Chapter 535 The development direction of Hong Kong martial arts movies
"77%." Yang Wendong recalled for a while and said: "Except for the previous Legend of the Condor Heroes, this is the highest."
TVB has been established for a few years. There are not enough screenwriters, so it is naturally difficult to learn from the self-made dramas of the 1980s and 1990s. It is impossible for the boss Yang Wendong to participate in such a thing, and he has already bought Jin Yong’s novels. copyright, so TVB successively filmed several Jin Yong TV series such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes";
The one with the best results is naturally "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Among Jin Yong's novels, this one is also the most popular. In later generations, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" may be the only one that can rival it.
Of course, Gu Long has also filmed some of his novels, and the results he obtained are not bad, but because he lacks the spirit of "a great chivalrous man who serves the country and the people", he still cannot compare with Jin Yong.
Qi Ruifan said: "Yes, compared to the popular TV series, The Voice is still a bit inferior, but the TV series will be gone after it is filmed. Ours can be filmed every year. For TVB, this means more."
"Okay, then we will continue to conduct preliminary rounds in different regions, and then go to the finals and finals to build momentum." Yang Wendong agreed: "In addition, occasionally you can invite some singers or film and television stars to be judges to increase the popularity."
In recent years, under the deliberate operation of TVB and Changxing Film Company, there have been many stars in Hong Kong, and these stars also have many fans. For example, thousands of people were willing to pay to watch the concerts they held before, and their music albums , and with the development of tape players, more and more are sold;
The improvement of these income channels has also brought many singers an income no less than that of some mid-range film and television stars, thus attracting more people to join in music creation. Even Hong Kong's Good Voice can attract so many people, and there are also reasons for this. factor, because as long as you sing well you can make money;
Making money is the driving force for the development of most industries.
Qi Ruifan agreed: "No problem. I will continue to increase my efforts in publicity and strive to make The Voice Festival the most popular TV program in Hong Kong."
Yang Wendong said: "Okay, we will try to achieve results this year. As long as the results are good enough, we can gradually try to sell the copyright."
This is also the core purpose of promoting "The Voice of Hong Kong". Selling copyrights can not only obtain a large amount of foreign exchange, but also gain access to many overseas TV stations, so as to enhance its influence on a global scale.
The popularity of "The Voice of Hong Kong" has gradually attracted the attention of many newspapers and media. Some young people who have won the championship or even performed well will be interviewed by some media;
Occasionally, when someone comes from a poor family and hopes to change their living conditions through singing, the media likes to focus on it.
Even among the public, because of the high popularity, some people started betting on who will win and who will lose.
Yang Wendong didn't care when he found out. He didn't participate anyway. As long as the popularity of any activity is high enough and there is a competition, it may attract these people.
Every week that followed, the crew of "The Voice of Hong Kong" held preliminary rounds and appeared on TV and radio, gradually detonating the streets of Hong Kong. Many people would discuss this topic when chatting;
In early May, Yang Wendong came to the Film and Television City in Tseung Kwan O;
"Yang Sheng, up ahead is the studio where Li Xiaolong is filming his new movie." Wrinkle Huai followed the boss and introduced.
"Let's go and have a look." Yang Wendong was also very interested in Li Xiaolong's fight in his previous life.
Soon several people came to the set. At this moment, Li Xiaolong was also concentrating on acting and did not notice Yang Wendong and others behind him;
"Click, start." Following the order from the assistant director;
The people around Li Xiaolong immediately attacked, but were quickly knocked down by three strikes and five strikes, one by one, and two people even screamed in pain;
After the plot ended, the assistant director immediately stepped forward, and several medical staff also examined the injured.
Yang Wendong and Zou Wenhuai also walked over, and Li Xiaolong naturally noticed it, so he walked over and greeted: "Yang Sheng, Zou Sheng."
"You're a little heavy handed now." Yang Wendong looked at the actors who were being helped up. The expressions on their faces and the sweat on their bodies didn't look like they were pretending.
It doesn't matter if you spend more money on making movies. Li Xiaolong's movies are bound to be hits anyway, but it's not good if people get injured. Some of them may affect them for a lifetime.
Li Xiaolong also said helplessly: "I have already used up my strength. It looks like a strong kick, but in fact it is not very strong, and they also have some protection in their clothes;
But no matter what, you still have to really bear some strength, and if you don’t have strength, the photo will be too fake. ”
"Well, then try to control safety." Yang Wendong couldn't say much.
Art requires dedication, especially for actors in this era. Fighting is life-threatening, and jumping off a building is a real jump. How many actors are really injured because of this;
As long as life-threatening and serious injuries can be avoided, other minor injuries are unavoidable. It is a comfort to have the money and compensation.
Zou Wenhuai asked: "Xiaolong, is your fighting speed too fast? It only takes a few people a few seconds to finish?"
"Because what I pursue is reality." Li Xiaolong shook his head slightly and said: "I watched a lot of Hong Kong movies and found two problems; the first is that the fighting is too fake. Two people fight for several minutes or even ten minutes without ending. , just by changing the moves, but in fact, in a real fight, even between two masters, the winner will be determined in a very short time, because once the errant party is hit anywhere, Basically it will collapse immediately;
This is only when both parties are bare-handed. If they have weapons, they can just cut off a piece of skin. If the injured person suffers pain, he will only lose faster. ”
"You are right." Yang Wendong also agreed deeply.
Many of the fights in today's Hong Kong movies are indeed exciting, but they can be said to be "hem haha" for ten minutes without a winner
Not to mention that no one was injured, even in such a high-intensity fight, not many people could withstand it.
I thought it was quite interesting at first, but after watching too much, I felt very boring. The performance of Hong Kong martial arts movies during this period has also declined, which is probably the case. The audience looks like this. Historically, Li Xiaolong was able to It became an instant hit, probably because of this.
Wrinkle Huai asked: "What is the second question?"
Li Xiaolong replied: "The second one is also related to the first one. The fighting plot is too long, but there is no other plot. Even though everyone likes to watch martial arts plots, there is no other plot. What to watch just fighting?
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Let’s just talk about the few movies you made before. The fighting is indeed good, better than Shaw Brothers’ movies, but the core plot conflict is that two people fight each other on the street because they don’t like each other, or they have a conflict over a girl. It’s a bit boring. . ”
"So your film "Tangshan Brother" is focused on anti-drugs?" Yang Wendong asked with a smile.
He never imagined that he had changed a lot of history, but Li Xiaolong's first movie was still the same as in history, also called "Tangshan Brother".
Li Xiaolong nodded and said: "Yes, I conceived this movie many years ago. I originally wanted to shoot it in the United States, but the film company there didn't give me a chance at all;
My idea is very simple. In the past, our Chinese nation was harmed by D. This is a heartache for many people, so we need to take advantage of this and put this kind of story on the screen to make it more attractive to watch. ”
"Yes, this is a good idea. Lao Zou, you have to learn from it in the future." Yang Wendong agreed.
It seems that Li Xiaolong's success is not due to his ability to fight. He is also very sharp in brains and film market. Looking back at the movies he made in his previous life, they are all strong plot + strong fighting, especially the later "Fearless", which even more patriotic. The feelings have been raised to the extreme;
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The plot is the most important thing for any story. Even in some movies from the island country, many people like to have other plots, such as "You don't want your husband to know."
No matter what kind of fight, although it looks good, it can’t all be a fight.
Wrinkle Huaiye immediately said: "Yes, Yang Sheng."
"Okay, when the results of this movie come out, we will consider how to shoot the movie in the future." Yang Wendong asked again: "Xiaolong, when will the movie be finished."
Li Xiaolong said: "The simple filming can be completed in one month, but after the filming is completed, I may need some time to make changes, and some plots may need to be reshot."
"Okay, you make the decision yourself." Yang Wendong naturally agreed.
This speed is already very fast compared to Li Xiaolong's shooting in history. The main reason is that there are enough resources, we can build whatever we need, and we can invite whoever we need to come over.
In the original cooperation between Li Xiaolong and Jiahe, there were not so many resources.
Zou Wenhuai next to him was also very moved. He also knew that the boss attached great importance to Li Xiaolong. No actor or director would dare to ask for such a request. You must know that reshooting is a waste of film and manpower. It will also be needed in the later stage. It takes a lot of time and money to have people adjust the film position and so on.
Li Xiaolong smiled and said: "Okay, Yang Sheng, don't worry, I have absolute confidence that this movie will be successful, otherwise I will go back to the United States directly."
"Haha, I'm very confident too." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Don't feel any psychological pressure. After the filming of your movie is completed, I will use a lot of resources to promote it, and it will definitely achieve good results. ”
Now that I have appeared, Hong Kong’s economy is stronger and there are more theaters, even Singapore;
Similarly, I already have more than 250 theaters overseas with more than 100,000 seats, and they are all among the Chinese community;
And now I fully support Li Xiaolong in the filming. As long as there is no problem with the quality of this movie, the results of this first movie will definitely far exceed the historical results.
Li Xiaolong nodded and said: "Thank you Yang Sheng."
He now also understands the development of Hong Kong movies and knows how terrible the resources he has for this movie. It can be said that the other ten normal movies combined cannot compare to his one;
This naturally puts some pressure on him. He has confidence, but art is often illusory;
In Hollywood, 20th Century Fox's "Cleopatra", which used all its resources to shoot, was so poor that it almost bankrupted the company, while some small companies may have inadvertently produced dark horses.
Yang Wendong said: "I'm waiting for your good news."
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