Stephen Chow thought for a long time but did not understand it well. In fact, he was also walking based on his feelings. He was temporarily a layman when it comes to filming movies.

However, after careful consideration, he still felt that being a director and producer, or even a shareholder of a film company, was more reliable. After all, he has been in the industry for many years and has seen many superstars who were once famous and gradually fade away. For example, Di Long was a superstar back then, and now he can only play supporting roles.

Xu Guanwen, the king of comedy in the 1970s, has lost the market for films now. Audiences who like comedy films have already welcomed Stephen Chow's nonsensical style.

Why is Xu Guanwen not good? It is mainly because he is old and it is not easy to sell. In addition, comedy films really test inspiration. When there is plenty of inspiration, third-rate flops can make big-time works. However, if the former comedy superstars lack inspiration, they may lose like Xu Guanwen. Other movies have begun to enter the era of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Xu Guanwen's movies in recent years have even regressed from more than 10 million to millions of box offices, and many movies are difficult to even make money back. So, Jiahe Film, the boss behind the Xu Brothers Film Company, has also greatly reduced its support for Xu Guanwen.

"Boss, I'm a little afraid of failure," said Stephen Chow.

Fear?

Have you been afraid of failure just a few years after debuting?

This does not mean that Stephen Chow is timid, but because his status is now so popular. In addition to a very small number of blockbusters with a budget of over 100 million, the most popular movies in Hong Kong are Stephen Chow's movies. It can be said that if you give a budget of 10 million, you can shoot movies with a box office of more than 30 million in Hong Kong, and the global box office may exceed 100 million in total. In addition, Stephen Chow's comedy films, not only box office sales, VCD, TV replays, etc., can produce huge economic benefits.

To a certain extent, the profits contributed by the combination of Wang Jing and Stephen Chow even exceeded those of a big director like Tsui Hark.

However, Tsui Hark's route does not rely on personal comedy jokes and ideas, but rather pursues the development of new technologies in the world's film industry and reaps the dividends of technological development. Therefore, there is no bottleneck for the time being. As long as you have strong learning ability and can continue to accept new technologies and new concepts, you can make continuous progress.

It was also Tsui Hark who had entered the era of blockbusters that gave Stephen Chow, Wang Jing and others a combination of making quick money by relying on inspiration, which created huge pressure.

Lin Qi smiled and felt that it was unnecessary for Stephen Chow to worry. For Stephen Chow now, his career is just the beginning. His partner and Wang Jing are almost a perfect match. The two can continue to cooperate in the future and continue to create sparks.

But in fact, these two seemingly matched combinations have already developed new ideas. Moreover, the relationship between the two did not become rigged, but instead brought together a group to talk to the boss about their ideas.

Of course, Lin Qi listened to the two of them and quickly supported them.

If it were a Hong Kong movie fan in the 21st century, he would know that "God of Gambling" directed by Wang Jing later was considered a legend, and Wang Jing was indeed a director's genius. He chose a relatively safe method. The whole process of "God of Gambling" was very easy. Although some people said that this film led the trend of Hong Kong gambling films, there was no pressure for him at all.

To be honest, "God of Gambling" can be regarded as the pinnacle of Hong Kong gambling films. Apart from that, almost no movie of the same type can be equally matched. Moreover, this movie has strong subversive significance. Few commercial blockbusters dare to let the male protagonist play idiots most of the time. Most of the gambling God played by Chow Yun-fat plays a fool in the play, but Gao Jin can still be powerful after he returns to the gambling table and eats a few pieces of chocolate. Such a perfect acting is also the reason for the success of "God of Gambling".

"God of Gambling" has set off a craze in Hong Kong gambling films. Chow Yun-fat, who plays Gao Jin in the film, fully displays his acting skills, making people see the shock, surprise and joy brought by a person from god to man and being promoted to god again, which is also unforgettable to the audience.

"You are more professional than me when acting in movies and making movies. However, you two have to set up a subsidiary, so you have to show enough strength. You two are partners, and you should be clear about each other's strengths and weaknesses. In other words, the combination of you two is equivalent to a two-headed dragon, which can learn from each other during the shooting process."

Lin Qi did not seem to have too much guidance, but he just gave the two a hint of it. In fact, many of their works can see the shadow of each other's influence.

Wang Jing is more serious than in history, and no longer makes time by making movies without any brains. She often innovates carefully and conceives the plot and techniques of the movie.

Stephen Chow also privately regarded Wang Jing as a teacher, and asked Wang Jing if he didn't understand the materials for filming by himself.

It is precisely because of this that the relationship between the two is better than expected. However, if they continue to tie up, it will be unfavorable for their future development, so they decided to apply for the establishment of a film company with independent operating qualifications. The two of them will make their own movies based on the company's budget. If it really doesn't work, they can still continue to cooperate.

"Thank you, boss, I understand a little." Stephen Chow said.

"As for the subject matter, you are the material for acting in comedy, but do you have any new ideas?" Lin Qi said.

Lin Qi was not worried that Wang Jing would not be able to make a movie. In fact, Wang Jing only needed to give him a camera, with the lowest budget, no script at all. He could make a movie in a few days by shooting randomly. With those lowest budgets, many dramas could even make do with a rough plot, which shows his ability.

But when Stephen Chow was directing for the first time, Lin Qi was a little worried.

Not long after, Stephen Chow took out a script - "Jigong"!

Lin Qi read the script and listened to Stephen Chow talking about his ideas, and thought he could give it a try.

...

On September 16, 1988, Stephen Chow and Wang Jing announced the establishment of Xingjing Entertainment Company. This new film company, Xinchuangye Film and Television Entertainment Company, holds 51%, Wang Jing holds 30%, and Stephen Chow holds 29%. It is considered a subsidiary of Xinchuangye Film and Television Group.

The company was just completed, and Wang Jing went straight to find Chow Yun-fat. In his vision, he changed several roles of the God of Gambling in the film, but in the end he still set his sights on Chow Yun-fat.

The most profound influence of the movie "God of Gamblers" is the stark contrast of characters. If Gao Jin, who has become an idiot, is separated from Gao Jin in the casino, then many actors can do it.

When the two are combined, we must not only see the domineering spirit of the god of gambling in the casino, but also see the ordinary people who are mixed with gangsters in ordinary life. From ordinary to gambling gods, they are mixed with various emotions in life, leaving a lot of psychological space for the audience. This is also the place where this film is praised.

So, what Wang Jing wants to look for is such a face. Undoubtedly, the one that suits the most is Chow Yun-fat.

"This is the script of "God of Gamblers", and the characters in it are you." Since Wang Jing became famous, she has been separated from his shadow and is also well-known.

Chow Yun-fat did not refuse. He was very interested in the script of this drama, and the characterization in it was more in line with his positioning. All he was worried about was one problem, the pay.

As for the shooting location, it's not too easy. There's no need to be inland, and the scenes are nothing special. Besides some running and eating chocolate throughout the whole process, there's only one that rolls down the cliff. It's not too much for filming movies.

“8 million.”

Wang Jing simply gave the pay, which is quite generous. It can even be said that it is much more than the pay of the top Hong Kong superstars. Jackie Chan's pay is just that. Of course, this movie was carefully created by Wang Jing and may take a long time to shoot, so he gave Chow Yun-fat a vaccination in advance.

"If the response from "God of Gamblers" is quite good after it is released, it is very likely that the series will be released. I will look for you later, and the pay will continue to rise!" Wang Jing said.

Wang Jing has many ideas about the movie "God of Gambling". In fact, these ideas have made the movie not only make a successful hit after it was released, but also been "paid tribute" for decades. Not only are there countless directors and crew in Hong Kong imitating this movie to make various follow-up gambling films. Moreover, in the Internet era, some online films and TV series are still paying tribute, imitating Chow Yun-fat's various styles and shots in gambling films.

"Okay, I promise you, I hope we can work happily." Chow Yun-fat agreed, but this made him more moved. It is undoubtedly a good news for him to be able to launch a series on the premise that the film is successful.

As for the pay, if the series can be launched continuously, you naturally don’t have to care too much about the immediate interests.

The two of them quickly decided, Wang Jing was moving very quickly, and by the end of the month, the camera was already on.

On the other hand, after referring to Lin Qi's opinion, Stephen Chow had a lot of ideas about the movie "Jigong". In addition to adding his comedy jokes, he also worked with the special effects team of the Humen Film and Television Base to add some special effects shots to create a more visually impactful mythical blockbuster.

What Stephen Chow didn't know was that from this movie, his style changed drastically. From relying on nonsensical comedy to treat nonsensical comedy as an optional seasoning. At the same time, Stephen Chow was another special effect technology control after Tsui Hark, and each movie had almost no special effects.

Although this idea is so expensive that Wang Jing later complained, asking him, reducing the special effects budget can save 50 million in a movie, why is it so wasteful?

The dispute between the two ended up with Lin Qi, who played 50 major boards each. Stephen Chow agreed that after the special effects blockbuster was paid, the next blockbuster could continue to make the next blockbuster. If the blockbuster was a failure, the next blockbuster would need to make a small-cost comedy and get back the lost ones. This agreement made Wang Jing, the partner, slightly satisfied.
Chapter completed!