Chapter 176: How to Choose a Script Reasonably (Second Update!)
When he came to the restaurant where he had made an appointment with Hong Jinbao, Yin Jun really saw a man with a thick beard standing next to Hong Jinbao. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Looking at him, he is older than the bald detective in the movie, but the shrewdness in his eyes is still very bright, and it is no wonder that in the shares of Xinyicheng in the future, he can press his two good friends and get the most shares.
It's just that he is a smart person, but he is not generous enough to do things, and his selfishness is too heavy, so in the end, he is also the fuse that led to the collapse of Xinyicheng.
If it weren't for the disintegration of the Seven Monsters of New Art City, when the Xiangjiang movies in 91-95 were the craziest, the New Arts City would definitely shine and continue to lead the film trend in Xiangjiang.
But there is no if, the collapse of Xinyicheng is not a simple matter, there are too many internal causes and external effects, piled together, so that this film company, which has dominated the Xiangjiang film industry for almost ten years, finally disappeared so lightly.
"Ah Jun, come, let me introduce you. Hong Jinbao pulled Yin Jun, pointed at the bald man and said, "This is Maijia, my good friend, and a good hand at making movies, Brother Sanmao, I started a film company with him this year." ”
"Hello, Mr. Mai. Yin Jun greeted his outstretched hand and said.
"Hehe, just call me Brother Jia. McGhah said with a smile, barely visible to her two little eyes when she was laughing.
The three of them chatted for a while, and when the wine and food came up, as soon as the man closed the door, Hong Jinbao stood up with a large glass of wine.
"Ah Jun, Brother Sanmao has a request for you today, and please give me a face!" Hong Jinbao smiled and dried a glass of liquor before continuing, "Don't worry, Brother Sanmao will not treat you badly! We all have wealth together! Earn money together!"
"Brother Sanmao is polite. Yin Jun also took a sip of the juice in front of him and said with a smile, "I don't know when you want a book? I've been busy writing a book for Li's and Jiashi TV series recently, and I still need to prepare for a while." ”
"We're going to make a film recently, and we can start a new project in mid-December. Mecca replied, "It would be great if Jun could give us the book at the end of November!"
They want to make a movie, Yin Jun has known for a long time, this is "Mr. Zan and Looking for Qianhua", which was originally sixth in this year's box office list.
It's quite tongue-twisting to hear this name, but it's actually the story of Ryazan, a famous Chinese medicine scientist and martial artist in Foshan in the late Qing Dynasty, and a person named Chen Hua and a flower name called Qian Hua.
Basically, the bad guy who walked killed the protagonist's master, and several apprentices joined forces to kill the bad guys, avenge the master, and do the right thing for the story.
This kind of story is old-fashioned, but it is actually the most classic of all the story genres.
Basically, martial arts novels, except for Gu Long, Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng, are written with this as the background.
or the fantasy novels, science fiction novels, and even urban novels that will flourish in the future, can still use such bridges, which is simply versatile.
Thinking that Hong Jinbao would make four movies in a row from June to December, Yin Jun unconsciously sighed, "Are you in such a hurry to make movies?"
"If you can play while you're young, you naturally have to work harder. Hong Jinbao said with a smile, "It's a pity that I'm not as good as others, so I can only win by quantity." ”
Speaking of the latter sentence, he was a little emotional, a little unwilling, and a little expectant.
Yin Jun naturally knew who he was talking about.
When "Serpentine Trickster" was close to the box office of 3 million, Cheng Long was still his little brother of Hong Jinbao, but he was a little more promising.
But when "Drunken Fist" sold 7.12 million and the box office exceeded 37 million, it seemed to be even better than Hung Jinbaodu.
Although Hong Jinbao's background is deeper than him, and he has stood firm for two consecutive years, Hong Jinbao is not a fool, so he can naturally see that Cheng Long's set is very ingenious, and the audience likes it very much, as long as he continues like this, it will be a matter of time before he surpasses him now.
In addition, He Guanchang has already accepted Cheng Long as his godson, and dug Cheng Long's high salary, Jiahe's resources will definitely be tilted towards Cheng Long, and the resources given to him Hong Jinbao will naturally be less.
So Hong Jinbao is a little anxious now.
Originally, after filming "Mr. Zan and Looking for Qian Hua", he wanted to rest more until the Spring Festival, but now that he has a sense of crisis, Hung Jinbao wants to make a good movie before the Spring Festival, so that everyone can see that he Hung Jinbao is the boss of Xiangjiang kung fu films.
Yin Jun is Hong Jinbao's biggest support.
In the past, Hong Jinbao felt that the most important thing in a movie was to rely on the people who acted in the movie, not a bullshit plot, those things to avenge their father, support justice, grow up in humiliation, etc., are all habitual routines, as long as you put it on, whether the movie is good or not in the end, you have to see your own performance.
But when he saw that "Bao Qingtian", "Wulin Gaiden" and "Chu Liuxiang" were popular one after another, and then Yin Jun made "Ghost Fight" for himself, which also created his own box office record, he suddenly cared a lot about the importance of the script.
Especially when Hung Jinbao knew that "Seven Days of Wrong Love", which broke the box office record in the history of Xiangjiang, was actually a script written by Yin Jun, he was even more determined to "If you want to become the boss of kung fu movies again, you must find Yin Jun to get a good book".
When Hung Jinbao told his good friend and partner Mai Jia about this, Mai Jia was a little unimpressed, but for the sake of Yin Jun's so many halos, Mai Jia still agreed to come over with Hong Jinbao to have a look.
If Yin Jun is really capable, then take the book and shoot it.
If Yin Jun is a fictitious person, then the investment of this book in Garbo Company will not participate, and it will be made by Hong Jinbao alone.
Before Yin Jun came over, he still hadn't decided which film to use for Hong Jinbao.
It's not that there is nothing suitable for Hung Jinbao, not to mention anything else, just Hung's own "Scary", "Oriental Condor", "Beware of Little Hands", "The Owl and Dumbo", all of which are Hung's own movies in the next three or five years, and it is very suitable for him to act.
Not to mention that there is also a super classic like "Five Lucky Stars", which will never go out of style after 30 years.
The kung fu movies of foreign movie stars are not without suitability for Hung Jinbao, such as John Woo's "The Ultimate Target" directed by Shang Ge Winton, Steven Seagal's "Hidden Dragon", Bruce Willis's "Die Hard", Giessenstanson's "Death Express", etc., Hung Jinbao has no pressure on all performances.
But what Yin Jun still has to consider is the current issue of the times.
At this time, if you make a "Hidden Dragon" against radical rebels on an aircraft carrier, it is simply a joke, and there is no such condition at all.
Filming "The Ultimate Target" is a bit heavy, which is not suitable for the current atmosphere of the times.
"Oriental Condor" is a very classic, and even Yin Jun can invite Cheng Long to come over and let their "Seven Little Blessings" team perform together, making up for the regret that only Cheng Long did not participate in his previous life.
However, now whether it is Hong Jinbao, Cheng Long or Yuan Biao, their kung fu movements have not been formed, or they are far from reaching the peak, and the team behind the scenes, including Yuan Kui, Yuan De, and Yuan Bin, has not formed their own martial arts guidance system, and the effect of filming is not as good as the original version in 87, but it is definitely not possible to meet Yin Jun's requirements.
In "The Loser", which had a box office of more than 9 million in 81, Hong Jinbao is just a second protagonist, and the first protagonist is his junior brother Yuan Biao, and now he is asked to do green leaves, he will definitely not do it - I don't have a stable reputation myself!
"People Are Scary" is not good, because "People Are Scary" and "Ghost Fight" are in the same vein, Yin Juncai is there to slander Guan Guan shirt and consume "Seven Days of Wrong Love" too much, and he will shoot a sequel in less than a few months, and if he wants to give Hung Jinbao the script of "People Scary", it will inevitably make the audience feel tired.
Now that counted, the more suitable ones are "Beware of Little Hands" and "The Owl and Dumbo".
"Beware of Little Hands" is Hung's 82-year-old work, with a box office of more than 11 million, and "The Owl and Dumbo" is his 84-year-old work, with a box office of more than 21 million.
Among them, "Beware of Little Hands" also won the honor of Best Actor at the Academy Awards for Hung Jinbao.
"Beware of Little Hands" and "The Owl and Dumbo" are both about a couple of crooks.
"Beware of Little Hands" is about a pair of scammers who are brothers, and "The Owl and Dumbo" is about a pair of scammers who don't know each other.
"Beware of Little Hands" focuses on fighting thrills and "force", while "The Owl and Dumbo" is interpreted in a more literary way, focusing on "wisdom".
Judging from the two movies, Yin Junhe's favorite is "Beware of Little Hands".
Because the fights in "Beware of Little Hands" are very good-looking, Hung Jinbao and Chen Xunqi are both in the period when they are at their peak, although there are still a lot of jerky, but they are definitely sincere works, and you can't go back and watch them now.
In contrast, "The Owl and Dumbo" is only the last time Hong Jinbao saves Lin Zixiang, and the warehouse fight is a bit interesting, including the dazzling appearance of the group of young men and women on bicycles, which is also very interesting, and the rest is still based on the plot.
Half of the reason why "The Owl and Dumbo" is higher at the box office is that this movie was released by Pan Gongzi's Debao Company at that time, and he strongly recommended the Malaysian beauty Yang Ziqiong he chased, so there were many releases in Shaw Brothers Cinemas and other movie theaters, and there was a period of vigorous publicity, plus the average price of movie tickets rose from about 12.3 yuan in 82 years to about 16.8 yuan at the end of 84 years, so naturally the box office was much higher.
Originally, Yin Jun was inclined to "Beware of Little Hands", because Hong Jinbao was in front of him, and Chen Xunqi was also familiar with Yin Jun.
But now that he sees Mecca, Yin Jun's heart is more inclined to "The Owl and Dumbo".
Compared with his funny skills, Mecca must be much more powerful than Lin Zixiang in the original work, and the reason why Lin Zixiang was able to star in "The Owl and Dumbo" was because of his influence in the music industry at that time, and he was asked to star in the movie because he wanted to attract his fans to watch the movie.
Thoughts flickered.
Looking at Hong Jinbao's expectant eyes, Yin Jun said: "Brother Sanmao, if you let me say it, now you need a movie that can break through your acting path and allow you to not be limited to kung fu stars." ”
"Don't you need to work hard?" Hong Jinbao was stunned, "Then what are you shooting?"
"It's not completely unnecessary, but kung fu is obviously not the main thing. Yin Jun said, "Look at Hollywood stars, the reason why they become superstars is because they are not limited to one subject. If it's limited to kung fu, what will you do when you're old? Can you still fight at the age of 60?"
Of course, Yin Jun would not be stupid enough to tell Hong Jinbao that in fact, he and Cheng Long, the two brothers, were still quite vigorous when they were 60 years old.
The two are just a very special case, not a universal phenomenon.
Hong Jinbao thought for a while when he heard this, and said thoughtfully: "But the audience is used to watching my fight scenes, and the style suddenly changes greatly, will they not get used to ......it?"
Yin Jun knew that Hung Jinbao wanted to ask if the sudden change of style would affect the box office.
He said calmly, "Of course not, your fight will continue in this play, but the storyline is equally important, so that people won't forget what you played when they go back after watching the fight." ”
"That's good. McGha interjected, "The plot is always the most important, but how to do it, Ah Jun, you still have to give us the story, so we can know if it's okay." ”
Since you are so intentional and want to expand the acting path for me, then I will definitely work hard to perform it well. Hong Jinbao's words were different from Mecca's, and he directly settled the matter.
Hong Jinbao's boldness surprised Yin Jun a little.
It seems that Hung Jinbao's success is not all because he took the lead.
"The script is prepared for two main characters. Yin Jun smiled and said, "Of course, the first protagonist is Brother Sanmao, and I haven't figured out who will play the second protagonist before, but when I saw Brother Jia today, I think it's good for him to be the second male lead." ”
"Me?" said McGha in surprise.
Maijia is actually one of the most educated people in the Xiangjiang film industry.
He was far less old-fashioned than he looked, he went to college in New York with a major in electronics, and when he got to work, he studied in New York University's film and art departments.
This is also an important reason why he was able to come up with "Best Partner", which was full of high-tech imagination at the time.
Even if there are some spoof elements, those imaginations are definitely not what the Xiangjiang people at that time could imagine.
So everyone looks very novel, so as soon as "Best Partner" comes out, it basically locks in the box office champion, which is beyond people's reach, and there is a reason.
It's just that since he returned to Xiangjiang from Mecca, he has been doing film directing work and has never acted.
He himself knew that his image was not good enough, so he didn't think about it either.
"Yes, Brother Jia, don't look very serious on your face, but if you let yourself deliberately have an exaggerated expression, it will have a comedic effect, which is the most suitable partner with Brother Sanmao. Yin Jun said, "No matter what, when I bring the script, you can give it a try first, and if it doesn't work, let's change people." ”
"Good!"
Hung Jinbao agreed for Mecca.
"That's because I'm too busy right now, and if I can't give it to you at the end of November, I'm sorry. Yin Jun said at this time, "But I will do my best." ”
"Ah Jun, you Sanmao brother and I'm also in a hurry! Aren't there already several TV series being filmed by Jiashi and Li? What are they anxious about!" Hong Jinbao was immediately anxious, "A movie script is easier to write than dozens of episodes of TV scripts, right? You should do me a favor and bring it early!"
"Movie scripts are actually more difficult to write than TV scripts. Yin Jun said solemnly: "And I am not very familiar with many customs and customs in Xiangjiang, so I need to find someone to understand and consult more professionals in order to write these plots well." Otherwise, wouldn't it be my fault that the movie was not made well?"
Hung Jinbao was in a hurry, but Mai Jia had an idea, "If we help you save time and let a screenwriter who knows Xiangjiang know a lot help improve the content of folk customs, wouldn't it be able to speed up?"
Finally answered!
Yin Jun smiled in his heart, but his face was stunned for a moment, and then he said, "If there is a professional who can discuss it with me, it would be good." ”
"That's fine!" McGha nodded, "I have a friend who is now working as a screenwriter at Wireless and is a very capable person. I'll bring him over to meet you in two days, and you can use him as an assistant and let him help you with this script. ”
"Be an assistant?" Yin Jun shook his head repeatedly, "It's not good." ”
"What's so bad about American movies, the big screenwriter takes out the script, lets the people below perfect it, and then it still belongs to the big screenwriter's work. Mai Jia said, "You are already one of the top gold medal screenwriters in Xiangjiang, and it is his blessing that he can learn from you! The copyright and everything are yours, you just need to give him a little hard money when the time comes!"
"Where can I get Ah Jun to pay for his hard work?" Hong Jinbao said happily next to him, "We will pay for this money!" Ah Jun, the most important thing for you is to come up with the script as soon as possible, Brother Sanmao is waiting to become famous!"
In order to let Yin Jun write a good script as soon as possible, he was naturally willing to pay more.
And with a screenwriter who is familiar with the situation in Xiangjiang to assist Yin Jun, it will be more reasonable in terms of storyline design.
It can also be seen from this that Yin Jun's attitude towards the script is very serious.
Therefore, Hong Jinbao is even more assured.
A screenwriter who writes a script just for money, and a screenwriter who writes a script for the sake of writing a good script are completely two different concepts.
Thinking that he would soon be able to usher in a good book, Hong Jinbao couldn't close his mouth with a smile.
But he didn't know that Yin Jun was more satisfied than him.
Huang Baiming, in order for you not to release those boring money-making films in the future and become a real gold medal screenwriter, you can follow me to polish it for a few years! )