The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 517 "Gold and Jade Mansion"

After the script was completed, Hong Jingbao approached Xu Guanwu with the script, "Mr. Xu, the script has been completed, can you see if it can be done?"

Xu Guanwu nodded and took the script over, seeing that this script was different from the previous script.The previous script was only a few dozen pages at most, but this script is indeed full of hundreds of pages. It is as thick as a book, and it is heavy to hold in your hand.

Xu Guanwu opened it suspiciously, and it turned out that in addition to the lines, the script also included the data settings of several protagonists and villains, including age, personality, background, likes and dislikes, etc., which is completely a biography of the characters.

These materials have 10,000+ words. After people read them, although the filming has not yet officially started, people have already constructed the images of these leading actors in their minds.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but nodded. There was no such detailed script in Xu's before.It is estimated that even in the whole of Hong Kong, very few screenwriters are willing to work hard.In addition to the poor treatment of Hong Kong screenwriters, there is no reason to do these useless efforts.There are also directors who like the creative mode of "brainstorming". In short, everyone gathers together to make jokes, in order to make it more exciting, exciting and fun, but they are not demanding on the rationality of the story. Naturally, the so-called character data cards are useless. .

Xu Guanwu first read the character information card in the appendix, and then began to flip through the script, nodding slightly while reading.The script in his hands now has the meaning of a Hollywood script. Not only is it more formal, but it also echoes back and forth, with foreshadowing, foreshadowing, and climax. A very good screenplay.

"Who said the level of screenwriters in Hong Kong is poor?" Xu Guanwu pondered in his heart after watching it, "It's just that the directors in the past had low requirements. Now look at the script in hand, isn't it very well written?"

"Mr. Xu, what do you think of this script?" Seeing that Xu Guanwu had finished reading the script, Hong Jingbao came forward and asked with a smile.

"I think it's pretty good." Xu Guanwu nodded and said, "Sanmao, are you following Hollywood's standards this time?"

"Yeah, staying in the United States for a month is not in vain. I don't know how much better their level is than ours in Hong Kong. If we want to develop in the United States in the future, we must improve our strength from now on." Hong Jingbao said frankly.

"That's right. After all, American films developed earlier than ours, and they have strong funds and fierce competition. If they run a little slower, they will be swallowed by others. Therefore, those who have been able to survive until now are all great filmmakers." Xu Guanwu smiled. He smiled and said, "We can indeed learn a lot of good things from them, but we don't need to underestimate ourselves. In fact, we Hong Kong filmmakers also have advantages, that is, we know how to make better-looking movies with a relatively low cost. "

Hong Jingbao couldn't help but smile when he heard him say this. It is true that the investment in Hong Kong movies has always been very small. A few years ago, 10,000+ Hong Kong dollars could make a movie.Compared with the investment of American movies, even for small-budget movies, the investment is around one million dollars.

Although the cost of Hong Kong movies has risen to about 50 Hong Kong dollars, the investment in American movies has grown faster. Now the investment in small-budget movies is about 500 million U.S. dollars, and the movies with large-budget investments are all at 4000 to [-] million U.S. dollars. Even Hong Kong movies can't keep up with the horses.

However, although the cost of Hong Kong movies is low, its box office is very good, especially in Taiwan, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. The box office of Hong Kong movies is higher than that of American blockbusters. This is also a feature of Hong Kong movies.

"Since Mr. Xu thinks this script is good, why not give it a name." Hong Jingbao said to Xu Guanwu with a smile.

"Okay," Xu Guanwu nodded, "Since it's a gourmet movie, the name of the movie must be related to gourmet food. In my opinion, it's better to call it "The House of Gold and Jade". It's festive and rich, and it sounds grand."

Hong Jingbao clapped his hands, "Mr. Xu has a good literary talent, so it's called "The House of Gold and Jade"."

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing, this movie was originally his inspiration from "Full Feast" co-starred by Zhang Guorong, Yuan Yongyi, Zhong Zhentao and others in his previous life, and "Fire Head Lucky Star" co-starred by Yuan Biao, Li Ming, Wu Mengda and others.

"Fire Head Lucky Star" combined Kung Fu and cooking skills for the first time, and "Man and Han Banquet" even used the routine of Kung Fu movies to shoot gourmet themes. developed.But it is a pity that when "Fire Head Lucky Star" and "Man and Han Banquet" were released, Hong Kong movies had already entered a period of decline, making movies with such good themes unsustainable.

However, inspired by these two gourmet movies, TVB later produced a number of TV series about cooking and food, all of which achieved very good ratings and became the most popular among TVB's many dramas.

When Xu Guanwu watched "Fire Head Lucky Star" and "Full Banquet", his mouth watered because of the delicious food in them, so he was deeply impressed by these two movies.Therefore, when thinking of brothers Hong Jingbao as a chef, I immediately thought of these two movies, and thus the story of "The House of Gold and Jade" came into being.

"Now that the script has been written, let's find a good day to start it." Xu Guanwu nodded and said, "Sanmao, you have to remember that the food in this movie must be good-looking, healthy, and go along with it." The taste of the American audience. You also know that people over there have a lot of taboos about food, unlike us Hong Kong people who swim in the water, as long as they can eat, they can eat it in their stomachs."

"Yes, Mr. Xu, I will pay attention." Hong Jingbao quickly agreed, "If Mr. Xu has nothing to do, then I will retire first."

Xu Guanwu nodded, and waved Hong Jingbao back.

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Immediately after Hong Jingbao left, he began to gather people and put the film "A House of Gold and Jade" on the shooting schedule. "A House of Gold and Jade" is probably the first film in Hong Kong that tells about food, and it may also be the first film that combines Kung Fu and food, so it is naturally innovative.

However, it is also because no one has photographed similar subjects before, which makes Hong Jingbao and others a little inexperienced. How to make the food production process wonderful and beautiful, and how to choose those food, so as to meet the tastes of Hong Kong audiences and be able to Satisfying the tastes of American audiences, etc., is a test for Hong Jingbao and others.

For example, the bird's nest and shark's fin that Hong Kong people often eat are more controversial in European and American countries.Because the acquisition of these two kinds of food is not humane, whether it is the best blood swallow in the bird's nest, or the shark's fin made by cutting off the shark's fin, it is a kind of cruel food.Not to mention the three snake soup, pangolin, civet and other game that Hong Kong people like to eat, and they cannot appear in front of the camera.

Xu Guanwu specially invested 500 million Hong Kong dollars in this film, so that they can slowly explore and practice, accumulate some experience in filming food movies, and expand it into a new theme of Hong Kong movies in the future.

Just when Hong Jingbao and others were busy filming "The Hall of Gold and Jade", the Xiushen Hall jointly opened by Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia also officially opened for business.

The address is located in the busiest downtown area of ​​Tsim Sha Tsui. The beautiful Victoria Harbor is just outside the window. It is quiet amidst the hustle and bustle and the scenery is pleasant. However, the price of this property is more than 500 million, which is at least ten times higher than the price a few years ago. It can also be seen that land is very expensive in Hong Kong, especially in downtown areas such as Tsim Sha Tsui, Central, and Mong Kok, where housing prices are rolling upwards.

The main project of Xiushentang is weight loss, slimming, whitening and skin care. In short, all the pursuits of beauty-loving women can be realized here.

Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia leaned against Xu Guanwu's big tree to enjoy the shade. After ten months of holding back at home and giving birth to their baby, they couldn't be idle anymore and immediately started preparing for the company. They invited people from Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and other places. First-class doctors, nutritionists, fitness coaches... Introduce the most advanced and popular health care methods in the world, such as SPA, essence skin care, yoga fitness, acupuncture weight loss, medicine weight loss, food weight loss, etc., so that every member can become Young and beautiful, with a renewed youthful radiance.

After two months of preparations for the opening of the Xiushen Hall, the first customers were naturally Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia. These two set an example to enjoy these services first, and then used their own live signs to attract customers.

Under Xu Guanwu's suggestion, Xiushentang only deals with female members. All members are either rich or expensive. You don't just have to be rich to come in. The first thing is to be clean and have a certain social status in Hong Kong.Because Xu Guanwu opened Xiushentang not only to make money, but also wanted to build it into an organization like the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.Through Xiushentang, he builds his personal network in Hong Kong's high society, and directly controls these high-level executives, celebrities and rich businessmen's bedside people. With this invisible human network, he can obtain endless profits from it.

After the opening of Xiushentang, with the help of Xu's current reputation, a group of members have been recruited very quickly, some of them are given as free gifts, and they can try it for free in Xiushentang for three months, half a year or a year, if there is any effect You can also renew the fee.

Of course, all those who can get a free membership trial are all the top people in Hong Kong's upper class.As for those who are not qualified to give away for free, naturally they still have to spend money to enter, and the amount is still quite large.The annual membership fee is more than [-] Hong Kong dollars. Of course, after obtaining the membership, all the services of Xiushentang can be enjoyed for free, such as nutrition and weight loss packages, yoga and fitness classes, aromatherapy SPA, professional fitness instructor guidance, etc.

Hong Kong people always like to respect clothes first and then others, so even ordinary migrant workers on the streets of Hong Kong will have a few expensive clothes and wear them energetically so that they will not be looked down upon by others.And women love beauty very much. This can be seen from the famous brand stores in Central, Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui and other places. Those are all for female customers, and the prices of the goods inside are quite expensive.

Ordinary people in Hong Kong love to dress up so much, let alone these famous and wealthy wives.They don't do production at ordinary times, they only like to attend various activities, so they naturally like to dress themselves up beautifully and gracefully.But when you are young, you have beautiful clothes, expensive jewelry, and you are youthful. You don't need to bother to dress up, and you can naturally attract thousands of eyes and greatly satisfy their vanity.

But once a person appears old, no matter how beautiful the clothes are, no matter how expensive the jewelry is, they will not be able to attract people's attention.So how to keep oneself youthful and beautiful has always been the goal of women, especially those rich and powerful women, who are crazy about it.That's why the business volume of perfumes, cosmetics, and brand-name clothing is so high in the world.It's all the fault of those who love beauty.

Therefore, as soon as the Xiushen Hall opened, it immediately attracted the attention of many beautiful women. In addition to Xu's own reputation, there were also two proprietresses, Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia, who showed up to speak in person, making people clearly see the beauty of the Xiushen Hall. magic.

After Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia gave birth to their babies, they began to lose weight under the guidance of doctors, nutritionists, fitness coaches and other professionals. After two months of hard work, they quickly returned to their exquisite figures before giving birth.Xu Guanwu was also amazed by such a miraculous change.

And the miraculous experience of the two of them naturally attracted those celebrities and rich wives who love beauty, and together they devoted themselves to the great cause of beauty love in Xiushentang.

(End of this chapter)