nucmednet Chapter 058 Brother Nan Knows How to Be Shameless
Chapter 058 Brother Nan Knows How to Be Shameless
As Su Nan approached the filming area, more and more people greeted him warmly and respectfully.
Hong Jinbao, who was standing next to the camera directing the filming of the last few scenes, abandoned the set and came over.
Fortunately, the actors in the filming area were very dedicated and continued to perform earnestly.
(Never Ending) From the end of July when we officially recruited people to form the team until now, which is almost mid-September, the production efficiency is not particularly fast, but it's passable.
As Lao Hong approached, he said with a look of emotion, "Brother Nan, congratulations!"
"(Kung Fu) has topped the Hong Kong box office charts, Brother Yang has really made a fortune this time."
The purpose of a record is to be broken.
But Nan Ge's first work was too amazing in Hong Kong.
Despite the near-unrivaled dominance of numerous Hollywood blockbusters, Hong Kong's film industry has yet to be decimated by Hollywood.
Taiwanese films followed a different model, with Hong Kong's "Lucky Stars in the Summer" and "Lucky Stars" each grossing 1600 million and 1800 million New Taiwan Dollars respectively in 1985.
But in the same year (Rambo 2), it was 6900 million New Taiwan Dollars.
In 1988, Police Story 2 cost 1600 million in Taiwan, while The Last Emperor cost 1.1 million!
This is the version of The Last Emperor starring John Lone.
Then there was 1983's (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), which grossed 6700 million New Taiwan Dollars.
So, (Kung Fu) was the first Hong Kong film to break the 6000 million mark in Taiwan, and now it looks like it could break the 7000 million mark.
Shixia Nan-ge is considered a legend in the screenwriting and directing circles!
When the movie was first released, many people thought it was all thanks to Stephen Chow.
As the outbreak in Taiwan became increasingly terrifying, countless people gradually came to believe that it was due to the efforts of southern Jiangsu.
Su Nan smiled and exchanged pleasantries, "Cooperation is a win-win situation. I've taken the first step well. After filming today, everyone should have a good drink at the wrap party."
Old Hong nodded readily, then glanced around. Some people who were close by took a few steps back at his signal.
Sanmao chuckled as he smoked, "Brother Nan, you've been working on animated films lately? When are you going to start directing a new one? I'm not asking Baoxiang to invest."
"The main thing is that the mindset is different now. Seeing you break record after record really boosts morale."
He heard it from Rosamund Kwan that Brother Nan started writing (Monsters, Inc.) in July and finished the outline and script.
Will the project resume production on (Kung Fu Panda) or as an animated film?
Not to mention Sanmao, Ah Hong and Rosamund Kwan, who often stayed at home with him, were also shocked.
However, after reading the scripts, the two women had to admit that both animated films were quite high-quality commercial works.
Old Hong has finished working on (Remote Control) and (Never Ending) projects, and of course he has also heard of (Hacker 1) project.
But wasn't the (hacker) only turned on the computer in 94? This was only in the fall of 91.
He couldn't find out from Rosamund Kwan when Brother Nan would be back on camera.
Given the phenomenal success of his debut work, many people want to collaborate with him.
Since the big reveal of Li Lianjie (Huang Feihong 1), there have been many cases where people have been willing to use guns to snatch people away.
Su Nan chuckled, "The animation market has always been large, and it focuses more on the family-friendly model."
"Moreover, it is easier to penetrate the European and American markets, and there is no risk of box office failure when Chinese actors play leading roles."
Sister Guan also said happily, "Yes, Mr. Zou's (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) made 2 million US dollars worldwide, all thanks to the actors not showing their faces."
"Nan said that Disney also invested $3000 million in producing one (Aladdin), which is enough to demonstrate the terrifying potential of this area."
"The 1967 film (The Jungle Book) has been re-released many times and has grossed over US$3 million and HK$20 billion worldwide."
Leaving aside big animated films like Aladdin and The Lion King that haven't been released yet.
These were the things that Su Nan explained to Rosamund Kwan when she was filled with surprise and curiosity.
If a movie can gross one or two billion, or two or three billion Hong Kong dollars worldwide, who cares whether it's live-action or animated?
Hong Jinbao laughed, "That's right, as long as we can make a lot of money, that's fine."
Filming continued for the remainder of the day, while the two from Su Nan stayed on set.
After finishing her scenes, Joey Wong chatted with Rosamund Kwan.
Around 3 p.m. on the 8th, the last group of scenes involving Xu Yajun came to an end, and Su Nan called it a wrap, to which many people cheered.
Especially for Lao Xu, a newcomer who was taking on a major role for the first time, Brother Nan said that only when filming wrapped up would it mean he had truly passed the test, and he was particularly excited.
The crew was still busy wrapping up, and someone from the outermost crew rushed over to Su Nan and Hong Jinbao's vicinity.
"Brother Nan, Brother Sanmao, Big Eye from Hutchison Whampoa has arrived with Brother Menglong, and they've brought quite a few people with them."
Hong Jinbao, "..."
He paused for a few seconds and quickly explained that both the (remote control) and (endless) protection fees were given to the Raptors.
Throughout 1991, the former head of Hutchison Whampoa was leading a team to cause trouble in Macau.
The main focus is competing with Broken Tooth Koi for casino halls, as shown extensively in the story of (Casino Tycoon).
However, as one of the top triads in Hong Kong, the remaining faction of Hutchison Whampoa is also quite powerful.
At least after collecting protection money, other shady characters wouldn't dare to easily come and collect a second or third wave.
Su Nan sighed, "I haven't seen Da Yan for over a year. Since he's still alive, I'll go see him."
Sanmao was in a mess. Rosamund Kwan was thinking about the incident last March when Big Eyes led a group of people to break into Li Xiuxian's company.
She suppressed a laugh and pulled Joey Wong to continue chatting about gossip.
Last June, Rosamund Kwan brought Su Nan to visit the set of "A Chinese Ghost Story 2" for the first time and mentioned that Xiao Xian had broken up with his girlfriend and that Rita Lam was pursuing Xiao Xian relentlessly but was rejected.
Now, Sister Guan is curious whether Lixin is still pursuing him relentlessly, and what the reasons are for Xiaoxian's repeated rejections.
It was learned that Joey Wong's response was that she would only agree if the other party got divorced.
Sister Guan is numb. If you said that a year ago, it means you hadn't completely moved on from your previous relationship and were still clinging to unrealistic fantasies.
After all this time, you're still like this?
On the other side, Su Nan and Lao Hong walked out of the filming location accompanied by several Skyworth bodyguards and stuntmen from the Hong Family Stunt Team.
Big Eyes and the Raptors quickly led their teams over as well.
The two met up, and before Su Nan could say anything, Da Yan coughed and said, "Brother Nan, congratulations on Skyworth's successful completion of filming."
"Ah Long collected a total of 8 yuan in protection money in two separate transactions. This time he's here to return the money, rounding it up to 20 yuan for Skyworth to treat the brothers to tea."
Hong Jinbao and a group of martial arts instructors were all bewildered.
Collecting protection money is standard practice for triads. They'll refund the money after filming? They'll even add another 12!
But Lao Hong didn't know that in the early hours of July 26th, five new spies sneaked onto Nan Ge's door and started a business war.
Mad Dog Chen is still fighting desertification in Northwest China, and some of his fellow apprentices have died in the last month or two.
For example, on July 31, someone attacked Brother Nan with a gun again, and Su Nan always responded in self-defense.
These kinds of news always leak out eventually; it just depends on how tight-lipped those who hear the rumors are.
Nan Ge from Shixiawei would casually give out peanuts, which used to be a source of a lot of teasing, since no one had actually died.
A batch of people died within a month or two; they were all gunmen and key members!
Skyworth has expanded its elite bodyguard team from mainland China to 30 people.
The police have yet to find the body of Wang Dehui, who was kidnapped and murdered. A bunch of thugs have died, but no one has reported it. Who cares about these things?
But for Hutchison, this is a fierce battle enhanced by silencers.
The bodies that died from the M1895 can have their bullets collected by their personal space, and then the guns there can be used to reload the wounds with more bullets.
Previously, the only advantage that people in southern Jiangsu had was the gene-enhancing drugs, so they weren't afraid of war.
Now that I can scale walls and leap three stories in one bound, I might even be able to try gun-fu. Who's afraid of who?!
Su Nan smiled and offered a cigarette, "Big Eyes, you're being so polite, I feel embarrassed."
After finishing his cigarette, he took the check and handed it to his bodyguard, instructing everyone to split it as a bonus.
Big eyes, "..."
Shixiawei Nan-ge really knows how to be shameless. Sorry, you can't accept this.