Chapter 32: Cinemas
"Ahh
Zhong Chuhong screamed and hugged Li Xuan's arm next to her, but it was the meowing child who appeared on the screen that scared her.
"It's okay, it's okay, that's fake." Feeling the softness coming from his left arm, Li Xuan patted Zhong Chuhong's little hand unexpectedly.
Hong Kong is an efficient society, except for teachers and students, most companies only give 4 days off from Chinese New Year's Eve to the third day of junior high school. Li Xuan finally survived until the sixth year of junior high school, he couldn't help it, his movies have been at home for a long time. called Zhong Chuhong early in the morning, and went to Wang Jin's house to invite Wang Tianlin, so he took a few people straight to the small company where he was doing the post-production, rented a small screening room and began to play his first work.
"Ahh
There was another scream, but someone was frightened by the chinless girl on the screen. However, Li Xuan frowned and looked to the right and asked, "Hey, fat man, don't be so scared, right?" You're one of the photographers. ”
Wang Jin, who was grabbing Li Xuan's right arm, had not yet recovered from his fright, and stopped doing it when he heard Li Xuan's words: "Phew, I only took so many shots, what do you know." Besides, I didn't expect the film to be so terrifying, who isn't afraid? Unless he's not human. Uh......, aren't you afraid? Wang Jin suddenly looked at Li Xuan in surprise.
"I'm human, but I'm not afraid." Li Xuan pursed his mouth and said. For people like him, who have been baptized by a lot of American plasma films, Hankook horror films and Chinese comedies in the future, when they go to watch the movie "The Grudge", they don't feel any fear except for feeling depressed.
Wang Jin opened his mouth wide and looked at Li Xuan in surprise: "It is worthy of being the screenwriter and director of this movie, it is a ...... change."
"Quiet!" Wang Tianlin, who had been calm and relaxed in the front seat, suddenly interrupted Wang Jin's words with a loud shout. Looking at Wang Tianlin, whose shoulders were a little shaky in the front seat, Li Xuan began to wonder if this film was a bit inappropriate for a person in his 50s?
Wang Tianlin's words were still very effective, and the two people next to Li Xuan didn't call when Sister Jia Coconut climbed the stairs. However, it hurts to be scratched by these two guys on both arms. Li Xuan glared at the fat man next to him viciously, Zhong Xiaoniu grabbed his arm, just forget it, what's the matter with this fat man always grabbing it?
"Ahh
Zhong Chuhong next to her screamed again, but this time it was Li Xuan's self-design that scared her. It was at the end of the film that when the psychic girl and the mistress of the house looked at each other, the mistress suddenly turned around and entered the house, but a dark humanoid shadow remained in place. This is a scene from "Wonderful Things of the World" that Li Xuan plagiarized in later generations, of course, there is also this kind of scene in the first part of the theatrical version of "Curse", but it feels like it is not as cautious as the former.
"Bang"
As the male protagonist fell to the ground, the screen slowly dimmed in the calm sound of the hostess drinking soup, a low soundtrack slowly sounded, the subtitles appeared, and the movie finally ended.
So quiet!
Li Xuan looked at Zhong Chuhong on the left, and then at Wang Jin on the right, all with frightened expressions. What about Wang Tianlin in the front seat? Old Man Wang didn't make a sound, and looked straight at the screen that had already turned white.
"Xuan Zai, ......" Half a sound, Wang Tianlin in the front seat finally spoke.
"Huh?"
"Footage editing is great for you as a newbie. You ...... this movie."
I didn't hear the second half of the sentence for half a while, Li Xuan couldn't help it, don't give a movie review, okay! So he hurriedly asked: "What is the movie?" ”
"The movie is just too scary!" Wang Tianlin let out a long sigh.
"Hehe" Li Xuan smiled proudly: "Uncle Wang, I'm a horror movie, it's not scary." ”
Hearing Li Xuan's words, Wang Tianlin laughed: "Yes, but what theater are you going to invest in this film?" ”
Which cinema? Li Xuan was slightly stunned.
During this period, there were five well-known cinema chains in Hong Kong, namely Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, Lisheng, Shuangnan and On Lok.
Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest don't need to be detailed, Lisheng Cinema is the predecessor of the Golden Princess Cinema that later made Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest join forces to resist, but now it is just an ordinary cinema chain, rented to Golden Harvest to screen movies.
Shuangnan Cinema Line was the predecessor of the famous Yindu Institution in later generations, and now only shows some mainland or Hong Kong leftist movies. As long as the movies that are shown in this theater will basically be banned by Taiwan Bay. Taiwan Bay is a major box office base for Hong Kong films, and no Hong Kong director who wants to make money will find a way to send his film there to be screened.
As for Anle, it is now also a small cinema chain, with only four cinemas, and only shows some Western films. However, it has a very famous young owner named Jiang Zhiqiang. In later generations, if domestic directors want to distribute their films to Europe and the United States, they have to ask him to help distribute them, otherwise they will not be able to schedule a good theater schedule. Later generations such as Li Yu's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and Zhang Yimou's "Hero" were all released to Europe and the United States through his hands.
Li Xuan also planned to send Wang Tianlin away and talk to Wang Jin again, but now Wang Tianlin asked, and after thinking about it, he said directly: "I want to send it to Jiahe to try it first." ”
Why not Shaw Brothers?
Shaw Brothers is now implementing a large-scale studio system, which has always been self-produced and self-sold, and will not release other people's films, and now it is almost a week to release a new film. And Shaw Brothers has never been willing to share dividends with directors (or actors), but only on a salary system. If Li Xuan had to find a relationship to stuff the film into the Shaw Brothers, it is estimated that he would not be able to get the capital back. The now famous "cold-faced smiler" Xu Yiwen was originally an actor of the Shaw Brothers and firmly sat on the top of the first comedian in Hong Kong. In 1973, Xu Yiwen, who has always wanted to develop as a creative filmmaker who wrote, directed, and acted, handed over the script "Ghost Horse Double Star" written by himself to Shao Yifu, hoping to share the profits with the Shaw Brothers joint venture, but he was directly rejected, and he couldn't even make a counteroffer, so angry that Xu Yiwen left Golden Harvest. In terms of fame, Li Xuan doesn't think he can compare to Xu Yiwen.
"Jiahe, Jiahe." After listening to Li Xuan's words, Wang Tianlin said lonely, and pointed to Wang Jin after speaking: "Jin Zai has an acquaintance there, if you want him to take you to try it, it will be inconvenient for me to come forward." Hey......, old, old. With that, he stood up, ignoring the other three people in the room, and paced outside.
watched Wang Tianlin disappear at the door. Li Xuan's finger poked Wang Jin, who was still sitting in the chair: "What's wrong with your father?" Isn't that the atmosphere? ”
"What else can I do, after the New Year, I will pay tribute to Shao Lao Liu, and it will always be like this. It is estimated that he was infected by Shao Lao Liu, and Shao Brothers is not having a good time now. Wang Fatzi lay on the chair and said nonchalantly.
"Shao Lao Liu?"
"Shao Yifu!"
"Uh......" Li Xuan paused and asked, "What's wrong with the Shaw Clan?" ”
"I was beaten by Golden Harvest and couldn't lift my head! Last year's Spring Festival, summer, and Christmas stalls all lost, and the top four box office in Hong Kong were all Golden Harvest. Speaking of this, Wang Jin suddenly said with a smug face: "Half of this year's Spring Festival stalls have passed, the box office of "Thief and Detective" is almost 3 million, and "Full Moon Scimitar" is just about 1 million, and now Shaw Brothers has lost again." ”
"How do you feel so happy? Your dad is from Shaw Brothers. Li Xuan said with a look of disdain.
At this time, Wang Fatzi's face was straight, and he said seriously: "Nonsense, where am I happy." Besides, my dad isn't from Shaw Brothers, he's from TVB, you have to figure it out. ”
What's the difference? Li Xuan pursed his mouth: "You just have fun secretly, how much dividends can you get for the screenwriter you be?" ”
"What that screenwriter?" Wang Fatzi asked with a stunned face.
"Just pretend, think we don't know!" Li Xuan glanced at Wang Jin, turned around and pulled Zhong Chuhong and walked towards the projector.
"Wow!" Wang Jin suddenly shouted in the back: "You guy who never watches movies actually watches movies!" Let's talk, let's talk, how about the movie? ”
"I don't know!" Li Xuan took the film off the projector and put it in the film cassette.
"How could you not know!"
"If you don't know, you don't know, lead the way!" Li Xuan raised the two film boxes he was carrying.
"Lead the way?"
"Go to Golden Harvest!"
"Guy......, wait a minute!" Wang Fatzi suddenly stopped the ambitious Li Xuan.
Wang Fatzi, who wasted time, glanced at Li Xuan and asked directly, "What's the matter with you?" ”
"Well, do you have any money to spare?"
"Bottom gold? What is it? ”
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