Martial arts movies are not a new genre. As early as the 1970s and 1980s, Hong Kong film companies had produced many martial arts films, which were quite popular at that time.
It was only in the late 1990s that due to the influence of Hollywood action blockbusters, Hong Kong's local film industry suffered a serious impact. In order to cater to the appreciation preferences of a new generation of young people, including zombie films, ghost films and martial arts films
Many movie genres gradually disappeared.
If someone else wanted to make a martial arts film, then Ma Rongzhen, Chen Wenqiang and others, who are very familiar with the rise and fall of Hong Kong movies, would definitely advise them not to fall into the trap, but not Lu Chen.
Lu Chen proved his strong talent in movies with "A Chinese Ghost Story", and "A Chinese Ghost Story" itself has certain martial arts elements. For example, at the beginning of the movie, Ning Caichen meets the swordsman Sha Kou on the road.
The scene was shot really well and was really gripping.
This fighting scene was directed and filmed by Lu Chen, including the action design.
In this regard, he also has the ability to turn decay into magic!
Ma Rongzhen weighed the book in his hand and said eagerly: "I will take it back and read it carefully. Look carefully, Mr. Lu, what role will I play in this new movie?"
Although he knew that he was asking too eagerly, he really couldn't help it.
Lu Chen smiled and said: "Uncle Ma, you read the original work first. I haven't written the movie adaptation script yet. I will give it to you in a month or two!"
After a pause, he continued: "The Swordsman is going to be made into three parts: upper, middle and lower parts, with an investment of at least 200 million!"
Different from "A Chinese Ghost Story" which is adapted from a short story in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", "The Swordsman" is one million words long and has been published in five volumes in total. So much content wants to be condensed into a 90-minute novel
It is basically impossible to complete within a movie of about 10 minutes.
The usual approach is to either intercept a piece of exciting content or shoot it in multiple parts.
Lu Chen has already thought about it. The three movie versions of "The Swordsman" will be shot consecutively, which will not only save costs but also maintain consistent quality.
In addition, "The Swordsman" will also be the first film of Chenfei Media's newly formed special effects team!
Ma Rongzhen and Chen Wenqiang looked at each other, with uncontrollable excitement on their faces.
No wonder Lu Chen is unwilling to make a sequel to "A Chinese Ghost Story". It turns out that his big move is later, and he doesn't bother to rest on his laurels. He intends to create the glory of martial arts movies!
Ma Rongzhen was even more excited. Since Lu Chen gave him the original novel, it meant that he could choose the characters in it.
And it’s a big investment!
Lu Chen said to Chen Wenqiang: "Uncle Qiang, help me find more special effects talents in Xiangjiang. As long as they have real talents and are willing to come to the capital to work, the salary will be good."
Xiangjiang's film industry is known as the Hollywood of the East. Although it is now in decline, it has cultivated a large number of professional talents over the past decades, and its overall strength in special effects production is still stronger than that in China.
In recent years, many Hong Kong filmmakers have moved north to the mainland to seek development opportunities, including many animation engineers/senior special effects artists, etc., injecting vitality into domestic films.
It’s just that talents are rare. These senior talents either set up their own studios or join large companies. It is very difficult to recruit people. On the contrary, it is easier to headhunt in Xiangjiang.
Chen Wenqiang patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Lu, I promise to find some useful people for you!"
"A Chinese Ghost Story" won the box office championship in Hong Kong, which also made Lu Chen Xiangjiang Film Studio famous. With this famous brand, Chen Wenqiang naturally has full confidence to poach people.
In Lu Chen's vision, his Xiangjiang Film Studio is not only a bridgehead for Chenfei Media to base itself in Xiangjiang and radiate to Southeast Asia, but also a base for discovering and cultivating talents.
With Chen Wenqiang sitting there, he can rest assured.
After talking about things, everyone drank as much as they could, and reluctantly said goodbye until late at night.
Chen Wenqiang and others will not return to Xiangjiang immediately. This is Ma Rongzhen's first time in the capital, so he will naturally spend a few more days. Nie Mingzhu has made an appointment with Filia Chen, and the two of them will go shopping together.
"You two have such a good relationship now?"
Back at Zitingyuan's home, Lu Chen smiled and said to Filia Chen: "We might as well become sworn sisters!"
Filia Chen hummed and said: "Sworn sisters, do you want to swing around and enjoy the blessings of others?"
"No way!"
Lu Chen quickly complained that he was wronged, and his drunkenness turned into cold sweat: "I have never thought of it that way."
When "A Chinese Ghost Story" was released in Hong Kong, some unscrupulous media hyped up the "affair" between him and Nie Mingzhu, but it didn't cause any trouble, and Filia Chen also knew about it.
Filia Chen chuckled and rolled her eyes at him charmingly: "I'm joking with you, I think I'm scaring you. In fact, if Mingzhu is willing, I'm very generous!"
Although Lu Chen drank a lot, his mind was still very clear: "You are enough for me!"
Filia Chen didn't believe it: "It sounds nice."
Even though she said this, she still had an intoxicating smile on her face.
Lu Chen was so distracted when he saw her that he couldn't help but hug her waist and lowered his head to kiss her.
"It stinks!"
Filia Chen stretched out her hand to block him, and said with disgust: "Go brush your teeth and take a shower first, otherwise don't even think about it!"
Lu Chen chuckled, kissed her regardless of her obstruction, and then went to the bathroom to wash up contentedly.
A lovely night.
The next morning, he was woken up by his cell phone on the bedside table.
Lu Chen often carries two mobile phones with him. One is used for daily communication at work and is turned off when taking a break. The other is for family and friends and is on 24 hours a day. Naturally, this one is ringing.
At this moment, Filia Chen was still curled up in his arms and sleeping soundly. The two of them had a rough time last night.
Lu Chen quickly reached out and picked up the phone, fearing to wake up his girlfriend in his arms: "Hello?"
Who called me so early in the morning?
A familiar voice came from the phone: "Lu Chen, this is Gao He, when are you free to come to Hangzhou?"
"Boss?"
Lu Chen was still a little dazed and didn't wake up: "What is it? Is it important?"
Just listen to Gao He laughing on the phone: "If it's not important, I won't call you. Let me tell you the good news. All the games we have produced have been completed and can be launched online at any time!"
Lu Chen suddenly woke up and said, "You mean Happy Farm?"