Chapter 5 The same mind
"Costume films, if you have to shoot them, you have to wait for someone to make this genre, and then you will be the second person to start filming. Xiang Watson patted Huo Dongjun on the shoulder and said.
"When will this sequel start?" Huo Dongjun raised the script in his hand and asked.
Xiang Watson walked back to his desk with the text jiàn clip and said: "This sequel, Yongsheng is going to use it to open the market in the United States and Japan, because in addition to your "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" was bought out in Japan and South Korea, all the previous Yongsheng movies were rejected, that is, "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard", the price is also very low, and the American market has never thought about it before, Yongsheng asked Chen Qingjia to write this large-scale script, just to knock on the American film market, at least to prove that Yongsheng's movies are qualified to be sold in the United States, even if it is a percentage or not profitable, I am ready to hold on. ”
"Listening to what you are saying now, it makes me feel creepy, how much money is the big guy, so you can't help but be lyrical in front of me?" Huo Dongjun asked as he stared at Watson's eyes.
"The candidate for British foreign minister, Yongsheng is preparing to contact a Hollywood star to see if there is a star with the right schedule and price and not too exaggerated to come and speak, and the actor of the Japanese Red Army is ready to ask Chiba Shinichi to play. Xiang Watson said to Huo Dongjun in a serious tone: "The first part is the signature work of Yongsheng Province, and the second part is to prove that Yongsheng's movies are qualified to attract everyone to watch, counting your salary of 1.5 million, the investment cost given by the production department is at least 22 million, no matter which famous star in Hollywood, at least 10 million will be paid, and Chiba Shinichi's salary will also be 2 million, and the two stars alone will account for half of the investment cost, and then subtract you and Zhang Le 2 million, 8 million, is the production cost of this movie, and if it is really negotiated with Hollywood's ghost star and Chiba Shinichi, then the director of this play, Yongsheng will ask McDonald's bear himself to direct the tube, instead of letting his company be responsible for filming. ”
22 million, Huo Dongjun is thinking, most of the profits of the movie "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" in Southeast Asia may be taken out by Xiang Watson to make this sequel movie
As for director Yongsheng, it is normal to consider McDonald's bear, the investment in this drama is so high, it naturally needs a director with strong control ability to direct, although McDonald's bear has only directed two movies so far, and most of the rest appear as film supervisors and producers, but with the ability to control the crew honed by the ATV production director for many years, the two dramas are enough for him to sit firmly in the position of Hong Kong's first-line director, "Silkworm Transformation" and "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers", "Silkworm Transformation" was originally a TV series in which McDonald Bear was in the limelight during the war with Wireless, The ratings of this martial arts movie hit wireless at that time plummeted all the way and became a classic martial arts TV series in the late seventies, and after McDonald Bear moved to the film industry, Shaw Brothers not only ignored the grievances and grievances of McDonald Bear mocking wireless, but also brought all the leading actors of the TV series to ask McDonald Bear to help Shaw Brothers shoot the movie version of "Silkworm Transformation", crude stunts and TV series sets, the cost is only 500,000, it is this kind of absolutely bad movie, but in 83 years, it rolled down more than 2 million box office for Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong alone, and "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" in 84 years In the absence of stars and a good schedule, the income is tens of millions, and it has been praised by countless film critics, and the industry's reputation and box office have been bumper, and it has also started the name of McDonald Bear Film Company, but after that, McDonald Bear returned to his old job when he was in Li, as a producer.
Moreover, "Heroes" filmed by McDonald Bear Company for Yongsheng has been released for two weeks at this time, with a box office income of 15 million, which makes Xiang Watson have great trust in McDonald's ability.
"You just kept persuading me not to be anxious, to work steadily, and in the blink of an eye, this movie will invest 22 million?" Huo Dongjun was stunned for a moment after hearing this figure, at present, in the Hong Kong film industry, even Debao does not dare to open such a large number to make movies, and it is difficult to say that Xinyicheng is also difficult to say, only Golden Harvest has this kind of courage, but Golden Harvest has Cheng Long as a box office sales guarantee, and this kind of big investment, Golden Harvest is only willing to invest in Cheng Long, Others, even if they are replaced by Golden Harvest's current heavyweight, Hong Tibao, or even Zhang Guorong, an artist who is very marketable in Southeast Asia, is impossible.
"The new cinema line is about to be established, if you want those filmmakers to buy Yongsheng's films, they naturally have to make a big production first to let them know Yongsheng's strength, not to mention, now there are so many male stars in Hong Kong movies, there are only Cheng Long and you in terms of fighting, of course I will praise you, you signed in Yongsheng for two years, do I only shoot some small costs?" Xiang Watson said with a smile: "If I really like the joke at the celebration banquet that day, wait for you to become famous and then make your four movies, then Yongsheng doesn't need to save signboards, just take off signboards, have no bearing at all, don't want to be big." ”
Huo Dongjun actually didn't really want to make Yongsheng's sequel to "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard", because he didn't know what this drama would look like in the end, and there was no reference at all, but Xiang Watson just said a good thing, Yongsheng's film was filmed, just to tell everyone that this company has the determination to become bigger, although Yongsheng makes movies for the sake of water, but Yongsheng is not the kind of company like Deng Guangrong's Darong who makes a movie and takes it out to grab money.
The attitude shown to Watson at this time made Huo Dongjun appreciate it very much.
"I will postpone Dongyi's movie, so I will shoot the sequel to Yongsheng's "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" first, and grab the summer file, but can I let the two people signed by Dongyi read the script and make the script more perfect? You know, I also have a little idea about the script. Huo Dongjun was silent for more than ten seconds before speaking.
"Originally, I wanted you to improve it, and you made the script of the first part, but this time Yongsheng asked Chen Qingjia to help design the general plot and fighting action scenes, of course, you have more power. Said to Watson.
"Then I'll take it?" Huo Dongjun said as he raised the script in his hand and looked at Watson.
Huo Dongjun handed over the script to Chen Musheng, Chen Musheng is the executive director who signed a basic contract with Dongyi, and has just resigned from wireless, although his old friend Du Qifeng introduced him to Xinyicheng to start work, but the executive directors needed by each crew are all ordered by the director himself, naturally no one invited Chen Musheng to start work on the crew, so Chen Musheng was very embarrassed during this time, Huo Dongjun's Dongyi signed Chen Musheng, which is the relationship between Chen Yanhui, the lamp master, and Chen Musheng is Chen Yanhui's distant nephew.
What caught Huo Dongjun's attention was that Chen Musheng liked to design action scenes very much, and most of the money he earned was used to buy video tapes for Hollywood's activities, and the cabinets on one wall were piled up, chatting about Hollywood's classic pictures, talking eloquently, and he was very experienced in writing action scenes.
Originally, Huo Dongjun wanted to talk to Chen Musheng about the script, but as soon as he sat down in a coffee house, the phone rang:
"My role is finished today, Director Huo, give you a chance to take me to a big dinner. ”
"Sister Taiwan, you say that I am the director, when did you see the director invite the actors to dinner?" Huo Dongjun said.
Wang Guxian did not stay in Taiwan to make a movie with Qi Qin in the end, but came to Hong Kong after the Spring Festival, and the relationship between Zhou Yan and Huo Dongjun was passed through the relationship between Zhou Yan and Huo Dongjun, and in Wang Jing's new movie "Hardcover Chasing Girls" for Yongsheng, he got the role of the female number three, and he also called Huo Dongjun to visit the class before, but Huo Dongjun was busy with lion dance at that time and did not spare time.
Thinking that he hadn't seen this long-legged Taiwan girl for a while, Huo Dongjun left Chen Musheng to face the bridge in front of the script first, and asked him to design the action scenes by himself first, and after Chen Musheng smoothed out the script, Huo Dongjun was ready to ask Yuan Kui to come out again, and let Brother Kui sit down to help with the bridge action scenes.
drove to the Busan Road studio, the others were still working, but all the scenes of Wang Group Virtuous Girl No. 3 were filmed, but when Huo Dongjun arrived, Wang Jing, Zeng Zhiwei, and Gao Fei all came to say hello, today's Huo Dongjun is no longer last year's martial arts boy, but a red star who directed and acted in a film that almost broke the box office of 20 million, and many fans in Hong Kong are waiting for the sequel to "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" at this time, waiting to see Huo Dongjun appear on the screen in a suit without smiling
"Ah Jun, wow, are you visiting my class today?" Wang Jing said to Huo Dongjun with a baseball cap.
"Do you want me to be an eyesore? Xiang Shengdu told me that your crew is full of beautiful girls, and you can't wait to replace all the staff with women, and only you are cheaper. Huo Dongjun responded to Wang Jing with a smile.
Wang Jing is a good person, at least for now, he has a striking mind, he is brittle, he has a wide enough network, and he can still open a movie starring Zhou Yan to Wang Jing after investing tens of millions of dollars in Watson, and it can be seen that Wang Jing is not an ordinary character.
"Goodbye director, goodbye brother, goodbye Zhi viagra, goodbye Fei Ge. Wang Guxian walked over from a distance, first raised his hand at Huo Dongjun, and said goodbye to the others in a sweet voice.
"Wow, I'm here to visit me, it turns out to be... Hey, do you want to make such a salty and wet appearance? You haven't seen anyone for more than a month, and everyone cares about you, but you came out today, actually to pick up R?" Zeng Zhiwei pointed at Wang Guxian exaggeratedly, and then pointed to Huo Dongjun and said.
Huo Dongjun said with a smile: "Of course, everyone is so busy, it's not for the sake of beautiful girls, how can they have time to come to the set." ”
But as he spoke, he turned around and took down two cases of beer from his Ford Raptor and said: "Now, don't talk about me being a heavy friend and a light friend, there are others, two cases of beer when I ask you guys to quench your thirst." ”
After greeting a few people for a while, the others went back to work, only Zeng Zhiwei saw that Wang Guxian had already sat in the co-pilot, so he asked Huo Dongjun:
"Ah Jun, let's talk a few words, have you heard of Huang Yulang Huang Sheng?"
Huo Dongjun nodded, Huang Yulang's name has almost everyone in Hong Kong heard of it, the CEO of Yulang Group, worth hundreds of millions, the godfather of Hong Kong comics, Yulang Group has developed into a diversified company from the initial comic business, with three newspapers, "Daily Daily", "Hong Kong Daily", "Financial Daily", and five magazines, Yulang Group was listed last year, and the stock price soared 20 times, Huang Yulang was worth nearly 300 million yuan, and he became a new rich man in Hong Kong from a comic book writer.
"I have prepared a good friend film company, Huang Yulang invested, and Debao Cinema has also been negotiated, as long as the film comes out, Debao will arrange for the release, do you want to do it together? "Evil Police Guard" and "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" are all your screenwriters, I admire you the most, so teach me some experience? The company is ready to open ten dramas a year, I will talk about Cheng Long's schedule, Zhou Yan will also talk about it, Leslie Cheung, Hong Tibao, Liang Wei, Liu Dehua, all can be talked about with money, everyone will be sucked together?" Zeng Zhiwei smiled and leaned to Huo Dongjun's side and whispered.
Huo Dongjun looked at this little man who was not lower than Deng Guangrong, Zeng Zhiwei was finally stunned?
And listening to Zeng Zhiwei's words just now, this good friend film company is really ambitious, Zeng Zhiwei, the talker, has taken out all the contacts that have worked hard in the circle over the years, and even won Cheng Long's schedule, you know, Cheng Long is the biggest card of Golden Harvest, not to mention other companies, the opportunity to even talk to Cheng Long is very small, and he was directly blocked by the agent.
"Recently, I promised to open Yongsheng's work, if Zhi viagra is not in a hurry, we will talk about it. Huo Dongjun did not directly refuse Zeng Zhiwei, and said tactfully.
Zeng Zhiwei made such a big move, I am afraid that his mind is the same as Xiang Watson, which is to let Taiwanese filmmakers see the strength of their company.
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