The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 279 Audit Project
After transferring the huge sum of money to the account opened in the Bank of China, Xu Guanwu returned to the company to attend the meeting of the group of seven.

Before the meeting, Stanley market research company handed over the survey data.This report was commissioned by Xu Guanwu before he left for the United States. The purpose is to see whether Hong Kong citizens' interest in kung fu comedy films has increased or decreased, whether they are very interested or bored.

He was absent from the last meeting because he went to Hollywood to attend the Academy Awards.And because of his absence, some film projects were blocked.

"Before the meeting, let's first applaud Ah Wu for winning an award in Hollywood and for us Hong Kong filmmakers to win glory." Xu Guanwen suggested with a smile.

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All the people present applauded vigorously, "Mr. Xu, you are so kind! You can win the Yankee award, which is really amazing." Hong Jingbao praised with a thumbs up.

"Mr. Xu is not an ordinary person at first glance. Next time he goes, he might as well not leave any of them. Just wrap them all up." Zeng Zhiwei shouted loudly.

Mai Jia has worked in Hollywood in the United States, and knows that the United States produces more than [-] films every year. It is not an easy task to stand out among so many films and win the best film award. "Mr. Xu, you are really amazing."

"Thank you, thank you. Alright, now let's get to the point." Xu Guanwu smiled, "The first thing to talk about is the issue of film project approval. First of all, Zhiwei's "Kicking the Hall". Everyone has read the script. What's the matter?" Can you discuss your opinion?"

"Mr. Xu, I think the script written by Zhiwei is very good, and the design in many places is very interesting." Hong Jingbao said, "I agree with the filming of this movie."

"I think it's not bad, it's quite interesting, especially the silent scene in the middle, it's absolutely amazing." Xu Guanjie also nodded.

Others said nothing else, and seemed to be tacitly acquiescing to what others said.

Xu Guanwu smiled, "It seems that Zhiwei's script is really good, and everyone has no other objections, so let's make this decision."

Zeng Zhiwei couldn't help laughing happily when he saw that his script had passed the project approval.

Now the company implements a new system, the screenwriter, director, and leading actor can all get box office dividends, and he can get a 200% dividend for the three combined.If the box office in Hong Kong reaches 20 million, he can get more than [-] in dividends.If you add the salary and so on, it will be more than [-] profits.

More than 70 Hong Kong dollars in the 20s was considered a huge sum of money, and the monthly salary of managers at foreign companies was only tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars.

"Next is "The Sword at the End of the World" directed by Chu Yuan. What do you think of this script?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

"I think this script is well written, but in it, Fu Hongxue has to fight against the five killers under Gong Ziyu, and when he competes with the chess killers in Qinqi, calligraphy, painting and sword, director Chu Yuan's idea is to use a chess formation to compete. The movement and fighting of the killers in the formation follow the rules of chess, although it seems very innovative. However, chess is not understood by many people, and people may not appreciate it when it is filmed." Hong Jingbao said.

"I have a different opinion from Sanmao. I think this chess formation is still very interesting." Mai Jia raised her hand and said, "But this script is too loosely written. I think it's better to be more compact."

"Mai Jia, you don't know this. In fact, the original novel "The Knife at the End of the World" is a martial arts novel in prose style. When it was serialized in newspapers, readers couldn't accept it because the subject matter was too trendy, so the serialization was halfway through. It was abolished, and then it was serialized in another newspaper." Xu Guanwen waved his hand and explained.

"Director Chu Yuan's change is actually respecting the essence of the original work, but this chess formation really needs to be considered." Xu Guanjie also said.

"I also think this chess formation is not easy to set up, and it doesn't look good when it's set up." Zeng Zhiwei said, "For a martial arts competition, you just have to play well. It looks like a puppet, how can it be fun?"

Everyone raised objections, only Liang Shuyi remained silent, she knew that Xu Guanwu would definitely jump out and object.

"I have a different opinion from everyone else." Xu Guanwu smiled, "The five assassins under Gongziyu, the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and swords, respectively represent the five major arts of our ancient times. Although you don't understand these five major arts, listen to me I’ve heard of it, I’ve seen it before, and I know it’s an extremely beautiful art. In fact, the audience is the same as us. Even if they don’t understand the chess skills and the rules, they must know what it is when they see this chess formation. And will It is also a great innovation in martial arts scenes."

"Jin Yong set up a Zhenlong chess game in "The Eight Parts of the Dragon" and attracted heroes from all directions to come and try it. The plot is still vivid in my mind after watching it, but I don't understand chess at all. From this we can also see It turns out that people who don’t understand chess may not see the beauty of writing chess in this paragraph.” Xu Guanwu smiled, “It’s as if I don’t understand martial arts, but I still like to read martial arts novels. The same reason audiences don’t understand chess. It doesn't matter, as long as we shoot well and play wonderfully, we can still attract the audience." Xu Guanwu finished his reasoning with a smile.

"But how should I fight to make it look good?" Xu Guanjie frowned and said, "If you can't achieve the effect you said, brother, wouldn't it be a waste of investment?"

"As for the design of martial arts effects, it depends on Sanmao." Xu Guanwu looked at Hong Jingbao and said, "Your Hong family has a lot of talents, so you should be able to design wonderful martial arts scenes, right?"

"This... I'll try my best, Mr. Xu!" Hong Jingbao hesitated for a while, and wanted to say that he didn't understand this kind of ghost chess, but everyone looked over curiously, and couldn't help but gritted his teeth and insisted on taking it.

"Okay, if that's the case, let's vote with a show of hands." Xu Guanwu smiled, "I agree to make this movie."

"Director Chu Yuan's last film "Meteor Butterfly Sword" was indeed good-looking, and his popularity is right now. As long as the new film he produces is not too bad, it will definitely sell for a good price." Xu Guanjie said with a smile, "I also Agree to let him open this new play."

"What SAM said makes sense, and I agree with it!" Xu Guanwen also raised his hand and said.

Seeing that the three bosses all raised their hands in agreement, the others naturally expressed their opposition meaninglessly, so they raised their hands together and approved the project approval of "Tianya Mingyue Knife".

Then Zhang Jian's "Male Robber and Female Singer", everyone thought that this script was well written, with both violence and [-] forbidden scenes. It was not like the last "Queen of Temple Street", which was selling dog meat with a sheep's head , The movie is not shot well, and it will have a stable box office foundation.

None of the people here felt that there was anything wrong with using mainland smugglers as the protagonists of the movie.From their point of view, people from mainland China or Vietnamese are actually just refugees, so it is hard to say what feelings they have for them.

Seeing this, Xu Guanwu couldn't help sighing, and first put forward his own point of view. He didn't want to use mainland smugglers as the protagonist, and suggested that it should be written as refugees from South Vietnam who came to Hong Kong.

In the 70s, during the civil war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, the number of South Vietnamese refugees fleeing to Hong Kong increased day by day, reaching tens of thousands.So many South Vietnamese refugees had no status, entered illegally, and had no jobs. They gathered together, and serious violence often occurred.Such as robbery, beatings, and fighting with weapons, the law and order environment in Hong Kong is deteriorating day by day, and it has become a very serious social problem.

Reports about South Vietnamese refugees taking risks and committing crimes in Hong Kong because they had no way out to earn a living were also often reported in the newspapers.Everyone here is also aware of this matter, so they have no objection to Xu Guanwu's suggestion.From their point of view, whether it is mainland smugglers or the South Vietnamese gang, they are all bad elements who smash, loot and burn, as long as they make money to shoot anyone.

Seeing that they accepted his opinion, Xu Guanwu took the initiative to send back the script of "The Man Thief and the Girl Sings", asking Zhang Jian to redesign the characters, and then re-discuss after the revision.

Then discussing Zhang Guoming's "The Ghost", Hong Jingbao and Zeng Zhiwei both said that they couldn't understand it, and they couldn't understand why the plot was designed with such twists and turns in a horror movie?Why do you think that others are ghosts, but you are actually a ghost? If you love so deeply, should you let go or stick to it? !

In their view, all these are superfluous, as long as horror movies are scary, it is useless to mess with those messy things.

Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanjie, Mai Jia, and Liang Shuyi are all high-achieving students. Compared with Hong Jingbao and Zeng Zhiwei, the two rough guys, their appreciation level is a little bit higher. In their opinion, the final reversal of "Yin Ling" is actually quite innovative. The only worry is whether the audience will buy it or not.

The box office of horror-themed movies in Hong Kong has never been too high, whether it is "Painted Skin" a long time ago, "Black Mansion NO. ", the box office did not exceed one million.

So for this "Yin Ling", everyone's main opinion is not how the script of this movie is, but whether it should invest in shooting.If it is determined not to invest in filming, no matter how good the script is, there is no need to discuss it.

Shooting a horror movie is more troublesome than shooting a kung fu movie, because a lot of special effects shots are used, which is a tough job for the makeup artist.Moreover, there are strict requirements for lighting, fireworks, props, etc., so an investment of 50 million can make a good kung fu movie.But with the same amount of money to make a horror film, you have to bear the danger of being scolded by the audience.

Mai Jia's opinion is that if you don't make money, don't invest in filming. Use the money to make a comedy film, which can make the audience laugh and earn a lot of money at the box office. Why not kill two birds with one stone?Not to mention a waste of money making a horror film, and no one appreciates it, why bother? !
Zeng Zhiwei also felt that instead of using the money to make horror movies, it would be much more convenient for the company to buy a few location cars and go to the wilderness to shoot movies.

"Yeah, what Zhiwei said is right, it's not as cost-effective to make a horror movie as buying a car." Hong Jingbao also nodded.

"Stop, stop, if the company lacks vehicles for location shooting, just apply directly." Xu Guanwu clapped his hands quickly when he saw the enthusiasm they said, and said, "There is no need to cut other film projects to save money, the company Now it’s not too poor to live on.”

"However, Mr. Xu, is it really good to make a horror movie? No one will watch it." Hong Jingbao spread his hands, "If you have that money, why don't you give us another kung fu movie?"

"Sanmao asked this question today, so I also have a report here, which was commissioned by Stanley Research Company before I went to the United States. You all know this company, and the results of the investigation are guaranteed to be reliable." Xu Guanwu said Then, he took out a document from the folder, "I just got this document, so I can't provide you with a copy before the meeting. But now I read the data, and everyone can know the seriousness of the matter. "

"Well, according to the survey by Stanley Market Research Company, last year, a total of 180 films were filmed in Hong Kong. There were 87 kung fu films, of which only 27 were shown in theaters. Among them, 37 were released in our brilliant theaters, Shao Of the [-] films that have not yet been released, [-] of them were sold directly to Nanyang’s film studios, at a very low price of course. The other seven were due to poor quality. , It was thrown into the warehouse directly after the filming."

(End of this chapter)