April 22, 1986.

After Zhang Guorong ended three Hongkan concerts, he officially settled in the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story".

At the same time, the second part of "The True Color of Heroes" also started filming under the direction of John Woo.

The story of Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian is familiar to Chinese.

The plot is not complicated.

Ning Caichen (played by Zhang Guorong) entered Lanruo Temple at night and met the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian (played by Wang Zuxian), and the two gradually developed a relationship.

But Nie Xiaoqian was controlled by the tree demon grandma (Lou Zhaomin) and refused to kill Ning Caichen, and finally the two were rescued by Yan Chixia (Wu Ma).

The Dryad Grandma was also sealed.

When sending Nie Xiaoqian's bones back to his hometown for burial, he encountered the old demon of the underworld to rob his relatives, and with the help of Yan Chixia, Nie Xiaoqian was rescued again.

The last shot is Ning Caichen sending Nie Xiaoqian to reincarnate and start a new life.

There is only one difficulty in filming the movie, that is, how to make Wang Zuxian more beautiful than a ghost!

can turn an old-fashioned and not very brilliant story into a love movie that makes people remember in every way.

In post-production, Li Xingchen is ready to learn from Xu Hark and use advanced film stunts.

Make the film reach the extreme in terms of content and form.

This romantic movie integrating martial arts, monsters, thrillers and comedy has created a precedent for stunt monster films in Xiangjiang.

When Li Xingchen first saw this future movie in his mind, he actually didn't have much touch.

But after looking at it twice, I noticed how unique it was.

Wang Zuxian's image of the most beautiful female ghost is still fresh in the audience's memory decades later.

Although the actual box office of this movie is not very good, less than 19 million Hong Kong dollars, it is still profitable compared to the estimated cost of 5.7 million Hong Kong dollars.

The main thing is that this movie can win a high reputation for Yan Huang.

If two hit movies are produced in a row, Yan Huang will completely establish his position in the Xiangjiang film circle.

Therefore, Li Xingchen chose this movie as Yan Huang's second work.

and not "Prison Storm", which is higher at the box office but less artistic.

With "The True Color of Heroes", Li Xingchen doesn't pay much attention to the box office.

Sixteen days after its release, the box office of "The True Color of Heroes" has exceeded 25 million yuan!

In another time and space, the box office record for two months of release is 34.65 million.

As time goes on, the daily box office will slowly decline, but according to the market research of various media, the box office is expected to exceed 38 million yuan.

Li Xingchen thought about it, the reason should be in the Yanhuang movie.

Xinyicheng is one of the leaders in the Xiangjiang film industry, even if it is a hit, it will not cause such a big contrast.

But Yanhuang is a nameless company, and it is a hit as soon as it is shot, which greatly improves the curiosity of the audience.

It's like exams in school.

It's not news that the top student is the first in the exam, but the last place in the class, the first in the exam, is a strange news.

If the box office of Xiangjiang really reaches 38 million, then remove all costs, including but not limited to production costs, distribution fees, theater sharing, taxes, etc.

Yanhuang Movie is only in the Xiangjiang area, and it can net at least about 7 million!

It does not include income from places such as Koshima and Southeast Asia.

With an investment of 5 million, not only did it recover all the costs, but it also more than doubled it directly!

It's a huge profit!

It is no wonder that in the Xiangjiang film industry in the 80s, H Road was prevalent, and Lou Dehua and Liang Jiahui both had the experience of being forced to film with guns.

It seems that we have to find a few strong partners to ensure the smooth development of Yanhuang Movie.

"It's not easy, who is the biggest violent group in the world? Citi! ”

After Luo Song heard Li Xingchen's doubts, he smiled and said, "Take some time, go back to Citi, find my father, or my mother, introduce some capital, the entire Xiangjiang, who else dares to mess with us?" ”

"If you think Citigroup Capital is not easy to control, you can go public and everyone is playing the capital game openly, and you will change from an artist to a financial player."

Li Xingchen shook his head: "Even if Yanhuang is listed in Xiangjiang, in the secondary market, we may not be able to play Citigroup Capital." ”

He sighed: "Although we don't have this strength at the moment, sooner or later we will become the capital of the film industry, and there is no future as a director!" ”

......

The filming location of "A Chinese Ghost Story" was set up on the Golden Harvest set.

Under the backdrop of Lanruo Temple.

Li Xingchen is explaining the play for Zhang Guorong: "Leslie, I need you to show a shy and cowardly expression, remember, you are a scholar with clear eyebrows, not a sharp temperament, and even a little only a little bit!" ”

Zhang Guorong asked puzzledly: "If Ning Caichen is this kind of character, then how can he muster up the courage to save Nie Xiaoqian, it will make the plot contradictory!" ”

In terms of acting, Leslie Cheung has his own unique understanding and way of acting.

"This is a romance film," Li Xingchen explained with a smile, "Love is the most elusive thing in this world, Ning Caichen is not afraid of ghosts, otherwise he would not be scared." ”

"But for the sake of love, he will also become very brave, after having a skin-to-skin relationship with Nie Xiaoqian, he is not even afraid of the thousand-year-old tree demon and the old demon of the underworld, dare to step forward and fight hard."

"This is the power of love, no matter whether the logic of the behavior makes sense or not, the audience loves to watch this!"

After speaking, he looked at Wang Zuxian, who was standing on the side: "Zu'er, Nie Xiaoqian is a good female ghost with a conscience, she has a captivating appearance, but she has to do evil and kill. ”

"Every time she kills someone, she hides in the shadows and is sad, tormented by her conscience."

"She is very smart and understands the sinister hearts of people, but after falling in love with Ning Caichen, she became shy and innocent again!"

"This is also the power of love, causing the difference between the before and after personalities, so your interpretation of the two should be natural."

"Then I have to treat my brother as my boyfriend, so that I can get into the play," Wang Zuxian laughed and looked at Zhang Guorong, "Brother, you have to take me." ”

is worthy of being a fruit girl, and her voice is sinister and charming.

Only then did Li Xingchen remember, in the future information.

Zhang Guorong's title of "brother" is from the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Because Wang Zuxian often called him with the word "brother", everyone followed suit, and finally became Zhang Guorong's pronoun.

But no matter how charming Wang Zuxian's voice is, it has no temptation for Zhang Guorong.

He smiled gently: "Zu'er, I sometimes get into the play very deeply, if you call me brother a few more times, I will be able to come back to my senses." ”

Since Leslie Cheung became a superstar in the music world, the Chinese society knows about him, so Wang Zuxian is not surprised: "Okay, brother!" ”

Thinking of Leslie Cheung's immersive acting skills, whether it is "Springtime" or "Farewell My Concubine", it is difficult for him to pull it out.

Even after filming "Happy Spring", the king of sunglasses said to him and Liang Caowei: "It's best that you don't meet for a year, and don't have any contact." ”

Li Xingchen let out a long sigh.

This kind of unsolvable problem, he can't help Zhang Guorong.

"You two have a few more lines, if it's okay, we'll start the next one," Li Xingchen shouted, "Henry! ”

Photographer Huang Yongheng hurriedly ran over and pushed his glasses: "Li Sheng, what's the matter?" ”

"Wait a while, use the track to transfer the camera from here and there......" Li Xingchen told Huang Yongheng about his intentions according to the sub-shot, "The landing point of the final shot will be pulled apart, revealing the whole body of Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian, do you understand?" ”

He is on the set, he has absolute power, and the cinematographer is just a tool to help him achieve his goals, and he does not need to have too much subjective initiative.

"Understood, Li Sheng!"

After Huang Yongheng walked away, Li Xingchen clapped his hands and picked up the loudspeaker: "Attention to all units, take action, staff without tasks, as well as media reporters, please go to the pantry to rest, okay?" ”

The reporters who gathered around the set and were about to interview Zhang Guorong immediately burst into laughter and quickly withdrew from the filming area.

"A Chinese Ghost Story, Scene 17, Shot 5, Action!"

With the sound of the scene punching in, the camera starts to move.