Chapter 1188 The Final Curtain Call

Shaw Brothers Movies is going out of business! !

The news that Liang Jiahui knew spread throughout Hong Kong every two days.

Even people who haven't paid much attention to Shaw Brothers movies for a long time have heard the news.

So when neighbors meet each other, they can't help but sigh and think back to those days.

It is no exaggeration to say that over the past thirty years, Shaw Brothers movies have left an indelible impression on the lives of Hong Kong people.

Because it is the king of Hong Kong movies and the pride of Hong Kong movies in the past.

Although Shaw Brothers have been doing worse and worse each year in recent years, and people in Xiangjiang have scolded them a lot, everyone always has the illusion that "Shaw Brothers will soon cheer up and regain its glory."

But now what we are waiting for is that Shaw Brothers is preparing to close its doors. Why don't everyone feel disappointed?

But it's not all bad news.

For example, Shao Liuye said in newspapers, magazines and TV in a very high profile that in order to give back to the fans in Hong Kong and around the world, Shaw Brothers Films specially spent a lot of money to request three scripts from the gold medal screenwriter Yin Jun, striving to make everyone feel full for the last meal. Yes, no regrets!

When he said this, everyone became interested.

As we all know, Yin Jun was unwilling to give scripts to Shaw Brothers, and even criticized the studio system of Shaw Brothers.

But now that Shaw Brothers is about to close, Yin Jun is still willing to give Mr. Shao Liu some face regardless of the past grudges. This is also a sign of affection and righteousness.

The movies released by Shaw Brothers in recent years have really hurt the hearts of movie fans, but I didn't expect that they would do such a beautiful job in the end, which immediately made people feel impressed.

But many people in the Hong Kong film industry couldn't believe it.

With Shao Laochao's character and the current situation where Yin Jun's scripts are so tight and expensive, can he buy three of them in one go? And at a time when Shaw Brothers was about to close its doors?

its not right!

It doesn’t look like Shao Laozhao’s character!

However, they never imagined that these scripts were given to Shao Yifu by Yin Jun, and Yin Jun did not even tell Le Yiling about this.

Shao Yifu believed in Yin Jun's character, and Yin Jun would not leak it if he said it would not be leaked, so he neatly used the matter of buying the script at a high price as a gimmick.

In this way, it certainly attracted the interest of Hong Kong movie fans.

It's Shaw Brothers' final film, and it's a script written by Yin Jun himself. The combination of the two makes it a must-see!

Moreover, Shao Liuye also released the news that these scripts are not limited to actors from Shaw Brothers. As long as they are good actors, they are welcome to star.

Wow...

Everyone suddenly became excited!

Yin Jun’s script!

It’s Yin Jun’s script whoever catches him will be famous!

If you can star in it, or even get into the lead role, wouldn't you become famous in the future?

All of a sudden, there were an overwhelming number of resumes sent to Shaw Brothers Films, and the phone calls of a group of Shaw Brothers Film executives were almost inundated with calls from groups of stars.

Not only that, they also post it in newspapers, magazines and news.

"I came from Shaw Brothers. At this last moment, I am willing to contribute to my old club again."

"Uncle Six, as long as you need me, I'm just a phone call away and just take care of the lunch box!"

"I grew up watching Shaw Brothers movies. Now that I have such a good opportunity, let me repay Shaw Brothers. I am willing to play the role!"

"There is nothing more sentimental than this, but rather than being sad, I hope to give Shaw Brothers the best curtain call. As a person, I can play both upright and villainous characters, and I don't choose roles!"

"Haha, everyone is here to join in the fun, how can I miss it? Boss Shao, do you think I'm okay?"

Liang Jiahui laughed in his heart when he saw everyone so excited.

Do you really believe that Shaw Brothers will openly cast actors?

I have already decided on the male lead for the next movie, and God knows if it will be like this for the other two movies.

Mr. Shao Liu just found a gimmick to fool you idiots so that he can become famous and make a lot of money!

Yin Jun also saw Shao Yifu's hype, and of course he would not tell others. Shaw Brothers didn't even get the script now, so how could it choose actors?

However, Yin Jun already knows which movies should be given to Shaw Brothers.

Originally, he wanted to throw out "A Better Tomorrow".

Anyway, Wu Yusen and Yin Jun didn't like him very much, and Zhou Run found that he didn't need "A Better Tomorrow" to add luster to himself, and Di Long even went to film "The Rescue". Think about Liam Neeson, who made a comeback How prosperous will it be after that?

The last Zhang Guorong is the one who least needs fame.

In recent years, Zhang Guorong has been regarded as a top-notch singer in Asia. If Teresa Teng is excluded, he is the number one in Asia.

Now Leslie Cheung is only worried about being followed by paparazzi everywhere he goes out. When he goes to other countries, he often causes big traffic jams. He also wants to be less famous.

Therefore, even if Yin Jun wants to make "A Better Tomorrow", he will not find the original cast, so it is not a big deal to throw this movie away.

Although "A Better Tomorrow" is known as the first of Hong Kong's top ten movies, ranking higher than "Infernal Affairs", in Yin Jun's eyes, it is just the same thing. There have been many good movies later, so it cannot be because This old ranking, just treat it how awesome it is.

Not to mention "A Better Tomorrow", the second-ranked "Autumn Fairy Tale" is still the same?

Yin Jun didn't care much.

In comparison, the "Youth" filmed by Feng Buck Tooth, "Hawthorn Tree Love 2" or "Return" filmed by Guo Shi are all very good and can better export Chinese culture.

But looking back, "Invincible Heroes" has a different meaning to the people of Xiangjiang. It is destined to be a genre they like very much, so after repeated considerations, Yin Jun is ready to stay and leave it to his own film company to film .

In the end, the three films that Yin Jun decided to give to Shaw Brothers were "The Frog Prince", "Chocolate" and "Future".

It goes without saying that the movie "The Frog Prince" is a movie that Wang Jing wrote himself and completely established his own style.

It was from "The Frog Prince" that Wang Jing learned to make movies in a funny + beautiful + nonsensical way. Eighty percent of the movies he made in his life were of this type.

A film that can be classified as his pioneering work is of course very good. In fact, "The Frog Prince" also ranked tenth at the box office two years later, with a box office of almost 20 million.

In today's market, I have never seen this type of audience, and they will definitely buy it.

Moreover, Yin Jun's script is much more precise than Wang Jingke's, and he is not as messy as Wang Jing in selecting actors.

For example, the role of Yun Piaopiao is obviously a proud royal sister, so why would Guan Zhilin be cast in it?

Guan Zhilin should change roles with Zhong Chuhong. She should play A Mei and Zhong Chuhong should play Sister Yu, so that she can have that kind of flavor.

However, because of Wang Jing's characteristics as a fat little girl, there were many bikini shots on the Hawaiian beach at the beginning. Yin Juncai was reluctant to let others see the girl's figure, so Guan Zhilin will definitely not star.

Another actor who plays the leading role of Kitten is Zhang Manyu. She will return to Xiangjiang this year, but where can I find her for a while? Moreover, Yin Jun did not like Man Shen, who had little acting experience.

So Yin Jun only designated Wang Jing as the director, and neither Zhong Chuhong nor Guan Zhilin recommended it. His own woman would lose her standing if she made too many such funny movies.

The original author of "Detective Chocolate" is the Xu family brothers, and it is also one of Xu Guanwen's masterpieces. It basically continues his usual screenwriting style, with a sense of absurd life comedy of little people.

In this era, before Hong Kong became impetuous, comedy films about common people like the cold-faced comedian Xu Guanwen were still very able to capture people's hearts, so "Detective Chocolate" also beat "North and South Shaolin" in 1986. , became the fifth highest-grossing movie in Hong Kong, with a box office of about 22 million.

Of course, Yin Jun also made some adaptations of "Detective Chocolate". For example, Chocolate was not written so old. He believed that Jiang Dawei could completely replace Xu Guanwen. This elegant martial arts star has also been transforming in recent years, so A weak and daydreaming character like Chocolate is just right for him to play.

In terms of plot arrangement, Xu Guanwen is not that crazy, but those cold jokes are not so easy to arouse people's enthusiasm, especially now that blockbusters produced by Yin Jun are constantly hitting the market.

Therefore, Yin Jun instead added a few plot points that Fatty Wang often used.

I just hope that the audience will buy into this before the era of "everything produced by Wang Jing must be bad" has not yet come.

Whether it's "The Frog Prince" or "Chocolate Detective," even with Yin Jun's script and the gimmick of Shaw Brothers going out of business, their box office potential is between 25 million and 30 million.

Such results are not in line with Yin Jun's strength. I'm afraid Shao Liuye is a little bit muttered in his heart, thinking: Are you perfunctory with me? You can't be outstanding if you don't make money at the box office, right?

Therefore, the most important of the three movies is the third one, "Future".

"Future" is not a Hong Kong movie, but an American movie, the work of the future actor Tom Hanks.

Generally speaking, this is a story about a little boy who suddenly grows up and faces the world as an adult.

In fact, there is also a Chinese version of this movie. China made a remake in the 1990s, and the plot was not changed much. It was also about growing up and working in a toy company, but that movie was subject to restrictions. There were too many, and they didn’t take into account the grounding in China. Chinese people don’t have the same humanistic concepts as Americans, so they didn’t cause any sensation in the end.

But the original version of "Future" was very powerful. Not only did it get a good reputation, it made Tom Hanks an idol of a generation of young people. It also ranked fourth at the box office in the United States in 1988, ranking first among feature films. Identity has a box office of 115 million U.S. dollars. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a combination of fame and fortune.

If you give "Future" to Shaw Brothers, they can make a lot of money from overseas distribution, and Yin Jun will have an explanation.

Because it is a feature film, the requirements in terms of location, identity, plot, etc. are not very high. As long as the male protagonist is tasteful enough and his acting skills are good enough, then it will be enough to cope with it.

Chow Yun-fat, who had a childlike performance in "God of Gamblers", was originally very suitable for this role, but now that Chow Yun-fat is so tall and the best actor in Cannes, it is not appropriate to play this kind of film.

So Yin Jun thought about it and recommended Liang Jiahui to play the role. In terms of acting skills, ability, and age, he was the most suitable one.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau are obviously more suitable in appearance, but their acting skills are still very lacking, and they cannot smoothly change between the mentality of a child and that of an adult.

With Yin Jun's way of looking at people, Shao Yifu would definitely agree.

After all, he no longer wants to make movies. The most important thing is to seize the opportunity to make a lot of money and invest in his own TV industry!

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