My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 908 Pham Ngu Lao Street Chinatown and Vietnamese Movies

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A jeep travels through the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, not far from the feasting Pham Ngu Lao Street.

In later generations, there are cafes, bars, and barbecue stalls all over the place.Backpackers who have just arrived often look around, and then groups of drinking girls in revealing clothes and heavy makeup will warmly invite them.

Many Vietnamese girls have a pair of big and round sizes, and they once let themselves linger. Here, most of the girls are available. As for what is available, I won’t let go.

The Pham Ngu Lao Street in the 90s did not have the prosperity of later generations, but it has begun to take shape. Many European and American tea lovers will hang around here, usually with a local tea in their arms. Vietnamese tea is really regarded as a place in Southeast Asia. The quality and taste are very good...

Motorcycles and bicycles are in a mess on the road, and the sound of horns and shouts are mixed together.

Very smoky.

From time to time, you can see local women wearing Ao Dai...it's wonderful.

In the jeep, Wu Xiaozu, wearing a sun visor and sunglasses, held up his camera to take pictures around, and beside him was a "Lover" script album, most of which were the materials he asked the company staff to sort out.

"This is the Pham Ngu Lao Street in the book?" Next to it, Liang Jiahui looked curiously at the street full of cheap hotels and shops, and there were many French-style buildings beside it.

"Yes." Wu Xiaozu nodded slightly.

The street scene during the day looks a little deserted, far less blurred than at night.

Both Pham Ngu Lao Street and Chinatown on the embankment not far away will appear in "Lover", which is also the scene mentioned in the novel.

In later generations, Vietnam has become very famous for its processing industry with its cheap labor costs, and its economic growth rate is also very impressive.However, the competitiveness of Vietnam's film industry is far less than that of Thai films next door. The development of films under the planned economy is very similar to that of the mainland.

In the 80s, the Vietnamese government gave up its support for local films and increased the introduction of excellent foreign films, making it one of the important markets for Hong Kong films... However, it resumed its support for domestic film production in the early 90s , but it is also limited to state-owned film production companies, and the special allocation is pitifully small.

From 1986 to 2006, the development of Vietnamese films was similar to the development of our mainland films in the 80s and 90s... The development of literary and artistic films is quite remarkable, but there are basically no commercial films, let alone the industrialization of films.

In 2008, Vietnam's film market was only about 600 million US dollars... However, the growth rate is very fast. In 2019, the market has reached 1.8 million US dollars, which has increased by 11 times in 30 years, and the growth rate is faster than that of my country...

It is also an important ticket warehouse for later generations of Korean movies.

The most important thing is that Hong Kong movies have created this box office... In fact, if you look closely, you will find that Vietnam's box office development is very consistent with the movie viewing habits in the Mainland... This can definitely become an important opportunity for Chinese-language movies overseas. Overseas ticket warehouse.

As we all know, "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", "Scary Step by Step", and "Story of Yanxi Palace" are very popular here.

"Wu sir, your beer—"

A dark and thin young man with a mustache spoke English, holding iced Saigon beer and 333 beer in his hand and distributed them to the two people in the jeep.Many people may ignore Vietnam when they mention beer. In fact, Vietnam itself is also a big beer country, and the beer is indeed better than domestic ones...

Wu Xiaozu wiped off his sweat, took the cold beer, and took a sip. He felt extremely comfortable, and his face was much darker than a week ago.

This week, he went all the way south from Hanoi along the coast, passing through Nam Dinh, Da Nang, Nha Trang, and finally arrived at Ho Chi Minh.More than dozens of film and video tapes were used.

While revising the script, we also need to record the local conditions and customs, and at the same time understand the things of the French colonial period, stop and go.

"Brother Hui, your water." He took out a bottle of mineral water from the chilled beer barrel.

"Thank you." Liang Jiahui took a glass of water and loosened his collar.

During this period of time, he has been accompanying Wu Xiaozu to search for scenery, and he really cares about this drama very much. In order to meet the reminder of the role, he has lost 7 or 8 catties in this week, and at the same time he is adjusting himself. status.

"Hero, where are the French buildings concentrated in Ho Chi Minh City?" Wu Xiaozu asked.

"Wu sir, a large number of French buildings are located in the first and third districts. The Pham Ngu Lao Street you just passed is not far from the former French consulate..." Short and thin with a green onion hanging The boy with the beard took the initiative to speak, while flipping through the map and showing it to Xiaozu Wu.

Looking at the cautious appearance of the other party, Wu Xiaozu smiled and patted his shoulder.

The boy named Hero in front of me is Tran Hero, the banner of Vietnamese movies later.In later generations, he directly established his position in the world film industry with "The Taste of Green Papaya" to "Tricycle Driver" and then to "The Taste of Summer", especially showing the virtues of Asian women to the world.

However, I think many mainland audiences should know him through "Norwegian Forest"...

He left Vietnam at the age of 12 because of the war, lived in France, and directly studied film in France.This time Claude Berry produced "The Lover", and he also became a member of the crew.

As soon as I saw him...

Wu Xiaozu recognized it.

no way.

She looks so much like Tsui Hark!

Before asking his name at first, Wu Xiaozu thought he was the illegitimate son of Tsui Hark...a filmmaker whose film style is similar to Li Min's poetic style, but whose appearance is so magically like Old Monster Xu.

"How are the diesel boats at the wharf on the Beggar River in Nha Trang getting ready? There are also those old-fashioned cars." Wu Xiaozu asked.

"Mr. Berry has already communicated with the local area, and there are ready-made boats and cars. They can be used with a little repair. However, several villas are in discussion with the local owners...We are expected to give us news in the evening." Chen Yingxiong took the initiative answer.

Although this guy left Vietnam when he was very young, he has no weak feelings for his homeland. You can see it after watching his movies... It is also filming his hometown, but he really didn't blindly shoot ignorance and ignorance. poetry.

"Hero, do you have the heart to direct a feature film?" Wu Xiaozu looked at Chen Yingxiong in front of him with a smile, "If you are interested, after you finish filming this movie for me, I can let the company invest in you."

Think about it.

In the future, the Vietnamese film flag will also be excavated by myself... Is it not an exaggeration for Director Wu to say that the world is full of peaches and plums in Asia? ? ?
This style...

Even if he's not awesome, he might be called a master of Hitchcock, Godard, Bresson, Fellini, and Akira Kurosawa...

no way~
Famous teachers produce outstanding apprentices!The apprentices are all world-class film masters, how can the master be so bad? ?If you say it's bad, the apprentices can't admit it!Every time the apprentices win an award, they have to say something about their master...

"Thank you, Sir Wu." Chen Yingxiong quickly thanked, this was indeed a huge temptation for him.

I also understand in my heart that I have met a noble person!
"Um... Sir Wu, would you like some local tea tonight?"

(End of this chapter)