That night.

There was a lot of traffic at the gate of Nanhua Cinema. In addition to the audience who bought out the premiere, there were also a large number of reporters, colleagues in the film industry, and even the theater owners who had just joined the theater chain alliance came to support the show.

Li Lien Lien has only appeared in the "Tai Chi" trilogy so far, each of which has exceeded 20 million Hong Kong dollars, and the overseas copyrights add up to more than 10 million US dollars. The results are staggering. And his elegant and unrestrained martial arts moves have suppressed the whole Hong Kong, and there is no other

Semicolon, this is the most valuable star of the left.

"Fast Delivery" is his first film that transformed into a modern action film.

In May before, Chen Qi didn't have time, so Shi Nansheng went to Cannes with several films. "Fatal Express" sold for 5 million US dollars. The price showed that the quality was good, which naturally attracted people to come.

The performance had not yet started. In the lounge of the theater, Chen Qi, Bob Shea, Li Lianlian, Qiu Shuzhen and others were chatting. Suddenly someone came to report: "Cheng Long and Yuan Kui are here!"

"Please come in quickly!"

After a while, the two people wearing hats and slightly dressed up squeezed in. Cheng Long handed over his hands as soon as he entered the door, and said in a gangster style: "Congratulations! It's a great box office success!"

"If you say this, Boss Zou will scold you!" Chen Qi said with a smile.

"Just a polite word!"

Cheng Long laughed. He had watched leftist films before, but had never been exposed to them. Today he ran backstage for the first time. And he and Li Lian locked eyes. It was the first time they had met, and they felt a strong sense of mutual respect.

, shook hands tightly.

Both of them are Kung Fu superstars, but they are not from the same track.

Historically, Li Lien-lien was approached by Tsui Hark to film "Once Upon a Time" and joined Golden Harvest at the same time. At that time, Cheng Long often took him to eat, drink and have fun, and they had a good relationship.

This "Once Upon a Time" is also very interesting, because Golden Harvest was to be released in Taiwan, and Li Lien-lien had already obtained a U.S. green card at that time, but Taiwan has regulations that mainland actors cannot appear in Taiwan unless they become Chinese-Americans.

Jiahe racked his brains and first asked Li Lianlian to join the Liberty Association, and then helped him get an Ecuadorian passport.

But in fact, his native place is still in the mainland. Taiwan states that it has no "diplomatic relations" with Ecuador and does not recognize his "nationality." He is required to publicly renounce his native place in the mainland within two days, otherwise "Once Upon a Time" will be banned from screening.

Finally, through Jiahe's strong support, "Once Upon a Time" was released in Taiwan.

He became an American citizen in 1997 and a Singaporean citizen in 2009.

At this time, Li Lianjie contacted Cheng Long in advance, and they had a good chat. Yuan Kui, the director of "Fatal Express" also came over and said, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Chen, I can't go on stage."

"If you are willing to come today, you are a friend, and we will have to cooperate in the future."

Chen Qi shook hands with Yuan Kui and said to Cheng Long: "I heard that you are going to make a Hollywood movie again. Who is the director?"

"I've never heard of James."

‘I haven’t heard of it either, it must be a bad movie. Boss Zou pays for it himself, but has no say at all. How can such a thing happen in the world?

I don’t understand what he’s thinking. Why don’t you make a film with me to ensure your entry into Hollywood—hey, you and Li can also work together!"

"I don't dare to respond, don't try to trick me! I'm going out first!"

Cheng Long was clever and avoided answering, and took Yuan Kui out of the way. Not long after, everyone also went out, and "Fatal Express" began to show. "Fatal Express" was originally a French film, directed by Yuan Kui, written by Luc Besson, and Guo Guo

Starring Tat and Shu Qi.

This version of the story: Li Lianjie was a deliveryman. One day he delivered a package and found that it was a living person. He couldn't help but open it and take a look. Qiu Shuzhen was inside.

She played the daughter of a rich man whose father offended a gangster who kidnapped Qiu Shuzhen and pretended to ask for a ransom, but actually wanted to sell her to Europe as a sex slave. Li Lianlian rescued her but was hunted by the gang.

Finally killed the opponent.

The big villain is played by Yu Rongguang, and Ji Chunhua, Xiong Xinxin, and Sun Jiankui are his lackeys. Zheng Zeshi plays the father, Guan Lijie plays a policeman, and Wu Zhenyu also has a small role.

The whole film cost 8 million, which is the film that Chen Qi spent the most on. This kind of film with gun battles, explosions, and speeding cars is not cheap. Chen Qi has made several films, such as Li Lianlian delivering goods at night and working normally during the day.

He is a tally clerk in a supermarket - this setting comes from Denzel Washington's "The Justice".

A fight scene in a supermarket is the most representative:

Ji Chunhua led a group of younger brothers to kill him. Li Lianlian picked up the things around him and challenged him.

First, he flipped a bald man over with his feet, dodged an axe, took a screwdriver and stabbed it into another man's eye, then pulled out a tape measure, dexterously passed it behind his back, and strangled a man to death - "

Li Lianjie always has an expressionless face, his movements are sharp and swift, and he is never sloppy. You can feel a sense of coldness from his movements.

The audience screamed in surprise. No one expected that Li Lianjie would make such a neat transformation.

"Your design this time is great, surpassing the previous level!"

Cheng Long came here to observe and learn from others.

Yuan Kui was also very excited: "I never thought I could do it. I think Westerners will like this style. Hey, do you want to watch "Police Story"?"

"No, I can't play with this set of things."

Cheng Long now knows his own strengths and weaknesses very well.

Chen Qi was also watching the movie and suddenly said: "Actually, I really want to distribute "Fatal Express" myself in the United States and enter mainstream theaters."

Bob Shea was stunned and said: "It is very difficult to publish it yourself. You can find an agent. Hollywood agent fees are usually 15%-30%."

"I know! But before I have established a good relationship and established myself, I don't want to be cheated by Hollywood. In the same way, I don't invest in Hollywood or sign any sharing contracts. I would rather start from scratch and find a partner.

Slowly grow."

"I will be your loyal partner!" Bob Shea quickly expressed his stance.

"Okay, let's set up a new company. I want 60% of the shares and you take 40%. I will send an administrator and a few accountants there. I will be responsible for the production and you will only be responsible for the distribution."

Bob Shea hesitated and said: "I agree to establish a new company, but you are far away in Hong Kong and may not be able to contact you about what happens in the United States.

There is no need to manage production and distribution separately.”

"Forget it! You switched to production and haven't produced any works for several years."

Chen Qishao said: "The video distributor wants to order 10 films. That's for me, not for you. I made the film, you just find someone to sell it to. Your value is to establish distribution channels."

"I need to think about it!"

"Okay! Let's talk about it first, and then we'll talk about 10 movies."

This company mainly focuses on video tapes and television channels, and basically does not involve theaters.

Want to release in US theaters:

One is to sell copyright directly, which is what Chen Qi is doing now:

A kind of joint investment with Hollywood companies, box office sharing, Hollywood accounting skills are too great to go into details;

There is also an independent production method, where you find a Hollywood distributor and pay distribution fees. The security is relatively high, but it is not without the risk of being cheated. Chen Qi's capital is small and he cannot withstand the trouble.

He needs to make more friends and gain a firm footing before playing like this.

"Whoa whoa whoa!"

While we were talking, "Deadly Express" finished playing.

Li Lien Lien, Qiu Shuzhen and their entourage walked onto the stage and received applause and cheers from the audience. Li Lien Lien's modern action movies are not very popular at the box office in Hong Kong, but his costume kung fu movies are the most popular.
Chapter completed!