Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2038 Press conference without news value

Zhou Xingchi, who lost to Liu Zhenwei at Zhong Chuhong's housewarming banquet, finally chose Luo Meiwei instead of Zhang Min as the heroine of "The Holy Gambler".

But for him, there is no big regret, because his preference for Zhang Min is just a feeling, and he thinks that if the other party plays the heroine Qi Meng, the effect will be good.

It's just that since he lost in the boxing guessing game, he can only accept the reality, but this does not mean that Zhou Xingchi has any views on Luo Meiwei.

And Luo Meiwei is indeed no worse than Zhang Min. At this time, she is in her prime, a proper big beauty.

At the beginning, Tsui Hark had taken a fancy to Luo Meiwei and planned to invite her to replace Akina Nakamori to play Nie Xiaoqian, so Tsui Hark's vision would not be too bad.

Before the start of the show, the leading actors tried their outfits. The outfits of Zhou Xingchi and others were quite simple. They were the clothes of ordinary citizens, and there was nothing special about them.

And Luo Meiwei's clothes and dress obviously need to spend more thought.

In Lin Daoqiu's script, as soon as the character Qimeng appears, he will fascinate Ah Xing.

If the appearance and dress of such a beautiful woman are too poor, she will definitely not be recognized by the audience at that time.

So even a beauty like Luo Meiwei has to dress up many times before she can finally determine what her costume and makeup will look like in the play.

"Miss Luo looks good no matter how she dresses up, but since she wants to highlight her identity, she should dress up sexy, so that it will be easy to attract the attention of the audience when she fights."

Liu Zhenwei's words are very straightforward. Although Xiangjiang's film market is very hot at this time, it doesn't mean that you can make a lot of money just by making a film.

Not only do we need to work hard on the plot, but we must also not be sloppy in costume props and actor dressing.

Dressing cooler is already a very normal requirement, so Luo Meiwei doesn't think there is anything wrong with it.

Compared with Zhang Min, Luo Meiwei's figure is not inferior to him at all, so when she put on a sexy outfit and put on a black coat, the effect is very good.

Liu Zhenwei and Zhou Xingchi nodded while watching. Since Luo Meiwei has been selected to play the role of Qimeng, they must now devote [-]% of their attention to Luo Meiwei.

"The last time we met, Mr. Lin told me that the summer vacation is a good time. There are still more than four months left, which is enough for us to finish filming "The Saint of Gamblers."

Lin Daoqiu never thought that Liu Zhenwei and Zhou Xingchi would shoot "The Saint of Gamblers" for half a year or even a year.

This is just a comedy movie with a simple plot and no difficulty. In addition, the script is ready-made, so the storyboard is not handed over to them.

If this can be delayed for a year or so, Lin Daoqiu will probably be very unhappy.

"No problem, I've already mastered the script of this drama by heart, and it's absolutely fine to finish filming in four months."

Zhou Xingchi is also very confident. Before this, he and Liu Zhenwei have been preparing for a long time. He has read the script many times, and the two have discussed and revised it many times.

Under such circumstances, as long as the actors are fine, the shooting progress will definitely be very fast.

Even in Liu Zhenwei's opinion, "The Holy Gambler" can be finished in two or three months.

Just because this is his first film directed by New Oriental, so he will not speed up the pace of shooting just to catch up with the progress, the most important thing is to maintain quality and quantity.

The launch conference of "The Saint of Gamblers" did not attract too much media. If it weren't for the fact that this film was written by Lin Daoqiu, I am afraid that there would really be only a handful of reporters who came to interview on the spot.

Zhou Xingchi, Luo Meiwei, Qin Pei, Wu Mengda, Chen Baixiang and other leading and supporting roles all appeared.

If you want to talk seriously, Qin Pei is probably the most famous person here at this time.

Zhou Xingchi's outstanding performance in "Happy Family" made him a little bit popular in Xiangjiang recently, but he is still a long way from the star level.

Now he has just jumped out of the identity of a TV actor and transferred to the big screen.

If he became popular just because he played a role in "A Happy Event in the Family", then it can only be said that Zhou Xingchi's luck is simply against the sky.

"Welcome everyone to attend the launch conference of "The Holy Gambler". I am today's host Chen Baixiang. These are the main actors and directors of "The Holy Gambler". They are..."

Chen Baixiang was temporarily called up to be the host today, but this is simply commonplace for him, because basically his main job now is to be the host of the show at Dongshi.

After introducing the director and main actors to the media reporters at the scene, some reporters immediately raised their hands to ask questions.

"Excuse me, "God of Gamblers" scored over 6000 million yuan at the box office during the Spring Festival. That play was also written by Mr. Lin, so what is Director Liu's box office target for "The God of Gamblers"? "

At the launch conference of "God of Gamblers", Lin Daoqiu forced Wang Jing and Wen Jun to make an oath in public, saying that if the box office of "God of Gamblers" did not break 6000 million, they would leave Xiangjiang and go to Baodao to develop.

At that time, almost everyone at the scene did not believe that "God of Gamblers" could finally reach the box office of 6000 million, but what they didn't expect was that "God of Gamblers" actually reached this record after the final results came out.

Since "The Saint of Gamblers" is also a script written by Lin Daoqiu, and also invested by New Oriental, everyone is naturally curious about what goals Liu Zhenwei has set for this drama.

"Thank you to this reporter friend for your question. The success of "God of Gamblers" means that gambling films are actually a promising subject in Xiangjiang. There is no way to set the goal as high as "God of Gamblers."

If "The God of Gamblers" is scheduled for next year's Spring Festival, then Liu Zhenwei would more or less dare to set a box office expectation of around 4000 million.

But Lin Daoqiu has already told Liu Zhenwei that "The Holy Gambler" will be released in this year's summer vacation.

Compared with the Spring Festival, the box office performance of the summer holiday will obviously not be so good, so the box office expectations will naturally not be so high.

"Our movie is scheduled to be released in the summer vacation of this year, so I estimate that the final box office should exceed 2000 million."

One side is 6000 million, and the other is 2000 million. Hearing what Liu Zhenwei said, the reporters at the scene couldn't help shaking their heads.

If Liu Zhenwei's conservative estimate is written as news, it will be of little value at all, and the protagonists on stage have nothing to write about.

If it weren't for the red envelopes they could get, those reporters would probably not be willing to attend the launch conference of "The Saint of Gamblers".

(End of this chapter)