Chapter 329 Hong Kong Island Premiere
As evening approached, Wang Shu, Gong Li, Liang Jiahui, and Zhou Haiwei were invited to attend the reception banquet prepared by Media Asia.
At the reception banquet, Media Asia’s artists Andy Lau, Lai Ming, Shu Qi, Shawn Yue, Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, Huang Qiusheng, etc. were present.
Although Andy Lau has his own company, he also has inextricable ties with Media Asia.
For example, Fan Binbin is the same as Cheng Tian.
In 2004, "A World Without Thieves" was produced by Media Asia and Andy Lau's FilmArt Entertainment, and starred Andy Lau.
And now, Media Asia has called so many artists to a reception banquet, simply because they want to take this opportunity to connect their artists with major mainland directors like Wang Shu, so that they can have more opportunities. Good development going north.
Since "Hancheng Raiders" invested and produced by Media Asia in 2005, which swept 4,100 box office in the mainland, and "Initial D" which won 6,000 million box office, Media Asia has begun to expand its business in the north.
So, Feng Xiaogang joined forces with Huayi to create "The Night Banquet", and Feng Xiaogang became a crab eater.
Then he invested in "Assembly Number".
With the size of Media Asia, Feng Xiaogang will not be allowed to act alone. After the business expansion has achieved results, he cooperated with China Film to invest in the production of "The Investment Certificate".
China Film Group was taken advantage of in this film.
Media Asia, starting from this movie, has become more and more successful in the film industry.
But that was in the future. Today, with the production of "Infernal Affairs", it is at its peak, otherwise there would not be a movie like "The Banquet".
“Hello, Director Wang.”
At the banquet, Liu Dehua was very graceful and took the initiative to talk to Wang Shu.
If it were an ordinary director, with Andy Lau's status there would be no need to lower his posture like this.
But Wang Shu is different.
Nowadays, the top single-film box office ranking in the Mainland is under Wang Shu’s ass.
Not only that, Wang Shu has also made great achievements in the field of art films.
In terms of qualifications, Wang Shu is young and indeed inferior to Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Gu Changwei, Feng Xiaogang and others.
In terms of strength and performance, he does not lose.
What's more, youth also represents greater possibilities in the future.
In addition, Wang Shu’s works are suspenseful, science fiction, novel and not cliched, which distinguishes him from many directors in the mainland.
This shows.
Andy Lau's eyes fell on Wang Shu. As a Hong Kong actor who has moved north, of course he wants to collaborate with outstanding mainland directors to produce high-quality films.
He has done too many old-fashioned movies and wanted to try something new.
Therefore, he really wanted to cooperate with Wang Shu.
"Hello, Brother Hua." Wang Shu glanced at Zhou Haiwei and Li Ming not far away, who were reminiscing about old times.
In the 1990s, Lai Ming and Zhou Haiwei collaborated on a TV series, and scandals spread during the promotion.
At that time, Zhou Haiwei and Lu Liangwei were together.
Therefore, there were only scandals, but neither of them admitted it.
At that time, Li Ming was not one of the Four Heavenly Kings, just a newcomer.
And Zhou Haiwei has become famous.
Obviously, Li Ming had thoughts about Zhou Haiwei and expressed them.
However, Zhou Haiwei had already been seduced by Lu Liangwei, a slut.
When Zhou Haiwei was interviewed, she said that she had just joined TVB at that time. Not only was she a newcomer, she was also only 18 years old.
Lu Liangwei waited for her to finish work every day and drove her home. Zhou Haiwei began to think that Lu Liangwei was a kind-hearted big brother, and thought that TVB had so many good people.
As time passed, she gradually developed a liking for Lu Liangwei.
Afterwards, when Lu Liangwei saw that the time was right, he stopped pretending to show off.
Zhou Haiwei's tutor was very good, and her father did not allow her to fall in love at all while she was in school.
She has never been in love, and a little girl who is inexperienced in the world can't withstand Lu Liangwei's tricks.
That’s it. Lu Liangwei succeeded.
It can only be said that Lu Liangwei acted quickly, otherwise it would have been later. It is not certain who the famous flower belongs to.
Because, at that time, not only Li Ming liked Zhou Haiwei, but Wen Zhaolun also liked Zhou Haiwei.
"Just call me Hua Zi." Seeing Wang Shu calling Brother Hua, Andy Lau answered with a smile without showing off.
It is true that Andy Lau is the senior and Wang Shu is the junior. Even if Wang Shu is now a great director, calling Andy Lau "Hua Zi" is ultimately disrespectful.
However, Andy Lau's Hua Zi is a proxy for a close relationship.
"Okay, Brother Hua." Wang Shu responded, indicating that he understood.
Liu Dehua said this, indicating that there is no problem in calling him Hua Zi.
However, Liu Dehua's words don't count, and Wang Shu's words don't count either.
Unless Wang Shu ignores the public opinion, otherwise he will have to call him Brother Hua as a senior.
Unless he goes to Hollywood and comes back with an Oscar for Best Director.
Otherwise, calling Hua Zai in public would be an excuse.
Hearing this, Liu Dehua shook his head helplessly.
In fact, he just asked Wang Shu to call him Huazi, which was showing goodwill to Wang Shu.
As long as this goal is achieved, the result is not important.
Not far away, Li Ming chatted with Zhou Haiwei for a while, and then followed Zhou Haiwei to Wang Shu's side to chat.
Wang Shu’s polite response gave the kings face.
Then Shawn Yue, Huang Qiusheng and others came over. Wang Shu smiled on the outside but felt MMP in his heart.
These people are all problematic artists in Hong Kong Island, and Wang Shu does not want to be associated with them.
But as the saying goes, don’t hit someone with a smiling face.
Not only on Hong Kong Island, but also on Media Asia’s home court.
Wang Shu had no choice but to pretend to talk to him.
Since Wang Shu and others had work tomorrow, the reception banquet did not last long, and there were no follow-up activities after it ended.
Wang Shu, Gong Li, and Zhou Haiwei returned to the hotel, and Liang Jiahui returned home.
Hong Kong media are gossips. As soon as Wang Shu and others finished the reception banquet held by Media Asia, they immediately reported it, and even specially noted that Andy Lau, Lai Ming and others were present to accompany them.
This news report made many people on Hong Kong Island feel that they had lost face, and many people even felt disgusted with Wang Shu.
For a long time, the indigenous people of Hong Kong Island have an inexplicable sense of superiority towards the mainland.
Wang Shu is a mainland director. Only when he comes to Hong Kong Island and kneels and licks Hong Kong artists can the local natives of Hong Kong feel respectable.
On the contrary, if Media Asia receives Wang Shu like this, especially as a young director who is only 20 years old, many locals who are not familiar with Wang Shu will feel that they have lost the face of Hong Kong Islanders, and they will feel disgusted with Wang Shu.
Wang Shu can be said to be a man sitting at home while the pot comes from the sky.
However, in this situation, there are advantages and disadvantages. The good thing is that when some locals from Hong Kong see Media Asia hosting Wang Shu and Gong Li with such high standards, they will definitely be curious about Wang Shu and go to the cinema.
The disadvantage is that some Hong Kong Island natives feel embarrassed and disgusted with Wang Shu and do not go to the cinema.
No matter what, the deal is done and we can only leave it to fate.
The next day, Wang Shu, Gong Li, Liang Jiahui, and Zhou Haiwei recorded an ATV program to promote "Terror Cruise".
On June 4, the premiere of "Terror Cruise" was held on Hong Kong Island.
Since Media Asia is the publisher, Andy Lau, Louis Koo, Shu Qi and others were present.
Although the premiere was small in scale, it was still very star-studded.
At the premiere, a reporter asked Shu Qi: "Among the mainland directors, who do you most want to work with?"
Shu Qi originally wanted to say Zhang Yimou, but as soon as the words came to his lips, he changed his words: "Of course it's Director Wang Shuwang!"
The reporter then asked: "Since you want to cooperate with Director Wang, has Director Wang sent you an invitation?"
Shu Qi shook his head. He shook his head and replied truthfully: "Not yet!"
Hong Kong entertainment reporters are good at stirring up trouble, and then asked: "No way? You are the Golden Horse Best Actress, but Director Wang didn't even ask You?”
The implication was that Wang Shu, a mainland director, looked down on her.
And the Golden Horse Best Actress.
In 2005, the love movie "The Best Time" directed by Hou Xiaosu and starring Zhang Zhen and Shu Qi was released. Shu Qi and Zhang Zhen in the film Staged a love story for three lifetimes, and won the Best Actress Award at the 42nd Baodao Film Golden Horse Awards for this film.
Of course Shu Qi could tell. She pretended not to understand and replied: "Director Wang is a great director, and there are many actors who want to work with him."
After saying that, her tone changed. He paused and then said, "Maybe there will be opportunities to cooperate in the future."
The reporter heard this and said again reluctantly, "But you are the Golden Horse Best Actress. There are not many actresses who have won the Golden Horse Best Actress."
This not only implies that Wang Shu does not like Shu Qi also hinted that Wang Shu from Mainland looks down on the Golden Horse Best Actress awarded by Baodao.
"." Shu Qi was accustomed to Hong Kong entertainment reporters' usual practice of stirring up trouble and making news. She said in a timely manner, "I have activities next, so I will take the first step."
Reporter The question is not unanswerable.
However, no matter what the answer is, the answer is not good, and the other party obviously has a follow-up.
Shu Qi thought that she had already been interviewed by the reporter, so turning around and leaving was no longer a big deal. In addition, the questions asked by the reporter were too harsh, so she couldn't find fault in turning around and leaving.
The reporter obviously didn't want Shu Qi to leave like this, so he shouted loudly, but Shu Qi was unmoved.
Many of the artists working in Hong Kong entertainment are human beings.
Faced with questions from Hong Kong entertainment reporters, if you don’t even take a glance, there will be entertainment front-page news that confuses black and white and appears the next day.
Of course, even if Haosheng answers questions calmly, the Hong Kong media will still confuse right and wrong.
The difference is that the former may not be able to wash themselves out by jumping into the Yellow River, but the latter can.
The premiere of "Terror Cruise" was held, and Wang Shu, Gong Li and others have been being interviewed by reporters.
A reporter asked: "Director Wang, I have a question for you. In the field of commercial films, who is better, you or Feng Xiaogang?"
Hong Kong entertainment reporters know how to make trouble. Asking questions is either causing trouble or on the way to causing trouble.
Wang Shu knew the niao nature of Hong Kong entertainment media and responded with a smile: "There is no first in literature, and no second in military."
"Movies are a kind of art, belonging to literature."
"Director Feng's movies are very good, and he is a very powerful director."
Hong Kong Entertainment reporter saw Wang Shu doing Tai Chi , and then asked: "Director Wang, if Director Zhou Xingxing and Director Feng Xiaogang are compared, who do you think is more powerful?" There has been a competition in "Kung Fu", so reporters from Hong Kong Entertainment would ask this question.
Wang Shu continued to do Tai Chi and said: "Director Zhou and Director Feng are both very good directors, and I just said that Wen Wu is the first and Wu Wu is the second."
"Both directors are excellent and both play a decisive role."
Faced with various provocative questions from Hong Kong entertainment reporters, Wang Shu responded with ease.
When it was Gong Li's turn, a reporter asked: "Miss Gong Li, as far as we know, you are currently developing in Hollywood."
"Now, you have returned to China to film movies one after another. Is it the reason why you can’t survive in Hollywood?”
Wang Shu glanced at Gong Li secretly when he heard this question, fearing that she would suddenly fall out, and immediately said: “I invited Sister Gong Li many times for this movie, and she was the one who got it. Agree to appear.”
After Gong Li heard this, she glanced sideways at Wang Shu, her dark face turned into a smile.
That’s how Gong Li is. With her current status, she doesn’t need to smile when facing the Hong Kong media, but just do as she pleases.
Smile when you are happy and have a dark face when you are unhappy, instead of keeping a fake smile when you are obviously unhappy.
In the 1990s, when she first arrived in Hong Kong Island to film with Zhou Xingxing, she dared not show mercy to Zhou Xingxing and forced Zhou Xingxing to modify the script, let alone now.
Gong Li smiled and said: "The development of Chinese people in Hollywood has always been stumbling. I only went to Hollywood two years ago to develop, first starring in "Memoirs of a Geisha" and then starring in "Miami Vice"."
"Then I received an invitation from director Zhang Yimou and returned to China to star in "The Golden Armor"."
"Then I received an invitation from director Wang to star in "Cruise of Terror"."
This is a subtle hint to tell Hong Kong entertainment reporters that under the premise that Chinese people are not easy to mix in Hollywood, she went to Hollywood and starred in "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Miami Vice". This is to show that she can If you continue to get along in Hollywood, you'll be doing pretty well.
Then she mentioned "City of Golden Armor" and "Terror Cruise", which meant that she returned to China to film after receiving invitations from two great directors.
Furthermore, I only appeared in the plays of these two directors and did not appear in the plays of other directors.
For example, a play directed by a Hong Kong director.
Gong Li’s words were both elucidating and mocking.
Implicitly saying that not just any cat or dog can ask her to return to China for filming.
Not only are there major directors in the Mainland who can call her to return to China, but there are also two more.
On Hong Kong Island, no director is qualified to invite her.
At the same time, it is also said that Zhang Yimou and Wang Shu never thought of inviting an actress from Hong Kong Island when filming a blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million, but instead invited her from far away in Hollywood.
It is also an insinuation of Hong Kong Island’s entertainment industry.
Of course, this is an implicit meaning that needs to be carefully scrutinized by the reporter in front of you.
However, even if the product comes out, Gong Li will not admit it.
The reporter from Hong Kong Entertainment obviously heard it and was speechless for a moment.
The premiere of "Terror Cruise" on Hong Kong Island ended with some interludes, followed by a dinner party.
Yesterday was the reception banquet, and today is the premiere dinner.
Compared to yesterday, today there are more Hong Kong artists invited by Media Asia.
Wang Shu was forced to open his business and communicated politely with many Hong Kong artists who were impressed but not impressed.
Due to the short time since Wang Shu’s debut, ordinary people in Hong Kong may not know him, but artists in Hong Kong do.
Therefore, during the dinner, many Hong Kong artists took the initiative to talk to Wang Shu, hoping to get acquainted with him.
It is a general trend for Hong Kong artists to go north to develop their careers. It will be of great benefit to them if they can get to know a great director like Wang Shu.
(End of this chapter)