118. Write songs for movies

"Please continue to watch the movie, don't look back at us within five minutes, otherwise you won't be able to see anything in your life" As the bandit leader Shi Jian left the cinema with his men, it also marked the official end of the scene of the "Half a Pound and Eight Taels" theater robbery.

This scene passed quickly, it didn't take a lot of time, and a few shots were basically passed over and over again.

Chen Yihua is also really addicted to being an extra, although this extras are just a passer-by, and he is still an extras who will not appear on the screen, even so Chen Yihua still feels a little excited.

Seeing that this scene was almost filmed, and the extras were basically useless, Chen Yihua took Zhao Yazhi to the filming core of the film crew, and filmed for more than an hour, the embarrassment between Chen Yihua and Zhao Yazhi was also diluted a lot, and Zhao Yazhi has also returned to his usual generosity, although he still dodges Chen Yihua's eyes from time to time, but his speech has returned to the past.

'Chen Shao, this time it's really hard for you, so I want you to be an actor yourself' Xu Guanwen saw Chen Yihua and the two coming over and immediately greeted him.

Chen Yihua smiled and waved his hand, "Director Xu, you are giving me the opportunity to pass my addiction to being an actor, and if you want to talk about hard work, you should also praise Miss Zhao Yazhi, Miss Zhao was almost injured just now."

Hearing Chen Yihua say this, Xu Guanwen was very surprised, and immediately asked Zhao Yazhi with concern, "Ah Zhi, are you okay?"

Zhao Yazhi didn't expect Chen Yihua to talk about what happened just now, her face was red, and she was a little nervous, but looking at the bad smile on Chen Yihua's face, Zhao Yazhi was embarrassed again, glanced at Chen Yihua hatefully, and then said to Xu Guanwen, "Director, don't listen to Mr. Chen's nonsense, it's nothing at all"

Xu Guanwen looked Zhao Yazhi up and down, and didn't feel that she looked like she was injured, so he didn't think much about it and said, 'It's okay'

During this time, the movie started filming, and Zhao Yazhi and the crew are also familiar with it, although Zhao Yazhi does not have many scenes, but Zhao Yazhi is needed at the end of the movie, and she can't be hurt now.

"Director Xu, your progress is very fast, it seems that this drama will be finished soon" Chen Yihua knows the script very well, and knows that this scene in the theater is the second half of the movie, and if there are a few more scenes, this drama can be completed in half a catty.

"Yes, this movie will be finished in a few days, and when the movie is cut, Chen Shao, you can take a look at the sample first."

Now Hong Kong makes movies very fast, and the actors' performances are also in place, basically all over again, half a catty is a small-budget comedy movie, and there are no special effects, and there are no thrilling scenes, and the scene shooting is not difficult, so the progress is very fast.

Xu Guanwen looked at Chen Yihua and then said, "Chen Shao, this time it's all thanks to your help, otherwise it would be really difficult to find such a big movie theater as a venue for a while."

"It's okay, it's my own stuff anyway, and besides, my movie theater hasn't been officially put into use yet, and it's just right to take it out as a shooting scene, and when the film is a blockbuster, my movie theater will also follow the scenery."

Placement of advertisements in the movie is not very new in later generations, because the screenwriter and the largest investor of this drama are Chen Yihua, so he has a lot of say, during the filming of the film, Chen Yihua also filmed the signboard of the Great World Cinema, I believe that with the big sale of the film, it will also play a promotional role in the Great World Cinema.

"Chen Shao, I didn't expect you to run a cinema, I think this cinema is so big, and so beautiful and fashionable, it must be rare in Hong Kong, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of audiences who will come to see it without any publicity."

"Hehe, Director Xu, if there is a film coming out in the future, don't forget our big world cinema, although I don't have many movie theaters on hand now, but there are a few, I'm worried that there are no good movies."

Hearing Chen Yihua say this, Xu Guanwen's eyes lit up, and he agreed on the spot, the biggest restriction on filmmakers now is that there is no theater in hand, although Xu Guanwen is now cooperating with Golden Harvest, and he is not afraid that his movie will not be broadcast in theaters, but multiple roads will also make him a lot more confident.

"Chen Shao, you are here" Seeing Chen Yihua standing there chatting with his eldest brother, Xu Guanjie also walked over and said hello to Chen Yihua.

"Long time no see, Mr. Xu, your record is a big hit, but I have made a lot of money" Xu Guanjie is a Hong Kong singer, and Chen Yihua is very polite to him.

"It's still the blessing of the good song given by Chen Shao, so that my record can sell well"

Xu Guanjie's album of genius idiot dream has been released, and it sells well in Hong Kong, with a daily sales volume of more than 1,000 copies per day, a total sales volume of more than 100,000 copies in Hong Kong, and more than 200,000 copies sold in Southeast Asia.

"Hehe, if the song is good, the person who sings it should be good, by the way, since Mr. Xu is here, I was just about to look for you" Chen Yihua took out a piece of paper from his pocket after speaking.

'Chen Shao, this is? Taking the piece of paper from Chen Yihua's hand, Xu Guanjie was a little suspicious in his words, as if he knew what it was, and he was not very sure in his tone.

Seeing Chen Yihua smile mysteriously, without waiting for him to answer, Xu Guanjie impatiently opened the paper in his hand and looked at it.

We're a bunch of workers

Running around is simply tormenting

How can you make so little money by the end of the month? (pitifully few)

It's very unlucky

The worst thing is that the boss is powerful at every turn (crazy chicken)

It's always here that something is okay and barks at us like a dog

At the mention of the canon, his face is very ugly (protest a little)

You just want to be beautiful (half a catty, eight taels)

It's very hard to do (half a catty and eight taels)

How can firecrackers sound when they are wet (half a catty and eight taels)

If you have the ability, if you are brave enough, you will take a gun and grab it、、、、、、、、

Xu Guanjie looked at the paper in his hand and hummed softly according to the content of the paper.

When Xu Guanjie finished humming, when he was still intoxicated with this song, Xu Guanwen on the side couldn't help but speak first, "Is Chen Shao's song your new song?"

Chen Yihua smiled and nodded, "Yes, my new song, half a catty, what does Director Xu think?"

Chen Yihua didn't come over this time to see the excitement, by the way, he wanted to get the theme song of the movie "Half a catty, eight taels", this song is very similar to the style of the songs Xu Guanjie sang before, Xu Guanjie is a big expert, he has been singing songs for so many years, and after reading the piece of paper given by Chen Yihua, he can sing the original taste without leaving ten.

'Great, Chen Shao, this song is amazing'

Hearing the accurate answer from Chen Yihua's mouth, the two brothers Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanjie were very excited.

The person who listens to this song, unless he has never worked in society, or was born in a wealthy family, and has to spoil his family, it is impossible not to understand the essence of this song. There is no song that represents the class society of Hong Kong so much, and no song can be used everywhere in the world. Its irony is so high, it is a real life experience, not the kind of disease-free moaning, or a combination of a dozen foul words, to scold something that you don't know and don't know.

The lyrics of the whole song are not half a sentence of waste, each sentence is the essence, vivid and exciting. scolding and singing, and self-pity and self-suffering. This song is sung at the beginning: 'I am a migrant worker in the field', it is sung in the first person, not 'I pity you', staying out of the matter, but making myself a member. 'Walking straight through the street is bad for the stomach', which expresses the bitterness of the working class at that time. His hard work, in exchange for 'the most disadvantaged Boshi Yu D Fawei (crazy chicken), blindly is not a mess barking', which is the crystallization of the poverty and misery of the small citizens in the 70s: 'Hum pro raise the salary block to pick up the evil (twist the plan), you will be seriously appetizing'. If you have money, you will run rampant, and when the worker is a slave, a face is really enough for you. What else can be done with more work and less labor? If you don't like it, you can 'enough ginger scum to go and grab it', which is completely self-deprecating and self-pitying. Young people in the 21st century will probably laugh out loud when they read these eloquent lyrics, and they will never think that today's prosperity is the result of the hard work and exhaustion of their parents.

'Director Xu, I got the inspiration for this song based on the script of Half a Pound and Eight Taels, and I hope it can become the theme song of this movie, what do you think?'

'Chen Shao, it's so suitable, this song is so suitable, it's a match made in heaven' Xu Guanwen is still very excited, but he didn't expect that the theme song of the movie had already been completed before the movie was finished, which was really unexpected.

'Just the right fit'

Xu Guanjie saw that Chen Yihua and his eldest brother had just finished talking and woke up from the song just now, Xu Guanjie looked at Chen Yihua with a grateful face, and said sincerely, 'Chen Shao, thank you, thank you really for letting me sing such a good song'

It can be said that Xu Guanjie's album "Ghost Horse Double Star" released in 1974 opened the prelude to the Hong Kong contemporary pop music scene, and now this classic song "Half a Pound Eight Taels" marks the official formation of the Hong Kong Cantonese pop song market.

Under the influence of Hui Guanjie's song, a large number of singers turned to Cantonese pop songs, bringing 20 years of thriving pop music to Hong Kong. In later generations, a large number of famous Cantonese songs will appear that have influenced an entire generation of Hong Kong people, and this song has a pivotal position in the Hong Kong music scene and even in Hong Kong's cultural history.

The filming of this movie started much earlier than history, Chen Yihua is not sure if the classic song in the movie can still appear, Chen Yihua is a cheeky person, since he has robbed so many works of the Xu brothers, he doesn't mind being a villain again, in fact, the wicked don't feel anything if they do too much, Chen Yihua is not at all uncomfortable in front of Xu Guanjie and them, and he doesn't feel guilty at all.