Chapter 100: Martial Arts Master
"Seven Days of Wrong Love" is a film jointly launched by Shaw Brothers and Light Cinema Line Distribution Company, although the box office is less conspicuous than "Happy Ghost" and "Five Lucky Stars", but in the same period, it is unbeatable, there is no opponent at all, and it is natural to make a lot of money.
At this time, everyone speculated whether "Seven Days of Love" could exceed 20 million, in that case, it would be the third movie to break 20 million Hong Kong dollars released in the theater line. It's just that the advertisements for "Seven Days of Wrong Love" are far less hot than those of "Happy Ghost" and "Five Lucky Stars", which belongs to the genre of knives and saws trees, and the potential is also very good, and naturally it may become the fifth film to reach a box office of 20 million Hong Kong dollars this year.
Of course, in fact, it is also the speculation of major media, and it can't be taken seriously, but it is a certain thing to break through 15 million Hong Kong dollars, and it is also a big profit for investment, not to mention that the light cinema distribution company also has 50% of the copyright in hand.
Han Ziguang was eating lunch in the hall and reading the newspaper, at this time, the war between Light and Shadow Entertainment Company and Golden Harvest had come to an end, and the people of Xiangjiang were still talking about the war after dinner, so the major media also reported on the celebration banquet of "Happy Ghost".
On the contrary, I don't care much about Han Ziguang's signing of Li Lianjie, a new kung fu star, after all, at this time, Li Lianjie released only one movie "Shaolin Temple", and "Shaolin Kid" has only been filmed, and it will be released until next year. Even if the Mai Dangxiong brothers established a satellite company under the Light Cinema Line Distribution Company, there was not much repercussions, and Mai Dangxiong and Mai Dangjie at this time had only just shot a few small movies.
Han Ziguang came out for lunch this time, mainly to ask Liu Jialiang and Li Lianjie to come over for dinner, in fact, he also worshipped Liu Jialiang as a teacher and learned martial arts, after all, Liu Jialiang is really a person with kung fu, his father is Huang Feihong's apprentice, and the master is Lin Shirong, with Liu Jialiang's guidance, he also feels broad and profound about martial arts, and it can be regarded as a martial arts dream in his previous life.
Liu Jialiang is proficient in Hong Boxing, Xingyi Boxing, Baji Boxing and other boxing, Han Ziguang's body is still passable, since practicing martial arts, his body has also become a lot stronger, and Li Lianjie's performance martial arts are different, Liu Jialiang taught him all the martial arts of actual combat nature.
Among them, Baji Boxing and Xingyi Boxing are even more lethal, coupled with Liu Jialiang's use of ancestral medicinal baths and qi training formulas, Han Ziguang's body is stronger day by day, and his progress speed, even Liu Jialiang was surprised, shouting that he is really a martial arts wizard.
In fact, Han Ziguang practiced martial arts purely to strengthen his body, after all, no matter how high his martial arts are, he is afraid of kitchen knives, and he will knock down a brick if he mixes it, and now he is playing, what is the use of practicing martial arts no matter how high he is? In addition to drawing comics and writing novels every day, Han Ziguang will not be good for his health in the long run, so he will think of practicing martial arts.
Although Han Ziguang didn't feel the legendary sense of qi, he also insisted on practicing boxing, as well as standing on piles and punching sandbags, he also knew that the body was the capital of the revolution, he didn't want to make so much money, but he didn't have life to enjoy, so the progress was still very huge, and even Liu Jialiang sighed.
Since practicing martial arts, Han Ziguang also likes to wear some loose clothes, the reason is that there is no bandage, stretching his body is also flexible, and his temperament has also changed a lot, after all, he has just practiced martial arts for more than a month, and he used to look like a weak scholar, but at this time, he is a little more tough, the fat on his body is gone, and his muscles have become much stronger, among which Liu Jialiang's medicinal bath and qi training mantra have contributed a lot.
Out of the corner of his eye, Han Ziguang saw Liu Jialiang and Li Lianjie coming to the dining room, he couldn't help but stand up and said with a smile: "Teacher Liu! Applejack, you're coming! ”
"Boss! Did you call us here about a new movie? Liu Jialiang and Li Lianjie said curiously.
"That's right! The examination report from the hospital has come down! At this point, Applejack's body is almost recovered! Han Ziguang nodded with a smile, took a sip of tea, and said in a deep voice, "I want to ask you what you think of the new movie?" ”
"The Legend of Shaolin Temple Detective" is a series of movies, and it is ten, it looks like it is almost the same as making a TV series, but when they received the script, they felt that it was really very exciting, each story seemed to be unrelated, but it was interlocking, especially the final flip, which can be called wonderful, although it is said to be an open-ended ending, but it is more reverie, for the protagonist Li Shaobai from Buddha to a psychological process.
Han Ziguang actually only provided an outline, and the scripts of the ten films were all the result of the cooperation of the script department of Light and Shadow Entertainment Company, and even the screenwriters are very much looking forward to what kind of sensation this series of movies will cause to the entire martial arts film market after it is made?
"It's so exciting!" Liu Jialiang said honestly.
"I also think it's exciting, and it's full of Buddha's teachings!" Li Lianjie was also full of praise.
Ten movies have been filmed consecutively, and they are interlocking, which makes Li Lianjie also addicted, it is even more exciting than reading novels, and what makes him even more excited is that although this movie is also a Shaolin Temple, it is more about detectives and conspiracies, and it also tests his acting skills more.
"Teacher Liu! Applejack! It's good if you're satisfied, and I also hope that you can make a movie that satisfies me, although the investment in this movie seems to be very small, but it's not small to shoot ten films in a row, can your old body hold it? Han Ziguang looked at Liu Jialiang with kindness.
After all, Liu Jialiang is over half a hundred years old, although he is a martial arts practitioner, but after all, he is not as young as a young man, and shooting ten movies in two years is like a joke, and it is also a series of movies, which is really a bit unbelievable.
In fact, after Han Ziguang filmed the series "The Legend of Shaolin Temple Detective", he also filmed it in the way of a new martial arts film, otherwise he would not have let Liu Jialiang serve as the action director, but let Yuan Kui join, also to let Liu Jialiang absorb the essence of Hong Jiaban.
Han Ziguang values Liu Jialiang, not only because Liu Jialiang is his martial arts teacher, but also because Liu Jialiang himself has strong directing skills, but he is a little self-contained, as long as he can absorb more new culture, he will definitely be able to break through himself in the future.
Li Lianjie is just twenty years old this year, which is the age of Li Shaobai, the protagonist of "The Legend of Shaolin Temple Detective", and he is a little more old in his liveliness, and he also needs to show his appearance, and with the growth step by step, he is also very particular about his acting skills, as long as Li Lianjie can act to the end, his acting skills will inevitably soar.
Han Ziguang knows that in fact, the most testing of acting skills is the last three movies, the style is very relaxed at the beginning of the early stage, but the deeper it becomes, especially the reversal of the last episode, which is basically the mental journey of the protagonist Li Shaobai, and it still needs to be sharpened by deep acting skills.