The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 311
"It's not difficult for me to write a script for you, but you, Aaron, are sometimes too demanding. In fact, I think the scripts created by the company's screenwriting team are pretty good." Xu Guanwu smiled and looked at Cheng Longdao.

"If the scripts they write can be as good as yours, Mr. Xu, of course I don't have to be picky." Cheng Long smiled and flattered him.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help smiling when he heard this, thinking that all the scripts I wrote were adapted from the blockbuster movies you starred in in the previous life, so you will naturally feel good.However, I don't have much stock in my stomach, and I will lose one if I use one.

"Well, I'll help you write another script." Xu Guanwu nodded and said, "But it's just this time, it's not an example."

"I see, thank you Mr. Xu for your help." Cheng Long said with a smile.

In fact, he didn't dare to bother Xu Guanwu to write the script for him. After all, he is the big boss of the company and a well-known rich man in Hong Kong.It's really a shame to come here to help me write the script.

"Okay, then you can go back first, I will notify you after I finish writing the script." Xu Guanwu nodded and said.

After Cheng Long left, Xu Guanwu couldn't help thinking secretly, which script should he write? !If it was in the 80s, he would definitely move out "Police Story".This movie is definitely Cheng Long's masterpiece, and it transformed him from a kung fu boy in the early Republic of China to a passionate and brave detective, and also established Cheng Long's supreme superstar status in urban action movies.

However, although the movie "Police Story" is good, it is based on the 80s, the Hong Kong police force has a good image and a clean background after the ICAC cracked down on corruption.

It is only the 70s now, and the ICAC has just been established for three years. Although the police sector has curbed corruption, the image of corruption is still in the impression of the public.If you want to show the bravery and fearlessness of the police in the movie, I am afraid that all Hong Kong citizens will scold "show funny!"

In the 70s, it is better to write some movies about Kung Fu in the early Republic of China.Xu Guanwu immediately thought of "Plan A".This movie is so classic that it is still regarded as one of Cheng Long's masterpieces until now.

In particular, the scene of Cheng Long falling from the clock tower was rated as one of the top ten dangerous scenes in Hong Kong. It is a blessing that no one was killed.

Moreover, that film starred Hong Jingbao, Cheng Long, and Yuan Biao. It was the first time the Audio-Technica appeared on the screen, and the box office appeal it generated was quite amazing.In the first week of its release, the box office exceeded tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, and the money-absorbing power is really amazing.

However, there is still a problem with moving "Project A" out now, that is, the fighting style of "Project A" is obviously different from the fighting style of current kung fu movies.

Although the fighting in today's Kung Fu movies is more flexible than the old routines of the past, it is still possible to tell which boxing method is being used.For example, Wing Chun, Praying Mantis, Hung Fist, Drunken Fist, etc. There are still types of boxing and routines.

However, the fighting style of "Project A" is obviously more focused on Sanda. It is difficult to distinguish which martial arts the three protagonists and villains are playing. The fighting is more casual and more practical.This fighting style cannot be changed overnight.

Just like when Hong Jingbao added funny moves to his kung fu routine, it was not so successful at the beginning.It's still several times, three times, three times, and after making many movies, I know how to perfectly combine funny and martial arts.

And if "Project A" loses the free-wheeling fighting style, and adopts routine combat like "Mr. Zan and Changqianhua" or "Drunken Master" now, then the viewability will undoubtedly be reduced a lot.Although it may be the same blockbuster, it does not seem to be the taste.

Xu Guanwu also didn't want to see the "Drunken Master" version of "Project A" appear on the screen to ruin his childhood, so this idea was subsequently cancelled.

In the end, Xu Guanwu decided to write "Junior Brother Out of the Horse". This movie is still the same Kung Fu theme in the early Republic of China, and a lot of funny plots have been added. Let movie fans talk about it.

And the film also successfully created the image of Cheng Long's immortality, the more he fights, the more energetic he is, and he grinds the villain to death abruptly, and this routine will also appear in many Cheng Long's films in the future.

However, there are still many omissions in the "Junior and Brother" in the previous life, and the plot is actually not coherent.The reason is that Cheng Long was threatened by director Luo Wei at that time, so some plots were not filmed in time.

At the beginning, Luo Wei discovered Cheng Long, who was not yet famous, and successively filmed "Shaolin Wooden Man Alley", "Wind and Rain Double Meteor", "Sword Flower, Misty Rain and Jiangnan", etc. Unfortunately, none of them were very popular.It wasn't until Wu Siyuan had a good eye for talents, borrowed Cheng Long, and made "The Snake in the Shape of a Hand". In the movie, juggling and kung fu were combined like a genius, and became the first Hong Kong humorous kung fu film. The result was unexpectedly great. popular.

Cheng Long also became a red star of Hong Kong kung fu movies because of "Serpentine Hands".At that time, Shaw Brothers Kung Fu movies had already declined, and the great director Chang Cheh could not turn things around; director Chu Yuan's strange martial arts movies also began to decline; Shaw Brothers' new trendy ghost horror movies such as "Magic", "Gu" and "Evil" were popular.

Chang Cheh's Zhang family lacked new talents to take the lead. Liu Jialiang's Liu family had a lot of creations at that time, but they were criticized for being old and stale.With the help of Yuan Jiaban, Cheng Long became the most popular star at that time, filling the blank of Hong Kong kung fu director star at that time.

And after Cheng Long became famous in one fell swoop, Luo Wei immediately asked him to go back, and then took him to start filming "The Master of Boxing".However, the story of "Boxing Essence" is outdated and the action is old-fashioned, Cheng Long is quite dissatisfied with this.After all, after staying outside for a while, it has opened my eyes.Moreover, "Snake-shaped Diao Shou" was successful precisely because it did not follow the stereotypes and integrated comedy elements into Kung Fu.

Now that "Fisting Essence" is going the old way, how can it still be as popular as "Serpentine Hands"? !Cheng Long is a person who has high demands on himself, but when he meets Luo Wei who only wants to make a fortune by taking advantage of his fame and making movies, even if he has his own ideas, he can only be forced to endure it.

And when Luo Wei was going back to Cheng Long to start filming "The Master of Boxing", Wu Siyuan was actually pulling Cheng Long to film "Drunken Master". "Drunken Master" was joined by Yuan Heping's father Yuan Xiaotian, and the lineup was relatively strong at the time.And the key point of "Drunken Master", whether it is plot or martial arts, is better than "Serpentine Hands", which is very much to Cheng Long's appetite.

Unfortunately, in the middle of the filming, Luo Wei was called back to film "The Master of the Boxing", which resulted in "Drunken Master" being delayed for several months before it was completed.After it was released, "Drunken Master" once again set a very high box office, but in comparison, the box office of "Fist" is much inferior.

But Luo Wei didn't think about why the movie starring Cheng Long cost 400 million Hong Kong dollars for one, and 200 million Hong Kong dollars for the other.He just saw Cheng Long's high reputation now, so he immediately took him to shoot "Dragon Fist", and then "Laughing Fist Strange Move" and so on.

"Laughing Fist and Strange Tricks" was originally called "Eighteen Ghost Hands". The script was not so witty and funny, but it was an old-fashioned plot of revenge and hatred.But because Cheng Long already had a foresight at that time, he could see it more clearly than Luo Wei. Now that humorous kung fu movies are popular, this kind of "Eighteen Ghost Hands" is bound to not be a hit.So together with the director and the screenwriter, they reorganized the script extensively, and finally revised it into "The Strange Trick of Laughing Fist".

Among them, Cheng Long's original Laughter Kung Fu incorporates emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and joy into his fist moves. During the fight, he will be happy, sad, angry, and mournful, confusing the enemy's mind and demeanor, and finally defeats the enemy.

However, Luo Wei was not satisfied with Cheng Long's modification method, thinking that he made up and modified it arbitrarily, which also deepened the grievance between the two.

Later, Cheng Long was poached by Cai Changyong with a check of 500 million Hong Kong dollars, and became a member of Golden Harvest Film Company.At that time, Luo Wei's own film company had encountered operational difficulties, so it was difficult to pay daily wages.According to Wu Siyuan's recollection at the time, Cheng Long told him that the salary was only 1 Hong Kong dollars per month, and that he could invest in his company for a long-term contract and just be a basic actor.But Wu Siyuan declined Cheng Long's request at that time, which shows that Luo Wei's company is really struggling, and it can't even offer a monthly salary of [-] yuan.

But Jiahe spent a lot of money, and a check of 500 million was handed to Cheng Long. As long as you come to Jiahe, the money will be all yours.Even though Cheng Long was a popular star at the time, he had never seen such a large sum of money. After thinking about it, he followed Cai Changyong to Golden Harvest.

And Luo Wei was naturally very dissatisfied with losing Cheng Long, a cash cow, and couldn't help clamoring to file a lawsuit with Jiahe, and even summoned the brothers on the road to snatch Cheng Long.Director Luo Wei is very well-known in Hong Kong. I think he was the one who filmed Bruce Lee's "Brother Tangshan" and "Fist of Fury".Moreover, this person is a well-known lucky general, and his films can exceed one million in casual shots, so he was a relatively powerful director at that time.

On the one hand, Jiahe contacted Luo Wei and promised to compensate him some money, and then asked Cheng Long to help him make a few movies as an apology.On the other hand, he seized the time to shoot "Junior and Brother".

Although in the end, because of Luo Wei's interference, the movie "Junior Brother" was somewhat flawed, but the flaws were not concealed. After the release, the box office reached more than 1000 million Hong Kong dollars.Since the opening of Hong Kong, it is the first movie with a box office of over [-] million Hong Kong dollars.And Cheng Long also became the most popular star at that time by virtue of this movie.

Later, Cheng Long started filming "Master Dragon", Luo Wei also invested in it, and finally got back tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in return.The father and son also took this opportunity to settle their suspicions and get back together.

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Now that Xu Guanwu wants to write the play "Junior and Brother", he must fill in the missing plot by himself.Fortunately, he graduated from the literature department before, and he has written many scripts, so he is no longer Wuxia Amon.So it took a little effort to fill the plot to perfection.

Then he asked Cheng Long to give him the script of "Junior Brother Going Out", "See if you are satisfied, and revise it if you are not satisfied." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Satisfied, satisfied, I am satisfied with what you wrote, Mr. Xu." Cheng Long said with a doggy smile.

"It's too late, I can still write flowers. Hurry up and read it, and change it if you don't think it's right." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

Cheng Long nodded and quickly flipped through the script.In the first few plays, there were no surprises. The senior brother pretended to be sick to serve as a teacher for other martial arts gyms.The younger brother cared about the younger brother and followed him quietly, only to find out that he had contacts with bandits.

Afterwards, the plot of the story developed into a good place. The younger brother followed the order of the teacher and went out to find the older brother. On the way, he met the headhunters and policemen in eight provinces. Many misunderstandings caused many jokes.Then fight against the bandits to bring him to justice, and then make atonement for his senior brother.

After watching it, Cheng Long let out a sigh of relief, "Mr. Xu, this script is so well written, I really have nothing to say."

"Well, since you like it, that's fine." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "And I think it's more fun to use a long bench as a weapon in this fighting scene; it's more beautiful to use a white paper fan in this fighting scene; It's better for you to wear a skirt in this scene..."

General Xu Guan told Cheng Long about those wonderful fighting scenes in "Junior and Brother Going Out", and Cheng Long's eyes burst into stars.

"Mr. Xu, I didn't expect that you not only write scripts well, but also have research on martial arts instruction." Cheng Long finally said in surprise.

(End of this chapter)