"Xiao Li Flying Knife" is determined to be played by Qin Pei as the protagonist Li Xunhuan, and as for another important character, A Fei, Qin Pei's younger brother Er Dongsheng will play the role. Er Dongsheng is young and handsome and has good acting skills, so it is perfect to play the important role of Ah Fei.

As for Shangguan Feihong, another big villain and the leader of the Money Gang, after thousands of selections by Director Chu Yuan, he chose Zeng Qi, a licorice actor of TVB.

Zeng Qian was also a first-line Cantonese student in the 60s, and starred in nearly 100 Cantonese movies, and he played with Chen Baozhu, Xue Ni and other beauties. Until the 70s, Cantonese films fell into a low ebb, Zeng Qian first transferred to the Chinese crew, but the development was not as expected, and finally had to defect to TVB as a TV actor.

This is actually a microcosm of many popular artists in the Cantonese film period. Like Nicholas Tse's father Xie Xian, Feng Baobao, Xiao Fangfang, etc., who are known as the Seven Princesses, all switched to TV stations and began to act in TV series after Cantonese films fell into a low ebb.

On the one hand, the reason for this is that the moviegoers have changed, and the audiences who used to like to watch Cantonese films have already started a family, have children, and are busy with work and taking care of their families every day, and the time to go to the theater to watch movies has been greatly reduced. Young audiences prefer to watch higher-quality Chinese films, and no longer appreciate the Cantonese films of Seven Days.

This made the former first-line Cantonese students and Cantonese stars lose their box office appeal, and they are no longer favored by film companies. And because all their fans have become TV viewers, they still have good ratings appeal in the field of TV dramas, so TV stations are very eager for these outdated actors.

Actors are people who are full of desire to perform, and they would rather make less money. I don't want to lose people's attention either. It's like some old cadres have retired. I'd rather choose to go to the agency to exert residual heat. I don't want to stay at home and care for the elderly. Therefore, although the salary offered by the TV station is low, they are still willing to continue to play their spare time.

Like Xie Xian, Zeng Qi, Feng Baobao, Xiao Fangfang, etc., they have all defected to the TV station, and they have been very popular and re-created their own acting world.

Like Xie Xian and Wang Mingquan starring in "Thousands of Rivers, Thousands of Mountains, Always Love", it set a very high rating at the beginning. And Feng Baobao's "A Generation of Empress Wu Zetian" filmed by ATV also earned a lot of ratings for ATV. After Xiao Fangfang starred in TVB's "Lin Yazhen" and received praise. The movie version of "Lin Yazhen" was immediately launched, and it was very popular with the audience, and as many as three films were launched in a row.

Zeng Qi also filmed a lot of classics on TVB, such as the Eastern Evil Yellow Pharmacist in the 83 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", there are three points of good in the evil, and seven points of evil in the middle; Qi Qiaozheng in "I am Kind", on the surface, is a serious businessman, but behind the scenes, he is a big drug lord; Long Chengbang, the retired chief inspector in "The Great Era", was selfish to the extreme, and the most rebellious relatives died alone; "Horse Farm Tycoon" is silly every day. The father who loves and trusts his son the most......

And Zeng Qian has made greater contributions in the field of film, and the knife mouth and tofu heart in "The True Color of Heroes". Uncle Jian, who is very righteous; the insidious and vicious, ruthless godfather in "Across the Seas"; "Lame Hao" says one thing and the other, the powerful Inspector General Hua, Lei Juetian and so on. is a highly malleable licorice actor and an indispensable and important role in Hong Kong movies.

Xu Guanwu admired Zeng Qian's acting skills very much in his previous life, especially when he played a character like Inspector Lei Juetian of Zonghua, the arrogance and domineering made people particularly enjoyable after watching it, and I felt that Niu B's mission was to be like this to be magnificent. Therefore, for him to play the role of Shangguan Feihong, the leader of the Money Gang, who is a villain with strong martial arts and great ambitions, Xu Guanwu is welcoming with both hands.

Although Zeng Qi was a Cantonese student before, he has always played decent roles, but now he plays the role of a villain, but he does not show embarrassment.

Zeng Qian is a good actor, and once said that acting is as addictive as sucking, once you get into it, you can't get out. And anyone who is good at drama likes to play the villain, because compared with a serious protagonist, the villain has more room to play, and it is easier to shine.

In addition, although Shangguan Feihong is a big villain, he is also an important role in "Xiao Li Flying Knife", and he can return to the big screen after many years, and he is already satisfied with playing such an important role, so what does it matter if the villain is not a villain.

As for Xiao Li Feidao's beloved, Lin Shiyin, the first beauty in martial arts, is played by Chen Yulian, a young female artist from TVB. Chen Yulian is very beautiful, and her cold temperament is quite in line with the description of Lin Shiyin in the book, so it is very suitable for her to play.

After director Chu Yuan gathered all the people, he immediately announced the official start of filming of "Xiao Li Flying Knife". Although the lineup is not particularly strong, because of the good reputation that has been accumulated, he still has gained a lot of attention.

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Director Gui Zhihong's "Ten Thousand Beheadings" this time is his first attempt to shoot a costume film in many years. The plot is the story of the famous catcher Leng Tianying, known as the "Ten Thousand Beheadings", who hunts down the Jiangyang thief Fang Fengjia who steals the treasure house, and sees God and Buddha along the way.

With Gui Zhihong's consistent style, there is naturally no need to expect him to make a serious film. In fact, it can be seen from the name of this film that 10,000 people were beheaded, 10,000 people were beheaded, it must have been a violent killing, otherwise it would be in vain to bear the reputation of a cult director.

The reason why Gui Zhihong wanted to shoot the costume martial arts movie "Ten Thousand Beheaded" was because of the consideration of changing the theme of the movie. He has been making movies at Xu's in the past two years, because the environment is much more relaxed than that of Shaw Brothers, and there is no longer so much box office pressure, so it also makes Gui Zhihong's mind a little more active, and he wants to try some movies with different themes.

Because almost all of his previous films were horror films, strange case films, etc., and the era was also a modern city or the Republic of China, but a costume drama has never been filmed, which is undoubtedly a shortcoming in a director's career. Gui Zhihong didn't want to leave such a defect for himself, so he wanted to shoot a costume martial arts movie.

And another point is that the strange case films and ghost horror films with modern urban themes have been filmed by Gui Zhihong too much to make any new ideas, such as the "Hong Kong Strange Case" series, "Gu", "Demon" and so on...... It is unique in the Hong Kong film industry. It's extremely difficult for others to emulate that CULT style. Therefore, I want to change the subject matter to change my brain, and let the audience see a different version of myself.

Xu Guanwu has not watched Gui Zhihong's "Ten Thousand Beheadings", and he doesn't know how the box office of this movie is, but since Gui Zhihong has made so many money-making movies, and occasionally losing money in one or two films is also tolerable, so there is no obstruction to this drama.

The seven-member team had doubts about whether Gui Zhihong would be able to direct costume films, after all, he had never directed such films before. In order to let the seven-member group know that he can indeed make a good costume film, Gui Zhihong specially found a few people to shoot a five-minute costume martial arts short drama. It was screened in a seven-person group meeting.

Gui Zhihong, as the director of Xu's family, has worked for the company for many years, and it is natural to find a few behind-the-scenes staff and two actors to come over to make cameos.

As the saying goes, it is the mule that the horse pulls out to slip away, and Gui Zhihong's unexpected self-recommendation letter also made everyone's eyes shine. Through this five-minute short film, Gui Zhihong did show everyone his ability to shoot costume films. As a result, all the voices that were questioning before were gone, and everyone was looking forward to what new works Gui Zhihong could bring this time.

Gui Zhihong's "Ten Thousand Beheadings" chose Chen Guantai as the protagonist. He previously starred in "Big Brother Cheng", "Cheng Kee Teahouse" and so on, which can be regarded as popular in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia for a period of time. Although he did not play the leading role again, with his outstanding skills and fame, he still played many important roles.

It is worth mentioning that the so-called not playing the leading role refers to the fact that in the movies filmed by Xu's, there is no longer playing the leading role. In fact, a kung fu star like him, who is both famous and skilled, and has good acting skills, is still very popular with some small and medium-sized film companies.

Like Chen Guantai, Qin Pei, etc., although Xu did not continue to play the leading role, he still deservedly played the leading role in the movies shot by these small and medium-sized film companies. However, because the investment in small and medium-sized film companies is relatively low, even if the salary for the leading role is not too high, and the Hong Kong cinema chain is monopolized by three companies, it is difficult for the films of small and medium-sized film companies to develop, which also makes these starring stars unable to become as popular as in Hui's.

Gui Zhihong invited Chen Guantai to play the leading role this time, mainly because he took a fancy to his manly atmosphere, iron-clad, uncompromising, and a good man. Chen Guantai is not beautiful, but he is very tasteful, without the creamy feeling of ordinary Hong Kong men, giving people a very solid and strong and resolute feeling.

And his acting skills have been trained by the great director Zhang Che, whether it is a hero who eliminates violence and peace, or a sinister and cunning villain, he can act like a person. Characters like the cold-blooded headhunter Leng Tianying in "Ten Thousand Beheaders", he has also played many times in movies directed by Zhang Che before, so he will not feel difficult at all, which is also one of the main reasons why Gui Zhihong is looking for him.

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Zhang Jian's "Sea Wolf" is also a film about South Vietnamese refugees, but this time the work has shifted from land to sea. The film tells the story of a family of South Vietnamese refugees who came to Hong Kong on a refugee boat, but lost power due to the engine failure of the fishing boat and had to go with the flow at sea.

The refugees were overjoyed and thought they were saved, but the ship was actually a drug dealer who also worked part-time as pirates at sea, looted all the property they were carrying, and then killed them all and threw them into the sea to feed the fish.

The male protagonist escapes their cruelty and hides in the hot and dimly lit cabin, waiting for the opportunity to take revenge on these brutal drug dealers. With the help of the dimly lit environment of the engine room and his agility, he has repeatedly struck enemies, but he has also caught the attention of the captain. In the last episode, in a thrilling siege and interception, the actor detonated the boiler on the ship, causing the group of murderers to die together.

This film is a prequel to Zhang Jian's previous trilogy of South Vietnamese refugees, and this time the stage is shifted from Hong Kong to the boundless sea, giving people a feeling of isolation and helplessness. Moreover, the steamer floated on the high seas, like a small kingdom of freedom, and the people were not bound by the law, so they were even more unscrupulous and cruel.

In addition, the internal structure of the ship is complex, which is not only conducive to stealth and kills people with the help of the terrain, but also can use this complex terrain to maneuver with the enemy, which can be said to be more suitable for filming action scenes than Hong Kong houseboats and Kowloon Walled City.

After Xu Guanwu read the script handed over by Zhang Jian, he felt that the first half of this story was quite familiar, and then after thinking about it carefully, he finally remembered that there was also such a work in the "Royal Sister" series produced by Debao. (To be continued......)