149 [Big Stroke] (Plus Update)

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After negotiating with Wu Yusen about "The True Color of Heroes", Xia immediately compiled the script and cast list, and then sent it to major film companies in Hong Kong to promote the film to attract investment.

In fact, if it is not necessary, Xia is not willing to share this film at all, but he knows that this movie has a box office of more than 30 million, and it is a dark horse that no one expected.

But it doesn't work if it doesn't attract foreign capital, and most of his funds are invested in "Mr. Zombie". Although the film was a big hit, he was able to share more than 10 million box office in Hong Kong alone. But to get this money, it will take more than three months for the theater chain to settle with him. It's not that you can get the money immediately after the release.

And the movie will have to wait for a while to sell in the port, mainly because he has no export channels yet. This is also a shortcoming of the summer, so although he is currently famous and Tianxia Pictures has also made a start, in fact, the company only has less than one million Hong Kong dollars left on its books.

"Well, if only I had enough money, I wouldn't have to divide the cake. Summer said depressedly.

What he envisions is to promote the movies that cannot be guaranteed at the box office, and keep all the movies that make money at the box office to himself. But the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny.

The drama "The True Colors of Heroes" involves shootouts, explosions, and other big scenes, so the investment is at least six or seven million Hong Kong dollars. It is not easy to get such a large amount of money in a short period of time, so you can only use crowdfunding to get together the funds first.

The movie "The True Color of Heroes" was written as a plan and sent to several major film companies in Hong Kong in the summer. Xinyicheng, Shaw Brothers, Jiahe, Siyuan, Yongsheng and other companies are all large companies with a good reputation and good compliance in the industry.

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After sending the proposal, he filmed "Overlord Flower" in the summer.

Now the leading actor Hu Huizhong and the director Yuan Kui are in place, and only one foreign woman is left to play the star. and a couple of gag comedians.

In the original version, the foreign woman is Luo Flo, don't look at it as a woman, but her kung fu is actually quite powerful. has starred in many Hong Kong-made kung fu films, and is one of the foreign actresses who mix well in Hong Kong.

Summer also impressed her a lot, but I didn't know much about her and didn't know how to find it. But summer isn't too worried. As a foreigner, he must have some fame to be introduced to Hong Kong for development.

Just like Michiko Saikyo is a Japanese bodybuilding actress who has won three consecutive bodybuilding championships, Laura Fonta, who starred in "Food Truck" and "Dragon Brother", is the Miss Spain champion, and Jet Benny Yuquedez, who starred in "Food Truck", "Dragon" and "Guts", is a well-known kickboxing champion.

In the 70s and 80s, Hong Kong filmmakers had already set their sights on the world, attracting outstanding talents from all over the world to develop in Hong Kong and contribute to Hong Kong films.

Summer believes that this Loflo must not be easy, either a martial arts star or a martial arts champion, it is not difficult to find her.

As for the gag comedians, the original version is starring Meng Hai, Xu Ke, and Cen Jianxun. But then. Cen Jianxun is the boss of Debao, Menghai is the favorite general of Hong Jiaban, and Hong Jingbao is also the boss of Debao. Xu Ke should just be enjoying the show, and by the way, he also gave his old friend Cen Jianxun a favor. That's why the three of them starred in that movie together.

But Summer doesn't have such a deep friendship with the three of them, so it's not easy to invite the three of them. Fortunately, he doesn't have to work hard about it, the three comedians are played by Lou Nanguang, Xu Guanying and Chen Yixin respectively. Anyway, the three of them are in charge of gags, and to be honest, there are not too many scenes.

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It's not the first time that Yuan Kui has worked with Summer. When filming "Lucky Star High Photos" before, the two had already dealt with each other. At that time he was one of the martial arts instructors. also made a cameo appearance in several small roles in the film.

"Brother Dan, you read this script first, and if you are satisfied, let's settle it like this. Summer handed the script to Yuan Kuidao.

Yuan Kui was borrowed from Baohe to Tianxia Pictures in the summer, and his heart was still relatively happy. Staying in Baohe, there are several superstars such as Hong Jingbao and Yuan Biao. It's hard to show what he's capable of.

But to show your skills, you have to have a chance. There are forty or fifty people up and down Baohe, stars, screenwriters, directors, martial artists, martial artists, and talents.

Hong Jingbao likes a bowl of water to be level, so that his brothers don't feel that they are favoritism. Therefore, although he is a junior brother, he actually did not get any advantage. On the contrary, on the contrary, in order to show fairness, Hong Jingbao gave the plays that should be directed by him to other directors to do it, which made Yuan Kui feel helpless and aggrieved.

Therefore, now that he has been seconded to the summer flag, Yuan Kui is not sad at all, but there is a kind of sea wide with fish jumping, and the sky is high and the birds are flying.

After taking over the summer script, Yuan Kui read it seriously.

After watching it, he looked at Xia in surprise, "Mr. Xia, are you planning to use actresses as the main feature in this play?"

Summer nodded, "Yes, that's it. Hong Kong screens are now dominated by male stars, and the status of female stars is much worse than before. There are no superstars like Ling Bo, Letty, and Chen Baozhu. I don't think this phenomenon is very reasonable, and there should be a change in the future. The status of actresses should be improved, and it shouldn't just be a vase. ”

"Then aren't you worried about the box office?" said Yuan Kui in surprise.

The box office appeal of Hong Kong actresses is almost none, even if it is a first-line actress such as Zhong Chuhong and Lin Qingxia, they have no box office appeal.

Lin Qingxia, Wang Taoxian, Wang Xiaofeng, Li Meifeng, "Psycho" starring four beautiful women, the box office is only more than 3 million Hong Kong dollars, and the annual box office list ranks 86th.

Yang Ziqiong, Zhang Manyu, and Mei Yanfang co-starred in "Three Heroes of the East", which was released for 20 days, and the box office was less than 2 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking 105th in the annual box office list.

"The Seven Princesses of Martial Arts: Heavenly Sword and Sword", which gathers seven popular actresses Wu Junru, Yang Ziqiong, Zhang Manyu, Guan Yonghe, Chen Jialing, Zhang Meng, and Zheng Yuling, has a box office of only more than 9 million Hong Kong dollars, and even the cost has not been recovered.

In the summer, I am going to shoot an action scene in which an actress takes the lead, and there will obviously be a lot of pressure at the box office, and if you are not careful, you may even lose your capital.

"Don't worry about the box office, Brother Dan, you just have to make a good movie. Summer waved his hand.

In the previous life, in order to make their women popular, those coal bosses scattered hundreds of millions of yuan. Although he is not so tyrant in summer, he paid millions of Hong Kong dollars to hold Hu Huizhong. He was still willing to do it. Besides, he is also confident in the box office of "Overlord Flower", even if it will not be a big sale, at least it should not be a problem to recover the cost.

"Oh well. Yuan Kui nodded, "Since Mr. Xia has already decided, then I don't have any opinions." ”

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Summer then discussed the issue of actors with Yuan Kui.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Kui actually knew this Luo Flo and solved the problem of summer at once.

It turned out that Yuan Kui accompanied Wu Siyuan to Hollywood. Directed a movie over there. Of course, it's just a low-budget action movie, and the main character is Shange Winton, and Loflor happens to play a female killer in the film.

Although there are not many scenes, her outstanding skills still left a deep impression on Yuan Kui. Now that he heard that Summer is like looking for a foreign woman who is good at kung fu to play star, he immediately recommended Luo Flo out.

When I heard it in the summer, I was very happy. That's when I just want to sleep, someone gives me a pillow. So I decided on her right away.

As for several villains and supporting characters, they don't have to worry about it in the summer. Yuan Kui has been in the Hong Kong film industry for more than ten years. I know a lot more people than in the summer, and it's not difficult to hire someone to film at all.

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After talking with Yuankui, Xia then compiled the script and cast list of "Overlord Flower", and then sent it to other film companies.

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While waiting for a reply, he wrote the script and cast list of "Zombie Family" again, and also passed it on to several film companies.

This play is also the work of Lin Zhengying, but it moves the time from the Republic of China to the modern city. As a result, the story is more curious and more watchable. Especially the scene where zombies make trouble in the city at the end. It's like a Japanese special film.

made this drama also very popular when it was released in Japan, and not only received a huge box office. It has even been adapted into a video game by a game company.

The original version of this play was starring Lin Zhengying and Yuan Biao, with Lou Nanguang and Li Saifeng playing supporting roles, but Yuan Biao couldn't be invited in the summer, so he decided to star in this movie himself. As for Li Saifeng's vase role, Wang Jixian can make a cameo.

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In addition to "Zombie Family", Summer also invested in a movie. is Xu Guanwen's "Detective Chocolate".

The drama stars Hui Guanwen, and the supporting roles have now been finalized for Mei Yanfang, Hui Guanying and Hu Huizhong.

Mei Yanfang is now an artist of Huaxing Records, and Summer has sent an invitation over there and is now waiting for a reply. However, Summer thinks it is very likely that she will agree.

Because this time I am working with Xu Guanwen, the king of comedy, and Mei Yanfang's role is still very important. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is the heroine. If Huaxing doesn't seize this opportunity, it will be stupid.

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After the script and cast list of "Detective Chocolate" were also sent out, several major film companies in Hong Kong were shocked by Summer's big spending.

A small company that has just opened dares to open four movies at the same time, and several of them are large investments. Not to mention that there is no one who will come later, at least there is no one before. In summer, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and they are bold and hairy.

After watching these four projects, major film companies are optimistic about Xu Guanwen's "Detective Chocolate" and "Zombie Family" directed by Summer. Bids have been submitted to the two films.

However, "The True Color of Heroes" directed by Wu Yusen and "Overlord Flower" directed by Yuan Kui are not cared for. Not a single tender was received. (To be continued.) )

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