Wuxia movies were not a new genre. As early as the 70s and 80s, Xiangjiang's film companies had made many Wuxia movies, which were quite popular at that time.
But in the late 90s, due to the influence of Hollywood action blockbusters, Xiangjiang's local film industry was severely impacted. In order to cater to the appreciation of the new generation of young people, many types of movies, including zombie movies, ghost movies and Wuxia movies, gradually disappeared.
If someone else wanted to make a Wuxia movie, Ma Rongzhen, Chen Wenqiang and others, who knew the ups and downs of Xiangjiang's film industry very well, would definitely advise them not to get involved. But Lu Chen was different.
LuChen proved his strong talent in movies with "A Chinese Ghost Story", and "A Chinese Ghost Story" itself has a certain martial arts element. For example, at the beginning of the movie, the scene where Ning Caichen met a swordsman killing bandits on the road was really exciting.
And this fighting scene was directed by Lu Chen, including the action design.
In this aspect, he also had the ability to turn something rotten into something magical!
Ma Rongzhen weighed the book in his hand and said eagerly, "I'll take it back and read it carefully. Master Lu, what role should I play in this new movie?"
Although he knew that he was too eager to ask, he really couldn't help it.
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Uncle Ma, you can read the original book first. I haven't written the script for the movie yet. I'll give it to you in a month or two!"
After a pause, he said, "The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer will be made into three parts, at least 200 million yuan!"
Different from A Chinese Ghost Story, which was adapted from a short story in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer was millions of words long, and there were more than five physical publications. It was basically impossible to condense so much content into a 90-minute movie.
The usual way was either to cut a wonderful part of the movie, or to separate it into several parts.
Lu Chen had already thought about it. The three parts of The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer would be filmed consecutively, so as to save money and maintain the quality of continuity.
In addition, The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer would be the first film of the newly formed special effects team of Chen Fei Media!
Ma Rongzhen and Chen Wenqiang looked at each other. Both of them couldn't suppress the excitement on their faces.
It was no wonder that Lu Chen wasn't willing to film a sequel to "A Chinese Ghost Story". It turned out that his big move was at the back. He didn't want to live off his past achievements at all. His intention was to create the glory of martial arts movies!
Ma Rongzhen was even more excited. Since Lu Chen had given him the original novel, it meant that he could choose the roles in it.
Furthermore, it was a huge investment!
Lu Chen said to Chen Wenqiang, "Uncle Qiang, help me find more talents in special effects in Hong Kong. As long as they have real skills and are willing to work in the capital, I'll pay them well."
Xiangjiang's film industry was known as the Oriental Hollywood. Although it had declined, it had cultivated a large number of professional talents over the past few decades. The overall strength of special effects production was still stronger than that of the domestic industry.
In recent years, many Hong Kong filmmakers had come to the mainland to seek development opportunities, including many animation engineers/senior special effects artists, etc., which had injected vitality into domestic movies.
However, talents were hard to come by. These senior talents would either set up their own studios or join big companies. It was very difficult to poach them. On the contrary, it was easier to hunt in Xiangjiang.
Chen Wenqiang patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Young Master Lu. I promise to find a few useful people for you!"
"A Chinese Ghost Story" won the box office champion in Xiangjiang, and it also made Lu Chen's Xiangjiang Film Studio famous. Chen Wenqiang naturally had the confidence to poach people by relying on this famous brand.
In Lu Chen's vision, his Xiangjiang Film Studio was not only the bridgehead for Chenfei Media to establish a foothold in Xiangjiang but also a base for poaching and cultivating talents.
With Chen Wenqiang there, he could rest assured.
After the discussion, everyone drank to their heart's content until late at night.
Chen Wenqiang and the others would not return to Xiangjiang immediately. It was Ma Rongzhen's first time in the capital, so she naturally wanted to stay for a few more days. Nie Mingzhu and Chen Fei 'er had an appointment to go shopping together.
"You two have such a good relationship now?"
Back at home in Purple Garden, Lu Chen smiled and said to Chen Fei 'er, "Why don't we become sworn sisters?"
Chen Fei 'er snorted and said, "Sworn sisters, do you want to sway left and right and enjoy the happiness of having two people?"
"No!"
Lu Chen hurriedly complained, and his drunkenness turned into cold sweat. "I have never thought of it that way."
During the screening of "A Chinese Ghost Story" in Xiangjiang, some unscrupulous media had hyped up the "scandal" between him and Nie Mingzhu, but it did not cause any trouble. Chen Fei 'er also knew about it.
Chen Fei 'er giggled and rolled her eyes at him coquettishly. "I'm just joking with you. Look at how scared you are. In fact, if Mingzhu is willing, I'm very generous!"
Although Lu Chen drank a lot, his mind was still very clear. "I only need you!"
Chen Fei 'er didn't believe him. "You make it sound nice."
Although she said so, there was still an intoxicating smile on her face.
Lu Chen's heart was swayed. He couldn't help hugging her waist and lowering his head to kiss her.
"You stink!"
Chen Fei 'er reached out to stop him and said with disgust, "Go brush your teeth and take a shower first, or don't even think about getting on the bed!"
Lu Chen smiled and kissed her despite her resistance. Then he went to the bathroom to wash up with satisfaction.
It was a charming night.
The next morning, he was woken up by the phone on the bedside table.
Lu Chen always carried two mobile phones with him. One was used for work, and he would turn it off when he was resting. The other was used for friends and family, and it was turned on 24 hours a day. Naturally, it was this one that rang.
At this moment, Chen Fei 'er was still curled up in his arms and sleeping soundly. Last night, the two of them had a lot of fun.
Lu Chen quickly reached out to pick up the phone, for fear of waking up his girlfriend in his arms. "Hello?"
Who was calling him early in the morning?
A familiar voice came from the phone: "Lu Chen, this is Gao He. When will you have time to come to Hangzhou?"
"Boss?"
Lu Chen was still a little confused and hadn't woken up yet: "What's the matter? Is it important? "
Gao He laughed on the phone and said, "If it's not important, I won't call you. I'll tell you a piece of good news. The games we made have been completed and can be launched at any time!"
Lu Chen suddenly woke up and said, "You mean Happy Farm?"
"Yes!"
Gao He replied decisively, "It's Happy Farm!"
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