"The second female is actually Ye Qianwen...... Wow! Old Monster Xu actually unearthed Li Lizhen......" Lu Yan, who was looking at the cast list of "Shanghai Night" in the room, really shocked Tsui Hark's actor arrangement. Ye Qianwen is just a singer at the diva level in the future. As for Li Lizhen, what impressed Lu Yan was some tertiary films such as "When the Peach is Ripe" and "**" series.

As everyone knows, Ye Qianwen at this moment has just debuted and came to Hong Kong from Taiwan to develop her career. As for Li Lizhen, she just debuted last year. At this time, she was taking over Huang Baiming's "Happy Ghost", and after the release of "Happy Ghost", she completely established the image of a jade girl in the film industry. and quickly became a popular "student lover" at that time, how could it be as unbearable as Lu Yan thought.

"Hmm! It seems that Tsui Hark does have a soft spot for the living conditions of various classes in the context of old Shanghai, and the joys and sorrows of the worldly people. After reading the script carefully, Lu Yan couldn't help but sigh. You must know that there is still a continuation of the theme in 1986's "Sword and Horse", and it is difficult to say that Tsui Hark's vivid and vivid comic depiction of the characters in the market has not been influenced by Li Hanxiang's secular comedies (of course, it can also be traced back to Yuan Muzhi's "Cityscape" and "Angel on the Road").

As for the background of the story of "Shanghai Night", it is placed in Shanghai during the Anti-Japanese War. In August 1937, the soldiers were approaching the city of Shanghai, and black clouds overwhelmed the city. Zhong Zhentao, who played the loudspeaker in the troupe, was unwilling to be a boring clown and decided to join the army to resist. On the night of leaving the theater, he encountered the air bombing of the Japanese and met the beautiful Zhang Aijia, and love in the troubled times was relatively easy. In the dark night, before the two men could see each other's faces clearly, they were scattered by the surging crowd. Luckily, there was finally time to set a date for the meeting: after the victory, we would see you under the lost bridge.

After the end of the protest, the world was still in chaos. Zhong Zhentao, who retired from the army, still had to rely on playing a clown to barely survive, and said that he often made some songs, but no one appreciated them. Zhang Aijia has become a singer in the dance hall, with a pungent appearance but still kind and innocent inside. Both of them are waiting for the promise of the year, but they always miss it. Zhang Aijia took in Ye Qianwen, who was stolen and penniless, and at the same time, Zhong Zhentao also moved to Zhang Aijia's upstairs, but they didn't know each other. Ye Zhang and both fell in love with the kind and enthusiastic Zhong Zhentao. But Zhang Aijia withdrew from the intelligence bureau for the decision of that year. By chance, Ye Qianwen became a beauty queen and won a huge bonus. Zhang Aijia and Zhong Zhentao also knew that the other party was the person they were waiting for.

When Lu Yan saw "You have to remember! We're going to win! After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, remember to return to the bridge and slap me! Let's watch under the bridge!!" When I said this line, I was really shocked in my heart.

As a good director, you need to substitute yourself into the play. At this time, in Lu Yan's mind, scenes were flashing. He could even be sure that if Tsui Hark was not biased. Then this "Shanghai Night" is definitely a movie with flesh and blood, laughter and tears.

Although Tsui Hark said that Lu Yan was the 'planner', in the Hong Kong film industry at this time, planning is equivalent to the position of assistant director. For Tsui Hark, maybe this is his last chance to sharpen Lu Yan!

After spending a lot of time reading the script, Lu Yan couldn't see that this film was also Tsui Hark's habitual old bottle of new wine. It's not so much a Tsui comedy as it is a tribute to the romantic comedy of Cantonese society. For example, Zhong Zhentao plays a street musician, like "Angel on the Road". The happy relationship with Shuangshu downstairs is like "Cross Street". Playing the violin on the rooftop is like "Nie Er", and running and snapping up gold coins is like "The Crow and the Sparrow". As for the description of the singing and dancing in Shanghai nightclubs, it is similar to "Demon Raiders".

Lu Yan, who was tapping the script, sat quietly at the desk, and after a long time, he got up and grabbed the phone.

"Hey, hello, I'm looking for Zhong Zhentao!"

The other end of the phone was a little noisy, and Lu Yan knew it was the sound on the set as soon as he heard it. He scolded secretly in his heart, but he never expected that the contact information given to him by Tsui Hark would actually go directly to the Shaw Brothers studio. But apart from pagers, it's really the best way to get in touch with actors who are filming outside.

"Wait a minute, this shot of Brother B will be fine soon." The person who answered the phone was a field attendant, and his attitude was not bad.

"Okay, thanks."

It didn't take long for a voice from the other end of the phone to say, "Hello, I'm Zhong Zhentao." ”

"Brother B, I'm from Xinyicheng, and I hope to meet you. See you at 'English Coffee' in Causeway Bay at 7pm, no problem, right? Lu Yan said what he wanted to pass on in the fastest time. After all, there are many things that cannot be communicated on the phone. What's more, Xinyicheng and Shaw Brothers are rivals, and Zhong Zhentao will continue to make films.

Zhong Zhentao's expression on the other end of the phone did not change, and he said without hesitation: "Okay!" ”

After saying that, he quickly hung up the phone.

"Old Monster Xu is really a headache, and the choice of the actor is not very much." Lu Yan rubbed his temples with a little headache, turned around and sat down at the desk, thinking about how to persuade Zhong Zhentao to join "Shanghai Night" at that time.

"Ahh Crazy, crazy. I already have such a headache if I don't become a director, and if I become a director, I won't be entangled to death. Lu Yan suddenly screamed, and only after venting did he feel a lot more relaxed.

The deeper he goes into the film industry, the more Lu Yan understands that making movies is not so easy. However, starting from the bottom laid a good foundation for Lu Yan.

The directors of this era can be said to be all-rounders.

Photography, understood; Screenwriter, understood; Lights, understand ...... For them, everything in every department of the film is a little understood. Some directors even have their own unique means of distribution and publicity. This is also part of the reason why Hong Kong films in this period were so strong that they could confront Hollywood.

"Hey! When I become a director, I will have to work hard. Lu Yan, who sighed, got up again, took the script and walked out.

Now he wants to print another copy of the script, after all, if Zhong Zhentao agrees to join the filming of "Shanghai Night", then he needs to give him a copy of the script.

In fact, Lu Yan is still very confident in persuading Zhong Zhentao. After all, Zhong Zhentao is not a signed actor of Shaw Brothers, and this time he returned to Hong Kong in order to reopen the market.

And the new art city will be in the limelight, I believe Zhong Zhentao will not refuse.

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