1979 Golden Age

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That night.

There was a lot of traffic at the entrance of Nanhua Cinema. In addition to the audience who bought out the premiere, there were also a large number of reporters, colleagues in the film industry, and even theater owners who had just joined the theater chain alliance to support the show.

Li Lianlian has only starred in the "Tai Chi" trilogy so far, each of which has exceeded 20 million Hong Kong dollars, and the overseas copyrights add up to more than 10 million US dollars. The results are staggering. And his elegant and unrestrained martial arts movements suppressed the whole Hong Kong. There is no semicolon. He is the most valuable star of the left.

"Fast Delivery" is his first film to transform into a modern action film.

In May before, Chen Qi had no time, so Shi Nansheng went to Cannes with several films. "Deadly Express" sold for 5 million US dollars. The price shows that the quality is good, which naturally attracts people to come.

The performance had not yet started. In the lounge of the theater, Chen Qi, Bob Shea, Li Lianlian, Qiu Shuzhen and others were chatting. Suddenly someone came to report: "Cheng Long and Yuan Kui are here!"

"Please come in quickly!"

After a while, two people wearing hats and slightly dressed up squeezed in. Cheng Long handed it over as soon as he entered the door and said in a gangster style: "Congratulations! It's a big hit at the box office!"

"If you say this, Boss Zou will scold you!" Chen Qi said with a smile.

"Just a polite word!"

Cheng Long laughed. He had watched leftist films before, but had never been exposed to them. Today he went backstage for the first time. And he and Li Lianlian looked at each other for the first time, and they felt strong and sympathetic towards each other, and they shook hands tightly.

Both of them are Kung Fu superstars, but they are not from the same track.

Historically, Li Lien-lien was approached by Tsui Hark to film "Once Upon a Time" and joined Golden Harvest at the same time. At that time, Cheng Long often took him to eat, drink and have fun, and they had a good relationship.

This "Once Upon a Time" is also very interesting, because Golden Harvest was to be released in Taiwan, and Li Lien-lien had already obtained a U.S. green card at that time, but Taiwan has regulations that mainland actors cannot appear in Taiwan unless they become Chinese-Americans.

Jiahe racked his brains and first asked Li Lianlian to join the Liberty Association, and then helped him get an Ecuadorian passport.

But in fact, his native place is still in the mainland. Taiwan stated that it has no "diplomatic relations" with Ecuador and does not recognize his "nationality." He is required to publicly renounce his native place in the mainland within two days, otherwise "Once Upon a Time" will be banned from screening.

Finally, through Jiahe’s strong protection, “Once Upon a Time” was released in Taiwan.

He became a US citizen in 1997 and a Singaporean citizen in 2009.

At this time, Li Lianjie contacted Cheng Long in advance, and they had a good chat. Yuan Kui, the director of "Fatal Express" also came over and said, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Chen, I can't be on stage."

"If you are willing to come today, you are a friend, and we will have to cooperate in the future."

Chen Qi shook hands with Yuan Kui and said to Cheng Long: "I heard that you are going to make a Hollywood movie again. Who is the director?"

"I've never heard of James."

‘I haven’t heard of it either, it must be a bad movie. Boss Zou pays for it himself, but has no say at all. How can such a thing happen in the world?

I don't understand what he thinks. Why don't you make a movie with me to ensure you get into Hollywood - hey, you and Xiao Li can also work together! ""

"I don't dare to respond, don't try to trick me! I'm going out first!"

Cheng Long was smart and avoided answering, leading Yuan Kui out of the way. Not long after, everyone also went out, and "Fatal Express" began to show "Fatal Express". The original version of "Fatal Express" is a French film, directed by Yuan Kui, written by Luc Besson, starring Guo Da and Shu Qi.

This version of the story: Li Lianjie was a deliveryman. One day he delivered a package and found that it was a living person. He couldn't help but open it and take a look. Qiu Shuzhen was inside.

She plays the daughter of a rich man whose father offends a gangster who kidnaps Qiu Shuzhen and pretends to ask for a ransom, but actually wants to sell her to Europe as a sex slave. Li Lianlian rescued her, was chased by the gang, and finally killed the other party.

The big villain is played by Rong Guang, and Ji Chunhua, Xiong Xinxin, and Sun Jiankui are his lackeys. Zheng Zeshi plays the father, Guan Lijie plays a policeman, and Wu Zhenyu also has a small role.

The whole film cost 8 million, which is the film that Chen Qi spent the most on. This kind of film with gun battles, explosions, and speeding cars is not cheap. Chen Qi has made several films. For example, Li Lianlian delivers goods at night and works normally during the day. He is a tally clerk in a supermarket - this setting comes from Denzel Washington's "The Justice".

A fight scene in a supermarket is the most representative:

Ji Chunhua led a group of younger brothers to kill him. Li Lianlian picked up the things around him and challenged him.

First, he flipped a bald man over with his feet, dodged an axe, took a screwdriver, and thrust it into another man's eye. Then he pulled out a tape measure, dexterously passed it behind his back, and strangled a man to death - "

Li Lianjie always has an expressionless face, and his movements are sharp and fast, never sloppy, and you can feel a sense of coldness from his movements.

The audience screamed in surprise. No one expected that Li Lianjie would make such a neat transformation.

"Your design this time is great, surpassing the previous level!"

Cheng Long came to observe and learn from it.

Yuan Kui was also very excited: "I never thought I could do it. I think Westerners will like this style. Hey, do you want to watch "Police Story"?"

"No, I can't play with this set of things."

Cheng Long now knows his strengths and weaknesses very well.

Chen Qi was also watching the movie and suddenly said: "Actually, I really want to distribute "Fatal Express" myself in the United States and enter mainstream theaters."

Bob Shea was stunned and said, "It's very difficult to distribute it yourself. You can find an agent. The agency fee in Hollywood is usually 15%-30%."

"I know! But before I have established good relationships and gained a firm foothold, I don't want to be cheated by Hollywood. Similarly, I don't invest in Hollywood and don't sign any profit-sharing contracts. I would rather start from scratch and find partners to grow slowly."

"I will be your loyal partner!" Bob Shea quickly expressed his position.

"Well, let's set up a new company. I want 60% of the shares and you take 40%. I will send an administrator and several accountants there. I will be responsible for production and you will only be responsible for distribution."

Bob Shea hesitated and said, "I agree to set up a new company, but you are far away in Hong Kong. You may not be able to contact us if something happens in the United States.

There is no need to manage production and distribution separately."

"Forget it! You have been in production for several years and have not produced any works."

Chen Qi said, "The video distributor wants to order 10 films. That is for me, not for you. I made the film, you just find someone to sell it, and your value is to establish a distribution channel."

"I need to think about it!"

"Okay! Let's talk about it first, and then talk about 10 films."

This company mainly uses videotapes and TV channels, and basically does not involve theaters.

Want to release in American theaters:

One way is to sell the copyright directly, which is what Chen Qi is doing now:

One way is to invest jointly with Hollywood companies and share the box office revenue. Hollywood's accounting skills are so powerful that I won't repeat them;

Another way is to make it independently, find a Hollywood distributor, and pay the distribution fee. The safety is relatively high, but there is also the risk of being cheated. Chen Qi has a small capital and can't afford to be tossed.

He needs to make more friends and gain a firm foothold before playing this way.

"Huahuahua!"

As they were talking, "The Transporter" was over.

Li Lianjie, Qiu Shuzhen and their group walked onto the stage to receive applause and cheers from the audience. Li Lianjie's modern action movies are not high in Hong Kong box office, and his ancient costume kung fu is the most popular.

"The Transporter" has added a lot of local elements, and the response is not bad.