In the dimly lit movie theater, less than half of the audience was sparsely seated. The movie being shown couldn't be heard at all, because almost all the audience was swearing.

"Pick that mother! What the hell is this? ”

"it! Such a film is also released? ”

"Look at that star, stupid, what the hell!"

"Isn't this just a money scam?"

"Find the boss to refund the ticket!"

"Yes, refund!"

In the excitement of the crowd, Li Zixiong put the hat of the windbreaker on his head, lowered his head and walked out of the movie theater silently, he was afraid that he would be recognized by the audience and beaten.

The winter sun in Hong Kong was still dazzling, and Li Zixiong squinted his eyes and looked up at the few pedestrians on the street, his mood was so heavy that it seemed like a lump of iron had weighed him down.

When he was in the wireless artist training class, he got good grades. However, Liang Chaowei in the same period is now a popular student praised by TVB, Wu Zhenyu is famous for starring in Yang Lin's "Rogue Tycoon", and Tang Zhenzong and Zhou Xingchi often play the leading role. Only he has never been given a chance. This "Gay Mi Play" was the last chance given to him by Shaw Brothers. Now that the contract with wireless has expired, if you can't prove your strength, it is basically impossible to renew the contract. But according to the current situation, there is more than one bad luck.

Li Zixiong sighed helplessly, only feeling that his mouth was full of bitterness, and the bright sunshine seemed to be unable to dispel the haze in his heart, and he couldn't see the direction of the future.

A luxurious Mercedes-Benz RV slowly stopped beside him, and a fat man with a round face stuck his head out of the window and beckoned to Li Zixiong: "Ah Xiong, get in the car." ”

Li Zixiong was stunned, this is Wang Tianlin's son Wang Jing, this fat man is now said to have stopped working in Shaw Brothers and went to Yang Lin's newly opened film company. It's just, what is Wang Jing looking for me? Suddenly, the shadow slipped through Li Zixiong's mind, the young man who was known as the legendary "boss of the whole Hong Kong dragon", right?

Li Zixiong didn't dare to slack off, suppressed the desire in his heart, and quickly got into the car.

Wang Jing threw a contract in front of him, crossed Erlang's legs and said: "If you sign him, you are the contracted artist of 'Red Star Pictures', and there is a drama waiting for you." ”

In an instant, ecstasy suddenly filled his chest, and Li Zixiong gasped a few times and quickly signed his name.

Being able to follow the person who has become accustomed to creating miracles can be regarded as a golden strip, right? Li Zixiong couldn't help laughing.

Wang Jing frowned and pouted: "Stupid, are you stupid?" ”

Li Zixiong didn't speak, just laughed.

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Princess Charm Road, an ordinary road connecting Tsim Sha Tsui to Ho Man Tin in Kowloon, is a legendary place in Hong Kong.

The entire configuration of Princess Road is very similar to the shadow of the racing track, allowing drivers to bring unprecedented **. This is an arena, where the arrogance of young people is transformed into the roar of gasoline and engines, and the gas station is filled with all kinds of modified cars, and every time a car passes, the spectators standing on the overpass are immediately ignited, and the cheers of the spectators have become an aphrodisiac for the drivers......

Cheng Kui'an got out of his car and scolded and handed a dozen of the money to a boy with yellow hair and pierced ears. The old boy borrowed money with a hippie smile and whistled: "Thank you, Brother Dasha, please say thank you for the sauna!" ”

Cheng Kui'an waited for him hatefully, and said angrily: "Lao Tzu has no money? If you want to please, get out of here! A group of old boys were afraid of him, so they quickly dispersed. As soon as he drove the old boy away, the mobile phone in his pocket rang, Cheng Kui'an answered the phone and yelled: "Who is so annoying?" ”

"Huh? Filming? Didn't have time."

"No, no, there is time, there is time."

"Red Star Pictures? Got it, long-winded. ”

Cheng Kuian hung up the phone and muttered: "If you don't shoot, you can't do it, you can't pay the phone bill if you don't answer the scene."

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The Peninsula Hotel.

In the 70s of the 20th century, in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, martial arts dramas were all the rage at that time, and Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Dillon, and Liang Xiaolong were known as the "Four Little Dragons" of the Hong Kong entertainment industry. The four little dragons are each in their own faction, and they do have their own style. But the achievements of the four are not equal, and there is a huge difference in age, when the eldest Bruce Lee died, 19-year-old Jackie Chan was still a "dead runner".

In terms of martial arts, Bruce Lee can be called a fighting master, ranking first without controversy, Liang Xiaolong has real kung fu and has defeated many challengers, as for Jackie Chan, he was born in martial arts, which is similar to Wudan in Peking Opera, it can only be regarded as a fist embroidered leg, there is no actual combat ability, Dillon's height of 180 limits his flexible surname, and he can only be regarded as having martial arts skills. But when he was young, Dillon was tall and handsome, and he was the best choice to play a hero. Liang Xiaolong is too ugly to have any chance of being the protagonist.

But as he grew old and the Shaw Brothers were no longer heroic, Dillon, the "hero of a generation", also lost his former demeanor and gradually fell into mediocrity.

Sitting opposite Dillon, Yang Lin could clearly feel the thick vicissitudes and loneliness emanating from that still handsome face.

Only the new person laughs, who hears the old person cry? When the audience's attention is focused on the newly rising idol stars such as Hong Jinbao, Zhang Guorong, and Cheng Long, no one still remembers those once glorious bigwigs. This is the harsh reality, the norm of this society, and the necessary trait of human progress.

"I don't understand, why did you find me? Hong Kong plays better than me, and there are actors who are much more popular than me, don't say that you are my fan, hehe. Dillon didn't get the slightest bit of the joy of the protagonist of a big production, and it was as if he was talking about someone else's business. Perhaps, it has already gone through the wind and rain, the heart is like a rock, and the humiliation is not shocked?

Yang Lin handed over a cigarette, lit it for him, and said with a smile: "I'm the boss, I'm the director, I'm optimistic about you, I'm going to use you, what else is the reason?" ”

Dillon smiled: "To be honest, I really didn't expect you to find me, it was unbelievable at first." But I've never made a shootout movie before, and the investment in this drama is so big, I'm worried that I'll mess it up. "This is really true, Dillon has been a martial arts master since the day he debuted, and there are very few pure gunfight films in Hong Kong so far.

Yang Lin waved his hand indifferently: "It's my business to smash it or not, since I chose you, I have confidence in you, and you must also have confidence in yourself." You have to hold the mentality of 'I want the golden statue and the golden horse' to make a film, instead of suffering from gains and losses. To put it mildly, with Brother Long's current situation, how bad can it be? ”

Dillon pursed his lips, and said in his heart that this kid was the darkest, but his mood calmed down a lot. In his experience, what kind of ups and downs have not been seen? He is confident that he will act in this film well. But it was precisely because of too much expectation that he was apprehensive in his heart, and he suffered from gains and losses. When Yang Lin said this, he also understood that other investors and bosses were not afraid, what was he afraid of? It's a big deal to continue to take on some bad movies to support your family, and everything is just back to square one.

The two were chatting, and Zhou Yanfa led Zhang Guorong in.

Of course, the relationship between Zhou Yanfa and Yang Lin goes without saying, and he and Dillon are also old friends, and their friendship is very good. So as soon as he entered the door, he said: "You dare to get the two of us together with box office poison, this kid is fat enough." Do you want to fight poison with poison and get positive from negative? ”

Dillon smiled: "The box office poison is you, I'm just used to it." The two looked at each other and laughed.

Yang Lin stood up and did not greet Zhou Yanfa, but stretched out his hand to Zhang Guorong and said with a smile: "Rong Zai, welcome." ”

Zhang Guorong hurriedly held Yang Lin's hand: "Mr. Yang, I am fortunate to meet you." I've heard of your name for a long time, but I haven't had a chance to ask for advice. "It's not polite in the tone.

There's no way he's not welcome. He only debuted last year, although it is very popular, after all, he is not qualified enough. And among the few people present, Dillon is a veteran star, who has been making movies as the protagonist for a long time, and Zhang Guorong was still in middle school when he was popular. Although Zhou Yunfa's movie box office is not very good, the TV series is popular, and his name has long been popular in Southeast Asia. As for Yang Lin, although he is not very old and famous, the name of "entertainment genius" is very shocking, Zhang Guorong is a singer, and he may ask Yang Lin to write a song that day. Of course, he has this idea in his heart now, but it is the first time they meet, and he is embarrassed to say it.

Although Zhang Guorong is a singer, he wants to make movies very much, and he is also very confident in his appearance. As soon as Fang Yihua told him that day, he immediately agreed. And although the director Yang Lin is young, his first movie has a box office of over 100 million, who in Hong Kong dares to compare with him? So for this filming, I am full of enthusiasm and I am looking forward to it.

Yang Lin looked at Zhang Guorong, who was radiant and handsome, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Now Zhang Guorong is just a newcomer in the film industry with dreams and hard work, sunny, enthusiastic, cheerful, and positive. However, it is this man who is known as "peerless", the "elder brother" who countless fans worship madly, and a few years later, he jumped lightly, and I don't know how many people's hearts were broken?

Yang Lin collected his feelings, stood up and said, "Let's go, hold a press conference." ”

The Peninsula Grand Hall.

Yang Lin sat in the center, Zhou Yanfa, Li Zixiong, and Zhang Guorong on the left, and Dillon, Cheng Kui'an, and Chen Huixian on the right. That's right, it's Chen Huixian. This girl heard that Yang Lin started a new play, and she had to play a role. Yang Lin remembered that in her previous life, Chen Huixian had the status of a diva in the music industry, but in the film industry, she only played a small role in a film whose name she had forgotten. So much so that in a later interview, she admitted that she wanted to film, but no director asked her to shoot. As soon as Yang Lin's heart softened, he gave her the role of Song Zijie's girlfriend Jackie. Anyway, the role is not heavy, as long as it is not too outrageous, it will not affect the overall feeling of the whole play, it is regarded as having an addiction to my idol.

Yang Lin leaned over slightly, adjusted the microphone to his suitable angle, looked at the reporters with long guns and short guns, and said loudly: "The press conference of "The True Color of Heroes" produced and filmed by 'Red Star Pictures' starts now. Below, I will give you a brief introduction to the script information of this play. ”

"This "True Colors of Heroes" will be invested by 'Red Star Pictures' 15 million Hong Kong dollars, and I myself will also serve as producer, producer and director"

"Wow-" Hearing that the investment reached 15 million, the reporters below exclaimed, and someone immediately asked: "Mr. Yang, as we all know, many movies nowadays deliberately exaggerate the investment when they start filming in order to win the attention of the media." Is there any moisture in the number you said? ”

Yang Lin smiled, not in the slightest unhappy because this reporter interrupted him: "Fifteen million is just a conservative estimate, in fact, it must be additional investment." ”

"How can you prove what you say? No one knows exactly how much you're investing anyway. ”

Yang Lin raised his eyebrows: "When the movie is released, you can make an assessment, if someone says that the investment in this movie does not reach the figure I said, then I invite you to have a big meal, all the restaurants in Hong Kong, you can choose!" ”

"Hehe-" the reporters let out a good-natured laugh.

Someone else asked: "Now that urban comedy themes are very popular in Hong Kong, your "True Colors of Heroes" is a shootout movie, do you think it will have an impact on the box office?" ”

"This journalist friend, you may not have seen our promotional poster, "The True Color of Heroes" is not a shootout movie, it is a hero film."

Journalists look at each other, where are the propaganda posters?

"May I ask Mr. Yang, what is a hero film? What is the difference between a gunfight movie and a hero movie? ”

Yang Lin said slowly: "As the name suggests, a gunfight film is a film of a gunfight, and a hero film is a film of a hero, one shoots a gun, and the other shoots a person, how can it be the same?" Although this drama has a large number of gunfight scenes, it is just to render the plot, and the real highlight is people, love, brotherhood, and brotherhood. ”

What is a hero film? Shoot a film that is hot-blooded by men and affectionate by brothers, it is called a hero film!

Another reporter pointed his gun at Zhou Yunfa: "You are now called 'box office poison', I wonder if you think you will have a side effect on the box office of this big-budget movie?" ”

Zhou Yanfa's face was very dark, and he said a little unhappily: "That's what I said, I have confidence." ”

"You can't just have faith, can you guarantee it?"

Zhou Yan said in his heart I guarantee your mother, Yang Lin has already taken over on the side and said: "I am the boss, I promise." ”

"You promise that? Do you want to have a big meal if you lose? Another burst of laughter.

"Is there a mistake, the box office is a big hit, I sold my pants at a loss, are you embarrassed to ask me to invite?"

"Haha, then I'll invite you then."

"Forget it, I'd rather please you."

"Brother Dillon, your "Teaching Hair" is very bad at the box office, do you want to make a beautiful comeback when you take this play?"

Dillon smiled: "Everybody says I've hit rock bottom, so it's easiest for me to bounce back." ”

"Zhang Guorong, you are a singer, why do you want to make a movie?"

Zhang Guorong had a charming smile on his face: "Making movies has always been a dream of mine, and it is rare that Mr. Yang Lin does not care about me as a newcomer, of course he has to try it." ”

"Miss Chen Huixian, I heard that you and Zhang Guorong play a couple in the play, I wonder if it is possible to develop to that point outside the play?"

Where had Chen Huixian seen such a battle, her pretty face was a little red, and she didn't know how to answer. Yang Linxin said that these reporters can really talk nonsense, and quickly took over the conversation: "I only talk about the play, not the outside of the play." ”

"So Mr. Yang, there are a series of big productions in Golden Harvest and New Arts City this year, I don't know how much confidence you have in your play?"

"Confidence, of course. What's more, this "True Colors of Heroes" and their films are not the same theme at all, and there is no direct competition. ”

After finally dealing with these reporters, the main cast and crew of "True Colors of Heroes" got together for a meal at the Peninsula Hotel.

When Yang Lin saw the newspaper early the next morning, he scolded his mother speechlessly.

"The cutting-edge director Yang Lin is full of confidence and openly challenges Golden Harvest and New Art City: "The True Color of Heroes" and those films (Golden Harvest and New Art City's new films) are not at the same level at all!"

"Zhang Guorong took over the new drama of 'Red Star Pictures', just to pursue Chen Huixian, who is a new star at the same time, when the reporter asked about the relationship between the two, Chen Huixian acquiesced, but was obstructed by the boss Yang Lin. Let's ask, does Yang Lin want to interfere and break up this pair of mandarin ducks? ”

Yang Lin was dumbfounded, what is this?

"From the time of TVB, we have long known that Yang Lin's propaganda methods are full of tricks and tricks. Now, this cutting-edge in the Hong Kong entertainment industry has put a shootout film on the hijab of a hero film, and we have to admit that the 'entertainment genius' really deserves its name. ”

Shaking his head, Yang Lin ignored these boring nonsense and drove directly to the set.

The battle for dominance in the Hong Kong film industry has just begun. (To be continued.) )