Chapter 309: The Great One of Chivalry
In the Hong Kong film industry in the fifties and sixties, movies were still in the black and white era, and the Wong Fei Hung series of movies was a great spectacle of that era.
In the 70s, when the color widescreen trend replaced the traditional black-and-white films, the Shaw Brothers, as a giant in Hong Kong's film industry and the main force of the new era of ZuΓ² kung fu martial arts films, naturally set their sights on this theme. The emergence of color films in Hong Kong has also raised the technical threshold for martial arts films.
However, Shaw Brothers' filming of the Wong Fei Hung series of films was not all smooth sailing. The first version of "Huang Feihong" directed by He Menghua in 73 and "Huang Feihong" filmed the following year were all disappointing.
The Shaw Brothers, who learned from the pain, decided to hand over this theme to the real heir of Huang Feihong, known as "Kung Fu Liang", Liu Jialiang, who was the main creator, and the filming of "Lu Acai and Huang Feihong" won more than one million yuan at the box office and won a round of applause.
In the years that followed, a number of Wong Fei Hung films were made in Hong Kong, but the genre came to an end after the release of two Wong Fei Hung films starring Kwan Tak-hing in 1980.
As of this year, in seven or eight years, no one has made a Wong Fei Hung movie.
Liu Jialiang has a deep affection for the Wong Fei Hung series of movies, although he refused to serve as the martial arts instructor of "Wong Fei Hung" because of disagreements, but he still came to the Taiping Theater tonight, looking forward to the release of "Wong Fei Hung" filmed by Chen Ping'an.
It's just that he is the first and only heavyweight who jumped from Dark Horse International, so it is not easy to appear in the Taiping Theater openly. He did not attend the premiere of the Taiping Theater with Yu Cheng tonight, but bought his own tickets, just before the premiere began. Walk into the theater alone. Even his younger brothers Liu Jiahui and Liu Jiarong did not sue sΓΉ.
This is the first time he has sat in the audience to watch the premiere of Dark Horse International.
Premiere of Dark Horse International. It's still as wonderful as ever, although there are no benefits specially prepared by Chen Ping'an. However, Huang Feihong's grandmaster appearance and Guan Zhilin's glamorous and generous Western-style dress, the two stood together with a combination of Chinese and Western, which feasted the audience's eyes.
Especially Guan Zhilin, because of her exquisite beauty, she is known as an enamel doll, but tonight's Western-style dress showed another beauty on her body in front of the audience, which attracted the attention of many male audiences.
Chen Ping'an is still the same as before, sparing no effort to promote his own people. He is a producer, director, and screenwriter. was very low-key at the premiere, leaving more opportunities for Li Lianjie and Guan Zhilin, as well as Cheng Xiaodong, Liu Jiahui and other members of the Cheng family class.
There were still some surprises in the performance session of tonight's premiere. For example, Cheng Long, he also came to the Taiping Theater tonight and sang a song "Men Should Be Self-Improvement". Whether it is his fame or this song adapted from "General's Order", the audience applauded vigorously.
Since Chen Ping'an just returned to Hong Kong in 84, he cooperated with Cheng Long to shoot "Police Story". Cheng Long has rarely appeared at the premiere of Dark Horse International. "Men Should Be Self-Improvement" is the theme song of "Huang Feihong", and Zou Wenhuai generously agreed that he would go to the Taiping Theater to attend the premiere of "Huang Feihong" against "Ghost Bride" and cheer for Dark Horse International.
Zou Wenhuai has always been a person who can afford to put it down. Not to mention before. Now that the two popular stars, Frog Runfa and Wang Guxian, are going to the Maritime Cinema to attend the premiere of "The Ghost Bride" as the hero and heroine, how can he stop Cheng Long's trip to the Taiping Cinema?
Except for Cheng Long. Many reporters have discovered that Cheng Xiaodong, one of the martial arts instructors in "Once Upon a Time". I am afraid that Chen Ping'an values a cutting-edge director, and he will be praised by Dark Horse International in the future. Because tonight Chen Ping'an is in his mouth. In addition to the names of Li Lianjie and Guan Zhilin, his name is mentioned the most.
Whether Chen Xiaodong really has the potential of a director who has not yet been explored, or whether it is to fight with Xinyicheng is unknown.
Liu Jialiang didn't want to think about these issues. What Cheng Xiaodong will achieve in the future has nothing to do with him, or it won't be long before the first film "Tiger Guard" directed by him after joining Xinyicheng will be officially released.
He believes that the movie starring Zhou Yunfa and Li Zhi can prove that he is not old!
He is now just waiting, waiting for the screening of "Once Upon a Time." Although the concept is different, he is after all a personal disciple of Huang Feihong.
An hour later, in anticipation of the audience, the lights in the theater suddenly went out, and "Once Upon a Time" finally began to be screened.
As a martial arts film that has been silent for many years, most of the audiences who are willing to buy higher-priced premiere tickets and get a sneak peek are die-hard fans of Dark Horse International and are staunch supporters of Chen Ping'an.
In their hearts, any movie in which Chen Ping'an participates must be a masterpiece, even if this "Huang Feihong" is a costume martial arts film. In the past two or three years, Chen Ping'an and his dark horse international have created their own excellent reputation in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and the number of hardcore fans is even greater than that of the friends of Xinyicheng at their peak.
Chen Ping'an did not disappoint them, as soon as the movie was screened, they felt that this "Huang Feihong" was different from previous costume martial arts films.
Momentum!
Scene!
With Huang Feihong played by Li Lianjie as the head coach of the Black Flag Army, from sitting on the boat to watching the lion dance to going into battle in person, stepping on the cable and soaring in the sky to dance the lion and picking green, it gives the audience a feeling of atmosphere and domineering.
Just like at the beginning of "God of Gamblers", Zhou Yan made a scene, just looking at a few shots, the audience can find that it is completely different from previous movies of the same type, so as to arouse the audience's interest in continuing to watch.
With the end of the lion dance on the boat, the sailor was disbanded, and Li Lianjie took on the role of the head coach of the militia, and the first picture of the whole film that made the audience's blood boil appeared - "Men should be self-reliant"!
In the performance link, when Cheng Long sang this song, he could already hear the audience's enthusiasm. But when hundreds of strong men appeared on the big screen, shirtless, practicing on the beach under the rising sun, the movements were strong and powerful, and the momentum generated by hundreds of people practicing boxing was like the waves on the screen, and the "Men Should Be Self-Improvement" in their ears brought them different feelings!
If before the blood was boiling, now it is burning!
"I really didn't expect that the same song with the picture can produce such a strong different feeling." Luo Dayou sat beside Chen Ping'an and sighed softly.
Tonight, he came to Chen Ping'an to ask for a song. Chen Ping'an agreed. This year, I will write a song for Ye Qianwen, and this song "Men Should Be Self-Improvement" was actually given to Cheng Long to sing. And Cheng Long's record contract was not signed on Dark Horse Records.
"No, it's an upgraded version of the MV at most. Don't tell me you haven't seen it. β
was actually despised by Chen Ping'an, and it is also the music field that he is most proud of, which hurts his self-esteem too much!
Luo Da glanced at him: "Of course I know the effect of the MV, I am talking about the MV that can produce this effect, I have never seen it." β
"That's because the MV is not well shot."
Luo Dayou's eyes lit up: "If you have the ability, you can shoot one!" β
"Brother Dayou, has anyone ever said that your radical method is terrible?"
"Don't forget, you promised to write a song for Qianwen this year!"
"But have you ever thought about it, even if I shoot her in the music video, the effect is very good. But where to play? Is it wireless? β
TV stations are the best platform for singers to play songs, but wireless has Huaxing Records, non-Huaxing contracted singers, it is difficult to promote new songs wirelessly, this is not a matter of money, it is purely local protectionism.
Luo Dayou naturally knew, and said in a moment of silence: "Then you run your own TV station!" β
"License."
......" Luo Dayou was dumbfounded, Hong Kong TV is not just saying that it can be done, and the license is a big problem. Then you can buy one! Aren't you good at creating miracles, and you should also feel the importance of TV stations to the entertainment industry by now, right? What do I mean when you laugh like that? β
"Watch the movie, watch the movie. There may be surprises at the end of the year. β
"You kid aren't really planning to buy a TV station, are you?"
Chen Ping'an stopped talking, and Luo Dayou, who was in the mood, was not in the mood to watch the movie, and his mind was full of thinking about the surprise in his mouth......
Old wine in new bottles. is the media's evaluation of this movie before the premiere, and Chen Ping'an has never denied it. Tonight, then. He let everyone see the unusual "new bottle", so much so that under the dazzling "new bottle". Many viewers failed to taste that the "wine" was "old".
The lion dance in Nanyue, the "Bao Zhilin" that integrates medicine and martial arts, the master-apprentice relationship between the stars and the moon, and the stubborn and troublesome Liang Kuan, etc., are all familiar to Hong Kong audiences; But the huge martial arts scenes, the flying martial arts design, the funny language dialogues, the profound film connotation, and the new interpretation of "chivalry" all show that this movie is worthy of Chen Ping'an's "new martial arts movie".
Innovation......
These two words come to the minds of many journalists. Just before the premiere began, Chen Ping'an also put forward the word very solemnly in front of all reporters at the entrance of the theater.
When the movie showed that Guan Zhilin was kidnapped by the Shahe Gang, and the leader of the Shahe Gang wanted to insult her, the picture in the movie that seemed to be fragrant and not fragrant made the blood of many male audiences boil.
Before, it was boiling blood, but this time it was beast blood boiling.
The upper body is only covered by a belly pocket, as if holding a pipa and half covering his face; Snow-white skin, stained with blood; Dirty big hands, wanton on delicate faces and delicate skin; After the belly pocket rope is untied, the back of the completely red fruit is ...... All of them stimulate the adrenal glands of the male audience, as well as the flames in the chest and abdomen.
"Let go of that girl!"
"Leave me alone!"
These two sentences came to the minds of many viewers.
When Li Lianjie took his apprentices to expose the Shahe Gang's collusion with the Yankees to sell women, and fought with the other party to eliminate evil and punish rape, the audience all applauded.
The fall of the Shahe Gang made the audience breathe a bad breath; Li Lianjie and Ren Shiguan, who played Yan Zhendong, flew around on the ladder, making the audience shout wonderful; In the end, on the American ship, he defeated the Yankees, and after killing the Yankees with a steel ball, he was even more happy.
Looking at the grandmaster atmosphere of Huang Feihong played by Li Lianjie on the screen, and listening to the excited applause of the audience in the theater, Liu Jialiang suddenly found that the Huang Feihong shown in this movie is more in line with the chivalry of his ancestor Huang Feihong...... (To be continued......) R1292