"Orphan's Revenge" continues to be filmed.
Chen Qi used his time at night to plagiarize, ah, write!
In fact, he is no longer just copying. He has to make some changes to the original work in line with the background of the times and regional cultural characteristics, which already belongs to the category of second creation. In later generations, he can even use it as his own work without shame and make money in theaters.
gold.
The 1980s was a time when Hong Kong’s local consciousness rose rapidly.
The most obvious performance in the film market is that even Hollywood can't do it. "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "ET", "First Blood"... in Hong Kong can only occupy one of the top ten positions of the year, and the champion will always be Hong Kong films.
It was not until 1993 that "Jurassic Park" came out, conquering Hong Kong with film industry technology that surpassed the world, and made a box office of 60 million+.
And just 4 years later, the unprecedented "Titanic" challenged the limits of the Hong Kong market. In this tiny place, it actually took in a box office of 115 million. Hong Kong films were officially in decline.
Generally speaking, Hollywood is not easy to sell in Hong Kong. Only movies with big scenes, big productions, and sensory stimulation can make it into the top ten. The rest, such as comedies, romance movies, and horror movies, also have cultural barriers.
"Home Alone" has a box office of 285 million in North America, but it didn't even make it into the top ten in Hong Kong.
But there is an exception to this romance film, which was released in Hong Kong in 1990 and took in more than 30 million yuan at the box office, ranking third in the year.
It's called "The Endless Love Between Humans and Ghosts"!
The story is very simple: a young couple was talking about marriage, but suddenly they were robbed. The male protagonist died unfortunately and turned into a ghost. Through investigation, he learned that it was his friend who planned it. He watched helplessly as his friend approached the female protagonist.
He showed great courtesy and gained the heroine's favor step by step, but he was about to turn into a tauren ghost, but there was nothing he could do.
As a result, I accidentally found a psychic and asked the psychic to find the heroine. After a series of events, I defeated my friend's conspiracy and ascended to heaven...
The U.S. box office was US$217 million and the overseas box office was US$300 million!
The key to its success was simply that it moved the audience to tears, especially the female audience. Coupled with the excellent special effects at the time, it also gave people a sense of novelty.
Apart from the monster "Titanic", "The Last Love" is Hollywood's most popular romance film in Hong Kong.
Chen Qi will now make a Hong Kong version and an American version!
This is called eating two fish.
But he is not ready to shoot the American version right away. This film has been a huge hit at the box office in the United States. If he directly sells the copyright, it would be too much of a loss. He will wait until he has some say and see how he can get more profits before he can make it...
The issue of special effects doesn't matter. The 1990 version of "The Last Love" was aimed at the audience of 1990, while the early 1980's version of "The Last Love" was aimed at the audience in the early 1980s.
He just needs to achieve the current excellent special effects level.
Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka Fai happen to play the male and female roles. In fact, the male roles in this film are not important. They are all tool men. The female protagonist is the core factor. The original female protagonist Demi Moore can be recorded in film history just by virtue of this one film.
One stroke.
"The heroine does not have to be beautiful in the traditional sense, but she must be charming and have her own style..."
Chen Qi thought about it while writing, slowly building it up in his mind.
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Liu Dehua feels that he has been lucky recently.
Everything went well in the training class. The teacher was very optimistic about him and he was about to shoot his first movie "Running into the Wrath of the Sea". But before he could even shoot the second movie, he came to him again.
That evening, after class, he came to an ordinary tea restaurant. He took a quick look inside and saw a person sitting in the innermost seat. It was Mr. Chen, whom he had met once before.
The taciturn bodyguard was also standing not far away.
"Mr. Chen!"
Liu Dehua greeted him respectfully. He had a kind and honest face, but he was actually very smart and knew that this person was a big shot.
"sit!"
Chen Qi waved his hand and said with a smile: "How are you doing lately?"
"Thanks to Mr. Chen, everything is fine."
"Where's your bandit brother?"
"Jiahui? He, uh, he left the training class..."
Liu Dehua briefly talked about it, and Chen Qi looked surprised and said: "So you are from TVB? Then if I want to film with you, do I need TVB's permission?"
"No, no, no! We haven't officially signed a contract, it's just an intention. I can make the decision myself!"
He explained quickly, fearing that the opportunity would run away.
"Oh, you've read the synopsis of the story, what do you think?"
"It's very, very good. It must be a very touching love movie. I would love to star in it!"
What can you tell from a synopsis of the story? But he is a new guy, as long as he has scenes to shoot, he doesn’t choose at all, and he doesn’t care about the left and right.
Chen Qi looked at him. He had a young temperament, but he was young and mature. People said that his acting skills were not good when he debuted. In fact, he was just okay. His performance in "Journey to the Furious Sea" was passable. He didn't need him to give any amazing performances. He just passed the test.
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Even in his mature stage, his acting skills are erratic. He has been acting like a star all his life. If he meets the right script and director, he is still good. This is very similar to Huang Xiaoming.
To become a superstar, you must have talent.
But relatively speaking, his talent in acting and singing is worse than many people. He has been working hard for decades, and just "not eating rice for ten years" is awesome enough.
"..."
Liu Dehua picked up a cup of frozen coffee and swallowed it with difficulty, looking a little embarrassed.
The others didn't speak, and he himself didn't dare to say anything. Finally, Chen Qi asked again: "When will "Run to the Wrathful Sea" go to Hainan?"
"next week!"
"Then the filming will be finished early next year?" Chen Qi calculated the time.
"Yes, it will take four months."
"After filming "Into the Wrath", you can come to my place and continue filming the next film. Is there any problem?"
"No, absolutely not!"
"Well, someone will contact you to sign a contract...right?"
Chen Qi suddenly asked again: "Zhong Chuhong, do you know if she is from Shaw Brothers?"
"Yes, she is a contracted actress of Shaw Brothers!"
"oh……"
Chen Qi nodded and said no more. Liu Dehua knew that the conversation was over and stood up to leave.
Chen Qi watched him walk out and disappear on the opposite street. He couldn't help but shrugged. The Five Wireless Tigers are gone! The Four Heavenly Kings are gone too! But it's none of my business?
He doesn't want to go to Liang Jiahui for the time being. Anyway, "The Love of Ghosts" will be launched next year, and it won't be too late to look for him then. With Liang Jiahui and Andy Lau, plus Xu Anhua, a group of new wave directors, the left wing's skeleton will suddenly stand up.
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With a few more actresses, the team will be even more impressive.
Especially Liang Jiahui, he can go to sea, the top priority!
"Let's go too!"
Chen Qi finished a cup of lemon tea, took Xiao Mo out, and thought to himself: Next, I will wait for "Running to the Furious Sea" to be exposed. No one will expose it, so I will expose it myself... Hey, wouldn't I become Liangshan?
Wu Yong?
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There will be four films next year!
After Chen Qi settled the matter, he still had to write the script and visited the set of "Orphan" intermittently, which made Qiu Shuzhen very unhappy.
In the blink of an eye, October came, and the filming of the two American child stars' scenes was completed, and the guardians finally went back with trouble.
There is also news from Beijing that most of the scenes in "Tai Chi 2" have been completed and they will come to Hong Kong to shoot the last few scenes, including Li Lianjie, Wang Qun, Ji Chunhua, Ge Chunyan, He Qing, Tao Huimin, and Zhen Zidan.
Li Jianqun will also come, because her character died in these scenes.
Chapter completed!