Dreams of the Fragrant River

In mid-May 1983, a shocking news came out of the Hong Kong film industry. [;First release] The two ordinary cinemas under the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line reached the lease term, and Shao Yifu did not sign the lease renewal contract, and the scale of the Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong) Cinema Line was reduced to 14 cinemas.

At the same time, the production volume of Shaw Brothers is also shrinking this year, from an average of 2.5 films per month last year to 1.5 new films per month.

At the same time that Shaw Brothers reduced production, the Shaw Brothers theater chain gradually began to open to independent film companies and directors, and several non-Shaw Brothers films were released one after another.

There are rumors that Shao Daheng has the idea of ​​suspending production of Shaw Brothers.

On the contrary, the two companies, Art City and DreamWorks, achieved good box office success in the first half of the year, and even Chen Xunqi's Yongjia Pictures performed well.

Some people even say that the pattern of the Hong Kong film industry has completely changed, and Shaw Brothers has stopped production for just one or two years.

Just when Oriental DreamWorks was preparing the promotion plan, a person came to the door and joined the director team of the film production department of DreamWorks.

This person's name is Li Xiuxian, a student in the first phase of the Shaw Brothers artist training class.

In a parallel time and space, after making a film at Shaw Brothers, Li Xiuxian invested in another film, and then joined Chen Xunqi's Yongjia Film at the end of last year, and wrote and directed it this year. Chen Xunqi and Li Xiuxian used to be with Shaw Brothers, and they are good friends in private, which is equivalent to the relationship between Hong Jinbao and Mecca.

However, due to the butterfly effect brought by Kang Jianfei, Chen Xunqi founded Yongjia Pictures more than half a year later. I have only just made a film to gain a firm foothold, the second film has not been released yet, and the funds have not been returned in time. Where can I invest in making a film for Li Xiuxian?

The sponsor of Chen Xunqi is Lei Juekun. Now that the funds are insufficient, and it is impossible to open a film for an old friend, Li Xiuxian suggested that Li Xiuxian go directly to Kang Jianfei with the script of the film.

Since Kang Jianfei promoted newcomer Gao Zhisen as director three years ago, and helped him become a hit, there are many conceited and talented directors in Hong Kong who have come to Kang Jianfei with their scripts, but most of them were taken by Zeng Zhiwei and Pan Yingzi. It was stopped, and a few stayed behind the scenes at DreamWorks.

Li Xiuxian was no exception. When he came to the door with the script he was holding, he didn't even see Kang Jianfei's face. And the script was also withheld. Because DreamWorks' filming schedule for the first half of the year is already full. Tang Shuxuan plans to transfer Li Xiuxian into the director team. Make McDonald's an assistant director first.

Li Xiuxian felt that he was being despised, and in depression, he got Kang Jianfei's phone number from Chen Xunqi, and finally got a chance to meet.

"It's a police and bandit movie again." Kang Jianfei flipped through the script in his hand. Most of the time, he is observing Li Xiuxian.

Li Xiuxian grew up in the Kowloon Walled City since he was a child. Having seen all kinds of violent and ugly phenomena, he aspired to be a policeman since he was a child. His first two films were police and bandit films. When Kang Jianfei asked a question, he immediately smiled and said, "Police and bandit movies are a good genre, but I like watching Mr. Kang very much."

Kang Jianfei asked, "How much box office do you think this film will get?"

Li Xiuxian thought for a while and said: "It should be more than 5 million, and my last year's box office was nearly 4 million."

In another time and space, it was a work that started the trend of Hong Kong police and gangster films. The box office was close to 6 million, which was a small hit at the time. And this led to a series of gangster films. It's a pity that because Kang Jianfei got it out ahead of time, and it was followed by a TV series, the novelty of police and bandit films to the audience was greatly reduced. The most direct impact is that Ling's box office is 2 million less, and Li Xiuxian is not as affirmed by the industry as in the original time and space.

By the way, when Li Xiuxian wrote the script, he was still working at Shaw Brothers. It's a pity that Shaw Brothers dismissed his script. Li Xiuxian worked hard to find Yunying Production Company and pulled in investment from Qiu Degen's son Qiu Dacheng, and Li Xiuxian also withdrew from Shaw Brothers.

Kang Jianfei closed the script, knocked on the table, and said, "This year's Oriental DreamWorks' filming plan will only shoot one police and gangster film, and preparations are already underway."

Li Xiuxian thought that Kang Jianfei was rejecting him. Although he was a good-tempered person, he was extremely conceited. He frowned and said, "Since Mr. Kang is inconvenient to invest, then I have to find someone else and say goodbye!"

"Please wait a moment." Kang Jianfei quickly held back.

Li Xiuxian turned his head and asked, "Mr. Kang, what else is there to do?"

Kang Jianfei asked, "Have you read the news about Lin Guoyun last month?"

"The rainy night butcher Lin Guoyun who was sentenced to death?" Li Xiuxian looked at Kang Jianfei curiously, not knowing what he did when he mentioned Lin Guoyun.

"It's him," Kang Jianfei said with a smile, "I'm going to adapt the case of Lin Guoyun into a movie. The name is just that. There is no suitable director for Zhengchou. I think you are just right, Mr. Li."

"Let me make a crime?" Li Xiuxian was really speechless. He used to be a hero, but he has been filming police and criminal films as a director, and occasionally made a cameo appearance as a police officer. I really don't understand why Kang Jianfei thought he was suitable for crime films.

Kang Jianfei nodded and said, "I mean, the footage is a little bloodier and more violent. Mr. Li, you are so researched on police and gangster films, it's definitely not difficult for you to shoot crime."

Li Xiuxian is still a little confused now, pointing to his script and asking, "Then this..."

Kang Jianfei interrupted him and said, "Filming is over. As for the script, I will write a rough outline, and you and the screenwriter team will complete the rest. The Crime File Company will try to obtain it from the police."

Since the last shooting, Phoenix Television has cooperated with the Hong Kong police to obtain a criminal file for which the sentence has been completed. It shouldn't be difficult.

Nowadays, Hong Kong movies have not implemented a classification system, and **** three-level films are facing big problems when they are reviewed and released. However, the censorship of Hong Kong films has been relaxed a lot in the past two years. After two years, the Sino-British negotiation ended, and the Hong Kong electronic inspection department was even more laissez-faire to Hong Kong films.

After this film came out. I believe that based on the "friendship" between Kang Jianfei and the person in charge of the electrical inspection team, most of them will not suffer any difficulties. Of course, when promoting and showing the show, it must be emphasized that those under the age of 18 are prohibited from watching. First, it can arouse the curiosity of the audience, and second, it can avoid the condemnation of social morality and public opinion.

Li Xiuxian hesitated for a moment, then agreed. Affected by the butterfly effect, he did not become famous last year (as a director) like the original time and space. It is very rare to have the opportunity to direct a movie, not to mention Kang Jianfei also promised to help him invest in the filming.

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Just when Kang Jianfei was describing the general plot to Li Xiuxian. The "Phoenix Training Class", which was renamed "Future Star Training Class", is undergoing re-examination.

A long line of trainees lined up outside the training room of the Oriental Entertainment Company. A man with glasses, a mid-cut hairstyle, and a very wretched expression. Just looking around at the situation.

Suddenly, the wretched man suddenly stared straight ahead, and saw a super big girl walking towards him.

Because the wretched men were at the back of the line. The big girl quickly ran over and lined up behind the wretched man.

After waiting for more than a minute, the big sister felt a little strange, and asked the wretched man: "Hello, is this a retest in the training class?"

The wretched man's eyes flicked on Big Sister's chest, and he swallowed, "Yes, hello, Miss, my name is Li Lichi."

"My name is Ye Zimei," Dabomei smiled kindly and asked, "Then why are there only five people here? There are more than 30 people in the opposite side?"

Li Lichi explained: "There are actors and students lining up over there, and there are behind-the-scenes students lining up here. Of course, there are fewer people."

"Everyone here is behind the scenes?" Ye Zimei found that she was in the wrong team, and immediately ran away, making Li Lichi feel so boring.

Just when Ye Zimei was in the correct line, the door of the examination room was pushed open, and Wu Tingye walked out happily. He actually attended a wireless training class before, and was classmates with Liang Chaowei, Wu Zhenyu and others. Because he was not reused by TVB, he came to Oriental Entertainment Company again to apply for the "Future Star Training Class".

After Wu Tingye came out, another big-breasted beauty pushed in the door, bowed to the teachers in charge of the exam, and said in poor Cantonese, "Hello, teacher, my name is Lizhi."

A female producer of Phoenix TV frowned and asked, "Is it from the mainland? Do you have an ID card?"

"I have an ID card." Lizhi felt very aggrieved when she heard this obviously discriminatory question. She had been in Hong Kong for several years and had been fed up with the scorn of Hong Kong people.

The female supervisor smiled coldly and said, "I don't know who is in charge of the first test. With a level of Cantonese like yours, you can still come to participate in the second test."

There are five examiners in the re-examination, one of them is from Phoenix TV, one is from DreamWorks, and the other three are from Oriental Entertainment Company.

Zhang Guozhong is now the vice president of Oriental Entertainment Company, but because Kang Jianfei attaches great importance to the training class, he personally came to be the chief examiner of the re-examination.

Zhang Guozhong took a closer look at Lizhi's appearance and said, "You can practice Cantonese if you are not good at it. I think her image still has great potential. In this way, Miss Lizhi, you are now trying to act a pregnant woman who is pregnant with Liujia."

Li Zhixu hugged her belly, pretended to be a big belly, walked carefully to the seat, then showed a motherly loving expression, and gently stroked her "big belly"...

Since the examiner never stopped, Lizhi had to bite the bullet and continue to perform. After two minutes of performance, Zhang Guozhong shook his head with a sigh.

Another chief examiner asked Lizhi to play a woman who had lost her love. After a few minutes, he called to stop again. At this time, Zhang Guozhong said: "Okay, your retest is over, go back and wait for the news. If you pass the test, we will I will call you within three days."

Lizhi walked out of the training room in disappointment. From the examiner's expression, she guessed that she was probably eliminated.

In the parallel space, Lizhi only started to learn English after she was eliminated from the audition at Xinyi City this year, and then went to study in the United States. It was not until her third year of college that she returned to Hong Kong to participate in the Miss Asia pageant and won the Miss Asia pageant in one fell swoop.

Lizhi left the performance room sadly, and Yin Tianzhao, who was waiting behind, immediately pushed in the door and introduced herself confidently.

After waiting for all the students to pass the exam, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com examiners sorted out the list of qualified students, packaged them with the information of unqualified students, and immediately sent them to DreamWorks for Kang Jianfei to look over.

This is a special request of Kang Jianfei, the purpose is to avoid missing out on potential big stars.

When Li Xiuxian left with the script outline, Kang Jianfei's student information was already placed on his desk. He just glanced at the qualified students who had sorted them out. Yin Tianzhao and Wu Tingye didn't give him the slightest attention, but when he saw Li Lichi's name, Kang Jianfei suddenly laughed.

Who is Li Lizhi?

The director of the future star, the founder of Hong Kong's nonsensical movies.

After hastily read the list of qualified students, Kang Jianfei began to look through the profiles of those who were eliminated.

Kang Jianfei called Zhang Guozhong and instructed: "Azhong, let the unqualified student named Ye Mei be admitted, and let Lizhi come to see me at DreamWorks tomorrow morning."