Chapter 263: Meteor Shower
Princess Yachts is one of the world's best-known luxury yacht manufacturers, founded in 1965 and headquartered in the United Kingdom.
That night, a P45 Princess yacht anchored off the coast of Hong Kong.
On the deck, Zhang Min lay in Chen Ping'an's arms, looking at the brilliant starry sky: "Brother An, didn't you say that you were going to a private party?" β
Zhang Min was very strange, Chen Ping'an said that she was asked to accompany her to a private party, but after leaving the Tseung Kwan O Film and Television Base, the dwarf cow drove straight to Wan Chai and came to the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on Gillette Island.
Only then did she know that Chen Ping'an was still a member of the yacht club and had a yacht driver's license. After arriving at the yacht club, the dwarf cow drove away, and she followed Chen Ping'an to board the yacht and go out to sea to watch the night view together.
The two of them hugged each other like this, sitting on the deck and looking at the starry sky.
The sea breeze is gentle, sending wisps of freshness and intoxication; The waves are swaying gently and slowly on the yacht, which is pleasant.
Zhang Min liked this feeling very much, especially Chen Ping'an's warm embrace, which drove away the coolness of the sea breeze at night for her.
Chen Ping'an said softly: "It's not time yet, don't worry." β
Ten minutes later, a meteor appeared in the distant sky.
"Brother An, it's a meteor!"
Meteors instantly streaked across the sky, shining for a moment, illuminating the entire sky. Before it could be seen clearly, the meteor was already close in an instant, disappearing into the black night, leaving a perfect crack in the sky, both real and poignant. The cracks slowly faded and melted, and the sky returned to a splendid tranquility.
Zhang Min complained with regret on his face: "Oh, it's a pity, I didn't have time to make a wish!" β
After two or three minutes, there were many bright spots in the dark sky, and these bright spots dragged the tail of tasting, shimmering with dazzling light, and slowly paddling with the night. As if it were raining, one after another, it swept through the sky, leaving behind a series of brilliant brilliance......
"Brother An, look, it's a meteor shower!"
Zhang Min jumped up excitedly and lay on the railing. Holding Chen Ping'an with one hand, he pointed to the distant sky, where a brilliant meteor shower was streaking across the silent night sky, igniting the night.
"It's so beautiful!"
"Don't you make a wish?" Chen Ping'an whispered in her ear.
"Ah, make a wish, make a wish!"
Zhang Min was so excited that he almost forgot to make a wish, but Chen Ping'an reminded him, and quickly closed his eyes and put his hands together, silently saying something in his heart. After a while, she suddenly opened her eyes: "Brother An, I have three wishes, will I be more greedy?" β
Chen Ping'an hugged her from behind and whispered softly in her ear: "This is a meteor shower, you can fulfill a hundred wishes." β
"Then I'll make a wish!"
Zhang Min happily closed his eyes, put his hands together again, and made his three wishes to the meteor shower.
I hope Brother An can remember that today is my birthday......
I hope to be Ango's woman tonight......
I wish I could be with Brother An for the rest of my life......
After making three wishes, he was about to open his eyes, when a beautiful singing voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"The gentle starry sky should move you;
I will look behind you and set up a sky for you;
You are not allowed to be sad, and you are allowed to settle your loneliness;
The weight of dreams is all handed over to me;
Take you by the hand and follow me, no matter how strong the wind is;
With me, you'll never get lost again;
accompany you to see the meteor shower fall on this earth;
Let your tears fall on my shoulders;
I want you to believe in my love, but to be brave for you;
You will see where happiness lies
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The song sounded in his ears over and over again, and Zhang Min was completely intoxicated by the tender singing, forgetting the brilliant meteor shower in the sky. She leaned on Chen Ping'an's arms, leaned her head on Chen Ping'an's shoulder, closed her eyes, and enjoyed the tender and sweet words that surrounded her. Even if the singing stopped, she couldn't extricate herself for a long time.
"Happy birthday."
Chen Ping'an shouted her earlobe, and when she whispered these four words, Zhang Minjiao's body trembled slightly, and she suddenly opened her eyes, and her eyes were moist in an instant.
She turned around in Chen Ping'an's arms, choking out tears of excitement, staring at Chen Ping'an, choked and speechless.
Chen Ping'an hugged her waist tightly and let her cling to herself: "My Christmas gift, I want to open it." β
Zhang Min was surrounded by a man's breath, and she just wanted to stay in this man's arms forever. Her delicate lips were covered by fiery lips, and she couldn't help but open her little mouth to meet the domineering yet gentle tongue......
Tears fell from the corners of her eyes, and she closed her eyes happily. She knew that the three wishes she made today would come true.
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With the arrival of Hiroyuki Sanada in Hong Kong and the joining of the crew of "Midnight Bell", "Midnight Bell" was officially launched. There were many people on the set, and reporters and media finally had a deeper understanding of this horror film from the mouths of the staff and extras.
Title: "Midnight Bell".
Produced by Dark Horse International.
Investment: HK$6,000,000.
Producer: Chen Ping'an.
Director: Chen Ping'an.
Screenwriter: Chen Ping'an.
Assistant Director: Chen Jiashang.
Photography: Bao Dexi, Pan Hengsheng, Li Jiagao, Liu Mantang.
Starring: Lin Qingxia, Hiroyuki Sanada, Li Jiaxin, Xiao Binbin, Qiao Hong, Yuan Jieying, Luo Meiwei, Chen Jialing, Li Lizhen, Bai Annie, Luo Mingzhu, Lin Shanshan, He Peier.
Among them, Lin Qingxia plays the female reporter, Hiroyuki Sanada plays the ex-husband of the female reporter, Xiao Binbin plays the son of the female reporter, Qiao Hong plays the father of the female reporter, and Li Jiaxin plays Sadako.
That's all the journalists have learned, it's rarely simple, but it's enough for them to use their imagination in the newspaper.
Judging from the title, the four words "Midnight Murder Bell" are definitely worthy of the title of a horror movie, and it is also easy to evoke; The investment of six million is not small, and it can be regarded as a big production for Hong Kong horror films.
The joining of Lin Qingxia and Hiroyuki Sanada has supported the box office appeal of this movie, and it also shows that Chen Ping'an has high hopes for the Japanese box office of this movie. Qiao Hong is an old drama bone, and although Xiao Binbin is young, he is the most popular child star among Hong Kong and Taiwan audiences. There is also a huge photography team, which almost concentrates the best photographers of Dark Horse International.
Putting aside Chen Ping'an's pretense of mystery, from these aspects alone, this one called "Midnight Bell" is worth looking forward to.
But in the starring list, Li Jiaxin and Yuan Jieying, Luo Meiwei, Chen Jialing and other members of the happy girl group gathered together, which was really surprising.
Please, this is a horror movie, alas, not an urban youth movie, you said you made a horror movie, why do you make so many young, beautiful, youthful, energetic girls? Is it eye-catching? Is this how horror movies attract attention?
Not only did the media ask questions in the newspaper, but readers were also curious, and even Shi Nansheng found Chen Ping'an privately the day before the start-up ceremony and asked why.
In fact, Chen Ping'an didn't want to find so many members of the Happy Girls Group, he originally meant to be Yuan Jieying, Luo Meiwei and Chen Jialing. It's just that two days ago, the members of the Happy Beautiful Girl Group got together, and Yuan Jieying and the three girls inadvertently talked about it, and the other members pestered the three of them, begging them to intercede with Chen Ping'an, saying that they also wanted to play a cameo role in this play.
It's easy to talk about the salary, the main thing is that everyone gets together and it is another party on the screen after everyone separates.
With Huang Baiming and his three daughters joining Dark Horse International, Li Lizhen was poached by Debao, and the Happy Girl Group was dissolved. If they can star together in this movie, it will be commemorative.
For this matter, Yuan Jieying's three daughters found Chen Ping'an and begged bitterly. Yuan Jieying pulled Chen Ping'an's arm and used all kinds of coquettish methods; Luo Meiwei and Chen Jialing are also rare coquettish, even Luo Meiwei, who has a habit of cleanliness, hugged Chen Ping'an's arm and pleaded, and finally Chen Ping'an was defeated by these three seventeen or eighteen-year-old beautiful girls, defeated in the invincible youthful atmosphere.
Among the actors of "Midnight Bell", there is indeed a need for some girls, but most of them are extras, just going through the motions, and there are almost no lines. Li Lizhen, Bai Annie, Luo Mingzhu and other girls are also well-known actresses, and they have accumulated a lot of popularity in the Happy Ghost series, who would have thought that they would come to make guest appearances in passers-by?
As for Debao and Xinyicheng, they fully support their cameo appearances in "Midnight Bell".
Wu Ma starred in "A Chinese Ghost Story", and when he came back, he made a book of "Fairy in the Painting", just looking at the name, he knew that it was following the trend of "A Chinese Ghost Story", Chen Ping'an agreed to Wang Guxian starring, and Xinyicheng made a "Golden Swallow", and also wanted to find Wang Guxian to star, but Chen Ping'an refused. Many people believe that the face of the afternoon horse accounts for a large factor.
Let its actresses make cameos in "Midnight Bell", Debao and Xinyicheng also have thoughts, you need to know that Hong Kong movies have never been short of follow-up films.
No matter what the outside world says, "Midnight Bell" started filming as scheduled, without notifying the media, even if a reporter received the news and rushed to the crew, he was turned away.
"The staff checks the equipment!"
"The camera is in place!"
"It's quiet!"
"Makeup, makeup! Ah Ying's makeup is spent, give her makeup! β
"Bai Annie, you guys are not allowed to giggle anymore!"
"Okay, all departments pay attention, the first shooting of the fifth shot of the third scene of "Midnight Bell", Exon!"
Tonight's filming is a high school student played by Yuan Jieying and Luo Meiwei, who is doing homework at Yuan Jieying's house at night. Luo Meiwei first scared Yuan Jieying, saying that she heard a terrifying rumor, saying that someone had watched a videotape, received a call seven days later, and then died.
Yuan Jieying pretended to be very scared, and told SΓΉ that she and a few classmates went to Lantau Island last week, and stayed there for one night, but she saw the videotape, and today happened to be the seventh day. The expression on her face was solemn, which scared Luo Meiwei a lot, and later Luo Meiwei realized that Yuan Jieying was deliberately joking with her.
The two girls hugged each other and played, giggling and laughing, and suddenly the phone ringed downstairs, and the two girls turned pale with fright. Later, Luo Meiwei plucked up the courage and ran downstairs to answer the phone, only to learn that it was Yuan Jieying's family who called, saying that she would go home late tonight.
The two girls let out a sigh of relief, and then began to laugh, which really scared them a lot just now, and said that they would tell the other classmates about tonight when they went to school tomorrow.
The terrifying feeling passed, Luo Meiwei went to the bathroom, Yuan Jieying went to the kitchen to drink, and the TV in the living room suddenly turned on. Yuan Jieying walked over, turned off the TV, and then walked back to the kitchen feeling strange. As she poured her drink, she heard a noise behind her and felt something approaching.
Filled with fear, she shuddered and turned her head, then screamed.
This is all the footage taken in Chen Ping'an's villa at the top of Taiping Peak tonight. His hilltop villa has become one of the international filming locations of Dark Horse, as long as it is not a destructive villa scene, the company's crew will come here to film.
The previous shots were very good, Yuan Jieying and Luo Meiwei scared each other and teased each other, which was very in line with the minds of girls of their age. On weekdays, they are often together, and they often engage in some pranks, so the filming is relatively smooth, and the number of NGs is far lower than Chen Ping'an's expectations, which makes him secretly sigh at the acting skills of Yuan Jieying and Luo Meiwei.
But when Yuan Jieying turned around in horror and screamed, she actually "giggled" out loud, and not once, she had already laughed four or five times in a row!
"Cards!"
Chen Ping'an's face was full of helplessness, and he beckoned to Yuan Jieying, "You come over for me!" β
Yuan Jieying lowered her head, pretended to be timid, and walked to Chen Ping'an's side: "Director Chen, I know it's wrong, I'm sorry." β
Chen Ping'an will not be deceived by her appearance, this little girl is completely pretending, and it has been the same a few times before, he kindly explained it, and the next shooting is still laughing.
"Isn't it funny?"
"It's not."
"I want to hear the truth."
Yuan Jieying raised her head, stared at Chen Ping'an with big smart eyes, and then nodded: "I just think it's funny, obviously there is nothing behind me, and I have to pretend to be scared, I always can't help but want to laugh." β
In the end, he is still young and his acting skills are not enough!
Chen Ping'an completely understood that Yuan Jieying and the others were younger, and in the past few years, they have starred in many movies, and their acting skills have improved a lot, and they can enter the play through the live environment. But if there is no live environment, it is more difficult for them to imagine an environment out of thin air and immerse themselves in it. And most of the films they have filmed before have been comedies, and this time shooting horror films is also a new challenge for them.
"You, see how I'll clean you up in a while!" Chen Ping'an threatened her and instructed Chen Jiashang, "Let everyone rest, I'll go and prepare, and I'll shoot later." β
Seeing Chen Ping'an go upstairs, Yuan Jieying smiled playfully and asked Chen Jiashang: "Director Chen, where is the boss going?" β
Chen Jiashang looked at her angrily: "I'm afraid you are the first person to make the boss have no choice." β
"I just think it's funny, I don't think it's scary." Yuan Jieying stuck out her tongue, "The boss won't change people, right?" β
"What do you say?"
Yuan Jieying was worried. The scenes between her and Luo Meiwei are the most numerous and most important among all the members of the Happy Girl Group, especially her, who has a few more close-ups than Luo Meiwei. She didn't want to lose that role.
"Then I'll go to the bathroom and look in the mirror to find a feeling. Director Chen, when the boss comes down, don't let him change actors, give me another chance. βR1152