My cousin’s aunt Liang Ying brought out a pot of braised pig’s trotters from the kitchen, looked at the pendulum bell on the wall and said: “A Fei and the others should come here, right?
What are you anxious about?Wu Chenggang smiled and sat on the sofa reading the newspaper with his legs crossed.
Since the hit "Mr. Zombie" has been popular, Wu Chenggang has been keen on reading various newspapers, specializing in reports related to "Mr. Zombie" or Kang Jianfei.
In the company, although Wu Chenggang has a low position, his status is transcendent because he is Kang Jianfei's cousin.
Now even when I go back to Shaw Brothers' set, the guys who used to call him and drink with him smiled when they see him.
There are also colleagues from Jiashi who did not do well after the bankruptcy, and several of them have visited them. I hope Wu Chenggang can introduce them to Oriental Dream Factory.
During the Spring Festival, at least one Jackie Chan and Kang Jianfei were fighting similarly, but this summer, Kang Jianfei already had the taste of Dugu Qiubai.
The comedy "Money is the Truth" directed by John Woo in Jiahe should have won the sixth best box office record in the year.
However, due to the influence of "Mr. Zombies", the average attendance rate is less than 40%, resulting in the continuous reduction of screenings.
Judging from this, it would be nice to have half of the box office of this movie.
Shaw Brothers' side is even worse. The Gu Long martial arts film "Hero Without Tears" directed by the great director Chu Yuan and starring the veteran martial arts young actor Fu Sheng and the popular star Zhao Yazhi, has very few viewers since its release.
This all-star martial arts blockbuster was released in a hurry after only one week of release, and the box office was less than one million.
Logically speaking, the urban comedy "Money is a False" and the sword martial arts film "Heroes Without Tears" are completely different from Kang Jianfei's "Mr. Zombie" type and should not be affected so seriously.
But the problem is that after watching the super-era excellent production of "Mr. Zombie", when the audience went to watch "Money Forget" and "Heroes Without Tears", they felt that the latter two were too boring, and gradually lost interest in watching the movie.
Not only "Money is the True" and "Heroes Without Tears" were affected, but all the movies released in Hong Kong at the same time were all bleak because of "Mr. Zombies".
Yi Shu, who has worked as a press officer in the Government News Office and occasionally wrote some novels and essays, couldn't help but write a movie review in Ming Pao at this time.
There is a sentence in her article: …For other directors, Mr. Zombie is not a comedy, but a complete disaster film.This movie has attracted the appetite of the audience. After watching "Mr. Zombie", all the movies in the summer season are just as delicious as chewing wax. I would rather watch TV at home than watch other movies...
Yishu's review gave Kang Jianfei another new nickname, the director of the disaster film with a full hilarious flavor.
Wu Chenggang feels that he has been in Hong Kong for twenty years, and this half month is the most glorious day.
Kang Jianfei's parents came to Hong Kong only after they died. Now he is Kang Jianfei's elder, and it feels like seeing his son have a promising future.
Today is Wu Ruixue's 10th birthday. The little girl has been staring at the cake box for two hours, looking around and no one pays attention to her. She immediately opened the packaging box, dipped her fingers in a little cream and put it in her mouth to suck.
Before she could taste the second bite, her mother Zhou Mingfang came over and slapped Wu Ruixue in the head.
Liang Ying brought all the dishes to the table and sat next to Wu Chenggang and asked: I heard that Ah Fei was going to give 5% of the box office of the movie to the crew behind the scenes. How much Ah can you get this time?
Wu Chenggang corrected: It is not 5% of the box office, but 5% of the promotional cost after the company receives box office dividends.
Liang Ying said impatiently: I care about 5%, just say how much you can get.
Wu Chenggang calculated: If the box office of 15 million is calculated, then DreamWorks can get nearly 6 million dividends, and then spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on the distribution and publicity fee, there will be a little more than 5 million left.5% of 5 million is 250,000. In addition to some bonuses issued to administrative employees, as a lighting guide, I should be able to get about 20,000 yuan.
You can get 20,000 yuan by making a movie. If you shoot a few more movies, we can buy a house directly!Liang Ying said happily.
Wu Chenggang said speechlessly: A Fei drove the company, do you think he opened a Shantang Ah.Only when a movie is sold well can you pay dividends like this. If a movie makes a small profit or fails, it means that there is no dividend at all.Who can guarantee that all the movies in their company will make a big profit at the box office?
Wu Ruiqing looked at the TV and said stinkingly: When I graduate, I will join my cousin’s company as a screenwriter.The script I wrote is guaranteed to make money from every department!
Wu Chenggang glared at his son and scolded: You should study hard for me and write those messy novels, so I won’t break your legs!
Wu Ruiqing muttered: The novel is handwritten, why did you break my legs?
Wu Chenggang was about to scold his son, but the doorbell suddenly rang.Zhou Mingfang hurriedly opened the door, and Kang Jianfei was following the two girls Li Saifeng and Wen Bixia.
Since Li Saifeng's popularity in "Mr. Zombie", she has thrown Wen Bixia a lot in terms of fame.
The two women received a film appointment a few days ago. Li Saifeng's salary was 150,000 yuan, while Wen Bixia only had 50,000 yuan. Such a big gap made Wen Bixia feel uneasy.
Of course, this is also because she is harsh in her acting. Not only does she not take on intimate and exposed scenes, but she is too lazy to act even if she is a little tired. Otherwise, there would be no problem with the pay of 100,000 yuan.
Wu Ruiqing, who was originally confident that she could be a good screenwriter, stopped talking when she saw the two beautiful girls coming in.
This kid is very introverted, but he doesn't have much courage to talk to girls. He is full of herbivorous attributes.
Wu Ruixue likes the two beautiful ladies very much, but most of the time he stares at their beautiful clothes, his eyes full of envy.
Kang Jianfei took out the birthday gift he brought, and shook it out and made a beautiful dress, and smiled: Do you want to try Ah?
Is it a birthday gift for me?Wu Ruixue touched her skirt and said, "So beautiful Ah!"Thank you cousin.
The little girl was thinking about the cake, but now she had a dress and just forgot the cake aside. She pulled Li Saifeng and Wen Bixia into the house to try the skirt.
Not long after, Hu Juncai also brought his girlfriend Amin.
Compared with last year, this guy seems to have completely changed his personality. He used to be as thin as a bamboo pole, but now he is quite strong because of his practice and eating well.
Moreover, Hu Juncai is already tall, 1.8 meters tall. Now, as soon as he enters the door, he actually gives people a tall and mighty feeling.
Hello, cousin, and hello, cousin!Hu Juncai greeted him repeatedly, and Amin also greeted him.
Soon, the young birthday boy Wu Ruixue came out in a skirt, with a paper princess crown, puffed up her cheeks and inhale, and blew out all ten candles with an exhalation.
On the TV show of the beautiful TV station, Wu Ruixue was eating a cake when she suddenly pointed at the TV and said: Look, it’s my cousin and sister Afeng.
The host of the variety show was actually Mao Shunjun, who was sweet and literary. No wonder Leslie Cheung couldn't help but propose to her, but unfortunately he was rejected by Mao Shunjun.
When recording the program, except for Lin Zhengying and Yuanhua who were busy with the finale of "Ghost Fighting Ghosts", Huang Xia, Chen You, Pan Yingzi and others all came.
The content of the chat is naturally related to "Mr. Zombie". Mao Shunjun asked: Director Kang, now everyone calls you "District Director of Disaster Film". How do you feel about this nickname?
Kang Jianfei lamented: Miss Yishu is pushing me to the opposite of all Hong Kong directors.
Mao Shunyun asked: Do you don’t like this nickname?
Kang Jianfei said: It’s not just that I don’t like it, it’s just that I don’t like it.
Mao Shunjun was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled and said: Director Kang's words are really interesting. Can you tell me how you thought of filming "Mr. Zombies".You should know that Shaw Brothers suffered a lot in filming a zombie film a few years ago. Since then, the Hong Kong film industry has determined that zombie films are dead. Why do you dare to touch this taboo type?
Lishi and TVB have been fighting each other. As Lishi's host, Mao Shunjun never forgot to criticize Run Run Shaw when he was doing the show.
Kang Jianfei began to show off: I don’t think any type of movie is dead, it depends on how the director shoots it.I read few books, didn’t know much, and didn’t understand what art is, so it’s a pity for "Movie Biweekly" to say that I am the representative of the director of New Wave.I made movies purely to make money, but if I want to make money for a long time, I can't fool the audience.You can't just do shoddy things and just trick the audience into the cinema, because you can cheat once and twice, but you can't cheat three times.Audiences are not fools, everyone is very smart. Only by making the movie can others willingly pay for tickets.The same is true for zombie films. I put myself in the audience's perspective and think about what movies I like to watch when I spend money to enter the cinema. So I combined elements such as zombies, female ghosts, comedy, horror, kung fu, etc., and then presented them to the audience in layers. This is the origin of the creation of "Mr. Zombies".
Papa... Mao Shunjun took the lead in applauding, Director Kang's wonderful remarks, you can tell that you are a responsible director, and you are very responsible to the audience and the movie.So are you planning to film a sequel to "Mr. Zombie"?Many viewers expressed their desire to watch the sequel.
Kang Jianfei said: Of course, the sequel will be filmed, but not now.Because I heard that there are many zombie movies that follow the trend, I don’t want to get along with them."Happy Ghost" will also be filmed, and everyone will see it after the Chinese New Year.
This is good news for fans who like "Happy Ghost".Mao Shunjun turned the topic to Li Saifeng. Miss Li, I heard that you are Director Kang’s apprentice, what kind of kung fu are you learning?
Li Saifeng waved his palm and said: Feihe Fist.
Mao Shunjun asked: At the premiere that day, Director Kang shot the apple on your head with a flying knife. Aren’t you afraid?
Fear of death, Li Saifeng said and smiled at Kang Jianfei, but I believe in Master.
Everyone was eating birthday cakes and watching TV, but Wen Bixia secretly whispered: Flatter!
What are you anxious about?Wu Chenggang smiled and sat on the sofa reading the newspaper with his legs crossed.
Since the hit "Mr. Zombie" has been popular, Wu Chenggang has been keen on reading various newspapers, specializing in reports related to "Mr. Zombie" or Kang Jianfei.
In the company, although Wu Chenggang has a low position, his status is transcendent because he is Kang Jianfei's cousin.
Now even when I go back to Shaw Brothers' set, the guys who used to call him and drink with him smiled when they see him.
There are also colleagues from Jiashi who did not do well after the bankruptcy, and several of them have visited them. I hope Wu Chenggang can introduce them to Oriental Dream Factory.
During the Spring Festival, at least one Jackie Chan and Kang Jianfei were fighting similarly, but this summer, Kang Jianfei already had the taste of Dugu Qiubai.
The comedy "Money is the Truth" directed by John Woo in Jiahe should have won the sixth best box office record in the year.
However, due to the influence of "Mr. Zombies", the average attendance rate is less than 40%, resulting in the continuous reduction of screenings.
Judging from this, it would be nice to have half of the box office of this movie.
Shaw Brothers' side is even worse. The Gu Long martial arts film "Hero Without Tears" directed by the great director Chu Yuan and starring the veteran martial arts young actor Fu Sheng and the popular star Zhao Yazhi, has very few viewers since its release.
This all-star martial arts blockbuster was released in a hurry after only one week of release, and the box office was less than one million.
Logically speaking, the urban comedy "Money is a False" and the sword martial arts film "Heroes Without Tears" are completely different from Kang Jianfei's "Mr. Zombie" type and should not be affected so seriously.
But the problem is that after watching the super-era excellent production of "Mr. Zombie", when the audience went to watch "Money Forget" and "Heroes Without Tears", they felt that the latter two were too boring, and gradually lost interest in watching the movie.
Not only "Money is the True" and "Heroes Without Tears" were affected, but all the movies released in Hong Kong at the same time were all bleak because of "Mr. Zombies".
Yi Shu, who has worked as a press officer in the Government News Office and occasionally wrote some novels and essays, couldn't help but write a movie review in Ming Pao at this time.
There is a sentence in her article: …For other directors, Mr. Zombie is not a comedy, but a complete disaster film.This movie has attracted the appetite of the audience. After watching "Mr. Zombie", all the movies in the summer season are just as delicious as chewing wax. I would rather watch TV at home than watch other movies...
Yishu's review gave Kang Jianfei another new nickname, the director of the disaster film with a full hilarious flavor.
Wu Chenggang feels that he has been in Hong Kong for twenty years, and this half month is the most glorious day.
Kang Jianfei's parents came to Hong Kong only after they died. Now he is Kang Jianfei's elder, and it feels like seeing his son have a promising future.
Today is Wu Ruixue's 10th birthday. The little girl has been staring at the cake box for two hours, looking around and no one pays attention to her. She immediately opened the packaging box, dipped her fingers in a little cream and put it in her mouth to suck.
Before she could taste the second bite, her mother Zhou Mingfang came over and slapped Wu Ruixue in the head.
Liang Ying brought all the dishes to the table and sat next to Wu Chenggang and asked: I heard that Ah Fei was going to give 5% of the box office of the movie to the crew behind the scenes. How much Ah can you get this time?
Wu Chenggang corrected: It is not 5% of the box office, but 5% of the promotional cost after the company receives box office dividends.
Liang Ying said impatiently: I care about 5%, just say how much you can get.
Wu Chenggang calculated: If the box office of 15 million is calculated, then DreamWorks can get nearly 6 million dividends, and then spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on the distribution and publicity fee, there will be a little more than 5 million left.5% of 5 million is 250,000. In addition to some bonuses issued to administrative employees, as a lighting guide, I should be able to get about 20,000 yuan.
You can get 20,000 yuan by making a movie. If you shoot a few more movies, we can buy a house directly!Liang Ying said happily.
Wu Chenggang said speechlessly: A Fei drove the company, do you think he opened a Shantang Ah.Only when a movie is sold well can you pay dividends like this. If a movie makes a small profit or fails, it means that there is no dividend at all.Who can guarantee that all the movies in their company will make a big profit at the box office?
Wu Ruiqing looked at the TV and said stinkingly: When I graduate, I will join my cousin’s company as a screenwriter.The script I wrote is guaranteed to make money from every department!
Wu Chenggang glared at his son and scolded: You should study hard for me and write those messy novels, so I won’t break your legs!
Wu Ruiqing muttered: The novel is handwritten, why did you break my legs?
Wu Chenggang was about to scold his son, but the doorbell suddenly rang.Zhou Mingfang hurriedly opened the door, and Kang Jianfei was following the two girls Li Saifeng and Wen Bixia.
Since Li Saifeng's popularity in "Mr. Zombie", she has thrown Wen Bixia a lot in terms of fame.
The two women received a film appointment a few days ago. Li Saifeng's salary was 150,000 yuan, while Wen Bixia only had 50,000 yuan. Such a big gap made Wen Bixia feel uneasy.
Of course, this is also because she is harsh in her acting. Not only does she not take on intimate and exposed scenes, but she is too lazy to act even if she is a little tired. Otherwise, there would be no problem with the pay of 100,000 yuan.
Wu Ruiqing, who was originally confident that she could be a good screenwriter, stopped talking when she saw the two beautiful girls coming in.
This kid is very introverted, but he doesn't have much courage to talk to girls. He is full of herbivorous attributes.
Wu Ruixue likes the two beautiful ladies very much, but most of the time he stares at their beautiful clothes, his eyes full of envy.
Kang Jianfei took out the birthday gift he brought, and shook it out and made a beautiful dress, and smiled: Do you want to try Ah?
Is it a birthday gift for me?Wu Ruixue touched her skirt and said, "So beautiful Ah!"Thank you cousin.
The little girl was thinking about the cake, but now she had a dress and just forgot the cake aside. She pulled Li Saifeng and Wen Bixia into the house to try the skirt.
Not long after, Hu Juncai also brought his girlfriend Amin.
Compared with last year, this guy seems to have completely changed his personality. He used to be as thin as a bamboo pole, but now he is quite strong because of his practice and eating well.
Moreover, Hu Juncai is already tall, 1.8 meters tall. Now, as soon as he enters the door, he actually gives people a tall and mighty feeling.
Hello, cousin, and hello, cousin!Hu Juncai greeted him repeatedly, and Amin also greeted him.
Soon, the young birthday boy Wu Ruixue came out in a skirt, with a paper princess crown, puffed up her cheeks and inhale, and blew out all ten candles with an exhalation.
On the TV show of the beautiful TV station, Wu Ruixue was eating a cake when she suddenly pointed at the TV and said: Look, it’s my cousin and sister Afeng.
The host of the variety show was actually Mao Shunjun, who was sweet and literary. No wonder Leslie Cheung couldn't help but propose to her, but unfortunately he was rejected by Mao Shunjun.
When recording the program, except for Lin Zhengying and Yuanhua who were busy with the finale of "Ghost Fighting Ghosts", Huang Xia, Chen You, Pan Yingzi and others all came.
The content of the chat is naturally related to "Mr. Zombie". Mao Shunjun asked: Director Kang, now everyone calls you "District Director of Disaster Film". How do you feel about this nickname?
Kang Jianfei lamented: Miss Yishu is pushing me to the opposite of all Hong Kong directors.
Mao Shunyun asked: Do you don’t like this nickname?
Kang Jianfei said: It’s not just that I don’t like it, it’s just that I don’t like it.
Mao Shunjun was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled and said: Director Kang's words are really interesting. Can you tell me how you thought of filming "Mr. Zombies".You should know that Shaw Brothers suffered a lot in filming a zombie film a few years ago. Since then, the Hong Kong film industry has determined that zombie films are dead. Why do you dare to touch this taboo type?
Lishi and TVB have been fighting each other. As Lishi's host, Mao Shunjun never forgot to criticize Run Run Shaw when he was doing the show.
Kang Jianfei began to show off: I don’t think any type of movie is dead, it depends on how the director shoots it.I read few books, didn’t know much, and didn’t understand what art is, so it’s a pity for "Movie Biweekly" to say that I am the representative of the director of New Wave.I made movies purely to make money, but if I want to make money for a long time, I can't fool the audience.You can't just do shoddy things and just trick the audience into the cinema, because you can cheat once and twice, but you can't cheat three times.Audiences are not fools, everyone is very smart. Only by making the movie can others willingly pay for tickets.The same is true for zombie films. I put myself in the audience's perspective and think about what movies I like to watch when I spend money to enter the cinema. So I combined elements such as zombies, female ghosts, comedy, horror, kung fu, etc., and then presented them to the audience in layers. This is the origin of the creation of "Mr. Zombies".
Papa... Mao Shunjun took the lead in applauding, Director Kang's wonderful remarks, you can tell that you are a responsible director, and you are very responsible to the audience and the movie.So are you planning to film a sequel to "Mr. Zombie"?Many viewers expressed their desire to watch the sequel.
Kang Jianfei said: Of course, the sequel will be filmed, but not now.Because I heard that there are many zombie movies that follow the trend, I don’t want to get along with them."Happy Ghost" will also be filmed, and everyone will see it after the Chinese New Year.
This is good news for fans who like "Happy Ghost".Mao Shunjun turned the topic to Li Saifeng. Miss Li, I heard that you are Director Kang’s apprentice, what kind of kung fu are you learning?
Li Saifeng waved his palm and said: Feihe Fist.
Mao Shunjun asked: At the premiere that day, Director Kang shot the apple on your head with a flying knife. Aren’t you afraid?
Fear of death, Li Saifeng said and smiled at Kang Jianfei, but I believe in Master.
Everyone was eating birthday cakes and watching TV, but Wen Bixia secretly whispered: Flatter!