Chapter 676 Definitely Next Time!

Although Jiahe Movies does all types of movies, the focus is still on martial arts and action movies.

Remakes are an established strategy.

Known success story template + audience base for remake and original version that are not overlapping with each other = guaranteed market and reputation...

The premise is not to collapse too badly.

And there’s one more thing – remakes are better than censorship!

After working so hard to make a movie or TV series, even if it is a small-budget micro-movie, if the result is to be killed directly...

Then wouldn’t everyone’s hard work be in vain?

When making a movie in China, the most important thing is to pass the censorship!

Then you think about movies such as "Modern Heroes" and "The Three Heroes of the East", which are basically impossible to be released in the mainland, because these two categories belong to the post-apocalyptic wasteland style.

The apocalyptic wasteland style will inevitably be accompanied by a doomsday disaster and subsequent anarchy, so it would be fine if the things involving this theme are games and novels, but showing them on the big screen involves censorship issues...

"Mad Max: Fury Road" didn't even make it to the big screen!

Shen Xudong’s idea is to make it into a web drama...

Why bring it up now?

Isn’t this no longer a topic?

Around nine o'clock in the evening, Jiang Zhiqiang left first, and then Yang Shoucheng also left...

"Let me treat you to something to eat!"

Well, only Shen Xudong, Aunt Liu, and Liu Yifei are left on the ship...

Of course, there is also the person responsible for driving the boat.

The two of them were enjoying themselves. Shen Xudong dialed the phone skillfully and ordered some pastries...

I haven’t eaten yet and my stomach is already growling!

Eat with the view of Victoria Harbor.

While eating, I briefly asked about the situation of "The King of Kung Fu"...

Liu Yifei is very satisfied with "The King of Kung Fu".

She said her character was called Jin Yanzi. Shen Xudong nodded and said, "Then you should ask Teacher Zheng Peipei for advice!"

"Why ask her?"

"Jin Yanzi is the most classic heroine image she created. The heroine in "The Drunken Man"... is the first heroine image in the history of Chinese film history where a woman disguises herself as a man, has a heroic appearance, and is both civil and military. Later, Zheng Peipei also starred in "Golden Swallow"...don't you know?"

"How would I know..."

"Didn't you read the script of "The King of Kung Fu"?"

"I saw it!"

"You should know that "The King of Kung Fu" is all tribute after watching it. Jackie Chan's appearance is that of a drunken knight. His martial arts is drunken boxing. Jackie Chan became an Asian superstar with his drunken fist in 1978. Li Lianjie's appearance is that of a monk. He is exactly The young monk Jueyuan of Shaolin Temple became famous all over the world in 1983.

Golden Swallow and White-haired Witch are all classic martial arts characters! "

"…Really…"

Liu Yifei was a little surprised. She took over the filming of "The King of Kung Fu" purely because of the strong star cast...

Analyzing scripts is not her strong point at all!

Aunt Liu suddenly interrupted: "But I heard that they asked you to be the screenwriter at first?"

"No...just let me tinker with the character image. The script is fixed..."

"Then why don't you go?"

Shen Xudong waved his hand: "The script framework is fixed, which means I have no right to change the plot. After all, I am the best screenwriter at the Oscar..."

Aunt Liu suddenly remembered and nodded: "Yes, you won the Oscar..."

Liu Yifei interrupted her: "So... from a screenwriter's perspective, what do you think of "The King of Kung Fu"?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while, and then said: "If you make a Kung Fu movie for foreigners, don't talk about the plot, just use the template of "The Lord of the Rings"!"

"So, you don't like it?"

Shen Xudong did not answer this question, but said: "With Li Lianjie and Jackie Chan, it is certain that the world will exceed 100 million!"

"Dollar?"

"nonsense!"

While they were chatting, the phone rang. Shen Xudong took out his phone and it was...Huang Baiming.

"Are you still at the Peninsula Hotel?"

"...I'm at Victoria Bay, do you have anything?"

"... When you come to Hong Kong, of course I have to receive you... Let's do this, tomorrow night, Hilton Hotel!"

"Don't go to the hotel..."

"Then...nightclub?"

"...I mean find a restaurant with good food..."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements. See you tomorrow night!"

After hanging up the phone, facing Liu Yifei's searching gaze, he explained: "It's Huang Baiming. He asked me to have dinner with him tomorrow night."

"You know each other well?"

"...It's not bad, our Jiahe and his Oriental Film and Television have collaborated on several movies..."

…

At almost 11:30, Shen Xudong finished taking a shower, returned to the room wrapped in a bath towel, turned on the computer, and prepared to read today's entertainment news...

Oh, Liu Yifei didn’t come with her...

Went back to the hotel with her mother.

It's a normal thing. You can't bring Aunt Liu with you, right?

Aunt Liu said a lot of good things about Anli Liu Yifei...

I want her to take on a few Jiahe movies.

But... Xudong was a little afraid of using Liu Yifei - kneeling for eight consecutive times!

The box office has been on its knees for several years, with one movie and one hit...

Can the movie versions of "To Youth 2" and "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" fail at the box office?

Disney's live-action animated movies never miss a beat, and when they touch her, they fall straight down...

Xiaoxianrou's turn from prosperity to decline allowed her to catch up, and the deterioration of Sino-US relations also allowed her to catch up...

Also, Ali Pictures, Lao Ma was very ambitious back then, with a bunch of big data guys under his control. He thought he could change Chinese movies, and then he collaborated with Liu Yifei on several movies...

Of course, the decline of Ali Pictures has nothing to do with her directly...

But why did she encounter it?

This thing can be described as a god of decline.

Although Shen Xudong is not superstitious, there are some things that he would rather believe than not.

Therefore, the unified reply: Definitely next time!

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Shen Xudong will definitely praise her because of brain congestion...

But it shouldn’t be...

It’s not like he’s never seen a beautiful woman before!

…

The time is April 11th. Both "Zhao Zilong 2" and "See the Dragon Disarm" have been released for eight days. Well, it's actually seven days...

Because it's early morning!

The cumulative box office of "Zhao Zilong 2" successfully exceeded 100 million, which is now 102 million, and "See the Dragon Disarm" is 50.6 million...

The gap between the two sides continues to widen.

According to theater predictions, the final box office of "Zhao Zilong 2" will be between 180 and 200 million...

It's a bit high. The company's forecast should be around 150 million!

Because, "The King of Kung Fu" is coming...

Its publicity campaign was so huge that it directly affected many viewers who originally wanted to watch "Zhao Zilong 2" in theaters - it would be better to wait and see Li Lianjie and Jackie Chan...

After all, movie tickets are still very expensive at this stage!

Overseas, under the impact of "Zhao Zilong 2", the box office of "See the Dragon Disarm" was very sluggish - Singapore only took in a box office of 300,000 US dollars, while "Zhao Zilong 2" had a box office of 800,000 US dollars...

This matter has a great impact.

It’s not just Andy Lau, nor is it just the strong production capabilities of Golden Harvest or Shen Xudong, it’s also related to the co-production pattern!

The starring role of "Zhao Zilong 2" is Nie Yuan Oh, a mainland actor with no overseas background before!

For a joint venture between Hong Kong and Mainland China, the male protagonist must be an actor from Hong Kong and Taiwan, but the female protagonist can be from mainland China...

According to Wang Jing: Hong Kong and Taiwan actors have overseas markets...

This also directly led to the fact that mainland actors were suppressed for nearly ten years before "囧囧" exploded at the box office.

Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Shen Teng, and Wu Jing are all very old. Before they came into their prime, their status was far inferior to that of their contemporaries, the Four Danshuang Bing...

This is very abnormal!

Also, the title of the previous chapter was wrong and it was not banned...