In the most glorious era of Hong Kong films, a film company like New Art City that had good performance and continued to create box office miracles actually closed down.
This is actually a very magical thing, and it also makes many people in the industry sigh.
The reason is that Xinyi City was a grassroots team when it started its business.
At that time, Shi Nansheng went to Xinyi City and found that Mai Jia and Shi Tian actually went to work at night, and only Huang Baiming was better.
Except for a small secretary, there are basically no people in the company.
Shi Nansheng felt that this was a shabby company and it wouldn't be able to grow unless someone was found to manage it well.
In fact, the three people in Xinyi City also thought that they should find someone to manage it.
They thought the girl next to Xu Ke was quite stylish, so they went to her.
Huang Baiming was the most eloquent among the three, so he was sent to talk to Shi Nansheng.
Huang Baiming boasted for a long time, and Shi Nansheng asked: "What is your company's annual turnover?"
Huang Baiming couldn't answer.
Shi Nansheng asked again: "How many movies does your company make in a year, how much business does it have, and how much budget does it have?"
Huang Baiming couldn't answer either.
Shi Nansheng asked again: "What are your plans for the company, and what scale do you plan to achieve in the future?"
Huang Baiming didn't know anything. He could only tell Shi Nansheng: "We have no idea about these things. I have no idea, so I want you to manage it.”
To be honest, Shi Nansheng wasn't very interested. She thought this was just a grassroots team.
But Xu Ke is already helping Xinyi City to film "Gui Ma Zhi Duo Xing".
After the movie was released, the box office was very good and it also won the Golden Horse Award.
Shi Nansheng was very happy that her boyfriend was successful. At this time, Huang Baiming suddenly said to her: "I deposited your salary this month into your bank account."
Shi Nansheng was very embarrassed. , had to go to Xinyi City to work.
When Xinyi City was filming movies, they didn’t even have a production manager. For every movie, Princess Jin sent an accountant to the set with a bag of money.
Then they had several teams filming, and each assistant director got one copy for everyone to watch and use.
Shi Nansheng immediately felt that something was wrong. What if the money was lost?
Do you believe him, do you punish him, do you want him to pay back, or do you want his life?
So Shi Nansheng set out to establish a signature system, settling accounts once a month to minimize cash.
Shi Nansheng made a form at that time and printed it in triplicate. As a result, until the completion of New Art City, the form was still in use and had never been changed.
At that time, when filming in New Art City, it was all done blindly. They just started shooting whatever subject came to mind, and there was no concept of schedules at all.
Shi Nansheng helped them plan, for example, how should the budget of 100 million a year be allocated?
How much money will be allocated to the four major schedules, how many movies will be made, and how will the manpower be allocated to each movie?
How much funds should be allocated for small periods, such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, and how many movies should be made?
Under Shi Nansheng's plan, there is a timetable for how many movies New Art City will shoot a year and how many people will be needed.
Mastered a rhythm.
Without Shi Nansheng, they would just be messing around.
When New Art City started its business, it adopted a collective creation model.
This is the magic weapon for their success, but over time, problems will arise.
Because the seven people have their own characteristics and have different views on things.
When they are not successful yet, they can tolerate each other, understand each other, and communicate more easily.
But as it became more and more successful, problems arose.
When you are successful, you will be surrounded by sycophants.
Even if someone says you can't do it, you will say it naturally, you say no? I said it would definitely work.
The success of New Art City is the result of collective wisdom. The Seven Monsters all think they are good, so they can only tear each other down. The more they talk, the more tense the relationship becomes.
During the most serious period, Mai Jia, Huang Baiming and Shi Tian did not speak.
In this case, it would be strange if Xinyi City did not collapse.
This is only about the leadership. The contradiction between the company's front and behind the scenes is even greater.
The actors like Xu Guanjie and Zhou Runfa feel that the success of the movie is all due to us.
Directors like Gao Zhisen and Lam Ling-tung also felt that it was our work that made the movie a hit.
After all, Xinyi City has never had a strong core figure to order everything and divide the interests.
There are many contradictions inside and outside, no one agrees with anyone, and the spoils are unevenly distributed. It is a miracle that it can last for ten years.
As for Yang Ji, there is a leader like Yang Ye who can lead everyone to expand territory and make a fortune together.
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The disintegration of Art City is good news for its counterparts in Hong Kong.
After everyone pretended to sigh a few times, they happily gathered around to pick up the body.
Who doesn’t like to blast gold coins?
Yang Ji accepted two beauties, Bai Anni and Yuan Jieying, and quickly arranged resources for them.
Bai Anni acted as the heroine in "Curry Chili" directed by Ke Shouliang and starring Zhou Xingchi and Zhang Xueyou.
This movie was shot for Huang Baiming's company, but the director and starring actors were all hired from Baiyang Agency.
Yuan Jieying was arranged to play the second female lead, Ah Jiu, in ATV’s Jin Yong drama “Blood Sword” this year.
The female lead in this drama, Wen Qingqing, is played by Fu Mingxian, while the male lead, Yuan Chengzhi, is played by Aaron Kwok.
Aaron Kwok has been the second male lead several times, and finally became the first male lead.
Not long ago, Aaron Kwok released the album "Endless Love for You" in Taiwan, which sold 450,000 copies and caused a sensation in Taiwan.
At this time, it's time for a Jin Yong drama to solidify his popularity.
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After the release of "Endless Love for You", it quickly spread throughout the streets of Taiwan.
When young sexy girls see beautiful women, they all compare themselves to Aaron Kwok on their chests and shout, "I love you, love you, love you forever"!
The Taiwanese music scene is even more shocked. It’s not like the Raptors can’t cross the river.
After Yang Ji and the Rolling Stones became a family last year, Teresa Teng took the lead in releasing "A Touch of Love 2", which sold over four million copies across Asia (including mainland sales).
That’s all. After all, Teresa Teng is a superstar.
An idol singer was launched in Taiwan this year, and the sales have exploded to this extent.
And it was sold on the back of Wang Jie's "Do I Really Have Nothing".
"Do I Really Have Nothing" is Wang Jie's masterpiece, selling 500,000 copies in Taiwan.
At the same time, Rolling Stone's Zhou Huajian also released a new album "The Truest Dream", which sold 200,000 copies on the island.
At the same time, many super-platinum records emerged in Taiwan's record market, which heralded the arrival of the golden age of Taiwan's records.
After Aaron Kwok successfully tested the waters, Poplar Records decided to send more singers to Rolling Stone to release records.
First, time. Singers such as Zhang Xueyou, Liu Hua, Liming, Ye Qianwen, Zhou Huimin and other singers have come to Taiwan one after another.
Seeing this, China Star, Warner and other record companies were naturally not to be left behind.
So Anita Mui, Alan Tam, Lin Yilian, and Du Dewei also entered Taiwan one after another.
A large wave of Hong Kong singers continue to stage the "Rapid Dragon Crossing the River" show in Taiwan, turning the Taiwanese music scene upside down and putting Taiwanese singers under a lot of pressure.
The influx of these outstanding singers has also inspired endless inspiration for Taiwanese musicians. A large number of excellent works have emerged like a spurt, causing the focus of the Chinese music scene to gradually shift from Hong Kong to Taiwan.
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In July, Chen Long's "Miracle" grossed 34 million Hong Kong dollars locally, ending perfectly, and Yang Ye's "The Secret of the Dragon" began to take over. The Ghost Blowing Lantern series is a Chinese-style treasure hunt blockbuster that Yang Ye threatened to spend billions on. The release of the first film has naturally attracted much attention.
Many overseas film producers went directly to Hong Kong to attend the premiere, fearing that if they were too late, their copyright would be taken away by others.
The premiere will be held on the 1st, leaving a week for the final wave of publicity bombing.
Yang Ye led Zhong Chuhong out of the car and immediately attracted a large number of fans.
Although it is a hot summer day, it cannot stop the enthusiasm of the groupies.
The two of them greeted the fans enthusiastically while standing there waiting for the rest of the crew.
In the car behind, actors such as Hong Jingbao, Li Jiaxin, Zheng Peipei, Ng Mong-tat, Ha Guorong, Michiko Nisigata got off one after another.
"Sister Peipei, stand with me!"
Yang Ye called Zheng Peipei and the Mojin trio to stand together, next to him.
On his left is Zheng Peipei, and on his right is Zhong Chuhong.
Hong Jingbao stood on the other side of Zhong Chuhong, and Li Jiaxin stood next to Hong Jingbao.
The main creators stood in a row for the media to take photos and accept simple interviews.
"Sir, I heard that the investment scale of "Search for the Dragon" is larger than that of "Terminator 2"?"
Yang Ye shook his head and said: "No, "The End" "Terminator 2" was shot entirely in the United States, and the cost was very scary. This time, most of it was shot in Hong Kong. It cost a lot of money. The final settlement cost was about a little over 200 million, which was less than half of "Terminator 2." br>
""Raiders of the Lost Ark" is currently being screened around the world. It is also a treasure hunting theme. Does your "The Secret of the Dragon" have a chance to beat it at the box office?"
"I have already watched "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and it was great! Spielberg is a very powerful director. But our "Second Life" is also very good, and I think it will also get a good box office! ”
Yang Ye doesn’t think that “The Secret of the Dragon” can outperform “Raiders of the Lost Ark 3”.
Treasure Hunt 3 is the best in the entire series and the best among the treasure hunt movies.
If it is "Raiders of the Lost Ark", there is still a chance.
If you look at it from the perspective of later generations, Treasure Hunt 1 is just like that. It mainly sets a precedent and has milestone significance.
Yang Ye did not answer the reporter's provocation or say harsh words. After a blind beep, he led the film's creators into the cinema.
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The cinema was filled with people.
The big names from Baiyang Pictures all came to support the boss, and many colleagues naturally came to find out.
Coupled with film producers, the media from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and four places were very busy.
Deborah, the master of ceremonies, walked up to the stage and announced: "Let us welcome all the creators of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Secret of the Dragon" with warm applause!"
"Bah, bang, bang, bang!"
< br>After a burst of warm applause, Yang Ye led everyone onto the stage and bowed to the audience in front of the scene and in front of the TV.
Then, as usual, we started a simple interview and told interesting stories about the filming of the movie.
Li Jiaxin told an interesting story about eating salmon in Inner Mongolia, which made Deborah wonder.
"How can there be salmon to eat in such a far place, thousands of miles away from the sea?"
"Because there is an Ergun River where we filmed, which is the source of Heilongjiang. Every summer, the Pacific Ocean The salmon in it will migrate thousands of miles along the Heilongjiang River to the Ergun River to spawn.”
“Nature is really amazing”
Interview. Finally, everyone showed off the props used in the movie.
Yang Ye used the flying tiger claw as a rope dart and performed a set of martial arts on the spot. This thing was like an arm in his hand and he was playing like a wind. The audience in the audience naturally cheered. .
Next, Hong Jingbao showed off his multi-functional utility shovel, which can be used to open wine bottles, chop vegetables, dig soil, chop firewood, and even fry an egg on the spot.
This naturally made the audience laugh. After playing for a while, Yang Ye started singing the theme song as usual.
The others stepped down, leaving the stage to Yang Ye.
The theme song sung by Yang Ye is called "Demons".
It is a song released by the American rock band Dream Dragon, and is also the theme song of "Nine-Storey Demon Tower".
This song once ranked sixth on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, which can be said to be very popular.
The Raptors' song "Demon" describes how a person fights against the monster in his heart.
The "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series depicts how the gold-finding team fights against unknown horrors.
Quite right for the occasion!
Yang Ye picked it up casually, thinking that the movie was going to be released overseas, so he simply stopped Chineseizing it and sang an English version to save trouble.
This song will also be directly charted by Radio Hong Kong, Taiwan’s Golden Song Chart, American Billboard and other places to promote "Search for the Dragon".
Yang Ye roared at the top of his lungs on the stage, and the audience was shocked.
When Yang Ye finished singing and came off the stage and returned to his seat, the movie officially started to show.
Huang Zhan was infected by the song and sighed: "Aye, if you don't take action, it will be a masterpiece!"
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"The Secret of the Dragon" begins with a narration:
More than a thousand years ago, China was divided into three countries: Wei, Shu and Wu, and they were constantly at war with each other.
When fighting a war, you must first eat enough. In order to prevent soldiers from going hungry, Cao Cao of the Wei State set up an official title in the army called Mojin Colonel.
What is this official title for? He just went around exploring ancient tombs, breaking open coffins, and borrowing money from the dead to buy food.
The captain's rules for touching gold are strict. When opening a large tomb, you must light a candle in the southeast corner of the tomb before opening the coffin and touching for gold.
If the candle goes out, you must put the original belongings back and exit the tomb, otherwise disaster will occur.
Thousands of years later, there are only three golden captains left in the world. They are Hu Bayi, Wang Kaixuan, and Shirley Yang.
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As the movie narrated, the trio of gold-finding trio kept moving, showing their professionalism.
When the three of them were introduced, they were also given cameras to show off their faces.
Huang Zhan, the LSP, couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he saw Zhong Chuhong's Lara Croft look.
The design of this tomb passage is somewhat different from the original version. It adopts the concept in "Jingjue Ancient City".
You can still use it when filming "The Ancient City".
When several people were crawling around in the dangerous tomb passage, the audience was stunned.
Huang Zhan couldn't help but ask: "How was this taken?"
Yang Ye whispered: "It was shot with a blue screen in the studio, and then computer technology was used to combine the real person and the background. If you want to know more, you can go and visit it when the second part is shot."
Huang Zhan sighed and said: "Your technology is getting more and more advanced."
Yang Ye said: "This is just the beginning. With the development of technology, in the future, you may be able to shoot directly in the studio I finished filming a movie."
"Uh..." Huang Zhan couldn't help but complain: "Isn't that going back to the old days of setting up fake scenes?"
"Essentially. It’s the same, but the effect of computer landscaping is more realistic and cooler than artificial landscaping!”
Huang Zhan chatted with Yang Ye in a low voice, keeping his eyes on the big screen.
At this time, Hu Bayi had climbed onto the coffin, opened the coffin lid, and found a corpse lying inside.
Unlike traditional Hong Kong movies, where there is a very scary old zombie in the coffin, in this movie there is a beautiful woman.
Through the red veil, a lively face can be vaguely seen.
Huang Zhan was very surprised and couldn't help but said: "Is this... alive?" (End of this chapter)