Cheng Long's residence at this time was on the Junction Road side of Kowloon Tong, not far from the Waterloo Road Villa where Kang Jianfei settled Wen Bixia and others, so they could be considered neighbors.
Chen Ziqiang drove his Toyota to Cheng Long's villa, which was as convenient as returning to his own home. He walked to the living room and sat down on the sofa, saying: "Along, Mr. Zou has already decided, "
"Food Truck" was filmed in Spain, and the heroine was played by a woman named Laura Fana."
Cheng Long threw a bottle of Coke to Chen Ziqiang and asked: "Laura? Who is Fang Na? British or American actress? I have never heard of it before."
"I heard that she was the Miss Spain champion 5 years ago." Chen Ziqiang opened the can and splashed a lot of Coke on his clothes. He didn't bother to wipe it off, so he took a photo from his pocket and threw it on the coffee table, "Here,
The woman in the photo looks quite beautiful."
Cheng Long picked up the photo and looked at it, his eyes suddenly lit up - this is a normal reaction of a healthy man.
Laura Fanna in the photo is not only beautiful, she is simply a top-notch foreign girl. Her elegant temperament that coexists with sensuality and purity is far more attractive than Sophie Marceau, who has not fully grown her hair.
Cheng Long couldn't help but look at it a few more times, then put down Laura Fang Na's photo, took out an invitation from Oriental Cinema from the TV cabinet, and asked: "Aqiang, do you think I should go?"
"An invitation from Kang Jianfei?" Chen Ziqiang also found it difficult. He frowned and said, "You'd better go. After all, you just collaborated with him on "Fatal Express", so you still have to give him some face."
"I'm afraid Mr. Zou will think too much." Although Cheng Long often speaks without thinking, he still does things very safely, so he has to discuss it with his agent Chen Ziqiang.
"Although there is competition between Golden Harvest and DreamWorks, it is a matter between Mr. Zou and Kang Jianfei, and the two companies have just cooperated. It is not taboo for you to attend the opening screening of Oriental Cinemas,"
Chen Ziqiang helped Cheng Long analyze, "And now that Kang Jianfei has his own theater company, he has completely established a foothold in the Hong Kong film industry. In terms of influence and strength, he even surpasses Mr. Zou. What he lacks is just
It's just your qualifications. If you and Kang Jianfei have a good relationship, it will be easier not to mention filming cooperation. If there is any unpleasantness with Jiahe one day, it can be regarded as leaving a way out for yourself..."
Chen Ziqiang didn't finish what he said later, but Cheng Long had already understood it. And it wasn't just what Chen Ziqiang said. The closer the relationship between Cheng Long and Kang Jianfei was, the more Zou Wenhuai would use him to avoid neglecting Cheng Long.
Kang Jianfei took the opportunity to poach him.
Chen Ziqiang took a sip of Coke and continued: "By the way, when I came here, Mr. He had a chat with me and asked me to arrange your schedule. It seems that you have at least three big-cast movies to shoot this year."
"Three? Apart from "Food Truck", what other two are there?" Cheng Long asked curiously.
"One is a sequel to "Cannonball Run", and the other one is probably a Western movie," Chen Ziqiang said with a smile. "I guess Mr. Zou was stimulated by the box office of Kang Jianfei's "Terminator" and started to spend money in Hollywood to make Western movies.
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"It's "Cannonball Speed" again!" Cheng Long was unhappy when he heard it, and complained, "Am I going to Hollywood to play a small role again?"
Although the movie "Cannonball Run" grossed more than 70 million US dollars at the box office in North America and ranked among the top ten in North America's annual box office list that year, Cheng Long and Xu Guanwen were both supporting actors in it. It delayed their schedules.
He said that the film had little effect after its release, and Western audiences had no special impression of them at all.
Chen Ziqiang smiled and said: "According to Mr. He, your role this time should be heavier."
"That's okay, I just don't know if it will be a hit." Cheng Long said with both anticipation and worry. He was scared by "The Killer" back then, but at the same time he was extremely looking forward to the success of "Cannonball Speed 2".
To be able to make a name for himself in the West like Bruce Lee.
Chen Ziqiang said: "The first part of "Cannonball Run" has already made a name for itself in Europe and the United States. Now, no matter how bad the sequel is, it will definitely sell better than "The Killer"."
When Cheng Long heard this, he immediately felt relieved and said: "Jiahe's "Fast Truck" is going to be released in the summer. What movies do you think DreamWorks will feature in this summer's movie?"
"The male lead in Kang Jianfei's new film is Zhou Xingchi, and the female lead is that newcomer who is making waves," Chen Ziqiang couldn't help but laugh, "I don't understand what Kang Jianfei is thinking. I wonder if he will be surprised again when his new film is released.
many people."
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Shao Yifu also received an invitation from Oriental Cinema. This time, it's not that Kang Jianfei is specifically disgusting, but there is a deeper meaning in it.
Shaw Brothers Cinemas has been calling for sale for half a year, but now more than ten major theaters are still in the hands of Shao Yifu. Kang Jianfei really wants to take the opportunity to talk to Shao Yifu about acquiring Shaw Brothers Cinemas.
Apart from the four leading theaters of the Shaw Brothers Cinemas chain, there are three other theaters in very good locations. Kang Jianfei had no chance of buying, renting or building a new theater in those places, so he could only make his decision based on the existing theaters owned by Shao Yifu.
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Ever since Kang Jianfei poached Zhao Yazhi and Zheng Shaoqiu, Fang Yihua hated Kang Jianfei deeply. She said, "Sixth brother, please ignore him. Then Kang Jianfei is just a scumbag."
"It's okay to let Jia Xi go and see it for me." Shao Yifu didn't speak with anger, or it could be said that he had completely given up on Shaw Brothers Film Company.
Shaw Brothers' Spring Festival release of "Wu Lang Ba Ba Gu" also deliberately avoided the release of several other movies. As a result, the local box office was a pitiful 3.79 million, which was not as good as the box office of "The Best Partner 3" in its opening two days. As for the box office that followed closely behind, it was only 3.79 million.
The film's "Look of the Commoner" had a box office of only 2.93 million, and was forced to withdraw after just one week of screening.
Shao Yifu was too lazy to think about the troubles of Shaw Brothers Pictures and asked Fang Yihua: "Ahua, did you buy that camcorder?"
&nbYihua remembers it very clearly, "The goods will arrive in two days. I will go and check them in person then."
Shao Yifu sighed: "This kind of camcorder is a powerful tool for television. It's a pity that we went to the back of Phoenix TV again."
However, Fang Yihua did not admit that she lost to Phoenix Station, and defended: "It only took three months for Phoenix Station."
What is the biggest expense in filming a TV series today?
The first is artificial, the second is film, and the third is scenery and props.
A reel of film costs thousands. If you shoot a TV series multiple times on a given day, the cost of shooting the series will skyrocket.
&nbSony Company succeeded in research the year before last and officially produced and launched the latest product last year. It uses video tapes instead of film, which allows TV stations to produce programs that can be shot repeatedly without worrying about wasting film and burning money.
Not only for the production of TV series, it is also very convenient for TV stations to record news - the big thing that news cameramen used to carry was the betacam camcorder. Except for the slightly poorer picture quality, its recording function is far stronger than the previous film cameras.
, until the invention of digital cameras decades later, betacam camcorders still did not completely withdraw from the market.
Less than two months after Sony launched betacam camcorders last year, Phoenix TV and DreamWorks purchased three units each, becoming the only two units in Hong Kong using this machine.
Although it cost a lot of money to buy the machine, the benefits are obvious to all. It not only greatly reduces the cost of film, but also greatly facilitates the recording of variety shows and news programs by TV stations.
Wireless TVB originally wanted to see a joke, thinking that Phoenix TV had bought a few flashy machines. But it didn’t take long for Fang Yihua to discover that betacam camcorders were a revolutionary weapon, and quickly arranged for people to go to Japan to purchase them.
In the past, when filming TV dramas, if there was a performance mistake, as long as it was not a major problem, we could basically make do with it. Now with the betacam camera, as long as the shooting time allows, you can strive for excellence just like shooting a movie.
Fang Yihua did not dwell on the issue of the betacam camera, but changed the topic and said: "Brother Six, I heard the news that Phoenix Channel will hold a beauty pageant this year, and preparations have been underway since the Spring Festival."
"Beauty contest!?" Shao Yifu, who had been calm and calm just now, suddenly straightened up, with a sharp look in his cloudy old eyes.
The Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant is of great importance to Shao Yifu, no less than Shaw Brothers Pictures and TVB. It is something Shao Yifu is proud of. Even when Shao Yifu is 100 years old, he still insists on going there every year
Participating in the Miss Hong Kong finals, one can imagine the importance he attaches to it.
Kang Jianfei first founded DreamWorks to compete with Shaw Brothers at the box office, and then acquired LiTV and TVB to compete for ratings. Now he actually wants to hold a beauty pageant. He is simply in trouble with Shao Yifu.
Fang Yihua said: "I don't know the specific details, but Phoenix TV has indeed started planning. I'm afraid they will start promoting it next month."
"Beauty contests are not that easy to run!" Shao Yifu said in a deep voice, "Bring me the plans for this year's Miss Hong Kong pageant. You want people to stare at the Phoenix stage and be prepared to take advantage of them. Who can
I know what tricks that bad guy Kang Jianfei will play."
"I have made arrangements. Even if Kang Jianfei is the Monkey King who is causing trouble in heaven, it is impossible for him to organize a new beauty contest just to steal the limelight of Miss Hong Kong." Fang Yihua said very confidently.
Fang Yihua's confidence is well-founded. The Miss Hong Kong pageant has been held for more than ten years. It has evolved from a simple beauty pageant to Hong Kong's city card and annual ratings feast. How could it be held by a new one?
Beauty pageants stealing the spotlight?
Shao Yifu rubbed his crutch and said slowly: "It's better to be careful." (To be continued.) q
