Chen Chong came to Taipei with the main purpose of finding Qiu Gangjian.

One is for the script of "Shisanlang of the South China Sea", and the other is for the script he wrote himself.

He began to prepare for his first film.

Although he participated in the production of "Crazy Job", Chen Chong was still unsure of directing a movie independently, so he planned to make a movie as simple as possible, practice his skills, and then do a big production to complete the tasks given by the system.

Simple, naturally requires fewer people and fewer scenes.

Chen Chong has actually seen many movies that meet this condition, such as "The Twelve Angry Man", "The Moon", "This Man from Earth", etc., which are all very classic small-scene movies.

But he doesn't want to shoot these because the core content of these movies is from a Western cultural perspective and it is difficult to change.

Even if you want to film "The Twelve Angry Man", you have to get a remake license first. Moreover, the jury is a typical Western system. For the Chinese, whether it is tradition or reality, it is a cloud.

"The Moon", Americans think of landing on the moon, technology, what Chinese people see is Chang'e, and myth, so even if they want to film the so-called sense of family and loneliness, it should be "Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, and her heart is in the blue sea and blue sky every night", rather than copying the story of people wanting to go home.

"This Man Comes from Earth" does not mention the content and only discuss the settings, but does not conform to the humanistic background of China. When Chinese people say goodbye, they will talk about the mountains in the room where all the furniture is completely moved?

If you want to shoot, just take your own story and borrow some creativity. The content should be better.

So Chen Chong chose a movie he had only heard of and never watched in his previous life as his creative source for his first movie.

This movie is "Buried Alive".

Chen Chong only heard the story of an American in Iraq who was buried alive, with only a lighter, a knife and a mobile phone around him, and then tossed for ninety minutes.

I was not interested in Iraq or something.

He only thought this creativity was quite interesting. One person and one scene were simple enough, and he had never seen it before. His thinking would not be bound to be bound. He could write whatever he wanted.

Shen Chong was in Huangshan and waited for the opportunity for more than a month. During this period, he thought about this script as soon as he came for free.

There is no problem with lighters and knifes, but the phone is...

Mobile phones can communicate and are the main tool to promote the plot. The screen can be illuminated to allow the audience to see the actors' performances clearly. Without a mobile phone, the play will not be able to continue at all.

Mobile phones are very important, but in 1979, most of the oldest brothers were not yet born...

After a bit of trouble, Chen Chong arranged a special landline for the protagonist that could shine in the dark.

As for the content of the script, it was a arrogant and rich man who was buried alive and blackmailed. He used the phone to ask for help and encountered various problems, such as his parents hated him for being unfilial, his wife hated him for cheating, his friends hated him for being unrighteous, his subordinates hated him for being stingy, etc.

Chen Chong was born as a wild path. With a passion, based on some of his previous experiences and life insights, and combined with imagination, he pieced together and finally made a script.

In a sense, this movie is also a summary of his 30 years of life in his previous life - burying all the things in his previous life alive.

After the script was written, Chen Chong felt quite relieved, so he showed it to experts Chen Yunwen and Qiu Gangjian, for comments and modifications.

Chen Yunwen went on vacation. Chen Chong didn't know what she reacted for the time being, but Qiu Gangjian had a high opinion of the script.

After leaving Qiu Gangjian's house, Chen Chong asked in Zhang Aijia's car: "Do you think I have the momentum of a superior person?"

Zhang Aijia was puzzled, glanced at him and asked, "What does it mean?"

"I think the script is not well written, but Editor-in-Chief Qiu keeps saying it is okay." Chen Chong touched his head and said, "If I hadn't been too imposing, why would he flatter me?"

"Brave yourself!" Zhang Aijia laughed and said, "Brother Qiu clearly said that there are many problems with your script, but you only heard the praise, and your face is too thick."

"Is there any?" Chen Chong smiled and said, "I was very satisfied if I could get one or two positive comments for the first time. Unexpectedly, Editor-in-Chief Qiu gave such a high evaluation, which was a bit elated."

"Although your script is full of loopholes, the setting is quite interesting." Zhang Aijia stopped at the intersection and said, "I don't think it's like a movie script, but more like a stage play."

"Stage play?" Chen Chong asked, "Are you talking about a drama?"

"It's almost the same." Zhang Aijia turned his head and said, "Give me another copy of the script and I'll take it to a friend who is doing a stage play."

"You are really a Taipei Eight Claw Girl, and you have a connection everywhere." Chen Chong pointed ahead and signaled that he could drive, and then asked, "Who is your friend? Introduce me to know."

"What eight-clawed girl? It's so ugly." Zhang Aijia started the car and said, "My friend is a great beauty, you can't see it. Just give me the script."

"Not every beauty is worth chasing me." Chen Chong smiled, stopped asking, and said, "I'll copy you afterwards."

After a while, Chen Chong said again: "I am quite interested in stage plays, where can I perform in Taipei?"

"There is a small theater on Guling Street, and there is also a theater troupe on the Gengxin Cultural and Educational Center." Zhang Aijia said; "But there are not shows every day. I will call to ask later. If there are any shows tonight, I will go and watch them together. I haven't watched a stage play for a long time."

"Is there a troupe called Lanling Drama House?"

"Lanling Theater? I haven't heard of it." Zhang Aijia looked at him and asked, "Where did you hear of this name?"

Chen Chong beat him up and said, "Maybe I've made a mistake. I've been running around recently and my memory is a little confused."

...

I didn't watch the stage play, but I watched a movie - "Legend of the Mountains" that Zhang Aijia has been filming in Korea for a long time.

Hu Jinquan was the Chinese director with the highest artistic achievements in the 1960s and 1970s. "The Heroes" was famous all over the world and had a high reputation and box office. Later, "The Storm of Yingchun Pavilion" and "The Picture of Loyalty and Martyrs" were both well received and popular. In 1978, he was named one of the world's five directors by the British magazine "International Film Guide".

At this time, Hu Jinquan's career reached its peak, full of confidence and was determined to make a better martial arts movie. After he took investment from Hu Shuru and Luo Kaimu, he went to South Korea and spent a year on Jeju Island, filming two movies: "Legend of the Mountain" and "Empty Mountain Spirit Rain".

Chen Chong was very curious about "Legend of the Mountains" because according to Zhang Aijia, Hu Jinquan was very particular. On Jeju Island, in order to wait for a shot, she did nothing for more than 40 days. In this gap, she ran back to Hong Kong and filmed "Crazy Calamity"...

"Legend of the Mountain" was released in Taiwan at the end of June, with a bleak box office and had already been offline at this time.

However, this matter is not difficult. Zhang Aigain got a copy, while Chen Chong became a rich man and booked a small cinema. Then the two of them watched it leisurely.

Anyway, they were booking the venue. After watching it, the two of them didn't rush to leave, just sat there chatting - there were only two people in the empty cinema, which felt quite wonderful.

"More than 180 minutes, it's too long." Chen Chong looked at his watch and said, "No wonder the box office is not good."

"It wasn't that long when it was screened in Taiwan," Zhang Aijia explained: "I got the original copy. When it was released, it was cut by the film dealer for less than two hours."

"Will Hu Jinquan do this?"

"Of course I don't want to." Zhang Aijia bit the straw on the Coke Cup and said with a smile: "The shot that I waited for more than 40 days before shooting was also cut off. Director Hu was so angry that he cursed when he heard about it in Hong Kong."

Chen Chong smiled and said, "Hu Jinquan's ability to be a director is the best among Chinese-language filmmakers. Unfortunately, he doesn't understand the film industry."

"You really dare to talk nonsense." Zhang Aijia said: "Director Hu has been making movies for more than ten years and is very famous all over the world. Don't you understand movies?"

"He knows how to make, but not how to operate." Chen Chong said: "To put it bluntly, the most core functions of the movie are only two, one is entertainment, the other is making money, and the others are secondary. Hu Jinquan regards movies as personal art works, so I said he doesn't understand."

"Movies are just an art, no such vulgar as you say."

"Vulgarity is the mainstream of the film industry." Chen Chongwu studied this issue. He put his feet on the front seat and said, "When Hu Jinquan made a movie, he was as casual as a scholar writing and painting in his study, and overspending and overtime. The movie itself ignored the plot and pursued an ethereal and ethereal artistic conception. The song was high and low. In this way, the top could not save money for the film merchants and the bottom could not provide entertainment to the audience. After the box office failure of "Legend of the Mountain", I guess he would be in great trouble."

"Strange words." Zhang Aijia said disdainfully. "With director Hu's reputation and status, what trouble can there be? Even if Hong Kong people are tyrants and no one invites him to film in the future, there will definitely be someone in Taiwan."

"Hey, hey, you can't attack on the map." Chen Chong pointed at himself and said, "No one can slap people in the face in person. I'm a serious Hong Konger."

"Come on, you are the most philandering Hong Kong people." Zhang Aijia smiled and patted him, saying, "There must be a hero in Hong Kong who is generous, but you are definitely not."

Chen Chong made a haha ​​and said, "Why don't we make a bet?"

"What bet?"

"Hu Jinquan has a big trouble this time." Chen Chong said: "And this big trouble has to be solved by me, a philistine."

"Tsk, you're too arrogant." Zhang Aijia said, "What are you betting on?"

"How about you agree with your body?"

"I'm really speechless to you, don't bet!" Zhang Aijia gave him a blank look, and after a while, he asked, "Hey, do you think I'm good at watching in the movie?"

"It's not good-looking. Ancient beauties pay attention to cherry mouths. Where do you have it?"
Chapter completed!