Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 215 Hong Kong Island Beauty
When Link received Harvey's call, he was visiting the set of "Rumble in the Bronx" to check on the filming progress.

The background story of "Rumble in the Bronx" takes place in New York. It tells the story of a truck driver named Wong Ka Kui who went to New York to attend Uncle Pao's wedding. Because of his chivalrous heart, he was accidentally involved in the vortex of stolen diamonds and was hunted by the mafia.

In order to save costs, the main filming locations were Universal Studios, Hong Kong Island, and Toronto, Canada.

The production department of Guess What Pictures is responsible for overall coordination, while Golden Harvest Pictures is responsible for filming.

With the joint efforts of the two companies, the filming of the crew is progressing smoothly and is expected to be completed before June.

Link heard Harvey asking on the phone if there was a good strategy to promote Pulp Fiction?
Link thought about it and decided, no, this movie is too niche, fans who like it will love it very much and regard it as a classic of violent aesthetics, but those who don't like it won't even watch it.

This type of movie mainly relies on word of mouth to drive box office growth slowly, so there is no need for much other publicity.

However, considering that Quentin is a director with a strong personality and is also a director who is quite popular.

He suggested arranging more TV interviews for Quentin during the promotion, letting Quentin talk more about controversial topics in the interviews, and hyping up the movie by hyping up Quentin.

Quentin's increased fame will also be beneficial to Miramax Films, as it will help save on publicity costs when releasing Quentin's films in the future.

Harvey nodded after listening to this, and suddenly felt that Quentin was right. Link was indeed good at publicity. Even for a movie like "Pulp Fiction" which was not very topical, he could find something worth hyping.

He can't compare to this.

"Call an ambulance, Jack fell off the shelf!"

The staff on the set suddenly shouted, and a group of people gathered over and saw Chen Long lying in a pile of wooden boxes.

When he heard the staff wanted to call an ambulance, Chen Long quickly waved his hands and said no, he just sprained his foot and had a few scrapes, it was not a serious injury and he could handle it himself.

Chen Long asked his assistant to fetch a portable medical kit, wiped the blood from the wound, applied medical powder, and continued filming in less than ten minutes.

Lin Ke found director Stanley Tong and asked them to be more careful during filming, to make arrangements for dangerous action scenes in advance, to check the props on the scene more often, and to minimize the injury rate.

In April last year, Bruce Lee's only son Brandon Lee was shot in the abdomen and died of excessive blood loss when a prop gun accidentally fired a real bullet while filming "The Crow". He was 4 years old.

Lin Ke felt very sorry after hearing this. If the accident had not happened, he would never have thought of Bruce Lee.

Now working with Chinese superstar Chen Long, it’s better to be careful.

If an accident happens to the leading actor during filming, it will not only delay the progress, but also add a lot of extra expenses to the crew, which is not cost-effective. It is better to make more safety preparations before filming.

"Good morning, Mr. Lin!"

While chatting with Director Tang, the leading actress Zhou Huimin walked over at some point and greeted him in a soft voice.

The woman was in her early twenties, with an oval face, delicate features, and skin as smooth as a baby's. She wore a pair of thin-framed platinum glasses and had a soft voice, with the temperament of a girl with glasses.

But she blinked her eyes while speaking, showing a bit of restraint.

Link nodded and replied, "Hello, Miss Zhou."

Rumble in the Bronx has two main female characters.

When casting for the movie, out of respect for him, Golden Harvest sent him the information of ten actresses, including Anita Mui, Vivian Chow, Joey Wong, Michelle Reis, Shu Qi, Amy Yip, all of whom are beautiful Chinese women.

When Link was reading the information, he truly realized the dilemma faced by ancient emperors. With three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines, there would be regrets no matter which one he chose.

After asking director Stanley Tong about his requirements for the female lead, he chose Vivian Chow.

There is no other meaning, it's mainly because she is suitable for this role. In addition, she is a famous singer and actress in Hong Kong Island, with a great reputation and a certain box office appeal in Asia.

"Is Miss Zhou's work going well on the crew?"

"It went very smoothly and everyone took good care of me."

Zhou Huimin glanced at him, then lowered her head, her cheeks flushed.

"This is my business card. If you encounter any difficulties, you can call me."

Assistant Annie took out a business card and handed it to Zhou Huimin, who blushed and thanked her.

When the two were talking, the staff around them turned their heads to look, with ambiguous expressions on their faces, as if they had witnessed an affair again.

Link chatted with Vivian Chow for a few words, then said goodbye and left the crew, and continued to visit other crews to see if there were any difficulties.

The problems with the script of "Good Will Hunting" have been resolved, and Matt Damon wrote a new script according to director Santer's requirements.

After reading it, Director Sant felt that it was not as good as before the revision and decided to shoot according to the original script.

Before filming "This Man From Earth", Sofia invited several veteran actors to play professors of various majors and trained them on lines and dialogues for three weeks.

In addition, when director Francis Coppola heard that Sofia was going to make a movie, he took the initiative to ask to be the producer and art director, being a responsible father.

The cameramen, sound recorders, prop masters and other staff in the crew came from the crews of Link and Coppola, and they are all experienced technical backbones.

Sofia's crew is luxurious.

"You invited so many veteran actors to act in the movie. Is the budget enough for the movie?"

Link looked at the small crew that was filled with a large group of actors who were not very famous but had strong acting skills. The budget of $2 was only enough to pay one person.

"It's enough, absolutely enough. They took the initiative to ask to join the crew and perform for free."

Sofia wore the same director's vest as him, jeans, a ponytail, and her hands in her pockets, looking more capable than usual.

"There's no need for zero pay. We can increase the budget of the film, up to 0 million is fine."

"No. They are willing to act in this movie because the script is good enough to arouse their interest. There is no need to increase the additional expenses. Besides, you can make "Buried" and "Paranormal Activity" with 2 US dollars, so why can't I do it?"

Sophia glanced at him, with a high fighting spirit on her face, looking a little cute.

"Yes, you can, too. You will become the best female director in the world in the future."

Link smiled as he put his arm around her waist.

"The director is the director, why add a woman?"

Sofia bumped his stomach with her arm.

"Because I will definitely be the best director in the world in the future."

"You? The director of a trashy movie, the second Ed Wood?"

Sophia laughed playfully.

Link smiled and prepared to say goodbye and leave, because when chatting with Sofia, Director Francis Coppola often stared at this side with an unhappy expression.

"Don't leave so quickly. We'll be busy with our own things in the next few weeks, and we don't know when our next date will be. Since you're here today, let's make an appointment first."

Sophia pulled him to the room upstairs.

"it's here?"

The set of "The Man From Earth" is located in a quaint villa in the southern suburbs. Eight actors are reading the script and rehearsing their lines in the living room. Among them is the great director Coppola. Is it appropriate to have a date here?

"Let's go! I know you can do it."

Sofia asked a few actors who were her uncles and aunts to continue practicing their lines and dragged him to the room upstairs for a date.

The great director Coppola stared at the two men's backs, his old face stretched even longer, just like the face of his eldest nephew Nicolas Cage.

Several actors who were uncles and aunts wanted to make some jokes, but seeing that he looked unhappy and seemed unable to take a joke, they tactfully kept silent and continued to study the script.

(End of this chapter)