Hong Kong Entertainment: Kung Fu Superstar 1981

Chapter 201 Get it back sooner or later

The outside world's praise and criticism of Deyang Cinema has not affected the process of promoting itself.

As Jianghuren Pictures' "Gunfire" has officially started filming, Zhang Yang has also completed the script for "The Ultimate Fighter" and begun making corresponding arrangements for the cast and crew.

First of all, there is the protagonist in the original film, Boxing Champion George. However, in Zhang Yang's adaptation, this character has become a well-known martial arts master and Sanda champion who was framed and imprisoned.

In addition to the protagonist, the character adapted from Boyka, the most outstanding villain in the film and the subsequent real protagonist in the "Ultimate Fighter" series, was rewritten by Zhang Yang into a black boxer practicing mixed martial arts.

In addition to these two key roles, Zhang Yang also played other roles such as the warden, agent, and prison roommate who played a key role in the protagonist, as well as the old man who helped the protagonist, and the two opponents defeated by the villain. Localization changes have been made to make the film more suitable for Hong Kong Island.

But more than the script, what troubled Zhang Yang more was the choice of actors.

Especially the character based on Boyka, as the real soul of this series, if not cast properly, it is likely that the film will lose most of its charm.

In fact, at the beginning, Zhang Yang originally planned to let Zhou Billy play this role. After all, his aura is strong enough and his practical ability is strong enough. He can fully show the temperament that a villain should have. But the problem is that in the follow-up of the series, In the sequel, this character will be transformed from negative to positive, and Zhang Yang is really not sure whether Zhou Billy can do this.

And compared to filming, Zhang Yang can clearly feel that at this time, Zhou Billy loves to show himself in the fighting ring more. His dull and somewhat unspoken character is destined to make it difficult for him to play some roles with more intense emotions. character of.

Since Zhou Bili had difficulty adapting, Zhang Yang naturally set his sights on Lu Huiguang.

But just like Zhou Billy's problem, Lu Huiguang's shortcoming is not in his skills, but in his own temperament and acting skills. If he is asked to play some roles like a martial arts idiot like a mad dog, he will definitely be able to interpret it well. But for a complex character like Boyka, his acting skills become stretched.

His two most skilled assistants have become unreliable, leaving Zhang Yang with few options.

Qian Xiaohao, Lin Guobin, Zou Zhaolong.

Looking at the last three names, Zhang Yang hesitated again and again and slowly ticked Zou Zhaolong's name.

In fact, if you look at acting alone, Qian Xiaohao is undoubtedly the one with the best acting skills among the three. But the problem lies in Qian Xiaohao's temperament when playing the villain. He is more than ruthless, but not domineering enough. Compared with a character like Boyka, He is actually better at scheming roles, and with his height of 175cm, it is really difficult to give him enough pressure.

On the contrary, it is Zou Zhaolong, who is 180cm tall. When playing the villain, he can interpret it well, whether he is ruthless or domineering. The scenes in the fuse alone are enough to prove this.

After finalizing the cast arrangement, Zhang Yang immediately informed Chen Jiashang to start preparations for filming.

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And just as Zhang Yang's head office and branches began to prepare for the filming of a new film, inside the Jiahe headquarters.Looking at the bodyguard handed over by his subordinates, Zou Wenhuai's face looked extremely ugly.

His face was ugly, not only because Zhang Yang's "The Raid" was a box office success, but also because Hong Jinbao suddenly appeared on the big screen of De Young Cinema!
You know, Zhang Yang publicly broke up with Jiahe for Deyang Cinema, and now Zhang Yang’s own film has just been released on Deyang Cinema, and you, Hong Jinbao, have appeared on the big screen of Deyang Cinema again. How does this make Zou Wenhuai To think?

His lungs were about to explode!
After putting down the report, Zou Wenhuai made a phone call to He Guanchang's home.

"Hello?! What's going on with Jinbao?!"

He Guanchang also felt bitter when he heard that Zou Wenhuai personally called and held him accountable.

After all, he didn't expect that Hong Jinbao, who said he was going out to shoot a movie, actually went to the producer of the same theater chain as Zhang Yang. The current conflict between Zhang Yang and Jiahe, Hong Jinbao's move, was just adding fuel to the fire. ah!
But no matter how difficult it was, He Guanchang still had to help Hong Jin carry the treasure in front of Zou Wenhuai.

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry. I asked Jinbao and he said he didn't know what was going on. Moreover, the company he helped make the movie was Debao Company. He and Cen Jianxun did it together. The filming of this film this time was also the request of the investors of my company..."

"Debao Company has investors, so does his Baohe Film have no investors? Aren't we his boss?!" Hearing He Guanchang use this excuse to excuse himself, Zou Wenhuai felt even more annoyed, " Call me Hong Jin Bora Company tomorrow, I want him to give me an explanation!"

"Don't be anxious yet, don't be anxious yet!"

He Guanchang was afraid that Zou Wenhuai's anger would make the situation even more irreversible, so he tried to smooth things over one after another.

"Jin Bao is different from Zhang Yang. No matter what films he makes or how many films he makes outside, with Long Zai on our Jiahe side, he will always be of the same mind as his junior brother and will stand on our Jiahe side. We If we are going to launch an attack on the enemy now, wouldn't we force someone who is on our side to drive away, don't you think so?"

Zou Wenhuai couldn't hear the meaning of protection in the other party's words. If others dared to do this, Zou Wenhuai would have told him to pack up and get out. However, although He Guanchang has slightly less equity, like him, he is also one of the founders of Jiahe One, and he still holds the living sign of Cheng Long in his hand. Zou Wenhuai really can't handle him alone.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Zou Wenhuai said coldly: "Now that things have become like this, he has to give us Jiahe an explanation, right? If he doesn't even show any expression, I would rather there be less restless bastards in the company."

"What the heck, Jin Bao is not an ungrateful white-eyed wolf like Zhang Yang." He Guanchang paused, "Well, let me go and have a good talk with him and let him try to make two more Five Lucky Stars movies next year. In addition to these two Five Lucky Stars movies, ask him to help Long Zai more and make other movies."

"He has put a lot of thought into Jiahe and made many movies. Naturally, he no longer has the energy to help that guy from Debao Films. We Jiahe also have good film sources. Let's have a good fight with that boy Zhang Yang. ,How about it?"

With He Guanchang's assurance, Zou Wenhuai's anger was finally extinguished.

He exhaled a thick breath and said in a deep voice: "For now, just do as you say, but you have to explain something to Sammo Hung in advance. Tell him not to get so close to Zhang Yang, so as not to make it difficult for him in the future. Zhang Yang This white-eyed wolf, he owes Jiahe, and Jiahe will get it back from him sooner or later!"

(End of this chapter)