The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 673 Musical? !

After experiencing this episode, Xu Guanwu, Liu Tianci and others entered the building, "Fazi, are Leslie and Miss Zhong here?" He asked as he walked.

"It's already here, Ming SIR is instructing them to practice." Liu Tianci said with a smile, "Actually, it's such a trivial matter, why do you have to go there yourself?"

"Hehe, "Across the World" is a blockbuster film Xu's key investment in this year. It is related to the future development of the three potential superstars. There is no room for carelessness." Xu Guanwu laughed, "Besides, I have nothing to do now. Just come and see how they are doing."

Liu Tianci nodded and accompanied Xu Guanwu to the dance room, and saw Zhou Runfa, Zhang Guorong and Zhong Chuhong dancing under the melodious music, led by their partners.

Waltz, they have been exposed to a little bit of fur before, but it’s okay to dance in private, but if it’s going to be on the big screen, it’s not enough to watch.

Therefore, in order to film this time, the three of them must take some time to study, and strive to become a master of the dance forest as soon as possible, so that they can show their skills in the movie.

And Liu Zhaoming's SIR dance skills are top-notch in Hong Kong, so it is perfect to train the three of them.After Xu Guanwu and Liu Tianci arrived, they didn't just open the door and go in.Instead, he stood in front of the window and looked inside, and saw that the three people danced similarly, especially with this seriousness, he did not regard himself as a big star, but as a student, Xu Guanwu appreciates this spirit very much.

It's no wonder that people like Zhou Runfa, Zhang Guorong, and Zhong Chuhong have been popular for so long, just by looking at their seriousness.There are many artists in Hong Kong who originally had great potential, but after they became popular, they began to swell up. They only know how to squander their youth by eating, drinking, and having fun, or they are too busy trying to find success and fall in love, and they don’t put their minds on their careers at all.In the end, it was mostly a blank slate, wasting time and talent in vain.

Standing outside and watching for more than three minutes, until the music stopped and Ming SIR pointed out their shortcomings one by one, Xu Guanwu and Liu Tianci opened the door and walked in.

Seeing Xu Guanwu's arrival, the three of Zhou Runfa couldn't help being a little excited, "Mr. Xu, good!" Zhou Runfa took the lead and shouted with a smile.

"Hello, hello." Xu Guanwu smiled, and came to Liu Zhaoming, "Ming Sir, hello. How are you doing, Fazi and the others, are they practicing well?"

Liu Zhaoming smiled and shook hands with Xu Guanwu, "No need to say, I have taught so many students in dance classes. Fazi, Leslie and Michelle are the most talented I have ever seen. I am very confident They were trained to be first-rate dancers."

"Very good, then I'll wait and see." Xu Guanwu smiled, then turned to Zhou Runfa and the other three and said, "You three, work harder, you have heard what Ming SIR said, you must study hard Just do it."

"We got it, Mr. Xu." Zhou Runfa took the lead and said with a smile.

"Well, Fazi, you are going to dance the waltz on the wheelchair. It is quite difficult. Whether you can dance it well depends on your efforts." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Don't worry, Mr. Xu, I will practice hard." Zhou Runfa nodded and said, "I promise I won't let you down."

"Waltz in a wheelchair. To be honest, I was really surprised when I saw this idea for the first time." Liu Zhaoming laughed, "Mr. Admire. If more than ten years ago, those musical directors in Hong Kong had the brains of Mr. Xu, I am afraid that musical films would not have declined so much.”

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel moved when he heard Liu Zhaoming's words, "Sir Ming, there is no need to be sad, the so-called trends are actually revolving, maybe in ten years, musicals will usher in glory again?"

"What Mr. Xu said was that "Saturday Night Fever", which was released in the United States last year, won a high box office?" Liu Zhaoming laughed. "It's a pity that there is no company in Hong Kong that is willing to vote for such a work."

"The reason why "Saturday Night Fever" is so popular is that apart from the relationship between disco dancing, the plot is also quite charming." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "It reflects the values ​​of modern young people, their preferences, their lives, their Love...these are things that previous musicals did not pay attention to. If Hong Kong wants to make musicals again, then it must be repackaged."

"What Mr. Xu said is very true." Liu Zhaoming couldn't help nodding frequently after hearing this.

Liu Tianci smiled and said, "Stanley, from your tone, it seems that you already have plans to shoot a musical?"

"That's not true, but listening to Ming SIR mentioned some ideas." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, he thought of the "High School Musical" series of movies launched by Disney in the new century, as well as the popular American drama "Glee" and so on. , have achieved very good box office and ratings.It also proves that musicals are not outdated, and if they are well made, people will watch them.

"Mr. Xu, since you have an idea, you might as well talk about it. I really want to make musicals." Liu Zhaoming said with a smile, although he is now making movies, TV series, and teaching, and he is very busy. It seems that the income is quite generous, but deep down in his heart, he still retains his love for dancing.

He has always wanted to revive the glory of musicals in the 70s and [-]s, but unfortunately no film company is willing to support him, which makes Liu Zhaoming feel very helpless.Seeing that Xu Guanwu seemed to be a little interested now, he couldn't help but push hard.

Xu Guanwu smiled, "I just thought about it a little bit, so I won't show it out. I'll show it to everyone when I think about it later."

Hearing what he said, Liu Zhaoming couldn't help feeling disappointed, "Mr. Xu, I always think that musicals still have a bright future. There are so many people in Hong Kong who like to sing and dance. If musicals are made well, they will definitely watch them."

Xu Guanwu nodded, "You're right. In fact, movies with any theme may be popular. The key is whether the quality of the movie itself can pass the test."

Horror films, literary films, and sci-fi films have all suffered box office Waterloo in Hong Kong, and are considered to be pure waste of investment.Back then, Shaw Brothers' "Seven Golden Corpses", which had a huge investment, failed at the box office, making no one in Hong Kong dare to touch the theme of zombies for ten years.But who would have guessed that "Mr. Zombie", which no one was optimistic about at the time, won a box office of 2000 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong, and thus triggered a zombie craze.

Before the filming of "New Love", no one was optimistic about this literary film. As a result, "New Love" won a box office of 3000 million Hong Kong dollars, compared with Cheng Long's "City Hunter" and "Serious Crime Squad" and Li Lianjie's "Fang Shiyu". ", "Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong 3: The Lion King" had even higher box office.

Not to mention sci-fi films, Shaw Brothers' "Star Wars" invested over ten million yuan, and specially hired an American special effects company that had filmed "Star Wars" to be in charge of producing special effects. As a result, the box office was only more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, which was directly lost. Grandma's house.In the next decade or so, almost no one in Hong Kong would dare to touch movies with similar themes.

But in the 90s, a sci-fi blockbuster "Jurassic Park" really surprised Hong Kong audiences.The box office directly soared to 6000 million Hong Kong dollars, completely suppressing local Hong Kong films.Among the top ten box office movies in Hong Kong, science fiction films accounted for seven, and the remaining three were "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", "Toy Story 3" and "Titanic".It can be seen that there is actually no market for science fiction films in Hong Kong, but it is a pity that Hong Kong filmmakers have ignored this subject over the years.

Xu Guanwu wholeheartedly wants to prosper Hong Kong movies. Now Liu Zhaoming proposes to make musicals. If it can trigger a wave of musicals in Hong Kong, then the themes of Hong Kong movies will be more diversified. This is something worth considering.

"I'll go back and think about it, so you can rest assured." Xu Guanwu said to Liu Zhaoming with a smile.

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After visiting Zhou Runfa, Zhang Guorong and Zhong Chuhong's dance practice, Xu Guanwu bid farewell and prepared to go home first.Liu Tianci and others hurriedly sent him out, but Zhou Xingchi and Liang Chaowei also walked out of the examination room.Seeing Xu Guanwu, the two quickly greeted each other again.

Xu Guanwu nodded, "How did you two do in the exam?"

"I think it's very good, and I will definitely be admitted." Zhou Xingchi said confidently, while Liang Chaowei just smiled, as if he was not very confident.

Xu Guanwu smiled, and after watching Zhou Xingchi and Liang Chaowei leave, he asked the teacher in charge of the exam, "How are the two of them doing? Do they have potential?"

"That Liang Chaowei is not bad, and it can be seen that he has great potential." A teacher in charge of the investigation commented, "However, this Zhou Xingchi is not qualified enough, basically has no advantages in appearance, and his voice is also high-pitched and thin, isn't it? It sounds good, but in terms of body, he is always bowed and a little hunched over, and in terms of temperament, he is a bit sloppy, he is good enough to play a punk or a bad student, and it is probably difficult to get promoted to a slightly more serious role."

Xu Guanwu smiled, indeed Zhou Xingchi didn't seem to go well in the TVB artist training class back then, he took the exam three times, and finally entered the evening class of the training class under Qi Meizhen's strong recommendation.

In the 80s, TVB launched stars, such as Zhou Runfa, Tang Zhenye, Liang Chaowei, Huang Rihua, Andy Lau, Miao Qiaowei, Lu Liangwei and other male stars, all of them were handsome and handsome characters who could be called handsome men. block.But to be honest, Zhou Xingchi's appearance does not have an advantage. It is a bit reluctant to say that he is handsome, but he is not like Xu Guanying, Wu Yaohan, Cen Jianxun and other ugly stars who are ugly.

If the appearance is not dominant, if the temperament is good enough, it is actually not bad.It seems that Liang Jiahui and Ren Daling are not considered traditional handsome men, but they are superior in temperament.Liang Jiahui's temperament is ever-changing, he can act like a melancholy niche, domineering man, and wretched man.Ren Daling's sexy, charming and mysterious temperament like a rose in the night is also very charming.

To be honest, Zhou Xingchi's temperament is indeed a little worse, because his parents may have divorced early and he grew up from the bottom of the society, which made him feel like a little rascal in Temple Street. .And maybe because he grew up poor and was used to being teased by others, this made him always show a little lack of confidence when facing outsiders, which made him even more temperamental.

In comparison, Liang Chaowei, who was applying for the exam with him, was handsome and elegant, like a handsome young man, the teacher admired him very much, and he had been identified early on.Compared with Zhou Xingchi, he was too far behind. If Xu Guanwu hadn't specially ordered to investigate him carefully, Zhou Xingchi would have been eliminated just by looking at his appearance.

"Then he has no redeeming qualities?" After listening to the teacher's report, Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

"Well, if the only saving grace is that this person seems to be quite positive, he should be able to endure hardships." The teacher thought for a while and said.

Xu Guanwu nodded. Zhou Xingchi and Liang Chaowei entered the training class in the same year. Liang Chaowei started to play the main role less than half a year after graduation, but Zhou Xingchi has been playing tricks all the time. If he wants to add more action, he will be scolded by the director.If it weren't for the desire to become famous, I'm afraid I would have given up because of my unbalanced heart.

"Since he has the desire to perform, then give him a chance and tell him to come to the retest later." Xu Guanwu thought for a while.

(End of this chapter)