chapter two hundred and fifty six.
May 4, 1983.
Regarding the press conference of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" held by Shaw yesterday, major media have given different reports.
hk's most representative "Entertainment Biweekly" with the title "Shaw Brothers regained their mighty spirit, and the Heaven wants to kill the dragon!"
The report said: "There have been glorious and decline. He used to be the leader of the movies that dominated Xiangjiang, but now he is the Yitian Sword that restrains his edge. This is HK Shaw Brothers Film Company."
"In 1958, Shaw Brothers Film Company was established in HK. In the following 30 years, Shaw Brothers Film gradually grew into a strange group in the Chinese film industry. No matter when it comes to Chinese films, the topic that cannot be avoided is Shaw Brothers Film. The 1960s and 1970s was the golden period of Shaw Brothers Film. It was dominant in the HK film industry and no one could surpass it. What's important is that its influence is not limited to the small place of HK. Shaw Brothers Film fans are spreading to the Chinese community in Southeast Asia."
"The history of Shaw Brothers is actually clear: from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, it was Shaw Brothers' entrepreneurial period, and the representative figure was Li Hanxiang, and his Huangmei School films became the main type of Shaw Brothers; after the mid-1960s, under the strong advocacy of Zhang Che, Shaw Brothers brought martial arts films into a glorious period, which was divided into two tribes, one was the new martial arts film advocated by Zhang Che; the other was Chu Yuan, who was good at cooperating with Gu Long to shoot those surreal martial arts works. And martial arts films also made Shaw Brothers films the position of Dragon Slaying Sword in the entire Chinese film industry to command the martial arts world. Who dares not to obey?!"
"Shaw Brothers began to enter the 1980s. The production of films was gradually reduced, and the halo of the film overlord began to disappear layer by layer. Of course, no one would deny it. Shaw Brothers movies are still a force that cannot be ignored in the HK film industry. Now Shaw Brothers intends to make a comeback and use this "The Demon Sect Leader of the Heavenly Demon Cult" to rebuild its glory! As for whether this dragon-slaying sword can regain the light and dominate the world again with this drama, let us all Shaw Brothers fans wait and see!"
If the commentary article in "Entertainment Biweekly" is based on "Shaw Brothers" as the theme, it wrote a commentary article with a very nostalgic feeling. Then the largest media in HK, "Oriental Daily", caught the male lead of this drama in its entertainment section, and made a big fuss.
Its main title is "Popular in the music industry, comet in the film industry!"
"For Chen Xiaotang, a newcomer in film and television, most of the people who knew him started in a TV series, where he played Ouyang Ke. His unruly style touched the hearts of many boys and girls at that time, especially in the scene of Ouyang Ke's death. It is said that many female audiences with rich emotions were crying. Later, this person continued to subvert various villains in Jin Yong's martial arts novels, Murong Fu and Jin Snake Langjun. He was all right and changed from an evil thief to a love prince. How could this make us hardcore Jin Yong be fascinated? The original concept of good and evil in our minds was mixed up by him!"
"Here, we have to focus on why Chen Xiaotang can subvert the characters in the original work with his villain? The reason is that his acting skills!!! In the past, we ignored the role of an actor's acting skills in character creation, and believed that as long as the actor played in the past, it would be OK, but now, we know that a person can even play a character to the extreme evil extreme, which is love! Let all audiences fall in love with this villain! Chen Xiaotang's acting skills make us shine. It seems that he was born to eat this bite. Therefore, after these dramas, he was called the "King of Supporting Characters."
"Now, this 'King of Supporting Characters' has once again amazed us, that is, his screenwriter skills and singing skills. Especially the latter, the song "Exaggeration" shocked the entire Xiangjiang River through a charity party! This song, which takes his personal struggle as the prototype, vividly expresses his views on the entertainment industry, as well as his helplessness and confusion as an artist, and his impetuousness and sorrow as a newcomer!"
"To this day, when I think of that moving song, I still can't calm down for a long time. Chen Xiaotang sang with his heart. He moved me and all Hong Kong fans. But what puzzles us is that since this song was released, Chen Xiaotang has not taken advantage of the victory like other singers, and he himself does not admit that he is a singer, because in his heart, perhaps acting is his favorite."
"Now, the facts have proved this. Chen Xiaotang attacked again and wrote another masterpiece by Master Jin Yong, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". He worked with Shaw Brothers Film Company to establish his position as the number one young actor in the TVB and compete with Zhou Runfa, Lu Liangwei and others to dominate the world. But is this possible?!"
"I guess there are many people who have such doubts as me. After all, Chen Xiaotang has only been in the industry for more than a year. There were countless people like him who have become famous in Hong Kong, but most of them flashed like meteors, and there are only a handful of people who can become the eternal superstar! Now, this popular shines with dazzling light and will shine with the drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"; but will he succeed?! No one knows!!!"
In addition to these two large media magazines who have made extensive reports on "The Demonic Sect Leader of the Heavenly Rebellion", some other Hong Kong and Taiwanese media have also made reports to varying degrees. Especially the Taiwanese media, which has not paid much attention to Hong Kong film and television newcomers, have also developed a strong interest in "Chen Xiaotang".
"A newcomer from Hong Kong, but was valued so much by Tycoon Shao, has to be curious and careful study. We actually found that this newcomer also participated in the recent Hong Kong drama "Swordsman of Shushan" and had more than a minute of rivalry with our "Flower of the Treasure Island" Lin Qingxia! God, this shocked us. What kind of luck does this newcomer have? All the glory is with him?! Writing novels, screenwriters, filming, singing, and showing kung fu is as if he can do everything, as if he is the pride of heaven! There is no doubt that if "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" can be filmed successfully, he will definitely become even more popular. Perhaps in the future, he will become a generation of emperor superstar!"
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Not to mention the reports from these media, but also the Hong Kong audiences have their own opinions.
"Is Chen Xiaotang starting to shoot a new movie? It's OK. I think he looks very good and support him!"
"What, he plays Zhang Wuji? No, I don't like Zhang Wuji very much. He is so good at kung fu, but he can't be the emperor. He's so funny!"
"This version of Zhang Wuji is an ambitious person? Are you wrong? I'll give my brother Wuji to come!"
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"Does Chen Xiaotang? I don't pay much attention to him. I am a man. Of course I like female celebrities, such as Weng Meiling, Guan Zhilin, and Zhong Chuhong, especially Zhong Chuhong's recent swimsuit photo, which is super sexy!"
"He's better filming, and he's only singing one song, and probably won't be able to sing any good songs!"
"Yes, let him film the movie honestly. The path of singing may not be suitable for him!"
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"I'm looking forward to him appearing at Sam's concert. Really, I like his song "Exaggeration". I hope he can sing another song and surpass himself!"
"I'm sorry for him, not for anything else, just for him to be man-made enough I heard that he is very good at kung fu, is it true or false?!"
"Are these stars again? Now that Hong Kong's economy is developing rapidly, who cares about these stars?! It's the best money! If you don't know, I earn more than 100,000 yuan every minute!"
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While these gossip reports are chaotic, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Demon Sect Leader" has been filmed for two days.
As the starring and screenwriter Chen Xiaotang is almost busy without getting stuck. He sometimes plays Zhang Wuji and plays Shao Meiqi, Li Meixian and others, and sometimes acts as a screenwriter to talk to every actor. Occasionally, he also discusses the script with director Fatty Wang Jing.
In short, he is the busiest and tiring person in the entire crew.
But today, he has another very important task to complete, that is, to promise the fat man to find a thousand supporting actors!
As mentioned earlier, the entire "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is magnificent, but the actors who play supporting roles can count them even when they turn their fingers.
Fatty Wang Jing told him his difficulties, and Chen Xiaotang patted his chest and said that he would solve it himself.
In fact, Chen Xiaotang only has a rough solution to how to solve this problem. As for whether it can succeed, there is no idea.
What is Chen Xiaotang's solution? That is to ask for help from his former club.
As we all know, there are many HK clubs, and there are several large clubs and even tens of thousands of people, such as Xin Yi'an, He Liansheng, and Dongxing, where Chen Xiaotang once mingled!
Chen Xiaotang's meaning is very simple. He told his former boss, Mr. Ding, that he borrowed hundreds of brothers to come over and showed his face in front of the camera. Of course, he also had to give Mr. Ding a little bit of "head fee". According to the thirty yuan per head, five hundred is 15,000. Although it is a little more for the crew, it is better than not.
In short, this time the "borrowing troops" from the Dongxing Society is imperative!
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Someone later guessed what song Chen Xiaotang would sing at the Red Hall concert, but I believe that his concert became a bigger turning point in his life. Some people say that the protagonist is not awesome yet, because Yu Tie is unwilling to write the protagonist in an instant, and he has to do it step by step, so that he can have a taste. (To be continued...)
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