Chapter 287, one refusal after another
Fang Yihua is gone, Pan Disheng is gone, it doesn't matter, everyone has already lost their money, don't you want to be unhappy, and the media won't be talking about something unpleasant.
And Mo Fei can't go, he and many of his subordinates are winners, and then they have to be interviewed by the media. Otherwise, you will be labeled as disrespecting the media, and even this hat will involve bigger aspects, such as not taking the Taiwanese audience in your eyes, etc., although you don't care about the Taiwan market, you can't be famous.
After accepting some simple interviews on the spot, and making appointments for a few more interviews, Mo Fei was about to lead the team to leave, but he heard someone behind him call him: "Mr. Mo, please wait a minute." ”
Turning his head to look over, the person who came was Luo Wei, the owner of Luo Wei Pictures, the filmmaker of "Women's Romance", who had just competed with Phoenix Culture in the Best Supporting Actress award.
To say that Luo Wei is also a figure in the Hong Kong film industry, he is the most famous for two things, one is that he is quite good at following the trend and making films, and the other is that he has a very good eye for actors.
The popularity of Hong Kong's two most famous kung fu stars, Bruce Lee and Chen Long, both of whom played a key role, including Li Lianjie's first film contract to the United States, was also completed by him, and it can be said that Luo is the first to withdraw from three generations of kung fu superstars.
Director Luo Da has a very good eye for people, but his personal means are too different from his vision, maybe he is too good at following the trend of filmmaking, whether it is Chen Long or Li Lianjie, he is not very popular in his hands.
And another thing that Luo Wei is more famous for is that he is tired of the relationship between his wife and Zou Wenhuai. The specific reason cannot be known to outsiders, but everyone in the Hong Kong film industry at that time knew that Luo Wei was cuckolded by Zou Wenhuai, and his wife ran away with the boss.
This is also the reason why Luo Wei left Golden Harvest to form his own company. Who can stand this kind of thing, after all, the ruthless people like Yue Wang Goujian are also a very small minority among the very few for thousands of years.
Later, Luo Wei excavated Chen Long, who was dug into the corner by Jiahe, broke the contract and joined Jiahe Company; Later, Li Lianjie was dug up again by his own son and ex-wife, and the place where he went was still Golden Harvest. Three blows before and after. first his wife was abducted, and then the two most promising actors were dug up, and Lao Luo's heart disease is estimated to have fallen at that time.
Seeing Luo Wei walking over with a smile, Mo Fei felt very strange, this person is a little famous, and he has never dealt with him. I don't know what he came to do with him. Just look at the smile on that face, nothing to do, most likely it won't be a good thing.
"Haha, I want to congratulate Mr. Mo and Phoenix Culture first, they won nine Golden Horse trophies in one fell swoop, and won great glory for Hong Kong films. Admire, admire! Luo Wei walked over and congratulated Mo Fei as soon as he spoke.
He has never dealt with each other, and now he is so enthusiastic, it is even more uncomfortable, but when people came to congratulate him, he couldn't keep his face tight, and responded with a smile: "Director Luo is polite." It's just luck that I have gained something today, and Director Luo's admiration is ashamed. ”
Not to mention that Phoenix Culture is now cooperating with Golden Harvest, Luo Wei is Zou Wenhuai's opponent; Let's just say that a person who can let his wife run away with others and let his son and his ex-wife calculate him, even if the son and wife are not very good, he himself cannot be completely right. And Luo Wei's performance was very abnormal, so he was wary of him from the beginning, and kept a sufficient distance when he spoke.
Could it be that this is such an idea, but Luo Wei doesn't care so much, he came today with a purpose. said: "Mr. Mo is so modest, I have been in the entertainment industry for more than 40 years, and I have been in Hong Kong for more than 30 years, and I can't count the number of people in the film industry I have seen, but Mr. Mo, you are the most admirable." Look at today's Hong Kong film industry, everyone is shouting slogans to enter Hollywood, but the only thing that really lays the world in Hollywood is Mr. Mo's Phoenix culture, which doesn't explain the problem. ”
Luo Wei said that "everyone is shouting slogans to enter Hollywood", and then he should say Zou Wenhuai's name directly, of course, Golden Harvest lost money in Hollywood, and he was very happy to see. But Mo Fei is unwilling to take him on this stubble, even if he and Zou Wenhuai don't know each other, Luo Luowei's way of elevating him by belittling others, he also doesn't like it very much.
After a few words, Luo Weicai led the topic to the right point and said: "Besides, the actors of Phoenix Culture are also the elites of the Hong Kong film industry, and any one of them is a leader in the industry, and Mr. Mo's skill in cultivating actors is not weak." My company is recently preparing to shoot a new film called "Chasing the Sun", which also tells the story of fairies, devils and monsters, and will definitely set off this kind of film after "A Chinese Ghost Story", I want to invite Miss Wang Zuxian of Phoenix Culture to play the heroine in the film, I hope Mr. Mo can help with this. ”
This guy is very serious, and he is also very confident, if he changes someone, he is likely to be fooled into continuing to talk, giving him more opportunities to fool.
But now he is fooled by Mo Fei, Luo is only a few pounds and a few taels may not be clear, but his works as a master of followers, as a professional film critic in his previous life, Mo Fei still knows better. What appears on the theme of ghosts, what follows "A Chinese Ghost Story", isn't it just a follow-up work.
It turned out that in history, it was a film imitating "A Chinese Ghost Story", and several stars such as Wang Zuxian and Zhang Xueyou were found to star, wanting to rely on the influence of stars, especially Wang Zuxian's influence in ghost films to earn box office, but in the end it only bought more than 3 million, and it was still a result of 91 years.
Now it's just that this film appeared a few years in advance, and with the current situation in the Hong Kong film market, this film can't be tolerated if it doesn't hit the streets. Not to mention so many actors, even Wang Zuxian's salary alone, I am afraid that he will not be able to earn it back, and it will ruin the image and fame that Mo Fei has worked so hard to create for Wang Zuxian.
If you just want to invite Wang Zuxian to act, there is no need to come to the scene at this time, but I don't bother to guess what he thinks, so I shouldn't admit it. shook his head and said: "I'm sorry Director Luo, my company's film schedule is very tight, and the main actors like Wang Zuxian and them are difficult to indirectly shoot other companies' films in a year, and I really can't do anything about it." ”
Of course, Luo Wei's main purpose is not this, he really wants to find Wang Zuxian to play, and it is also to borrow the light of Wang Zuxian's fame, but this is not as important as what he wants to say next.
continued: "Then let's not talk about this matter for now, I have one more thing that Mr. Mo should be interested in." Mr. Mo should know the actor Li Lianjie in "Shaolin Temple", he just made a "North and South Shaolin" this year, I specifically found this actor, and after negotiation, I have already got his next film contract, so I want to cooperate with Mr. Mo in a movie, so I use Li Lianjie as the leading actor, I believe that with Mr. Mo's ability, you will definitely make a super popular film. My requirements are not high, as long as I can account for 20% of this film, and then give me a place as a main supporting actor, and the rest of the profits will go to you, Mr. Mo. ”
Listening to Luo Wei's words, he knew that this guy was letting off the cannon again, he did get Li Lianjie's film contract, but it was all in 90 or 91, and he would never get Li Lianjie's film contract in the 80s, and with Li Lianjie's current fame, it would not be his turn Luo Wei to get the film contract.
However, Mo Fei also faintly felt that this guy had indeed contacted Li Lianjie and had some communication. If the guess is correct, it is most likely that he said something to Li Lianjie, and then came to himself to talk about it, and Li Lianjie's film contract can only be obtained after Phoenix Culture decides to invest.
Starting from "Shaolin Temple", to "Shaolin Kid" later, and then to the just-filmed "North and South Shaolin", it is indeed bypassing Li Lianjie to become another kung fu superstar after Chen Long, attracting a lot of film companies to want to find Li Lianjie to make films.
If you can get Li Lianjie's film contract at this time, you can indeed make a lot of money in the future, whether it is the company's reputation or interests. Luo Wei will definitely not cooperate with Golden Harvest now, the Wei family has also been discontinued, the grasp of the golden princess is not very large, Debao does not look like it can be trusted, and the best partner must be Phoenix Culture.
made Li Lianjie popular through Phoenix Culture, and then he Luo Wei could take Li Lianjie's film contract and sit high in the film industry, this guy has a good calculation.
It's just a pity that Luo Wei's idea is destined to fail. If there is a person who refuses to cooperate among Chinese actors, Li Lianjie is definitely the first row candidate, and it would be good if he didn't specifically target him in the future, how could he personally praise him, and make him even more unhappy in the future.
For Luo Wei's proposal, which almost everyone would be very interested in, all he could do was to refuse, and said, "Director Luo, I'm afraid this matter won't work." Phoenix Culture has a plan for when and what films to make, many films have been booked in two or three years, or even earlier, and it is simply unrealistic to want to insert a film in the shooting plan. Moreover, Phoenix Culture has no plans to start filming kung fu films in the short term, there is no preparation in all aspects, and the team has no relevant experience, so the film will definitely not be satisfactory. So, Director Luo, I really can't help this suggestion, let's work together again if we have the opportunity in the future. ”
Although Mo Fei's attitude is very polite and polite, Luo Wei always feels that there is something wrong here, if it is because of the grievances between him and Zou Wenhuai, it is not enough, but what is the reason for Mo Fei to give up such a good opportunity, you must know that with Mo Fei's current means, it is not impossible to make Li Lianjie another international kung fu superstar after Bruce Lee, and he will not make any money, which is too unreasonable.
Luo Wei still wanted to persuade Mo Fei again, but he was still counting on Li Lianjie to gain fame and fortune, and before he could open his mouth, he heard someone come over to greet Mo Fei, "Mr. Mo has killed all sides this time, it is really gratifying and congratulatory ......" (to be continued)
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