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Chapter 364 Several Backgrounds of Stephen Chow
"You stopped me, I can't think of anyone who is suitable for this role!"

Andy Lau thought for a while, then smiled wryly.

Andy Lau knows a lot of actresses, he is familiar with almost all the actresses in Xiangjiang, and he has worked with many of them.

But to be honest, there are really not many actresses who can play and act, and can satisfy the word "beautiful" in the setting.

"Then shelve it for now and choose when the filming starts!"

He Jin made a final decision.

After a pause, he asked again: "Do you have any comments on the script? If you have no comments, we can form a crew! By the end of February, we should be able to start filming!"

"Okay, let's build a crew!"

Andy Lau nodded.

At the end, he asked again: "Director, who do you want to hire? Is that Chen Jinhui from your company? He should not be good at this kind of filming!"

He Jin shook his head, "He's going to start filming "Yin Yang Road III" soon, and he doesn't have time to shoot, so I plan to let Johnny To do it!"

"To Qifeng?"

Andy Lau looked surprised.

"It's okay to use him, right?"

Ever since "Ji Gong" suffered a bloodbath in Taiwan, To Qifeng has also become famous in the first battle.

Everyone in the industry knows that Johnny To and Stephen Chow have directly created a big hole in the Taiwan market for Hong Kong films.

Now, many bad film directors and production companies hate Zhou Xingchi and Johnnie To.

It is because of them that the current Hong Kong films can no longer be repaid in Taiwan like before.

It can be said that because of "Jigong", from the second half of last year to the present, Xiangjiang has directly collapsed many small companies because of this incident.

These small companies basically survive by shooting pornographic and black violent films.

The quality of their films is generally not good, and many of them cannot go to theaters, and they rely on selling to Taiwanese film companies to make money.

It is not an exaggeration to say that in the six to seven years from the late 80s to 1993, Taiwanese film companies supported most of the Hong Kong film producers.

How crazy was it then!

It's so crazy that because Taiwan has three theaters, so in order to supply Taiwan, Xiangjiang also has three theaters.

Regardless of the quality of good or bad films, the theaters will be able to recoup their costs if they go around and sell them to Taiwan.

It's a pity that this kind of Hong Kong film has never been more prosperous, and the days when everyone can make money have completely bid farewell to Xiangjiang with the release of "Ji Gong".

As Taiwanese filmmakers introduced Hollywood blockbusters.

These filmmakers suddenly became more discerning. After watching Hollywood blockbusters, watching many Xiangjiang movies, it was as if they saw disgusting shit, which made them fearful.

Starting from December, the introduction of Xiangjiang movies from Taiwan is no longer the same as before, as long as there are stars, they will be imported.

Now, apart from Jet Li and Jackie Chan, the films of other people need to be investigated and investigated again.

The behavior of Taiwanese filmmakers naturally blocked the bad, vulgar, violent, and pornographic films from Xiangjiang.

As the saying goes, blocking people's money is like killing parents.

These producers also hate the film producers in Taiwan, but those film producers are all rich, and they are all across the sea, so they can't get him even if they want to.

So, they could only vent their anger on the two parties involved.

One is Stephen Chow and the other is Johnnie To.

And although Zhou Xingchi came from a background and his family background is not good, but he can bring benefits if he can't stand it!
Therefore, there are many backers behind him.

One is Yongsheng and the other is Shaw Brothers.

Yes, there is Shaw Brothers behind Zhou Xingchi.

In 1985, Shaw Brothers Film Company officially announced the suspension of production. So far, the layout of Xiangjiang Film has become a duo of Golden Harvest and New Art City.

Some people may wonder why Shaw Brothers Films has announced the suspension of production, but released many films intermittently in the following days.

Among them, several blockbuster films by Stephen Chow were included.

In 1988, Zhou Xingchi was promoted by Li Xiuxian and starred in "Pioneer of Thunderbolt". This movie allowed him to show his own light.

There was a pause in the middle for a year. In 1990, Stephen Chow starred in "The God of Gamblers", which followed Chow Yun-fat's "God of Gamblers".

Once the movie was released, it earned more than [-] million box office and became the annual champion of the year.

The box office of "The Holy Gambler" exploded, making Zhou Xingchi an instant hit, and he became the person that the major film companies are scrambling to chase. Among the companies that chased him and wanted him to make movies, there was the discontinued Shaw Brothers Film Company .

Although the Shaw Brothers at that time had the remaining prestige left over from that year, they were already very behind in terms of influence and strength.

However, because Zhou Xingchi is an actor who came out of TVB's training class, he has spent many years of his career in TVB.

It is well known that Wireless and Shaw Brothers belong to one family.

Therefore, Zhou Xingchi, who remembers his love, chose to make movies for Shaw Brothers.

Not a month after "The Holy Gambler", he starred in the first film "Senior Brothers Clash with Ghosts" that Shaw Brothers produced for him.

Although the film's performance was not as big as "The Gambler", it also scored more than [-] million at the box office.

Then, in 1992, Stephen Chow and Shaw Brothers cooperated again to produce "The Judge". This movie earned more than [-] million at the box office and directly reached the top of the annual championship.

Then, in 1993 they collaborated again.

This time, they brought "Jigong".

The box office of this movie in Hong Kong is stable, but unfortunately in Taiwan...

With the backing of two major film companies, Shaw Brothers and Insein, those small companies naturally dare not dare to act presumptuously against Stephen Chow.

But Du Qifeng is different.

Although he has cooperated with Shaw Brothers several times, to be honest, he may really be dispensable in Shaw Brothers' eyes.

Therefore, he once fell into a situation where there was no film to shoot.

"There's nothing to worry about. We don't rely on these companies for food. As long as Johnnie To can make good movies, it's fine if we hire him!"

He Jin said.

"Okay! You are the project initiator, you have the final say!"

Andy Lau just expressed his concern, since He Jin thinks there is no problem, he is naturally not worried.

"How many cars do you have?"

He Jin stretched his waist and asked suddenly.

"What do you mean?"

Andy Lau had a bad premonition.

"You also know that this film needs a lot of cars, and we can't just find some garbage trucks, so I want to use our cars as shooting tools, which can also save a lot of investment!"

He Jin said.

Seeing that Andy Lau hesitated after hearing this, He Jin rolled his eyes and said:
“I have three sports cars in my garage that will be used for the shoot, including a limited edition one!
Moreover, we are filming, not really used for collision, you don't have to worry about the car being destroyed! "

Being a man is impossible without a few good cars.

He Jin has been to Andy Lau's garage, this guy still has several cool luxury cars.

"Okay then! Say it in advance, don't break it!"

He Jin even donated his car, so Andy Lau could only agree to donate his car.

(End of this chapter)