Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 208 218 [Time Never Defeats Beauty]

Hong Kong.

Inside a high-rise apartment building.

"no!"

Li Jiaxin said with a firm look: "Sister, I want to go to Taiwan."

"Ah? Are you really going to Treasure Island?"

Sister Li looked at Li Jiaxin in surprise, "What's in the newspaper is all nonsense. Jiaxin, there's no need for you to go to Taiwan, right? In my opinion, you're much prettier than those two."

Ever since Next Magazine broke the gossip about Li Yishu having a night out with two beauties yesterday, the whole of Hong Kong and Taiwan was instantly in an uproar.

You have to know that the entertainment industry in Hong Kong is highly developed and is well-known for its lack of bottom line.

They have also reported a lot of gossip about Li Yishu before.

Not only is there Gong Li, with whom she has collaborated many times, but there is also Zhang Manyu, with whom Li Yishu collaborated a few months ago, and Nakayama Mihui, with whom she collaborated when filming "Love Letter" in Japan.

Earlier this year, Lee Yi-seok attended the premiere of Jet Li's "The Kung Fu Emperor" and had a brief contact with Li Jiaxin, who also revealed that her ideal boyfriend is Lee Yi-seok.

This has resulted in the number of Lee Ye-su's rumored girlfriends surging to six.

And they are all famous beauties.

The headline of the Oriental Daily this morning even had a sensational headline: "Shocking! Hong Kong beauty pageant loses to Taiwan and mainland girls!!"

Although this article does not mention any names throughout, and only refers to them as Hong Kong sister, Taiwan sister, and mainland sister, anyone who pays a little attention to recent hot news will know who they correspond to.

Interestingly, all three of them have been dubbed the most beautiful woman in mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong respectively.

As soon as this newspaper came out, everyone thought that Li Jiaxin, the most beautiful woman in Hong Kong, was the first to be eliminated.

“It’s not about looking good or not.”

Li Jiaxin shook her head and said, "Brother Cheng Long is about to collaborate with Li Yishu to shoot a new movie. I heard that the investment budget is as high as hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, and it will be released overseas. Such a big production will definitely include female characters."

Hearing this, Sister Li frowned: "That's what you said, but how do you know that Director Li will definitely choose you?"

"As long as you learn more, you will know that Director Li will definitely choose a Hong Kong actress as the heroine of this movie."

Li Jiaxin has always been the representative of silly beauties, but this is just how she appears to the outside world. Basically, none of the female stars who can make it in the entertainment industry are good people.

Not to mention that Li Jiaxin had set her sights on Li Yishu for a long time, so naturally she had already been learning about the other person's experience in filming movies.

Looking at the movies directed by Li Yishu in the past two years, except for Zhang Manyu, almost all other movies directed by him were cast locally. For example, when shooting in Japan, Japanese actresses were cast, and when shooting in mainland China, mainland actresses were cast...

This time when filming a movie in Taiwan, the heroine chosen was the local Qingxia, and all the supporting roles were also from Taiwan, including Chen Hong, a girl from mainland China, who was essentially also an actor who developed in Taiwan.

Sister Li raised her eyebrows: "Okay, but Director Li is so fickle, are you sure you can handle it?"

Li Jiaxin asked with a smile: "Do you think I am pretty or they are pretty?"

"Of course it's you!" Sister Li looked at Li Jiaxin's beautiful oval face with envy. There are so many beauties in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but there are very few actresses who can truly hold the title of the most beautiful woman in Hong Kong Island. Li Jiaxin is recognized as the most photogenic and most beautiful Miss Hong Kong.

Li Jiaxin, who has a slightly mixed-race appearance, can be said to be the perfect representative of the balance between bone beauty and skin beauty. She truly has a strong bone structure and superior appearance.

"That's it."

Li Jiaxin raised her chin proudly, her almond eyes revealing her ambition: "There is no man that I, Li Jiaxin, cannot win! As long as I make a little effort, even a big director will still fall at my feet!"

Hearing this, Sister Li shrugged her nose. She almost forgot that Li Jiaxin also had a nickname "Rich Man Killer".

"No more talking. I have to book a flight and go there tonight."

Treasure Island.

Yiren Films Company.

In the general manager's office.

He Xiuqiong looked at Chen Hong with a headache. She didn't expect that letting Chen Hong play a supporting role in Director Li's crew would be involved in scandals.

If it was just an ordinary scandal, it would be fine. It could also use Lee Yi-su's influence to hype up Chen Hong's new TV series "The Romance of Plum Blossoms: Between Water and Clouds" which will be aired soon.

But now this scandal is not only about him and Li Yishu dating, but also about him and Xiao Qiang being chopped down by Li Yishu.

"Ah Hong, tell me honestly, is this true?"

He Xiuqiong knew Chen Hong's little thoughts. She had seen through them when they were in Sichuan before.

They are all women, and Chen Hong can tell whether she has any feelings for Li Yishu just by looking at her.

"Manager He, I've already told you, this is not true. I just happened to go to see Director Li with Xiao Qiang that night, and I just asked Director Li how to shoot the next scene."

Chen Hong was also very depressed at the moment. She had originally wanted to meet Li Yishu alone that night to strengthen their relationship, but who could have thought that there would be paparazzi taking pictures secretly. This was really a case of losing more than gaining.

"Well, I believe you. When will Director Li's play be over?"

"It will probably take a few days."

"Okay, I'll help you postpone the drama on the mainland."

"that……"

Chen Hong hesitated and asked, "Manager He, can you help me promote that movie?"

"Pushed? Why?!"

He Xiuqiong said in surprise: "The director of this movie is Teng Wenji. He has been shortlisted for the Venice International Film Festival before. I heard that he has a great influence in mainland China." The movie "In That Faraway Place" was a movie that He Xiuqiong helped Chen Hong to take a long time ago. However, the other party had not started filming because the script was not in place.

But two days ago, He Xiuqiong received a fax saying that director Teng Wenji had already finalized the script and was preparing to set up the crew in the next few days, and notified all male and female actors to report to the mainland as soon as possible.

"Manager He, you may know that Teng Wenji is related to..."

Chen Hong is from mainland China, so she naturally knew about the conflict between Li Yishu and Teng Wenji last year. She witnessed the public opinion war in the newspapers with her own eyes.

Although Li Yishu never wrote an article to criticize Teng Wenji, everyone knew that Li Yishu won in the end because there were so many people speaking up for him.

“And this relationship…”

He Xiuqiong frowned. She didn't expect that Li Yishu and Teng Wenji had a war of words in mainland newspapers last year. And from what Chen Hong said, the conflict between the two sides was basically irreconcilable.

"Yes, Manager He. I'm just worried that if I shoot Teng Wenji's movie, it will annoy Director Li."

Chen Hong can still distinguish between the big and small Wang. Teng Wenji's directorial career has reached its end, while Li Yishu is like the sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning, full of vigor and courage.

Moreover, Chen Hong had some ulterior motives in her heart, which made her even more reluctant to take on the role in Teng Wenji's movie.

There was no way before, and I didn't know Li Yishu. Now that I know her and have new opportunities, there is naturally no need to shoot.

"Okay, I know about this. You can go back first. There will be a program on CTS before the release of "Between Water and Clouds" in a few days. You can go with Ma Jingtao and Chen Derong to participate then."

"Okay, Manager He, I'll be out first."

"Well, go ahead."

After Chen Hong left, He Xiuqiong thought about it, picked up the landline on the table, and called her mother-in-law Qiong Yao to ask for her opinion.

"Chen Hong is right. There's no need to offend Li Yishu because of an unknown director."

Qiong Yao on the other end of the phone thought for a moment and said, "But we can't just turn it down like that. We have to let Director Li do us a favor."

He Xiuqiong asked in confusion: "Humanity? Mom, what do you mean?"

Qiong Yao smiled and said, "When Chen Hong finishes filming, go pick her up in person and talk to Director Li Yishu about this. I think he will understand."

She is still very clear about the importance of having a good relationship with Li Yishu, a Chinese director who has made a name for herself internationally.

Not to mention anything else, if the other party owes you a favor and lets you invest in his movie in the future, you will make a lot of money.

What's more, Qiong Yao runs an agency. If one of the male and female actors under her can play the male or female protagonist in Li Yishu's movie and become the second Nakajima Miyuki or Zhao Wenzhuo, she will make a fortune.

Zhao Wenzhuo, who was just a newcomer last year, has played the leading role in two movies this year, one in the "Huang Feihong" series of movies directed by Xu Ke, and the other is "Green Snake", a movie adapted from a novel directed by Xu Ke.

Both films have big casts. There is no need to say much about the director Xu Ke, who also stars in the cast, as well as a number of well-known actresses from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

You know, Zhao Wenzhuo was just a student at a sports school last year, but in just one year, he transformed himself into a well-known kung fu superstar in Hong Kong. It was the new martial arts masterpiece "Sword Rain" directed by Li Yishu that made him famous.

No. 21, Taodihua Street, Taipei, is a three-story old Western-style house.

"The Reader" rented the entire three floors, but only the third floor was actually used.

The decoration and furnishings inside the house, from the quartz clock to the colorful checkered tablecloth on the table and the color of the floor tiles, are all very Taiwan-style from the 50s.

At this moment, Li Yishu didn't know that Li Jiaxin was coming to find him, and he didn't know that Qiong Yao wanted to do him a favor.

Now Li Yishu’s mind is full of how to shoot the next scene.

This scene is actually quite simple. The male protagonist "Li Shu" played by Li Yishu, after recovering from a serious illness, comes to thank "Qingxia" who sent him to the hospital on the bus, and then accidentally sees her wearing buttoned stockings.

Modern people certainly wouldn’t be excited just because a woman wears stockings, but in the background setting, this is Taipei in the 50s, where the social environment was relatively conservative.

If it was just this scene, it wouldn't be a big deal. Playing a virgin might not be that immature, but playing a young man with hormones bursting out of puberty, Li Yishu felt that she had no problem. However, the following scenes were not so easy to shoot.

In order to finish the passionate scenes with Qingxia in one go and avoid the paparazzi, Li Yishu asked Lai Shengchuan and Zhao Fei to lead the team, bring the crew, and Liang Jiahui to shoot "Li Shu" as an adult, which mainly contains some unimportant plots.

In other words, for the next period of time, Li Yishu and Qingxia will have to continue filming until this part of the plot is finished.

Li Yishu, who had finished putting on makeup, also got up and walked into the living room. She noticed that Qingxia had already changed into women's clothing that was in line with the characteristics of this era.

It was a light white cheongsam, which made Qingxia look more elegant when she wore it.

Qingxia wore no makeup throughout the entire play, so as to highlight the age difference.

Although Qingxia is already in her thirties, a few faint wrinkles can be seen at the corners of her eyes without makeup, but the hint of melancholy between her eyebrows gives people a sense of the beauty of a mature woman who has seen through the world and has experienced the vicissitudes of life.

No wonder some people say: Time never defeats beauty!

Li Yishu didn't believe it before, but now that she has seen Qingxia's true appearance without makeup, she understands that this statement also depends on the person. Some people are really born beautiful. Different ages have different beauty, some are immature, some are beautiful, and some are mature...

Zhang Aijia came over excitedly, carrying a camera: "Director Li, can we start?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Qingxia's eyes began to flicker as she looked at Li Yishu. She was actually a little nervous about the next scene.

Li Yishu coughed twice and said, "Then let's get started."

"Then Director Li, should we start from the outside, or..."

“Start outside.”

"Okay, let's go out now."

Li Yishu turned around and walked out of the door with a bouquet of flowers. He came to the stairs outside. He took a deep breath and exhaled, repeating this several times before nodding to Zhang Aijia.

Zhang Aijia gave the order: "Action!"

(End of this chapter)