Chapter 178 How to Choose a Script Reasonably (Second Update!)

When he came to the restaurant where he had made an appointment with Hong Jinbao, Yin Jun saw a man with a bushy beard who was about to be completely bald standing beside Hong Jinbao.

Looking at him, he is older than the bald detective in the movie, but the shrewdness in his eyes is still very bright. It is no wonder that in the future, in the shares of New Art City, he can suppress his two good friends for life , get the most shares.

It's just that he's smart, but he doesn't do things generously enough, and he's too selfish, so in the end he was also the fuse that led to the collapse of New Art City.

If it weren't for the seven monsters in New Art City falling apart, during the craziest period of Xiangjiang movies in 1991-95, New Art City would definitely shine and continue to lead the trend of Xiangjiang movies.

But there are no ifs. The collapse of New Art City is not a simple matter. There are too many internal causes and external effects, piled up together, so that this film company, which has dominated the Hong Kong film industry for almost ten years, ended up so lightly. Gone.

"Ah Jun, come, let me introduce you." Hong Jinbao pulled Yin Jun, pointed at the bald man and said, "This is Mecca, my good friend, and also a good filmmaker. He started a film company together."

"Mr. Mai, hello." Yin Jun greeted his outstretched hand.

"Hehe, you can just call me Brother Jia." Mecca said with a smile, her two small eyes could hardly be seen when she was smiling.

The three exchanged pleasantries for a while, and when the food and drinks were served, the waiter closed the door, and Hong Jinbao stood up with a large glass of wine.

"Ah Jun, brother Sanmao is asking for something from you today, please give me some face!" Hong Jinbao drank a glass of white wine with a smile before continuing, "Don't worry, Brother Sanmao will not treat you badly Let’s make money together! Let’s make money together!”

"Brother Sanmao, you are welcome." Yin Jun also took a sip of the juice in front of him, and said with a smile, "I don't know when you want the book? I have been busy writing TV series books for Li's and Jiashi recently, and I still need to prepare for a while. "

"We are going to make a movie recently, and we will be able to launch a new project in mid-December." Mecca replied next to him, "It would be great if Jun could give us the book by the end of November! "

Yin Jun already knew that they were going to make a movie, and this was "Mr. Zan and Changqianhua", which was originally ranked sixth in the box office this year.

The name is quite confusing, but it is actually the story of Liang Zan, a famous Chinese medicine scientist and martial artist in Foshan in the late Qing Dynasty, and a man named Chen Hua, whose nickname was Changqian Hua.

Basically, it is the story category of the bad guy who leaves to kill the master of the protagonist, and several apprentices join forces to kill the bad guy, avenge the master, and do justice for the heavens.

Although this kind of story is old-fashioned, it is actually the most classic among all story categories.

Basically, martial arts novels, apart from Gu Long, Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng's masterpieces, are all written with this as the background.

Or the fantasy novels, science fiction novels, and even urban novels that will flourish in the future can still use such plots, and they are almost endlessly useful.

Thinking that Hong Jinbao would shoot four films in a row from June to December, Yin Jun couldn't help sighing, "Are you in such a hurry to make a film?"

"Being able to play while you are young, naturally you have to work harder." Hong Jinbao said with a smile, "It's a pity that I can't compare with others, so I can only win by quantity."

Speaking of the latter sentence, he was a little bit emotional, a little bit unwilling, and a little bit looking forward to it.

Yin Jun naturally knew who he was talking about.

When "The Snake" was close to 3 million box office, Cheng Long was still Hong Jinbao's younger brother, but he was a little promising.

But when "Drunken Master" sold 7.12 million yuan and the box office in other places exceeded 37 million yuan, it seemed to be even better than Hong Jinbao.

Although Hong Jinbao has a deeper background than him and has gained a firm foothold for two consecutive years, but Hong Jinbao is not a fool. Naturally, he can see that Cheng Long's set is very flattering, and the audience likes it very much. As long as it continues like this, it will surpass the present It will be a matter of time.

In addition, He Guanchang has already accepted Cheng Long as his godson, and has recruited Cheng Long with a high salary. Golden Harvest's resources will definitely be tilted towards Cheng Long, and the resources for Hong Jinbao will naturally be less.

So Hong Jinbao is a little impatient now.

Originally, after filming "Mr. Zan and Looking for Money", he wanted to rest until the Spring Festival, but now he has a sense of crisis, and Hong Jinbao wants to make a good movie before the Spring Festival for everyone to see. He Hong Jinbao He is the boss of Xiangjiang kung fu movies.

Yin Jun is Hong Jinbao's biggest support.

In the past, Hong Jinbao thought that the most important thing for a movie is to rely on the people who act in the movie. It is not a bullshit plot. Those things such as avenging his father, helping justice, growing up after being humiliated, etc. are all routines, and he just needs to follow them. Whether the movie is good or not in the end depends on your performance.

But when he saw the popularity of "Bao Qingtian", "Wulin Biography" and "Chu Liuxiang", Yin Jun made his own "Ghost Fighting Ghost" which also set his own highest box office record, and he immediately cared about the importance of the script a lot.

Especially when Hong Jinbao knew that "Seven Days of Love", which broke Xiangjiang's all-time box office record, was actually written by Yin Jun. Jun took the idea of ​​a good book."

When Hong Jinbao told his good friend and partner Maggie about this matter, Maggie was a little bit disapproving, but because of Yin Jun's aura, Maggie agreed to come with Hong Jinbao to have a look.

If Yin Jun is really capable, then take a photo with a notebook.

If Yin Jun was a showy person, Jiabao, the investment company of this book, would not be involved, and Hong Jinbao would be the one to make it.

Before Yin Jun came over, he still hadn't decided which film to give to Hong Jinbao.

It’s not that there is nothing suitable for Hong Jinbao. Among other things, Hong Jinbao’s own "Scary People", "Oriental Condor", "Beware of Little Hands", and "Owl and Dumbo" are all Hong Jinbao’s own films in the next three to five years. , it is very suitable for him to act.

Not to mention there is a super classic like "Five Lucky Stars" that will not be outdated after thirty years.

Kung Fu movies by foreign movie stars are not unsuitable for Hong Jinbao, such as Wu Yusen's "Ultimate Target" directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal's "Hidden Dragon", Bruce Willis' "Tiger Die Hard, Gisen Statham's "Desperate Delivery" and so on, all of Hong Jinbao's performances were stress-free.

But what Yin Jun still needs to consider is the current era.

At this time, if you make a film "Dragon Rumble" that fights against radical rebels on an aircraft carrier, it is a joke, and there is no such condition at all.

Filming "Ultimate Target" was a bit heavy, not suitable for the current atmosphere of the times.

"Oriental Condor" is very classic, even Yin Jun can invite Cheng Long to come over and let their "Seven Little Fortunes" team perform together, making up for the regret that only Cheng Long did not participate in the previous life.

However, whether it is Hong Jinbao, Cheng Long or Yuan Biao, their kung fu movements have not yet formed, or they are far from reaching their peak, and the team behind the scenes, including Yuan Kui, Yuan De, and Yuan Bin, have not formed their own martial arts As for the guidance system, the effect of the filming cannot be said to be inferior to the original version in 1987, but it certainly cannot meet Yin Jun's requirements.

In "The Prodigal Boy" with a box office of more than 9 million in 1981, Hong Jinbao was only the second protagonist, and the first protagonist was his junior brother Yuan Biao. Now that Hong Jinbao is asked to be a green leaf, he will definitely not do it-I myself There is no stable reputation!

"Scary People" won't work either, because "Scary People" and "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts" are based on the same genre. Yin Juncai complained that Guan Shan consumed "Seven Days of Wrong Love" too much. For the sequel, if I have to give Hong Jinbao the script of "Scary People", it will inevitably make the audience feel tired.

Counting now, the more appropriate ones are "Beware of Little Hands" and "Owl and Dumbo".

"Beware of Little Hands" is Hong Jinbao's work in 1982, with a box office of more than 11 million; "Owl and Dumbo" is his work in 1984, with a box office of more than 21 million.

Among them, "Beware of Small Hands" also won the honor of Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Hong Jinbao.

"Beware of Little Hands" and "Owl and Dumbo" are both stories about a pair of crooks.

"Beware of Little Hands" is about a pair of liars who are brothers and sisters, and "Owl and Dumbo" is about a pair of liars who don't know each other.

"Beware of Little Hands" focuses on the thrills of fighting and focuses on "strength", while "Owl and Dumbo" is interpreted in a more literary way, focusing on "wisdom".

Judging from the two movies, Yin Junhe likes "Beware of Little Hands".

Because the fighting in "Beware of Little Hands" is very good-looking, Hong Jinbao and Chen Xunqi are both at the peak of their own, although there are still a lot of jerky, but it is definitely a sincere work, you can go back and watch it now.

In contrast, "Owl and Dumbo" is only the last time when Hong Jinbao rescued Lin Zixiang. The warehouse fight is a bit interesting, including the dazzling appearance of the group of boys and girls on bicycles, which is also very interesting. The rest is still Mainly drama.

Part of the reason why "Owl and Dumbo" has a higher box office is that the film was produced by Mr. Pan's Debao Company at the time. It strongly recommended Yang Ziqiong, a Malaysian beauty he was chasing after, so it was released in Shaw Cinemas and other cinemas. The number of movies was large, and there was a lot of publicity. In addition, the average price of movie tickets rose from about 12.3 yuan in 1982 to about 16.8 yuan at the end of 1984. Naturally, the box office was much higher.

Originally, Yin Jun was inclined to "Beware of Little Hands", because Hong Jinbao was in front of him, and Chen Xunqi was also familiar with Yin Jun.

But now seeing Mecca, Yin Jun's heart is more inclined to "Owl and Dumbo".

Compared with funny skills, Mecca must be much better than Lin Zixiang in the original work. The reason why Lin Zixiang was able to appear in "Owl and Dumbo" was because of his influence in the music scene at that time, and he belonged to fans who wanted to attract him I came to watch the movie, so I asked him to play the role.

Thoughts flashed by.

Looking at Hong Jinbao's expectant eyes, Yin Jun said: "Brother Sanmao, if you ask me to say it, now you need a movie that can break through your acting style and let you not be limited to kung fu stars."

"No effort?" Hong Jinbao was taken aback, "Then what are you shooting?"

"It's not completely useless, but kung fu is obviously not the most important thing." Yin Jun said, "Look at Hollywood stars, the reason why they become superstars is because they are not limited to one subject. If it is only limited to kung fu, when you are old, What should I do? Is it possible to fight vigorously at the age of 60?"

Of course, Yin Jun would not be so stupid as to tell Hong Jinbao that in fact, he and Cheng Long, two senior brothers, were quite alive and well even when they were 60 years old.

The two are just a very special case, not a common phenomenon.

Hong Jinbao thought for a while when he heard the words, and said thoughtfully: "But the audience is used to watching my fighting scenes, and the sudden change of style is very big, will they not get used to it..."

Yin Jun knew that Hong Jinbao wanted to ask if the sudden change of style would affect the box office.

He said flatly, "Of course not. Your fighting will continue in this play, but the plot of the story is equally important. After watching the fighting, people won't forget what you're doing when they go back to sleep."

"That's not bad." Mecca interjected, "The plot is always the most important thing, but how about the specifics, Ah Jun, you have to give us the story before we know if it will work."

"Is there any need to talk about Ah Jun's script? Give it to me when you finish it! Since you are so determined and want to expand the play for me, then I will definitely work hard to act well." Hong Jinbao's words are different from Mecca's, directly Just settled things down.

Yin Jun was a little surprised by Hong Jinbao's boldness.

It seems that Hong Jinbao's success was not all because of taking the lead.

"The script is prepared for two protagonists." Yin Jun smiled and said, "Of course the first protagonist is Brother Sanmao. I haven't decided who will play the second protagonist before, but when I saw Brother Jia today, I I think it’s pretty good for him to be the male number two.”

"Me?" Mecca pointed at herself in surprise.

Mecca is actually one of the most educated people in the Xiangjiang film circle.

He is far less old-fashioned than he appears on the outside. He studied electronics in New York University, and after he went to work, he studied in the Department of Film and Fine Arts of New York University.

This is also an important reason why he was able to come up with "Best Partner", which was full of high-tech imagination at the time.

Even though there were some spoof elements, those imaginations were definitely beyond the imagination of Xiangjiang people at that time.

So everyone looked very novel, so as soon as "Best Partner" came out, it basically locked in the box office champion, which is beyond the reach of people, and there is a reason for it.

However, since Mecca returned to Xiangjiang, he has been working as a film director and has never acted.

He himself knew that his image was not good enough, so he didn't think about it.

"Yes, Brother Jia, don't look very serious on your face, but if you deliberately show an exaggerated expression, it will have a comic effect, and it is most suitable to partner with Brother Sanmao." Yin Jun said, "It doesn't matter How about it, when I bring the script, you can try it first, if it doesn't work, we will change people."

"good!"

Hong Jinbao agreed for Mecca.

"That's because I'm busy now, and I can't do it alone. If I can't get it to you by the end of November, then I can only be sorry." Yin Jun said at this time, "But I will try my best."

"Ah Jun, brother Sanmao, I'm also in a hurry! Don't Jiashi and Li's already have several TV series in production? Why are they so anxious!" Hong Jinbao became anxious immediately, "A movie script is better than dozens Is it easy to write the TV script for the episode? You should do me a favor and get it early!"

"Movie scripts are actually more difficult to write than TV drama scripts." Yin Jun said seriously: "Besides, I am not very familiar with many customs and customs in Xiangjiang, so I need to find someone to understand and consult more professionals. Only then can these plots be written well. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be my fault if the movie wasn’t made well?”

Hong Jinbao was in a hurry, but Mecca had an idea, "If we save you time and let a screenwriter who knows Xiangjiang very well to help improve the content of folk customs, can it be speeded up?"

Finally got on the line!

Yin Jun smiled inwardly, but his face froze for a moment, before he nodded his head and said: "It would be great if there are professionals who can discuss it with me."

"That's fine!" Mecca nodded, "I have a friend who is now working as a screenwriter in TVB. He is a very capable person. I will bring him over to meet you in two days. You can use him as an assistant. Let him assist you in completing this script."

"As an assistant?" Yin Jun shook his head again and again, "Not good."

"What's wrong? American movies are like this. The big screenwriter takes out the script and asks the people below to perfect it, and then it still belongs to the big screenwriter's work." Mecca said, "You are already one of the best gold medal screenwriters in Xiangjiang. He It is his blessing to be able to learn from you! The copyright is yours, you just need to pay him a little hard work!"

"How can Ah Jun pay for his hard work?" Hong Jinbao said happily beside him, "We will pay for this money! Ah Jun, the most important thing for you is to come up with the script as soon as possible, Brother Sanmao is waiting to become famous!"

In order for Yin Jun to write a good script earlier, he was naturally willing to pay more.

And with a screenwriter who is familiar with Xiangjiang's situation to assist Yin Jun, it will be more reasonable in terms of storyline design.

It can also be seen from this point that Yin Jun is very serious about the script.

Therefore, Hong Jinbao felt more at ease.

A screenwriter who only writes scripts for money and a screenwriter who writes scripts for the sake of writing good scripts are completely two concepts.

Thinking that he would soon have a good book, Hong Jinbao laughed from ear to ear.

But he didn't know that Yin Jun was more satisfied than him.

Huang Boming, in order for you not to produce those boring money-making films in the future, and to become a real gold medal screenwriter, you just follow me and polish it for a few years!