Chapter 83 Kung Fu Twins
After the establishment of Tomorrow Film Company, Liu Hongmin immediately approved the project of "The Laughing Lin Boy".
Xu Xiaoming does not have time for the time being, so Wang Yaowei will do the preparatory work.
"A few main characters have been decided, He Jiajin, Zhou Xingxing, and Lan Jieying. You are mainly looking for the villain Tie Ying, and then Xiaopi."
"Then Shaolin Where is the boy?"
"I will look for him in the mainland. When I go to the mainland to shoot a movie, I will bring the young actor."
Wang Yaowei asked at this time: "Boss, Can I go home and watch the movie when it’s being filmed in the Mainland?”
“No problem!” Liu Hongmin said with a smile, “I will give you the approval after we return to the Mainland.”
< br>"Thank you, boss!"
Wang Yaowei was very excited. It has been almost ten years since he came to Xiangjiang with He Renzong. He has missed his hometown these years and wonders if there have been any changes in his family.
With the motivation to go home, Wang Yaowei acted quickly. He interviewed many children, but he could never find the fat boy Liu Hongmin wanted who could make people laugh just by looking at him. However, there are quite a few children who look happy, but once they say they need to gain weight, they are rejected by their parents.
Only the last child is left, named Fan Shaohuang. He acted in movies when he could barely walk and was a senior child actor. His father is a martial arts actor on TVB, so he has been practicing martial arts with his father since he was a child, and he is very skilled.
Wang Yaowei recommended him to play the Shaolin boy, but Liu Hongmin did not agree.
He talked to Fan Shaohuang’s parents for a while.
""The Boy in the Laughing Forest" is only our first movie. Next, we will shoot a series of movies, all of which will use two child actors. I know that Ahuang's skills are good, but we value more It’s the cleverness in him. There are only two requirements for a child actor, one is audience popularity and the other is communication skills. Ah Huang has both, so I value him very much.”
Fan Meisheng said. Since you have said it, Ah Huang has both audience popularity and communication skills, we can definitely go to other companies."
"Of course!" Liu Hongmin spread his hands, "But you have to think clearly, other companies are not. We will take Ah Huang as seriously as we do.”
“We plan to form a combination of the two child stars, called the Kung Fu Twin Stars. They will be our main candidates until they reach adulthood. If they want to leave, we won't stop them."
Fan Shaohuang will become a martial arts star like Fan Meisheng. Liu Hongmin didn't care. If Fan Shaohuang still wanted to leave after ten years, it meant that the cooperation between the two parties was not happy, so why force him?
“These can be written on the contract.”
When Fan Meisheng heard this, he looked at Liu Hongmin in surprise. You must know that the bosses of film and television companies are trying their best to squeeze actors. Very few actors will work for him all their lives. Liu Hongmin only signed Fan Shaohuang until he reached adulthood. Doesn't this mean that he trained him well and then let him go?
Liu Hongmin said sincerely: "Ahuang still has more than ten years until he reaches adulthood. Such a long time is enough for both of us to develop. After more than ten years, if the film and television industry can't retain people tomorrow, it means that it is not developing very well. So. By then, I will close the company myself.”
With a lot of film and television resources for the future, if it can’t develop, it’s better to close down and go back to write books!
Fan Meisheng was speechless, this boss was quite confident.
However, since the conditions given by Liu Hongmin were so generous, he naturally agreed. After discussing some details, Fan Meisheng signed the contract. Liu Hongmin was very happy and told Fan Shaohuang to eat more high-calorie foods and gain weight without affecting his health, so as to increase his happiness.
The casting was almost done, and Liu Hongmin immediately returned to the capital. He contacted Wu Bin directly and discussed the selection of actors.
Wu Bin welcomed this very much and even said that he could invite all the students from the martial arts school to act as extras for him. Given such an opportunity to be on camera, of course he would help his disciples fight for it.
Liu Hongmin thought for a while and agreed. And he even thought about the shooting location. There is no need to go to Shaoshi Mountain to shoot, just find a temple near the capital, and then build a Shaolin temple in Beijing. Comedy! Don’t be too serious, people in Xiangjiang don’t understand this anyway.
As for whether Shaolin will come to ask for copyright fees, Liu Hongmin doesn't care at all. How much money did you make from "Shaolin Temple" and were you paid royalties?
Wu Bin invited Liu Hongmin to Shichahai Martial Arts School to watch the children train. Liu Hongmin soon saw a baby-faced boy who looked like the future big star Wu Jing. When he asked, it turned out to be true.
Wu Jing looked at Liu Hongmin in confusion, completely unaware that his fate had changed dramatically.
Liu Hongmin took out a silicone hood from his bag, which was worn by a Xiangjiang actor when he played a monk. He asked Wu Jing to put on the hood, and he suddenly felt happy.
"It's him!" Liu Hongmin said to Wu Bin: "But he needs to go to Hong Kong frequently to film and sign a contract with my company."
Wu Bin was overjoyed and immediately contacted Wu Jing's father. His name is Wu Jinquan, a martial arts master who is good at mantis boxing and nine-section whip.
When Wu Jinquan heard that Liu Hongmin was going to sign Wu Jing, he was very worried. Wu Jing has been naughty since she was a child, often skipping classes and going out to play. He was afraid that after his son arrived in Xiangjiang, he would learn bad things if no one took care of him.
After Liu Hongmin learned about his worries, he said: "Wu Jing does not need to stay in Xiangjiang all year round. He only goes there when he is filming a movie. If he goes to Xiangjiang, his family will accompany him. No. It will expose him to those bad things."
He showed Wu Jinquan the contract he signed with Fan Shaohuang. Wu Jinquan felt relieved after seeing the very detailed ridicule stipulated in the contract. .
After Wu Jing was taken care of, Kung Fu Gemini was established.
Wu Jing is very curious about making movies and feels it is much more interesting than studying and practicing martial arts.
Liu Hongmin left Wu Jinquan’s contact information and then selected extras who were willing to play the role of a monk. Of course, there is also the role of the abbot, which Liu Hongmin is preparing to play from Zhao Jing Film Studio’s Cheng Qiang.
When he went to Beijing Film Studio to find Cheng Qiang, he met Lin Yong by the way and discussed cooperation. For scenes in Beijing, it is necessary to borrow the staff and equipment of Beijing Film Studio. This can save a lot of money and is a guarantee for the low cost of the film. Because it is unrealistic to have equal pay for equal work with Xiangjiang in a short period of time, Liu Hongmin naturally has to make good use of this bonus to develop Tomorrow Film and Television.
Don’t say that Liu Hongmin has a dark heart, he is also preparing to get rich first and then lead to wealth later. When film and television becomes stronger tomorrow, it will definitely promote the development of the mainland film and television industry.
Liu Hongmin also directly entrusted Lin Yong with the matter of contacting the venue. There are specialties in the art industry, and Lin Yong is much better than Liu Hongmin in this aspect.
After finishing the movie work, school has almost started. Liu Hongmin found the teacher in charge of assignments at the school and took care of Zou Shifang's assignment.
The school assigned him to the "People's Name Securities Association Newspaper" as an editor. Now that he has decided to stay in Xiangjiang, he needs to say hello to the school and the China Securities Journal Association.
(End of this chapter)