Chapter 127 How should Cheng Long transform
Cheng Long's "New Police Story" has just been released, with a box office of 43 million in the mainland and HK$21 million in Hong Kong.
This result is actually very good. Even including "Kung Fu" released at the end of the year, it can firmly rank among the top five at the box office this year.
But it didn’t work, a certain company still lost money.
This was Cheng Long's first work after returning to Hong Kong, and it was also the first film he collaborated with a certain company, but he lost money.
Cheng Long must be quite depressed.
“Cheng Long is our brand in Hong Kong. In those days, Double Monday success was a guarantee of box office. As long as there were movies with Double Monday participation, investors would dare to invest, no matter how big or small they were.
And he is the second Hong Kong actor to successfully break into Hollywood after Bruce Lee. "
Speaking of Cheng Long, Liang Wendao and Yourong Yan.
He is an authentic Hong Konger. It can be said that he has grown up watching Cheng Long’s movies since he was a child.
Dou Wentao next to him couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, Cheng Long did all kinds of risk-taking in those two years, and all the action designs were dangerous and dangerous. The accident rate in the family class was very high during those years.
Cheng Long is really a Symbols, his film style, cannot be copied by others.
Just like Zhou Xingxing, Zhou Xingxing's nonsensical style will feel natural to him, but it will feel natural to anyone else. Feeling embarrassed and acting out
Cheng Long felt the same way
The playful and vaudeville style of comedy combined with dangerous and exciting action scenes has become Cheng Long's signature. "
Zhang Chen agreed: "You are right. I have studied Hong Kong movies for a while. Cheng Long is really an iconic figure, and kung fu comedies are popular because of him.
Kung fu movies are really a business card of Chinese movies. Bruce Lee, Cheng Long, and Jet Li all relied on kung fu movies to enter the Hollywood market. "
Hollywood is the center of the world's film and television industry. At this stage, entering Hollywood is the highest recognition of an actor's achievement.
Dou Wentao said with regret: "Unfortunately, kung fu movies have also disappeared. There are fewer and fewer people doing ancient costume martial arts because advertising cannot be embedded and huge investments are made.
I have had enough of Cheng Long's kung fu comedies. It seems that he had no choice but to return to Hong Kong after several consecutive movies were not very popular in Hollywood. However, he did not expect that the box office of his first film after returning to Hong Kong was not satisfactory. ”
In fact, the box office of "New Police Story" is not bad, but the original target was "Hero".
Not to mention, the box office of "Hero" of 250 million really made these Hong Kong People were shocked.
I thought that the mainland was a barren land, but I didn’t expect that the potential was so huge. That’s why Hong Kong filmmakers went north together.
By the way, Bona was created. >
"In fact, the most terrifying thing is the green screen technology. With green screen synthesis, all dangerous actions can be completed in front of the green screen, which greatly reduces the difficulty of the action.
Cheng Long's big scene changes It is no longer the only one. In fact, the green screen synthesis can make the picture more thrilling and exciting than what Cheng Long actually shot..."
What Zhang Chen said is true. Cheng Long himself said in later generations that green screen technology Let the aura around him dim.
Although that’s not what the original words said, it roughly means that.
“I can’t imagine what will happen if there is no Cheng Long in future action movies?”
Cheng Long represents an era, and audiences who like him definitely don't want their childhood star to gradually fade away.
“Actually, he has already realized this problem, otherwise there would be no transformation of "Myth"."
Seeing the two people looking over, Zhang Chen continued: "It is said that "Myth" It was a dream that director Tang Jili had when he was visiting the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum in Xi'an. He wanted to film this story. Originally, the male protagonist was chosen and it was Takeshi Kaneshiro, but later the eldest brother liked the story. , wanted to star in it himself. Tang Jili definitely couldn’t refuse, so Takeshi Kaneshiro’s role is gone.”
When Zhang Chen talked about the gossip he knew, Dou Wentao’s eyes lit up: “You. How do you know so clearly?”
Zhang Chen shrugged: "Director Yan Yiyun of Xi Film Director told me that "The Myth" was shot at the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang. It is said that the filming only took 14 days in total. It should have just been completed not long ago."
Liang Wendao was obviously more interested in the transformation that Zhang Chen mentioned just now: "You just said that "Myth" is Cheng Long's transformation?"
Zhang Chen nodded: "Yes, but I guess The response will not be very good."
"Why?"
"Cheng Long probably filmed "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" both based on ancient costumes. There's a lot to be done.
But in fact, people have seen enough, and Cheng Long has never shot a costume film before, so the audience may not recognize his costume appearance. "
This is not nonsense. Cheng Long's "Myth", "Little Soldiers" and "Lions from the Sky" in the original time and space did not do well at the box office.
I don't know why, when I saw the costumes Cheng Long, people just feel awkward.
“Then what do you think Cheng Long should do? "Dou Wentao suddenly asked.
Zhang Chen didn't think too much, it just felt like chatting.
"He is an action actor. No matter how he changes, he can't escape the category of action movies. This is his basic base. I think what should be changed is the style."
"Kung Fu comedy?"
"Yes, people have long been tired of watching this form. The best proof is that several of his films in Hollywood have hit the market in the past two years."
"But if it is not a kung fu comedy, then Cheng Long's movie Can it still be called a Jackie Chan movie?" Liang Wendao obviously has some feelings.
Zhang Chen retorted: "Why not? As long as Cheng Long is still fighting, then he will be in Cheng Long's movie."
Liang Wendao fell into deep thought.
"Actually, I think Cheng Long should consider changing his style and abandoning what he is good at, so that he can break and stand up again."
Hearing Zhang Chen's words, the two fell into silence.
Actually, when it comes to movies, they are all laymen, and the reason why they can say a few words depends on the homework they have done before. But if they are serious about professional issues with Zhang Chen, they will be just trying to do what they do.
Liang Wendao felt that it was not good to go any further and changed the topic.
"We just talked about kung fu movies, and let's talk about police and gangster movies, especially gangster movies, which have a long history in Hong Kong. Almost every Hong Kong director has made police and gangster movies, including Chen Musheng, Johnnie To, Kwan Kam-peng, Yee Dong-sheng, Lam Ling-tung... ”
As an authentic Hong Konger, Liang Wendao knows these directors very well.
Zhang Chen suddenly smiled when he thought of his previous experience.
“When I was a child, when I watched the DVD, I felt that the security in Hong Kong was very poor. Gangs were everywhere and people were robberies at every turn, often with guns. When I grew up, I realized that Hong Kong is actually the ‘most populous city in Asia’. Safe City'..."
"Yes, I have had similar doubts..."
Dou Wentao also echoed from the side. He adjusted his black-rimmed glasses:
"At that time, I was wondering why the Hong Kong gangs in the movie were different. The guns in "A Better Tomorrow" were like free guns. It's like cabbage, everyone has it.
But in "Young and Dangerous", a bunch of gangsters are still chopping each other with primitive knives. It's so low. Only after I came to Hong Kong did I understand everything. It’s all artistic processing.”
“Hahahaha~”
(End of this chapter)