"A director who doesn't respect the screenwriter doesn't deserve to be a qualified director." ——This is a sentence written by Zhang Shaojie on the wall of the script editing department of Baolong Film Company.

Because Zhang Shaojie attaches great importance to screenwriters, the screenwriters of Baolong Company are also the highest-paid elites in the Hong Kong screenwriting industry.

And now Baolong Film Company, the source of the script is three parts, one of which is the screenwriter in the society to contribute. The second is to purchase copyrights and make film and television adaptations. The third is the company's "proposition", where the screenwriting team collectively creates scripts.

At present, the screenwriters of Baolong Company are creating two major scripts.

One script is "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty 2", which was originally planned to be completed in two months. As a result, it was not completed until December, and it took almost half a year to complete, which is very rare in Hong Kong.

In addition to the big project of "Datang 2", there is also a script project called "Hong Kong Love Story".

"Hong Kong Love Story" is based on the later plots such as "Tokyo Love Story" and "Yanjing Love Story" - the male number one, who returned to Hong Kong from studying in the United States, became good friends with the female number one, and the female number one fell in love with the male number one. Male No. 1 has a crush on Female No. 2, and Female No. 2 likes Male No. 2.

The male number two unintentionally had a relationship with the female number three, and the female number two found out that she broke up with the male number two and was heartbroken. The male number one took advantage of the situation and began to comfort the female number two. The female number two feels that she is actually in love with the male number one.

The female No. 1 left the male No. 1 in grief and went to another city, and after the male No. 1 worked hard to find the female No. 1, he wanted to officially break up with him.

Later, male number one married female number two, and male number two married female number three.

Somehow, the male number one has been missing the female number one in his heart. Male No. 1 and Female No. 2 met Female No. 1 on the street, and Female No. 1 showed a sweet smile to Male No. 1

In short, this tangled formula, compiling "XX Love Story", is a model soap opera that sells well!

This format is equivalent to a propositional essay, allowing other screenwriters to fill in the blanks and fill in the plot and dialogue into this format, so that the script of the popular eight-o'clock soap opera can be shaped.

Zhang Shaojie actually doesn't appreciate this kind of soap opera, but the female audience likes to see it. Television viewers, women are actually the mainstream group.

Whoever wins women gets ratings!

Historically, after the beginning of "Tokyo Love Story", it was imitated everywhere in Asia. Especially Korean dramas, this polyamorous model is sold in batches, and the result is often a big hit, and it has been tried and tested repeatedly!

Later, the Korean film and television industry began to ask for a large number of manuscripts from housewives to encourage women to create scripts. Further consolidate the status of the Korean drama "Friends of Women".

In fact, Baolong's screenwriting department not only has Chinese screenwriters, but also himself, Americans, Koreans, and talented screenwriters from all over the world.

The young director Kozo Nagayama went south to Hong Kong to study art, and is currently mainly working as a miscellaneous worker at Baolong Film Company. Baolong's script department, he is also involved in the screenwriter of "Hong Kong Love Story".

Kozo Nagayama does seem to have the talent of the originator of soap operas, and after joining the screenwriting team of "Hong Kong Love Story", he is like a fish in water, and he has come up with a large number of bloody lines and plots, which are deeply appreciated by other screenwriters in the crew.

Even Zhang Shaojie patted Yongshan Gengsan on the shoulder when he was in a meeting with the screenwriters, and said "Yo Xi" to him, which made the young director can't help but show pride.

"Mr. Zhang, Baolong doesn't seem to make TV series, right?" Kozo Nagayama suddenly asked.

"This is not for Baolong, but for ATV's customized script!" Zhang Shaojie replied in a good mood.

"So why didn't ATV send someone to pick up the script?"

"Now Asia Television's investment in TV dramas in the first half of the year is saturated! "Hong Kong Love Story" will not be filmed until at least the second half of next year. Of course, this script is not complicated, the main thing is to train young directors, if Nagayama-kun is interested, you can try to make you a director! Zhang Shaojie said with a smile.

"Actually, I'm more concerned about "Datang 2", even if it can be a scene in the crew of "Datang 2"!"

"The crew list of "Datang 2", this is decided by Tsui Hark!"

"Oh!" Nagayama Gengsan's eyes couldn't help but dim a little.

Nagayama Kozo's father, Nagayama Taketomi, was the president of Shochiku Shochiku, and his family history led him to receive the influence of the film and television industry from an early age, and when he was in college, he had already practiced on the sets of Shochiku films, Fuji TV and other institutions.

Kozo Nagayama, who is aspiring to become an excellent director, feels that the future of the film and television industry is bleak, and he will have better room for development if he enters Hollywood, or is the door wall of Hong Kong directors.

Therefore, when Tsui Hark came to Yuben to promote "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" in 81, Yongshan Kozo and some other young directors of Yuben worshiped Tsui Hark.

However, after these young directors arrived in Hong Kong, Tsui Hark only arranged for them to do chores in the crew, and as for personally giving them guidance and teaching, there were very few.

Therefore, many young directors couldn't help but be disappointed and left Hong Kong one after another. Nagayama felt that the more this was the case, the more he had to work hard to attract the attention of Master Tsui Hark.

Therefore, in the past two years, Kozo Nagayama has not only adapted to the work of the Hong Kong crew, but also mastered fluent Chinese. Able to joke and communicate with everyone on the set.

Because Nagayama Kozo likes "hi, hi" at every turn, and his attitude is too polite, many Hong Kong people who have cooperated with him are a little restrained and embarrassed at first. Later, he also learned from him and teased him with "hi hi".

December 25 is the day.

Tsui Hark suddenly shouted in front of Yongshan Gengsan and said, "Yongshan Gengsan, you've been training in Baolong for two years, right?" ”

"Hey!" Yongshan Gengsan was excited, could he have passed the test of Master Tsui Hark and really accepted him as an apprentice, it seems that his judgment is very correct, Master Tsui Hark chooses the most sincere disciple. What is the two-year test, in history, many apprentices of masters often paid the price of decades in order to move their teachers and obtain the true inheritance!

""Datang 2" is about to be filmed, I am ready to give you an assistant director position, I don't know, what do you think?" Tsui Hark said.

"Hey! Thank you for the arrangement! Yongshan Geng's three hearts are full of flowers, and he is undoubtedly more able to get the guidance of Mr. Tsui Hark than to be a screenwriter and assistant director in Baolong Company.

You must know that Mr. Tsui Hark's "Datang 1" is already the highest box office result representing Asian films. Although, due to the prejudice of the Hollywood judges, he was not able to win the statuette, but it did not damage Tsui Hark's reputation in Asia.

"Since you agree to this arrangement. So, come with me to the crew today! Tsui Hark said indifferently.

"Great!" Kozo Nagayama clenched his fists, and his excitement was difficult to express in words. He is a director who pursues his dreams, and his biggest dream is to become the world's top director. Now, being able to be guided by Master Tsui Hark undoubtedly makes him feel that he is one step closer to success.

—————————————— due to the plot of the movie "Datang 2", it is mainly adapted from the plot of the original book of "Datang" in volumes 2~6. The plot scenes in it are mostly carried out in the scenes of ships, coasts, rivers, islands, etc.

To this end, the crew once again issued 18 million Hong Kong dollars to some shipyards in Chinese mainland to customize a number of Sui and Tang style sailboats and fishing boats.

As for the beach and island scenes, the crew is preparing to carry out on Lamma Island.

Due to the blockbuster film "Datang 2", from the beginning of preparing for filming, it has been constantly exposed and hyped by the news, and it is expected that in the filming process of about a year, the audience's expectations will be continuously strengthened, and when the film is officially screened, it will be able to better attract the audience.

Therefore, soon after the crew started filming, Tsui Hark began to announce the list of several new character actors selected for this "draft".

The beauties who appear in this movie are all classical beauties in the Hong Kong film and television industry.

Yun Yuzhen invited Wang Mingquan, and Shan Wanjing invited Chen Yulian. In the 80s, they were all very popular costume beauties, and they were all young and beautiful.

Unlike at the beginning of the 21st century, due to the lack of talent in the Hong Kong film and television industry, actresses of the age of aunts are often invited to play girls, which has to make people frown. Elderly aunts, playing middle-aged and elderly women, have to play girls, is this disgusting to the audience?

Kou Zhong played by Wan Ziliang in "Datang 2" and Xu Ziling played by Wu Dairong are still the same roles. Lin Qingxia will not play for the time being. It will not be until the role of Fu Junyu later in the "Tang Dynasty" series that Lin Qingxia will play Fu Junyu, who is seven or eight points similar to Fu Junyu.

Although, many viewers know that Lin Qingxia will not appear in "Datang 2". However, in the list announced by the crew, when there was no Lin Qingxia, it still caused an uproar.

"I want Sister Lin Qingxia!"

"Sister Lin Qingxia is an indispensable role in Datang!"

"It's too much, how can "Datang 2" not have Sister Qingxia!"

It seems that because Lin Qingxia's transformation has been too successful in recent years, many viewers have forgotten her definition of Qiong Yao drama actress, and regard it more as a popular "heroine" role.

The new wave martial arts dramas played by Lin Qingxia always seem to be full of weather and amazing charm. Not only in Hong Kong, but also throughout Asia, there are a large number of Lin Qingxia fans.

Even if it is such a big name as Tsui Hark, there is no Lin Qingxia in the crew list, and she was almost bombarded by countless fans.

For this reason, Lin Qingxia personally explained that there are many characters in the entire "Datang" series of movies, and it is planned that she will appear in "Datang 3", hoping that fans will continue to support "Datang 2". Because, only when "Datang 2" is a big hit, there will continue to be "Datang 3"

This calmed the dissatisfaction of many fans.

At the same time, many fans are also full of energy, and when "Datang 2" is released, they will definitely top it until it breaks the record!

(To be continued)