Chapter 612: Cultivating Desire in the Forbidden Room


    Lin Zhengying sat in the back and watched Zhuang Cheng talking with He Guanchang.


    This feeling is very strange. I am not a supporting role, but I am the protagonist for the first time. What''s more, he signed five film contracts in one go, all playing the same role: Uncle Nine!


    I heard what Zhuang Cheng wanted to make into a series. Uncle Jiu has several fellow Maoshan disciples, and they all work together to defeat demons and catch ghosts.


    In "Mr. Zombie", Uncle Jiu''s junior brother, Taoist Master Four Eyes, made an appearance. In addition, he also mentioned the senior brother, junior brother, Nanmaobeima, etc. in his words, which was a simple foreshadowing.


    Lin Zhengying was stunned when he saw Zhuang Cheng shaking hands with He Guanchang, with a smile on his face: "Thank you, thank you!"


    Hong Jinbao saw that the deal was settled and asked: "Mr. He, when will it be released?"


    "Mid next month, nightclub!"


    "Wow, the nightclub is going to explode!" Hong Jinbao pretended to be exaggerated.


    He Guanchang smiled and said: "Mr. Zhuang abides by the rules, and Jiahe will treat others sincerely. I hope we can cooperate more in the future!"


    Old-fashioned theaters have few movies scheduled, and the prime movie schedule is from 7 to 11 pm every night. He Guanchang is just saying nice things. They are not optimistic about "Mr. Zombie", but there is no major drama in Jiahe next month, so he just wants to be a favor and make friends with Zhuang Cheng.


    "Are you relieved now?!"


    Hong Jinbao had nothing to say to his brother. He hugged Lin Zhengying and said: "This movie is good. It won''t be a big hit, but it will be a small hit. You take the first step. When five movies are made, you will be number one in the world!" "


    “…”


    Lin Zhengying was not good at words and just smiled stupidly. Zhuang Cheng came over and said a few more words, and today''s screening meeting was over.


    …


    He returned to Legendary Pictures and immediately called Chen Qi. Chen Qi usually didn''t see him and only communicated on the phone, but today he suddenly made an appointment to meet him.


    Zhuang Cheng didn''t dare to neglect, so he hurried out again and arrived at an inconspicuous tea restaurant.


    Chen Qi was eating a piece of offal noodles, picking a large intestine back and forth with his chopsticks, as if he was trying to pick out **** from it. He waved his hand for him to sit down and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"


    "not yet!"


    "Order something to eat!"


    "good!"


    Zhuang Cheng ordered a fish ball noodles, then saw this guy picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea, and stretched out his hand to signal: "Please! Tea please!"


    His face turned dark. He didn''t know what it meant, but he knew that the other party was playing tricks, so he said helplessly: "Please! Boss, you want to act in a movie, what do you want me to do?"


    "Not cooperative at all, boring!"


    Chen Qi wiped his mouth and asked: "How about "The Wrong Ride"?"


    "Fortunately, the song was given to them. The Taiwanese people were very happy with the filming. Longxiang Pictures took over the distribution, and we gave him 15% of the agency fee."


    Longxiang Pictures was later one of Taiwan''s eight major film studios, and now it''s just a small Karami.


    Zhuang Cheng introduced the situation of "Mr. Zombie" again. Chen Qi nodded repeatedly and said, "That''s right. Now there is a small project for you. You can find creative new people to shoot it. Everything is based on cheapness. 700,000 budget.”


    "Hong Kong dollars?"


    "What if?"


    "Boss, 700,000 Hong Kong dollars can''t be bought for anything now, and it''s not like it was a few years ago."


    "Read the script first."


    Zhuang Cheng took the script he handed over and was confused when he saw the title. There were four big characters: "Cultivation of Desire in the Forbidden Room"!


    There is also an English translation.


    The book is very thin, and it begins with a summary about an industrial worker in the United States who has a harmonious family and a happy life. When he goes to and from get off work, he often sees a shop owned by a Japanese. The owner''s daughter is a young and beautiful girl.


    The girl’s name is very nice, Momonogi!


    Suddenly, he was unemployed!


    His wife ran away, his house was lost, his child was not his biological child, and he became a homeless man. All of this was the impact of Japanese industrial products. He was angry, so he drank to relieve his sorrow, and came up with a bold idea. He kidnapped Momonomu!


    He was dragged to an abandoned cabin, secretly imprisoned, tied up, whipped, and kept like a pet. At first, Momonomi tried her best to escape, but as time passed, she began to get used to living with this man. This man also developed a different kind of affection for her, and the two developed a perverted love relationship...


    "This, this, this!" Zhuang Cheng felt like the sky was about to fall after reading the synopsis, and he unknowingly used Mandarin honorifics: "You want to make this kind of film?"


    "What''s wrong?"


    "Why? Are you thinking about something, or are you too stressed? I know a great psychiatrist."


    "What do you know? This is for export, and the video tape is to be released in the United States!"


    Chen Qi''s face was not red, and his heart was not beating. He pointed out: "The five minutes of outdoor scenes are all indoor scenes. The indoor scenes were shot in Hong Kong. You can find some brave and smart newcomers. The heroine can give you more money. That''s okay. Using pseudonyms, you can even find actors from Japan.


    Don''t make it purely pornographic, as that would be boring. Make it half-color, covert, and focus on portraying the psychological changes of the male and female protagonists.


    The finished film does not take 90 minutes, 70 minutes is fine. If this film is completed, we can also make sequels "Forbidden Room 2" and "Forbidden Room 3", targeting different audience groups.


    For black people, we filmed black people imprisoning white people; for white people, we filmed white people at the bottom imprisoning a rich girl with wavy blond hair; for Jews, we filmed imprisoning a Germanic man wearing a German uniform; for Koreans, we filmed imprisoning everyone. Young generals and American soldiers...but let''s consider the American market first. "


    “…”


    Zhuang Cheng was not an ordinary person. If he couldn''t keep up with his boss''s ideas, he would be fired. He figured it out after sorting out his thoughts and said, "I understand what you mean, but what''s the cost?"


    "At most, add another 300,000, and we must get it within 1 million Hong Kong dollars! I''ll find someone to handle the male lead and the American location, and you prepare the rest."


    The Hong Kong dollar is now fixed against the US dollar at 1:7.78.


    One million Hong Kong dollars is equivalent to about 128,000 U.S. dollars, and Bob Shea makes a B-level movie for about 300,000 U.S. dollars.


    "Okay, I get it!"


    Zhuang Cheng nodded and secretly sighed: Who said mainlanders are conservative? Mainlanders are great!


    I thought Mr. Chen was wild enough, but I didn’t expect that he could be wilder! Could a carbon-based creature come up with such a broken plot?


    But ask him if he wants to see it?


    If this film really exists, I really want to see it.


    “…”


    Chen Qi looked at Zhuang Cheng''s gaze and snorted, "What''s this?" I also have "Two Women and One Drink", "The Human Centipede", "Sewer Mermaid", blah blah... ugh!


    He suddenly felt a little nauseous. These things were so disgusting that just talking about them made him want to vomit.


    This "Forbidden Room" is naturally the first film that Chen Qi and Bob Shea collaborated on, and it was mainly released on video tapes. Video tapes are different from theatrical films. He also had to get a feel for it first to see what American audiences liked.


    After getting the feel of it, you can start production on the assembly line.


    The scale of "Forbidden Room to Cultivate Desire" was large, so he could only hire people from Hong Kong. If the scale was smaller, he could call people from the mainland, and the labor costs would be cheaper.


    Chen Qi is now expanding production and gradually tying up mainland studios with various works to join him. Likewise, he is slowly tying up producers in Hong Kong.


    …


    The leftist filmed a film called "The Broken Married Bean" by Zheng Zeshi in March.


    The cost was 1.3 million, and the box office took more than 5 million, but after deductions and deductions, it only made a few hundred thousand. Zheng Zeshi was a little uneasy. After all, this achievement was far from outstanding and could not compare with the past. However, Chen Qi did not take it seriously and encouraged him to continue creating, and also inspired him to pay attention to the disadvantaged groups.


    Zheng Zeshi is not complete yet. He matured only after he wrote and directed "Why Do You Have Me", in which he played a mentally retarded young man named Fat Cat.


    After that, Fat Cat also became his nickname.


    The Oscars are held on April 9th.


    As the time approached, Chen Qi was ready to go to the United States, and the dress for Gong Xue was also ready. It was still an exchange group. Director Liu Zhigu led the team, and Li Wenhua, Yan Shunkai and others also went.


    And one day at the end of March, a man came to see Chen Qi.


    "Brother Qi, Shu Qi from "Movie Biweekly" wants to see you!"


    "What does he want from me?"


    "It seems to be about the Academy Awards."


    (There will be more at night...)


    (End of chapter)