1979 Golden Age

"Master Yuan!"

"Archie!"

At the gate of Beijing Film Studio, Chen Qi personally welcomed the Yuan brothers, and Yuan Heping hugged them with a smile. They were all familiar with each other and there was no need to talk nonsense.

"Have you received "The Scary Man"?"

"received!"

"Then why haven't my royalties been sent yet?"

"Wow, I gave you money right away, 30,000 Hong Kong dollars! Don't falsely accuse a good person. You really have a good start in everything you write. "People Are Scary" is good. We are confident that it can surpass "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts"."

"As long as you're satisfied, it's really hard to ask for help. Please give me one script at a time."

"Haha, if you write more for me, I'll be your martial artist for free!"

A few people walked inside, and Yuen Heping talked about the current situation of the Hong Kong film industry.

"Tai Chi" finally grossed 19 million Hong Kong dollars, beating Xu Guanwen's "Modern Bodyguard" and still ranked first in the year. New Art City's "Happy Fairy Nest" ranked third with 5.1 million.

The fourth is very interesting, called "Thousand Kings Fight Thousand Tyrants", with 5.08 million, ranking fourth. This film was written and directed by Wong Jing, and it is from this year that Wong Jing officially steps onto the stage of the Hong Kong film industry.

"In August, New Arts City has a film called "Girls," Shaw Brothers has a film called "Gu," and there is also a cartoon called "Old Master," but none of them can beat it."

"Jiahe didn't make any move?"

"Jiahe bet on "Modern Bodyguard", but you killed it. This year is a waste. Jackie Chan's "Cannonball Speed" hit the market again, and the reputation was very bad. He decided to return to Hong Kong to develop. Next year, there will be another fight between dragons and tigers."

Yuan Heping was worried about his company, but Chen Qi thought more.

In the next few years, Hong Kong was dominated by the "Best Partner" series and the "Five Lucky Stars" series. At this stage, it was popular to work together to keep warm. Jackie Chan couldn't do it alone, and he had to co-star with Sammo Hung.

New Art City was at its peak, forcing Jiahe and Shaw Brothers to join forces to fight, but they couldn't even fight...

If you add yourself to disrupt the situation, it would be called a fight between dragons and tigers.

Several people went to the studio, and they were all acquaintances. They greeted each other and introduced new people.

Zhen Zidan was already eager to try it out. She couldn't wait to run over and said, "Master Yuan, it's me. My mother should have written to you. I also participate in the show!"

"Danny, I know you're here to act, it's such a fate!"

Li Lianjie was puzzled and asked: "Master Yuan, do you know him?"

"My sister is his mother's apprentice!"

Yuan Heping explained, and everyone suddenly realized that Zhen Zidan later relied on this relationship to worship Yuan Heping as his master.

After saying hello, Chen Qi led the Yuan brothers to his office. The small room was still very pitiful. The administrative staff had gone out to run relationships, and the finance staff was sitting alone in it.

"Archie, have you started a company?"

Yuan Heping was very surprised.

"The National Trust opened a small company for me. I'm the vice president, responsible for the specific business. The films we make can be distributed overseas and co-produced with Hong Kong."

In tune?

Before Yuan Heping could speak, Chen Qi added with a smile: "Only leftists can cooperate!"

"Oh, I understand, the rules can't be broken."

Yuan Heping nodded and looked at Yuan Xiangren, quite surprised. You can't break the rules, but you can be sneaky. Chen Qi has an amazing brain. If you go to Hong Kong, you must get close to him.

They are not leftists. They joined the Free Federation for the sake of the Taiwan market. As long as they can make money, their stance is very smooth.

Then, several people studied the fighting scenes of "Tai Chi 2".

The fighting style remains consistent with the first film, fast and sharp, with a bang-bang-bang feeling.

The scene has been greatly improved, and the number of participants has increased. Among them, the boxer fighting scene has to be combined with pretending to be gods and ghosts. After drinking the talisman water, the whole body is shaking, and the Sun Wukong is invited to get upper body, and then Yang Yuqian blasts the hammer...

There are two key scenes, one is a battle of a hundred people.

Red Light Photo, the Qing government, foreigners, fishermen in troubled waters, and Yang Yuqian are all involved. This scene will be shot at the Leftist's studio in Hong Kong.

The other scene is Yang Yuqian's confrontation with Nalan Yuanshu.

"Club stick! You must use a cloth stick!"

Chen Qi's eyebrows were dancing and he said: "Use a piece of cloth, twist it into a stick, dip it in water, it can be soft or hard, move forward or backward, it is so powerful that you can punch a hole in the wall with one blow!"

"What about the fighting method?"

"Nine-section whip + long whip + stick technique!"

"So mixed?"

Yuan Heping frowned and did not respond. Instead, he lowered his head slightly and kept his eyes blank, as if simulating whether it was feasible or not in his mind. Then he practiced a few moves with Yuan Xiangren and said after a while: "It can be done!"

"It's so nice, how could I say I like working with you!"

Chen Qi slammed the table.

He led the crew almost from scratch, with no experience, and it was really tiring. That's why I'm so happy to meet such a smart person like Li Jianqun, not to mention Yuan Heping. When asked, he complied with his demands and his professionalism was outstanding.

Any industry likes experienced people.

If you slap a young woman on the butt, she will know how to turn over. If you slap a young girl on the butt, she will only ask you, "Why spank me?"

It feels different!

…………

The preparation for "Tai Chi 2" is largely similar to the first one.

Li Wenhua also has experience and can share a lot of work. Chen Qi can relax a little. In fact, he wants to try to follow only one paragraph, and then hand over the literary opera to Li Wenhua and the martial arts to Yuan Heping to see if he can handle it.

For several newcomers, he still taught them step by step.

He Qing and Tao Huimin didn't have many scenes, but they were outstanding. Chen Qi also gave them a crash course in "star acting", setting a few expressions and movements for them to master.

They have a good foundation in opera, so they are more comfortable with it.

Zhen Zidan had a hard time.

Nalan Yuanshu is a villain and one of the core characters, so he can't be careless.

He doesn't speak Mandarin well, so communication is difficult. More importantly, he is a guy with low emotional intelligence.

"Nalan Yuanshu is a young military general of the Qing government. He is good at martial arts and is good friends with Yang Yugan. At first, the two had the same goal. They both believed that they should practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies and then strengthen the country, but because of the Tan Sitong incident, they had differences and the contradictions became bigger and bigger."

That day, Chen Qi was giving a lecture in the studio.

Zhen Zidan sat down with everyone, looking up, and listened very seriously, but this posture was very annoying. Chen Qi talked about it and asked, "Do you understand the above?"

"I understand!"

"This person is cruel and ruthless, and he does whatever it takes. You have to show this characteristic. You have to practice an expression, which is to look at people with squinting eyes..."

Chen Qi demonstrated it.

Zhen Zidan frowned and raised his hand, saying, "I want to ask, why do you do this?"

"Looking at people sideways, with an arrogant and sinister attitude!

The makeup on your face will be white, the corners of your eyes will be raised, and if you give you more close-ups from the side, the feeling of Nalan Yuanshu will come out."

"I still have doubts. I don't think your method will work very well..."

"..."

The huge studio suddenly became quiet. Including Li Lianjie, they all stared at him with wide eyes. Brother from the United States, what's your brain? I didn't dare to say anything when Brother Qi was giving a lecture, and you directly rejected it? ?

He Qing and Tao Huimin also glanced at him sideways and moved away without making a sound.

Gong Xue turned her head, blocked it with her hand, and whispered, "He's going to be unlucky!"

"Does Mr. Chen have a bad temper?" Li Jianqun was curious.

"He has a good temper, but if he can't show real materials to make him recognize, his temper will be bad..." Gong Xue laughed in a low voice.

Li Jianqun raised his eyebrows and watched the fun with interest.

Zhen Zidan was totally unaware and said to herself, "I want to act in the way I like, and I have done my homework."