Chapter 116 Master of Violent Aesthetics
With the completion of "Black Man", Li Xuan also entered the intense post-production.
Zeng Zhiwei also returned to Yongsheng and started filming his "The King of Killers". Even Yuanhua and Zhong Chuhong borrowed it to play. Fortunately, Li Xuan had read the script and had no intimate scenes, otherwise Zhong Chuhong would not have been allowed to take on the show. As for Ren Dahua, who is still filming TV series on the wireless, what should he do? Li Xuan felt that Xiang Huaqiang would definitely have a way to lend someone out.
Yongsheng's follow-up film, how can it be if it is not the original cast?
Li Xuan was devoted to cutting films in the post-production room of Jiahe set, but the outside set seemed very deserted at this time. It was not that no one was filming films, but that several bigwigs in the entertainment industry have not filmed on the set recently.
Hong Jingbao started to become a producer and took the Hong family class and others to film "Zombie Priest" on Lantau Island. He also planned to be released in the summer season, so he is now in a hurry to shoot the film and is very busy and doesn't easily go back to the set.
As for Chenglong, who just broke the box office record of tens of millions, he had already gone to Hollywood, USA alone after the celebration banquet of "The Junior Brother", and participated in the shooting of "The Killer's Treasure". According to the Hollywood filming speed, he probably wouldn't be able to come back within four or five months.
The Xu brothers have no works this year, and they are better at making fashion films and basically don’t appear on the set.
As for the well-known Fendou Company, it has now secretly joined the Golden Princess Cinemas and is discussing the company's reorganization, but there is no plan to make a new film.
So at this time, there were basically some small sole proprietorship film companies filming on the set, with no big names, and they were in a hurry to work, so those faces would basically be replaced once every ten days.
The set was deserted, but the theater was very lively.
The Shaw Brothers movie "The Woman? The Crazy Killer" released on the same day as "Killer of Killer", was only released for 8 days and was mercilessly killed by "Killer of Killer" and only earned 1.09 million yuan in box office. However, one movie was released in one week, which is common for Shaw Brothers, so there is no need to regret it.
"Mr. Zombies", which survived under the halo of "King of Killers", received a box office of 750,000 in the fifth week, and the attendance rate of theaters dropped to less than 60%.
To this end, Jiahe once again reduced the theaters for "Mr. Zombies" to only three, but the paintings have not been officially released. Because this movie is only 240,000 yuan short of the box office of tens of millions, Jiahe Theater wanted to create another movie with a total of tens of millions. At that time, Jiahe was the leader in the Hong Kong film industry, and even if he really settled down.
Although Li Xuan has complained about the box office that it only earned tens of millions of dollars in succession of 40 geniuses, after all, he earned money by himself, so he accepted it with peace of mind.
When Mr. Zombie won the box office statistics for the fifth week, the box office results of "King of Killers" also came out in the second week. Compared with the box office win in the first week, the second week saw a sharp decline, with only 2.96 million yuan in box office. In terms of box office trends, it is an authentic high-end low curve chart.
In April, a dress-up style blew up in Hong Kong.
Many young people wear suits and tie them. They are not only learning Zhou Runfa in "Shanghai Band", but also learning Xiang Huaqiang in "King of Killers". Especially many people in the clubs are learning from the boss Xiang Huaqiang, all of whom are neatly tidy black suits, which makes others think that a group of senior white-collar workers are coming towards them at first glance.
All the troubles outside have nothing to do with Li Xuan now. But he was busy, but he didn't expect that someone would come to visit his post-production room.
However, it was Wu Yusen who met once at the celebration banquet of "The Junior Brother Comes Out".
The production room needs to be dry and moisture-proof, and Li Xuan did not serve Wu Yusen. He also knew the rules, so when Li Xuan continued to work, Wu Yusen sat on the chair behind Li Xuan, and the two started chatting casually.
"I heard that Director Wu used to be a director Zhang Ce?" Li Xuan asked casually while comparing the film in his hand.
Speaking of Wu Yusen, Li Xuan’s first image is the old man who often appears in entertainment news in later generations, wearing suits and tie, with a round face and a cheerful face.
But now Wu Yusen is a person who is even more literary and artistic than later generations. He has a long turtleneck shirt and a pair of dirty bell-bottom pants. No matter how you look, he looks more like a gangster than the young and gangsters who are straight suits all over the street.
"Yes, I wanted to act back then. When I was auditioning, the master pointed at me and said to the producer, 'This guy is better off behind the scenes. He will be a director in the future'. In this way, I followed the master to learn from the director." Wu said in a very nostalgic tone.
"Haha, Director Chuck's vision is really unspeakable." Li Xuan did not look back and laughed: "Does Director Wu be more famous now? Jiahe's leading director."
"What's the matter? It's just a comedy director."
Wu Yusen replied dejectedly, then stood up from the chair, walked behind Li Xuan, and quietly looked at the film in Li Xuan's hand.
After hearing this, Li Xuan didn't know how to answer the conversation.
Wu Yusen, known as the "master of violent aesthetics", has created many classic movies, such as "The True Color of Heroes" that helped Zhou Runfa get rid of the box office poison, and later "Blooded Two Heroes" and "The Seas", as well as "Face Change" filmed in Hollywood. These popular movies Li Xuan have all watched.
However, these movies are all about the 1980s. Now Wu Yusen is just a comedy director of Jiahe, although he was already very famous at this time.
For example, in 1976, "The Flower of the Imperial Girl" directed by Wu Yusen, the box office in the land reached 3.44 million, ranking fourth on the Hong Kong movie box office list in 1976; in the second year, "Fa Qianhan", directed by "Fa Qianhan", the box office in the land was 5.05 million, ranking second on the Hong Kong movie box office list in 1977; and in 1978, "The Big Star and the Little Sister Head", the box office in the land was 3.59 million, ranking third on the Hong Kong movie box office list that year.
In addition to these more famous comedy films, Wu Yusen also has many comedy works, which have achieved a lot of box office revenue for Jiahe, and further confirmed his title as a comedy director.
However, these reputations are a heavy burden for Wu Yusen.
Because his master was named Zhang Ce, who loved heroes, martial arts and swords. Wu Yusen, who studied under Zhang Ce, inherited the same interests and ideals as his master.
Unfortunately, when Jiahe saw Wu Yusen's comedy films well, he kept supporting him in making comedy films. As for Wu Yusen's dream of making hero films, he was left with the top management of Jiahe.
John Woo, who doesn't shoot hero movies, is like a martial artist playing a clown and winning a lot of luck. Only he knows in his heart that this is not his original ideal.
"I heard that Mr. Li also participated in the filming of "King of Killers"?" Wu Yusen asked suddenly, standing behind Li Xuan.
"Well, yes." Li Xuan responded briefly, then laughed and joked: "However, Director Wu, you shouldn't have to hear about this, there is my name on the subtitles."
"Haha." Wu Yusen smiled awkwardly and continued: "The cameras of "King of Killers" are very good."
"I am very satisfied with it myself. By the way, Director Wu, what movies are you busy with recently?" Li Xuan turned around and asked.
Wu Yusen shook his head and said casually: "I just wrote a comedy script, but the filming has not started yet. I am planning to build a crew."
"Oh? Then I'll congratulate Director Wu on the box office success!" Li Xuan put down the film in his hand and bowed and smiled.
Although Li Xuan congratulated Wu Yusen, he had to sigh in his heart that Jiahe was so crowded. He thought that without Chenglong, Fendou and the Xu brothers, it would be better to compete with the two companies of Hong Jingbao this summer, but he didn't expect that Wu Yusen would be inserted halfway through another way.
Now, I have to grab the schedule again. (To be continued. Please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!)
Chapter completed!