This kind of movie, which is not enough to make up the drama, is actually very criticized by the audience. When the audience goes to watch kung fu movies, they don't just want to watch the fight scenes, otherwise it would be good to watch the action clips directly.

The audience should also have a sense of substitution when watching movies, and the literary drama before the play is for this purpose. If there is not enough literary drama, the audience's sense of substitution is not strong, even if it is exciting and exciting, it is just a rootless wanderer.

Hong Jingbao, Cheng Long, Yuan Biao and others, because they are all from opera troupes, have a certain understanding of Chinese drama. They also have a hazy awareness of the dramatic structure of the beginning and the end, so they pay more attention to the film and drama, and they have also exercised very good acting skills.

For example, Hong Jingbao once won the Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Cheng Long also won the recognition of the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, and Yuan Biao did not win the recognition of acting awards, but his acting skills are not bad. Watching him vividly portray a catcher from the Ming Dynasty to the modern era in "Frozen Wonder Man", you can see that Lu Dao is actually a very good actor.

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The movie "A Plan and Planning" was specially prepared by Xu Guanwu for Hong Jingbao, Cheng Long, and Yuan Biao. This movie was the first film of the three brothers of Hong Jingbao in the previous life, and after its release, it received a box office of 19 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking third in the annual box office list, which can be said to be quite a high-grossing movie.

And the investment in the movie "A Scheme" is very high, just the scene of jumping the bell tower cost 2 million Hong Kong dollars, and the filming time of this drama is as long as two years, which is the movie that Cheng Long has paid the most effort. And the super high box office achieved by the film also proves that his hard work is not in vain, and the film is not only a big hit in Hong Kong. It also achieved a sky-high box office of 3.1 billion yen in Japan.

"Mr. Xu. This script is just too good. Cheng Long said with a smile. Thank you for writing such a good script for us. ”

"Mr. Xu is talented, and this script is written so that professional screenwriters will be embarrassed when they read it." Hong Jingbao also said with a smile.

"Okay, there's no need to say more flattery." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, "The three of you have also read the script, do you have any other opinions?" ”

"No, no. If you still have opinions on such a good script, then you are really picking a bone in the egg. Yuan Biao waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Mr. Xu, the pomp and circumstance of this play is so big. It's jumping off a building and chasing in an alley, and hiring a boat to film, the cost must be very high, right? Hong Jingbao said with a smile.

"I know what you mean. Don't worry, this drama is the highlight of the Xu family this year, so you can't save money at all in terms of investment, just go and discuss with the producer, tell me how much money you need. Xu Guanwu nodded and smiled, "I plan to release this drama in the United States, so you must not save me money and shoot a small family." I can't get my hands on it. ”

"Released in the U.S.?! Mr. Xu, wouldn't we be able to enter Hollywood in that case? Hong Jingbao and the three said happily.

"Sort of. However, Hollywood is not so easy to break into, and a successful movie is nothing. Follow-up movies continue to achieve high box office, so that your net worth can continue to rise, and you have the power to bargain with the film company. Xu Guanwu smiled.

Hong Jingbao and the three of them nodded together, they also inquired about the Hollywood system, and the stars over there were also divided into three, six, nine and so on. The salary of first-class stars is millions of dollars, and even the salaries of third-tier Hollywood stars are several times higher than that of their brothers. So their brothers and sisters dreamed of going to Hollywood to break through, but the boss Xu Guanwu didn't want them to go there so early.

The kung fu films of Hong Jingbao, Cheng Long, Yuan Biao and others have a certain audience base in the United States, and each kung fu film can achieve a box office of hundreds of thousands to more than one million. This is already a very high box office figure for Hong Kong filmmakers, but compared to other Hollywood films, these kung fu films have only only achieved the box office of C-grade films.

Hollywood's top big productions are called A-grade films, which are usually starred by first-line stars or directed by first-line directors, with high investment, large scenes, strong casts, and box office revenues are basically in 100 million.

The general medium-cost production is called a B-grade film, which is usually starred by second-tier Hollywood actors, or popular TV actors, or directed by second-tier directors, with medium investment, medium scenes, and average casts, and box office income is basically in tens of millions.

Generally, low-cost films are C-grade films, usually starring unknown actors, or well-known TV actors, or generally unknown directors directing, with low investment, average scenes, extremely weak casts, and box office revenues are basically in millions.

Xu Guanwu previously invested in Stallone's "Rocky", "Moonlight Panic" and other movies, which are actually legendary C-grade films. And invest in George. Lucas's "Star Wars" is actually a legendary B-movie. "Superman", which was invested with 20th Century Fox, can be regarded as a real A-level strong film.

The box office achieved by the kung fu film of the three brothers and sisters, if they go to Hollywood to develop now, they will only start from the third- and fourth-tier actors, not only do they not have the roles tailored for them, but there are not many opportunities to really get ahead. Even if Xu Guanwu is pushing hard in the back, it may actually have the opposite effect of pulling out the seedlings.

Therefore, it is better to conquer the American audience through a series of good works first, and then gradually enter Hollywood. Just like filmmakers in other European countries, they first showed their talents with their works and won the respect of Hollywood filmmakers before choosing to enter Hollywood. In this way, you can have a relatively high starting point, instead of starting from scratch like other filmmakers.

Just like the famous French director Luc. Besson, who first made films in France with excellent box office results, and then successfully won the favor of Hollywood studios, directly handed him an olive branch. And Luc, who showed his talent. Besson, there is more room for natural selection, and the treatment he receives is naturally much higher than that of other film directors.

And like Cheng Long, at the beginning, he was pushed by Golden Harvest behind the scenes, and went to the United States to shoot "Killer Trench", "Weilong Detective" and so on. But because Cheng Long was not well-known in Europe and the United States at that time, he was completely restricted by the director in the United States. The strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake.

The result is a film made according to the director's wishes. It's not Cheng Long's usual style at all. As a result, not only did the United States fail to open the market, but even Hong Kong was in a mess. Cheng Long has no idea of entering Hollywood again in the next few years.

This is actually a shortcoming fueled by pulling seedlings, the actor has not made a move, even if the investor spends more money, the actor will not get the respect he deserves. It's like the more popular money in the mainland to spend money to buy roles, often a lot of money is drawn out, but after the actor acts, he is scolded bitterly.

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Xu Guanwu just wanted to use this "A Plan" to make the three Cheng Longshi brothers successfully make a name for themselves in Hollywood. Because since last year, kung fu films began to show signs of decline. He was thinking about the way out for kung fu stars such as Cheng Long.

In addition to helping them transform into the urban action genre as soon as possible, it is time to lay out a trip to Hollywood. In this way, at the rate of one or two blockbusters a year, they will achieve box office success in Hollywood for several years in a row, so Cheng Long and they can smoothly enter Hollywood. And the places they left behind after they left were filled by other rising stars, so as not to lead to a waste of talent and find a way out for Hong Kong films.

Xu Guanwu's idea has not been mentioned to anyone, because he can't guarantee that the three of them will be able to successfully enter Hollywood, so he naturally won't shout around before he succeeds. But it's man-made, and if it doesn't work this time, it's the next time. If the impact continues, we are not afraid that we will not be able to break through the US market.

Although the three brothers of Hong Jingbao did not understand Xu Guanwu's hard work, they heard what Xu Guanwu said about the full range of American screenings. I'm still very happy. So after getting the script, I happily went to prepare. And since Mr. Xu said not to be too petty, then do everything big. The last three of them had the audacity to make up a budget of 8 million Hong Kong dollars and reported it to Xu Guanwu's desk.

The budget of 8 million Hong Kong dollars was sky-high in the 70s. Cheng Long's films such as "Young Master Long" and "Senior Brother Goes Out" are only more than 7 million box office. With so much money invested, it remains to be said whether the cost will be recovered in the future.

Unexpectedly, the budget book was handed over to Xu Guanwu, and Xu Guanwu saw that he only had a budget of 8 million Hong Kong dollars, and threw it back casually.

Hong Jingbao was startled, thinking that there was too much to report, and the boss was unhappy, so he hurriedly said in a panic, "Mr. Xu, this budget can still be cut a little." If it's too high, we'll delete one, two, three......"

"I don't mean that the budget is too much, but that the budget is too small." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, "You have to look a little more open, the cost of eight million Hong Kong dollars is only more than one million dollars, which is not enough for the special effects of "Star Wars". ”

"Mr. Xu, "Star Wars" has sold hundreds of millions of dollars, how dare we compare with others." Hong Jingbao said with an embarrassed smile.

"What is there to dare not compare, "Star Wars" is also invested by me, "A Plan" is also invested by me, and the script is still written by me." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about the question of profit or loss, whether you make or lose is borne by me alone, you don't dare to add me to this budget, just add it to five million dollars." ”

One sentence came out, so that Hong Jingbao almost sat on the ground, "Five million, five million dollars?!" ”

Xu Guanwu nodded, "After you get the money, shoot well and shoot hard, this is a major matter related to whether you can enter Hollywood smoothly." I've already given you all the money, and you can make up your own mind about what the movie will look like. ”

Hong Jingbao's fat face turned purple with excitement, "Mr. Xu, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down." ”

"Well, it's good to have that kind of faith." Xu Guanwu nodded, "Since that's the case, then you can go down and prepare." ”

Hong Jingbao agreed, and went out of the door with a broken chatter. "Five million dollars, five million dollars, five million dollars......"

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel ridiculous and sighable when he saw his dejected look. The $5 million is almost sky-high in the Hong Kong film industry, and the ultra-high cost of 25 million Hong Kong dollars is that in the late 80s and early 90s, when Hong Kong films were the most developed, there would be people willing to pay such a high price to make movies. Of course, if inflation and currency depreciation are taken into account, the current 25 million Hong Kong dollars is almost equivalent to 100 million Hong Kong dollars in the 90s. So this cost can really be regarded as unprecedented and unprecedented.

However, five million dollars in Hollywood is just an investment in a B-grade film. Xu Guanwu invested in "Superman", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Star Wars", "Contact of the Third Kind", etc., at a cost of more than 10 million US dollars. Now it's a mere $5 million, and I really don't think much of it.

And Xu Guanwu believes that the five million dollars must be worth the money, he believes in the strength of the three brothers Hong Jingbao, and also believes in his current strength in Hollywood. Not only the 20th Century Fox Company, but also the National Entertainment Company, will contribute their own efforts to the release of "Plan A".

With the second largest cinema chain in the United States and the most beautiful publishing company at present, Xu Guanwu believes that "A Plan" will definitely be able to recover its costs. Of course, if it can sell tens of millions of dollars, it will be even more unexpected. (To be continued......)