Chapter 1585 Beyond Classics

In the previous life, Xiangjiang movies in the 1980s and 1990s, which was when they were at their most glorious, produced countless classics.

Whether it’s gunfights, costumes, spy films, ghost films, zombie films, romance films, literary films... Basically, as long as Chinese people like genres, there will be high-quality products.

This is why the mainland children of that era, when they grew up, even though they knew that the directors and actors in Xiangjiang came to the mainland to cheat money, they still donated genuine movie tickets without hesitation.

Of course, later on, it was also because this group of people gradually matured and had their own families and burdens, and because Xiangjiang movies became less and less sincere, so they went to the cinema less and less.

Replaced by the group of young people born after the 1990s, they were bombarded by American blockbusters as soon as they entered the cinema.

They have been addicted to the special effects movies of American comics and the huge universe for more than ten years. Naturally, they can't look down on something as old as Xiangjiang movies.

In their view, Hong Kong movies rely entirely on old men in their fifties and sixties to sell their emotions, which is really meaningless.

Not as good as the group of filmmakers emerging in our own country.

For example, Feng Buck Ya, Ning Hao, Xu Guangtou, Wu Jing, Chen, etc.

Although the types of movies these people film are a bit monotonous, almost all of which are comedy-themed, they are down-to-earth and very enjoyable to watch.

Wherever it is like Xiangjiang Movies, the jokes are the same as Grandpa Feng’s Spring Festival sketches, all outdated and backward.

All right.

It makes no sense to criticize the future in this way.

The previous life was the previous life, and with Yin Jun in this life, Xiangjiang Film will only become the best in the world, but will never decline to that level.

Not to mention anything else, around 1997, those Hong Kong filmmakers were so scared that they fled to the United States and Canada, causing Hong Kong to lose a lot of elites. It is impossible for such a thing to happen again.

Because now more than 80% of the film elite in Xiangjiang are Yin Jun's subordinates or friends.

Young Master Jun is already possessed by light and is an important figure in the mainland. Will his subordinates and friends still be held accountable?

Do not make jokes!

There is also the UK. If they win, how dare they offend the handsome young man who has huge industry in the United States?

Mr. Jun has a film company and a TV station in the United States. I really want to offend him and fight against you every day. Believe it or not?

Therefore, even if the negotiations between China and Britain are extremely difficult and there is no progress at all, Hong Kong filmmakers are not afraid.

Anyway, we have succeeded in guaranteeing the bottom line. As long as we don’t go too far in the future, we can make money by relying on our ability in movies.

Okay, that's a long topic.

"The Three Heroes of the East" that Yin Jun told Hui Yinghong is actually a typical example in Xiangjiang movies.

Successful but unable to continue the successful example.

When "The Three Heroes of the East" came out, it deeply moved the audience with its typical apocalyptic and bleak style, fierce and cruel fighting, and weird and crazy plot.

In particular, the three heroines Yang Ziqiong, Zhang Manyu and Mei Yanfang showed jaw-dropping martial arts in the movie, which added a lot of brilliance to the movie.

Although many of the plots are similar to the movie Black Rose in the 1960s and 1970s, Du Qifeng's transformation and innovation are refreshing, and it can be regarded as a peak heroine movie.

During that time, "The Three Heroes of the East" became a hot topic among people.

Although its box office is only about 20 million, and it has not yet ranked in the top ten of the year, the format of this movie has been praised by everyone.

Everyone feels that Du Qifeng has opened a new door. If we follow this path, we may not be able to find a new path in addition to Zhou Xingchi's comedies, Jet Li's martial arts films and Cheng Long's action films. .

So Du Qifeng expanded, and in the same year, he immediately spent a month creating "The Three Heroes of the East 2".

Then……

Then he just jumped on the street, and there was no future.

No one dares to make this kind of urban heroine movie anymore, and this very good subject has been wasted.

The failure of "Eastern Heroes 2" was that the preparation was too hasty and the plot and details could not withstand scrutiny - this is also an old problem with Hong Kong sequel movies.

And more importantly, Du Qifeng continued to "carry forward" the cold and desperate style of the first episode, leaving the audience in a sad atmosphere for 90 minutes.

Except for a small group of movie fans, who would make themselves uncomfortable when watching a movie?

"Eastern Heroes 2" has so many weaknesses, if it doesn't hit the market, who will?

A few years later, Yin Jun, a Hong Kong film researcher, started a heated discussion on the forum based on the "Three Heroes of the East" series.

Yin Jun believes that if it can develop well, "The Three Heroes" will definitely be a hundred times better than the American "Charlie's Angels", and the box office and influence will be greatly increased.

But the other side believed that "The Three Heroes of the East" was just an example and could not save the already declining Hong Kong movies at that time.

Moreover, Du Qifeng's style is simply not enough to handle such a series of movies.

More importantly, the script and system of "Three Heroes of the East" itself seem too frivolous and casual.

For example, what kind of eunuch is looking for the emperor, the incompetent police in the apocalypse, the senior masters who know martial arts, the dark background like Batman's Gotham City... these cannot withstand scrutiny.

Once this world view is not complete and does not expand the continuity enough, then the story within this framework will definitely not be extendable.

Because your framework limits the plot to death. If the second episode wants to break through these constraints, it will definitely have conflicts with the first episode.

In this way, viewers who have preconceived ideas after watching the first episode will definitely not be willing to accept these drastic changes.

Therefore, "The Three Heroes" was originally made for one episode, and the second episode after that was a continuation of the show. It was completely unnecessary. It not only lost the box office, but also lost the reputation of the first episode.

These opposing opinions are actually very pertinent, and they indeed point out the contradictions in "The Three Heroes of the East".

Everyone, including Yin Jun, had to admit that there was something wrong with the setting of "The Three Heroes of the East" from the beginning. If it could at least follow the structure of a trilogy or a five-part series before filming, the situation would definitely be better. a lot of.

In this life, Yin Jun finally had the opportunity to realize the dream in his heart.

It has to be said that only the Xiangjiang film industry in this era has the ability and strength to help Yin Jun complete his dream of saving the "Eastern Heroes" movie.

First of all, it refers to filmmakers from Hong Kong who have rich production experience and are already familiar with this form of martial arts and shooting.

Their ideas are also very wild and unconstrained, and they will not be constrained by various ideas. They will be more comfortable executing Yin Jun's script ideas.

Including Mr. Chuck.

The success of "Jinyiwei" has made him undergo a lot of changes in the past two years.

His overall style of shooting movies, although the fights are still fierce and blood is splattered, has made great progress in the narrative style.

A more obvious change is that Mr. Chuck Ce is himself a giant in martial arts films, but in the second and third parts of "The Golden Guard", he invited Dong Wei, Meng Hai, Zhong Fa and other first-class martial arts directors from Hong Kong. , helping to change the pattern of fighting.

This is an incredible change.

It is equivalent to Chuck admitting that the things he is most proud of can no longer keep up with the times, and he needs to absorb more new things to remain attractive.

It is also because of so many changes that "Jinyiwei 2" achieved both word-of-mouth and box office success.

The reputation and box office of "Jinyiwei 3" were not satisfactory, but people still liked the sharp fighting mode in it. For example, the voices praising Hui Yinghong never stopped.

It is precisely because Chuck can accept change, and after experiencing the setbacks of "Jin Yi Wei 3", he is eager to break through himself and reach the peak again, so Yin Jun decided to hand over "The Three Heroes of the East" to him and cooperate with him .

Complacent people are less willing to change. Only those who have failed will seek innovation and change.

And the more important reason is that only in this era, only in Xiangjiang, can we find the female stars that Yin Jun admires and needs.

In the previous "Three Heroes of the East", except for Yang Ziqiong who was still qualified, the fights between Zhang Manyu and Mei Yanfang seemed a bit fake. At a glance, you can tell that they were made in post-production without real kung fu.

Du Qifeng definitely couldn't recruit the best stars to film, so it was not easy to assemble this lineup.

Yin Jun is different.

He could find three of the best female stars to film the "Eastern Heroes" series, further improving its visual appeal.

Hui Yinghong

Yang Ziqiong

Li Saifeng

The oldest Hui Yinghong is only 24 years old this year, Yang Ziqiong is 22 years old, and Li Saifeng is 19 years old.

All three of them have good martial arts or dance skills.

Needless to say, Hui Yinghong has real skills.

Yang Ziqiong has been studying ballet and dance since she was a child, and she has always been fond of sports. This is also the most important reason for her rapid transformation into a female star.

After Li Saifeng joined the Happy Girls group, Yin Jun strengthened her performance martial arts training.

Although this girl complained endlessly, she still persisted in the past two years with the dual power of candies and big sticks.

The latest episode of "Happy Ghost 3" includes several of her fight scene designs, which were specially designed by Meng Hai for her, and they are guaranteed to be eye-catching.

The three of them together can be said to be the strongest female star team in the history of Hong Kong. They can film at least five films in ten years.

In any other era, in any other place, this combination would have been impossible.

Only Yin Jun has the strength to bring them together, and then spend a large amount of money to recruit top talents from all aspects to produce this "Three Heroes of the East".

Yes.

Yin Jun made it clear to Hui Yinghong from the beginning that the drama this time would not be a script buyout, but a cooperation between the two companies.

Chuck has just failed in a movie. If he is asked to take the lead alone and invest more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars to produce a movie, he must have scruples in his heart.

Then Yin Jun will choose the cooperation method, with Yin Jun coming to contribute the capital, and Chuck Chang participating in the dividends with the hard work of the director, producer and staff. ——Just like the cooperation method of "Hot Detective", "Food Truck" and so on.

After all, "The Three Heroes of the East" still has a very important significance in Qilin Film Company.

In the future, comic versions, peripheral products, etc. will also follow, turning it into an IP and becoming an evergreen tree for Kirin Movies.

The reason why Xiangjiang's films are not very sticky is precisely because they have not developed enough in depth and have not formed a complete industrial chain.

For example, "The Three Heroes", once it forms an inertia, it takes 10 years to cultivate two generations of movie fans. Even twenty or thirty years later, its peripheral products and sequel movies will still be in the broad market!

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