In the 1980s, filming was not considered a good way to make money, and the Internet was not as developed as it is now. Therefore, if you want to get traffic, it must be the movie itself, not the traffic stars inside. When Jing Wong made his first gangster movie, People in Jianghu became a hit, and several protagonists who were not very popular originally, such as Jordan chan, Ekin Cheng and Gigi Lai, got some labels because of this movie after it was released. For example, as long as Jordan chan sees him now, everyone will not call him Brother Chun, but Brother Chicken. This is the performance that the role of a movie is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The means to save cost is not only to reduce salary.
In "People in Jianghu", in addition to the pheasant brother, there is also a social boss named "crow". He was played by Roy Cheung and is still very popular. He is the kind of "bad" underworld in the film, bullying others and being unreasonable. He is the boss of Dongxing gang. When Dongxing Gang and Hongxing Gang were having dinner together, he came to make trouble. After talking with Hongxing Gang, he deliberately found fault. Overturning the table directly, the scene is really exciting.
Of course, as the saying goes, "haste makes waste". Although the output of films directed by Jing Wong is very high, it is doomed that the production cost of films must be very low. So, how low was the cost of Hong Kong films at that time? Today, Bian Xiao will take you back, and you will know some classic movies at that time.
Speaking of Hong Kong's classic movies, you must remember the youthful gangster series. At that time, the friendship between the pheasant brothers and Hao Nan brothers in the United States, as well as Hong's brotherhood, is still admired by many fans. So, do you know how many days it took to shoot 1 gangster "People in Jianghu"? The answer is quite amazing-it only took 7 days!
At that time, there were two groups of people, Red Star and Dongxing, sitting together for dinner in the movie. Although everyone seems friendly, both sides have their own ulterior motives. At this time, the crow came in, chatted for one or two sentences and overturned the table in a rage. The plot can be said to be quite wonderful. But it was also because of the tension in the film at that time. Therefore, most viewers overlooked a detail. It was a scene where dozens of gangsters got together for dinner, which was a bit too shabby.
There is only a plate of scrambled eggs in the middle of the table.
If you don't believe me, let's take a look at the stills at that time. Do you suddenly feel incredible? All the things on this table add up to be unbelievable. First of all, all the tableware props on the table are fake. Even if the whole table is overturned, these props will not fall. Moreover, if you look carefully, you will find that at that time, there was only one plate of scrambled eggs in the middle of the whole table. No wonder our "crow" brother has his back to the table. I want to ask, isn't it just a plate of scrambled eggs that such a group of triad brothers get together for dinner? I'm afraid the shopkeeper here doesn't want to mix up!
However, it is really rare to shoot such a classic work at such a low cost.