Xia Lan came here specifically to get the manuscript. After getting the manuscript, the task was completed, and all that was left was to be a guest.
After staying in Xiangjiang for two days, Lin Xiaoguang put her on the train back to the north the next day and returned to the villa. He happened to receive a call from the Development and Planning Committee of Qinhuai Industrial, saying that "Millionaire" was going to cast members today, so he took An Yang with him
Go together.
For the Millionaire project, the joint production plan negotiated by the two parties has been approved by Phoenix Pictures, and there are no problems with Qinhuai Pictures.
Invest HK$1 million, yes, just a little bit.
Throughout the 1980s, the shooting costs were slightly higher for kung fu movies or action movies. For comedy movies like Millionaire, the shooting costs were really low. One million Hong Kong dollars was very high, but in fact the production cost was only 500,000.
, the rest are promotional releases.
Of the 1 million Hong Kong dollars, Phoenix invested 300,000 Hong Kong dollars and Qinhuai invested 700,000. After the theater chain split the accounts, both parties split the remaining profits 50-50.
Qin Huai suffered a little loss, but there was nothing he could do about it.
This movie was originally meant to let Anyang find something to do, so that he wouldn't be clinging to him and being suspicious all day long.
Hearing that they were going to the set, Zeng Yuan was also very curious and simply went with them.
Chang Fengxin had his own studio, but considering that the equipment was old and the architectural style was quite backward, he finally chose Shaw Brothers Clearwater Bay Studio.
Shaw Brothers is very famous, but in recent years, TV programs have become more and more exciting, stealing away a large number of movie audiences. The pace of life has become more and more hectic, and people have no time and leisure to go to the cinema, so Shaw Brothers has also declined.
Qinhuai Industrial has a low reputation, but it is quite powerful. It is even less famous than Shaw Brothers, but it is better at making a fortune quietly.
Ordinary people don't know how powerful Qinhuai Industrial is, but people who are involved in the business circle know better than anyone else. Although Shaw Brothers mainly makes movies, they are not unclear about the affairs of the Xiangjiang business community. When such a big customer comes to their door, it is very difficult to receive them.
It's done very well, and you can't find fault with it.
Deng Yu drove the three of them there, and the Mercedes-Benz slowly drove into the studio. Tan Liansheng, general manager of Qinhuai Pictures, who was waiting here, quickly came to greet them.
"Director Lin!"
Tan Liansheng is a native of Jianghuai, Mainland China. He graduated from the Directing Department of Shanghai Theater Academy. He has been in Xiangjiang for 57 years. He was not yet twenty years old at that time. Later, he joined Shaw Brothers and started as a helper, doing scene notes, stage management, stage management and production.
, I reached middle age, but encountered a ceiling for promotion, and finally could not take a step further and become a producer.
Not long ago, Qinhuai Pictures was looking for the head of the company, and Tan Liansheng entered the candidate list. Rong Hong preferred a manager with a new background in Changfeng. However, when the final list came up, Lin Xiaoguang preferred Qin Liansheng and finally chose him.
As the general manager of the group, Rong Hong has the right to recommend, but the decision-making power is still in the hands of the board of directors, so he can only accept it.
So Tan Liansheng took office.
After the various departments of the company were established and the managers and employees of each department were recruited, the first project "Millionaire" was launched.
This was the company's first project. In order to have a successful start, Qin Liansheng organized the managers of various departments to study the script for several days and made sure to make it perfect before sending out an audition invitation to the actors from Xiangjiang.
The male protagonist is called Chen Jiaju. Chen is the most common surname in Dongguang and Xiangjiang. The name Kaju is very interesting, so I chose it.
The protagonist of the original work has no parents, but has an older brother and an adopted orphan girl. It is slightly modified from the original work. Lin Xiaoguang's Hong Kong version of the millionaire, Chen Jiaju, is an 18-year-old poor boy. His father is a young and Dangerous boy who was raped in his early years. He won't be able to make appearances. His mother is a gambler and is lazy, so she makes relatively many appearances.
I don’t have an older brother, and my older brother was very stubborn when he changed to crotchless pants. As for his girlfriend, she was my childhood sweetheart and childhood sweetheart.
The little orphan girl became a biological sister.
According to Lin Xiaoguang's opinion, the most popular star at the moment should be Li Lianjie, who plays the role of Jue Yuan in "Shaolin Temple". If he can be chosen as the male lead, taking advantage of his current popularity, he can still join the wave of popularity, and at least it will increase. With a box office of millions of Hong Kong dollars, this is the best.
Unfortunately, he is from the Mainland and has only just begun to learn Cantonese. The film "Millionaire" is mainly about a Xiangjiang native born and raised in a housing estate, so it is not suitable.
Next, there are several roles to choose from, including Zhou Runfa, but Fa Ge is too popular and is currently filming a TVB martial arts drama called "Gu Cheng Ke", which has no schedule.
So, he selected a few people, Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chaowei, Andy Lau, Zhou Xingchi and Tang Zhenye.
Leslie Cheung was previously in Polydor Records, and later followed Li Xiaotian to Huaxing Records, where he still mainly worked as a singer. However, thanks to his previous commercials for Qinhuai Food and Beverage, he has not been able to enter the entertainment industry, but he has made his debut in the advertising industry, from time to time. People were looking for him to shoot commercials. This time, Qinhuai Pictures invited him to audition for a movie, and he came right on the spot after dropping the new song.
However, Liang Chaowei and Zhou Xingchi are still preparing to take the TVB artist training class. Later, the former passed the exam and the latter failed. Later, he entered the night training class under the introduction of Qi Meizhen.
But the former is a pure newcomer, while the latter is a special actor of Li's TV station and has already filmed a TV series.
Zhou Xingchi undoubtedly has a talent for comedy. In terms of comedy, Liang Chaowei and Lin Xiaoguang's most profound memory is his cousin Ouyang Feng who was successful at everything.
As for Andy Lau, he was admitted to the 10th batch of TVB artist training class last year and will graduate soon this year.
Finally, there is Tang Shuaiguo. He started filming wireless TV series in 1979. He is considered an old man. He has been cooperating with Qinhuai Food and Beverage for some time. He recently filmed the TVB fashion drama "The Prodigal Son" and the martial arts drama "Dragon Knight". "Part" has just been aired, and Duan Yu, who plays the role in it, is well known to the audience, and the appearance fees are currently rising.
Generally speaking, among the five people, Lin Xiaoguang is most optimistic about Tang Shuaiguo, who has filmed nine TV series, followed by Andy who has received professional training, and the latter, Star Master, and Brother Rong, who has had many commercial shooting experiences.
Wei Zai, who was three months younger than him, felt unreliable, but when the company sent out an audition invitation, he still told Zhou Xingchi that if he had friends who wanted to make movies, he could introduce them to him for auditions.
So this time, Wei Zai also came over.
These five people not only have to choose the male lead, but also the second male lead. The male lead should be younger.
As for the choice of heroine, Rosamund Kwan is of course indispensable. She has become the heroine of Qinhuai food and beverage commercials. She has appeared on the screen many times and left a deep impression on the audience.
Two months ago, she made her first movie. The thriller "Headhunter" co-starred with Fa Ge and Ke Junxiong was released. It performed quite well and was very recognizable, but the box office of the movie was not high and she became a beauty vase.
This time I heard about the first project of Qinhuai Pictures, so I took the initiative to come to my door and participate in the audition.
The second female lead, the eccentric 12-year-old Gigi Lai, the male protagonist's sister, also participated in this audition.
The rest are basically people who have worked with Qinhuai Food and Beverage. Fortunately, except for Lin Xiaoguang, who came during the first commercial shoot, he has never shown up since, and only a few people know him.
For example, Guan Zhilin.
This little girl who is six months younger than him has filmed a TV series and a movie, spent some time on the set, and has already gained experience in the entertainment industry after being severely beaten by society.
When she saw An Yang coming with Lin Xiaoguang on his arm, her eyes suddenly lit up. She walked over and said hello generously: "Mr. Lin!"