Reborn Hong Kong Wild Age

Chapter 77
In fact, for the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story", it took Xu Ke three months to prepare the script and several months to revise it later, which can be regarded as hard work.

It took five months from filming to pre-mid-stage production. The initial budget investment was 150 million, but it was overrun twice to more than 500 million.

Therefore, Gu Xiayang made an investment of 500 million in one step.

Hong Kong movies in this period were not as crazy as they were in the later stage, and they were so crazy that they could even make a movie in a week.

Under normal circumstances, the shooting of a play takes about 3-6 months.

"A Chinese Ghost Story" Gu Xiayang is preparing to be wholly-owned by the world, and use it to promote Wang Zuxian to the top, so as to link to the Treasure Island market.

From Gu Xiayang's current point of view, the most suitable way to open up the Baodao market is "A Chinese Ghost Story", in which Baodao actress Wang Zuxian plays the leading role.

This is a cult classic, and it is a blockbuster that made the audience queue up for a ticket at the top theater in Taipei East District, Taiwan.

In the end, the theater had to open a temporary show and add a midnight show at [-] o'clock in the morning to satisfy the audience. This is also the first time that a theater in Baodao has a midnight show.

As for the cooperation with Debao to start a sequel to "Rich and Rich", I believe Cen Jianxun is more interested in this series than a costume ghost movie.

When Li Hanxiang's "A Chinese Ghost Story" achieved good results, and Nie Xiaoqian played by Le Di was all over the country, Xu Ke hoped to find a female ghost who was "soft and sentimental". Later, Wang Zuxian came out with even better results.

Now that Wang Zuxian is here, Gu Xiayang will definitely not be the second choice.

It is also not worthwhile for Wang Zuxian to recommend himself, insist on auditions and even voluntarily lower the salary to get Xu Ke's consent.

The purpose of opening this "A Chinese Ghost Story" is to promote Wang Zuxian to make money, and it will become a hit, and it is considered a chance to become popular, which is probably the fate of this Miss Wang.

Look at Zhu Baoyi, who is also from Baodao, she has never been a big hit. Although she has filmed more scenes than Wang Zuxian, she is not lucky!

For the role of Yan Chixia, Gu Xiayang proposed to let Wuma from the Hong family class play the role. Chen Musheng thought it was very appropriate. After all, Yan Chixia has a lot of action scenes, and Wuma has played the role of a Taoist priest in many movies. Pretty handy.

In view of Gu Xiayang's plan to continue to use the title of "A Chinese Ghost Story" by the Shaw Brothers, he also specially called Fang Yihua and Li Hanxiang.

The two naturally expressed that there was no problem, especially Fang Yihua, who learned that the heroine was Wang Zuxian, generously said that the studio at Clear Water Bay is very suitable for costume dramas and can be rented to him.

It's no wonder that Wang Zuxian is brave enough, and Ms. Fang is holding her as her own sister behind her back, so that she still maintains a girlish heart.

Lanruo Temple was going to find a theater for renovation, Miss Fang nodded and agreed to rent a studio to Gu Xiayang, and he expressed his gratitude.

……

New Art City, from an office of less than a thousand feet back then to one of the Big Three today, finally fell apart.

"There are seven chefs in a restaurant. Everyone has different ideas and will be pulled away by others. Everyone wants to become a chef in another restaurant?"

Zeng Zhiwei's words are only one aspect.

In the final analysis, it is still a matter of interests. New Art City is actually a company owned by both Golden Princess and Mecca, with Golden Princess accounting for 51% and Mecca accounting for 49%.

It was not until later that Ishida and Huang Boming held 19% and 9% of the shares respectively, while Mecca did not take the shares in his own name, but formed the Studio Film Co., Ltd. with Princess Jin, accounting for 72% of the shares.

That is to say, from the beginning to the end, Mecca not only represented the majority shareholder, but also participated in the creation.

Therefore, the "behind-the-scenes boss does not intervene in creative affairs" and "creation without hierarchy" declared by the seven people also covered the filter of the age.

Now that Zeng Zhiwei and Teddy Robin have left, Xu Ke took his wife Shi Nansheng to set up a "film studio" on his own.

It was supposed to be the "struggle room" of the "group of seven", but now only the "big three" are left.

"I've said for a long time that "Best Partner" is outdated now, it won't work, it's a shame to spend so much money, why bother!"

Ishida was smoking a cigar, looking at Mecca with disdain.

"What did you say? The box office of "Best Partner" is not bad. The Hong Kong market has earned back this investment. This series is selling well in other places, and the video tape is also selling well. If I hand over the Spring Festival stalls to you, it will be ugly. !"

"How embarrassing the year before last, have you already forgotten?"

Mecca slapped the table, and Ishida's whole person jumped up because of the yin and yang.

"If I were this investment, not to mention "A Match Made in Heaven", which is a hit at the box office, at least Sanmao's play, can be suppressed!"

The box office of "A Match Made in Heaven" is crazy now, with more than 1500 million. How long has it passed? Everyone said that this drama will definitely become the second masterpiece in Hong Kong to break 3000 million votes, even surpassing Hong Jinbao's "Fuxing Gaozhao" .

"Gu Xiayang, a rich man, has such a high box office for every movie. He is a good filmmaker. Is it possible to bring him to Xinyi City?"

Huang Baiming ignored the quarrel between the two big brothers, and said with emotion: ""A Match Made in Heaven" is indeed a good show, and it is new enough that I feel that I have been eliminated."

"Can it be done? He and Pan Disheng are brothers and sisters now. They are the big bosses, not Xu Ke and the others."

Mecca shook his head, Gu Xiayang is not simply the owner of an independent production company.

"We can also cooperate with him. Boss Lei will definitely be willing to say hello."

Huang Baiming thought about Zhang Guorong, and said, "It just so happens that Gu Xiayang is about to open a new play, and wants to use Zhang Guorong to play the male lead."

"Don't borrow!"

Mecca didn't even think about it, and immediately objected.

Shi Tian disdainfully said: "Zhang Guorong and Gu Xiayang have a very good relationship, right? He also wants to shoot, if you don't agree, can he go along with it?"

Mecca couldn't see Ishida's eccentricity, and said in a deep voice, "Whether it goes well or not, he is also a basic actor in our New Art City. Why, can he still threaten us?"

"That's not true. They are all very good, as you know. We haven't prepared a new film for him since August last year. He said that if there is no conflict, we can let him go and film one."

"I mean, let's borrow it. He is very popular in the music scene now. Gu Xiayang's drama is guaranteed, and if we win it, we will use it ourselves to shoot it, and it will not be a loss at all."

Huang Baiming has a good relationship with Zhang Guorong, and he still plans to borrow him to make a movie.

In terms of emotion and reason, this matter is not a loss for New Art City.

"Tell him to trade Liu Dehua. Otherwise, he and Debao are very close, Boss Lei can't explain it!"

"You're nonsense, Liu Dehua is now a popular hot pepper chicken in the film industry!"

"It's not that I don't offer him a salary, just pay him normally."

Mecca saw that several of Liu Dehua's films were so popular, since Gu Xiayang wanted Zhang Guorong, he would change Liu Dehua to make a film.

The Hong Kong box office of New Arts City's films began to decline last year. Among the 2000 films released, none exceeded 800 million Hong Kong dollars, only four exceeded [-] million Hong Kong dollars, and the others were between three and [-] million Hong Kong dollars.

This number is not only their own, even Boss Lei and Feng have begun to have opinions.

In particular, the first film "Best Partner" in the spring of this year failed to go on a rampage like the head first, and several bosses considered cutting a part of the investment.

"Then Liu Dehua is here, who is it?"

Ishida pressed out the cigar and said, "Your "Best Partner" is still showing this year, and Liu Dehua will take it for me to shoot."

Since the bad relationship between the few people, the current production management of New Art City is divided into three. The three of them are responsible for the management of the production, and they must strictly control the cost budget. compensation.

Since Liu Dehua was going to come over, Ishida stood up and fought for himself.

Huang Baiming smiled wryly and shook his head: "Liu Dehua's status is not low now, and it depends on whether Young Master Gu is willing or not!"

(End of this chapter)