1594 Beyond the Classics
In the 80s and 90s of the previous life, the Xiangjiang movies, that is, when they were at their most glorious, really came out with countless classics.
Whether it's gunfights, costumes, spy wars, ghost movies, zombie movies, romance films, literary films...... Basically, as long as the Chinese people like the type, there will be high-quality products.
This is also the reason why the mainland children of that era, when they grew up, knew that the directors and actors in Xiangjiang came to the mainland to cheat money, and they all did not hesitate to contribute genuine movie tickets.
Of course, it was later because this group of people gradually matured, had their own families and burdens, and Xiangjiang Movies became more and more insincere, so they rarely entered the cinema.
Instead, there was a group of young people born after the 90s, who were bombed by American blockbusters as soon as they entered the cinema.
More than ten consecutive years of American comic special effects movies, a huge cosmology...... These make them addicted to it, and naturally they can't watch such old things as Xiangjiang movies.
In their opinion, Xiangjiang movies rely on those fifty or sixty-year-old old men to sell their feelings, which is really not interesting at all.
It's not as good as the group of filmmakers who emerged in his own country.
For example, Feng Luoya, Ning Hao, Xu Guangtou, Wu Jing, Chen and so on.
Although the types of filming of these people are a little monotonous, almost all of them are the connotation of comedy themes, but they are down-to-earth and enjoyable to watch.
Where is it like a Xiangjiang movie, the stalks that come out are the same as Grandpa Feng's Spring Festival sketches, all of which are outdated and backward.
All right.
There is no point in criticizing the future in this way.
The previous life is the previous life, and with Yin Jun in this life, Xiangjiang movies will only become above the world, and will definitely not decay to that state.
Not to mention anything else, around 97, those Xiangjiang filmmakers were so frightened that they left the United States and Canada one after another, causing Xiangjiang to lose a large number of elites, and such a thing could not happen again.
Because more than eighty percent of the film elites in Xiangjiang are Yin Jun's subordinates or friends.
Ren Junshao is already an important person who is possessed by light and has a strong word in the mainland, will his subordinates and friends still be held accountable for liquidation?
No kidding!
And Britain, if there is a victory, will they dare to provoke the handsome young man with a huge industry in the United States?
Jun Shao has film companies and TV stations in the United States, so if you really want to provoke him, you guys will work against you every day, believe it or not?
Therefore, even if the negotiations between China and the UK are extremely difficult now, and there is no progress at all, the Xiangjiang filmmakers are not afraid.
Anyway, we have succeeded in guaranteeing it, as long as we don't overdo it in the future, how can we make money by relying on our ability in movies.
Well, the topic is far away.
Yin Jun told Hui Yinghong about "Three Heroes of the East", which is actually a typical example of Xiangjiang movies.
Successful but not able to continue the success of the typical.
When "Three Heroes of the East" was born, it deeply moved the audience with a typical apocalyptic style, fierce and cruel fights, and weird and crazy plots.
In particular, the three heroines Yang Ziqiong, Zhang Yu and Mei Yanfang showed jaw-dropping martial arts in the movie, which added a lot of luster to the movie.
Although many of the plots are similar to the movie Black Rose in the sixties and seventies, Du Qifeng's transformation and innovation are refreshing, and it can be regarded as a heroine movie that has reached the pinnacle.
During that time, "Three Heroes of the East" became a hot topic of discussion.
Although its Xiangjiang box office is only about 20 million, it has not yet ranked in the top ten of the year, but this form of film has been praised by everyone.
Everyone thinks that Du Qifeng has opened a new door, and if he goes down this road, he will be able to find a new way in addition to Zhou Xingchi's comedy, Li Lianjie's martial arts movies and Cheng Long's action movies.
So Du Qifeng swelled, and in the same year, it immediately took a month to create "Three Heroes of the East 2".
And then......
Then he went straight to the street, and there was no more.
No one dares to make this kind of urban heroine movie anymore, and this good theme is abolished in vain.
The failure of "Three Heroes of the East 2" lies in the fact that the preparation is too hasty, and the plot and details cannot withstand scrutiny, which is also an old problem of Xiangjiang's sequel movie.
And then more importantly, Du Qifeng continued to "carry forward" the cold and desperate style of the first episode, so that the audience was in a sad atmosphere for 90 minutes.
Except for a small group of movie fans, who is uncomfortable watching movies?
"Three Heroes of the East 2" has so many weaknesses, who will hit the street if it doesn't hit the street?
A few years later, Yin Jun, who is a film researcher in Xiangjiang, had a heated discussion on the "Three Heroes of the East" series at the forum.
Yin Jun believes that if it can develop well, "Three Heroes of the East" will definitely be a hundred times better than the "Thunderbolt Baby" in the United States, and the box office and influence will be greatly increased.
But the other party believes that "Three Heroes of the East" is just an example, and it can't save the Xiangjiang movies that were gradually weakening at that time.
Moreover, with Du Qifeng's style, it is simply not enough to control such a series of movies.
What's more, the script and system of "Three Heroes of the East" itself are too frivolous and casual.
For example, what eunuchs want to find the emperor, an incompetent police inspector in the last days, a senior master who knows martial arts, and a dark background like Batman's Gotham City...... None of this is subject to scrutiny.
Once this worldview is not complete and does not have enough extended continuity, then the story under this framework will definitely not be extensible.
Because your framework directly restricts the plot to death, if you want to break through these constraints in the second episode, there will definitely be contradictions and conflicts with the first episode.
As a result, viewers who have watched the first episode and have preconceived ideas will definitely be reluctant to accept these great changes.
So "Three Heroes of the East" was originally made for one episode, and the second episode after that was a dog-tailed mink, which was completely unnecessary, not only lost the box office, but also lost the reputation of the first episode.
These opposing opinions are actually very pertinent, and they do point out the contradictions of "Three Heroes of the East".
Including Yin Jun has to admit that there was something wrong with the setting of "Three Heroes of the East" from the beginning, if it could be done at least according to the structure of the trilogy or five-part before filming, the situation would be much better.
In this life, Yin Jun finally had a chance to complete this dream in his heart.
I also have to say that only the Xiangjiang film industry in this era has the ability and strength to help Yin Jun complete this dream of saving the movie "Three Heroes of the East".
First of all, it refers to the filmmakers in Xiangjiang, who have rich production experience and are already familiar with this form of martial arts and shooting.
Their ideas are also very imaginative, they will not be constrained by all kinds of thinking, and they will be a little more handy when executing Yin Jun's script opinions.
Including the old man Zhang Ce.
The success of "Jin Yiwei" has made him a lot of changes in the past two years.
The overall style of his filming, although it is still fierce and bloody, has made great progress in the narrative style.
A more obvious change is that Mr. Zhang Ce himself is a giant of martial arts films, but in the second and third parts of "Jinyiwei", he invited first-class martial arts instructors in Xiangjiang such as Dong Wei, Meng Hai, and Zhong Fa to help change the mode of fighting.
That's a big change.
It is equivalent to Zhang Ce having admitted that what he is most proud of is now unable to keep up with the times, and he needs to absorb more new things in order to remain attractive.
It is also because of so many changes that "Jinyiwei 2" has won both word-of-mouth and box office.
The reputation and box office of "Jinyiwei 3" are not satisfactory, but people still like the sharp fighting mode in it, such as praising Hui Yinghong's voice has never been broken.
It is precisely because Zhang Ce can accept change, and after experiencing the setbacks of "Jinyiwei 3", he desperately hopes to break through himself and usher in the peak again, so Yin Jun decided to hand over "Three Heroes of the East" to him and cooperate with him.
People who are complacent are reluctant to change, and only those who fail will seek new changes.
And then a more important reason is that only in this era, only in Xiangjiang, can you find female stars that Yin Jun appreciates and needs.
In the previous life, "Three Heroes of the East", in addition to Yang Ziqiong was quite qualified, in fact, the fights between Zhang Yu and Mei Yanfang seemed a bit fake, and at first glance, you knew that it was made in post-production, and there was no real kung fu.
Du Qifeng definitely can't mobilize the best stars to shoot, so it's not easy to make up this lineup.
Yin Jun is different.
He can find three of the best female stars to shoot the "Three Heroes of the East" series, so that it can be further improved in terms of perception.
Hui Yinghong
Yang Ziqiong
Li Saifeng
The oldest Hui Yinghong is only 24 years old this year, Yang Ziqiong is 22 years old, and Li Saifeng is 19 years old.
All three of them have good martial arts or dance skills.
Needless to say, Hui Yinghong has real kung fu.
Yang Ziqiong has studied ballet and dance since she was a child, likes sports, and has never stopped, which is also the most important reason for her to quickly transform into a female star.
After Li Saifeng joined the Happy Young Women's Group, Yin Jun strengthened her martial arts training.
Although this girl complained bitterly, under the dual power of candy and sticks, she still persevered in the past two years.
The latest episode of "Happy Ghost 3" has several of her fight scene designs, which are specially designed by Meng Hai for her, and it is guaranteed to be eye-catching.
The combination of the three can be called the strongest female star group in the history of Hong Kong, and they can shoot at least five films in ten years.
In any other era, in any other place, this combination would not have been possible.
Only Yin Jun has the strength to bring them together, and then come up with a large amount of money to gather top talents from all walks of life to produce this "Three Heroes of the East".
Yes.
Yin Jun made it clear to Hui Yinghong at the beginning that this time the play would not be a script buyout, but a cooperation between the two companies.
Zhang Ce has just lost one, if he is allowed to take the lead and take on an investment of more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars to make a movie, he must have scruples in his heart.
Then Yin Jun will choose the way of cooperation, with Yin Jun to fund, and Zhang Ce to participate in dividends with the work of the director, producer and staff. It's the same way that "Spicy Detective", "Food Truck" and so on are cooperated.
After all, "Three Heroes of the East" still has a very important significance in Kirin Film Company.
In the future, comic versions, peripheral products and other products will also follow up and make it an IP and become an evergreen tree for Kirin movies.
The reason why Xiangjiang's movies are not too sticky is precisely because their in-depth development is not enough and they have not formed a complete industrial chain.
For example, "Three Heroes of the East", once inertia is formed, two generations of fans will be cultivated through 10 years, even after twenty or thirty years, its peripheral products and sequel movies will be produced by the vast market!
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