Huayu, can you be called the best actor if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 298 I Have an Appointment
In the busy waiting area.

Their location seemed particularly quiet.

Li Luo sipped the champagne carefully, waiting for the eldest son of the Hong family's reply.

This guy is pretty nice to me, so if conditions permit, I don't mind helping him make a breakthrough, so I just tried my best to provoke him to see if I can inspire his fighting spirit.

Being able to play a more difficult role is definitely a big improvement for an actor.

We are all friends.

It is natural to help the other person.

But Li Luo would not joke about his career.

The prototype actor for the somewhat neurotic younger brother of the separatist gang leader in the script had a rather sinister image, but Hong Tianming was fair and tender, with a bit of baby fat on his face.

Looks very friendly.

In terms of appearance, it is hard to be convincing.

And the other party's acting skills are not strong enough to break through the limitations of appearance.

So if you want to act, you can.

Lose 20 pounds first.

Under the gaze of the two men, Hong Tianming was torn between his inner thoughts and his conscience. If the old man had not been here, he would have backed down. However, being provoked like this in front of the old man, he was too embarrassed to back down.

But when I thought about losing 20 pounds, my heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys all started trembling.

"Row."

Gritting his teeth and raising his head, Hong Tianming said in a trembling voice: "Only lose 20 pounds!!!"

"You listen to me in everything?"

Li Luo showed his white teeth.

"It's all up to you!"

Hong Tianming almost shuddered when being looked at, and he wiped off the sweat from his forehead.

come here.

Li Luo looked at Hong Yubao with a smile.

"Teeth should be used as gold."

A satisfied smile appeared on Hong Yubao's fat face. He looked at his son and said, "If a man says something, he must do it. If you don't lose 20 pounds, I will break your legs."

Hear this.

Hong Tianming wiped the sweat off his forehead again.

Sometimes, my old man is a man who does what he says.

"If he doesn't obey orders on the set."

Hong Yubao looked at Li Luo again and muffled a sentence in Cantonese: "Beat him as you like, beat him to death!"

"I'll be your guest star as the gangster boss who was betrayed."

"that's it."

A slap came towards Li Luo's shoulder.

Hong Xibao put out his cigarette and swaggered towards the purple carpet.

Li Luo's acting skills.

He is still quite trustworthy.

After all, we have fought each other before, so we know each other well.

If others are willing to spend time to help educate their son, then he, who is well versed in the ways of the world, doesn't mind helping out in a cameo role. There aren't many scenes anyway, and it's estimated that the filming can be completed in a day or two.

Now the guests attending the award ceremony can enter the venue one after another. Hong Yubao has long passed the stage of demonstrating his status by the order of entry.

After saying hello to the staff, he went in on his own.

Layout and so on.

He doesn't care at all.

I just want to find a chair and sit down quickly.

"leave."

Looking at his grandfather's back, Hong Tianming said to Li Luo with a toothache: "Do you have to play so hard? Twenty kilograms, you are trying to kill me!"

"Regret it?"

Li Luo looked at the guy with a chuckle.

"You'll regret it if you fail!"

Hong Tianming gritted his teeth, clenched his fists and said, "I can do what I say, but you must make me look more handsome when the time comes."

"How can you not be handsome~"

Handing the empty cup to the waiter beside him, Li Luo said cheerfully, "Your role couldn't be more comfortable. You can soak in an outdoor bathtub with a bunch of bikini beauties. I don't even have that privilege."

"Hey hey hey."

Hong Tianming burst into laughter and rubbed his hands vigorously: "Can you invite me to the audition?"

"roll!"

Li Luo is concise and to the point.

"Arlo."

Another shout was heard, and Liao Qizhi, dressed in spirited attire, strode over, smiling and opening his arms: "Would you like to come in together later?"

He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at this Academy Awards.

So I'm in a very good mood.

"I have an appointment."

After hugging him, Li Luo held his hand tightly and said, "Uncle Zhi, I have something to discuss with you."

"No problem, I got it!"

Liao Qizhi laughed loudly, holding his hand tightly and said, "Don't look at me as an old man, I have a burning desire in my heart. Send me a script when you have time, and I will take any role."

"The pay is easy to negotiate."

"Thank you."

Li Luo thanked him solemnly, and then explained: "I think you are very adaptable, Uncle Zhi. In this movie, I plan to let you play a very vicious villain, the kind who kills people and burns people without blinking an eye."

"He looks like a good guy, but he's actually a bad guy."

“There was a scene like this.”

under his narration.

The corresponding image quickly emerged in Liao Qizhi's mind, and his fingers trembled with excitement.

He is a person who loves drama.

The more challenging the role, the more excited he is.

When he heard Li Luo's description of this character, he couldn't help but pull his bow tie, and his heart became hot. He had rarely come into contact with such a villain role, so of course he wanted to give it a try.

Another thing is the roles you played before, whether they were good guys or bad guys.

I have always been someone else's subordinate.

The villain.

It’s the first time!
I didn't expect Li Luo to give me such an important role.

"I like."

Liao Qizhi nodded quickly and said impatiently: "I like this character very much. Send me the script as soon as possible. I will spend some time to think about how to play this role."

"Thank you, director, for giving me this opportunity."

"I promise I won't let you down."

Originally I had the intention of offering a helping hand, but now it has quickly turned into gratitude.

Of course, he will not be short of small roles.

A golden supporting actor like him who has excellent acting skills and is not paid expensively is a hot commodity in the eyes of producers and everyone wants to use him.

But big roles.

That’s another story!
It's not just about having good acting skills to get in, there are many interests to consider.

With Liao Qizhi's strength.

To be honest, it’s hard to come across a role that has a particularly important part.

"Uncle Zhi, don't say that."

Li Luo smiled and shook the other person's hand, nodded seriously and said, "I am very grateful that you can come and help. I will have someone send you the movie script as soon as possible."

"Thank you."

Liao Qizhi shook his arms gratefully.

"Big guy!"

Hong Tianming laughed out loud.

"what?"

Liao Qizhi was confused and didn't understand why the prince suddenly said this to him.

"You play two brothers."

Li Luo waved his hand to answer the other party's question.

Another burst of laughter rang out, and Liao Qizhi happily hugged the eldest son of the Hong family.

Li Luo also smiled.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the sky which was already darkening.

A production budget of 20 million may seem like a lot, but if all the actors are well-known.

In fact, it is very reluctant.

Therefore, for the entire cast, Li Luo’s main focus is to play a cheap and easy-to-use big-name role. He just needs to play the leading role himself, and for other roles, he will try to use actors like Liao Qizhi who are good at acting and cheap.

Save more money and spend it on shooting.

That is the most important thing.

With relatively limited funding, the more money spent on actors' salaries, the more likely it is that a bad movie will be produced.

Because that would only be like robbing Peter to pay Paul.

The result can be imagined.

He already had a candidate in mind for the role of the extremely skilled killer in The Man from Nowhere, who was also a cheap and easy-to-use actor.

As for the group of policemen who were also accidentally involved.

The one who takes the lead.

It’s going to cost some money!
Looking at Ren Dahua who strode into the scene, Li Luo happily raised his arm to greet him.

This is a busy man.

So Li Luo had already made an appointment by phone.

In this movie, he plays the role of the inspector of the operations team of the Narcotics Investigation Department.

With the good impression left during the filming of SPL, Simon Yam readily agreed to the role and also said that he would only charge a friendly price.

The auditions haven't started yet.

The important role has already made me confused.

And after all the calculations.

The proportion of actors' salaries in the production budget is as healthy as it can be.

Do the work yourself.

Nor will it restrict your hands and feet.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Academy Awards to push forward the progress of the new drama, Li Luo was in a good mood and picked up a glass of champagne from the tray in the waiter's hand, and looked around with Hong Tianming who was also in high spirits.

In this colorful occasion.

Don't look at my sister.

Then it would be a waste of time.

"Yo."

Maintaining a proper smile, he quickly poked Hong Tianming: "This woman is really hardworking. What's her name?"

In front of him he was looking.

A woman with wavy hair walked slowly not far away.

The long legs are extremely eye-catching.

What is even more eye-catching is the amber short skirt that the woman is wearing. It is tied around her neck with just a strap, exposing her entire back with delicate skin to the air, and the back is so open that it is outrageous.

The dimples on the waist can be clearly seen.

If it went any lower, everyone would see my butt.

There is a big deep V in the front.

Most of the thunderbolts are also in sight.

Under the light, it looks so white.

Although her outfit was quite eye-catching, the woman was not embarrassed at all. Her pretty face was full of confidence. She raised her chin slightly and fully welcomed all the glances coming at her.

"Zheng Xiyi."

Hong Tianming gulped down a mouthful of champagne and looked at him carefully. "The person from Yinghuang is the ambassador of this year's Academy Awards."

"What's the name of that TV series? Xiao Yu'er and Hua Wu Que."

"She plays Jiang Yufeng in it."

"It's a pity that you have to go back to filming tonight."

He paused for a moment, then grinned at Li Luo, whose eyes sparkled, and said, "But even if you don't go back, I can't make an appointment with you!"

"Click it."

Li Luo pinched his knuckles lightly, making a crisp sound.

"Hehe~"

Hong Tianming smiled awkwardly, then quickly shifted his gaze and said with admiration: "Fan Bingbing is really pretty. Even if she doesn't dress so boldly, she still beats Zheng Xiyi. If you have the guts, go ask her out and see."

"I can't make an appointment anyway."

"what."

"Zhang Ziyi!"

Seeing the female star approaching, Hong Tianming quickly adjusted his posture.

This was also the woman he couldn't date.

At this time, Zhang Ziyi was wearing a purple miniskirt with peacock feather ornaments on her shoulders, which made her look more playful and cute. The woman had a faint smile on her face, but she did not stop walking.

Hong Tianming was stunned. Could this be directed at him?

But my clothes match the other person's clothes quite well.

Showing white teeth.

Hong Tianming quietly straightened his chest and tried to retract his belly.

Thinking that Yu Jiaolong in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was about to talk to him, the eldest son of the Hong family couldn't help but smile.

"Hello."

Looking at Hong Tianming who was standing there with a silly look on his face, Zhang Ziyi managed to maintain a decent smile: "I'm really sorry, can you let me and Li Luo chat alone for a few minutes?"

"Huh? Oh, okay, okay."

Hong Tianming almost didn't understand and kept looking back at Li Luo.

But the man didn't go far.

This guy looked over with a gossipy look on his face.

A sea breeze blew over from Victoria Harbour, ruffling the woman's hair, making her look quite beautiful and charming.

Zhang Ziyi's beauty has a bit of neutrality in it.

Exuding sexiness.

In fact, it comes more from personal charm.

Rather than body shape.

The two of them just looked at each other, and a hint of awkwardness gradually filled the air.

"Feel sorry."

The two said in unison.

The voice fell and there was a brief awkward silence.

"Is such that."

Li Luo thought about it and took the initiative to speak: "I don't know what I did last night, but it is obvious that I offended Sister Ziyi. Please don't take it to heart. It was all an unintentional mistake."

Since some things are other people's scars, it is difficult to point them out.

I can only express my apology in this vague way.

No matter whether others are truly in love.

Or cling to the rich.

That has nothing to do with me.

It's just a poke, and it's no big deal to say sorry.

"I should be the one to apologize."

Zhang Ziyi pursed her lips, then said apologetically: "I was impulsive last night and lost my temper. I drove back to look for you later, but you were gone by then."

"It's in the past."

Li Luo smiled and raised the champagne he had just received.

"Bang~"

Zhang Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief and clinked glasses with him crisply.

"Will you come with me later?"

After taking a look at Li Luo, she extended an invitation.

Among so many male stars present, the other person's figure was considered to be quite straight. Not only was he tall and straight, but his muscles were also obviously solid, making his shirt bulge out.

This kind of figure is relatively rare among European and American male stars.

Not to mention the domestic situation.

Plus that handsome face.

Zhang Ziyi didn't mind letting the other person stand next to her for a while, which was also a little compensation for what happened last night.

"Thank you."

Li Luo raised his glass again with a smile and refused directly: "I have an appointment."

This sentence shocked Zhang Ziyi.

It was no less than seeing her get off the car with Yu Dong just now. As the best actress last year, as the award presenter at the Oscars last month, as the judge of the main competition unit of Cannes next month.

I was rejected!!!

"it is good!"

Zhang Ziyi nodded and immediately left with decisive steps.

It's just her steps.

It's inexplicably messy.

Hong Tianming rushed over, his expression slightly excited: "When did you meet Zhang Ziyi? What did she want from you?"

“She thinks I’m so handsome.”

Taking a sip of champagne, Li Luo looked around and said, "I want to walk the red carpet with you."

If it weren't for the image consideration.

At this moment, Hong Tianming really wanted to express his feelings with a middle finger.

"Let's go!"

He straightened his clothes and looked at the flashing light not far away: "It's almost time, let's go in and find a place to sit. I guess our seats will be next to each other."

While a few people were talking, guests had already walked onto the purple red carpet in high spirits one after another.

Enjoy the pleasure brought by the flash light.

The fans' cheers, loud or low, came from far away, making the night in Hong Kong Island extremely noisy and hot.

"Find someone else!"

Li Luo gulped down the champagne and put the glass on the waiter's tray: "I'll try to see if I can get a date with the extremely beautiful woman you mentioned."

Leave a word behind.

He walked towards Fan Bingbing, who was covering her mouth and laughing softly, bowed slightly, and extended his arm.

Under Hong Tianming's blank gaze.

Fan Bingbing, who was wearing an emerald green evening gown, put her arm around his with a happy smile.

"leave!"

Hong Tianming gritted his teeth and couldn't help but swear: "It's amazing that he's handsome!"

Looking at the guy standing with Fan Bingbing, Zhang Ziyi's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch. If she hadn't been rejected just now, it would have been fine, but after what happened, she felt uncomfortable at first.

How is the other party better than me!!!

These two people didn't care about other things.

Whispering continued.

"Did you notice that?"

Fan Bingbing took Li Luo's arm and walked slowly forward with the crowd: "From the moment you arrived, someone has been keeping an eye on you. Are you afraid that she will cause you trouble?"

"Do you think I'm afraid of her, or she is afraid of me?"

Li Luo walked happily on the purple carpet and turned back nonchalantly.

It happened to be at this time.

Zhou Xun, who was chatting and laughing with Chen Kexin, also looked over.

The moment their eyes met.

Both of them had fake smiles on their faces, and then they looked away at the same time.

The other party's "If Love" is the favorite to win the award tonight.

Zhou Xun is expected to win the title.

How dare he flirt with me at this time.

You won't dare to do that before, during or after the event, and the other party won't be stupid enough to give you the opportunity to draw attention at this time. Even if you keep a record of the accounts in a small notebook, you'll have to settle them slowly later.

"Yes, she really doesn't dare to provoke you."

Fan Bingbing's brain was very sharp and he reacted instantly.

She chuckled a few times at first, then secretly pulled Li Luo: "Slow down, I don't want to get ahead of Zhang Jingchu."

Walking the red carpet.

There is always intrigue.

Just the order of appearance can be used to create countless variations.

Although Li Luo was not interested in these things, since the woman wanted to fight for it, he could only cooperate with her.

In fact, he had observed some very interesting things in the waiting area just now.

There is no need to say much about the dazzling Hong Kong stars at the scene.

In fact, there were quite a few mainland actors invited to attend the ceremony.

But look closely.

The vast majority of those who can come are actresses.

For example, Zhang Ziyi, Fan Bingbing, Li Bingbing, Zhou Xun, Qin Hailu, etc., these are all popular actresses in the domestic entertainment industry. When they come to other places, it stands to reason that everyone should help each other.

But unfortunately, they fought each other quite fiercely.

Even if they are artists under the same company, they will never get close to each other.

Li Luo knew it very well.

This is the case.

Hong Kong filmmakers are definitely welcoming of this.

This is what they want.

The more they compete, the higher the status of Hong Kong stars will be!
It can be inferred from this.

Although he has a good relationship with some Hong Kong filmmakers, in the eyes of more people, he is like a thorn in their body that cannot be removed, and is an eyesore to look at.

There is no other reason, co-production films have always been a combination of Hong Kong men and mainland women.

Wu Dun intervened and killed Po Lang.

But it broke this rule.

Moreover, many people must be unhappy with themselves for having taken a big bite of the action film market, which is the most proud of the Hong Kong circle.

This can actually be seen from the treatment we just received.

On the surface, they seem polite, but except for a few people they are familiar with.

Someone who can greet you proactively.

But there are very few.

Because of this, he didn't hold out any hope of winning a prize tonight and just came here to have some fun.

It's slow going here.

On the other side, Zhang Jingchu was not idle either.

The speed of moving forward.

In fact, it is almost the same as moving.

However, Zhang Jingchu soon couldn't hold back her energy anymore. She glanced at the smug Fan Bingbing, gritted her teeth and quickly chased after a Hong Kong director in front of her. She was now alone.

Not like the other.

There is also a popular actor accompanying him.

Before walking onto the purple red carpet, you must find someone of high status to support the occasion.

As for the order.

There is no time to worry about so many things at this moment!

I'll find a way to get back the face I've lost later.

With this thought in mind, Zhang Jingchu, wearing a black dress, quickly approached Tang Jili who was walking in front of her like a leaping black lotus, and a charming smile bloomed on her pretty and tender little face.

"Are you satisfied?"

Li Luo looked at Fan Bingbing.

"Ok!"

The latter raised his clean and simple chin proudly.

“I really don’t understand what there is to argue about.”

Li Luo quickened his pace, shook his head and whispered, "Why not take a long-term view? In a few years, you will find that Hong Kong Island is just an insignificant small market."

"It has nothing to do with that."

Fan Bingbing walked forward, dragging her skirt, her back straight: "Some things you don't fight for, others will. The most important thing is the production experience accumulated over the past 20 to 30 years."

"In mainland China, there are too few people who can maturely run film and television projects."

"I think you understand what I mean."

These few simple words made Li Luo look at Xiaopang in surprise.

Of course I understand what I mean.

There is a market in the mainland now, but there are not many people who are capable of taking up the market share. Let alone the movie market, even the TV drama market has been occupied by Hong Kong and Taiwan capital.

There is no other reason, it’s just that we don’t produce enough production talents.

A director who can consistently produce results.

There are only a few.

There are more and more actors, and there is no way to avoid competing.

I didn't expect the other party to see so clearly.

"What are you looking at?"

Xiaopang glanced at him coquettishly and slowed down: "Do you think I'm some big-breasted, brainless woman?"

"Look at it again!!!"

Noticing Li Luo's fiery gaze falling in front of her, the girl proudly puffed out her chest and said, "If you dare to say that I am not big, I will strangle you to death!"

With a grin, Li Luo stopped.

The girl also let go of her hand.

Coming here is the entrance!
The light of the flash made the night that wanted to approach retreat continuously, and the screams of the cameras and fans made the actors waiting here quickly serious their faces.

Everyone strives to show their best in front of the camera.

The staff in charge of controlling the situation waved their arms continuously.

Signaling the actors to enter the purple carpet.

this work.

It is quite necessary.

Otherwise, if a large group of people walked in in a disorderly manner, it would only make the scene look chaotic.

"Okay."

Seeing that the people in front had walked a distance away, the staff nodded quickly and said, "Please come in!"

Set your mind.

Li Luo and Fan Bingbing stepped onto the thick carpet.

The two kept a proper distance.

It seems intimate.

It won't cause unnecessary associations.

The purple carpet was not long. The two turned a corner and saw a purple background wall not far ahead. Next to it stood a tall statue, whose shape was exactly the same as the Academy Awards trophy.

She is a sexy goddess holding a planet and with film wrapped around her body.

After more than 20 years of precipitation.

The Academy Award trophy has also become the dream of countless Chinese filmmakers.

Walk over here.

It’s only about 20 to 30 meters away.

The two of them strolled leisurely while waving their hands happily at fans who might not even exist. It cannot be said that they are not famous in Hong Kong Island, but their fame is not enough to support a large number of fans to come to support them.

but it does not matter.

As long as you don't feel embarrassed.

Especially when the camera was facing them, their smiles were particularly bright.

The reporters were able to recognize the two people walking towards them, and they pressed the shutter buttons frantically. The flickering light made the perfect couple look like stars.

There is no need to mention Xiaopang's looks.

With the blessing of his good figure and charm, Li Luo, who is already handsome, has a full aura.

Although he is not a superstar yet, the two of them complement each other.

It also bursts out with brilliance that is no less than that of a superstar!

"Good evening, everyone. Coming towards us now are Li Luo and Fan Bingbing."

The reporter of CCTV6's China Film Report column held the microphone tightly and said excitedly to the camera: "Li Luo has been nominated for the Best New Actor Award at the Academy Awards for his performance in "SPL."

"And Fan Bingbing, she is the award presenter for this year's Academy Awards."

"I can tell."

“Both of them were in a very good mood.”

"We'll see if there's a chance to have them come over for a brief interview later. But here, let's wish Li Luo a successful return from this awards ceremony."

When the CCTV reporter continued to introduce the situation on the scene to the camera.

Not far from her,
TVB reporters who were also qualified to broadcast live also held up microphones and spoke at high speed to introduce the grand occasion of the awards ceremony to the citizens of Hong Kong Island:

"Two more familiar faces appeared before our eyes."

"I think many people have seen SPL. Li Luo gave a very superb performance in it, so he was nominated for Best Newcomer. Now it seems that he is even more handsome in real life than in the movie!"

"Guess, does he have a chance to win the Best Newcomer trophy?"

“I think it’s very difficult.”

The male host next to him gestured in another direction and said, "At least he has a very strong competitor. Fujiwara Takumi's voice almost overwhelmed the whole audience!"

Compared with CCTV, TVB's style is obviously much more relaxed.

The camera immediately turned to the direction the host pointed and quickly scanned over.

In the distant night sky, a large group of fans gathered, and colorful cheering signs lit up their excited faces.

On top of that.

There were three big characters "Jay Chou" written all over it.

Hundreds of glittering cheering cards swayed like waves, the momentum was extremely astonishing.

This scene.

Li Luo also noticed it.

Since he became famous, this was the first time he encountered such a popular situation where he was completely crushed.

Maintaining a standard smile, Li Luo didn't take it seriously.

In general.

In the entertainment industry's ecological chain, movie actors are of a higher level than singers. In between are TV actors, variety show stars, and talent show stars. The levels are quite clear.

But this is just the normal case.

No matter which circle you are in, you will be among the top ones.

The influence is extraordinary.

Especially singers.

Each of those fans directly paid real money to support the band, so the influence they brought was extremely terrifying.

Jay Chou is extremely popular now.

Even in Hong Kong Island, it was like the main battlefield, so it was normal that I couldn't win.

Look back.

Li Luo looked forward.

A few meters away, a huge purple stage was built, about one meter above the ground.

On the background wall, "The 25th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony" was printed in Chinese and English, as well as information about the organizers and sponsors.

Zhang Jingchu, wearing a black dress, was standing there holding a big pen.

Put on a bright smile for the camera.

Next to the podium.

There are also two giant posters.

One of them is a group photo of all the jury members, and the other is a group photo of the shortlisted actors.

"Where are you?"

Fan Bingbing's lips moved slightly.

"No time."

Li Luo was quite concise and to the point.

In fact, actors who are shortlisted for nominations will try their best to take part in the group photo if they can spare the time, which can be regarded as a way of promoting and supporting each other.

But I really didn’t have time at that time, so I just put it off!
this sentence.

Fan Xiaopang was so choked that he didn't know what to say.

Things that others flock to.

He is so nice.

Just push it out.

While the two were talking in low voices, Zhang Jingchu finally signed his name after some hesitation.

Xiaopang immediately walked towards the stairs with a faint smile, dragging her skirt, ready to go on stage to sign autographs.

The white and tender waist sways left and right in the small hollow on the back of the skirt.

This attracted reporters to take photos.

A few steps behind, Li Luo also caught up with a smile.

I raised my head accidentally.

His eyes were looking at Zhang Jingchu who was walking down the stairs. Although the latter had a smile on her face, her eyes were flickering.

Li Luo was very familiar with this expression.

I feel this way sometimes too.

In a flash, he realized that this woman was up to something bad!
The reporter's light suddenly flashed, illuminating Zhang Jingchu's delicate little face. She should have been facing the camera, but now she seemed to be looking down casually.

The smile on his lips deepened.

The woman's figure quickly moved forward diagonally.

(End of this chapter)