Chapter 581: A strong lineup
As soon as the news of Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei co-starring in "Demon Beast City" came out, the media was in an uproar, "Five Tiger Generals, Liang Liu Reunite!" "Andy, Wei Tsai Peak Showdown" ...... All kinds of reports on this matter are full of newspapers big and small in Hong Kong.
"As the opening drama of this year, the movie "Demon Beast City" has attracted too many people's attention during this time, huge investment, luxurious star lineup, these are all topics that everyone is talking about, today our program specially invited the famous film and television critic Mr. Liu Huaye, and asked him to exclusively interpret some of the behind-the-scenes information of this movie for us."
In the car radio, the sweet voice of the radio host came out, this is a talk column of commercial radio, and the theme of this issue is still related to the movie "Monster City".
Wu Siyuan clasped his hands and leaned on the back seat of the car with his eyes closed, originally he was not very interested in this kind of entertaining talk show, but the guest of this episode, Liu Huaye, is a friend of his in the media, this person has been a film and television critic in the Hong Kong press for more than ten years, and is known for his unique vision and sharp views.
Wu Siyuan asked the driver to turn up the sound of the radio a little louder, wanting to hear what Liu Huaye would say this time.
"I think that this time "Demon Beast City" has attracted so much attention, in fact, there are many accidental factors, big production, big cast these two points really attract attention, but if we look forward, we will find that the movie "Demon Beast City" is actually nothing, for example, I know that a movie that should be released this year is also invested by Mr. Lin, and the director is Wang Jing...... Speaking of which, everyone should have guessed which movie it was. ”
Liu Huaye deliberately sold a pass, and the host took his words and said: "Mr. Liu refers to "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", right? ”
In fact, the intersection of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and "Demon Beast City" is not only invested by Mr. Lin. Have you ever noticed. The heroine of these two films is Li Jiaxin? ”
"yes. I didn't find out before. The host exclaimed in surprise and said in a slightly envious tone: "Li Jiaxin's starting point for entering the entertainment industry is really high, she was elected Miss Hong Kong in 88, and her first film in the film industry was a big production like "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", and now she has become the heroine of "Demon Beast City", no one in Hong Kong should be able to compare with her, right?" ”
"Wang Guxian's starting point for entering the entertainment industry is also very high, of course she is Taiwanese." Liu Huaye corrected the host's statement, and then pulled the topic back to "Demon Beast City" to be discussed in this episode.
"Compare "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" with "Demon Beast City". You will find that the investment in "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is higher, and the cast is stronger than "Monster City", but at that time, the attention of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" was not as great as it is now. ”
"First of all, "Demon Beast City" released the filming information at the beginning of the year, and everyone regarded it as a New Year's drama, which is the time of day; After an explosive period of big-budget movies in the first two years, Hong Kong film companies are now much more rational in their investment, especially after the failure of Media Asia's investment in "Zhuxian: Qingyun Tribulation", everyone realizes that big-budget movies are not something that anyone can play. Media Asia has now changed its filming strategy, and Golden Harvest is the only company in Hong Kong that has the strength to make big-budget films. And this year, Golden Harvest has not yet announced the shooting plan of the big-budget movie, at this time "Demon Beast City" came out, and there is no other movie in Hong Kong during the same period that can compare with it, which is a geographical advantage; As for the people, I won't say much, everyone should see a lot in the newspapers, this movie from the producer, director to the actors, there are too many topics to explore, and the media will certainly not let go of this good opportunity. ”
After listening to Liu Huaye's analysis, the host then asked: "What does Mr. Liu think of the cooperation between Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei?" ”
Speaking of these two people, I have to mention Wang Jiawei, last year's "The True Story of A Fei" was really miserable, so miserable that Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei were obviously starring in that movie, but after the end, many people didn't realize that there were two of them in this movie, and they all felt that Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei were working together for the first time in "Demon Beast City". Of course, I don't mean to be sarcastic here, I just hope that he can recover as soon as possible, and if he can be discharged from the hospital before this year's Academy Awards, maybe he will have a chance to go on stage and take away a little golden man. ”
After ridiculing, Liu Huaye got to the point.
"Now that the media is talking about Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei, they all say what will happen to their cooperation this time, I think Mr. Lin asked the two of them to act in this movie, although there are box office considerations, but it should be more of a long-term layout for the future. From "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" to the current "Demon Beast City", one thing Mr. Lin has invested in these movies is that these movies can be extended as a series with many sequels...... When it comes to sequels, many people don't have a good impression, mainly because in the era of small-budget movies, there are too many cases of following the trend and rushing to shoot, and a movie can't wait to launch a sequel after it is filmed, because if you don't shoot it, let others shoot it, of course, the quality of the works that come out in this way will not be too good, but big-budget movies are different, it is very difficult to follow the trend and rush to shoot, a movie is successful, and there will be a lot of room for the sequel to be filmed, "Black Super SWAT Team" has been released for more than three years now, and everyone is looking forward to the sequel of the film more and more, That's a good proof of that. ”
"Back to the topic just now, why did "Demon Beast City" ask Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei to shoot? Let's make an assumption, "Monster City" was very successful after its release, and it helped investors make a lot of money, and there are many possibilities when making a sequel, Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei are both actors who can support a movie by themselves, so when the sequel is filmed later, the two of them do not have to appear at the same time, the story line is separated, and the two of them as the protagonists alone are a movie, which is equivalent to making a sequel before, and now it can be made into two, which can be said to be a very far-sighted arrangement. ”
Wu Siyuan, who was listening to the radio, suddenly opened his eyes, if some of the points that Liu Huaye and the host talked about before only need to be listened to casually, then the topic that Liu Huaye talked about now is a bit interesting.
Lin Youlun will start filming a large number of sequel movies in the future, which is good news for Wu Siyuan, because this means a lot of opportunities for co-production and the possibility of popular actors, as long as you can catch one or two times, the harvest will be unimaginable.
Wu Siyuan was thinking about how to seize these future opportunities, and the big brother in his hand suddenly rang out.
"Uncle Wu, have you arrived? I've been waiting downstairs for a long time. A woman's voice came from the other end of the line.
Wu Siyuan frowned slightly, "Okay, Zhizhi, I'll be there soon." ”
Hanging up the phone in a stiff tone, Wu Siyuan rubbed his slightly swollen temples, thinking about how to convince Guan Zhilin when he saw her.
For this artist under his command, Wu Siyuan's perception is very complicated.
There is never a shortage of beauties in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, but there are only a few people who can add a "big" word before "beauty", and Kwan Zhilin is one of them.
The thirteenth aunt in "Once Upon a Time" should be regarded as Guan Zhilin's most successful role so far, in fact, she has acted in many movies, but all of them are "vases", and they have not left too deep an impression on the audience at all.
Guan Zhilin has been filming like a marquee over the years, and her cooperation partners almost include some of the more famous actors in Hong Kong, and others would have been popular if they had such an opportunity as her, but she is still just a beautiful "vase" in the eyes of producers and directors.
Wu Siyuan has reminded Guan Zhilin many times not to rely too much on his appearance, but Guan Zhilin has never listened to his words, beautiful people can't act, this statement is not unfounded, at least in Guan Zhilin. She is used to winning with skin, and she can easily get some roles that she doesn't need to figure out how to play, so why bother to polish her acting skills?
Of course, being beautiful is a kind of capital in itself, especially in the entertainment industry, Guan Zhilin's refusal to spend time and energy to improve her acting skills is not a big problem, what makes Wu Siyuan most troublesome is that her mind is not on acting at all.
Kwan Zhilin filmed in order to become famous, and after becoming famous, she became one of Hong Kong's upper class, and then found an opportunity to marry into a wealthy family and become a kuotai.
Originally, there was nothing wrong with this, many female stars in Hong Kong in the 80s had the same idea as Guan Zhilin, but Guan Zhilin went too far.
From time to time, you can see news in the newspaper about her dating a certain rich man, but the rich businessmen in Hong Kong are getting smarter and smarter, and saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new is what they like, so Guan Zhilin has dated several rich boyfriends before and after, and they all fell short.
Wu Siyuan asked Guan Zhilin to come out, one of the purposes was to have a good talk with her.
Guan Zhilin stepped on red high heels, dressed up, wearing a pair of sunglasses, covering most of her face, standing on the side of the road as if it had become a beautiful landscape.
Seeing Wu Siyuan's car coming, Guan Zhilin raised her hand, and was about to walk over, when the big brother in the bag suddenly rang.
Walking to the car door with her bag, Guan Zhilin took out her eldest brother with one hand and pulled the car door with the other hand and sat in.
Closing the car door, Guan Zhilin and Wu Siyuan nodded and said hello, and then connected the phone.
"Going out to dinner tonight? Mr. Liu, I'm really sorry, I have an appointment tonight. ”
Guan Zhilin did not deliberately shy away from answering the phone, Wu Siyuan listened to two sentences, and his brows furrowed.
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If you want to go out today, there is only one shift. (To be continued......)