What's amazing is that this movie actually cost two million more than Xiao Ran remembered. And this movie was not released during the prime time period, so this achievement is really rare. However, Xiao Ran didn't think so. Who said that except for the prime time period, other
Is it impossible to create a high box office during the schedule? The key lies in the quality of the film. The better the quality, the more viewers will be there, and even if it is released in a month, it can have a huge box office.
The Golden Horse Awards are coming soon, and the company has also signed up for films that have been released this year. Xiao Ran is very confident about this. The three films released so far are absolutely strong competitors, especially "Autumn Fairy Tale"
》, even if history has changed, he is still the most promising to win the award.
Now what Xiao Ran is thinking about is whether to put the love script he originally created on the screen. After all, Lin Qingxia has not started acting for a long time, and now the media only pays attention to the details of her life. Lin Qingxia often goes to see Lin Qingxia.
Xiao Ran at home is always sneaky like a thief, and he often appears on magazine covers for this reason.
However, this issue still needs to be studied. As the art director, Xiao Ran had no reason to ignore anything. So, he went to the studio to visit the class. On the way there, he tentatively asked Guan Xin who was driving the car: "Master
, I have a problem right now, I wonder if you can help me solve it?"
"What's going on? Tell me!" Guan Xin must have been very cool when he was young, and he always spoke with a straight face.
"You know, no matter what you do, you need sufficient intelligence!" Xiao Ran pretended to look distressed, shook his head before continuing: "But you also know where the company's intelligence sources come from. To be honest,
, I really want to allocate a certain amount of funds every year to acquire information!"
Guan Xin was slightly startled. He didn't expect that Xiao Ran would actually target the National Security Bureau. He was immediately amused and angry: "You should know, someone will give it to you naturally. As for the money, it's not good to set a precedent like this."
Got it!"
What Xiao Ran came up with was a super bad idea. He bought information from the National Security Bureau. That set a precedent. Then wouldn't everyone be able to buy information? No wonder Guan Xin felt funny.
However, Xiao Ran did not feel depressed about this. Because the meaning of Guan Xinhua just now was that if there was information that Xiao Ran needed, he would naturally get it. Thinking of something, Xiao Ran said with a smile: "Master, now I plan to open a
The film is about a spy. Unfortunately, I can’t find a suitable person to serve as the film’s technical director, and I think this will require the support of the mainland government.”
It is indeed a spy-themed movie. Xiao Ran has been imagining such a theme in recent days. Just kidding, there is such a model next to him. It would be too stupid not to use it. Of course, the reason why he wants to
There were other reasons for making this film.
What's very interesting is that Guan Xin knew that Xiao Ran knew his identity, but the two of them never made it clear. Even if they said something, they were very cryptic. Guan Xin naturally understood what Xiao Ran meant, and he suddenly felt
Xiao Ran is really cunning. He obviously wants to take advantage of him, but he still talks in roundabout ways.
Guan Xin was totally wrong to think this way. According to the spy movies Xiao Ran had watched, there was no need to rely on Guan Xin for "technical guidance" and he could make up stronger plots and stories at will. Xiao Ran was a little deeper.
The purpose is to initially establish relations with the mainland government to facilitate future plans. If there is a more in-depth purpose, I can't say anything about it at the moment.
"I think it's not difficult, there will be a way to solve it!" Guan Xin smiled slightly. He would have to report this matter to know the answer, and he did not dare to give definite information now.
When he came to the Shaw Brothers studio and found the filming location of "A Chinese Ghost Story", Xiao Ran saw Xu Ke pointing at him from a distance. He and Guan Xin approached. The staff wanted to call him, but he only waved his hand.
Forget it, it's not fun to play with these things while working.
When he came to Xu Ke who was sitting on the director's chair, he was admiring the scene that had been shot and was completely immersed in it. Xiao Ran completely understood Xu Ke's immersion and thought that Xu Ke had once worked for three days in a row while wearing salt water.
Well, this little investment is just a small thing.
"No, do it again!" Xu Ke indulged in it for a long time, raised his head and shouted, only to find Xiao Ran staring at him with a smile, and was immediately startled: "Aran, when did you come!"
"I just came here not long ago, how is the progress?" Xiao Ran didn't talk nonsense, but immediately got to the point: "This scene seems to be in the town, right?"
Xu Ke nodded. This scene was not easy to control. He tried to express a very murderous and chaotic world through this. Then he smiled: "To be honest, the machine you have here is very easy to use, better than mine."
It’s much better!”
Wang Zuxian and Zhang Guorong came to them, one called Mr. Xiao and the other called Brother Ran. Xiao Ran nodded and motioned for them to sit aside, and then asked Xu Ke: "What do you think the problem is?"
"I'm thinking that using such a plot to convey a message may not be enough." Xu Ke looked at Xiao Ran, his expression full of longing: "Moreover, after seeing your use of film, I was confused about which one to use.
Plant a filter!”
Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes and thought about it. The scene in the town is a rare daytime scene in the film, so in theory, it only needs to be contrasted with the night scene. But for this film, this is obviously not the case.
Simply, it also needs to express a very gloomy mood.
"But, I have always felt that something was wrong with this scene, a very strange feeling, you know!" Xu Kemeng frowned, making his already thin face look even thinner: "And the actor
The performance seems to be different from what I imagined!"
Xiao Ran was slightly startled. He didn't expect that Xu Ke would have such a problem. Thinking about it, he felt relieved. Xu Ke was all human and everyone made mistakes. He nodded to Xu Ke and looked at the place first.
The shots and effects just taken.
Although there were only a few scenes, including the scene where Leslie Cheung went to the painting scene, Xiao Ran also felt that something was wrong. It was hard to say what it felt like, but like Xu Ke, he did realize that there was something wrong with more than just the actor.
, as if there was something wrong with the director’s thinking.
"Brother Ran, what's wrong? What's the problem?" In fact, Zhang Guorong is older than Xiao Ran, but due to his status...so it's not a surprise to call him Brother Ran, and Xiao Ran has gradually become accustomed to familiar people.
Call him that.
Xiao Ran glanced at Wang Zuxian. This long-legged girl was now very pure and lovely, and her costume in ancient costume was even more stunning. Among the actresses of her generation in this era, except for Zhang Manyu, Wang Zuxian was considered to have relatively good acting skills.
Much better than Michelle Lee and Eric Kwan. It's a pity that I didn't work hard on acting when I was young, so I couldn't become another Maggie Cheung.
He smiled at Zhang Guorong and motioned for him to bend down and take a look. After playing this clip several times, Zhang Guorong and Wang Zuxian, who also bullied him, felt something was wrong, but it was difficult for them to describe what was wrong.
Xiao Ran looked at Xu Ke, who frowned fiercely, and couldn't help but rub his sore nose and touch his beard. In theory, this treatment is obviously no problem, but this section, or rather some of the entire film
The style is not quite right.
Is there something missing? Or is there something added? Xiao Ran was very confused, his mind was spinning rapidly. Suddenly, he thought of something and suddenly realized: "I think I found the problem!"
As soon as these words came out, the creative staff who had been gathered together all raised their heads and looked at Xiao Ran. Xu Ke stared at him intently, hoping to get the key to the problem. Xiao Ran smiled softly and whispered: "There is a problem.
The atmosphere is stressful! This movie is not a very light style, but a very depressing atmosphere. Lao Xu, in this movie, the night scenes account for more than 90%, plus the monsters and ghosts come out together, these very mysterious things can easily create an atmosphere
Depression.”
Photographer Huang Yongheng was stunned, art director Zhang Shuping was also stunned, and director Xu Key was also stunned. Xu Ke looked thoughtful and murmured to himself for a moment, and soon understood what Xiao Ran meant: "I know you want to
What did you say, OK! Let’s get ready, work will start soon!”
Xiao Ran was slightly startled. He had been proudly waiting for Xu Ke to ask, but he didn't expect that Xu Ke knew what he meant very quickly. He was indeed a master with a very flexible mind. Thinking of this, his desire to get Xu Ke became overwhelming.
It's getting stronger and stronger.
In fact, Xiao Ran just told Xu Ke that the atmosphere was too depressing, and he needed a relatively relaxing scene and lens to vent some negative emotions. Xu Ke actually made the scene in the market town extremely depressing.
, which will naturally make the audience feel uncomfortable watching it, no wonder they feel something is wrong.
Just seeing Zhang Guorong and Wang Zuxian about to go forward to start work, Xiao Ran couldn't help but shook his head. Xu Ke was really impatient sometimes. He shouted to Zhang Guorong and Wang Zuxian who were walking towards the performance area: "Arong, ah
Immortal, come here!"
Seeing Xiao Ran's actions, Xu Ke was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but show a funny look. Now he finally remembered that he forgot to explain to the actor. However, he was relieved to let Xiao Ran explain. Many people thought
Xiao Ran has only filmed two films. Although both films have excellent reputations, they still do not necessarily prove his ability. Therefore, not everyone thinks that Xiao Ran is a great director. And Xu Ke personally promoted Xiao Ran. Of course,
He knew what Xiao Ran was capable of.
"The atmosphere is about to change now, and your performance methods must also change slightly to comply with the director's requirements!" Xiao Ran chuckled and patted Zhang Guorong on the shoulder. Zhang Guorong is still a cheerful young man, but it is a pity that he is twenty
Years later.
Xiao Ran shook his head slightly, and left with Guan Xin. Xu Ke was working with Lei Kaitai now, and he had no chance of pulling him over. If he pulled him over, he would only offend Lei Kaitai. This is really not an easy task.
The thing is, Xiao Ran has long been eager to see the new martial arts movies "New Dragon Gate Inn" and "Swordsman" that set the trend.
But, then again, the master Li Hanxiang directed a "A Chinese Ghost Story" more than 20 years ago, but it was not as successful as this one. Xu Ke's favorite thing is new wine in old bottles, and Xiao Ran took Xu in this bet.
But the mentality.
Li Hanxiang is definitely a master. He has directed countless classic works, especially Qing palace dramas. The first time Liang Jiahui won the Best Actor Award was for starring in Li Hanxiang's work. Director Li has a lot of affection for the mainland, precisely because he was in the film twice.
After filming in Beijing, Taiwan blocked Liang Jiahui. This is something fresh in Liang's memory.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel a little worried, because next year he will start shooting a new film in cooperation with the mainland, and he may lose the Taiwan market by then. Politics is really terrible! Thinking about this, he always feels that Taiwan has always done a poor job in this regard.
Yes. I just went to Beijing twice for filming and was blocked? Now that they are cooperating with the mainland, they will definitely not be able to keep the Taiwan market.
Thinking about it carefully, Xiao Ran felt that something was wrong again. If he remembered correctly, it was precisely because the ban on Liang Jiahui gradually faded away that Taiwan gradually acquiesced to the fact that Hong Kong movies were shot in the mainland. Because of "New Dragon Inn" and other
The films were all co-produced with the Mainland and released in Taiwan. If we look at it now, they would have been shot by Taiwan.
After Yi went to visit the crew of "The Gambler" after get off work, and found that the filming progress was basically going smoothly, and there was no harassment from the gangsters, Xiao Ran and Guan Xin went back to the company. On the way back, Xiao Ran's thoughts were wandering, and the company management finally It's not what he's good at, formulating long-term strategies is pretty much the same.
However, there is no need for him to take care of specific matters personally, they are all done by his subordinates. This is the style of a real big company. If the president is always busy, it only proves that the employees of this company are very incompetent.
The film rating system was finally launched, and it was launched in October. At that time, Xiao Ran was still fighting with Fang Ruohai, but it didn't matter, because the British Hong Kong government was forced to give up the quota and sell money under the pressure of the three giants.
idea.
At the same time, satellite companies are not qualified to obtain quotas for third-level films. This means that no matter how many subsidiaries this company opens, there are only a certain number of quotas. Unlike Xiao Ran understands, satellite companies also have quotas.
This is absolutely beneficial to weak companies. However, there are only three giants with real distribution capabilities in Hong Kong, plus an upstart in the film industry-Phantom! From Xiao Ran's point of view, this is undoubtedly a reference to Hollywood.
However, they are all quite good.
Since Hong Kong film companies don't pay much attention to distribution, this move will definitely force the production company to move closer to the distribution company. For Xiao Ran, this is an excellent opportunity to recruit the production company.
When they got out of the car at the parking lot, a car drove by from a distance. Guan Xin vaguely saw that the person in the car was holding something like a weapon in his hand. His expression changed slightly and he pushed Xiao Ran away like lightning. He picked up the gun from his waist with his left hand.
pistol……
*****
Novel title——Li Hanxiang
Real name——Li Hanxiang
Li Hanxiang is a director of the same period as Chang Cheh and Hu Jinquan. The three are recognized as the three masters before the New Wave. Master Li is especially good at court drama and drama, using absurd comedy techniques to express more absurd and bizarre facts. Master Li's
Court drama is unparalleled, and the title of master is well deserved. Of course, because there was no rating system at that time, each film still had some exposure points, but I believe it would not become pornographic in the eyes of the audience.
Representative works: "The Great Warlord", "Qianlong's Journey to the South of the Yangtze River", "Listening to Government Behind the Curtain", "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace", etc...
Recommended novels: The work of the third young master of the Tang family: "I am the only immortal" http:///showbook.asp?Bl_id=40717
Joking work: "The Man with a Thousand Faces" http:///showbook.asp?Bl_id=40743