I have to say that it is indeed much easier for the second generation of stars to join the entertainment industry than other grassroots people.
Take for example making a movie.
Li Yi came up with a script, which was considered a relatively reliable one.
Then, the main actors were decided. For example, Li Yi’s father would play the male lead, which is the role of his father Li Yongjiu.
Luo Xian plays the role of the director of the correctional facility.
Li Yi didn't need to worry about the remaining actors at all. Li Zhenye, Luo Xian, You Ningsheng, and his mother Yi Lingling all talked about selecting the other actors.
Of course, there are no auditions or anything like that.
Li Yi didn't pretend to hold any auditions or anything like that.
Because, other actors, such as the prisoners in Room 7, and the police chief who blamed the male protagonist for his daughter's death.
Waiting for the main and minor supporting roles, Li Zhenye and others basically talked about which one was suitable, and then made a phone call on the spot to decide directly.
What surprised Li Yi even more is that most of these actors are not unknown people. Although they are not big stars, many people can probably see these people in old Hong Kong movies or old Hong Kong dramas.
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Basically, they didn't even know the script. On the phone, Li Zhenye used You Ningsheng's signature and just said that You Ningsheng thought the script was good after reading it. Then the other party didn't say anything and agreed directly.
After Li Yi learned about these people's information, he had no objections.
Because these roles, if you say they are important, they are indeed important, but if you say they are not important, they are just like that.
And these actors Li Yi and the others are looking for are not inexperienced newcomers, they are all veteran actors with very long experience.
However, most of them are similar to Li Yi's father, and they are solid supporting roles.
As a result, within a few hours, Li Yi was shocked to find that the actors for "The Gift of Room No. 7" were almost all cast!
And they are all pretty reliable actors.
All we can say is that although Hong Kong cinema has declined, some of its foundations are still there.
The key is that these actors are all veteran actors with a lot of masterpieces.
However, this also has a lot to do with the high productivity of Hong Kong Island’s film and television industry.
As for whether you can act well? Do you need to experience life? You really don’t need this!
First of all, let’s talk about the protagonist. He is a father with an IQ of only six years old. Li Zhenye, Li Yi’s father, can play the role immediately because he has played similar roles before.
Secondly, as for the other more important supporting roles, the prisoners in Room 7, among these veteran actors in Hong Kong, who has never played similar roles? It is really hard to say if they are placed in the mainland, but in
On Hong Kong Island, what was the most popular thing here?
Community films, Young and Dangerous, police and gangster films, these veteran actors can name several of these films that they have starred in.
Therefore, there is really no need to experience life or anything like that.
Because they really don’t need to do this thing too much.
Of course, due to the decline of Hong Kong films, it would be a bit unsuitable for this type of subject matter to be expanded to the national market.
However, filming "The Gift of Room No. 7" was just right!
As for the crew, there is no need to worry. Li Zhenye has said before that he will find a reliable assistant director for Li Yi.
He really means what he says!
The assistant director's name is Zhuo Yixiong.
Zhuo Yixiong is indeed not a famous director, but he is definitely an experienced director. In his early years, he made R-rated films. Although he later directed several films independently, they all failed.
But it doesn’t mean that Zhuo Yixiong is not capable. At least he is more than enough to be the assistant director, organize the crew, and be responsible for the daily affairs of the crew!
Not to mention the behind-the-scenes jobs, there aren’t many others in Hong Kong, and there are quite a few people in this field.
Zhuo Yixiong pulled up a complete behind-the-scenes team with just one greeting.
Li Yi was naturally happy and relaxed. As for cultivating his own team, he really had no idea, at least not yet!
As for the filming locations, especially the filming in prisons and courts, it is really much simpler here on Hong Kong Island than in the mainland.
Zhuo Yixiong quickly figured out that the prison scene would be filmed in Stanley Prison on Hong Kong Island. In fact, this is normal, because in the past, the crew often went to correctional institutions, prisons and other places for filming!
As for the rest, "The Gift of Room No. 7" doesn't require any too special scenes.
It only took less than a week to get all this done, and according to Zhuo Yixiong, this was already very slow. When Hong Kong movies were at their most prosperous, sometimes it didn’t even take a month for a movie to go from project approval to release.
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The entire crew, funding, actors, directors, etc. are all in place.
However, there is still one last step left, which is the role of the adult version of the heroine!
It didn't matter at first. Li Zhenye, You Ningsheng, Yi Lingling, and even Luo Xian had all recommended candidates.
Moreover, they are all relatively reliable candidates, and some are quite well-known, such as Xiao Hua Dan from Hong Kong Island TV.
But in the end, Li Yi didn't choose. There was no way around it. The prototype of the original Park Shin Hye still gave Li Yi a preconceived impression!
After looking at the candidates recommended by several people, Li Yi was not particularly satisfied. In fact, he already had a candidate in mind.
"Do you have someone chosen?" After seeing several actors recommended by others, Li Yi felt dissatisfied. Li Zhenye guessed that Li Yi probably had someone chosen.
"That's right." Li Yi nodded.
"Who? I'm telling you, you can't be fooling around. If this movie is really going to be repeated...then even if your dad and I risk our lives, it will be difficult for you to make another movie!"
Li Zhenye was a little worried.
"Don't worry, Dad, of course I take this movie very seriously, and I won't play tricks. In fact, you also know this person. We worked with him last time, but it wasn't that pleasant." Li Yi didn't blush at all.
Blushing, after all, that was the fault of the previous Li Yi, what does it have to do with him, Li Yi?
"It can't be Chen Ying'er, right?" Li Zhenye looked at Li Yi in shock and asked.
Li Yi nodded and said, "How is it? Is this reliable?"
"No, Chen Ying'er is indeed good, but the problem is that you screwed people up last time by rejecting a play from the great director Wu Junming and accepting your play. As a result... do you think she will still be willing to accept it?
Your play?" Li Zhenye looked at Li Yidao as if he were a fool.
"You can't say for sure! How do you know if you don't try?" Li Yi said to try, but he was quite confident in his heart. If he couldn't be convinced, he would just sleep on it!
Although Li Yi's kidneys were a little overused during this period, he has already recovered.
After all, you are young!
at the same time!
In an apartment in Beijing, Chen Ying'er, whom Li Zhenye and Li Yi were discussing, was wearing a thin suspender nightgown, sitting cross-legged on the sofa, and was completely unaware of the couple's affair.
Of course, at this time, no man was lucky enough to pry into what was going on.
Snap!
She casually threw a script on the coffee table.
"I said, you should take care of your image at least!" At this time, a woman sitting on the sofa opposite her said with a bit of laughter and tears.
"It's tiring to have it displayed outside every day. This is my home. If I still have to care about the image, what's the point?" Chen Ying'er raised her hands in an open position without caring about the image at all.
He stretched out his body in a very disapproving posture. He looked even more charming and alluring, but it was a pity that the person in front of him was a woman who didn't know how to appreciate it at all!
"Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. In your house, you have the final say. Let's get down to business. You rejected director Wu Junming's new play once. You won't reject it again this time, right?" The woman opposite Chen Ying'er
, her agent, Yao Ling, shook her head helplessly, then looked at the script that Chen Ying'er casually threw on the table and said, holding her forehead with a headache.
"Are you talking about this or that?" Chen Ying'er asked teasingly, looking at the script on the table and the key card of a certain hotel on the other side.
"Is there a difference?" Yao Ling asked angrily.
"Yes, there is no difference! But I, Chen Ying'er, am not that kind of person!" Chen Ying'er leaned on the sofa and crossed her arms with her chest.
"Haha, what kind of person? Don't tell me that you didn't have in-depth communication with that Li Yi?" Yao Ling said with a sneer.
"No, my sister, have you misunderstood? What I mean is that Li Yi is young, handsome, hardworking and hard-working, but Wu Junming is old and ugly at his age, so forget it, but
He is so old, can he bear it?" Chen Ying'er said in a serious tone, speaking like a tiger or a wolf.
"No, there's something wrong with you!" Yao Ling suddenly looked Chen Ying'er up and down, then sneered.
"What's wrong with me?" Chen Ying'er said disapprovingly.
"I heard that Li Yi is going to make a movie again. Will he invite you again? My sister-in-law, although it is inevitable for women to be blind sometimes, you can't be blind twice! He
He is quite handsome, but handsomeness cannot be eaten, so you should be more careful!" Yao Ling suddenly thought of the news she had heard before, and couldn't help but persuaded with some helplessness.
"Well, he did invite me, but I refused!" Chen Ying'er reached out and played with her slender green-white jade fingers while replying.
But Yao Ling, who knew Chen Ying'er very well, rolled her eyes and said, "Then what?"
"Then?" Chen Ying'er raised her head, glanced at Yao Ling with a charming look and said with a smile: "Then, he said he would come over in person to convince me!"
"Is this sleeping clothes for you? You are really hopeless!" Yao Ling slapped her forehead, looking as if she was heartbroken.
"Okay, my sister, do you really think I'm looking for his beauty? Here is the book he sent. Take a look at it. I think it's pretty good. Fortunately, she's a heroine. He's more beautiful than me.
I can't afford to lose!" Chen Ying'er sat up straight, then pulled out a script from under the coffee table and handed it to Yao Ling.
Yao Ling was helpless, but it was a joke. When it came to serious matters, she immediately became serious, took the script and started reading it.
