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Liu Yifei's 18th birthday party.

State Guesthouse, Building 17, Fangfeiyuan.

Cheng Lingfeng attended alone.

"Sister Lingfeng." Liu Yifei, the heroine of this banquet, jumped to Cheng Lingfeng's side, held Cheng Lingfeng's arm affectionately, looked at it again, and asked, "Isn't Director Cheng here?"

"Yu'an is going to Hong Kong Island. "Mean Streets" premieres today. He must go."

"Oh." The little girl was still a little disappointed.

"Happy birthday Sissi, this is a gift for you." Cheng Lingfeng said congratulations first, and then handed over two gifts.

One is hers and the other is Cheng Yu'an's.

After saying hello to Cheng Lingfeng, Liu Yifei walked away.

"Mr. Cheng." Huang Xiaoming spotted Cheng Lingfeng first.

"Xiao Ming is here too." Cheng Lingfeng responded, "What have you been busy with recently?"

"I just finished a unit drama." Huang Xiaoming said.

"Congratulations on winning "The Night Banquet" yet." Cheng Lingfeng said.

Huang Xiaoming plays Yin Xuan in "The Night Banquet", and he can be considered the third male lead.

"Isn't Director Cheng here?" Huang Xiaoming asked.

"He went to Hong Kong Island. "Mean Streets" was temporarily rescheduled and left in a hurry."

"When will "Clues of Time" be released?" Huang Xiaoming asked.

"Yu'an is doing very well in the later stage. It should be in time for the Lunar New Year, but it won't be until January at the latest. You have to save time by then."

"No problem." Huang Xiaoming assured, patting his chest.

Not to mention that he participated in "Clues of Time and Space", it was Cheng Yu'an who rescued him in the United States, and he had to return this favor.

The banquet held in Fangfeiyuan started with a signing ceremony with Dafa.

After signing the contract with Dafa this time, Liu Yifei will be sent to Japan for devilish training. The little girl also said that during this time she will focus all her energy on music:

"I have to study music in Japan for half a year, so I may take a break from acting for a while, but I still like acting, so I will not give up. I will do my best in both acting and singing, and live up to everyone's expectations of me.

expectations.”

When summing up, the little girl said, "So if you have any good scripts or songs, you can come to me."

Liu Yifei also made a joke at the signing conference. A reporter asked her about the details of the signing. Liu Yifei only knew that she was signing a contract with Dafa, and was confused about the difference between Xinsuo and Nippon Ni. In the end, she was the CEO of Dafa Records Greater China.

Cui Zhendong came out and blocked the matter.

The brief signing conference ended quickly, and the organizer changed the stage slightly and started holding the birthday party.

On Hong Kong Island, Cheng Yu'an was picked up by Yinhuang's people as soon as he got off the plane.

Li Yabo, the production director of Yinhuang who came with him, apologized in the car: "Director Cheng, I'm sorry, we changed the schedule temporarily."

"It's okay." Cheng Yu'an didn't ask Yinhuang why he suddenly changed the schedule.

After half an hour's drive, the two finally arrived at the theater.

"Fortunately, we arrived. The premiere starts in ten minutes." The on-site staff immediately arranged for Cheng Yu'an to change clothes.

A song and dance performance has been arranged in front of the stage to warm up the show.

The performance of the Hong Kong market this year is still weak. The highest box office of local movies is "Initial D" with 37 million, followed closely by Pixar's "The Incredibles" with 35 million.

Cheng Yu'an also doesn't know whether Hong Kong audiences will appreciate gangster movies like "Mean Streets". After all, "Mean Streets" is different from Hong Kong-style gangster movies.

It does not exaggerate the so-called brotherhood, or even betray you as a brother. Instead, it focuses on the struggles of the people at the bottom.

Li Yabo answered reporters' questions on the stage, "Gangster movies were once the most popular movies in Hong Kong. Some people say that gangster movies are dead. I don't think so. Gangster movies have declined, but they are definitely not dead.

"Of course there are reasons for this. Our public security has improved, our people live and work in peace and contentment, and in reality there is no soil for gangs." Regardless of whether it is true or not, this must be said.

"But as an important film genre, I think the decline of gangster films is related to the lack of innovation on the part of our directors and screenwriters. So this time we boldly innovated in "Mean Streets" and adopted a brand new angle to interpret gangster films."

"Li Sheng, what are your expectations for the box office of "Mean Streets"?"

"I wish there were 50 million."

The reporters in the audience were in an uproar. You must know that the box office of "Kung Fu" in Hong Kong last year was just over 60 million.

Li Yabo is playing a word game here. He is not stupid. Of course he knows that "Mean Streets" will not earn 50 million even if it survives in the Hong Kong market. He also takes the mainland box office into account.

China Film has promised to arrange for "Mean Streets" to be released after the National Day.

Next it was Cheng Yu'an's turn: "We didn't have channels to watch Hong Kong movies before. I'm actually okay. As a film school student, I have a little more channels, but there are very few movies to watch. Gangster movies are the most popular among our students."

A profound memory, I can still sing the theme song of the "Young and Dangerous" series."

Cheng Yu'an became star-chasing at the scene: "Please give me a message to director Liu Weiqiang and ask him if "Young and Dangerous" is still being filmed. Will "Winner Takes King" be gone?"

Talking back to "Mean Streets": "When I wrote this story, I was actually beating a drum in my heart, because it is different from previous gangster films. As Li Sheng just said, we have made some innovations, but we don't know whether the audience will be satisfied or not.

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Director Chen Jiashang took over: "If the filming doesn't go well, just scold me. It has nothing to do with the script."

Cheng Yu'an joked: "Of course it's the director's fault. Who would blame the screenwriter if the filming was ruined?"

The atmosphere at the premiere, which was originally serious, suddenly became joyful.

"Li Sheng, may I ask why Daniel (Wu Azu) was chosen to star in this film?"

Originally, this question should be asked to director Chen Jiashang, but everyone knows that Chen Jiashang took over "Mean Streets" halfway, so this question had to be turned to producer Li Yabo.

"Because Azu is a handsome boy." Li Yabo smiled, "Just kidding, Azu was recommended to us by Producer Cheng. He said he watched "New Police Story" and thought he would be very suitable for "Mean Streets", which happened to be Azu.

Zu also liked this role and we hit it off immediately."

At the premiere, the audience reacted enthusiastically, and there were no indifferent reporters who asked him about the previous bugging of the door.

After the premiere, Li Yabo invited a late-night snack, and the main creators all went.

"Azu, if you have the opportunity, you must come to the mainland to develop. You have many fans in the mainland."

Cheng Yu'an and Wu Azu got along very well with each other. They both had overseas life backgrounds, and within two drinks they had put their arms around each other's shoulders and called themselves brothers.

"Yeah, Americans don't look down on us at all. Azu, if you want to go further as an actor, I advise you to change your nationality back to Hong Kong Island." I don't know what Cheng Yu'an said was drunken nonsense.

Still sincere.

Wu Azu just thought he had drunk too much.

American citizenship is so valuable now!

"Director Cheng, why haven't you changed your American citizenship after so many years abroad?" Li Yabo asked.

"Our family, until my father's generation, all had foreign nationality due to historical reasons, but in my generation, my three grandfathers refused to allow us to become foreign nationals at any cost. We were all born in China.

Get an education and go to study abroad for a few years when you are older. Those who are willing to return to the country can return to the country, and those who are unwilling to return to the country can continue to stay in the foreign country."
Chapter completed!