Mr. He of Jiahe, urged the draft five times three times, which made Zhang Shaojie feel very embarrassed.

Debts owed always have to be repaid. Zhang Shaojie spent three days in retreat, and finally wrote "Five Lucky Stars".

The biggest difference between Zhang Shaojie's script and other people's scripts is that as a Hong Kong champion screenwriter, Zhang Shaojie's script even lists the director, starring, supporting actors, and crew members.

This time, Zhang Shaojie is a good person to the end, and even the publicity and planning of this movie have been written into the script!

First of all, "Five Lucky Stars", an absolute large lineup, in addition to Sammo Hung, Qin Xianglin, Cen Jianxun, Wu Yaohan, Feng Quan Fan (the number of five lucky stars) The starring actors selected in the script.

The list of other guest actors is even more generous - Jackie Chan, Xu Guanwen, Dillon, Yuan Biao, Tian Jun, Wu Ma, Lin Zhengying, Zhong Chuhong, Lin Qingxia, Wu Dairong, Donnie Yen, Wan Ziliang, Taibao, Ye Tong, Xia Wenxi, Cao Dahua, Liu Qiusheng, Xu Anhua, Huang Bingyao, Zhao Zhiling

numerous

A list of dozens of popular actors in Hong Kong and Taiwan, or celebrities in the entertainment industry.

Zhang Shaojie proposed that the selling point of this movie, in addition to being comedy and funny, is more important than the luxurious star lineup. 50 stars is not too much, and 100 stars is not less.

When the audience enters the theater, they will be surprised to find - "This policeman who runs tricks is actually Jackie Chan." "The security guard who passed by was actually Xu Guanwen! ", "A casual beauty who is hanging on the street is actually Lin Qingxia, the popular diva who has just played "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", this effect surprised the audience by the star-studded lineup.

The Hong Kong film industry, although it also adopts the Hollywood star system.

However, at this time, Hong Kong movies mainly rely on the box office appeal of the leading actors, and they are not so extravagant as to pile up dozens or hundreds of big-name stars together and use them as tricks!

Dozens, hundreds of celebrities are used together, even if the average star who shows his face only takes 10,000 yuan for a friendship appearance, then it will cost a budget of millions.

Zhang Shaojie's script of "50 stars is not too much, and 100 stars is not less" is estimated to be impossible without a large investment of more than 10 million.

In fact, the reason why Zhang Shaojie chose the movie script of "Five Lucky Stars" to give it to Golden Harvest was mainly because Xu Guanjie jumped to New Art City, so Zhang Shaojie handed over "Five Lucky Stars" to Golden Harvest for his surname.

Historically, after the new art city company dug Xu Guanjie, it began to imitate the 007 series of Hollywood in the United States to create the comedy agent movie "Best Partner".

This movie, not long after its release, won the annual box office champion without any suspense.

It can be said that the glory of the new art city was officially launched from "Best Partner". Since then, on the box office list in Hong Kong, seven or eight of the top ten are produced by New Arts City. At its most glorious period, the other film companies in Hong Kong combined were not enough to compete with the New Arts City.

The "Five Lucky Stars" series was originally a comedy film brand created by Golden Harvest with a lot of money in order to resist the strength of the new art city.

Now, Zhang Shaojie sent the script and the planning plan of the movie to Golden Harvest Company in advance. not only paid off the old accounts, but when "Five Lucky Stars" sold out according to Zhang Shaojie's plan, Golden Harvest would even owe Zhang Shaojie a favor!

"Good guy, a comedy action movie, is so extravagant that so many big-name stars are used as tricks? Fifty celebrity cameos is not a few, and 100 celebrity cameos is not too much? He Guanchang couldn't help but be surprised.

Zhang Shaojie said: "As far as I know! In terms of New Art City, it is already planning to build a blockbuster with an investment of tens of millions of dollars. Different from our Baolong's planning, New Arts City adopts the example of 007 to make a fashionable comedy agent action movie with Hong Kong characteristics. The selling point is to combine Xu Guanjie's fashionable, cold and comedy atmosphere to create a bunch of comedy jokes. The movie that Xinyicheng is planning focuses on the star lineup, Xu Guanjie has a box office net worth of 2 million and has become the number one star in Hong Kong, and this money seems to be unjustly spent. But when the movie is released, it can become a hype gimmick to attract crazy money! ”

Because, the director specified in the script is Sammo Hung .

He Guanchang asked Sammo Hung himself to be invited.

Really.

After Sammo Hung arrived, after greeting Zhang Shaojie, he began to read the script anxiously.

Because "Five Lucky Stars" was originally tailor-made for Sammo Hung . Therefore, after Sammo Hung read the script, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and felt related again and again.

After he finished reading the plot of the script, he flipped through the business planning part.

In the script, more than 20 star lineups are listed domineeringly, including Hong Kong's most popular Jackie Chan and Xu Guanwen, in addition, the popular "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" crew members - Lin Qingxia , Wan Ziliang , Wu Dairong , Donnie Yen and others are also mostly in the cast list.

"50 stars is not a small lineup, 100 stars is not too much!" Sammo Hung saw this line of domineering annotations, and couldn't help but look at Zhang Shaojie and He Guanchang.

"Mr. Zhang, I was really surprised that you could choose me as the director for this script! However, is it necessary for these more than 50 star lineups? Sammo Hung hesitated, "How much does that cost extra!" ”

He Guanchang said with a smile: "Sanmao, don't think about the movie budget first, if this movie has a budget of more than 10 million, if you come to shoot it, do you have the confidence to shoot it well?" ”

Sammo Hung said: "Let me shoot, I feel very sure. However, it is not easy to say whether the investment of 10 million can recover the cost! ”

"Movies are nothing more than gambling, whether they can make money or not, it's hard to say before the box office comes out. You just want to talk about it, how sure is it to make 15 million box office? He Guanchang said.

Because, Golden Harvest Company has its own cinema distribution channel. Therefore, Golden Harvest's films only consider the operating expenses of movie theaters.

In general, the operating expenses of the cinema chain, rent, utilities, plus taxes. It will swallow up about 3% of the box office revenue of the movie theater chain.

However, overall, the double profits of theaters and productions add up to 70% of the box office revenue.

The average film production company, with an investment of 10 million, needs at least 20 million box office to recover the cost. However, Golden Harvest Company only needs a box office of 15 million to protect its capital!

"15 million? I'm 50% sure! Sammo Hung said resolutely.

According to the box office of "Ghost Fight", Sammo Hung has no pressure to get a box office of 5 million for a movie with an investment of 3 million!

First, the script was written by Zhang Shaojie, the king of Hong Kong screenwriters.

Second, the movie cast should include more than 50 stars and celebrities from Hong Kong and Taiwan. This in itself is an eye-catching and box office success factor.

Third, with a budget of up to 10 million, it can be carefully carved and made into classics.

With so many success factors, Sammo Hung has a calculation in his heart - fifty percent sure!

"Okay, fifty percent sure is enough!" He Guanchang said with a smile, "I want to discuss this matter with Boss Zou." After he reads the script and signs it, he can start filming! ”

After sending out the script, Zhang Shaojie was debt-free and light.

As for this script, how to deal with it in the end, Zhang Shaojie doesn't have to worry about Golden Harvest. After all, Zhang Shaojie is only a partner of Golden Harvest, not the owner of Golden Harvest

Monday, March 23, ——————————.

The statistics of major cinema chains in Hong Kong have been released.

In last week's box office, the new film "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was unbeatable, with a box office of 6.79 million in the first week, only a thin line away from 7 million.

Of course, "Datang" in the first week of release was not only the undisputed weekly champion, but also soared to the sky and became the overall box office champion in 1981.

On the weekly box office list, other movies do not threaten the strength of "Datang" - the second place "Happy Fairy Nest" is 1.198 million, the third place "A Thousand Kings Fight a Thousand Tyrants" is 940,000, and the fourth place "Ghost Fight" only achieved 794,000 weekly box office.

And "Ghost Fight", because the attendance rate has dropped below 30%, it is an unprofitable business. Therefore, in the new week, "Ghost Fight" has taken down the screen of Golden Harvest Cinemas, freeing up more cinemas for the cutting-edge champion "The Legend of Double Dragons of Datang".

In fact, "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" has been full of dramatic surnames since the press conference was held.

From the very beginning, at the press conference, it was questioned as a bad movie by authoritative media led by TVB TV.

Although, "Ming Pao" supported Zhang Shaojie from the beginning and defended the movie "Datang".

But after all, TVB's influence far exceeds that of "Ming Pao".

Therefore, before "The Legend of the Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was officially released in theaters, the voices of the mainstream media joined the "malicious hype" of the crusade against "The Legend of the Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"!

However, after "Datang" was officially released in Golden Harvest Cinemas, the stunning visual effects shocked all the audiences who witnessed the movie.

For a while, audiences and film critics turned against each other.

In terms of public opinion, some people continue to support Zhang Shaojie and his "Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".

Of course, even if "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" has achieved huge praise and word of mouth, the box office is also the weekly box office champion without suspense.

However, there are still some media who do not admit their mistakes, but belittle Baolong Film Company from the perspective of whether it is worth spending 43 million to make a movie.

Critics have proposed that 43 million, if you invest in making 43 movies with a cost of 1 million, the average box office of each film after it is released in Hong Kong is 2 million. There is no doubt that it can get a local box office of more than HK$86 million. Relying on the box office in Hong Kong alone, the cost can be recovered.

If it is calculated according to the average market price that the overseas box office is three times higher than the Hong Kong box office. Then, an investment of 43 million Hong Kong dollars can be exchanged for a global box office of 300 million Hong Kong dollars, and there is almost no pressure.

However, the investment of 43 million Hong Kong dollars, concentrated in a movie "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", is a less shrewd investment.

First of all, in the Hong Kong box office market, the average ticket price is 8 yuan, and 80 million box office needs to sell 10 million movie tickets in a city with a population of 5 million to achieve it - and this is an impossible task!

In the Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Korean markets, a big-budget "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is even more likely to be more profitable than 43 small-budget movies combined.

Many media have calculated the return ratio with their fingers, and said with a fake "regretful" attitude - Baolong Film Company has made a stupid investment, 43 million Hong Kong dollars, focusing on betting on a blockbuster. Even if it wins the box office championship, it is estimated that it will be a loss-making business

(To be continued)