The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 312 "Close-up" Closed Door

At the subsequent seven-person group meeting, Zeng Zhiwei's "A Thousand Kings Fighting a Thousand Tyrants", Cheng Long's "Junior and Brother Out", Chu Yuan's "Chu Liuxiang", and Gui Zhihong's "Huifeng Golden Storm" all passed the review and were subsequently presented. On the production cost and credits.

Xu Guanwu was surprised to find that Zeng Zhiwei's "A Thousand Kings Fighting Thousand Tyrants" was not starring him, but Nicholas Tse's father Xie Xian was invited to play the leading role, and the company's Chen Guantai was the villain, and there was another supporting actor who had to By the way, it turned out to be TVB's current front-line student Zhou Runfa.

Zhou Runfa started to take over the position last year, shooting many TV series and movies, among which "Jianghu Boy" co-produced with Zhao Yazhi, and "Great River North and South" starring Huang Xingxiu all achieved very good results.In terms of movies, the box office of "The Evil Uncle Boy" filmed with Xie Li Film Company has also exceeded one million, which is not easy among newcomers.

But Xu Guanwu knew that Zhou Runfa's future achievements would be limitless, so he wanted to cultivate him.But it doesn't make sense that Wang Jing and Zeng Zhiwei can also see through this matter.

"How did you think of inviting this young actor?" Xu Guanwu couldn't help asking curiously.

"That's right, Mr. Xu! He's a top-line TVB TV student now. He's very popular and his acting skills are very good." Wang Jing quickly introduced with a smile, "And he was specially recommended by Mr. Li Xiaohe."

"So that's the case. It seems that gold can shine everywhere. With Zhou Runfa's outstanding qualifications, he will be highly praised in any company." Xu Guanwu couldn't help nodding, and then asked with a smile, "Zhiwei , how did you give up the starring role this time?"

Zeng Zhiwei couldn't help but smiled awkwardly when he heard this, "Mr. Xu, I'm okay playing a clown, but I'm not qualified to play Qianwang and Qianba. I don't have the momentum, and I don't look like it. It's just adding jokes, so I'll give it to you." Let the virtuous be abdicated, and let the right actor do it."

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing when he heard it. With Zeng Zhiwei's appearance and temperament, playing the role of a big man like Qianwang and Qianba really lacked a little temperament.In fact, in later generations he starred in "Infernal Affairs" as the gangster Han Chen. Although the film's reputation was quite good, the box office was also the best among Hong Kong films that year.

But in fact, Zeng Zhiwei's Han Chen is still a little too hard, especially in the scene where the police station lifts the table. He doesn't look like a big boss who leads the whole black X, but like a gangster who works hard on the street.

In Xu Guanwu's mind, the role of Big Brother Black X is most like Zhou Chaoxian played by Liang Jiahui in "Black Gold".

Compared with Wu Xihao played by Lu Liangwei in "The Lame Man", the performance of Wu Xihao is a bit too hard, while Chen Haonan played by Zheng Yijian in "Young and Dangerous" is more cool and handsome, without a trace of heroic temperament...

"Since you have all drawn up and I have no objections, then let's make a decision." Xu Guanwu nodded, signed the cost calculation, and asked them to take it to the production department.

Zeng Zhiwei happily took Xu Guanwu's signature to the production department to apply for funds, but Wang Jing stayed alone.

"What? Is there anything else?" Seeing him sitting still, Xu Guanwu couldn't help being taken aback, and then asked with a smile.

"Mr. Xu, Brother Zhiwei said that you promoted me to be an assistant director. I want to thank you face to face." Wang Jing said with a blushing face.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing, everyone said that Wang Jing was a "shit and shit director", a representative of vulgarity and vulgarity, when the grassroots thought that he also had innocent feelings.

"You're welcome, just work hard in the future." Xu Guanwu smiled and said.

"Well, I will." Wang Jing nodded and stood up, "Mr. Xu, then I will go to work."

"Okay, let's go." Xu Guanwu waved his hand.

Wang Jing took two steps outside, then suddenly fell back, "Mr. Xu, brother Zhiwei invited me to drink that day, and asked me about my relationship with you. I don't even know how to answer him."

Xu Guanwu was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized that Wang Jing was also wondering why he hired him as a screenwriter and promoted him as an assistant director.After all, the two are just casual acquaintances, and they have no relatives and no reason.

"Next time he asks you again, just tell him that you are a young talent I like." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

Wang Jing's fat face flushed with excitement, she nodded and ran away quickly.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help smiling, sighing secretly that time is a butcher's knife, purple grapes, black fungus, and soft bananas.How did such a pure young man become a representative of the three vulgarities? !
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Before Xu Guanwu could figure it out, a piece of bad news came that the "Close-Up" magazine funded and published by Ms. Tang Shuxuan was closed.

The magazine "Big Close-up" was founded by Ms. Tang Shuxuan in [-]. It is aimed at Hong Kong movie audiences and publishes film theories, film reviews, and Western classic films.Because the content is relatively difficult, it is only suitable for professional filmmakers, so the circulation has not been very large.

However, Ms. Tang Shuxuan is rich herself. She is the granddaughter of Tang Jiyao, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, so she doesn't care about sales at all, and she feels like she is narcissistic.However, no matter how much money you have, you can’t afford to lose money. In particular, Ms. Tang Shuxuan has invested in two art films in the past two years. Although Xu Guanwu strongly supports them, she has selected the best time and the best theaters to release them in the art and beauty theaters.

But it was still because the film was made too high-profile, so the box office was sluggish. No matter how talented Ms. Ren Tang Shuxuan was, she was powerless.

Therefore, affected by this, "Big Close-up" also encountered difficulties in investment. Ms. Tang Shuxuan was no longer able to inject capital, and other newspapers and magazines were unwilling to take over this magazine with a circulation of only a thousand copies.So in the end, there was only the fate of closing the door and closing down.

When Xu Guanwu heard the news, it was already two days after the family closed down.Xu Guanwu couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He thought that he planned to invest in the magazine "Big Close-up". After all, there is only one professional film magazine in Hong Kong, and most of the others are gossip entertainment magazines.

The cultural desert of Hong Kong needs such a professional film magazine, and it is precisely because of magazines such as "Big Close-up" and "Film Biweekly" that New Wave film directors have a place to promote, and they will not have nowhere to turn for help. Sink in the real business environment.

"We can't let the magazine "Large Close-Up" be dumped. We should contact Ms. Tang Shuxuan and try our best to save it." Xu Guanwu couldn't help thinking.

At the beginning, he told Ms. Tang Shuxuan that if he had any business difficulties, he would come to him for help, and he would definitely be obliged.I don't know why she didn't tell herself when she was at the end of her life.

Xu Guanwu immediately sent someone to look for Ms. Tang Shuxuan, but the news he got was that Ms. Tang Shuxuan took a flight to the United States today, and probably will not return to Hong Kong in the future.

"Damn." Xu Guanwu scolded, and quickly checked all the flights to the United States today, and found that Ms. Tang Shuxuan's flight should not have left for the United States yet.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but hurried downstairs, and then got in a car and hurried to Kai Tak Airport.

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Kai Tak Airport is currently the only airport in Hong Kong and one of the largest airports in the world.

When the car arrived at Kai Tak Airport, Xu Guanwu waited for the car to stop, opened the door and rushed out, and then ran into the airport waiting hall to find the whereabouts of Ms.

Ms. Tang Shuxuan is waiting in the terminal hall at the moment, and she is in a very sad mood at the moment.Hong Kong is a sad place for her, and she doesn't want to stay any longer.

Before announcing the closure of "Big Close-up", she had already taken care of everything. All the things that should be sold had been consigned. Relatives in the United States also helped to contact the house, and the farewell banquet had already been eaten. Luggage It's all packed too.Now just wait to get on the plane and leave this Pearl of the Orient.

"But why is there a trace of reluctance in my heart?!" Tang Shuxuan sighed softly, feeling anxious in her heart.

"Miss Tang, Miss Tang..." While Ms. Tang Shuxuan was mourning, she suddenly heard someone shouting in her ears, she couldn't help but raised her head, and then saw Xu Guanwu shouting anxiously.

Ms. Tang Shuxuan couldn't help being taken aback, then stood up and waved to Xu Guanwu, "Mr. Xu, why are you here?" She asked suspiciously.

Seeing Ms. Tang Shuxuan, Xu Guanwu couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, "I came here to ask you to republish "Big Close-up."

"No need, "Big Close-up" is over, and there will be no "Big Close-up" in the future." Ms. Tang Shuxuan sighed, "With the current environment in Hong Kong, there is no magazine suitable for "Big Close-up". The soil to live on. It's a pity it took me so long to realize that."

"Then your painstaking efforts over the past few years have been wasted?" Xu Guanwu couldn't help frowning and asked, he felt that Ms. Tang Shuxuan was too pessimistic.

Is it possible that even a talented woman feels sad for the spring and autumn? !Lin Daiyu is like this, Hu Yinmeng is also like this, and now I meet Ms. Tang Shuxuan.Can't you learn from Shi Xiangyun? !No matter how hard life is, can you still laugh? !

"Mr. Xu, what if I don't give up?" Tang Shuxuan smiled bitterly, "The current situation is like this, and not one person can turn things around."

"I actually think there is still a lot to be done for the "Big Close-Up" magazine. Ms. Tang, you shouldn't just give up like this. You see that the art and art theater chain has been doing poorly in the first year, but isn't it booming now? It can be seen that art films are still popular in Hong Kong. There is a market. Moreover, the Hong Kong film market is undergoing changes. Many previously dominant companies are collapsing, and new forces are sprouting. Hong Kong now has dozens of new film companies opening every year, and there are also a large number of film creations with new themes It came out, like our company's "Yin Ling", like the urban cops and gangsters' "Male Thief and Girl Singing", like the urban black X's "Dancing Ashes", as well as strange martial arts, urban comedies, etc. Wait." Xu Guanwu persuaded.

"Every year there are hundreds of new practitioners in the film industry, including directors, actors, and photographers. Your magazine promotes advanced Western film concepts, and it is an example for them to learn and learn from." Xu Guanwu added, "I think you This magazine will definitely have a great development prospect.”

"Mr. Xu, I have to say that your speech is indeed very passionate. If I had heard what you said two days ago, I would definitely have made up my mind to start "Big Close-Up". Unfortunately, it is too late now Yes, all my things in Hong Kong have been consigned, there is no place for me in Hong Kong, and my relatives in the United States are waiting for my reunion, so I am sorry Mr. Xu, thank you for sending me the plane today " Ms. Tang Shuxuan shook her head with a wry smile after listening to Xu Guanwu's persuasion.

Seeing that he didn't persuade Tang Shuxuan, Xu Guanwu couldn't help being very disappointed, and stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say.

"Mr. Xu, if you really want to restart "Large Close-up", I have the phone numbers of all the editors." Tang Shuxuan said suddenly.

Xu Guanwu immediately regained his energy when he heard it. He came to send Tang Shuxuan off to try his best to keep her, but if she really insisted on leaving, it would be good to give him the contact information of the editors.

You must know that the editors of "Big Close-Up" are not professional magazine editors, they are all part-time magazine editors, and all of them have a bad temper. If Xu Guanwu hadn't been recommended by Ms. Tang Shuxuan, he might not be able to recruit them back.

(End of this chapter)