Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 805 Even the stars can't come out
Three days later.

The welcoming banquet hosted by Chenglong was held as scheduled.

In the afternoon, when the "Parasite" crew arrived at the designated location, Cheng Long had already come to greet them with a large group of people, including Boss Yang.

It's interesting to say.

In the past few years, many people in Hong Kong and the media did not like Chenglong.

The reason is that he is pro-mainland and has stood up for the mainland without hesitation and made statements on many occasions, causing Hong Kong people to extremely dislike him. Although they still call him "Big Brother", this word is usually used in sarcastic and negative terms in reports.

On the contrary, Huang Silang is particularly popular among the people of Xiangcheng.

The nickname "Son of Fragrant City" is not for nothing.

As Cheng Long's development in the mainland has become smoother in recent years, especially after cooperating with Zhou Mo and shooting many movies with a box office of over 1.5 billion yuan, Cheng Long's reputation in other fields in Hong Kong is still unknown, but his reputation in the film and television industry has returned to the position of "real big brother" again.

Apart from anything else, just look at this group of bosses, Cheng Long standing at the front of the line looks very impressive.

After Zhou Mo got off the car, the first thing he said to Cheng Long was:

"Brother Long, I'm sorry to have cost you money this time."

Cheng Long smiled happily, his eyes narrowed into two slits.

"It's not a big expense. I've always wanted to set up a table for you, but you were always slow. Now I finally have the chance, so I can do anything that's not too much."

Boss Yang also said, "Yes, Director Zhou, you haven't come to Xiangcheng in the past few years. This time you come, you must let us show our hospitality."

Zhou Mo smiled at Boss Yang.

"That would be troublesome."

The group chatted and laughed as they walked into the hotel.

On the way, Cheng Long whispered to Zhou Mo: "It was originally an ordinary welcoming banquet, planned to entertain the crew, but after the news spread, many bosses called and said they wanted to meet in any case... But I have already told them that today's meal is just a welcoming dinner, nothing else."

Zhou Mo nodded, indicating that it was okay.

"Come if you want to. It will be more lively with more people."

He was not at all surprised that so many people came to the welcoming banquet today.

In other words, he had already anticipated this day when he contacted Cheng Long and agreed to come back for the welcoming banquet today.

Right now, it is already 2018.

It was a few years before he came to film "John Wick".

The current situation of Hong Kong's film and television industry is no longer about whether it can make good movies, but about the inability to even produce a few dazzling movie stars.

It is difficult to find a post-85s star who can carry the flag in the market.

Neither male nor female.

There are some bosses in Xiangcheng who have worked with Zhou Mo before, and every now and then they want to "renew their old relationship" with Zhou Mo.

It’s a pity that Zhou Mo can’t even handle a bunch of investors from the mainland, so how can he have the energy to take care of Xiangcheng.

Counting back, the most recent collaboration was on "Bad Genius" more than two years ago. The partner was Boss Yang, who found the place and equipment in Hong Kong.

The final box office revenue was 1.2 billion, and Eagle King got a share of it.

There is nothing else.

Seeing that Zhou Mo looked normal, Cheng Long knew that he knew what was going on, so he stopped talking about it and started talking about "Parasite" instead.

"Brother, if you need any help with the filming, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely get it done for you in one word." "There's nothing to prepare. It's just that Brother Long, don't you want to play a cameo role? I do have a role that suits you, but it's not a cameo for a few seconds, but a supporting role in a plot, and it may even be quite crucial to the plot.

Brother Long, if you are willing, I can arrange it for you, but you will need to join the team during the next period of time."

When Cheng Long heard this, he paused for a moment.

"Is there really a role suitable for me? Director Zhou, you don't have to consider our relationship and think about assigning me more roles. I just want to participate, whether it can be filmed or not is fine."

Having said that, Cheng Long's almost glowing eyes when he spoke still showed his thoughts vividly.

He wanted to take a picture.

He really wants to take a photo!
A few days ago, he got the news from Zhang Yimou that the movie "Parasite" was aimed at winning awards since the day the project was launched.

Although Zhang Yimou did not say which award he was aiming for.

But just by looking at how excited Zhang Yimou was when he was speaking, and his face that was almost smiling like a flower, Cheng Long knew that "Parasite" had very high goals for the awards this time.

It is very likely to be an award like the European Triple Gold.

Moreover, considering that Lao Mouzi has reached a state where he can laugh three times for every sentence he says, Cheng Long has another prediction in his mind.

The award-winning target of "Parasite" this time is most likely the award that Zhang Yimou never won.

Palme d'Or.

In a movie like this, if he could get a role, he would be exhausted.

Zhou Mo nodded and said directly: "Of course it is true, but the personal identity of this character is relatively negative. It depends on whether you can accept it, Brother Long."

The role he is going to play is that of Cheng Long, the husband of the former housekeeper in Mr. Park's family in "Parasite".

In the plot, the housekeeper husband had huge debts, so with the help of his wife, he hid in the basement of Mr. Park's mansion.

Mr. Park's family of four were well taken care of on a daily basis, so they had never entered the basement and had never discovered that there was someone living there.

After the plot of the movie begins, the four protagonists approach the Park family step by step, from the daughter's tutor, to the son's painting teacher, and then to Mr. Park's driver, step by step.

Until the end, the protagonist's family set their sights on Mr. Park's housekeeper.

The housekeeper was sick of peaches, so the protagonist's family scattered peach hairs around the Park family's house to make the housekeeper cough, and secretly took photos of her in the hospital, causing Mr. and Mrs. Park to mistakenly believe that the housekeeper was contagious, and eventually kicked the housekeeper out of the house.

Let the mother, the last one in the family of four, take the place of housekeeper.

At this point, the protagonist's family has completely completed their parasitism on the Park family.

On a rainy night a few days later, Mr. Park and his family went out to play and left the mansion empty. The protagonist's family of four happily lived in the mansion, enjoying the same life as Mr. Park's family.

Until the arrival of an uninvited guest broke this enjoyment.

The former housekeeper came. In order to save her husband who had not eaten for several days and was hidden in the basement by her, she had no choice but to reveal her secret to the protagonist's family.

In the process, the protagonist's family accidentally exposed the secret that they were a family to the former housekeeper and his wife.

A fight ensued between the two sides.

During the fight, Mrs. Park called and said that because it was raining, they would not stay outside overnight and would be home soon.

Before arriving home, I asked the housekeeper to make a bowl of noodles.

And just then.

boom!
(End of this chapter)