Chapter Eighty-Three: "Sword and Horse" Starts (Second Update)
The so-called successful person, in the eyes of the world, is a person who has achieved a series of dazzling achievements and has a certain net worth, Chen Ping'an is currently a successful person.
The interview with him in the Oriental Daily was full of praise; The popularity of "The True Color of Heroes" also made him prove to the world that the success of "Police Story" and "Good Boy" is no accident. In the eyes of Hong Kong citizens, he and his Dark Horse International have become the second new art city, and the movies produced are well received, and the so-called Dark Horse International productions are all high-quality products.
Although the vast majority of Hong Kong media attribute the success of "The True Color of Heroes" to Wu Yusen's integration of personal real emotions into it; Thanks to Di Yan, Zhou Yanfa, Zhang Guorong, Li Zixiong, Liu Jialing, Zeng Jiang and other actors, but a discerning person can see at a glance that the success of "The True Color of Heroes" is completely created by Chen Ping'an!
Who found the unsuccessful Wu Yusen from Taiwan? Who is the force to defy public opinion, resist the sarcasm of the media, and insist on using Di Yan, Zhou Runfa, Li Zixiong and other actors to star? Who swore that this summer would belong to "True Colors of Heroes" before the start of filming?
"If you are principled, you are not afraid of anything."
"You can insult me, but you can't insult my friends!"
"Officer, I haven't been a big brother for a long time."
"I swear I'll never have a gun pointed at my head again!"
"You don't owe anything, I never force my friends to do things I don't want to do, I have my own principles, I don't want to be trampled under my feet for the rest of my life, you think I'm stinky and begging for food, I have waited for three years, just to wait for an opportunity, I want to fight for a breath, not to prove that I am amazing; I'm going to sue the people that I must get back what I lost! ”
"You look at yourself, you look at yourself like what? When you are a bad person, you are scolded by others, and when you are a good person, you are followed by people even when you take two steps. Have you ever fought for a chance? You don't! ”
"I am God, God is also a man, and God is the one who can control his own destiny."
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The lines have become classics, and they are always heard on the streets and alleys. The "Little Pony" created by Zhou Yunfa has become a classic and has been imitated. The sales of trench coats and sunglasses on the market have increased significantly, and if you wait until autumn, it is estimated that there will be more young people wearing trench coats and sunglasses on the streets.
Wu Yusen walked out of the trough and proved the title of "one of the best directors in Hong Kong"; Di Yan created the second peak of his film career; Zhou Runfa has changed from "box office **" to "fairy hair", and the film appointments are overwhelming; Zhang Guorong completely opened the film market and truly became a star of film and television songs; Li Zixiong, a newcomer who has just debuted, has entered the attention of many film companies; Liu Jialing successfully entered the big screen from TV......
These are all created by Chen Ping'an, just like the interview report of "Oriental Daily", Chen Ping'an can not only write and direct, but also grasp the context of the film to make a series of acclaimed movies, the most valuable thing is that he also has a pair of discerning eyes, and a pair of hands that turn stones into gold, which can be called Bole in the film industry.
This is also the impression that many artists in the film industry have of Chen Ping'an. Therefore, when Liang Jiahui, the casting director of Dark Horse Company, found Ye Qianwen, Ye Qianwen was sure that Chen Ping'an wanted to find herself to film, and happily hugged her agent.
24-year-old Ye Qianwen is a powerful singer, but she is still in the second line of the music industry, and after transferring her acting career to Hong Kong in 84, she has starred in many movies. For example, "Shanghai Night", "Teppanyaki", "Reiki Force", etc., but the table is average.
"The True Color of Heroes" is still in theaters, Chen Ping'an is ready to start a new play, and she is looking for her to be the heroine, how can she not be excited?
It's not just Ye Qianwen who is excited, but also Lau Dehua.
Lau Dehua wanted to act in movies more than in TV series, otherwise he would not have refused the five-year contract of Wireless at the beginning, but he was tragically hidden after failing to jump ship in the film industry. Although in "Summer Lucky Star", he belongs to the role of playing soy sauce, but with the east wind of this play, he received an invitation from director Wu Siyuan to star in the upcoming movie "Extralegal Please".
Although he is the leading actor in "Extralegal Please", he is happier to receive a film contract from Dark Horse International, even if he is only a supporting actor in it, but this play is a work of Dark Horse International, and there is no male lead!
"Mr. Chen, can I take the liberty of asking, why did you think of asking me to play the role?" In Chen Ping'an's office, Liu Dehua sat opposite Chen Ping'an, with a slight excitement in his voice.
With "The True Color of Heroes" sweeping the Hong Kong film industry, Chen Ping'an's natural insight has been recognized by people in the circle. Liu Dehua, who wants to show his strength on the big screen, wants to be recognized from Chen Ping'an.
Looking at Liu Dehua, who was nervous and a little excited, Chen Ping'an was amused in his heart. This is the superstar of the future generations, he was not good enough to cooperate with others at that time, who would have thought that today he would sit in front of him and wait for his ...... A pat on the back?
"Are you interested in coming to Dark Horse International?"
"What?" Chen Ping'an's straightforwardness shocked Liu Dehua and was a little overjoyed.
Dark Horse International is very small, and there are only a few artists under it, but because of the success of "The True Color of Heroes", it has established a high-threshold and strict image in the film industry. Although Andy Lau is not a newcomer to the entertainment industry and has already proven himself in TV, he now needs to make the leap from TV series to movies!
Seeing that Liu Dehua didn't speak for a while, Chen Ping'an smiled: "It seems that I am presumptuous, you can think about it for a few more days and then give me an answer." ”
"Don't think about it, I do!"
Chen Ping'an smiled in his heart, but his face was embarrassed: "Our Dark Horse International's artist contracts are all ten years ......"
Back then, Andy Lau fell out with Wireless because he was unwilling to sign a five-year contract, and he was ready to jump into the film industry with the Wireless Five Tigers. After the failure, he was hidden in the snow for more than 400 days, and he is still in the snow until now, and there are very few TV dramas, so he can only rely on occasional cameo roles in movies to make a living.
"No problem!" Liu Dehua hurriedly spoke, "I am willing to sign for ten years, I believe in Mr. Chen, and I also believe in Dark Horse International!" ”
Making a movie is different from making a TV, and the former is more demanding. Not all TV actors can succeed on the big screen, and the smash hit Zhou Runfa has been burdened with the box office for many years, until the appearance of Chen Ping'an and the release of "The True Color of Heroes", he really established his status in the film industry.
Zhou Runfa is Andy Lau's idol, and since wireless, Lau has been imitating Zhou Runfa. Not to mention the success of "The True Color of Heroes", just to say that Zhou Yunfa signed a ten-year long-term contract with Dark Horse International, Liu Dehua will not hesitate!
"Do you want to sign up today?" Liu Dehua picked up the pen on the table, Chen Ping'an smiled and waved his hand: "Don't be in such a hurry, when your contract with wireless expires next year, come over to help me, and it will be too late to sign the contract at that time." ”
It seems that in Mr. Chen's heart, my status is far inferior to that of Brother Fa! But also, I'm really not as good as Fa Ge. Liu Dehua smiled bitterly. When Zhou Yunfa signed a contract with Dark Horse International, Chen Ping'an's impatience and excitement had already spread in the circle. Many people know that after Zhou Yanfa agreed, Chen Ping'an was so excited that he called someone on the spot to send the contract to Lee Garden.
Chen Ping'an saw the change in Liu Dehua's mind and explained: "Andy, you may have misunderstood. I don't sign it now, not because I have concerns, but because your contract with Wireless has not expired. I'm very optimistic about your development, and if I can, I would like to sign your record contract and TV contract together. I'm a particular person, I won't lie to you. ”
Liu Dehua and wireless quarreled too stiffly, Fang Yihua was already dissatisfied with Chen Ping'an's signing of Zhang Manyu, Guan Jinpeng, Zhou Yunfa and others, and Chen Ping'an is now inconvenient to sign Liu Dehua's film contract directly. After all, he and Shaw Brothers are still in the cooperation period, and they plan to win the Shaw Brothers Cinemas in the future, so Fang Yihua's feelings must be taken into account.
As for whether Liu Dehua will change his hexagram next year, and whether someone will come out to cut off his beard, he is not worried at all. When the ghost romance film is released this Christmas, I believe there will be many actors who want to cooperate with him and join Dark Horse International!
The success of "The True Color of Heroes" has brought too many non-material benefits to Chen Ping'an.
Liu Dehua, who refused the five-year contract of wireless but was willing to sign the ten-year long-term contract of Dark Horse International, was one of them; Because Zhou Run's film appointments are like snow, and there are obviously more film appointments from other artists under it, Wu Mengda has received several scripts, although they are only ordinary supporting roles; Looking at Wu Yusen's success, Xu Ke, who was hesitant, finally made a decision and agreed to direct "Sword and Horse"; Wang Jing completed the contract with Shaw Brothers, and it was he who joined Dark Horse International, and now he is invited by Yongsheng to shoot the follow-up film "Heroes and Fearless"; Dark Horse International has become the undisputed number one independent film company, second only to Golden Harvest and New Arts City in the hearts of Hong Kong people.
So much so that when Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng came to Dark Horse International to discuss the filming of "Dao Ma Dan", the latter jokingly pointed out that Chen Ping'an's office was too small and did not conform to the identity and status of Dark Horse International.
Xu Ke sometimes has a strong sense of time, on July 31, the fourth day of the release of "The True Color of Heroes", which is also the deadline agreed with Chen Ping'an, he and Shi Nansheng came to Dark Horse International and promised to direct "Dao Ma Dan".
At this time, the overseas box office of "Police Story" and "Good Boy" has been recorded one after another, and Dark Horse International has more than 37 million funds in its account. Chen Ping'an allocated 5 million to Xu Ke to shoot "Dao Ma Dan", 2 million to supplement the company's cash flow, and left 3.5 million for backup, and the remaining 27 million was all used to buy a house. He had been thinking about the Victoria Peak Villa for a long time, and finally officially transferred the ownership, and at the same time added three mid-level villas and five high-end apartments.
After a week of preparation, on August 8, "Dao Ma Dan" produced by Chen Ping'an, directed by Xu Ke, and starring Lin Qingxia, Zhong Chuhong, and Ye Qianwen was officially launched. Chen Ping'an promised Xu Ke that he would fully respect Xu Ke's opinions during the filming process and would not interfere too much, but Xu Ke was still a little unhappy, because Chen Ping'an set a deadline for him, and before the end of October, "Dao Ma Dan" must be completed!