"Congratulations, Brother Hong's new film is released, it's really gratifying!"

"Haha, rejoicing." Hong Jinbao patted Gu Weiqi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It's rare that my brother still finds time to participate in the release of my brother's new film in his busy schedule." ”

"Brother's new film is released, brother, I'm busy, and I have to come over to cheer on me, right?"

"Haha, I like to hear that." Hong Jinbao laughed and said, "Hurry up, please please inside." ”

Gu Weiqi nodded and walked into the theater. At that time, the theater with 2,000 seats had already sat many audiences and film critics, which shows that Hong Jinbao's appeal is still quite strong. Now that the film has not yet started, the audience is sitting in their seats, some are knocking melon seeds, some are gnawing on sugar cane, and some are talking to each other, speculating whether the film to be released is good or not, all in all, it is very lively.

"Mr. Gu, I heard that you wrote the script of my senior brother's upcoming film?" Suddenly, a young man with a big nose sat down next to Gu Weiqi and said, "I read it, the script is very interesting, can you take the time to help my brother write a book?" ”

Gu Weiqi saw that it was a throat, and the other party was sad enough to say it.

Last year, he made a Hollywood blockbuster "Killer Trench", but it failed and sank into the sand, and the box office suffered a Waterloo hitting the streets, which made him lose a lot of popularity that he had finally accumulated. And whether it is the audience in the United States or the audience in Hong Kong, the reputation is mediocre, which hit him quite hard, and even made him have the idea of quitting the film industry for a while.

And the "Gossip Grandmaster of National Art", which was filmed some time ago, made a small profit at the box office. However, it is far from the "National Art Grandmaster's starting from scratch". And with the rise of Lin Zhenying, Chen Xunqi and others, Cheng Zhi has a sense of urgency, and he is now eager to shoot a few films that will make a difference at the box office, attract popularity, and re-establish his status as the "first brother" in the film industry.

"Brother Long, don't be kidding." Gu Weiqi waved his hand and chuckled: "Jiahe is full of talents, and you still need me, an outsider, to help you write the script?" ”

"Brother, I'm not kidding you, I really want you to write a script for me."

Cheng Zhi said: "I admit that there are indeed a lot of talents in Jiahe. However, there are not many people who can actually write a good script at the moment. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to help me write the script. ”

Speaking of which, screenwriters in the Xiangjiang film industry are not valued much at all, and there are not many screenwriters who can write good scripts, let alone Jiahe, even in the entire industry; Moreover, screenwriters who can write good scripts are not willing to just sell scripts. Because the remuneration for simply selling scripts is very limited, and the maximum amount of scripts is 35,000. If it is exquisite, it will be 320,000 if it breaks the sky.

Therefore, many screenwriters who can write good scripts will choose to change careers to become directors and shoot their own scripts. Most of the directors in the entertainment industry now come from this. And screenwriters who change careers to become directors don't have much time to continue writing scripts, even if they occasionally write one or two works, they are kept for themselves.

Over time, there are many screenwriters in the circle. But there are fewer and fewer good screenwriters, and screenwriters who can write good scripts are even rarer, which has also caused more and more attention to screenwriters in the circle. Taking a step back, in fact, even if there is really any film company that attaches importance to screenwriters, it is useless, and when they become talents, their hearts will also go to the direction of the director's development.

So overall, Xiangjiang's current status as a screenwriter is very embarrassing. However, Gu Weiqi has written several scripts in a row, and the movies he has made have been sold one after another, but they have slowly attracted the attention of insiders. That's why Cheng Throat will come to such a play tonight, hoping that he will help write a script.

"I can promise you." Gu Weiqi thought for a while, but said: "And I promise that after the film is made according to the script I wrote, it will be easy to win tens of millions of box office in Hong Kong." If the publicity is in place, it is not impossible to get 20 million box office. But ......"

Cheng Throat was overjoyed when he heard this: "But what brother? If there are any conditions, you can just say it. ”

"I want 30 percent of the box office."

Gu Weiqi thought about it, if he could cooperate with Cheng Yu, maybe he could rent the Busan Road set in Jiahe, so that he would no longer have to run to the stage to shoot "Mr. Zombie", so he continued: "And I want to rent Jiahe's Busan Road set to make a film, what do you think?" ”

"Thirty percent of the total box office?"

Cheng was taken aback, frowned and said, "I'm afraid I can't be the master of this." If it's three percent, I can help you talk to Mr. Zou, and he should agree to see my face. Thirty percent is too much. However, there should be no problem with renting the Busan Road studio in Jiahe. ”

"Three percent? Brother Long, you really know how to laugh. ”

Gu Weiqi chuckled: "The first script I wrote 'Chasing Girls' has accumulated nearly 40 million box office profits. The second 'lifting and letting go of the little hands' has gained nearly 80 million. Now the third script, 'Guoshu Grandmaster: Starting from Scratch', has gained more than 30 million in Xiangjiang alone, and there should be no problem if it is easy to exceed 100 million in other cities. You can see, isn't the film I made out of the script a big hit? ”

"I know you've written a good script, that's why I want you to help me write a script. But the box office share you want is too ruthless, even if I promise you, Boss Wrinkle will definitely not agree to you. ”

"Then how much box office share do you think is appropriate for me?"

Cheng Yu thought about it, gritted his teeth and said, "At most, I can only give you fifteen percent." ”

"Brother Long, you are really ruthless enough to slash this knife." Gu Weiqi frowned, this was also within the range he could accept, but he still changed his words and said: "For the sake of Brother Hong's face, I can promise you that it will be 15% of the box office." I'll get you the script done as soon as possible. You go back and help me say hello to Boss Wrinkle and tell him I'm going to rent the Busan Road Studio. ”

"No problem." Cheng Yu nodded and couldn't wait to ask, "What script are you going to write for me?" ”

"Let me think about it~"

Gu Weiqi closed his eyes slightly, and slowly opened them after half a ring, and said: "At the beginning of the last century, rampant Hong Kong pirates repeatedly hijacked merchant ships, considering that the investment confidence of merchants from various countries will be reduced, and then the status of Hong Kong's international trade center may not be guaranteed, the Hong Kong government reorganized the sailors, established a marine police to resist pirates and formulated a plan ......"

That's right, what he told Cheng Luo was "Plan A", this film was historically filmed in 1983, starring Cheng Yan, Yuan Biao and Hong Jinbao. This film is also the first work of Cheng Zhi to return to the Hong Kong film industry after his first unsuccessful entry into Hollywood. This is also one of the more outstanding films in Cheng's early works.

The film earned HK$14 million in its first week of release, and the family class won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Action Design, and Cheng Throat was nominated for Best Actor for the film. And since then, each of Cheng's movies has grossed more than 10 million yuan, which can be said to be an important step towards his superstardom.

Cheng Throat listened to it with a lot of brilliance, and felt that this was a rare good story.

And just when Gu Weiqi was telling the plot of "Plan A" vividly. Hong Jinbao's Baohe Film Company's "Scary People" began to play. This film is very good, and has been praised by film critics as a classic masterpiece of the fantasy theme of Hong Kong films in the 80s.

In addition to focusing on the excavation of traditional Chinese ghost and god customs, this film also added a large number of funny and magical scenes of Maoshan magic to exorcise ghosts, avoid ghosts and prolong life, and play between people and ghosts, which was extremely entertaining at that time. When Gu Weiqi wrote this script for Hong Jinbao, in addition to drumming out the essence of the original version, he also designed a lot of wonderful actions, which can be said to be even better than the original version.

The only difference is that the original heroine is Zhong Chuhong, but Gu Weiqi still doesn't know where Zhong Chuhong is, so he recommended Anita Mui. However, she has performed on stage since she was a child, and after so many years of training, coupled with Hong Jinbao's guidance, the heroine she played is still remarkable.

When the movie ended, the audience erupted in applause, apparently satisfied. While breathing a sigh of relief, Hong Jinbao happily walked to the front of the stage, and began to accept interviews with reporters with a group of main production personnel. In the interview, he repeatedly said that the reason why the movie was so successful was thanks to Mr. Gu Weiqi's help in writing the script.

But when the reporter wanted to interview Gu Weiqi, he had quietly slipped out of the theater.

It took two days for Gu Weiqi to get out of "Plan A" and throw it to Cheng Throat. After the latter got the script, he excitedly found his godfather He Guanchang to apply for filming funds.

He Guanchang read the script once, and immediately felt that this book was very interesting. But when he heard that Cheng Yu promised to give Gu Weiqi 15% of the box office, he was so angry that he was furious. But in the end, after discussing it with the old buddy Fu Wenhuai, he still agreed to Gu Weiqi's conditions, after all, this script is really good.

The most important thing is that Cheng Yan's popularity has declined sharply now, and he really needs to make a few good films to regain popularity. Of course, Cheng Yu did not forget Gu Weiqi's request to rent the set of Jiahe Busan Road to Wrinkle Wenhuai.

Zou Daheng thought to himself, and 15 percent of the total box office was scored, and Chengdu agreed. simply sold Gu Weiqi another face, and agreed to this condition. After the latter received the news, he immediately called Lin Zhenying, Wang Jiawei, Huang Yongheng and others, and instructed them to go to the set of Jiahe Busan Road to set up a set of props.

Lin Zhenying was contacting the insiders over there to find a shooting location, and he was overjoyed when he heard the news. After all, it costs money to go to the bend of the stage to film, not to mention that there will be many twists and turns out of thin air. Now, you don't have to go back and forth to shoot in Xiangjiang.

They worked very efficiently and it only took three days to set up the set.

On April 18, 1981, Gu Weiqi and the crew members of "Mr. Zombie" held a start-up ceremony on the set of Busan Road. In the previous life, this drama was very evil, and screenwriter Huang Bingyao, the two leading actors Lin Zhenying and Xu Guanying all died young. Another leading actor, Qian Xiaohao, was ruined because of the candid shooting incident.

And the heroine Li Saifeng is rumored to have an affair with her godson, all in all, it is very weird, as if she has collided with an evil spirit. Therefore, before the start-up ceremony, Gu Wei specially invited three hosts who have been practicing for some years in Ciyun Jingzhai, Wong Tai Sin Temple and Da Xiong Guan to sit on the crew.