assistirfilmes Chapter 78 Funds in the Account
Chapter 78 Funds in the Account
Chapter 79 Funds in the Account (Comic Copyright)
With the investment secured, preparations for "Swordsman 2" progressed rapidly.
The movie's official title has been changed to "Swordsman II: The Invincible East".
Perhaps due to prior contact, Tsui Hark quickly finalized the casting of two beautiful actresses, Rosamund Kwan and Michelle Reis, to play Ren Yingying and Yue Lingshan respectively.
Xu Ke's apprentice, assistant director Li Huimin, led his team to scout locations in mainland China.
He's very familiar with this job; he was the one who went to all the filming locations for "Reign of Assassins."
Wu Siyuan, on the other hand, was busy promoting the release of his films during the Lunar New Year season.
This year's Lunar New Year film season includes "I Love Twisted Wood", a movie co-produced by Siyuan Pictures and Golden Princess Entertainment and starring Chow Yun-fat.
He initiated this project and then partnered with Golden Princess.
Since "A Better Tomorrow," almost all of Chow Yun-fat's films have been invested in and distributed by Golden Princess, making the two deeply intertwined.
"I Love Twisted Wood" is a unique artistic romantic comedy.
Instead of following the crazy and slapstick approach of traditional Lunar New Year films, it blends lighthearted humor with a sense of realism and a touch of nostalgic artistic flair.
Chow Yun-fat subverts his image, playing a rustic yet witty village chief, and collaborates again with the classic on-screen couple, Carol Cheng.
Originally, Ng See-yuen was quite confident that he could compete with Stephen Chow during the Lunar New Year film season.
After all, Chow Yun-fat is also a box office guarantee, and he has been popular for five or six years.
The quality of "I Love Twisted Wood" is also quite good, giving Ng See-yuen considerable confidence in this year's Lunar New Year film season.
But unexpectedly, the film negative of "All's Well, Ends Well" was almost stolen, and the movie became known throughout Hong Kong.
This put a lot of pressure on Wu Siyuan.
"All's Well, Ends Well" and "I Love Twisted Wood" are also the two most anticipated films during this year's Spring Festival season.
Chow Yun-fat and Stephen Chow face off for the first time.
Will the strongest newcomer prove himself by defeating the gods, or will the veteran master defend his honor?
The duel between the two has been hotly debated by the media.
Tang Long looked at the newspaper and clicked his tongue in amazement. Although Hong Kong media were not as childish as Japanese media, they could still be a bit crazy sometimes.
This report was very exciting, and the two were even drawn in the style of Hong Kong comics, giving a sense of a showdown at the Forbidden City.
Why does your tone sound a little sarcastic?
"What do I have to worry about, Sister Baozhu? Just you wait and see, I'll cut those two down sooner or later."
Cui Baozhu just smiled and didn't say anything.
Seeing her somewhat agitated expression, Tang Long raised his voice a few decibels: "You don't believe me? Maybe it won't work this year, but it will definitely work next year."
Okay, Tang Long is definitely jealous.
The media described them as unparalleled, one of a kind on earth. I ask you, which of Hong Kong's top artists, besides Jackie Chan, wouldn't be envious?
However, what he just said wasn't just empty boasting; he genuinely thought so.
Stephen Chow is too strong this year; it's the year he's condensed his divine status. It's too difficult to surpass him.
The year after next, Chow Yun-fat brought us "God of Gamblers 2", and the year after that, Jackie Chan brought us "Rumble in the Bronx", both of which were blockbusters that grossed over 50 million at the box office.
Based on current ticket prices, over 50 million is already the ceiling for Hong Kong film box office.
Even if Tang Long adapted any film from later generations, he wouldn't dare guarantee that the box office would reach 50 million.
However, neither Chow Yun-fat nor Jackie Chan will bring us a blockbuster film next year.
Stephen Chow's performance was as impressive as ever, but it paled in comparison to his phenomenal results this year.
Next year's box office champion will be his "Flirting Scholar," which will only gross a little over 40 million Hong Kong dollars.
This result has a high probability of being surpassed.
Therefore, if Tang Long prepares a good film next year, there is a great chance that he will surpass "Flirting Scholar" and become number one.
If we can end Stephen Chow's three-peat, then it won't be two Chows and one Jackie Chan anymore, but two dragons and two Chows.
"Ah Long, we've received more than ten scripts these past few days, all for male leads. Why don't you pick two?"
You haven't filmed enough movies. Other actors as famous as you have at least five or six film contracts.
Filming more movies will not only solidify your popularity but also expand our company's network.
Cui Baozhu's words made a lot of sense, but Tang Long still shook his head: "Forget it, most of the scripts sent over are martial arts films, but I plan to stop making martial arts films after I finish filming 'Swordsman 2'."
You should be aware that a large number of martial arts films will be approved and released in the next two years, and the martial arts film market is about to become a red ocean.
It's not that I'm afraid of competition, but rather that audiences will get tired of it, and martial arts films will soon collapse.
Tang Long had read all those scripts; most of them were copycat works, clearly trying to ride on his fame.
There are some excellent works, such as "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" produced by Win's Entertainment and directed by Wong Jing, and "The Bride with White Hair" directed by Yu Rentai, which also features Brigitte Lin.
One film was born at the wrong time and flopped at the box office, while the other broke through the competition and made more than 20 million.
But Tang Long still wasn't interested; there was no need for him to keep circling around the martial arts film market.
Cui Baozhu felt somewhat helpless when she saw that Tang Long was unwilling.
Others with his fame work tirelessly to make money, but he doesn't seem to have much interest in earning money.
That's too laid-back.
"By the way, Sister Baozhu, how much money do we have in our company's account?"
"I thought you didn't care at all."
Then Cui Baozhu handed Tang Long a report, saying, "When Tangde Film Industry moved out, you injected ten million Hong Kong dollars into the company's account."
The total cost of investing in "Reign of Assassins," office rent, company operating expenses, and employee salaries during this period amounted to 4.27 million, as detailed in the financial statements.
"Reign of Assassins recently generated 12 million in revenue, and we invested 3 million in Swordsman 2. We currently have over 14 million in the account."
The investment for "Swordsman 2" is tentatively set at 10 million yuan, with Tangde Pictures holding 30% of the shares. The money was transferred immediately after the investment agreement was signed.
At this moment, Cui Baozhu suddenly realized why Tang Long wasn't filming outside.
The salary earned from working yourself to the bone is less than what you make from investing in your own movies.
But this requires ensuring that Tang Long's films can maintain such a high level of profitability.
For some reason, she had a faint confidence in Tang Long.
Fourteen million yuan is a moderate amount, but it's enough to sustain Tangde Film & Television's future development, and the company is now on the right track.
"Ah Long, do you have something you need to spend money on?"
"After filming 'Swordsman 2,' I plan to make another film, which will be jointly invested by Tangde Pictures and Yingzhijie."
I've already discussed it with Deng Guangrong. The investment is tentatively set at eight million. You should go and sign the investment contract with him first.
I also reached a verbal agreement with Sammo Hung: you should get him to sign an actor contract as soon as possible. He has a lot of gigs, so it's better to avoid any unforeseen problems.
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When the topic of work came up, Cui Baozhu became serious and wrote down Tang Long's work arrangements one by one.
"There's one last thing. Go and buy the film and television adaptation rights for a few comics for me."