"Tsk, tsk, tsk, the artists over at the wireless station are really unlucky. Andy Lau is so popular and yet he is banned." Weng Meiling sighed as she sat on the sofa and read the newspaper.
Wang Zuxian held up a small mirror to draw his eyebrows and said, "What's so strange? Our agency has banned more people."
Weng Meiling looked at Wang Zuxian in surprise: "Has anyone been banned? Why didn't I know?"
Wang Zuxian closed the small mirror and said: "You have forgotten that when Taiwan banned the Eastern Group, many artists were scared to change jobs. Some wanted to change jobs but failed because the liquidated damages were too high. Some of those actors were actively promoted by the company.
As a newcomer, due to the job-hopping incident, I can only play a small role now. I am suffering and unable to make any money. I am also unable to join other companies because I signed a long-term contract. Isn’t this a disguised ban?”
"What you said is true. It seems that there are as many crows in the world as there are no good bosses," Weng Meiling said and smiled ambiguously at Wang Zuxian, "By the way, I heard that you have been very close to Mr. Kang recently, right?
Already... uh uh uh, you know!"
"No!" Wang Zuxian's cheeks were slightly feverish, but he didn't show anything unusual. In fact, Kang Jianfei had bought her a villa on Jardine's Lookout Road, but Wang Zuxian usually lived in the staff apartment of the film and television city, so she could
I don’t want to be judged as a canary.
In order to divert Weng Meiling's attention, Wang Zuxian changed the topic and said: "I heard that the program you hosted has high ratings. Don't forget your old friends when you become a big star."
Weng Meiling rolled her eyes at Wang Zuxian and said, "Are you making fun of me? No matter how high the ratings of my show are, I am just a host. How can I have the weight of a 'flying girl' like you?"
Wang Zuxian smiled sheepishly and said: "Tomorrow I will go back to Taiwan to celebrate the New Year. Let's go shopping on Hong Kong Island in the afternoon."
"You have free time. As a host, I have to record shows during the Chinese New Year," Weng Meiling complained and said. "I might as well go watch the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" you acted in. I don't even know it will be filmed yet."
What does it look like."
"Okay, I was just about to go see it too." Wang Zuxian had only seen the pornographic content during the post-recording period, and had never seen the full theatrical version.
The two beauties had lunch and then drove out. They thought there would be very few people watching the movie in broad daylight, but who knew there were actually many people at the ticket window. Although they only waited in line for a few minutes to buy tickets, Weng Meiling still let Weng Meiling
and Wang Zuxian felt the popularity of this movie.
"Wang Zuxian!"
The two of them had just bought their tickets and were about to enter the venue, when suddenly there was a shout from the front. After Wang Zuxian, who was wearing a scarf and hat, was recognized, he was instantly surrounded by movie fans.
When she heard countless people shouting "Xiaoxian" and "Xiaoqian" loudly and asking for her autograph, Wang Zuxian realized that she seemed to have become a big star.
…
While Wang Zuxian was struggling to deal with movie fans, Huang Baiming also quietly walked into a screening room of Oriental Cinemas and sat in the corner ready to "enjoy" his opponent's new film.
New Art City's "The Best Partner" received a very good response after its release. Although many film critics criticized its jokes for being cliche, the box office performance was better than the first two "The Best Partner" films at the premiere.
Second only to the first part of "The Best Partner".
But even so. "The Best Partner: A Thousand Miles to Save the Chapo" was still beaten by "A Chinese Ghost Story" at the box office. I wanted to find out where Huang Baiming lost, so I quietly came to watch "A Chinese Ghost Story" today.
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"Hahaha……"
The film begins with a scene where a female ghost seduces a scholar, but when the scholar reveals his true face and burps in less than a minute, many viewers can't help laughing.
The scholar is Kang Jianfei's guest appearance. Although he has not appeared in a movie in person for several years, his photos are often published in newspapers and magazines. Hong Kong people are familiar with his appearance, so he is recognized by the audience as soon as he shows his face.
Huang Baiming didn't laugh. Because he couldn't laugh. As a professional producer, from the perspective of the opening shots, art and music, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is definitely a sophisticated and top-notch production. In comparison, in order to steal
"The Best Partner: Saving the Chapo from a Thousand Miles Away", which was shot during the period, is much rougher in some details.
Soon there were bursts of laughter again, and Ning Caichen, played by Leslie Cheung, appeared amidst the singing and laughter. His embarrassment and cute look along the way made the audience laugh.
Huang Baiming looked at it and was surprised. Zhang Guorong in "A Better Tomorrow" two years ago was still very young in acting, but in "A Chinese Ghost Story" it is obvious that his acting skills have exploded, and all the details of the performance are very well done and successful.
From the murder in the pavilion on the roadside to the wanted order in Guobei County, the scenes of ridiculous plots directly and clearly outline for the audience a troubled world where life is at stake.
"Wow!"
"Beautiful girl!"
"Wang Zuxian's costume is so beautiful, even better than Li Saifeng's appearance in "Shu Mountain"."
"Such a beautiful female ghost is willing to suck me to death."
"..."
As soon as Wang Zuxian's appearance as a female ghost in white clothes appeared, it immediately attracted a burst of exclamation and praise in the screening room, but Huang Baiming felt a little cold in his heart. He finally found the real reason why "A Chinese Ghost Story" won the box office. Apart from anything else, it was just
Wang Zuxian's female ghost can attract countless male viewers, not to mention the cute and handsome scholar Zhang Guorong. This movie is simply a killing of both men and women.
As for the excellent special effects and exciting martial arts scenes, they are secondary. The biggest selling point of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is not here.
This issue of "Movie Biweekly" evaluated "Shu Mountain" and "A Chinese Ghost Story": ""Shu Mountain" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" are both produced by DreamWorks, and they are both costume special effects films with ghost and mythological colors.
But there are big differences in characteristics between the two.
Every shot in "Shu Mountain" is unique and wonderful, and every picture is so stunningly beautiful that after watching the movie, people can't help but travel to Jiuzhaigou, Huangshan, and Zhangjiajie. Moreover, its special effects production is at the top international level and can be called the Chinese version of "Shu Mountain".
Star Wars".
But this is also the biggest problem with "Shu Mountain". It has too many things to show, gorgeous fights, sophisticated special effects and pleasing natural landscapes. These things have already filled the movie to the fullest, and there is no extra space for director Xu Ke.
Go and do your best.
This is not the case for "A Chinese Ghost Story". Its special effects team is handled by the Oriental Film Special Effects Company, and the special effects investment is less than one-tenth of that of "Shu Mountain". At the same time, its exterior scenes were shot on Lantau Island, not on the mainland like "Shu Mountain"
Running nationwide, the selling point of "A Chinese Ghost Story" lies elsewhere.
If you appreciate it carefully, you will find that every shot in "A Chinese Ghost Story" exudes strong confidence. Kang Jianfei puts his own will above all kinds of technical means. The language of the shot is full, abundant, pure and powerful, with only a few places.
Scenery, a small environment explained in a hurry in three or five sentences, seems to form a big world in which humans and ghosts are indistinguishable, allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the love-hate entanglement between Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian, be fascinated by it, and be moved by it, without having any time at all.
Take other things into consideration.
If "Shu Mountain" is a large-scale oil painting with thick ink and colorful colors, then "A Chinese Ghost Story" is a splash-ink landscape sketch by Kang Jianfei..."
Kang Jianfei could swear that apart from sending a few movie tickets to "Movie Weekly", he really didn't spend any money to ask them to say good things this time. But Chen Bosen spontaneously wrote a movie review and praised "A Chinese Ghost Story" to the sky. Obviously, this
After watching the movie, I liked it so much that the literary youth suffered from secondary disease again.
In another time and space, although the 1987 version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" received rave reviews, its box office in Hong Kong was only 18.83 million, ranking 15th on the annual box office list. On the contrary, it sold like crazy in South Korea.
An entire generation has become obsessed with Leslie Cheung and Wong Cho-yin, and the next largest box office markets are Japan and Taiwan.
The reason why the original "A Chinese Ghost Story" did not reach 20 million at the box office was not because the movie was not popular, but because it was unlucky to encounter too many blockbuster movies.
In the summer of 1987, "A Chinese Ghost Story" was screened at the same time as "An Autumn Fairy Tale," "Oriental Condor," and "The Fight between Dragons and Tigers." "An Autumn Fairy Tale" and "The Fight between Dragons and Tigers" were both extremely popular.
Chow Yun-fat stars in "The Oriental Condor", which is a big cast created by Hung Kim-bo with huge sums of money. Leslie Cheung and Wong Cho-hyun can only be regarded as newcomers in the film industry, and their box office revenue-generating ability is far inferior to that of Chow Yun-fat, Chung Chu-hong, Hung Kim-bo and others.
Then in Jiahe, Cheng Long's "Plan A Sequel" was released. Princess Jin decisively decided to cancel "A Chinese Ghost Story" and replaced it with Tsang Chi-wei's "Happy Speechless" and another movie to challenge, so "A Chinese Ghost Story"
The release time is only 3 weeks.
It was released for 3 weeks, and at the same time, there were three other blockbuster movies to compete with, and it was canceled early due to the release of another blockbuster movie. Under such circumstances, it can still rank 15th on the annual box office list, which is enough to show that "
"A Chinese Ghost Story" is amazing.
When Kang Jianfei came here, there were no such problems at all. Due to Kang Jianfei's directorial appeal and Zhang Guorong's popularity several years in advance, Wang Zuxian, a newcomer, was completely able to lead.
What's more, the release of "A Chinese Ghost Story" can also take advantage of the hot sales of "Shu Mountain" to attract audiences, and it will be difficult to not do well at the box office.
Sometimes, a new director makes a blockbuster film with great potential, but due to fame, publicity, and scheduling problems, the film fails to sell out at the box office. The same is not true for famous directors and actors, even if they film
What was released was a bad movie, but with great promotion and scheduling, it was able to make a lot of money at the box office.
This is the snowball effect brought about by fame, and Kang Jianfei's snowball has already rolled big enough.
The original version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" only had a box office of 18.83 million. In the hands of Kang Jianfei, the box office reached a terrifying 6.27 million in the three days before its premiere. The average daily box office exceeded 2 million, which is simply a shame for those whose average box office is only a few million.
The small company wants to cry without tears, and is jealous to death. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m
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ps: Online reviews of "We Will Never Die" are extremely polarized. Some people criticize it for being too lazy, while others regard it as a divine film.
I have to say that the urinary scenes in "We Will Never Die" are really not suitable for the atmosphere of a theater. It is more suitable for a person to slowly savor it in front of a mobile phone or computer. Two girls that Lao Wang knows said that "We Will Never Die" is ugly, and one of them actually
They fell asleep while watching it, but they watched "Tiny Times 3" with great gusto.9
