Chapter Ninety-Six
No matter what angle it is, Xu Laowei is a figure that cannot be omitted in the history of the flower family's films.
In the golden age of HK movies, he is in a class of his own, whether it is "A Chinese Ghost Story" or "Smiling Proud Jianghu: The East is Undefeated" or "Green Snake" and other movies, if they are made by other directors, I am afraid that many people will find it difficult to make breakthroughs.
But Xu Laowei not only broke through, but also created countless classics.
But after all, HK is a small place, just a small place, and the market is so big, so the scale of production is also limited.
Now it seems that several works of the year are unsatisfactory or the scenes are not big enough, or the special effects are not exquisite enough, and Xu Laowei's whimsical brain hole has not been fully utilized.
Maybe Xu Lao Wei also has regrets in his heart, so he has always wanted to play a real technology so that he can integrate into the movie.
As we all know, Xu Laowei is not only a must for making martial arts films, but also for shooting the beauty of women. While most directors focus on men's swords and enmities, Xu Laowei has found a different way to inject ambiguous and mottled female beauty into his martial arts world, which has a unique taste.
In Xu Laowei's movies, the female characters in them are always more unforgettable than the male characters, even the protagonists have times when they lose their color, but the women in Xu Laowei's movies will never.
Many years have passed, and today's film industry has entered a new era, Xu Laowei is still Xu Laowei, and he can still output his works from time to time. But now there are no works as amazing as back then, and Xu Laowei's talent seems to have been exhausted back then.
Now Xu Lao Wei has begun to play with technology, although there are occasional amazing highlights, but it still can't be compared with back then.
Over the years, Xu Laowei's works have begun to become stiff, and there is no previous flesh and blood soul, if you say a specific point, there is no previous aura.
Although the current special effects can allow Xu Laowei to play the movie he wants to make, it can't make Xu Laowei the amazing and glamorous director of course.
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The premiere ended with a dinner hosted by the organizers, right in a nearby star hotel. Li Xiaoping and Zhang Li went to participate together, this time Zhang Li was quite willing, Yudong said that Xu Lao Wei would also be there, and Zhang Li wanted to ask for advice at the dinner
It's not good to leave early.
The two of them went to the hotel to set up several tables, Li Xiaoping, Yudong and Zhang Li sat with the main creator, of course, it was not "Dragon Gate Flying Armor", the recent publicity was "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" every day, and many topics have been finished.
Now everyone is most interested, naturally, the new film "Green Snake" that Zhang Li is preparing.
"Director Zhang, how are your preparations going?" Chen Kun took the initiative to provoke the topic, and the two of them were not bad, so it was not abrupt to ask this.
Zhang Li said: "The script is no problem, and the crew is being prepared now, and it will probably start shooting after the year." ”
Chen Kun said: "How much are you going to invest this time?" ”
Zhang Li sighed: "I am ready to invest 150 million, and if I want to, I will continue to increase." ”
When it comes to investment, I have to sigh. Zhang Li originally planned to be 120 million, and the investment in "Di Renjie's Heavenly Empire" was at this price. As a result, after the eldest king knew, he directly said 150 million, if it was not enough to add, he really didn't know where the confidence came from, and he himself was a little worried.
When Zhang Li was emotional, the eyes of several actresses lit up when they heard it, and they couldn't help but think about what their future star journey would be like if they could become the heroine of this film. The same is true for the rest of the male stars, although Xu Xian already has it, but there can still be Fahai, and there are not characters such as Li Gongfu, Golden Cymbal King and Toad Spirit in the Legend of the White Snake.
But it's only been a long time since I sat down, and it's a little inappropriate in front of everyone.
Chen Yongdao, executive vice president of Huber&Ranner, who had just returned to China: "With such a big investment, the pressure to return to the capital is not small!"
Without waiting for Li Xiaoping to speak, Yudong said: "The box office of "Green Snake", even if it is bad, how bad can it be, and with the golden sign of Director Zhang, the box office of this movie will not be less, and it will not be a sure profit or loss when it is sold overseas." As for how much you can earn, it depends on Director Zhang!"
Zhang Li didn't answer, but Li Xiaoping and Yudong next to him chatted, and they were still very hot.
Seeing the two chatting so openly, he didn't know where the two of them came from, and they began to discuss how much to earn before the movie was released.
Just when Zhang Li's soul flew out of the sky, Zhou Gongzi suddenly spoke.
Zhou Gongzi said: "Director Zhang, I don't know if there is a role suitable for me in your new movie." ”
Hearing this, all the actresses were a little nervous, and there were only a few roles in total.
If anyone in this group has a chance, it must be Zhou Gongzi and Chen Kun. Zhang Li said to Zhou Gongzi: "I'm really sorry, the temperament of the protagonist of this movie doesn't match Zhou Gongzi." ”
When Zhou Gongzi heard this, he knew in his heart that he was out of play. But in the end, it was Dahuadan, she just had the mentality of giving it a try, turned her head and smiled: "That's a pity, but I still hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with Director Zhang." But I still want to know, Director Zhang, what kind of actors do you need for your starring role?"
Zhang Li smiled: "There will definitely be a chance in the future." As for the characters, the white snake must be dignified and charming, and the green snake should be pure and cute in its charm. ”
Hearing this, the actresses present have all given up, is this the selection of actors? If you really look for it according to this standard, there are really only a handful in the Chinese film industry.
The male stars didn't hear Zhang Li say the casting requirements of Fahaide, and they knew that it must be hopeless.
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At the dinner, Zhang Li and Xu Laowei talked about it, and the two sides also exchanged ideas.
However, it didn't take a few minutes for Zhang Li to be disappointed, and now Xu Laowei is completely addicted to technology, and he has completely lost the kind of whimsical ideas he had back then. Maybe it's still there, but it can't hold up a movie, and it can only appear like a meteor in the movie.
I was very disappointed when I talked to Mr. Xu, I didn't get inspiration and inspiration, and even Mr. Xu was not optimistic about the movie "Green Snake".
WTF, what the hell, is this a fake old monster Xu?
In fact, Zhang Li didn't know that the movie "Green Snake" was a movie that had to be said in Xu Laowei's career, but in Xu Laowei's heart, I am afraid it was not.
The leading actors of that year were not the candidates in Xu Laowei's heart, and later failed at the box office and word of mouth. Although the movie later became a classic, I am afraid that there is still a trace of disapproval in Xu Laowei's heart.
In 2008, Mr. Xu was a guest on "Art Life". At that time, before the interview began, the column group asked fans to vote for the most favorite and impressive movies of Xu Laowei, but I didn't expect the first place to be the movie "Green Snake".
At that time, Xu Laowei looked at the voting results, and his expression revealed incredible, and bluntly said that he didn't expect so many people to like "Green Snake".
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