From collapsed house idol to entertainment superstar

Director Zhou Xianyang was actually a little nervous.

In addition to being a disciple of Hong Kong tycoon Chiang Chi-keung, he also worked as an assistant to international director Ang Lee for a period of time. He can barely be said to have learned from the two tycoons.

In addition, his girlfriend is a famous and talented screenwriter in Hong Kong. In fact, his starting point is much better than that of ordinary directors, both in terms of personal connections and resources.

Prior to this, his real debut was a crime suspense film called "The Murderer". The script was also written by Du Chilang and the starring role was Guo Tianwang.

When the film came out, it received a mediocre response and a mediocre reputation. The box office in Hong Kong Island only exceeded 10 million, which was still in Hong Kong dollars.

And because there were too many elements of violence and gore, the mainland version was heavily cut, causing the story to appear blunt and fragmented. As a result, it also failed to make a decent splash in the mainland.

Strictly speaking, it lost both reputation and box office, and lost the first battle.

Also because of the relationship between the director and the screenwriter, some people joked that this was a "husband and wife movie."

Zhou Xianyang, who had always been known as the disciple of two big bosses, had a bad start this time.

So after lying dormant for several years, he came back with "Pursuit" this time, and he was actually holding back a lot of energy in his heart.

Some people say that in fact, every director only makes one movie in his life, and countless imitations of this movie.

This means that for most directors, their debut film basically establishes the style and background of their films.

In the future, no matter how diverse his narrative style becomes and how stunning his lens language becomes, they will all be optimized and imitated based on the tone of the style of his debut film.

This sentence may not be completely correct, but it does have some meaning.

Zhou Xianyang's "Pursuit", like his debut film "The Murderer", was also written by him and Du Chilang, so the style is actually the same. From the script point of view, the whole story is quite satisfactory in terms of structure and twists and turns.

, not particularly stunning.

But the exploration and excavation of human nature is still outstanding, and it belongs to a genre where the story is far less exciting than the psychological game between people.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the story is mediocre, but the characters in the story can be extremely brilliant. For example, although "The Murderer" has an average overall reputation, it actually almost helped Guo Tianwang win the first Academy Award for Best Actor.

So conversely speaking, the upper limit of the entire story is placed on the characters, and Wang Yuanyang, played by Ding Zhi, is the most important scene in it.

So can Ding Zhi be able to withstand this scene?

To put it bluntly, Ding Zhi has not yet had a single starring role in a film, nor has he proven himself to the market.

So even though Zhou Xianyang had high expectations for him from the beginning, as the filming approached, Zhou Xianyang was somewhat worried, but it was just hidden deep in his heart.

Unlike some dramas in the Mainland that have been put on hold for several years in preparation, the process of "Pursuit" from preparation to official launch was extremely fast after the producer Galaxy Organization officially approved the project.

After Ding Zhi was cast as Wang Yuanyang, another starring role was officially cast, hiring a familiar face from Hong Kong films, actor Yam Dahua, who is also a movie king.

A while ago, there was a popular saying on a certain music channel, "My name is Cheng Ren, you can call me Brother Ren, or you can call me Brother Qing!" That greasy character with a hint of girliness was played by this person.

After the main creative team was basically complete, and nearly a month after Zhou Xianyang invited Ding Zhi to star in the drama, "The Hunt" officially started filming.

Hong Kong films have a long history of paying attention to the start-up ceremony. There are different opinions on the origin of this statement. Some say that this procedure first came from the fear of "slicing".

The so-called "scratching" refers to the fact that in the early film era, the film in the camera was accidentally scratched by the parts inside during shooting.

If "scratching" occurs, it will cause immeasurable losses to the crew, but machine slicing is unpredictable and difficult to prevent - the only thing that can be done is to cover the camera with a red cloth to "soothe evil".

So there was a bit of mystery here, but later it became a well-established rule.

Even when Hong Kong films went north, this habit was brought to the mainland, and many film crews began to pay attention to it.

As for "Manhunt", everything was kept simple, there was no launch press conference, and no reporters were invited, but the launch ceremony was still grand.

During the opening ceremony, the tables used for worship were covered with red velvet cloth, and Guandi was worshiped on the table. On both sides were incense burners, roasted suckling pigs and delicious fruits.

The camera not far away was covered with a red cloth, and the crew and creators below offered incense and worship to the gods. Finally, Zhou Xianyang lifted the red cloth of the machine and officially announced the start-up.

After everyone dispersed, Wen Yongshan began to look for someone in the crowd.

Yes, sister Wen, by coincidence, also played a role in this film.

Ding Zhi went to Hong Kong twice, once to play a supporting role, and this time to play a leading role. Both times he also collaborated with Wen Yongshan.

But it’s not surprising. It’s quite unusual for some actors in the domestic entertainment industry to have two partners in a short period of time. Hong Kong’s entertainment industry is so small that it’s not surprising that many actors have three or four roles, let alone two partners.

What's more, some actors who are particularly suitable will even form golden partners. The most famous ones are Xing Ye and Uncle Da.

In addition, the new generation in Hong Kong is currently in a state of insecurity. Sister Wen is one of the rare actresses with excellent acting skills, good looks, and reputation. It is not surprising that she received an invitation from Zhou Xianyang.

But it’s funny to say that this is the third time Wen Yongshan has collaborated with Ding Zhi, and the relationship between the two characters is getting weirder every time.

The first time in "Cold War 2", Sister Wen was hit by Ding Zhi's car and killed. The second time in "Peeping", the father of Sister Wen's child was killed by Ding Zhi.

There was never a normal relationship.

This time in "The Hunt", Sister Wen plays two roles. She also plays Ding Zhi's first love girlfriend who died before the appearance, and his and his girlfriend's daughter.

But it's not surprising that in Hong Kong movies and even Hong Kong dramas, the daughter looks exactly like her mother, which is only ranked behind "The most important thing in life is to be happy!" and "I'll cook a bowl of noodles for you to eat!"

Sister Wen was holding her breath.

It was hard to mess up the power-on ceremony just now, but now that it's broken up, it's time to find someone to settle the score.

Ding Zhi had agreed to her dinner date half a month ago, but after accepting the drama appointment, he seemed to have completely forgotten about it and flew back to the mainland. It was not until the filming of the drama was about to start that he returned to Hong Kong Island and

Sister Wen was so angry that she was about to launch an attack to punish her.

Didn’t expect it!

Sister, I am also in this drama!

Why don't you catch me alive!

"Beautiful boy!"

Sister Wen looked through the crowd and finally found a familiar face, and she shouted loudly in surprise.

As a result, more than half of the men in the crew turned their heads in unison.

...

Sister Wen was embarrassed, but found that Ding Zhi didn't look back, but kept walking towards the shadow of the corner.

She ignored the embarrassment and walked straight towards him.

"Hey! Hello! You let me fly before..."

Ding Zhi seemed to have just heard someone calling him, and suddenly raised his head and looked at Wen Yongshan.

Sister Wen suddenly stopped in the middle of her words and was a little stunned.

At this time, Ding Zhi was much thinner than when they were filming "Peeping", and his face was much haggard and darker.

But the shoulders and the tight-fitting shirt still outline his body. Far from being thin, on the contrary, he has an explosive sense of strength.

But what frightened Sister Wen the most was Ding Zhi's eyes, which were cold and reserved, as if everything had nothing to do with him. When he looked at her, he seemed to be looking at a piece of meat.

"Eh."

However, the next second, Ding Zhi's eyes softened and became a little normal. The handsome Ding that Wen Yongshan was familiar with was back again.

"I'm sorry, I was just thinking about the characters. Is there something wrong?"