Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

"Everyone, we will be together day and night for the next two months. I hope everyone will work together to make this movie an unforgettable one."

There is no filming today, just a small gathering of the crew in advance.

As the leading actor and investor of the film, Zhou Ziheng invited the main creators of the crew to have a good meal at a nearby hotel.

In response to Zhou Ziheng's words, everyone responded.

Actors and movies actually complement each other.

The better the quality of the movie and the higher the box office, the greater the bonus for the actors.

Francis Ng is a typical example.

Before starring in "Young and Dangerous" and "The Conjuring", he was almost unknown in the film industry.

It was precisely because of the huge sales of these two movies that he became famous for his outstanding roles in the movies and now receives many acting offers.

"Mr. Zhou, I'd like to toast you and thank you for giving me this opportunity!
I won’t say anything else, it’s all in the wine.”

At the dinner, Wu Jing specifically sought out Zhou Ziheng to thank him for giving him the important role in the movie.

"There's nothing to thank or not thank, the reason I gave you this role is because you are suitable.

If you really want to thank me, just play this role well, that's the greatest thank you to me."

In fact, Zhou Ziheng was still a little worried about whether Wu Jing could play this role well.

At that time, Wu Jing was still a young and handsome man, and it seemed a bit out of place for him to play such a vicious role as a thug.

Chen Musheng felt that Wu Jing was not suitable for this role.

According to him, Wu Jing has a baby face and looks like a decent guy, so it is too difficult for him to play a villain.

It was just that Zhou Ziheng remembered Wu Jing's performances in "True Men" and "SPL", and felt that he was still capable of handling this role, so he strongly recommended him to play this role.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhou. I will definitely not let you down."

Wu Jing assured with a serious look on his face.

He was really grateful to Zhou Ziheng.

At the beginning of the year, after the release of "Kung Fu Kids", he wanted to become a super Kung Fu star like his senior brother Jet Li, so he packed his bags and rushed to Hong Kong.

But the result made him somewhat discouraged.

After arriving in Hong Kong, he submitted his audition resume to several film crews that were about to start filming.

Each one fell into oblivion.

A friend told him that it was not that he was not suitable for these roles, but that these roles were given priority to actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Unless there are special circumstances, it is difficult for mainland actors to get roles.

To put it simply, Hong Kong has a strong resistance to mainland actors.

Well, this is actually Zhou Ziheng’s fault.

It was precisely because Zhou Ziheng had exposed in advance the fact that Hong Kong crews treated mainland actors differently.

This makes Hong Kong crews even more resistant to mainland actors.

Not to mention new actors like Wu Jing.

Even when actors like Wang Zhiwen and Zhang Fengyi, who hold a pivotal position in the mainland, came to Hong Kong, the crews here still refused to accept them.

However, one thing that cannot be denied is that Zhou Ziheng has intensified the relationship between the actors in the two places to a certain extent.

But he did bring a lot of convenience to mainland actors.

During this period in the previous life, among mainland actors, except for a few like Jet Li, it was almost a dream for other actors to have a chance to perform in Hong Kong movies.

But now it's different.

The films produced by Zhou Ziheng's film company are also Hong Kong films, but when it comes to hiring, he never discriminates against mainland actors.

Even in the dramas that Hengyu has started shooting, many of the main actors are actually from the mainland. Zhang Yimou is currently preparing "If You Are the One", which uses an all-mainland cast.

At the same time, in May, Zhou Ziheng launched a project to "support young directors" for the entire Chinese-speaking film industry. Anyone with a good script and ability can apply to this project and apply for a considerable amount of film investment to make a movie.

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The next day, the crew of "The Man from Nowhere" held a rather large-scale opening ceremony in Kowloon, and invited some friendly media from the mainland and Hong Kong to observe.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Like most Hong Kong films, Hengyu Films also has a ceremony to worship Guan Gong during the opening ceremony.

After the worship, the main creators and Zhou Ziheng went to the open area next to the crew to accept media interviews.

There is no doubt that with Zhou Ziheng present, he undoubtedly became the focus of the media.

Almost more than 80 percent of the media focused their attention on him.

As for the remaining 20%, since Zhou Ziheng could not be interviewed, the focus was placed on the supporting actors.

"Mr. Gao Jie, this is the second movie you have worked on with Hengyu. Do you have multiple movie contracts with Hengyu Films?"

"No, we don't have any plans to collaborate on multiple films at the moment, but I think this "The Man from Nowhere" is a very good film, so I agreed to star in it after receiving the invitation."

"Mr. Wu Jing, right? I heard that you are Mr. Jet Li's junior fellow apprentice?"

"I guess so! Mr. Jet Li and I have a common master, so we can be considered brothers."

After a brief interview session for the opening ceremony, the crew began today's filming.

Because it was the first day, the main focus was on trial shooting, with the aim of getting the actors into the right state.

Zhou Ziheng himself doesn't really care. The protagonist Zhou Heng, played by him, has a cold personality in the play, few lines, and appears to be cold throughout.

Over the past few years, Zhou Ziheng has gained some experience in filming. Although he cannot be said to have become a god of acting, he is definitely one of the best among the younger generation.

So it will be easy to deal with.

The ones who need to adapt are mainly Liu Yifei and Wu Jing.

Both of them are newcomers, one is only nine years old.

It is obviously impossible to expect them to get into the right state on the first day.

So they need time to adapt.

"Crack!"

At around six o'clock in the afternoon, with a click from Chen Musheng, the crew's daytime scenes ended.

After dinner, everyone had to move to a nearby nightclub to film Liu Xiaoli dancing in the nightclub.

"Sister Xiaoli, we found you a teacher who often dances in nightclubs. You will learn from her later."

During the meal, Zhou Ziheng specifically found Liu Xiaoli and said, "You have read the script and should know the setting of our role.

The dance for your character needs to be very sexy and seductive..."

"Boss Zhou, you don't have to say anything. Since I've accepted this role, I must act according to the crew's arrangements.

Don't worry, I'm fine."

Liu Xiaoli interrupted Zhou Ziheng and said.

Hearing this, Zhou Ziheng nodded with satisfaction.

He was afraid that Liu Xiaoli would think her dance was too weird and would cancel the performance.

Now it seems that I was overthinking.

After all, she is a professional dancer, so she does have some professional qualities.

(End of this chapter)