After chatting about business, Lin Youlun was ready to go back to continue to participate in the Academy Awards dinner, and Zhang Meng also stood up, but was stopped by Lin Youlun.

"Miss Zhang, you don't have to accompany me anymore, about the role of this play, you can stay and communicate with Xingzi more."

Zhou Xingchi also greeted warmly and said, "Yes, yes, it just so happens that the script is in my hands, you can stay and read it first." ”

Zhang Miao glanced at Lin Youlun with some embarrassment, and Lin Youlun immediately guessed her thoughts.

"I'll go talk to Mr. Xiang over there, you don't have to worry."

"That's Mr. Xie Lu, Mr. Schelling." Zhang Miao said with some embarrassment.

Lin Youlun shrugged with a smile, gave Zhou Xingchi another encouraging look, and turned to leave the café.

——

At the dinner, Zhang Che and Zhai Long stood together.

"You acted very well in "Hurricane Rescue", although you didn't win the award, you don't need to be discouraged, this film will definitely shoot a sequel, there will definitely be a chance."

Zhai Long took a sip of champagne, smacked his lips and said, "Rong Zai really needs this award more than me, I will only congratulate him if he can get it, as for me, I can only say that it is bad luck." ”

Zhang Che nodded, "I'm relieved that you can think so." ”

Not winning the award was not a happy thing after all, and Zhai Long then changed the topic.

"By the way, Director Zhang, have you heard that Mr. Lin has built a coastal landscape avenue with Hong Kong films as the theme of culture, and I heard that it will be completed before the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and then from this year, it will be the main venue of the Hong Kong International Film Festival."

Zhang Che raised his eyebrows. "How. Did you hear any insider information? ”

Zhai Long looked around. Then he lowered his voice and said: "This time, Mr. Lin is going to follow the Hollywood Walk of Fame and make celebrity handprints on this road, the first list of selected candidates has been determined, and I heard that Director Zhang, your name is also on it." ”

This news was heard by Zhai Long from his niece Lin Xiaoman, Lin Xiaoman is Zhou Comin's agent, and after Lin Youlun told Zhou Comin the news, Zhou Comin inadvertently told Lin Xiaoman about it.

Since Zhang Che lost half of his savings in 89 years of self-made "Righteous Courage", he completely cut off the idea of coming out to make movies again. However, he still takes reputation matters very seriously, and as soon as he heard Zhai Long say this, he became interested.

"I'm not the only one on the list, am I? Who else? ”

Zhai Long didn't answer directly, but glanced at Li Han, who was chatting happily with mainland actor Liu Xiaoqin.

Zhang Che and Li Hanshen have always been at odds with each other, and they were mostly in an antagonistic relationship when they were in the Shaw Brothers, and Zhang Che once used "the silver armor overlord's waist exposed half of the abacus" to satirize Li Hanshen's shrewdness, but Li Hanshen was able to be the first batch of finalists like himself, Zhang Che was not surprised.

On the one hand, Li Hanshen does have this qualification, after all, his previous fame and qualifications are there; On the other hand, in the first few years when Lin Youlun accepted the Academy Awards, Li Hanshen actively served as a judge of the Academy Awards. has a very close relationship with Lin Youlun, and it is reasonable to put Li Hanshen in the list of the first batch of directors who will leave their names on the Avenue of Stars.

Since Li Han is among them. Then Hu Jinquan, who became a brother with him, naturally couldn't run, and then Chu Yuan should also have a share...... Besides, Zhang Che couldn't guess.

Zhai Long didn't know the complete list of Lu Dao, but Zhang Che guessed that these people were right.

"In addition to a few of you, Uncle Sixth and Mr. Zou are also shortlisted." Zhai Long then told Zhang Che the news.

Shao Yifu will leave a handprint on the Avenue of Stars Zhang Che thinks it is normal, but anyone who has experienced the Shaw era in Hong Kong will not have any objection to this, but Zou Wenhuai was also selected, which made Zhang Che feel uncomfortable.

At that time, Zhang Che must stop work at 3 o'clock every day to accompany Shao Yifu to have afternoon tea, during which he provided advice, which coincided with Shao Yifu's determination to create a "martial arts century" after the "Huangmei tune" became popular in Singapore, Malaysia, and Taitai, Zhang Che just had a stage to show his strength.

After "The Broken Arm Knife" in 1967, Zhang Che dominated the chief director of Hong Kong's blockbuster for several years, and regarded himself as a meritorious veteran.

Think about it back then, Zhang Che was also a person who could talk with Zou Wenhuai on an equal footing, but now the status of the two is very different, although Zou Wenhuai's Golden Harvest did not reproduce the situation when the Shaw Brothers monopolized Xiangjiang, but it has also become the most powerful and influential one in Hong Kong film companies, but Zhang Che has fallen to the point where he can only rely on his past achievements to support the stage.

It is known that Shao Yifu is relatively stingy, the salary of wireless actors is notoriously low, and the workload is still very large, but Shao Yifu is quite nostalgic for Zhang Che, when Zhang Che was poor, it was Shao Yifu who specially allocated the Shaw Brothers' studio dormitory for Zhang Che to live in, and also provided him with a vehicle to travel, which can be said to be benevolent and righteous.

"Sixth Uncle and Zou Wenhuai are both shortlisted, so Mr. Lin himself should be indispensable, right?" Zhang Che guessed.

Zhai Long shrugged, "This is not clear, with Mr. Lin's usual low-key style, he may not be in the limelight." ”

Zhang Che originally wanted to continue to talk to Zhai Long, but when he saw Li Hanshen and Liu Xiaoqin holding wine, they walked over together, as if they wanted to come over to say hello. Zhang Che didn't want to meet Li Han in detail, so he said to Zhai Long: "I'll go first, you go and deal with that guy." ”

Li Hanshen and Liu Xiaoqin came together, mainly to find Zhai Long, Zhang Che's departure Li Hanshen did not care at all, he enthusiastically introduced Liu Xiaoqin to Zhai Long, which can be regarded as a kind of reward for Liu Xiaoqin inviting him to the mainland to film.

Speaking of the relationship between Li Hanshen and Liu Xiaoqin, it can be traced back to the "Curtain Listening to Politics" that was in the limelight at the 3rd Academy Awards, when Li Hanshen, who was proud of the spring breeze, handpicked the newly famous Liu Xiaoqin to play the role of Cixi in this play and the sequel "Burning the Old Summer Palace", which helped Liu Xiaoqin push his acting career to a new level.

Li Hanshen was the first director in Hong Kong to go north to make films, and he also produced a lot of good works at the beginning, but as the mainland began to directly import Hong Kong films. At the same time, the co-production system was implemented. Li Hanshen's development on the mainland is no longer as smooth as before. Since he didn't make much money, he simply went back to Hong Kong to stay at home, during which he only went to Thailand and South Korea to shoot a few tertiary films at the request of Shao Yifu.

Liu Xiaoqin learned that Li Hanshen had no filming in Hong Kong, so he invited him to pick up the guide for the TV series "Burning Afang Palace" that he invested.

Back then, it was the big director who promoted the juniors, and now it is the big star who pays back to the seniors, and it can be regarded as a good story when he says it, and Li Hanshen also reciprocates the favor. actively introduced Hong Kong actors and stars to Liu Xiaoqin, and at tonight's cocktail party, he took the initiative to be Liu Xiaoqin's guide.

Liu Xiaoqin and Zhai Long chatted briefly, because Zhai Long spoke Cantonese, Liu Xiaoqin couldn't understand most of them, and asked Li Hanshen to help her "translate", and Li Hanshen asked Zhai Long: "By the way, have you seen Mr. Lin?" ”

"Maybe something left, I saw a lot of people looking for him." Zhai Long replied.

Li Hanshen reluctantly told Liu Xiaoqin the news, but Liu Xiaoqin had no reaction on her face. But I was disappointed.

No matter how many Hong Kong stars you meet, you can't get to know Lin Youlun. This has been proved by Gong Li and Chen Hong.

Needless to say, Gong Li's reputation has surpassed that of Liu Xiaoqin in just a few years, and now when it comes to mainland actresses, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely Gong Li.

Chen Hong's current fame in China is not as big as in Hong Kong, because "Myth" has not been introduced to the mainland because of the limited amount of imported films, and only some videotapes near Hong Kong have flowed in, but this film has received a good box office overseas, and the box office of this film alone is more than the box office of all Liu Xiaoqin's previous movies combined.

Li Han saw Liu Xiaoqin's thoughts in detail, so he comforted her and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't see you this time, when the Hong Kong International Film Festival is two months away, you can find a way to come again, and I will definitely help you introduce you at that time." ”

Li Han said this in detail, but he was not completely sure in his heart, after all, he is just an "outdated" director now, and there are really not many opportunities to speak in front of Lin Youlun.

Liu Xiaoqin nodded, thinking that this was the only way to go.

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Lin Youlun came out of the café, and was pulled aside by Zou Wenhuai before he returned to the dinner, the special effects blockbuster "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" invested by Golden Harvest has been produced, and it will be released simultaneously in Hong Kong and the United States.

Although Lin Youlun did not participate in the investment of this movie, the special effects production was all handled by Aurora, and Zou Wenhuai was not looking for the wrong person.

"The film should be focused on the North American market, and American audiences will definitely enjoy the film, but it may not be a big box office in Hong Kong." Lin Youlun said his judgment on this movie, Zou Wenhuai was immediately relieved, in fact, the Hong Kong box office is more or less for the total investment of nearly 150 million Hong Kong dollars "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", can play a very limited role, even if the box office in Hong Kong exceeds 100 million, the distribution to Golden Harvest Company is only more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars, not even one-third of the production cost, and as long as there is a good result in the American market, it can easily recover the cost, or even make a big profit.

After talking about this topic, Lin Youlun said half-jokingly and half-seriously to He Guanchang, who was standing aside: "Mr. He was not included in the first batch of people to be named on the Avenue of Stars this time, so Mr. He doesn't have any opinions." ”

He Guanchang hurriedly waved his hand, "Mr. Lin said with a smile, even you are no longer on that list, how can I be qualified to complain?" ”

Lin Youlun shook his head with a smile, "This time the list is all famous filmmakers of the older generation in Hong Kong, and some of them were not born when they became famous. ”

After appeasing He Guanchang, Lin Youlun then said to Zou Wenhuai: "The handprint template will be sent to Mr. Zou in two days, and Mr. Zou will have to work hard at that time." ”

"Lin Sheng is polite, this is a matter of putting gold on my face, why bother?" Zou Wenhuai was in a good mood, so he naturally agreed. (To be continued......)