"One vote for Huang Bingyao!"
"One vote for Qiu Gangjian!"
"One vote for Qiu Gangjian!"
There were 70 people at the scene. As long as they had written a complete script or had their work screened, the membership fee was HK$50 per person and there was no annual fee. No one had any idea what this was about and most of them were just joining in the fun.
The first thing to do is to elect the president on the spot.
Chen Qi made it clear that he would not hold the position, so Huang Bingyao and Qiu Gangjian competed. In the end, Qiu Gangjian had more seniority and became the first president of the Hong Kong Film Writers Association.
When he came to the stage, his speech was also vague, just as a show to accompany Mr. Chen.
Subsequently, several more executive committee members were elected: Huang Bingyao, Wen Jun, Du Guowei, Wang Jing, and Huang Baiming.
After finishing the work, Chen Qicai stood up and spoke: "Mr. Wang Jing and Mr. Huang Baiming both started out as screenwriters. They have one specialty and many talents. I believe that there will be a Directors Association in Hong Kong in the future. We do not prohibit ordinary members from joining two associations at the same time, but the executive committee
No, if you want to join the Directors Guild by then, you will have to resign from the executive committee."
He first explained the matter and continued: "Every aspect is very crude today, and you may not understand why we need to establish an association? Associations are a powerful force to ensure the stable development of the industry. It is meaningless to talk too much about it now.
I'll just say two points:
First, if you are owed royalties in the future, come to the association, and the association will help you resolve it!
Second, starting from next year, we will award our own Best Screenplay Award in March every year, before the Academy Awards!
I am a screenwriter and I love this industry. You don’t have to worry about anything. Just think that I gather colleagues in the industry to get together and have a lively dinner every year——Okay, I’ll stop talking nonsense and let’s have a dinner!”
Wen Jun waved his hand, the food and wine were served, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
In any place, the status of screenwriters is very low, and the only ones who can get away with it are those big screenwriters. Korea is relatively better, but only a little better.
Most of the people in this group have meager incomes and have to work side jobs to support their families. It is not easy to eat fresh seafood. Director Chen held a glass of wine and stood at the table to make a toast.
Son.
He also saw a tall, thin guy. He was not wearing sunglasses yet, only wearing a pair of myopia glasses.
His expression was a little cold, and he was not very skillful in being polite to everyone.
This guy's name is Wong Kar-Wai.
Chen Qi specially chatted for a few words. The other party was still dawdling in Chen Xunqi's company, writing some "Little Fox Fairy"
Scripts like "I Want a Rich Husband".
"Are you also a Shanghai banker?"
"Yes, I was born in Huangpu."
"Are there any relatives over there?"
"I have brothers and sisters!"
"Okay, if you have a good script, you can bring it to me."
Chen Qi patted him and turned to the next table. The people at the same table looked at Wong Kar-wai with envy: Hey! Being born in Shanghai means taking advantage. Who doesn't know that Mrs. Chen is from Shanghai?
Including himself, he also thinks so. This is all due to the influence of old Shanghai gangs such as Shaw Run Run, Fang Yihua, Zhang Che, Shun Dianxia, ​​and Wang Mingquan.
Even Tong Yuejuan, who ran away to the United States, was a Shanghai banker!
Although Wong Kar-Wai is favored, he is quite convinced that he is just dawdling now and is far from forming a unique creative concept. Even if Chen Qi asks him to write, he doesn't know what to write and will have to practice for several years.
Chen Qi came back from a tour and chatted with Wen Juan and others.
Wen Jun said with a smile: "I heard that the US version of "Fifty First Dates" has a box office of 70 million, so congratulations!"
"You won an Oscar and your commercial film was a hit. The Americans must have been shocked!"
"Mr. Chen, has any company requested a manuscript from you?"
"When I was in the Mainland, I actually sold one, to 20th Century Fox." Chen Qi said.
"Oh? The price cannot be doubled!"
"If you ask me, Hong Kong companies are just petty! Mr. Chen sells Hollywood products for 200,000 US dollars, but only sells local products for 15
Everyone is reluctant to pay 10,000 Hong Kong dollars. Now that it is better, the value has increased again and will definitely double!"
"It's not bad, it sold for 600,000 US dollars."
It was like a cold wind blowing through, making the whole table stand still.
Chen Qi met everyone's gaze and said with a smile: "I offered a price of 1 million, but they were also stingy. Finally, I asked them to hire the company's action team to reach an agreement. The total price is almost 1 million."
Everyone suddenly felt that it was no longer fun to jump over the wall.
Huang Baiming was dumbfounded, and Wang Jing put down his chopsticks.
600,000 US dollars, about more than 4 million Hong Kong dollars, a small-cost production is enough to open 4 dramas! It turned out that it was only the price of one script. Everyone was very depressed, with this guy guarding Hong Kong, it made them seem like they were playing house.
Individuals think more, action teams?
This is about taking people to Hollywood for development!
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little depressed, Wen Jun quickly raised his glass: "This is a great thing! Those Americans don't dare to look down on us. Let's toast to Mr. Chen and wish Chinese films get better and better!"
"I wish Chinese-language movies will get better and better!"
Wang Jing drank a glass of wine, but it didn't taste good. He was paid 600,000 US dollars, and he was still working hard at Shaw Brothers.
He thought he could make a lot of money, but he was too tied up.
His father, Wang Tianlin, has followed Run Run Shaw for many years. When Wang Jing was in college, he introduced him to work part-time as a writer for the "Happy Tonight" program. Writing a joke cost 8 yuan, and a short play cost 80 yuan.
Wang Jing is a famous fast shooter, earning more than 1,000 a month.
Because his mother was a bad gambler, and she cheated the two of them quite a lot, and they lived a miserable life, but they could only provide subsidies to support the family.
And because of Wang Tianlin's relationship, it was difficult for Wang Jing to propose leaving Shaw Brothers.
With this mood, he sat until the end of the event.
The establishment of the Screenwriters Association will not have any impact in the short term. This thing needs time to be verified before everyone can be convinced, but we are very happy with the food and wine. Some people are even thinking about what kind of association there is not. As long as Mr. Chen often provides a good meal,
Just follow him!
When the group broke up, Wang Jing was about to leave when he was suddenly called: "Director Wang!"
"Mr. Chen!"
It was Chen Qi who called him and said with a smile: "Let's talk alone?"
Wang Jing's heart skipped a beat and she hurriedly said, "Okay!"
It was afternoon, and they simply went to the Peninsula Hotel's famous English afternoon tea. Chen Qi asked: "How long have you been in the industry?"
"chant-·····
He scratched his head and calculated: "I should have written my first TV drama script in 1976, almost 10 years ago. I was still in college at that time, and I have written more than 30 scripts now."
Awesome!
Chen Qi was convinced that only by using plug-ins could he maintain high productivity.
Wong Jing is the fastest, most prolific, and longest-lasting filmmaker in Hong Kong. He has written more than 100 scripts, directed, and produced more than 400 movies. In the era when Hong Kong film production has stopped, he can still pull the strings.
A group of people hold a show every year,
Give everyone a bite to eat.
Of course, the quality is not good anymore. His creative peak was in the 1990s.
The most talked about story, Xiang Huaqiang gave him ten words: "The Tricky Expert", Andy Lau, Stephen Chow. Wong Jing was asked to start shooting in a week, and the movie was released in a month and a half because the trailers had been sold...
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Wong Jing, like many commercial film directors, has a literary heart, but literary films do not make money, so he simply plunges into shit and has never compensated his boss.
In short, this is a high-level wage earner who has strong combat ability, a long cycle, and is absolutely obedient.
Chapter completed!