Chapter 660: Xu Ke's New Move
When Xu Guanwu took Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia to the venue of the event, he saw that the airport was already ready. On one side of the road was a golden dragon with teeth and claws, and on the other side were four lions jumping wildly. In addition, dozens of large flags are waving in the wind, and the flags are also printed with various handwriting. For example, the Hong Kong Film Club, the Hong Kong Directors Association, the Hong Kong Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Association, the Hong Kong Photographers Association, the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association and so on.
There were about 50 people at the event, including the president level of each association, Ye Zhiming, president of the Xiangjiang Film Association, and Wu Siyuan, chairman of the first Academy Awards Preparatory Committee, also came, and it can be seen that everyone attaches great importance to this event.
In addition to the members of the Heung Kong Film Club, there were also reporters from major media in Hong Kong who came to interview and report, clicking, clicking, flashing lights.
Because the event venue is just outside the exit of the airport, it is originally a traffic artery, and there are a lot of people coming and going, and many people only care about watching performances such as dragon and lion dances, and once forget to walk, so there are several times when there is congestion, and the police need to come out to maintain order.
However, because the application for this activity had been approved in advance, the police could only assist them and did not have the power to expel them. In fact, an area like the airport is originally a sensitive area, and the British government of Hong Kong generally does not approve the application for this place for general activities.
However, now that the Hong Kong Film Festival has attracted more than ninety percent of Hong Kong's film companies, even the Governor of Hong Kong has to pay attention to the force of the synthesis, because the venue was awarded to them at their strong request, but the number of participants in the event and the length of stay in the local area were strictly limited.
So there are only 50 people present at this welcome event. If the British government in Hong Kong does not impose restrictions. I'm afraid it will reach hundreds of people.
This time, the venue application can be approved. In fact, it also shows the benefits of the Hong Kong Film Club. That is, once all the Hong Kong film companies are assembled, the power generated is enough to make the Hong Kong Governor's Government give in. In the past, it was very rare for Hong Kong film companies to shoot exterior locations, especially in downtown areas, and the British government in Hong Kong generally did not approve them, so the harmful film companies had to take risks and shoot secretly, of course, there were many problems.
For example, when Gui Zhihong was filming "Big Brother Cheng", he filmed in the downtown area, because the road was not blocked. Therefore, the traffic of vehicles is not restricted, and actor Chen Guantai was injured because of this, and one leg was almost lame.
When Mak Dangxiong was filming "Big Husband", he wanted to borrow the venue of the police station for a use, but he also refused to give approval, so he had to cut it first and then play it, and then shoot it first. A large group of people filmed in the parking lot of the police station for half an hour, and all the filming was finished, and the police station has not yet clarified whether these people have gone through the formalities.
Now, with the Hong Kong Film Club, it is now much easier for film companies to apply for location shooting. Especially like Xu's, Golden Harvest. A large company like Shaw Brothers is basically responsive. Of course, to enjoy the rights, you also need to know how to fulfill the obligations, and every year Hui Shi donations to the Police Service, the Civil Service and Welfare Department and other government welfare departments reached 100 million Hong Kong dollars. Money can be channeled, and people are short-handed, so they will naturally respond to their needs.
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"Mr. Xu, you're here so early." As soon as Xu Guanwu appeared with Lin Qingxia and Zhao Yazhi, it immediately caused a commotion. Ye Zhiming greeted him warmly with a group of colleagues.
"President Ye, I'm glad to meet you." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, and then shook hands with some other colleagues one after another.
The media reporter seized the opportunity and raised the camera in his hand to shoot violently. Xu Guanwu appeared at the same time with his lover and wife, this kind of scene is not something that can be encountered often. In fact, although the scandal between Xu Guanwu and Lin Qingxia has been noisy in the past two years, there has been no strong evidence to support it so far.
I didn't expect that there was nowhere to find it today, and it didn't take any effort to get it, so this opportunity was automatically sent to the door, and it didn't let these reporters take a big shot and a special shot.
"Mr. Xu, why did you show up with Miss Lin, why did you come here so coincidentally?" A reporter asked loudly through the crowd.
Xu Guanwu smiled, "My new home happens to be next door to Miss Lin, so I knew that she was also coming here, so I gave her a ride." Don't get me wrong. ”
When the reporters present heard his explanation, they all couldn't help laughing. Although Xu Guanwu is still hard-mouthed, in fact, eight or nine out of ten Hong Kong reporters already know the unusual relationship between Lin Qingxia and Xu Guanwu, and they also know that she has given birth to a baby for him.
But knowing that it is still difficult to write outside, the last time several newspapers reported the scandal between Xu Guanwu and Lin Qingxia were directly sued by the Xu Group for bankruptcy. I was so scared that even if these newspapers had already taken photos and got the first-hand information, they didn't dare to explode, because they really couldn't afford to fight a lawsuit.
After greeting everyone for a while, chatting casually, and finally waiting for the news, the plane was about to start landing. All of a sudden, the people involved in the event began to get excited.
After waiting for more than 20 minutes, I saw a group of people surrounding Cheng Long, Hong Jingbao, and Yuan Biao walking out of the airport gate.
As soon as they appeared, firecrackers rang out, gongs and drums were noisy, and the three people were immediately hugged onto the float, and then the parade officially began, and the float slowly drove towards Causeway Bay. At first, the dragon dance team opened the way in front, followed by a lion on each side, and behind it was a large float with huge red silk hanging on it, with the words "Warm Celebration of the $40 Million Ticket at the North American Box Office".
Hong Jingbao, Cheng Long, and Yuan Biao stood at the front of the float, smiling and waving frequently to people passing by. Although they had only been on the plane for more than ten hours, and now they were tired and tired, as soon as they stood on the float and saw so many people cheering for them, the three of them immediately became energetic. Sure enough, he is a talent who was born in the entertainment industry.
Xu Guanwu sat in the back with Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia, and couldn't help but feel very relieved to see Cheng Long, Hong Jingbao, and Yuan Biao so beautiful now.
"Wow, Aaron they are so majestic, I really hope I can be so majestic one day." Zhao Yazhi sat behind and said enviously.
"Huh. I don't know how many people in Hong Kong envy you. My good wife. Xu Guanwu said with a smile. I dare to say that there are more fans than Along, Sanmao, and Yuan Biao combined. ”
"Fans like them and adore them. Those who envy me want me to die. Zhao Yazhi waved her hand.
"Mr. Xu, I really admire you so much, you can develop so well in the United States. The previous "Plan A" is already amazing, but I didn't expect this "Full of Gold" to be so colorful. It's really admirable. Wu Siyuan said with a smile.
Xu Guanwu smiled, "Thank you for your appreciation, by the way, do you have any new plans recently?" ”
Wu Siyuan smiled bitterly, "I recently planned to invest in Xu Ke to make a film, alas, I hope this drama will not make me lose money again, otherwise I really won't be able to hold on." ”
Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this, "What theme do you plan to invest in filming this time?" He asked curiously.
Wu Siyuan was stunned for a moment, if another film company asked him this question. He must have laughed and prevaricated. After all, peers are enemies, and people only know what subject you shoot. If people hurry up and shoot and release it in advance, you can make your blockbuster movie a loss.
I think that when Jiahe and Yonggao invited Li Lizhen to shoot "The Elf of Love", because it was the first time that the "student lover" Li Lizhen stripped off on the screen, it was bound to cause a sensation. Oriental Pictures, which had an old grudge with Yonggao at that time, learned of this and immediately asked Li Lizhen to shoot "When the Peach is Ripe".
One week to write the script, one week to shoot, one week to cut, and the fourth week the copies have all come out, and a press conference was held before Golden Harvest and Yonggao, announcing that the two films would be released on the same day. The next film, "When the Peach is Ripe", grossed 12 million Hong Kong dollars, while "The Elf of Love" only cost 9 million Hong Kong dollars.
At that time, it was predicted that if there was no movie "When the Peach is Ripe" to disrupt the situation, in fact, the box office of "The Elf of Love" would have sold 20 million, but it is a pity that both sides were released at the same time, diverting Li Lizhen's fans and audiences.
But now that Xu Guanwu is asking, Wu Siyuan believes that he should not be so bad and follow Feng Siyuan Film Company to make films, so he generously talked about the movies he wanted to invest in.
Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile when he heard this, it turned out that Wu Siyuan wanted to invest in the film Xu Ke made, which was "The First Type of Danger". This film tells the story of three young student brothers who made a time bomb and threw it into the theater because they were bored and wanted to be majestic. After losing it, the three students felt that it was enjoyable, but unfortunately their crime was seen by a girl, so the girl threatened them to listen to them, otherwise they would go to the police station to report them.
None of the three students took her words to heart, but then they received phone calls from the girls, threatening them to tell the police if they didn't obey again. After the three students discussed, they planned to kill the girl, but when it came time to do it, they couldn't make up their minds, and finally had to listen to the girl's dispatch.
And that girl is actually psychopathic, although she is very beautiful, but her heart is unusually cold-blooded. The three students were not too bad in temperament, and they were just throwing bombs for fun, but now that they saw that the girls were even crazier than them, they all wanted to flee. But when they committed the crime for the last time, they grabbed a huge amount of money, and several people thought that this was developed, but they didn't expect that this huge amount of money was the money of American drug lords.
The four were then hunted down by professional killers and eventually went on a killing spree in the cemetery......
This film is still inseparable from Xu Ke's early madness and excesses, whether it is a student throwing a bomb in a public place because of boredom, or a girl who is bent on revenge on society because of a lack of family love, there is a deep political implication in it. In addition, a large number of explosion shots, bloody shots, violent shots, etc., make the film a veritable CULT film, which caused a sensation immediately upon release.
But that's all, and then the film was quickly banned, and then with the loss of film film, only some videotape-quality films could be circulated in the end.
Needless to say, the drama "Danger of the First Type" is naturally a good drama, which can be seen from the sensation when it was released. It was true that there were very few films in Hong Kong at that time that went crazy and went overboard. But it's a pity that it was banned immediately after the release, so Wu Siyuan didn't even get his money back.
Although Xu Ke became famous because of the three maverick films "Butterfly Change", "No Door to Hell", and "The First Type of Danger", he was also invited out of the company by Wu Siyuan because the three films were not blockbusters. If it weren't for the wisdom of Xinyicheng, Xu Kexu would probably say goodbye to the film industry from now on.
In Hong Kong, there are many examples of losing money because of a filming, and there are many examples of not being filmed in the future, such as Liu Dehua's first movie "Caiyun Song", because of the unfavorable box office, director Wu Xiaoyun disappeared from the Hong Kong film industry, and only made this movie in his life. It can be seen that the Hong Kong film industry is actually quite cruel. (To be continued......)