Actually I just want to act

Chapter 696
Why did Johnnie To and Stephen Chow fall out?

It's very simple, from the first co-movie - "Death Judge" there is a clue.

Because Zhou Xingchi is a very self-contained actor, his talent told him that acting like this will achieve the best effect.But Johnnie To is different from Li Lichi and Chen Jiashang. Johnnie To is not a director who is willing to be at the mercy of actors, so the filming of "Death Judge" was very awkward.At that time, Zhou Xingchi was in full swing, and Du Qifeng repeatedly endured, and made "The Judge" a classic.

But when filming "Ji Gong", To Qifeng quit: Are you the director or am I the director?
Therefore, there are not many nonsensical styles in "Ji Gong", and Johnnie To has no cooperation with Stephen Chow after filming the film.After all, not every director can accept Zhou Xingchi's character of "drama bully".But after that, Johnnie To didn't have any works called classics, and the box office was also up and down.It's not that Johnnie To is not good, nor is it that the actors who work with him are not good, but that Johnnie To's movies don't reflect many things, so they are habitually ignored.Especially after the decline of Hong Kong's local films, To Qifeng moved to the mainland, but he repeatedly failed in the street, which shows that his talent is not that top-notch.

Speaking of comedy style, Stephen Chow's comedy style has been verified by the market, so Stephen Chow's comedy style is not so strong movies, such as "The King of Thousand Kings 2000", "Dead Grass", "Lucky One-stop", "Invincible Lucky Movies like "Star", the word-of-mouth and box office are not very satisfactory.

Without exception, these films did not respect Stephen Chow's opinions, nor were they made in accordance with Stephen Chow's comedy style, and some even wanted to promote newcomers.

This is actually a very wrong choice.

Because for some actors, as soon as he appears on the stage, others seem nothing more than that.

Zhou Xingchi is that kind of actor, his aura is too strong, after becoming famous, Zhou Xingchi, even if he plays a supporting role, such as "Glass Bottle", you can't ignore him in the movie.This is the big name, the aura you have to obey.

Why does Fang Jiming emphasize the comedy style?
Because once your style is formed, the audience will all come to your style. If you suddenly change it, do you think the audience will scold you?

That's for sure.

Therefore, it is normal for movies such as "The King of Thousand Kings 2000", "Deadly Grass", and "One-stop Transport" to gain word of mouth.

At the end of March, Fang Jiming finally revised the script completely, and began to prepare for the selection of actors.

Needless to say, Liang Qifeng is definitely coming, and he will play the master.

Uncle Zhou Fa, it's a good idea to invite Xian Jianhua. If you don't come, you can find another old actor.

The most difficult thing is the heroine, because this time it is not a vase role, but the one with real acting skills.Therefore, the casting must be done carefully, and it must be an actress who has a tacit understanding with Fang Zhiming, and the acting skills must be excellent.Playing a shrewd woman is quite easy, but to play a silly girl, you have to act naturally, not so stupid, just a little bit stupider than normal people, it is very difficult.

After all, idiots and idiots are the hardest to play well.

As for the karaoke lady, if Xu Qianying wants to act, leave it to her.

For the role of Sister Ping, it is better to use Jiang Meiyun.If you don't have a schedule to find an old actor, you must have an actor with good acting skills.

There is also the villain, the creditor Wang Gui, so he has to find someone who is unique and funny when he breaks down.In the original version of "Love Saint", the villains are Zhang Yaoyang and Yuan Hua. The viciousness is vicious enough, but the comedy conflict is not enough, which is one of the reasons why the movie failed at the box office.Zhang Yaoyang's bewitching taste is too strong, it's not even as good as Zhou Billy and Zhou Xingchi have a tacit laugh.

Fang Jiming thought that it would be great if he could find a professional comedy villain. For example, in his previous life, there was an actor named Wang Xun, who was so bad and funny.It's a pity that such a special type of actor is rare.If you can't find it, you can only find an actor who looks very vicious.

Well, the filming location of the wealthy family, I heard that Pan Rui's family has a villa?There is also Fang Jiming's courtyard house, if it is not possible, Wang Li's family's big villa in Hebei Province will be fine.

After everything was ready, Fang Jiming called Pan Rui.

"Haha, Brother Fang, "Personal Expert" has surpassed 3000 million, is it time to throw a celebration drink?"

Pan Rui's laughter came, this time Xu Qianying was really famous, he was in a good mood.

"Let's talk about the celebration wine. The key is how is 'Shunfeng'?"

Fang Jiming is still thinking about the courier company. Although he doesn't care about the company, he has to ensure that the company runs smoothly!He invested 3000 million in it. If the two rich second generations get rid of it, wouldn't he lose a lot of money?

"Don't worry, although we don't take care of the specific affairs, we have invited professional managers, and they have taken care of it pretty well." Pan Rui said triumphantly, "Don't tell me, even though the working capital is almost spent, we are able to sustain it." Already! The logistics business alone has an income of tens of millions!"

Fang Jiming knew that this was the logistics business brought in by relying on their Lao Tzu's relationship.

"What about the e-commerce express delivery business?"

When it comes to the express delivery business, Pan Rui smiled wryly, "It's not a profit, but it's not a loss, right? There can be a million or one hundred thousand."

Fang Zhiming knows that e-commerce is not yet mature, even after opening the online banking payment system and Feixun's payment system, it has not been able to attract more users. "It's okay, it will get better later."

"By the way, Brother Fang, why are you looking for me?"

Pan Rui was a little strange. Normally, Fang Jiming would not talk to him on the phone.

"It's nothing, I just wrote a notebook recently, asking if you are interested in investing." Fang Jiming said casually, "The character may not be very good. The heroine is not the most beautiful one, and she is rather stupid."

Pan Rui was taken aback: "Write the script again? No, is your inspiration a fountain? It has always been there?"

"Just say, are you willing to invest?"

Fang Jiming was a little impatient.

"Brother, you know my situation. I have already invested in Shunfeng Company. If you want to invest, you can only wait for the box office to split the accounts, right?" Some money."

Fang Jiming said, "Okay, next month will be next month."

"No, you have to show me the script?"

In fact, Pan Rui didn't want Xu Qianying to cooperate with Fang Jiming again, because he found that actresses were at a disadvantage when it came to acting in comedies.But comedy is really making money. Even now, he can earn more than 1000 million in the box office split of "The Manipulator".He only invested 200 million. This return on investment of more than five times can drive many businessmen crazy!
Fang Jiming smiled and said, "Are you still worried about the script I wrote and the movie I starred in?"

"That's true." Pan Rui was also a little embarrassed, because even if he had read the script before, wouldn't the movies that he invested in be so bad at the box office that he couldn't even recover [-]% of the cost?

Fang Jiming said earnestly: "Don't worry, although it may not be as good as "The Punisher", the box office should not be bad."

(End of this chapter)