Rebirth of Xiangjiang Hidden Behind the Scenes

Chapter 34 Producer

"Hong Kong Entertainment Weekly" instantly became a hotly discussed event on the first day of the new year.

When the news reached Hu Tianlun, the president was so shocked that he scalded his hands with hot water. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing?

In the evening, the movie "Happy Ghost" produced by Tengyue Entertainment and directed by Johnnie To was screened at Shaw Brothers Cinemas.

Even on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Su Cheng saw Wang Tianlin, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and others who came to support the show in the premiere hall.

Not long after, the movie officially started.

First of all, it was a beach trip. Different from the original version where there were only a few girls, this time Wang Jing found a dozen young girls to shoot. However, there are three protagonists in it. One is Zhong Chuhong. The other

It's Mo Shunyun. The third one is the famous actress Michelle's sister, Sydney, who was later played by Louis Koo's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" as Li Mochou.

When he found out, Su Cheng thought about replacing someone, but the contract had already been signed, so he didn't say anything.

The reason why Su Cheng was worried was that she would "continue her relationship" with Leslie Cheung again. However, considering that Xue Li was only 15 years old now and there was no brother in the crew, he stopped worrying about it.

After the drama in the temple was over and everyone returned to school, the appearance of the "ghost scholar" and the "interesting story" between the first heroine Zhong Chuhong made everyone laugh and laugh, and were extremely happy.

When it comes to "helping" on the competition field, a large number of people were even more shocked.

Only then did they realize that this was not a ghost movie, but a comedy!

If you’re celebrating the Chinese New Year, watch this and you’ve indeed bought the right ticket!

After the movie was over, Sammo Hung came back to announce the good news: "I wish Mr. Su's new movie a great box office success!"

"Thank you Mr. Hong for your blessing!" Su Cheng said with a smile: "Your good wishes seem to have come true. I will definitely have a drink with Mr. Hong if I find time after the new year."

"Okay!" The two shook hands again.

Seeing his retreating back, Su Cheng pulled Wang Jing to one side and said, "Fat man, when will Sammo Hung's "Beware of Little Hands" be finished?"

"It seems to be soon, right?" Wang Jing thought for a while and said.

Glancing at him, Su Cheng solemnly said: "You should keep an eye on this matter. Once the box office is good, we will continue to attack. I hope that he and the Hong family can join our Tengyue Entertainment Company as soon as possible."

"I got it, boss! I'll take care of it!" Wang Jing promised.

…

The second day of the Lunar New Year.

The first-day box office of "Happy Ghost" was released, at HK$400,000.

At the same time, the movie "Modern Bodyguard" has a total box office of HK$16.42 million (30 days of release). The movie "Chasing Girls" has a total box office of HK$8.07 million (16 days of release).

Jackie Chan's "Junior" has a total box office of 4.29 million Hong Kong dollars (8 days of release).

Putting down the newspaper in his hand, Hu Tianlun, who had already come out of the hospital with his left hand bandaged, called Su Cheng and said, "Boss, we have sold a total of 8,500 copies of "Hong Kong Entertainment Weekly" just now."

Hearing this, Su Cheng nodded and said: "Take your time, don't be anxious! After one or two issues, when the citizens of Xiangjiang adapt to the revised model of our new newspaper, the sales volume will go up."

"Okay, boss! I'll keep an eye on you, don't worry!" Hu Tianlun said.

…

The third day of the Lunar New Year.

Not surprisingly, the cumulative box office of "Happy Ghost" did not exceed one million, but reached 980,000 Hong Kong dollars.

Firstly, this is during the Spring Festival, when everyone is visiting relatives during the day, and not many people go to the cinema. Furthermore, many people will inevitably plan it as a "ghost movie" even if they read newspapers and listen to others.

Naturally, attendance was insufficient.

After two days of deliberation and development, the newspaper also published a photo of Liang Xiaolong escaping from Xiangjiang to the mainland yesterday. He looked so embarrassed that he was probably beaten by many people!

After shaking his head and laughing, Su Cheng, who had nothing to do, continued writing the manuscript of "Looking for Qin".

After such a long time, the work is coming to an end. When the novel is finished, he will write a new book "Myth" for which he has already prepared an outline.

As for the few scripts obtained from the system, there is no need to worry at the moment. Who makes their company’s new dramas lined up!

…

In the blink of an eye, this New Year is over.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, when Su Chenggong arrived at the company, he was pulled by Zhang Jianting and asked to watch the rough cut of "Father and Son Love".

In addition to Su Cheng, Huang Bingyao and Liang Shuyi also participated in the "film viewing party".

To be honest, Su Cheng was not very interested in this kind of drama. After finally getting over it, he directly asked Liang Shuyi on the side, "Mr. Liang, what do you think?"

"The box office may not be very high, but the story is quite educational and very good." Liang Shuyi commented.

Hearing this, Su Cheng fell silent. On the contrary, Zhang Jianting looked excited.

Seeing his appearance, Su Cheng could only comfort him: "You should know that our company cannot vigorously promote this film. We can only increase its popularity through midnight screenings."

"Boss, I understand!" It's not bad to be able to direct a film, let alone see it released. For Zhang Jianting, a novice, it is not surprising at all. After all, as Su Cheng said, this time

This is just practice.

After leaving the 9th floor, Liang Shuyi suddenly said: "Boss, is our company still looking for supervisory producers?"

"Producer?" Su Cheng was stunned.

Although currently a film is planned to be produced in Hong Kong, it is led by the investor’s production company or producer, followed by the producer, supervisor, director, starring, behind the scenes, etc.

For several films produced by Tengyue Entertainment, the producers are all named after the company. The producer is Liang Shuyi. The producer and director are the same person. Most of the starring roles and behind-the-scenes work are set up by the director.

In Su Cheng's mind, the separation of producer and director will affect the speed of filming, and secondly, if the concepts are different, who should be listened to?

Seemingly aware of Su Cheng's hesitation and concern, Liang Shuyi said: "Boss, the producer only cares about money and travel issues, but the director is the biggest concern on the crew."

This is a very pleasant thing to say.

He asked with great interest: "Who is the person that Manager Liang is looking for?"

Liang Shuyi said bluntly: "One is Feng Suifan, an old acquaintance who recommended himself, and the other is Wu Yaohan who needs to be invited."

Worried that Su Cheng didn't know much about these two people, Liang Shuyi gave a brief introduction and finally said: "Boss, Feng Suifan can not only be a producer, but also a director and actor, and he can even write scripts."

After a pause, Liang Shuyi continued: "As for Wu Yaohan's words, what I value most is that he once worked at the BBC. Although he was a host or actor at the time. But if our company wants to open up the Hollywood market, this person must be able to

Be a pioneer. Besides, his directorial ability is not weak either."

"Then this will cause trouble for Manager Liang!" In fact, Su Cheng only knew a little bit about Feng Suifan and Wu Yaohan from some of Sammo Hung's movies, and regarded them as prime supporting roles like Ng Meng-tat.

But through Liang Shuyi's introduction, Su Chengcai knew that he had underestimated these two people! Feng Suifan had been a producer when Liang Shuyi joined Jiayi TV. At this time, he was working as a producer at TVB.

However, he was self-recommended. Furthermore, for a person like him, resigning is not as troublesome as an artist.

The other Wu Yaohan currently has his own business and is the boss of Pioneer Pictures. However, he has invested in several movies such as "Panic", "The Secret Thief", "Confused", "Point Only"

"It's So Easy to Catch a Thief" and "A Bachelor's Journey" all failed at the box office, so they still owed a lot of money. It can be said that they are heavily in debt.

Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to invite him to join their Tengyue Entertainment Company.

What excited Su Cheng the most was what Liang Shuyi said about their company's future development route, heading to Hollywood. It was indeed a good thing to have someone to lead the way. Furthermore, Wu Yaohan's foreign language skills were really awesome! After all, there were a lot of things involved.

Here’s the dialogue!

If there is such a person, ordinary film directors, especially those in the comedy genre, do not need to bother hiring external directors, which saves trouble and puts them at ease!

(End of chapter)