Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 210 220 [Who wouldn’t be confused when Miss Hong Kong sits in my arms? ]

Braised pork is a delicious dish, which is loved by people for its characteristic of being fat but not greasy. No one does not like to eat braised pork.

The charm of Hong Kong-style braised pork lies in its attractive color and the alluring aroma it exudes. It is fat but not greasy, lean but not dry, and the soft and slippery meat is soaked in the rich soup. The perfect combination is unforgettable.

Every bite is a journey of rich taste. The fat is pink and smooth, the lean meat is rosy and shiny, and the rich juice makes you unable to stop eating.

This is not the first time that Li Yishu has eaten Hong Kong-style braised pork, but she has to admit that each restaurant has a different taste.

As Li Jiaxin was enthusiastic and proactive, Li Yishu couldn't refuse her kindness. In the end, she couldn't eat anymore and vomited all over Li Jiaxin. She really vomited.

"Director Li~~"

Li Jiaxin's cheeks were flushed, her eyes were seductive, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead. It was obvious that she was very tired. She lay directly on Li Yishu's chest and said delicately, "How was my performance?"

“It’s a pretty good performance.”

Li Yishu had been feeling very angry in the afternoon, and now that she had let out some anger, she felt relaxed both physically and mentally.

He looked at Li Jiaxin's charming face, pinched her cheeks, and said with a smile: "Actually, your image is quite suitable for the role. I have thought of finding an actress with a mixed-race appearance to play this role."

"real?!"

Li Jiaxin's eyes lit up, and she immediately climbed up to Li Yishu and leaned on his shoulder: "Director Li, can I act?"

Li Yishu nodded and said, "No problem. The role of the second female lead is reserved for you. However, the specific filming time will be in April or May next year, and we will be filming in the United States and Canada. Remember to make time for it then. I don't like people who are busy with their acting."

Li Yishu did not make any major changes to the script of "Rumble in the Bronx", and basically maintained the content of the original film, except for adding some of Jackie Chan's later classic difficult moves. While the framework remained unchanged, the choice of actors naturally had to be as close as possible.

Having been a plagiarist for so long, Li Yishu has a lot of experience.

Originally, the second female lead was a mixed-race beauty who looked like Cherie Chung. If it was replaced by Li Jiaxin, the effect would not be much different. As for the choice of the female lead, he didn't know whether to choose Anita Mui or someone else at the moment?

Although Anita Mui didn't have much contact with him, because of the relationship between Zhao Wenzhuo and Zhang Guorong, they met quite a few times. He was considered a Hong Kong star that Li Yishu was familiar with.

However, Zhang Manyu has a better and closer relationship with him, so it is also possible for her to play the female lead role.

Thinking of this, Li Yishu decided to find time to ask Zhang Manyu if she was willing. If she didn't have time to act, then she would leave it to Anita Mui.

"Female number two?"

Li Jiaxin frowned, then said coquettishly: "Director Li, I want to play the leading female role!"

"The role of the leading actress is not suitable..."

"hiss!!"

Li Yishu took a breath before he could finish his words.

Looking at Li Jiaxin's big watery eyes and the desire in them, it seemed that the little head had to decide the big head. Li Yishu took a deep breath and said, "If there is a chance later, I will arrange a female lead for you."

Hearing this, Li Jiaxin was delighted, her eyes immediately brightened, and she nodded faster, as if she was very satisfied with Li Yishu's arrangement.

Li Yishu leaned against the bedside table, looked at the chandelier on the ceiling, and slowly closed her eyes:

Liuxia Hui is indeed a model of a gentleman throughout the ages. As for the phrase "remaining calm even when a woman's arms are bent on him", even if Li Yishu were to live up to half of the standard in a hundred years, he would not be able to do so.

Who wouldn’t be confused when Miss Hong Kong sits in her arms?

And she is the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong, not those scumbags from thirty years later.

The only pity is that the little bear is not big enough to be wrapped up.

The next morning.

Li Yishu walked out of the hotel rubbing her waist. One has to say that Li Jiaxin when she was young, with that face and that figure... She was worthy of being the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong, a rich killer, and a representative figure of using beauty to commit crimes.

I think even Guan Zhilin would be inferior to him, right?

After leaving the hotel, Li Yishu did not go directly to the crew. Instead, he called Zhang Aijia and said that he would be there later. Then Li Yishu took a taxi and asked the driver to take him to a Chinese medicine store.

After entering the store, Li Yishu said with a vague look in his eyes: "Boss, give me ten kilograms of wolfberries!"

I came to Taiwan in a hurry this time, and drank all the wolfberries I brought with me in the United States and Japan. Fortunately, although he is very famous in Taiwan, most people are not very sensitive to directors, and the boss looked at him as an ordinary customer.

"Wolfberry~~"

The owner of the Chinese medicine store looked to be in his 40s or 50s. He looked at Li Yishu's evasive expression, then looked at his lower body, and said with a smile, "I have something more nourishing."

Li Yishu hesitated: "No, no... I don't like tea, so I just soak wolfberries in water and drink it. It tastes a bit better."

"We are all men, don't be shy, I have Liuwei Dihuang Pills, take three pills twice a day for a month, I guarantee you will be strong..."

"Cough cough!"

Li Yishu coughed heavily and said, "Well, I want wolfberries."

"Okay." The boss raised his eyebrows, didn't care, turned around and grabbed ten kilograms of wolfberries.

"So... how long is the shelf life of these meatballs you mentioned?"

"This is traditional Chinese medicine. It has no expiration date and its efficacy is mild. You can take it every day without any problem."

"Then...then get me some."

"Okay, how much do you want?"

Li Yishu touched his nose and said, "First, take three months' supply."

He heard that Liuwei Dihuang Pills are very effective, so he bought some and kept them as a reserve in case he didn't need them. It is necessary to have a little supplement when you are young.

Otherwise, at this rate, in a few years he would become like Li Lianjie after he married Li Zhi.

Hearing this, the boss looked at him in surprise, clicked his tongue a few times, and said, "I don't have that much, just about two months' supply. If you want more, I'll make more later."

"That's all for now."

"I can tell you, these are all handmade. The efficacy is much stronger than those made in factories outside. They are made of real materials, but the price is a bit higher."

“Do you accept US dollars?”

"receive!"

Li Yishu asked the other party for a business card, then left quickly with a big bag of things.

Watching the customer leave, the owner of the Chinese medicine store was filled with emotion: "What Brother Fei said is right. It's really the handsome man who suffers."

After that, he lowered his head and said helplessly: "It's a pity that you can only enjoy a peaceful life with me in this life."

Around ten o'clock in the morning.

The third floor of the old house.

It was still the same place. This time, Li Yishu obviously felt much better. Not only was she not so angry, but Qingxia's performance also seemed to be getting more and more skilled.

The two of them were cuddling passionately, the thin summer sheets tossing and turning over their bodies.

Summer, sunshine, retro, nostalgia, maturity, immaturity, lust...

When all of this is put together, it becomes a picture, a picture captured and recorded by a camera.

"Click!!"

As Zhang Aijia shouted, Li Yishu asked with a smile: "How is it? How was the filming?" Zhang Aijia shouted excitedly: "Beautiful, so beautiful! This long shot, Director Li, you and Qingxia acted so well."

"That's good."

Li Yishu smiled, then glanced at Qingxia who was wrapped in a sheet, and smiled as well: "I'll go out first."

huff~~
When he walked out of the room, Qingxia breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt a little inexplicably disappointed.

Zhang Aijia smiled playfully and said, "What's wrong, Qingxia? Are you reluctant to finish the filming so quickly, or do you want to add some more scenes? I can talk to Director Li for you."

"Don't say anything nonsense. It's not good if people misunderstand you."

Qingxia waved her hands helplessly: "Okay, you go out first, I'll get dressed."

"Ah."

Sylvia Chang didn't say much and went out carrying the camera. She was going to talk to Director Li about how to shoot the next scene with Chen Hong.

After she left, Qingxia put on her clothes and came to the dressing table in the bedroom. She looked at herself in the mirror. Although she was not wearing any makeup and there were faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, she was still well maintained and her skin was fair, tender and delicate.

But why was Li Yishu so passionate yesterday and so weak today? Is it true that she has lost her charm?

For a moment, Qingxia began to doubt whether she still had charm.

In fact, it was because Li Yishu worked overtime all night yesterday and was overworked and had become as holy as a Buddha.

After a while, when Qingxia walked out of the bedroom, she saw Li Yishu discussing with Zhang Aijia in the living room.

See her coming out.

Li Yishu asked, "Sister Qingxia, do you want to go with us to see Director Lai?"

"sure."

Qingxia suddenly remembered something and said with a smile: "But you guys go first, I have something else to do and I have to go back first."

2 p.m.

Li Yishu and Zhang Aijia took a car to Lai Shengchuan's place. They are now filming the role of the "male lead" as an adult.

After half an hour.

The two arrived at the set.

At this time, the crew was in the indoor study, filming a scene where the male protagonist received a letter from prison.

Seeing Liang Jiahui, dressed in a suit and with his hair combed back, holding a letter with various emotions on his face, including nostalgia, shame, and self-blame, Li Yishu nodded slightly in approval.

Among Hong Kong male actors, if we really want to talk about the best acting skills, it has to be Liang Jiahui, a true multi-faceted actor who can act in both comedies and dramas.

However, perhaps because he played too many similar roles in his later years, his acting skills gave people the impression that they were not as good as those in the movies he starred in when he was middle-aged.

"Lover" "Black Gold"...

There is also a relatively unpopular art film "Love in the Season of Absence". Li Yishu still likes this drama film co-produced with Zhang Manyu very much. He watched it many times in his previous life.

The subject matter is very realistic, a bit like "A Native of Beijing in New York", but a bit more chilling.

"Jingle Bell……"

Just then, Li Yishu's cell phone rang and he hung up in a hurry.

Seeing that she did not disturb their filming, Li Yishu breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly walked out of the room and came outside.

Seeing that the call that had just been hung up was from Huo Wenxi, Li Yishu dialed again.

Beep a few times.

Li Yishu said, "Hey, Wenxi, have you arrived in Taipei?"

"Yeah, I just got off the plane and am still at the airport. Boss, where can I find you?"

"Just come to the crew..."

After Li Yishu gave an address, she asked Huo Wenxi to take a taxi over.

When he returned to the room, Liang Jiahui's scenes had already been filmed. Lai Shengchuan came over and said, "Director Li, Liang Jiahui's scenes have been filmed almost completely. Do you want to film the scene where he goes to prison to meet Qingxia?"

"Okay, let the crew arrange it tomorrow." Li Yishu nodded. Once this scene is finished, Liang Jiahui will be considered finished. He only played the adult male lead and his screen time was less than twenty minutes.

"Director Li."

Liang Jiahui came over with a smile on his face, stretched out his hand and said, "Originally I wanted to visit you first, but Director Lai told me that you were also filming..."

"Haha, it's okay, Mr. Liang."

Li Yishu smiled and shook hands with the other party, saying, "Thank you Mr. Liang for coming to help play this role."

At the beginning, Lai Shengchuan actually wanted Qin Han to play the role of the adult "male protagonist". On the one hand, he had previously worked with Qingxia in "Red Dust", and on the other hand, the two Qins competing for Lin was still a hot topic in Taiwan.

The Taiwan media likes to hype this up whenever they can.

However, Li Yishu refused. This is not a commercial film that needs hype to increase box office. What's the point of asking Qin Han to come?
"It is my honor to be able to act in Director Li's film."

Liang Jiahui said with a smile: "Director Li, I wonder if I can play the leading role in your movie in the future? This is just a supporting role, it's not very satisfying to play."

"There is a chance, there is definitely a chance."

Li Yishu smiled. He had no plans to cooperate with Liang Jiahui now, but it was hard to say what would happen in the future.

The upcoming blockbuster "Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms" requires quite a few actors, and we can find some actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan to fill the roles.

On the one hand, for commercial films these days, if you want to completely ignore Hong Kong and Taiwan actors, you would be abandoning these two box office markets.

On the other hand, many actors have donated money and supplies to the 91 East China flood and filmed for free.

This Three Kingdoms blockbuster produced with mainland investment was supposed to be released in 97, so it was even more necessary to find a few actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

By then, maybe a few actors from Macau will be recruited. After all, Macau will return to China in two years. Bringing together actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau, it can be considered an alternative tribute film, right?
After chatting with Liang Jiahui for a few words, he went to change his clothes and made an appointment to have dinner together in the evening. It could be regarded as Li Yishu's way of welcoming him back, even though the dinner was postponed for several days.

"How's it going, Brother Zhao? Is there any problem with the scenes these days?"

Li Yishu found the director of photography Zhao Fei. Compared with Lai Shengchuan, he trusted Zhao Fei more.

If we really want to talk about the understanding of Li Yishu's shooting angles, it has to be Zhao Fei, with whom he has worked many times.

The two have collaborated on five films, including "Overlord", "Sword Rain", "Central Station", "Nobody", and "The Reader".

"No problem, I filmed the whole thing myself."

Zhao Fei gave a thumbs up and said, "Director Li, the acting skills of Liang Jiahui you found are beyond reproach. I have been a photographer for so many years, and I feel that he is the best photographer."

Li Yishu laughed: "Of course, if Liang Jiahui didn't act well, would he be invited to act in the French film "The Lover"?"

He remembered that when the filming of "Lover" started, many actors were selected in Hong Kong for audition. In the end, Liang Jiahui was able to get the role, and his acting skills definitely played a big role.

"You will still be the lead in the next few scenes." Li Yishu will be directing and acting in the show himself this time, so he can't completely focus on being a director. He can only hope that Zhao Fei can pay more attention to him, as he is not far from becoming a director.

Zhao Fei nodded: "Okay, Director Li."

(End of this chapter)