In "Butterfly Transformation" directed by Xu Laowei for the first time, the protagonist Fang Hongye is not skilled in martial arts, and he has not shown his skills from the beginning to the end of the movie. It was this point that made the investor Wu Siyuan feel very pity, he persuaded Xu Lao Wei for a long time, and suggested that he let the protagonist fight in the film Zuihou, but Xu Lao Wei had a neck stalk, and he just refused.

As a result, after the release of this drama, it was not popular, and it failed at the box office, which made Wu Siyuan a little worried when he thinks about it now. However, he can also persuade himself that "Butterfly Change" can be regarded as the first to open up the trend, and he is the pathfinder of new martial arts movies, and frequently appears in film exhibitions. Finally, the money was not spent in vain to make a good film.

In the martial arts movie "Butterfly Transformation", Xu Laowei also used modern science to explain the ancient magic martial arts for the first time. For example, the light skill that comes and goes is actually with the help of steel wire, the so-called internal force is actually gunpowder when the mountain rock cracks, the invulnerability of the sword and gun is actually the power of the iron armor, and the desire to unify the martial arts is not with the help of the world, but the thunder and thunder musket similar to the machine gun......

It can be said that Xu Laowei's first entry into the film industry is very different as soon as he makes a move, and if "Butterfly Change" is really successful at the box office that year, it is possible that Xu Laowei will create a new history. It's just a pity that although this "Butterfly Change" is full of creativity, there are still many shortcomings.

For example, although the story tries its best to render the atmosphere of horror and suspense, the revelation of Zuihou's answer is really a bit tricky. The origin of the actor Fang Hongye himself has not been explained clearly, why the lord of Shenjiabao Castle invited someone to investigate him is also an unsolved case, and the development of such a big secret as the thunder and thunder musket is completely unknown. The big horn was placed in the basement, and Fang Hongye could see through the heavens at a glance. It's really a pig-like IQ.

Although this movie has a lot of plot flaws. It doesn't even make sense of itself. But Xu Laowei directed a movie for the first time, and there are still many commendable points.

The first is the use of lenses, which is very sophisticated; secondly, the grasp of the rhythm, the contrast of the atmosphere, the creation of suspense, etc. are all in place; There is also the big battle of Zuihou, although it is not very good-looking and clumsy, but the editing is very sharp. forcibly filmed a few ordinary people who couldn't punch and kick at all into first-class martial arts masters; Zuihou also uses a few stunts in this film, whether it is the explosion of gunpowder or the use of steel wires to play light skills, they are all played in a similar way. From this movie, it can be seen that Xu Laowei is naturally fascinated by movie stunts.

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New Wave films are a good antidote to the over-precociousness of Hong Kong films, and the biggest drawback of Hong Kong films is that they are over-commercialized.

One of the manifestations of excessive commercialization is that when a certain subject becomes popular, countless movies will immediately follow suit. Just like cancer cells, once a part becomes cancerous, a large number of cancer cells immediately spread.

The only solution is to keep creating new film genres, and if the sword martial arts film is a failure, it will be a kung fu film in the early Republic of China. In the early Republic of China, kung fu movies were made when they were filmed, and urban action movies were made when they were filmed, and new martial arts films were made when urban action movies were filmed. If the new school of martial arts films is overwhelmed, they will shoot computer stunt films......

And the ability to create new film genres must be fast, otherwise with the ability to produce 300 Hong Kong films a year, new film themes must be created every year.

In addition to creating new movie themes, it is also necessary to dig deep into the original movie themes. For example, horror movies are divided into murderous maniacs, ghosts and demons, thrillers and suspense, disaster mutations, and so on.

In fact, there are quite a lot of themes in Hong Kong movies, but they are all superficial, and they do not continue to dig and expand on the original basis.

For example, the known urban action movies, from "The Five Lucky Stars" in the 80s to "The Five Lucky Stars of Fortune" in the 90s, more than ten years have passed, the theme is still the theme, the performance is still that performance, the routine is still the routine, the story is worse than more than ten years ago, no wonder young people are reluctant to watch it.

Wang Jing filmed "God of Gamblers" and "Gambler" in the 80s, and in the 90s, he was still filming "Gambler 2" and "God of Gamblers 2", and in the new century, he was still filming "Gambler 3", "Sparrow Saint" 1, 2, 3, and "My Wife is a Gambler...... More than a dozen or twenty gambling films have been made, in addition to the more they are filmed, the uglier they become, are there any new creations in the gambling films?

is not as good as the master Lin Zhengying, who spent half his life on zombie films, and also made a lot of new ideas. In "Mr. Zombie", he only fights an old zombie, but in "Zombie Family", he fights a family zombie, and the little zombie has become a friend of human beings, which is a major innovation in zombie films. In the part of "Mr. Phantom", in view of the fact that there is no longer a new idea in fighting zombies, Lin Zhengying introduced a cult warlock. In "Exorcism Police", elements of police and gangster films were added, and the local evil warlock was transferred to the Japanese Jiuju warlock. In "Yimei Daoren", Western vampires were introduced, and the little ghosts were turned into little zombies, adding a lot of childlike fun.

It's just a pity that one person built a house and eight people demolished it, Master Lin Zhengying asked for change alone, and others followed the trend and took random shots. It is said that after "Mr. Zombie" became a big hit, hundreds of zombie films were filmed in Hong Kong and Taiwan from 86 to 91. On average, there are 20 movies a year, and more than one zombie movie is released every month, and all of them are works that follow the trend and have no new ideas, why do you think the audience is willing to spend money to watch it again?!

The decline of zombie films, is it because Master Lin Zhengying doesn't work hard, is it really uninteresting to zombie movies? Master Lin Zhengying switched to ATV to shoot "Zombie Taoist", and the ratings were still very hot. It can be seen that it is not that zombie movies are not good, and it is not that Master Lin Zhengying is not good, but that Hong Kong filmmakers are too unscrupulous.

One person builds a temple and eight people demolish it, no matter how much bricks and tiles are added, it will be in vain. In the face of the global market, Hollywood produces only about seven or eight hundred films a year, which sounds like a lot, doesn't it?

But Hollywood movies have a wide range of themes, short films, feature films, documentaries, cartoons, etc., and there are at most about 150 films that can be released in theaters, including cartoons, horror films, action movies, science fiction films, fantasy films, drama films, war films, etc., etc., and there will be no more than ten films of the same theme and type every year.

On the other hand, if you look at Hong Kong movies, the annual output in the 80s was about 200 films. And most of them are focused on action movies and comedies. There are more than 70 movies on popular themes. Every month, six or seven movies of the same genre are released.

Watching movies is entertainment, pastime, socialization, and hobbies. But who goes to the cinema for several days a week in a row? Not to mention movie ticket prices, snacks, transportation expenses, etc., just the favor card will blow up. Even if you are in love, there is no reason to go to the theater several times a week. And if you're going with friends, it's not possible to go there several times a week.

And how do you choose which movie to watch that day? In addition to relying on the audience's word-of-mouth for the midnight test screening, it also relies on the box office appeal of the stars. For example, Zhou Yanfa, such as Cheng Long, such as Hong Jingbao, big-name stars and big casts, means that the investment is high, and the quality is generally guaranteed. Go and see the guaranteed value back fare. And what about some unknown actors, go to death, who knows him, look at Mao?!

The improvement of the quality of Hong Kong films has stimulated the audience's interest in watching movies, and the increase in audiences has increased the box office of the film, and the soaring box office has stimulated the film market. After the skyrocket, the part invested in film production will decay, and the quality of Hong Kong films will decline after the attenuation.

So the chain effect of the chain push just now can be pushed back. Zuihou is naturally the market is getting smaller and smaller, and everything is depressed.

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Xu Guanwu stood by the window and felt sad for a while, and when he broke free from his sorrow, it was already time to get off work.

When I got off work and returned home, my wife Zhao Yazhi was not at home.

Xu Guanwu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that it seemed that she was going to film today, and that "Jianghu Kid" seemed to be starting today. Zhao Yazhi is filming with Zhou Runfa couples in it, and there seem to be a lot of intimate scenes.

Originally, Xu Xu Guanwu didn't want her to film, what reason is there to let the female artists of the TV station not use it, and call the boss lady to film? !

But Zhao Yazhi didn't want to be idle at home, and she didn't want to sit in the office, so she lost her temper at Xu Guanwu for a few days. got Zuihou, Xu Guanwu had no choice but to let her.

There was not a single woman in the room, and it seemed a little empty.

Xu Guanwu stood in the living room with a frown for a while, and decided to take advantage of the fact that he was okay at this moment to go to TVB to visit the class.

To be honest, because Zhao Yazhi is the host of TVB, Xu Guanwu has to visit the class two or three times a month on average, and the TV building is completely familiar.

Riding in the car to the TVB building, just as he was about to get out of the car, a car squeaked and stopped next to his car door, and it was almost not scratched, but it also scared Xu Guanwu.

Just as he was about to see which daredevils had done it, he saw the owner of the car run out of the car, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sir, I'm really sorry." ”

Xu Guanwu looked up, "Happy ghost?!" ”

The man with glasses in front of him is not Huang Baiming, one of the seven monsters of Xinyi City!

"It's strange, I just saw the script he wrote this morning, why did I see me in the afternoon, it's really a coincidence." Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile and said.

"Sir, you're nothing, are you?" Huang Baiming saw Xu Guanwu staring at him silently, and couldn't help but ask with some concern.

As soon as he looked at the luxury car Xu Guanwu was riding, he knew that people were not ordinary people, and if he was really angry, it would be really troublesome. Thinking of this, Huang Baiming became more and more frightened.

"It's okay, it's okay." Xu Guanwu reacted, waved his hand and said, "Don't be so reckless next time you drive, drive slowly." ”

"Ah, yes, yes! Actually, my brakes didn't work very well, so I went back and immediately found someone to fix them. Huang Baiming hurriedly explained.

Xu Guanwu nodded, "Sir, your surname?" Are you also an employee of TVB? ”

"Now it is, but it won't be later." Huang Baiming said with a smug smile.

"How do you say that?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

"Hey, it's the so-called opening the cage and flying the colorful phoenix, breaking free from the shackles and walking the dragon. I'm a genius in the sky, a wonderful article, how can I be trapped in this pool of TVB, I am about to carp jump over the dragon gate and soar to the nine heavens. Huang Baiming said with a splash of saliva.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but almost burst out laughing when he heard it, no wonder Huang Baiming can write so many comedies, it turns out that he is such an interesting person in life.

"Then dare to ask which company are you going to change jobs to?" Xu Guanwu said on the side.

"Of course, it is currently the number one big company in the Hong Kong entertainment industry." Huang Baiming said this for a moment, and then said infinitely affectionately, "Xu's Brothers Film Company." ”

"Isn't Shaw Brothers the largest film company in Hong Kong? What is the origin of the Xu Brothers Company? Xu Guanwu couldn't help but laugh and asked with a hesitant expression, "I just came back from abroad, and I really don't know." ”

"The Shaw Brothers have long been outdated, even a genius like me, he can't see it in front of his eyes all day long, what future do you think there will be?" Huang Baiming pointed to himself and said, "As for the decline of Weishenme Shaw Clan, and the Xu Clan became the first in Hong Kong, this is a long story." ”

"It's okay, I happen to be free now, let's talk as we go." Xu Guanwu said with a smile. (To be continued......)