Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Ka...I announce that "Happy Events at Home" has been successfully completed."

As the director and star of "Family Happiness", Xu Guanwen can be said to be very good at making comedies.

And because Lin Daoqiu had already written the script for "Happy Events at Home" for him, Xu Guanwen didn't need to spend extra time thinking about the script.

Although there are some details that need to be changed during filming because of the actors, it is not difficult and does not require too much energy and time to deal with.

"Michael, everyone is so happy to work together this time. If the box office of "Family Happiness" is good, I hope to make a sequel by then. What do you think?"

"Of course it would be best if that's the case, but then it depends on whether Mr. Lin is willing to write a script for us."

This is Leslie Cheung's first time working with Hui Guanwen. He had admired Hui Guanwen for a long time before this, and he was very happy to be able to work with him on "Family Happiness".

Moreover, the shooting atmosphere on set was very relaxed and pleasant, and there was no pressure on Leslie Cheung. He was naturally very happy after filming the whole scene.

Xu Guanwen himself is also very satisfied with the drama "Family Happiness". Although the plot is not complicated, the drama is both heartwarming and funny, making it one of his favorite movies.

Especially during the filming stage, Xu Guanwen also discovered a bright spot in this film, and that was the newcomer actor Stephen Chow.

Xu Guanwen has met many new actors before, but they all seemed very nervous when interacting with him or working with him. They did not dare to speak in front of him, let alone discuss with him how to act in the movie.

But Stephen Chow is different from others, and I don’t know if it was Lin Daoqiu who specially added scenes for Stephen Chow. In "Family Happiness", his scenes were even more than Leslie Cheung's.

In terms of popularity, let alone Stephen Chow, he is far behind Leslie Cheung.

But during the filming process, Stephen Chow would always come to Xu Guanwen to discuss some of his own ideas.

If we talk about comedy alone, no one in Hong Kong except Lin Daoqiu dares to say that he can win Xu Guanwen.

In addition, Stephen Chow has never made a movie before, so it can be said that he is a completely new actor in the film industry.

But such a new actor dared to discuss the plot and how to play his character with him on the spot. This made Xu Guanwen have to start paying attention to the actor Stephen Chow.

If it were anyone else, I am afraid they would have chosen to turn a blind eye to these suggestions put forward by Stephen Chow, and they might even have become angry because of them.

But Xu Guanwen is different. He is a comedy master. He naturally knows how to shoot and act comedy movies.

And when Stephen Chow carefully put forward some of his suggestions in front of him, Xu Guanwen would think carefully and discuss them with him.

After filming the entire drama "Family Happiness", Xu Guanwen became more and more fond of the actor Stephen Chow. He felt that his future prospects would be limitless.

"Xingzai, what are your thoughts after this film is finished?"

Xu Guanwen called Stephen Chow aside and asked him what he thought.

Stephen Chow also has a movie called "The Gambler" but it hasn't started filming yet. According to Andy Lau, the filming of "The Gambler" won't start until after the year.

But because the movie is very simple, the filming time shouldn't be too long, it will be completed in about two or three months.

"I think this drama was really well shot. Although I don't know how the final box office performance will be, the director gave me a great role in this drama. I'm really grateful to you."

Stephen Chow has played a lot of supporting roles before, but those directors didn't take him seriously at all.

Some of his suggestions were also ignored by the other party, and they even ignored him outright.

When I first received this film, when I learned that Xu Guanwen would be the director and the protagonist, Stephen Chow thought that a senior like him and a master of comedy would not listen to the advice of a newcomer like him during filming.

But I didn't expect Xu Guanwen to be so generous. Not only was he willing to discuss the plot with him, he actually listened to some of his suggestions. Therefore, Stephen Chow respects Xu Guanwen very much.

"The suggestions you made are really for the sake of the show, so of course I can listen to them. What are your plans next?"

Stephen Chow smiled and shook his head.

"It would be great if a new actor like me can make a movie, so what else do I have planned?"

Stephen Chow actually doesn't have a lot of work at hand right now. After filming "Family Happiness", he only has the filming of "Neighbors" on hand.

Dongshi has gradually begun to adjust his role in "The Neighbors", so Stephen Chow can free up more time to concentrate on filming "Happy Events".

Stephen Chow really doesn't have much work at the moment except "The Gambler" which will be released next year.

"You might as well come out and have a cup of tea and chat then."

Xu Guanwen didn't say anything. After he finished speaking, he just patted Stephen Chow on the shoulder and left.

Stephen Chow obviously hasn't figured out Xu Guanwen's thoughts yet, but the other party is willing to go out with him to drink tea and chat, which is naturally a very happy thing for Stephen Chow.

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"Family Happiness", "The Legend of Wesley", "God of Gamblers", "Wealth and Power", this year's Spring Festival movies are all packed together.

Fortunately, Lin Daoqiu postponed the filming of "The Gambler" until later. In addition, Tsui Hark's "The Swordsman", "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "A Better Tomorrow" will not be released on the Spring Festival schedule.

For Wang Jing, Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui, judging from the current situation, the enemies they face are very strong, but fortunately there is no Tsui Hark to join them, so they still have a little breathing space.

Staying at the post-production company every day, Wang Jing and Wen Jun worked hard day and night to edit "God of Gamblers" better.

Finally, when the seventh version of "God of Gamblers" was cut, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Qiu promised to watch the movie tomorrow. I hope he will be satisfied by then."

Wang Jing and Wen Juan had already done everything they thought they could do, but they were not sure whether they would be recognized by Lin Daoqiu in the end.

However, even if it is approved by Lin Daoqiu, if the box office revenue does not reach 60 million when it is released, then they can wait until the end of this year to go to Baodao to report.

"Is it possible to have a box office of 60 million?"

The more Wen Jun thought about it, the more he felt that all they were doing might be in vain. After all, gambling movies have not been a popular subject in Hong Kong.

Even if it is a script written by Lin Daoqiu and it is released during the Spring Festival, it is extremely difficult to get 60 million at the box office. Maybe they will just be a failure in the end.