Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

Li Ruotong and Chen Qiming got into the car. Before driving, Chen Qiming handed her a document bag: "Let's take a look first."

Li Ruotong opened the file bag and found a script inside. After seeing the name of the script clearly, her eyes widened: "A lone agent?"

"Yes!" Chen Qiming explained while driving: "This project will start shooting soon, and it is a joint investment by Qiming Film and Television and Warner Paramount.

The script continues from the first part, but with the addition of new characters, your character is a new character. Although this drama is Andy Lau's only leading role, this character has a small role, but he still shows a lot of face.

If you are interested, go to our company to sign the contract in two days. "

There is no sequel to the drama "The Lonely Agent" in my dream.

But it is not important.

It could get a sequel if the production company wanted to.

As for scripts, there are many good screenwriters in Hong Kong and Hollywood.

Qiming Film and Television invited Hollywood screenwriters to co-produce the new drama with Liu Zhenwei from Hong Kong.

Chen Qiming took a look and found that the theme of the movie was the same as the first one. The main focus was on a protagonist saving people and then facing the villain to kill them.

In this film, Andy Lau's girlfriend, a white man, plays the role of the protagonist.

The role played by Li Ruotong is that of a female killer, and she will have many scenes opposite Andy Lau in the film.

The time between Li Ruotong and Chen Qiming is not short.

Several other actresses with him have received more or less help from him, but Li Ruotong has not.

And Li Ruotong is also a very knowledgeable woman. She never takes the initiative to ask Chen Qiming for roles or help.

Chen Qiming likes her character very much.

Therefore, after the script for Lonely Agent came out and the crew began to be formed, we planned to give this role to her.

"I'm interested, I'm so interested." Li Ruotong was so happy that she kissed Chen Qiming hard.

Chen Qiming, who held the steering wheel steady, hurriedly reminded her that she was driving now, and reminded: "Except for you and Andy Lau, the other actors and most of the staff in this film will be from Hollywood. You'd better improve your English.

Moreover, if you want to make a difference internationally, speaking English well is essential. "

"No problem." Li Ruotong nodded quickly: "It just so happens that I'm about to finish filming this movie. I have nothing to do next. I will work hard to learn English."

Chen Qiming nodded.

He does have a lot of resources, but he can't always praise Li Ruotong.

If Li Ruotong doesn't live up to his expectations, there's nothing he can do.

Now he is very happy to see that Li Ruotong knows that his own strength is the king.

The vehicle drove along and stopped at the entrance of Fulin Building ten minutes later.

As evening approached, Fulinlou's business was very busy. Most of the people who could only be seen on TV or in financial newspapers appeared here in luxury cars, and then they were invited upstairs by Fulinlou's clerk.

"Hi, Mingzai, are you coming to eat too?"

Chen Qiming and Li Ruotong had just gotten out of the car when they heard someone calling him.

Looking back, it was Jackie Chan.

With him is Chen Musheng.

"What a coincidence, you guys come here to eat too?" Chen Qiming walked over with Li Ruotong.

Jackie Chan's eyes lingered on Li Ruotong for a moment, "I just came back from the United States yesterday. I thought it had been a long time since I came to Fulinlou for dinner, so I came to sit down. What about you? Aren't you busy rehearsing recently? Why do you have time to come..."

"I made an appointment to talk about something." Chen Qiming replied with a smile.

He didn't say who he had an appointment with.

Now Jackie Chan and Jiahe are still in the same pants, and he doesn't want to alarm Jiahe.

"I heard that the CD of "A Good Man" is selling very well in North America?"

"No, it's not as good as those of your company. Let's work together if we have a chance! I'll be in charge of acting, and you'll be in charge of writing!"

"Haha! Yes, if you have the chance!" Chen Qiming laughed.

To be honest, he probably has little chance of working with Jackie Chan.

They are actors of different styles, so forcing them to collaborate would not benefit anyone.

Moreover, it is not easy for them to cooperate.

With their current status, it might take a long time just to decide who will be the lead actor when working together.

Especially Jackie Chan.

If calculated based on his current international reputation, Chen Qiming is definitely better than him. When cooperating in movies, Chen Qiming should occupy the dominant position.

However, Jackie Chan is obviously not a person willing to condescend.

This can be seen in his movies.

Whenever he participates in a movie, he must be the star, and even the limelight must be him.

If Jackie Chan is unwilling to condescend, there is no doubt that even if they want to cooperate, they will basically have no chance.

After all, Chen Qiming is so popular now, it is impossible for him to be a supporting role!

It’s not just Jackie Chan.

The same goes for Jet Li, Stephen Chow, Chow Yun-fat, and others.

Audiences who keep their eyes open can find that these people rarely appear in a movie after entering the 1990s.

This is the so-called king without seeing the king.

Even if these people are actually superior in the eyes of the audience.

But they can't get through this on their own.

They don't think they are different.

They are used to being the protagonist, and if they are suddenly asked to play a supporting role, they will not be willing.

Not to mention supporting roles, even a two-hero movie, they are unlikely to accept it.

After all, even if it is a two-hero movie, there will inevitably be uneven distribution of scenes and problems with the quality of the characters.

Otherwise, what if one of the films is filmed and is more popular with the audience? Or what should I do if one of them performs poorly and is considered inferior to the other by the audience?

In short, if you want to get the top actors in Hong Kong to be in a film, it will definitely be difficult if it is not for special reasons.

After chatting with Jackie Chan for a few words, Chen Qiming said hello to Chen Musheng again.

Chen Musheng is Chen Jiashang's apprentice, and Chen Jiashang is currently working for Qiming Film and Television.

In the second half of last year, Qiming Film and Television signed Chen Jiashang, who is now one of the main directors of Qiming Film and Television.

"Chen Jiashang has often mentioned you to me. He said that you are extremely talented and one of the best talents in Hong Kong.

I hope we can cooperate next time if we have a chance. "

"Yes, master often talks about you to me!" Chen Musheng looked very humble, and did not look down on Chen Qiming because of his age. Instead, he seemed to respect him very much.

Farewell to Jackie Chan and Chen Musheng, Chen Qiming led Li Ruotong upstairs under the guidance of the waiters at Fulinlou.

In a luxurious private room on the second floor, as soon as Chen Qiming entered the door, he saw Johnnie To near the door.

Before the other party stood up to greet him, Chen Qiming walked up quickly, "Director Du, are you anxious about waiting? I'm really sorry. I've been busy rehearsing recently. I rushed over after the rehearsal, but you know the traffic in Hong Kong. If it doesn’t work, please bear with me.”

"No, no! We didn't wait long.

In fact, we are very satisfied with the acquisition conditions proposed by your company, but we thought that since we want to join your company, we must meet you, Mr. Chen, so..."

Du Qifeng was a little flattered by Chen Qiming's politeness and stood up quickly.

Chen Qiming is not an ordinary actor and singer.

In the eyes of fans, he may just be an actor and singer, even if he is very popular and completely popular.

But in the eyes of industry professionals like Johnnie To, Chen Qiming is more than just an actor and singer.

In the eyes of film and television professionals like Johnnie To, Chen Qiming's identity as the boss of Qiming Film and Television and the helmsman of Pacific Cinemas is obviously more important.

Last year, in 1996, the total box office in the Hong Kong market was a little over million, and foreign films accounted for more than million.

In Hong Kong, the box office of movies produced and invested by Qiming Films alone is 3.3 million.

This accounts for almost half of the total box office of the entire Hong Kong film market. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Pacific Lineup, led by Chen Qiming, has surpassed Golden Harvest and Wing Sheng to become the number one film and television company in Hong Kong.

As a practitioner in the Hong Kong film industry, Chen Qiming has now become a figure of Chow Wenhuai's level.

Such a person, even though he is only in his twenties, no one dares to look down upon him.

Moreover, as Johnnie To said, he was very satisfied with Chen Qiming's conditions for acquiring Galaxy Image.

This means that he has agreed to be merged into Qiming Film and Television.

Once Galaxy Image was merged into Qiming Film and Television, Chen Qiming would naturally be his boss.

He naturally has to show some attitude towards his future boss.

"Miss Li, we meet again!"

After saying hello to Chen Qiming, Du Qifeng saw Li Ruotong following Chen Qiming. His eyes flashed. He obviously did not expect that Li Ruotong would actually have an affair with Chen Qiming.

However, he wasn't too surprised.

For someone of Chen Qiming's level, there are a large number of female celebrities who would fawn over him.

Now, Li Ruotong is beside him, which is not surprising at all.

"Director Du." Li Ruotong shook hands with Du Qifeng politely.

She has worked with Johnnie To.

She participated in the starring role in the movie "Emergency" earlier this year and was the heroine.

"Sit down first, let's sit and chat." Chen Qiming took Li Ruotong to find a seat and arranged for Fulinlou to serve some more dishes.

"By the way, Mr. Chen, let me introduce you. This is Wei Jiahui, the backbone of our Galaxy Image. He also has shares in the company."

After sitting down, Du Qifeng began to introduce another man to Chen Qiming who was somewhat unfamiliar to Chen Qiming.

"I have admired his name for a long time. I have watched "Peace Hotel". It is a very interesting movie."

Chen Qiming has never met Wei Jiahui in person, but he has heard of his name.

Wei Jiahui is very famous in the screenwriting industry in Hong Kong.

In 1981, he joined the writing staff of Hong Kong TVB and was promoted to creative director in 1987.

He has written and executive produced numerous television series.

He has written classic TV series such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Brother Xinzha".

The first drama produced was "The Evil Ghost Forces the Man", and the first drama produced was "Never Bow Down".

In 1989, he supervised the production of the drama series "Intolerance" and "Return to My True Colors".

In 1992, he supervised the production of the TV series "Big Time". In 1994, Huang Rihua returned to TVB after having broken up with TVB for many years. His first TV series "Racecourse Tycoon" was also produced by Wei Jiahui.

The first film he directed is also very famous, "Peace Hotel", which was the last film shot in Hong Kong before Chow Yun-fat went to Hollywood.

"Ka Fai and I met in 1990, when I was the director of "The World of Love" and he was the screenwriter.

From that moment on, I felt he was extremely talented.

Last year, he was originally going to join Shaw Brothers, but I persuaded him to create Galaxy Images with me.

oh! "The Birth of a Prefix" that our company plans to screen at Pacific Cinemas was created and directed by him. "

Johnnie To introduced the process of getting to know Wei Jiahui.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, please take good care of me in the future." When Johnnie To introduced, Wei Jiahui took the initiative to stand up and shake hands with Chen Qiming.

Chen Qiming was not a rude person, and he didn't want to give people the impression that he was arrogant, so he also stood up.

"Don't worry, I know all the conditions Han Cheng said.

As long as you merge into Qiming Film and Television, I promise that I will not interfere with your creation.

Moreover, I will also give you financial support.

I believe that I am the only one in Hong Kong who dares to continue to invest a lot of money in movies. "

Chen Qiming's words are not an exaggeration.

Currently in Hong Kong, he is really the only billionaire who continues to invest in movies.

Other investors either lost their pants or quit quickly and have withdrawn their funds from the film industry.

In the late 1990s, why did a large number of directors start to establish film companies?

Wong Jing, Johnnie To, Wong Kar-wai, Tsui Hark, etc.

Almost all famous directors chose to open film companies during this period.

The reason for this is that they want to be their own boss.

Another reason is that there are no investors.

TV dramas are booming, taking up a lot of movie space, and the economic crisis is sweeping across Southeast Asia.

Various factors have caused the Hong Kong film industry to shrink significantly. A large number of investors have begun to be dissatisfied with the industry and run away with their funds.

Without investors, directors like Wang Jing would inevitably have no choice but to start their own companies.

If investors hadn't fled in large numbers, there might not have been so many directors choosing to start their own companies.

After all, these directors were so good at it before.

As soon as I stretched out my hand, a large number of bosses came to the door waving banknotes.

They just need to take care of the filming.

And when filming, it is inevitable that the boss will be cheated.

In short, most directors start companies out of necessity.

Just like Johnnie To and Wai Ka Fai.

The main reason why they established Galaxy Image is that they no longer have a big sponsor.

Originally, if the Mets were still their financial backers, Wireless would be behind them.

As a result, who would have thought that Sir Shaw would choose to reorganize Shaw Brothers when the film and television industry was shrinking.

The capital of Metropolis was withdrawn, and Johnnie To and others had no financial backing, so naturally they had no choice but to become their own bosses.

Of course, it is inevitable that there must be Du Qifeng and others' dream of becoming bigger and stronger.

“We believe in this, Qiming’s strength is obvious to all.

My only concern is, Mr. Chen, can Pacific Cinemas screen so many movies? "

Johnnie To raised his concerns.

Pacific Cinemas currently has more than 50 theaters in Hong Kong.

This number is neither the largest nor the smallest among currently existing theater chains.

But Pacific Cinemas has too many partner companies.

Needless to say Qiming Film and Television.

In addition to Qiming Film and Television, there are also Wong Jing’s best partners, Tsui Hark’s film studio, Stephen Chow’s Xinghui, and Wing Sheng (Wong Sheng has significantly reduced production, but the film company is still there).

Now coupled with Galaxy Image, Pacific Cinemas has too many partner companies.

With so many companies producing movies together, there will be at least a dozen or twenty movies every year.

With so many movies put in one cinema, scheduling and film scheduling will be a big problem.

At the beginning of the year, Wing Sheng was dissatisfied with Pacific Cinemas for scheduling their "Once Upon a Time in the West" to be on the same schedule as "Anaconda 2."

“Don’t worry, starting from July, Pacific Cinemas will not only purchase a large number of theaters, but also add screens.

A theater is guaranteed to have no less than four screens.

In terms of film arrangement, it is completely sufficient. "

Chen Qiming gave a direct explanation.

(End of this chapter)