The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 550
Xu Guanwu couldn't help smiling when he heard that, indeed, after Xu Wenqiang's death in his previous life, TVB executives regretted it very much.Because at that time the TV was filming and broadcasting at the same time, they did not expect that "Shanghai Bund" would have such a great magic power. As a result, after Xu Wenqiang's death, because of the golden lacquer signboard of "Shanghai Bund", TVB also filmed it many times. sequel.

But it is a pity that Xu Wenqiang has been labeled as a hornet's nest. I found a few screenwriters to study for one night, but there was no way to bring Xu Wenqiang back to life (in fact, the screenwriter himself did not want to bring Xu Wenqiang back to life for professional considerations), so the sequel can only be Take Ding Li as the protagonist.

Lu Liangwei filmed three TV series of "Shanghai Bund" in 1980 alone, and it can be regarded as the sequel to the end.It's just that in terms of popularity, the first one is still relatively strong, and the rest of the sequels are just fried rice.

""Shanghai Bund" is a high-quality TV series, and it is already a classic, so there is no need to repeat it." Xu Guanwu waved his hand, "We TVB has so many screenwriters, let them continue to write new scripts." , there is no need to cling to the signboard of "Shanghai Bund."

"That's what you said." Liang Shuyi nodded and said, "Okay, if there's nothing else, then I'll go back to work first."

"Well, Serena, recently the Hong Kong government has greatly strengthened the control over the programs broadcast by TV stations. You have to deal with it with all your energy. I don't want to be caught by them." Xu Guanwu thought for a while and reminded.

"I will remember this. Actually, why do you need to worry, our wireless TV station has always been law-abiding." Liang Shuyi said with a smile, "Besides, we have a very close relationship with the government. What are they doing to make things difficult for us?"

"All of this is very difficult to say. In short, we should be ourselves first, and we will be prepared." Xu Guanwu waved his hand.

It's not that he doesn't want to explain clearly to Liang Shuyi, it's that what he wants to say is too earth-shattering. "China will recover Hong Kong in the future." If you tell Hong Kong people now, they will definitely laugh and scold the "crazy line".In fact, right after the Sino-British negotiations, both parties had already signed the contract, and the people of Hong Kong did not take it seriously.I thought the British government would keep Hong Kong no matter what.

This is reflected in Huang Ziying's stand-up comedy. When he learned that the mainland was going to take back Hong Kong, he immediately worriedly called his mother in Hong Kong. "Mom, is it true that the mainland is going to take back Hong Kong?" His mother was playing mahjong at the time, and replied casually, "Don't worry, it won't be taken back." "No, the contract has already been signed It will be taken back in more than ten years." Huang Ziying said hastily.His mother answered with three words, which he will never forget, "Really... touch!" He still hasn't forgotten to touch the card.

Even the Sino-British Hong Kong negotiations and the fact that China will take back Hong Kong in the future are hard to convince them. As for the Hong Kong and British governments using the media to incite citizens to fight against the mainland, they think it is a fantasy.

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The rerun of "Shanghai Bund" in the afternoon did not change the ending, which made many Hong Kong citizens very dissatisfied, and called the TV station to protest and abuse.Because this time it was daytime, housewives were free, so a series of calls directly made TVB's hotline hot, and it became a veritable "hotline".

However, even in the face of the enthusiastic and enthusiastic audience, TVB still withstood the pressure and insisted not to modify the ending, and immediately launched the martial arts TV series "Farewell Hook" starring Xie Xian and Huang Shuyi that night. "Farewell Hook" is adapted from Gu Long's martial arts novel, which belongs to the "Seven Weapons" series. In "Seven Weapons", there are Longevity Sword, Jasper Knife, Passionate Ring, Parting Hook, Peacock Feather, Overlord Spear... respectively represent six weapons of smile, honesty, hatred, humility, confidence and courage.

"Fist", also known as "Angry Pony", was once regarded as the last weapon, but it is a pity that "Fist" does not have the Qinglonghui as its opponent, so it can only be regarded as a biography of "Seven Weapons".In fact, when Gu Long wrote "Farewell Hook", many years had passed since he wrote other weapons.He doesn't quite remember the original idea, plus he sings and sings every night, and he is drunk today, so many good ideas have been put to waste.

Take the "Six Strategies" series of novels as an example, he only completed the first four chapters of "Blood Parrot", and Huang Ying wrote the rest of them.Later, Huang Ying used the idea of ​​"Six Strategies of Cry" to write "Omen Sword", "Black Lizard", "Raksha Girl", "Crystal Man" and "Wingless Bat" and so on.

"Farewell Hook" is one of Gu Long's later works. The writing is more mature and stable, and the story is more readable.The book portrays two completely different characters, one is the world-renowned young master Di Qinglin, who is handsome, the first son of the martial arts world, and a high-ranking official.The other is Yang Zheng, who is just a small policeman in a small county town, and he is also a descendant of Jiangyang Bandit.Compared with Di Qinglin, it is undoubtedly like a cloud of mud, one is high in the sky and the other is as cheap as mud.

But in the end it was the little catcher Yang Zheng who killed Di Qinglin, and made him feel the pain of parting.And the parting hook in his hand was originally a weapon forged in the same furnace as the thin knife in Di Qinglin's hand, and it can be regarded as the same root and the same species, but it is a pity that the thin knife itself is a magical weapon forged from waste iron.But the parting hook is a waste weapon made of good iron.

The parting hook looks like a waste weapon, but it is made of good iron, which means that the foundation of the person is good, so he can succeed.The thin knife is extremely sharp and cuts iron like mud, but it is actually made of scrap iron, so it is basically broken.Even though he was sharp and unparalleled, he could cut off people's greed and desire, but in the end he lost to the seemingly useless parting hook.

The story of "Farewell Hook" is very good and full of meaning. It is the most mature work among "Seven Weapons". After retreating for a period of time, this novel was finally published.It can be said that it is the crystallization of Gu Long's painstaking efforts.

Now this novel has been adapted by TVB and put on the screen. Huang Shutang, who previously starred in "The Butterfly" Ten Color Banner Tian Feng, plays the young catcher Yang Zheng, and the self-admired Xie Xian plays the young master Di Qing. Lin.Liu Dan, who previously played Feng Jingyao in "Shanghai Bund", also plays Yang Zheng's father, the thief Yang Hen in this film.

"Farewell Hook" is supervised by Li Tiansheng, a well-known TVB producer, and Du Qifeng is the director.To Qifeng originally worked as a handyman in TVB, and later applied for the TVB artist training class, and worked as a part-timer for several months after he came out.But he knew that he was not good-looking enough, and he had no expertise in acting, so when TVB TV had personnel changes, he went directly to work behind the scenes, working as an assistant with director Wang Tianlin, and once tried to sleep less than forty hours in a month. You can fall asleep while standing.

Because he is willing to work hard and is talented, so after a few years, he has learned a lot, and he was promoted from a small assistant to an assistant director.This "Farewell Hook" is his first time as a direct director. Originally, this position was prepared for his master, director Wang Tianlin.But it's a pity that Director Wang is going to film "Love in a Fallen City", so he had to be promoted and his apprentice Du Qifeng was promoted.

It's the first time to be a TV drama director. Although the power is in the hands of the producer Li Tiansheng, he is just a tool for filming.But for newcomer Du Qifeng, he already feels quite lucky.So he was really excited and read the original novel, and also dabbled in Gu Long's other novels, in order to make a good film for the TV series "Farewell Hook".

Sure enough, the emperor paid off. The TV series "Farewell Hook" was well received after it was broadcast, and it lived up to the painstaking efforts of the cast and crew.Although this TV series is performed after "Shanghai Bund", with this hit drama "Shanghai Bund" in the lead, "Farewell Hook" should bear a lot of pressure.But Du Qifeng was not afraid of tigers when he was born. He insisted on resisting the pressure to make this TV series wonderful and beautiful, and made himself an instant hit in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

And two days after "Farewell Hook" was released, as Xu Guanwu said, once people watched the new movie, the unhappiness about the ending of "Shanghai Bund" was immediately forgotten.The number of protest calls decreased day by day. After a few days, there were no more calls except for a few hard-headed TV fans. Everyone was busy watching "The Farewell Hook".

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The hot screening of "Shanghai Bund" set off a frenzy of TV dramas fighting for hegemony in Hong Kong.When the last few episodes of the TV series "Shanghai Bund" were aired, Jiayi TV had already announced that it was going to cast the TV series "Ma Zhongzhen Fights for Hegemony on the Bund".

Ma Yongzhen is a real person in history. He was a boxer in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Because of his high kung fu, he went to Shanghai alone and made a great name in the world.It's a pity that in the end, he was plotted against by his enemies and planned to ambush him, and a generation of heroes died just like that.

Shaw Brothers had previously made a movie based on this theme called "Ma Yongzhen", in which Chen Guantai, who was not well-known at the time, played the leading role.Sure enough, he became an instant hit and became a famous Kung Fu star in Southeast Asia.

After "Ma Yongzhen", the Shaw Brothers did not continue to shoot "Shanghai Bund"-themed movies. It was not until the TVB TV series "Shanghai Bund" became popular recently that Sir Shao realized that he still had a famous brand in his hand.

The popularity of "Ma Yongzhen" when it was released was not weaker than the current "Shanghai Bund". If it can be turned into a TV series, it will also have a good ratings.

So Jiayi TV made a quick plan, and soon gathered people to start filming "Ma Yongzhen's Fight for Hegemony in Shanghai Bund". You can tell from the name that it has something to do with "Shanghai Bund".

Because Chen Guantai, who played Ma Yongzhen before, has gone to TVB, so Jiayi had to let Luo Lilin play Ma Yongzhen.Luo Lulin had previously starred in "The Legend of Condor Heroes", in which he played the role of Yang Guo, the hero of the Condor Heroes.Although Luo Lulin played supporting roles and villains many times in his previous life when he was developing in wireless, but when he was young, he was sharp-edged, honest and honest, so he often played decent roles, and he was also the number one popular niche of Jiayi TV.

"Ma Yongzhen Fights for Hegemony on the Bund" gathers the strength of the entire Jiayi TV station, and almost every star plays a role in it, either as a guest or as a small supporting role, which always surprises people.It is also a rare and generous work of Jiayi TV this year.

The reason why Jiayi is willing to invest a lot of money is not only to take this opportunity to win back some ratings, but also to sweep away the bad luck caused by the failure of the application.In addition, a large investment company recently wanted to acquire Shaw Brothers and become a shareholder of Jiayi TV Station.So Sir Shao also wanted to increase the ratings of the TV station so that the TV station could sell it at a good price.

Originally, Sir Shao had the intention to continue the good operation of Jiayi TV Station, but unfortunately, the Hong Kong government rejected the application to revoke the broadcasting restrictions, and the application to issue a new license was also rejected by the Hong Kong government, which made Sir Shao feel discouraged all of a sudden.In addition, the TV station has been losing money since becoming the host of Jiayi, not only did not increase profits for Shaw Brothers, but it became a heavy burden instead.This made Sir Shao very distressed and planned to sell this hot potato.

The acquirer is the Carrian Group, which has been called a myth in the stock market in the past two years.

(End of this chapter)