Director Jia's visit to Hong Kong this time wasn't just to attend the premiere. One of his main goals was to find Stephen Chow to film "A Journey to the West."
Everyone had their own Douban, and in Jia Yapeng's Douban, two of the three movies with the highest ratings belonged to Stephen Chow. One was "A Journey to the West," the other was "Kung Fu," and the last one was "Wandering Earth."
As someone who had been reborn, and an extremely rich one at that, Director Jia decided that his transmigration wouldn't be in vain. He wanted to get his hands on the three best movies in his mind.
He had to be willful when he was rich, as long as he didn't destroy the original work.
Moreover, the fate of "A Journey to the West" in his previous life was too rough. It was different from "Farewell My Concubine." Although the start of "Farewell My Concubine" was a little bad, it would definitely be smooth sailing in the future. Later on, due to its huge international impact, the country had no choice but to lift the seal and allow "Farewell My Concubine" to be released domestically.
However, "A Journey to the West" was basically synonymous with bad movies for a few years after its release. It was the main culprit that destroyed the original work of "A Journey to the West." It deserved to be killed.
It wasn't until a few years later, with the prevalence of deconstruction, that the value behind "A Journey to the West" and the true feelings contained in it were accepted by people. The love between Joker and Fairy Zi Xia became one of the classic love stories in memory.
And the line "I'll love you for 10,000 years" was a classic among classics.
Since Director Jia had established Daqian Entertainment, he had to get all these movies into his pocket. Otherwise, what was the point of his rebirth?
Therefore, before he came to Hong Kong, Director Jia used his own memory to write out the scripts for the first and second movies of "A Journey to the West."
Thanks to Jia Yapeng's scholarly body, some of the memories that had faded became more profound. As long as Director Jia tried to recall, he could recall all the classic scenes and lines in "A Journey to the West." He could even recall the expressions of the actors.
Of course, there were some parts that he couldn't remember clearly. Director Jia used his free will to create them. In the end, he used less than five days to organize the entire script.
Then, Director Jia would contact someone to film the movie.
However, President Jia was still a little nervous in his heart. This was because "A Chinese Odyssey to the West" started filming in 1994 and was officially released in 1995. It was now January 1st, 1993. In history, there was still more than a year to film. If the original director, Liu Zhengwei, had already made the script, then President Jia was a little embarrassed.
Manager Jia could copy, but if the script and the idea were already there, then Manager Jia could copy again. Although there was no legal problem, this kind of behavior was a little embarrassing.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Mr. Jia decided not to look for Master Xing first. Instead, he would look for Liu Zhengwei first and think of a way to find out if Director Yuan already had the script and ideas for "A Chinese Odyssey to the West".
If not, Mr. Jia would not have any psychological burden if he copied it. If he already had it, Mr. Jia would buy the script or invest in it himself. Anyway, as long as he had money, President Jia didn't believe that he couldn't get it done.
Then, President Jia went to look for Liu Zhengwei.
At this time, Liu Zhengwei was at his best. His "Gambling Saint" had won 40 million yuan at the box office. His "Black Rose Vs. Black Rose '92" had helped him win the honor of the best screenwriter at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
Not long ago, he and Wang Jiawei had founded the "Xidong Film Company" (PS: I don't dare to type this name. God knows how this person came up with this name). It was at the peak of their popularity, and they lived in the villa area of the harbor.
"President Jia, I heard that you want to invest in a film!" Zhu Qiushui had contacted Liu Zhengwei before, and Liu Zhengwei had also checked President Jia's background. Knowing that President Jia came from the mainland, he couldn't help but despise him in his heart.
However, President Jia was very rich, so he still had to receive him.
"That's great. Our film company happens to have two films planned to shoot this year. If President Jia is interested, you're welcome to invest!" Liu Zhengwei enthusiastically handed the materials of the two films to President Jia. President Jia glanced at them. Good lord, they were both very famous films.
One was called "Forever and Ever," and the other was called "Eastern Heretic and Western Poison."
Right, although Liu Zhengwei said that there were two films, President Jia actually found the name of "Eastern Heretic and Western Poison" under "Eastern Heretic and Western Poison."
It turned out that this film had already been released!
"I'm very interested in this film!" President Jia picked up the materials of "Eastern Heretic and Western Poison" and said with a smile, "Can I invest?"
"It's a little late. It was finished last week, and now it's in post-production editing!" Liu Zhengwei found that President Jia was interested in this film. He suddenly laughed and said, "Actually, this film was a free gift from 'Eastern Heretic and Western Poison'. The director who invested in 'Eastern Heretic and Western Poison' was worried that my brother's film was too artistic and wouldn't make money. So, last month, he caught me and used the original cast of 'Eastern Heretic and Western Poison' to make 'Eastern Heretic and Western Poison'."
"As a result, 'Eastern Heretic and Western Poison' hasn't finished shooting yet. There are still many people suffering in the desert!"
"Then, can I invest in this film?" President Jia asked with a smile.
"Of course, investment is not a problem, but this is a film that the investor of 'Eastern Heretic and Western Poison' has already invested in. If Mr. Jia wants to invest in it, you have to ask the investor over there. I don't have the right to decide!" Liu Zhengwei said with a little embarrassment.
"Right, are you interested in these two films? Now, these two films can be invested in! "Liu Zhengwei said quickly.
"Didn't you say that 'Eastern Heretic and Western Poison' has already been invested in?" President Jia asked curiously.
"Well, because the investor's financial pressure is relatively large, they clearly expressed that they are willing to bring in a third party investor!" Liu Zhengwei said.
"Haha, I'm not interested in artistic films. Forget it!" President Jia put the materials of 'Eastern Heretic and Western Poison' aside. What a joke. Wang Jiawei's film was specially created to win awards. It couldn't make a single cent.
If it could win an Oscar or something, President Jia wouldn't mind investing in it. However, although 'Eastern Heretic and Western Poison' was very famous, it didn't even win a Hong Kong Film Award. It would be strange if President Jia was willing to invest in it.
"Then, I'll help President Jia ask about 'Eastern Heretic and Western Poison'!" Liu Zhengwei said. When he heard that Jia Yapeng refused to invest in 'Eastern Heretic and Western Poison', Liu Zhengwei's expression became a little impatient.
"Director Liu, actually, I came here today mainly for another matter. I want to invest in a film related to 'Journey to the West' independently. I don't know if you have any ideas.
"A film related to 'Journey to the West'?" Liu Zhengwei thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't have this one."
"Oh!" President Jia nodded with a smile on his face. It's good that you don't have it. Then, he won't have any psychological pressure.
However, then Liu Zhengwei smiled and said, "Oh right, I remember. When I was a child, I watched 'Journey to the West' and 'Cave of the Coiled Silk'. I wanted to make a film related to 'Cave of the Coiled Silk' in the future. The small waists of those spider demons …"
Liu Zhengwei said. His face unconsciously showed a trace of a lewd smile. Although he reacted quickly, looking at President Jia, he still couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"President Jia, if you want to invest in 'Journey to the West', then we might as well film 'Cave of the Coiled Silk'. With 'Tang Sanzang' and the seven spider demons in 'Cave of the Coiled Silk' as the main characters, it has a funny point, a story, and some color!"
"What do you think?"
Hearing Liu Zhengwei's words, President Jia basically understood that this "A Chinese Odyssey to the West" was at most a simple introduction in Liu Zhengwei's mind. There wasn't even a specific idea. He could copy this script without any pressure.
However, considering that Liu Zhengwei was the original director and screenwriter of this film, it was a good idea to give the film to someone who really knew the ropes. Therefore, President Jia nodded and said, "Great minds think alike. I didn't expect Director Liu and I to have the same idea. I just happened to write a film script related to 'Cave of the Coiled Silk'. Director Liu, please take a look. If you are interested, I don't know if Director Liu is willing to make this film!"
After Jia Yapeng finished speaking, he put a film script named 'Journey to the West' in front of Liu Zhengwei.
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