Monday, March 24.

It has been three days since "Zhu Xian" was serialized in Ming Pao, and in these three days, the entire Ming Pao newspaper has sold like crazy, and the book "Zhu Xian" has undoubtedly become the front page headline of major newspapers and magazines with Xiao Jian again.

In this case, after Xiao Jian just released the news of the start of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" outside, it caused a sensation in an instant, and the report half a month ago was turned out again, attracting the attention of countless people, and the media was even more noisy, and this kind of remarks emerged in endlessly.

However, I didn't care about these swords, and even, for the sake of publicity, this time the start-up worship ceremony was carried out in secret, in order to maintain mystery and prepare for the next publicity.

At 8:30, Xiao Jian took the crew of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" to carry out the ritual of worshipping God without a camera, and this time there is no doubt that he is still the first to worship God.

And the place to choose to worship the gods is no longer Shaw Studios this time, but Asia Film and Television City.

This Asian film and television city was originally a film and television city established by ATV, that is, Qiu Degen, to fight against TVB and Shaw Brothers Cinemas

, but the scale is much worse than that of Shaw Brothers, and this time Xiao Jian's filming of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" naturally can't fool things like those previous martial arts dramas, his standard is the standard of those martial arts dramas 20 years later.

Therefore, Xiao Jian spent more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars to build the filming complex of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" this time, which is why he had a shooting plan for a long time, but only started filming now.

In fact, at the beginning, Xiao Jian wanted to put the building that cost 30 million yuan in Shaw Brothers Cinemas, but he did not negotiate with Run Run Shaw, in fact, it was not any other problem, that is, the uneven distribution of interests, since Xiao Jian spent so much money to invest, of course he didn't want this to be a hammer deal, or to make wedding dresses for others, so he wanted to use the 30 million to invest in Shaw Brothers Cinemas, but it's a pity...

Shaw did not want to give up his stake in Shaw Brothers. After informing the other party, Xiao Jian no longer continued to be attached to Shaw Brothers Studios, but contacted Qiu Degen and negotiated with him several times. It was decided that the other party would use the former ATV Cinema and land as shares, while Xiao Jian would use the 30 million Hong Kong dollars to buy shares, and the two would jointly establish the Asian Film and Television City, with both parties accounting for 49% of the shares. The remaining 2 percent of the shares were handed over to the general manager of the studio.

And now the Asian Film and Television City under his feet is also Xiao Jian's own industry, for Xiao Jian, who is committed to the entertainment industry, the film and television city is what he must build, and this time it can be regarded as a good thing by mistake.

After worshipping God and dividing the roast suckling pig, the crew began to get busy, and the filming officially began.

This time, the two versions of the movie and the TV series of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" were filmed, and Xiao Jian planned to shoot them together, which may cause confusion for other directors, but. It's a simple thing for Xiao Jian, who basically already has a complete work in his mind.

This time shooting, the movie version of Xiao Jian is based on the later generations of Li Lianjie, Lin Qingxia... and others starring in "Smiling Proud Jianghu: The East is Undefeated", based on his processed works, after all, for him, although this work is a classic, there are still a lot of deficiencies in his opinion, and the biggest deficiency is the small family.

Whether it is the current 80s or the 90s later, Hong Kong movies have indeed appeared a lot of classic films. However, after all, it is too petty and the investment is not strong, so the fight scene is not to say that it is compared with Hollywood. Even the mainland after 2000 cannot be compared.

Therefore, this time, it is naturally impossible for Xiao Jian to shoot this film according to the original book, of course, he still hasn't changed those classic plots and lines, but in the fight scenes, costumes and other details... and other aspects of excellence. It's exactly shooting according to the standards of 20 years from now.

Therefore, just for this "Smiling Proud Jianghu East Undefeated", the filming budget is 30 million, of which Xiao Jian is personal

20 million was invested, Run Run Shaw invested 5 million, and Qiu Degen also invested 5 million, which is definitely a big investment in Hong Kong now.

What's more, the 30 million investment is not counting the 30 million that Xiao Jian invested in the Asian Film and Television City, it can be said that if this investment is released, it will definitely shock the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry.

And this time the actors have also changed a lot, Ling Hu Chong is naturally played by Xiao Jian, Dongfang Undefeated is Lin Qingxia, and the role of Xue Qianxun, that is, the woman who replaced Dongfang Undefeated and lost Ling Hu Chong for one night in the movie is played by Qi Zuxian, of course, this is also his preparation for the sequel "The Comeback of the Undefeated East", however, this sequel Xiao Jian himself did not plan to shoot it himself.

The reason why he chose to play the sage has to be said to be because the other party's performance in the sequel makes Xiao Jian unforgettable now, not to mention, the other party was recommended by Fang Yihua, so he naturally handed over this role to the other party.

And Ren Yingying is played by Zhao Yazhi, with the other party's acting skills, Xiao Jian has no doubt that the other party will not play well, and the role of Blue Phoenix Xiao Jian is played by Liu Jialing, and the role of Xiao Jian is handed over to Zhou Huimin to play.

The other characters Xiao Jian also tried his best to find friends around him to play in line with the original work, since he already knew that fame was related to becoming a god, he naturally had to consider the people around him.

As for the TV series, although the investment is not as large as the movie, it has also reached 20 million Hong Kong dollars, which can be called the largest investment in TV dramas in this era, and this time the investment Xiao Jian personally invested 10 million, TVB invested 10 million, and Qiu Degen did not invest, that is to say, this TV series is destined to be released on TVB after it is filmed.

After all, because of the matter of Asia Film and Television City, it is necessary for Xiao Jian to ease the relationship between the two sides with Run Run Shaw, of course, this time TVB invested 10 million in "Smiling Proud Jianghu", Xiao Jian only handed over the screening rights in Hong Kong to TVB, and Xiao Jian only got the 10 million in Hong Kong, but the benefits obtained outside Hong Kong are all Xiao Jian's alone.

Although he said that he wanted to compromise with Run Run Shaw, Xiao Jian did not have the spirit of Lei Feng to give up his interests to others, so this contract was also decided after several conversations between the two parties.

Of course, Run Run Shaw will agree to this condition because Xiao Jian's current status is extraordinary, and Xiao Jian's assets have shrunk by half in an instant after this round of investment. (To be continued.) )