The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 311 Li Lianhua's Determination
Having made a cameo appearance in "The Banquet", Lee Sing Yew has no other movie needs to make a guest appearance for the time being.

"Let's Punch, Dad" not only has Fenghua's video promotion, but also the water army to help hype it on the Internet.

But this is obviously not enough, Li Shengyao has already contacted Shonan Satellite TV, Gusu Satellite TV, and Shanghai City Satellite TV, as well as the "Running Man" program group.

He will arrange for Guo Zhenni and Liu Shishi to promote "Let's Punch, Dad" in the future.

The reason why these two supporting roles went was because Li Youbin was filming "Bright Sword" and Lei Min had already returned to Sichuan Province.

I can only call these two girls.

Not everyone has the opportunity to show their faces like this. Although the publicity is very tiring, Liu Shishi and Guo Zhenni are still very happy.

Li Shengyao mainly stayed in Yanjing, and sometimes went to Fenghua Cinema in other cities to participate in some small activities.

Then there is the audition for the male and female leading actors of "Extreme Escape", and then there is research on the leading actors of "Travel to Bangkok" and "Breaking Bad".

Fenghua's co-productions with three David TVs this year have been confirmed. The first half of the year will be "The Best of Li Chunxin", "It's Okay, It's Love", "Birth of a Beauty", and the second half of the year will be "She's Beautiful", "Pinocchio", The Queen's Man.

"The Queen's Man" is adapted from "Queen Inhyun's Man", the peninsula is the queen, and the mainland is naturally the queen.

He copied all the excellent Korean dramas that Lee Shengyao could think of. These TV dramas may not get high ratings in the mainland, but if they go to Southeast Asia, it will be a blow to dimensionality reduction.

The cooperation with TVB has also been confirmed. The first half of the year will be "City Hunter", and the second half will be "Book of the Nine Family".

"City Hunter" also needs to buy the copyright, but it will not be very expensive, 100 million is enough.

After many exchanges with Fatty Wang, the male and female protagonists of "Breaking Bad" and the classic second male lead have been confirmed.

The male lead is Ren Dahua, the female lead is Li Xiaolan, and the second male lead is Wang Kai.

"Travel to Bangkok" is a bit difficult to choose.

"Breaking Bad" is a TV series, and the ratings in Hong Kong Island are not good, and there are other places.

But "Travel to Bangkok" will be screened in Hong Kong Island, and Lee Sing Yew still hopes to get a good box office in Hong Kong Island.

That's why he wanted the leading actor to be an actor from Hong Kong Island.

But, no matter if it's Gu Tianle, Zhang Jiahui, or Liu Qingyun, they almost mean it.

"Bangkok Tour" will be introduced to the mainland later, and the above-mentioned people don't have much box office appeal in Hong Kong Island at this time, let alone in the mainland.

Liu Dehua is very busy at this time, he is filming "Children's Dream", and he will have "Ink Attack" next.

In this case, it is impossible to wait for Liu Dehua.

Tony Leung?With a gloomy temperament, it doesn't seem like someone who will have great love and sacrifice himself.

Zheng Yijian is actually okay at this time, but he is acting in "Skywalker", and there will be a movie "I want to become famous" later.

As for Li Ming and Guo Tianwang, they don't have much appeal either, neither in Hong Kong Island nor in mainland China.

After thinking about it, Li Shengyao gave up the Mesozoic generation like Gu Tianle and chose Zhao Yang from his own company.

Thousands of gold to buy horse bones.

The protagonist of "Travel to Bangkok" is set to be an urban white-collar worker in his thirties, with a seven or eight-year-old daughter.

The Korean version of Gong Yoo is very tall and handsome. Li Shengyao has not found a similar actor in China Entertainment, and has box office appeal.
I can only settle for the next best thing. Zhao Yang is about the same age and has no problem with his acting skills, so he is considered qualified.

As for the muscular man, let Hong Jinbao act directly.

The Korean version of "Travel to Busan" has a muscular man with a young pregnant wife, while in "Travel to Bangkok" Hong Jinbao brought his middle-aged wife who is in her forties and finally got pregnant.

For the Hong Kong Island market, this female role was given to Hui Yinghong.

And that couple is Hu Ge and Wan Qian.

After settling these matters, Li Shengyao focused on finding a suitable male and female lead for "Extreme Escape".

After the news from Fenghua's side, not only Zhao Yanzi came over to inquire, Xu Jinglei also came over.

However, the athletic ability of these two is average, especially Xu Jinglei, Wen Qing's temperament is too strong, and she is too shy, so it is naturally not suitable.

Li Shengyao directly refused.

In fact, Zhou Xun called to ask, but she was too short to look like a girl who could run and jump.

And in the plot, the heroine has a lot of climbing scenes. It is better to have longer legs, and if the legs are short, it will be quite good.

So Zhou Xun was rejected.

Yan Bingbing also came to ask, and said that he can exercise.

But Li Shengyao refused. Fan Xiaopang didn't look like an active person. Compared with other women in the entertainment industry, her legs were too thick.

The heroine of "Extreme Escape" is not wearing a long skirt, which can cover up this shortcoming.

The heroine of "Extreme Escape" is wearing a pair of skinny jeans.

Looking for a beautiful girl who is thinner and has longer legs.

Among the actresses who expressed their intentions, Li Shengyao finally chose Li Lianhua.

Except that Li Lianhua is a little older, everything else is okay, which is more in line with the heroine's personality.

But, Li Lianhua has already signed a contract with the crew of "Sunflower" and is planning to join the crew.

She hoped that Lee Sheng Yew would give her three months, and after she finished filming "Sunflower", she would join the group for training.

On the other hand, Li Shengyao hoped that the female lead could practice climbing and parkour for two or three months. Li Lianhua finished filming "Sunflower", so there is no time left.

This creates a contradiction.

Li Lianhua can't do it here, Zhang Bozhi from Hong Kong Island, Shu Qi, Ah SA contacted Fenghua, saying that they can act.

Zhang Bozhi can't do it, his athletic ability is particularly poor, and he has neurotic traits.

Li Shengyao doubted whether she could endure hardships, so he practiced climbing and parkour for two months before filming.

Shu Qi and Ah SA can be considered.

……

That night, there were no stars or moon in Yanjing's night sky, but the city was bright enough.

Flying lights illuminate every corner, especially in the Lijing Hotel, where the red carpet in front of the door is wide and long.

Thousands of fans gathered on both sides of the red carpet, shouting frantically at this time.

This is "Harper's Bazaar" holding "Bazaar Star Charity Night" in Yenching, and will donate to Yenching Charity tonight.

Many celebrities from Hong Kong Island of domestic entertainment came here.

You don't have to donate money, it's not bad to come over to catch the traffic on the red carpet.

In addition to the stars, many directors who have time also came, such as Li Shengyao, Xiao Gang Pao, and Jiang Wen.

Li Shengyao received Su Mang's invitation, and it happened that Dong Xuan had recently returned to Yanjing to shoot an advertisement, so he brought Dong Xuan to the Lijing Hotel.

The two got out of the car and walked across the red carpet. Many fans shouted Dong Xuan's name loudly.

They walked through the red carpet, and before they entered the Lijing Hotel, Su Mang rushed out with a smile on his face.

"Director Li, your presence will make this charity night a lifetime brilliance, please come in quickly."

Then she stepped forward and took Dong Xuan's hand, looking like a close friend.

Dong Xuan was flattered, while Li Shengyao was indifferent.

Su Mang is indeed talented. When he encountered SARS in 03, the others looked dazed and at a loss. This woman organized a Bazaar charity night, which not only promoted the reputation of Bazaar, but also won a charity title.

Relying on this, she will be able to enjoy more than ten years of prosperity in the future.

A person as proud as Zhang Ziyi has been her best friend for more than ten years.

Li Shengyao entered the venue and soon saw Xiaogangpao and the others, so he went over to chat.

He was already at the table with Xiaogangpao and the others, chatting and drinking something.

At this time, the charity night was not as fancy as it was later, and there were various performances and various awards.

This time is chatting, drinking and eating, and when it is almost over, the big guys donate money.

In fact, to organize so many stars, the rent of the venue, as well as the cost of drinks and food, is estimated to be in the millions.

In the first few years of the Bazaar Charity Night, a total of 200 million was donated.

Of course, in the entertainment industry, it is natural to leave a name for charity.

If you don't do charity, you have to rub the red carpet, let alone those who really donate money.

When Li Shengyao was chatting with Xiaogangpao, a woman with slightly curly hair and thick lips walked up. She was wearing a long skirt, with a very good figure, and she looked quite charming.

"Director Li, good evening."

Shu Qi is a crooked person, and she has no problem with Mandarin.

Some people like Shu Qi's looks, but Li Shengyao doesn't like it very much. In fact, let alone Shu Qi, he doesn't like Angelina Jolie.

The mouth is so big and the lips are so thick it feels like two big sausages.

"Hello."

Of course, if you don't like people's looks, it doesn't mean you can't communicate.

Director Li was very gentle at this time.

"I toast you."

Shu Qi then took the initiative to step forward and touched Li Shengyao's cup.

Xiaogangpao sat on the side, following Shu Qi's gaze when he bent over, he turned a corner secretly, a hint of envy flashed in his eyes.

"it is good."

"Director Li, I have heard the general story of "Extreme Escape". I can really act. I have been exercising. Think about me."

Naturally, Shu Qi came here for the heroine of "Extreme Escape". Now that Hong Kong Island movies are declining, she has to go north to survive.

But she doesn't have much resources, a TV series called "Red Fu Girl" is looking for her, and she is now hesitating whether to accept the TV series.

If she still can't decide to act in a movie this month, she will take on that TV series.

Upon hearing this, Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "Okay, I understand, I will seriously consider it."

"Director Li, I've been in Yanjing recently. If you need me to audition, you can always find me."

Xiaogangpao's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Li Shengyao ambiguously.

Director Li naturally understood what it meant, and nodded with a smile.

Seeing this, Shu Qi was also happy, bent down again, and lightly clinked the glass with Li Shengyao.

Then she turned around, twisted her waist and left with all kinds of flair.

Many people have noticed the situation here.

Some people disdain, but some people envy.

"Extreme Escape" is looking for a beautiful, good-looking, athletic actress.

In fact, Shu Qi is really suitable.

Holding the cup, Li Shengyao was also thinking secretly.

Feng Xiaogang winked at the side, but he didn't see it.

At this moment, another actress, wearing a red dress and high heels, walked towards Director Li with twists and turns.

"Director Li, good evening."

The person who came was Li Shengyao's family, Li Lianhua.

She should be pretty, but to be honest, in Li Sheng's eyes, Li Lianhua and Shu Qi are similar, neither is the one he likes.

"Ah hello."

Xiaogangpao was very excited.

"Oh, Bingbing is here."

Li Lianhua is from Huayi, and she has acted in "A World Without Thieves", and she has become very popular with Xiao Gangpao.

Li Lianhua nodded and smiled at Feng Xiaogang, which had a profound meaning.

She then said to Li Shengyao: "Director Li, I really want to act in your play, but it's really hard to have time here, can you give me two months, I can finish "Sunflower" in two months, Then you can train."

Li Shengyao looked at Li Lianhua's expression, he felt that Li Lianhua was not lying.

But if he didn't panic, he didn't care.

This time, unlike "Let's Punch, Daddy", we need to find a powerful hit girl, and he needs to go to Sichuan Province to hire someone.

If Li Lianhua can't do it, other actresses will be on it.

In fact, the reason why he chose Li Lianhua is because compared to other actresses, she is not only suitable for the role of the protagonist, but also slightly famous in the mainland.

Just finished "A World Without Thieves", she can be regarded as a movie actress with a high box office.

But everyone knows that domestic entertainment actresses do not have the ability to carry the box office.

It is not necessary to use her to add icing on the cake.

"I understand what you mean, but I have made a good plan, so I won't change it."

"This……"

Li Lianhua was anxious when she heard this.

She really wants to act in "Extreme Escape". Whether Director Li's movie will work or not is still unclear, but he is indeed fully prepared.

The actor and actress of "Let's Punch, Dad" have practiced boxing for several months, and they all acted in good movies.

In this case, the possibility of bad movies should be very small.

With Director Li's status, the film schedule will definitely be impressive, and the box office will not be worse than "Sunflower".

"Sunflower" is a literary film, but if you expect this film to win awards, then you have drunk too much.

Expecting this kind of movie to have a high box office is just dreaming.

It was rumored from Fenghua that Li Shengyao was very optimistic about her. She was very happy and had a few drinks with her sister.

But she signed a contract with the Sunflower crew at the end of last year. With Huayi's energy, there is no loss for breaking the contract.

But her Sister Lianhua's reputation is probably much worse.

Listening to Li Shengyao now, it is impossible for Director Li to accommodate her. If she wants to play "Extreme Escape", she can only choose one of the two.

Li Lianhua raised her head.

At this moment, all the stars of Charity Night were chatting, and the big guys looked very close and kind, with smiles on their faces.

The actresses are all dressed up like they are attending a film festival.

Although they looked casual, they were all acting, as if they were being filmed by a camera.

The lights on the ceiling are even brighter, even a little dazzling.

The wine in the wine glass has a faint aroma of wine. This is red wine, which represents power.

This is a Vanity Fair, no one is really doing it for charity, it would be nice to have 200 million later.

Thinking of this, Li Lianhua finally made up her mind. She forced a smile and bent down, "Director Li, I am willing to act in "Extreme Escape". You give me two days to deal with the previous contract issues, and I will go to Fenghua in two days." sign."

Li Shengyao turned his head and looked into Li Lianhua's eyes.

"sure?"

"I'm sure."

"it is good."

He then toasted with Li Lianhua, "It's a pleasant cooperation."

(End of this chapter)