There are several film studios near Diamond Mountain, including Jiahe, Daguan, and Huada. Because Diamond Mountain is adjacent to Ax Mountain Road, this area is collectively called Ax Mountain Road Studios.
Lin Zuhui, Cai Ning, Pan Cheng, Wu Yusen, Xu Ke, Zhou Runhua, Leslie Cheung, Di Long, Li Zixiong, Wang Zuxian and other people are holding the opening ceremony of "A Better Tomorrow".
It is a traditional custom in the Hong Kong film industry to worship God when the camera is turned on to bless the shooting smoothly and box office sales. The table is covered with red cloth, and incense candles, fruits, and roasted suckling pig are placed on it. The cameras on both sides are also covered with red cloth.
Waiting for investors to unveil and start shooting.
"Boss, you should preside over this unveiling!" Pan Cheng said flatteringly from the side.
After Lin Zuhui came to the crew, he was naturally invited to offer incense and unveil the red cloth. After all, he has the most noble status and is an investor. However, he rejected this proposal. The film company is just a small business of his, just for fun.
That's all, I don't want to be in the limelight.
Moreover, he will not pay too much attention to this company in the future. At most, he will come up with an outline of the script, name the director and starring actors, and will not participate in the rest. If this method does not work and does not make money, then the matter will be closed.
"I leave the affairs of DreamWorks to you and Cai Ning. As for what you do, I don't care! I only have two jobs, spreading money and collecting money!"
As soon as Lin Zuhui finished speaking, everyone around him focused their eyes on him, and their faces seemed to be holding their breath. Wang Zuxian even laughed out loud.
Pan Cheng is the general manager of DreamWorks, and Cai Ning is the chief executive. Since the establishment of the company, Lin Zuhui has not asked about specific matters. He has spent two sums of money, one million for the acquisition of the company, and one for the filming of "
"A Better Tomorrow" first invested 3 million.
Although many people here think that Lin Zuhui's words are a bit funny, after all, these words are more suitable for Shao Daheng, but think about it, they should not feel this way, because this boss Lin is the most famous rich man in Hong Kong recently, with a net worth
Hundreds of millions. The important thing is that others are still young and may not be able to compare with Shao Daheng in the future.
Pan Cheng had no choice but to bite the bullet and steal the spotlight from his boss.
Light three sticks of incense to pray for heaven, earth, and people.
Then, DreamWorks took out the prepared red chips, and everyone on the crew had them.
Finally, under everyone's attention, Pan Cheng unveiled the red envelope covered by the camera.
"I announce that the movie "A Better Tomorrow" has officially started filming!"
"A Better Tomorrow" is a modern gunfight movie, which basically requires shooting on location. Logically speaking, the first scene in "A Better Tomorrow" is when Fa Ge buys rice rolls at a stall. Then the police come, and the stall hurriedly sells rice rolls.
He fled in the car; Fa Ge held rice rolls in one hand, took out coins from his pocket with the other, chased the stall and paid 2 yuan for breakfast. Then he turned back to the police and said, "Good morning, officer!"
However, filming does not have to be shot in order, especially for a director like Wu Yusen. When inspiration comes, he can shoot the scene he wants to shoot.
What we filmed in the morning was the scene at the headquarters of the counterfeit banknote group. There was a classic scene in it, where Chow Yun-wa lit the counterfeit banknotes and then lit up the cigarette. And throughout the scene, Pony Ma was very 'middle-class' and 'acting exaggeratedly'.
The character's personality emerged immediately. This scene also involved a lot of props, such as crude password keys, a TV as a display screen, printing machines, computers, etc., creating a counterfeit banknote production center.
Zhang Guorong and Wang Zuxian did not have scenes this morning, but today was the opening ceremony and they had to attend, so they just watched from the side during filming. Xu Ke was also idle, so Lin Zuhui simply called the three of them to him.
Lin Zuhui said: "When will director Xu's movie start filming?"
Wang Zuxian is the heroine of the movie "The Working Emperor", so Lin Zuhui is very familiar with her!
Xu Ke said: "It should be August! Boss Lin, don't worry, we won't crash! Besides, your movie is very classic and has many classic lines, so it won't be bad at the box office!"
Nonsense, this is the box office champion movie of the era and a classic movie for decades. Xu Ke's "The Working Emperor" is not famous at all.
Lin Zuhui said: "I'm not worried about the box office. I just want to ask you to help me make another movie!"
"director?"
"No, I'm still an anonymous producer, and the price is easy to talk about!"
Xu Ke said playfully: "Boss Lin, you are looking down on me. You don't ask me to be the director, but you always ask me to do auxiliary work!"
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "This actually means that I appreciate Director Xu's talent, but I don't trust him very much."
When he said this, Xu Ke was indeed happy!
"That's just right. I've recently started to have some free time! What kind of movie is it?"
"Let Zu Xian give you the script later! Director Chen Xiaodong, actor Zhang Sheng, heroine Zu Xian, I have all chosen! The script still needs you and director Chen Xiaodong to polish it. It is a remake of "A Chinese Ghost Story"."
Xu Ke suddenly gossiped: "Boss Lin, do you know Zu Xian?"
He had no doubts before, but what he said just now made him doubt it.
"My girlfriend! Please take care of Director Xu and Zhang Sheng in the future!"
Xu Ke suddenly realized that it was no wonder that when Wang Zuxian was on the set of "The Working Emperor", he did not take the initiative to show the attentiveness to the leading actor Xu Guanjie. It turned out that he had a boyfriend of a big boss. However, he was not optimistic that Wang Zuxian could marry into a wealthy family.
Boss Lin is just having fun.
Wang Zuxian blushed with embarrassment, and the sudden introduction made her a little uncomfortable.
Leslie Cheung also looked at the two of them curiously. He was also very surprised that the couple in this scene was actually the girlfriend of a rich man.
Then they briefly discussed the script. During this period, Xu Ke asked again: "Who wrote the outline of this script?"
"A friend of mine, who is not a professional, left it to me and went to the UK to develop!"
"Pfft"
Wang Zuxian couldn't help but laugh out loud. She now understood that whether it was "A Better Tomorrow" or "A Chinese Ghost Story", it was obvious that they were both written by Lin Zuhui.
Xu Ke also reacted and said playfully: "Boss Lin has so many friends!"
Lin Zuhui gave Wang Zuxian a hard look and 'blamed' her for leaking his secret. Wang Zuxian pretended not to see it, leaving Lin Zuhui helpless.
"That's right, Director Xu will also be my friend from now on! I will double your salary for this movie, so you have to participate more for me!"
"Boss Lin is so happy, it's settled! I'll just put my name on it this time, since I'm also a studio after all!"
This is a good thing. Lin Zuhui said: "Then become the producer! All the work will be handed over to you. Our company will act as a deputy and we will give you a share when the time comes!"
It's better to let Pan Cheng and other people from the company participate, so as not to be taken advantage of.
"Okay, let me study the script after I get it. If anything happens, I'd better go to Manager Pan, right?"
"Yes! I don't know much about this business, I just know how to throw money around!"
DreamWorks Film Company has shot two movies this year, one of which is "A Better Tomorrow" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" will be released early next year. DreamWorks will also take the premium route in the future. After Lin Zuhui has established a theater chain, it will consider more
Filming.
At this time, Zhang Guorong said: "Boss Lin, I don't want to act in this movie. I don't want to wear weird costumes to shoot a weird ghost story. I'm so sorry!"
Xu Ke immediately advised: "Arong, I promise to design your costumes beautifully. Besides, this story is actually a comprehensive story of martial arts, love, gods and monsters."
Zhang Guorong still had concerns, Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Zhang Sheng, to be honest, when I saw the script of this drama, I thought of you first. Your image fits the image of a scholar so well. If you come to star,
I'm afraid there is a 'scholar fever' in Xiangjiang, and it can become a hit all over Asia. Don't refuse in a hurry. Director Xu will communicate with you later. Anyway, if you don't want to be the leading actor in this movie, I won't invest in it."
Seeing that Lin Zuhui valued him so much, Zhang Guorong couldn't refuse, so he nodded and said, "Then I'll think about it again!"
When it was time to eat the lunch box, Lin Zuhui wanted to leave, but when he thought about whether this would make people feel hypocritical, he ate the lunch box before leaving!
I’m still embarrassed about the leftovers, because Chow Yun-wa is setting an example by picking up the crew’s leftovers and eating them, and telling everyone not to waste food.
This made Lin Zuhui eat the lunch in a hurry, otherwise it would feel like he was too stingy, but he really didn't worry about such nonsense.
Wang Zuxian saw this scene from the side and couldn't help but chuckle.
"Why are you laughing? Let's learn more from Brother Fa!"