Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1971 Comedy Partner
"Ka...I announce that "A Happy Event in the Family" has been successfully completed."

As the director and starring actor of "A Happy Event", Xu Guanwen can be said to be handy when shooting comedies.

And because Lin Daoqiu had already written the script for "Happy Family" for him, Xu Guanwen didn't need to spend extra time thinking about the script.

Although there are some details that need to be changed during filming due to the relationship between the actors, it is not difficult and does not require too much energy and time to deal with.

"Michael, everyone is so happy to work together this time. If the box office of "Happy Family" is not bad, I hope to make a sequel by then, what do you think?"

"If this is the case, of course it would be the best, but it will depend on whether Mr. Lin is willing to write the script for us."

This is Leslie Cheung's first time working with Xu Guanwen. Before this, he has admired Xu Guanwen for a long time, and he was very happy to be able to work with him in the filming of "A Happy Event".

Moreover, the shooting atmosphere on the scene was very relaxed and happy, and there was no pressure on Leslie Cheung. He was naturally very happy after the whole filming.

Xu Guanwen himself is also very satisfied with the movie "Happy Family". Although the plot is not complicated, this movie is warm and funny, which is considered one of his favorite movies.

Especially during the filming stage, Xu Guanwen also discovered a bright spot in this film, and that is Zhou Xingchi, a newcomer actor.

Xu Guanwen has met many newcomers before, but those people were very nervous when they contacted him or partnered with him, and they dared not speak in front of him, let alone discuss with him how to act in a movie.

But Zhou Xingchi is different from others, and I don't know if Lin Daoqiu specially added Zhou Xingchi's roles. In "Happy Family", he actually has more roles than Leslie Cheung.

In terms of popularity, Zhou Xingchi is far behind him, let alone Leslie Cheung.

But during the filming process, Zhou Xingchi would always come to Xu Guanwen to talk about his own thoughts.

If we only talk about comedy, no one in Xiangjiang except Lin Daoqiu would dare to say that he can win Xu Guanwen.

In addition, Zhou Xingchi has not made a movie before this, it can be said that he is a complete rookie actor in the movie circle.

But it was such a rookie actor who dared to discuss the plot with himself on the spot and how he should act better as a character. This made Xu Guanwen have to start to pay attention to Zhou Xingchi as an actor.

If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would choose to turn a blind eye to these suggestions made by Zhou Xingchi, and they might even get angry because of it.

But Xu Guanwen is different, he is a master of comedy, he naturally knows how to shoot and act in comedy movies.

And when Zhou Xingchi carefully put forward some of his suggestions in front of him, Xu Guanwen would think carefully and discuss with the other party.

After the filming of "Happy Events in the Family", Xu Guanwen became more and more fond of Zhou Xingchi as an actor. He felt that the future of this son must be limitless.

"Xingzi, do you have any ideas after this movie is finished?"

Xu Guanwen called Zhou Xingchi aside and asked him what he thought.

Stephen Chow still has "The Holy Gambler" but the filming has not started yet. According to Liu Zhenwei, the filming of "The Holy Gambler" will not start until the next year.

But because that drama is very simple, the shooting time should not be too long, and it can be finished in about two or three months.

"I think this movie is really well shot. Although I don't know how the final box office performance will be, the director gave me a lot of play in this movie. I really appreciate you."

Zhou Xingchi had played a lot of tricks before, and those directors didn't take him seriously at all.

Some of his suggestions were also ignored by the other party, and even ignored him directly.

When he first received the film, when he learned that Xu Guanwen was going to be the director and lead role, Stephen Chow thought that a senior like him and a master of comedy would not listen to the advice of a newcomer himself when filming.

But I didn't expect Xu Guanwen to be so generous. Not only was he willing to discuss the plot with himself, but he also listened to some of his own suggestions, so Zhou Xingchi respected Xu Guanwen very much.

"The suggestions you put forward are really for the sake of the show, so of course I can listen to them. Do you have any plans for the future?"

Zhou Xingchi smiled and shook his head.

"It would be nice for a newcomer actor like me to be able to make a movie, so what are my plans?"

Zhou Xingchi actually doesn't have much work on hand now. After filming "A Happy Event", he only has the filming of "The Neighbors in the Street" left.

Previously, Dongshi had gradually adjusted his role in "The Neighborhood", so Zhou Xingchi could spare more time to concentrate on filming "A Happy Event".

Except for "The Saint of Gamblers" after the next year, Stephen Chow really doesn't have much work on hand now.

"When the time comes, why not come out and have a cup of tea and chat."

Xu Guanwen didn't say anything, after he finished speaking, he just patted Zhou Xingchi on the shoulder and left.

Zhou Xingchi obviously hasn't figured out Xu Guanwen's thoughts, but the other party is willing to go out for tea and chat with him, which is naturally a very happy thing for Zhou Xingchi.

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"Happy Family", "Legend of Wesley", "God of Gamblers", "Rich and Rich", this year's Spring Festival blockbusters are like a forest, all gathered together.

Fortunately, Lin Daoqiu postponed the filming of "The Saint of Gamblers", and Tsui Hark's "Swordsman" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "The True Colors of Heroes" will not be on the Spring Festival schedule.

For Wang Jing, Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui, judging from the current situation, the enemy they are facing is very strong, but fortunately there is no Tsui Hark to join them, so they still have a little room to breathe.

Staying at the post-production company every day, Wang Jing and Wen Jun racked their brains day and night to cut "God of Gamblers" better.

Finally, when the seventh edition of "God of Gamblers" was cut, they were relieved.

"Brother Qiu promised to watch the movie tomorrow, I hope he will be satisfied by then."

Wang Jing and Wen Jun have already done what they think they can do. As for whether they can get Lin Daoqiu's approval in the end, they actually have no idea.

But even with the approval of Lin Daoqiu, if the box office revenue does not reach 6000 million when it is released, then they can go to Baodao to report after this year.

"6000 million box office, is it possible?"

The more Wen Jun thought about it, the more he felt that what they had done might be in vain. After all, gambling movies have not always been a popular subject in Hong Kong.

Even if the script was written by Lin Daoqiu, and it was still released during the Spring Festival, it can be said that it is extremely difficult to win a box office of 6000 million, and maybe they will end up with nothing in the end.

(End of this chapter)