Chapter 123, Zhou Xingxing
At this moment, in Hong Kong, here is "New Police Story".
Benny Chan and Cheng Shilong are also busy with this movie.
They all take it very seriously.
This is the post-millennium reboot of the Police Story series. The distributor, producer, and actors all attach great importance to the launch of this work.
It is also a work that comes with a strong emotional offensive.
"Originally the protagonist should have been Leslie Cheung"
“I later took over the script and turned it into our new police story.”
At this time, Cheng Shilong and Chen Musheng also talked about the origin of the script in their spare time.
Even the main character's name is 'Chen Guorong' in memory of Leslie Cheung.
Cheng Shilong's attitude towards this movie is quite resolute.
Shoot it well and don't be stingy with the investment money from beginning to end. The investment starts at 100 million, and we want to make this movie one of the best police stories.
"What do you think of Chen Guanxi, our former boss, Emperor Entertainment Group?"
"Considering anything, auditioning is the biggest."
Cheng Shilong said firmly at this time.
Even investors who come don't give face.
This is also Aaron's advantage.
Even if investors come, they will focus on the quality of the film itself. When selecting roles, the only thing they consider is the film itself.
Quite unsurprising answer.
If you don’t even give face to investors, you are a success.
This is the dragon that accomplishes things.
"But I am also optimistic about that boy. He should be able to present us a qualified role." Chen Musheng said with a smile at this time.
"If nothing unexpected happens, Chen Guanxi should be one of the best new generation in our circle. He can act, sing, and dance, and he's also handsome. Wow, I'm so envious. There must be a lot of women who like him. If he likes taking pictures, maybe we can feast our eyes on him in the future."
"Who would take pictures if they were serious?"
"That's not necessarily true."
Cheng Shilong joked at this time that his communication with director Chen Musheng suddenly went astray.
Conversations between men are sometimes so simple and straightforward.
"Wu Yanzu is not bad either, he also has his own advantages."
When it comes to evil and gloomy, it’s Daniel Wu, no one can match him.
Of course, we can't help but talk about the last candidate.
Li Yun from mainland China.
The new generation of third-rate people seems to be the least promising among the three candidates.
But it was Cheng Shilong who personally selected him and wanted him to try it.
In fact, this itself surprised Chen Musheng a little. After all, from the perspective of status and other aspects, Li Yun is completely inferior to Wu Yanzu and Chen Guanxi.
It looks like he's just here to run with you.
Even the status of the runners-up is a little insufficient.
After all, the other parties are Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu.
If his acting performance in Infernal Affairs influenced Cheng Shilong's decision, then there is no need to do so.
After all, there is a huge difference between Liu Jianming and the villain A Guan in this movie.
"You are wondering why I invited Mr. Li." Cheng Shilong looked at Chen Musheng and smiled slightly.
"In fact, I never thought of letting him star in this movie. He is still a little underrated."
"Ah, you just asked him to run with you?" Chen Musheng was a little surprised. He said it very directly.
Actually, this is the truth if you think about it.
An investment of one hundred million Hong Kong dollars.
A large-scale commercial production.
Cheng Shilong, a world-class international superstar, plays the leading role.
Even those who were invited to audition were second-rate people from big companies, and there were actually some deals involved.
To put it bluntly, Li Yun just doesn't have that kind of style.
To put it bluntly, even if Li Yun performed better than Chen Guanxi and Wu Yanzu, he would not have been able to get the role.
This is a qualitative difference.
"I admire this young man. I saw that he dared to fight and fight on his own in his TV series, so I am willing to give him this opportunity and let him appear on my invitation list. This will also help his career. It can be regarded as a small help to him."
But in fact, Cheng Shilong also felt that.
Li Yun’s status is not suitable for their New Police Story.
A top-notch team.
We don't need a third-rate person from the mainland.
Cheng Shilong is still very clear. Some people appreciate it from a personal perspective, while others are not optimistic about the production direction.
Still able to tell the difference.
I will not interfere with the direction of the team's production because of my personal preferences.
"Why did you go in person when this third-tier mainlander came to audition for Cheng Shilong's movie?"
"I just heard about a young immersive actor from the mainland, so I went to see him. Wang Jing had praised him to the skies before, so I was just curious about what kind of person he was."
"You are curious. It is a rare thing in the history."
"That's not what I meant. It's just that Fatty Wang said that and I think it's a little interesting."
At this moment, there was a middle-aged man with slightly gray hair reading a book in front of me.
The name of this book is An Actor's Self-cultivation.
The person who is reading this book is called Zhou Xingxing.
At this time, Li Yun also came to the audition site of New Police Story.
Participating in auditions in Hong Kong.
After a short journey, we arrived in Hong Kong.
At this time and in this place, Li Yun also felt the grandeur of this audition. Even the hotel used for the audition was top-grade.
"How arrogant! This is not the way to spend money even if you have it." Li Yun said with a click of the tongue.
Unlike me who came alone, Chen Guanxi and Daniel Wu came with people around.
Arrogant.
I heard that the investment ambition for this movie is quite huge.
One hundred million Hong Kong dollars.
In other words, if the box office doesn't reach 200 million in the end, he won't even be able to make back his investment.
Li Yun naturally doesn't care about this issue.
I have no idea whether I can play this role.
Nothing is certain yet.
At this time, Li Yun sat quietly in the corner, carefully recalling his role.
Guan Yun.
A poor kid.
It was because of his parents' indulgence and lack of discipline that he became a villain.
What Li Yun wanted to highlight was his self-destructive tendencies.
The madness that is not afraid of death.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
After all, if he wasn't a lunatic.
Nor would they kill police officers to get points.
Madness is the portrayal that Li Yun wanted to create for this character.
"I don't know if this approach is right, but it always feels a little off."
Li Yun touched his chin.
But I was quietly waiting for the audition to begin.
At this moment, the evil young man in front of him looked at Li Yun, laughing in a very ugly way.
He is a pure villain.
Pure madness, pure evil.
Before, Eunuch Cao came to punish him.
Now the middle-aged scholar comes to treat him again.
But he still persists in his madness, evil, and his ubiquitous self-destructive tendencies.
"Just follow this feeling."
At this time, Li Yun closed his eyes quietly.
"Mr. Zhou is here to visit us."
"Brother Long, you don't have to be so polite."
Cheng Shilong warmly welcomed Zhou Xingxing in front of him. He didn't expect that he would have such a great visit.
Although both of them are treasures of the last generation of Hong Kong films.
He is also the pride of comedy filmmakers, but in fact, the two do not have much in common. Cheng Shilong considers himself a socialite and has many friends in the industry.
It can be said to be in line with the image in the movie.
But Zhou Xingxing’s words are different from his image in the movie.
He wasn't that fond of smiling.
I don't have many friends either.
They always say he is the king of comedy.
But he is the king of comedy without laughter.
But why did Zhou Xingxing, who rarely contacted others, take the initiative to come back today?
It really took him by surprise.
"Come and see an actor's audition." Zhou Xingxing said with a smile.
Only then did Cheng Shilong and Chen Musheng suddenly realize that Emperor Entertainment Group really had a lot of reputation.
Even Stephen Chow was invited to help out in order to help Chen Guanxi.
Invite the king of comedy.
Although it doesn't have much practical effect.
But it was also a psychological blow to the opponent? "Emperor Entertainment even invited Stephen Chow. Hey, they really did everything they could to prepare for my audition."
At this time, Chen Guanxi said lightly and shook his head.
At this moment, I am even a little disgusted with Emperor Entertainment's approach.
What would happen if I brought someone with me?
It's just to show the status of Emperor Entertainment Group. Bringing out the old generation of giants here.
But today's audition is indeed interesting. The two giants of the Hong Kong film era are gathered here.
They are both truly giant actors in the industry.
Seeing Zhou Xingxing coming, Jiang Ling also thought that this was Emperor Entertainment. Did he invite people here without any notification? After all, apart from Emperor Entertainment, no one else present could invite Zhou Xingxing.
"Be polite to your seniors later." Jiang Ling thought this was a pleasant surprise, and it gave her Chen Guanxi more confidence and he did well in the audition.
Of course, whether it can increase your confidence or not is not important.
It is important to be able to influence other people's confidence.
At present, Zhou Xingxing’s arrival should be able to influence other people’s confidence.
Only a giant like Cheng Shilong is so stubborn. Otherwise, even with the identity of Emperor Entertainment as an investor, he would not have allowed Chen Guanxi to audition and would have directly chosen him.
"Wait a minute and behave yourself..."
The person from the other world at this time is Wu Yanzu, who is also the seed player of this audition and whose role was already decided at the very beginning of the planning.
Li Yun and Chen Guanxi were the ones who broke in.
The character's original name was Guan Zu.
The role was tailor-made for him.
It suits him better from beginning to end.
Wu Yanzu, on the other hand, highlighted the decadence of her image and her makeup was also a bit gloomy.
When this gloomy figure appeared in front of Cheng Shilong and Chen Musheng, he just nodded slightly.
not bad.
He is worthy of being the actor chosen from the beginning.
"Wow, so melancholy." Zhou Xingxing said in a low voice: "He is indeed the most handsome man in China as the media always says."
"I'm an American..."
"Is that so?"
At this time, Stephen Chow touched his chin, but didn't say anything, and continued to appreciate Wu Yanzu's performance.
(End of this chapter)