Chapter 158: When the "grapes" are not ripe
Timely update, Huang Ziqiang looked at the oncoming man, this person was tall and burly, his sturdy appearance was like made of pig iron, broad shoulders, only a tight vest was worn under the leather coat, revealing a chest like red copper, the square face was full of green bushes of hawthorn, smiling and closing his thick mouth, looking at this side with loyal and affectionate eyes, and then stretching out his big hand like iron tongs.
Huang Ziqiang thought that the big man would shake hands with Lin Youlun first, but he didn't expect him to stretch his hand straight towards him, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while, thinking that if he was the first to shake hands with the other party, he would be a little noisy in front of Lin Youlun.
Zhou Bili didn't know this, he only saw Huang Ziqiang and Lin Youlun standing together, Huang Ziqiang looked older, so he naturally regarded him as the most important person, so he thought about shaking hands with him first.
Huang Ziqiang was hesitating whether to shake hands with Zhou Bili first, when Lin Youlun suddenly coughed beside him.
Only then did Huang Ziqiang react, Lin Youlun was not joking with him when he said that before, and stretched out his hand.
When Zhou Bili and Huang Ziqiang shook hands, their eyes looked at Lin Youlun curiously. Lin Youlun's cough just now seemed random, but Zhou Bili was keenly aware of some abnormalities, and secretly thought in his heart that the identity of this young man was probably not as simple as he thought before.
Huang Ziqiang indicated the identity of the director, and Zhou Bili was confused again. In his impression, making movies is the director's final say, and others only have envy when they mention the director, but the current situation is different from what he thinks, Huang Ziqiang is the director, but he still has to look at the eyes of the young people next to him. That's weird.
"Director Huang, I have a question."
Zhou Bili likes to knock out opponents on the court, and she is used to taking the initiative to talk to people outside the court. "I know that an action actor must have a certain skill, but a person with good skills may not necessarily be an action actor, to put it bluntly, he has to have a pleasing face." Saying that, Zhou Bili also touched her chin full of stubble, "I heard that Cheng Long couldn't be popular for a long time after his debut. Because compared with Bruce Lee, everyone thinks he looks very ordinary. My appearance is not as good as Cheng Long, so Director Huang is not worried about letting me act. Will it mess up this teaser? ”
Zhou Bili's body shape and skills have nothing to say, but her appearance is indeed a problem.
Huang Ziqiang was also hesitant at first, but Zhou Bili admitted so frankly that his appearance was not up to par. Instead, Huang Ziqiang looked at him differently. When Huang Ziqiang studied fashion design abroad, he was also ridiculed by others because of his appearance, and when he entered the film industry, some people often made fun of him.
Didn't you say I was the "beast director"? Then I'll use a "beast" type actor to make a movie that will jaw all of you, and then see which of you is embarrassed to laugh at me?!
Huang Ziqiang made up his mind, and seeing that Lin Youlun didn't say anything, he said directly to Zhou Bili: "In my opinion, even if your appearance can't be compared with Bruce Lee." It won't be much worse than Cheng Long and Hong Jinbao, both of them can succeed, why can't you do it? I think the key to success as an action actor is to find your own position. We asked you to make this movie, and the requirements for acting skills are very simple. The action is cool enough to make the audience enjoy watching it, and the film is considered a success. ”
Zhou Bili didn't speak after listening, but he took his eyes to Lin Youlun, and after observing for so long, I am afraid that the real one who has made up his mind is this young man who has not spoken.
In Lin Youlun's impression. Zhou Bili mostly appears as a villain in Hong Kong films, often playing against Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, although most of them are face-painted supporting roles, but because of their clean and neat movements, they are still well-known by many fans, and they are considered to be the "first person in off-screen fighting" in Chinese action movies. …,
In the later generation of the movie "Blade Warrior", what really attracted the audience was only those cool action scenes, and if you change the starring role, the movie will still be the same movie, so when Lin Youlun considered the candidate at the beginning, he directly selected Zhou Bili.
"Mr. Zhou is the only Chinese who has won the world-class boxing championship, and our film is more for overseas audiences, and Mr. Zhou's identity will also become one of the promotional selling points of this film."
Lin Youlun's answer is very pragmatic, so it is more convincing.
Golden Harvest's new film adapts American comics, with an investment of up to 90 million Hong Kong dollars, because "True Lies" has not announced the investment scale of the other party, so in the eyes of the public and the media, "Blade" has become the Hong Kong film with the highest investment at the moment.
Zeng Zhiwei's good friend film company immediately announced a 70 million investment in the adaptation of Ni Yu's novel "The Legend of Wesley", but the filming plan did not achieve the expected sensational effect, and the limelight was all stolen by "Blade", which made Zeng Zhiwei and Pan Disheng very depressed.
The media is so keen to pay attention to "Blade", in addition to the super high investment in this film, but also because the selection of the director and starring is unexpected.
Director Huang Ziqiang has only made three films, and none of them have been very successful; Although the starring Zhou Bili is the boxing champion of the world, he has no acting experience. Huang Ziqiang is known as the "beast director", and Zhou Bili has the nickname of a tiger, so the media dubbed the two of them "double beast combination".
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Behind the lenses of the interviewer's glasses, which were almost as thick as magnifying glasses, the bulging eyes were glued to the resume in his hand.
The information on the resume shows that the guy named Liu Zhenwei standing in front of him, studied art and printing design in the UK for four years when he was young, and worked in an advertising company after returning to Hong Kong.
"You haven't worked in a studio?" The interviewer asked a procedural question, but he had already drawn a cross in his mind on the candidate's name.
"My previous company expanded and acquired a film company, and then I started working as a film producer."
Liu Zhenwei stood up respectfully and replied, his waist bent slightly. His face is very distinctive, almost every part is round, round chin, national nose, round eyes, and even the two eyebrows are also bent down very regularly, like two arcs drawn by a compass. The eyelids are really big circles with small circles in them.
Liu Zhenwei didn't say a few words, he had to look at the interviewer's face, and when he saw that his face showed a color that he didn't like to hear, he immediately changed to something else.
As soon as he heard that Liu Zhenwei had worked in a film company, the interviewer suddenly showed an interested expression on his face, "I know all the big and small film companies in Hong Kong, which film company have you worked in?" ”
Liu Zhenwei immediately looked embarrassed when he heard this, and only after a long time did he reply hesitantly: "That company is not well-known, and it has now gone out of business." ”
The interviewer raised his eyes, stared at Liu Zhenwei and asked, "You can't be talking about the 'Century' film company, right?" ”
Liu Zhenwei was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly, he tried his best to blur this point on his resume, but he didn't expect to be guessed. 'Century' Film Company has produced new films such as "Youth on Fire", "Deus Ex Sai Ying Pun", "Murder List" and so on. Inspur masterpiece, but it collapsed due to poor management. Of the film companies that Liu Zhenwei went to before, none of them were willing to ask him, a person from a film company that had gone out of business, to do things, and judging from the interviewer's facial reaction, this one is probably no show.
The interviewer was not in a hurry to refuse Liu Zhenwei, "It turns out that you are from the 'century', so do you know Huang Ziqiang?" ”…,
Liu Zhenwei was stunned, "Huang Ziqiang, isn't he going to Xinyi City?" ”
The interviewer stared at Liu Zhenwei with strange eyes for a long time, "Haven't you been reading the newspaper lately?" ”
Liu Zhenwei was busy applying for jobs in various film companies during this time, and he didn't have time to read the newspaper at all, I heard that Huang Ziqiang is now helping Jiahe make films, and as soon as he gets started, it is a big production of 90 million, Liu Zhenwei's surprise can be imagined.
Liu Zhenwei stared at the newspaper handed to him by the interviewer in a daze, his eyes seemed to be riveted and would not turn.
Huang Ziqiang's unfinished film "Madman", the investment company is Liu Zhenwei's 'century' film company, and Liu Zhenwei is the producer of this film. The collapse of the company made Huang Ziqiang work hard, Liu Zhenwei always felt sorry for Huang Ziqiang, and later heard that he went to Xinyi City and was depressed.
Century Company collapsed, Liu Zhenwei also lost his job, and Huang Ziqiang is a difficult brother, but I didn't expect this guy to suddenly come and go, and suddenly became the most watched director in Hong Kong.
While being happy for Huang Ziqiang, Liu Zhenwei is indescribably disappointed in his heart, when he was the producer of the movie "Crazy Man" in Century Company, his status was higher than Huang Ziqiang, and now he can't even find a job to make ends meet, but Huang Ziqiang has become the director of the most expensive film in Hong Kong, this kind of gap makes Liu Zhenwei feel very uncomfortable.
The bad news came one after another, and the interviewer then regretfully told Liu that he didn't meet their company's requirements for a screenwriter.
One failure after another extinguished the flame of hope in Liu Zhenwei's heart like a fire extinguisher, he turned around in despair, and the interviewer got up to send him out of the office, and gave Liu Zhenwei a suggestion when he said goodbye.
"Many people envy Huang Ziqiang's good luck, but do you know who gave him this luck? Since you and Huang Ziqiang know each other, why don't you go to him for a recommendation? If that person takes a fancy to you, your luck won't be able to stop you! ”
[Asking for a commuter pass, recommended]
(This chapter is made up for yesterday, and there are two more chapters today) (Welcome to your support, which is my biggest motivation.) Timely updates,