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Chapter 405 Director Li is fully capable of this

Li Yu waited for a while, and Liang Jiahui, who was five minutes late, arrived in big strides.

It can be seen that Leung Ka Fai felt embarrassed about being late.

"I'm sorry, Director Li. Oops, I'm late. There was a traffic jam."

Liang Jiahui looked apologetic.

He wasn't joking, traffic jam was a literal meaning.

Beijing is well-known throughout the country for its traffic jams during rush hour and evening rush hour.

Just recently, Liang Jiahui, who had just arrived in Beijing, was taught a lesson by the morning rush hour in Beijing.

Li Yu didn't care about being a few minutes late at all. He joked, "Traffic jam? You didn't come here in a Mazda, did you?"

Liang Jiahui was stunned for a moment, and after a few seconds, he reacted.

"I came here in a Mercedes, so I should be eligible to attend today's meeting, right?"

Liang Jiahui replied with a smile on his face.

"Of course there are, as long as they don't come in a Mazda."

Li Yu replied indifferently.

In that classic scene starring Tony Leung Ka Fai, the character played by Tony Leung Ka Fai said this line: You are not qualified to attend this meeting if you drive a Mazda.

A joke can effectively resolve the embarrassment of being late.

“I heard from my friends in the mainland that this meme is very popular, especially on Station A, where 70% to 80% of users know about it.

Even Director Li, who is so busy, knows about it, so it seems my friend didn’t lie to me.”

"Teacher Liang, I can tell you responsibly that your friend definitely did not lie to you.

So many people in the mainland know your joke, and some talented netizens even made up such a story.

It's said that one of your lines caused Mazda's sales to plummet.

They hired a lawyer to sue you, but the lawyer also drove a Mazda, and there was a traffic jam on the day of the trial."

Li Yu sometimes admires the talent of those silly netizens. They really imagine the US president riding in a convertible - their imaginations are really amazing.

Liang Jiahui was somewhat at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

As an actor, it is an honor for the role played to be remembered by countless audiences.

But when it is equated with funny jokes like traffic jams, it makes people laugh.

After getting to the point, Liang Jiahui sincerely praised Li Yu's script: "Director Li, your "Parasite" is so well written, especially the portrayal of the poor and the rich.

Poor people are always so nervous and embarrassed, while rich people are calm and composed.

You wrote it very well in the script, because the rich have the ability to transfer pressure downward, but the poor do not have the ability to transfer pressure downward and can only accumulate pressure in their hearts.

The contrast between the mountaintop villa and the pigeon cage is really vivid.”

Liang Jiahui has already read the script.

He was in Hong Kong Island at the time. His first reaction after reading the script was to light a cigarette and then stand in front of the window for half an hour.

A good script can be gripping, and the script of Parasite certainly does that.

Anyway, after reading the script, he couldn't calm down for a long time.

In order to prevent Li Yu from thinking that he was flattering, he emphasized again very seriously: "Director Li, every word I said just now is from my heart, there is absolutely no exaggeration.

I've been filming for many years, and this is the most profound modern script I've come across.

I personally think that it ranks among the best films of its kind in the entire history of domestic cinema.”

Tony Leung has starred in many good films, and the Doumiao website lists a large number of movies in which he has starred that have a score of over 7 or 8.

His appreciation ability is very good. He can play every role vividly and vividly. He is also known as the actor with a thousand faces. This is also related to his appreciation ability. He likes to write character biographies, and he writes them in great detail. He can write tens of thousands of words for a supporting role.

If you don’t have a deep enough appreciation ability, you can’t even understand the script, let alone understand the character you are writing.

"To be honest, I plan to take this film to Europe and win a big award."

Li Yu was not modest and directly pointed out his purpose.

Sometimes it is necessary to give the actors a proper boost.

The effect of the chicken blood injection soon showed up on Liang Jiahui.

Liang Jiahui sat up straight, with longing and expectation in his eyes.

If a director like Wang Jing told him these things, he would just see through them and smile it off.

Since Li Yu said this to him, he had to take it seriously.

Because Li Yu really has this ability.

Li Yu's historical achievements can be found.

Li Yu has directed few art films and written few art film scripts, but his results are very fruitful.

Not to mention the distant "Secret of the Sun", the recent "Comet" won the Berlin Best Screenplay Award, and "Gone Girl" won numerous awards in China.

By the way, he recently heard such a rumor.

Li Yu sold the remake rights of "Gone Girl" to a Hollywood film company.

These achievements are good proof that Li Yu is able to write good art film scripts and is also capable of making good art films.

It’s just that Li Yu prefers to make commercial films and rarely touches the category of art films.

Therefore, Liang Jiahui said seriously: "Director Li, I believe you, you are fully capable of this kind of talent and ability.

But there is one thing I am very curious about. Doesn’t Director Li dislike artists like us from Hong Kong and Taiwan?

Why did you choose me to play the role in "Parasite" this time? "

"Who said I don't like artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan? Wang Jing brought the crew of "Detective Chinatown" from Hong Kong Island, and he used a lot of new actors from Hong Kong Island.

I only dislike certain artists who are both good and bad, but you are not one of them. I have heard about your early deeds."

Li Yu invited Tony Leung Ka Wai to the show, not only because Tony Leung is an all-round actor who can play any role, but there is another very important reason: he has a good impression of Tony Leung Ka Wai.

In 1983, Leung Ka-wai went to the mainland to film several historical dramas including "The Last Emperor".

In that era, as an actor from Hong Kong, one can imagine what would happen to him if he went to the mainland to act.

The Taiwanese government directly banned him, leaving him without any filming opportunities for many years.

He said, what's wrong with me filming in my own country with my compatriots.

In that era, anyone in Hong Kong who dared to say such things would have to be respected by Li Yu as a real tough guy.

Isn’t this much better than some superstars who dare not express their opinions?
Liang Jiahui is really serious about filming.

Later, in the first season of "National Treasure", Tony Leung Ka Fai played the elderly Sima Guang, with all lines in classical Chinese. Although his Mandarin was not good, he still insisted on using Mandarin pronunciation.

The director thought there was no problem, but he felt that there was one place that was not handled perfectly, so he asked for another take.

Such patriotic, dedicated and excellent actors with great acting skills should appear on the big screen more often.

With Tony Leung Ka Fai's ability to play any role well, Li Yu has reason to believe that he will be able to play the leading male role in "Parasite" well.

This role is really suitable for Leung Ka Fai.

We can’t say that Liang Jiahui is the only one in China who can act this role.

Among the talented actors who can play this role, Li Yu is relatively more fond of Leung Ka Fai, so who else should he choose if not him?
(End of this chapter)