Stephen Chow thought about it for a long time, but he didn't understand it well, in fact, he was also walking by feeling, and he was a layman for filming movies for the time being.

However, after careful consideration, he still felt that it was more reliable to be a director, producer, or even a shareholder of a film company. After all, I have been in the industry for many years, and I have seen a lot of superstars who were once popular gradually hitting the streets. For example, Dillon was a superstar back then, but now he can only play supporting roles.

Xu Guanwen, the king of ghost horse comedy in the 70s, has now lost the market. Audiences who like comedies have welcomed Stephen Chow's nonsensical style more.

Why is Xu Guanwen no longer good? The main reason is that he is getting older, and it is not easy to sell out. In addition, comedy is really a test of inspiration, and when inspiration is abundant, third-rate street hits can make blockbuster works. And the previous comedy superstar, if he lacked inspiration, might hit the streets like Xu Guanwen. Other people's movies have begun to enter the era of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars at the box office, and Xu Guanwen's films in recent years have even returned from more than 0 million box office to several million box office, and many movies are difficult to even return to their original costs. So much so that Golden Harvest Films, the boss behind the Xu Brothers Film Company, has also greatly reduced its support for Xu Guanwen.

"Boss, to put it mildly, I'm also a little afraid of failure. Stephen Chow said.

Afraid?

Afraid of failure after only a few years of debut?

This does not mean that Stephen Chow is timid, but because his status is now too high. Except for a very small number of blockbusters with a budget of more than 100 million, the highest-grossing movie in Hong Kong is Stephen Chow's movie. It can be said that with a budget of 0 million, you can make a movie with a box office of more than 30 million in Hong Kong, and the global box office may add up to more than 100 million box office. In addition, Stephen Chow's comedies are not only box office hits, but also VD, TV reruns, etc., which can produce huge economic benefits.

To a certain extent, the duo of Wang Jing and Stephen Chow contributed profits even more than that of a big director like Tsui Hark.

However, Tsui Hark's route does not rely on personal comedy jokes and ideas as inspiration, but closely follows the development of new technologies in the world film industry and eats the dividends of scientific and technological development, so there is no bottleneck for the time being. As long as you have a strong learning ability and can continue to accept new technologies and new ideas, you can continue to improve.

It is precisely because Tsui Hark has entered the blockbuster era that it has given Stephen Chow, Wang Jing and others a combination of making quick money by inspiration, which has generated huge pressure.

Lin Qi smiled, feeling that Stephen Chow's worries were unnecessary, for the current Stephen Chow, his career was just the beginning, his partner with Wang Jing was almost a match made in heaven, and the two could continue to cooperate in the future and continue to produce sparks.

But in reality, these two pairs, which seem to be a good match, have each given rise to new ideas. Moreover, the relationship between the two did not stiffen, but they put their ideas together with the boss.

Of course, Lin Qi listened to the thoughts of the two and quickly supported it.

If it is replaced by Hong Kong movie fans in the 2nd century, you will know that Wang Jing's "God of Gamblers" directed later is a legend, and Wang Jing is indeed a genius of a director, he chose a more secure way, and the whole process of "God of Gamblers" is very easy, although some people say that this film leads the trend of Hong Kong-made gambling films, but there is no pressure on him at all.

From a high point of view, "God of Gamblers" can be regarded as the pinnacle of Hong Kong-made gambling films, and in addition, there are almost no movies of the same genre that can be equal to it. And this movie has a strong subversive significance, few commercial blockbusters dare to let the actor play an idiot most of the time, Chow Yun-fat plays the God of Gamblers more than half of the scenes are playing fools, but as soon as Gao Jin returns to the gambling table, he can still be powerful after eating a few pieces of chocolate, such perfect acting skills are also the reason for the success of "God of Gamblers".

"God of Gamblers" set off a craze for gambling films in Hong Kong. Chow Yun-fat, who plays Gao Jin in the film, gives full play to his acting skills, allowing people to see a person who has risen from a god to a man to a god again, which brings shock, surprise and pleasure, which is also unforgettable for the audience.

"Acting in movies and making movies, you are more professional than me, but between the two of you, you are already going to set up a subsidiary, then you have to show enough strength, the two of you are partners, for each other's strengths and weaknesses, you should be clear, in other words, the combination of the two of you is equivalent to a two-headed dragon, you can learn from each other in the process of filming. ”

Lin Qi doesn't seem to have too much guidance, and he just mentions the two of them, in fact, many of the works of the two can see the shadow of each other's influence.

Wang Jing is also more serious about making films than in history, and no longer makes films casually and brainlessly to make time. It is often a serious innovation, conceiving the plot and technique of the film.

Stephen Chow also privately regarded Wang Jing as a teacher, and asked Wang Jing if he didn't understand the materials for making movies by himself.

It is precisely because of this that the relationship between the two is better than imagined. It's just that if they continue to be bundled, it will not be conducive to the future development of the two, so they decided to apply for the establishment of a film company with independent operation qualifications, and the two of them will make their own movies with the company's budget. If it really doesn't work, we can continue to cooperate.

"Thank you boss, I understand something. Stephen Chow said.

"As for the subject matter, you are a comedy material yourself, but do you have any new ideas?" Lin Qi said.

Lin Qi is not worried that Wang Jing will not be able to make a movie, in fact, Wang Jing only needs to give him a camera, the lowest budget, no script at all, and he can make up a movie in a few days with his feelings. With those minimum budgets, many dramas can actually make do with watching a general plot, which shows their ability.

But Stephen Chow's first director, Lin Qi was a little worried.

Not long after, Stephen Chow took out a script - "Jigong..

Lin Qi read the script and listened to Stephen Chow talk about his ideas, and felt that he could give it a try.

……

In September 88, Stephen Chow and Wang Jing announced the establishment of Xingjing Entertainment Company. In this new film company, the new venture film and television entertainment company holds 5%, Wang Jing holds 30%, and Stephen Chow holds 29%. It is a subsidiary of the New Venture Film and Television Group.

The establishment of the company has just been completed, Wang Jing is non-stop, and directly found Chow Yun-fat, in his vision, the role of the God of Gambling in the film, he has changed several times, but in the end he still eyed Chow Yun-fat.

The movie "God of Gamblers", the most profound impact on people is the stark contrast of roles, if it is said that Gao Jin, who has become an idiot, is separated from Gao Jin in the casino, then many actors can do it.

When the two are combined, we must not only see the domineering of the gambling god in the casino, but also see the ordinary people who are mixed with the ruffians and hooligans in ordinary life.

Therefore, what Wang Jing is looking for is such a face, and undoubtedly, the most suitable one is Chow Yun-fat.

"This is the script of "God of Gamblers", and the role in it is none other than you. "Since Wang Jing made his fortune, he can be regarded as getting out of the shadow of his Lao Tzu, and he can be regarded as famous.

Chow Yun-fat did not refuse, he was very interested in the script of this play, and the character creation in it was more in line with his positioning, and there was only one problem he was worried about, salary.

As for the filming location, it's not too easy, it doesn't have to be inland, there is nothing special about the framing, and except for some scenes of running and eating chocolate, there is only one thing that rolls off the cliff, which is not too good for filming.

"8 million. ”

Wang Jing simply gave a salary, which is quite generous, and it can even be said that it is much more than the salary of Hong Kong's top superstars. Jackie Chan's salary is nothing more than that, of course, this movie is carefully created by Wang Jing, and it may take a long time to shoot, so give Chow Yun-fat a preventive shot in advance.

"If the response to "God of Gamblers" was good after its release, it is very likely that the series will be launched. I will look for you later, and the salary will continue to rise!" Wang Jing said.

For the movie "God of Gamblers", Wang Jing has a lot of ideas. In fact, these ideas made this movie not only a successful hit after its release, but also a "tribute" for decades. Not only Hong Kong, there are countless directors and crews who imitate this movie and make all kinds of follow-up gambling films. Moreover, in the Internet era, some online films and television are still paying tribute, imitating Chow Yun-fat's various looks and shots in gambling films.

"Well, I promise you, I hope we have a good time together. Chow Yun-fat opened his mouth to agree, but this made him more tempted, under the premise of the success of the film, it is undoubtedly good news for him to be able to launch a series.

As for the salary, if you can continue to launch the series, you naturally don't have to care too much about the immediate benefits.

The two were soon finalized, Wang Jing moved quickly, and at the end of the month, it was announced that the camera would be started.

On the other hand, after referring to Lin Qi's opinion, Stephen Chow had a lot of ideas for the movie "Jigong", in addition to adding his comedy jokes, he also cooperated with the special effects team of Humen Film and Television Base, adding some special effects shots to create a more visually impactful mythological blockbuster.

What Stephen Chow didn't know was that since this movie, his style has changed dramatically. has changed from relying on nonsensical comedy to treating nonsensical comedy as a dispensable condiment. At the same time, Stephen Chow is another special effects technology after Tsui Hark, and every movie is almost no special effects.

This kind of thinking, although it burns money, so much so that later Wang Jing complained a lot, asking him, reducing the special effects budget, a movie can save 50 million, why waste it so much?

The dispute between the two came to Lin Qi, and Lin Qi played fifty boards each. Let Stephen Chow agree, after the special effects blockbuster returns to its original cost, the next blockbuster can continue to be made. If a blockbuster hits the street, the next one needs to shoot a low-budget comedy to get back the loss. This agreement made Wang Jing, a partner, slightly satisfied.

Of course, a company with a dual-core team like Xingjing Entertainment has almost not lost money in a year since its establishment. Moreover, since the 90s, the annual box office of this subsidiary has not been less than 400 million Hong Kong dollars every year, which can be called the most stable one among Hong Kong film production companies.