The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 582
"Crazy Robbery" is based on the real incident of the Longhushan murder case in Hong Kong, and added Hitchcock-style suspense elements to become a thriller black crime movie.

Teddy Robin is very interested in crime-themed movies because of the hit of "Dragon and Phoenix Catch Thief" last year.After inviting director Xu Anhua to join Zhucheng Film Company, after some discussion, it was decided that the next film would be a police and gangster theme.

However, Xu Anhua proposed that this time he would not make an action movie about gunfights between police and robbers, nor would he make a comedy movie like a soldier catching a thief.Instead, I want to shoot a thriller detective film.

Regarding Xu Anhua's thoughts, Teddy Robin is very willing, because he doesn't want to repeat the themes that others have filmed, and always wants to have some pioneering and innovative ideas to feel comfortable.

After determining the subject of the next movie, the next step is to find a script.It just so happened that Xu Anhua's friend, Ms. Chen Yunwen, is a very good screenwriter.She used to work as a screenwriter for TVB before, and wrote popular TV series such as "Frenzy" and "Family Change".When Xu Anhua was filming "Five Blessings", Ms. Chen also helped to rebuild the bridge. The two of them cooperated very well, so this time Xu Anhua invited Ms. Chen to act again.

After Ms. Chen Yunwen listened to Xu Anhua's request, she conceived and wrote a tragic story of both dying because of love and hatred based on the tragedy of two corpses that happened in Longhu Mountain two years ago.After it was handed over to Xu Anhua, it was revised several times before finally deciding on a script like "Mad Heist".

With the director and the script, the next step is to find actors.Xu Anhua is a fledgling and doesn't have any actors he is used to, so he has to carefully consider the issue of actors.

The movie "Crazy Robbery" tells the story of a very loving couple who were unfortunately killed while visiting Longhu Mountain. After investigation, the police arrested a lunatic at the foot of the mountain.But the story didn't end here, and the dead woman was seen many times afterwards.The friend of the dead woman thought that the old friend had other grievances, so she started to investigate, but when the fog shrouded in front of her eyes was pushed away layer by layer, the ending was really unbelievable...

The main characters in the film are five people, including the deceased in the double corpse case, the lunatic, the friend of the female deceased, and a mysterious person.Teddy Robin and Xu Anhua searched through the current list of Hong Kong actors one by one, trying to find an actor suitable for this movie.

Because the company made a lot of money last year, this year Teddy Robin’s filming is no longer as fast as before. The budget of this "Crazy Robbery" is 70 Hong Kong dollars, which is more expensive than the "Five Blessings" directed by Xu Anhua. The cost is more than doubled.Therefore, Xu Anhua can also choose some more famous actors to play this time.

The two searched for a long time, and first found the female dead, the lunatic and the male deceased. The lunatic chose Xu Shaoqiang, who became famous for filming "The Change of the Silkworm", and the male deceased chose Li, who became popular with "The First Sword in the World". Xiaosheng Wan Ziliang, and the dead woman chose Li Meishu, a young girl from Li's TV station.

The reason why these three actors are all from Li's family background is mainly because after Li's TV station was acquired by an Australian consortium at the beginning of the year, its operation has come to a standstill.Li's TV station didn't have much money left on the books, and the Australian consortium didn't want to invest in it, so Li's TV station had no money to start a new drama.

Actors who do not start filming new dramas can only get the minimum salary, and 2000 yuan a month is not enough for a star.Not to mention the cost of buying clothes, cosmetics, etc., the cost of taxis alone is not enough.Because Li's TV station wants actors to pay attention to their image, they must take a taxi when they go out, and they are not allowed to use buses, so as not to lose face for the company.However, taxis in Hong Kong are very expensive, and 2000 yuan is not enough for a month's fare. Naturally, all the actors complained.

Although due to the constraints of the contract, these actors cannot leave Li's TV station for the time being, but there are quite a few actors who have gone out to find other jobs.The company may or may not know, anyway, people's hearts are now gone, and everyone sneaks out to find extra money.The so-called law does not blame the public has gradually become a scale.

Now in the Hong Kong film industry, the most used actors by independent film companies are these beautiful stars.Firstly, they are popular enough, secondly, their acting skills are good enough, and thirdly, they are cheap enough, which is suitable for these independent film companies.Lide has won these stars, and they are also the actors who have signed the most head contracts in Hong Kong.

Teddy Robin and Xu Anhua not only found the three main actors, but also some other supporting roles.But there are two most crucial characters missing, one is the mysterious man and the other is the friend of the dead woman.Regarding the two main actors, Teddy Robin and Xu Anhua didn't want to make a careless decision, they are still trying to find more suitable actors.

At this time, Xu Anhua heard the news that Zhao Yazhi was looking for a script, and felt that she was a pretty good candidate, so he quickly found Teddy Robin to discuss.

Teddy Robin couldn't help being embarrassed when he heard this, "She is from the Xu Group and Stanley's wife, so she may not be willing to come to our company to take over the filming of this movie? And which role do you plan to arrange for her to play?"

"I think it's more appropriate for her to play the mysterious person." Xu Anhua replied honestly.

Teddy Robin took a breath, "That's a villain, she has never played a villain before, and even if she is willing, Stanley may not be willing."

"It doesn't matter, we have to try everything, otherwise we will never know the outcome." Xu Anhua smiled and said, she looked like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

Seeing this, Teddy Robin couldn't help sighing, so he agreed to help her get in touch.

Relying on the friendship with Xu Guanjie, Teddy Robin quickly found Zhao Yazhi's contact information, and then the two parties made an appointment for a cup of coffee together.

Zhao Yazhi couldn't help being surprised when she first heard the story of "Mad Robbery". She originally thought that Teddy Robin would invite her to act in a literary film, but she didn't expect it to be a thriller and suspense film.She has never been exposed to this kind of movie before, and she doesn't know how to act, nor whether she can act well, so she can't help but feel very hesitant.

As for the villain that Teddy Robin was most worried about, Zhao Yazhi did not raise any objections.To be honest, in the past few years, she has played the roles of innocent girls or ladies too many times, and she herself is a little bored with such roles, and wants to try to challenge some different roles.So the villain role of the mysterious man in "Crazy Tribulation" is quite to her liking, but Zhao Yazhi is worried that she can't interpret this role well.

Seeing the worry in Zhao Yazhi's heart, Xu Anhua couldn't help smiling and said to her, "Miss Zhao, don't worry, I've seen your "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" before. To be honest, the role of Zhou Zhiruo you played in it is actually similar to that of "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji". The role of the mysterious man in "Crazy Tribulation" is similar. You just need to show your acting skills as Zhou Zhiruo."

When Zhao Yazhi heard it, she immediately felt at ease, "It turns out that's the case, so I'm relieved. Well, I accepted this movie in principle, but I have to go back and ask my husband before I can. In addition, there is no intimate scene in this movie. Bar?"

"No, at most it's just holding hands and hugging." Teddy Robin said with a smile, "I know Stanley's character, and I won't break his rules."

"That's good." Zhao Yazhi nodded, "Can I take the script back?"

"Of course, if you can, please help me to ask your husband's opinion. He is also an excellent screenwriter, let's see if he can help us find the shortcomings." Teddy Robin said with a smile.

Zhao Yazhi nodded, returned home with the script, and raised the matter with Xu Guanwu.

Hearing that Teddy Robin asked his wife to make a movie, Xu Guanwu couldn't help being taken aback. When he heard that the movie was called "Crazy Robbery", Xu Guanwu couldn't help but sigh that the inertia of history is too great.

In her previous life, the movie "Mad Robbery" was starred by Zhao Yazhi. She played the role of a murderer who loves to hate, and won unanimous praise for her outstanding acting skills.I didn't expect this movie to find her again in this life. Could it be that there is God's will in the dark? !

Xu Guanwu had never watched the movie "Crazy Tribulation" in his previous life, mainly because the picture quality was really scumbag, and the dark scene really affected the perception.In fact, it is no wonder that this is the case. The producer of "Crazy Tribulation" in the previous life was a small company, and the movie was only sold on video tapes, so the quality of the movie cannot be guaranteed.It's not like Shaw Brothers' old films, at least there are companies willing to pay for restoration.

Although Xu Guanwu has never seen this movie, he has heard its name a long time ago. "Crazy Robbery" is hailed as a classic of Hong Kong New Wave movies and one of the top [-] classic movies in China.The reason why it got such a high evaluation is mainly because it created a precedent for Hong Kong thriller and suspense films. It stood out from the crowd of kung fu films and comedies at that time. new theme.Therefore, for his wife to appear in this movie, Xu Guanwu is in favor of it.

Seeing that her husband did not object to her acting in this movie, Zhao Yazhi couldn't help but happily stepped forward to kiss him, and then she wanted to ask Xu Guanwu to help read the script.

Xu Guanwu took over the script and read it carefully. He felt that this script was indeed written by a woman (he thought it was written by Xu Anhua at the time), and the emotional description was indeed much more delicate than that written by a male screenwriter.But other details can't help but be a little sloppy.

There are many flaws in the film that shouldn't appear. Although people may not care about it when watching the movie, it will affect people's evaluation of this movie in the future.

In Xu Guanwu's view, the release of a movie in theaters is just the first step in its commercialization.In the future, we will publish video tapes and peripheral products, etc. This is the second step of commercialization.Launching a sequel, launching a derivative series, and developing it into a series is the third step in commercialization.If the quality of the film is high enough and the operation is proper, there may even be a fourth step, a fifth step... just like the famous "Star Wars", which has now become a part of American culture, completely beyond the boundaries of a movie, and the market size is even larger. It is as high as tens of billions of dollars or more.

And if you want a film to achieve commercial success, the first point is that the quality of the film must pass the test. After watching it, people can’t feel cheated and vow never to watch it a second time. The value stops at the first step.

Although the movie "Mad Robbery" may be successful in theaters, its flaws in the plot are like sand in a shoe.Once people think of this movie, they will think of those flaws in the plot. After a long time, they will naturally feel that the whole movie is difficult to justify, and their impression of it will naturally be greatly reduced.In the future, no one cares about the release of video tapes, VCDs, DVDs, etc.

Xu Guanwu thinks that the movie "Mad Robbery" is still very good. First of all, its theme is fresh enough. The supernatural theme and Hitchcock's suspense are integrated into a thriller and suspense classic.The second idea is unique enough. The Longhushan double corpse case was originally the work of a madman, but after the adaptation of the script, it changed from a simple murder of a madman to a tragedy caused by indiscriminate love.Suddenly beyond people's imagination, the gimmick is fresh enough and innovative enough.So he couldn't bear to see the script ruined in some small details, so he immediately started to revise it.

(End of this chapter)