Chapter 62: "The True Colors of Heroes" is launched
At the end of March, "Good Boy" was painted, and the box office was fixed at more than 14 million, losing to Golden Harvest's "Wise and Brave Three Treasures", which had a box office of 17 million, setting a new high for the schedule, which surprised Golden Harvest and Hung Jinbao.
The reporter naturally will not let go of the grievances between Dark Horse International and Golden Harvest, and reported on it, saying that Dark Horse International is a newly established small company, far less profound than Golden Harvest.
The cost of the two dramas and the overseas box office situation were automatically ignored by reporters. "Sing Tao Daily", where a reporter was beaten by Chen Ping'an, reported on Dark Horse International the most unbearable. bluntly said that Chen Ping'an is as young as his Dark Horse International, rough and ambitious, and unwilling to be down-to-earth and worrying, if they don't make up their minds to get rid of these bad problems in the future, they can even foresee that Dark Horse International and Chen Ping'an are like a meteor, quickly crossing the Hong Kong film industry, and then disappearing.
"Sing Tao Daily" provoked a war, and many entertainment reporters were waiting for Chen Ping'an's counterattack, waiting for him to pretend to be shocking remarks again in order to increase newspaper sales. However, to their disappointment, Chen Ping'an was very quiet and did not have a big fight with "Sing Tao Daily".
Could it be that Chen Ping'an admits defeat? After waiting for a few days and not waiting for the desired result, the entertainment reporters couldn't sit still, and they all found Chen Ping'an for an interview, and finally understood why he didn't move, because Chen Ping'an has been very busy recently.
The filming of "Women's Heart" continues, and Kwan Jinpeng is very attentive and meticulously crafts every shot, which makes the filming progress slow. As a producer, Chen Ping'an often has to go to the set, especially Zhong Chuhong's intimate scenes in the play, and he takes it even more seriously.
In addition to "Women's Heart", "The True Color of Heroes" was also launched, and the two million dollars received some time ago became the start-up capital for this play. The employees of Dark Horse International only knew that the money came from the United States, and as for the rest, Chen Ping'an did not say much.
The opening ceremony of "The True Color of Heroes" is very low-key, and no reporter knows about it. At the start-up ceremony, director Wu Yusen, Di Yan, Zhou Yanfa, Zhang Guorong, Li Zixiong, Zhang Manyu and other actors all attended, and they simply worshiped God and entered the intensive shooting.
In this play, Chen Ping'an also holds the position of producer. Because Dark Horse International has been focusing on the drama "The True Colors of Heroes" for the first half of the year, even if Chen Ping'an knows that this drama will be successful in the future, he has to devote most of his energy to this drama at this moment.
When reporters from several newspapers approached him, he was overseeing "The True Colors of Heroes." Seeing Wu Yusen sitting in the director's position, a reporter immediately reacted, Chen Ping'an's drama that claimed to win the summer vacation box office champion and set a new box office record in Hong Kong was "The True Color of Heroes" in front of him!
The reporters immediately contacted the newspaper and said that there was big news here. The news spread quickly, and in less than half an hour, half of the media reporters in Hong Kong rushed to the filming site of "The True Color of Heroes". Although they were stopped outside by the crew and couldn't interview Chen Ping'an for the time being, the lack of them didn't affect their search for news points!
Hong Kong Entertainment has a continuous sense of news, the endurance of news tracking, the patience to wait for the news, and even the unique news judgment, otherwise it would not be called a paparazzi.
Standing on the periphery and observing the shooting scene, I soon found familiar faces.
Zhou Yunfa, Di Yan, Zhang Guorong, Liu Jialing...... Could this be the starring role of "The True Color of Heroes"? plus a Wu Yusen, is this the rhythm of death in Dark Horse International?
Zhang Ziyang walked to Chen Ping'an's side: "Boss, there are a lot of reporters outside. ”
Chen Ping'an had known that the reporters were coming, and if he hadn't deliberately let people let out the news, those reporters really wouldn't have found him so quickly.
"The True Color of Heroes" is different from "Women's Heart", the latter does not have many selling points, and it is difficult to attract the attention of reporters, so he can only find another way to make arrogant remarks to promote from the side, while the former ...... As soon as several leading actors stood in front of the reporters, the news came. The low-key start-up is also intentional, just to let the reporter do the propaganda for "The True Color of Heroes"!
"Old Wu, let's shoot here today. With so many reporters, it's just the opportunity to publicize it. ”
arranged for someone to pack up the props and equipment, and asked people to clear an empty space to let the reporters in, Chen Ping'an appeared in front of the reporters with the cast and crew of "The True Color of Heroes".
Produced by Dark Horse International.
Producer: Chen Ping'an.
Director: Wu Yusen.
Screenwriters: Chen Ping'an, Wu Yusen.
Photo: Paud Dexi
Soundtrack: Chen Ping'an, Gu Jiahui.
Art Design: Ye Jinxi.
Action Direction: Dong Wei, Ke Zhiliang.
Starring: Di Yan, Zhou Yunfa, Zhang Guorong, Li Zixiong, Liu Jialing.
Although the reporter already knew that Wu Yusen was the director of this play, seeing such a lineup still caused an uproar. The three words strange, lost, and outdated are the most appropriate annotations!
Photographer Bao Dexi and art designer Ye Jinxi are outright newcomers, and the reporters asked each other and found that no one had ever seen these two people, and even the names were heard for the first time.
Dong Wei is the martial arts instructor of the Shaw Brothers, Ke Daring's flying car stunts are excellent in "Best Partner" and "Fast Food Truck", and the biggest name is Gu Jiahui, a music producer, but what's the use of this? The success of a play depends on the director and actors!
Needless to say, the director Wu Yusen - the baby of the abandoned dark horse international of Xinyicheng - reporters have long known, and the actor can really be described as "miserable".
Di Yan...... out-of-gas big brother; Zhou Yunfa ...... Box office**; Li Zixiong...... Who is this benevolent brother? Liu Jialing...... Wireless artist, beautiful "mainland girl", have you ever acted in a movie? The only thing that can make people look forward to it is Zhang Guorong...... A celebrity in the music world, but mediocre in terms of movies.
Such a lineup dares to claim to win the box office champion of the summer vacation stalls? Do you still expect the audience to go to the theater to watch a movie with the soundtrack in the play?
"Mr. Chen, is there really an investment of 12 million in this play?" A reporter immediately questioned it. With such a big investment, there is no big cast, is this a lot of money?
"I remember the newspaper said fifteen million." Chen Ping'an smiled, "In order to cooperate with your report, I specially increased the investment in this drama to two million US dollars, you have to repay the favor and help me promote this drama well!" ”
This joke is not funny at all!
"Mr. Chen, is this drama going to hit the summer vacation champion?"
"Why, you don't believe it? I'm a particular person and never lie. ”
Isn't this a scolding that we are not human?
"What type of play is this play, and why is there only one heroine? Polyamorous romance? ”
Strictly speaking, "The True Color of Heroes" has no heroine at all, and the role of Zhang Guorong's girlfriend in the play is played by Liu Jialing, but the role is not heavy, this play expresses the friendship of men, and has nothing to do with women.
"It's a shootout movie, and it's a hero film. As for the heroine, one is enough, why do you want so much? ”
"Mr. Chen, I heard that Miss Zhang Manyu has signed a contract with your company. Why didn't she star in this play? ”
What is Yu Kee's favorite? Gossip! This reporter obviously thought of this, so he deliberately asked this question, and all reporters concentrated on waiting for Chen Ping'an's answer as tomorrow's report. As for whether it's true or not...... Heavy or?
In fact, they guessed correctly, Chen Ping'an chose Liu Jialing instead of Zhang Manyu, an artist from his own company, and the first reason was that Liu Jialing slept with him. Of course, the ultimate reason is that the heroine in this play is just an embellishment, and whether Zhang Manyu appears or not will not have any changes to herself.
Chen Ping'an walked generously to Liu Jialing's side and took her hand: "I choose the best and most suitable actors." Just like Jialing, her play is good and suitable for this role, why didn't I choose her? ”
"So you're optimistic about her?"
"Of course! It's a pity that Wireless refuses to let her go, otherwise I would have signed her! ”
The reporters suddenly seemed to be beaten with chicken blood, and the next questions all revolved around Chen Ping'an and Liu Jialing.
"Did you know each other before?"
"What is the relationship between the two of you now?"
"How did Mr. Chen come up with the idea of asking Miss Liu to play?"
"Mr. Chen, how do you feel about Miss Liu?"
"Miss Liu, this is the first movie you starred in, are you very grateful to Mr. Chen?"
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Yu Ji has never been disciplined, and the questions are becoming more and more explicit, almost as if Chi Guoguo asked the two if they had any personal affairs.
Liu Jialing kept in mind Chen Ping'an's reminder in advance, and answered very simply, and smiled when she encountered a sharp question. Facing many reporters for the first time, she couldn't bear the excitement in her heart and answered generously and decently, which made the reporter annoyed and secretly admired at the same time.
"Okay, okay, all journalists, don't embarrass Jialing anymore, she is still a little girl, and I will arrange time for you to interview several of our leading actors later. Now, I would like to introduce to you two new generals who have joined our company - Mr. Bao Dexi and Mr. Ye Jinxi! ”
Bao Dexi is not an unknown person, his father is a famous Hong Kong actor, and he is currently working as a producer at a leftist film company; His mother is also a filmmaker, so it can be said that he was born into a family of filmmakers.
He went to the United States to study film in person in Hollywood, received a complete training from the American ** Tide Academy, and was exposed to the traditional Hong Kong film system when he was a teenager, which made him integrate the film art and technology of the East and the West.
During his few months in the United States, Chen Ping'an made many preparations. Shang Gewenton is one of them, and so is Bao Dexi. At that time, Chen Ping'an went to school to find him, and his unique views on movies made the two become close friends within three months, and after several long talks, he finally promised to return to Hong Kong to help Chen Ping'an in the future. This year, he returned from his studies and refused his father's arrangement for him to work in Yindu and joined Dark Horse International.
Yip graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic with a degree in Advanced Photography. After the filming of "The True Color of Heroes" was decided, Chen Ping'an specially found him, praised his costumes, visual arts, and film art, and sincerely invited him to join.
Acquaintance and friendship are the most valuable. In this way, the fledgling two became two generals under Chen Ping'an, and made great contributions to the future of Dark Horse International!