Hong Kong Film Intelligence King

Chapter 109 Senior Brother, didn't you come here to help me?
Wang Dao raised an eyebrow:

"Aren't you afraid that these gangs will cause you trouble?"

Lin Lingxi gritted his teeth and said:

"Fortune favors the bold. If I don't get the chance to direct at Qiankun Films, I'll go to Canada for further studies."

"Fight!"

Wang Dao clapped his hands and said:
That's the correct way to put it.

"If you do everything step by step, when will you ever have a chance to get ahead?"

"If television wants to move to the big screen, how can it do it without putting in the effort?"

"In Hong Kong, everything has to be snatched up."

"Opportunities, of course, must be seized!"

Lin Lingxi nodded fiercely:
"Brother Dao is right."

Wang Dao stood up and said:
“Since you’re interested, let’s discuss which script would be suitable for us to film.”

Lin Lingxi said in astonishment:

"Isn't this it?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

“I have a few more scripts of the same type. Since you want to film them, let’s carefully select one.”

He stood up as he spoke.
"Qiankun Film and Television has just been established, and the director department is not fully staffed. Right now, we can select scripts. Once everything is on the right track, we'll have to rely on our abilities to make a living."

"The competition will be much fiercer."

Lin Lingxi was not surprised at all; when any group is first established, opportunities abound.

Once things are on the right track, with all the rules and regulations in place and the social hierarchy fixed, the only way to get ahead is to either accumulate seniority or have extraordinary talent and achievements.

He did reap the benefits.

Wang Dao casually took out two scripts and tossed them to Lin Lingxi:
"Let's see how it goes."

Lin Lingxi opened the first one, and the first thing he saw was the four big characters: "Hard Boiled Detective"!
He flipped through it carefully, and his face turned green—it was another story about a powerful figure in the underworld, a figure he knew very well because of the reports about Le Huizhen.

"Brother Dao, this can't be a true story, can it?"

Wang Dao reassured him:

"Don't worry, it's not a true story."

"The second half has been artistically modified by me."

Lin Lingxi breathed a sigh of relief; the writing in this was just too realistic.

After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and sighed:
"If any members of the Johnny's gang escape, and they see me making fun of their boss like this, will they kill me?"

Wang Dao casually remarked:
"If any fish manage to escape, I'll be the one to be killed, not you!"

Lin Lingxi smiled wryly:

“Those people are unreasonable. They won’t consider you a leader just because you’re a high-ranking executive at Qiankun Film and Television.”

"Those uncouth men wouldn't understand this."

"Shouldn't they be targeting me?"

Wang Dao smiled and said:
"You misunderstood what I meant."

Lin Lingxi looked at him in confusion, only to see Wang Dao smile faintly:

“I said they would kill me first, not because of my position at Qiankun Films, but because… Johnny Wang died at my hands.”

"Most of the people in that basement died at my hands."

Lin Lingxi said stiffly:

"Are you kidding me?"

“Le Huizhen…Didn’t Sister-in-law Zhen report that it was Inspector Chen Guozhong who eliminated them?”

Wang Dao laughed heartily:

"Just take it as a joke."

Now Lin Lingxi was uncertain.

Previously, I thought Wang Dao was just bluffing, but this nonchalant attitude seems a bit much!
Ringo Lam put down "Hard Boiled" and picked up another script, "High Risk," only to be even more bewildered after reading it:

"The other scripts are fine, but this one is a joke about Longwei?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

"It's not exactly a joke, but at least they portrayed him as a positive character."

Lin Lingxi smiled wryly:

"I don't think even with those positive scenes added, this character can still be considered positive, right?"

Wang Dao laughed heartily:

"We need to create something interesting when we make movies."

"Our company is newly established and has no brand recognition at all. We have to put in a lot of effort to promote our movie."

"Why not take advantage of Longwei's fame?"

Lin Lingxi reminded:

"Dragon Force broke box office records last year, becoming the first superstar film to reach 10 million in box office revenue."

"Be careful, he might sue us."

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Don't worry, it'll be fine."

“I will have someone negotiate with him, or consider having him appear on camera himself.”

Lin Lingxi said incredulously:
"This movie makes so much fun of Lung Wai, how could he possibly act in it?"

Wang Dao waved his hand:
"Those are minor matters, don't worry, we have people here who are on good terms with him."

Lin Lingxi's heart skipped a beat; he instinctively misunderstood.

A series of legends came to mind.

Like hiring someone while carrying a gun or bullets.

If Wang Dao knew that Lin Lingxi was thinking this way, he would definitely spit on him. Why would he hire someone in this way?

Even inviting someone using your privacy is better than inviting someone with a gun.

Moreover, it's just a matter of dragon's might; why would it require such methods?

Ah Jie is enough!
The Way of the King:

"I've read all three scripts, which one do you think is better to film?"

Lin Lingxi picked up one and put it down, picked up another and put it down again, picked up the last one and put them all down.

Wang Dao asked in surprise:
"You seemed quite happy when you were putting together the script just now."

"So it was all an act?"

"So you didn't like any of them?"

Lin Lingxi quickly said:

"no no!"

"I think they're both pretty good."

"I'm overwhelmed by all the choices and don't know which one to pick."

Wang Dao was speechless, then casually picked up a script and said:

"Let's shoot this one!"

The two were astonished to see that it was "The Impact on the Emperor's Disciples"!
Lin Lingxi nodded in satisfaction:

"I also think it's a good idea to film this."

He said cautiously,

"Brother Dao, I'm about to film this. Let's start filming after Ah Jing finishes filming."

Wang Daoqi said:

"Don't you want to film right away?"

Lin Lingxi's pupils widened, and he quickly asked:

"Isn't it okay to shoot two movies at the same time?"

Wang Daoqi said:

"what is the problem?"

Lin Lingxi carefully rubbed his hands and said:
"Funding!"

Wang Dao laughed heartily:

"So that's what you meant?"

"Our company isn't short of money."

He suddenly paused, then clapped his hands and exclaimed:
"I suddenly have a better idea!"

Lin Lingxi's heart skipped a beat:
"What's the better idea you mentioned?"

Wang Dao chuckled and said:

"I plan to have Gu Shouzhong and his son perform the role themselves."

"Yes, let Iron-Faced Tiger make a cameo appearance!"

Linling West was completely numb:
"They're big shots in the underworld, would they really be willing to act in something like this?"

Wang Dao smiled:
"That depends on who goes to invite them."

"If they were to act, a large portion of the production budget could be saved."

"It's killing two birds with one stone, I'm a fucking genius."

Lin Lingxi could only manage a wry smile.

"The Impact on the Emperor's Disciples" has a very grand scale.

Especially the final climax, which was a massive scene with hundreds of people participating in the game.

It's unimaginable if it's really all members of the club in the cast.

However, he quickly became excited again.

If this scene could be realized, it would be a landmark moment in film history!
Thinking about it this way, why do I feel inexplicably excited?

Lin Lingxi was moved and said:

"Brother Dao, can these actors really make it?"

Wang Dao laughed loudly:

"Of course it can work!"

He thought to himself, "I've changed the fate of the Gu Shouzhong family and made them make a cameo appearance in a movie. How can I refuse?"
Even if I had to refuse, I would still find ways to get them to act.

It's just a few tricks, after all.

Lin Lingxi became excited, slammed his hand on the table, and roared:

"I filmed this movie."

Only after taking the picture did he realize something was wrong. The man in front of him was a real underworld boss, and he had actually slammed his fist on the table in front of him...

Wang Dao patted him on the shoulder with a smile, and the latter shuddered with lingering fear.

"That's right, that's the kind of presence we need."

"If you film with our company, everything else is negotiable. The budget is always sufficient, and you don't need to worry about our connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles; the company will guarantee that."

"There's just one thing..."

Lin Lingxi was taken aback:
"Is there more trouble?"

Wang Dao nodded:
"Yes, I have!"

Then he said something that made Ringo Lam scratch his head.

"Film crew!"

"The company is newly established and does not have enough staff."

"Otherwise, Ah Jing wouldn't have asked her father, Uncle Lin, for help."

Lin Lingxi's scalp tingled:
"If I make this movie, do I have to compete with Ah Jing for the lead role?"

Wang Dao shrugged:

"You don't have to fight for it, as long as you can gather enough people!" Lin Lingxi hesitated for a long time, then finally gritted her teeth and said:

"I'll go tell Ah Jing!"

Wang Dao laughed and said:

"Alright, you two brothers can discuss this."

"I'll go and report to Brother Kun."

"For this movie to be successful, it would be best if the actors played themselves as gangsters."

"We need him to act as a go-between."

He got up, grabbed the script, and left.

After some hesitation, Ringo Lam also took the script and left.

After the two finished writing the script for "The Impact on the Emperor's Disciples," they made several copies, so they didn't have to worry about having too many people sharing the script.

Little Fatty Wang Jingjing was overjoyed to see Lin Lingxi:
"Senior brother, come help me quickly."

"The company has already approved the project, and the money is in my hands. This is my first time directing, and there are many things I don't know. I need you and Senior Brother Du to help me oversee things."

Brother Du is Du Qingfeng, who debuted last year with the film "The Deadly Gold in the Cold Pool," and is a future master of gunfight films.

Few people would believe it, but this person originally debuted as an entertainer. Later, feeling that he hadn't achieved much as an actor, he switched to working behind the scenes and became an apprentice of Wang Dalin.

Lin Lingxi's face twitched, and he pulled out the script, saying:
"Ah Jing, Lao Du, you two take a look at this script."

Without thinking much, the chubby boy and Du Qingfeng surrounded him.

Du Qingfeng liked it from the very first glance:

"Wow, this script is pretty good."

"They played the suspense really well."

The chubby boy commented:

"It's also eye-catching. The big couple making ice is such a secretive business, but I never expected that the police would crack it."

"Was it the police who were so capable? Or did someone else tip you off?"

Lin Lingxi thought to himself, "My fellow disciples are all very capable; they grasped the key point immediately."

When the character was revealed, Du Qingfeng was completely stunned.

"and many more……"

"Ku Shouzhong of Hung Hing? Isn't that from Hung On?"

"Lung Fei of Tung Sing, Ah Wo of San Lian, and this cop Iron-Faced Tiger..."

"These are all real people."

"Is our company that wild?"

"They dare to fabricate stories about such a person so casually?"

"Does that mean companies operating in the underworld can do whatever they want?"

The chubby boy's face turned pale:
"Senior brother, this script is good, but we can't accept it."

"The company has connections, so maybe we're not afraid. But we don't have any connections. Those gangs might not bother the company, but we can't guarantee they won't bother us."

"The company isn't afraid, but we are."

Lin Lingxi's lips twitched slightly:
"I asked Dao Ge about this before, and guess what he said?"

The two brothers asked in unison:
"What do you mean?"

Lin Lingxi said expressionlessly:

"The characters in this script are mostly real people, but the plot is half real and half fictional."

"The truth is the beginning."

"Everything after that is fake."

The chubby boy shouted:

"We've written certain people out of character, so it must be fake."

Lin Lingxi almost couldn't hold back:

"The dead are truly dead."

"This part is true."

The chubby boy froze, and Du Qingfeng was shocked:
"Ah He from Sanlian is dead? Long Fei from Dongxing is dead too?"

"How can this be?"

Lin Lingxi smiled wryly:

"Brother Dao said they're dead, they just died last night."

"The beginning of this play is real, but the middle part is completely fabricated."

"Brother Dao said that Inspector Chen Guozhong discovered Long Fei's conspiracy, so he ordered the police to carry out a major crackdown on Long Fei and Ah He, and destroyed their drug warehouse."

"Long Fei and A He were shot dead by the police during the resistance."

"I suspect something must have happened in between, but Brother Dao doesn't know the details enough, or it's inconvenient for him to say it outright."

"But we don't need to worry about anyone causing trouble for us after the film is released."

Du Qingfeng reminded him:

"Gu Shouzhong was the leader of Hong An, but here he's written as being from Hong Xing. The leader of Hong Xing was Jiang Tiansheng..."

The chubby boy quickly said:

"Senior, our company's boss, Brother Kun, is the head of the Hung Hing Mong Kok gang, but he doesn't care..."

Du Qingfeng smiled wryly:

"Jiang Sheng doesn't care, and neither does Gu Sheng?"

Lin Lingxi's face twitched again:
"He probably wouldn't care."

The chubby boy asked, puzzled:

"What is should?"

Lin Lingxi smiled wryly:

"Brother Dao said he wanted Gu Shouzhong's family to act in the show."

"He also said that all the gangster scenes in the movie should be performed by the gangsters themselves."

The chubby boy opened his mouth wide, and his mouth went numb!
Du Qingfeng became interested:
"If that's the case, then this film can be made."

“Ah Jing doesn’t have time to film picking up girls right now, but I can try filming it.”

Lin Lingxi quickly said:

"Old Du, don't argue with me, I'll take the picture of this script."

Du Qingfeng sighed:
"What a pity, I really liked this notebook."

Linling Xifu Road:

"Brother Dao has two more scripts, one called 'Hard Boiled' and the other called 'High Risk,' I believe you will like them."

Du Qingfeng was taken aback, and he suddenly asked:
"Did Brother Dao call you to film a video?"

Lin Lingxi scratched his head:

"No, that's not it. We were originally working on the script together, but then I thought the script was good, so I asked if we could film it."

"Brother Dao agreed."

The chubby boy exclaimed happily:
"Now that my senior brother can direct movies, I can finally explain this to my dad."

"After I finish filming this movie, we brothers will help you film it together."

Lin Lingxi was filled with remorse:
“Ah Jing… Brother Dao means to film simultaneously.”

The chubby boy liked it even more:
"Oh dear, Dad has to buy me a drink."

"Our fellow disciples have really made something of themselves."

Lin Lingxi no longer dared to look at the chubby boy.

Du Qingfeng, watching from the side, was conflicted and quickly reminded the chubby boy:
"Jing, we're short-handed!"

The chubby boy was stunned:
"what?"

Du Qingfeng smiled wryly:

"The people we recruited were originally for your script about picking up girls. These people are more than enough to form a crew, but they'd be stretched thin to form two."

"The production team behind 'The Emperor's Disciple' is a big-budget production..."

The chubby boy suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Lin Lingxi in horror:
"Senior brother, I thought you came to help me, but I didn't expect you to come and ruin my career!"

"The Emperor's Disciple" is a grand production, and the entire Hong An family, who are the masters of the martial arts school, personally appeared in the filming. If the production team were simple, it simply wouldn't have worked.

Unfortunately, the crew was short-handed, so they had to draw people from his "Hooking Up Girls" crew.

However, this is the little fat boy's first directorial work!

How could the chubby boy not be angry?

Lin Lingxi felt even more ashamed.

The chubby boy suddenly burst into laughter:
"Senior brother, I was just joking."

“My father asked you to come and help me, and you came without saying a word.”

"This is all about friendship and loyalty."

"I'm a reporter!"

Lin Lingxi murmured:

"Ah Jing, I was wrong. I'll go back and tell Brother Dao that I won't take this role."

The chubby boy's eyes widened:

"If you're looking to die, don't drag us down with you. Since you promised Brother Dao, then make sure the movie is made properly."

“Kun and Dao are the most principled. If you fail to fulfill your promise to them, not only will you be in trouble, but all of us will be in trouble.”

Lin Lingxi smiled wryly:

"But that would conflict with your filming schedule."

The chubby boy pouted:

"That's also something that can't be helped."

"We don't even have enough fellow apprentices to form two groups."

"But there's no problem."

"Let your fellow apprentices squeeze into your film crew for now."

Lin Lingxi waved his hands repeatedly:
"That won't do, or my fellow disciples will curse me to death!"

"I came here to help you, but I've ended up doing all the work?"

The chubby boy pouted.

"Being scolded is better than losing your life."

Lin Lingxi was helpless; why couldn't he control his hands?

Why can't he control his hands?
The chubby boy chuckled:
"When I get home, I'll show off to my dad. His son has really made him proud."

Both Ringo Lam and Johnnie To were deeply moved.

The chubby boy waved his hand:

"Senior brother, yours is a martial arts epic, you can't be careless."

"Forming a group early is better than anything else."

"Alright, that's settled then. I'm going to find Brother Dao."

Du Qingfeng and Lin Lingxi both felt something was strange:
What do you want with Wang Sheng?

The chubby boy looked resentful.
"You've all poached my crew, what am I supposed to do now?"

"Of course we need to find Wang Sheng to help me get more manpower!"

"But don't worry, the company has already recruited quite a few people. It's just that Brother Dao asked me to build my own team, so I thought I'd ask my dad for help..."

At this point, the chubby boy fell silent, seemingly realizing he had said too much.

Lin Lingxi felt even more sorry for the chubby boy.

(End of this chapter)