Chapter 188: The Originator of Zombie Films

"The rating is very good!"

"Many people have left messages saying that the special effects are very good and realistic, especially the part where the ten thousand swords are unsheathed and the centipede essence. ”

"Can it be bad, it's all burned by money. ”

"The results of several points to be dealt with have been discussed, and the ones that should be repaired and the cuts that should be cut should be done quickly, and more copies must be prepared. ”

In Xu Wei's film studio, the team of "A Chinese Ghost Story 2" has fierce exchanges, and as for the intensity of staying up late, everyone has long been used to it.

"By the way, how are the two movies that have been released recently at the box office?"

The summer file has actually officially kicked off, and cannon fodder such as "Ghost" and other movies that take advantage of the popularity of "A Chinese Ghost Story 2" to make quick money have been squeezed into a mess.

"Uncle Zombie" has a bit of a strong momentum, and the box office has exceeded 8 million. It is said that Lin Zhengying originally pushed it, but later Liu Guanwei gave him a hard time to vacate the schedule......"

"It's already eight million?" Chen Jialuo was a little surprised, and said: "I went to see it last night, if you want to say that it is very exciting, it will definitely not be able to talk about it." But the movie theater is basically laughing from beginning to end. Compared with the trilogy, this film is the most intensive, the most funny, and the actors are the most powerful. ”

"The common rattle in zombie films, the fun of master and apprentice fighting, the pranks and tricks of different sects, the Maoshan spell fighting the zombies of the Qing Dynasty, etc., were all accepted by "Uncle Zombie", and the shooting was interesting and entertaining, but the substantive look is not yet available, it may not have encountered the impact of excellent movies, otherwise the box office momentum should not be so fierce. ”

"This Liu Guanwei is indeed a talent, Liu Zhenwei's "Fierce Ghost Mission" started by learning his spiritual way. Zhang Shuping said with emotion.

Chen Jialuo nodded and agreed: "Baohe does have a lot of elite soldiers, Sanmao is not like Fang Long who fights alone!"

In the mixed zombie film market, Liu Guanwei finally kept his golden sign of "the originator of Maoshan zombie films" by relying on slow work.

His representative work "Mr. Zombie" is the pinnacle of Hong Kong's psychedelic kung fu films, which caused a sensation when it was released in 1985, and the box office collected 20 million, which set off a boom in zombie films, and more than 10 follow-up works were released in 1986 alone.

The design of the person in the film to avoid zombies by holding his breath is impressive, and has been imitated by similar films and television films.

The second installment of the "Mr. Zombie" series, "Zombie Family", and the third installment, "Mr. Phantom", are still blockbusters, but they are not as good as the first one in terms of word-of-mouth.

After the launch of the fourth "Uncle Zombie", he finally got back a game. Judging from the current momentum, the box office should not be much worse.

Hong Jinbao has launched several zombie films in a row, although it is a stir-fry of overnight cold rice, but its commercial charm is still irresistible.

In fact, this "Uncle Zombie" is not against "A Chinese Ghost Story 2", but "Ghost School", the sequel to "Ghost School", which borrows bridges from Western genre films.

It embodies the localized folk legends, and the common rattles in the previous "Baohe" zombie films, the fun of master and apprentice fighting, the pranks of the different sects, and the Maoshan spell fighting the zombies of the Qing Dynasty were all collected by "Uncle Zombie", and they were all taken by "Uncle Zombie", and they were filmed with fun and entertainment.

It's a pity that Chen Jialuo knows very well that it is the last scenery of Hong Kong's completely local folk interest "Maoshan Zombie Film".

Compared with Liu Guanwei, Chen Jialuo was more interested in Liu Zhenwei, and he asked, "Which of you knows Liu Zhenwei?"

"I don't know, but it's very powerful. Chen Xiaodong shook his head and said: "I heard that three months after he joined Yingzhijie last year, he directed "Fierce Ghost Mission" written by Wang Jiawei, and his debut film with an investment of only 1 million yuan was well received after its release and won more than 10 million box office results. ”

In fact, there is an interesting fact about this debut novel.

Liu Zhenwei mentioned the reason why he was a director back then, and once recalled: "Wang Jiawei and I sat in a café chatting, and both of us were poor screenwriters at that time.

I said, "I have a chance to be a director." ”

"I have a chance," he said. ”

Then Wang Jiawei asked me what kind of drama I was filming, what kind of director I was making, it didn't matter what I said, as long as it wasn't too difficult. When I said this, he was confused and didn't know what I meant. I took the table paper from the side and wrote the name of the most famous director in Hong Kong at the time. There are action movies such as Hong Jinbao , Liu Jialiang and other generations, but I can't shoot them; literary film directors have Xu Anhua, Xu Xian and a bunch of people, but I can't shoot them; there are more comedy directors, Xu Guanwen, Huang Baiming, etc., I can't shoot them;

In the end, there is a person named Liu Guanwei, who made the ghost movie "Mr. Zombie" series, so I will make ghost movies. Because there is only one person, it is easier to "fight", so I will fight him, and it turns out that my method is right.

Actually, I don't particularly like to make ghost movies, but I'm a lazy person, I don't want to fight with a lot of people, I'll hit one person. In addition, there is the feeling of fishing in troubled waters, "Liu Zhenwei" and "Liu Guanwei", people still think I am him.

In fact, among the directors who make zombie movies or ghost movies, Liu Zhenwei has indeed become Liu Guanwei's competitive target. Because the cost of each drama he made is very low, only three or four million, but the box office is good. His movies, because of the cost, the picture quality and so on are very poor, but they are funny, this is Liu Zhenwei's ability.

Chen Jialuo is now under his command, and there is a shortage of this kind of director who spends little money but can make a lot of money. The Red Flower Club is about to open, and it is definitely not enough to have only the young Wu Huo to follow You Answer.

When Baohe filmed "Rich Train", there were six groups filming at the same time, Liu Guanwei took a group, Hong Jinbao took a group, Zeng Zhiwei took a group, Wu Ma took a group, Yuan Kui took a group, and Zhang Jianting took a group.

Why can it be filmed like this? Because there are many talents, and only if it is made according to the rules, a good film is like an assembly machine, with a short time and high quality.

Liu Haitang said: "The momentum of "Uncle Zombie" is not bad, but "Dragon Family" will definitely hit the street, Alun is okay to play music, and he will definitely not be able to make movies to praise his nephew." ”

"Dragon Family" was produced by Yineng and the United States and Australia, and the owner of Yineng Zhang Guozhong is Tan Yonglin's nephew, and his aunt is married to Tan Yonglin.

Later, under the influence of Tan Yonglin, he had a strong interest in the entertainment industry. However, his initial job was not in the entertainment industry, but as a clerk in the export department of a foreign company, and later he and Teddy Luo Bin started Zhucheng Pictures with the help of Liang Li Shaoxia, so as to enter the entertainment industry.

Then, under the introduction of Zheng Zeshi, he was Zhou Yanfa's agent, and also opened a brokerage company 'Shadow Dancer' together, like Tan Yonglin's first concert, which was organized by them. Liu Dehua, who was still on TVB at the beginning, also signed under his name.

However, this old man in the entertainment industry started a film production company and did not have particularly outstanding skills. For example, this "Dragon Family", with uncle Tan Yonglin, Liu Dehua and others on the stage, it is still difficult to escape the share of hitting the street.

After carefully comparing some data with the list of summer movies that have been released and will be released, Chen Jialuo affirmed: "The one who can compete with us is Wang Fatzi's "Best Friend", or our New Art City's "Tiger Shift". ”

Xu Chang asked weakly: "What about the "Leather Lantern 2"?"

Chen Jialuo said indifferently: "The clown who jumps off the beam is not worth a damn." ”