Rebooting the Peak Years of 1985

Chapter 368 Xiaochun and Xiaojian

"So what? I, Chen Huajiang, am still afraid of that Li guy? If he wants to play, I will play with him to the end."

Chen Huajiang said proudly and decisively, not taking the other party seriously at all.

Long Wu was stunned for a moment, and he nodded slightly, because he had already sensed Chen Huajiang's deep malice towards Li Lao.

He guessed that there must be some conflict between the two, and anything he said at this time would be wrong.

"This time "Young and Dangerous" has set a record in film history. Boss Chen, your methods opened my eyes."

"To be honest, I was not optimistic about the 'self-defeating' method you decided to use last time."

"I didn't expect the effect to be so good. I admire it. I also learned a lesson."

Long Wugong cupped his hands and said with a smile, with a bit of admiration in his expression.

This is the truth. When Chen Huajiang asked the media to blackmail his own movie, Long Wu thought he was being ridiculous.

He also specially found a group of professionals who had some knowledge of film industry publicity. The professionals all said that without such a precedent, this plan would inevitably fail.

But with the development of reality, the box office of "Young and Dangerous" movies has reached new highs, which proves that Chen Huajiang's tactics are correct and that he and his professionals are wrong.

After all, facts are facts, which makes Long Wu more and more fond of Chen Huajiang, and he is glad that it is correct to cooperate with him.

"We do things in extraordinary times. In fact, I can't guarantee that it will be 100% effective."

"However, I am very confident about the success rate of [-] to [-] percent. The promotion of the film is an exploration of human nature."

Chen Huajiang smiled and said, he is not humble either.

When talking to people like Long Wu, modesty is useless. Only by showing strength and confidence can the other party think highly of you or think highly of you.

The rivers and lakes and the business world are two different worlds. People in the rivers and lakes are brave and ruthless. Whoever is ruthless and who is not is ruthless. It is useless to rely on modesty. Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger will only make everyone in the rivers and lakes think you are fat.

In the business world, intrigues and deceit are common. Showing confidence too directly is often a sign of lack of confidence. On the contrary, others will think that you have put all your cards on the table, and you are trying to flatter yourself.

"The movie "Young and Dangerous" has done so well at the box office. Why don't we make a second one?"

Long Wu continued, waving to the waiter on one side to come over as he spoke.

Then he took the two glasses of champagne from the waiter's tray and handed one to Chen Huajiang.

"Of course, if we don't start filming, others will follow suit and start filming."

"We must not make the mistake of "A Better Tomorrow", because John Woo's mistake has led to the second part not being released until now, and the audience in the market is tired of this type of subject matter due to the bombardment of follow-up movies. Even though It’s obviously impossible to make a sequel and have the same sensational effect as the first one.”

Chen Huajiang nodded, agreeing with Long Wu's idea of ​​​​starting filming a sequel immediately, and supported it with the example of "A Better Tomorrow".

"Okay, what I want is your word. After all, the copyright of "Young and Dangerous" is shared by our two companies. I can't inform Liu Weiqiang without your nod."

Long Wu nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his wine glass, and the two touched it.

This "Young and Dangerous" had a box office of 5000 million and a net profit of 4000 to 500 million. After all, the director and actors in the first film were all newcomers and received very low remuneration.

The cost of 500 million yuan also includes publicity and distribution fees, otherwise the entire production cost would only be more than 300 million yuan.

From the perspective of future generations, the production of 300 million yuan is definitely a small production among small productions.

But nowadays, 300 million yuan is already a very high-level "big" production. Just like "A Better Tomorrow", with Chen Huajiang's generous investment, the cost was only 200 million, while the old version of "A Better Tomorrow" in the previous life cost just as much Worth 100 million.

"Hello, Boss Chen, hello, Brother Long."

The first person to arrive at the hotel was Chen Xiaochun. This guy was very good at getting things done. He scanned the lobby and ran straight over.

He stood with his legs straight, bowed to Chen Huajiang and Long Wu and said.

At this time, Chen Xiaochun still retained the short buzzcut he had during the filming of "Young and Dangerous". With his thin and well-dressed figure, he looked very energetic.

It’s just that, after all, she was a dancer, her hair was dyed in various colors, including red, yellow and green, and she also wore earrings on her ears, which made her completely non-mainstream in the eyes of future generations.

"Well, take off the earrings. This thing doesn't match your image in the movie. If you want to continue filming a sequel like "Young and Dangerous", you can't wear this thing."

"You can be arrogant, arrogant, unruly, and look for trouble everywhere, but you can't be effeminate. This is called character image. This thing is the audience's perception of you. Once the character image collapses, you can think about it later. It’s almost impossible to play a similar role.”

"Just like Schwarzenegger, who is currently popular, his character is that of a tough guy. If he is exposed as a sissy, his long-term character will collapse and he will no longer be able to play the role of a tough guy."

Chen Huajiang nodded to him, then frowned and pointed at his earrings.

The creation of characters these days is not as formal as that of later generations of entertainment circles. Especially for actors like Chen Xiaochun who suddenly become famous, it is estimated that there is no specialized agency to help them design looks and create images.

Chen Xiaochun was stunned at first, then nodded and took off the earrings.

Although he doesn't have much knowledge, he can still listen to good and bad truths, and has his own analysis rules, knowing that what Chen Huajiang said is very reasonable.

"It's reasonable to create an image of a person and learn a lot, and it is indeed very reasonable."

"The image of Chen Xiaochun in the eyes of the audience is that of a loyal young and Dangerous boy. Although he has some shortcomings such as greed for money and lust, he is also very loyal, dares to fight and kill, and treats his brothers with utmost respect. This earring is indeed too abrupt. When I saw it before I also thought it was a little weird, but I didn’t take it seriously.”

"Now that I think about it, it's true. If he wears earrings for a long time and the audience sees him too much, they will naturally feel that this guy is not manly enough, and his image of loyalty will naturally be greatly compromised."

Long Wu's eyes lit up. He was in a learning mindset at this time. He thought about it as Chen Huajiang explained, and then nodded in admiration.

"Thank you, Boss Chen, for the tip. Thank you, Brother Long, for the tip."

"If it weren't for Boss Chen and Brother Long's optimism, I wouldn't have the chance to make a movie, let alone become a star."

"I, Chen Xiaochun, am very grateful to you two. You are my reborn parents."

Chen Xiaochun, who flattered the two of them, said that he had a bold and bold temperament, and he picked up the flattering words casually.

Although it was not tactful and even a little embarrassingly straightforward, it made Chen Huajiang and Long Wu laugh.

Especially Long Wu patted his shoulder with satisfaction and said, "You are a good boy, do a good job."

Suddenly there was a commotion outside, and even the noisy sound coming from outside could be heard clearly inside.

"Looks like the handsome guy is here."

Chen Huajiang said with a slight smile to Long Wu.

"I guess so, otherwise the crowd of reporters outside wouldn't be so noisy."

"When the pheasants came before, there were some noises outside, but it was not so noisy."

Long Wu also smiled and nodded, looking outside.

(End of this chapter)