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Chapter 472: Detective Chinatown 2

Wang Jing, who rushed to the mainland from Hong Kong Island, gave Li Yu a thumbs up and praised him as soon as he saw him: "Director Li, you are amazing! Your work has once again set a new record in China."

Wang Jing was filled with emotion.

How long has it been since his "Detective Chinatown" broke the record? It has already been surpassed by many movies.

The former No.1 can’t even make it into the top five now.

Seeing the rapid development of the mainland film market, Wang Jing, a veteran Hong Kong director, felt like he had traveled back to the 1980s Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong film market was also developing rapidly at that time.

Basically, a new king will be born and break the record every once in a while.

However, the business environment in the mainland is hundreds or thousands of times better than that of Hong Kong Island back then.

Back then, those gangsters in Hong Kong saw that they could make more money by making movies than selling flour, and their entry made the Hong Kong film industry even more chaotic.

These people are totally unreasonable. If they want an actor to help them film, they will ask their subordinates to come to their door with money and weapons.

They don’t care whether your schedule will conflict or not, they will only ask one question: do you want to charge money or peanuts?

It is said that Andy Lau, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, was once put to gun point by a member of the society.

In order to protect himself, Liu Dehua had no choice but to give in and agree to film for the other party.

Wang Jing was even more miserable. In the 1990s, he was beaten into the hospital because a woman offended a gangster.

Don't be fooled by this fat guy's ugly looks. He was a very playboy when he was young.

The Hong Kong film goddess Qiu Shuzhen was once his girlfriend.

In January of this year, Wang Jinggang finished filming the first season of "Joy of Life" in Hengdian.

After the New Year, he worked non-stop to gather the original crew of "Ocean Island 1" and finished filming "Ocean Island 2".

This speed is very typical of Wang Jing. He is not undeserving of the title of Hong Kong's fastest shooter.

Li Yu said politely: "You are really amazing. You have finished filming "Australia Storm 2" in just a few months."

Men will never admit that they are incompetent.

But in terms of speed, Li Yu had to admit that Wang Jing was really fast.

Wang Jing spread his hands and said helplessly, "I can't help it. A large group of people are waiting for me to start working to support their families. I was born to work hard. I can't rest even if I want to."

Wang Jing was referring to the people working behind the scenes in his team.

Most ordinary audiences in Hong Kong and the Mainland scold Wang Jing because he has made too many bad movies.

However, the staff behind the scenes like director Wang Jing very much.

They said that if Wang Jing was like those art film directors and famous directors who took one or two years or even two or three years to make a movie, they would have been unemployed long ago.

"Director Li, your living and working environment is much better than mine back then.

I sound great for filming fast, but I was actually forced to do it. It's so hard to talk about it. "

The moment Wang Jing saw Li Yu, he recalled some events from his youth.

He sighed and continued, "Hong Kong was in chaos at the time. It was common for actors to be forced to film by people with guns pointed at their heads. Even the Kung Fu King was threatened with death.

Directors like me are not immune to this. As luck would have it, the films I make are guaranteed and rarely lose money.

I was targeted by those big guys. I couldn’t even remember how many big guys from various forces asked me to make movies for them.

I dare not refuse their promise, but I can't just help one company make a movie. If I don't treat everyone equally, I will get killed.

The so-called quick shooter is forced out in such an environment.

If you were a director in Hong Kong Island during that era, like me, you would be a quick shooter like me. "

If possible, which aspiring director wouldn't want to spend some time polishing and producing a top-notch blockbuster that would amaze everyone?
Those people in society don’t care about these things. They don’t want any art. They just want to make money, and they have to make quick money.

The faster Wang Jing shoots movies, the more satisfied they are. Wang Jing flew to Beijing right after finishing filming "Australia 2". Of course, he had a purpose.

He was envious when he saw that the box office of "Operation Nujiang" and "Fast and Furious 7" both exceeded 20 billion.

"To be honest, I came all the way from Hong Kong Island to urge Director Li to review the script of Detective Chinatown 2."

Wang Jing said truthfully.

He knows his "Macau Island 2" too well. It may be a struggle for it to break billion, let alone higher.

If you want to get higher grades, you have to rely on Li Yu.

"Detective Chinatown 1" was released during the Spring Festival in 2013, more than two years ago.

Wang Jing thinks it's time to release a sequel.

Even if Wang Jing didn't say it, Li Yu could roughly guess the purpose of Wang Jing's visit this time.

He did not directly answer Wang Jing's question, but asked in return: "I heard that Master Xing made a new movie last year?"

Wang Jing is from Hong Kong Island, he definitely knows more than Li Yu.

“Yes, the movie seems to be called The Mermaid. When it started filming last year, it was on the headlines of all the major entertainment websites in Hong Kong Island. Everyone in Hong Kong Island knew about it.

The filming was completed in January this year and attracted a lot of attention. However, Stephen Chow still did not choose to star in this movie.

He only worked behind the scenes as a director, screenwriter, and producer."

Wang Jing briefly recalled the news he saw at the time and what others said to him.

In 12, Li Yu and Wang Jing collaborated to produce "Detective Chinatown".

Li Yu's idea at that time was to snipe Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" during the 13 Spring Festival.

The sniping was successful, but it had little impact on Stephen Chow personally and did not change his mind.

Some time after the failure of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", Stephen Chow did show some thoughts of returning to being an actor and continuing to act.

Now it seems that Stephen Chow only had that little idea.

I guess after a while he gave up this idea and continued to be a director.

"I've said it before, with Stephen Chow's personality, he has the final say on everything, so it's most appropriate for him to be the director himself.

If he wants to go back to being an actor, he can only direct and act in his own films.

Any director with a little fame and ambition can’t stand that kind of cowardice.”

Wang Jing commented.

He is too familiar with Stephen Chow.

When Stephen Chow was still an actor, he was very domineering on the set, and everyone in the crew had to revolve around him.

There is nothing wrong with this practice itself. Many directors, including Li Yu, do this on the set.

All I can say is that Stephen Chow is very serious and a detail freak. He wants to do everything on the set related to filming to the best of his ability, and he also requires others to do the same.

The problem is that Stephen Chow’s way of dealing with people is not very likable.

If someone's performance does not satisfy him, he will not show any mercy no matter who that person is or how famous he is.

For example, the actress who played the proprietress in "A Chinese Odyssey: Part One" complained more than once that Stephen Chow was very demanding and difficult to work with.

It was originally a very simple expression, but Stephen Chow asked the actors to perform it in more than a dozen different styles, and finally it was barely passed.

Everyone says that Li Yu is a tyrant on the set.

In fact, Li Yu is much gentler than Stephen Chow.

The most Li Yu learned from was King of Sunglasses, asking the actors to reshoot over and over again. He seldom criticized the actors, and even less often did he lose his temper and scold them on the set.

(End of this chapter)