Hong Kong Stubborn - Chapter 62

Luo Junyan re-invested in the intense shooting, but Cheng Ge’s hanging heart did not completely let go.

In the past, the power of the underworld was hidden in the entertainment circle, only engaging in female stars, making popular films, and collecting crew protection fees. That was because the benefits were not large enough and the input and output were not proportional.

Now that the movie market is booming, and movies with a box office of 30 million have already appeared, how could a profitable underworld force not be tempted? No matter how popular your star is, your influence is there, but in the eyes of these hungry wolves, it is just a tender little sheep.

Brother Cheng called Zhao Yongren, the manager of the company’s security department, to the office. Every time I saw this taciturn, middle-aged strong man, Brother Cheng felt an inexplicable tremor, as if he was looking at a dozing tiger up close.

Brother Cheng briefly recounted the recent events and asked Zhao Yongren, a professional, for the advice of what preventive measures can be prepared in advance.

Zhao Yongren’s expression was stiff, and he said with a pity like gold: “Collect information.”

Brother Cheng thought for a while and understood what he meant. Knowing yourself and the enemy can survive all battles. Intelligence work is the top priority. Whether you are a gangster or the Governor of Xiangjiang, who still has no weakness?

Brother Cheng nodded and said, “A Jun is the owner of the Snowman Times Building. He pays half of your salary, which is considered our own. Aren, dispatch a few trustworthy security personnel to form a secret investigation team. Let’s start collecting information from the Tiger of the East Tsim Sha Tsui.”

Zhao Yongren said coldly: “I am only responsible to Miss Tian.”

Brother Cheng said earnestly and earnestly: “Aren, as a middle-level leader of an important department of the company, you must first have a sense of collective honor, but you can’t pull the hills in the company and engage in personal adoration. Of course, the army is your direct leader, and you strictly abide by the company’s rules. There is nothing wrong with the administrative system, but what is the relationship between Jun and the army?”

Brother Cheng adjusted his sitting posture and continued sincerely: “I’m not talking about the length of the person behind my back, but as long as I’m not blind, no one can tell, so protecting Ajun is also sharing my worries for the army. Maybe the army happened to know that day. She doesn’t say anything, she also has to boast that you can do things in her heart.”

Zhao Yongren sat quietly for a while, then nodded stupidly.

After Zhao Yongren left the office, Cheng took a sigh of relief, and his nervousness relaxed.

Before Army went to the mainland, he newly recruited 5 employees directly managed by the company. Needless to say, security manager Zhao Yongren and logistics manager Qian Shouyi needless to say. Every time Brother Cheng meets alone, there is a feeling of rat palpitations when he sees a cat.

The most weird thing is that the army’s full-time driver Sun Lihui, full-time work assistant Li Jiazhi, and full-time life assistant Zhou Shuxin are three older single women. When Brother Cheng met them face to face, the boss’s domineering aura could not be figured out. What was inexplicable was that there was a little frustration.

In any case, the matter is confessed, and Zhao Yongren’s work ability is still very good.

The filming process of “Influenza” was really hard. This time Wang Xiaopang has learned what is called a big production.

A night scene in which the corpse was pushed into a big pit to be burned. A group performance of 300 people was directly used. The lighting team urgently borrowed two teams from the outside. The cameras were placed in 4 positions, and they went back and forth just on the cantilever. Two dangling.

The director had to shout throughout the entire process to control the scene, but in fact he still couldn’t control it. There were too many people and too complicated. Finally, Wang Xiaopang had to invite his father to sit down overnight, and he couldn’t stand it anymore.

It was not until 3 o’clock in the morning that the group show ended smoothly. The plasma dye used alone had to be calculated by the van, which was absolutely a big scene.

Wang Xiaopang also lit a cigar, these are people who usually don’t smoke, he must talk to Luo Junyan.

Wang Xiaopang smoked a cigar and said, “A Jun, I was miserable by you this time. You should count a little bit in your heart, right? If the picture is taken like this, how can 5.5 million be enough? This is completely inconsistent with our original thoughts. .”

Luo Junyan felt sorry for the money, but since the filming started, he would never let the effect of the film go. Snowman Century Entertainment’s boutique innovation line must be adhered to and must not be shaken, relying on such a little advantage.

Luo Junyan nodded and said: “Brother Xiang, I do the calculations, I probably have to invest 2 million Hong Kong dollars. You have used all the relationships that can be used this time, my brother, I really appreciate it. I just pick the reality. That said, as long as the box office of “Influenza” exceeds 20 million Hong Kong dollars, I will give you a box office share of up to 5 points.”

Wang Xiaopang immediately became energetic. He has been a director for a long time, and of course he knows what he has made.

With novel themes, bright themes, grand scenes, and well-made films, coupled with Luo Junyan’s appeal, there is at least a 90% chance that the box office will exceed 20 million Hong Kong dollars. The minimum guarantee is an income of 1 million Hong Kong dollars. If you can get the money, you can pay off the **** mortgage and just buy the villa.

Wang Xiaopang’s cigar also swept away, and gritted his teeth and said: “I let my dad be an assistant director for me, and I won’t pay for the director’s pay.”

It should be said that Wang’s seniors are experienced and well-connected. As soon as he joined the crew, the speed of the filming was immediately accelerated. What kind of manpower was needed temporarily, so he called for help directly, and the scheduling of group performances became more orderly.

Luo Junyan had to admit that Bai Anni was really talented in acting, and her comprehension had something to do with IQ.

There was only one scene where she hesitated and needed her to wear a tight vest and shoot against the background of the pouring rain. Wang Xiaopang meant that he didn’t wear a bra, and he expressed the panic and urgency more realistically.

Luo Junyan didn’t feel that wearing a bra or not had anything to do with the expression of the plot. But doing so will obviously become a highlight of the film, at least it will attract the attention of male audiences. With Bai Anni’s figure, it shouldn’t be a problem to put people into the movie theater.

Bai Anni took the initiative to find Luo Junyan and asked: “A Jun, do you think it is necessary to shoot like this?”

Luo Junyan said calmly: “I don’t think it has any direct connection with the plot, but it should be able to increase the box office, and the audience will remember you soon. There are also those professional film critics in the circle. The theme of the film is It’s not to their appetite, they will ridicule you at your eyeballs, and they will praise you for your ecstatic and dedicated role.”

Bai Anni did not expect that Luo Junyan answered so bluntly, and then asked: “Do you really have confidence that I will win the Academy Award? That is the Queen of Hong Kong.”

Luo Junyan looked at her and said, “The award has nothing to do with the filming. As an actor, I am not here to pursue art. I just happen to find a lucrative career.”

Luo Junyan lit a cigar, and then said, “Do you think that Sanmao and Long are worse than those golden movie kings? I only cater to the tastes of the audience, not the tastes of the judges. So, you starred in it. Since the character is in my movie, don’t care too much about people who never pay for tickets on their own and point fingers at them.”

Bai Anni was silent for a moment, and finally asked: “Then you want me to act like that?”

Luo Junyan thought for a while, and said: “If it were my girlfriend, I would not let her agree to Director Wang’s request. But if the other party is a professional actor, there are two more small dots vaguely exposed. Is there any difference between the thighs and the chest muscles? I dare not say anything else. At least in this movie, this is an opportunity to quickly become popular, and it will not damage the positive image of the artist.”

Bai Anni finally accepted Wang Xiaopang’s opinion, perhaps because Luo Junyan said too honestly, and many things were not covered up. At this moment, Bai Anni has more expectations for the box office of “Flu”.

Professional actors’ personal popularity is one aspect. As far as professional ethics is concerned, it is also necessary to separate the levels. After filming the film, take money and leave, and the box office is a matter of his ass. He is the lowest and most inferior artist.

Since the beginning of this year, the business volume of the Snowman Era has increased sharply. Brother Cheng is too busy. The crew has been here once or twice.

Under Luo Junyan’s urging, Cheng Ge finally drove out the movie’s theme song, which was the “Darkness Before Dawn” that had been popular on the Internet. The words may be almost meaningless, and I am looking for Uncle Zhan to change them, but the tune is absolutely sonorous and magnificent, which is suitable for the grand and majestic scene.

In view of the last time I heard Priscilla Chan sing and think of her old sister, this time the theme song Luo Junyan insisted on bringing the old sister to sing “The Darkness Before Dawn” together. The effect after recording is not generally good. If you don’t tell others, professionals must think that Luo Junyan and Priscilla Chan sang together.

Just like this, the shooting of “Flu” was officially finished on June 27, and it took nearly two and a half months. After several thousand scenes, post-production is still half a month, Luo Junyan gave Wang Xiaopang 20 days, but the editing was sloppy.

In the later stage of the filming, Wang Xiaopang basically worked as a relay director with his father, taking the time to complete the post-production and fooling of “Modern Cinderella”. Thanks to Wang Xiaopang’s famous director’s incomparable speed, “Modern Cinderella” was finished early, otherwise he would not even have time to sleep.

“Modern Cinderella” has long been scheduled to be screened in Shaw Theater on July 25.

Through Wang Xiaopang’s central support, Luo Junyan finalized the release of “Influenza” with the Shaw Cinemas, and received the file “Modern Cinderella”, which will be screened on August 15th. The condition is a 50-50 split, the promotion and distribution matters should be taken care of by oneself, and everything else should be kept simple.

As long as the attendance rate can support a long enough release time, “Influenza” will be the last movie to be screened online in Shaw Theater.

In the summer season, “Flu” will inevitably hit a strong opponent, and the box office for a year depends on these popular schedules.

Among the competing films, one is “Summer Lucky Stars” directed and starred by Sammo Hung, which is the third part of the “Five Lucky Stars” series. This film has attracted dozens of celebrity guest appearances. If Luo Junyan hadn’t been shooting his own films day and night, he would have been called to guest appearances.

And it is said that Rosamund Kwan also sacrificed a lot in the film. Luo Junyan found that the directors had similar ideas these years. They still used actresses as vases, and the bolder the paint, the better, and the thinner the furoshiki, the more exciting.

The other is “Working Emperor” directed by Tsui Hark. New Art City has now approved Xu Guanjie, so please ask for any high remuneration. The heroine used the 18-year-old newcomer Wang Zuxian from Taiwan. Although she is a newcomer, the audience is still very popular, but the audience can call her name after making two films.

The first Miss Asia contest hosted by ATV has already started. Luo Junyan went around to promote the Asian sister contest in accordance with the company’s arrangement.

Qiu De was actually planning to let Luo Junyan be the emcee of ceremonies. But considering that it was a live show, he finally dared not let go of the dog chain, so Luo Junyan became the propaganda committee member of the first Asian sister contest.

“Influenza” promoted this piece, Huang Jiadong went to the mainland with sister army to be the manager of the PR department, and Cheng had to personally preside over the promotion work. You can save money if you don’t find a film distribution company, but you have to do all the messy things yourself, which is a lot of energy.

Brother Cheng considers himself very upright and can’t abandon public affairs for personal reasons. The Snowman Times advertisement asked Snowman Century Entertainment for an agency promotion and distribution fee of 800,000 Hong Kong dollars. Although they are all Snowman generations, they still have to make money.

In addition, together with the production cost of the film 7.2 million Hong Kong dollars, the cost of “Influenza” is exactly 8 million Hong Kong dollars.

Wang Xiaopang believes that at the box office in Hong Kong, it will save money, and the profit depends on the market in other cities. Of course, the market in other cities has nothing to do with him. The director’s share is limited to the Xiangjiang market, which is a common practice in the Xiangjiang movie circle at present.

In this movie poster, Brother Cheng, as a man, also used the scene of Bai Anni facing Luo Junyan in the rain. The headline of the newspaper advertisement only had two big blood-red characters of disaster. The following describes in detail the flu catastrophe that occurred in Xiangjiang from 1968 to 1969, and even some photos of the scene at that time were found.

Luo Junyan chose to release the record this time, and the record was released in advance.

Bian Sicong contacted Xiangjiang Warner Records, and Luo Junyan granted the theme song “Darkness Before Dawn” to Warner Records free of charge, but requested that 1 Hong Kong dollar be donated to the Epidemic Research Center of Xiangjiang University for every record sold.

Warner Music has been carefully considered. Believing that even if the sales volume of this record is not high, at least it will not lose money, and the donation is good for its own image, so he reached a cooperation agreement with Bian Sicong.

The single record of “The Darkness Before Dawn” was released in mid-July. Immediately below the “Influenza” advertisement in the newspaper, the sales of records were tracked every day, and the amount donated to the Epidemic Research Center of Xiangjiang University was updated and released.

This trick has won unanimous praise from all walks of life. Regardless of what the top officials and dignitaries think in their hearts, but on the surface they must express appreciation for Luo Junyan’s kind deeds, and all of them have to buy a record in public.

In the month before the release of “Influenza”, the record sales volume of “Darkness Before Dawn” reached 3 platinum, and a total of HKD 167,439 was donated to the Epidemic Research Center of Hong Kong University.

Warner Records missed it again. This time it made a lot of money and gained a reputation.

People who have heard the record thought Priscilla Chan and Luo Junyan sang the theme song together.

When Priscilla Chan was puzzled, she met Luo Meizi through Luo Junyan, and the two women soon behaved like their sisters.

Lomezi likes to sing, but she has no intention of getting involved in the entertainment industry. Priscilla Chan often took her to the recording studio, and the two sang and played seamlessly. No one in the record company could actually hear whose voice it was.