The news of Lin Youlun's meeting with Stanley Ho is naturally unlikely to be known by the media, but there are all kinds of signs that he is indeed preparing a movie. Media followers have been following the story, but Hong Kong's attention has been drawn to another event.

With the arrival of the World Cup, the whole world has been talking about football throughout June, especially in the quarterfinals, the new king Maradona led the Argentine team to defeat England 2-1 with the "Hand of God" and the wonderful goals of running 50 meters in a row, becoming the most talked about and controversial game in this World Cup.

The old feud between Argentina and Britain has been foreshadowed since the "Falklands dispute" in 82, and Maradona even declared after the game that this is God's punishment for Britain, and the media of the two countries began to have a lively war of words.

Hong Kong is still under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, but the specific date of the return has been determined, and Hong Kong no longer needs to stand on the British standpoint to pay attention to the wins and losses of the England team.

"Shaolin Football" was released simultaneously in Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America, and the exaggerated and shocking special effects made overseas audiences exclaim, it turns out that football can still be played like this. Driven by the fiery atmosphere of the World Cup, the overseas box office of this film has been rising, setting the highest sales record for Hong Kong films in Europe and Japan.

Such a popular movie, but it suffered a "Waterloo" in the North American market, Shaw Brothers is ambitious and wants to have a bumper harvest, but the final result is a little embarrassing, the box office of more than 30 million US dollars is already a very good number, but compared with other Hong Kong films that are selling well in North America, the gap is suddenly apparent. Of course, this result is not a war crime, and the United States has always been called a "football desert", and it is understandable that football-themed movies have been cold.

What's even more unbelievable is that "Shaolin Football", as a Hong Kong film, has been released overseas for more than half a month, but local audiences have not been able to watch this movie for a long time.

The problem is the rating of this film, it was rated as "II.B" when it was submitted for review at the beginning, Shao Yifu was very dissatisfied with this result, and took the film back and re-edited it for review, and the film was finally rated as "II.A", but the delay back and forth, when it was really approved for release, the World Cup was about to end.

The film was a great success overseas, and under the hype of the media, Hong Kong audiences are very much looking forward to this movie, and Jiayi Cinema Line began to pre-sell movie tickets three days in advance, and all movie tickets were sold out on the first day, and the film has already received more than 3 million box office receipts before it is released.

Shao Yifu was overjoyed, and the movie premiere was of course very grand, with live TV broadcasts throughout the whole process, and stars from all walks of life went to cheer on the scene, and the scene was very lively.

Wang Guxian made a stunning appearance in a purple sexy leaky back dress, and immediately became the object of interviews by reporters outside the theater.

"Miss Wang, you achieved such good results in your second movie, do you have any thoughts about your future?"

Wang Guxian's experience of entering the industry has now become one of the standard references for celebrities to enter the industry: walking on the street was found by a talent scout to shoot an advertisement, and he took over the first movie less than a year after entering the acting school, and then was appreciated by Fang Yihua, and came to Hong Kong from Taiwan to film, the first TV series was the popular martial arts drama "Kunlun", and the first movie was the star-studded "Journey to the West", with a very high starting point.

Although the images of Liu Yingying and Bai Jingjing have left a deep impact on the audience, what really makes her a first-line star is the current "Shaolin Football", the film is a big hit in the overseas market, Wang Guxian is highly sought after by major film companies, and the salary is directly after Zhong Chuhong. Of course, this is also related to Zhong Chuhong's deliberate reduction in film reception in the past two years and more starring in some literary films.

"I'm going to aim to be 26 years old, and I'm going to try to make more new films before that, and maybe go back and do some of the things I love to do." Wang Guxian was very fortunate to film "A Chinese Ghost Story" recently, and it was rare that he didn't have to film, he was very relaxed, and he was willing to answer reporters' questions.

"Is it because Mr. Lin didn't show up today because he was making a new film recently?"

"What's new?" Wang Guxian deliberately made a very surprised look, "I don't know what to do with this!" ”

Of course, few reporters are willing to believe Wang Guxian's words, Lin Youlun is the screenwriter and producer of this film, how can such an important event be absent from Jinyao? Even if it's not to accompany Wang Guxian, just to Shao Yifu's face, he should show his face.

Lin Youlun did not appear with Wang Guxian, and the reporter was disappointed, but also guessed in his heart whether Lin Youlun would come over with other female stars.

But this time the reporters were destined to be disappointed, Lin Youlun had actually come, but he didn't get out of the car with Wang Guxian, but went directly through the side door of the theater, avoiding the reporters outside the door.

Although Lin Youlun was not interviewed, the reporters would not let Wang Guxian go easily, and some reporters asked about the RV that Wang Guxian purchased recently, and asked if it was a gift from Lin Youlun to her.

After Wang Guxian's fame opened, there were more film appointments all of a sudden, and it was very hard to see her running around, so Lin Youlun bought an RV and gave it to her, so that she could take a nap at the filming site in the wilderness. The interior of the RV is fully equipped, and in addition to beds, there are high-end amenities such as laser stereos.

Hong Kong's gossip media often stared at Wang Guxian, and naturally found this RV, which cost a lot of money, and Wang Guxian's worth at this time was still a luxury, so everyone naturally associated things with Lin Youlun.

Of course, the truth of the matter is one thing, but whether Wang Guxian is willing to admit it is another.

"That's a car I bought at my own expense, I don't believe I can show you the invoice in the future!" Wang Guxian blocked all the questions about the RV in one sentence, answered a few questions briefly, and quickly ended the interview.

Wang Guxian walked into the cinema and came to the place where he made an appointment to meet Lin Youlun, but saw Lin Youlun talking to a short-haired Qianlian woman.

Lin Youlun didn't get off the bus with Wang Guxian, he just didn't want to be interviewed by reporters at this time, but there were exceptions, and Xu Yuhong, deputy editor-in-chief of "Ming Pao Weekly", also received an invitation from the organizers, and when he met Lin Youlun, he naturally would not let go of this opportunity.

Before Wang Zuxian came, Lin Youlun and Xu Yuhong had been chatting for a while. Lin Youlun is the successor of "Ming Pao" designated by Jin Yong, for the future boss, of course Xu Yuhong will not ask too private questions, this is a chatter-style interview, and the topic of the two has always revolved around the movie.

"Mr. Lin seems to be preparing a new film recently?" Recently, the media has been tracking and reporting on this matter, but the actors involved in this film are very tight, so everyone's perception of this film is still in the conjecture stage.

The filming of "Ocean's Eleven" will be exposed sooner or later, and "Ming Pao Weekly" can be regarded as "self-entered", and Lin Youlun certainly doesn't mind revealing some news in advance. "Yes, I'm making a movie, and this drama will have a lot of stars to play together!"

Xu Yuhong's reaction was very fast, and then she asked: "Is it a big cast like "Journey to the West"?" ”

Lin Youlun explained: "The star cast of "Journey to the West" mainly focuses on actresses, and the new film will have many actors who everyone knows to play together, of course, the nature of the performance is different. Many stars in "Journey to the West" only make cameos, and some even only have two shots, but this new film is played by many male stars, and everyone's roles will be more even. ”

Xu Yuhong tried to ask: "Can you reveal a little information about the actors?" ”

"There are a total of 11 protagonists in this play, among which I and director Wang Jingjing will play a cameo role in it......" Lin Youlun introduced the cast of "Ocean's Eleven", and Xu Yuhong smacked his tongue from the string of names he said, the leading actor of this drama can hold up a movie alone, and Lin Youlun called them together just to make a movie, such a movie is called into it just thinking about it.

Xu Yuhong was very curious about what kind of story this would be, and Lin Youlun did not hide it, telling her that at the beginning of this film, another name was prepared called "Crossing the Sea in Secret", which tells the story of 11 masters who use ingenious means to rob the casino vault.

When speaking of this, Lin Youlun couldn't help but make a joke: "If there is no fight, you will not die, I think this is probably the most 'warm' robbery film in Hong Kong history." ”

Xu Yuhong has not yet recovered from the shocking news of the film's on-site filming in a Macau casino, and immediately heard this statement again, and her mind was a little unable to turn for a while, there was no violent rush to rob the casino, is this possible?

It is not only Xu Yuhong who has such doubts, when this exclusive report was published in "Ming Pao Weekly", both the film critics and the audience found it unbelievable, and they wanted to rob the casino vault without firing a shot, which was simply a joke!

"I doubt it's an ulterior hype, and if that's the case, the other side's purpose has really been achieved, and now the whole of Hong Kong is speculating about how to rob a casino without a gun, and it sounds like a joke? has made so many movies and never missed, Lin Youlun's self-aggrandizement did not surprise me, what really surprised me was that he would choose such a stupid way, did he really think that the audience was stupid? ”

Ni Yu, who had just been discharged from the hospital, couldn't help but run to join in the fun, of course, this time he learned a lot smarter, and made remarks in the newspaper column, but he was suspicious and sarcastic, and he didn't completely say it to death.

suffered so many losses at the hands of Lin Youlun, and Ni Yu was also afraid that this was a big pit that he couldn't climb up if he jumped.

(To be continued)