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The launch ceremony of Lu Chen's first film "A Chinese Ghost Story" was held at Fa'en Temple in Lion Rock Studios.
The Faen Temple in Lion Rock is an old site. It was first built in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, it suffered two fires and was finally abandoned. The ruins were overgrown with weeds and became a safe haven for wild foxes.
In the early 1990s, when the Lion Rock Film and Television City began construction, the old site of Faen Temple was included in it. The scene designer did not restore and rebuild it, but repaired it on the basis of the ruins, making it a perfect place for filming zombie ghost movies.
A perfect scene for a horror movie.
Many of the zombie and ghost movies that were popular in Hong Kong in the 1990s were filmed here.
But now, due to changes in the market, the themes that were popular in the past are no longer popular, and the utilization rate of the old site of Faunji Temple has dropped greatly, so the studio can rent it out easily and at a very cheap cost.
There is a long table lined up in front of the temple. This is a table for worshiping the gods. It is covered with red velvet cloth. There is a statue of Guandi in the middle. On the left and right are incense burners, roasted suckling pigs, fresh fruits and so on.
A camera was placed on the right side of the desk, also covered with a red cloth so that its true appearance could not be seen.
A little further on in the open space, a bunch of firecrackers were lit, and then with the crackling sound, the crew members burned incense and worshiped the gods one by one, praying for smooth filming and good sales of the new film.
The ritual of worshiping gods when turning on the computer first originated from Xiangjiang. People in Xiangjiang believe in Feng Shui superstition and like to seek good luck in everything. Worshiping gods and praying to Buddha is very popular, and film crews are no exception. There are many taboos.
For example, the direction of worshiping gods cannot be wrong. People turn on the phone at different times and in different places, and the directions of people worshiping gods are also different. There are roughly four directions. If the due south is placed in the southwest, it will be a slight deviation.
Thousands of miles away, some are even accurate to longitude and latitude.
It may seem unbelievable, but many Xiangjiang crews ask "experts" to do calculations before starting the filming, and they are not sloppy at all. Otherwise, if there are twists and turns during the filming process, you will inevitably wonder if something bad happened.
Lu Chen Studio has just been established, and the partner Jiayang Pictures is not a top company in the industry, so the opening ceremony was not very big, but it was still grand.
Zhou Yi, the boss behind Jiayang Pictures, came to the scene in person. Of course, he was accompanied by his cousin, Nie Mingzhu, the heroine of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
Mrs. Jin also came, as did her two goddaughters, Ji Xiaodie and Li Xinyan.
The two girls each had small roles in this movie.
There is also Chen Siyi, the daughter of Chen Wenqiang.
Chen Siyi just turned 20 this year. She didn't like studying. She didn't go to college after graduating from high school. Instead, she got into an acting training institution through her father's relationship, received professional artist training, and planned to develop in the entertainment industry.
When Chen Wenqiang was successfully poached by Wan Xiaoquan, Lu Chen Xiangjiang Studio, which had not yet been officially registered, apart from the relatively high salary, the most important thing was that Wan Xiaoquan promised to give his daughter an important role.
Chen Siyi plays Xiao Qing in "A Chinese Ghost Story", a female supporting role with some weight.
In fact, there are only four important characters in the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story": Ning Caichen, Nie Xiaoqian, Yan Chixia and the villain Boss Tree Spirit. Basically all the glory is concentrated on them, especially the first three.
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As the first female supporting actress, Xiao Qing does not have many scenes in the drama, but both Chen Wenqiang and Chen Siyi themselves are extremely satisfied.
Although apart from Lu Chen, the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" does not have any big-name actors, Ma Rongzhen has long been reduced to being an extra, and most of the others are newcomers.
Lu Chen himself has just made a name for himself in Hong Kong's film and television industry, and it's not just the work itself.
However, the investment in "A Chinese Ghost Story" is as high as 30 million. Although it is not a top-level production, because there are no big names, there are no high remunerations. Basically, this large amount of money has to be invested in
During filming and post-production, if you don’t produce high-quality products, it will be a disgrace.
It was her first time filming to receive an important female supporting role in such a movie. Compared with those of her peers, Chen Siyi was extremely lucky, and she stood on a very high level from the beginning.
As long as "A Chinese Ghost Story" doesn't fall into a complete mess after its release, she will have a valuable qualification.
Seniority represents a position.
After offering incense and worshiping the gods, Lu Chen, Zhou Yi, Wan Xiaoquan and Nie Mingzhu took action together and unveiled the "red hijab" on the camera. The crew members gathered around applauded, and there were also media reporters.
Photograph.
It is said that this procedure originated from the fear of "slicing".
The so-called "scratching" means that in the early film era, the film in the camera was accidentally scratched by the parts inside during shooting. Once "scratching" occurred, it would cause immeasurable losses to the crew, but machine scribing
It is unpredictable and difficult to prevent, so the only thing that can be done is to cover the camera with a red cloth to "ward off evil".
Today's cameras have long been digitized, and there is no possibility of "scripping". However, the more precise something is, the greater the problems will occur, so this custom has still been retained.
After taking off the red cloth, the opening ceremony of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is basically over.
Finally, the crew representatives were interviewed by the media.
Most of the media reporters were invited by Jiayang Pictures. There were more than a dozen of them, both large and small. It was for both support and publicity. Every reporter stuffed enough red envelopes.
If a film and television entertainment company wants to gain a foothold in Hong Kong, the last thing it can do is offend people in the media. Otherwise, people will scold it all day long on TV and newspapers, or make up false rumors, and then it will stop trying to make money.
Of course, it is impossible to please all the media. Jiayang Pictures is an old film and television production company, and the boss Zhou Yi is a businessman in Hong Kong. There is no shortage of connections in related media.
But some media came uninvited. These reporters were obviously very interested in Lu Chen, so they immediately gathered around him after the opening ceremony and asked him all sorts of questions.
"Mr. Lu Chen, are you planning to use this movie to change the film landscape in Hong Kong?"
"Why are you so sure and confident?"
"If this movie fails, what are you going to do? Return to the mainland?"
"Mr. Lu Chen, as far as I know, there is no big-name actor in this movie. May I ask?"
Those who come are not kind and those who are kind will not come. These reporters' barrage of questions all had an aggressive flavor, which made Chen Wenqiang and Wan Xiaoquan who were standing aside became embarrassed on the spot.
Zhou Yicheng's palace is very deep, and there is a hint of displeasure in his eyes. ——
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