October 10 is the National Day of the Kuomintang, also known as Double Ten Festival.
Established to commemorate the Revolution of 1911.
On Double Ten Day in 1956, under the conspiratorial organization of Taiwan, Hong Kong rightists gathered thousands of people to launch the "Kowloon Riots" and attacked leftist societies, schools, shops and factories, killing 60 people and injuring more than 400 people.
The left-wing film studios were not spared and suffered huge losses. At that time, the British Hong Kong government enacted legislation requiring factories to withdraw from the city, so they found new locations.
With limited funds, the leftists chose a remote and cheap land near Clear Water Bay to build a new studio. At the same time, Run Run Shaw also bought a piece of land in Clear Water Bay and built a Shaw Brothers studio.
So these two studios are next to each other and are neighbors.
Don't talk about the radical left, no matter how armed struggle is, the left is facing the triple oppression of the British Hong Kong government, capitalists, and the right. It is isolated outside the country and has limited support from the mainland. If you don't fight in that environment, you will die.
Clear Water Bay is a peninsula in the southeast corner of Hong Kong and was developed relatively late.
Run Run Shaw first built his studio here, and later also set up TVB's headquarters here, which for a time became the base of Hong Kong TV dramas.
"Didi!"
Early the next morning, a Gundam car drove into Clear Water Bay from the city and passed the Shaw Brothers Studio first. Chen Qi looked outside and saw gray and white buildings hidden among the green trees. One of them
The tall building is very eye-catching, it should be an administrative building.
"How many sound stages do they have?"
"16!"
"What about us?"
"8!"
"It's not bad. We have a dubbing room, an editing room, a test room, and a printing room. Even though we are small, we have everything."
"Of course, we have never been afraid. We have been fighting against all kinds of enemies." Fu Qi said with a smile.
The car drove for a while and entered a smaller studio. This was my own territory. The layout was similar, with the main administrative building and the offices of Great Wall, Phoenix, and Xinlian all located here.
The eight photo studios were divided into two rows, and only three studios were working. Zhang Xinyan came out first.
"Hey! Director Zhang, when I see you, I feel like meeting an old friend in a foreign land!"
"Come on, you kid made such a big fuss and overshadowed my "Shaolin Temple"."
"'Shaolin Temple' hasn't been released yet, maybe it's even better than 'Tai Chi'?"
Zhang Xinyan was working on the latter stage of "Shaolin Temple" here, so he came out to say hello, chatted for a few words and then went back.
Immediately afterwards, Fu Qi took him to another shed. When he entered, he smelled a strong smell of artificial plasma. It was decorated like a torture chamber, with various killing instruments, severed limbs and remains on the floor, and bowls of
It contains a few eyes that will never rest in peace.
A bald and bearded director was filming. Liu Xuehua, covered in blood, screamed in horror at the camera.
"That is director Mou Dunfu. We are still looking for him for "Fatal Turn 2" and "Dark Invasion 2". His contract will expire next year and he is very willing to join us." Fu Qi said in a low voice.
"He is a director of Shaw Brothers, right? Will Shaw Brothers let him go?"
"The Hong Kong issue is tense at the moment. China and Britain are willing to negotiate. That old cunning man Run Run Shaw will not offend us for a small director."
Chen Qi stopped and looked at it for a while.
Liu Xuehua acted in too many love scenes in her previous life, and the audience only remembers her big eyes and crying scenes. And with her looks, she is a natural fit for filming horror thrillers. She may have to change her course in this life.
Chen Qi paid a little attention to her, but didn't pay much attention to her. There were so many talents in this era, and there were so many S-level characters that he didn't even bother to look at the ones who were minor.
Turned around in a circle.
The two entered the main administrative building. Fu Qi had some matters to deal with. Chen Qi went to his office to wait, then picked up today's newspaper and read through it.
"Yesterday, five robbers robbed the Hengchang Watch Store in Tsim Sha Tsui and took away watches worth millions. A gun battle broke out on the street. The police and the robbers fired a total of 40 shots. A Pakistani auxiliary police officer died in the line of duty... The robbers actually escaped.
The capabilities of the police force are being questioned!”
This was exactly the shootout he encountered.
It has caused a sensation in Hong Kong, with front-page headlines and various analyzes of various details.
Chen Qi knew that the bandit leader was named Wu Jiandong. He was from mainland China and could be called the first generation of gangsters in Hong Kong. He got away with this crime and then did it again in 1984. They robbed a cash transport truck and grabbed
140 million yen.
With no place to digest, these people just threw the money away.
As a result, he was discovered during the retreat. After a fierce battle, Wu Jiandong was captured. In the same year, "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" based on him was released, directed by McDonald...
"uncle!"
Chen Qi waited for a while and saw Fu Qi coming in and handed over the newspaper.
Fu Qi glanced at it and said: "The Hong Kong police will be scolded if they are in trouble. These people look like they have been trained and have some military qualities... Let's not talk about this, let's talk about business!"
He sat down and said seriously: "We have studied the script you gave me, and launched a casting activity, inviting little girls aged 10 to 13 to audition. It will officially start tomorrow, and you can also participate.
An assistant of Ms. Chen Xiangmei contacted us and will be coming to Hong Kong in a while."
"She came in person?"
"How is that possible? The assistant is here.
If you are satisfied with our project, you will naturally recommend several American actors. If you are not satisfied, you will also recommend them for Mr. Liao's sake, but it may be difficult to contact them in the future."
"It should be almost the same. I wrote it based on the American G-spot. Chen Xiangmei is so versatile. She must like the metaphor of this film."
"Metaphor? You've made it clear, okay!"
Fu Qi shook his head.
When Chen Qi makes special films for North America, the deciding factor is cost, followed by genre. Both companies are very poor and have to spend their money wisely.
He simply divided the movie into three levels:
It is famous in film history and can be recorded in the history of world cinema. Its influence will be passed down to future generations and become a cultural symbol.
An annual masterpiece, a hit at a certain stage, very popular and talked about.
Ordinary commercial films, assembly line products, will be forgotten after watching them, but they can make some money.
Now he is not qualified to make big movies, so he has to look for the latter two. Horror thrillers are the most suitable, but the Americans don't like to watch Eastern horror movies. They like Western-style horror movies, and then add a bit of Eastern metaphysics.
Color, it will make them feel novel.
Chen Qi took into account the mainland's opinions and decided not to make ghosts and gods for the time being. Instead, he would make a thriller without ghosts and gods.
This story is called "Orphan's Revenge"!
It is said that a couple already had two children, and the third child unfortunately died in the womb, leaving a psychological shadow on the heroine. In order to solve this problem, the couple decided to adopt a child.
So I went to the orphanage and took away a 9-year-old girl who was very cute and sensible.
But the heroine soon discovered that something was wrong with the little girl. She had a different face in front of her and a different face in front of her husband. She also had violent tendencies. However, the husband did not believe it. Instead, under the little girl's instigation, he became more and more disgusted with the girl.
host.
The heroine began to investigate and found the nun in the orphanage. As a result, the nun died, and then her children began to be harmed frequently...
Finally, the little girl's secret was discovered: it was not a 9-year-old girl at all, but a 33-year-old adult with a hormone disorder, and had killed 7 people - she had also been adopted before, and asked...
The former adoptive father's courtship failed and he became so angry that he killed the entire family.
In the end, the husband and son were killed, but the heroine and her little daughter survived and killed the "little girl" with a human face and an animal heart.
Chapter completed!