Chapter 450: It's Not Okay to Play Like This!
In the mainland, many people claim to have watched "Journey to the West" more than 20 times, and this number is still growing with the passage of time.
Of course, there are many people clamoring that they can play this movie as it is, and more people throw out a line from the movie in daily life, inadvertently or inadvertently.
When it was on the earth, "Journey to the West" invested 45 million yuan for filming, which was a big investment film in 1995, but after the film was released, the box office in the three places across the Taiwan Strait was very dismal, and even Stephen Chow's own Xingcai Company collapsed.
However, due to the vigorous development of the piracy business and the introduction of CCTV movie channels, as well as the emergence of various interpretations of gods, Stephen Chow's Supreme Treasure and Zhu Yin's Zixia Fairy have become classics in film history, and they are still missed by young people after a few years!
Don't look at the investment so much, in fact, the filming of "Journey to the West" is very casual, the script is written while filming after the movie starts, and the lines in many places are actually the actors' own play on the set.
Due to the creative team's too many whimsical ideas, the script became more and more derailed, and the final product and the script outline were almost two completely different films.
Because of director Liu Zhenwei's friendship with Wong Kar-wai, his ridicule and imitation of his friend's lines have become classics and are widely legendary.
It's like the sentence "If God could give me a chance to do it again, I would say three words to that girl: I love you." If I had to put a deadline on this love, I would say 10,000 years. This sentence touched countless boys and girls and made them look forward to love.
However, this is actually a line imitating Takeshi Kaneshiro in "Chongqing Forest": If memory is a can, I hope this can will not expire. If I had to add one more day, I would like it to be 10,000 years!
The former film score master couldn't watch this movie at all, and after completing the soundtrack for the film, he asked the filmmaker not to sign himself, but now it has turned over and become a cultural phenomenon.
Rebel characters and alternative love stories have become the objects sought after by young people, and Zhang Chu also touted this work at the beginning.
Putting aside those routine-full gimmicks, "Journey to the West" is a classic created by the right time, place and people, even before Zhang Chu's rebirth, it is far better than too many Chinese comedies, and even better than the Journey to the West and the Mermaid that rushed to pay off the movie tickets.
This classic, symbiotic with video halls, pirated discs and BBS, accidentally exposed the age.
chose to include this work in the plan this time, in fact, Zhang Chu is also a little risky, he doesn't know if the movie can be well received, in case of repeating the mistakes of the past, it will be miserable!
At that time, the stars who were in full swing did not drive the box office, and now it is very likely that they will lose money.
So Zhang Chu decided to diversify the risk, and after Jiang Hua proved that he had the ability to make comedies, he would pull those large and small film companies over and make a platter.
In this way, even if you lose money, everyone will bear it together.
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Obviously, the two of them came to the theater to learn about Peking Opera, but when this "Mu Guiying in Charge" came to an end.
Zhang Chu whispered to Jiang Hua for a while before applauding with the rest of the audience, "Teacher Jiang, let's have a chance to talk again in the future, I still have something to do first." ”
"You go get busy, I'll rest and watch the next play. Jiang Hua pointed to the computer on the table, he was still in the most basic stage of appreciation.
However, after Jiang Hua watched Zhang Chu go downstairs, he suddenly remembered that he didn't seem to ask him why he came here, but he hollowed out the bottom!
"Good fellow, this is really weird. ”
Jiang Hua shook his head and left this matter behind him in the blink of an eye.
As for Zhang Chu, he has already come to the backstage of the theater at this time, this time he is not for an interview, but to see what the real theater backstage looks like.
Is it the preparation of the war and chaos, or the leisurely chatting, or the indifference of ignoring each other.
There are not many descriptions of the real stage in "Farewell My Concubine", and most of the sections focus on the actors behind the scenes.
Of course, with these strangers present, the Peking Opera actors will definitely be restrained, and it is impossible to show their true colors 100%.
When Zhang Chu was leaving, he looked up at the upstairs box, but only saw an empty railing.
He didn't tell Jiang Hua about his intentions, he didn't have any eyebrows at all now, and the preparations hadn't been finished yet, so don't shout everywhere yet.
If you tell anyone about it, it means that there are ten, hundreds of people who know the secret!
After coming out of the Zhengyi Ancestral Hall, Zhang Chu drove towards the school, and today Zhou Kang mysteriously asked him to come out to meet, and even used his wife's mobile phone number, looking mysterious as if he was acting in a spy movie.
The café is quiet, there are almost no customers inside, the location is probably too remote, and the competition is fierce near the school.
Zhou Kang had already been waiting here, and after seeing Zhang Chu, he stood up and waved his hand.
"Uncle Zhou, what are you going to do here, to make us look like an underground party during the Anti-Japanese War. Zhang Chu was very puzzled and asked, if there is anything that cannot be communicated by phone or WeChat, he has to come to this kind of place.
"It's right to be cautious, I'm here to ask you how you think about "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". ”
Zhang Chu tilted his head and asked puzzledly: "It's still my opinion, Yida Group can use "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" to do any peripheral authorization, but as long as the authorization is out, you must give me a share." They can experiment with the movie version first, and if the movie doesn't do well at the box office, the follow-up contract can be left unexecuted. ”
Zhou Kang stopped talking, and said in a low voice: "In this negotiation, Yida Group obviously knows your bottom line, and our company seems to be a little unwilling to negotiate, feeling that the battle line is too long, and wants you to sign the contract as soon as possible!"
"Just kidding, this involves probably the biggest income of my life, and it's only been a few months, so you're getting a little impatient?"
"That's not the case, I heard from my colleague today that I didn't know that Mr. Wu discussed it with the people of Yida Group, as long as the company can let you sign a contract, they will give the company a large commission, I don't know how much, but it is said that we have more than half a year's profit. ”
Zhou Kang just felt that during the last two negotiations, his side was always very passive, and the other party became more and more aggressive, and seemed to know his psychological expectations.
In the past, everyone took a step back, but now Yida Group gritted its teeth and did not retreat.
When Yida Group promised to give a large commission, Menglong Culture Media Company's enthusiasm and execution in the negotiation were discounted, thus sending a wrong message to Zhang Chu, it seems that such superior conditions will be missed if they don't sign a contract!
Zhang Chu glanced at Zhou Kang seriously, not knowing whether he should believe him or not, maybe he was the same as Wu Tong.
Menglong Culture Media's abacus was very coincidental, they knew that Zhang Chu was brought in by Zhou Kang with his personal relationship, so they kept Zhou Kang in the dark, both openly and secretly.
On the one hand, they can get the commission of Yida Group, and on the other hand, after the contract is signed, they can also get a 10% share from the contract between Zhang Chu and Yida!
"It's not going to work, it's a bit of a loss of work ethic. Zhang Chu said a little angrily that he handed over so much money to the brokerage company every year, so that he could help him solve trivial matters and create the greatest economic value, instead of colluding with others to embezzle his own interests!
Zhou Kang had a headache, "You know, no matter what you say on the company's computer and the Internet, it will be discovered, so I used my daughter-in-law's mobile phone to contact you, and even WeChat can be viewed." ”
"There's no evidence for this matter, right? After you go back, you still insist on following my idea and see what kind of reaction Yida and Menglong have on their side. ”
Zhang Chu has no experience in business warfare, and he doesn't even read many books, film and television works in this area, and now he feels a little flustered.