After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 137 Shocking the whole audience

Hong Kong directors are literary directors at heart.

Ye Weixin has also filmed several romantic art films, but the responses were mediocre and the box office was poor.

The recent big and small things in the city have brought together Li Ming and the princess. There are just over 10 million in the mainland and only more than 800 in Hong Kong.

Just when he thought that art films had no money to spend.

Bouquet of Flowers, as a mainland art film, unexpectedly earned a staggering 1700 million in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong audiences are very picky about mainland works.

A movie whose only star is Liu Yifei actually had such a low box office, which made him unhappy for more than a month.

After dealing with Boss Huang, Li Mingyang greeted Ye Weixin.

Ye Weixin adjusted his glasses with his fingers, hummed lightly, and left, followed by the others.

This unwelcome attitude is obvious!

"Brother Dan, this..." Li Mingyang said awkwardly.

"That's how the Hong Kong circle is. Just get used to it. Don't pay attention to them. If someone bullies you, don't tell me. You are a director, not an actor. Just fight back. After you're done, come back to me." Zhen Zhidan said with a smirk.

Li Mingyang smiled. Zhen Zhidan had a hot temper.

Not only has he been satirizing Jet Li openly and covertly for many years, but at the opening ceremony of Ip Man 2 not long ago, he also criticized the Sunglasses King's repeatedly delayed Ip Man.

It also implicitly criticizes Wong Kar-wai for following the trend. "Ip Man" was a success, and many people want to take advantage of our little breeze to shoot "Ip Man".

We have been associated with Wong Kar-wai for two years.

But in fact we are already filming "Ip Man 2".

There was no movement from his side yet.

If there is pressure, it should be him. How many awards did our "Ip Man" win? The most important thing is that it won the Best Film Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. This alone is enough.

As for the role, he can ask anyone to play it, so please stop comparing us with each other.

The actor stepped on the director, and the director was Wong Kar-wai. Only an action star could do this...

In the crew of Ip Man 2, there is not only one action superstar, Zhen Zhidan, but also another action superstar, Hong Jingbao.

Li Mingyang came in the morning, while Zhen Zhidan and the main actors behind the scenes arrived around nine o'clock.

The stage setting has been basically completed, and the first thing to do is to perform the literary drama, which, in Zhen Zhidan's words, is just a warm-up.

It was not until noon that Hong Jingbao arrived at the scene. It was not because he was playing big shot, but because he was not feeling well and had just returned from the hospital.

"Brother Hong, this is Li Mingyang, my friend. He's here to visit the crew. I hope you don't mind."

Hong Jingbao glanced at Li Mingyang and said, "You are that Li Mingyang."

"New director, hello, Brother Hong." As a junior, Li Mingyang clasped his hands and greeted Hong Jingbao.

Hong Jingbao nodded expressionlessly and left.

"This person doesn't seem to welcome me very much..." Li Mingyang said awkwardly.

"It's the same in the Hong Kong industry. By the way, it's not just the actors who are lacking, the directors are also lacking. A 20-year-old director from the mainland who made a name for himself with art films must be very unhappy. Yes, you're right. Director Ye is also very unhappy with you because of this. The last art film he shot made less than 20 million yuan in total in both places."

"This... I was wondering why you were so happy to let me come. Turns out you were here to laugh at me."

"If you want to make an action movie, you won't find a better crew than mine in the whole world. Be patient and don't fight! The Hong Clan always beat people up at once, and after the fight you won't even know who did it..."

"..."

"You don't have to worry too much. Mr. Wang is still very intimidating in the Hong Kong circle. As long as you don't act or act as a stand-in, they can't do anything to you. Okay, I'm going to eat."

After Zhen Zhidan finished speaking, he went to the place where lunch boxes were distributed, received his lunch box, and ate it with the Zhen family members on the side of the road, chatting and laughing.

"The food is pretty average." Li Mingyang said while eating his lunch box.

Zhen Zhidan was stunned. Not everyone could eat the lunch boxes on the crew, especially Aunt Wang who was in charge of distributing the lunch boxes. She was extremely prejudiced against people from the mainland!

"How did you get the lunch box..."

"I went to ask for it. The elder sister said it wasn't enough and I could go get more."

As Li Mingyang spoke, he came to Zhen Zhidan and squatted on the road with him to eat a box lunch.

"You have a strong ability to adapt." Zhen Zhidan said with a smile.

“The boxed lunches aren’t as delicious as those in Hong Kong…” said Li Mingyang.

The boxed lunches in Hong Kong are not cheap, they are very expensive. Sixty or seventy yuan is normal for one serving. The ingredients are very particular, with various braised dishes and barbecued pork, and they smell very fragrant.

But the situation in the mainland is very rough.

"Haha, just eat it. After that, take a break and then start working again." Li Mingyang nodded, eating while observing the crew.

Just then, Huang Xiaoming was seen being attentive to Hong Jingbao and peeling an apple for him with a fawning smile on his face.

"Brother Dan, what kind of person is Brother Hong?"

"You asked me, we are in a cooperative relationship... He is quite good. If you want to make an action movie, you can ask him for advice. He has many martial arts routines, which are very suitable for a novice like you."

Li Mingyang looked at Hong Jingbao and recalled his life in his mind. How should I put it? He was from the old Hong Kong circle, had a high status, and was the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Academy Awards...

Suddenly, Li Mingyang thought of a breakthrough.

The winners and award presenters are very particular.

Especially the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The person who presented Hong Jingbao with the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement was none other than Sylvia Chang, the leading actress of "Eight Taels of Gold", the only art film shot by Hong Jingbao.

With this in mind, Li Mingyang quickly ate his meal. After finishing the lunch box, he threw it into the box, took out two bottles of iced mineral water from the foam box, drank one bottle, and walked straight towards Hong Jingbao with the other one in his hand.

Zhen Zhidan was shocked. "I asked you to go and ask for advice, and you really went... He has a bad temper!"

Huang Xiaoming handed the peeled apple to Hong Jingbao.

Hong Jingbao did not take it with his hands, but gestured to Huang Xiaoming to put it on the table.

Huang Xiaoming smiled, took out a piece of paper, put it on the table, and then put the apple down. After doing all this, he looked up and saw Li Mingyang coming.

"Brother Xiao Ming, are you peeling an apple?" Li Mingyang said with a smile.

"Yeah." Huang Xiaoming said lightly.

"Brother Hong, I have some ice water. It's better than an apple to quench your thirst." Li Mingyang handed the mineral water to Hong Jingbao.

Just as Hong Jingbao was about to refuse, Huang Xiaoming spoke first: "Brother Hong, your stomach is uncomfortable, you can't drink cold drinks."

"It's not alcohol, so it's okay to drink a few sips. The most important thing is to quench your thirst!"

"Your health is the most important thing, you should take it back..."

Huang Xiaoming was halfway through his words when he heard Hong Jingbao behind him say, "Here, it's okay to have a few sips."

Sure enough, if I listened to the doctor's advice, I wouldn't have to sit in a wheelchair for so long.

Li Mingyang handed the water to Hong Jingbao, then moved a small stool and sat next to Hong Jingbao, saying with a smile: "Brother Hong, I like a director very much and want to meet him. Can you help me connect with him?"

"Which one?"

"Teacher Sylvia Chang."

Hong Jingbao glanced at Li Mingyang thoughtfully, "It seems that she hasn't directed many plays."

"Indeed, there aren't many. I prefer the dramas she acted in, especially the one in Eight Two Gold. Her acting was really good. It was a mark of the times. It's hard to see such a profound art film nowadays."

Hong Jingbao smiled, knowing that Li Mingyang was here to please him.

As for other movies, he doesn't care, but this art film is very important and irreplaceable in his heart.

“I am the protagonist of this play.”

"Yes, Brother Hong's acting in this drama is really amazing. He deserves the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards."

"They're all just false reputations. But this drama is really good. It was nominated for eight major awards that year, and in the end it only won for the background music. It's really..." Hong Jingbao said somewhat unhappily.

Although fame is just empty words, in fact, I care about it very much.

Li Mingyang smiled secretly in his heart, but he talked seriously about the details of the movie and some foreshadowing, which made Hong Jingbao nod and laugh heartily.

Huang Xiaoming on the side was dumbfounded. He had known Hong Jingbao for half a year. Every time they met, he worked hard and flattered Hong Jingbao humbly, but Hong Jingbao treated him as air.

And it was obvious that Li Mingyang was seeing him for the first time today!
It actually made Hong Jingbao laugh out loud, every word touched his heart!

Holy shit! You can deal with Hong Jingbao by talking about a movie, this is fake!
The sight of the two chatting and laughing shocked a large group of people in the Ip Man 2 crew. As far as they knew, Hong Jingbao rarely smiled on the set... He always had a stern face, as if everyone in the world owed him money.

Zhen Zhidan smiled. This Li Mingyang is really eloquent. He can even talk to Hong Jingbao so enthusiastically. He has a bright future. What a bright future!

Not long ago, Ye Weixin was still thinking about how to deal with this kid Li Mingyang, but now seeing him chatting so happily with Hong Jingbao, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​giving Li Mingyang a warning.

Ever since he became acquainted with Hong Jingbao, Li Mingyang showed off his financial ability by improving the food for the crew in different ways every day, making everyone in the crew tacitly accept Li Mingyang's existence and no longer treating him as an outsider.

Li Mingyang gradually started as a spectator and then a stagehand, and eventually became an assistant photographer. When there were script meetings, he would be invited to join.

Huang Xiaoming, Shi Xiaolong and others were so envious that their eyes turned green...

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(End of this chapter)