"Mainland star 6 Chen is shooting a new movie with zero pay, is it real or hype?"
"Lu Chen supports Ma Rongzhen, will Salted Fish make a comeback?"
"Industry insiders assert that mainland actors may encounter acclimatization problems when filming in Hong Kong, and the future is worrying!"
"Is it arrogance or confidence? Is an investment of RMB 10,000,000 a waste of water?"
"It used to be a box-office poison, but now it's a new movie!"
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The day after "A Chinese Ghost Story" was officially launched, many media and entertainment pages in Hong Kong published relevant news. Except for a few paid-for news, most other newspapers and periodicals were full of doubts.
This kind of situation basically does not happen in the mainland. Hong Kong is a small geographical market with limited market scale. There are many media and most of them only focus on local news. The entertainment industry does not have so much gossip news for speculation.
Therefore, Lu Chen, who has become the focus of attention recently, has inevitably become the target of some media.
The public opinion pressure he faces is actually related to the mentality of many Hong Kong people. Many Hong Kong people believe that the entry of mainland funds and enterprises will intensify competition and rob local people of job opportunities.
Although Lu Chen put forward the catfish theory on "Entertainment Three Talks" and dispelled some people's doubts, the influence of the program is limited after all, and he still needs more facts to prove himself.
For some Hong Kong media who are afraid of chaos in the world, Lu Chen has become a representative figure of the mainland film and television industry entering Hong Kong, and they are desperately trying to find topics about him.
Among them, the most powerful newspaper was Polo Daily. This well-known newspaper in Hong Kong published three articles in its entertainment section at the same time, questioning Lu Chen's zero salary, mocking the box office poison Ma Rongzhen, and asserting that "A Chinese Ghost Story" will not win
success.
The chapter lists the data in a serious manner, quotes the analysis and comments of so-called industry experts, and finally reaches the conclusion that the mainland faction represented by Lu Chen will not be able to gain a long-term foothold in Hong Kong's entertainment industry.
There was a lot of criticism, but a little applause, and neutrality was rare. The citizens of Xiangjiang watched it enthusiastically, which in turn promoted the "A Chinese Ghost Story" that had just started filming to a large extent.
However, the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story", which has already entered into the filming mode, has no time to pay attention to the ups and downs of the outside world. They are busy working on the set of Lion Rock Film and Television City, striving to complete the filming before the New Year.
"Click!"
Wan Xiaoquan frowned, waved the loudspeaker in his hand vigorously, and said loudly: "What's going on with the lighting here? Readjust it immediately and reshoot!"
Wan Xiaoquan, who picked up the directing microphone again, seemed to be reborn and had inexhaustible energy.
He has a very special status in the crew, with the title of assistant director. His name will not appear at the end of the credits of any film broadcast in the mainland in the future, including publicity.
Needless to say the reason, Wan Xiaoquan will have to put his tail between his legs for at least two years.
The nominal director of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is Lu Chen, but in fact the film was directed by Wan Xiaoquan, which was nothing more than a sidestep to circumvent the policy.
Because of this, Wan Xiaoquan paid more attention to the film than Lu Chen. Before filming started, he studied the script all night long, discussed the plot and characters with Lu Chen, and put all his attention into it.
Wan Xiaoquan is good at shooting costume-themed movies. Many of his previous works have achieved great success at the box office and word of mouth, and he is known in the industry for his serious and meticulous work. Otherwise, Lu Chen would not have chosen him to direct his own movie.
With the full support of Lu Chen, sufficient financial investment, and being separated from the domestic right and wrong, Wan Xiaoquan is very scary when he takes it seriously. After filming it in a few days, the crew members have a deep understanding of this domestic person.
The director was convinced, and there were no troublesome incidents.
Of course, during the filming process, the participation of Jiayang Pictures is essential.
Today's scene was shot when Ning Caichen met Nie Xiaoqian for the first time at Lanruo Temple. Lu Chen, who was dressed as a scholar, had a great change in temperament under the careful makeup of the makeup artist.
Due to a lighting error, the retake went smoothly, and it was already past 12 noon after the filming was completed.
Wan Xiaoquan finally let go of the hungry crew and asked everyone to eat quickly to fill their stomachs.
The production assistant led someone to carry the insulated box over, which contained lunch boxes stacked one after another.
Although there are not many characters in "A Chinese Ghost Story", the crew members should not be missing. There are nearly a hundred people in total, so that the filming progress can be guaranteed.
With so many people busy on the set, we definitely can't go outside to eat in restaurants. Otherwise, we'll waste a lot of time going back and forth, and it will also affect our work status.
Therefore, whether in China or in Hong Kong, the crew members basically eat take-out lunch boxes. The show manager only needs to contact the restaurant in advance, order the quantity and price of the lunch boxes, and deliver them on time.
"It's time to eat!"
Everyone gathered around, cheering to get their lunch boxes, and then found a place to sit down and eat.
Although Lu Chen was an investor and a screenwriter and starring actor, he and director Wan Xiaoquan also ate the same box lunch without any specialization, so they shared the joys and sorrows with everyone.
But today's situation was a bit special. When Liu Chen opened the lid of his lunch box, he couldn't help but frown.
Because the quality of the lunch box in his hand is really terrible!
The rice was yellowish, as if it had been steamed with old rice, a few slices of green vegetables and cucumbers were wilted and not fresh at all, the poached eggs were missing, and the remaining two pieces of ribs had only bones but no meat.
This lunch box would probably be considered rubbish even if fed to a dog.
"What's going on? Today's lunch box is so bad, is it for human consumption?"
"What are you doing? It's all rotten!"
"Haha, you just eat, I'll take a look."
"Holy shit!"
It wasn't just Lu Chen who was like this, it was the same with everything else, and the crew all complained.
Seeing such a scene, Lu Chen couldn't sit still.
He stood up with a sullen face, waved to the production assistant who was still dividing the lunch boxes, and said, "Please come over here."
The young stage assistant quickly put down his lunch box, wiped his hands and ran over and asked: "Master Lu, what's the matter?"
Lu Chen handed him the lunch box in his hand and asked, "What do you mean?"
The production assistant looked at the lunch box, then at Lu Chen, and said awkwardly: "Young Master Lu, I don't know either."
Lu Chen twitched the corner of his mouth and said calmly: "Then invite Lao Jia over."
Lao Jia is the stage manager in the crew of "A Chinese Ghost Story", an industry veteran sent by Jiayang Pictures.
Logically speaking, such a thing should not happen under his management.
There must be something fishy in it!
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