Wang Jing waited outside the door for nearly half an hour, teasing Amy without saying a word. When Quinoa came out, he glanced at it several times, which provoked Amy to specially remind: "Director Wang, he is only fourteen or fifteen years old." ”

"You're not jealous, are you?" Wang Jing provoked Amy again, and walked into the office, "Boss, I've been waiting for you outside the door for a long time." ”

"What's the matter, say." Chen Ping'an's mood is not too good, because of the unknown changes in the new art city.

Wang Jing felt that Chen Ping'an was in a bad mood, and sat down on him and said to the interview: "That girl just now looked very familiar." ”

"In the past, the artists of the New Art City were called Quinoa."

"The boss is interested in her?"

"Sort of."

And so it was. Wang Jing had a feeling of clearing the clouds, and finally figured out the concept of "tender model" that had plagued him for a long time. So he tried to comfort Chen Ping'an: "A girl like her, I don't dare to say much in Hong Kong, if not a thousand, but also eight hundred, why are you so depressed, boss?" ”

"She's different...... Wait a minute, you can't be mistaken about something, right? Don't guess, I'm nothing to do with Quinoa. ”

Of course I know it's nothing, it's definitely not a success! Wang Jing secretly speculated, and said mysteriously: "Boss, let me tell you something." I have already rented a yacht, and I am arranging models for the past few days, and when I find the little tender model you want, I will immediately invite you to go to sea to play. ”

"You haven't surpassed Lao Wu yet, have you?"

"It's already very close, surpassing Lao Wu is just around the corner, maybe he can become the box office champion of the summer vacation!"

As soon as the box office of "Ghost Fighting Zombies" was mentioned, Wang Jing came to the spirit. As of today, the box office of "Ghost Fighting Zombies" has approached 22 million, exceeding the 23 million of "The Sequel to True Colors" is just around the corner, and "Best Lucky Star" is no problem.

Although Debao and Princess Jin's latest "Double Dragon Spitting Pearls" and "Leaping Antelope" are not bad, judging from the box office in the past few days, it is impossible to exceed 20 million. The opponents of "Ghost Fight Zombies" are only the upcoming "Zombie Family" and "Overlord Flower", which are only one step away from the box office champion in the summer vacation.

Chen Ping'an threw him a cigar, which was regarded as a reward: "You came to me to show off?" ”

"Of course not. I heard that Director Wu is preparing to start a new play? ”

After a month or two of accumulation, Wu Yusen was finally ready to start filming "Bloody Heroes", and Chen Ping'an gave great support to this drama. The producer and director are Wu Yusen, this drama is completely decided by Wu Yusen himself, and there is no budget limit, Chen Ping'an also said hello to Shi Nansheng, Zhang Guozhong, Zhang Ziyang, and Dwarf Niu, and all departments of the company opened the way for "Bloody Heroes" to ensure the normal shooting of this movie.

Wang Jing came with the script this time, and it took five days to complete the creation, planning to make another profit with the help of the hit screening of "Ghost Fighting Zombies".

Chen Ping'an can be regarded as the reason why Wang Jing has become the king of Hong Kong commercial films, just saying that the speed of the script is enough to be amazing. From January this year to the present, this is the fourth script that Wang Jing has come up with, and it is all created by himself.

The first script was killed by Chen Ping'an; Although the second script "Ghost Hunting" has a box office of only five or six million, it is guaranteed to be profitable; The third script is "Ghost Fighting Zombies"; The "Urban Lucky Star" that is now taken out is the fourth copy.

When he first saw the script of "Urban Lucky Star", Chen Ping'an was almost confused with "Invincible Lucky Star", and thought that Wang Jing would make it out in advance.

The script of "Urban Lucky Star" has nothing new, drawing on the blockbuster factor in "Ghost Fighting Zombies", which seems to be inspired by Wu Mengda and Wu Junru's successive failures in tricking Wang Guxian, describing a poor boy from the countryside to the city, with a kind heart, luckily defeated many opponents, not only succeeded in his career, but also returned with a beauty.

In terms of the overall style, it is a nonsensical and funny way, and many of the bridge sections are reluctantly designed, and Chen Ping'an came to an eight-character conclusion after reading it - no disease moaning and grandstanding. Chen Ping'an killed Wang Jing's script again, and told him that the company would stop shooting nonsensical movies for the time being, because the time was not yet ripe.

"Ghost Fighting Zombies" has only been released for more than 20 days, and the follow-up film has already come out, and a few days ago he received a call from Jiang Zhiqiang, saying that several independent film companies have shot several nonsensical comedies and want to release them in dark horse theaters. Jiang Zhiqiang has already seen it, but he can't hold it back, and hopes he will check it.

Chen Ping'an went to the screening room to watch a few follow-up films, and sure enough, as he expected, these movies unexpectedly analyzed nonsense as disease-free moaning and grandstanding, all kinds of bridges were purely funny for the sake of being funny, and the performances of the actors found were exaggerated, and they did not grasp the essence of nonsense at all. After watching half of it, Chen Ping'an lost interest and sued Jiang Zhiqiang for all these movies.

The Dark Horse Cinema Line refused to show it, and two companies chose to show it in neighborhood theaters. Chen Ping'an let Jiang Zhiqiang send people to understand that the theater was almost full on the first day of release, but the attendance rate was cut in half the next day, and even the attendance rate of 30% could not be guaranteed on the third day.

The time is not yet ripe, so that the audience can truly accept nonsensical movies, in addition to taking time, Zhou Xingchi also needs to carry the banner. After the completion of "Overlord Flower", he had a long talk with Zhou Xingchi, which made him understand the funny scenes in "Ghost Fighting Zombies" and form his own comedy style. And told Zhou Xingchi that next year will be a turning point in his life, let him wait patiently.

Therefore, Chen Ping'an will never agree to Wang Jing to start filming "Urban Lucky Star".

Wang Jing's face was full of stupidity, and when he was about to leave, Amy called in and said that Zhang Wanting had something to see.

Zhang Wanting also came to deliver the script, different from Wang Jing's treatment, Chen Ping'an's eyes lit up after taking the script handed over by Zhang Wanting.

"Autumn Fairy Tale"!

This is what Chen Ping'an has been looking forward to, since Zhang Wanting joined Dark Horse International, Chen Ping'an has been waiting for this script. He even considered that if Zhang Wanting couldn't get this script at the end of this year, he planned to write it himself.

Fortunately, Zhang Wanting did not disappoint him, and after reading the script carefully, Chen Ping'an gave a completely different answer to Wang Jing: "No problem Director Zhang, the script is clear, who are you going to find for the hero and heroine?" ”

"The heroine is Honggu, the male protagonist...... I hope it will be performed by Ah Fa. ”

"Fa Ge's schedule can't be staggered." Chen Ping'an shook his head, "What do you think of me playing the bow ruler?" ”

Wu Yusen's "Bloody Heroes" is almost ready, and it will be ready to start in a few days, and Zhou Yunfa is one of the leading actors in this play. For this movie, Chen Ping'an has no time limit, and he will shoot with Wu Yusen, and the only requirement is that Wu Yusen himself can be satisfied.

"Autumn Fairy Tale" needs to be filmed in the United States, and Zhou Yanfa's schedule will definitely not be scheduled. Hearing that Chen Ping'an took the initiative to ask to play the male lead, Zhang Wanting immediately agreed: "No problem, it's good that the boss is willing to star." ”

In fact, the first actor in her heart is Chen Ping'an, because the performances of Chen Ping'an and Zhong Chuhong in "The Love of People and Ghosts" made her remember deeply, especially the emotional scene in it, the two of them are very perfect, almost to the point of "confusing the real with the fake". She thinks that the two starring in "Autumn Fairy Tale" will definitely be able to express the emotional drama vividly and perfectly interpret.

In addition, Chen Ping'an offered to play the leading role, which shows that he attaches great importance to movies. The literary films that he values will definitely be able to achieve a double harvest at the box office!

Zhang Wanting lamented the correctness of her joining Dark Horse International, looking at the Hong Kong film industry, no film company boss can attach so much importance to literary films as Chen Ping'an. For literary film directors, this is good news.

After the hero and heroine are finalized, there is a new problem in front of them, that is, the cost, especially Zhong Chuhong's salary.

Since Zhong Chuhong gained a firm foothold in Hollywood, no one in Hong Kong has invited her to make films - she is too expensive to afford! If she is a man, it is okay to say, there is no problem with a salary of four or five million, Cheng Long is currently worth this value, but she is a woman, and Hong Kong actresses are paid more than one million...... is only one Zhong Chuhong, and it is priceless.

In "Overlord Flower", Zhong Chuhong is just a friendly cameo and starred in a few scenes.

"You can contact her, up to six million."

Hiss -

Wang Jing gasped, the salary of six million...... In Hong Kong, six million is considered a medium-sized system, and the cost of "Ghost Fighting Zombies" is only nine million. Hollywood is indeed a gilded mecca!

Zhang Wanting was also unacceptable, and the reason was different from Wang Jing: "Boss, six million...... The cost of this play ......"

"Fifteen million, not enough to add more."

Fifteen million? Make a literary film!

The root of Wang Jing's tooth hurts because he inhales too much cool air.

So far, the highest-grossing literary film in Hong Kong is "Dao Ma Dan" produced by Dark Horse International, with a score of 22 million to set a new high at the box office of literary films, but the cost is only four or five million.

Chen Ping'an actually planned to invest 15 million to shoot "Autumn Fairy Tale...... Wang Jing really wants to say that 15 million is enough to shoot a big cast work and challenge the box office of 30 million, does Chen Ping'an think that the box office of "Autumn Fairy Tale" can reach 30 million?

Loser! My five million is enough for me to shoot that "Urban Lucky Star"! Wang Jing suddenly missed Shaw Brothers a little, making small costs and making more films. At this moment, he feels that Dark Horse International and Shaw Brothers are two extremes, one is not afraid of burning money, and the other is careful to calculate.

The words were uncomfortable, and he couldn't help but say, "Boss, have you thought it through?" ”

It's no wonder that Wang Jing thinks so, even Zhang Wanting, who created the script of "Autumn Fairy Tale", began to hesitate. With an investment of 15 million, she is not sure if the play will recoup its investment. Although Chen Ping'an strongly supports literary films, she doesn't want the company to lose money, and it is easy to discourage enthusiasm if she loses too much, and finally gives up literary films.

"Boss, in fact, the cost can be reduced."

Chen Ping'an smiled: "How to lower?" Change the heroine? ”

This is absolutely impossible. At the beginning of the year, he made a statement, and it was also a promise to Zhong Chuhong, the two will shoot movies together, and "Autumn Fairy Tale" is definitely one of the most classic romance films, and the box office reputation has been bumper.

What's more, fifteen million is just a gimmick, in fact, it is not that much, even if Zhong Chuhong's salary is six million. According to Chen Ping'an's estimate, 10 million can be stopped, but 10 million is definitely a big investment for literary films.

"That's it. Director Zhang, go and prepare, don't worry about the box office of this drama. I have a feeling that this drama will also become a classic, and you have to have faith in yourself. There is a sentence that I don't seem to have given you yet, but I just gave it to you today. ”

"What?"

"Believe in peace and have eternal life." Wang Jing said it very freely. These earliest followers of Chen Ping'an have a deep memory of this sentence.

Chen Ping'an glared at him: "Mouthy." But he was right, and that is what he said, believe in peace and have eternal life. Director Zhang, you have to be clear, I haven't missed it yet. ”

Zhang Wanting left the office with Wang Jing crying and laughing, feeling very funny. Especially when Chen Ping'an said that sentence to her, she felt as if she was joking. Fifteen million made a literary film, and she was suddenly able to understand the huge pressure on Zhong Chuhong when she took over the filming of "People and Ghosts".

Coming to the lounge to pour a cup of coffee, Zhang Wanting calmed down her fluctuating mood.

"Congratulations, Director Zhang." Wang Jing also came to the lounge and appeared behind her with a smile.

"Ah Xiang, don't be kidding!" Zhang Wanting used to be at Shaw Brothers and knew Wang Jing very well, "When I think of the budget of 15 million now, my head is big." ”

"What's so bothering." Wang Jing pursed his lips and lowered his voice, "Let me tell you, the boss will never be wrong, he dares to invest so much, which shows that your drama not only has a good reputation and may win awards, but also will be a big hit at the box office, even surpassing "Sword and Horse". Think about last year's "Ghost Love". ”

The two chatted in the lounge and discussed the matter, and Chen Ping'an called Zhang Fengkui to the office.

The day after Zhang Fengkui resigned from Sing Tao Daily, he joined Dark Horse International as Shi Nansheng's assistant and assisted Shi Nansheng in managing the propaganda department. He has been in the "Sing Tao Daily" for many years, proficient in various ways of the media industry, and cherishes this hard-won opportunity very much, so he worked extremely hard, and was quickly recognized by Shi Nansheng, and is now the deputy manager of the Propaganda Department, fully responsible for the publicity work of Dark Horse International, and may be promoted to department manager at any time.

Although "Sing Tao Daily" criticized him as incomplete, saying that he was spineless and a coward, bent his waist for five buckets of rice, and committed himself to the enemy's subordinates, many reporters were very envious in their hearts, from a senior reporter to the manager of the Dark Horse International Publicity Department, this can be regarded as a crow turned into a phoenix!

"Boss, the publicity of "Overlord Flower" is very good, in addition to "Oriental Daily", I have also contacted several newspapers, and a new round of news will be launched the day after tomorrow. The wireless side seems to be deliberate, saying that it is going to increase the advertising fee, but fortunately, we have signed a contract, and the advertising fee of "Overlord Flower" remains unchanged, but many film companies are dissatisfied with it......"

"Okay, I know you've worked hard, and now there's a new propaganda assignment for you."

"Boss, you command, I promise to finish!"

"That's it, the next stage of the company, ready to start shooting a few films...... "R1152