Chapter 243: Love Between a Human and a Ghost

"Orphan's Revenge" continues to be filmed.

Chen Qi used his evening time to plagiarize, ah, write!

In fact, he is not just copying anymore. He has to make some changes to the original work to adapt to the background of the times and regional cultural characteristics, which already falls into the category of second creation. In later generations, you can even use it as your own work without any shame and make money in theaters.

The 1980s was a time when Hong Kong’s local consciousness rose rapidly.

The most obvious performance is in the film market. Even Hollywood can't do it. "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "ET", "First Blood"... in Hong Kong can only occupy one of the top ten positions of the year. The champion will always be Hong Kong films.

It wasn't until 1993 that "Jurassic Park" came out, conquering Hong Kong with film industry technology that surpassed the world, and made a box office of 60 million+.

And just 4 years later, the unprecedented "Titanic" challenged the limits of the Hong Kong market. In this tiny place, it actually took in a box office of 115 million. Hong Kong films were officially in decline.

Generally speaking, Hollywood is not easy to sell in Hong Kong. Only movies with big scenes, big productions, and sensory stimulation can make it into the top ten. Other films such as comedies, romances, horror films, etc. also have cultural barriers. "Home Alone" has a box office of 285 million in North America, but it is not even in the top ten in Hong Kong.

But there is an exception to this romance film, which was released in Hong Kong in 1990 and took in more than 30 million yuan at the box office, ranking third in the year.

It's called "The Love between Man and Ghost"!

The story is very simple: a young couple were discussing marriage, but were suddenly robbed. The male protagonist died and became a ghost. He investigated and learned that it was his friend who planned it. He watched helplessly as his friend approached the heroine, showed his attentiveness, and gradually won her favor. He was about to turn into a Minotaur ghost, but there was nothing he could do.

As a result, I accidentally found a psychic and asked the psychic to find the heroine. After a series of events, I defeated my friend's conspiracy and ascended to heaven...

The U.S. box office was US$217 million and the overseas box office was US$300 million!

The key to its success was simply that it made the audience cry, especially the female audience. Coupled with the excellent special effects at the time, it also gave people a sense of novelty.

Apart from the monster "Titanic", "The Last Love" is Hollywood's most popular romance film in Hong Kong.

Chen Qi will now make a Hong Kong version and an American version!

This is called eating two fish.

But he is not planning to shoot the American version right away. This film has been a huge hit at the box office in the United States. If he sells the copyright directly, it would be too much of a loss. He will wait until he has some say and see how he can get more profits before he can make it...

The issue of special effects doesn't matter. The 1990 version of "The Love of Ghosts" faced the audience of 1990, and the version of "The Love of Ghosts" in the early 1980s faced the audience of the early 1980s.

He just needs to achieve the current excellent special effects level.

Liu Dehua and Liang Jiahui happen to play the male and female roles. In fact, the male characters in this film are not important. They are just tools, and the female protagonist is the core factor. The original heroine, Demi Moore, can record a mark in film history with just this one film.

"The heroine does not have to be beautiful in the traditional sense, but she must be charming and have her own style..."

Chen Qi was thinking while writing, slowly building it up in his mind.

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Liu Dehua feels that he has been lucky recently.

Everything went well in the training class. The teacher was very optimistic about him and he was about to shoot his first movie "Running to the Wrath of the Sea". But before he could shoot, the second movie came to him again.

That evening, after class, he came to an ordinary tea restaurant. He took a quick look inside and saw a person sitting in the innermost seat. It was Mr. Chen, whom he had met once before.

The taciturn bodyguard was also standing not far away.

"Mr. Chen!"

Liu Dehua greeted him respectfully. He had a loyal face, but he was actually very smart and knew that this person was a big shot.

"sit!"

Chen Qi waved his hand and said with a smile: "How are you doing lately?"

"Thanks to Mr. Chen, everything is fine."

"Where's your bandit brother?"

"Jiahui? He, uh, he left the training class..."

Liu Dehua briefly talked about it, and Chen Qi looked surprised and said: "So you are from TVB? Then if I want to film with you, do I need TVB's permission?"

"No, no! We didn't formally sign a contract, it was just an intention. I can make the decision myself!"

He explained quickly, fearing that the opportunity would run away.

"Oh, I've read the synopsis of the story. What do you think?"

"It's very, very good. It must be a very touching love movie. I would love to star in it!"

What can you tell from a story summary? But as a newbie, he just needs to be filmed, he doesn't choose at all, and he doesn't care about the situation.

Chen Qi looked at him. He had a young temperament, but he was young and mature. People said that his acting skills were not good when he debuted. In fact, he was just okay. His performance in "Journey to the Furious Sea" was passable. He didn't need him to give any amazing performances. He just passed. .

Even in his mature stage, his acting skills are erratic. He has been acting like a star his whole life. If he encounters the right script and director, he is still good. This is very similar to Huang Xiaoming.

To become a superstar, you must have talent.

But relatively speaking, his talents in acting and singing are worse than many people. He has been working hard for decades. Just "not eating rice for ten years" is awesome enough.

"..."

Liu Dehua picked up a cup of frozen coffee and swallowed it hard, feeling a little embarrassed.

The others didn't speak, and he didn't dare to say a word. Finally, Chen Qi asked again: "When will "Go to the Wrathful Sea" go to Hainan?"

"next week!"

"Then the filming will be finished early next year?" Chen Qi counted the time.

"Yes, it will take four months."

"After filming "Into the Wrath", you can come to my place and continue filming the next film. Is there any problem?"

"No, absolutely not!"

"Well, someone will contact you to sign a contract...right?"

Chen Qi suddenly asked: "Zhong Chuhong, do you know if she is from Shaw Brothers?"

"Yes, she is a contracted actress of Shaw Brothers!"

"oh……"

Chen Qi nodded and said no more. Liu Dehua knew that the conversation was over and stood up to leave.

Chen Qi watched him walk out and disappear on the opposite street. He couldn't help but shrugged. The Five Wireless Tigers were gone! Not even the Four Heavenly Kings! But it’s none of my business?

He doesn't want to look for Liang Jiahui for the time being. Anyway, "The Love Between Ghosts" will be launched next year, so it won't be too late to look for him then. With Liang Jiahui and Andy Lau, as well as Xu Anhua and other new wave directors, the left wing's skeleton was suddenly strengthened.

With a few more actresses, the team will be even more impressive.

Especially Liang Jiahui, he can go to sea, the top priority!

"Let's go too!"

Chen Qi finished a cup of lemon tea, took Xiao Mo out, and thought to himself: Next, I will wait for "Running to the Furious Sea" to be exposed. No one will expose it, so I will expose it myself... Hey, wouldn't I become Liangshan? Wu Yong?

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There will be four films next year!

After Chen Qi settled the matter, he still had to write the script and visited the set of "Orphan" intermittently, which made Qiu Shuzhen very unhappy.

In the blink of an eye, in October, the scenes of two American child actors were completed, and their guardians finally returned with trouble.

There is also news from Beijing that most of the scenes in "Tai Chi 2" have been completed and they will come to Hong Kong to shoot the last few scenes, including Li Lianjie, Wang Qun, Ji Chunhua, Ge Chunyan, He Qing, Tao Huimin, and Zhen Zidan.

Li Jianqun will also come, because her character died in these scenes.