Chapter 656: The Great Water Washed the Dragon King Temple [Second Update]
Chen Jiashang remembered Wang Minde, not because of how heavy Wang Minde's role was in "Flying Tiger", on the contrary, he was only a standard green leaf role in that movie.
Although "Flying Tiger" is a group drama and has a superstar like Shi Tian in charge, the real actor in the film is actually only Zheng Haonan.
At that time, Zheng Haonan was a rising star in Xinyicheng, and in 1986, Xu Ke's "Dao Ma Dan" and Wu Yusen's "The True Color of Heroes" were all set by him at the beginning.
It stands to reason that Zheng Haonan has such an opportunity, and he should be an instant hit, but unfortunately he has not been popular after starring in several movies, and the new art city had to give him up later, but Wang Minde, who is a big green leaf, was remembered by many audiences because of a scene where he showed his buttocks in the play, and now he is proposed by Lin Youlun to be the leading actor, which has to be said to be a creation and a trick.
Wang Minde is of mixed Chinese and American descent, and he mostly appears as a big guy in the movie, which meets the requirements of Lin Youlun's new drama in every aspect, and the only drawback is that he is not very famous.
The movies invested by Lin Youlun have high requirements for the box office, and Chen Jiashang is worried that if he finds an unfamous actor as the leading actor, it will be difficult to guarantee the box office of the film.
In other words, Chen Jiashang would not have so many concerns about other themes, but if he filmed the theme of "Flying Tigers", Chen Jiashang had to think more, the reason was because of the movie "Flying Tigers".
The theme of "Flying Tigers" was put on the screen by Xinyicheng in 85, which can be said to be a precedent, but "Flying Tigers" only sold 7 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong, of course, it could not satisfy Xinyicheng, and then it also affected the director of the film, Yu Yunhang. Return to the field of horror films that I am good at. After filming a "Fierce Cat", it was silent for a long time. It wasn't until he was selected by Lin Youlun as the director of "Midnight Bell" that he turned over again.
After "Flying Tigers", no one asked about the theme of "Flying Tigers", and Lin Youlun "had a whim" to make a movie that truly reflected the Flying Tigers, but Chen Jiashang was a little worried about the box office prospects of this movie.
Of course, putting aside this layer of worry, Chen Jiashang is very happy to shoot this movie for no other reason, just because he is a military firearms fan. Since becoming famous, he has either made comedies or action movies, and this time there is such an opportunity to shoot a shootout movie rigorously, and it is Lin Youlun's investment, of course, he will not miss it.
It's just that Chen Jiashang still expressed his worries, taking the boss's salary, of course, he has to think about the boss, which is Chen Jiashang's consistent principle as a director.
After hearing this, Lin Youlun joked: "The Flying Tigers have to wear masks when they act, and there will only be two eyes and one mouth left. ”
Chen Jiashang smiled. There was no answer.
After the joke, Lin Youlun got to the point. "Well, if you are worried about the lack of stars and box office appeal in the film, you can think of a way from the heroine, the heroine in the film is one of the hostages taken by the kidnappers, and she was the first to call the police with the phone, and the outside world knows about the hijacking...... You can find whoever you want to play this role, you can choose any Hong Kong actress, as long as their schedule can be arranged, I can make arrangements. ”
Chen Jia is waiting for this sentence, he likes to direct movies invested by Lin Youlun, one of the very important reasons is that the movies made by Lin Youlun are easy for the actors, and they basically look at whoever they are, and they have not been rejected at all.
Of course, Chen Jiashang is not the kind of person who gets carried away, although Lin Youlun sent a message to let him choose at will, but the scope of selection is exquisite.
Judging from the plot that Lin Youlun just talked about, the heroine in the film is a key figure in the plot, and there are many scenes, but there are no special requirements for actors, that is, anyone can be found to play them, but it is such a role, Chen Jiashang needs to be more cautious when considering candidates.
The first choice is naturally the female stars who have an "ambiguous" relationship with Lin Youlun.
Except for Zhong Chuhong, who has quit the entertainment industry, and Li Zhi, who has abandoned film and business, Zhou Yimin was the first to be excluded, I heard that she was about to release a new album recently, and she was busy hosting the show, so she basically couldn't spare time for filming.
Wang Guxian meets the requirements, but as one of the actresses with the most drama appointments in Hong Kong, Wang Guxian's schedule has always been very full, and it is not easy to cooperate with her.
After Li Jiaxin finished filming "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", she immediately joined the crew of Xu Ke's "Demon Beast City", which is now being filmed intensively, and it is estimated that she has no time.
After thinking about it for a while, only Qiu Shuzhen was more suitable, at least Chen Jiashang didn't hear that Qiu Shuzhen was going to shoot any new dramas during this time.
Chen Jiashang tried to find Qiu Shuzhen as the heroine, but sure enough, Lin Youlun did not object, and then the matter about the heroine was decided.
Chen Jiashang stayed in Lin Youlun's study for more than two hours, and when he came out, he already had a rough plan in his mind about how to shoot the movie "Flying Tiger", but the plan couldn't catch up with the changes.
came out of Lin Youlun's house, and as soon as he got in the car, the big brother in the bag rang.
"What, ask the boss to see me?"
Chen Jiashang's first reaction when he received this call was to be stunned, there must be only one possibility for Xiang Huaqiang to find him, that is, to find him to make a movie, but he just promised Lin Youlun here, and he must not miss the appointment.
It's really not good, so I can only let Xiang Huaqiang wait first, anyway, there is a reason to help Lin Youlun film, and Xiang Huaqiang is not embarrassed.
After making up his mind, Chen Jiashang immediately rushed over according to the address he received on the phone.
When he came to the café where he had made an appointment, Xiang Huaqiang was already waiting there, and beside him, Chen Jiashang was surprised to see Zhou Xingchi and Zhang Meng.
"Director Chen is here, please take a seat!"
Xiang Huaqiang warmly beckoned Chen Jiashang to sit down, but did not immediately explain the reason for looking for Chen Jia, only said that he would have to wait for one more person.
Chen Jiashang didn't want to ask much, picked up the coffee and drank it, and glanced at Zhou Xingchi and Zhang Meng during the process. The news that Zhou Xingchi and Zhang Meng are in love is spreading in the media, and now it seems to be mostly true, but I don't know what kind of attitude Xiang Huaqiang has as the boss of Yongsheng.
Chen Jiashang was bored thinking about this matter, and another person walked into the café.
"Boss Xiang, I'm sorry to keep you waiting."
Wang Jing walked over with a smile on his face, took a step forward, and took the initiative to shake hands with Xiang Huaqiang, who stood up.
"Everyone is an old acquaintance, so there's no need to be so polite."
Xiang Huaqiang pulled Wang Jing to sit down together, and the two looked very familiar when they met, which made Chen Jiashang, who was on the side, secretly wonder in his heart.
After everyone arrived, Xiang Huaqiang did not immediately cut to the chase, but said another thing.
"You should have heard about the Kai Tak Airport cash robbery a few days ago, right?"
Wang Jing seemed to know some inside information, nodded and didn't say anything, but Chen Jiashang and Zhou Xingchi were confused.
"The Hong Kong police dispatched the Flying Tigers, and all four kidnappers were killed at the scene, and the police also held a press conference on this matter today." Xiang Huaqiang's true thoughts in his heart at the moment were not as calm as his tone.
Zhang Ziqiang and his gang died so simply, others may not be able to see what is behind this matter, but how can they hide it from Xiang Huaqiang's eyes.
In other words, the person who was blackmailed was Xiang Huaqiang, and he would definitely not let go of Zhang Ziqiang so easily, but he could get rid of Zhang Ziqiang without a trace like Lin Youlun, and his means and scheming made Xiang Huaqiang feel a lot of jealousy.
Today, Lin Youlun announced at the police press conference that he was going to shoot a movie reflecting the Flying Tigers, obviously singing and harmonizing with the police, and Xiang Huaqiang would not see the slightest problem, that would be a fool.
Originally, Lin Youlun had a deep background in the mainland, which was enough to make people fearful, and now that he has a relationship with the Hong Kong police circle, Xiang Huaqiang is thinking about whether he should lower his posture when he sees Lin Youlun in the future.
Of course, Xiang Huaqiang has an idea, he is also a big man, and if he really wants to do this, he will be a little unable to let go of his face, so he retreats and prepares to win over the people around Lin Youlun, so as to achieve the goal of befriending Lin Youlun.
As Lin Youlun's friend, Wang Jing is naturally the best candidate.
Xiang Huaqiang took the initiative to cooperate with Wang Jing this time, instead of directly asking Wang Jing to be the director and filming as before, which is an obvious signal.
"I also told Director Wang on the phone before, Mr. Lin has always been a role model for our Hong Kong film industry, since he decided to make a theme related to the Flying Tigers, I also want to join in the fun, which can be regarded as a contribution...... Director Wang already has a general idea here, but he has other movies to make recently, so I want Director Chen to direct this play, and the heroes and heroines will be Ah Xing and Ah Min, which is the purpose of calling you all over this time. ”
"The Flying Tigers again?" Chen Jia said subconsciously, her expression looking very surprised.
This time it was Xiang Huaqiang's turn and Wang Jing to be surprised.
"What's the matter, Director Chen has similar thoughts?" Xiang Huaqiang asked first, and then Wang Jing also added with a smile: "It would be great if this is the case, it just so happens that some of my ideas are not specific enough, if Director Chen has any ideas, he can say them, and everyone can discuss how to make this movie." ”
Chen Jiashang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I don't have any ideas, but I have a specific movie in hand." ”
"Someone is still ahead of us?" Wang Jing asked curiously.
"Speaking of the investors of this movie, Mr. Xiang and Director Wang both know each other, and Director Wang is still very familiar with him......
Chen Jiashang said this, Wang Jing and Xiang Huaqiang had already guessed who that person was.
This is really a big flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, just said that he wanted to imitate the theme of Lin Youlun's new film, and immediately "collided" with Lin Youlun's new film in the director selection, at this moment Xiang Huaqiang and Wang Jing have only one thought in their hearts - they must have forgotten to watch the yellow calendar when they went out today, otherwise how could they be so unlucky? (To be continued......)