Chapter 125 The Strange Woman Shi Nansheng
Zhang Chen had a great time in "Super Interview", and the host and the audience also enjoyed it.
Melon-eating people like to watch others fight.
After politely declining the two hosts’ invitation to treat them to dinner, the two left the studio.
At this time, Fan Jiuyi looked at Zhang Chen with eyes full of admiration.
"What's wrong, why are you looking at me like that?"
Fan Jiuyi blinked his beautiful eyes: "It's nothing, I'm just curious. Are you really not afraid of his revenge if you criticize Lu Chuan so much?"
< br>Zhang Chen shrugged: "Retaliation? How can he take revenge? And he was the one who started the war first."
"But his father is Lu Tianming, a well-known writer and a senior."
"Only those with high moral standards are called seniors..."
Zhang Chen did not continue the topic, but just then Dong Jianqiang called.
After talking for a while, the phone was hung up. Zhang Chen said angrily: "Come on, I thought I could finally rest for two days, but now I'm in trouble again."
"Why? "
"The old director said that the box office of "Shark Beach" in Hong Kong Island was surprisingly good, and China World strongly invited us to jointly promote it..."
"Shark Beach" is released , Zhang Chen originally wanted to synchronize the two places, but in the end it didn't work out. It was released on Hong Kong Island two days later than on the mainland.
"Did it sell well? How much did it sell for?" Fan Jiuyi was curious.
"8 million, it is said that it sold 8 million Hong Kong dollars in the first weekend."
"Wow, that is indeed good."
In fact, there were not many mainland movies at this time For those who value Hong Kong’s box office, doesn’t it count as Hong Kong’s box office if they don’t look at statistical trace box office data?
Because it’s really not that big, the media dared to praise it as a hit if it had a box office of 10 million.
"Shark Tank" made 8 million Hong Kong dollars in its first weekend, which is already very good. You must know that Cheng Long's "New Police Story" only made 7 million Hong Kong box office in its first weekend.
Media Asia is going crazy.
Following this trend, "Shark Tank" will have no problem breaking 20 million at the Hong Kong box office. It is another blockbuster movie, and its box office will be no worse than "Dark Invasion".
What's more, Media Asia bought out not only the movie rights, but also the DVD rights at one time. The latter is their main business, and they can make more money than movies.
Fan Jiuyi has been around Hong Kong and knows what HK$8 million in the first weekend means, and he can't help but feel sad.
When she first started working in Hong Kong circles, she wanted to learn from people like Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi who would become famous in Hong Kong circles and then rush overseas.
Unfortunately, we failed in the end and returned to the mainland in despair.
This time, by mistake, it was completed with "Shark Beach".
"Shark Beach" grossed HK$8 million in its first weekend. It was a huge success for me in Hong Kong, and I finally had a masterpiece.
At the same time, I think of how difficult it was to work hard in Hong Kong, which is beyond words.
The discrimination of Hong Kong Islanders against mainlanders is engraved in their bones. Even though we all have the same roots, they just feel superior to others.
You can tell from the name Bei Gu.
Carina Lau and Li Zhi were both called Beigu, but Fan Jiuyi was not as good as them, so naturally he was not immune.
She was often looked down upon.
I don’t think Zhang Ziyi has become an international celebrity, but she was still ridiculed in public by Chow Yun-fat and Cheng Yuling at the Academy Awards ceremony.
Although Zhang Ziyi's behavior is indeed disgusting, it is also true that Hong Kong Islanders are arrogant and disrespectful.
“When will you leave?”
“Tomorrow afternoon, I still have some things to deal with at the company in the morning.”
“Okay, let me know when you have booked the ticket .”
……
The debate on the Internet continues, with some people praising "Shark Beach" and others scolding "Shark Beach".
"Super Interview" is a recorded broadcast, and the program has not yet been broadcast, so not many people know about it, and its influence has not been revealed.
Zhang Chen feels that after the program is broadcast, there should be two results.
First, Lu Chuan was beaten to a halt. After all, Zhang Chen sprayed him so hard in the show, which was almost like stripping Lu Chuan naked in front of the whole country.
No matter whether "Shark Beach" succeeds or fails in the end, Lu Chuan will become a topic of conversation among people after dinner.
The second is to cause a bigger war of words.
What Zhang Chen said, as long as Lu Chuan was not stupid, he would definitely fight back, otherwise he would really become a laughing stock.
The next morning, Zhang Chen appeared at the company.
“I have worked hard during this period, but I still have to work hard for two more days.”
Dong Jianqiang understands very well that doing road shows is really tiring and he doesn’t even have time to sleep.
Half an hour later, Zhang Chen called the screenwriters of the screenwriting team for a meeting.
"I have a story, please help me improve it..."
The ancestors said that happiness alone is not as good as happiness among everyone.
There is free labor, of course we should use it as much as possible, so why bother writing the script yourself?
This is the first time that screenwriters A, B, B, and D have direct contact with Zhang Chen, and I am a little excited.
"The tentative title of the story is "Manslaughter", and it is about..."
Zhang Chen roughly told the story of "Manslaughter". Yes, he plans to do this in his next movie.
"Dark Invasion" is a horror film, "Shark Beach" is a thriller, and Zhang Chen is planning a suspense film for his next film.
This film was actually not difficult to shoot. What really stood out was the script, so Zhang Chen needed the help of the entire screenwriting team to perfect it.
“The big framework has been given. In one month, I need you to help me improve the plot, fill in the loopholes, and consider the issue of review.”
"Manslaughter" in the original time and space is a remake of Bai Xiang's "Manslaughter", but the ending has been modified. The ending of the original version of How to Get Away with Murder would definitely not pass the trial in China, even if you place the location of the incident abroad.
"Shinjuku Incident" is from Japan, and the lead actor Cheng Long is an international movie star. He could not pass the review, so Zhang Chen was not prepared to give up.
But everything must be reasonable and have internal logic.
The original version of "Manslaughter" handled the father's surrender at the end very cleverly. He had obviously escaped legal sanctions and had no need to surrender.
But the director specially arranged a detail, that is, the test paper of the protagonist's youngest daughter An An, which was obviously scored 70 points, was changed to 100 points. What the father did will have a subtle impact on the young children. In order for the children to grow up healthily in the future, The protagonist chose to surrender.
This is what Zhang Chen wants. The success of this kind of movie depends entirely on the script, so the script must be carefully polished without any flaws.
……
When the plane landed at Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong, the lights were already on.
Zhang Chen thought he would see Lin Jianyue or something, but he thought too much.
Lin Jianyue is the son of Lin Baixin, a real Hong Kong tycoon. Although Media Asia is doing well in the Hong Kong film and television industry, it is only one of his listed companies. Zhang Chen and Fan Jiuyi are not high enough for Lin Jianyue to receive them personally.
The person who came to pick them up was Shi Nansheng. Zhang Chen didn’t know that Shi Nansheng was actually the vice president of Media Asia.
Shi Nansheng is a strange woman. She first worked at Li's TV station, where she was spotted by McDonald and was appointed as the administrative director.
Her three years at Li's were the three years of Li's fastest development. She produced countless high-quality TV series. The ratings once exceeded TVB's and she became Shao Laoliu's strong rival.
Later, Li's closed down, and she joined the start-up New Art City and became one of the "Seven Eccentrics of New Art City". From then on, New Art City's ten years of rapid development began.
At that time, the Seven Monsters of New Art City were jokingly called Snow White and the Six Dwarfs in the industry. Shi Nansheng is the housekeeper, and the other six monsters are responsible for the creation. Hot-selling products appear every year.
At its most glorious time, a company in Xinyi City was fighting against Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers. The latter two were obviously mortal enemies, but they were forced to join forces to create some kind of dual-line screening, but together they still managed to Still can't beat it.
Afterwards, due to the uneven distribution of money in Xinyi City, the seven monsters felt dissatisfied and ran away separately. Shi Nansheng and Tsui Hark also left and set up a film studio.
Tsu Hark is in charge of production, and Shi Nansheng is in charge of investment and distribution.
Later, the Hong Kong film market shrank, and film companies such as New Arts City, Baohe, and Weihe closed down one after another. Only Tsui Hark Film Studio was still alive and well.
Once Upon a Time series, The Invincible of the East series, A Chinese Ghost Story series...
There are endless quality products.
Sure enough, gold will shine wherever it is.
This time it was Shi Nansheng who advocated for the win of "Shark Beach", and it was also Shi Nansheng who hoped that they would come to Hong Kong to cooperate with the promotion.
“Mr. Shi~”
The two parties met and said hello. Shi Nansheng is a very outgoing character, and no one who works as a publisher is introverted.
“Mr. Shi is too outspoken. You can call me Nan Sheng or Mrs. Xu.”
At this time, Shi Nansheng was still Tsui Hark’s wife, and the official announcement of their divorce would not be until 2015. Year.
"You two must be tired after a long journey. Let's get in the car first. I have arranged a hotel for you two to pick up the wind and wash away the dust."
The three of them shared the same car, and Shi Nansheng was there along the way. Lead the topic and chat casually.
It's obvious that this woman is very talkative and very approachable, otherwise she wouldn't be able to become friends with so many celebrities.
Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Yi Shu, and Sylvia Chang all have a good relationship with her.
Since Shi Nansheng was very talkative, Zhang Chen simply said: "Sister Nansheng, let's not hold any reception banquet. If possible, Binbin and I would like to try the specialties of Hong Kong Island."
This was something he and Fan Jiuyi had discussed on the plane.
Business banquets are the most boring thing. Since you come to Hong Kong Island, of course you have to try the specialties here.
He has been coveting the familiar Hong Kong snacks in movies for a long time.
Chezi noodles, Wanzi wings, Jiuji beef brisket, Rongji rice rolls, Shenjing roast goose and so on are famous names that have been admired for a long time.
"Is this...wouldn't it be impolite?"
"Of course not, we would love it."
"Okay, Uncle Gui, let's turn around and go Central.”
Seeing that Zhang Chen and the two were eager to try, Shi Nansheng immediately ordered the driver to change the route.
Central, Gough Street, Kau Kee Beef Brisket
Hong Kong’s long-standing beef brisket in clear soup has a small storefront, but it is a beef brisket restaurant where you have to queue up all year round to get it.
It was already past meal time when the three of them went, but they still had to wait in line for a while before they could eat.
It is said that many Hong Kong celebrities are frequent visitors here.
It's really delicious, the soup base is rich and the ingredients are sufficient.
The three of them chatted while eating, talking about tomorrow's promotion.
Movie promotion in Hong Kong is actually quite simple because it is so small.
When a movie is released and a few posters are put up, basically everyone in Hong Kong knows about it. If the main creator can still interact with the audience in the cinema, he will basically become famous.
And things were pretty much what he expected. In the next two days, their road show really went like this.
Cinema, here in Hong Kong, cinemas are called cinemas.
Go to the theater, meet the audience, and then accept questions from the audience and the media.
This is the first time that Fan Binbin really feels that he is famous in Hong Kong Island.
In fact, "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" is also very popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but that is Xiao Yanzi and Ziwei. He, who plays the role of the maid, doesn't even have a CP, so he doesn't actually get much attention.
But "Shark Beach" is different. She is a well-deserved protagonist, so a lot of media are paying attention to her now.
It's just that the Hong Kong media focuses more on gossip...
"Excuse me, are you and the director of this movie dating?"
(End of Chapter)