The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 566 Suspected
"Lee Shengyao's new movie is set in Chongqing, which means that Chongqing is very beautiful and has a sense of story."

"Lee Sing-yew is preparing three movies at the same time. Is this just a show? It's just a joke."

"After two consecutive Palme d'Ors, Lee Sheng-yew seems to have a wrong understanding of himself. The cautious and cautious person who used to focus on one movie has gone far."

"Lee Sing-yao should cultivate himself for two or three years instead of blindly making movies."

"One of the three movies Lee Sheng-yew is preparing is a musical. Does he have some misunderstanding about himself, or has he watched too many Bollywood movies?"

"Is Director Li messing up? He's making three movies at the same time. Does he think this is Hong Kong in the 90s?"

"Song Cuede: Lee Sing-yew has bowed his head to others. He is preparing three movies at the same time. This is definitely an act of dementia."

"Why is Hong Kong's film industry in decline? Isn't it just shoddy production? Why can't Lee Seung-yew learn his lesson?"

……

Because of his participation in the meeting in Chongqing, Li Shengyao appeared on the Xinwen Network again.

Probably because things go to extremes, they must be reversed. Lee Sheng-yew's interview was broadcast on the News Network and did not become a hot search. On the contrary, there was more dirty information about him.

Some self-media, southern media, believe that Lee Sheng-yew is too hasty to prepare three movies at the same time, and it is impossible to produce excellent movies in this way.

Some media believe that after Lee Sung-yew won two Palme d'Ors, he has lost his respect for movies and is now acting randomly.

Some media believe that musicals are not ordinary movies, and excellent musicals are very rare. Although Lee Sheng-yew is very good, it remains to be seen whether he can produce excellent musicals.

Regarding these news, Li Shengyao did not pay attention to them, but it caused many people to further speculate whether Director Li did not dare to respond directly.

For a time, some people in the entertainment industry were laughing, while others were worried.

……

At 2012 pm on October 10, 10, a group of celebrities from the entertainment industry gathered at the Yanjing International Hotel to celebrate the premiere of "The Bourne Supremacy".

China Film introduced "The Bourne Supremacy 4" in the hope of making a lot of money, and the promotional fee was more than 2000 million.

There are related movie posters in subways and bus stations in major cities.

China Film Group did not actually want to do this at the beginning. The main reason was that this year's National Day movies were not strong, and there was not a single one.

"Tai Chi 1: Starting from Scratch", "Tongque Terrace", "Second Exposure", and "Looper" will all be released on September 30th, and they will be released for the National Day.

However, these movies require stars after stars and scenes after scenes, but the effect is not good.

Facts have proved that no matter it is Peng Yuyan, Yang Tianbao, Zhou Runfu or Feng Shaofeng, these people have no box office appeal.

Peng Yuyan has been very close to Hua Yi recently, and with Wu Yusen escorting him, he has received a lot of resources, but apart from his good figure, he really has nothing to offer.

Needless to say about his acting skills, he has been living in the Mainland for so many years, but he still can't change his crooked accent.

Also from Wanwan, Zhao Youting, this guy is trying hard to change his accent.

Peng Yuyan came to the mainland to film TV series ten years ago, but he still hasn’t changed his mind.

Yang Tianbao, she fell in love with Huang Xiaoming, and her resources were also very good.

But she is not very smart and cannot distinguish between what belongs to others and what belongs to herself.

She thought these were the results of her hard work, and even thought she could win the Best Actress Award.

Chow Yun-lai made another money-losing movie and came to the mainland from Hollywood to film.

So far, only "Let the Bullets Fly" has made money, while the other films have lost money.

As for Feng Shaofeng, he has been very close to Huayi recently and has very good resources.

But it belongs to people who can’t get up.

Feng Shaofeng is known as the gun king of Hengdian, but he has heavy dark circles and bags under his eyes. He looks weak. He doesn't know if he drank too much of the magic medicine.

It’s just that the bad movies in the National Day season can’t be picked up.

China Film executives feel that the audience is building up their desire to watch movies. If there is a good movie at this time, it may be able to reap the box office.

So China Film spent a lot of money to promote "The Bourne Supremacy". They have invested in this movie, and the mainland box office belongs to China Film.

For Han Sanping's sake, Li Shengyao also went over to support the scene.

He didn't watch the movie and went directly to the celebration party after the premiere.

He has been quite busy recently, mainly choosing actors for three movies.

"Dalian by the Sea" and "Three Billboards" are relatively good choices, and he already has a candidate.

La La Land was the hardest.

This movie requires the male and female protagonists to be young, good-looking, good at acting, and able to sing and dance. In the Chinese entertainment industry, such selection is really difficult.

Especially in the actor circle, just like Brother Xiao Ming, his singing is too ugly and his dancing is extremely stiff.

Even for Liu Tianxian, her modern dance is very weird.

Li Shengyao has watched Liu Tianxian's MV, and he doesn't know what's going on. She is obviously so beautiful and has good dancing skills, but watching her sing and dance, he feels weird.

And if your movie wants to participate in the top three European movies, the actors must appear in person.

Not only can you not use a stand-in for dancing, but you also need original voices for singing and lines.

This made Li Shengyao hesitate a little. He couldn't think of a more suitable actor now.

At this time, he took the wine glass and came to a corner of the banquet hall, hiding behind a tall dining car.

He had just met Han Sanping, so he was too lazy to socialize. He was still thinking about the actors in "La La Land".

Just as he was thinking, there was a sound of footsteps, and Tsui Hark came over with a wine glass.

Tsui Hark is wearing a suit and looks quite stylish.He is thin and has narrow shoulders. He looks lackluster in casual clothes, but looks more formal and classy in a suit.

Tsui Hark's eyes lit up when he saw Li Shengyao, "Director Li, they said you were here, so I came over."

"Director Xu, sit down."

In recent years, Tsui Hark's reputation has come back, and so has his movie box office. He is in high spirits during happy events. Although he has always been thin, his eyes are much brighter.

Not only Hua Yi approached him to make a movie, Bona also attached great importance to him.

He is currently filming "Detective Dee: The Dragon King of the Dragon King" and next year will film "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom", which is also a good success at the box office and word of mouth.

"Director Li, what are you thinking about?"

"Think of the actors and actresses from "La La Land."

The general plots of the three films prepared by Lee Sung-yew have been revealed.

Hearing this, Tsui Hark opened his mouth, but hesitated. He was silent for a moment, and then said: "Director Li, do you really want to prepare three movies at the same time?"

"what's wrong?"

"It's too difficult. I don't recommend it. Hong Kong movies used to be produced so quickly. It's not a good thing to rush to shoot. The director was filming this movie on the set, thinking about the next movie. As a result, the themes before and after the movie were different. contradiction.

Preparing several movies at the same time can easily distract us.

What's more important is that making movies involves emotions. Different movies require different emotions. Preparing for multiple movies at the same time will affect how we shape the atmosphere of the movie. "

Tsui Hark looked at Li Shengyao with a sincere tone.

He used to like to make martial arts movies. He made "Once Upon a Time", which has the most patriotic sentiments in Hong Kong, and "The Legend of Shushan" which has world-wide sentiments.

If we want to talk about who among the directors in Hong Kong has the biggest pattern, there is no doubt that it is Tsui Hark.

Likewise, he is also the most loyal person.

When Li Shengyao was in despair, he gave him a few words of encouragement and made him suddenly enlightened.

Now Li Shengyao seems to be a little lost, and he plans to give some advice.

As a director from Hong Kong Island, he understands best that good movies are not made by driving them out, they are made by grinding them out.

Be single-minded and expend your efforts.

Lee Sung-yew was so serious about filming "1937" before that he had the actors rehearse for half a year. This time, he was preparing three movies at the same time.

Tsui Hark felt that Lee Sung-yew wanted to make a fortune and use three movies to win the prize.

Li Shengyao glanced at Tsui Hark and saw his sincere eyes. The hand holding the wine glass froze in mid-air. He smiled and nodded, "Director Xu, I understand what you mean, but you don't have to worry. I'm not messing around. I know very well what I mean." What I am doing, although I am preparing three movies at the same time, I will shoot them one by one without being distracted."

Li Shengyao looked very calm.

Tsui Hark was puzzled, "Director Li, you used to do one film a year, why did you change it this time?"

"I'm actually pretty much the same this time, just three movies in two years. I just want to make one more movie."

In addition to his previous consideration, he wanted to win more actors and actresses for Chinese-language films.

Another reason is time.

In Lee Sheng Yew's previous life, the director of "Manchester by the Sea" would have this idea in 2013 and start writing the script.

The director of "Three Billboards" wrote the script at about the same time.

Both of these films were very good. Lee Sheng Yew was reluctant to let them go and didn't want any additional stain, so he shot them early.

"Then why not come one by one?"

"I hope that actors competing for Best Actor and Best Actress will give them more time to prepare, so preparations are starting now."

Lee Sheng Yew is very magnanimous and he has never shied away from this.

At this moment, a young waiter came over to push the dining cart and left. He walked too quickly and the floor was slippery. He couldn't help but slip his feet and fell towards Li Shengyao.

Li Shengyao didn't have time to put down his glass, so he stood up and supported the waiter.

There was water in his glass, and the water spilled on the waiter.

"Sorry, I spilled it on you."

The waiter hurriedly said that it was his problem, and at this time the foreman came over.

Li Shengyao smiled and said that he accidentally spilled water on the waiter, and asked the foreman not to blame the waiter.

"Director Li, thank you."

The waiter looked grateful and then carefully pushed the dining cart away.

Tsui Hark watched Li Shengyao handle this matter, and his heart was slightly touched.

He had previously thought that Li Shengyao wanted to win an award, and that he was out of his mind.

Now it seems that Lee Sheng-yew is calm, magnanimous, polite, and thinks very clearly. He is preparing three movies at the same time, but he is not doing it randomly, but for a reason.

Understanding Li Shengyao's thoughts, Tsui Hark felt that there was no need to persuade him. He raised his glass and said, "Director Li, in this case, I wish you immediate success and all three films will become classics."

"Thank you."

"Is it difficult to choose the male and female lead for "La La Land"?"

"It's difficult. I need to be able to sing and dance, and also be good-looking and have acting skills."

"It's hard to find actors, so look for singers."

(End of this chapter)