1979 Golden Age

When Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei were working on "The Haunted Cop Shop", they drank and watched football in their hotel room every day under the pretext of writing the script. They were having a blast, but they didn't change a single word of the script.

Deng Guangrong called to urge them to finish the script, and the two of them became anxious and thought of the content of the script in one night.

The two also agreed on pen names, Liu Zhenwei was called Ji'an and Wang Jiawei was called Jin Maji. But Wang Jiawei thought the name Jin Maji was too rustic and never used it once, but Liu Zhenwei used it several times, for example, the screenwriter of "A Chinese Odyssey" was signed as Ji'an.

Speaking of which, in the earliest version of Doraemon introduced to China, Fat Tiger was called Gian, and later became Fat Tiger. Nobita was originally called Yasuo.

Wang Jiawei was not cultivated overnight. He was just trying to make a living in the early days, but he got used to it in the later days. He had no choice but to deal with people who didn't like him. When faced with the crisis of cutting off fingers and drowning in a pond, the two of them burst out with their potential and quickly sorted out the script.

The script was sent to Chen Qi, who reviewed it personally.

He laughed when he saw the title: "Battle for Jiebao"!

It is said that an American guy came to Hong Kong for a trip, picked up a beautiful girl in a nightclub, and slept with her happily.

He found himself reincarnated on this day, and his goal was naturally: to avoid the gangster boss' pursuit and protect Jie Bao!

And every time he fails, he has to experience the pleasure of being castrated "Hahaha!"

Chen Qi clapped his hands and laughed, they are indeed the Dragon and the Phoenix, quite interesting.

This story is very much in line with the characteristics of a B-level movie, and it also has a little cleverness: first, it uses a time loop setting to flatter Boss Chen; secondly, the whole plot exudes a kind of fabricated, crazy and exaggerated black humor.

He thought about it and called Zhuang Cheng: "The script has good potential. You can take a look at it yourself. Depending on the situation, you can adjust the budget to 300,000 US dollars and let them shoot it well. Don't waste it.

Remember! You must complete it within the budget and don’t delay the construction period. If you find out, you will cut off Wang Jiawei’s fingers! "

"Don't worry! In front of the Black Star (Type 54 pistol), everyone should encourage themselves!"

Zhuang Cheng smiled.

US$300,000, equivalent to HK$2.3 million.

It's possible to make a decent movie.

If the good films that emerge in the film industry every year are like sand being sifted by the waves, then the good films among B-grade films are like gold being panned out from shit. Only a few masterpieces can be born among the vast amount of B-grade films that are like shit and urine.

Under the direction of Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei, this "Battle of Jie Bao" may really become a CU!

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They are just trying to get some free time for Happy Death Day.

Chen Qi's thoughts diverged and he gained inspiration. He plans to increase production next year and also take advantage of Hollywood blockbusters.

For example, there was a famous copycat company called Shelter Pictures in later generations, which was a master at piggybacking on blockbuster movies.

Representative works include "Atlantic Rim", "Transformers", "The Hobbit", and "100 Million Years BC".

There are also the famous "Two-Headed Shark", "Three-Headed Shark", "Four-Headed Shark", "Five-Headed Shark" and "Sharknado".

Each film basically does not exceed US$500,000, and can maintain a profit margin of 20% to 50%.

Chen Qi now knows several blockbusters of next year, such as Schwarzenegger's "Predator". Yes, it is the iron-blooded warrior we are familiar with, and this is its first appearance.

Then we can have a movie like, um, "Iron-Blooded Warrior vs. Shaolin Monk".

It is already December.

Happy Death Day hit Hong Kong, and it created a craze. Everyone wanted to see the movie that would be successful in the U.S. This was the left’s Christmas movie.

The leftist currently has another film called "Eight Stars Reporting Good News" which is scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival.

Next is "A Chinese Ghost Story". Tsui Hark has been filming since he returned in September. He is very dedicated to this film and strives for perfection. It has not been completed yet.

Wang Zuxian followed the crew around and even went to Guangdong. When she passed through customs, the customs officer said very kindly: "Welcome back to the motherland and take a look. I wish you all the best."

She wants to cry but has no tears, okay?

Chen Qi was so elusive that she had no chance to get close to him, so she had to calm down and finish filming A Chinese Ghost Story. She didn't become an actress to be a spy, but to be a big star.

In the blink of an eye it’s the end of the year.

Chen Qi is even busier. He has to summarize all aspects, make plans for next year, and not forget the New Year's Eve party.

The New Year's Eve reception was still held at Maxim's Palace, and the guests were of a higher level. There were bosses like Ho Kuan-chang, Mona Fong, and Ng Sze-yuen, big stars like Cheng Long and Sammo Hung, and people from the media like Shu Kei, covering all fields.

Chen Qi drove away the Freedom Federation and played a trick to introduce Hong Kong films into Guangdong. The most direct impact was to reduce the production of Hong Kong films.

Historically, 121 films were shown in Hong Kong cinemas this year, but now there are less than 100. Many small companies that took advantage of the situation have closed down. Zuo Pai and Golden Harvest are the two giants, and Wu Siyuan is considered the backbone. The rest are all on their own.

Chen Qi took the stage to speak:

"This year is the first year for Hong Kong films to enter Guangdong, and the results are remarkable. We have selected 20 films, including big productions such as "Police Story" and "Millions Express", medium-sized ones such as "Enforcement" and "Thunderbolt", romantic films such as "Rose Story", realistic "Valet Parking", and youth films such as "Sweet Sixteen"——"

“Among them, leftist films do not take up any quota!”

"The box office revenue of these 20 films in Guangdong ranged from more than 7 million RMB to 300,000 or 400,000 RMB. The revenue share also ranged from several million Hong Kong dollars to hundreds of thousands. I think everyone knows what this means."

People below naturally know that these data are less than the contribution of the Taiwan market, but only one province in the mainland has been included.

"We are striving to open up Shanghai. If it is feasible, there will be two markets, Guangdong and Shanghai. Shanghai has a population of 12 million and is adjacent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In fact, these are the two most open regions in the mainland, the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta. Whether you can gain a foothold depends on your ability."

"Freedom always collapsed the year before last. I haven't said anything in the past two years. As the saying goes, give a peach to a tree, and you will get a peach in return! I have fulfilled my promises, and I also hope to get your sincerity in return, so that we can work together to develop the film industry."

“Huahuahua!”

There was thunderous applause, and everyone knew that what Mr. Chen painted was never false.

Then, Chen Qi took a glass of wine and went to each table to greet everyone as usual. Whether it was Ho Kuan Chang, Fang Yihua, Cheng Long, or Hong Jinbao, they all stood up to greet them politely.

The human heart is unpredictable, and he does not believe in loyalty. These words must be said often and repeatedly; some beatings must be done often and repeatedly so that people can remember them.