Chapter 196: Recommend One More Person [Second Update]
Updated in time, Wang Guxian went to the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story" to tell Cheng Xiaodong about the matter, thinking that Cheng Xiaodong would be happy to agree to help, but he didn't expect Cheng Xiaodong's first reaction when he learned about it was stunned, and then he shook his head like a rattle.
Cheng Xiaodong knows his father's situation better than anyone that Cheng Gang suffered a stroke two years ago, and although he recovered, he no longer got involved in the film industry and planned to stay in Taiwan for the rest of his life. And what Cheng Xiaodong is worried about is not his father's physical condition, but his stubborn problem that he has not changed until he is old.
Although Cheng Gang often did some "unbearable" things when making movies in the past, in all fairness, these are not big deals, at least Cheng Gang can really shoot a good movie with his heart, what really makes the boss of the film company unbearable is that he missed work and missed time, the famous work "Fourteen Heroes" was filmed for two years, and "Skynet" was also filmed with a long delay, and only the wealthy Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong dared to use him, an "unreliable director", to film.
Although "The Fourteen Heroes" and "Skynet" had a first-class reputation and box office in the 70s, it was still a very risky thing to find Cheng Gang to film, unlike other famous directors of Shaw Brothers who were busy filming every day, Cheng Gang was often idle and had nothing to do, otherwise he would not have gone to Taiwan to do behind the scenes.
Now that someone is looking for Cheng Gang to film, Cheng Xiaodong should have been happy for his father, but at this time, he looked sad, as if he had something unlucky and was in a hurry.
Wang Guxian saw Cheng Xiaodong's reaction so strangely, and couldn't help but gossip about whether there was any holiday between Cheng Xiaodong and Cheng Gang's father and son, and it was inconvenient for her to ask more about this matter. The last had to leave with a stomach full of doubts.
The relationship between Cheng Xiaodong and Cheng Gang's father and son is very normal, of course, there is no saying that Cheng Gang is not allowed to film because of contradictions, the main reason is that Cheng Xiaodong is worried that his father's stinky temper will make Lin Youlun unbearable, and if there is a conflict between the two sides, he, the son, will also be unlucky.
Cheng Xiaodong's worries are well-founded, when Cheng Gang was still in the Shaw Brothers, someone asked Shao Yifu. If he has been idle for so long, he is not afraid of others digging into the wall? Unexpectedly, Uncle Six didn't care at all, and directly said that no one in Hong Kong could eat Cheng Gang!
But there are people who don't believe in evil. This person is Deng Guangrong.
In the sixties and seventies, Deng Guangrong was a student prince in Taiwan with Qin Xianglin and Qin Han, a tall and handsome literary student who came to Hong Kong to develop in the late 70s. But he changed his interest and was keen to play black in the movie. helped the eldest brother, and at the same time set up a film company called "Da Rong" by himself. At that time, in the Hong Kong film industry, the famous directors were monopolized by Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, only Cheng Gang was still idle, so Boss Deng came to the door and invited Cheng Gang to direct a play for his company.
At that time, Cheng Gang was still the director of Shaw Brothers, so he had to go out to film with Shao Yifu's permission first. Run Run Shaw had expected that Deng Guangrong would not be able to hold Cheng Gang, so he generously released him, and the result of the matter was just as Shaw Yifu expected: Cheng Gang made old mistakes again, although he had a serious work attitude. But because of his personality, the filming not only overran and delayed, but also was unkind, which finally made Deng Guang unbearable and slapped Cheng Gang!
Cheng Gang was humiliated and furious. will never continue to make movies for Deng Guangrong, the last movie was not made, which made Boss Deng suffer heavy losses, and since then, no one dares to find Cheng Gang to film.
It would be nice to say that Lin Youlun was just an ordinary film investor, but his identity is too special. is so special that Cheng Xiaodong would rather his father lose this opportunity than take the risk of annoying Lin Youlun.
Lin Youlun's "Jianghu Blocking Order" issued in order to successfully acquire Xinbao Cinema is still there, as long as he still wants to mix in the Hong Kong film industry, he will not easily offend this young leader, and Cheng Xiaodong doesn't want to, but this time Lin Youlun took the initiative to come to the door, and he didn't know how to refuse, which was what really made him distressed. …,
As one of the important members of Cheng Xiaodong's martial arts team, Guo Yi, who has followed Cheng Xiaodong since the TV period, could probably guess Cheng Xiaodong's thoughts, so he suggested to Cheng Xiaodong that if he felt that this matter was difficult, he could ask Shao Yifu to help him say something.
Cheng Gang can be regarded as an old minister of the Shaw Brothers, and Cheng Xiaodong also helped Wireless as a martial arts instructor for a period of time before entering the movie.
In this way, Cheng Xiaodong called Shao Yifu, who heard that Lin Youlun was going to find Cheng Gang to film, and he was curious, so he agreed to help ask what the situation was.
Lin Youlun was originally going to find Cheng Xiaodong, but he was asked out of Lu by Shao Yifu for afternoon tea. The sixth uncle had a big face, so Lin Youlun had to put aside the matter of finding Cheng Gang first, and came to the teahouse to sit and chat with Shao Yifu, only to find out that Shao Yifu was also looking for this matter.
"This Cheng Xiaodong, if there is anything you can't say to me directly, it's really unreasonable to bother the sixth uncle to come forward."
"So Lin Sheng really plans to find Cheng Gang to film?" Shao Yifu smiled and waved his hand, then squinted his eyes, and looked at Lin Youlun sitting in front of him silently and for a long time, the sun imprinted the smile on Shao Yifu's face, and it was as textured as a carving for a long time.
Lin Youlun humbly asked, "Does Uncle Sixth have something to teach me?" ”
"If my guess is right, Lin Sheng is looking for Cheng Gang to film this time, I think it should be for the movie classification system."
As soon as Shao Yifu raised his head, the pair of eyes behind the lenses stared at Lin Youlun aggressively. Every time Shao Yifu's eyes flashed with this kind of light, Lin Youlun felt that they had passed through his flesh and skin, and they had been seeing his heart.
In the past, Lin Youlun would be very stressed under Shao Yifu's gaze, but this time, after Shao Yifu saw through the purpose, he was not surprised, "So that thing already has eyebrows?" ”
Shaw Yifu is knighted by the Queen of England, and his relationship with the Hong Kong government has always been good, and he will not ask about this matter for no reason, the biggest possibility is that the Hong Kong government has approved the film classification draft jointly submitted by the Hong Kong film company, which means that Hong Kong will soon start to implement the film classification system.
Shao Yifu originally wanted to set Lin Youlun's words, but he didn't want Lin Youlun to hear the mystery from his words first, and secretly scolded "little fox" in his heart, still with a warm smile on his face, but he understated the topic.
"In the eyes of the audience, a good director who can make a good movie is a good director, but from the perspective of a film investor, a good director must also make a good movie that makes money within the qualified time and investment range, according to this standard, Cheng Gang is not qualified." Shao Yifu picked up the teacup and said, "If it were someone else, I would definitely persuade him not to look for Cheng Gang, but if Lin Sheng wants to use Cheng Gang, I think it's okay." It is indeed a pity that Cheng Gang has the ability to stay in Taiwan to retire, he is a sword that is too sharp, and it is easy to hurt himself if the person who uses the sword is not capable enough, but if he has enough strength, it is a good choice to use him. ”
If Cheng Xiaodong knew Shao Yifu's words, he would probably be thinking about hitting the wall, and he asked Shao Yifu to come forward to persuade Lin Youlun to change his mind, but he didn't expect Shao Yifu to strongly recommend Cheng Gang to Lin Youlun.
Shao Yifu did this, half out of public intentions, and half out of selfish desires. He knew that once Hong Kong implemented the film classification system, it would inevitably set off a wave of shooting Class III films, and now he has considered letting Li Han return to his old business and shoot color. Grade III films in the romance genre, but there has been no suitable candidate for Grade III films in the horror and violence genre. Back then, there were a lot of talents in this area of Shaw Brothers, but now that they are old and old, if Cheng Gang can help Lin Youlun make this movie, he plans to recruit Cheng Gang back to Shaw Brothers again. …,
Shao Yifu is confident that except for Lin Youlun, only he can use Cheng Gang well, but this idea is very good. Of course, there are pros and cons to doing this, Cheng Gang lives up to expectations, of course, everyone is happy, if Cheng Gang smashes up, Shao Yifu, as a recommender, is not good for Lin Youlun.
At the beginning, Shao Yifu was also doubly careful in using Cheng Gang, and in 1977, a shocking scandal broke out in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Star because of the suspicion of selling. In order to ensure the quality of the film, Shao Yifu appointed Cheng Gang to be the director of the film, but he was afraid that Cheng Gang would make another mistake of "procrastination", so he asked Chu Yuan and Sun Zhong to assist Cheng Gang in filming, which was when the news was still vigorous.
Now that Shao Yifu has endorsed Cheng Gang's ability, he naturally has to find a way to prevent him from making overspending mistakes when he helps Lin Youlun make films, and the best solution is to find a capable assistant for Cheng Gang like "Call List".
In the selection of this assistant, of course, Shao Yifu also has considerations, this person is still the former director of Shaw Brothers, but he was disheartened and left the United States after Shaw Brothers reduced production, and now that the film classification system will come out, this person will soon be useful.
At that time, Shaw Brothers convened a number of directors to start filming the "Hong Kong Strange Case" series, and it was recognized that Cheng Gang's "Skynet" and "Hiding the Corpse at the Bottom of the Stove" were the two units with the highest level - only Gui Zhihong's "Lincun Bloody Case" and "The Devil" could be compared.
This Gui Zhihong is much younger than Cheng Gang, but he likes to try new elements, has the courage to try multiple techniques, and shoots thrillers with great characteristics.
"Gui Zhihong?" After listening to Shao Yifu's introduction, Lin Youlun raised his eyebrows, "What the sixth uncle is talking about is the director who almost caused Hui Yinghong's brother Hui Tianci to fall and hurt his spine during filming, and was almost disabled and unable to film?" ”
Shao Yifu sighed in his heart, Gui Zhihong and Hui Tianci are not too famous in the Hong Kong film industry, although Hui Tianci has a very famous sister Hui Yinghong, who is very famous for beating women, and is still the first actress of the Academy Awards, but the two are half-fathers and mothers, and the relationship has not been harmonious, and the outside world has not reported much about Hui Tianci, Lin Youlun is so clear about Hui Tianci's fall injury, and he also knows a lot about Gui Zhihong, but this is greatly beyond Shao Yifu's expectations.
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