Chapter 203: Won't Your Conscience Hurt?
Hong Kong's Sha Tin District used to be a barren orchard full of thorns, so it was called "Thorn Garden". In the early days, the villages in Sha Tin District were built on both sides of the present-day Shing Mun River, and it was known as "Lek Yuan" because the water flowing down the upper reaches of the Shing Mun River was very clear in the past.
Sha Tin District was inhabited by people as late as the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The first people to come to Sha Tin are called locals, who moved in from the mainland in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and built villages on fertile land with abundant water sources, such as Chun Chuen Wai (Tai Wai), Siu Lek Yuen, Tin Sum Wai and other villages.
The Hakka people who moved in later were often forced to build villages on the side of the mountain, on the mountainside, or even on the top of the mountain.
There are too many people here who yearn to have fun and laugh every day, and the thing that happens to get rich overnight happens. But unlike in poor areas, where people barely live and are willing to pay for movies.
The rich don't waste time watching movies, and the poor don't waste money watching movies, even in the big cities, in any country. The purchasing power of any entertainment product is mainly from white-collar workers and well-off families, as well as college students, and single people.
He Zilong decided to add an extra movie to shoot "The Richest Man in Sha Tin District", and setting the protagonist in Sha Tin District will give Hong Kong people a good sense of substitution. also gives the film an output and the impression to the outside world that it will not be a Hong Kong that is too difficult to climb, nor will it show the negative impact that Hong Kong also has a lot of poor people.
I believe that in this way, there will be no problem in passing the trial.
For historical reasons, for many years the official language of Hong Kong was English. However, in Sha Tin District, He Zilong specially went to inspect and found that there are many local Chinese speakers, which is more trouble-free and more immersive.
Although Hong Kong is a shopping paradise, with famous products from all over the world in one place, there are not many specialties that are truly native to Hong Kong. The specialty is a spice produced here, made from the local incense tree, which has a special fragrance when the incense wood is lit.
When the incense tree grows to 20 feet high, cut out the sap, it can be made into "incense", it is the raw material of a variety of incense products, it can be used as a good product for the gods and tribute, "Guan Xiang" is famous all over the country. Before the first year of Mingshenzong Wanli, the area around Hong Kong belonged to Dongguan County. The area around Sha Tin and Tai Po is a famous production area of "Guan Xiang".
Sha Tin District is rich in incense, and the trade in the incense market here is also very developed. Most of the incense products were first transported to Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon, and then transported to Seac Pai Wan (today's Aberdeen) by "big-eyed chicken" for concentration, and then transshipped to Chinese mainland, Nanyang and Arab countries.
When I asked about the land price here, it was not too high. When He Zilong inspected, he even had the idea of buying land here. Because he calculated in his mind, even if it was the arrival of the world financial crisis in 98, if he started to buy a house in Sha Tin District now. Hong Kong's urbanization process is fundamental, even if housing prices fall sharply in the year, it is not worth losing money, just making more and earning less.
Moreover, if the purchase is not commercial land, it can also be cultivated and used as spice land. While using it for commercial use, if you have the opportunity, you can apply for a commercial and residential building. It doesn't seem like you'll lose anything!
"Okay, let's shoot first, and then look at ...... after filming"
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After a long talk in the middle of the night, the Li brothers decided on three major roles.
In Fa Ge's TV series plus movies, they are just fleeting subordinate characters. Not many appearances. But there are also a few scenes with lines in the middle, and in "Journey to the West", which He Zilong is preparing to start at the same time some time later, they have a lot more scenes, but considering that the three of them are acting for the first time, they can't let go of their faces.
It just so happens that most of the monsters in Journey to the West have to wear makeup on their faces, and when they put on makeup, they can't see blushing and nervousness, and the difficulty is to memorize the lines. The three brothers think about it, this is the next errand, think about it, they are also drunk, ordinary people want a role, it is very difficult. He Zilong is good enough for his own people, giving so many roles, but unfortunately the three brothers are rookies, and they can't stand such a big blessing if they haven't experienced it, so they still have to cultivate it slowly.
As for the third play, the richest man is an example, He Zilong has not yet decided whether to give the role of the three brothers.
Maybe it's not bad for them to be behind-the-scenes heroes when the time comes, for example, as assistant choreographers?
This position of assistant choreographer will not be a popular position in the Hong Kong film industry, but it is the position that most cultivates filmmakers. Because, if you want to make a duli movie, it is not simple, and you need to do all kinds of work.
Of course, there are good and bad things.
To put it bluntly, it's more tiring, the assistant choreographer belongs to the most basic position in the production department, and his status is low, but he has a lot of workload. Not only internally, it is necessary to communicate with props, costumes and drama departments, but also externally to find exterior scenes, intercept cars, intercept people and other on-site control. It can be described as a thankless position, and the general salary is not high, of course, the salary is high here in He Zilong.
Veterans in the nineties are known for their ability to endure hardships and stand tiredness, if the three brothers can be qualified for this position in the third movie, after all, I believe that He Zilong's film team will have a good talent based on management in the future.
The three brothers have a poor foundation, so they can only fly first with stupid birds, and they work hard with half the effort.
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Soon, the crew of "Da Shang Tang" on the TV station began filming.
On the day when the incense was turned on, He Zilong, the big financier who paid the most money, would naturally invite him. Because he is the gold owner, although he seems to be young, under the introduction of Fa Ge, everyone in the crew responded to He Zilong very seriously.
Especially after knowing that He Zilong is still a famous writer that Ming Pao Jin Lao particularly values, and he is still a writer who is now on fire. His expression began to change to respect!
In Xiangjiang, ordinary writers, maybe big stars don't take it seriously, but famous writers don't even dare to offend big stars casually. And the staff of the TV station will not do this, and it is not clear that there will be a time to continue to cooperate in the future, or even ask for others. How is it possible to be guilty?
In addition, now that he is a partner, he thought it was just a rich boy who came to cross the gold, and he had some contemptuous thoughts. After a while, all the crew members threw this idea far out of their minds.
When the preparation is done, the bureau team pulls up the truck, and the people are going to the outfield.
When I arrived at the place, I saw that the director led all the staff, including Fa Ge and celebrities, as well as He Zilongren, etc., all of them were doing the same. In front of an incense table, it was filled with pork, beef, and fruit. Worship the gods, hold the incense with both hands, and mutter: "Mountains outside the mountains, sea in the sea, eighteen gods bless the filming of "Da Shang Beach" smoothly, the ratings have risen, and the box office is ......a big hit."
Because of the presence of celebrities, they turned on to worship God, which attracted a lot of onlookers. There are even fans who recognize the celebrities and come forward to ask them for autographs!
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(End of chapter)