Chapter 302: Hong Kong-style Thriller "Midnight Bell"

With the success of "The True Color of Heroes", after Zhou Yunfa got rid of the hat of box office poison, the number of film appointments received gradually increased, and his life became busy. Fortunately, he said goodbye to the TV station, and he was busy concentrating on making movies, and his salary also went up.

After the release of "The Bloody Couple" in the second half of last year, his life became even busier. It's not just that his film contracts have become more, but also because many of them are not the small-budget films that they used to be, and big casts and big productions abound.

"God of Gamblers", "Dragon and Tiger", "Jianghu Love", "Ghost Bride", "Hardcover Chasing Girls", "Prison Storm" ...... The two dramas of "Tiger Guard" and Golden Harvest's "Heroes" are also waiting for him.

These two dramas are also planned to be released in the summer vacation, but because "Prison Storm" is in a hurry, the crews of those two dramas will shoot other people's scenes first, and only wait for "Prison Storm" to be completed, and Zhou Yan will start filming his scenes.

This is still why he turned down several gambling film contracts, because he felt that the scripts of those gambling films were far inferior to "God of Gamblers", and it seemed that a "God of Gamblers" had made him a god in gambling films, and it was difficult to find a movie that could surpass "God of Gamblers".

Zhou Yunfa has become the most popular star in Hong Kong, and he was the busiest in the first half of this year, with the most film appointments. Judging from the number of filming alone, it can be said to be the best in the Hong Kong film industry, and Tie Tie surpasses Cheng Long, the highest-paid film industry in the Hong Kong film industry. Of course, this also has something to do with his wide range of acting and lower salary than Cheng Long.

Zhou Runfa's salary is not as good as Cheng Long, mainly because his box office appeal in Japan is not as good as Cheng Long. However, Chen Ping'an is confident that in the future, Wu Yusen and Zhou Runfa will cooperate to shoot "That Killer Is Not Too Cold" to cause a sensation in the United States, and after Zhou Yanfa enters Hollywood, his worth will definitely skyrocket!

Even if the Hollywood producer bullied Zhou Yunfa for being Chinese and deliberately lowered the salary, wouldn't he still have Chen Ping'an?

Today's Zhou Yunfa is no longer a Chinese actor who entered Hollywood for the first time in later generations and has no heels. Is Chen Ping'an's Dark Horse International Film Company in the United States a vegetarian?

Zhou Runfa, who has good character and acting skills, has proven himself in Hollywood in later generations, and now he Chen Ping'an has many classic movies in his mind, Zhou Yanfa with his help, if he can't achieve the achievements of later generations, then he will be too much of a failure.

Chen Ping'an patted Zhou Yanfa on the shoulder: "Brother Fa, this year has been tired, how hard it is, it can be regarded as leaving a few more classic movies worth remembering for Hong Kong citizens." ”

"Filming is my hobby, not about tiredness or anything like that...... What do you mean, boss? ”

Zhou Yunfa suddenly realized, and Guan Jinpeng and Liang Jiahui looked at Chen Ping'an with wide eyes one by one, but Bao Dexi sighed thoughtfully: "Boss, are you ready to start again?" ”

In the United States at that time, Chen Ping'an, who had no long life, was able to persuade Bao Dexi, who was still studying, not only because he was ahead of the times with his understanding of film, but also because he once told Bao Dexi that he wanted to make Chinese and Chinese-language films blossom and bear fruit in the world.

Bao Dexi didn't think it was ridiculous at the time, because Chen Ping'an's understanding of movies and various shooting concepts were completely beyond the scope of this era, so after he returned from his studies, he did not follow his father's orders to return to Yindu, but joined the fledgling Dark Horse International.

"yes, I'm a natural porter." Chen Ping'an looked at the sky and smiled self-deprecatingly. God got him to this era, and the role he plays now is not just a porter?

Liang Jiahui said: "Boss, don't tease, if you are a porter, what are we?" Brother Fa, congratulations. ”

The success of Bruce Lee and Zhong Chuhong in Hollywood, as well as the ups and downs of Cheng Long in the United States, have made many Hong Kong actors look to the distant other side of the ocean. Zhong Chuhong filmed "Autumn Fairy Tale", and the salary of five million became a symbol.

Although some actors' pursuit of salary is not so strong, the pursuit of success is the same for all actors. The success of the Hong Kong film industry is only the first step, stepping into Hollywood and achieving the glory of the Chinese on the territory of the Yankees is a greater success!

Hong Kong's successful films have an impact on Asia; And Hollywood's successful movies are aimed at a global audience, which can be fully reflected in the box office.

Zhou Yanfa's expression moved slightly: "Could it be Director Wu......"

Zhou Yunfa and Wu Yusen have a good personal relationship, the latter did not open a new drama this year, and he went to the United States to mix with the assistant director, he knows. At first, he didn't think about anything else, thinking that after Wu Yusen finished filming "Bloody Heroes", in order to pursue his own breakthrough, he went to the United States to become an assistant director, wanting to find inspiration from American movies. Many directors in Hong Kong have this habit, and it is normal for European and American directors to watch Hong Kong films for inspiration.

It was only at this moment that he realized that Wu Yusen's trip to the United States was probably not as simple as he imagined.

Chen Ping'an nodded: "I have already written the book, Lao Wu went to the United States to experience the taste of American audiences up close." His seriousness is the foundation of his success, and in that movie, you are the leading actor. ”

"Brother Fa, congratulations!"

"Brother Fa, you want to have dinner!"

"Please eat, whatever, you have to sing at night, horses and chickens!"

Zhou Yunfa was not carried away by the surprise, he held back the excitement in his heart, and asked calmly: "Boss, can you give me the script first, I can analyze and study the characters in the play in advance." ”

"There's no hurry." Chen Ping'an smiled, Zhou Yanfa's serious attitude towards filming is definitely worth lighting up thirty-two likes. "You can film with peace of mind first, and when Lao Wu thinks that the time is ripe, he will naturally contact you. I was just a screenwriter for that movie, and the script was adapted from "Bloody Heroes". ”

Guan Jinpeng sighed: "First Honggu, then Qingxia, and now it's Fa Ge's turn...... Tsk, in the Hong Kong film industry several times, only the boss has this courage! Looking at the tone of the boss, presumably Fa Ge must be fine, this is a pity Qingxia. ”

"Coming to America" starring Lin Qingxia was a success in terms of the movie itself, and it also discovered the comedic talent of black movie star Eddie Murphy, and the box office results also ranked in the top five of last year's American movie list, which is a pity that Lin Qingxia was not able to get a firm foothold in the United States through this movie.

"It's a matter of time, I think I've found a way for Sister Qingxia to go to the international stage."

"Horror?"

Last night, "Midnight Bell" held its premiere in Japan, and according to the news from Japan, on the night of the premiere, the movie theater screamed again and again after the movie was released, and the screams came and went, and the effect was excellent.

After the movie, many viewers walked out of the cinema with white faces and were obviously frightened. When interviewed by reporters, the frightened face has not yet recovered to normal audiences, but they highly respect this movie, and said that although they are afraid, they will watch it a second time.

The Japanese have an extremely strong penchant for horror films. Its local horror films, which were first based on traditional Japanese weird stories, flourished in the fifties and sixties and died out in the seventies.

The second period belongs to the transitional period. Japanese horror films during this period were influenced by Hollywood films, forming a complex period in which various genres such as monster films, vampire movies, torture movies, and weird pictures coexisted.

This period was a messy period, and although it was nearing its end, it still did not form the Japanese thriller that would later belong to Japan. It will not be formed in the future, because "Midnight Bell" was written by Chen Ping'an, and since then it has created a Hong Kong-style thriller belonging to Hong Kong.

The first four words "Hong Kong-style thriller" have since replaced the "Japanese-style thriller" that has not yet appeared, and has become a symbol of Hong Kong horror films standing tall in the global film industry.

"Midnight Bell" is different from any previous horror film in Japan, and it can be said to be a completely new genre. The appearance of this movie completely subverted the Japanese audience's understanding and cognition of horror films.

Quoting Japanese media reports, the plot of this movie is not bloody horror, but creates a suspenseful atmosphere to capture the audience's mood and generate fantasies, coupled with excellent horror sound effects, which makes the audience nervous and breathless when watching.

As early as possible, Japanese newspapers and newspapers rushed to report on the film, and praised "Midnight Bell" with great praise. Hong Kong's response was a little lagging behind, and this morning the Oriental Daily News took the lead in reporting that the premiere of "Midnight Bell" caused a sensation in Japan last night, and other newspapers did not reprint the Japanese media's reports about the film.

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Tokyo, Japan, night.

A movie theater in a downtown area is showing "Midnight Bell".

On the big screen, amid the screams of the audience, Sadako played by Li Jiaxin crawled out of the TV and scared Hiroyuki Sanada, who was on the phone, to death. This is the only scene in the whole movie that fully reflects Sadako's appearance and scares people to death.

And before that, with the previous explanation of Tong Guò, many viewers thought that the seven-day curse had disappeared, and Hiroyuki Sanada, as the male protagonist, would not suffer a cursed death.

This has already given the audience a huge scare, but even more frightening is yet to come......

After the death of the male protagonist played by Hiroyuki Sanada, some bold viewers held back their fears and waited with wide eyes to see how Sadako, played by Li Jiaxin, disappeared, because every time someone was victimized, Sadako would not stay at the scene.

Sadako, played by Li Jiaxin, faces the TV with her back to the audience, and just when the audience thinks she is going to climb back to the TV, she slowly turns to the camera to face the audience, and then walks over step by step.

The picture is getting bigger and bigger, Sadako's figure is getting clearer and clearer, and she is getting closer and closer to the audience.

Suddenly, she reached out and reached out to the big screen, as if she was about to crawl out of the big screen of a movie theater.

In this shot, with the help of Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects shots are extremely realistic, as if Sadako is really going to crawl out of the big screen. The audience sitting in the front row seemed to have seen Sadako's hand reach out from the big screen, getting closer and closer to them......

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