The weather on Hong Kong Island is getting cooler, and by the end of October, many people have to put on their coats outside their homes.

Locals like to climb the mountain to exercise, but as the temperature drops, there are significantly fewer people exercising outside, and more people choose to go to the gym.

In some places that are less visited by mainland tourists, there are very few pedestrians on the streets during this season.

It looks very clean.

However, a lot has happened on Hong Kong Island during this time.

The crew of "Parasite" is also filming at Peninsula Villa.

In the past week, Bai Yu has returned to the crew, and Li Shengyao finally does not need to think about the problem that the actor did not come, and the actor did not have time, they will return to the previous shooting plan and put the big conflict in the plot at the end of the shooting.

Li Shengyao feels that filming like this makes it easier for actors to brew emotions.

"Parasite" has no big scenes, prop scenes, and photography, there is no difficulty, mainly the actors' performances.

There is no problem with Liang Jiahui, the pillar of the pillar, he and Ding Jiali's acting skills are good enough, and they have indirectly driven others, except for the invalidation of the first three days of work, the follow-up shooting is very smooth and progresses very fast.

This made Lee Shengyao very happy.

If there were a little less of something on Hong Kong Island, they would have gone more smoothly.

At nine o'clock in the morning on November 1st, the sky was overcast and dark clouds.

A Mazda drove by, driven by Liang Jiahui's assistant.

In less than three seconds, a BMW drove by, and the driver was Liu Dehua's life assistant.

In the past, Liang Jiahui drove to work by himself, but this time he brought an assistant.

The two cars rushed to the villa parking lot one after the other, Liang Jiahui and Liu Dehua came out almost at the same time, they looked at each other and smiled bitterly, shook their heads, and didn't say anything.

Li Shengyao had already come to the set, he was standing in front of the glass wall on the second floor of the villa, and he could just see Liang Jiahui and Liu Dehua coming to the villa.

Seeing Lao Liu, Lao Liang was safe and sound, and breathed a sigh of relief.

On the table behind Li Shengyao, there were several newspapers.

Zhang Mo and Bi Gan sat on the side, their faces gloomy and their eyes full of annoyance.

These newspapers sang about "Parasite" and Li Shengyao, which made the two very angry.

When Lee Shengyao first came to Hong Kong Island, he was praised by the media in Hong Kong.

Later, after the camera was turned on, something happened and began to be hacked by some media.

He didn't understand how these people wanted to target him.

However, Director Li is dedicated to making movies, such news will not affect him, and he even comforted Zhang Mo and Bi Gan, saying that this is a trivial matter, and the media likes to scribble, and it is not interesting to compare it with them.

Soon after, today's working hours came, and the actors rehearsed before filming.

They've been rehearsing for days, and they've been moving fast before, and if there are no surprises, they're going to be just as fast today.

Li Shengyao soon found that Lao Liu and Lao Liang were not in a good state, and the expected progress did not appear quickly.

Li Shengyao was not angry, he thought about it, planned to see the situation, and then decided whether to talk to Lao Liu and Lao Liang.

In the next shooting, the state of the two bigwigs is still not very good.

However, Li Shengyao did not point it out in person, after all, he is an old actor and must give some face.

It is useless to point out the error at this time, and it takes time to adjust the state.

Two hours later, it was time for lunch.

A delivery man brought a pre-booked lunch, and Li Shengyao, Liu Dehua, and Liang Jiahui sat around a small round table.

The three of them are eating box lunches, and the assistant director has already counted the meals everyone wants to eat, whether it is an actor, a film crew, or an ordinary field worker, all of them are counted.

Li Shengyao ordered hot and sour cabbage, a fried fish, a fried chicken with chili, and a bowl of pork rib soup.

He picked up the steaming pork rib soup, took a sip gently, and then looked at Liang Jiahui and Liu Dehua.

Lao Liu and Lao Liang ordered their favorite dishes, and they ate very fragrant food a few days ago, and they all said that this meal has the taste of home and can eat a big box of lunch.

Today, the two of them ate very slowly, obviously having something on their minds.

Li Shengyao realized that he should say something, lest these two affect their state because of external affairs.

"Brother Jia Hui, Brother Hua, do you have something on your mind?"

Liang Jiahui nodded embarrassedly when he heard this.

Liu Dehua glanced at the paparazzi outside the villa and whispered, "It's a little annoying." ”

Li Shengyao knew the reason, so he persuaded: "Life is like this, where is there irritability."

We can't help it, we have to self-regulate.

Regardless, family is happiest when they are around.

Both of you are successful, have wives and children, be happy. ”

Liu Dehua thought for a while, "Director Li, do you think the outside matter can be solved smoothly?" ”

"Yes, you have to believe that we are strong now."

For Li Shengyao, Liu Dehua and Liang Jiahui still trust more.

Liang Jiahui was silent for a moment, "After performing "Parasite", I want to rest for a while and spend more time with my family." ”

Liu Dehua nodded, "Me too." ”

……

After Li Shengyao chatted with Liang Jiahui and Liu Dehua, he called Li Zekai and asked him to arrange it, so as not to let the paparazzi disturb the filming of the "Parasite" crew.

"Director Li, you have spoken, I will definitely do it, but can you give me a face and attend our company's party tonight."

"No problem."

The company Li Zekai is talking about is naturally Hong Kong Island Telecom, that is, the most profitable company under his hands.

At the end of the day's shooting, when Li Shengyao came to the party hotel of Li Zekai's company with two assistants, he found that there were hundreds of people on the scene.

Li Zekai took down an entire floor of the hotel.

There should be a dress code, and everyone wears formal clothes.

There are no messy, imaginative, earthy and awkward clothes of Hong Kong Entertainment.

As the saying goes, people rely on clothes and Buddha rely on gold, there are not many men and women on the scene who are good-looking, but the lights are bright, and they are staggered, in such an atmosphere, the sight seems to have a layer of filters, and everyone looks better than usual.

"Director Li, welcome, please come in."

Li Zekai is dressed more casually, with a brown sweater on the upper body and loose jeans on the lower body.

The material of his clothes is naturally very good.

If this set of clothes is worn by Li Shengyao, it will be very stylish.

Li Zekai is not good, he has a bad face, he has no jawbone, he can't hang his flesh, and he looks a little weak.

And this guy doesn't smash sports, his belly is two circles wider than his shoulders.

Li Zekai had already arranged for someone to stare at the gate, and as soon as Li Dadao came over, he left the people in front of him, and then stepped forward to greet him.

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded.

Li Zekai then accompanied Li Shengyao and introduced some senior executives of Hong Kong Island Telecom, as well as his friends.

"Director Li, you are my idol, I like "1937" very much."

"Director Li, I finally met you in person, you are really better than a movie star."

"Director Li, I will definitely support "Parasite", this movie is a good film when you hear the name."

These people all say good things, if they didn't lie, then Lee Shengyao's personal reputation on Hong Kong Island is quite good, and "Parasite" may be able to get a good box office.

Li Zekai squinted his eyes, he meant to show off.

"Director Li, the people in our company are all elites, I invited you before, work together, I won a TV station, you provide content, and now I invite you again, you must consider it."

Hearing this, Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll think about it." ”

Li Zekai saw Li Shengyao's perfunctory attitude, and his face was a little gloomy.

He has the resources of the Li family, and he has always called for wind and rain, where would he give people continuous rejection like this.

Wrong!

He has always wanted to buy TVB, but he refused to run run off for ten consecutive years.

At this moment, the hall resounded with cheers.

The young people who were chatting suddenly became much closer.

Li Zekai cleaned up his mood and explained: "Director Li, this is a gift exchange link we are engaged in to help the young people of the company interact and make friends, do you want to have fun, you can meet beautiful girls." ”

Li Shengyao shook his head, "No need, I'll just sit here and rest." ”

Just now Li Zekai greeted Li Shengyao, which has already attracted a lot of people's attention, and many women wearing high heels and long dresses peeked at him.

These women are not good-looking, and Li Shengyao is not interested in further development.

Li Zekai smiled and didn't say anything.

Li Shengyao couldn't go over, but many women came up to take a photo with Li Shengyao, and they obviously recognized Li Shengyao a long time ago.

"Director Li, I'm your fan, can I take a photo with you?"

Regarding this, Lee Shengyao will not refuse, he has always been very fond of fans.

So many people began to take photos with Li Shengyao, at first it was a more lively woman, and later men would also come over.

"Director Li, I have a gift for you."

A woman with a ninety percent appearance and an excellent figure, who looked like a yellow-and-white mixed-race woman, came to Li Shengyao with a wine glass.

She is good-looking, and she is wearing a slit dress, which stands out from the crowd here, and many men turn their heads to look at her.

When Li Zekai saw it, his breathing was a little short, and then he winked ambiguously at Li Shengyao.

Li Shengyao didn't know this woman, he didn't believe Li Zekai very much, he was vigilant in his heart, smiled and shook his head, "I didn't bring a gift, so I can't exchange it with you." ”

"It's okay, I'll give it to you unilaterally."

The woman then shoved a letter into Mr. Lee's hand.

Li Shengyao opened the envelope and put a photo inside, it was a fruit photo, it was this woman's, the photo was very tempting, and there was a string of numbers on the back, which should be a group of phones.

The woman then looked at Li Shengyao with autumn-like eyes, and when she saw that Li Shengyao didn't look at her, she twisted and left.

Li Shengyao was a little speechless, did these people think he was so anxious?

He turned his head and found that Li Zekai had left at some point.

At this moment, an old man with a height of about one meter six, chubby, dark skin, a fat face, and obscene eyes came to Li Shengyao, "Director Li, look up for a long time." ”

The old man, like Li Zekai, is relatively casually dressed.

The top is a blue suit and the bottom is jeans.

Li Shengyao subconsciously stretched out his hand and shook hands with this person.

"Director Li, that girl just now is very positive, don't worry, it's absolutely safe."

The old man gave a "you know" look.

Lee was about to reply, when he caught a glimpse of a person on the side with his legs outstretched, bent over, holding a camera to shoot, a scene much like some celebrities looking for private photographers to make "street photography" photos.

Is this old man a star?

Or an official?

Or someone who dreams of stardom?

When Li Shengyao was puzzled, the old man left with a smile.

His smile is very patterned, and it is the official fake smile that is often seen on television.

When the employees of Island Telecom saw the old man, they all automatically moved out of the way.

Li Shengyao felt that something was wrong, and he asked the two assistants, "Do you know that person just now?" ”

"I don't know, I don't seem to be a star."

Half an hour later, Li Shengyao left the banquet hall with two assistants, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and the old man who took a group photo made him feel very bad.

He returned to the hotel with two assistants.

"Take the computer, let's look for the celebrities on Hong Kong Island and see if we can find the man."

Lee Shengyao took the lead in finding celebrities on Hong Kong Island.

He was lucky and quickly found the name of this person - He Junqian.

The name "He Junqian" seems to have some impressions.

Li Shengyao thought about it and finally remembered.

It turned out to be this dog.

Just when Li Shengyao was pondering, the mobile phone rang, and he picked it up and saw that it was Fang Yihua calling.

"Director Li, do you have time, Uncle Sixth wants to talk to you."

When Li Shengyao heard this, he was a little surprised, Run Run Shaw had long been out of business, his health was not good, and it was said that he had been in the hospital for the past two or three years.

He hadn't seen Run Run Shaw for several years, and he had always talked to Fang Yihua before.

He thought about it for a while, and finally remembered that in his previous life, Run Run Shaw sold TVB shares in 2011.

In this life, Fenghua cooperated with TVB and helped TVB make a lot of money.

However, Run Run Shaw is old and wants to quit, which is completely normal.

Then he may have a chance to win TVB.

Thinking of TVB, Li Shengyao couldn't help but feel excited.

TVB did sunset, in Li Shengyao's previous life, it began to lose money year after year after 2019.

But TVB is the only Chinese-language TV station that can be watched all over the world, and TVB also has a TVBS broadcast in the Wanwan area, and an English channel for the whole world, called Pearl Channel.

Many overseas compatriots have the habit of watching TVB.

In Malay and Po Village, TVB's ratings are comparable to those of local big stations.

These are rare resources.

Li Zekai later started a ViuTV and relied on Yellow Dog to start his business, just to control the right to speak on Hong Kong Island, but ViuTV's peak ratings are only one-tenth of TVB.

Even in 2023, TVB will have a perennial rating of 23%, and at least 1.5 million people watch TVB every day.

You must know that there are only more than 7 million people on Hong Kong Island.

It can be said that if you win TVB, Li Dadao's status will be on a higher level, and the top will pay more attention to him.

As long as he doesn't mess around, even if there is black material, the above will help him solve it.

Not to mention TVB's film and television talent resources, many people in the mainland like some old TVB actors, sign these people, and arrange for them to bring goods in the future, they can lie down and make money.

Thinking of this, Li Shengyao calmed down, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "No problem, let's make an appointment." ”

If there is any difficulty, I am very sorry, I have sealed it, changed it five or six times, and deleted 1,700 words.

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