1979 Golden Age

Night, room 302.

The weather was getting warmer and warmer. Chen Qi was wearing a big vest and a thin pair of underpants, sitting at the table and writing.

The Great Wall Company helped a lot this time and sent people to accompany the Yuan brothers to the north, saving them a lot of trouble. Their friendship was deep. He always distinguished between gratitude and resentment. If you give me a bowl of rice, I will give you a table. If you glare at me, I will kill your whole family.

He wanted to give something back, but the only thing he could show was the script.

It was very troublesome to write a play for the leftists. Nowadays, the leftists were also subject to many restrictions. For example, feudal superstitions could not be filmed - except for Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, because Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio is a famous work, and the same applies to Journey to the West.

Secondly, Hong Kong local dramas could not be written. Chen Qi had never been to Hong Kong, so how could he write them?

He couldn't write big dramas either. The cost was high and the cycle was long. Moreover, there were very few directors and actors that the leftists could use. If there were no big stars in the big dramas, they would die.

Chen Qi set the goal to make quick money with a small budget. It should not be too out of touch with the times, lest the audience cannot accept it. It should be simple and crude. After thinking about it, he locked the genre on horror movies.

There can't be ghosts, but we can have monsters, right? Can we have special abilities?

He decided on the genre and started to list the movies:

"Far Cry"? Rubbish, unless you ask Amy Yip, Veronica Yip and Diana Pang to play the roles, and the three of them stand on the bow in swimsuits and imitate Yang Mi to lean over and expose their breasts.

"Seeing Ghosts", a good movie, the setting is special abilities, but it is not simple and crude enough. This kind of movie is a win-win for word of mouth and box office, so it's a bit of a waste to bring it out at this time.

"Old Corpse in the Mountain Village"? Forget it, that's a real ghost, and Chu Renmei is also a frequent visitor in the world of online literature.

After thinking about it again, he turned his attention to Hollywood and took some ideas to make an adaptation. Now the material was like a sea, and soon inspiration came like diabetes, and the literary ideas flowed like a spring. He picked up the pen and wrote a synopsis:

Several young people went camping in the countryside. Suddenly, they had a flat tire while driving. They couldn't ask for help in a remote place, but they accidentally found a mountain hut, which was full of creepy weapons, more than a dozen sets of human teeth and bones soaked in jars, bloody broken hands and limbs, and the deformed mutant ogre!

All the young people were defeated, only one girl was not caught. They met a reporter who came to the countryside for an interview. The two fought the ogre and finally discovered the secret: those ogres were descendants of the Japanese!

When the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong, they conducted biological experiments here. After the Japanese army was defeated and evacuated, they abandoned the researchers here.

Because the researchers had been infected with the virus and mutated, they lived in seclusion in the mountains, had children, and the children also mutated, with great strength, low intelligence, and bloodthirsty nature...

Chen Qi finished it in one stroke and nodded with satisfaction, not bad!

There was still some left, so I simply listed an outline:

Several people went camping. Yes, the young people who went camping were the largest group in horror movies. They were all women. They accidentally discovered a mysterious cave and insisted on exploring it.

It turned out that there was a monster in it!

This monster is very similar to humans. It has no eyesight and hunts only by hearing. It is extremely agile. It killed all the cannon fodders. The heroine struggled again and again, but finally did not escape.

And what is that monster?

Hey, when the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong, some people ran to the mountains for refuge. Some of them hid in this cave and dared not come out. Over time, they mutated into monsters. They are also pitiful people!

These two stories, one is based on "Wrong Turn" and the other is based on "Dark Invasion".

Both are classics of low-cost horror movies. Chen Qi's adaptation did not involve any localization. The biggest localization element is the Japanese invasion of China. The Japanese occupied Hong Kong from December 25, 1941 to August 15, 1945, commonly known as "three years and eight months".

Although Hong Kong people like Britain and the United States, they have no good feelings towards Japan, and often beat up Japanese devils in movies. Unlike Taiwan, which was occupied by Japan for 50 years, Taiwan has developed feelings for the colonization and loves it very much.

As long as the leftists don't go crazy, these two films will definitely make money, it's just a matter of how much they make. If they are well operated, they can also be sold overseas, and overseas prefer this style.

He even thought of the director, Mou Dunfu, whose representative works are "Black Sun 731" and "Heroes Come from Youth"!

Chen Qi really wants to give the leftists a push, and he is not stingy with the things in his mind. If the leftists are good, he will be more relaxed in the future.

…………

The set shed, "Tai Chi" is already setting up the scene.

The exterior of the Seven Heroes Tower will be shot outdoors, and the interior will naturally be shot indoors.

The seven masters have their own styles. The first one to be filmed is the Korean ronin Jin Fengjin, who is good at leg techniques and has kicked Siberian tigers and big black bears to death. The layout is quite Korean, with classical screens, long tables, and tea sets.

Li Wenhua checked around and said, "Qingli, how about hanging a few more shaman masks on the wall?"

"You make the request and we will make it."

A man in his 40s responded nonchalantly. His name is Zhao Qingli and he is a prop master.

"Then do it, make a few more masks!"

Li Wenhua frowned slightly. He didn't like this guy, but he had to use him.

As mentioned earlier, Beijing Film Studio has four major creative groups. Each team has a director, assistant director, photographer, art, etc., and each team has its own play and does not interfere with each other.

Li Wenhua belongs to this group, so he has to use the people of this group, because there are subsidies and benefits when he starts working. If he doesn't use these people and uses other people, he will cause trouble in minutes.

Zhao Qingli has been working as a prop master in the factory, and he is also a master who leads apprentices. He has several young people under his command, and shouted: "Director Li has spoken, what are you doing? Find the mask quickly!"

After the apprentices left, he smiled again and said: "Speaking of Director Li, we have worked together for many years, and I have to say something from the bottom of my heart. You are a veteran and have the ability, so you are so polite to a foreign customer?

How old is that kid? He's 20 years old. What does a 20-year-old mean in a factory? Just because the factory director protects him? "

"Don't talk nonsense. We have a great time cooperating. Please hurry up and finish setting up the scene."

Li Wenhua didn't want to discuss this and turned away. Zhao Qingli curled his lips. Nowadays, many people in the factory can't stand that kid. He, like Huang Jianzhong's gang, is one of them.

…………

"Second brother, can we do it this time? I still feel a bit rash!"

"You've come here, can you still go back? Just treat it as a part-time job. And you have to be careful. We all use fake names to the outside world, so don't expose it."

"I know!"

"Oh, I have never worked with mainland Chinese actors, and I don't know what the actors are like. If I don't meet the requirements, it will be too troublesome!"

At the same time, on the way to Beijing Film Studio, the Yuan brothers whispered.

Among the seven children in the Yuan family, Yuan Heping was the second eldest. He also became a sworn kinsman and was the eighth. He was later honored as the Eighth Master in the world.

This time they went north in the name of Great Wall Company's technical staff, and they used pseudonyms when speaking to the outside world. They arrived at the Beijing Film Studio early in the morning, and there was the same studio where everyone was present.

"Hello, sir!"

"Hello teacher!"

"Hello, master!"

Li Lianjie and Yu Chenghui came over one by one to shake hands and shouted in various ways. Yuan Heping greeted him with a smile and looked at him secretly. He suddenly felt very balanced: Who said that our Yuan family class is the ugliest? Our compatriots from Mainland China are also weird!

"We brothers are new here and it is our first time to cooperate with everyone. We hope that communication comes first and we can discuss any matters easily."

Yuan Heping stood in front of him and spoke, saying: "I am not familiar with you all, but I heard that you are all martial arts champions. Can you show us first? I can also design movements based on your characteristics."

"no problem!"

"Let me see which one comes first..."

Chen Qi jumped out and was defeated at the beginning. He pointed at Li Lianjie and said, "Xiao Li, come here!"

"good!"

Let's talk about other things. Li Lianlian was not afraid of anyone during the martial arts performance. He took off his coat and stepped forward, showed off his stance, and performed a set of flipping punches.

Fanziquan has a long history. It pays attention to eight flashes and twelve flips. It is short and powerful, with rapid force. The fists are as dense as rain, and the posture is prone and flashing. It is a common boxing method in martial arts routines.

What he is best at is Fanziquan.

This set is really smooth and smooth, and the movements are done in one go, just like a special girl setting off firecrackers. The snaps are crisp and fast, dazzling, commonly known as the whip!

"..."

The Yuan brothers looked straight at it!

For those who learn martial arts routines, the first factor is smoothness, precision, and natural strength. Li Lianlian specializes in this. How can there be such a talent in Hong Kong?

That's why he was regarded as a treasure by the Hong Kong film industry when he passed. Moreover, he has great overseas appeal. He has never won the annual box office championship in Hong Kong. However, at his peak, his salary was second only to Jackie Chan and higher than Chow Yun-fat and Stephen Chow. Because He can sell money overseas.

Stephen Chow is very good in the Chinese-speaking area, but Wu Li Tou's overseas debut has little influence. He really went overseas with "Shaolin Soccer" and "Kung Fu". Well, in the end it depends on Kung Fu.

"Okay, okay...you, you..."

Yuan Heping stuttered a little, and Chen Qi helped him by saying: "Whatever one you are best at, perform again!"

"no problem!"

Without saying anything, Li Lianjie took a few steps back, jumped up in a short run-up, turned 360 degrees in the air, and then immediately followed up with a tornado kick, which was steady! This is a combination action of the "optional long boxing" in the martial arts competition.

"He can also stab a spear with one hand in the air, turn with a whirlwind foot to catch a split bayonet..."

"Okay, okay! We already know his strength. Each one is a stick, let's look at the next one first!" Yuan Heping said hurriedly.

"..."

Li Lianjie clasped his fists, wiped his body and went back, winking at everyone, meaning: Hong Kong people are ignorant and are just old haters!