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Chapter 629 Chapter 628 "A Chinese Odyssey" and "Ashes of Time" are just twins.

"Brother Cai, can I make another movie?" Liu Zhenwei was stunned.

"Zhenwei, you are a well-known quick shooter, please help me in an emergency. Do you have the heart to watch Kar-wai take his time and wait until the box office loses money and Zedong Films goes bankrupt?!"

what? !

Liu Zhenwei was shocked.

We finally stopped worrying about the loss of "A Chinese Odyssey", and now we have to worry about the loss of "Ashes of Time" directed by Wong Kar-wai!
"Brother Cai, this method is feasible, but I don't have a suitable script right now," said Liu Zhenwei.

"I don't care. You can write it yourself or find someone else to write it. As for Jiawei, I'll call him and tell him!"

The other party hung up the phone quickly.

Liu Zhenwei picked up the cigar and fell into deep thought again.

Of course, you need to use the original crew and even props to shoot a martial arts film.
Otherwise, look for Minghua again?
Yes, just find him!
He writes quickly, I take pictures quickly!
It’s just that the style I require is different from Wong Kar-wai’s.

Also, I don’t want the fanciful and confusing plot like that of “A Chinese Odyssey”.

I just want it to be funny and nonsensical!

I don’t know if he can write it?
Fang Minghua received a call from Liu Zhenwei the next morning. She first went to Lao Sun's house outside Chaoyangmen to drink a bowl of spicy soup, and then took a stroll on the street before going home.

Not long after returning home, the phone in the living room rang. Fang Minghua picked up the receiver and heard Hong Kong-accented Mandarin.

"Minghua, I'm Zhenwei."

"Hello, Director Liu." Fang Minghua greeted.

"Congratulations! I heard that A Chinese Odyssey is a big hit in the mainland."

"Director Liu, should I be the one congratulating you? You are the director." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Happy together."

Fang Minghua certainly knew that Liu Zhenwei's direct call to him from Hong Kong was definitely not just to talk about "A Chinese Odyssey", otherwise he would have directly contacted Song Tangtang instead of him.

Sure enough, after the two chatted for a while, Liu Zhenwei said, "Minghua, I'd like to ask you to help me write another script this time."

"What script?"

"It's also a martial arts film." Liu Zhenwei repeated his thoughts on the phone.

Isn't there a script?
Wong Kar-wai still shoots so slowly?!
Fang Minghua was very surprised.

But think about it, Wong Kar-wai's "In the Mood for Love" took a year and a half to shoot, and "2046" took five years to shoot.

He is a man who takes his time to produce fine results. I wonder if he revised the script again and again after getting it?
Fang Minghua sighed in his heart and said, "Director Liu, it's okay."

"Minghua, I'm the one filming this time, so please don't write those flowery lines." Liu Zhenwei made his request.

"Row."

"Also, I don't want the messy timeline of "A Chinese Odyssey". I don't need Xingzai's breakthrough in acting skills. I just want funny and nonsensical things!"

"OK! No problem!"

Fang Minghua agreed so readily, which made Liu Zhenwei a little worried.

Can the other party write a script that you are satisfied with?
What's wrong recently?
Ever since you started working with Minghua, have you always been worried about gains and losses?

Besides, after Fang Minghua hung up the phone, he couldn't help but shake his head.

It seems that some history cannot be changed.

This "Ashes of Time" and that "A Chinese Odyssey" are just twins.

Okay, just write it.

Fang Minghua went upstairs to the study, made himself a cup of tea, turned on the computer and started writing. The full name of "East is West" is "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: East is West".

Adapted from Jin Yong's novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", it mainly tells the story of the wife of King Jinlun who conspired with Ouyang Feng to poison the king and usurp the throne, but because they failed to obtain the imperial seal, they tracked it down to the third princess.

Amid a series of chases and misunderstandings, the third princess gets help from her fellow disciples Huang Yaoshi, Hong Qi, Duan Zhixing and others, and engages in a life-and-death battle with Ouyang Feng.

This is a typical Hong Kong fast-food movie. From an artistic point of view, it has no nutritional value at all, but as a movie, it has achieved much higher box office than "Ashes of Time".

"The sword of affection", "the sword of winking", "the palm of raging fire". The "sausage mouth" designed by Tony Leung Chiu-wai has become a classic look in film history, and the line "pack up the sausages and take them away" has also become a classic funny scene that movie fans love to talk about.

Just write it like this.

In the evening, Song Tangtang came back from work and heard Fang Minghua say that she was writing a script for Liu Zhenwei again. She became curious and wondered what it was about.
When I went upstairs and saw the unfinished script on the computer, my eyes widened.

"Minghua, what did you write? It's a mess, a pure spoof! It's not pretty at all."

"Really?" Fang Minghua smiled and said, "If Liu Zhenwei does a good job, it might be more popular than Wong Kar-wai's Ashes of Time."

"I don't believe it. Do audiences like to watch such crappy movies?!"

"Comrade Song Tangtang, you can't just look at the movie from the perspective of an audience or a film critic, you should look at it from the perspective of an investor!"

Hearing Fang Minghua speaking to her in such a serious tone, Song Tangtang looked stubborn: "I don't care, Shengshi Film and Television will never invest in such a film anyway!"

Oops
"Have personality!"

Fang Minghua gave a thumbs up.

"Hate it!" Song Tangtang said angrily, and then said: "Anyway, I want to make Shengshi Films like MGM in the United States!"

MGM is a famous film company in Hollywood, USA. One of its characteristics is that it likes to make art films.

"Waterloo Bridge", "Ben-Hur", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "Gone with the Wind", etc.

Unfortunately, in the 50st century, Sony bought MGM for nearly $ billion, but it eventually went bankrupt and filed for bankruptcy protection.

Later, Amazon acquired MGM, and MGM, which had been "selling itself" in the Hollywood market for a long time, finally found its buyer.

It's a bit unlucky.

Of course, Fang Minghua didn't say much.

Shengshi Films will not fall to that level.

Three days later, Fang Minghua finished writing the script of "A Chinese Odyssey" and sent it to Liu Zhenwei who was far away in Hong Kong.

Liu Zhenwei took a look at the script.

What the hell!

This is tailor-made for me!
I admire it, I really admire it.

As for the copyright adaptation fee, let Brother Cai and Mr. Jin negotiate!
Without saying a word, Liu Zhenwei packed his luggage and headed straight to Zhenbeibao, Ningxia with his assistant.

Brother, here I come!

I'll lend you my venue, props, and people. I want to make a movie!

It is said that Zhenbeibao has become even more lively.

Shengshi Films invested in and produced three films last year.

"A Chinese Odyssey" performed better than expected, and "The Weaving Girl" was even more of a dark horse, having just won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Film at the first Shanghai International Film Festival held in Shanghai. Wang Quan'an became just like his predecessor Zhang Yimou, switching careers to become a director and becoming an instant hit.

However, there seems to be no movement on "To Live", the new film directed by Zhang Yimou, which was invested by Shengshi Film and Television.

(End of this chapter)