Chapter 103: A Trip to Xiangjiang
Xiangjiang, International Airport.
"Dear passengers, Xiangjiang is about to arrive, please get ready to get off the plane."
After hearing the sound of the plane's announcement, Fang Yan stretched his waist, feeling a little tired.
For a director, the preparation period of the film is the most tiring, all kinds of big and small things need to be asked one by one, and every day is busy.
However, no matter how busy he is at work, Fang Yan has to make a special trip to Xiangjiang, reflecting his sincerity in inviting Liu Dehua to star in "There Are No Thieves in the World".
This trip to Xiangjiang was accompanied by Fang Yan, as well as Li Tangliang, who was a bodyguard, after all, there are many "land snakes" here, although they have returned, no one knows if there will be accidents.
"Time is ticking, hurry!"
"Don't be in a hurry, I'll go to the toilet first!"
After the two got off the plane, they were surrounded by Cantonese voices, and they looked confused after hearing it.
"Mr. Fang, what should we do next?"
"I said someone was coming to pick us up, so let's take a look."
The people of Xiangjiang who passed by the two of them, after hearing that they were speaking Mandarin, immediately hid away as if they had seen a plague.
When Fang Yan saw this scene, he was also very speechless, and his heart was as disgusting as eating a fly.
"Found it, where!"
Fang Yan saw the pick-up staff, and the other party was holding an eye-catching sign that read-Tianmu Film Company, welcome Mr. Fang Yan.
"Hello, I'm Fang Yan."
"Welcome, both!"
The man smiled, said a very strange Gangpu, and shook hands with Fang Yan.
"My name is Chen Weihao, I am the general manager of Tianmu Company, Liu Sheng is filming and can't leave, please forgive me."
Liu Sheng refers to Liu Dehua, and Tianmu Film Company is the one he founded.
The early nineties of the last century was the golden age of Xiangjiang films, and it was a star-studded era, but only two movie stars had opened a company, one was Li Lianjie, and the other was Liu Dehua.
In 1990, with the support of Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Songlin, Liu Dehua established Tianmu Film Company with his accumulated popularity and reputation.
The ambitious Liu Dehua, the first movie produced by the company is "The Condor Heroes of Ninety-one", this movie is not only starring Liu Dehua himself, but also found Anita Mui, Zhong Zhentao, Guo Fucheng, Liu Jialing and other big names to join, and even the script is written by Wong Kar-wai, which can be described as full of sincerity.
The film won more than 20 million box office in Xiangjiang alone that year, and its great success also made Liu Dehua more confident.
In the next few years, Liu Dehua produced another "Legend of the God of War" that he thought he was most optimistic about, but as soon as this movie was released, it did not achieve the expected effect, but suffered serious losses, Liu Dehua almost went bankrupt, and the company collapsed.
What's even more cruel is that after 1995, Tianmu Company could not make ends meet, and the loss could be as high as more than 40 million.
As the boss of the company, Liu Dehua had to pay a huge price to repay his debts, in order to ensure that he had money to repay his debts every month, he signed a new contract, and his salary began to be calculated on a monthly basis, and the movie was made casually.
During this period, Liu Dehua received a lot of bad movies, almost never rested, and spent endless work in order to repay his debts every month. …
In 2000, that is, now, Liu Dehua finally paid off all his debts and can take over his favorite movies.
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After connecting with Tianmu Film Company, Fang Yan and others took a car and came directly to Liu Dehua's filming site.
Around the set, you can see a lot of paparazzi, they have cameras in their hands, and they will rush up to shoot as soon as there is any wind and grass.
"Mr. Chen, let's just go to the set without saying a word, okay?"
Fang Yan asked with some concern, generally speaking, movie sets are kept secret, and outsiders like him are absolutely not allowed to enter without permission.
"It doesn't matter, Liu Sheng has already said hello in advance."
Chen Weihao smiled slightly and walked into the set with Fang Yan.
“3、2、1——A!”
At the shooting scene, Liu Dehua, who is almost 40 years old, is still so handsome, and he really applied for the phrase "Forty-one flowers for men".
Playing against Liu Dehua is a woman in her 30s, she looks ordinary and looks inconspicuous at first glance.
"Huh...... Zheng Xiuwen?! ”
Fang Yan was surprised, after standing in the distance and watching the play for a while, he finally remembered which movie this was.
The movie that is being filmed now is "Lonely Men and Widows", which is a very classic love movie and a good memory in the minds of many people.
The two leading actors of "Lonely Men and Widows", Liu Dehua and Zheng Xiuwen, are one of the most successful screen CPs of Xiangjiang love movies, and the two have since filmed classic love movies such as "Thin Men and Women", "Dragon and Phoenix Fight", and "Blind Detective".
After Fang Yan waited for more than an hour, Liu Dehua finally came to rest, and he walked over with a middle-aged man who was not good-looking.
"Hello Director Fang, I'm sorry to keep you waiting!"
Among the many stars in Xiangjiang, Liu Dehua's Mandarin is definitely good, although his accent is a little weird, he can still hear it clearly.
Fang Yan hurriedly said: "It should be that I said I'm sorry, I'm sorry to disturb your filming." ”
"It's okay, Director Fang, I feel honored that you can make a special trip to Xiangjiang."
Liu Dehua pointed to the middle-aged man beside him and introduced: "Director Du Qifeng, he heard that you came to Xiangjiang, and he also wants to meet you." ”
Hearing this, Fang Yan's heart jumped, he really didn't expect that the ordinary uncle in front of him was actually Du Qifeng.
When it comes to Xiangjiang movies, Johnny To is definitely an unavoidable name, his police and gangster films and Hey Gang films are too classic, and the unique violent aesthetic style is unforgettable.
What surprised Fang Yan the most was that the director of the romance film "Lonely Men and Widows" turned out to be Du Qifeng, which gave people too much contrast.
"Hello Director Du, I have admired your name for a long time, I have always liked your movies."
Fang Yan is not a talker, he really likes Johnny To's movies, such as "Gunfire", "Dark War", "Hey Society", etc., which are all classics in the minds of the majority of male audiences.
Du Qifeng showed a gentle smile: "Hello Director Fang, I have admired you for a long time." ”
Under normal circumstances, most of the Xiangjiang filmmakers have a sense of arrogance, thinking that this was the "Oriental Hollywood" back then, creating countless glories.
The mainland film industry has developed late, and there is a big gap between it and Hong Kong in terms of commercial films, but in terms of art films, it is already ahead of Hong Kong in an all-round way.
For Fang Yan, the youngest Golden Bear Award winner in history, Du Qifeng has already heard of it and has given him enough respect.
In this harmonious atmosphere, several people were talking happily, and Fang Yan was also invited by To Qifeng to make a cameo appearance in the next filming.
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