Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 582 Daily Life

Chapter 582 Daily Life (23)

Back in Hengdian, Shen Yan continued filming "Legend of Fei"...

Shen Yan has a good relationship with the production team of "Legend of Fei".

After all, we've collaborated several times!
In fact, all of these directors have made movies. Li Huimin needs no introduction. Back then, he teamed up with Tsui Hark to create a bunch of classic martial arts films, including "New Dragon Gate Inn", "Swordsman II", and "Swordsman II".
Ng Kam-yuen also worked at both ATV and TVB. During those years, both ATV and TVB produced films. Ng Kam-yuen directed "Burning Rain" (film version), "Babysitting Horror," and later "New Police Story 3"...

Liang Shengquan is the same; he worked with Wang Jing on films like "The Frog Prince" and "I Love Violet," where he was a co-director!
He later joined ATV, where he worked as a director and producer for Singapore's MediaCorp.

He has a long list of representative works, including "The Lotus Battle," "Journey to the East," and the Ma Jingtao version of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer."

Later, Li Guoli invited him to help Tangren make a film.

There is also Huang Junwen.

Huang Junwen has the least seniority.

He only started directing in 91, but he's truly amazing!
His first work was "No Regrets in This Life", starring Lai Ming and Kathy Chow, which was the highest-rated TV series in Hong Kong in 91.

After that, he directed "The Greed of Man", "The Criminal Investigator", "File of Justice IV" and "Cold Blood Warm Heart" - all of which were selected as TVB's top ten classic dramas. In 94, he also directed "Goodbye My Wife", which won the annual ratings champion again!

These people actually care a lot about the film market...

However, relatively speaking, they often talk about the Hong Kong film market, and incidentally criticize the directors there...

To be honest, the Hong Kong local film market is basically dead...

Last year's total box office was less than $2.2 million, which is even less than the box office of "American Dreams in China" in mainland China!

"It's a fact that Hong Kong cinema hasn't progressed. It's practically an industry. If you want to make a film, you have to ask for help. Film salaries are very low, and it's become more of an hobby. Pure Hong Kong films don't exceed 20 per year!"

"It's practically the same as being dead!"

"Back then, they treated film distributors like fools, controlling the film sources themselves and not allowing anyone to participate in film production and supervision. A bad film would have a few top stars film a few scenes to pretend to be the lead, and low-budget, terrible films would be sold as big productions. After being cheated a few times, we got angry and formed a boycott of Hong Kong films..."

Shen Yan couldn't help but interject, "Director Li, what exactly is the conflict between you and Director Xu Ke?"

"It's a clash of ideologies!"

After directing "The Storm Riders," Li Huimin parted ways with Xu Ke, and the two did not collaborate again for more than 20 years.

After leaving Tsui Hark, Lee Wai-man stayed in the film industry for two or three years, producing well-received films like "I Want to Live." However, due to the overall downturn in Hong Kong films, Lee Wai-man quickly left the film industry and returned to the television drama field he was familiar with…

Wu Jinyuan laughed heartily: "It's normal that he broke up with Xu Ke. Anyone with a temper wouldn't be able to stand him!"

"Is Xu Ke very fierce?"

Li Huimin smiled and said, "Yes, and he was extremely stubborn. Back then, he was a genius producer and a genius director; we were all his underlings..."

Hong Kong filmmakers are often described as having low emotional intelligence, being aloof, self-centered, having poor interpersonal relationships, and possessing nothing but talent. Upon seeing these adjectives, many people immediately think of Stephen Chow!
Actually, Xu Ke is similar to him...

Wherever Lao Guai (a famous Chinese comedian) is on set, there's war; wherever Xu Ke'er (another Chinese comedian) is, there's conflict. So, wherever you go, the environment gets messy? Are you the one causing the problems? That's right, he really is.

Let's leave aside the feud between Tsui Hark and John Woo; he also had a falling out with James Wong and broke ties with King Hu...

Including Huang Zhiqiang—who directed and produced "The Net" (天罗地网) under the supervision of Xu Ke, filming took nine months to complete amidst intense conflicts.

It's easy to imagine how much he suppressed Li Huimin and others!
Ultimately, however, these are just differences in creative concepts, and they all boil down to things related to the film, with little personal grudge involved.

Speaking of Tsui Hark, Lee Wai-man sighed: "These past few years, the master has been obsessed with special effects. Many times, I don't know what he's thinking... How could he have filmed such a terrible script?"

"Perhaps there's no longer any constraint from Inspector Shi..."

"He really shouldn't have divorced Inspector Shi..."

Okay, we've gone off-topic...

However, Shen Yan couldn't understand why "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero" was filmed so badly.

Yes, Tsui Hark's skill level has declined, but his movies at least have some good lines—"Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings" was a complete mess, but the illusion effects in it were still amazing, especially that five-clawed golden dragon!

"The Great Hero" has absolutely nothing to boast about. It's all boring...

If all else fails, make Ouyang Feng the main character!
To film a "Legend of the Condor Heroes" purely from the perspective of the villains—indiscriminate killing of innocents, sneak attacks, taking advantage of others in distress, adultery with one's sister-in-law, and antagonism towards the Song Dynasty…

Isn't this much enough for you to photograph?

You could portray Ouyang Feng as a 'good guy'—a formidable enemy can be more beneficial than a good teacher, and Ouyang Feng is a prime example. He killed several of the Seven Heroes of Jiangnan, fearing their low skill level would hinder Guo Jing's development…

……

After chatting with a group of people, Shen Yan returned to the hotel.

Shishi is reading the script.

What script?

"Zhang Wei's 'The Imperial Doctress'..."

"Period drama?"

"There are no action scenes this time..."

"Will you answer?"

"Yes, I plan to accept it!"

Shen Yan hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then give it your best performance!"

"The Imperial Doctress," the Chinese version of "Dae Jang Geum"...

We don't know if Tangren Media and Li Guoli have lost their minds, always thinking about creating a Chinese version of "Dae Jang Geum." If a textile industry version of "Clothing World" doesn't work, then let's make a female doctor version...

Then, the male lead Zhu Qizhen in "The Imperial Doctress" was portrayed as a wise and powerful monarch.

But everyone knows he was the "God of War of Tumu Fortress," the "Student of the Oirat Mongols," the "Knocking-on-the-Door Emperor," the "Inventor of Eunuch Dictatorship," the "Destroyer of Loyal Ministers of the Ming Dynasty," and the "Monarch Who Killed His Own Brothers"...

How can such a character be the male lead?
We don't know if Zhang Wei has a grudge against Yu Qian...

Later, they even created a story called "A Thought Through the Mountains and Rivers"—the young emperor is captured, the story whitewashes the fallen emperor Zhu Qizhen, and smears Emperor Daizong of Ming and Yu Qian, creating a fantastical crossover with "The Imperial Doctress".

However, "The Imperial Doctress" is a key project for Tangren Media, or rather, the only major investment project in the past two years.

Even if Shen Yan tries to persuade her, Shi Shi probably won't refuse to act.

Let's talk about something else...

Shen Yan had just sat down when Shi Shi suddenly asked, "Didn't you see Liu Yifei?"

"What's the matter?"

"The Shanghai International Film Festival..."

"I didn't notice, she went to the Shanghai International Film Festival too?"

"She went to promote 'Outcast'..."

Shen Yan subconsciously asked, "Jackie Chan's movies?"

"Jackie Chan is in it too?"

"Outcast is a Jackie Chan movie, and the female lead is Fan Xiaopang!"

"That's not... I heard it's a co-production!"