Chapter 503 Villain Killer [Thanks to Militia III for the reward! 】
The banquet arrived as scheduled, and the scene was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Many smart people realized the importance of this gathering.
Not long after the banquet started, many people from the industry came to propose a toast to Du Sheng.
There is almost no need to think too much about whether to make friends with Du Sheng, a mainlander.
After all, the opportunity that many people dream of is right in front of them, and no one will let it go easily.
There is no need to consider whether Du Sheng's future movies will become popular.
With Lin Kin-yue, a great water piper, and many top directors in Hong Kong helping out, the quality of any film will not be bad.
Not to mention, the other party is a boss in the industry.
Therefore, many artists have spotted this opportunity and stepped forward to fight for familiar opportunities.
Taking into consideration the convenience and convenience of future filming, Du Sheng naturally did not put on a show.
Seeing Du Sheng chatting and laughing with everyone, Mai Shaohui could not help but whisper to Liu Weiqiang:
"Du Sheng is not a simple person. He seems to be very good at dealing with interpersonal relationships. I'm afraid more and more people in Hong Kong will seek cooperation with him in the future."
After hearing this, Liu Weiqiang was silent for a moment and sighed:
"The decline of Xiangjiang Cinema is inevitable. It would be nice to have another way out, lest some people remain aloof and unable to see clearly the situation."
With that said, he stood up and invited Du Sheng to come and chat:
"Asheng, let's go have a drink."
Du Sheng agreed, smiled and patted the shoulder of Tong Dawei who was talking to him, then got up and followed Liu Weiqiang to the smoking room and asked:
"Why, are you afraid that I drank too much?"
"I'm afraid that you won't be able to enjoy yourself after drinking, and you'll drag me to drink until dawn."
Liu Weiqiang said as he led Mai Shaohui to the empty table.
"A Sheng, how is the preparation for your company's drama going?"
“The directing aspect is still lacking, but the general framework is put together.”
Du Sheng's heart moved and he said:
"Is Sir Liu interested in helping me?"
Previously, he originally planned to serve as a director himself, and then asked Li Dachao to assist.
But now there are too many things to do, and there is simply no way to divide the time between tasks.
In addition, he didn’t have enough directing experience, so he simply didn’t bother to mess around and recruited another one.
The director of "Little White Dragon" recommended by Cheung Pak-chi before is surprisingly Ye Weixin, who directed the "Slaying the Wolf", "The Fuse", and "Ip Man" series in his previous life.
It's just that he still has to lead the team to announce the drama, and he can't get away for a while.
"Hey! Do you think of me as cheap labor?"
Liu Weiqiang smiled and joked:
"I'm worth a lot of money, can you afford it?"
He also owns a film company, which probably means investing in it.
Du Sheng smiled slightly:
"The price is easy to say, but Liu SIR, you still have two movies to deal with in post-production, and I don't know if you can spare some time."
Having made many action and gangster films, and not long ago winning the Academy Award for Best Director for "Infernal Affairs 3," Liu Weiqiang's abilities are unquestionable.
"If I hadn't really been unable to get out, I would have really planned to take it."
Liu Weiqiang spread his hands and sighed:
"After all, investing in a drama starring your boy is a pure profit."
"Ask me, I charge cheaply."
Mai Shaohui added with a smile.
"Lao Mai, you still have a copy of "The Wolf", so don't join in the fun!"
Before Du Sheng could speak, Liu Weiqiang shook his head and rejected:
"And what you are good at is drama and planning. I am afraid that action movies will be made into art films by you."
Mai Shaohui shrugged and said with a smile:
""Infernal Affairs 1" is quite popular, maybe the audience just likes it."
Liu Weiqiang shook his head and said to Du Sheng:
"Ye Weixin you mentioned before is very good. I will call him later to ask about the situation."
In Hong Kong circles, most directors know each other.
Liu Weiqiang has enough connections, and his intervention will definitely be more effective than Du Sheng.
This can also be regarded as borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha.
After all, there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future, and it is necessary to build a good relationship.
As for Ye Weixin's need to run for publicity and distribution, he can leave it to the assistant director.
"Then trouble Liu SIR."
Du Sheng was not polite to him and said with a smile:
"If he agrees, the machine will be launched in Xiangjiang by then, so that we don't have to run in both directions."
"So busy?"
Liu Weiqiang was a little surprised.
“It’s really busy.”
Du Sheng explained:
"Two dramas are about to be released, and there are two film festivals to run.
If the UFC is confirmed, I will go there in half a month. ”
“It’s always good to have a job!”
Mai Shaohui sighed:
"Nowadays, many actors in Xiangjiang have no scenes to film, and there are not many crews operating in Xiangjiang.
I'm the only one who can barely keep shooting low-budget projects, otherwise they would all be out of work. ”
"Lower your attitude and go to the mainland for development."
Liu Weiqiang was a little emotional and said:
"The mainland market has huge potential. Since 2002, the box office has exceeded 200 million.
Last year it reached one billion, and this year it will only be more.
The mainland has a large population. Even if everyone only watches one movie a year, it can bring huge benefits. This is the largest market in the world. If you enter early, you can benefit early. ”
Mai Shaohui shrugged and said:
"It depends on the situation. If "Thief Wolf" loses money next year, we can only prepare early."
Buzz!
After chatting for a while, Du Sheng's phone vibrated.
It was a message from Zhang Baizhi.
She has finished her promotional work and is on her way back.
In addition, Ye Weixin also verbally agreed to talk.
During the chat, Yu Wenle, action director Lin Di'an and others also came to the scene.
They had repeatedly lost to Du Sheng in the Neon Wine Bureau before, and tonight they couldn't wait to pull Du Sheng to the wine table, planning to regain their place again.
Lin Di'an asked his men to bring boxes of liquor, Maotai and Wuliangye, all on the table.
Du Sheng did not reject anyone who came and took the dice cup with a smile.
After several rounds of big words, Yu Wenle and Lin Di'an were drunk until they were staggering.
And he himself had only tasted two cups.
Seeing that the leader of the martial arts industry was defeated, Wu Yanzu was eager to join the battlefield.
Although he has a good drinking capacity, he is not very good at playing dice, not to mention that Du Sheng also knows how to use his inner strength to 'change cards'.
After two rounds, he was quickly defeated.
Du Sheng sat firmly at the wine table, looked at his drunken friends, and said with a smile:
"Can you do it? So many people can't win against me?"
Yu Wenle choked and slapped the table in dissatisfaction:
"Labour and management no longer believe in evil! Greyhound, Lao Ba, come here!"
He directly called his driver and best friend over.
At this time, a young man with a Chinese-character face walked out of the crowd, came straight to Du Sheng, and said loudly:
"Brother Sheng, let me help you!"
Du Sheng looked back at him, feeling happy, but pretending not to recognize him and asked:
"You are?"
"My name is Wu Liang!"
The young man with a Chinese character said with a smile:
"I am also an actor from the Mainland."
He has appeared in film and television dramas such as "The Karate Kid", "The Grandmaster of Tai Chi" and "Little Li's Flying Knife".
Later, he came to Xiangjiang to develop, but he never got ahead and failed to become as popular as Du Sheng.
Yu Wenle saw him coming and said with a smile:
"Ah Ni, do you want to help your fellow villagers?"
"That's right!"
Wu Liang said half-jokingly:
"It's not fair for so many of you to join forces to deal with one brother Sheng. It's just the two of us to deal with a group of you."
Du Sheng smiled and nodded, indicating:
"Sit here."
Wu Liang pulled out the chair and sat down.
He was not polite, picked up a bottle of wine and filled it for himself.
With his addition, the atmosphere became interesting.
Du Sheng and Wu Liang are both action actors from the Mainland, and Du Sheng won two consecutive awards at the Academy Awards not long ago.
These awards have been awarded to Hong Kong artists in the past, but this time they were won by a mainlander.
Although Du Sheng's strength has been recognized, to be honest, everyone is still somewhat unwilling.
Du Sheng is the king of fighting, so he is no match for him in a fight, but he won't lose to him when it comes to drinking, right?
So Yu Wenle and others cheered up again and sat back down.
They knew they couldn't win the opponent by rolling the dice, so they simply proposed a bayonet fight.
Du Sheng and Wu Liang were not afraid and started the 2VS6 scene.
The competition here quickly attracted the attention of other guests at the party, who came to watch.
Ren Dahua saw the rows of empty wine bottles piled up next to Du Sheng's table and asked curiously:
"With so much wine, can you drink it all?"
Brother Lin Di'an on the side explained excitedly:
"These are all empty bottles that have been consumed!"
"Huh?"
Ren Dahua counted and found that there were already more than a dozen empty bottles there.
Based on the 500ml per bottle, the people at this table have drunk more than ten kilograms!
However, Du Sheng looked calm and still smiled and took out the wine from the box.
Yu Wenle and Lin Di'an were already lying on the table.
Greyhound and Lao Ba also had painful expressions on their faces.
They drank two whole bottles of liquor together and had reached their limit.
But Du Sheng's drinking capacity is like a bottomless pit, and he can handle it no matter how much alcohol he drinks.
Under everyone's surprised gazes, Du Sheng drank another bottle without changing his expression. Wu Liang also drank two bottles in a short time.
But as the alcohol got stronger, his face turned red and he seemed a little unable to hold on.
"Poof!"
Greyhound was halfway through a glass of wine when he couldn't help but spit it out and quickly waved his hands in surrender:
"No way, yuck!"
His vomiting seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and Lao Ba also spat out.
Yu Wenle suppressed it until his face turned red and his neck became thick, but in the end he couldn't hold it back.
He stood up and said reluctantly:
"We surrender!"
After saying that, he quickly walked towards the bathroom.
But after taking a few steps, I couldn't help but squirted out.
"Ugh!"
Wu Liang couldn't hold on anymore.
Du Sheng had already quietly left the wine table when someone sprayed wine.
Looking at the kung fu stars transforming into fountains one by one, Du Sheng pinched his nose and gestured to the waiter:
"Please make some hot tea."
Ren Dahua came over and asked in surprise:
"A Sheng, are you okay?"
"Fortunately, nothing happened."
Du Sheng smiled:
"I'm going to the bathroom."
He drank more than one bottle later. Except for Wu Liang's two bottles, the other empty bottles were all contributed by Yu Wenle and the six others.
With that said, he walked towards the bathroom upstairs.
Seeing his steady pace, Ren Dahua was very shocked.
Those who practice real kung fu are really awesome!
"Ugh!"
Wu Yanzu and the others were still vomiting.
When Lin Di'an saw this, he couldn't help but sigh:
"Fortunately, no reporters came in, otherwise there would be a topic if we saw this scene."
Du Sheng washed his face in the bathroom, used his internal strength to evaporate the alcohol, and then returned the same way feeling relaxed and happy.
After he left, a half-drunk guest walked into the bathroom. As soon as he opened the door, he was dizzy from the strong smell of alcohol and almost fell to the ground.
Wu Liang regained some energy, sat next to Du Sheng, looked around and asked:
"What are we talking about?"
He had held back a few drinks for Du Sheng just now, and Du Sheng had a pretty good impression of him.
But judging from Wu Liang's unruly attitude, Du Sheng knew that he was proud and straightforward, and could easily offend others.
Du Sheng glanced at him and said with a hint:
"Nothing. We are talking about a new movie. Brother Hua and I are expected to work together again."
Just now, after Ren Dahua learned about Du Sheng's new play, he took the initiative to come and have a chat.
In his previous life, he played the terminally ill policeman Chen Guozhong in "Slaying the Wolf" quite well.
Du Sheng doesn't want to replace this character arbitrarily if necessary.
"Really?"
Wu Liang's eyes lit up and he said quickly:
"Brother Sheng, if there is a new movie, remember to take me with you!
I am a national martial arts champion, and I can do all kinds of fighting scenes. ”
Seeing that he took the initiative to recommend him, Liu Weiqiang glanced at Ren Dahua, and the two of them smiled dumbly.
But this situation is very common, and they don't laugh at it.
Wu Liang knew that this was the "Initial D" party, and he also knew that he was a little anxious.
But how can I care about this at this time.
He has been filming martial arts dramas in the Mainland for many years, but what he really longs for is to shoot kung fu movies like those of his senior brothers Jet Li and Zhao Wenzhuo.
Three years ago, he was invited to participate in Xu Ke's "The Legend of Shushan", playing the fourth male lead.
I originally thought that this movie would be a springboard for him to enter the Hong Kong film industry and embark on the road to becoming a kung fu star.
Unexpectedly, the movie failed at the box office and had a very bad reputation, completely ruining his movie dream.
In desperation, he could only return to the mainland to continue filming martial arts TV series.
But after experiencing the baptism of big-budget movies, it has been difficult for him to adapt to TV series that lack innovation.
A year and a half ago, he decided to go south again and return to Hong Kong for development.
However, between then and now, he has not found even a small role.
I'm really almost doubting myself.
Wu Liang felt that he was not bad.
In terms of martial arts, he is the spearmanship and sparring champion of the National Elite Competition.
In terms of appearance, he is also a standard niche actor, so he shouldn't be able to win a supporting role.
He was very angry inside!
So I took the initiative to join in tonight. On the one hand, I learned that Du Sheng would be attending.
On the other hand, he was dissatisfied with these senior artists in Hong Kong.
Why am I not good enough that you won't even give me a small role?
Hong Kong is in decline and there is no filming, right?
Okay, just look for it yourself!
Anyway, he is trying to please his own family from the mainland, so it is not a shame!
Du Sheng smiled and said:
"There is a role of a villain killer in my new play. Are you interested in playing it?"
Aji, the ace killer under Wang Bao in his previous life, is the one who plays the role.
Although the character setting is relatively thin and there are not many lines, the fighting scenes are brilliant.
Now that we have met by chance, there is no need to look for anyone else.
Hearing this, Wu Liang suddenly became excited.
He has been decadent for more than a year. As long as there is a filming, no matter how big or small the role is, he is very happy.
Wu Liang stood up excitedly and thanked:
"Thank you, Brother Sheng! I will definitely perform well!"
Du Sheng nodded and said:
"Then I'll give you the script later. You can prepare it and I'll let you know when it starts."
"Okay!"
Wu Liang was so excited that he rubbed his hands repeatedly, feeling that he had come to the right place this time.
Sure enough, my own family doesn’t cheat my own family!
Du Sheng turned to Liu Weiqiang and asked:
"Sir Liu, what did Sir Ye say?"
"He agreed."
Liu Weiqiang explained:
"He and Bai Zhi will come over in a while, and you can discuss the details."
Du Sheng smiled slightly, nodded and said:
"Then wait until Sir Ye comes and meet before leaving."
He still has many things to do, so it would be better if we could agree on it as soon as possible.
"Old Ye, Ken, I'm most likely willing to come. After all, you can pull in box office."
Liu Wei patted Du Sheng on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"It just so happens that he can help you prepare the crew and contact the actors. Once you finish the trivial matters, you can start filming directly."
"This is also my plan."
Du Sheng chatted for a few words and asked seemingly casually:
"Sir Liu, who do you think is better for the role of Wang Bao?"
In fact, he had some ideas in mind, but it would be inappropriate to invite him directly.
Liu Weiqiang read the script and knew that the role of Wang Bao was very important.
If the actors are not suitable, it will most likely weaken the effect of the entire story.
He thought for a moment and said:
"The role of Wang Bao is very difficult to play. Not only does he have to be arrogant enough, but he also has to have enough acting skills so that he can hold his own. There are not many actors like him."
Ren Dahua, who was drinking tea nearby, suddenly interrupted:
"Sounds interesting. How about I try this role?"
"..."
Everyone was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
You played Du Sheng's father in "Initial D", now you want to play his arch-rival?
And Chen Guozhong, as promised before, is not bad either.
Ren Dahua spread his hands:
"I'm good at playing the villain, right?"
He has played the villain in films such as "The King of Thieves", "The Storm", "Dr. Lamb" and so on, and he is very good at it.
Since the second male lead has not been decided yet, of course he will try to win.
"Stop making trouble."
Liu Weiqiang shook his head funny:
"This character is very good at fighting scenes. You don't have any talent in this area."
Wu Liang listened on the side and suddenly said:
"In my opinion, Brother Yu Rongguang or Teacher Ji Chunhua are both suitable."
His first martial arts teacher was Wu Bin, and Yu Rongguang also studied under him, so both parties knew each other.
As for Ji Chunhua, they also collaborated on "The King of Shaolin" a few years ago and have occasional contact.
Both of these are mainland actors, and Wu Liang also had his own considerations when mentioning them.
Since this movie was invested and filmed by Du Sheng, why not give more opportunities to mainland actors?
Liu Weiqiang is a veteran of the world. He nodded after hearing this:
"Yu Rongguang is more reliable, Ji Chunhua is also good, and he also has profound martial arts skills."
After thinking about it for a while, Du Sheng thought that Yu Rongguang might be more suitable.
Because Ji Chunhua usually appears in costume films and rarely gets involved in modern dramas.
In contrast, the modern gangster played by Yu Rongguang in "Letter to Dad" is lifelike.
Even surpassed Li Lianjie in terms of momentum.
In particular, the classic line "What are you doing with your life for only a few hundred yuan in half a month?" still impresses Du Sheng.
At this time, Lin Di'an, who came nearby, suddenly said:
"Based on the character design, I think there is a candidate who is more suitable."
Hearing this, many people looked over.
Lin Di'an chuckled:
"Listening to what you said, don't you think this role is very suitable for Brother Bao?"
"Hong Yinbao?"
Liu Weiqiang was stunned for a moment, thoughtful.
"That's right!"
Lin Di'an smiled and said:
"Don't you think that as Hong Pingbao gets older, he looks more and more fierce? He looks more like a boss than a boss!"
He had worked with Hong Jiaban in the beginning, and he was from Wuzhi background, so it was certain that he would have many contacts.
"Haha!"
When everyone heard this, they were all amused when they thought of Hong Yinbao's appearance.
Think about it carefully, this is really the case!
When he was young, Hong Yinbao had a round figure and often played some honest and cute roles.
But as he grew older, his face became more solemn, calm and intimidating, giving people a chilling feeling.
Just because of his status in the world, few people dare to speak out about this.
………
(End of chapter)