Anyone with a discerning eye can see that now martial arts films are declining. Therefore, when Gu Weiqi said "martial arts film" from his mouth, Shao Tycoon would of course be very disappointed. It must be known that Shao's Film Company has been in business for so many years, and a large part of the films filmed are martial arts films, and martial arts films have also made Shao's Film Company infinitely beautiful.

But now martial arts movies are really not good, at least Shao Tycoon thinks so. Otherwise, production would not have been reduced year by year. What's more, there are a lot of talents in Shao's Film Company to shoot martial arts films, and the older generation of Chu Yuan, Zhang Che, and Hu Jinquan don't talk about him, just say that Liu Weiliang and others who have risen up in recent years are all experts in shooting martial arts films.

If you really shoot martial arts films, then there is no need to cooperate with Donglai Company, and your own company will be able to produce it. According to Shao Tycoon's meaning, cooperating with an action blockbuster like "The Grandmaster of Guoshu Starts from Scratch" can not only make a lot of money, but also completely launch the signboard of "Oriental Charm", and maybe even open the European and American markets with the help of Donglai Company. This is not an unshrewd calculation.

Gu Weiqi glanced at Shao Tycoon, the other party didn't seem to be very interested, and couldn't help but say funny: "Boss Shao, but you think martial arts movies are in decline?" Can't do it anymore? ”

Shao Tycoon asked angrily, "Don't you think Boss Gu?" ”

In fact, in recent years, Shao's has made many martial arts films, especially Gu Long's martial arts novels, almost all of which have been adapted and filmed. There are also Jin Yong's "Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Heaven and Dragon Slayer" and so on. Even the company's screenwriters have independently written a lot of martial arts scripts, but the box office revenue of the films made has been declining year after year. Because with the gradual rise of the film industry in Hong Kong, people's preferences for watching movies have gradually shifted to fashion films.

In the past, there were few film companies in Xiangjiang, and the Shao family was almost dominant. People have no films to watch, they can only go into Shao's Cinemas to watch movies, and they can watch whatever is released, without being picky. But now people's tastes are gradually being raised, especially Shao's implementation of a large factory system, in order to save the amount of investment, the investment funds have been repeatedly compressed, and then there is the backwardness of the set, dozens of costumes are still used in one set, and people naturally have aesthetic fatigue. This also caused a vicious circle of Shao's family, the less the box office income is, the more every effort is made to compress costs. As a result, the huge Shao's movie kingdom is now in the twilight of the West Mountain.

And this made him feel that martial arts films were not successful, but Gu Weiqi said disapprerovingly: "No, I think martial arts films are very interesting." The reason why you think that martial arts movies are declining is not good. That's because your mindset is more than a decade old. Yes, I admit that old martial arts films are indeed not popular with the audience. But we can innovate, as long as we shoot something new, shoot it wonderfully and beautifully, and the film is well-made, I believe that there is still a big market for martial arts films. ”

Shao Tycoon shrugged his eyebrows, feeling that Gu Weiqi's words were also good. In fact, not to mention martial arts films, as long as any movie is well-made, wonderfully shot and good-looking, there will be audiences who will walk into the theater to watch it. The key is how to innovate and how to shoot new ideas? You must know that traditional martial arts films are nothing more than destroying the door, revenge and the like. When the audience saw the beginning, they guessed the end, and they were already tired of watching it.

Gu Weiqi then said with confidence: "Take the martial arts film I just wrote, as long as it is filmed in strict accordance with the script I wrote, I believe there is no problem in getting 20 million box office in the Xiangjiang area." ”

"Twenty million?" Shao Tycoon was taken aback, you must know that his Shao's Film Company has made so many martial arts films, and so far in Xiangjiang, let alone a box office of 20 million, even if it is 10 million, it has never been released. This was also said by someone else, and he didn't believe it at all. But Gu Weiqi, a movie genius, has to pay attention to it.

"That's right, 20 million. I don't know if Boss Shao dares to make a bet with me? ”

Shao Tycoon's eyes narrowed, stared at Gu Weiqi and said, "What are you betting on?" ”

"If the film we two co-produced can't reach the box office revenue of 20 million Hong Kong dollars, I don't want a penny from the box office. Even the box office revenue in other regions I didn't take anything, and it all went to the boss. If it is more than 20 million, I hope that Shao Tycoon can agree to me a condition? ”

"Oh." Shao Tycoon's heart was moved, so he couldn't help but ask, "What conditions?" ”

"It's very simple for you, that is, in one sentence, that is, I hope that Wireless can terminate the contract with Zhao Yuzhi."

Now that Zhao Yuzhi is also her own woman, she naturally doesn't want her to show up for filming, anyway, the Gu family is not short of money. And even if you have a film and television company for filming, why bother with wireless anymore? If you want to make any film, you can invest it yourself. I just took this opportunity to make this request to Shao Tycoon.

Of course, in fact, with Gu Weiqi's strength and financial resources, he can buy Zhao Yuzhi's contract back with money. However, if the method is too drastic, the taste will deteriorate. There was no need to do that, it was softer, and he expected that the tycoon would definitely sell him face.

I saw Shao Tycoon raise his eyebrows, squinted his eyes, and said in his heart, Could it be that the rumors in the newspaper are true, Zhao Yuzhi really has a leg with this offspring? But the two of them have only met, which shouldn't be. However, this is not my own concern, but no matter how you look at this gambling contract, you have taken a big advantage, and if the film filmed in Xiangjiang exceeds 20 million, it can be sold for at least 70 or 80 million, or even more.

If it doesn't exceed 20 million, then the box office is its own, and no matter how you look at it, it's a sure thing. However, since this posterior boy has a leg with Zhao Yuzhi, he can take the opportunity to make some requests, so after a change of thought, he nodded and smiled: "No problem, I can promise you this condition." But I have a request. ”

Gu Weiqi smiled slightly and said, "Boss Shao, please speak, Gu is listening." ”

"In order to strengthen the cooperation between the two parties, at least three more films will be co-produced in the future. This is also a matter of one sentence for Boss Gu, no problem, Boss Gu? ”

"No problem, I'll grant you this request."

"So now let's talk about the specifics of cooperation. By the way, after talking for a long time, I still don't know what kind of film we are going to shoot? Didn't Boss Gu say that he wanted to talk to someone about the general plot? ”

"Well, the film we are going to co-produce is called 'Once Upon a Time'."

"Huang Feihong?" Shao Tycoon was stunned again, you must know that Huang Feihong's series of Shao's movies and TV have not been filmed, but he didn't expect that Gu Weiqi would co-produce with him was Huang Feihong. However, looking at his confident appearance, there must be some innovation, but he can listen to the plot, and then thought about it: "It sounds like this title is a bit interesting, but Huang Feihong series has filmed a lot of Shao people back then, and I hope that Boss Gu will not let Shao someone down." ”

"Of course." Gu Weiqi nodded firmly, and continued: "The general story of this Huang Feihong's Top Gun I wrote is like this...... "So and so, tell it eloquently."

Shao Daheng listened attentively, raised his eyebrows, and sometimes looked moved. Obviously, the story that Gu Weiqi told touched him. He himself has a deep understanding of the film industry, whether the movie made by a story is good or not, and whether it can move the audience to enter the film industry to buy tickets to watch, with his experience, he can naturally estimate that it will not be far from ten.

When Gu Weiqi finished speaking, he still felt a little unfinished, and it was almost expected that if it was really made in strict accordance with the script, this movie should have made a big difference at the box office. Because this movie is different from the old-fashioned Wong Fei Hung series that they shot before.

Instead, he added the story of Huang Feihong and the thirteenth aunt who returned from Liuyang to fall in love, making the characters flesh and blood much more vivid. And in the plot, many national enemies and families hated the national righteousness, and Huang Feihong, who wore the robe of a national hero, seemed to be a faction of grandmasters with extraordinary bearing. In particular, the protagonist designed by Gu Weiqi is humorous in seriousness and warmth in domineering, which is much more pleasing than many old versions of Huang Feihong filmed by Shao.

After Gu Weiqi finished speaking, he looked at Shao Yifu with a smile and said, "How about Boss Shao, the script I wrote is okay, right?" ”

Although Shao Tycoon didn't want to admit it, he had to say: "Very good." But the actor Huang Feihong, who are you going to find to play? ”

"Huang Yuansheng."

Gu Weiqi continued: "Yuansheng is handsome, and more importantly, he has excellent kung fu skills and the potential to become an international superstar. And with the hit of 'Huo Yuanjia' a few months ago, his reputation has already spread to thousands of households, and now it is in full swing, with a strong box office appeal. The most important thing is that he is more suitable for starring in this kind of film with the connotation of national righteousness. What does Boss Shao think? ”

"Well, Huang Yuansheng is good."

Shao Tycoon nodded, but changed his words and said: "But I think our wireless Zheng Shaohao is not inferior to Huang Yuansheng in terms of appearance and temperament." Especially in the movie, the box office appeal is not much better than Huang Yuansheng, so I hope that Mr. Gu can give us the opportunity to play the starring role in Qiuguan. ”

"First of all, I admit that Qiu Guan is also a more suitable candidate, but the directors of our company unanimously agree that Huang Yuansheng is more suitable."

Gu Weiqi emphasized: "You must know that he just starred in the filming of a 'super bodyguard' some time ago, and I believe that this film will be able to enter the European and American markets once it is released." At that time, his box office appeal will far exceed that of Qiu Guan. So Boss Shao, for the sake of the box office, I think it's better to let Huang Yuansheng star. ”

Naturally, the tycoon was not very happy. However, seeing that Gu Weiqi said this, he no longer insisted on asking Zheng Shaohao to play the leading role. But the heroine asked to use wireless or an artist from Shao's Film Company, after all, he attaches great importance to cooperating with Gu Weiqi in this movie, and has invested a lot of money, and he can definitely bring out an actress after filming, which is very beneficial to Shao's or wireless.

The role of Aunt Thirteen, the heroine of the original version of "Once Upon a Time: Top Gun", is starring the big-eyed beauty Guan Zhilin. This is also a classic character that Guan is more impressive. But now that he has followed Gu Weiqi, he lives in a mansion, drives a luxury car, and has endless small money in his hand, and he has a good life for Mrs. Kuo, and this person has become lazy.

Especially the last robbery scared her for a while to recover. Now every day in addition to beauty, it is all about shopping. Of course, Gu Weiqi doesn't expect her to make money to support her family, so it's up to her, as long as she is happy, she can toss as much as she wants. So after a little groaning, I agreed.

However, in addition to the actor Huang Feihong and the heroine Aunt Thirteen, there are several other important roles in this film. For example, in the original version, Zhang Xueyou, Zheng Zeshi, Yuan Biao, Ren Shiguan, Liu Xun and others played the roles of Ya Chasu, Pork Rong, Liang Kuan, Yan Zhendong, Liu Yongfu and so on.

The two of them talked about these main characters again. In the end, an agreement was reached to let TVB's Chen Yulian star in Aunt Thirteen, Zheng Shaohao and Zheng Zeshi in cameo appearances in Ya Cha Su and Pork Rong, and Phoenix TV's Liang Weihui and Liang Xiaolong and Dong Dart in Liang Kuan, Yan Zhendong and Liu Yongfu, so that the rough main roles were determined. As for some other unimportant supporting roles, the director of the crew naturally chooses them, so they don't have to worry about it anymore.