During the filming period, Zhang Qiurui not only wrote the novel "Forrest Gump", translated it into English and sent it to Jack of Warner Publishing House, asking Jack to distribute and publish it.
Zhang Qiurui also wrote the scripts for two zombie films, "Mr. Vampire" and "Uncle Vampire".
In addition, Zhang Qiurui wanted to buy a villa in Repulse Bay. Her Hong Kong account was empty and she was short of money. So Zhang Qiurui wrote another novel and planned to publish it in Hong Kong.
This time, Zhang Qiurui copied "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and typed out the first part "The Lost Tomb" with 200,000 words.
Fortunately, he had a computer. With a typing speed of 5,000 words per hour and two hours of typing per day, Zhang Qiurui only took 20 days to code out the first part.
Zhang Qiurui chose this novel because her previous novel "The Beginning" published in Hong Kong was enthusiastically sought after by readers, with both good sales and good reputation, which made her realize the Hong Kong market's strong interest in fantasy and adventure themes.
"Ghost Blows Out the Light", a novel that combines folklore, adventure and horror elements, became extremely popular in later generations. Although this time it was released so many years earlier, she believed that it would also be able to set off a wave of popularity.
Another reason is that the novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light" has a lot of words and is a sufficient quantity. At least for a year, I don't have to think about which novel to write next.
"Then I'll wait for good news from Director Zhang." Zou Wenhuai originally casually asked Zhang Qiurui if she had any plans, but Zhang Qiurui gave such a positive response, which surprised him and made him look forward to it.
On the night of the wrap party, Zhang Qiurui witnessed the boldness of Hong Kong people in this era. They were arm in arm, calling each other brothers, and drinking and toasting to get closer to each other.
Various table games such as rock-paper-scissors, finger-guessing, and dice rolling were played one after another. The crisp sound of wine glasses clinking mixed with laughter brought the atmosphere of the entire banquet to a climax.
Zhang Yimou, Xie Xiaojin, Gu Changwei and others were a little reserved at first. After all, they came from a relatively conservative mainland, and such a scene was both new and challenging for them.
But soon, they were infected by the enthusiasm and sincerity and began to try to integrate into it.
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