The laughter fell, and Chen Xuanting continued to preside: "Okay, do you have any objections to Director Du's plan?" ”

"Lao Du, I read your script, I personally think it is a rare work that combines commercial surnames and artistic surnames better, and a budget of $1 million is acceptable, the key issue is the choice of actors, you must know that in this type of movie, the appeal of actors is also very important, and now the boss has made it clear that he cannot participate, as for Li Ruotong, no one has spoken, and no one can say whether he can join. Everything is unclear, so who are you going to invite to be the hero and heroine of the finale? This is a very important issue, and only when the selection of the hero and heroine is finalized can the plan be implemented smoothly. Ren Dahua said: "Can you give a candidate who prefers to have a surname?" ”

"This ......" Du Qifeng pondered for a while and said: "This play is not handsome and cool, so the selection of actors needs to have connotation, if the boss does not participate, then I have to choose Fang Zhongxin, who is known as Hong Kong Richard Gill, to play the second male lead, as for the heroine, I always think that Li Ruotong is the most suitable, of course, if she can't be in place, or if there are other reasons why she can't participate, I hope Cai Shaofen can replace her in the ......"

The fat man opened his mouth wide and said: "Brother Du, I can't accept you, Fang Zhongxin is no problem, as for Cai Shaofen to replace Li Ruotong, people are still on their honeymoon, aren't you embarrassed?" ”

Du Qifeng said: "Why can't it?" I have confidence in my own script, as long as the script is good and willing to spend money, I don't believe they can refuse such a temptation, the two of them have worked hard in the film and television industry for so many years, and they have earned a lot of money, I think what they want to chase most should be honor, maybe they can win the Academy Award with my play. ”

Chen Xuanting nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, people who are engaged in artistic creation need to be confident at all times, believe that their works are done well, only in this way can they pour all their enthusiasm, indeed, Li Ruotong and Cai Shaofen are both big names, but just like Director Zhu Du said, as long as our script is good and the investment budget is high, as actors, they have no reason to refuse, after all, everyone is a person from Thunder Entertainment, and the fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders." If they really don't want to act, we can also choose other actresses, I think a few of you here are very tempted, after all, actors are easy to find, good scripts are hard to find, this is the truth that everyone understands! ”

As soon as Chen Xuanting said this, the hearts of actors like Li Zi and Meng Jiahui began to pound, Chen Xuanting was right, they have all read the script directed by Du Qifeng, it is very exciting, if you get the opportunity to play against top actors like Liu Qingyun and Fang Zhongxin, it will be really lucky, just like Boss Chen said, you can't be popular or not, they invariably think about this role, but they know the rules of Thunder Entertainment, there are no unspoken rules here, only speak with strength, even if you have strengthIf the role isn't right for you, the role won't be given to you, no matter which executive you have a good relationship with.

Leaving the role to the best, the most suitable actor is always the iron law of Thunder Entertainment.

In the final vote, director Johnny To's work plan was also unanimously approved.

Mak Siu-fai and Zhuang Wenqiang have always been the best buddies, so the script of the two of them is also co-written, ready to complete the filming of a drama together, the combination of the two of them is similar to the combination of To Qifeng Wei Jiahui in Hong Kong in the previous life, the styles of the two are more complementary, and they can always spark together, the name of their play is called "Infernal Affairs"!

When he saw the name of this movie, Chen Xuanting felt a shock in his heart!

"Infernal Affairs"? Could it be the drama in the previous life? Since the filming of "Dark War", Chen Xuanting has intended to write such a drama, but he has not been able to realize it because he is too busy with work. Now this drama has come out ahead of schedule.

Let's take a look at the content of this script first, if not, it will be a joke.

Suppressing his excitement, Chen Xuanting flipped through the script and looked at it carefully.

The content of the story is indeed a little different from the "Infernal Affairs" in the previous life, but the general story is about the same. It is also a series of stories about a soldier and a thief who swapped each other to enter the police force and the community undercover, and then happened.

The purpose of Mak Zhaohui and Zhuang Wenqiang is obvious, that is, to make a commercial blockbuster with profound ideological connotations, and to use the technique of swapping identities to present the profound meaning of Infernal Hell.

Such movies are rare in Hong Kong, and they are rare in Hollywood, but the whole context is somewhat similar to John Woo's "Changing Face". The main thing is all about identity swapping. As for whether this drama can be successfully transplanted and made the ghosts buy it, it depends on their ability.

But as the directors of Thunder Entertainment, they have an innate advantage, that is, their boss Chen Xuanting knows what a "good movie" is!

In the end, the project of Chong Man-keung and Mak Siu-fai was also approved.

As one of the few female directors in Hong Kong, Ann Hui's work is very special, she uses the unique perspective of female surnames to capture a unique social phenomenon, that is, the problem of belonging to the elderly servants in Hong Kong. The story of her script is very simple, an old man named Sister Tao has worked for the young master's family for 60 years, serving five generations of old and young, and now she is over the age of Gu Xi and suffering from a stroke, Sister Tao knows that she can no longer serve the master's family, so she resigned and asked to live in a nursing home, and the relationship between them began to really unfold at this time

Xu Anhua herself said that she is not good at making movies with big scenes and big actions, and that kind is really not suitable for herself. But she would love to explore how traditional relationships are different from today, how people treated the elderly, how they got along with each other, and why young people today lose something. That's why I wrote such a script - "Sister Peach".

Xu Anhua's budget is only 300,000 US dollars, which is a small-budget movie, such a low budget, and such a wonderful script, so there is no reason not to pass the .......

Tsui Hark, Johnny To, Mak Siu-fai, Chong Man-keung, and Hui Anhua, all of their proposed work plans were approved, so that the other directors were even more confident, and almost everyone took out the script that they thought was the best. Let everyone research and audit. For a while, the whole company was discussing this phenomenon, which shows that there is really no shortage of talents in this society, but only a platform to display ambitions.

The plan of several film works that have passed the review is put forward at the same time, which is both exciting and nervous for the film and television production department, and the film and television production department, as the core department of Thunder Entertainment, is finally moving towards Hollywood at full speed, and the nervous thing is that so many works are launched at the same time, and the next year will be very busy, fortunately, after half a year of brewing, the talent pool has done very well, even if it is ten movies, they are enough to deal with it.

Chen Xuanting himself is also very satisfied with the talent and ability of the director team, I thought it would be good to have three or four works planned to pass, but I didn't expect everyone to take out their inventory at the bottom of the box, which impressed the judges of the review conference, and almost all of them passed by unanimous vote, which is enough to prove that he did not make a mistake in his original decision, and sometimes, it is very important to tap talents and encourage them. These well-known Hong Kong directors may not be good at slapping horses, not good at handling interpersonal relationships, not very comfortable with the unspoken rules of survival in society, and may be a little arrogant, but their talent is beyond doubt.

Seeing that the overall situation of the shooting plan of Thunder Pictures Entertainment Company has been decided, Chen Xuanting has given power to his subordinates, and he is very careful to follow up the filming progress of the directors. Since director Tsui Hark's "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" is the most important, Chen Xuanting focused on this drama.

In fact, from the very beginning of the preparation of this play, director Tsui Hark encountered a problem, the actor's problem. At the beginning, he proposed to let Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Li Zi and Zhang Min lead the starring roles at the meeting, but when it came time to film, he realized that Donnie Yen was too masculine and not suitable to play the leader of the East Factory "Yuhuatian". You must know that the role of Yuhuatian, in the words of director Tsui Hark, is soft and soft, with a cool and ruthless voice, and it is better to need a slightly feminine male surname to star.

Thinking about it, thinking about it, and finally Tsui Hark thought of someone, who? Leslie!

Only the femininity of Leslie Cheung can perform the coquettishness and ruthlessness of Yuhuatian. However, this role is the opposite, and it has to play two roles, which requires the actor to have deep acting skills. After thinking about it, it seems that only his brother Leslie Cheung can play this role.

So Tsui Hark asked Chen Xuanting to transfer the big star Leslie Cheung to shoot this drama.

Why did Tsui Hark ask Chen Xuanting to help be a lobbyist, the reason is very simple, since Leslie Cheung won the Best Actor in Cannes, France, the tide has risen directly, and he doesn't take on movies that are not in his liking, anyway, he has a lot of scripts in his hands, and there is no shortage of this one.

This is not to say that Leslie Cheung plays a big name, to be precise, he "cherishes feathers" and does not take on bad movies easily.

Although Tsui Hark and Leslie Cheung are also close friends, and the two have co-produced the "A Chinese Ghost Story" series before, Tsui Hark is not sure that he will be able to temporarily invite this "famous" Cannes actor. Only then did Chen Xuanting, the "big boss", come forward.

Chen Xuanting wondered, and said in his heart, Xu Lao blames you for being really good, you can push it to me if you offend people, in case Zhang Guorong doesn't agree, I'm not very faceless, in case he agrees very against his will, I'm not a landlord? Anyway, it's not an easy errand.

It's not easy to do, but it has to be done!

Hard-headed, Chen Xuanting relied on his confidence and called Leslie Cheung.

On the phone, Chen Xuanting told Leslie Cheung his "request".

There was a pause on the other side of the phone.

Chen Xuanting said in his heart, dangerous, this brother is a bull temper, he doesn't want to shoot, and I can't help it.

A little more than a dozen seconds. spoke over there, "Ah Ting, don't say that I don't give you face, of course I'm going to join the movie directed by Tsui Hark, but - 82 Lafite, three bottles, you get ready for me!" ”

I pick, is this considered a threat? I don't have much left in '83 Lafite! Chen Xuanting, who also likes red wine, sighed secretly.

In this way, the first 3D movie directed by Tsui Hark in Hong Kong and even the world was successfully launched.

"Dragon Gate Flying Armor" is a good play, but no matter how good the book is, it can't help but practice repeatedly. Human affection is like water, and repeated polishing and release will eventually be as light as water.

The lines that have been said repeatedly, the scenes that can be dreamed of can be dreamed of, will it be numb when you perform it again. As a role with two roles, and joining the crew halfway, and then bearing the halo of the Cannes actor, Leslie Cheung is still under a lot of pressure.

During the afternoon rehearsal, it coincided with the scene where Yuhuatian, played by Leslie Cheung, went to Dajue Temple. Jet Li and the other actors waited honestly backstage, seeing that a series of lines on the stage were finished, Director Tsui Hark gave a gesture, and the gaffer suddenly focused the light.

The actor deserves to be the actor!

Just looking back at him, he reflected such a strong aura! Impressive!

"This look is simply amazing!" Jet Li said to Donnie Yen beside him, "I can't do this without showing my edge, but I can reveal my aura!" ”

Donnie Yen also deeply agrees with Jet Li's evaluation. Originally, director Tsui Hark replaced him and replaced Leslie Cheung with the role of "Yuhuatian", but Donnie Yen still had some complaints. But now, people compare people with each other, and they make judgments.

Chen Xuanting, who was watching the filming process not far away, was relieved to see that everyone was so united, he was really afraid that Tsui Hark would not be able to suppress these people, and it seemed that he was thinking too much.

Thinking back to the past few days, Chen Xuanting suddenly felt itchy, after all, he was also born in writing scripts, and he is also very good at directing dramas.

So, Chen Xuanting told the people of Thunder Entertainment Company in the way of "telling the world" that he also wanted to be a director to make a film.

As soon as this news came out, everyone was shocked. You must know that Chen Xuanting's fame mainly depends on filming TV series and writing scripts, and he is almost not involved in movie shooting. So when he said that he was going to direct a film himself, it immediately caused an uproar in Hong Kong and even abroad!

The dignified billionaire actually wants to make a movie, such a scene is like the legendary American tycoon Howard, is it his personal hobby, or is he just interested in having fun? Some people even say that his behavior is "not doing his job", you can't be your own big boss, but you want to be a film director, isn't it nothing to do?

For these questions, Chen Xuanting's answer is very simple: "Because I love movies, I want to be a director!" ”

To put it more bluntly, Chen Xuanting just wants to tell everyone that he can not only run the company, but also film, and filming is his biggest dream!

No matter what others think or say, Chen Xuanting took action. First of all, he wrote the script he wanted to shoot in the shortest possible time, of course, he is a very clear person, according to his own rules, the script is handed over to the company's many directors for review.

The content of the script is a bit surprising, it turns out to be a science fiction film, and it goes the same way as Tsui Hark, it is also a 3D type. The story takes place in the year 2154 and begins on Earth, where Long Fei is a former Chinese special forces soldier with two legs paralyzed who feels that there is nothing worth fighting for, so he readily accepts being sent to work for a mining company on the planet Pandora.

There is a mineral element on this planet that is not found anywhere else, and the reason why it can attract humans to come from far and wide to pioneer here is that this element will change the energy industry of mankind. But the problem is that the resource-rich planet Pandora is not suitable for human life, the air here is deadly to humans, and the native flora and fauna are ferocious predators and extremely dangerous. The environment here has also created a race that is different from humans: blue humanoids of about 3 meters, the Na'vi. The Na'vi resented the arrival of the human pioneers, and did not like the scars left by the human machines as they mined everywhere on the planet's soil. A war is about to begin......

After reading this script, all directors, including Tsui Hark and Johnny To, were stunned.

One word, strong! Two words: tough, such a script can only be described as magnificent!

"Boss, are you really going to make a movie like this?"

"Yes, the boss is too big, it's hard to control!"

"Boss, I didn't say anything about this script, I just filmed it-" ...... Facing everyone's questions, Chen Xuanting just smiled, and then said: "The script is written to be filmed, otherwise it is better to write a novel for everyone to read!" ”

Chen Xuanting's sentence has been decided, this drama must be filmed!

"So, boss, can we ask, how much are you going to invest in this play?"

"yes, it's estimated that such a major play will cost a lot of money, right?"

Looking at everyone, Chen Xuanting said: "I have made a preliminary budget - roughly - 300 million!" ”

"300 million Hong Kong dollars? Oh my God, that's a lot. ”

"Yes, Tsui Hark's 3D "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" is only more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars!"

"You're mistaken," Chen Xuanting interrupted their discussion, "the 300 million I said is US dollars, not Hong Kong dollars!" ”

Poof! Ah!

A group of people almost sat on the ground.

Oh my God, $300 million?!

"Boss, you're not kidding, are you?"

"Yes, boss, do you want to invest - 300 million?"

"Ahem, boss, please think twice!"

……

(To be continued)