Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Stephen Chow, who lost to Lau Chun-wei in guessing games at Chung Chu-hong's housewarming party, finally chose Luo Meiwei instead of Zhang Min as the heroine of "The Gambler".

But for him, there is no big regret, because he prefers Zhang Min just because of his feelings. He feels that if the heroine Qimeng is played by Zhang Min, the effect will be good.

It's just that since he lost the guessing game, he can only accept the reality, but this does not mean that Stephen Chow has any opinion on Luo Meiwei.

And Luo Meiwei is indeed no worse than Zhang Min. At this time, she is in her prime and a perfect beauty.

At first, Tsui Hark had taken a fancy to Luo Meiwei and planned to invite her to replace Akina Nakamori to play Nie Xiaoqian. Tsui Hark's vision was naturally not that bad.

Before filming started, the leading actors tried on their costumes. The costumes worn by Stephen Chow and others were quite simple. They were just what ordinary citizens wore, and there was nothing special about them.

And Luo Meiwei obviously needs to put more thought into her clothes and outfit.

In Lin Daoqiu's script, the character Qimeng will make Ah Xing fascinated as soon as she appears.

If a beautiful lady like this appears and dresses poorly, she will definitely not be recognized by the audience.

Therefore, even a beauty like Luo Meiwei has to go through many dressing ups before she can finally determine what her costume and makeup will look like in the play.

"Ms. Luo looks good no matter how she dresses, but since she wants to highlight her identity, she needs to dress a little sexier, so that she can easily attract the audience's attention when fighting."

Liu Zhenwei's words are very straightforward. Although the film market in Hong Kong is very hot at this time, it does not mean that you can make a lot of money with just one shot.

Not only do we have to work hard on the plot, but we also must not be careless about the costumes, props and actors' dressing up.

Dressing coolly is already a normal requirement, so Luo Meiwei doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.

Compared with Zhang Min, Luo Meiwei's figure is not inferior to her at all, so when she puts on a sexy outfit and puts on a black coat, the effect is very good.

Liu Zhenwei and Stephen Chow nodded while watching. Since Luo Meiwei has been selected to play the role of Qimeng, they must now devote 100% concentration to Luo Meiwei.

"When we last met, Mr. Lin once told me that the summer schedule is a good schedule. There are still more than four months to go, which is enough for us to finish filming "The Gambler"."

Lin Daoqiu never thought that it would take Liu Zhenwei and Stephen Chow to shoot "The Gambler" for half a year or even a year.

This is just a comedy movie with a simple plot and no difficulty. In addition, the script is ready-made, and the storyboards are almost not handed over to them.

If this can drag on for a year and a half, Lin Daoqiu will probably be very unhappy.

"No problem. I already know the script of this drama by heart. It will be absolutely no problem to shoot it in four months."

Stephen Chow is also very confident. He and Lau Chun Wai have been preparing for it for a long time before this. They have read the script countless times, and the two of them have discussed and revised it many times.

Under such circumstances, as long as there are no problems with the actors, the filming progress will definitely be very fast.

Even Liu Zhenwei thinks that "The Gambler" can be finished in just two or three months.

Just because this is his first film directed by New Oriental, he will not speed up the filming pace just to keep up with the schedule. The most important thing is to maintain quality and quantity.

The launch conference of "The Gambler" did not attract too many media. If it were not for the fact that Lin Daoqiu was the screenwriter of this movie, I am afraid that there would really be only a handful of reporters on site.

Stephen Chow, Luo Meiwei, Qin Pei, Ng Meng-tat, Chen Baixiang and other leading and supporting actors all appeared.

If we take it seriously, the most famous person among them at this time is probably Qin Pei.

Stephen Chow's outstanding performance in "Family Happiness" has made him a little popular in Hong Kong recently, but he is still far from the level of a star.

Now he has just stepped out of his role as a TV actor and moved to the big screen.

If he could become famous just because he played a role in "Family Happiness", then it can only be said that Stephen Chow's luck is simply incredible.

"Welcome everyone to attend the launch conference of "The Gambler". I am today's host Chen Baixiang. These are the main actors and directors of "The Gambler". They are..."

Chen Baixiang was temporarily called on to be the host today, but this is a common occurrence for him, because his main job now is basically serving as a program host on East TV.

After introducing the director and the main actors to the media reporters at the scene, reporters immediately raised their hands to ask questions.

""God of Gamblers" has a box office of over RMB 60 million during the Spring Festival. That drama was also written by Mr. Lin, so what is Director Liu's box office target for "The God of Gamblers"?

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At the launch conference of "God of Gamblers", Lin Daoqiu forced Wang Jing and Wen Jun to make an oath in public, saying that if the box office of "God of Gamblers" did not exceed 60 million, he would leave Hong Kong and go to Baodao to develop.

At that time, almost everyone at the scene did not believe that the final box office of "God of Gamblers" would reach 60 million. But what they didn't expect was that when the final results came out, "God of Gamblers" actually reached this record.

Since "The Gambler" is also a script written by Lin Daoqiu, and also invested and filmed by New Oriental, everyone is naturally curious about what goals Liu Zhenwei has set for this drama.

"Thanks to this journalist friend for asking the question. The success of "The God of Gamblers" means that gambling movies are actually a promising subject in Hong Kong. This "The God of Gamblers" is also produced by Mr. Lin, but we are all newcomers. The box office

There is no way to set goals as high as in God of Gamblers."

If "The Gambler" is scheduled for the Spring Festival next year, then Liu Zhenwei will more or less dare to set a box office expectation of around 40 million.

But Lin Daoqiu has told Liu Zhenwei that "The Gambler" will be released during the summer vacation this year.

Compared with the Spring Festival period, the box office performance of the summer vacation period will obviously not be as good, so box office expectations will naturally not be that high.

"Our drama is scheduled to be released during the summer vacation this year, so I estimate that the final box office will exceed 20 million."

One side is 60 million, the other is 20 million. When Liu Zhenwei said this, the reporters at the scene couldn't help but shook their heads.

Liu Zhenwei's conservative prediction has no value at all when written into news, and the protagonists on stage have nothing worth writing about.

If it weren't for the red envelopes they could get, those reporters might not be willing to attend the launch conference of "The Gambler".