"Brother Fa, have you ever considered playing some roles that are not quite right, such as comedy?"

Lin Xi glanced at Zhou Yanfa, who was still hesitating, and asked.

Zhou Yanfa is a smart person, of course he understands the implication in Lin Xi's words, but he is still a little worried.

Over the years, he has basically appeared as a decent boy on the TV screen, and if he should act in comedy now, it is equivalent to completely subverting the previous role image, which will be a very difficult decision for any actor.

"Am I the right guy to do comedy?"

Zhou Yanfa tried to ask, and this word fully showed the hesitation in his heart.

"Acting in comedy does not mean self-destructing the image, and compared with other genre films, comedy actually has a greater hone on an actor's acting skills, of course, the most important reason is that comedy is the mainstream of the market, and only comedy can get a high box office."

Lin Xi's last sentence can be regarded as speaking to Zhou Yanfa's heart.

In Hong Kong, no matter how famous it is, as long as the box office hits the streets, it will still be abandoned by the film company.

Zhou Yunfa himself is a good example, with the name of "box office poison", he has almost lost his qualification to continue to mix in the film industry, at this time Lin Xi is willing to lend a hand, which is more important than the kindness of sending charcoal in the snow.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yunfa couldn't help but smile bitterly.

I am almost cornered, and I am still hesitating, this is probably what Lin Xi said about the idol baggage, right?

Mr. Lin has spoken. I'm sure it's okay. ”

Zhou Yanfa nodded, and Chen Yulian and Zhong Chuhong, who were sitting next to him and Lin Xi, all subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhong Chuhong picked up the wine glass, got up and said, "Since Brother Fa has already agreed." I mention yì everyone have a toast! ”

Everyone stood up together.

Lin Xi hugged Zhong Chuhong tightly, and Zhou Yanfa put one hand on Chen Yulian's shoulder without hesitation, and the four goblets collided together, making a crisp clattering sound.

After drinking, I was just about to sit down when the door of the private room was pushed open.

"Wow, that's so hilarious!"

Hong Jinbao has not yet walked in. The voice had already come in first.

Under the gaze of everyone, Hong Jinbao took a 100-yuan bill and gave it to the waiter who helped him open the door. Then he strode in.

As soon as he came in, of course, he said hello to Lin Xi, and then chatted with Zhong Chuhong familiarly, and when he arrived at Zhou Yanfa and Chen Yulian, he just nodded lightly. It's like saying hello.

Hong Jinbao did this, and no one present felt that there was anything wrong.

During this time, the most powerful people in the Hong Kong film industry are definitely Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long, the two brothers.

"Baby Project" broke the highest box office record set by "Back to the Future" since the opening of Hong Kong, and not only conquered the Southeast Asian market with a sweeping trend, but even the American market also played a triumphant song, catching up with Bruce Lee in the limelight.

Although Lin Xi is leading behind this series of successes, this is only a problem that only a few insiders can see clearly, and more people just see Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long in front of the stage.

And in the eyes of some far-sighted people, Cheng Long's desperate performance in "Baby Project" is the biggest contributor to the success of this play. And whether it is the future upside or development potential, Cheng Long is more worth looking forward to than Hong Jinbao, but most people don't see it that way.

They only saw that Hong Jinbao was Cheng Long's senior brother. Then Hong Jinbao also owns his own film company, and it is natural to think that Hong Jinbao is now better than Cheng Long, and even some people have begun to respect him as the "big brother" in the circle.

Although Hong Jinbao is not so complacent, he is so sought after by everyone, of course, he is still a little proud in his heart.

In front of Lin Xi, Hong Jinbao would not reveal this kind of situation. But he didn't have any scruples in the face of Zhou Runfa, and even when he saw Zhou Runfa for the first time. He couldn't help but muttered in his heart.

Why did Lin Xi invite this person too?

Zhou Yanfa's eyes were hot when he saw Hong Jinbao, but then he found that the other party's attitude was indifferent, and the original intention of making friends slowly faded.

Hong Jinbao also wanted to get too close to Zhou Yanfa, so as soon as he sat down, he took the initiative to chat with Lin Xi about Debao's new film plan.

The main purpose of Pan Disheng's investment in the film industry is to expand the influence of his own brands with the influence of pan-entertainment, and by the way, it also provides convenience for him to pursue Yang Ziqiong.

Of course, Pan Disheng also knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so after the establishment of Debao Company, he did not immediately send an invitation to Yang Ziqiong, but was ready to wait for Debao Company to become famous before starting.

Originally, Pan Disheng's patience was very sufficient, but the huge success of "Baby Plan" made him a little hot, although Debao Company also participated in the investment of this film, but the share only accounted for a quarter, and the original investment was 5 million, and now the box office dividend alone has recovered more than 10 million, which does not include the final dividend of the North American box office.

Since making movies is so profitable, Pan Disheng naturally has more ideas.

And Hong Jinbao also tasted the sweetness from "Baby Plan", and was about to roll up his sleeves to do a big job.

The two hit it off and decided to shoot the first movie in the name of Debao Company, of course, neither of them is the kind of person who gets carried away, and after summing it up, they feel that they decided to pull Lin Xi in, and everyone invests together, of course, the big head must be Debao Company.

Hong Jinbao came today with the purpose of discussing this matter with Lin Xi, so there was a lot of temptation in his speech.

"We have prepared a script on our side, and the story is about five people who were imprisoned for different reasons, Teapot, Dead Vapor Throat, Vaseline, Curly Hair and Rhino Skin, and after being released, they decided to change their ways, and together they formed a cleaning company. Teapot, Dead Vapor Throat, Vaseline and Rhino Skin all fell in love with the curly hair of her sister Ami, the four of them were jealous of the wind and jealousy, but they were accidentally involved in a gangster counterfeit money trading case, and were chased by the police at the same time, and were chased by the gangsters at the same time, and finally turned the corner under the guidance of the rhinoceros skin, and then everyone knew that the rhinoceros skin was an undercover agent of the police. ”

Hong Jinbao roughly talked about the plot of the movie he was going to make, and there was a faint sense of expectation in his eyes when he looked at Lin Xi.

He really hoped that Lin Xi could help put forward some revisions, which would undoubtedly make the plot more perfect, but Lin Xi fell into deep thought after listening to this story.

Lin Xi didn't speak, and the other people present couldn't make a sound, and the entire private room immediately fell silent.

After about half a minute, Lin Xi came back to his senses from his thoughts, and when he saw that everyone was looking at him, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, I suddenly remembered something just now, and my mind wandered."

Lin Xi explained to the people beside him with a smile, and then looked at Hong Jinbao.

"Sanmao, did you really come up with this story yourself?"

"I came up with the general framework, and I found a few professional screenwriters to help refine it, what does Mr. Lin think of this story?"

"Pretty good!"

Lin Xi's comment suddenly made Sammo Hung's heart bloom.

To be honest, the story inspiration for this script called "Five Lucky Stars" is still derived from "Baby Plan" - "Baby Plan" is a stupid thief trio, and "Five Lucky Stars" is expanded to five people; The whole story of "Baby Project" revolves around a little baby, and "Five Lucky Stars" revolves around the banknote board stolen by the gang...... Whether it is the character setting or the plot construction, there are obvious traces of imitation of "Baby Plan".

This is what surprised Lin Xi, in normal time and space, the "Five Lucky Stars" series is Hong Jinbao's masterpiece, yes, but this series only started filming in 83, and now this process has been advanced by more than half a year.

History has been unconsciously pulled back to its original trajectory.

Of course, because of the appearance of Lin Xi and the impact of the early birth of "Baby Plan", Hong Jinbao's expectations for "Five Lucky Stars" are obviously higher, which can be seen from the investment budget of the film alone.

This movie Debao plans to invest 15 million to shoot, and according to Pan Disheng and Hong Jinbao, they hope that Lin Xi can share the investment of 5 million.

You must know that there are not as many action scenes in "Baby Plan" as there are not as many action scenes in "Baby Plan", and the investment of 15 million is not a small amount, in addition to the cost of filming, more money is mainly spent on the actors' salaries.

According to Pan Disheng's words, the cast of this movie must be luxurious enough, and it is best to bring Cheng Long over to play the starring role, which is why he is willing to let Lin Xi participate in a piece of the pie.

Cheng Long is now Lin Xi's person, and he has to wait for Lin Xi's approval to take on any play.

Hong Jinbao inquired on the side that the Oriental Film and Television Company had not arranged a new drama for Cheng Long recently, so he was relieved to make this request to Lin Xi.

"The drama "Five Lucky Stars" is not suitable for Ah Long, but he can be arranged for a cameo role."

Lin Xi did not directly refuse, but the plan he proposed made Hong Jinbao a little embarrassed.

On the one hand, Hong Jinbao very much hopes that Cheng Long will be the starring role, so that he can use his reputation to attract a group of audiences; But on the other hand, Hong Jinbao doesn't really want Cheng Long to be too presumptuous in this movie, this movie is tailor-made for him, but he doesn't want Cheng Long to steal the limelight.

Lin Xi proposed to let Cheng Long make a cameo, which was a good idea, but Hong Jinbao was worried that Cheng Long might not necessarily agree.

What kind of heart is his junior brother, Hong Jinbao knows very well, although he will definitely listen to Lin Xi's words, but if he is reluctant, it is estimated that he will not work very hard when it comes to filming.

"The salary can be higher for him, after all, his fame will be borrowed in the later publicity of this play, and then the plot can be changed like this, he will definitely be satisfied."

As soon as Lin Xi lowered his voice and said his thoughts, Hong Jinbao's eyes lit up. (To be continued)