found by the Taiwan authorities and would be included in the blacklist of the Freedom Association. From then on, all the movies in DreamWorks could not be sold to Taiwan.
But now the Taiwan authorities have clearly relaxed control in this regard. Last year, a co-production film between Taiwan and the mainland was released in Hong Kong, and it was also filmed in the desert. In fact, as long as it does not involve politics, specific place names, and just simply filming, the Taiwan authorities basically turn a blind eye.
Of course, this "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" must not be released in Taiwan within five years, because Li Lianjie is the male lead. If Kang Jianfei is so stupid that he goes to the Taiwan Inspection Office to review with "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", then he will be seeking death and there is no room for negotiation to ban DreamWorks.
In fact, if the mainland lowers the entry barrier for movies now, Kang Jianfei would rather be banned by the Taiwan authorities than choose the mainland. For example, although "The Royal Sister" sold a very high box office of nearly NT$40 million in Taiwan, in terms of conversion, DreamWorks can get less than NT$3 million. If it were the mainland, DreamWorks would make more money than this.
It’s a pity that the mainland’s movie control is too painful, and many movies cannot be released in the mainland.
In another seat, Wu Mengda was sleeping soundly. This guy was going to play the role of Daoren Ling, and Kang Jianfei ordered him to lose weight for a month.
Yang Qingqing, the only woman in the Kang family class, used to be a stand-in for the heroine, but this time she finally showed up. Although she played Eunuch Liu’s role as Sister Liu, the two fighting scenes were enough to enjoy her.
In addition to the main actors, there are more than a dozen behind-the-scenes crew members on the plane, all of whom were the old team who followed Kang Jianfei to film "The Royal Sister". Some time ago, DreamWorks expanded its personnel again and now can shoot three movies at the same time. "The Little Scary" and "The City Tour" in Hong Kong are also being filmed.
After flying for several hours, the plane finally landed in Beijing.
As soon as Kang Jianfei got off the plane, he saw a row of people picking up the plane. In addition to Li Lianjie, there were Yu Hai, the head coach of the Shandong Martial Arts Team, whom he met in Hong Kong last time, and Zhang Ling from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. Several others met for the first time.
After the crew got off the plane, Zhang Ling, dressed in Zhongshan suit, came first, and enthusiastically held Kang Jian's enclave hand and said, "Welcome to Hong Kong compatriots back to the motherland to film!"
Kang Jianfei smiled and thanked: "Thank you for your concern and for your motherland's help, otherwise my trip would be difficult to take pictures."
"Come on, I'll introduce it to you." Zhang Ling's attitude this time was even more enthusiastic than last time. Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong Branch has informed the Hong Kong and Macau Office of the Hong Kong and Macau Office of the Hong Kong and Macau Office of the Hong Kong and Macau immediately increased their attention to Kang Jianfei. There are only two TV stations in Hong Kong now. If Kang Jianfei can really master one of them, then as long as they cooperate with the mainland and promote the positive image of the mainland, they will be much easier to do in public opinion work in Hong Kong.
Zhang Ling pulled Kang Jianfei over and introduced the other personnel one by one. Those strange faces were several colleagues from Beijing Film Studio. This time, the superiors sent over to help Kang Jianfei.
Kang Jianfei looked carefully but still didn't find any familiar faces. As for Lao Touzi and others, they are all studying in school now and are not qualified to come and make movies with their Hong Kong compatriots.
Zhang Ling pulled another introduction in Zhongshan outfit and said, "This is Xiao Chen from our Hong Kong and Macau Office. This time he will accompany Mr. Kang to film the whole process. If there are any difficulties that need to be solved by our Hong Kong and Macau Office, you can find Xiao Chen."
Xiao Chen is about 30 years old and looks very gentle. A traitor's hairstyle is so shiny that he can tell. He held Kang Jianfei's hand and introduced himself: "Hello, Mr. Kang, my name is Chen Mo."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Hello, hello, I will ask Comrade Chen Mo for more help in the future."
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Khan, I just discovered that the "Mother Monkey" classmate has become the leader, and Lao Wang actually shamelessly stopped updating...
There will be four updates tomorrow during the day, and at least three updates a day in the next week. Thank you to the leader.
Chapter completed!