Chapter 496: Restart
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"Is "Happy Ghost" finally going to shoot its second part?" Gao Zhisen heard that LL Film Company was going to shoot the second part of "Happy Ghost", and he was a little strange and relieved, and he was finally about to start filming.
"Happy Ghost" was released at the end of 1982 and was a good box office success, which was a precedent for Hong Kong school comedy.
This kind of campus comedy movie has low investment and high returns, and the plot is also very simple, and it is very simple to shoot, so there are countless followers after the release, and various works such as "Happy Campus" and "Youth Campus" have been released more than a dozen times one after another, and the final box office is not low, although it is not as high as the box office of "Happy Ghost", but there is still some money.
Hong Kong films are becoming more and more prosperous, and a large number of follow-up works have undoubtedly played a role in fueling the flames, often when a movie is popular, there will be more than a dozen follow-up works, these films may be of uneven quality, but under the background of the increasing prosperity of Hong Kong films, investors can still make some profits, so it has further fueled this habit of following the trend.
However, the strange thing is that LL Film Company, which is the production company of the authentic "Happy Ghost", did not launch a sequel immediately after, but instead released various follow-up works one after another and made a small profit.
This kind of campus comedy is really easy to shoot, the investment is not high, the main audience is the main consumer of the movie, and it is easy to make a series of movies, it is definitely a small gold mine, so the approach of LL Film Company is really puzzling.
In the end, everyone can only think that LL Film Company is a rational film company, not a purse company that only wants to make a profit, and LL Film Company has been expanding its recruitment to the outside world, obviously wanting to make a difference in the film industry, not a speculator who is just for money, and this approach has been praised by many people in the industry.
Gao Zhisen heard that Chen Lang invited him to direct "Happy Ghost 2", but felt that it was a good choice for him, with the first "Happy Ghost" selling ahead, this sequel should not have to worry about losing money at the box office, and it will even be a big hit.
A good movie, when the second part is released, already has many potential audiences, because the first part is excellent, and the second part is often more expected, so no matter what the quality of the movie is, the audience will inertly pay for tickets, so the box office often exceeds the first part, even if it is a dog's tail continuation mink, but the box office should not be bad.
Now Gao Zhisen won the runner-up in the box office list of the 1984 annual movie because of a "Merry Christmas", and then he doesn't need to make great progress, as long as he hands in a good report card again, it is enough to enter the list of famous directors, so the sequel to "Happy Ghost 2" is a good choice for Gao Zhisen.
"If the company doesn't have any arrangements, I'm willing to direct this film." Gao Zhisen agreed with reservations.
"Then look forward to our cooperation again." Chen Lang nodded happily when he heard this, and then saw Wang Fatzi walking towards him.
"Lang Lang, congratulations on the box office success of the company's movie." Wang Jing said with a smile.
"The box office is more than 25 million, but it only earned less than 2.5 million, which is really a big loss." Chen Lang and Wang Jing walked to the side to rest and said, "But it may not be the same after the New Year." ”
"Oh?" The smile on Wang Jing's face disappeared when she heard this, but she looked at Chen Lang with a shocked expression, "Is it?" ”
"Do you hear the wind, too? Yes, I will be one of the contenders, but the opponent is not weak. ”
Wang Jing works at Shaw Brothers and Wireless, and there is a high-level wireless father, so it is impossible for Shaw Brothers to have no news about the sale of the theater chain.
"Lang Lang, are you sure?" Wang Jing looked at Chen Lang with bright eyes when she heard this.
Wang Jing has been cooperating with LL Film Company very happily in the past two years, and is optimistic about Chen Lang's future, so he has put himself in the position of LL Film Company to think about problems, and now LL Film Company is about to usher in a huge opportunity for development, and he is naturally very excited.
"Although the opponent is very strong, I am 80% sure." Chen Lang said confidently when he heard this.
Of course, this is to give Wang Fatzi confidence, and Chen Lang can only be half sure of the famous brand king and the real acquirer of the Shaw Brothers Cinemas in the previous life, but in order to circle the king of the Hong Kong movie box office in front of him, Chen Lang can only exaggerate a little.
"So big?" Wang Jing was even more excited when she heard this, "Although it may not be useful, but I will also help, if we can win the theater chain, then our company will definitely become the overlord of the film industry." ”
Chen Lang saw that Wang Jing seemed to be looking forward to the future, and nodded secretly, although he was only half of it, he would definitely do his best, and when Wang Jing joined, it would be like a tiger to the development of LL Film Company.
"By the way, Lang Lang, my contract with Shaw Brothers will expire in April this year, and I will be able to sign with LL Films at that time." Wang Jing woke up from her dream and said with a smile.
"So in what form are you going to join the company?" Chen Lang looked at Wang Jing and asked.
Chen Lang knew Wang Jing's future achievements, so he naturally looked at him differently, and if he wanted to keep him chained to his chariot, he couldn't be treated as an ordinary person, so he gave Wang Jing two choices.
One is to join the company directly, and some equity rewards will be given when appropriate, and the other is to let Wang Jing set up his own studio, and then attach himself to LL Film Company.
The first option, the relationship between the two will undoubtedly be very close, but Chen Lang, who understands Wang Jing's future achievements, has to prevent someone from spending a lot of money to poach people, so he has the second option, which gives him greater freedom from the beginning, and he will not tear his face because of interests in the future, and he can cooperate for a long time.
Although Chen Lang wanted Wang Jing to choose the first one, but the wealth was moving, and no matter how good the friendship and personal relationship were, it would become weak in the face of huge interests, so he had to guard against it.
"Lang Lang, can I join the company for three years first, can I do without equity awards for these three years, and then make a choice after three years?" Wang Jing said cautiously, "But I promise that I will always cooperate with the company, and I guarantee this with my personality." ”
Chen Lang was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that Wang Fat Man was this decision, he originally thought that he had subdued this fat man, but he didn't expect that he was tricked by the performance of the dead fat man.
With these three years as a buffer, it is undoubtedly more beneficial for Wang Fatzi, if the LL Film Company is not good after three years, then Wang Jing can get out of the way and find another job, as for the promise just now, it is purely a joke.
If the LL Film Company grows after three years, you can have more freedom to choose a studio, or join the company completely and enjoy dividends, although you have lost three years of equity dividends, but it is more beneficial to Wang Jing's future film career.
Chen Lang looked at Wang Fatzi and thought to himself, this is really a cunning fox, he usually looks greedy and lustful, but he is not ambiguous at all when he encounters major events.
"Of course, I respect your choice, and I will let you see that in three years, LL Films will definitely not be what it used to be." Chen Lang's tone was a little heavier when he spoke.
Although Chen Lang knew that Wang Jing's choice was understandable, after all, everyone has selfishness, but he also had to show some temper, so that this fat man would feel guilty and be more biased towards himself when choosing in the future.
"Then it's settled, I'll go first." Wang Jing obviously heard Chen Lang's bad tone, thinking about the cooperation with LL Film Company in the past two years, he has always taken a big advantage, and he was a little reluctant to go, so he had to leave first in embarrassment.
Chen Lang looked at the fat man who slipped away and shook his head with a smile, and then thought about the battle after the year, but after a while, Chen Shufen walked over with Li Lizhen.
"What do you think, so engrossed?" Chen Shufen looked at Chen Lang who was distracted and asked with a smile.
"Nothing!" Chen Lang smiled when he saw Chen Shufen.
"Congratulations, Lang Lang, you won four awards alone." Li Lizhen congratulated with a smile.
"Hehe......" Chen Lang waved his hand casually.
"The records released by the company for Xu Guanjie and Zhen Ni sold well, and you were the biggest winner last night, and Lang Lang You and Zhen Ni are also the biggest contenders for the Most Popular Male and Female Singer Award at the Top Ten Golden Melody Awards, and the company's development is promising." Chen Shufen said with a smile.
Now the LL record company is completely in charge of her alone, without any constraints, being able to develop the company according to her own heart makes Chen Shufen feel very happy, and with Chen Lang in charge, plus Zhen Ni and Xu Guanjie joined, the company's attraction to singers has increased greatly, the company is now preparing for poaching, Chen Shufen's biggest wish is to develop LL Records into the largest record company in Hong Kong.
"Lang Lang, the girls you asked me to look for, after more than a year of searching, only two of them were found." Chen Shufen looked at Chen Lang with a strange expression after speaking.
A year ago, Chen Lang asked Chen Shufen to find a few girls, saying that he wanted to form a girl group, but there was only a name, and there was no other information, which made Chen Shufen difficult, and it took more than a year to find two of them.
The key is that most of these girls are unknown girls, although they are young and beautiful, but they are not well-known, I really don't know how Chen Lang knew about them.
"I didn't find any other girls except Yuan Jieying and Li Zi, but I found another girl." Chen Shufen continued.
"The girl's name is Ji Xuexi, she is an orphan, when I found her, she was playing the guitar and singing on the street, she is a street performer, she looks slim, and her singing skills are good, if you form a girl group, she can be the lead singer, and she is your fan."
Chen Lang was slightly stunned when he heard Ji Xuexi's name, this name was absolutely unknown in his previous life, but he was already satisfied with finding Yuan Jieying and Li Zi, the achievements of the others were limited, it was enough to have these two, and it didn't matter if there was one more Ji Xuexi.
There are many people with good looks and talents, but it is purely normal to not be able to come out for various reasons, and now there is no problem with one more Ji Xuexi, Chen Shufen's vision is still trustworthy, this girl has good singing skills, so she will be the lead singer, Chen Lang also wants to see his butterfly effect.
"The three of them form a happy girl group with Ah Zhen, but let the three of them train intensively for a period of time, and then start filming the movie "Happy Ghost 2" after the New Year, and then release a record for them, if necessary, I can write songs for them." Chen Lang said.
"Really? Thank you Lang Lang! Li Lizhen was very happy when she heard this.
was able to ask Chen Lang to write songs for him, and it can be seen that Chen Lang really attaches great importance to this group, and because he wanted to join the group and Li Lizhen, who was a little unhappy, the depression in his heart gradually dissipated.
"Don't worry, this combination is the first newcomer we have cultivated, and I will do my best." Chen Shufen nodded when she heard this.
After the celebration banquet, the time soon came to January 15, and the 7th Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards Ceremony officially arrived.