Chapter 247 Recommendation (24)

Jackie Chan and Du Qifeng have a bit of a conflict because of "Emergency"...

In fact, "Emergency" is obviously not Du Qifeng's style. It is said to be Jackie Chan's idea.

Jackie Chan also scolded Du Qifeng in the newspaper...

Chen Kexin has never collaborated with Jackie Chan.

However, they all admit that Jackie Chan is the biggest name in the Hong Kong film industry!

Chen Kexin talked about his fate with Jackie Chan: "Actually, I worked at Golden Harvest in the 1980s. The first movie I participated in was "Heroes Without Tears". The director was Wu Yusen, and I was the crew coordinator... At that time, the crew I went to Thailand to shoot and needed a translator, so I went, and they asked me to be the coordinator... There was an accident during the filming of "Heroes Without Tears" and several people died. Wu Yusen, as the director, chose to conceal the report, so I secretly told the boss …”

Shen Xudong answered: "I remember that "Heroes Without Tears" didn't seem to be released at all, and director Wu Yusen was fired by Golden Harvest because of this movie?"

"Yes, it was not released... Later, when "A Better Tomorrow" became a hit, Golden Harvest released "Heroes Without Tears"... Because of "Heroes Without Tears," my boss admired me very much and arranged for me to do "Mighty Dragon" The assistant director of "Detective"..."

Golden Harvest cooperated with Hollywood's "Warner Pictures" in "The Power of Dragon", hoping to use this film to introduce Jackie Chan to the North American film market.

Chen Kexin also served as the deputy director in the film under the arrangement of He Guanchang, helping the "main pillar" Jackie Chan to enter the international film market.

Unfortunately, the effect of "Into the Wild" was not satisfactory after its release in North America, and Jackie Chan's trip to Hollywood ended in failure.

"After returning to Hong Kong, Jackie Chan suppressed his anger and came up with "Police Story"... This inspired me a lot. It turns out that making movies really requires innovation!"

"I only started directing my first movie in 1991, "A Tale of Two Cities"..."

"A Tale of Two Cities" was selected as the best film by the Hong Kong Directors Guild, Eric Tsang won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, and Chen Kexin also became an instant hit...

After talking about some experiences, Chen Kexin asked Shen Xudong about the trend of the mainland market, and Johnnie Du also listened carefully...

The Hong Kong market is too cold and there is no way to recover the original investment. The overseas market is almost dominated by Hollywood. Hong Kong movies will never be able to return to their past~

Now the only way out is the domestic market.

Shen Xudong thought for a while and then said: "Actually, mainland theaters are more biased towards blockbusters..."

"What is a blockbuster?"

"There must be a big scene, big stars...and high investment!"

"How do you understand the big scene?"

"...like "Hero"..."

"Oh!" Chen Kexin nodded, and then asked: "But "Orphan" sold 67 million, and it also sold 6 million in Hong Kong!"

"...Oh? Sold for 6 million in Hong Kong?"

"Well, we were surprised too!"

In 2004, the Hong Kong film market was extremely unfavorable to Chinese-language films, and 10 million dollars could make it into the top ten grossing records - "House of Flying Daggers" had a Hong Kong box office of 14 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking 7th in the year...

Shen Xudong thought for a while: "Maybe it triggered social discussion..."

"Is it okay to spark discussion?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while, and then told the truth: "The most important thing is the theater's support..."

Chen Kexin nodded: "That's no problem...my "If Love" is invested by Xingmei!"

"...Well, come on!"

There's a reason, once "The Promise" is released, all the theaters will be closed for you!

…

There is still the possibility of cooperation with Chen Kexin. After Yabei came to Beijing, she found many screenwriters and made a lot of books. For example, she found Lu Wei to screenwriter "Waiting". Well, Kong Lin, a military doctor who had an extramarital affair with a nurse, waited for 18 years. The story of finally divorcing his original wife from his hometown... He was a military doctor and had an extramarital affair. He was definitely not going to pass the trial. Later, he wanted to do "The Case of Jiang Yuan Husband" and "Big Rivers and Seas"...

Later, I entered streaming media!

I left a sentence: "The most fearful thing about making a movie is not not being able to make it, but not being able to choose!" ’

As for Johnnie To…

Since "The War on Drugs", I haven't been able to make movies well.

In fact, directors like Johnnie To are typical of those who resist the mainland...

I feel like I can live outside the mainland!

Anyway, I am a citizen of world cinema…

He doesn't have Li Min's body powder, but his mentality is similar to Li Min's...

But Shen Xudong must praise the "Judo Dragon and Tiger List"...

A film that pays homage to Akira Kurosawa, to be precise, it is "Zaisanshiro"...

The biggest problem with the movie "Judo Dragon Tiger List" is the casting!

Aaron Kwok will play a rising young man, while Louis Koo will play a sluggish reclusive master...

Their age and status created a serious disharmony.

"Judo Dragon and Tiger List" itself is to create a high-presumption plot setting that is different from what normal audiences can encounter - the dignity and status of everyone in the film are achieved by judo!

Then you can't have any settings that make the audience jump out of the plot and start thinking.

Once you don't get involved, the problem will be magnified.

Therefore, the reputation of "Judo Dragon and Tiger List" is very divided, and the box office is not good...

It's easy to praise a movie. If you can't praise the plot, just praise it. If you really can't praise it, you can praise the character!

What's more, the "Judo Dragon and Tiger List" can really boast...

"Does Director Du have any ideas about entering the mainland?"

"...There is no suitable script for the moment...You asked Lin Lingdong for "Manslaughter"...Do you have a suitable script?"

I asked why Du Qifeng would care about a small screenwriter. It turned out to be "Manslaughter"...

Shen Xudong immediately thought of "The Tailor"...

But when I think about Johnnie To's reputation, I forget it. What if he steals the idea and asks someone to film it?

"Not yet, but if Director Du wants it, you can tell me the conditions, and I'll go back and write one..."

"...Are you so good? If I tell you the conditions, you can write?"

"As a screenwriter... I accept any job..."

"Forget it, what I'm good at can't be shown in mainland China!"

Shen Xudong shook his head: "Actually, urban romance films like "Slimming Man and Woman" and "Lone Man and Widow" are very popular all over the world!"

Johnnie To pointed at himself in disbelief: "Do you think I still want to make that kind of movie now?"

"Then why did you take the photo in the first place?"

“…to support the company!”

"So, let's just open up the market and make a few more romantic movies, and then discuss with the boss to make a few shoot-out movies. Mainland China was very chaotic in the 1990s, and there were a lot of gangsters..."

Shen Xudong talked about several cases, such as Zhang Jun, Er Wang, Hulan Daxia...

Johnnie To became interested: "They will let me shoot?"

"Let's discuss it...there must be a chance!"

"...Even if I want to shoot, I can't find suitable actors. Mainland actresses are too boring..."

Shen Xudong shook his head decisively: "This is too absolute. Clothes are the main thing when it comes to soil. As the saying goes, a person depends on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. If he changes his clothes, he will become an urban beauty!"

"...Give me an example."

"Chen Hao and Gao Yuanyuan are pretty good..."

"Then you write a script for me and I'll read it first..."

"Sure, no problem!"