It took Zeng Zhiwei half a month to finish the script of "Three Minutes Hero". Many of the funny plots were discussed and written by him and Huang Xia.
In another time and space, Zeng Zhiwei was one of the Seven Monsters of New Art City. In the first few years of New Art City, he collaborated with Mecca, Huang Baiming and others to create the scripts for all the blockbuster movies.
Tsang Chih-wei's talent lies in his understanding of the aesthetic tastes of the grassroots in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and he can write all kinds of popular jokes. However, his screenwriting talents are limited, and his ability in script framework construction and plot innovation is very weak. Fortunately,
The general plot has been designed by Kang Jianfei, and Zeng Zhiwei and Huang Xia only need to fill in the details. This is where his strength lies.
After the script was finally released, the screenwriters were also signed by Kang Jianfei, Zeng Zhiwei and Huang Xia.
The male lead of the film was originally played by Dong Wei, who had just returned from Taiwan. However, this guy was unlucky. In the first few days of filming, he actually broke his leg while practicing wire hanging, so he had to be replaced temporarily.
The final list of actors is: Chen You plays the male lead A Wei, Zhong Chuhong plays the heroine A Hong, Liang Xiaolong plays the love rival A Ming, Zeng Zhiwei plays the black boss, Huang Xia plays A Hong's father, Cheng Kui'an plays the villain thug.
Yang Qingqing plays A Hong’s colleague.
Except for the male protagonist, all other important roles are played by martial arts masters from the Kang family class. This not only reduces the shooting cost, but also helps to integrate the team.
As for who would play the role of the liar Uncle Da, Kang Jianfei hung up the phone to Wu Mengda.
Wu Mengda went bankrupt a month ago. He was in debt and no one asked him to film. He had already reached the point where he wanted to commit suicide.
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"Okay, I will be there on time tomorrow!" The stubble-faced Wu Mengda hung up the phone feebly, and a pair of three-year-old twin daughters climbed on top of him and called daddy in a sweet voice.
His wife Mai Lili asked expectantly: "Brother Da, whose phone number is it?"
Wu Mengda said listlessly: "Kang Jianfei, ask me to make a movie."
Wu Mengda now owes more than 300,000 yuan to the bank, and also owes money to many other friends. In addition, he has only played a small supporting role in the past six months. His family cannot even afford rice, and Mai Lili has to borrow money from her parents' family.
day.
Now when she heard that someone asked her husband to film a movie, Mai Lili was overjoyed and said, "Is it Kang Jianfei from Oriental DreamWorks? He is a famous person now, and many newspapers are reporting on his new movie."
Wu Mengda didn't take Kang Jianfei seriously before, but now he is in trouble. The other party has become more prosperous, and he is even more depressed. He said disdainfully: "That mainland guy is just lucky. If it weren't for the help of boss Lei, he would still be here now."
I’m doing a small job in Clear Water Bay.”
Mai Lili became angry when she heard this: "Others are lucky. Are you unlucky enough to be like this? I told you not to gamble, but you just didn't listen. If you hadn't asked my brother for money, both of our daughters would be the same now."
I’m hungry!”
Wu Mengda felt guilty towards his wife and daughter, and was not in the mood to quarrel with his wife, so he simply kept silent.
Mai Lili looked at his half-dead look and patiently persuaded him: "Brother Da, the newspapers say that Kang Jianfei is a genius director. His movies will definitely be a hit. No one is willing to hire you to film now, but Mr. Kang can
Please, that's because others don't care about your bad reputation, you have to seize this opportunity."
Wu Mengda was worried by his wife, so he confessed: "Last year, I asked Kang Jianfei to borrow money, and the guy said that I didn't have to pay it back, and that I would help him shoot three movies for free in the future. At that time, he was still a walk-on, and I just thought he was joking.
. Unexpectedly, he became the boss of the film company in less than half a year, and he still remembered this. This time I went over to film for him. No matter how good my acting is, I can't make a penny."
Mai Lili didn't expect such an incident. After a while of silence, she still advised: "If you don't want to get paid, don't take it. It's better than staying at home and doing nothing, and you can also repay his favor."
Wu Mengda said angrily: "Should I stay at home and do nothing? I should practice my acting skills in front of the mirror every day!"
"Can you make money by looking in the mirror?" Mai Lili said angrily, "Whether you give me a salary or not, Mr. Kang is the only one who is willing to hire you to film. This is an opportunity! If the movie is a hit, say
Maybe other directors will invite you too."
After hearing this, Wu Mengda felt that it made sense. He looked at the two daughters in his arms and sighed and nodded.
The next morning, Wu Mengda shaved off his beard, put on a suit and came to Oriental DreamWorks.
Kang Jianfei was discussing the premiere with Ma Qiao and Pan Yingzi. Li Shan called to inform him that Wu Mengda had arrived. Kang Jianfei only replied: "Let him wait first!"
Wu Mengda could only wait outside. He sat there for at least an hour and refilled the tea several times before hearing Li Shan invite him in.
"Hello, Mr. Kang!" Wu Mengda said with a flattering tone, but he felt extremely aggrieved. Last year, Wu Mengda was the popular "Hu Tiehua", while Kang Jianfei was just a mainland boy who swam from the opposite side. But now,
He, Ng Meng-tat, is a rotten gambler despised by everyone in the film and television industry, but Kang Jianfei is a million-dollar director praised by everyone.
Life has its ups and downs, but that’s it!
"Sit!" Kang Jianfei leaned on the leather chair and said.
Wu Mengda sat down honestly, thought about the situation at home, and finally asked shamelessly: "Mr. Kang, about the remuneration..."
"Pah!" Kang Jianfei didn't wait for him to finish, he threw a wad of money on the table and asked, "Is three thousand yuan enough?"
No matter how you say it, Wu Mengda is still a star who just became popular last year. Giving three thousand yuan is like giving away a beggar. But Wu Mengda did not argue a word, silently put the money away, squeezed out a smile and said: "That's enough, thank you.
Mr. Kang’s support.”
"Okay, let's report to the crew." Kang Jianfei waved his hand, as if he didn't want to stay with him for a moment longer.
Wu Mengda smiled at Kang Jianfei, then stood up and walked out. The moment he walked out of the office, Kang Jianfei's voice could only be heard from behind: "Do a good job, and don't gamble again. As long as you are not afraid of the wireless station giving you trouble, come and follow."
I'll mess around."
Wu Mengda suddenly felt a little wet in his eyes, turned around and bowed silently to Kang Jianfei, and then walked out quickly. After he went bankrupt, because he needed money to support his wife and daughter, he had no choice but to go to Zhou Runfa to borrow money. As a result, Zhou Runfa
But he didn't lend him a penny, and said to him: "I lent it to you and used it to gamble!"
At that moment, Wu Mengda felt that he had been abandoned by the world, and even his best friend refused to believe him.
Kang Jianfei was the first person to believe that he could change. Wu Mengda suddenly felt that this mainland boy was really a good person, a rare good person.
If Kang Jianfei heard Wu Mengda's inner monologue, he would definitely be very proud. It feels great to sell someone else and have someone count the money for him!
Kang Jianfei didn't want to get involved in the filming of "Three Minutes Hero". After all, it was impossible for the company to be the only director in the future.
Except for Kang Jianfei, all employees of the company's production department participated in this film. Zeng Zhiwei was the director, Chen Xunqi and Hu Juncai were assistant directors, and there were new people to take care of the scene notes. Qi Bo was still in charge of the scene management.
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Time passes day by day, and the premiere of "Mr. Zombie" is getting closer and closer.
During this period, "Happy Ghost" finally failed in Taiwan, with a final box office of more than 11.5 million Taiwan dollars, equivalent to more than 2.3 million Hong Kong dollars, which is not a very good figure.
"Happy Ghost" has also been released in South Korea for a month, and the box office situation is very embarrassing.
At this time, Korean films were very weak. South Korea was almost a dumping ground for Hong Kong and Taiwan films, and had no ability to resist Chinese films at all.
Cheng Long's "Junior" immediately caused a sensation after it was released in South Korea. There were queues to buy tickets in many places. But "Happy Ghost" was very unlucky. The Gwangju incident happened on the second day of its release. It was originally full on the first day.
After a good start, it took a turn for the worse within a few days, with the average attendance rate being less than 40%.
Until "Happy Ghost" was released, the total box office in South Korea was only over 500,000 Hong Kong dollars.
Japan has been grinding, and to Kang Jianfei's surprise, Lei Juekun finally secured a summer release for "Happy Ghost" in a theater chain in Japan. Although it has not been released yet, it made Kang Jianfei very interested in the release of "Happy Ghost" in Japan.
The box office has some expectations.
In the last few days of "Mr. Zombie", Kang Jianfei began to increase his publicity efforts. Several large newspapers in Hong Kong had advertisements for "Mr. Zombie" for several days in a row. This kind of publicity intensity made other film companies secretly stunned, and they all felt for Kang Jianfei.
Express admiration for his courage.
Without confidence that their movie will be a hit, who would dare to do this?
As of the official release of "Mr. Zombie", Kang Jianfei has spent 630,000 yuan on distribution and promotion expenses, which is already more than the local box office of some blockbuster movies.
On June 25, 1980, Kang Jianfei's second film "Mr. Zombie" premiered at the Golden Princess Theater.
This day is also included in the history of Chinese films because it was the first premiere of a Chinese-language film. Previous Hong Kong films were basically previewed at midnight, and then revised and officially screened.
More than two hundred media outlets in Hong Kong sent reporters to attend the premiere at the same time. This was an unprecedented event in the history of Hong Kong movies. The price Kang Jianfei paid for this was - more than two hundred invitations and more than two hundred premiere photos.
Tickets.
The media like to pursue novel things. As soon as Kang Jianfei's invitation was sent out, these media basically came with the mentality of coming to take a look. Even some media who didn't want to attend would casually throw their premiere tickets to someone.
Little reporter, if you don’t come, it won’t be in vain. Why don’t you come if you can watch free movies?
As for tomorrow's report, Kang Jianfei has already thought about it for the reporters: the premiere of "Mr. Zombie" was extremely lively, with more than 200 media gathered in the theater!
No matter what the facts are, the momentum has been built anyway. People have the habit of following trends. Once you hear that everyone is talking about this movie, you have to go to the cinema to watch it.
