In fact, Xiao Ran has always focused all his energy on how to achieve his career, how to establish a film company to lead Hong Kong films, and bring Hong Kong films back to life. But after all, he still ignored one point, a very important point, that he had nothing but his own advantages now.

If you have to be mean, it's that Xiao Ran is too delusional. He is just emerging in the film industry now, and he hasn't even made a name for himself yet, why should he set up a company? Moreover, at present, he doesn't even have a company, and he has already begun to imagine what the future will be, which naturally makes him extremely confused.

To put it simply, his goal is too ambitious, and he does not currently meet the conditions for that ambitious goal. Naturally, there will be huge contrasts and a sense of loss. It's like a fat man can't eat it in a day, he needs to do something else to accumulate capital.

In fact, when Xiao Ran first came to this era, the idea of being an actor and a director was very good, at least very realistic, not vain. In this era, the one who really has the right to speak is either a big boss with strong capital, a famous director, or an actor like Xu Guanwen, a generation of comedy masters.

What is a small screenwriter, and why did he form a company? He has no money and no power, why should he let other actors and directors go crazy with him? Xiao Ran, who had figured all this out, finally calmed down his emotions that had always been restless.

What do you do next? Xiao Ran already has a rough plan, he wants to do a good job as a screenwriter first and look for opportunities to be a director. As long as he finds an investment, he will be able to make a truly great film. It's his strength, an irresistible advantage. Of course, you can occasionally be an actor in the middle to have a good time.

As long as you can become a director, then the rest will be simple. You just need to keep shooting, auctioning films, and winning awards, so as to achieve your reputation in the industry and make friends with the people you must befriend. When the fame has accumulated to a certain extent, the matter of forming a company is logical.

Where to start? Xiao Ran lay on the bed and stared at him and thought for a long time, it's not impossible to mix in Xinyicheng, but Xinyicheng is mainly comedy, and it is difficult to have a greater play. Xu Ke's film studio is a good place to go, but Xiao Ran knows that Xu Ke is really very arbitrary in making movies, and many directors and actors who have worked with him are reluctant to work with him anymore.

It's like the director of "Smiling Proud Jianghu" was originally the senior master director Hu Jinquan, but he didn't expect that this film was only half filmed, and Xu Ke, as the producer, intervened in the film, which made Hu Jinquan leave the crew angrily, saying that he was unwilling to continue filming. Therefore, the film I saw later was basically completed by Xu Ke. And Li Lianjie, who was made popular by Xu Ke, was also reluctant to cooperate with him in the future, just because he was really talented when making movies.

In fact, since its inception, New Arts City has had a system that is unique in the world - the supervision system! On the set, it is not the director who can really exercise the duties of the director, but the producer. Although it is difficult to say that this director has become a puppet, there is really not much room to play.

Xiao Ran remembered that Huang Baiming, one of the three giants of the New Art City, wrote a long article in the future to commemorate the glorious ten years of the New Art City. It was mentioned in the article that during a certain filming, a director repeatedly did not shoot according to the script, but the senior management of Xinyicheng was angry and immediately dismissed the director and sent Lin Lingdong to take over.

Xiao Ran is not a fool, under such a supervision system, of course, he knows that he has great skills, and he doesn't want to play any tricks. You have to know that many directors have suffered a dark loss in this regard.

As for whether he can complete the accumulation of fame and capital before the advent of the nineties, Xiao Ran knows that these are definitely not what he can think about now. He should think more about how to go higher and farther, rather than imagining illusory things.

A week later, Xiao Ran contacted Wei Jiahui, who happened to be free, and he planned to visit the wireless network. When I arrived at the TVB building, I soon found Wei Jiahui, who was working in the office, and You Zhi was also present, wanting to meet this friend who had not seen him for a long time.

"Where do you want to go?" Wei Jiahui said to Xiao Ran with a smile: "The TVB building is not small, and there are many program groups!" ”

Wei Jiahui's office is not small, and it is very important to think that he is very popular in wireless, so it is no wonder that he only entered the film industry in the 90s. Xiao Ran just turned this thought in his mind, and almost at an almost crazy speed, he thought of an actor, a real actor!

Zhou Xingchi! Xiao Ran felt an indescribable excitement when he thought of him. This is really a talented actor, and he is also a very good director. came to the wireless building, if he didn't see him, Xiao Ran would not be willing to die.

He is sure that if his memory has not degenerated, then Zhou Xingchi is now working as a program host on the 430 shuttle, and this shuttle is not the same shuttle that Zhou Xingchi was electrocuted and sang in "Tricky Expert": "Soar to the sky, soar to the sky, little shuttle".

Don't underestimate the children's program, there are Lan Jieying, Liang Chaowei, Zhu Ying, Zheng Yijian, and Zeng Huaqian. These are all famous big names in this era or in the future, of course, the most famous are undoubtedly Zhou Xingchi and Liang Chaowei.

"Can you go to the 430 shuttle first?" Xiao Ran smiled mysteriously, laughing so much that Wei Jiahui and You Zhi felt weird. Xiao Ran couldn't wait to take a few steps forward, only then did he remember that he didn't know the way, and immediately laughed dryly: "That, you still lead the way!" ”

"Haha!" Wei Jiahui immediately laughed, and You Zhi was obviously amused by Xiao Ran's actions, and laughed together. After Wei Jiahui laughed, he finally asked: "Have you seen the 430 shuttle?" Unlikely, it's a children's show! ”

Wei Jiahui said as he looked at Xiao Ran with teasing eyes, Xiao Ran patted his head in annoyance, only blaming him for doing it too obviously. Wei Jiahui and You Zhi joked while taking Xiao Ran to the third studio hall on the eighth floor, at this moment, the studio of Nuoda was empty, and Xiao Ran remembered that it was obviously not the time to do a show.

"You've really come to the right place this time!" Although Wei Jiahui does like movies more, he still regards TV as his main business, no, he is now quite proud to introduce to Xiao Ran: "The most famous and best TV station in Wutai Mountain, and it is also the most representative TV station is wireless!" ”

"Wutai Mountain?" Xiao Ran couldn't connect wireless with Wutai Mountain at all, he blinked his eyes and asked, "What does this mean?" ”

"Wutai Mountain is the radio road!" You Zhi and Wei Jiahui had a wicked smile on their faces, and they were simply laughing at Xiao Ran for not even knowing this: "There are five TV stations on the radio road, including Radio Television Hong Kong, Commercial Radio, TVB, Asia TV and Jiayi TV, so it is called Wutai Mountain!" I doubt that you are from Hong Kong, and you don't even know about Wutai Mountain! ”

Xiao Ran couldn't stop laughing, stretched out his right hand and scratched his head to hide his embarrassment. Wei Jiahui ended his quip with Xiao Ran and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

"I'm very interested in the host of this show! So stop by and have a look! Xiao Ran shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, and said quietly: "Since he is not here, then forget it!" Let's go around somewhere else! ”

"Do you want to meet Xingzai?" Wei Jiahui seemed to know Zhou Xingchi too, but he thought about it for a while: "He should be on the set of Qingshuiwan now, if you are interested, you might as well go there first!" Anyway, today I have time! ”

After turning around a few times, I met a few people, but Xiao Ran couldn't lift his spirits. He didn't see anyone he wanted to meet, how could he lift his spirits! After taking a look around the TVB building, they rushed to Clear Water Bay together.

Although Clear Water Bay is not as rich as Saigon in the future, many wealthy people have bought real estate villas here, and it is near the sea and has good scenery. Along the way, Wei Jiahui and You Zhi introduced the situation on the set of Clear Water Bay to Xiao Ran.

Clear Water Bay Studio is one of the two major studios in Hong Kong, and the other is Golden Harvest Studio on Axe Hill Road. Unlike Golden Harvest, the Clear Water Bay studio has gradually become the main filming venue for TV dramas due to the Shaw Brothers' deliberate shrinkage of film investment in recent years. Hearing this, Xiao Ran understood that this place is not called TV City now, but because after Shaw Brothers completely withdrew from the film industry in 87, it gradually became a wireless base.

Today's filmmaking is not the same as the future, and most of the future filmmaking will focus on reality. Nowadays, most movies are shot on indoor sets, or in places such as large studios. To put it simply, the films we see in the 80s have mostly man-made scenes.

If you go back to the fifties and sixties, the filming of this film is even more interesting. At that time, making movies was very simple, but it was never easy. The simplicity lies in the fact that the shooting techniques and sets are extremely rough, so rough that we dare not imagine it.

I made a film that year, mostly indoors, using a hand-drawn drawing board as a set. Interestingly, in those days, if it took a week to make a movie, it would be a big production. Compared with the later Hollywood filming for a year or two, it is simply a world of difference.

However, it is precisely the lack of various technologies and props that makes it especially difficult to shoot films. However, in such a difficult environment, it is really commendable that Hong Kong was still able to make Cantonese films that are still classic today.

After listening to these introductions of Wei Jiahui and You Zhi, Xiao Ran suddenly had a feeling of long knowledge. However, then again, all he knew about before the 80s was Bruce Lee and the "Once Upon a Time" series, which had filmed more than 100 episodes. Of course, this Huang Feihong is not Li Lianjie's Huang Feihong, but this must not be misunderstood.

Of course, a set as big as Clear Water Bay is not only used by Shaw Brothers. Some medium-sized film companies are not as wealthy as Shaw Brothers, and they can't afford to build such a huge set, nor can they compare to some small companies that don't pay much attention to sets. So, sometimes the film will come and shoot here, and of course, the rent will always have to be paid.

went straight into the office building on the set, Wei Jiahui had a look of regret on his face: "It's a pity, the company has decided to give up the film now, it's a pity that such a large venue is only used for filming TV series!" ”

Xiao Ran smiled slightly, this is inevitable. According to the history he knows, Shaw Brothers must have announced its retirement from the film industry in 1987, and what remains is the three-legged trend of Golden Harvest, New Arts City and Debao. Because no matter what aspect you look at, Shaw Brothers and the other three major companies are not only a gap in technology, but also a problem of institutional rigidity, and there is no competition at all.

However, it would be a waste to say that such a large set would be wasted. Xiao Ran knew that in 1988, a year after announcing the cessation of production, the Shaw Brothers Film Company merged with Television Broadcasts Limited (i.e. TVB) to form the Metropolitan Film Company. However, the metropolis did not make any big moves in the 80s, and it was only in the early 90s that it overshadowed its rival Golden Harvest and became fierce.

(Names are crossed, and will come out in the future)

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