Chapter 629 Chapter 628 "East and West" and "Ashes of Time" are twins.
"Brother Cai, shall I make another film?" Liu Zhenwei was stunned.
"Zhenwei, you are a well-known quick shooter, and you are here to save people in emergencies. Can you bear to see Kar Wai slowly tossing around like this, and then the box office will lose money, and Zedong Film and Television will go bankrupt?!"
Huh? !
Liu Zhenwei was shocked.
I finally stopped worrying about losing money on "Journey to the West", and now I have to worry about losing money on Wong Kar-Wai's "Ashes of Time"!
"Brother Cai, this method is also possible, but I don't have a suitable script now." Liu Zhenwei said.
"I don't care about that. You can write it yourself, or you can find someone to write it. Jiawei, I'll call him and tell him!"
The other party quickly hung up the phone.
Liu Zhenwei picked up the cigar and fell into deep thought again.
We have to use the original people, horses, and even props, of course it’s a martial arts film
How about we find that Minghua again?
Yes, just find him!
He writes quickly and I shoot quickly!
It’s just that the style I require is different from Wong Kar-Wai’s.
Also, I don’t want the wild and foggy plot of “Westward Journey”.
I just want to be funny and nonsensical!
I wonder if he can write it?
Fang Minghua received Liu Zhenwei’s call the next morning. He first went to Lao Sun’s house outside Chaoyang Gate to drink a bowl of spicy soup, and then walked around the street before going home.
Not long after returning home, the phone rang in the living room. Fang Minghua picked up the phone and heard Hong Kong-style Mandarin.
"Minghua, I'm Zhenwei."
"Hello, Director Liu." Fang Minghua greeted.
"Congratulations, I heard that "Westward Journey" is a big hit at the box office in the mainland."
"Director Liu, I should be the one to congratulate you, right? You are the director." Fang Minghua said with a smile. .
“Same joy, same joy.”
Fang Minghua certainly knew that Liu Zhenwei's direct call from Xiangjiang was definitely not just about "Westward Journey". Otherwise, he would have gone directly to Song Tangtang instead of him.
Sure enough, after the two chatted for a while, they heard Liu Zhenwei say: "Minghua, I'd like to ask your help this time to write another script."
"What script?"
"It's also a martial arts." Liu Zhenwei said his thoughts on the phone.
Isn’t there a script?
Wong Kar Wai actually shoots so slowly? !
Fang Minghua was surprised.
But think about it, Wong Kar-wai's "In the Mood for Love" took a year and a half to film, and "2046" took five years to film.
He is a person who works slowly and carefully. I don’t know if he changed the script again and again after receiving it?
Fang Minghua sighed in his heart and said: "Director Liu, it's okay."
"Minghua, I want to film this time, so please don't write those docile lines." Liu Zhenwei made his request.
"Okay."
"Also, I don't want the messy timeline of "Westward Journey". Xingzai wants to break through his own acting skills. I don't need it. I just want to be funny. , Nonsense!”
“OK! No problem!”
Fang Minghua agreed so happily, which made Liu Zhenwei a little worried.
Can the other party write a script that they are satisfied with?
What's going on lately?
Since cooperating with this Minghua, have you always worried about gains and losses?
After Fang Minghua hung up the phone, he couldn't help but shake his head.
It seems that some history cannot be changed.
This "Ashes of Time" and that "East and West" are twins.
Okay, just write it.
Fang Minghua went upstairs to the study, made himself a cup of tea, turned on the computer and started writing. The full name of "East Comes West" is "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: East Comes West".
Adapted from Jin Yong's novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", it mainly tells the story of the Jinlun Princess and Ouyang Feng who conspired to poison the king and usurp the throne, but they were traced to three people because they failed to pass on the national jade seal. Princess place.
In a series of chases and misunderstandings, the third princess gets help from her brothers Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qi, Duan Zhixing and others, and starts a life-or-death battle with Ouyang Feng.
This is a typical Xiangjiang fast-food movie. From an artistic point of view, it has no nutrition at all. However, the box office of this movie is much higher than that of "Ashes of Time".
"The Knife of Affection", "The Sword with Eyes", "The Palm of Fire". The "Sausage Mouth" designed by Tony Leung has become a classic shape in the history of film, and the dialogue of "Pack the Sausage and Take It Away" has also become a favorite among movie fans. Tao's classic funny plot.
Just write it like this.
In the evening, Song Tangtang came back from work. When he heard Fang Minghua said that he was writing a script for Liu Zhenwei again, he was a little curious. What was he writing?
When I went upstairs and saw the unfinished script on my computer, my eyes widened immediately.
"Minghua, what did you write? It's a mess, it's just a prank! It's not pretty at all."
"Really?" Fang Minghua smiled and said: " If Liu Zhenwei makes it well, it may be even more popular than Wong Kar-Wai's "Ashes of Time"
"I don't believe that the audience likes to watch such a bad movie?"
"Comrade Song Tangtang, you can't just look at movies from the perspective of audiences or film critics, you should look at them from the perspective of investors!"
Hearing Fang Minghua talking to her in such a serious tone, Song Tangtang looked stubborn: "I don't care, Shengshi Film and Television will never invest in such a film anyway!"
Oops
"Yes. Personality!”
Fang Minghua gave a thumbs up.
“Disgusting!” Song Tangtang scolded, and then said: “Anyway, I want to make Shengshi Film and Television like MGM in the United States!”
MGM is a famous film company in Hollywood. One of its great characteristics is that it likes to make literary films.
"Blue Bridge", "Ben-Hur", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "Gone with the Wind" and so on.
Unfortunately, in the 21st century, Sony purchased MGM for nearly US$5 billion, but ended up going bankrupt and filed for bankruptcy protection.
Later, Amazon acquired MGM, and MGM, which had been "selling itself" in the Hollywood market for a long time, finally found its own successor.
Something unlucky.
Of course, Fang Minghua didn't say much.
Shengshi Film and Television will not decline to that point.
Three days later, Fang Minghua wrote the script of "East to West" and sent it to Liu Zhenwei who was far away in Hong Kong.
Liu Zhenwei got the script and read it.
Holy shit!
This is simply tailor-made for you!
I admire you, I really admire you.
As for the copyright adaptation fee, let Brother Cai and Daxia Jin talk about it!
Without saying a word, Liu Zhenwei packed his luggage and hurriedly went straight to Ningxia Zhenbei Fort with his assistant.
Brother, here I come!
I'll lend you your venue, your props, and your people, and I'll make the film!
It is said that Zhenbeibao has become even more lively.
Shengshi Film and Television invested in a total of three films last year.
"Westward Journey" is better than expected, and "Textile Girl" is a dark horse. It just won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Film at the first Shanghai International Film Festival held in Shanghai. Wang Quanan has become the same as his predecessor Zhang Yimou Likewise, he changed his profession and became a director and became an instant hit.
However, there seems to be no movement in the new film "Alive" produced by Zhang Yimou invested by Shengshi Film and Television.
(End of this chapter)