Li Yi was eventually driven away after tormenting Director Mu for several days.
He felt that he was quite unjust. Director Mu's filming progress was not fast anyway, so why was he delayed?
However, just when Li Yi continued to worry about "Cinema Paradiso", bad news came from Chen Jianghe.
Chen Jianghe was hospitalized and said he had a heart problem.
Although it is not fatal, it does require surgical treatment, and at least in the short term, you will not be able to work.
When he went to visit Chen Jianghe, Chen Jianghe apologized repeatedly.
But I don't know why Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
Without him, the adaptation of "Cinema Paradiso" would be too difficult because the social environment is so different.
For Li Yi, if he can copy it, then there is no big problem, but if he wants to adapt it and change the film into a Chinese version, it will be a bit difficult for him.
Moreover, it is difficult to reach the level of the original work, and it is even hard to say whether it will ruin the classic.
But now that Chen Jianghe is suddenly unable to star, it has given Li Yi a reason to temporarily shelve "Cinema Paradiso".
Instead, Li Yi was thinking, since it couldn't be adapted, could he film the original version authentically?
But for Li Yi at this stage, it's still a bit difficult because he doesn't know much about foreign movies either.
Thinking of this, Li Yi is no longer in a hurry to think about making the next movie.
Anyway, he had nothing to do, so Li Yi asked his mentor Li Mingshan to recommend some early foreign movies to watch.
Some of the foreign movies recommended by instructor Li Mingshan were relatively representative, but the focus of Li Yi's viewing was...the kissing scenes in these movies!
Li Yi himself also euphemistically called it "taking the essence and discarding the dross", and he also edited the scenes of these kissing scenes.
I guess if Li Mingshan knew that Li Yi’s so-called essence is the kiss scene, he would probably slap this unscrupulous disciple to death!
But after Li Yi edited these kiss scenes and watched them together, it was really a different experience.
I have to say that the edited kiss scenes from "Cinema Paradiso" in my memory are really amazing!
But soon, Li Yi had to leave seclusion.
Because an old Hong Kong actor with a golden supporting role passed away.
Li Yi is not particularly familiar with this old Hong Kong actor named Zhou Mingda, but he knows that he used to have a very good relationship with his father Li Zhenye and Zhou Mingda in the early years. However, he does not know why the relationship later became very bad, and they almost broke off. However,
The two of them are both called by the Hong Kong Island media as the two best green leaves and golden supporting actors in Hong Kong Island.
Li Yi attended Zhou Mingda's funeral with his father Li Zhenye.
At the funeral, when Zhou Mingda's life was introduced, Li Yi's mind was filled with "Uncle Da" from another world. He was also an old actor known as the best green leaf and golden supporting role.
"He is a role model for countless Hong Kong film actors. I still remember the first time we worked together. He was just a walk-on, playing a corpse. At that time, a bee flew into his face, and he remained motionless.
!As soon as the director shouted, a big bee stung him on his face. His dedication was admirable..."
A scene from a movie suddenly appeared in Li Yi's mind.
There is a scene in which the male protagonist plays the role of a corpse. In the film, it is not a bee but a cockroach, but the male protagonist is motionless!
That play is called "The King of Comedy"!
Naturally, Li Yi would not "watch" this movie at this time.
After the funeral, Li Yicai couldn't help but ask his father Li Zhenye: "Dad, why did you and Uncle Da break up in the first place?"
Li Zhenye smiled bitterly and said: "We did have a very good relationship back then, the kind that could be changed into pants, but once he became famous, he indulged in sex, and even became obsessed with gambling, borrowing money from everywhere. At first I borrowed
I tried several times, but later I found out that he had fallen into it, so I stopped lending him money. He said that I wasn't a brother enough, and I said that he couldn't hold up the wall with mud. We had a big quarrel at that time."
"Then what?" Li Yi was curious.
"Then? Because of this, he was banned by the Hong Kong TV station at the time, couldn't get any roles, and owed a lot of gambling debt..."
"I couldn't help it. I knew I couldn't lend him money, but I couldn't just sit back and do nothing. So after discussing it with a few friends, we secretly gave money to his wife, but asked her wife not to tell Ada, because if he knew
, he would definitely gamble with it. Fortunately, he later regretted it, started to quit gambling, and started to work as a sidekick again, while studying acting skills... He was already very talented, and with his regret, he started to quit gambling.
He was willing to work hard and finally made it to the top. Later, he continued to have film appointments, which opened the golden age of his acting career. Of course, in fact, if he hadn't been wasted in those years, his achievements would definitely not be limited to a golden supporting role."
"Actually, our relationship is not as bad as the outside world thinks. After he woke up later, he also knew what happened at the beginning. The relationship had already eased, but others didn't know it! God's will, I didn't expect him to leave so fast.
..." Li Zhenye sighed.
"By the way, Xiao Yi, Ada's son Ah Xing also inherited his father's career and took the path of acting. But you also know that Hong Kong movies have long lost their former glory. When Ada was still there,
, it’s better, but now that Ada is gone, we have to rely on uncles like us, so if there is a suitable opportunity, just for the sake of your father and me, help him." Li Zhenye said again.
He looked at Zhou Mingda's only son Zhou Xing who was thanking the guests.
Li Yi suddenly thought of "The King of Comedy". Although the core character of this movie has a different name and looks different, for Li Yi, if Zhou Xing's acting skills can meet the standard, he will be completely different.
You can consider giving him a chance to play the leading role.
Without him, this movie was triggered by Zhou Mingda, so it can be regarded as Li Yi reciprocating love, plus there is a relationship with his father Li Zhenye.
Moreover, "The King of Comedy" can be said to have too much Hong Kong style, so if Li Yi wants to reproduce it, it would be best to shoot it on Hong Kong Island.
At the same time, as a Hong Kong film director, I occasionally give back to the Hong Kong film community. Of course, the feedback here is not for the capital of the Hong Kong film community, but for those at the bottom of Hong Kong films who lack opportunities, such as those actors, behind the scenes, etc.
wait.
After all, no matter what Li Yi said, he did receive help from those seniors, even if they only looked at the face of his father Li Zhenye.
Therefore, "The King of Comedy" can be used as a film to support young actors from Hong Kong Island. Moreover, there are some things that are different between Hong Kong Island and the Mainland.
If you insist on changing the background to the mainland, it will not be beautiful!
