After the first Film Awards, Shu Qi left all the affairs of "Film Fortnightly" to Chen Bosen, and he traveled around the world, hoping to form a professional association.
Shu Qi's first choice is the Artists Association, because compared to producers and directors, artists are the largest group and the best group to talk to.
However, after running for more than half a month, Shu Qi found that it was very difficult to set up such an association. Compared with the 1990s, artists in the early 1980s were greatly restricted by contract companies, and they were afraid of joining the association indiscriminately.
If you offend the company, you won't dare to agree to Shu Qi.
Compared with ordinary artists, popular stars are less restricted by the contract companies, so Shu Qi began to set his sights on those first-line stars.
After getting off the double-decker bus, Shu Qi walked for a while with his briefcase under his arm, and finally arrived in front of a high-end apartment.
It was already evening. Shu Qi went upstairs and rang the doorbell at Di Long's house. The door was opened by a young and beautiful woman.
Shu Qi smiled and greeted: "Hello, Mrs. Di, I'm looking for Mr. Di Long."
It was Di Long's wife Tao Minmin who opened the door. She was only 14 years old when the two fell in love, and Di Long waited for her for four years before they officially got married.
"You are Mr. Shu Qishu, please come in quickly. It may take some time for Aaron to finish work." Tao Minmin invited Shu Qi into the house and enthusiastically made him tea and water.
"Thank you." Shu Qi took the tea cup and smiled at Tao Minmin.
Di Long's two-year-old son staggered over, looked at Shu Qi's strange uncle curiously, and then hurriedly ran behind his mother to hide.
Shu Qi didn't expect that he would look so big that it would frighten children, so he coughed awkwardly, allowing Tao Minmin to chat casually.
Tao Minmin used to be an actor, but she stopped acting after she got pregnant. When Shu Qi told her about the establishment of the Performing Artists Association, Tao Minmin was not interested at all. She just played perfunctory.
It didn't take long for Ti Long to go home. When he saw Shu, he shook hands warmly and said, "Hello, Mr. Shu. I came back a little late and kept you waiting for a long time."
Shu Qi smiled and said, "I'm the only one who disturbed you."
Tao Minmin brought the dishes to the table, and Shu Qi was polite before being pulled to the table to have dinner together.
Ti Lung also took out the wine he had hidden, and after the two drank a few drinks, Shu Qicai explained his purpose. He was afraid that Ti Lung would refuse directly, so he added: "The Hong Kong Performing Artists Association is a non-profit organization, and I don't want to
Borrow it to make money.”
Dillon drank a glass of wine and asked, "What is the role of this association?"
Shu Qi explained: "In my conception, the basic purpose of the Artists Association is to promote communication among Hong Kong entertainers, improve the professional level of entertainers, protect the rights and interests of entertainers, and participate in social welfare."
The other three items were fine. Ti Long hesitated when he heard about "protecting the rights of entertainers". If he joins this organization, he will definitely get into a lot of extra trouble in the future.
Where does the infringement of artists’ rights come from?
One is the company he signed with, and the other is being exploited by gangs. No matter which one, Ti Lung, as an actor, does not want to provoke.
Ti Lung couldn't refuse directly. He asked: "Who agrees to establish an entertainers association now?"
"Brothers Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanjie, as well as Hong Jinbao and Lin Qingxia." Shu Qi said a little embarrassed. After working hard for more than half a month, he was able to convince these four people. Moreover, these four people only agreed to form the Performing Artists Association, but did not
He is willing to stand up and call on other actors to join, but Shu Qi has to do it himself.
Ti Lung and Hong Jinbao made the same choice and said: "Mr. Shu, if this association can be successfully established, I will join then. But now I am busy filming and have no time to help you. I am really sorry."
Shu Qi was a little disheartened. He ran away one by one like this. God knows it will take years and months to form the Performing Artists Association.
After coming out of Di Long's house, Shu Qi walked downstairs and was blown away by the night breeze. His depression was swept away. The setbacks he suffered in the past few days only aroused his stubborn temper. He originally just wanted to try to see if he could initiate the establishment of
Entertainers Association. Now that the donkey's temper is getting louder, it must be done.
Shu Qi sighed and walked towards the station. On the way, he saw a car driving over. The driver's seat seemed to belong to Kang Jianfei.
Watching the car go towards the place where he had just come, Shu Qi thought to himself: Kang Jianfei was not looking for Di Long...
Shu Qi followed him curiously and ran back. While he was panting, the car finally stopped. In addition to Kang Jianfei himself, there was also Pan Yingzi, vice president of film and television of Oriental DreamWorks.
Could it be that Kang Jianfei is looking for Ti Lung to film?
Shu Qi made random guesses, but did not follow up. "Movie Biweekly" is a professional film magazine, not a gossip tabloid, and Shu Qi didn't care much about this kind of thing.
Pan Yingzi followed Kang Jianfei and said as he walked: "Ti Lung's filming of "The Legend of the Flag Hero" will be completed this week, but when I contacted him on the phone, he immediately rejected the invitation."
"The Legend of the Flag Hero" was directed by Zhang Pengyi. Although the subject matter is still Gu Long's martial arts, the shooting techniques have been improved a lot. The director made full use of angles and quick editing of shots to enhance the atmosphere, making the martial arts scenes look clean and neat.
Although it is extremely immature compared to Kang Jianfei's "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", it can be regarded as an exploration of the new martial arts by Shaw Brothers. At least it is not as dull and boring as the old martial arts films.
After the elevator door opened, Kang Jianfei walked straight to Di Long's house without saying anything.
Pan Yingzi was quite puzzled. She didn't understand why Kang Jianfei insisted on inviting Ti Lung to the filming. Ti Lung could be regarded as the first brother of Shaw Brothers, and it was impossible for Shaw Brothers to let him go. Even if Kang Jianfei came to invite him in person, he would be doomed to run away in vain.
One trip.
"Ding dong, ding dong!"
When Ti Long heard the doorbell, he thought Shu Qi was back. When he opened the door, he saw Kang Jianfei and Pan Yingzi. He was surprised and said: "Baby...ah, Miss Pan, Mr. Kang, please come in!"
Pan Yingzi and Di Long are old friends who have known each other for ten years, but they have not had much contact in the past two or three years, and their relationship has become estranged.
After Kang Jianfei sat down, he said to Di Long straight to the point: "Mr. Di, I will be filming a movie recently, and I think you are the most suitable to play the leading role."
Which actor in Hong Kong wouldn't want to star in Kang Jianfei's movie today?
That is definitely a shortcut to becoming famous, and the same is true for actors like Ti Lung who have long been famous, because filming with Kang Jianfei can earn both fame and fortune.
Ti Lung was very moved when Kang Jianfei came to invite him to film in person, and he was a little bit proud to be recognized by the great director. However, he refused very simply, saying: "Mr. Kang, needless to say, the Sixth Aunt (Fang Yihua) is not
They will be released, and I am very tired from filming "The Legend of the Flag Hero" right now, so I plan to take a break after filming this film."
Kang Jianfei took out the script of "A Better Tomorrow" and said, "Mr. Di, would you like to read the script first?"
Ti Long only glanced at the name of the script, then shook his head and said: "Mr. Kang, I can't read this script. I'm afraid that if Aunt Six finds out and asks about it, she won't be able to help telling the contents of the script."
Kang Jianfei was not disappointed, he put away the script with a smile and said: "Brother Long is indeed a trustworthy person. If you leave Shaw Brothers one day, you can come to me at any time. Farewell!"
Di Long stood up and said to them: "You two, go slowly."
Pan Yingzi shook hands with Di Long and said, "Brother Long, we haven't contacted you for a long time. Let's have tea together some other time."
Di Long smiled and said: "Definitely."
After watching the two people leave, Ti Long closed the door. His wife Tao Minmin came over and said: "Along, Mr. Kang is very good at acting. I have watched every one of his movies. Shaw Brothers is also in recession now. Since Mr. Kang personally
Come to invite you..."
"It's precisely because Shaw Brothers is in recession that I can't leave. Otherwise, who would I be?" Ti Long interrupted angrily before his wife could finish her words.
Shaw Brothers has indeed gone from bad to worse in the past two years, but Ti Lung's treatment at Shaw Brothers has not declined. He stars in an average of 5 movies every year and is still a popular movie star in Hong Kong.
It can be said that Di Lung alone has almost supported half of Shaw Brothers' business today. Once Di Lung chooses to leave Shaw Brothers, Shaw Brothers will cease production at least one year earlier.
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Kang Jianfei started the car and sped away. Turning the steering wheel, he said to Pan Yingzi: "Tomorrow, have someone contact Chen Huimin and ask him to play this role."
Pan Yingzi said in surprise: "Chen Huimin used to mostly play supporting roles. Is it appropriate for him to play the leading role? I'm afraid he won't be able to hold up the scene."
Kang Jianfei laughed and said: "After all, Chen Huimin was born in a 14k double bonus club, and he still has aura. As for his acting skills, he can slowly improve them, and at most he will waste a little film."
Pan Yingzi took out the character list for "A Better Tomorrow". On it, Zhou Runfa has been filled in the column for Ma, Guan Zhilin has been filled in the column for Jackie, and actors such as Cheng Kui'an have also been confirmed.
Pan Yingzi pointed to a blank space on the form and said: "Who will play Song Zijie? I think Dong Wei is quite suitable."
Kang Jianfei shook his head and said: "Dong Wei can't do it, so I decided to let Zhang Guorong play the role."
Pan Yingzi thought for a moment before remembering who Zhang Guorong was, and asked: "Zhang Guorong, are you talking about the TV actor from Lishi?"
Kang Jianfei nodded and smiled: "Isn't he very handsome? Although he is a little worse than me, he is still enough to play with Zhou Runfa."
"You are so beautiful!" Pan Yingzi laughed and said, although she felt that Zhang Guorong was not very suitable, she did not raise any objection because Kang Jianfei would not listen to others' advice after making up his mind.
Kang Jianfei drove Pan Yingzi downstairs. Pan Yingzi held Kang Jianfei's hand and said expectantly: "Fei, come and spend the night at my house tonight. I haven't slept with you for a long time."
Kang Jianfei was having a heated fight with Lin Qingxia recently, and even Zhao Yazhi was a little left out, let alone Pan Yingzi. But the beauty tried to stay, and he couldn't say no to her, so he smiled and touched Pan Yingzi's breasts.
He said at once: "Little slut, do you miss Brother Fei?"
"What do you think?" Pan Yingzi winked at him, suddenly opened the car door and got out with a smile, and after running a long way, she turned back and hooked her finger at Kang Jianfei. 8