Chapter 682 Chapter 681 Not Stupid

It is not uncommon to make a movie a month or even a movie a half month in Hong Kong. What is more important is that the quality of the movies shot in such a short period of time is not low, which shows the ability of these directors and actors.

"The King of Comedy" was directed by Stephen Chow and had sufficient funds, so there were not so many messy things. So Stephen Chow worked very hard on it, but it was basically finished after just over three months of shooting.

In the evening, everyone made an appointment for dinner together, and Stephen Chow's phone rang, and then he called the director and actors of another crew to get together.

It turned out that in addition to "The King of Comedy", Stephen Chow also filmed "The King of Gamblers 2000", which was progressing faster than his side, and has now entered the post-production editing and preparation for publicity and release.

Stephen Chow's side included Yang Dongxu and Cecilia Cheung, and the director of the other crew was Wong Jing, so he called another starring actor, Nick Cheung, the female lead, Kelly Lin, and Lee Siu Kei.

Nick Cheung and Yang Dongxu must know each other because he is a contracted artist of Haina. Compared to Zhang Jiahui's Mandarin in the previous life, his Mandarin in this life is much better. After all, the boss is from the mainland, and some scenes need to be filmed in the mainland. Under the influence of the boss, his Mandarin improved very quickly.

When I saw Lin Xilei for the first time at the dinner, my eyes suddenly lit up. After all, she is a recognized beauty. Then I was shocked by Li Zhaoji, one of the four evil men in Hong Kong. Some people are really blessed by God. For example, Li Zhaoji is a very kind person in private, but no matter what his tone and temper are, as long as you see his face, you will think of the Black Society.

Several people sat down and ordered a table of dishes. Compared with the mainland stars who like to go to private clubs or sit in private rooms for gatherings. The gatherings of stars in Hong Kong are much more casual, and you may occasionally meet them when eating skewers on the roadside.

So several people sat directly in the hall, and it was very lively to talk and laugh with familiar people. As the only two women at the table, Cecilia Cheung and Lin Xilei sat together, peeking at Yang Dongxu from time to time, and the same was true for Lin Xilei sitting next to her.

When they were introduced, they thought Yang Dongxu was just a friend of Stephen Chow. But when Wang Jing, the big director who could decide their future in their eyes, called him Young Master Yang, and Zhang Ge next to him also looked very respectful, they had to think more about who this young man was.

"Hey, that handsome guy that Jiaxin met at the hotel." At another table not far from the hotel lobby, Li Jiaxin and a few friends were also having a meal and gathering here.

"Wow, Stephen Chow and the big director Wang Jing!" Someone recognized the identities of the two people sitting next to Yang Dongxu. Compared with other directors who are not known by many audiences, Wang Jing's recognition is quite high. After all, he also likes to be a director while playing a role in the play, so many people know him.

"Do you want to go over and say hello?" A little sister instigated.

"Don't, it's too embarrassing if you don't know him." Li Jiaxin waved her hand.

To be honest, she really didn't notice Yang Dongxu at first. The two of them could only be regarded as an accidental encounter. And she was used to being stared at by men, even though Yang Dongxu looked good and a little handsome. But she was not a fangirl, so the teasing after walking out of the elevator was just a joke.

But although she said it was too embarrassing to go over, Li Jiaxin really wanted to get to know the people at that table. It wasn't that she had any ideas about Yang Dongxu.

She wanted to get to know Wang Jing and Stephen Chow to see if she could get some acting jobs. Although she was crowned the most beautiful Hong Kong lady and had starred in many movies.

But Li Jiaxin never had a representative work of her own, and she didn't even have a movie where she was the absolute heroine. Most of her income came from modeling and shooting covers, and the pay was really pitiful because of the poor box office appeal. So she always wanted to make a big movie to prove herself.

After a few drinks, the atmosphere at the table was basically open, and the few people were not so restrained. Cecilia Cheung also toasted Yang Dongxu with a glass of wine under Wang Jing's teasing.

"Young Master Yang, I have a good script here, are you interested in investing?" Wang Jing put down the wine glass and smiled, his eyes narrowed into a slit, which was very funny.

In fact, with Wang Jing's current ability to shoot commercial films, if he wanted to make a movie, he would not lack investment at all. After all, it is a stable way to make money, and many people are waving money and trying to get in.

The reason why Yang Dongxu was asked to invest was that he really wanted to get to know the other party and build a relationship. The other reason was naturally that he was attracted by Haina's resources.

This resource is not that Haina has many artists under its banner. If Wang Jing wants to make a movie, he can pick actors from all over Hong Kong, but there are very few that he cannot invite.

He is attracted by Haina's cinema resources. If you want to make a movie, the box office is the key, and the key to the box office is not only related to the quality of the film itself, but also the filming is also very important.

Although Haina rebounded because he oppressed it too much in the past few years, it has not made much progress in the cinema. But this refers to the cinemas in Hong Kong and Taiwan, in the mainland, South Korea and even Japan.

Yang Dongxu has used his influence to build and control the ownership of many cinemas. In addition to Haina's influence in the Asian market, it is not too easy to promote films to other countries. Counting the influence on the Chinese community in the world, it is not impossible to go overseas. What is this? This is all money.

"No problem, you hand the script to the company, and you can talk about how much to invest when the time comes." Yang Dongxu nodded and agreed.

Cooperation is a win-win situation. The quality of the liars shot by Wang Jing is good. Although he makes money with the help of Haina's cinema, Haina can also get a share of the film, which is beneficial to everyone.

"Thank you in advance, Mr. Yang, for the meal." Wang Jing happily toasted another glass of wine.

As long as Haina is willing to invest, the cinema will basically be stable. At that time, the income from shooting the film by himself, not to say that it can be doubled than before, but at least it will be guaranteed to increase by 50%.

So Wang Jing decided to go back and start preparing the script and send it directly to Haina Company tomorrow. And decided not to attract investment for this play. After Haina's investment accounts for the majority, he will invest privately and get a share of the soup, which is much more than just being a director and getting paid.

"Director Wang is going to shoot a movie again, what movie?" Lin Xilei, who had not spoken much, couldn't help but ask.

In fact, it was not just him. Cecilia Cheung's eyes flickered a little, and so did Li Zhaoji next to him. Only Zhang Jiahui and Stephen Chow were relatively stable.

Zhang Jiahui is safe because he has signed with Haina, and now he has no worries about not having movies to shoot, although he has not won the role of the male lead so far. But his fame has gradually risen, and his acting skills have been improving after so many plays. So he believes that as long as he encounters a suitable opportunity, Haina will definitely push him out directly.

Not to mention Stephen Chow, Haina is very supportive of him as a director or a male lead. He is more confident than Zhang Jiahui, so he can remain calm when facing the role in Wang Jing's new play.

"The script is still in the process of polishing. When it is finished, please help me if I need it." Wang Jing said vaguely with a smile, raised his glass as if he really hoped that the casting candidates present would support him more and toasted everyone.

The people sitting at the table are all smart people. Besides, who doesn't know that Wang Jing is a famous quick shooter when shooting movies, and polishing the script is obviously an excuse.

So everyone changed the topic and didn't mention this matter again. Lin Xilei also felt that her question was a bit abrupt, and such questions are obviously better communicated privately.

Therefore, she raised her glass to Wang Jing to apologize, but her eyes looked at Yang Dongxu intentionally or unintentionally. She was an old hand in this circle, but she grasped the key point unintentionally.

Even Wang Jing was actively looking for him to film, and he looked flattering. And Yang Dongxu was also ready to invest, which undoubtedly had a great influence on the casting of this play. She even felt that Wang Jing was vague at this time and didn't respond, maybe he had already thought about handing over the casting to Yang Dongxu.

Or after Haina said what he wanted, he would see if he could get some other roles. Since he was trying to please Yang Dongxu, he must have a one-stop service. He was just trying to curry favor with him, and he just agreed to invest, and you directly decided on the male or female lead. This is not efficient and hard work, it's stupid.

So after toasting Wang Jing, she toasted Yang Dongxu again. In order not to show it so obviously, she was very generous and drank a glass with Stephen Chow, Nick Cheung and Lee Siu Kei opposite.

Seeing Lin Xilei toasting like this, as one of the only two girls at the table, Cecilia Cheung, who was a little confused, also stood up and toasted each person.

Seeing her so confused, Stephen Chow shook his head a little and decided to order this little girl after the dinner. She is just 19 years old and "The King of Comedy" is her first real film. She is also a newcomer discovered by himself, so naturally he has to take care of her.

Many people say that Stephen Chow is heartless and fussy, but in fact he is not heartless. He is just too serious about everything. For example, if you ask to borrow money, then it is borrowed, whether it is 10 yuan or 5 yuan, even if it is not worth mentioning to him, he will ask you for it.

But if you say give me some money, then he knows from the beginning that you are not going to pay it back. Then he will give it to you directly if he feels sorry for you, whether it is 80,000 or 100,000, and he will never ask you to pay it back in the future. He will not show off to others how much favor he has given you.

So as long as you understand this and don't care about it, you will find that it is really good to be friends with Stephen Chow. He will really care about you, and you don't have to worry about him stabbing you in the back.

After the meal, Yang Dongxu chatted with Stephen Chow for a while and waved goodbye. After getting in the car, Yang Dongxu fell into deep thought while looking at the night view of Hong Kong in the dark. Tomorrow, Sister Mei will be back, and he has to think about how to persuade her.

Sizzle

Bang!

After a sharp brake sound, Yang Dongxu's body suddenly shook and the moving car stopped, and a sharp alarm sounded in his ears.