Chapter 205: The Legendary Rise

"This guy is actually from our TVB, he entered the TV production training course run by Hong Kong TVB to learn script writing and film and television production, and later worked as a production assistant and screenwriter in a series of TVB TV dramas. [No pop-up novel network] But he immediately entered the film industry again, but he has been an editor and has no name. ”

"What does that have to do with me?" Lu Yan's doubts are even worse, such people abound in Hong Kong, how can they have anything to do with themselves?

But I didn't want Wang Jing to suddenly be interested and said: "Of course it has a relationship with you, this guy later entered Xinyi City as a screenwriter, but he was fired." ”

"I'm X, Brother Wang. Are you mocking me? Lu Yan suddenly pouted speechlessly and asked, "What's his name, maybe I still know him."

Although he didn't mix well in Xinyi City, Lu Yan did know a lot of people because he was later promoted to deputy by Tsui Hark. It's just that in terms of screenwriting, Lu Yan is really not very familiar. Because there are several groups in the screenwriting department of New Art City, there are many young people.

"His name is Wong Kar-wai, do you know him?"

"Wong Kar-wai?" Hearing this name, Lu Yan's eyelids suddenly jumped. Then he wondered: "Why was he fired?" ”

"Although this guy is a screenwriter, he can't come up with a script. In the end, he was fired by Huang Baiming, but this time he and his friends took the script, I still think it's good. Although it is decent, our East City Image is developing vigorously. It's nice to have them on board."

Wong Kar-wai, Wang's aesthetic movies are still fresh in Lu Yan's memory. Since "Mong Kok Carmen", Wong Kar-wai has officially soared. "East Evil and West Poison", "Light and Light", "In the Mood for Love" ...... Which movie, not was a great success. I didn't expect to be able to harvest such a talent now, Lu Yan suddenly nodded and said, "Well, wait for me to meet him then, and it's no problem for him to enter the Dongcheng Image." After all, we need to cultivate more young people now......"

Looking at Lu Yan's old-fashioned appearance, Wang Jing suddenly snickered. Because Lu Yan himself is just a young boy in his early twenties.

It was only later that Lu Yan learned about the entanglement between Wong Kar-wai and Huang Baiming. In fact, during the period of New Arts City, Wong Kar-wai was a screenwriter under Huang Baiming, and Wong Baiming also "swept him out" because Wong Kar-wai could not hand over the script on time.

Huang Baiming said: "Back then, Xinyicheng opened a lot of dramas and had many screenwriters, and I was responsible for signing checks at that time. At that time, I paid attention to him (Wong Kar-wai) for a few months, but there was no work written by him, so I called Zheng Zeshi, who was in charge of his group at the time, and Zheng Zeshi replied: 'Yes, we are still waiting for his script. So I went to meet him, and the first time I did it for that. He said that it would take a lot of time to write a good script, and I said: "I also write a script, "Best Partner" was written in a week, "The Wrong Ride" can be written in 48 hours if the time is tight, I heard that you wrote it for several months"

Later, he wrote it, and Zheng Zeshi's group said that it was written very ordinary. Spend so much time writing a very general script? I'm really sorry, so I ended the guest-host relationship. But then a year or two later, Wong Kar-wai launched "Carmen in Mong Kok", which was quite exciting. I was also surprised, and asked myself if I had lost my eyes. ”

However, it was precisely this kind of mistake that finally Wong Kar-wai became a member of Dongcheng Image

"By the way, what's his friend's name?" Just now he was only paying attention to Wong Kar-wai, and Lu Yan forgot to ask another person for a while. Since he can become friends with Wong Kar-wai, he should be a good talent

"There is another person I know, who is much more famous than Wong Kar-wai. And although it is not first-class in the circle, it still has a reputation. Wang Jing's attitude towards this person is obviously much better than talking about Wong Kar-wai, I have to say that there are actually a lot of people like Wong Kar-wai who have been expelled because he can't produce works.

"Liu Zhenwei turned out to be the general manager of a small film company, and my brother should know him. "Youth on Fire" is the one he produces, but last year the film company went out of business, so now he is a full-time screenwriter."

Liu Zhenwei ...... Brother Wang, you are really my lucky general, but fortunately, I invited you from the Shaw Brothers in the first place. Lu Yan suddenly smiled like a flower, and now it is not only Wong Kar-wai, but also Liu Zhenwei. This guy not only created movies such as "Journey to the West", but also played the role of a Bodhi ancestor, which makes Lu Yan remember it vividly.

In Wang Jing's opinion, Lu Yan did have a feeling of thirst for talent. Although Liu Zhenwei is not bad, Wong Kar-wai is a good-for-nothing person at all. But since Lu Yan said so, he was also happy to bring both of them into the Dongcheng Image.

Although the current scale of Dongcheng is not large, the trend of its rise is already very clear. Now Wang Jing is mostly pulling some people for Dongcheng Image, and he is undoubtedly laying a foundation for himself.

originally thought that Wang Jing was coming to visit the class and discuss the box office issue. I didn't expect the other party to really bring such great news to myself

Even with the next start of filming "Rouge Buckle", Lu Yan felt that it was much smoother. This is really a happy event for people to be in good spirits

The outside world has long been exaggerated because the box office of "God of Gamblers" was reversed by "Rich Train".

Is there any way back to the box office of the God of Gamblers? 》

"Last year, Golden Harvest and New Art City encountered Dongcheng Image, and this year they were caught before and after"

""Rich Train" surpasses "God of Gamblers" at the box office, Golden Harvest finally wields its power

"Objectively analyze several box office power movies in the summer file, who can be at the top of the list? 》

"Originally, "God of Gamblers" has always been the number one box office, and it stands to reason that it is not difficult to maintain it. But the reason why "Rich Train" was able to temporarily squeeze out "God of Gamblers" was actually because of the public's freshness and expectation. is different from the original "A Chinese Ghost Story" that hit the box office list step by step, and the star lineup of "Rich Train" is too strong

The film "Rich Train" has a good story, constant jokes, a variety of characters, big scenes, solid and smooth movements, which can be called a first-class standard, and can be called the best in this series of films. Among them, Wang Yu and Shi Jian play the fathers of "Wong Fei Hung" and "Wicked Man Jian", satirizing the Cantonese evergreen films of the 60s, the "Wong Fei Hung" series, which is serious and hilarious. As soon as the film was released, it immediately became a favorite of Hong Kong audiences, and the box office naturally sold out.

But compared with the top three movies at the box office, it is actually impossible to say who will win the first place in the end.

The main focus of New Arts City is the fourth part of "Best Partner", which can be described as a very blockbuster and exciting series of movies. As a formal entrepreneurial work of New Art City, the degree of care can be seen. "Best Partner", known as Oriental 007, is actually far from the style of 007, and the film is no longer a lone hero, but a police and bandit who are fighting each other but constantly running in. Before Daniel Craig hit the enemy with his body, Xu Guanjie had already leveled the opponent with two strokes in addition to the high-tech weapon. There was no Bang girl to help the fun, but there was a troublesome man's mother-in-law (Zhang Aijia) and family scenes (little bald). The woman is just a vase for jokes, and it is over after just going through the motions. The similarity is that the film keeps presenting task after task to solve, which can sometimes turn into trouble. But the trouble is what distinguishes it from the heroes of European and American action movies who are still dressed up seriously after hanging the color, and it has laid the foundation of joy for Asian hot weapon action movies.

The ending of the fourth "Best Partner" is naturally happy. But as a modern humorous movie like "Rich Train", the difference between the two lies in the production of scenes. Although the fourth part of "Best Partner" is now ranked third at the box office, it is difficult to say that it has surpassed it since then.

And the most concerned and optimistic. It's still "God of Gamblers".

There are many media reports that "Nirvana Train" has successfully surpassed the box office of "God of Gamblers", and even more so, Sammo Hung has become the killer of Lui's films...... Such a comment is indeed biased.

Let's compare and see the specific situation of the two movies, and everything will be clear at a glance.

"Rich Train" is a heavy investment by Golden Harvest, and Golden Harvest Film Company, as one of the three major film giants, plays a pivotal role in Hong Kong. And this movie is played by Sammo Hung himself, and he also gathered his brothers and several funny comedians to star, and the lineup can be described as strong.

And what about God of Gamblers? Although Dongcheng Imaging has been in the limelight in recent years, everyone ignores that this is just an independent production company. The boss, Lu Yan, is just a young man in his early twenties. He is also the holder of the Hong Kong box office record, and he has become a talented director in Hong Kong. For the investment in "God of Gamblers", Dongcheng Imaging also made a bloody appearance. Even went to the Lisboa Casino in Macau for filming, you have to admire the courage of this boss.

And Chow Yun-fat, the star of "God of Gamblers", is now undoubtedly one of the box office guarantee actors of Hong Kong movies. But what's interesting is that this boss Lu likes to cultivate newcomers. Andy Lau was banned by TVB, but he insisted on letting the other party star. It is rumored that Zhang Min was only admitted to the ATV training class, but he unexpectedly received an invitation from the crew of "God of Gamblers......

In fact, what we ignore the most is the most important. It stands to reason that Debao Film Company inherited the mantle of Shaw Brothers and became the third largest film company, but it was powerless in the face of old film companies such as Xinyicheng and Golden Harvest. In the end, he had to rely on a small independent production company, Dongcheng Images

So why is the East Side Image so magical? A big reason is all because of Lu Yan, who was young and vigorous at the beginning, but he contacted a young man who was energetic and began to make trouble. This model is very similar to the predecessor of the New Art City - Struggle Film Company. It's just that Lu Yan has undoubtedly done a better job than the original struggle.

The novelty of "God of Gamblers" determines its success or failure, and if the storyline is still old-fashioned, then the expression is definitely a wonderful movie. Therefore, the temporary box office up and down does not determine anything.

Let's wait and see, not only the success or failure of the movie "God of Gamblers" in the summer file. More importantly, it is whether Dongcheng Imaging can rise in the Hong Kong film circle

These reports from the outside world actually have little impact on the box office. Now these movies have long been household names. Although media reporters have boasted that "Rich Train" has overturned "God of Gamblers", film critics and filmmakers are still waiting. After all, the two movies are indeed a bit inseparable, but "God of Gamblers" is still better than the selling point. So the box office problem is really difficult to predict.

On the contrary, it was the article that made a prospect for Dongcheng Image, which received an enthusiastic response. Yes, Dongcheng Pictures is just a small independent production company, but last year it beat other large and small film companies in Hong Kong with the two films "True Colors of Heroes" and "A Chinese Ghost Story". This is the first time this has happened in Hong Kong.

But what really made everyone fall through the glasses was that Tsui Hark, who has always refused to disclose the situation of "Dao Ma Dan", stood up for an interview with reporters. And his answer suddenly made everyone jaw-dropping but a little expected

"Director Tsui Hark, why has "Sword and Horse" not been released yet. Is it because of something wrong in post-production? ”

""Sword and Horse" has actually been produced, and there are no problems in the later stage. The reason for the postponement of the release is a matter of strategy. After all, several major masterpieces are competing in the summer now, which is not conducive to the box office of "Sword and Horse". Of course, I'm so confident in my films. But after all, it is a literary film, and it is irrational to compete with commercial films at the box office."

"Director Lu said that he was looking forward to the unexpected encounter between "Rouge Buckle" and "Sword and Horse", what do you think?"

"Haha, I've seen a lot of reports like this, and Yan Zai has a very good relationship with me. If his "Rouge Buckle" can catch up, I don't mind, in fact, I am also very curious about his movie. Yan Zai made literary films, I never thought about it before"

"It is rumored that "Rouge Buckle" is about to be completed, if Director Tsui Hark waits, you may really bump into it" The reporter immediately revealed the situation of "Rouge Buckle" and began to talk.

However, for such a question, Tsui Hark obviously will not do anything positive