Chapter 549: Innovation in Kung Fu Films (Part II)

After returning to Hong Kong, Sun Ziming went to the company and the TV station again, and the situation was quite good, not only his own company was good, but also the situation of Jiahe, Debao and Yongsheng was good. Since the negotiation with foreign piracy deals, although the production cost of the film has soared significantly, the income has also increased slightly, and in general, as long as you make a movie with your heart, you will definitely make money.

As a result of the cooperation with ESPN, the TV station launched a Chinese-language television station, and there was a small profit, after all, the US dollar is worth much more than the Hong Kong dollar. Chinese Americans who can gain a firm foothold in the United States are not short of dozens of dollars a month to watch programs in their home country, not to mention that the quality of the programs is really good, and even many Taiwanese living in Los Angeles will choose Hong Kong Satellite TV.

"Brother Ming, this is the second half of this year, and the catalog of TV dramas that have been copyrighted with Fuji TV in Japan, do you have any other opinions?"

Sun Ziming flipped it down casually, a little can't help but laugh, when he was speculating in the stock market in Japan the year before last, he listened to Brother Jing's Jianyì set up a Japanese branch of Jiaguang Shadow, and recruited a large number of Japanese screenwriters. Unexpectedly, Yuji Sakamoto, Chai Menwen and a group of screenwriters who have not yet emerged were recruited. As a result, "Tokyo Love Story" was made into "Hong Kong Love Story" in Hong Kong, and now it is going to be Tokyoized and remade into "Tokyo Love Story".

"Hey, how are the ratings of this "Hong Kong Love Story"?"

Yes? The OL girl next to her was stunned, fortunately, Xu Xiaoming knew that the big boss didn't watch TV series, and she had been filming a big production of 100 million yuan in the past few months, so she hurriedly said: "Red!" Louis Koo and Li Ruotong have become our leading students and Hua Dan, with the highest ratings reaching 39. 7%, the copyright has been sold to Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and even China and South Korea are talking to us about the introduction. ”

I really didn't expect that I could pick up a master by plane, Sun Ziming glanced at the salary next to him, 5,000 Hong Kong dollars a episode is a bit low. This is also something that can't be helped, the TV station doesn't make money, and the salary is slightly better than TVB.

When the career is bigger, people are busy. After a few more glances and a few more words, Sun Ziming also got up, "Lao Xu, we are not in a hurry to make HKSTV filming, we must make a good production and give the artist time to fully figure out the role." Our artists have practiced their acting skills, and they will be on the big screen in the future, understand? ”

"Understand", this is also the reason why many second- and third-tier artists would rather play tricks and small supporting roles in HKSTV, rather than play the main supporting roles or even the leading roles in Starlight Media and ATV. Because behind HKSTV is Light and Shadow, the best film company in Asia.

After inspecting the business in Hong Kong, Sun Ziming rushed to the Hengdian Film and Television Base, where "The Grandmaster of Tai Chi" is being filmed, which is the key drama of this year, and it is also a tripartite cooperation with Japan and the mainland to prepare for the simultaneous release of the whole of Asia.

In the antique Ming and Qing dynasties, the crew is filming a restaurant scene.

It can be seen that the situation here is also good, not only is it original and shoddy, on the contrary, every shot is shot very carefully, much like the delicacy and depth of "Casting Names". The script was also changed by Sun Ziming, no longer distinguishing between good and evil, but discussing the complexity of human nature with martial arts.

Dong Tianbao is no longer consumed by the desire for profit and regards human life as a mustard; took refuge in the so-called rebel army and climbed up by unscrupulous means, hoping to counter violence with violence and end the brutal rule of Meng Yuan more quickly; Zhang Junbao is a pure-minded martial idiot, who only knows that he can't do despicable things under a noble banner. The conflict between the two concepts has caused the brothers to turn against each other.

In the end, Dong Tianbao, as he himself said, finally threw himself under the banner of Han Shantong to fight everywhere and became a member of the anti-Mongolian army. After Han Shantong was killed, Dong Tianbao, who had outstanding achievements, fell into internal power struggles, and finally became a loser and was put on death row. On the day of the beheading, Zhang Junbao sneaked into death row with the help of others, wanting to save his senior brother. Who knows, Dong Tianbao refused to flee, leaving only one sentence, "The most brutal thing in the world is not the alien race, but the human heart!" I salute the world with my blood, and no matter how noble an excuse is, it will always be just an excuse. ”

When the script was sent to the Bureau of Radio, Film and Television for review and approval, a leader said, "Fortunately, this is a martial arts film, and Director Sun has enough prestige, otherwise it would be impossible to get through." ”

Sun Ziming looked at Li Lianjie and Yoshino Dairo, who were fighting because of the argument, and sighed a little, he didn't know how far Yoshino could go in the future, but the fate of this kung fu emperor was changed. In addition to "Jingwu Hero" making him nominated for Best Actor at the Tokyo Film Festival, it also made him popular all over Asia. Since then, every film he has made has been made to be well-made, and the box office in Hong Kong has been stable at more than 30 million, and the box office in Asia has exceeded 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

Yes, this one was shot quite well, Cheng Xiaodong saw that Sun Ziming also nodded again and again, and hurriedly raised the small trumpet, "It's over!" Applejack is here, Brother Ming is here! ”

"Hey"

Li Lianjie, who was about to remove his makeup, trotted over, stretched out his hand to Sun Ziming, but was hugged by him, "Yes, the acting skills are much better than before!" Yoshino-kun is also good, and his skills are more beautiful than before. ”

Yoshino Dairo immediately bowed to Sun Ziming, and then bowed to Li Lianjie when he was finished, "Thank you, Mr. Sun, for your compliments, it's all good for the teacher's teaching!" ”

Sun Ziming let go of Li Lianjie, who was sweating in stinky sweat, looked Yoshino, a rich son, up and down, and praised: "Yoshino, I learned Chinese well, and I have a bit of a Beiping flavor." Play well and you'll become an international superstar. However, you still have to change your daily habits, you have to learn what to look like, and you have to act like a Chinese person when acting in Chinese movies. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Sun, for your advice", Yoshino stopped bowing and took the initiative to shake hands with Sun Ziming and thank him.

"Well, yes, there is understanding! To be a big star, as long as you have an image and opportunities, you have to be a great actor, in addition to being diligent, you must also be perceptive, I hope you can become an actor like Fa Ge. Xiaodong, let everyone rest more, I have something to do with you. ”

Sun Ziming praised two sentences, and called his favorite team to the shade of the tree, and Li Chengkai had already arranged tea there.

After listening to Sun Ziming's creativity, Li Lianjie got up and straightened the costume on his body, tied the hair cover that was in the way, ran a few steps to borrow strength from the pillar, and climbed the window sill on the second floor of the teahouse on the opposite side cleanly.

"Brother Jie, it's not like this, you didn't understand, it should be like this."

Yuan Heping, who was born as a martial artist, is not as good as Li Lianjie, but he has a better understanding of Sun Ziming's meaning, and is known as the best martial arts instructor in Hong Kong. ”

After explaining, Yuan Heping called a few dragon and tiger martial artists to protect him, and Li Lianjie came again, but he was still more dexterous than strong enough. Li Lianjie still wanted to try, so Sun Ziming stopped, "Brother Jie, don't try again, I know what the problem is." ”

"What's the problem?"

Sun Ziming pointed to him, "Clothing, and your figure." Peace, is there a way for him to develop his muscles without affecting his flexibility? ”

Yuan Heping asked Li Lianjie to take off his shirt, revealing his well-proportioned muscles, and circled around twice, shaking his head and saying, "Brother Ming, under normal circumstances, such a figure is the best." If you ask for a ghost muscle, just let him dehydrate while he is patted and rub it with olive oil. ”

Lu Huiguang and Sun Ziming have been in the United States for a long time, and they know some American boxing, so he hurriedly whispered: "You can try to control the diet, like the Americans, only eat high-protein foods and vegetables, and don't eat rice and stir-fried vegetables." In this way, you can lose the fat on Brother Jie's body, and the muscle lines will be more obvious. ”

Before Sun Ziming could speak, Li Lianjie agreed, "No problem, I will change my eating habits in the future." ”

It was too hot this day, Sun Ziming just wiped his sweat, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, "There is another thing, I just thought about it." The success of Cheng Long's juggling kung fu film does not mean that the orthodox one like Brother Jie will also be successful, I put forward a new idea, and everyone will discuss it. ”

Sun Ziming's idea was to introduce CQC (CloseQuartersCombat) into kung fu movies.

"Brother Ming, what is CQC?"

"Oh, that's what hand-to-hand combat means. Some of our current kung fu movies are too aesthetically pleasing to have credible actual combat effects. Ah Zhi's success is to take advantage of women. ”

In Sun Ziming's view, Cheng Long-style kung fu movies belong to comedy kung fu films, and everyone wants entertainment. Li Zhi's "Thunderbolt Angel" is a youth idol film, relying on youthful and beautiful appearance, sexy clothing, and beautiful action design.

But none of this is suitable for Li Lianjie, he is a five-time national martial arts champion, and American film critics will certainly not look at it completely from the perspective of entertainment, the action in the movie is too beautiful, and Americans will say that it is fancy.

"You have to emphasize actual combat, like Muay Thai, you have to punch to the flesh, and you have to make one move, so I thought of CQC. Ah Guang, you go and demonstrate. ”

"Hey", Lu Huiguang took off his shirt that was in the way, took a prop dagger and painted it with red paint, and stood in the middle of the field, "Applejack, I learned a few tricks from those ghosts in Hawaii, and they don't look good, but if you are not careful, you will kill them." ”

Li Lianjie waved at him solemnly and gestured. Lu Huiguang took an arrow step, and before the dagger touched Li Lianjie, he swept him to the ground. When Li Lianjie and his body pounced to suppress him, Lu Huiguang swept his backhand and laughed: "Lao Tzu won!" ”

Sun Ziming couldn't see it, but Yuan Heping and they could see it, and they saw the dagger sweeping past Li Lianjie's neck, leaving a red line.

"Applejack, you've lost! Lao Tzu finally won you! ”

Lu Huiguang lay on the ground and gnawed ashes, and the more he laughed, the more excited he became, it was not easy to win Li Lianjie!

Li Lianjie let go of Lu Huiguang, touched his neck, and kicked him angrily with the red paint in one hand, "Ah Guang, where did you learn the hooligan moves?" I obviously didn't press you hard, and I took the opportunity to give it to me. ”

"Cut, if you lose, you lose! This is not a rogue move, and if it were to be fought, that knife would definitely cut your main artery. ”

"Then your left hand is broken!"

Lu Huiguang got up, shook his left hand, and argued, "Ajie, what if my left hand is broken?" If I am willing to cut off my hand, you will die! ”

"It's impossible, you're not a machine, your hand is broken, and your movements will definitely be deformed! As long as I tilt my head, I can dodge", Li Lianjie is a person trained in traditional martial arts, and he does not accept this style of play at all, and the two argued.

Yuan Heping has studied these, squinted his eyes and thought for a while, patted his thigh and said: "There is a head, as long as the action is well designed, the scene of fist and foot fight will be quite tragic!" ”

Yes? The people who argued stopped arguing, Sun Ziming also stopped drinking tea, and everyone looked at him.

"Well, there's a head!"

Yuan Heping chattered for a while, his eyes were shining, and he said eagerly: "Brother Ming, I have to think about it again, I can't make a new kung fu movie." ”

Sun Tzu knew that there must be a trick, but he still reminded: "You think about it slowly, and when you go back to Hong Kong, go to the people of the Flying Tigers to learn from it, and let Akai help you contact it." Applejack's first movie was "The King of Killers", and if it can't be popular, we'll play this. ”

"Okay, it's time for kung fu movies to innovate, Xu Laowei's kind of shooting will ruin kung fu movies."

That's right, flying around, blowing up and blowing up, when flower fists and embroidered feet became the mainstream, kung fu movies became martial arts movies, and then they lost their vitality!

"Okay, the release date of "Jingwu Heroes" has been set, you go to the United States a few days in advance to adapt. It's not bad, there are 728 theaters with 1,042 big screens, which is much better than when I first arrived in the United States. ”

Sun Ziming left behind the English teacher he brought from the United States, and Miho Nakajima's English was bad enough that he could only understand what she was saying. Brother Jie is going to Hollywood, the language is a must, and the accent can't be too strong.

After leaving the crew, Sun Ziming went to Songcheng, which was not far away, met with Jiaming, and immediately rushed to Shanghai to meet Uncle Zeng to take a plane to Seoul.