My cousin Liang Ying brought out a pot of braised pig's trotters from the kitchen, looked at the pendulum clock on the wall and said, "Isn't it time for A Fei and the others to come over?"
"What are you in a hurry for?" Wu Chenggang said with a smile, sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed and reading the newspaper.
Ever since "Mr. Zombie" hit the theaters, Wu Chenggang has been keen on reading various newspapers, specifically selecting reports related to "Mr. Zombie" or Kang Jianfei.
In the company, although Wu Chenggang's position is not high, his status is transcendent because he is Kang Jianfei's cousin. Now even when he goes back to the Shaw Brothers studio, the guy who used to yell at him will become jealous after seeing him.
He was greeted with a smile. There were also several former colleagues who did not fare well after the collapse of Jiashi. They came to visit, hoping that Wu Chenggang could introduce them to join Oriental DreamWorks.
During the Spring Festival, at least there was Cheng Long who was evenly matched with Kang Jianfei, but this summer, Kang Jianfei already had the feeling of being alone and seeking defeat.
Jiahe's comedy "Money" directed by Wu Yusen should have ranked sixth at the box office of the year. However, due to the influence of "Mr. Zombie", the average attendance rate was less than 40%, resulting in continuous reductions in screenings.
Number of shows. Looking at it this way, it would be great if the box office of this movie could be half of that of Another Time and Space.
The situation is even worse for Shaw Brothers. The ancient martial arts film "Heroes Without Tears" directed by the great director Chu Yuan and starring the veteran martial arts boy Fu Sheng and the popular star Zhao Yazhi has only a few moviegoers after its release. This is an "all-star" movie.
The martial arts blockbuster with a huge lineup was released in a hurry after being released for only one week, and the box office was less than one million.
It stands to reason that the urban comedy "Money" and the sword-fighting film "Heroes Without Tears" are completely different genres from Kang Jianfei's "Mr. Zombie", so they should not be so seriously affected. But the problem is, the audience watched "Zombie"
After the time-honored and sophisticated production of "Mr.", I went to watch "Money Makes Trouble" and "Heroes Without Tears". No matter how I watched it, I felt that the latter two films were too boring, and I gradually lost interest in watching movies.
Not only "Money" and "Heroes Without Tears" were affected, all the movies released in Hong Kong during the same period all failed at the box office because of "Mr. Zombie".
Yi Shu, who was already working as a press officer in the Government Information Department and occasionally wrote novels and essays, couldn't help but write a movie review in Ming Pao. Her article included this sentence: "...for
For other directors, "Mr. Zombie" is not a comedy, but a complete disaster movie. This movie whetted the audience's appetite. After watching "Mr. Zombie", the author felt that all the summer movies were the same.
, I would rather watch TV at home than go to other movies..."
Yi Shu's film review gave Kang Jianfei a new, ironic nickname - disaster film director.
Wu Chenggang feels that he has been in Hong Kong for 20 years, and these two months are the most glorious days. Kang Jianfei came to Hong Kong after his parents died, and now he is Kang Jianfei's elder. It feels like seeing his son have a future.
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Today is Wu Ruixue's 10th birthday. The little girl has been staring at the cake box for two hours. She looked around and no one was paying attention to her. She immediately opened the box, dipped her fingers in some cream and put it in her mouth to suck on it. Not yet.
Before she could take a second bite, her mother Zhou Mingfang came over and slapped Wu Ruixue on the head.
Liang Ying put all the dishes on the table. She sat next to Wu Chenggang and asked: "I heard that A Fei will give 5% of the movie's box office to the staff behind the scenes. How much can you get this time?"
Wu Chenggang corrected: "It's not 5% of the box office, it's 5% of the company's box office dividends after deducting publicity costs."
Liang Ying said impatiently: "I don't care what 5% is, just say how much you can get."
Wu Chenggang calculated: "If we calculate it based on the box office of 15 million, then DreamWorks can get a dividend of close to 6 million. After deducting hundreds of thousands of distribution and promotion expenses, there is still a little more than 5 million. 5 million
5% is 250,000 yuan, excluding some bonuses given to administrative employees. As a lighting director, I should be able to get about 20,000 yuan."
"If you make a movie, you can get 20,000 yuan. If you make a few more movies, we can buy a house directly!" Liang Ying said happily.
Wu Chenggang said speechlessly: "Ah Fei runs a company, do you think he runs a charity? Only if the movie is a big hit can you pay dividends like this. If the movie makes a small profit or is a hit, you won't get a penny of dividends. Who can guarantee the safety of his company?
All the movies made big money at the box office?”
Wu Ruiqing looked at the TV and said, "When I graduate, I will join my cousin's company as a screenwriter. Every script I write is guaranteed to make money!"
Wu Chenggang glared at his son and scolded: "You should study hard for me and then write those messy novels. See if I don't break your legs!"
Wu Ruiqing muttered: "The novel was written by hand, why did you break my legs?"
Wu Chenggang was about to scold his son when the doorbell suddenly rang. Zhou Mingfang quickly went to open the door. Kang Jianfei was followed by two daughters, Li Saifeng and Wen Bixia.
Since the hit release of "Mr. Zombie", Li Saifeng has surpassed Wen Bixia in terms of fame. The two women have received film appointments a few days ago. Li Saifeng's salary is 150,000, while Wen Bixia only has 50,000.
Such a huge gap made Wen Bixia feel very worried.
Wu Ruiqing, who was originally confident that he could be a good screenwriter, suddenly stopped talking when he saw the two beautiful girls coming in. This guy is very sultry, but he doesn't have much courage to talk to girls. He has the characteristics of a herbivorous otaku.
Wu Ruixue likes the two beautiful ladies very much, but most of the time she stares at their beautiful clothes with envy in her eyes.
Kang Jianfei took out the birthday gift he had brought, shook it out and found a beautiful dress. He smiled and said, "Axue, do you want to try it?"
"Is this a birthday gift for me?" Wu Ruixue touched the skirt and said, "It's so beautiful! Thank you, cousin."
The little girl was originally thinking about the cake, but now that she had the dress, she simply forgot about the cake and dragged Li Saifeng and Wen Bixia into the house to try on dresses.
Not long after, Hu Juncai also came with his girlfriend Huang Minyi. Compared with last year, this guy seemed to be a completely different person. He used to be as thin as a bamboo pole, but now he is as thin as a bamboo pole because of practicing kung fu and eating well.
He is quite strong. Moreover, Hu Juncai is already tall, with a height of 1.8 meters. Now when he enters the door, he actually gives people a tall and powerful feeling.
"Hello, cousin, hello, auntie!" Hu Juncai greeted him repeatedly, and Huang Minyi also followed suit.
Huang Minyi has also developed well in TVB. She has played two supporting roles in a row and is now as famous as Tang Zhenye.
Soon the birthday girl Wu Ruixue came out wearing a dress and a paper princess crown. She puffed up her cheeks and took a breath, blowing out all ten candles with a "whoosh" sound.
A variety show from Li TV was playing on the TV. Wu Ruixue was eating a cake when she suddenly pointed at the TV and said, "Look, it's my cousin and Sister Ah Feng."
The host of that variety show turned out to be Leslie Cheung's first love girlfriend Moo Shunyun, who was sweet and artistic. No wonder Leslie Cheung couldn't help but propose to her, but unfortunately she was rejected by Mo Shunyun.
During the recording of the program, except for Lin Zhengying and Yuanhua who were busy finishing the final scene of "Ghost Fighting Ghost", Huang Xia, Chen You, Pan Yingzi and others all came.
The content of the conversation was naturally related to "Mr. Zombie". Mao Shunyun asked: "Director Kang, everyone calls you 'disaster film director' now. How do you feel about this nickname?"
Kang Jianfei lamented: "That Miss Yi Shu is pushing me to be the opposite of all Hong Kong directors."
Mao Shunyun asked: "You don't like this nickname?"
Kang Jianfei said: "It's not just that I don't like it, I simply don't like it."
Mao Shunyun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Director Kang's words are really interesting. Can you tell me how you originally came up with the idea of making "Mr. Zombie"? You know that a few years ago, Shaw Brothers made a zombie movie that suffered a huge loss.
Since then, the Hong Kong film industry has considered zombie movies dead, how can you still dare to touch this taboo genre?"
LiTV and TVB have always been at odds with each other. As the host of LiTV, Mo Shunjun did not forget to slander Shao Yifu even during the show.
Kang Jianfei started to show off: "I don't think any type of movie is dead, it just depends on how the director shoots it. I have read few books, I don't have much knowledge, and I don't understand what art is, so "Film Fortnightly" said that I
It is a representative of the new wave of directors. This is ridiculous. I make movies purely to make money, but if you want to make money for a long time, you can't fool the audience. You can't make a shoddy film and trick the audience into the cinema, because
You can deceive once and twice, but you can never deceive three times. Audiences are not fools, everyone is very smart. Only when you make a good movie can others be willing to pay for the tickets. The same is true for zombie movies. I put myself in
From the audience's point of view, think about what movies you would like to see if you spend money to go to the cinema, so I combined zombies, female ghosts, comedy, horror, kung fu and other elements, and then presented them to the audience in layers. This is "Zombie"
The creative origin of "Mr."
"Bah bang bang..." Mao Shunyun took the lead in applauding, "Director Kang's wonderful remarks. It can be heard that you are a responsible director, responsible for the audience and the movie. Then are you planning to make "Mr. Zombie"?
What about the sequel? Many viewers expressed their desire to see a sequel."
Kang Jianfei said: "Of course we have to make a sequel, but not now. Because I heard that there are a lot of zombie movies that are following the trend, and I don't want to get mixed up with them. "Happy Ghost" will also have a sequel, and everyone will be able to see it after the Chinese New Year."
"This is good news for fans who like "Happy Ghost"." Mao Shunyun turned the topic to Li Saifeng, "Miss Li, I heard that you are Director Kang's apprentice. What kind of kung fu are you learning?"
Li Saifeng waved his palm and said: "Flying Crane Fist."
Mao Shunyun asked: "At the premiere that day, Director Kang shot the apple on your head with a flying knife. Weren't you scared?"
"I'm scared to death," Li Saifeng said and smiled at Kang Jianfei, "but I believe in Master."
Everyone was eating birthday cake and watching TV, but Wen Bixia secretly cursed: "Flattery!" (To be continued) 8
