Chapter 105: Desperate Saburo
The news of Cheng Long's injury and hospitalization spread far and wide, but Jiahe kept blocking the news, only saying that Cheng Long's injuries were stable after rescue, and he hoped that everyone would give him a quiet environment to recuperate.
But the swarming media refused to give up, and every day reporters tried their best to sneak into the hospital to find out the truth about Cheng Long's injuries.
During this period, Hong Jinbao brought several brothers of "Seven Little Blessings" to come, and an actress surnamed Lin in Taiwan, who had been out of the film for many years, also appeared in the hospital late at night with an unidentified little boy. These things have been exposed by the media one by one, and various rumor versions have been circulated one after another, the most exaggerated of which is the statement that Cheng Long is half paralyzed and can no longer film.
"He was also forced, and he was forced by you." Wang Jing moved the chair forward, lay on the desk, and looked at Lin Youlun sitting opposite with interest.
"Familiarity, if you talk nonsense, I will sue you for slander." Lin Youlun glanced at Wang Jing angrily, this guy hasn't seen anyone for more than a month, but today he suddenly ran into his office, his motives must be impure.
"He is now the most popular action star in Asia, and he has made a lot of money in the movies he has made together, but a single movie has never won the first place at the box office, and he must be unconvinced."
Cheng Long became famous in the late 70s, when he was hailed as another kung fu superstar after Bruce Lee, and was sincerely recruited by Golden Harvest, and he was even more ambitious to create an action movie era of his own. It's a pity that in the 80s, the Hong Kong film industry is changing, first there is the new art city "Best Partner" sprung up, breaking the highest box office record since the opening of Hong Kong, and then encountered the birth of "Baby Wisdom Duoxing" and "God of Gamblers", these two movies almost threw off the box office of 10 million with the second place, and several of Cheng Long's works performed well at the box office, but compared with these box office blockbusters, they still seem a lot inferior.
The success of "Baby Zhiduoxing" and "God of Gamblers", although Lin Youlun contributed the most behind the scenes, but the director on the bright side was Wang Jing, Wang Jing mentioned these things in front of Lin Youlun at this time, and Lin Youlun frowned unconsciously.
"Why do I think you're praising yourself in disguise?"
Wang Jing's mind was broken, and he smiled awkwardly.
Lin Youlun had already understood the thickness of this fat man's skin, and was about to continue sarcastically saying a few more words to him, when the phone on the table suddenly rang.
Wang Jing didn't plan to eavesdrop on Lin Youlun answering the phone at first, but when he heard Lin Youlun politely shouting "Mr. Zou" into the microphone, his ears immediately stood up.
What disappointed him was that most of the time this phone call was Zou Wenhuai talking, Lin Youlun didn't say much, only said "yes" at the end of the call, and then hung up the phone.
Lin Youlun sat upright, never mentioning the phone call just now, and only looked at Wang Jing with his eyes.
"Do you have anything to do with me?"
Wang Jing was very curious about what Zou Wenhuai said to Lin Youlun, but he did have another purpose when he came to Lin Youlun, and his priorities were still clear.
"Shaw Brothers recently wanted to praise an actress, so Miss Fang came to me to discuss, saying if she could play the heroine of "The Saint of Gambling". Miss Fang's face can't be withheld, but I promised Ah Zhen to let her play the heroine before, and now I am caught in the middle and am in a dilemma, so I have to ask you for help. ”
Wang Jing and Shaw Brothers have a special relationship, and it is difficult to refuse openly, so they want Lin Youlun to come forward and designate Qiu Shuzhen as the heroine of "The Saint of Gambling".
Lin Youlun felt that things were not so simple, Shaw Brothers had been in a state of "laissez-faire" for Wang Jing's filming of "The Saint of Gambling" before, and at this time, he suddenly stretched out his hand, which inevitably made people suspicious.
Wang Jing also changed color with it, "You mean, the sixth uncle has already seen through your plan?" ”
Lin Youlun clasped his hands and thought for a while, and nodded affirmatively. Wang Jing was suddenly in a daze, and asked anxiously, "Then what should we do?" ”…,
The plot of the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, Lin Youlun didn't expect to be able to completely hide from Shao Yifu's eyes at the beginning, but he didn't expect to be discovered so soon.
"It's a pity that it's not the time for a showdown." He sighed with some regret.
"Shouldn't we take a step back?"
Wang Jing was ready to abandon the car to protect the handsome, but Lin Youlun shook his head.
"Uncle Sixth is still guessing the hole cards in my hand, this step is just a test. If we back down, he'll know that I don't have a big card in my hand, and there will be more constraints in the future. ”
Lin Youlun made up his mind to show his attitude to the Shaw Brothers about Qiu Shuzhen as the heroine, and Wang Jing had no choice but to follow him to be tough to the end.
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The size of the internal screening room of Golden Harvest Company is about the same size as the video hall where Lin Youlun used to stay, but the environment and projection equipment are several times better, but it is just a huge screening room, and only Zou Wenhuai and Lin Youlun are seated, which inevitably seems a little monotonous.
The picture on the projection screen is very clear, but the movie shown is a little different from usual. Because it's not the plot of the movie, but a man sitting in front of the camera and talking.
Sitting in a wheelchair and wearing a pale yellow jacket and hospital gown, he introduced himself at the beginning and then said that he was glad that everyone was coming to see his film, and how the original movie was, how the movie was. The main meaning is that he had an accident during the filming of this movie, was seriously injured, and almost died, and the media and public opinion circles were very concerned, so he was here to say hello to everyone and tell everyone that he was fine, Xie Lu thanked everyone for their concern.
After this self-description, the next thing is the plot of "Police Story".
In an encirclement operation, the police arrested the drug lord Zhu Tao and sent special police officer Chen Jiaju to protect his secretary Salena and ask her to appear in court as a tainted witness. Unexpectedly, the evidence against Zhu Tao was insufficient, and he was released in court. After Zhu Tao was released, he held a grudge against Chen Jiaju, so he designed to blame him for killing his colleague and making him a wanted criminal. Shalena had insight into Zhu Tao's unscrupulous behavior, so she stole evidence of his crime in order to protect herself, but was hunted down and killed; Chen Jiaju not only has to escape from the police, but also to protect the safety of Sha and the evidence to expose Zhu Tao's treacherous schemes, Salena sneaked into Zhu Tao's office to steal the evidence and was discovered by Zhu Tao, and was rescued by Chen Jiaju, who had been waiting here, in a critical situation. The police rescue arrived, Zhu Tao fell into the legal net, and Chen Jiaju cleared the suspicion of murder with the help of Shalena.
Lin Youlun has always felt that the name Chen Jiaju is more suitable for the man on the screen than Cheng Long.
After watching the whole movie, Lin Youlun still has it in his mind, Chen Jiaju slid down from the top floor, and passed through the shining lights falling down. This set of stunts is shot in a long-lens unedited way, and supplemented by flashbacks that repeat different angles, even if he is used to seeing all kinds of life-fighting performances in Cheng Long's movies in later generations, Lin Youlun has to admire, Cheng Long is really desperate in this film.
At this time, Cheng Long is at the peak of both physical fitness and film creation, so the director and actor are full of vigor and confidence, and Lin Qingxia and Zhang Manyu, the two beauties have their own merits in the film, but they only play the role of the Bond girl in the 007 series of movies.
"What does Lin Sheng think of this movie?" After the film ended, Zou Wenhuai naturally wanted to ask Lin Youlun what he thought of the film.
"Deng Jingsheng is a good screenwriter, he can understand and meet Cheng Long's requirements, and the story is really well written. As for those stunts, I won't say anything, what convinces me the most is not the courage of the actor to fall from a height, but the shot of getting up and running out of the hole after falling. If you want to live or die, you will confess in one breath, and it looks very happy. ”…,
Most action movies will encounter such a problem, because action scenes occupy a lot of space, and the corresponding narrative length will be greatly reduced. It's not difficult to come up with a few lines and plots, but it's hard to integrate them, how to find a spiritual direction for them, and how to tell them naturally and fluently.
The plot of "Police Story" is simple, which is very beneficial to Cheng Long, or action movies like simple plots. However, the audience will not be satisfied with the film of fighting for the sake of fighting and martial arts for the sake of martial arts, so in order to make the simple story durable, it must be rigorous and not superficial. On the surface, this film fully shows personal heroism, but in fact, Chen Jiaju was forced to a dead end and had to break the boat, and the most reckless was almost extremely vicious, and he was eliminated from the lineup of heroes at once, showing just an ordinary person with grievances and justice.
A good story does not lie in the simplicity or complexity of the plot, but only in whether it is convincing.
Deng Jingsheng's script, from the explanation of the events to the design of the lines, gives the story a strong credibility. If Cheng Long only has tenacity but is not smart, and blindly works stupidly and desperately, Lin Youlun will at most praise him for his boldness, but with such a good script, it is worth working hard.
At this point, Lin Youlun sincerely admired Cheng Long's courage not to leave a way out for himself.
After watching this film, and then watching "Dragon's Heart" and "Lucky Star" that are being released in theaters recently, these films will be very bland in the action scenes, as if they were made of slapstick.
It's not that those films are not enough, it can only be said that "Police Story" is too radical in action design, just like the line Chen Jiaju said in the film: "You think you can jump by yourself, you jump and take a look?" "It's very in line with the role, and even more in line with himself, only Cheng Long dares to make such a movie.
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