After sending Director Chu Yuan away, Xu Guanwu returned home from work.

Zhao Yazhi, Lin Qingxia, and Hu Yinmeng have not yet returned, and they must still be filming in Shaw Brothers Cinemas.

Xu Guanwu turned on the TV and watched it for a while, it was the replay of "Dream of Red Mansions" yesterday. Switching to Li's TV station was a long and large advertisement, which made Xu Guanwu more and more depressed the more he watched, and Zuihou simply turned off the TV.

Bored, Xu Guanwu sat for a while, frowned and thought about it, and decided to go to Shaw Brothers Cinema to visit the class.

Shaw Brothers Studios, since Xu Guanwu left the year before last, has never been back. Uncle Shao probably didn't want him to appear there.

In line with the idea that disgusting others is to be happy with himself, Xu Guanwu called a bodyguard and drove to Shaw Studios.

Along the way, Xu Guanwu specially bought seven or eight chilled watermelons and prepared to give them to the three beauties, so that they could cool off the heat and quench their thirst.

When he came to Shaw Brothers Cinemas, the doorman saw Xu Guanwu's car, and he didn't even ask, and just put it in.

"Lao Jia, may I ask which studio was "Dream of Red Mansions" filmed in?" Xu Guanwu rolled down the window and asked the doorman.

"Boss, this is going to visit the class, which female star? He Lili or Li Jing? The doorman leaned in and laughed.

Xu Guanwu smiled and handed over a piece of fifty yuan in change, "I only went to the filming site of "Dream of Red Mansions", what studio is it in?" ”

"Now the No. 7 studio, but you have to be careful, Director Li Hanxiang's temper is not very good. When he finds out that you are fishing for the actress of the crew, he will send someone to beat you out. The doorman accepted fifty Hong Kong dollars and reminded with a smile.

Xu Guanwu nodded. Instruct the bodyguard to drive the car to Studio 7.

He used to work behind the scenes at Shaw Studios. I have long known the distribution of the studio.

Shaw Studios occupies an area of one million square feet. There are 15 large-scale soundproof studios and five permanent exterior streets, so you can shoot videos anytime, anywhere, whether it is windy, rainy, thunderous or lightning.

In the fifties and sixties, when the film market was prosperous, it was basically about making more money and making more money. The Shaw Brothers big-studio system is naturally able to make money.

But it also leads to a high degree of similarity in the film, with similar stories, similar props, and similar sets...... Especially in costume dramas, a set of costumes is worn by this person. The other person continued to wear it. Many scenes and sets are also reused, and sharp-eyed viewers can often identify which movie this scene has appeared in and which scene has also appeared......

Over time, the movies produced by the Shaw Brothers studio are naturally not as innovative as the films of Xu Brothers and Golden Harvest, and are more in line with the audience's viewing needs.

Moreover, the Shaw Brothers large-scale studio system also needs a large number of personnel to support, which leads to a large amount of labor expenditure and complex personnel relations.

……

Xu Guanwu's car drove to Studio No. 7 and walked all the way. Received countless attentional eyes.

In the 70s, luxury cars were still the playthings of the rich. It's not that the rich and big stars can't afford it.

Xu Guanwu was also regarded by the people on the Shaw Brothers set as a rich man who fished for female stars, and they all gave him envious, jealous and hateful eyes.

Xu Guanwu got out of the car in the eyes of everyone, startling the onlookers.

"Is that him? I said it looked familiar. ”

"Who? Shocked. ”

"Xu Guanwu, the boss of the Xu Brothers' company, the famous film tycoon."

"It's really three days, and you should be impressed. used to be a handyman in the crew, but now he has become a rich man. It's really a trick. ”

"You said that he was the same as you and me before, and he was all in drama?"

"It's better to be a drama, it's just a broken urge."

"Damn, I can't really see it. Look at the gold watch in his hand, Mom's, how can he be so lucky. ”

……

A group of people were talking around there, all of them saying that they couldn't eat grapes and said that grapes were sour.

Xu Guanwu vaguely heard a little, couldn't help but smile, accompanied by bodyguards, into the No. 7 studio.

In order to shoot "Dream of Red Mansions", director Li Hanxiang specially occupied the No. 7 and No. 8 studios and built the Rongguo Mansion and the Grand View Garden.

Director Li Hanxiang was born as an art director, studied Qing history all his life, and knew the scenery of costume dramas well. Although it was filmed in the studio and the conditions were simple, it was still antique and full of charm by Director Li Da, which made Xu Guanwu nod his head constantly.

In the studio, director Li Hanxiang was directing a scene of Daiyu's funeral flowers, and the crew held their breath and didn't dare to speak.

Xu Guanwu didn't dare to speak loudly, and quietly took his bodyguards to stand in the column of extras next to him.

I saw that in the venue, Hu Yinmeng was holding the flower hoe with both hands, and she walked from the bridge of the flowing water, and under the background of several peach blossoms, she was really like a fairy in the sky.

Lin Daiyu is a beauty who captivates the country and the city, and she is as sick as Xizi by three points, and Hu Yinmeng is also recognized as a great beauty in Taiwan; Lin Daiyu herself is a talented woman, her heart is more than her work, and Hu Yinmeng is also a talented woman; Lin Daiyu realized the injustice of Jiafu, and the wind and frost and sword were strictly pressing, and Hu Yinmeng also pinned his heart on metaphysics to seek transcendence...... It can be said that the two have too much in common, and letting Hu Yinmeng play Lin Daiyu really made her perform a fairy spirit.

Then, Hu Yinmeng walked to the center of the venue and opened her mouth to sing coldly.

This was beyond Xu Guanwu's expectations, and he couldn't help but snort out of music.

As soon as he laughed, Xu Guanwu immediately knew that it was not good, and quickly covered his mouth.

At this time, everyone's angry eyes had swept over.

Xu Guanwu hurriedly waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mean it.

Although all Hong Kong movies made in the 70s were post-dubbing, everyone remained silent during the shooting, not for fear of disturbing the live recording, but for fear of disturbing the actors' performances.

Under the interference of the outside world, it is easy for actors to act. Once the play is out, I don't know how long it will take to adjust before I can enter the play.

Sure enough, Xu Guanwu's smile made Hu Yinmeng unconsciously follow the sound, and then he was stunned, and his mouth was closed directly, so naturally he couldn't get over the later dubbing.

"Cards. Card. Card! Who was laughing just now. Who's laughing, stand up for me? Director Li Hanxiang jumped up from his chair and jumped like thunder.

From the morning shooting to now, the actor finally has a little feeling, and the performance just now is also very satisfying to him. But being laughed at by a bastard who doesn't know where it came from, it directly ruined the atmosphere in the entire studio. How can this not make the great director Li Hanxiang jump in a hurry.

"Director, it's him, it's him." A group of extras pushed Xu Guanwu out.

"I'm sorry. Director. Xu Guanwu hurriedly greeted with a shy face.

I entered someone's studio without permission, and I thought that my smile interrupted other people's shooting, even if Xu Guanwu is a tycoon in the film industry, he still has to do something wrong.

Li Hanxiang glanced at him, suddenly took off his glasses, wiped them, and put them back on, "You are Mr. Xu Guanwu?" ”

"Well, that's me." Xu Guanwu responded with a smile, "I'm sorry, Director Li." It's me who is wrong. ”

Li Hanxiang sighed, "Forget it." Forget it, Mr. Xu is here to visit the class? ”

"Well, it's okay to be idle at home, come and have a look." Xu Guanwu nodded.

"Wu, why are you here today?" Zhao Yazhi was sitting and resting on the side, and when she saw Xu Guanwu appearing in the studio, she quickly got up and walked over.

"I'm bored at home, come and visit the class." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "Are you hot or not, I brought chilled watermelon." ”

Zhao Yazhi nodded. The Shaw Brothers studio is airtight, and the director also has a mobile air conditioner, so he can sit comfortably. These actors are in their thirties and have to wear several layers of costumes, and even their underwear is soaked at the end of the day.

"I'll get someone to bring it to you right away." Xu Guanwu smiled, turned his head and ordered the bodyguard.

Then he walked up to Director Li Hanxiang and pleaded guilty, "Director Li, I'm really sorry, it was my negligence that caused you trouble." ”

"Forget it, forget it." Li Hanxiang waved his hand, "What about your eldest brother, who is still filming?" ”

"Yes, the new drama is about to be completed in a month." Xu Guanwu nodded.

Xu Guanwen was promoted by director Li Hanxiang before, from a TV artist who said talk shows to a comedy star known as a cold-faced laugher.

Xu Guanwen's directing skills were also learned from director Li Hanxiang, and many of the films written and directed by Xu Guanwen also have the style of director Li Hanxiang, the story structure of excerpts, the daily life of the people in the market, the comedy style of laughter and scolding, etc.

"He's better than me, with a good brother like you." Li Hanxiang sighed with emotion, "He went farther than me." ”

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but touch his nose when he heard this, he knew that Li Hanxiang was motivated by feelings. In six or seven years, he left Shaw Brothers and went to Taiwan to start the League of Nations, which was also high-spirited and wanted to do a big job.

As a result, Zuihou still did not manage well, the League of Nations went bankrupt and went bankrupt, and Li Hanxiang was restricted from going out by the Taiwan authorities. Zuihou finally found an excuse to escape, but his wife and children were still held hostage in Taiwan by the authorities.

Li Hanxiang, who was burdened with huge debts, returned to Hong Kong, still lived his life comfortably, and then recruited a group of old acquaintances to shoot "Deception Strange Tales", "Deception Grand View" and "Deception Strange in Strange" and other collection sketch films, proving his directing skills, and was recalled to Shaw Brothers by Shao Liushu again.

Xu Guanwen is also a Shaw Brothers rebel, but now he is the big boss of the Xu Brothers Company, with his own theater chain, and movies can be sold to the United States.

As a master, Li Hanxiang, two years later, is still a director. The difference is that there is no support from a good brother like Xu Guanwu.

So seeing Xu Guanwu today, Director Li Hanxiang couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

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At this time, the bodyguards had already hugged all eight big iced watermelons. In the cheers of the crowd, the watermelon was neatly cut, and then all the people rushed up to grab it.

"Director Li, please eat watermelon." Lin Qingxia held a watermelon and handed it to Li Hanxiang.

Li Hanxiang thanked him, took the watermelon, and took a bite, "No matter how good the watermelon in Hong Kong is, it is not as good as the watermelon in Daxing in Beijing." Each of Daxing's watermelons is so big, in the summer town in the well, catch it at night, eat a bite, feel cold, how can you use a refrigerator? ”

Li Hanxiang is an old Beijinger, and he knows everything about old Beijing, eating, drinking, and having fun.

Many of Director Li's movies are also based on cross talk from the north, such as "Qianlong Goes to the South of the Yangtze River", "Qianlong Goes to Yangzhou", and "Qianlong Emperor and Ministers Fight Wisdom", all of which are based on the stand-up comedy "Monarch and Ministers Fight". "Flowers Fly Full of Spring", written by him, is directly based on the cross talk "Cowardly Car" and "Grabbing the Pillow".

Director Li Hanxiang also has a habit of telling people these stories, probably because he has been away from his hometown for too long and is too homesick, so even if he talks about it, it's good to have a good time.

Zhao Yazhi, Hu Yinmeng, Lin Qingxia and others stayed in the crew for a few days, and they all knew that he had this hobby, so as soon as Director Li started talking, several of them pretended to be eager to learn and stood next to them and listened carefully.

"Everyone hurry up and eat watermelon, it's cool and cool, let's wait and start work." Director Li Hanxiang chanted the watermelon again, and then shouted loudly.

All the people present responded in unison, as if they had been granted amnesty.

"When I was acting just now, what were you laughing at there, and I was out of the play." Hu Yinmeng settled accounts with Xu Guanwu after the autumn.

"No, no, how dare I laugh." Xu Guanwu didn't dare to admit that he was killed, "I was trampled on, so I couldn't help shouting, but I wasn't laughing." (To be continued......)