On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Leng Qingqiu came to the Jin Mansion and asked Zhou Zhen to bring a letter to Ouyang.

That night, Zhou Zhen carefully opened the letter and discovered a fact.

That is, without him, Jin Yanxi's intervention, Leng Qingqiu didn't like Ouyang, at most it just had a good impression.

In a fashionable phrase, Ouyang regards her as a goddess, and she regards Ouyang as a spare tire.

Ouyang was licking a dog in front of her, she enjoyed this feeling, just hanging by Ouyang.

After resealing the letter, Zhou Zhen thought hopingly: If Leng Qingqiu throws herself into the net, she should be accepted "not to be embarrassed".

The people in the capital that should be visited have visited, and he spent 100,000 silver dollars, which is considered to have maintained the upper level of relations.

He is now worth a lot more, Jin Quan is worried about his safety, and specially assigned a whole team of ten people to go to the magic city with him to protect his safety.

On the day we left, none of the previous friends, friends and dogs, came to see off.

Sun Lutang also sent Li Yulin and his son to see him off, but they were blocked by guards.

It was Zhou Zhen who had spoken before letting him go, and introduced them to these people. If you have fate, maybe you can find a free errand in front of these young masters.

It was another four-day journey before arriving at the magic city from the capital.

At this time, the movie "West Chamber" has been produced.

Zhou Zhen went to the company to watch the movie without taking a break. At first glance, he was very disappointed.

This movie does not have his supervision, and the director accepts little influence from him. Although there are some improvements, it is still not much different from the movies of this era. It can be called a crude production.

However, the cost of the film is not high, and it is not a big problem if you want to protect your capital and make a little profit.

Zhou Zhen summoned all the people at home in the film company and all came to the company. It took a day to analyze the gap between the two films.

I commented on all the differences in framing, lighting, costumes, props, lens language, and even makeup.

Zhou Zhen pauses every time a shot is played, and then begins to tell.

He is not from a major, and has little accumulation of knowledge in acting and directing.

But he has experience in filming later generations, and these experiences are simply unimaginable for people in this era.

Although everyone did not exaggerate, from their eyes, they could see that they regarded themselves as a master.

After analyzing the two films in one day, Zhou Zhen asked everyone to write a report on job changes based on their positions.

Before coming over this time, he also consulted Sun Lutang and prepared to make a movie based on him.

Moreover, his second son, Sun Cun Zhoulai, will play him himself.

The movie begins when Sun Lutang’s father died, his mother was seriously ill, and he was rescued from suicide.

It mainly tells about his experience of learning martial arts with different people. In 1888, he returned to Baoding to open a martial arts center, and then clashed with the local martial arts center. The fight against nearly 20 people by one person ended.

There are three superb places in the middle, showing the essence of various martial arts from the beginning.

Zhou Zhen promised to pay him 1,000 yuan for the movie based on him, and if he filmed it in the future, his children and grandchildren would get the copyright fee.

This kind of cooperation model surprised him. Not only did he eagerly agree, but as long as he gave the money, he also proactively promised to invite suitable roles on his behalf.

Even if people at home are not interested in this movie, people from abroad will also be interested.

The cultural export of martial arts films starts now.

Sun Cun Zhou looks handsome, although he is taciturn, but this is originally a silent film. Zhou Zhen is confident to make him a Kung Fu superstar in this world.

He still had some unwillingness at first, but was convinced by Zhou Zhen.

Zhou Zhen promised to teach him fighting, tan legs, and offered him a high price of two hundred yuan for a movie.

At this time, it is useless for him to object. If he doesn't come, Sun Lutang can break his leg.

This old man is the best name, and now he is making a movie to promote him, he is very excited. If it weren't for getting older, he would still like to make this movie by himself.

And this movie is the first one in Zhou Zhen's plan. The first one will be played with people in China, the second will be played with people from Rangguo, and the third will be played with people from Dongying.

In the plot, there are many movies that can be used for reference, and Zhou Zhen is not afraid that it will be unsightly.

People nowadays have very low requirements for movies. As long as they can tell a complete story on a silent screen, someone will watch it.

No one knows what acting skills or special effects are.

As long as you play well, the audience will like it.

Zhou Zhen used the experience of later generations to teach these filmmakers a complete lesson, and the main focus was on collecting money.

Angels of the Road is shown nationwide. Banks at this time are not as convenient as later generations, and a 10% handling fee will be charged for storage in different places.

This is not a few hundred or a few thousand silver dollars. The hundreds of thousands of silver dollars cost tens of thousands for the handling fee alone, so it is better to transport it yourself.

Jinrong sent hundreds of men to collect money all over the country. Although it seems to cost a lot, it can actually save more than half of the cost.

And this movie was also released abroad, and once it was released, it caused a national sensation.

Rich oriental style, exquisite scenes, beautiful actors, and a moving story like a La Traviata.

Coupled with the prosperous background of the magic city, the luxurious stage of the big world has set off a lot of enthusiasm for shareholders.

Zhou Zhen’s films are commercialized through the consulate, and the consulate has to pay a commission of 10%, but there is an advantage, that is, under their supervision, everything can be followed by regular commercial procedures.

Those foreign businessmen will not risk the interest of a movie to offend people in the officialdom. Even if there are some discrepancies in the box office data, it will not be too much.

Every day, telegrams from various countries will reach the magic city. Seeing the profit of this movie, not to mention Huang Chujiu, even Huang Chujiu is envious.

Dozens of people have been busy for less than two months, and the cost is less than 30,000 silver dollars. Now the box office created has exceeded 10 million.

In the United States alone, with the support of a large number of copies, the box office reached two million US dollars, second only to the box office records of several stars such as Chaplin.

Many people are just curious at first, wanting to see what kind of movies can be made in the far east.

As a result, they saw a beautifully made film, and none of the films they shot could compare to a beautifully made film.

Filming techniques, persuasion, and acting skills are all exquisite. Every shot seems to be a textbook.

In France, some media even published reports that "excellent films are in the East, and French films need to be reformed".

A story about dancers and artists from the East, and an oriental "La Traviata", caused a sensation in Europe far beyond that of the United States.

Zhou Zhen's soft hands, the media also praised him.

Newspapers large and small have continuously published the news that the Angel of the Road has caused a sensation in Europe and America. For China, who has been bent over, the films that have conquered Europe and the United States can be said to strengthen China's national prestige.

A movie has achieved a social phenomenon.

Since the movie was released in Europe and the United States before the Spring Festival and caused a sensation, Modu has added hundreds of new film companies in just two months.

With the idea of ​​becoming famous in one fell swoop, countless people wanted to make another movie that shocked the world.

Zhou Zhen does not criticize this phenomenon, does not support it, and stays out of it.

Hundreds of thousands of silver dollars were received again, and the martial artists from the south also gathered in the magic capital. Zhou Zhen arranged acting training, but left the magic capital and went to Hebei, Beijing.

The most important thing about filming is not the shooting process, but the preparation process.

The shooting of each shot includes a series of complex compositions such as the character's action expression, costume and makeup props, camera angle, light, and the background behind it.

The same group of actors and almost the same props and costumes can shoot diametrically opposite "Evil and West Poison" and "Easy to the West".

For any movie, even if there is a version, it is impossible for the same director to restore the original lens language, let alone other people.

Zhou Zhen currently has only a simple plot idea. He brought a group of subordinates to Hebei to investigate the shooting environment while improving the script.

The writing of the script should be based on the actual environment and how to show the language of each lens. The preliminary preparations are more complicated than the shooting.

In which environment each scene is to be presented, from which angle to shoot, the processing of light, and the processing of expressions are all very complex systems fusion.

Especially in the age of silent movies, this is even more important.

The reason why Chaplin became the only superstar in the silent film era is because he has grasped this very well.

Zhou Zhen wants to shoot a cross-age work, and this work is also his last work planned.

After making this movie, he can enjoy the rest of the good time with peace of mind.

Therefore, he wanted to shoot a more perfect work than Malu Angel as his imprint in this time and space.

In Hebei, he inspected several counties, selected several shooting locations in Baoding, and then left personnel to set the scene.

Later, he returned to the capital and used his identity to obtain permission to shoot in the Forbidden City.

With three teams of photographers, he specially produced a wooden movable tower over ten meters high.

On the tower, not only the boom was made, but also the exquisite slide rail was made.

He wants to record the Forbidden City of this era and show people abroad the brilliant civilization of ancient China.

Martial arts movies are just a carrier, and cultural propaganda is the most important.

After investigating the shooting angle and plot, Zhou Zhen plans to spend fifty thousand silver dollars to buy the film while waiting for the film to be shot.

From all angles, record the majestic and mighty Forbidden City.

During this period, Zhou Zhen took out 300,000 silver dollars and gave them to his father, allowing him to win over several warlords and become his own power.

This money must be spent, and even if they don't spend it themselves, someone will come to make the autumn wind.

Therefore, I will win over a few warlords first, which will form even more effective support.

At the end of March, Zhou Zhen returned to the magic city. By this time, the script had been written, all the actors had been in place, and they were undergoing intense training.

On the first day of April, the first film named "The Growth of Kung Fu" was officially started in the studio of Magic World.