Hong Kong Entertainment’s Life Simulator

It's about nine o'clock in the morning.

When Zhao Donghuai arrived at ATV, Mei Xiaoqing and a group of main creators from Hong Kong (Tokyo) Love Story were already waiting.

It was planned to be filmed in early March, and now on May 20, the new idol drama, which has only 11 episodes in total, has been completely completed, but when Zhao Donghuai discovered... Qi Qiyi in the crowd?

He was suddenly surprised and said, "Qi Sheng?"

Qi Qiyi immediately laughed and said, "Zhao Sheng can just call me Ayi. I joined ATV in March."

Mei Xiaoqing also smiled and said, "We reported it to Director Li, and Director Li should have said it, but maybe the secretarial team thought it was a trivial matter and did not report it to you, boss, alone."

"Hong Kong Island Love Story was filmed by Ayi and me together."

Qi Qiyi, this Ayi? ? It sounds like he is not famous, but he will produce and produce many good films in the future, including The Man of Heaven and Earth, The Love of Heaven and Earth, Genesis, Genesis Part 2, and Jewelry, etc.

It can be said that since the beginning of the millennium, he has definitely been one of TVB's most important and capable actors.

Qi Qiyi is indeed not very famous now. He joined TVB in 1976 and would not have the opportunity to direct until next year in 1986.

Zhao Donghuai nodded, "It will be broadcast as soon as the filming is completed. Let's start with one episode a day. As long as the ratings are not bad, I will definitely give you no less."

In one sentence, the creative team was overjoyed to express their gratitude.

Starring Ge Weiru, He Jiajin, Wu Yijiang, Wu Wanfang, Chen Farong, and Yam Dahua, this version of Hong Kong Island Love Story is not bad, but the total number of episodes is only 11, which is a bit short.

Broadcasting an idol drama is really a trivial matter for Zhao Donghuai. In comparison, the main creative team of Journey to the West from the mainland and the 40 episodes of Journey to the West that are about to be broadcast are worthy of serious consideration.

Also, the launch project of the new White Snake!

After sitting in the office for more than ten minutes, Qiu Shuzhen opened the door and walked in with Lin Qingxia and Xia Zuhui, while Zhang Min was busy making tea.

Zhao Donghuai also stood up with a smile, "Qingxia, I invite you here this time because I want you to act in a TV series, but you have been on the big screen for so long, if you act in a TV series now..."

Lin Qingxia nodded decisively, "Thanks to Zhao Sheng for being so considerate, this is a good thing that many people can only dream of. I would also like to thank Zhao Sheng for his support!"

Lin Qingxia is not stupid. Even if Zhao Donghuai asked her to act in a TV series before Meteor Garden, Blue Love, and Winter Sonata bombed the TV industry, she would never or dare not refuse, let alone after F4 bombed Asia? ?

The projects promoted by Zhao Donghuai will definitely not be bad.

Director Zhao nodded, asked a few people to sit down in the reception area, and motioned to Qiu Shuzhen to get the script, "This movie will be shot in the mainland, but it will definitely not affect Qingxia and your various films being released in Wanwan."

Lin Qingxia, who had just taken a sip of tea, was speechless for a moment.

Speaking of which, at this stage, the ban on actors in the film industry is really useless.

Who makes Zhao Sheng so cool? One after another blockbusters hit North America and still sell so well? Those in the Wanwan film and television department are trying to block people.

After being speechless, she smiled brightly and said, "This must be no problem."

Zhao Donghuai looked at Xia Zuhui, "Director Xia, what I want to shoot is a costume TV series, about fifty episodes, and I want to incorporate a lot of Huangmei style. The tentative plan is to have Qingxia reprise his role as the male protagonist."

"I have already written the theme song and left it to He Qing and Jia Hui to sing the lead vocals."

"The three of them are the core team, and we have already sent people to do things like location scouting in the mainland."

Lin Qingxia was confused, "Huh? I'm playing the male lead??"

Upon hearing this, Xia Zuhui was excited, "Wonderful, when Director Li and I were filming A Dream of Red Mansions, wasn't it Qingxia who played Jia Baoyu?"

Xia Zuhui was the director of the original version of The Legend of White Snake and a master of Huangmei Opera. He had collaborated with Lin Qingxia as early as 1976. The role of Sister Qingxia as the male protagonist did not come from Dongfang Bubai.

In 1976, when she was only 22 years old, she played Jia Baoyu in Li Hanxiang's Dream of Red Mansions!

You must know that Li Hanxiang approached Lin Qingxia to play the role of Lin Daiyu...she became the male protagonist Jia Baoyu in just a few seconds. This also shows how strong Aunt Qingxia's counter-narrative power is.

This is also the reason why Director Zhao feels that Lin Qingxia's performance as Xu Xian is better at this stage.

After Qiu Shuzhen brought the script and handed it to Director Xia and Lin Qingxia, Zhao Donghuai said, "Don't leave either. Each of you can read a copy."

There are two female roles in the TV series. Ah Zhen plays Xu Xian's niece and Xu Shilin's cousin. Xu Shilin will also be played by Lin Qingxia.

Zhang Min plays Cai Yin, the rabbit spirit, Hu Meiniang's sworn sister, and Hu Meiniang also plays He Qing.

Xu Xian's sister Xu Jiaorong, he planned to let Li Zhi give it a try. Ah Zhi would have to follow He Qing and Jia Hui all the time, helping them prepare medicine and supplements every day, no credit but hard work.

As for the other supporting roles and extras in the crew, there are too many choices. We will also recruit certain candidates from the mainland, and you can choose half of them.

If you ask Zhu Lin, the king of the daughter country, to make a guest appearance as Guanyin in Xinbai, there is no difficulty and no problem at all. With her joining, Emei Deputy Director Han will be asked to coordinate the filming, recruit mainland actors, etc.

It's the little things.

Deputy Director Han will be a prominent figure in the mainland film and television industry in the future!

He doesn't know how to direct or produce, but he will go and watch it. He has been busy with his career for so long and has a successful career. Isn't it right to take a short vacation for himself?

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A few days later, Super Body had already grossed more than 42 million at the local box office, surpassing Rescue 2 and becoming the new highest box office record in the Hong Kong film industry. It was downloaded from Zhao's Cinema.

Tokyo Love Story and Journey to the West were aired in prime time on ATV respectively. TVB, which was under pressure for a while, collapsed again and could not bear it at all.

Hong Kong Island has changed again. Every time it is broadcast, the streets are empty!

Let’s not talk about the charm of love in Tokyo, that monkey, that monkey is really here!

No one can resist the charm of that monkey, and this has caused countless fans of the TV series Tokyo Love Story to be diverted...

It’s not considered a diversion, after all, the prime time of TV stations generally refers to after 6 pm and before 10 pm.

One is placed in the seven o'clock position and the other is placed in the eight o'clock position. They complement each other perfectly.

Nowadays, countless Hong Kong citizens feel that they are so happy this year. ATV is really full of dramas. Even if those dramas are reruns, many citizens can still watch them with relish and enjoy them endlessly.

Will Hulu Brothers start airing at 6 o'clock again? ? TVB’s ratings in the prime time slot at night are simply incredible. It can be said that since the launch of the channel, TVB has been in such a precarious position that it has never been beaten by its opponents, and is close to an era of continuous losses.

Countless TV viewers in Hong Kong and Hao went crazy with joy. The charm of Brother Monkey and Brother Calabash was simply irresistible. From childhood to adulthood, they killed everyone.

Throughout the streets and alleys of Hong Kong, various theme songs related to Journey to the West and Calabash Baby can be heard everywhere.

Whether on the street or in the school, there are children everywhere who spontaneously compete with their friends to play the role of the Four Journey to the West and the Calabash Brothers.

Fortunately for Calabash Brothers, if you play the role of a eldest child, a second child, or a third child, they all have similar looks, but their abilities are different.

But the Learning Four? Who is Brother Monkey? Who is Zhu Bajie? Many groups of children are fighting for this one thing...forget it, it's so popular.

It can be said that before Journey to the West, there were very few TV series that could explain what is a true super classic of the era. Even Shanghai Beach, Meteor Garden and even Blue Life and Death, etc., in front of this super drama, they all have to be Shivering.

And Wanjia comprehensive supermarkets, including the Baijia chain, have taken advantage of the trend and launched a card collection activity to eat Wanjia instant noodles and win prizes? ! This is a brand war in the world of instant noodles.

A pack of instant noodles may occasionally contain character cards from the TV series Journey to the West, ranging from Guanyin, Tathagata, Jade Emperor, Taishang Laojun, King Tota and other gods, to the devil incarnate, the one-horned ghost king, the white-bone spirit, the nine-headed insect, etc. etc.

Or the Seven Fairies, Chang'e, and the King of the Daughter Kingdom.

Of course, the most precious four-person set of Journey to the West, especially the character card of Brother Monkey, is the rarest in proportion. Rare things are more valuable.

Eating instant noodles and collecting Journey to the West character cards is a really exciting way to play. Don’t forget that the entire Hundred Family Surnames chain has sunk to Wanwan, and Wanwan Province is also within the bombing range of the Journey to the West drama.

As soon as the card collection activity came out, countless children, including adults, were both sad and happy. The pain was that the children wanted to collect cards like crazy, begging to buy Wanjia instant noodles at every turn, and stealing money from family members to buy them.

Many Hong Kong residents in Haowan are hoarding more and more instant noodles in their homes.

Happiness is... A child who used to be naughty and had a bad temper will definitely become easy to manage and have a good temper as long as you get him a variety of Journey to the West character cards.

What if you could get a character card of Brother Monkey? ? It’s so simple, any child who has this card will be at the forefront of the trend in front of their peers or on campus!

Belongs to the level of a child king.

Also, adults who find themselves hoarding more and more Wanjia instant noodles and character cards at home suddenly find it magical and unexpected that many character cards still have merit, such as...for example, Journey to the West There are so many beauties in Cary! Many adults were surprised and discovered later that I had watched Journey to the West before?

Did I miss something? Why are there so many beauties in this mythical blockbuster? ? When I first watched Seven Fairies, all my attention was focused on a monkey... Only after I started writing the character cards did I realize, wow, Seven Fairies is really good.

What about besides the Seven Fairies? Even the boy who fanned the elixir furnace for Taishang Laojun looked handsome and a good boy. As for Chang'e, the mouse spirit, the spider spirit, etc., they were simply? ?

On the contrary, it is the king of the female kingdom. Everyone has already experienced the grace of this majesty in John Wick 1. (Running for the modern Diao Chan) The female majesty has also performed talents. Even now, she is still stunning, but many other beauties are still... …The more the merrier, it’s easy to feel good when you look at beautiful women, and you can live a long and healthy life.

Such new discoveries have made many adults less concerned about their children's crazy purchases of Wanjia instant noodles. After all, a pack of instant noodles only costs two yuan and can be regarded as a full meal. Who are you looking down on?

Of course, Zhao Sheng is a decent person, and each character card will be given to the actor. One cent is given to the actor. Monkey, Bajie, Sha Seng, and Tang Seng are given one Hong Kong dollar for each card. Their character cards have the smallest proportion. Director Yang is also one Each card costs one Hong Kong dollar. Her character card positioning is that it can be exchanged for the Journey to the West series. Any character card can be multiplied by 3, including one Yang Dao card that can be exchanged for three Monkey Brother cards!

Calabash Brothers also has a card collection activity, but one is a real character card package, and the other is an animated character card package.

Under the bombardment of live-action mythological TV series and animated series, Wanjia instant noodles, which were originally sold in various fast-selling products, became extremely popular, and almost all other instant noodle brands were suppressed.

That's when the war begins, is the war coming? The war is over!

In the past, other instant noodle brands from Wanjia Supermarket and Baijia Chain were also put on the shelves, whether they were Hong Kong brand, Wanwan brand, Island brand, etc., everyone found it tragic. With the hit "Journey to the West", Wanjia all seemed to be... The war cry has just been announced and the war is about to begin.

They have been directly hammered to death!

Really, no matter whether it is the previous Strong Beer, Jianlibao or Han Tianxia series, there has never been such a smooth and exaggerated war that has the final say!

And the four people who learn from the scriptures in the Journey to the West TV series?

These four are really, as soon as they land on ATV, they will be a simple conversation show. They will follow the host's questions and talk about interesting things during the filming. The ratings of TVB's programs in the same period, which could once be exceeded, have dropped below 5%.

Just go on stage to perform a drama program or perform a TV clip in a large theater like the Lee Stage, and the audience will be even crazier than when the super-body blockbuster was released.

Shao Yifu, including other major newspapers, magazines, etc., spent a lot of money to invite them to do programs. From top to bottom, everyone made a lot of money! Even the directors make a lot of money. Not to mention the income from talk shows, ATV directly offers 50,000 Hong Kong dollars per show, and TVB and other newspapers and magazines it brings can only follow suit and pay high prices.

I heard that people from the film and television industry in Taiwan, Thailand and other countries want to spend millions of dollars to ask Director Yang to go to them and guide them on how to make TV series!

Also in late May, Zhao Donghuai and the White Snake crew had moved to Nandu.

TVB's Shao Daheng said that his emotions can also be very stable.

Because since New Year's Day, TVB's Eight Fairies has been launched with two powerful songs (Calorie) and (No Body) as the main hits, and then Gu Jiahui, Huang Zhan and others were asked to come up with a few more powerful songs with similar styles, accompanied by hot dances.

The Eight Fairies of TVB have been rising all the way. They are so popular that they can be called cheating in the SP world. They have albums and concerts, etc. Hua Xing is weak when it comes to making money.

The eight-girl group's concert tours are all in places such as Stars, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, and island countries, and there is a trend of chasing F4.

Even ghost guys everywhere love it. After all, the original girl group (No Body) was able to become famous in North America with this song.

It is said that since the popularity of the Thigh Era, Meteor Garden once again set off a ratings frenzy during the re-broadcast, because in reality, countless fans want to buy TVB Eight Fairies concert tickets, but it is difficult to get a ticket.

I can’t even ask for it!

But in Meteor Garden, there are really shots of F4 arrogantly spending money to let Thigh Times sing and dance (Calories) and (No Body) live in the garden of their big villa, and they were all shot very beautifully and clearly.

The beauty of SP bloodline expansion!

What's this? ? This is so inhumane!

Not to mention that F4's clothing, food, housing and transportation are all top-tier brands in the world... Well, Jianlibao, Power Beer, Liu Xiu Shoes, etc. are mixed with Rolls-Royce, GM, Hermès, Dior, Armani and other brands.

It really brainwashed the Asian audience. F4 is recognized as a certified global top brand.

Toyota...Toyota has wanted to develop F4 again and again, but it also knows that F4 is just a scapegoat. It does not mean much except to make Toyota take the blame and gain global notoriety.

Zhao Sheng was able to win an F4 last year, but you just kept doing it. Zhao Donghuai couldn't win an F5 again in 1985? ? As long as there are TV stations and idol drama scripts, there won’t be so many handsome boys in Hong Kong? Can't you find it from Greater China?

Nandu.

In a hotel suite of a certain hotel, the horses were racing so fast that everyone was exhausted, and Guan Jiahui said with curiosity, "Brother Huai, your next drama "Life and Death" is really about Laura Fanna? Who will be the male lead?"

The love affair between humans and ghosts is still ongoing and special effects are being produced.

Zhao Donghuai's next big movie is Life and Death, a Hollywood blockbuster released in 1994. The announced production cost was US$28 million, with a box office of US$120 million in North America and US$350 million worldwide. !

Even in Hong Kong Island in 1994, Speed ​​of Life also took in HK$46 million at the box office, second only to God of Gamblers 2 and beating out Cheng Long's Drunken Master 2, Xing Zai's domestic Lingling Paint, Jiupin Zhima Guan, etc.

This is a rare blockbuster whose total box office is equivalent to three times the North American box office!

Jurassic Park 1 has more than 400 million US dollars in North America and more than 1 billion US dollars worldwide. Forrest Gump has 330 million US dollars in North America and more than 670 million US dollars globally.

wait wait wait.

Most of the time, the box office of Hollywood blockbusters in North America is equivalent to half, or more than 40%, of the total global box office.

The film "Speed ​​of Life" really has a wider global audience.

If he revamps the film, he should choose Lola Fanna as the heroine. After all, Lola was signed to open up the European and American markets. Monica has already become a global hit, and it’s time for Lola to take the lead.

He also arrived in Nandu and started writing the script of Life and Death while traveling and relaxing. There was no rush to start filming.

"I intend to choose Simon Yam as the male lead, or Tony Leung Ka-fai, Xu Jinjiang, etc. There are too many targets to choose from. I want to support newcomers."

"We also need to recruit more white actors. For example, when the heroine drives a bus and races against death, you, Ah Qing, and Chen Hong can be passengers, and Jet Binney and Richard Norton can be passengers. You can also let them Guest policeman."

Let Laura Fernand play the leading role, and there will be no kissing scene at the end.

As for the scene of the bus flying over the broken bridge, of course it was shot by the dragon and tiger warriors from the island country who used stunt doubles. We are not afraid that difficult fight scenes and drag racing scenes will be difficult to film. There are stand-ins from the island country, and there are also many bad guys from Hong Kong who have died unjustly, so they can get more pay. Just risk your life.

A monthly salary of one or two hundred yuan is not worth risking one's life. A higher monthly salary would be worth it, and besides, there is no way those island boys can refuse.

The original life and death speed allowed the bus to fly over a broken bridge and glide 50 feet in the air, just like a stunt driver driving an empty bus, crashing on the first flight, and succeeding on the second flight.

Among the blockbusters of the 1990s, Life and Death was able to earn $350 million at the box office. Now that it is released nine years in advance, before countless audiences have been brainwashed by the blockbuster, it is definitely more shocking.

After the explanation, Zhao Donghuai thought for a while and decided to call and ask Azhen to contact the male protagonists one by one and let them prepare first.

No matter who they choose in the end, they have to think about the image of the male protagonist in advance and prepare for acting or action scenes, including the female protagonist Lola Fanna, who also has to start preparing.

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June 1985.

As Journey to the West and Calabash Brothers continue to be popular, Hong Kong Haowan continues to tremble under the charm of mythical films.

Zhao Donghuai followed the cast of The Legend of White Snake, filming and traveling in Nandu, Zhenjiang, Sioux City and other places. During the process, He Qing's parents came to visit the cast for a few days.

Ah Qing naturally lived with her mother for more than ten days at a time.

Guan Jiahui lives like a year.

Also this month, Super Body officially landed in various theaters in the mainland, including open-air screenings... No matter how much box office money it can make, the shock that Hong Kong's science fiction masterpiece brings to mainland audiences is simply overwhelming.

Moreover, this movie was released in the island country for more than a month in mid-June, and it has grossed 5.6 billion yen, and it continues to be released and continues to make money.

This year's 5.6 billion yen is equivalent to more than 20 million U.S. dollars, which is close to 200 million Hong Kong dollars. The data is close to abnormal. Wanwan has been released for more than a month, and it has cut over 100 million yen.

It has been released in North America for nearly a month, with a total box office of more than 140 million US dollars. The schedule given by Warner is still sufficient. It is planned to be released for seven or eight weeks, and it is planned to be released in a dozen weeks.

Europa is detonating one after another, and a white actress named Monica Bellucci is really taking advantage of this early summer to bombard the world.

Then Monica came to the crew to learn Mandarin with Zhao Donghuai in early June, which alleviated Jiahui's health index.

However, Monica could only stay on the set or in the hotel without leaving home. With the popularity of "Super Body", it set off a craze comparable to the release of Shaolin Temple. It was simply... She dared to go out for shopping, and the traffic was paralyzed continuously. .

Especially those movie fans who learned that this beautiful Italian national treasure can speak Mandarin just fine? ? It was only June 1985, and Zhao Donghuai had received an invitation list for the new Spring Festival Gala at the end of the year, and wanted to invite Monica to sing.

Before she starred in Super Body, she was also a singer after all.

The Spring Festival Gala preparation team has not yet started to form a team, but we have already invited you!

June……

Zhao Donghuai was still taking a leisurely vacation and taking many landscape photos in the mainland. These will be memories worth recalling and cherishing decades later, when he received a call from ATV director Li Zhuanglie...

The training class for the new year has not yet started recruiting people, but the training class has received all kinds of self-recommendation letters that even a large office with an area of ​​​​1,000 square meters cannot accept.

There are a large number of white men and women inside, many of whom have international letters mailed from Europe, North America, South America, etc.

If we talk about a series of blockbusters such as Hurricane Rescue, Daredevil, and John Wick, it allowed Director Zhao to officially enter Hollywood, and allowed Zhao Films and ATV to establish their tycoon status and absolute leading presence in East and Southeast Asia.

Super body? ? Before joining the Zhao family, Monica Bellucci was a Milan show model. From August 1984 to now, in less than a year, she became popular all over the world. Her fame and prestige can suddenly suppress many Hollywood actresses? ?

This is just like what Li Guoxing said when he bought out the distribution rights of some overseas theaters. Countless pretty boys and girls who dream of going to Hollywood to work hard will also be diverted to Hong Kong Island in the future with the popularity of super body.

Last year, the ATV training class was held for a year. What were the results? Not to mention F4 and Zhou Haimei, Wu Wanfang and others stand out and become popular in Asia. It is the Hong Kong Island Love Story that has been replayed several times since the TV series was aired.

He Jiajing, Wu Yijiang, and Yam Dahua have also become popular, and Ge Weiru, Wu Wanfang, Chen Farong, etc. are not too far behind.

After all, love stories in Hong Kong will never lack commercial scenes. The actors all know that the salary does not matter, you can really make a fortune by bringing in goods and selling them for money!

And then a virtuous circle... Stars who have become famous and made a fortune call on Hong Kong fans and movie fans to go to Baijia Xing chain for daily shopping, which in turn boosts the popularity of Baijia Xing business.

711 was hammered to death in Haowan, Hong Kong, but not many people were there!

After all, General Wu Yi, after graduating from an ATV training class, could not find a role with a name and lines for a year or two. Just because he recommended a surname, he suddenly appeared in Hurricane Rescue 2 and the second male lead of Hong Kong Island Love Story. dividend.

Then Hong Kong Haowan earns millions of Hong Kong dollars from selling goods every month, making him an easy millionaire.

This is so exciting!

Li Zhiren suffered a loss of blood!

After a series of phone reports, Director Li Zhuanglie smiled bitterly and said, "Sheng Zhao, there are so many letters of recommendation, letters, photos and materials, etc. If we still train according to the dozens of places in the previous session, it would be a waste."

“What do you think we should do??”

Zhao Donghuai thought for a while and said, "Buy another building near ATV and transform it into a performing arts academy, like the ones like Nortel and China Drama in the Mainland."

"Didn't Jiayi Building become a branch of TVB? And Shao Daheng wants to move from Broadcasting Channel to Clear Water Bay... Let's talk to him."

"You slowly select and recruit workers, and you can also hire professional teachers, including principals, from all over Hong Kong and the mainland."

Just opening a school is a trivial matter for Zhao Donghuai now. After all, the net profits of various brands of goods he controls can be hundreds of millions or even billions of Hong Kong dollars a month.

Don’t take it too easy when running a school.

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Throughout June, the global film industry was dominated by the science fiction masterpiece Super Body for a period of time. By the end of June, after being released in North America for more than six weeks, the total box office had exceeded US$180 million. Billion is not a dream.

Europa also spent about 100 million US dollars, especially Italy. When it was discovered that Monica was from Italy, with the appearance and figure of the national beauty after the ball, the box office power was simply overwhelming.

Monica, who originally took a leave of absence from school, immediately became a well-known alumnus of a certain university! The treasure and light of a certain university!

Even when Monica was originally a high-achieving law student at a well-known public university in Italy, she went to Hong Kong Island last summer to pursue stars, and she accidentally became a global superstar a year later after various reports were published.

This boosted Monica's reputation by several levels.

As we all know, celebrities generally have low academic qualifications. Good guy, are you a top student in the law department? ? She speaks multiple languages ​​and is now a famous Marvel female boss? ?

How many comic fans has Marvel cultivated around the world? ?

Right now, Zhao's Pictures has film offers for Monica, and several major groups have offered her a film offer of up to US$5 million from Hollywood.

She is white and has a green card from Amei's family. Her road to success is much smoother and easier than that of Lin Zhengying and Hua Zai.

Regardless of North America or Europe, there were countless magazines and publications that praised Monica as the most beautiful face in the world in 1985! !

In the film industry, Monica had such an explosive start. When she returned to the Broadcasting Road community at the end of June to take a break, Laura Fangna came over excitedly, with a look of envy on her face. "Monica, you are really... someone has given you a movie appointment again."

"One play costs $6 million!!"

Monica laughed, "Don't worry, it will be your turn soon. You are the heroine of Brother Huai's new play. How are you practicing?"

Laura was even more excited, "I now practice driving for more than eight hours a day. The Kowloon Bus Group assigned me a special car, several senior drivers and multiple translators."

The most outstanding thing about Lola, the heroine of Life and Death, is that she is ordered to drive the bus in place of the injured driver in a critical situation and race against time bombs.

She also joined the Zhao family in August last year. She didn't make much effort at the beginning. She was mainly still learning English and controlling smoking. It was unrealistic for her, a long-time smoker, to quit smoking all at once. She controlled smoking as little as possible every day, and then tried to be able to sing alone. a song……

On the contrary, her acting skills were much better than Monica's when she joined the Zhao family.

“Would you like me to take you for a ride in the bus?”

After Laura finished speaking, Monica was so amused that she took the bus for a ride? This is really funny. "Forget it, I won't go. I can easily cause traffic jams now."

Laura didn't insist, "By the way, when will the boss come back? I haven't chosen the male lead yet..."

Monica nodded, "Strictly speaking, compared to Hollywood and even Europe, our Zhao family's filming is fast and very efficient. It's not a bad thing to prepare for a big movie for an extra month or two."

"He should come back in July. The specific time is uncertain. After all, he is on vacation."

In the past month or so, all the content needed for the mainland shooting of the new version of Legend of the Lady has been almost finished... After all, this is not a drama dominated by the mainland, and the shooting cycle is really not that slow.

Take the new TV series project that was started there in the 1990s. It took only one and a half months to actually go to the mainland for filming and then leave. It was still a 50-episode project.

Of course, this is just the filming of scenes related to location. After returning to Hong Kong, we have to continue filming in the TV station and studio for a month or two, and then it takes time to do the special effects. This was the case with the bent version in the 1990s.

Director Zhao goes back to filming? ? Um? ?

Think about it, he earned 200 million to 300 million U.S. dollars in foreign exchange for eastern Guangdong last year. He also donated 50 million yuan to sponsor scientific research on supercomputing projects and donated a North American supercomputer...

And the Yifu Building and Donghuai Building opened together with Shao Yifu? ? Various buildings that began to appear in September last year have gradually spread.

Zhao Donghuai returned to the mainland for filming. If he hadn't contacted the relevant units in advance and said it was inappropriate to be visited frequently, he probably wouldn't have even had a holiday this holiday.

Then we were just filming a TV series called The Legend of the White Snake. There were so many experts in special effects who came to help with their own food. Of course there were a lot of people who volunteered to help during the filming of the TV series.

The Korean factory in Emei stood in front, Zhu Lin and others, including some people from the crews of Journey to the West and Dream of Red Mansions, came to help...many immortals from the crew of Journey to the West were seamlessly implanted (Xinbai).

Although everyone feels that the ATV crew filmed the film too fast and many details were too rough, the Xinbai crew also treated all visitors from the mainland with the same standard of hospitality as it did for Hong Kong actors.

The filming of this TV series was as smooth as the wind and fire.

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Mid-July.

Zhao Donghuai returned to Hong Kong Island with the Xinbai crew. Naturally, the crew took a two-day break before restarting filming and continued filming at the Clear Water Bay studio.

Zhao Donghuai went to ATV before returning to the office. The two secretaries Qiu Shuzhen and Zhang Min also just left the crew and took their places.

I saw Li Zhuanglie running over in a hurry, "Boss, the transformation of the former Jiayi Building into a school is in progress, but the training class has temporarily borrowed a school, which has a large dormitory, and arrangements have been made."

"These are the information of the students who were finally selected. I feel that there are too many good candidates."

Zhao Donghuai nodded and picked up a photo to observe... He was speechless after reading it. There were Li Jiaxin, Zhu Yin, Li Zi, etc., all around fifteen years old.

Louis Koo, Jiao Enjun, etc.

These are the Chinese faces that stand out, while the white faces are Naomi Watts and Johnny Depp? ? Sandra Bullock? ? ? Nicole Kidman and more.

Looking at Zhao Donghuai, he was confused. He was just about to start filming Life and Death. Good guy, nine years after the original version of Life and Death, the heroine has been accepted as a student at the Film and Television Academy? ?

This is so stupid!

The accompanying information clearly explains the resumes of these guys. For example, Johnny Depp started playing in a band at the age of 12, dropped out of school to become a rock singer at the age of 15, and became a singer at the age of 20 in 1983. However, his career was at a low point and he worked various odd jobs to make money.

Last year, I participated in the performance of the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street, but no more... I can only continue to play small roles in Hollywood.

Brainwashed by the super bombing, after hearing about Monica's resume, I sent my resume, photos, etc. directly across the Pacific Ocean. The middle and lower levels of ATV reviewed them first, and reported those who felt they had potential.

At the end of the reporting period, Li Zhuanglie, the director of ATV, felt that the handsome boy in front of him still had potential. He was handsome and had many years of experience in supporting roles. He was much better than many pure newbies.

The same goes for Sandra Bullock, the heroine of the original Speed ​​​​9 years later. She became interested in acting in high school. She attended a formal acting school in North America and was able to perform on Broadway. However, she was more interested in TV or movies and had no way out. Chance.

A super body from Hong Kong Island, which allowed her to see the track outside Hollywood!

The excitement brought about by super-body is not enough to make famous North American stars test this place too much, but handsome boys and girls who have just entered the industry and have not had many opportunities, really don't mind sending a self-recommendation letter with photos and so on.

I originally thought that when Speed ​​​​was launched, there were relatively few white men and women to choose from, but now it’s settled, it’s really easy.

When will the male and female passengers on the bus be able to include Johnny Depp and Sandra Bullock? ? The male protagonist’s teammates can all choose from a wave of white male supporting actors, many of whom have stage drama experience.

They have many advantages over Li Jiaxin and Gu Tianle who have never been exposed to acting.

"The school is running well. Just hand it over first. How many teachers have you hired from the mainland?"

Li Zhuanglie had no idea what kind of magical resources the current first phase of Asia Opera was, so he quickly explained, "We invited ten or twenty people from Beijing, and we also found more than ten people in Hong Kong."

"Currently, the main tasks of the students are to learn Mandarin and English. If you are energetic and talented, you can learn Cantonese. After the school is renovated, the training model will be one year, or two years and three years for graduation. ??”

In the past, whether it was TVB training classes or ATV, everything was short and fast. In just a few months of training, N types of subjects were classified. After half a year of learning, I was thrown into a large number of TV station crews to play a small role.

Now that it has been converted into a formal acting school category, the Asian Drama Academy is referred to as Asia Drama, which is linked to ATV and Zhao Films...

Is that one year or two or three years? ?

Zhao Donghuai took a sip of tea and asked, "How is the operation of the school establishment qualification going?"

Li Zhuanglie said helplessly, "College qualifications are not yet available, and our Yaxi can only be classified as a community college for the time being."

"But it doesn't matter. Not many people who sign up are interested in academic qualifications."

Zhao Donghuai nodded, "Then the first class that changes from a training class to a school will be tentatively decided to be a two-year system. When the university qualifications are implemented, we will talk about a three-year or four-year academic system."

Community college attributes? Similar to the mainland colleges and universities, of course it is not the current mainland colleges and universities, but the kind of college diplomas in the 21st century.

However, the current Asian Drama Academy still provides a salary subsidy to the first batch of students. After all, it originated from the training class. The monthly salary of Shao Yifu's TVB training class was about 1,000 yuan. The previous ATV training class raised the standard. , a monthly salary of two thousand.

This was the salary standard for F4 students such as Li Ming, Aaron Kwok, and Zheng Yijian the year they became trainees.

Regardless of whether it will be changed in the future, it will be changed to students paying fees to attend school.

In the first class, little girls like Michelle Reis and Zhu Yin were charged fees. In order to realize their dream of becoming stars, there is a high probability that all students will also pay fees, but it is not necessary. Some people's family conditions are indeed quite difficult.

"This term is tentatively decided to give each trainee a monthly salary of 2,000. We will discuss it when the next term comes."

The situation and situation are constantly changing, and decisions on such educational matters should be made based on the situation.

His life-and-death speed was so outrageous that it could have caused Li Kui and Li Gui to collide! The original heroine became a female supporting character.

In the past, we were all outsiders, and it didn't matter what they were doing. But now, we were collecting the wool of our own students' futures? Forget it, let’s see how the students perform.

When filming begins, let's give Sandra Bullock an important supporting actress first. Although the male lead in that drama is the only one, it has attracted a lot of attention, and there are also many photogenic scenes of fellow police officers.

As for Louis Koo, Chiao Enjun, etc., if such a game is put together, idol dramas can be produced at any time, including in the field of ancient idols. It just requires them to study for a period of time and develop the basics of acting.

By the way, if you work hard on your acting skills, you can let Johnny Depp, Nicole Kidman, etc. star in the Hong Kong version of (Love White Paper) in the future. This film will follow (Tokyo Love Story) and start Kimura Takuya's career. The idol drama of The Road to Heaven.

It was also very popular when it was broadcast in the 1990s. Jiao Enjun, Johnny Depp, etc., as long as their acting skills are good, there is no reason why they will not become popular.

The five male and female protagonists in Love White Paper are all important in addition to love and friendship. There are also many white people in Hong Kong. Adding two white protagonists to the cast will not be any worse.

Love White Paper is a friendship and love drama about college students, in the style of an idol drama. There are so many schools in Hong Kong. No, when the time comes, there will be a large number of students playing small roles, which can completely allow the first batch of Asia Drama students to play small roles.