At a time when the ratings of Li's TV station are declining, the happiest are probably Shao Yifu and Fang Yihua.

It's pitiful to see that in the first half of last year, TVB was still pressed by Lishi and couldn't raise its head, and the big drama broadcast by the wireless station suffered the fate of being cut in half continuously due to the low ratings.

Just when TVB was in a difficult situation, Lishi's major shareholder actually failed to invest in Canada and sold all its shares to three Australian companies. And the three new Australian shareholders are also cute, as soon as they came, they pointed fingers at the management and production of the TV station, and now they have forced Huang Xizhao and Zhong Jinghui, two veterans of Lishi, away.

TVB, which was out of breath with a storm a moment ago, was bathed in bright sunshine in a blink of an eye, which is simply a blessing to invite heaven.

Kang Jianfei could not influence the resolution of the board of directors, but he did not propose to withdraw his shares, as if he were an irrelevant bystander.

However, McDonald's choice made Kang Jianfei very satisfied, and in the next period of time, screenwriter Xiao Ruoyuan, director and producer McDonald's Bear, director Li Dawei, director Huang Tailai and others successively joined Oriental DreamWorks.

The other two of Li's three heroes, Tu Yongxiong joined Golden Harvest Pictures, and Li Zhaoxiong and his wife collectively switched to TVB.

With so many people coming at once, Oriental DreamWorks' creative talents have been suddenly enriched, but Zhou Mingfang has a lot of complaints about this, thinking that it is a bit urgent to recruit so many directors and screenwriters at once, which will increase the company's administrative expenses.

McDonald Bear acted the fastest, and he sent the script to Kang Jianfei in less than half a month, and by the way, he also brought the screenwriter of the script, Wen Jun, with him.

In Kang Jianfei's office, McDonald Bear and Wen Jun sat opposite Kang Jianfei and were a little nervous, for fear that the literary film script they came up with would be shot.

Kang Jianfei now has the script in his hand, which is "Pretty Girl" written by Wen Jun.

In the parallel space, McDonald Bear took the script of "Pretty Girl" and found many people who failed to attract investment, and the most lull was favored by Zhucheng Film Company, which has always loved to make literary films, and was co-produced by Zhucheng Film Company and McDonald Bear Production Company.

It was this movie that made Wen Bixuan, who ran away from home and messed around on the streets, famous in one fell swoop, and also made the starring Lin Biqi a miracle that is difficult to replicate in the history of the Hong Kong Film Awards - Lin Biqi is the youngest actress of the Hong Kong Film Awards, and she only made this movie in her life, and she turned down various film appointments to marry people.

Now that Zhucheng Pictures has long existed, I am afraid that except for Kang Jianfei, no one will invest in making literary films for McDonald's bear.

In fact, "Pretty Girl" is not a pure literary film at all, its commercial atmosphere is very strong, but it pays more attention to social reality than other Hong Kong films.

McDonald Bear originally wanted to open his own film company, he once ran to He Guanchang in private, but unfortunately He Guanchang refused as soon as he saw the script of "Pretty Girl", so McDonald Bear had to run back to join DreamWorks.

Afraid that Kang Jianfei would also refuse, McDonald Bear explained: "Mr. Kang, "Pretty Girl" is based on the West German movie "Fallen Street", and completely Hong Kong its era background and character mentality, so as to reflect how teenage Hong Kong girls are depraved, depicting that they don't like to read, and sell their faces to make money in the place of wind and moon......"

Kang Jianfei interrupted him and said, "Do you think such a movie can be a blockbuster in Hong Kong?" ”

McDonald's heart jumped, thinking that Kang Jianfei was going to refuse to shoot, and continued: "I think there is a market for such a film in Hong Kong, but it depends on how to shoot it. I'm going to use all the main actors in it to present them in a completely authentic documentary appearance, so as to give the audience a kind of empathetic shock. And the investment in such a film is very small, and even the cost of 1 million is less, but it can make a social sensation and has a great chance of being a blockbuster. ”

Kang Jianfei didn't continue to talk about "Pretty Girl", but said to Wen Jun with a smile: "Why hasn't this screenwriter been talking? ”

Kang Jianfei's name for Wen Jun in his last life is really thunderous, a screenwriter, director, producer, actor, and he also served as the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Maybe fans in the mainland are still very unfamiliar with Wen Jun, but the "Crazy Boy" series written by him must be well-known, and "Sunny Rìzi" and "People in Embarrassment" are also produced by this person, not to mention the popular "I Want the Official of the Jade Futon".

Kang Jianfei also heard an interesting anecdote, that is, when Ang Lee filmed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the heroine was originally Shu Qi. It's a pity that Wen Jun wanted to make Shu Qi's quick money, so he turned down Ang Lee's invitation and let Shu Qi shoot an advertisement, but Zhang Ziyi was cheaper in the end.

Wen Jun is still just a novice screenwriter, and he has only written some film reviews before, where is the opportunity to communicate with a big boss of a film company like Kang Jianfei? He smiled shyly: "Mr. Kang, it's not that I don't speak, it's just that I can't intervene when the two of you talk about business." ”

Kang Jianfei flipped through the script of "Pretty Girl" and said: "Why can't you interject in the script you wrote? ”

Wen Jun thought for a while and said, "Mr. Kang, in fact, I think this kind of movie is very interesting in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, comedy and action movies are big fish and big meat, and literary films are green vegetables and turnips. If we cook the vegetables and radishes well, it can also become a delicious vegetarian feast. ”

Kang Jianfei was a little interesting when he heard this, and asked with a smile: "How to cook?" ”

Wen Jun said: "First of all, this vegetarian dish should be a little oily, Hong Kong audiences are not used to eating the kind of vegetarian dishes that do not see meat, and they will definitely not like that kind of pure art film." Just like "Crazy Robbery" and "The Story of Hu Yue" directed by Xu Anhua, a lot of commercial elements have been added to it, and the pace is much faster than that of European art films, because Hong Kong audiences are not patient enough. ”

Kang Jianfei nodded and said, "It's a little interesting, keep talking." ”

Receiving Kang Jianfei's affirmation, Wen Jun also put down his reserve and talked eloquently: "Also, this dish can't be too bland, Hong Kong audiences will definitely not be able to watch the mysterious and virtual literary films in France, and not many Hong Kong audiences like Taiwan's kind of love and love literary films in the air are not liked by many people." To make a literary film in Hong Kong, you must first have a Hong Kong flavor, and you must make the audience feel that it is a story that happened around you at a glance, so as to resonate with them. And the story must be strong, making literary films in Hong Kong, without kung fu and comedy, you can only rely on stories and emotions as selling points. We can go back and see that all the literary films that are blockbusters in Hong Kong have very strong stories, and the scripts are all superb. ”

Kang Jianfei asked with a smile: "Is your "Pretty Girl" too?" ”

Wen Jun said: "The script of "Pretty Girl", it has a very complete story, and it has a beautiful girl as a selling point. The audience is aimed at the mainstream movie-watching group in Hong Kong, that is, the youth group, and its attention to reality will also attract many adult audiences. ”

Kang Jianfei said: "The analysis makes sense, what else have you done besides screenwriting?" ”

Wen Jun also relaxed at this time, and said: "I am one of the main film critics of "Film Fortnightly", and I used to often write film reviews in "Ming Pao Weekly". ”

"I see," Kang Jianfei asked, "are you interested in working at DreamWorks?" ”

"Huh?"

Wen Jun and McDonald Bear shouted in surprise at the same time, they came in to persuade Kang Jianfei to invest in the filming of "Pretty Girl", but they didn't expect Kang Jianfei to put the script aside and recruit a screenwriter instead.

Wen Jun was naturally willing to enter a big company like DreamWorks, and after being stunned for a while, he nodded his head again and again.

Kang Jianfei returned the script to McDonald Bear and said: "I can invest in the movie, but I am the one who chooses the female lead." ”

McDonald's original intention was to use all newcomers, so that the film would be more realistic. However, since Kang Jianfei wanted to take the casting right, he couldn't argue anymore, so he could only nod and say, "Mr. Kang, you say." ”

Kang Jianfei said: "The female number one is played by Li Yanshan, the role of the female number two is given to Wen Bixuan, and the female number three is Li Meifeng's." As for the female number four, you can find someone by yourself. ”

McDonald Bear was stunned for a moment, and then there was a joy, the three Kang Jianfei said were all members of the Happy Girl Group. Since the MV record was released last year, the Happy Girl Group has long become a super idol of teenagers in Hong Kong, with three girls joining, and this drama can attract attention before it is filmed.

McDonald Bear held back his excitement and asked tentatively: "Mr. Kang, what do you think of letting Li Dawei direct this film?" ”

Li Dawei is a disciple of McDonald Bear, Kang Jianfei didn't ask much, and said: "Yes, you can be the producer of this movie, I will only give you 1 million, and the crew members can choose from you in DreamWorks." ”

"Mr. Xie Lu Xie Kang supports!" McDonald put away the script, and after thanking him repeatedly, he walked out of the office with Wen Jun.

Although Li Yanshan, Wen Bixuan and Li Meifeng all have a lot of salaries, "Pretty Girl" is a drama invested by the company, and they naturally don't have to be paid so much when they are invited to make films. Since they take on their own company's plays, they don't have to be taken a cut of the salary, in fact, the actors are more cost-effective than taking on the plays outside.

And the madness of McDonald's Bear filming can save a lot of budget for this film, and the investment of 1 million is more than enough.

When McDonald Bear was filming "Big Husband" in Lishi, he didn't go to the Jǐng Inspection Bureau to apply at all, and filmed the actor on the street and drove on a rampage covered in blood. What's more, he also dared to drive directly to the Jǐng Office in Mong Kok, and took the people around the Jǐng Office to shoot for half an hour, and the jǐng who was present didn't know what was going on, and he couldn't figure out whether these people had applied, so he was completely overwhelmed, and he was stupidly slipped out the back door by them.

During the filming of "Ten Strange Cases", McDonald Bear threw the child into the pool to make him struggle, and almost drowned the child; In order to film "Flying Corpse on a Foggy Night", when he waited for the train to come, he suddenly turned on the lights and threw the "corpse" over, which scared the driver to brake sharply and the train almost derailed; "Big Husband" Wang Zhong jumped off the crane and made the Ocean Park jǐng bell ring......

Kang Jianfei is looking forward to what tricks this guy can do when he produces "Pretty Girl". (To be continued.) )