Chapter 86: Saving the Ancient Dragon (Third Update, Asking for Recommendation Votes)
Between the lightning and thunder, Zhang Shaojie's memory revived.
The sensational report in the media of the last generation -
In October 1980, Gu Long and the backbone members of Baolong Film Company were having fun at Yinsong Pavilion in Beitou District, Taipei. As a result, I met a group of fellow Taiwanese Golden Horse Award director Ke Junxiong.
Ke Junxiong took a group of friends to drink, and there was no shortage of these people. Ke Junxiong asked his subordinates to call Gu Long to drink together, but Ke Junxiong's horse boy was too domineering, and asked Gu Long to go over and toast Director Ke.
Gu Long was naturally not happy, and sent someone over to pass the word and asked Ke Junxiong to come over and toast Gu Long.
The two sides fought in anger over this matter.
Gu Long was at the scene, and he was pierced with a drill, and he was bleeding nonstop. Later, the troublesome Ma Tsai fled, and Ke Junxiong was so frightened that he hurriedly sent Gu Long to the hospital for first aid. However, Gu Long's injury was indeed not light, and the supply of plasma in the hospital was insufficient at that time, Ke Junxiong hurriedly asked someone to purchase plasma on the street, and after an emergency blood transfusion, Gu Long was rescued from the ghost gate. However, who would have expected that the plasma collected from informal channels was provided by hepatitis patients.
So, Gu Long unfortunately got hepatitis. Hepatitis patients can't drink alcohol, but Gu Long is an alcoholic.
Later, Gulong's liver disease was very serious, but he continued to drink, so his condition continued to deteriorate, and he died in the hospital in 85 at the age of 48.
Thinking of this, Zhang Shaojie was both sorry and happy.
Fortunately, he met Gu Long relatively early, and if it was a few months later, the tragedy would be irreparable.
Although I know what happened to the ancient dragons in history.
But Zhang Shaojie is not good at pretending to be a fortune teller, how to save Gu Long?
Zhang Shaojie pondered and meditated, and he had an idea, and said: "I accept Brother Gulong's kindness, but it is just a sale of the movie license for you to shoot, and it is not a plan I like." You see this is good, I will license the film version of "Datang" to Baolong, and I will personally invest 2 million Hong Kong dollars to cooperate with Baolong Company to make a film! The director, the crew, or you are in charge of recruitment. However, I think Taiwan's film industry is still too simple, and if Baolong Company intends to shoot "The Tang Dynasty", it must come to Hong Kong to shoot it! ”
Gu Long exclaimed: "You are ready to invest 2 million Hong Kong dollars!" Such a big deal? ”
Zhang Shaojie smiled and said: "The manuscript fee for the two episodes of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is only! I am very happy to use the manuscript fee of the novel to invest in making a movie! ”
Gu Long was also very amazed by Zhang Shaojie's magnanimity, and asked, "Do you have to come to Hong Kong to shoot?"
Zhang Shaojie said: "Although there is a Taiwanese film market, but the level of film production in Taiwan is far from enough to make my ideal masterpiece, for the sake of the quality of the film "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", it must be filmed in Hong Kong!" ”
Zhang Shaojie has an amazing memory, thinking of Baolong Film Company's 1980 Taiwan version of "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", although those movies were directed by Gu Long himself.
However, with the inferior production level of Taiwan's film and television industry, even if Gu Long has been cultivated in Hong Kong for more than ten years, it is difficult to change the fact that the overall quality of Taiwanese filmmakers is far lower than that of their Hong Kong counterparts.
In this era, the gold medal director of Gulong drama is Chu Yuan, and the first generation of classic images of "Chu Liuxiang" is played by Dillon. In 77, Chu Yuan and Dillon began to make many "Chu Liuxiang" movies. Dillon's version of Chu Liuxiang has not only become a classic in the eyes of the audience, but also a classic in the eyes of Gu Long.
In 79, Zheng Shaoqiu's "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" was not favored by Gu Long at first, but the ratings were also very ideal.
As for Gu Long's "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" filmed in Taiwan, it was not too ideal, and it was also a street hit after its release.
Zhang Shaojie is not afraid that Baolong Film Company will smash the movie version of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".
In fact, the purpose of Zhang Shaojie's agreement to cooperate is to let Gu Long not appear in Taipei Yinsong Pavilion in October this year.
In this way, Gu Long will not start a conflict with Ke Junxiong's gang in Taiwan, and Gu Long will not be transfused with blood containing hepatitis virus
If Gu Long hadn't suffered from liver disease, he wouldn't have died young, then the martial arts novel industry was already crumbling in front of him, and there would be one more Taishan Beidou-level author to support it.
As long as the martial arts novel market does not collapse before the popularization of PC computers, then Zhang Shaojie is confident that he will take advantage of the PC tide and adapt martial arts computer games, which will bring new market and vitality to the martial arts novel industry!
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At the beginning of June, Hong Kong Island is bathed in hot breezes.
The whole city seems to be a little more lively all of a sudden!
Because, the advertisement of Golden Harvest's "Modern Bodyguard" has begun to start!
Although Run Run Shaw is a sworn enemy with Golden Harvest in movies, the amazing thing is that the commercial for "Modern Bodyguard" was also shown on TVB!
Of course, Golden Harvest's advertising fee to TVB is 2 million Hong Kong dollars for 45 days!
Faced with such a huge sum of money, Run Run Shaw naturally laughed - it was also a pleasure to be able to get his former competitors in the film industry to give him money!
"June 15! Xu Guanwen's blockbuster "Modern Bodyguard" made a shocking debut!
An unprecedented cast!
An unprecedented investment!
Written by Zhang Shaojie, a king-level writer of martial arts novels!
A generation of singer Xu Guanwen 8 original classic music!
Starring Mr. Xu Guanwen, the most popular movie star in Asia"
Bombing propaganda!
The whole of Hong Kong can't help but heat up
A large number of reporters and film critics have picked up their pens and discussed one after another. Riding the trend of the upcoming release of "Modern Bodyguard" and earning a film review fee, why not?
Every time a popular movie is released, the public relations of the film company has bought off a large number of media.
Pay the media and ask the media to expose a lot of movie-related film reviews. Whether it's positive, negative, or middle-born. In short, it is necessary to constantly expose and hype.
Therefore, during this period, the comments related to popular movies submitted and submitted are easy to pass the review of the media as long as they have something to say, and the manuscript fee is naturally much more lucrative than ordinary manuscripts!
At a time when everyone is paying attention to Xu Guanwen and "Modern Bodyguard".
Zhang Shaojie quietly got together with Gu Long and secretly reached a cooperation related to the movie "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"!
Zhang Shaojie, as the main investor of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", some of his reasonable requirements, Baolong Film Company will still agree.
For example, Zhang Shaojie, the first requirement is-
The movie version of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" must be filmed and produced in Hong Kong!
The reason is naturally that Zhang Shaojie can't look down on the production level of Taiwan's film industry!
This is not an excessive request, and it was accepted by Gu Long