After receiving the deposit from the owner of the Hong Kong company, I immediately informed Nangya to make preparations, because there was no one on the set, so I booked a plane ticket to Hong Kong and had a sneak peek with Fei Dabao. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The film company where director Li made the film is located in the Kowloon City District, which is also a relatively concentrated place for Hong Kong film studios, which is equivalent to Huairou and Hengdian in Beijing. It was already late in the evening, and it was the first time I had come. Now Hong Kong films are not as prosperous as in the eighties and nineties of the last century, many film studios and scenery areas are empty, only the crew of Director Li is quite lively.

The scale of this film company's scenic spot is not large, mainly ancient costume scenes, and there is no such a big scene as a street market, only an ancient mansion, front and back yards plus gardens. It looks relatively old, it should have been built decades ago and has been used many times by countless crews, but it seems very real, unlike the ancient buildings in some film and television dramas, which are new at first glance.

Seeing the two of us, Director Li seemed very happy, he looked much better, wearing gray-white shorts with many pockets, and he didn't use crutches. Director Li patted me on the shoulder and said to the crew that this consultant Tian is a Thai Buddhist card expert, and if it weren't for the Kuman that he and Boss Fang sold me, I wouldn't be able to continue filming now. Several staff members were very interested and asked me for business cards.

Among the crew, there was a tall, blonde, blue-eyed foreign man, and next to him stood a middle-aged woman. This foreigner doesn't talk much, but he often communicates in a low voice with the middle-aged women around him. When I asked Director Li who he was, he replied, "That's what the Dutch investor sent to supervise, but he doesn't know much about movies, and he usually just watches." ”

Director Li introduced the producer, assistant director and cameraman to the two of us, and said that they are all old friends, who have been in the same crew many years ago, and now I didn't expect to get together again. Then he pointed to a man and two women sitting under the shed chatting with the screenwriter, and someone next to him seemed to be translating, saying that it was the lead actor of the film. At this time, it was dinner time, someone brought a large number of boxed lunches, Director Li asked Fei Dabao and me to each have one, and the three of us sat on the stone table in the garden while eating and chatting.

Through his introduction, we learned that the current Hong Kong film market is different from the past, in the past, Taiwan was the largest market in Hong Kong, the mainland fell second, and now Taiwan is no longer good, especially low-cost films, in the mainland can not be released in theaters, so we have to find foreign investors to contribute, find someone in Hong Kong to shoot a team, and then the investors distribute it overseas, mainly to sell to European and American audiences who are interested in Hong Kong films, and this film is also the same. The Dutch investor was introduced to him in Hong Kong and learned that Director Li had made a lot of movies back then, had a lot of experience, and the response was good, so he signed a contract with him, and the director's fee was also very reasonable.

"Ever since I enshrined Kuman, my luck has changed!" Director Li said with a low chuckle.

Fei Dabao looked at the three leading actors while eating, the two girls have already dressed up in ancient costumes, and they look very beautiful, but somehow, they don't have the feeling of Hong Kong costume films before, but like Japanese and Korean beauties who have undergone plastic surgery. When I asked Director Lai, sure enough, both women were Japanese actresses, and only the actor was from Hong Kong, so it was no wonder that there was a translator.

I asked, "Why don't you invite a Hong Kong actress, she doesn't look good?" ”

Director Li shook his head: "Of course not, but now it's different from before, making this kind of small-cost Hong Kong film with overseas distribution can neither get fame in Hong Kong, nor much remuneration, so Hong Kong actresses are not cold." And Japanese actresses are interested in the fame and storyline of Hong Kong movies, so they come to make cameos, they are not afraid of exposure, but they are easier to find, and the asking price is not high. ”

He lowered his voice: "Those Japanese actresses hope that the films they make can be distributed in the mainland, so that they will open up the Chinese market and have the opportunity to go to China in the future." But how did they know that they would not flow to the mainland market at all, but would sell directly to Europe and the United States! Fei Dabao and I both laughed.

Fei Dabao was a little excited: "Director Li, can I take a photo with those two Japanese actresses?" Director Li said that it is not possible now, the screenwriter is telling them a play, and there is a major scene to be filmed at night, if there is nothing to do, just wait until the end of the evening.

After a short break after dinner, everyone is about to get to work. Fei Dabao and I have never been to the crew to visit the class, and we are very nervous and excited. There were only five or six people at the start-up scene, except for the actors, Director Li, who was watching the monitor in the outhouse, as well as the assistant director, screenwriter, cameraman, lighting and field staff, and then there was the foreigner and the female translator. The assistant director looked at the two of us and asked Director Li with his eyes, the meaning is obvious, are these two also present?

"You should hide and watch by the door, lest the investor be unhappy, turn off the mobile phone or change it to mute, and don't make a noise after turning it on, and don't cough." Director Li said. The door he is talking about is actually a circular arched building, without a door, but only used to symbolically separate the inside and the outside, the inside is for the bed, and the outside is a small hall similar to the living room, with tables and chairs, which is also the typical layout of the bedroom of a large family in ancient China.

The two of us nodded, and stood next to the arch of the outer room, looking inside. Director Li told us that in this scene, the actor and one of the actresses played husband and wife, while the other actress played the wife's cousin, and the three of them had rivalry with each other.

I have to say that Japanese actors are very dedicated, don't watch just low-budget movies, but their performances are very hard, the assistant director shouted from time to time to stop, and asked the translator to correct the two women, the two women nodded again and again, and never refused. The curtain in the bedroom is halfway down, and the male actor disappears from place to place, while the two actresses sit outside the tent.

After the shooting, Fei Dabao quietly took out his mobile phone and wanted to take pictures, but I gently hit him and signaled not to.

After watching more than a dozen scenes, Fei Dabao and I felt that there was nothing special, and we were about to walk out of the interior scene, but we saw that the two actresses seemed to be a little emotional and argued with the translator. Director Li and the assistant director went up to participate, but the argument was even more intense. Fei Dabao and I saw that the scene was so chaotic, so we quietly came outside.

Smoking was not allowed on the set, so Fei Dabao had to hold back and sniff the cigarette under his nose. He asked me: "I don't know what I'm arguing about, I would not have come if I had known that the Hong Kong movie shooting scene was so boring." "I laughed and said who made you so curious.

Because there were several night scenes to be filmed, we waited in the studio until about 10 p.m. before we saw the crew coming out of the house. Fei Dabao and I asked Director Li that we wanted to take a photo with those two beautiful Japanese actresses, but Director Li shook his head and said that they were not in a good mood now, so let's talk about it later.

During the break, Director Li and I walked outside the studio, and it turned out that he was also addicted to smoking. Fei Dabao handed him a cigarette, and the two chatted while smoking. I asked, "Director Li, why are those two Japanese actresses angry in the studio?" Director Li smiled and didn't answer.

After finishing work, Director Li invited the two of us to have supper, along with the screenwriter and assistant director, I had something to say to him, but they were all in high spirits, drank a lot of wine, and I never had a chance. After the meal, everyone went back to the hotel, and I took the opportunity to call Director Li to the intersection and whispered, "Director Li, there are some things I want to talk to you about." ”

"If you want to help, just say it, Consultant Tian, don't be polite to me!" Director Li's strength has not passed. I told him that he had been sick and poor over the years, and it had to be said that it had something to do with making so many small movies. In the teachings of Buddhism, any sexual immorality is karma, even if you see the opposite sex have some evil thoughts, even if you make a small movie, so those actresses are not satisfied.

Director Li squinted at me: "You mean those actresses who are still very famous now?" "I laughed and said that the ones you are referring to are exceptions, maybe their retribution is not in this life but in the next life, maybe they have other good deeds that offset their karma. If you just look at their current situation, then you don't have to think about doing good.

"So what, anyway, I have Kuman's blessing now, and I will seriously make an offering on time, it will definitely make me no longer suffer!" I said that you must not put your hope in the offerings, because the infant spirit will give you good fortune, and at the same time, you must also have good deeds.