Huayu, can you be called the best actor if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 314 The banker takes it all
Get Lin Chaoxian.

The stone in Li Luo's heart fell.

Now the behind-the-scenes production team is basically composed of Hong Kong people. The advantage is that they are experienced and each of them has a brilliant resume.

The disadvantages are also obvious.

These guys are all old-timers.

Bullying the newbies is an instinctive operation of the old hands. Of course, they are not vague in their work, but that is just being clear. What Li Luo needs is for them to put their heart and soul into their work instead of just punching in and getting by.

At this time, it is very necessary to reach a high degree of consensus with Lin Chaoxian.

The other party learned from Chen Jiashang.

Further up, there is a master-master named Xu Ke.

The teacher-student relationship is orderly.

And the sect has a huge influence.

It is considered to be a very powerful force in the Hong Kong circle.

With the other party's full cooperation, those old scoundrels will not dare to fool others at will, and everything they do will be twice as effective with half the effort, without wasting their energy on some messy things.

After reaching a consensus, Li Luo chatted with Lin Chaoxian about his creative ideas.

The picture, composition, and what kind of texture the movie needs to present.

Everything is said very clearly.

Lin Chaoxian nodded repeatedly after hearing the words without any hesitation.

After years of disorderly development and going through the stage of flying paper, Hong Kong filmmakers are more accustomed to only having a rough story, then gathering a team to find investment, and then thinking while filming.

In fact, many times.

As I was taking pictures, I didn’t know what to take pictures of anymore.

Now, from these words, one can easily judge that the other party came prepared and was not in a hurry to shoot. This is quite good in Lin Chaoxian's opinion. He believes that the most taboo thing for the crew is not knowing what the director wants.

When the person in charge is confident, the people under him will not feel nervous when doing their work.

For this project.

He will also have more confidence.

To put it bluntly, Lin Chaoxian didn't want to waste a few months.

"correct."

He bit his cigar and asked curiously, "I know you plan to direct and act in this movie. In this case, the assistant director is very important and must be able to perfectly understand your intentions."

"I don't know, who is the assistant director?"

The tone of speaking.

With a hint of restlessness.

He liked this story very much, and Lin Chaoxian himself liked this kind of action movie with a certain depth.

If the person is not suitable, he doesn't mind taking on the job.

"deal."

Li Luo smiled and said casually: "The assistant director's name is Ning Hao."

"Luo Ge's senior."

Wang Peng looked at Lin Chaoxian, who looked a little bewildered, and nodded to explain, "A new director from Beijing Film Academy has made a movie called Crazy Stone, which is almost ready to be released."

"Four million in production budget, sixty-two million at the box office!"

"what?"

Lin Chaoxian took a breath of cold air.

Instead of saying a lot, it’s better to just put your results out there for everyone to see.

Lam Chiu Hsien knows very well that even a box office of 20 million is impossible to achieve, let alone 62 million, without some ability. How did he achieve a box office of more than ten times with a small cost!!!
He has been on vacation during this period.

I really don't understand how a box office miracle could suddenly emerge in the mainland market where the situation has changed dramatically.

"Luo Ge is the only producer."

Wang Peng looked at his expression and added another sentence.

After being stunned for a few seconds, Lin Chaoxian silently gave Li Luo a thumbs up.

No matter how others did it, at least the investment vision is extraordinary. The circle only believes in successful people. As long as you can make money, then you are the boss!
Li Luo smiled and waved his hands embarrassedly.

Just some small talk.

At his invitation, everyone moved to a nearby restaurant, where they had dinner and discussed what to do next.

To make a movie, you first need a place to shoot it.

The main roles have been decided, but there are still a lot of supporting roles that have not been decided!
We also need to customize the clothing and styling.

If it involves the use of firearms, it is also necessary to report to the relevant departments.

After that, there are all kinds of equipment such as photography, lighting, props, etc. Those that need to be rented are impossible to buy. A camera costs tens or even hundreds of millions, so even large crews have to go to rental companies.

Get these things almost ready.

Next, a shooting plan needs to be formulated before the shooting can officially start.

It's simple to say.

But this involves a huge amount of work.

First of all, a production team must be established. The director needs to take out all the scenes involved in the movie, and then an external producer will survey the site and select suitable shooting scenes from them.

However, these places are often different from movie scenes.

The art team has to follow up quickly, and the props and art team will try their best to arrange the shooting location the way the director wants.

Lighting, photography, makeup and other departments.

Everything needs to be communicated repeatedly.

In the next period of time, Li Luo will face a large number of meetings.

Although things are extremely complicated, fortunately everything can be traced. Li Luo only needs to arrange what he wants, and Lin Chaoxian will coordinate all matters.

"We will officially start work tomorrow."

Li Luo stood up, holding the teacup and motioning to Lin Chaoxian with both hands, saying, "I'll leave it to Brother Xian from now on!"

"It should."

The latter quickly followed suit and stood up.

The two cups clinked together with a crisp sound.

Wait until the table is in a mess.

Hong Tianming, who had been holding it in for a long time, immediately called for the second half of the activities to begin. He watched these people eating and drinking to their heart's content while he was alone with only plain food and drink. He felt so uncomfortable!

The men all smiled knowingly and ended the banquet quickly.

The BMW Z4 roars again.

Amid the colorful neon lights of the city, he was dressed in fine clothes and galloping towards the Central nightclub at lightning speed.

Life in the entertainment industry is like this, busy and exhausting.

Play it with extreme abandon.

Only this way.

Only then can you be worthy of all the bright lights and feasting.

With the idea of ​​​​making a big profit from Li Luo, Hong Tianming showed no mercy. The waiters kept bringing various expensive wines and fruit plates to the table, and in a short while, the table was full.

"Enough, enough."

Seeing this, Lin Chaoxian waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Tian Mingzi, that's enough. We can't finish the wine here even if we drink all night long."

"First."

Hong Tianming shook his head to the rhythm of the electronic music and raised a finger high: "Don't underestimate A Luo's alcohol tolerance. I suggest you don't take the initiative to drink with him later."

"Don't listen to his nonsense."

Li Luo held the cigar with a smile and raised the cocktail to Lin Chaoxian: "I can only drink a little. Brother Peng, come on, let's go first."

Even if they are in the box on the second floor.

But the semi-open room was still extremely noisy, and the voices were amplified.

At his beckoning.

Wang Peng and Lin Chaoxian raised their glasses together.

The former had a fake smile on his face.

When traveling around the country for roadshows, there have been times when theater managers have insisted that crew members accompany them for a drink. Every time this happened, Li Luo would always come straight to the table with a bottle of Moutai.

He has defeated all the top fighters from all over the world.

I've never seen him drunk.

What you said now is so shameless.

Lin Chaoxian is going to be in trouble tonight!
"What's second?"

Accompanying Li Luo to drink the cocktail in one gulp, the bald director looked at Hong Tianming curiously.

"There are more than just a few of us."

Hong Tianming turned on his vibrating cell phone and walked quickly to the door. After this guy leaned out and greeted him, the eyes of several people in the box lit up in a short while.

In the rhythm of music.

I saw a group of beautiful women walking into the box briskly in high heels.

Various small suspenders and various hip skirts, colorful like butterflies, constantly fluttering in front of everyone's eyes.

The slender legs, the various white nipples, and the pretty faces with delicate makeup all looked particularly bizarre under the constantly moving neon lights.

"Come on, come on."

Hong Tianming was quite comfortable dealing with this kind of situation. He clapped his hands and unceremoniously put his arms around the thin waist of a busty girl: "My friend Andy, these are her sisters."

"This is Producer Wang and Producer Lin."

Hong Tianming winked at Li Luo and said with a chuckle, "Finally, it's Producer Li. He is preparing an action movie, and he is the director and the lead actor. If any of you want to be on camera, please join us."

"Don't miss your chance tonight!!!"

As soon as these words came out.

The girls who followed the busty girl in instantly became excited.

The person who was speaking was the eldest son of the Hong family, not those shameless bastards who pretended to be scouts and producers in small nightclubs and were bent on tricking women into bed.

Don't use lies to deceive people.

I just came here to relax and make some connections.

did not expect.

An opportunity unexpectedly arose.

The five girls glanced at each other quickly. The one who thought she had a more outstanding figure and appearance took the lead and rushed towards Li Luo's direction. Her posture was almost like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

Out of politeness, Li Luo and his companions stood up and greeted them with smiles.

But I didn't have time to speak.

The two girls, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiched Li Luo tightly in the middle, giving no chance for others to intervene.

The remaining three people felt a little depressed.

But he still quickly forced a smile and greeted Lin Chaoxian and Wang Peng.

For this kind of scene.

Lin Chaoxian is no longer surprised!

Even Wang Peng seemed accustomed to it. Although it was very realistic, that was the trend in the circle. What they had to consider was not how to pick up girls, but how to reject all kinds of crazy women.

At Hong Tianming's invitation, everyone toasted together to the thumping electronic music.

Then everyone found a place to sit down.

Everyone has their own fun.

"I've seen your movie."

After rolling the dice a few times, the short-haired girl sitting on the left approached Li Luo and shouted in a slightly loud voice: "It's called Sha Po Lang, right? You play a skilled inspector in the movie."

While speaking, her lips accidentally touched his ear.

"Thanks for the support."

Li Luo remained calm and gestured six fives to the long-haired girl on his right.

“Add one more!”

The long-haired girl had a faint smile on her face.

Although their bodies were very close, there was a sense of distance between them.

The sense of proportion is excellent.

"Brother Luo."

The girl with short hair was obviously more direct and asked excitedly: "My name is Fiona, nice to meet you, what movie are you shooting this time?"

Not just in Hong Kong Island, nowadays people in China like to give themselves an English name.

Regardless of whether you will have the chance to use it or not, it seems that having a foreign name will make you more fashionable.

The girl was talking.

The body kept pressing towards me.

The tube top of the hip skirt was quite large, and the bright nipples made Li Luo dizzy. The soft and elastic touch was quite real. According to his experience, there was definitely only breast stickers underneath.

"Hello Luo Ge, I'm Janice."

Although the long-haired girl didn't make any overly intimate moves, she still raised her cup to signal him.

"Well, good evening."

Li Luo smiled and clinked glasses, then asked casually, "Don't listen to Tian Ming's exaggeration. It's actually just a low-budget action movie. Are you interested in making a movie?"

"certainly!!!"

The short-haired girl's eyes lit up instantly.

Just kidding, who wouldn't want to act in a movie if given the chance? It means glamour and making a lot of money.

Who doesn't want a life of luxury and extravagance?

Li Luo just asked a question casually and then drank with a calm expression.

It makes the short-haired girl feel itchy.

After thinking about it, she still couldn't suppress the urge in her heart: "Brother Luo, of course you are tired of filming. We can't even film if we want to. Sometimes we imagine the feeling of appearing on the big screen."

"Even if it's just a few seconds, even if it just passes by in a flash."

“I don’t know how happy I would be.”

The short-haired girl's heavily made-up face is full of longing.

Although the long-haired girl on the other side didn't say anything, she had the same desire in her eyes.

It is not easy to get a close-up in a movie. Even senior extras have to work hard to get such an opportunity.

The meaning behind the words couldn't be more obvious.

Hong Tianming's casual joke just now made the girls very nervous.

"Ok?"

Li Luo took a sip of wine and looked around: "From what you said, you have never acted in a play?"

Anyone who can be called out by Hong Tianming can more or less have some connection with the circle.

I thought he was a TVB actor just now.

It doesn't seem to be the case now.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have said such words.

However, both girls look pretty good, although their makeup is more or less tainted with the flavor of the times and has a somewhat non-mainstream feel.

And take a closer look.

The long-haired girl next to her looks somewhat familiar.

"No."

Noticing that Li Luo's eyes were on her, the long-haired girl Janice quickly put on a smile and said, "Actually, we are all models. Most of the time, we shoot print ads and magazines."

In fact, they have made a name for themselves.

But in front of Li Luo.

The girl felt that she was totally not good enough and even sounded a little timid when she spoke.

"Oh~"

Li Luo smiled and continued shaking the dice cup: "The model is pretty good."

She is probably some 18th-tier girl. There are so many women who think they are pretty and want to enter the entertainment industry, but they are killed by the waves every year.

They are also the ones who can best witness the cruel side of the entertainment industry and have to deal with all kinds of jackals and tigers every day.

This kind of situation!
It’s similar to Wang Ou before.

But this has nothing to do with me. Li Luo was wondering where he had seen this girl with a delicate face next to him.

"It's pretty good."

Seeing her companion wanted to say something, the long-haired girl Janice interrupted her with a look, raised her glass and gestured to Li Luo: "I am very happy to meet Brother Luo today."

"I respect you."

Even if you want to find an opportunity, you can't ask questions like this.

We just got to know each other.

Even if you want to burn incense and worship Buddha, you have to knock on the door first!
Janice raised her glass high and drank the cocktail in one gulp.

The girl with short hair rolled her eyes calmly, her fingers seemingly casually placed on Li Luo's thigh, and the thunder on her chest was firmly pressed into her arm, playing a straightforward game.

No matter whether there is an opportunity or not, you won’t suffer any loss anyway.

The muscles are so solid!!!
The girl felt the hard muscles on Li Luo's arm and couldn't help swallowing her saliva. Her sharp nails were on her thin trousers.

Slowly draw circles.

"cough~"

Li Luo cleared his throat and happily enjoyed the feeling of being teased.

However, the opponent's actions are more out of line.

The less interested he was in this short-haired girl.

There is no other reason.

He resorted to such blatant tactics right from the start. His emotional intelligence is more or less insufficient, and he is too utilitarian. If something really happens between him and the other party, he will inevitably be dragged into the hype in the future.

Some people can do anything to become famous.

A small model like the other party would not mind talking about her love history with male stars in the newspapers.

It's profit anyway.

"Ah."

Li Luo returned a cup to the long-haired girl and said with a smile: "In fact, there are some roles in the movie that don't require much acting skills. If you are interested, you might as well audition when the time comes."

"It's just that there aren't many lines, and the pay is relatively low, and I have to wear a bikini."

“There should be a few close-ups.”

There are several scenes in the movie that need to show the debauched life of drug gangs, in which the character played by Hong Tianming will take a bath in the bathtub with several bikini beauties.

This kind of minor supporting role, which is slightly better than extras, doesn't require any acting skills at all, it just needs to be sexy.

As long as the other party is willing to let go.

The lens sense is fine.

Then it’s okay to do a favor for Hong Tianming’s friends.

"really?"

Janice immediately asked excitedly.

"close up?"

The short-haired girl was so excited that her hand almost slipped into the stall.

They don't care about bikinis at all.

Just don't take off all your clothes.

The low pay is not a problem at all.

If I could really appear on the big screen and show off my figure and looks, I would not miss this opportunity even if it cost me money!

"Yes."

Li Luo bit his cigar and explained with a smile: "This is a group scene, about ten seconds long, but it requires some sexy actions, such as kissing and bathing in a bathtub."

“If you are interested”

"Yes, yes."

Unexpectedly, Janice took out a business card from her handbag excitedly and said, "Brother Luo, can we exchange contact information? When will the audition take place? Do we need many actors for the group performance?"

This so-called model of mine is not even a serious one.

It only targets the otaku market.

There is a huge distance between us and the other party’s circle.

If there was a chance to show her face in a movie, even if it was just a one or two second close-up shot, it would be an extremely impressive qualification. Thinking of this, Janice's hands were shaking as she held the business card.

It is inevitable to strike while the iron is hot and find ways to learn more about the audition information.

"Seven or eight people!"

Li Luoxin replied casually and took the business card.

Hear this number.

Janice and the short-haired girl looked at each other, and they both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

The vigilance in his eyes weakened a lot.

I hesitated for a moment.

Janice still secretly took out her phone and quickly typed on the keypad of a phone number on it: "There's a movie audition opportunity at a nightclub in Central. The producer is also here. Make time to come over!!!"

Although Li Luo said that he was providing an audition opportunity, any fool knows what it means to get to know the producer in advance.

Although there are multiple competitors.

But considering that there were so many people, she decisively called her good sisters over.

at the same time.

Out of politeness, Li Luo looked closely at the business card in his hand.

The information above was very simple, just the Chinese and English names and contact information. After his eyes passed over Janice, they fixed on the Chinese name.

"Man Wing-shan."

Some memories suddenly surged in my mind.

In the movie Cold War 2, there is the dashing female lawyer, and in The Big Chase, there is the beautiful girl who plays two roles.

Li Luo couldn't help but look at the long-haired girl next to him named Janice.

Her face was covered with heavy makeup.

But his facial features are quite good.

The corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, with a hint of coldness.

Her appearance and name confirm each other, she is indeed the cold and beautiful female killer in the movie Equator. It seems that in the future in the mainland market, she will be one of the few Hong Kong actresses who can shoulder the responsibility.

"Brother Luo?"

Janice, also known as Janice Wen, felt uneasy when Li Luo stared at her.

The big eyes blinked rapidly.

"fine."

With a smile on his face, Li Luo put the other party's business card into his pocket: "I'll let you know when the audition is. It's just to see how your figure and camera sense are."

"No problem, thank you Luoge."

Janice Man nodded quickly, but she felt a little distressed.

My figure doesn't have any advantages, but my waistline is pretty good, and I need to emphasize it when the time comes.

Her troubles.

The short-haired girl next to her doesn't have that.

The latter proudly squeezed Li Luo's arm with his big dick, and also quietly handed him his business card, and some small gestures like tempting his palm were also indispensable.

There is nothing that can be done.

But if a bargain comes to your doorstep, you should take it.

Li Luo took advantage of the situation to hug the short-haired girl's slender waist, and played finger-guessing games with her and Janice Man with a smile.

It was such a joy to play.

Glasses of wine.

Pour it into your stomach continuously.

Half an hour later, the door of the private room was pushed open by a girl who came in hastily. Her extremely sweet face was full of smiles, and she nodded and bowed to the people in the room: "Hello, everyone."

"I'm Janice's friend, Angel Baby."

The sweet girl's eyes were extremely nervous when she met Li Luo's surprised face.

On the pretty little face.

The smile that accompanied him became even more intense.

People in Central are toasting each other.

Also in Hong Kong Island, the office of Oriental Entertainment was filled with smoke.

A pair of tired eyes looked at the whiteboard in the corner.

On top of that.

There are two big words "Po Jun" written on it.

Ye Weixin made the last stroke and then looked at the people sitting next to the desk.

“I don’t think this name is good.”

Zhen Ziluan gritted his teeth secretly and shook his head quickly to give his opinion: "This fashion action film is easy to be compared with Sha Po Lang. I don't want to deepen this impression."

"Change it!"

It’s more accurate to say that I don’t want to compare myself to that movie.

I just don't want to compare myself with Li Luo.

Dragon Tiger Gate was officially taken off the screen, with the box office takings set at just over 50 million, which is more than 10 million less than Crazy Stone.

However, the production cost is more than ten times higher.

Although you won’t lose money.

As the main person carrying the box office, Zhen Ziluan has been questioned by many.

And Li Luo is just an investor of Crazy Stone.

Just a cameo role.

Next he had to fight that guy face to face, so needless to say he was under a lot of pressure.

"Change it."

Huang Baiming pushed his glasses and nodded.

He was considering another reason. Although he could take advantage of the popularity of Sha Po Lang, it would most likely cause displeasure between Wu Dun and Huang Bogao. There was no need to offend others over such a trivial matter.

Think for a moment.

Ye Weixin wrote the three words "fuse" stroke by stroke.

Look at the title of this film.

Zhen Zilun was filled with excitement.

He waved his fist vigorously towards Ye Weixin to show his approval of the name.

"can."

Huang Baiming nodded with satisfaction.

Taking off his glasses, he rubbed his nose tiredly: "The fuse is good, the idea is out, the general story of the script is good, and you need to improve the details as soon as possible."

"Because of the confidentiality agreement I signed, I can't tell you the specifics, but based on the current situation."

"The literary drama is not as good as the anger."

"No way?"

Ye Weixin held the pen tightly and asked in surprise, "Si Tu has been nominated for Best Editor several times, how could he be inferior to Li Luo, who majored in acting?"

Just looking at Huang Baiming's eyes, he closed his mouth in disappointment.

There is no need for the other party to lie to you about this kind of thing.

"As for Zi Luan."

Huang Baiming looked at the tough guy sitting opposite him and nodded slightly, saying, "The advantage of this play lies with you. The fighting scenes must be outstanding. In terms of action design, Qian Jiale is not as good as you."

"But there is one thing, you must maintain a good balance."

"We can't just focus on fighting like Dragon Tiger Gate, we have to attract more audiences."

As a big boss, Huang Baiming speaks directly.

And his expression was quite serious.

Although he always smiles, at crucial moments, he will behave like a boss.

Although he invested in Fury, he was not idle in investing in this action film.

A qualified businessman must learn to bet left and right.

No matter who wins or loses.

The dealer kills all.

Not only him, Bernardo also invested in this movie. Small bookmakers can only focus on one project, while big bookmakers like them will only cast a wide net, even if one project fails.

You can also make up for it from other places.

Even if there is a possibility that two movies will be released at the same time, there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

Last year, Paradox was a huge hit. As a veteran Hong Kong filmmaker, it was Wong Pak-ming’s instinct to follow the trend of similar works.

These words made Zhen Zilun's face look extremely solemn.

The meaning is obvious.

The disadvantage lies with me too!

After tugging at his tie, Huang Baiming finally stopped talking.

"Old rules."

Ye Weixin closed his pen and held out his hand to Zhen Ziluan: "I'll do the literary scenes, and you can do the martial arts scenes. But what Mr. Huang said makes sense. The literary scenes cannot be squeezed out too much."

"What do you think?"

This old friend of mine is extremely strong-willed, and some things must be discussed first.

Don't wait until the time comes to take pictures.

The movie has one foot long and one foot short.

"it is good!"

Zhen Zilun bit the cigarette and tightly grasped the hand that was handed to him.

Smoke was swirling.

The voices of the crowd rang out again.

In another place on Hong Kong Island, a similar preparatory meeting was also being held in full swing.

The whiteboards were almost identical, but had completely different names written on them.

The True Colors of a Man

"Boom."

Slamming his hands on the table, Nicholas Tse said in a resolute voice: "I am not afraid of hard work, I am not afraid of danger, Director Chen, just let go of everything and shoot without a body double if you can."

“It’s not just to prove myself.”

"It also proves that there is a successor to Hong Kong's action movies!"

"That's arrogant."

Looking at the famous action film director Benny Chan across from him, Nicholas Tse pounded his chest: "But I want to tell everyone that Hong Kong movies are not dead, and it is not the turn of others to show off their power over us."

“This movie.”

"Boom!"

Nicholas Tse slammed his fist down on the table and said through gritted teeth: "To show the color of our Hong Kong films, that is to fight hard and never admit defeat!!!"

“Okay~~~”

In the preparatory meeting room for "The True Colors of Man", loud applause broke out.

"good."

Chen Musheng nodded with satisfaction.

The Hong Kong filmmakers of the time used this passion to create a well-known brand.

People say that Hong Kong films are dead, but as long as there are young people like this taking over the baton from the older generation, Hong Kong films will not die. Now the older generation is stable and the middle-aged generation is becoming more and more steady in their acting career.

The younger generation is gradually showing their potential.

The box office performances of Nicholas Tse, Edison Chen, Jaycee Chan, Shawn Yue and others are better than each other.

As for female stars.

Zhang Baizhi, Zhong Xintong and Cai Zhuoyan also emerged one after another.

After a few more years of training, each of them will be able to become a figure on their own. Even if the Hong Kong market is shrinking, there is still this group of actors who are very popular in the mainland.

There is still great hope for Hong Kong films.

"listen."

The producer next to him also knocked on the table with great satisfaction, reminding everyone: "Tingfeng's words, let them remain here. In the next few months, please work hard together."

"Not just for me."

"I will also work hard for you and for Hong Kong films."

With the united response, Nicholas Tse looked at the large glass curtain wall in front of him with high morale, taking in the bright and glorious night view of Hong Kong Island.

Inside his brain.

The figure of the so-called international thief appeared, hanging on a rope and doing weird things.

I fought so hard, but lost to a guest role that was almost a joke. I feel unwilling to accept the thought.

Since his debut, he has rarely failed.

But in the just-concluded summer vacation, it was overshadowed.

But he won't admit defeat.

Next summer, let’s have a real fight.

This time.

I will never lose!

Thanks to the book friend 20210125154715148928103 for the reward of coins, thank you!

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