After getting off the plane from Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport, Zhang Shaojie, who was armed with two bodyguards, disguised himself with a simple wig and sunglasses, would not be recognized at once.

Because, during this period of Hong Kong entertainment news, the eyes are full of headlines such as "Baolong Asia Dominates, Oscar Loses", "Datang 5 Oscar Nominations, 0 Trophies", "Zhang Shaojie Oscar Defeat, No Face to See Hong Kong Fathers" and so on.

Zhang Shaojie returned quietly and did not alarm reporters. Otherwise, it will inevitably be asked by countless media about the Oscar defeat.

Mao's impression that the Oscar loss is nothing more than a lack of hype opportunities, a little less exposure, and a little less box office.

So what, the movies in the "Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" series can be Xiaohong at most. And it can't be like "Jurassic Park" that shook the world.

At this time, if it is exposed in advance that Zhang Shaojie and Spielberg cooperated in filming "Jurassic Park", the Hong Kong media will definitely start to be shocked again.

"Yo, my handsome guy, is you finally willing to come back?" Anita Mui seemed to have something to say.

Zhang Shaojie felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong, smiled weakly, and said: "I'm busy writing scripts, first of all, I will cooperate with the world's best director, with a budget of 120 million US dollars, and I have also invested 20 million US dollars, so I can't help but take it seriously!" ”

"The taste of Madonna makes someone fall in love, right?" Anita Mui finally picked out the topic.

"Where?" Zhang Shaojie was embarrassed.

"Yes, there is! Is Madonna that good? You big pervert, you have been in the United States for more than a month, and you are all accompanying that little demon girl in the United States! Anita Mui was angry and tearful, "If you like her, just say it!" Bring her to Hong Kong to meet a few of our sisters, and I'm not such a stingy person. If you look at her good character, it won't stop you. However, your private meeting with Madonna so secretly makes people feel uncomfortable"

"I'm sorry" Zhang Shaojie slapped himself in the face and said, "I'm a bad person, I'm a big carrot, and I can't stand the temptation!" ”

"You"

"Will you forgive me?"

"Don't forgive, unless you promise, you won't provoke more women in the future. There are already four of them, and no more."

"Let's discuss, Wei Xiaobao has seven."

"You're going to die!"

—————————— late May 1983.

The aftermath of the Oscar defeat in "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is still shaking.

Countless fans of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" were indignant.

Especially in Hong Kong, "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" can be said to represent the strongest blockbuster in Hong Kong in recent years. Many film people regard the success of "Datang" as their goal and example.

The role model lost at the Oscars, which inevitably made all fans feel angry like the collapse of faith! In a certain teahouse, there are two low-level people in the entertainment industry who are fighting for "Datang".

"The Oscar judges are really blind, "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" has won the recognition of tens of millions of viewers around the world, whether it is a commercial surname or an artistic surname! Movies are textbooks of computer CG special effects technology, and their impact on the entire film industry will be extremely far-reaching. Of the five nominations, none of them were selected, and the Oscar judges simply didn't take Hong Kong movies seriously! Stephen Chow felt quite indignant.

"We think that the failure of "Datang" is reasonable. After all, "Datang" represents the aesthetic taste of Asian audiences. And the right to speak for the Oscars is in the hands of Hollywood in the United States, representing the aesthetic taste of Europe and the United States! Tony Leung sighed and said, ""The Tang Dynasty" competes with European and American films, which is equivalent to comparing one's own shortcomings with the strengths of others. It is not surprising that all 5 nominations were wiped out! ”

"In the future, the Hong Kong Film Awards will become the climate, and Hollywood films will be nominated. However, Hollywood blockbusters have failed to win the Hong Kong Film Awards one after another, and it has also killed the prestige of Hollywood! Stephen Chow looked quite naïve.

"Hahaha, that's it! Hong Kong movies have become the climate, even if we are tricks, the tide is rising, maybe we will become stars! Tony Leung said with a smile.

Stephen Chow and Tony Leung were friends when they were teenagers. Later, in 82, Stephen Chow gave up his job as an ordinary clerk with a monthly salary of 500 yuan, applied for TVB's 11th artist training class, and joined his friend Tony Leung to participate.

As a result, Stephen Chow, who was eager to become a star, was unsuccessful, but Tony Leung was officially admitted to the artist training class. For the dream of stardom, Stephen Chow can only go to the night department of the TVB training class to receive second-class training.

TVB's artist training class is a training institution that is easy to get started and difficult to become famous. A large number of new artists are recruited every year, and most of them will not be popular, but there will always be some superstars who will become popular.

Stephen Chow received informal night training, and after graduation, he has been playing tricks in the crew, but he can't get a better role.

And Tony Leung was already the host of "403 Shuttle" on TVB when he was 82 years old, with a monthly salary of more than 2,000 Hong Kong dollars. And Tony Leung has the opportunity to be exposed, far more than Stephen Chow at this time.

In fact, Stephen Chow later became the host of the program codenamed 9527 in the program "403 Shuttle", and he did it for four years. During this period, the film and television dramas performed part-time can only be a trick.

Before the two became famous, they always got together to encourage each other. However, after the two became popular separately in the future, they were busy and rarely had the opportunity to get together. This also has to be embarrassing, sometimes career success makes people lose some of the once precious friendships.

"By the way, the company recently transferred me to another position, 403 shuttle host, I recommend you to replace me!" Tony Leung said suddenly.

"Congratulations to Gao Sheng, thank you too!" Stephen Chow arched.

"No thanks! I will send you a sentence, there will eventually be a dragon wearing a phoenix, and it will not become a world of pants with holes. Tony Leung said with a smile.

"Hahaha, the previous sentence is 'I'd rather bully the pulsatilla, don't bully the poor boy'!" Stephen Chow smiled quite cooperatively.

Now they have friendships, but no careers. In the future, they will have a career, will they miss the friendship they have now?

Not long —————————————after Zhang Shaojie came back, he went to Baolong to explain the script of "Datang 2".

"The script of "Datang 2", I am not ready to write it myself." Zhang Shaojie said to Gu Long.

"Why?" Gu Long was a little surprised.

"Exercise your screenwriting skills!" Zhang Shaojie was concise and to the point.

"Then you have to explain how to adapt it, after all, you are the original author!" Gu Long said.

Zhang Shaojie muttered: "Okay, let me briefly talk about the plot outline of the script of "Datang 2", Ssangyong encountered Du Fuwei and got rid of Du Fuwei. Ssangyong was deceived by smuggling sea salt by the sea, retaliated, snatched sea salt, and set sail. Unfortunately, the ship capsized in a shipwreck. In the island, when you meet Yun Yuzhen, you can adapt Shuanglong to be a little silly, such as the details of the psychology of the two people who have a crush on Yun Yuzhen. Later, Ssangyong learns that Yun Yuzhen is using their plot. When Du Fuwei and Yun Yuzhen clashed, there were a bunch of small conflicts that had little to do with each other in the middle of the diving escape, and the details were greatly reduced, making the plot compact and intense. By the end, Ssangyong continued to prepare to smuggle sea salt, encountering pirate robberies such as Gao Zhandao. Surrender the pirates by force, and Ssangyong has the ambition to dominate the world"

Comics and manga later became popular material for film and television adaptations.

However, due to the differences between comics and film and television, it is not easy to adapt.

In particular, adapted into a movie. Since the movie is only 90 minutes, it takes a few minutes for a small ** and ten minutes for a big **. And some long stories are for foreshadowing, so there is a lot of foreshadowing, or plots that have nothing to do with the main line. These details, all of which are shown in film and television works, will undoubtedly make the plot seem very dull and lacking.

Therefore, it is necessary to adapt materials such as comics in line with the purpose of film and television themes.

The purpose of film and television adaptation is like the post-editing of a movie. Cut off a large number of complicated branches, and directly modify the plot into the essence of **.

Therefore, excellent film and television adaptations will make film and television works based on the original work, but after being made into a movie, it will be more exciting than the original book.

"Alright! I'll ask the screenwriting department to write the script according to your prompts. Gu Long said.

Zhang Shaojie said: "The script should be more serious, polish it for a while, and adapt the script in a way that the team constantly discusses. It doesn't matter if the speed is slow, the key is to change it more than the original! ”

The budget of the "Datang 2" movie reached 100 million Hong Kong dollars, which is an unprecedented blockbuster in the Hong Kong film industry. Such a blockbuster and all the resources used will be the most extravagant in the Hong Kong film industry. You can't let the script drag you back, so even if the script adaptation is slow, it's fine!

After investing in "Datang 2", it is already the limit of Baolong's ability to use funds. If the budget is too large, it will affect the normal operation of other projects of Baolong.

Now Baolong Film Company, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is in the final stage, and it can be released in July. The budget of "Happy Summer Vacation" is only 5 million Hong Kong dollars, which will not cause financial pressure on the company.

What really caused the company's financial pressure was the production of special effects for "Jurassic Park".

Since Baolong's special effects order for "Jurassic Park" reached 20 million US dollars, with 20 million US dollars, Baolong needed to produce the world's top special effects. The amount of money spent on creating these special effects will be huge.

And the crew of "Jurassic Park" only paid a deposit of $1 million. At that time, you need to pay the balance according to the progress of the special effects production.

At this time, Baolong Company has reached a critical moment.

The development is smooth, and Baolong's strength will be further enhanced to a new level. If the project fails, Baolong will also be seriously damaged, and it will take at least more than a year to regain its strength.

(To be continued)