Chapter 717 Black Knight
"The fetus has been moving so much these days that I feel uncomfortable. It must be a naughty boy.
My mother is back in Beijing and will be with me all the time. I go downstairs twice a day for a walk. I eat well, sleep well, and everything is fine. I just miss you. This year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards also sent me a letter of condolence, asking me to write a few words of thanks. I don't think "Red Skirts Are Popular on the Street" will win another award, right? I'm embarrassed.
Speaking of which, I have been idle for half a year. When I think about the birth of the child, I may be a little worried that I may have nothing to do for a long time. I just went to the hospital for a check-up yesterday. It said that it will probably be in July, or it may be in June, but it is not strange to be in May. Anyway, you come back soon...
- Love you, Xue!"
Chen Qi folded the letter, scratched his head, and was also worried.
He naturally wanted to go back early to accompany Gong Xue to give birth, but there were still some things here. After a rough estimate, he decided to go back at the end of May. He immediately wrote a reply and pressed the phone: "Meeting in ten minutes!"
"Okay!"
Gu Weili went to make arrangements herself.
Ten minutes later, Chen Qi went out to the conference room. Tsui Hark, Nansun Shi, Xian Qiran, Ringo Lam... including Wai Ka-Fai, Benny Chan, and all the creative staff of the Left were there.
He stood in front of a small blackboard, as if he was giving a lecture.
"I've had some time recently, so I took the time to finish writing the script for Black Mask and officially started it. Today I want to share with you. I always say that Hong Kong films are workshops, and Hollywood is industrialized. So what exactly is film industrialization? The core element is division of labor.
From the script to the producer, supervisor, insurance, director, casting, costumes, special effects, etc., there is a set of standard procedures for each link, and the price is transparent and stable.
What is a Hong Kong film? There is no complete script, paper flying on the scene, and the price is determined by personal relationships. One person has multiple positions, including director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. This is unimaginable in Hollywood.
Of course, I'm not talking about how to make Hong Kong films industrialized today, that's too far away..."
Chen Qi sighed as he spoke. Not to mention 1985, Chinese films cannot be industrialized in 2025! The domestic film industry has formed a feudal system that is self-contained and strictly hierarchical, and it is difficult to break through.
"The Wandering Earth" is neither the beginning nor the end, it is an accident.
It is a miracle that it was born outside this system.
"Today I'm going to talk about the creative concept of "Black Knight" and how to shoot it?"
He wrote on the small blackboard and tapped it, saying: "Old Xu got inspiration from "The Express" and asked if he could shoot a story about an urban hero? I followed this idea and wrote a script.
Since we want to enter the European and American markets, we have to prescribe the right medicine.
First of all, the background, the world is in a bipolar cold war, and we have to compete in all aspects, including scientific and not-so-scientific. The United States and the Soviet Union are both engaged in the craze for special abilities, and China is also very keen.
They are keen to develop human potential to achieve some magical effects..."
In this era, major countries are studying special abilities. For example, the United States has a Stargate Project, which specializes in wall penetration, invisibility, and remote sensing from a thousand miles away. It dreams of making Soviet nuclear bombs fail through remote sensing capabilities.
They also want to create assassins who kill with their minds. It is said that the US military got 100 goats and let the superpowers look at the goats. Someone used his mind to make the goats convulse and die. I don't know if it's true or not!
This trend did not subside until the 1990s.
In China, too, there was a fever for qigong and special abilities. The legend of the 749th Bureau started at that time, and several years later, it was made into a bad movie by director Lu Chuan.
Many things were information from declassified documents in later generations, so Chen Qi could not talk about them. He just casually talked about some contemporary events and said, "The whole world is keen on these, so I set the protagonist's identity as a super soldier carefully trained by a certain organization.
China's organization is definitely not good enough, we love peace. The United States and the Soviet Union are not good enough either, because they are politically sensitive. So what organization is he from? Remember this phrase!"
He quickly wrote four big words: Nazi remnants!
"If you want to change the international situation and don't know how to set up the villain, you just put the blame on the Nazis!"
"After World War II, some Nazi remnants hid their identities. On the surface, they were pharmaceutical companies, but they were actually conducting human experiments, collecting children of appropriate age from all over the world and training them into super soldiers.
The protagonist is a poor child who grew up in the organization. He didn't want to be controlled by the organization, so he escaped with his lover and a few friends. They were hunted down and everyone was separated.
The protagonist drifted on the sea and was rescued by a family in Hong Kong. He was injured and lost his memory, but he found that he was super powerful, gradually integrated into the new life, and was infected by this family. He began to help others and turned into a black knight at night to punish evil. .
The organization is connected with the Japanese underworld groups and is responsible for collecting children in East Asia and Southeast Asia, including Hong Kong.
They targeted the children of this family, clashed with the protagonist, and failed repeatedly. Finally, they sent a master who was also a super soldier. The protagonist was defeated, the family was killed, and the children were abducted.
At this time, a lost friend found him, helped him completely restore his memory, and brought news of his lover.
The protagonist was in a struggle. Should he stay away from the dispute to find his lover? Or fight for justice?
Of course, he chose the latter.
In the final battle, they eradicated the Japanese group, but also alarmed the organization. The organization sent someone to kill him, which led to the second part..."
Chen Qi finished the story template of the later Hollywood standard in one breath, and said: "I told the public that the budget of this film is 30 million, but it is not actually reached, but I will take out 20 million to make this film.
There must be a big scene!
And to make a big scene, I am afraid that 20 million is not enough, so we will go to the mainland to shoot part of it and get strong support.
In addition, we need a few Japanese action actors and a few American action actors.
Old Xu, you pick a few assistants to do the preliminary preparations together and list the required projects. I will be the producer of this film, and I will arrange the division of labor and production. I have to go back to accompany my wife at the end of May, and I hope you can do it as soon as possible."
Chen Qi has long passed the stage of pioneering in Hong Kong. He is now a producer and rarely works as a producer.
And he conquered Hong Kong, and he had to start a new journey in Hollywood, preparing to personally supervise the filming of "Black Mask".
He looked at everyone and said, "Comrades, this is the most expensive movie we have ever made. We can't industrialize it now, but you can propose such a project in the future. As long as it is suitable, we will shoot it.
The first step requires the most courage, and we must take this step!"
Everyone was excited.
Who in Hong Kong has such courage? Only the leftists.
In fact, think about it, 20 million Hong Kong dollars is only more than 2 million US dollars. What is it in Hollywood? It is a sky-high price in Hong Kong.
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After the meeting, Chen Qi called Jiang Zhiqiang: "Aqiang, take the copies of "Sweetheart" and "Shock Wave" to the United States and tell Bob Shea some of the things I told him."
"Okay!"
"Go find some actors, go to Hollywood first, and if you can't find them, find people in the martial arts world in Europe and the United States, there should be suitable ones."
"Understood!"