Reverse Rebirth 1990

Chapter 303 313 [New Fist of Fury 1991]

Seeing Zhou Xingchi staring at him with wide eyes, Song Zhichao stood up with a smile, then walked back to his desk, took out something from the drawer again, and handed it to Zhou Xingchi, saying: "This is the new contract I prepared for you." , take a look first."

Zhou Xingchi took it suspiciously, and looked through it.

Huang Zihua, who was sitting next to Zhou Xingchi, stretched his neck and took a peek with his eyes.

Zhou Xingchi found out, so he moved his buttocks and made the contract higher.

Huang Zihua felt bored, so he muttered: "What's the air, I also have this kind of contract."

Indeed, the contract in Zhou Xingchi's hands at this moment is actually similar to the contract signed by Huang Zihua.

However, compared to Huang Zihua, Zhou Xingchi's contract autonomy is greater, and the filming bonus is also higher.The same thing between the two is that they are both signed artists under the phantom world, but they are not selling their bodies, but performing arts, which is often said that performing arts is not selling their bodies.

Zhou Xingchi can choose scripts to film in Phantom, and Phantom does not force it. After each movie is released, in addition to paying Zhou Xingchi's million-dollar remuneration, he will also give dividends according to the actual box office.

Of course, these are not the most important. The most important thing is that Song Zhichao clearly stipulates in the contract that Zhou Xingchi can not only choose the movie he likes to shoot, but also act as the director and producer of the movie, and take full responsibility for the shooting of a movie. , that is to say, Song Zhichao gave Zhou Xingchi the power of director and producer.

You know, this is no joke.

Anyone who has worked hard in the Hong Kong film industry will know who is the biggest filmmaker in Hong Kong?director!Hong Kong filming water is the most hanging?Producer!

Actors are just tools in the hands of directors and producers, just chips for their filming, and they have no right to speak or autonomy at all.

To put it more bluntly, in the eyes of directors and producers, actors have no status at all. No matter how famous you are, no matter how popular you are, no matter how famous you are, the director and producer will kick you out and block you in minutes you.

For a long time, besides being an actor, Zhou Xingchi's biggest dream is to be a director.

However, no one would give him this power.

Even though he is very popular now, with "The Saint of Gamblers" and "Fight Back to School", no one dares to use him as a director.

In the previous life, Zhou Xingchi even had conflicts with Du Qifeng who directed "The Judge" because of his dream of being a director.Johnnie To felt that he was in the way, and even pointed fingers at the shooting on the set, so he took the opportunity to tell Zhou Xingchi: "You are nonsensical, just do it well. You are nonsensical, being a director is not suitable for you!"

Later, To Qifeng and Zhou Xingchi cooperated in the filming of "Ji Gong". This time Zhou Xingchi had a lot of tricks, and the conflict with director Johnnie To escalated, so that in the end the two didn't even talk much on the set.Such a relationship made this movie a "bad movie". After it was released in Taiwan and Hong Kong, it failed at the box office.

For this reason, Du Qifeng shifted the responsibility to Zhou Xingchi, saying that he didn't care about acting, and there was no market for nonsense.Zhou Xingchi didn't take the blame either, he told the media how many suggestions he gave when filming, but was shot dead by Director Du.In short, because Zhou Xingchi and To Qifeng broke up completely in this drama, there will be no cooperation in the future.

It was also from this incident that Zhou Xingchi still had the idea of ​​turning from the front of the screen to the back of the screen to be a director. In the future, "Shaolin Soccer", "Kung Fu", "The Mermaid", "Journey to the West" and so on, will all be filmed. Proving that besides being a good comedian, he is also a good director and producer.

Song Zhichao is someone who has been there, and he has a clear understanding of Zhou Xingchi's details. He has a golden finger with predictive ability, of course he dares to take a gamble, bet on Zhou Xingchi, and promote him to be the director and producer.

But for Zhou Xingchi, Song Zhichao's actions were not just about buying people's hearts, but about his trust in himself and his recognition of his abilities.

What does it feel like?
as if—
The whole world looks down on me, only you regard me as the brightest star in the sky.

"Song, Mr. Song—" Zhou Xingchi's lips trembled, and he felt a little excited, "This contract...I completely accept it, but you let me be the director and producer...can I do it?" Zhou Xingchi began to doubt himself up.

In fact, this is also a very normal situation. Think about it, everyone originally opposed you and didn’t approve of you. They said that you can’t be a director or a producer. What you are good at is nonsensical. Continue to be funny in movies. , Don’t think about so many boring things; suddenly, someone recognizes you and directly promotes you to be a director and producer. At this time, you don’t have doubts in your heart, but you still have self-doubt.

Facing Zhou Xingchi's self-doubt, Song Zhichao just smiled, and suddenly said: "If I remember correctly, Xingzi, your idol is Bruce Lee..."

Anyone who is a fan of Zhou Xingchi will know that Zhou Xingchi has been a fan of Bruce Lee since he was a child. For this reason, he also learned taekwondo and nunchakus, which were shown in the previous movies "Kung Fu" and "Shaolin Football".

Immediately, Zhou Xingchi nodded, "That's right, Brother Long is indeed my idol, I really like him!"

"Then which play of his do you like the most?" Song Zhichao held a pen and twirled it in his hand, looking confident.

"I like his "Fist of Fury"." Zhou Xingchi said.

""Fist of Fury"" is OK, then we will shoot "Fist of Fury" for our next film. Well, it should be called "New Fist of Fury 1991"." Song Zhichao slammed his pen on the table After knocking, before Zhou Xingchi could ask, he continued: "I already have the general storyline, it's like this... It tells the story of the young hero Liu Jing who was born with supernatural powers in his right arm. A story of a beautiful woman's return."

Song Zhichao first briefly explained the core of the story, and then began to explain the plot of the play in detail to Zhou Xingchi, which was roughly the same as the play starring Xingzi in his previous life.

At this time, whether it was Zhou Xingchi, who was the party concerned, or Huang Zihua, who was sitting on the side and acted as an invisible man, they were quickly attracted by Song Zhichao's rich imagination and humorous storyline during Song Zhichao's eloquent talk.

You know, in this era, qigong craze and supernatural powers are popular in mainland China, so this trend has also blown to Hong Kong. Hong Kong began to shoot films about supernatural powers, and the box office hits. The more famous one is Zhou Xingchi. "The God of Gamblers", as well as "Super Cop" starring Wan Ziliang, and "Modern Tathagata Palm" starring Andy Lau.

Therefore, Song Zhichao added the gimmick of special functions to "New Fist of Fury 1991", which is definitely a big attraction and selling point.

Although Zhou Xingchi is an actor, he also knows how to grasp the audience's mind. Therefore, after listening to Song Zhichao's story construction and role arrangement for this drama, he immediately knew that if this drama can be successfully filmed, the box office will definitely be very good. This is not a hunch, but a hunch, an actor's intuition!
What feels different from Zhou Xingchi is Huang Zihua.As a person who was supposed to be an invisible person, Huang Zihua did not have the consciousness of being an invisible person at all. At the beginning, he compared Song Zhichao's story with his own script "Spy Agent", but the more he compared, the more he felt that Song Zhichao was not good enough. Changing careers to become a screenwriter is simply a waste of talent.

Huang Zihua is also a very talented person, and he can clearly distinguish between good and bad.

Therefore, he knew that the "New Fist of Fury 1991" that Song Zhichao created for Zhou Xingchi was definitely worth a gamble——
Immediately, Huang Zihua said: "Xingzi, if you don't like this drama, I can actually help you act as hard as I can!"

I seem to think that saying this is not strong enough, and then I said: "Even if I don't get paid, I can still act--sacrificing for art has always been my highest demand as an actor! Don't look at me with that kind of admiration. Me, I'm easily proud—please!"

(End of this chapter)