Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

(The fuse in the previous chapter was recorded as Sha Po Lang, which has been corrected.)
About a novel later, Sammo Hung came to Hengyu Company with his plump steps.

Zhou Ziheng went downstairs to pick him up in advance.

Zhou Ziheng still has great respect for this person.

Although he has been behind the scenes in recent years, his qualifications in the entertainment industry remain unshakable.

Even though Zhou Ziheng didn't actually need to curry favor with him now, he still had to give him the due face.

Moreover, the other party had no grudge against him. Last time he wanted Chin Kar Lok to film a movie, he let him go without saying a word. This more or less left a good impression on Zhou Ziheng.

"Young people are really amazing! They have accomplished such a big business at such a young age! The young are truly to be feared."

Sammo Hung looked up at the Hengyu Film Company in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

"They are just small fights, nothing like the big brother back then."

Many people think that the big brother is Jackie Chan.

In fact, that was just the name used to refer to Jackie Chan in the mainland in the following years.

In Hong Kong, the title of Big Brother actually belongs to Sammo Hung.

Few people call Jackie Chan "Big Brother".

"What's the comparison? I'm a loser!"

Sammo Hung's expression was somewhat complicated.

In the 1980s, he was at the peak of his glory.

Not only did he have his own company under Golden Harvest, he also founded D&B with wealthy businessman Dickson Poon. Not only did he produce films, he also took over Shaw Brothers' cinema chain, competing with Cinema City and Golden Harvest at the time.

He was similar to Zhou Ziheng now.

He is very successful in the industry.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Around 92, many of D&B's films failed in succession, and Dickson Poon retired again. D&B withdrew from the market, and he gradually began to move behind the scenes.

"This is Zou Zhaolong. I brought him here for you."

Sammo Hung introduced Zou Zhaolong behind him to Zhou Ziheng.

"Hello, Mr. Zou!" Zhou Ziheng greeted him.

In "Flash Point", the role of Villain No. 1 is very important.

After much deliberation, Zhou Ziheng felt that it would be more appropriate to hand it over to Zou Zhaolong.

So when they invited Sammo Hung, they also mentioned that they wanted to ask Collin Chou to play the villain.

During this period, Zou Zhaolong had already become a famous professional villain.

Song Qingshu in "The Demon Cult Leader" in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Chang Wei in "Justice, My Foot" and the villain in "Bodyguard from Beijing".

These roles established his position as a villain.

Just like when the protagonist becomes popular, people will invite him, the same is true for the villain.

After Zou Zhaolong's villain role became popular, many crews invited him to play the villain.

There are so many scripts that if you are not invited by someone you know, you may not be able to get an invitation.

It just so happens that Zou Zhaolong is a member of the Hung Clan and Sammo Hung is his master.

So Zhou Ziheng asked Sammo Hung for help.

The three of them chatted for a few words at the door and were led into the company by Zhou Ziheng.

Zhou Ziheng took them directly to a meeting room in the company.

Florence Hui is also there.

After Sammo Hung and Collin Chou sat down, Zhou Ziheng asked the staff to bring the script to them.

“I will play the leading role, and Watson will be Wu Jing from our company.

I would like to invite Mr. Zou to play Tony, the second oldest of the three Vietnamese brothers. He is the central figure among the three, and he has many fighting scenes with me.

Among them, I plan to invite Ray Lui and Chin Siu Ho to play the other two of the three villain brothers."

Zhou Ziheng found a seat and sat down, introduced the situation to the two people opposite him, and then did not speak for a while.

In fact, Zhou Ziheng’s original idea was that the eldest villain should look for Yu Rongguang in the mainland, and the third brother should go to the martial arts school to look for him.

Later, after participating in the Hong Kong Return Gala, he changed his mind.

He was told.

If he has the ability, he can act as a bridge and set an example to drive cooperation between the two sides.

Therefore, after the performance, Zhou Ziheng immediately changed his original plan and chose to invite more Hong Kong artists to perform.

“The script is okay, but I noticed that your script has some descriptions of action, including Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu, and mixed martial arts.

I am not proficient in these.”

Sammo Hung took a quick look at the script and asked.

“Don’t worry about this, brother. I have invited special consultants to design these movements.

I mean you, big brother, should be in charge of the overall situation."

Hearing this, Sammo Hung nodded and looked at the script again, "No problem, I'll take it."

"Haha, I knew Big Brother would answer!"

Hearing this, Zhou Ziheng smiled.

Sammo Hung's joining does not mean just him joining, but the entire Hung Family Clan, including Collin Chou.

It's just that people who do different jobs need to be paid different wages.

Next, Mani Fok, as a representative, talked to Sammo Hung about the expenses of the Hung Family Class and some other benefits.

After the negotiation, Zhou Ziheng wanted to treat me, Sammo Hung and others to a meal, but the other party had to leave early because of something, so the matter had to be dropped.

"How do you choose the heroine? Do you have anyone selected?"

After Sammo Hung left, Florence Hui asked about the protagonist.

Zhou Ziheng is not Donnie Yen, he has acting skills, so his version of "Flash Point" will not be like the original version where only Watson has emotional scenes.

On the contrary, Zhou Ziheng’s emotional scenes were added a lot.

As for how to ensure that the duration remains at around two hours after adding more scenes, this will naturally reduce Wu Jing's role.

Zhou Ziheng does want to support Wu Jing.

But the gap between their status is too big.

When two people are in the same drama, neither the director nor the company will allow Wu Jing's role to be equal to Zhou Ziheng's.

This is not a question of status.

But it's for the box office.

Since Zhou Ziheng is starring in this film, he is naturally the biggest attraction of the movie.

Just like the movies of Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow.

The fans all came for Zhou Ziheng. If Zhou Ziheng had fewer roles, the fans would complain.

This is the constant.

Therefore, this drama will not adopt a dual-lead model like the original version, but will focus mainly on Zhou Ziheng.

The same goes for the emotional scenes, which will focus on Zhou Ziheng.

After all, fans still like to watch Zhou Ziheng talk about love.

"Do you have anyone to recommend?"

Zhou Ziheng looked at Huo Wenxi with some surprise.

"I am currently training new people in the company. The company has just signed a new girl who is very good-looking. I think she can be promoted."

Florence Hui explained.

"I remember that the company already has enough female artists! You said before that you didn't want to sign any more, but now you're taking the initiative to sign someone?

I'm a little curious, what kind of person could make you change your mind."

Zhou Ziheng became somewhat interested.

Florence Hui rarely takes the initiative to sign new people.

Now that it has been signed, it can only mean one thing: the other party is excellent.

"Is she in the company? Let me see if she's suitable. If she is, I'll let her play the role of Qiuti."

"I asked her to come over!"

Florence Hui nodded and walked out of the meeting room quickly.

After a while, she came back, followed by a tall-legged woman with waist-length hair.

“Cecilia Cheung, I met her when I was shopping in Wantang.

She looks great! I think she has great potential.”

"This is our boss, I think you should know him!"

Florence first introduced Zhou Ziheng to the process of getting to know the newcomer, and then turned to look at Cecilia Cheung. "Hello, Mr. Zhou, I am Cecilia Cheung!"

Cecilia Cheung was a little restrained, but her eyes were restless and she kept stealing glances at Zhou Ziheng.

"Hello there!"

Zhou Ziheng stood up and shook her hand. "Can you turn around so I can see you? And then raise your head."

Hearing this, Cecilia Cheung turned around obediently, then looked up at Zhou Ziheng.

In my previous life, I heard a lot of cruel things about Cecilia Cheung.

Zhou Ziheng had never seen it with his own eyes, so he didn't quite believe it.

Now that I have seen her in person, I have to admit that this woman is indeed beautiful.

Among all the women Zhou Ziheng has ever met, she can definitely be ranked in the top three.

"OK, let's choose her! Give her the script and let her study it."

Zhou Ziheng explained.

……

The planning work for "Flash Point" itself has been almost completed.

After Zhou Ziheng arrived, the crew immediately started to operate.

Within two days, Ray Lui agreed to play the villain and went to the company to sign the contract.

It’s Qian Xiaohao.

This person refused.

The reason for refusal was that there was another job available.

But Zhou Ziheng speculated that it might be because of the role.

The role of the third brother has the least amount of scenes among the three brothers.

Unlike Ray Lui who has a lot of literary scenes, Collin Chou and Zhou Ziheng have a lot of action scenes.

The role of the third brother has a weak presence after his role was squeezed out.

Although there are quite a few fights, the opponent is not Zhou Ziheng at all, but Wu Jing.

Although Qian Xiaohao has not had the opportunity to be the leading actor in recent years, he is still doing pretty well. He has played the second male lead in several dramas he has collaborated with Jet Li, and his development momentum is still good.

Now he is suddenly asked to play a role that is almost equivalent to the fifth male lead, so it is normal that he is unwilling to do so.

Qian Xiaohao's absence made Zhou Ziheng feel a little embarrassed.

Because he couldn't think of a suitable candidate at the moment.

Finally, Chen Musheng recommended someone to Zhou Ziheng.

Louis Fan.

He is a second generation, and his father was a director and actor in his early years.

It was his father who helped Louis Fan enter the industry.

In 92, with the help of his father's recommendation, Fan Shaohuang filmed "Li Wang", which became Fan Shaohuang's representative work.

Unfortunately, his father retired a few years ago, and the relationship between father and son became strained because Fan Shaohuang had a child out of wedlock with his girlfriend outside the entertainment industry.

The result was that without his father's help, Fan Shaohuang gradually disappeared from the film industry.

Following Chen Musheng's advice, Zhou Ziheng asked someone to contact Fan Shaohuang and invite him to play the role of the villain Lao San.

For Fan Shaohuang at this moment, this might be a good opportunity for him.

So he agreed without hesitation.

But there are some issues with his contract.

It turns out that this guy also signed a contract with TVB like Louis Koo.

He also co-starred in TVB's annual drama "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", in which he played Xu Zhu.

Dealing with TVB is Zhou Ziheng's biggest headache.

TVB's actors have all signed contracts, so if you want to use their actors, you have to talk to TVB.

Don’t be fooled by TVB’s stinginess towards its own artists.

But it’s different when it comes to exploiting and using artists when talking to other companies.

Because of TVB's intervention, Hengyu, who originally only needed to pay hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, had to reluctantly pay TVB 500,000 Hong Kong dollars in order to get enough actors as soon as possible.

However, these are relatively minor matters.

What Zhou Ziheng cares about is that the crew gets formed quickly and filming starts.

If he keeps delaying, he will suffer greater losses.

Fortunately, Louis Fan successfully joined the group.

7 month 24 number.

The crew of "Flash Point" has been officially formed and a start-up ceremony was held at the Yau Ma Tei filming location.

At the beginning of the year, "The Man from Nowhere" topped the Spring Festival box office chart with a box office of 46 million, surpassing "A Good Man", and this championship position may even be maintained.

Winning the box office championship has visibly increased Zhou Ziheng's appeal in the film industry.

The filming of the new drama attracted the attention of almost all of Hong Kong, and various newspapers sent people over.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Zhou Ziheng and the crew first offered sacrifices to the gods and worshipped the plane.

Then accept the interview from the reporter.

If we look at the future, the cast of this drama is definitely a big production.

They are basically talented martial arts actors.

But now, this lineup is relatively unattractive.

A lineup like this is just average these days.

Nowadays, if there aren't two or three superstars or movie kings joining in, it can hardly be considered a big cast.

However, with Zhou Ziheng present, the crew itself will not lack attention.

Plus Sammo Hung joined as the martial arts instructor.

This made the interview atmosphere on site not cold but rather hot.

"Brother Sammo Hung, may I ask why you wanted to work with Zhou Ziheng?
As far as I know, you should still have a contract with Yongsheng."

"Brother Liang Wei, what role do you play in the play? Can you tell us?"

"Hengzi, your last movie is still the box office champion this year. How much do you think your new movie will be able to earn?"

……

Dealing with reporters has become Zhou Ziheng's daily routine.

He had become so adept at dealing with reporters that he could subconsciously avoid their traps.

After briefly telling them about the new play and looking forward to the future, Zhou Ziheng asked his staff to ask the reporters to leave.

Shooting begins.

The plot of "Flash Point" is actually not that great.

To a certain extent, this should just be considered an ordinary script.

The selling point of this drama mainly lies in the fighting scenes and Zhou Ziheng.

Sometimes, appeal is reflected in places like this.

Imagine if the original protagonist of this drama was Jet Li or Jackie Chan, what would the scene be like?
There is no doubt that the box office will definitely exceed the original version by a lot.

So, to a certain extent.

Whether a movie performs well at the box office and has a good reputation sometimes depends a lot on the actor’s performance and his appeal.

If performed well, a bad movie can become a good one, and a flop movie can become a big hit.

From a movie perspective, as long as you determine the selling points and the script is sound, it is easy to make a successful film.

Of course, it's hard not to collapse, and it all depends on the performance of the actors and the director.

Most of the people in this crew are actually veterans.

Especially in the fighting scenes, except for Ray Lui.

Even Zhou Ziheng himself has some experience.

Therefore, the entire crew seemed very confident.

I am confident that it will get a good box office.

Of course, most of this will definitely depend on Zhou Ziheng's performance.

After all, most of the audience must have come for him.

If he doesn't perform well, no matter how good others are, there is no guarantee of box office success.

(End of this chapter)