I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 443: A Foreign Land and Old Friends (13)

On January 1, Shen Liang arrived in Hong Kong.

Previously, Shen Liang came to Hong Kong to shoot for "The Evil Dead" for more than a month!
This time, the crew of "Raging Fire" was given two months.

Because the scene is big enough and there are more action scenes.

Director Benny Chan's style: brisk pace, romantic and neat, very masculine, and full of explosions and explosions!
He is very good at shooting big scenes and is nicknamed "Michael Bay of Hong Kong"

What if there is no funding and "Days of Fury" can't shoot the exaggerated large-scale explosion scenes?
The concept is cleverly presented.

It's as shocking as seeing several buckets blown up on the street!
This time, the cost of "Raging Fire" was as high as 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars. Chen Musheng and Zhen Zidan designed many big scenes together...

All of these arrangements take time.

On the contrary, the few literary scenes were no pressure at all for Shen Liang!
On the first day of arriving in Hong Kong, we filmed the interrogation scene...

Passed it once!

Oh, "Raging Fire" has been filming for half a month, and it filmed Zhen Zidan's solo adventure in Cha Kwo Ling...

This scene is very much like a Hong Kong police and gangster film - what the gangsters mentioned among each other must be the breakthrough point.

The key to solving many police and gangster films is always revealed by the gangsters themselves.

Qiu Gangao robbed Wang Kun's goods and handed them over to Meng Gui, saying that the goods had to be dispersed slowly, otherwise they would be targeted. It was precisely because the goods were dispersed that Zhang Chongbang discovered them and followed the clues to find Meng Gui's lair...

Then, he followed him to the intersection, and in front of Zhang Chongbang, the ghost was hit and killed by a car!

By the way, the script added a clip about Brother Biao’s death—the original version was too vague.

Qiu Gangao's six-member team was sentenced.

Biao is the vice-captain, with the least responsibility, and he is only on probation...

In fact, if Brother Biao didn't say anything during the internal audit, his superiors would most likely say hello to him and not let him suffer even if he was put in jail. After all, this is human nature.

But Brother Biao's words in court directly exposed everything: "You said you would protect us, but now you don't admit it?"

After entering prison, Brother Biao couldn't bear the torture and jumped off the building in despair!
Because of Brother Biao's death, Qiu Gangao and his men completely severed their ties with the state leader...

In the original time and space, Brother Biao held up a sign that read "Shame of the Police Force", which was a bit illogical.

Because, it was obvious that Brother Biao committed suicide before going to prison, but why was he able to get out after the trial?

……

The screenwriter Ling Weijun took over for him. Ling Weijun was one of the screenwriters of the last "The Evil Dead".

"Are you staying in a hotel this time?"

“…If I don’t stay in a hotel, where else can I stay…”

"You can live in my house!"

"Forget it... I'm not used to it, so I'll just stay in a hotel."

"How many restaurants did you eat at last time you came?"

"I only ate it for a week, and then I stopped eating it!"

“Is there a most vivid memory?”

"Yes..." Shen Liang's memory was opened: "I have been to those famous tea restaurants, the service attitude is quite bad... the taste is just so-so!"

Ling Weijun chuckled: "The service attitude in tea restaurants here in Hong Kong, especially the famous ones, is really bad. It's the same when we go there. The dishes are just thrown at us!" Shen Liang remembered something: "I heard before that when you eat in Hong Kong, if the service attitude is bad, just speak English and the attitude will change immediately..."

"Did you try?"

"Yes!" Shen Liang nodded: "But it doesn't work. The restaurant treats customers who speak any language the same - not very good."

“They don’t lack business…”

“Indeed, there are too many people lining up... However, the taste is just average. It can’t be said to be bad, but it can’t be said to be delicious either... It’s not as good as the food provided by the hotel restaurant!”

“Then the price is different!”

"But the food in hotels all over the world tastes the same. I want to try some authentic snacks..."

After chatting for a while, they arrived at the Regent Hotel. Shen Liang got off the car, and the staff helped him check in. Ling Weijun left...

Then, Shen Liang called Qin Lan and asked her to have coffee together!

Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family all the more during every festive season…

In the entire "Raging Fire" crew, he and Qin Lan are the only mainland actors.

Moreover, Qin Lan arrived a week earlier than Shen Liang and should be very familiar with the crew!
……

"Story of Yanxi Palace" is awesome. After it was broadcast on TVB, it led the ratings until the finale.

The ratings reached 37.1, making it TVB's annual ratings champion so far, surpassing Fan Xiaopang's "The Empress of China" and Sun Li's "Nothing Gold Can Stay" - setting the highest ratings record for mainland dramas on TVB.

This highest record includes "The Return of the Condor Heroes" starring Liu Yifei and "Swordsman" starring Li Yapeng, both of which had average weekly ratings between 20 and 35.

It also includes "My Fair Princess" - at that time, "My Fair Princess" was broadcast on ATV (Asia Television), not TVB, with an average weekly ratings of around 30 points. This rating is not too high for TVB, but it is unprecedented for ATV. It is said that ATV surpassed the ratings of TVB in the same period with this drama, which has become a unique phenomenon in ATV's -year history!
Back to "Story of Yanxi Palace", after the show was broadcast, the most popular character was "Empress Fucha" Qin Lan. According to Hong Kong media reports, after the show was broadcast, she attended a Hong Kong business event and her appearance fee was as high as 100 million Hong Kong dollars!
The film pay and appearance fees of Hong Kong artists are much lower than those in the mainland, but Qin Lan actually has such a high appearance fee, which shows how popular Qin Lan is!

It was also because of this drama that Qin Lan got the role in "Raging Fire".

After all, "Raging Fire" is a top-notch Hong Kong police and gangster film, with Chen Musheng + Zhen Zidan, the original box office configuration was at least 500 million, plus Shen Liang...

Well, at least 1.5 billion!
Many famous female stars in the mainland have inquired about roles...

However, the heroine in "Raging Fire" doesn't have many scenes...

Those who are really famous would never take this kind of role - they have requirements for the amount of screen time.

Chen Musheng liked Qin Lan very much, and Shen Liang also thought she was good, so they didn't change her.

By the way, Qin Lan and Shen Liang are in the same hotel.

So, Shen Liang simply paid a visit...

But before he arrived, he asked the staff to buy a bouquet of flowers, and then knocked on the door with the flowers...

This is his habit.

After all, he and Qin Lan were not very familiar with each other. They had only met at a business event - Weibo Night.

After Story of Yanxi Palace, Qin Lan was very popular. In fact, after the failure of her first two relationships, she was heartbroken and devoted herself to her career and improving her acting skills. She also made some investments outside, which was very successful. She also met some bigwigs and had good resources. In addition, after Story of Yanxi Palace, several dramas she starred in were successfully broadcast and sold, and in the end, the investors made money...

This is a very important matter!
Most importantly, she was promoted by Mango TV - her first drama, "The Story of Tang Dynasty", was a self-produced drama of Mango TV.

It has been very popular since then.

(End of this chapter)