The [New Shushan Swordsman] press conference held in the conference hall of "Miramar Hotel" is in progress. The atmosphere is quite enthusiastic. Many reporters who were standing at the end are trying their best to squeeze forward with all their strength.
Trying to find a place where you can be clicked to ask questions.
The conference hall was lively, and the atmosphere among the movie fans gathered near the hotel lobby and Chinese restaurant was quite diverse. From a glance, most of these movie fans were nurses in their thirties or forties, and a small number were young girls.
.They gathered together in small groups, asking each other whether their idols were really in the hotel.
"Master Chen, you called me in such a hurry, and you said that Qiu Guan was here, and that Liu Songren would also come. Why haven't you seen them after so long? You are not 'older' than me, are you?"
The wife, who was about forty years old, asked another woman about her age, regardless of the fact that her husband beside her had a dark face.
"I said Master Li, when did I ever lie to you?" Master Chen seemed to be very dissatisfied with Master Li's suspicion of her, and tried hard to vindicate herself: "This belongs to the classmate of my neighbor Master He's son.
The boyfriend of the fourth cousin's nephew, the sixth aunt's grandnephew, the third uncle's grandson, the seventh uncle's cousin's niece's boyfriend (what's the relationship?) said that he is a big reporter from (Sing Tao Daily), and he also received an invitation today.
, want to pick it up
Let’s talk about the most controversial movie recently. It seems to be called "The Bitch on the Sweet Potato Mountain". Not only Qiu Guan and Liu Songren are in the movie, but also the great beauty Brigitte Lin from Taiwan. I particularly like her starring in it.
Taiwanese literary and artistic movies are so touching and beautiful. Especially her love story with Qin Han and Qin Xianglin really made me feel like I was in my first love again." After finishing speaking, Master Chen held her heart with both hands in ecstasy.
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"What's the 'Shushan Bitch'? It's called [New Shushan Swordsman]. I don't even know the name. What kind of idol are you coming to see? I don't know what it means."; Master Li's husband was very dissatisfied with Master Chen for teaching him bad things.
His wife made him so early in the morning on New Year's Day that he couldn't even drink his morning tea properly and stood here stupidly waiting for some celebrity.
"Haha!" Master Chen smiled sheepishly: "Mr. Li still understands, yes, it is [New Shushan Swordsman]."
Master Li interjected and asked: "According to what you said, it must be true? I like Qiu Guan very much. I have watched almost all the movies and TV series he starred in. My favorite is "Chu Liuxiang" starring him
】, Li Yi from "The Purple Hairpin" and Chen Jialuo from "Book of Swordsman" are so handsome and dashing." As if thinking of something, he glanced at his husband and said: "Compare with my husband.
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At this moment, Mr. Li's mood suddenly improved, but he still knew himself and did not feel complacent after being praised by his wife. With a stinking smile on his face, he waved and said: "Haha! He can talk nonsense, Qiu Guan is still very
He is handsome and has good acting skills. Our whole family likes him very much. This new film, I
But I heard that it invested tens of millions in a big production, and invited some [Star Wars] team from the United States to come back to assist. I have seen the previous trailers, and the moves and martial arts are really too powerful. Compared with the previous ones.
Cantonese fragments of "Tathagata Palm" and "Once Upon a Time" are simply incomparable."
"So Mr. Li also knew so clearly?" Mrs. Chen asked in surprise.
"How could you not know?" Mr. Li pursed his lips and said, "Recently, the promotion of this movie has been all over Hong Kong. In Hong Kong alone, more than one million has been spent. Newspapers, magazines, subways, shopping malls , there are posters and advertising slogans of this movie on taxis and buses. Even TV stations and radio stations don’t know how to say a few words, or you just hide and play mahjong all day long, so you don’t know anything.”
"Then Mr. Li, if you have any latest news, please tell us quickly." Let alone Master Chen, several other masters around them also gathered around and told each other some gossip they knew. The name "New Shushan Swordsman" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. There are not many people in Hong Kong, men and women, old and young, who don't know about this movie. It can be said that it became famous before it was released.
Small groups like them gathered together are not uncommon in hotel lobbies and Chinese restaurants, or there are quite a lot of them. Many fans and fans who received accurate information not only held the "New Shushan Swordsman" in their hands, but The leading actor had a personal promotional poster and was holding a notepad ready to sign. It became a noisy mess, which seriously hindered the normal operation and business of the hotel, making the hotel lobby manager and the person in charge of the press conference feel helpless.
There was a commotion outside, and it was similar inside the press conference. As the questions deepened, many reporters from tabloids and gossip weeklies gradually began to ask the leading actors some personal relationship questions. The development of love between Zheng Shaoqiu and Shen Dianxia, Brigitte Lin and Er Qin The relationship between them continued, and the scandals between Liu Songren and Michelle were all questioned by these reporters one by one. However, without exception, they were all forcibly interrupted by Shi Nansheng.
"Hello everyone! I'm a reporter from (The Standard). I've seen the trailer before, and I've also seen your promotional posters. To be honest, it's very well done. It's really good. I've seen so many movie promotions. The best in posters and commercials. I would like to ask, [New Shushan Swordsman] invited the American Hollywood computer special effects team to preside over the post-production special effects of the film, and this special effects team is still George Rucka. One of Si's [Star Wars] support team. With so much money spent on the film's special effects, does the film have the ambition to enter Hollywood? Why is it only released in Asia? Is there no plan to release it in Europe and the United States? "
Tsui Hark took the mark handed over by his wife, smiled and said to this reporter who looked like a professional: "You already have two questions here, but it doesn't matter. First of all, I want to thank you for caring so much about this film. As for your question Regarding the question, what I can say is that although this film does not have the ambition to enter Hollywood, the company has already made arrangements to film it in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles in the United States, Ottawa and Vancouver in Canada, and in the United Kingdom. There will be a small-scale screening in London and Sydney, Australia. If the effect and box office are successful, then the screening area will be expanded."
A reporter stood up again and asked quickly: "Is this a sign that the director has no confidence in the film he is directing? He invited a special effects team from Hollywood, but he didn't dare to go to Hollywood?"
Tsui Hark was not angry because of the reporter's question, but his smile disappeared. Shi Nansheng thought that her husband was going to lose his temper and wanted to interrupt the question, but Tsui Hark had already replied: "If you insist on entering Hollywood, In other words, I don’t have too much confidence in this film. Maybe if I say this, you will think that I am losing before I fight, but this is what I say from the bottom of my heart. I have also thought before that since the company has invested so much money, We also invited the special effects team from the United States to assist. If we enter Hollywood, there should be no big problem. For this reason, I also specifically talked to Mr. Feng. However, it was also because of this conversation that I extinguished the desire to fully enter the Netherlands. Let’s see clearly what we plan to do in life before we talk about it.”
Now it seems that Tsui Hark has accepted an exclusive interview with (English Standard). The reporter asked again: "Which Mr. Feng is the shareholder of Tianchen Entertainment and the current director of TVB's Production Resources Department, Mr. Feng Yifeng?"
"That's right, because the planning of this promotional video was actually proposed by Mr. Feng. At that time, I told him whether this film had the potential to enter Hollywood. At that time, he refused without even thinking about it.
It made me very unhappy."
"Why?" I am afraid this is the question that everyone at the scene wants to ask the most.
Tsui Hark recalled the situation for a while and said: "I asked the same thing. Mr. Feng explained it like this at the time. There is a big difference between Chinese and Western cultures. In the eyes of foreigners, the representative of Chinese Kung Fu is Bruce Lee. If it is not Bruce Lee, it is not
Chinese Kung Fu. This is why Li Xiao
After the death of Mr. Long, no Chinese can break into Hollywood. Although this "New Shushan Swordsman" is different from traditional kung fu movies, it is inseparable from this category. It is also because of this that it is more difficult for foreigners to attract foreigners.
People accept it. What kind of internal strength and acupuncture points do you tell foreigners?
Do they understand what Qing Gong and magic are about? Our film is innovative, but it is still inseparable from the traditional expression of Chinese mythology. How many foreigners can understand or understand Chinese mythology?
What? A film that foreigners can’t understand at all
Son, what is the difference between going to Hollywood and dying? Mr. Feng studied and started a business in the United States, so he understands the thoughts of foreigners very well, and I can't find any reason to refute him. So in the end, I just arranged a few
We will test screen it in cities with a relatively large number of Chinese people to see what the final effect will be."
Anyone who can be a reporter is not a fool. If you think about it carefully, isn’t Tsui Hark’s or Feng Yifeng’s views the actual dilemma of the development of Hong Kong movies into Hollywood? After Bruce Lee’s death, Golden Harvest has wanted to recreate its glory many times.
Entering Hollywood again, but
Without exception, they all failed. Jackie Chan, who was considered to be Bruce Lee's successor, went to Hollywood, but he couldn't even play a supporting role. He just relied on Golden Harvest to use huge funds to promote him, but foreigners just didn't accept it. In the end
I had to return to Hong Kong in despair to develop my career.
There was a sigh in the venue. The development of Hong Kong movies is very rapid, and it is even the vane leading Asia. However, after leaving Hong Kong and Asia, it is difficult to make progress in Europe and the United States. This does not mean that Hong Kong filmmakers cannot make movies.
, it is not that there is a problem with the quality of Hong Kong movies, nor is it that Hong Kong actors have no acting skills. This fundamental problem lies in the huge differences between Eastern and Western cultures, and cannot be explained clearly in a few words.
Have you ever noticed that most of the directors and actors who have developed their careers in Hollywood in later generations relied on action films and kung fu films? Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Yuen Heping and others are all famous for their kung fu. Although Chow Yun-fat was not a kung fu star, he starred in the United States
[blood is still not cold], still
"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which was filmed and released in mainland China but became famous at the American Film Awards, isn't it all an action movie and a kung fu movie? This can also be regarded as Bruce Lee's legacy. It was he who used "kung fu" to "fight".
The European and American markets are a hidden legacy left to Hong Kong Kung Fu people.