During the meeting, after all the preparations were made, Chen Xuanting said: "Colleagues, it is already the first month, and in three or four months, it will be the new year, although we have just experienced the movie war in the summer vacation, and we have also experienced the baptism of the financial storm, everyone is a little absent-minded, but we can't leave behind the work that should be done, the focus of Thunder Entertainment's work next year will be transferred to Hollywood, we plan to make at least ten productions that can be comparable to Hollywood blockbusters next year, I hope these plans can be set now, Then go all out and get to work. ”

"We Thunder Entertainment is a company that focuses on cultivating talent reserves, as long as it is a talented person, we will give him the opportunity to perform, whether he is famous or not, whether he is very young, our Hollywood movies, I hope to be filmed by the directors trained by our company themselves, this time we convened everyone to a meeting, the purpose is to review the plans and scripts of several directors, you can comprehensively analyze from the aspects of artistic surname, commercial value, and future expectations of the market, and each of you who attended the meeting had one vote, Regardless of the position, the plans and scripts are voted on at the end, and as long as more than half of the votes agree to pass, the director's work can be declared approved. ”

The plans and scripts of several directors have been given to everyone who attended the meeting in advance, and today they came to the scene, only need to express their opinions and vote, Zhang Daming wrote down the names of several directors on a white handwriting board, so as to facilitate the counting of votes.

The first thing to vote for is the work plan of the great director Tsui Hark Xu Lao Wei, who is going to shoot a big drama with the theme of martial arts that he is good at, a remake of his famous work "New Dragon Gate Inn", named "Dragon Gate Flying Armor"! The content of this drama is similar to "New Dragon Gate Inn", but in terms of shooting techniques, he proposed the concept of 3D!

You know, this is 1994, and today's 3D concept is still very immature, but Tsui Hark boldly proposed to use Thunder Pictures' Thunderbolt computer special effects team in Hollywood to produce a martial arts film that can be close to 3D technology, and present those action scenes that people can imagine with a three-dimensional sense of painting.

Tsui Hark's plan is clearly written, and he hopes that the drama will be led by the kung fu emperor Jet Li, as well as the new martial arts student Donnie Yen, as well as Li Zi and Zhang Min.

The theme of martial arts has always been the strong point of Hong Kong films, and the story of the original "New Dragon Gate Inn" also has a strong mass base, but such works are difficult to shoot, martial arts themes have been flooded, and the audience will be more picky under aesthetic fatigue.

"How about it, everyone must have seen Tsui Hark's works before, if you have any opinions, you can speak freely, don't have any scruples." Chen Xuanting said with a smile: "The works handed in by each director are their painstaking works, so we must be cautious, not only for the sake of the overall benefit of the company, but also for the sake of the directors' efforts." ”

Stephen Chow immediately said: "Frankly speaking, Director Xu's story is very ordinary, but what he said about using 3D technology to package this martial arts film can't help but make people's eyes shine." Everyone knows that computer special effects are very useful in Hollywood nowadays, such as Spielberg's "Jurassic", which is selling one after another, and we Chinese have never made any special effects productions, because I think Tsui Hark directed this 3D version of "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" is very gimmicky, after all, this drama is aimed at Hollywood, it will be difficult for them to understand our martial arts world, but let them appreciate what a stereoscopic movie is, I think it will be easier! ”

Seeing Stephen Chow say this, Tsui Hark showed a hint of relief, to see if Ah Xing still understood me, but immediately Stephen Chow changed his words and said: "But for the investment in this drama, I will talk about it." It is undeniable that it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to shoot a 3D movie, but is the investment of $20 million too much? As far as I know, the best-selling Hong Kong film in the North American market is only Bruce Lee's movie, which is only a box office of 25 million US dollars, but now we invest 20 million in a film, not to mention whether we can make money, in case we can't get back to the capital, wouldn't it cause a huge loss to the company? ! Therefore, I hope that Director Xu can carefully consider the cost budget of this drama and minimize the risk! ”

Chen Xuanting signaled that Tsui Hark could answer the question, which was also one of the procedures of the review conference, and if the participants disagreed with a director's proposal, the director himself could explain the doubts on the spot.

Tsui Hark cleared his throat and said, "Although the movie I shot this time is indeed new wine in old bottles, I can guarantee that this story is readable and will never be the same!" The reason why I want to invest 20 million US dollars is entirely because of the shooting needs, and my goal is very simple, which is to create a world-class martial arts film that belongs to Hong Kong, so that those ghosts know that Chinese movies can also be so good! When Boss Chen gave us the task, he said that let's not have the concept of box office in our minds, just come up with the best works we think. ”

Stephen Chow glanced at Chen Xuanting - everyone Tsui Hark has moved out of the boss, and no matter how good he is, he has to give others face - coughed and said, "Okay, I'm fine." ”

Chen Xuanting smiled: "Although the movie itself is indeed a commodity, it will inevitably face box office pressure after it is listed, and a movie that no one watches can definitely not be regarded as a successful movie, but before we shoot a movie, we can't be controlled by the box office, we just need to do our best to make the most sincere movie, I believe that the box office is a matter of course, as long as we continue to launch high-quality products, even if we will lose money in the early stage, but our experience will become richer and richer, Sooner or later, we can make good movies that have both box office and word-of-mouth. ”

Speaking of which, Chen Xuanting expressed his opinion and said: "Regarding Director Tsui Hark's "Dragon Gate Flying Armor", I am personally more optimistic, so there is no limit in terms of budget, even if you spend 100 million in the end, as long as you can shoot the expected effect, I think it is worth it." Of course, Director Zhou sits in this position, and I understand and support the input and benefits that must be paid attention to. Making movies is also a kind of commercial behavior, since commercial behavior will be risky, we can't hold back because we are afraid of losing money, everyone says? ”

Stephen Chow said with a smile: "Boss Chen, directors are really lucky to have a boss like you, and only in such an atmosphere can they shoot the works they really want, I support you." ”

Chen Xuanting's concept of not utilitarian and not aiming for short-term gains has won the favor of everyone present, and people who are aspiring to do big things never care about the small profits in front of them, as far as this drama is concerned, even if Tsui Hark spends a budget of 100 million, if he finally shoots a satisfactory work, even if the box office is not good in the end and he loses money, it cannot be said to be a failed attempt, at least, Tsui Hark has established strong confidence for everyone to enter Hollywood, and has accumulated valuable experience and lessons. It will also be affirmed by the industry, and a film that is not popular may not be a high-quality product.

"Do anyone else have any objections? If not, go to the poll immediately. Chen Xuanting asked three times, but no one in the audience questioned it, so the procedure entered the final voting stage, and everyone who attended the meeting wrote down their precious vote.

Zhang Daming was busy counting the votes, Ren Dahua was supervising on the side, and finally when the results came out, Zhang Daming handed the statistical results to Chen Xuanting, Chen Xuanting glanced at it, he smiled, and said: "Next, I announce the voting results of Director Tsui Hark's planned work "Dragon Gate Flying Armor"......" At this juncture, he also deliberately hung everyone's appetite, so anxious that Xu Laowei scratched his ears and cheeks, and the green tendons on his neck were exposed, seeing that everyone was about to be unable to hold it, Chen Xuanting gave the final result:" Unanimous vote! Congratulations, Director Xu, you can prepare your first movie into Hollywood! ”

"Good! yes!” Tsui Hark jumped up from his chair at once, excitedly shaking his arms in the air and throwing punches continuously, his dream has finally taken a solid step, and he can prove to the world that he has explored martial arts movies!

He recalled the hard years after graduation, a high-achieving student who graduated from the directing department of the American Film Academy, came back from the United States, first worked as a scene reporter on the set in Hong Kong, and sometimes worked as a prop master, helping the director select extras, sending box lunches to the staff, enduring the humiliation of big-name actors and big-name directors, and there was a wider gap between ideals and reality than the Pacific Ocean.

Later, he entered the TV station to shoot martial arts dramas and became famous, a "Golden Knife Lover" made him a pillar of Hong Kong TV, and later he filmed "Butterfly Change" to become a representative of Hong Kong's "New Wave" films. In 1983, he filmed "The Legend of the Swordsman of Xinshu Mountain" for Golden Harvest, which not only became a sensation, but also introduced Hollywood stunt experts at that time to train a group of local film stuntmen, laying the foundation for the mature development of Hong Kong's action special effects in the future. It wasn't until "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Huang Feihong" and "Undefeated in the East" that his directorial career rose to the peak.

But the problem is that at this time, he suddenly found that he was no longer excited~ emotional, and his exploration of martial arts had reached a bottleneck, and he could no longer make convincing martial arts films. At this time, Chen Xuanting's high-tech theory of film gave him new hope. And at this moment, Chen Xuanting has proved his support for Tsui Hark's new movie with practical actions.

Now he Tsui Hark has a budget of tens of millions of US dollars, he can shoot what he wants to shoot as he wants, and he doesn't have to worry about whether the box office will fail miserably, such a free and relaxed creative environment is what every director with art as the goal dreams of, and it is precisely because of the previous ups and downs that he cherishes the happiness in front of him more and more, at this moment, he burst into tears...... "Congratulations, Director Xu." Everyone here applauded him, in fact, Tsui Hark's directing ability is obvious to all in Hong Kong, not to mention the type of martial arts he is good at, even the older generation of martial arts master Hu Jinquan praised him, he is fully capable of driving a big Hollywood-oriented movie.

For director Tsui Hark's dream come true, the rest of the big directors are the most touched, because they have experienced everything Tsui Hark has experienced, so after the proposal for Tsui Hark's work is approved, they are also the people who are the happiest to him, and at the same time, they are more and more looking forward to whether their work plan can be passed.

The second project for review was directed by Johnny To, whose script belongs to the genre of disaster films. The actors chosen are also very interesting, Du Qifeng took a fancy to Liu Qingyun, compared to Tsui Hark's Jet Li, he is not a big name, but his acting skills are indeed recognized as good in the industry.

In fact, Liu Qingyun's acting skills have been favored by Chen Xuanting a long time ago, especially Liu Qingyun's earlier play with the current Golden Statue actor Chow Yun-fat in the Hong Kong TV series "Greater Hong Kong".

The content of Johnny To's script is very simple, the male protagonist is a fire brigade captain, known as the "boss", and he has rich experience in actual combat, he believes that practice and theory are two completely different things, and saving talents is the last word. Those so-called rules and regulations will only tie hands and feet when it matters most. In order to save people, he will not hesitate to foul and risk his life. It is precisely because of such a work attitude and straightforward style that he has not been able to get the opportunity to be promoted. The newly transferred boss is a strict rule-abiding person who is extremely strict with his subordinates, and is known as the "Unlucky Star King". The heroine is a doctor who met the male protagonist in the process of rescuing the injured at the scene. The female protagonist who is frustrated in love gradually develops feelings in her relationship with the male protagonist. A super-large fire broke out, and the entire fire brigade was trapped in the fire and could not get out. Do you stick to the rules, or do you want to move forward? How could they escape with their courage and wisdom?

This is a story about choice, everyone will have countless choices in the face of life and death, it is possible that an obsession, a wrong choice, will make everyone's life completely different, and the final ending will also leave the audience with endless thoughts and aftertastes, what kind of life is truly happy, which one can make you happier with happiness and hatred or forgiveness, everyone will have a different answer.

Johnny To's script is quite wonderfully written, the story progresses at a very fast pace, with both thrilling descriptions of the fire and emotional descriptions full of human feelings, the film realistically reproduces the life of Hong Kong firefighters in the form of a disaster film, which is a rare work in Hong Kong films that promotes collective heroism. Excavating people's surnames in the context of disasters and showing the meaning of beautiful emotions for life, such clues make this play suddenly thick and have a literary atmosphere.

The tentative name of this play is "100,000 Urgent", with a budget of 1 million US dollars, which is almost one-twentieth of the budget of Tsui Hark's "Dragon Gate Flying Armor". In terms of actors, Johnny To chose Liu Qingyun, the prince of dark horses, as the male lead, and the second male lead in the play chose Chen Xuanting to make a cameo appearance, according to Chen Xuanting's popularity, it is enough to ensure that the box office of this drama will not be too bad. As for the heroine, Du Qifeng proposed a person: "Li Ruotong-!" ”

"Li Ruotong?" Ren Dahua said in surprise: "Why don't you use other actresses in our company?" ”

After all, where is Li Ruotong's identity, but now he is the person in charge of Thunder Records in Taiwan, and people may not be willing to appear on the camera.

Du Qifeng scratched his head embarrassedly and said: "I want to invite Li Ruotong not because of her special status at present, but because she successfully played the role of Xiaolongnu in the TV series "The Condor Heroes", I think the surname and situation of the heroine in "One Hundred Thousand Urgent" are similar to Li Ruotong's role in "The Condor", and her dedication to love is incomparable. In addition, when Li Ruotong made a cameo appearance in "Romantic Killer Free Man", I liked this actor very much, but if I can't invite him by then, I can change people. ”

"I'm dizzy, Lao Du, do you really dare to think that let the boss come to make a cameo appearance as the second male lead, and let the boss's girlfriend be the first heroine, such a combination is really made by you and not killing the Quartet, just by the excitement of your script, it is strange that the box office does not break 100 million." The fat man Wang Jing's eyes widened exaggeratedly, and he shook his head while gasping.

The "story" of Chen Xuanting and Li Ruotong is well known to everyone in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and now they are arranged in a play, although they are not acting as a couple, but it is quite "amazing" to be able to get together. With their joining, not to mention that this drama only invests 1 million US dollars, even if it invests 1 million Hong Kong dollars, it can break 100 million at the box office!

With Thunder Entertainment's current wealth and popularity in the industry, any kind of star can be invited, but the problem is that Li Ruotong is not an ordinary star, whether people will nod or not, and the other party has the final say.

Chen Xuanting smiled: "Well, this drama asked me to make a cameo appearance as the second male lead, this wishful thinking is good, but it's a pity that I lack skills, in order to show my support for you, you can consider another actor, even if you want to invite Andy Lau, I will try my best to help you contact, I don't know if it can be successful." After a pause, he said, "As for the heroine, I think I still need Li Ruotong to nod her head and agree, she has been talking about no masterpieces recently, now it's okay, give her a chance to play, I don't think she will refuse - of course, this is just my guess, this heroine is tentatively she can also, I can be at least half of the master." ”

As soon as Chen Xuanting said this, a burst of knowing laughter suddenly sounded in the conference room. It looks like the boss is still a short-haired husband, and he won't be controlled too strictly by women!

(To be continued)