Chapter 173
[5 Kui] Young Mistress, [Wu Chang] Animated Version
Chapter 173 [Wu Kui] Young Mistress, [Wu Chang] Animated Version
The movie I watched today was called "Wu Kui".
Tell the story of a farmhand and his young mistress.
The story begins with the landlord's family going to fetch a bride, but on the way, the young mistress is captured by bandits. The groom tries to rescue her but is accidentally killed by explosives.
A few days later, a farmhand named Wu Kui returned carrying the virgin young mistress.
The old landlady had been living a life of widowhood for over a decade, and she was preparing to make the young mistress live a life of widowhood for her dead son.
However, the young mistress was young and had never had a child. With no hope for the future, she naturally couldn't hold on to him and gradually fell in love with Wu Kui, whom she had brought back from the bandit's den.
The old landlady naturally wouldn't allow a servant like Wu Kui, who was as worthless as a pig or a dog, to lay a finger on her daughter-in-law.
So Wu Kui was beaten up and kicked out of the house, while the young mistress had her legs crippled and was chained up.
Years later, Wu Kui became the bandit king, led his men into the village, forced the old landlady to her death, and once again carried the young mistress away from the village.
The film has surprises, plot twists, adventures, tragedies, and revenge.
The story was told very well, and the actors performed very well.
The original timeline also earned a Golden Horse Award nomination for Best Actor, and the lead actor, Zhang Shi, won a non-three major Best Actor award in Europe.
Chang Shih-chuan debuted in Taiwan and won the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 24.
However, because he was not good-looking and the film industry in Taiwan was not doing well, he basically had no roles to play.
Before being approached by director Huang Jianxin, he had been out of work for a long time and had even gone to the United States to wash dishes.
The down-on-his-luck Zhang Shi never imagined that he would become a viral sensation on short video platforms because of a eunuch and a hoodlum whose lines are full of slang.
But I have to admit, this guy's acting skills are really good.
Whether it's the tunnel digger, Zhao Gao, or Wu Kui in front of them.
"How was it, Director He? How was my movie?"
After watching the movie, Huang Jianxin smiled and asked He Xi a question.
He Xi gave a thumbs up.
"Not just good, absolutely amazing."
"I'm certain this is an award-winning film!"
【Five Scouts】openly exposes and criticizes feudal ethics.
A young woman marries a wooden statue, forced to live a life of widowhood, her Achilles tendons severed for her chastity.
These remnants of feudal ethics and the ignorance of the masses are what foreign gentlemen love to see.
Because in their hearts, this is how the country should be.
However, he was more interested in the actors than the movie, whether it was Zhang Shi or the female lead Wang Lan.
Liu Hongmei had mentioned Wang Lan to He Xi when she watched the TV series "Stories from the Editorial Department".
She was originally the first choice for the female lead in "Addiction", and they had already spoken to her about it.
As a result, Wang Lan accepted a film role and stood Zhao Baogang up.
That's the film she took on, "Wu Kui".
Perhaps in the mind of an outstanding student like her from the Central Academy of Drama, realistic films are more meaningful than idol dramas with repetitive romantic entanglements.
After all, actors from the Central Academy of Drama are all ambitious in terms of acting skills.
However, Jiang Shan, who replaced her in "Addiction", rose rapidly to become a top TV drama star.
Wang Lan, who made the film, was ostracized and suppressed because she stood up Zhao Baogang. In addition, she had health problems, and when she reappeared, she was already an old woman.
A generation's goddess, Wang Zuxian from mainland China, has since become a plump middle-aged woman, and is even mistaken for Jia Zhangshi (a famous Chinese actress).
He Xi felt very sympathetic towards Wang Lan's experience and hoped to do something to help her avoid becoming a plump middle-aged woman in the future.
And during this process, if there's an opportunity, hehe————
In front of Huang Jianxin and others, He Xi kept a low profile, didn't say much, and didn't show any affection for Wang Lan and Zhang Shi.
After all, Zhang Shi was brought in by the other party and was quite familiar with Wang Lan.
If He Xi were to overstep his bounds and sign the two contracts, then raise the price on the spot, that would be pointless.
After leaving the screening, He Xi contacted Liu Hongmei and asked her to help make contact with the two people.
He Xi, along with Zheng Xiaolong, arrived at the Beidu Television Production Center to discuss the specific cooperation plan for "Hongwu's Private Visit".
Originally, Zheng Xiaolong's idea was for the production center to directly buy the copyright of "Hongwu's Private Visits" and produce it independently.
However, He Xi did not want to give up this opportunity to open up the mainland market, earn more money, and learn from and cooperate with mainland film and television production departments.
The final proposed solution was joint filming.
He Xi wrote the script, and also acted in some of the productions and invested in the TV series "Hongwu's Private Visits". He obtained 51% of the copyright and revenue for the TV series.
The Taipei Television Production Center provides directors and other behind-the-scenes staff, some actors, and investors, and takes the remaining 49% of the copyright and profits.
The reason this ratio could be negotiated is mainly due to the Hong Kong Island background of "Today and Tomorrow" and Hong Kong dollar foreign exchange investment.
The general framework has been agreed upon; the specific details will be followed up by Huo Wenxi and his team.
[Tonight Entertainment] The business is already quite large now.
Movies, records, novels, comics.
Now I'm going to start getting involved in TV drama production.
The company has set up many professional teams specifically to deal with all sorts of meticulous issues.
He Xi only needs to grasp the general direction.
Meanwhile, communication with Zhang Shi and Wang Lan went smoothly.
Neither of them currently owns a company.
Zhang Shi is a casual laborer who goes wherever there is work. If even Wu Kui doesn't work out, he might go back to the United States to continue washing dishes.
Wang Lan is a student in the 90 class of the Central Academy of Drama and is about to graduate.
Many companies want to sign her, but she has high aspirations and hasn't made a decision yet.
However, after hearing Liu Hongmei mention [Jinxi Entertainment], which has a Hong Kong background, she was clearly interested.
After arranging a meeting time, He Xi first gave Liu Hongmei a good reward.
"My sister is so capable, I have to work hard too!"
Liu Hongmei neither feigned modesty nor tried to stop it, because this was exactly what she had been looking forward to.
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Hongmei had a nightmare in a daze, dreaming that she was overwhelmed by the battle and fainted.
When I woke up, I realized it wasn't a dream.
After rewarding Liu Hongmei, He Xi first went to [Jinxi Comics], a subsidiary of [Jinxi Entertainment].
At the same time, it is also the only subsidiary whose office is located in mainland China and whose employees are mostly from mainland China.
He Xi first praised the employees for their hard work, which made "Wu Chang" a huge success in Hong Kong, and then gave everyone a bonus of varying amounts.
The lowest salary is one month's wages.
The employees' salaries were already higher than those in mainland China, and now that they had received bonuses, they were so excited that they almost shouted "Loyalty!"
Then, He Xi announced a new task.
"We're planning to adapt 'Impermanence' into an anime and sell it overseas, earning foreign exchange from Japanese and foreigners!"