At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 180 Hong Kong Filmmakers (44)

I've been in frequent contact with Liu Yifei recently...

Basically, she took the initiative to find Shen Xudong. In addition to the character design of Zhao Linger in "Sword of the Immortal Sword", she would also ask some other questions, such as "Do you have a girlfriend", "Why don't you find a girlfriend", "What kind of women do men like?" 'some type of…

Shen Xudong...he just ignores him.

Except for professional questions, those who follow indiscriminately, just reply when you think of it, and forget it if you can’t remember it...

Currently, he is only interested in thighs.

But sometimes, if I suddenly want to be clever or something, I will send it to her.

In the era without Weibo, no one would appreciate your wit!
This picture was posted, and after a while, Liu Yifei called her, angrily explaining that 'this makeup is to look mature', 'my upper lip is turned outward'...

After she finished venting, Shen Xudong said: "It is indeed much prettier than Bai Xiuzhu!"

"Have you also watched "The Family of Gold Powder"?"

"Of course, Zhang Henshui's masterpiece!"

"I thought you'd say that because I went to see..."

"You're overthinking... Most of the audience are following the show because of Dong Jie!"

"... "

she hung up...

How rude!

Shen Xudong simply continued watching the drama...

……

In fact, "New Police Story" does not meet the requirements for co-productions!

There are regulations for co-productions: mainland leading actors must guarantee the number and number of scenes.

But at this time, neither the Emperor nor China Asia, including Longwu, look down on the mainland...

Emperor feels that if the mainland wants to develop co-productions, the policy must be relaxed.

Can't refuse big stars!

Therefore, projects such as "New Police Story", "Gemini Thief", "Sage of Love", etc., are mainly Hong Kong actors or Taiwanese actors. As for mainland actors, there are also actors, but they are all small supporting roles...

Sun Chun, who played Wu Yanzu's father in "New Police Story", also Yu Rongguang and Jiang Yi-these two don't know if they are Hong Kong citizens.

The key is that there are few plays, and it does not meet the conditions of "starring" at all...

Just like this, China Film still ran over to cooperate...

Speechless, you don't abide by the regulations set by the government itself?

But Han Shanping wants to make a blockbuster...

It should be in 2009, when "Crazy Racing" was released, Ning Hao was among the billionaire directors club...

Han Shanping has confidence...

To put it another way, in fact, it is normal for Hong Kong filmmakers not to think highly of these mainlanders. After all, when they swept across Southeast Asia, the mainland was still dominated by a bunch of art films...

However, last year's "Hero" really scared them!

2.5 million box office!
It seems that the mainland market does have potential...

Chen Musheng is more pragmatic, with a typical background in red pants (starting from the grassroots), entered the industry in the 80s, joined a TV station and started as an assistant director, and dabbled in movies in the 90s...

In 03, I went to the north to line up films, "Double Heroes"!

It is said that the box office will "easily break through" 4000 million yuan.

Unfortunately, in the end, it failed to break through 1500 million and ended with 1300 million...

In fact, it's not bad. You must know that there were only eight Chinese-language films that broke the box office of tens of millions in 03!

In the original time and space, Chen Musheng has been lost for several years, trying to mix many new elements in the commercial action films he is good at, such as the comedy and funny "Baby Project", "The True Colors" starring young idols, adding magic Elemental's "City On Guard"... But I personally think that it is a failure.

It was not until "Sweeping Drugs" including "Dangerous City" that it aroused a personal style...

"Dangerous City" is quite good. It moved the outline of Fred Kinneman's "High Noon" and inserted the political metaphor of anti-power. In addition to shaping heroism, it also settled on the flogging of human nature after everyone is in danger. .

It's a pity that it caught up with the peak years of Xiaoxianrou, and when it was released, it was the time when "Small Smile is Alluring" and "Tomb Raider Notes" were rampant...

Until "Rage: Serious Case", but that is the posthumous work...

Summary: A typical craftsman director, compared with To Qifeng and Tsui Hark, his personal style is not outstanding, and he has relatively big problems when filming some emotional scenes.

However, when the script is in place, especially when filming a story that takes place in Hong Kong, its performance is relatively stable.

So, he loves "Keep Calling"...

When we met, we first praised Shen Xudong's "Screen Room" for doing a good job, and by the way, praised "Zhu Xian" for its good sales in Hong Kong, then we chatted about "Keep Talking" and asked him about the source of the idea...

Shen Xudong replied: "I watched "Mobile Phone" directed by Feng Xiaogang, and then I thought that I usually receive a call from a stranger. If the call from a stranger is asking for help, what should I do..."

Chen Musheng sighed: "...It's amazing. We watch movies most to read the story, the actors' performances, and the director's level, but you can think of new stories...much better than the young people in Hong Kong!"

Shen Xudong smiled: "I originally wanted to write a murder case... but I didn't think it was appropriate..."

"Why is it inappropriate?"

"It's easy to step on the red line..."

Zhuang Liqi next to him explained: "The most fearful thing about doing film and television in the mainland is censorship. Once you have not passed the censorship..."

"I understand..." Chen Musheng glanced at Shen Xudong, and suddenly said: "We watch every episode of the "Screen Room" program you made... You don't seem to have mentioned me!"

"... "

How should I put it, in the inventory of Hong Kong movies made by "Screening Room", the directors mentioned are basically those big directors...

No matter what kind of inventory, Chen Musheng is not in the selection of the top ten directors in Hong Kong...

"I want to know what level of director I belong to in the Mainland?"

Zhuang Liqi interjected with a smile: "Of course the best batch, you are the director who has worked with Jackie Chan..."

Chen Musheng waved his hand: "Mr. Zhuang, I want to hear the opinions of young people!"

Shen Xudong thought for a while, and said: "...excellent and mature director of Hong Kong films... your style is very commercial, with car chases, explosion scenes, close combat, by the way, especially the explosion of flying glass...my favorite It's "Streets of Rage"..."

"That's my favorite too..." Smiling, Chen Musheng said: "No wonder you asked me to do "Keep Calling"...I took this film..."

This was the result without any accident. If he didn't want to pick it up, why did he come to BJ to meet Shen Xudong?

"Actually, I came here this time to make an appointment for another script..."

"what?"

Shen Xudong was a little surprised, "Keep Calling" can't satisfy you?
Chen Musheng explained: "It's not for me, it's for Brother Jackie Chan to make an appointment for him. I should cooperate with Brother Jackie Chan in the future, but I don't have any good ideas..."

The idea of ​​"Baby Project" was provided by Jackie Chan...

Shen Xudong was a little tangled, not unexpected, but...too many!

Hong Kong action movies, including most action movies in the world, are the same. This is a martial arts movie with a modern cloak. The story focuses on characters and weak plots, and focuses on actions and weak emotions.

All excellent Hong Kong-style action movies are presented with more information and attitude after the refreshing action scenes...

Thinking of this, Shen Xudong thought of two movies - "Taken" and "The Evil Man"...

(End of this chapter)