While New Art City Mecca and others were speculating about Kang Jianfei's new Spring Festival film, Kang Jianfei had already boarded the plane to Beijing with his people.
In the past, Kang Jianfei's movies were already highly hyped before they even started shooting. But this time, from the moment the shooting plan was made, Kang Jianfei deliberately concealed the news. There were only two people in the company, Pan Yingzi and Eric Tsang.
Only the person in charge of the production department and artist department knows the specific situation.
It's not that Kang Jianfei is pretending to be mysterious, but he has to keep a low profile, otherwise if the Taiwan authorities know that he is going to the mainland to film a film, they will definitely disqualify him from participating in the Golden Horse Awards this time.
"Shaolin Temple", which stars mainland actors and is shot by Hong Kong's Great Wall Film Company, is now in post-production. The film took half a year to cast and another half a year to shoot. It will be released simultaneously in Hong Kong in January 1982.
and mainland China.
Kang Jianfei knew what kind of sensation this movie would cause, so he wanted to take advantage of the Shaolin Temple to make a movie for Li Lianjie.
Two months ago, Kang Jianfei had drawn the drawings himself and secretly sent Li Jiading to the foot of the Shaolin Temple in Henan to set up the scenery. At the same time, he contacted Zhang Ling from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and asked Uncle Qi to go to the ancient city of Lijiang in Yunnan under the guidance of a guide.
Determine some shooting locations.
Various costumes and props required for filming have also been produced and shipped to the mainland by train in advance.
Kang Jianfei is very tight on time. By the time his film is finished, it will be almost the Lunar New Year. By then, the screening of "Shaolin Temple" in Hong Kong will be coming to an end, and Kang Jianfei's new film for Li Lianjie can just take advantage of the "Shaolin Temple"
》was released with residual heat promotion, and it happened to be released during the Spring Festival.
By that time, the time, place, and people are all right, and as long as the distribution is done properly, the box office will definitely explode.
I would like to ask what film Kang Jianfei is planning to make?
Jin Yong's novels are well-known in Hong Kong. And the sects that everyone is most familiar with in the novel are naturally Shaolin and Wudang.
Kang Jianfei wanted to take advantage of the success of "Shaolin Temple", so the best choice was to make a Wudang-themed movie, and with Li Lianjie as the protagonist, the result is self-evident - "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng".
When it comes to sword and martial arts films made in Hong Kong after the 1980s, "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" can definitely be ranked in the top three, and even if it is not good, it can be ranked in the top five.
In order to echo "Shaolin Temple" in future release promotions, Kang Jianfei added two characters to the original title. What he was going to film was "Wudang: Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng".
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On the plane, Wen Bixia leaned on Kang Jianfei's shoulder, looked at the flight attendant on the other side, and asked in a low voice: "Brother, I heard people say that the Communist Party in China is very fierce. If they say the wrong thing, they will arrest people as spies."
Shot."
Wen Bixia will play Xiao Donggua, which is the role played by Yuan Jieying in the original version. Among the contracted actors of DreamWorks, only Li Saifeng and Wen Bixia are the most suitable for this role. However, this time they are going to the mainland to film. If they are exposed in the future, maybe the main creator
Personnel will be banned by the Taiwan authorities. Li Saifeng is very popular in Taiwan now, and it would be too uneconomical to be banned, so Kang Jianfei decided to pick Wen Bixia.
Hearing Wen Bixia's question, Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "Who did you listen to?"
Wen Bixia said seriously: "Since I was a child, the adults around me have always said this."
Only then did Kang Jianfei remember that Wen Bixia grew up in Tiu Keng Ling. From the 1950s to the 1980s, Tiu Keng Ling was the anti-G base of the Taiwan authorities in Hong Kong. Naturally, they all spoke ill of the Communist Party.
Kang Jianfei was about to help Wen Bixia correct her perception of the mainland when the stewardess had already pushed the trolley over and asked: "Comrade, what would you like to drink?"
Kang Jian flew to the car and took a look. Oh my god, there were Maotai liquor and Zhonghua cigarettes. Is there any service in this bunker?
"Let's have two glasses of juice." Kang Jianfei smiled at the flight attendant. Although this flight attendant's uniform was tacky, her temperament and appearance were very good, and she could already score 80 points.
Behind Kang Jianfei and Wen Bixia are siblings Hui Yinghong and Hui Tianci, who will also play important roles in the film.
Hui Yinghong plays the female lead, Qiuxue played by Michelle Yeoh in the original version of "Tai Chi Sam Fung". If it is purely for box office considerations, in fact, this role is best suited for Lin Qingxia, but she still worries that Lin Qingxia will go to the mainland.
The filming of the film was difficult for the Taiwanese authorities, so Hui Yinghong was finally cast as the heroine.
In addition, this role has heavy martial arts scenes, requiring her to demonstrate leg skills, double swords and boxing skills. Hui Yinghong, who is a female fighter, obviously has an advantage over Lin Qingxia in this aspect. In addition, Hui Yinghong has not starred in important roles since she signed with DreamWorks.
The role was just filled for her this time.
As for Hui Yinghong's brother Hui Tianci, he plays the main villain Tianbao in the film, and his role is even more important than that of Hui Yinghong, the female lead.
Hui Yinghong and Hui Tianci had grown up so much, and this was their first time back to the mainland. After the plane took off, they kept looking down through the window excitedly, until the outside was completely replaced by clouds and mist, and they finally looked back.
"Fifth sister, this time I go to the mainland to shoot a movie, what if I'm blocked by Taiwan?" Hui Tianci asked with some worry, his voice was very low, for fear that Kang Jianfei in front of him could hear it.
Hui Yinghong comforted: "Mr. Kang will consider these things, we don't need to worry."
Hui Tianci said: "Of course I'm worried. Taiwan is the box office warehouse for Hong Kong movies. If we are blocked by Taiwan, no one will ask us to make movies."
Hui Yinghong said: "Would Mr. Kang not have thought of this? If he is blocked, his losses will be greater than ours."
In the early 1950s, the distinction between left and right in Hong Kong movies was not yet clear. Films such as Shaw Brothers were sold in both Taiwan and mainland China, and the box office in the mainland market was much higher than that in Taiwan.
However, the movement in mainland China later spread to the film industry. Mainland China only allowed films from a few companies such as Great Wall and Phoenix to be screened in mainland China. Taiwan immediately formed the Free Federation. Only companies that joined the Free Federation could sell films to Taiwan. From then on, it has been controlled
There are clear distinctions between film and television.
If it were ten years ago, Kang Jianfei's behavior of going to the mainland to film would have been blacklisted by the Liberty Federation once discovered by the Taiwan authorities. From then on, all DreamWorks films would not be sold in Taiwan.
But now the Taiwan authorities have obviously loosened their control in this area. Last year, a co-production between Taiwan and mainland China was released in Hong Kong, and it was filmed in the desert. In fact, as long as it does not involve politics or specific place names,
If it were just a matter of filming, the Taiwan authorities would basically turn a blind eye.
Of course, this "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" will never be released in Taiwan within five years, because Li Lianjie is the leading actor. If Kang Jianfei was stupid enough to take "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" to the Taiwan Censorship Office for review, then it would be
Seeking death, banning DreamWorks is completely non-negotiable.
In fact, if the mainland lowers the threshold for film entry now, Kang Jianfei would rather be banned by the Taiwan authorities than choose the mainland. For example, "The Royal Sisters" sold a high box office of nearly NT$40 million in Taiwan, but after calculation, DreamWorks
The box office that can be allocated is less than 3 million Hong Kong dollars. If it were in mainland China, DreamWorks would definitely make more money than this.
It's a pity that the film control in mainland China is so painful that many films cannot be released in mainland China.
In another seat, Wu Mengda was fast asleep. This guy was going to play Taoist Ling, so Kang Jianfei ordered him to lose weight for a month.
Yang Qingqing, the only female in Kang's class, used to be a stand-in for the heroine, but this time she was finally able to show her face. Although she didn't play many scenes as Liu's father-in-law's sister, the two fight scenes were enough for her to enjoy.
In addition to the main actors, there were more than a dozen behind-the-scenes crew members on the plane, all of whom were the old crew who had followed Kang Jianfei when filming "The Royal Sisters". Some time ago, DreamWorks expanded its manpower again, and now it can shoot three movies at the same time. Over in Hong Kong
The filming of "Little Life" and "City Patrol Horse" are also in progress.
After flying for several hours, the plane finally landed in Beijing.
When he got off the plane, Kang Jianfei saw a row of people waiting to pick him up. In addition to Li Lianjie, there were also Yu Hai, the head coach of the Shandong Wushu Team whom he met last time in Hong Kong, and Zhang Ling from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council.
, and some of them were meeting for the first time.
After the crew got off the plane, Zhang Ling, who was wearing a Chinese tunic suit, came over first, shook Kang Jianfei's hand enthusiastically and said: "Welcome Hong Kong compatriots to return to the motherland to film!"
Kang Jianfei smiled and thanked: "Thank you to the leaders for their concern, and thank you to the motherland for your help, otherwise it would be difficult for me to take pictures this time."
"Come on, come on, let me introduce you." Zhang Ling's attitude this time was even more enthusiastic than last time. Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong branch has informed the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Kang Jianfei's acquisition of Lishi's shares. The people in the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office paid great attention to Kang Jianfei.
It will be greatly improved immediately. There are only two TV stations in Hong Kong now. If Kang Jianfei can really control one of them, then as long as they cooperate with the mainland and promote more positive images of the mainland, their public opinion work in Hong Kong will be much easier.
Zhang Ling pulled Kang Jianfei over and introduced the other personnel one by one. Those unfamiliar faces were actually several colleagues from the Beijing Film Studio. This time they were assigned by their superiors to help Kang Jianfei.
Kang Jianfei looked carefully, but still didn't find any familiar faces. As for Lao Mouzi and the others, they were all studying in school and were not qualified to come and make movies with their Hong Kong compatriots.
Zhang Ling pulled another man in Chinese tunic suit and introduced: "This is Xiao Chen from our Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office. This time he will accompany Mr. Kang throughout the filming. If there are any difficulties that need to be solved by our Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Mr. Kang, you can do it
Find Xiao Chen."
Xiao Chen was probably in his 30s. He was very elegant and had a traitorous hairstyle. He held Kang Jianfei's hand and introduced himself: "Hello, Mr. Kang, my name is Chen Mo."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Hello, hello, Comrade Chen Mo, I need your help in the future." 8
