Chapter 104: The World Is So Small
"Our main plot revolves around the eight words 'The world is impermanent, what is a warrior?'..."
Ye Weixin flipped through the script and asked, "The world is impermanent, what is a martial artist?"
Shen Mengxi continued: "Yes, although "Ip Man" is an action movie, I prefer to treat it as a character biography genre, biographical movies often use the passage of time and the changes of the times to create a turning point in the fate of the characters, Ip Man, a folk martial arts master who combines national hatred, how should he survive in that era?"
Ye Weixin thought thoughtfully: "..."Huo Yuanjia" like that?"
"No, "Huo Yuanjia" made people feel aggrieved, and was finally beaten to death by the Japanese Ben people, although it was poisoned, but I have never seen a generation of grandmasters beaten and vomited black blood!
"That's why there's this 'I'm going to hit ten'?"
"Yes, and Ip Man can't die, he was shot and then rescued by everyone, and went to Hong Kong to open an apprenticeship..."
After reading the script, Ye Weixin asked: "In terms of actors?"
"Wu Yue... You can play the gold mountain to find..."
Ye Weixin probably didn't know Wu Yue, Shen Mengxi said: "He has acted in the TV series "Jingwu Hero Chen Zhen" directed by Liu Fengsheng, and he is a very good action movie actor in the mainland..."
"Other actors, you can do whatever you want... By the way, the heroine Zhang Yongcheng left it to me, and I will give you an answer in half a month!"
Ye Weixin nodded...
He is not a particularly stubborn director, he worked with Chen Jianbin in the early years of filming "Little Things in the Big City", and he has no prejudice against mainland actors...
What's more, this is the opinion of the producer.
Shen Mengxi took a sip of tea, Ye Weixin thought of something, and suddenly asked, "Producer Shen, I heard that you collaborated with NetEase in "Painted Skin"?"
“... Hong Kong also knows the news?"
"Hmm... Are they really willing to develop games, films, and television together?"
"The premise is that you have to tell them well, and the script must be related to the game," before he said this, Shen Mengxi suddenly blessed his soul and blurted out: "You want to make "A Chinese Ghost Story"?"
Ye Weixin was taken aback, but still nodded: "There is such an intention, but it has not been started yet..."
Shen Mengxi looked at him deeply: "... Let's wait until the filming of "Ip Man" is finished!"
Ye Weixin also hurriedly shut up...
The remake of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is just an intention...
The Hong Kong film industry has always been very popular in remakes of previous works, "New Dragon Gate Inn", "New Crane Divine Needle", "The Legend of Xinshu Mountain"...
Of course Shen Mengxi knows "New A Chinese Ghost Story", the magic change is a mess, Shen Mengxi has watched it once, and one of his lines 'If you still want it, I think I can withstand it'...
The atmosphere was a little awkward, and at this moment, Yu Weiguo knocked on the door and walked in, looking at Ye Weixin with a surprised face: "Director Ye, are you also there?"
Ye Weixin hurriedly got up: "Yu Producer..."
"I have a project to work with Director Ye, Producer Yu, how did you discuss with the Emperor?"
Shen Mengxi replied naturally.
Yu Weiguo's expression was a little unnatural: "... They're still thinking about... However, what project do producers Shen and director Ye want to collaborate on?"
"An action movie..."
“... Move... Action movie?"
Yu Weiguo paused.
In the past few years, the action movie market has been sluggish, and if you think about it, even Uncle Long has played a funny feature film like "Baby Project"...
Ye Weixin said goodbye with great discernment, and Shen Mengxi said: "Producer Yu, wait a minute, I'll send Director Ye..."
......
"It's not action movies that are falling, it's kung fu stars. The kung fu genre has always existed, it is rooted in the bones of the Chinese, but we lack good forms of expression, especially actors. Zhen Bullet is now also at the time when he needs to have a masterpiece, I hope this "Ip Man" is his "Huang Feihong", let's come on!"
“... Don't worry, I'll shoot hard!"
"You tell Zhen Bullet, "Ip Man", he doesn't want to be the action director, we are looking for Mr. Ye Huai and Hong Jinbao to be the action director!"
"I think so too, let him concentrate on acting..."
Ye Weixin left, Shen Mengxi calculated a little, the filming cost of "Ip Man" is about 38 million, and it is not difficult to make money, but how to sell overseas copyrights?
A must visit to Cannes next year!
"Painted Skin", "Ip Man"...
While pondering, while returning to the position just now, Yu Weiguo said enthusiastically: "Producer Shen should be very busy these days..."
"I'm not busy at all, I'm going to die if I'm idle!"
“... Uh," Yu Weiguo choked up, but still said, "Then let's attend a banquet together tonight!"
"Banquet?
Shen Mengxi just wanted to excuse himself, but Yu Weiguo said: "They are all insiders!"
"Okay. Shen Mengxi nodded: "Why the party?"
"The emperor decided to invest in "Shinjuku Incident", and after two years, Cheng Long starred in Hong Kong films again... Yang Shoucheng decided to hold a small banquet, which can be regarded as an early celebration!"
"Oh... I'll change my clothes!"
Celebration?
Celebrating the "Shinjuku Incident" is not judged in the mainland?
......
After 04 years, the Hong Kong film industry deteriorated further, and the only studios that could breathe were Emperor, China Star, Media Asia and Xinghui Company...
China Star is bound to Du Qifeng, and Media Asia is supported by the image business, and it is enough to support itself by selling DVD and TV copyrights every year, and Xinghui knows that there is Zhou Xingchi behind him.
By the way, in 16 years, Media Asia invested in "The Legend of Shark Pearl", "Pursuit", and "Swinging Storm", and almost didn't lose his underwear...
Emperor, the industry is very large, and he doesn't expect Emperor Entertainment to eat, the entertainment industry is just Lao Yang's harem group...
Ahem...
However, Lao Yang and Uncle Long do have a good relationship, Prince Fang's debut is "A Thousand Machines 2", Chen Bolin, Cai Zhuoyan, Zhong Xingtong, and Zhen Bullet collectively matched him...
reciprocated the favor, Uncle Long also made a cameo appearance in the Emperor's movie, and deliberately played soy sauce at the end of "SWAT New Humans", and "New Police Story" also used Xie Tingfeng...
This time, the "Shinjuku Incident", with an investment of more than 100 million, is basically unlikely to recover the cost!
Lao Yang voted for Cheng Long, just like he voted for "The Sun Also Rises", and lost a mess, and then voted for "Let the Bullets Fly" without hesitation, what people value is Jiang Wen!
Shen Mengxi has read a report before, comparing Huang Zhongjun and Yang Shoucheng, devaluing the former is not good, it is obviously stepping on the humanities, but there is a saying that is very right, Yang Shoucheng has no temperament!
I'm greedy for money and lustful, and I know I'm not a good person, but I'm generous!
That's probably what it means.
Shen Mengxi arrived at the scene, and then he was confused, he knew most of the people here, but people didn't know him!
The only exception, standing next to Yang Shoucheng, Liu Yifei, with a quiet face...
How could she be here?