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Chapter 562 "Ip Man" Filming Starts (Part [-])
Inside the office of Magic Shadow Entertainment.

Li Lianjie, who had just come from the mainland to run errands and sell plays, stood in front of Chen Xiaotang tanned.

Dark skin, white teeth, those who know him have just returned from the mainland, those who don't know think he is on vacation in Africa.

During this period of time, Chen Xiaotang worked very hard, really hard. He went on a float in the mainland and chanted "Jing Wu Heroes", which can be said to have contributed a lot.Although he was dark and thin after being tossed, he was full of energy and radiant.

"Boss, you don't know. Mainland China really likes you. People rushed to watch our show. When you appeared on stage, there was a burst of applause. At the end of the film, there were still a lot of fans chasing me and asking me, Is that Chen Zhen dead——not dead? Why is it different from what was shown on TV? Didn’t he be shot to death by Japanese devils on TV? Or, this Chen Zhen is different from that one, there are two people; hehe, They took your play for real."

"Also, many lesbians wrote love letters to you and asked me to hand them over to you. It seems that these letters were confiscated when they passed through the customs. I even stuffed my favorite rings, necklaces and headgear into it...the customs alarm is beeping!"

"Also, Brother Tang, you don't know how respectful the directors of those film studios in mainland China are to me. When I was filming there, they used to put on airs, put their hands behind their backs, and speak bureaucratically, but now they laugh , said to ask me to help contact and see if we can cooperate with Moying Entertainment..."

Li Lianjie kept talking nonsense, making Chen Xiaotang dumbfounded, how did this Ajie become a Tang monk to learn Buddhist scriptures after going back to the mainland, so long-winded? !

Fortunately, when Li Lianjie was still thirsty, he finally stopped to take a breath, and then said to Chen Xiaotang: "Actually, I know, Brother Tang, these honors are all because of you and me, so I promise you, From now on, I will be a brick of Moying Entertainment, and I can move wherever it is needed!"

Seeing Li Lianjie slapping his chest to reassure, Chen Xiaotang couldn't help laughing and said: "Hehe, you have to keep your word. Now, the company is about to give you an important task..."

"What task, tell me!" Li Lianjie was arrogant.

"The company is going to start shooting a new kung fu movie called "Ip Man". You will be the leading actor!"

"Ah, I'll be... the male lead?" Li Lianjie was a little surprised.After all, I have only joined Moying Entertainment not long ago, and I have only filmed a movie, so I immediately promoted to be the male lead, isn't it too fast?

Although he used to be very arrogant in mainland China, this is Hong Kong after all, and his popularity has not yet opened up. Can he be qualified for this drama?He was very disturbed.

"Are you a little surprised? Hehe, I originally wanted to act in this movie, but Ip Man's descendants said that you are more suitable, so I have no choice but to abdicate for Xian, Ajie, just work hard!"

What Chen Xiaotang said made Li Lianjie even more dumbfounded. What do you mean, he is still taking the role of brother Tang?How can this work? !

Who is Chen Xiaotang, seeing Li Lianjie's face, he knew what he was thinking, so he comforted him and said: "Actually, it's nothing. A good movie needs actors who are more suitable for it to perform it. Only then can it be produced." Good work! You are indeed more suitable for the film "Ip Man" than me... Besides, I am already preparing to write another script for myself, so you will spend all your time making this film well, OK?"

Li Lianjie nodded, "I will, Brother Tang. I will definitely make this movie well!"

On the same day, Chen Xiaotang called the Moying Propaganda Department to release new news that a press conference for "Ip Man" would be held tomorrow.

Nowadays, the efficiency of film shooting in Hong Kong is very fast. As soon as the funds are in place, work can start immediately.

During this period, Chen Xiaotang asked Fatty Wang Jing to bring Li Lianjie, Ye Wen's descendant, Mr. Ye Zhun, and Wing Chun's head Huang Liang to meet.Unsurprisingly, Mr. Ye Zhun is very satisfied with the Li Lianjie he chose, especially Li Lianjie's shy and youthful appearance, without the glitz and sophistication of Hong Kong stars, just like a piece of uncarved jade , people like it very much.

When they met, the head of Huangliang heard that Li Lianjie was from Shaolin and was a martial arts champion for several times, so he decided to test him for one or two. .In particular, this film is filming a generation of Wing Chun masters, and Li Lianjie has also practiced Wing Chun in mainland China. It can be said that he has a good foundation.

The next day, Chen Xiaotang, the investment boss, joined hands with the main creator of "Ip Man" of Moying Entertainment, and held a brief press conference in the lobby of the meeting room of Moying Entertainment.

In addition to Ye Huang who promised to be the art consultant and martial arts consultant of this drama, the guests present also included Hong Jinbao, Xu Xiaoming, etc. who made guest appearances in this drama,

In the previous life, the round table fight between Hong Jinbao and Zhen Zidan in this "Ip Man" was extremely exciting, so it was not appropriate for Chen Xiaotang to make several hard phone calls to invite Brother Hong Jinbao to make a cameo appearance in this play.After calling once, Hong Jinbao's assistant said that the elder brother was not free and was busy filming Debao's scene; after calling the second time, it was Debao's other boss Pan Disheng who answered the phone and said with a smile, Tang Zai , You are poaching my horns.The third time, it was finally Hong Jinbao himself who answered the call. Under Chen Xiaotang’s sincere invitation, Brother Hong Jinbao considered his schedule and put forward a few more conditions before agreeing to join this drama. powerful role.

It is precisely because of the joining of Brother Hong Jinbao that Chen Xiaotang has more confidence in this drama of his company, and also makes many media focus on this drama.

Nowadays, Hong Kong film companies are showing up, and they are busy preparing for the Christmas and Spring Festival films. Chen Xiaotang alone knows about them. Heart", and Yongsheng Entertainment's "I Love Twisted Chai", etc...

It can be said that the most indispensable thing in the entire Hong Kong film market is the launch of new films, so if you want to make the launch ceremony popular, you must have some strength.

To this end, major companies used their own unique strategies, such as Golden Harvest, which prepared a big gift show at the opening ceremony, and Xinyi City even arranged a star lineup for everyone to shoot wildly.Yongsheng took the song and dance route, singing and dancing to talk about new films.

In contrast, the press release of Moying Entertainment is not very ostentatious, but relying on the banner of Moying, as well as the fame of Chen Xiaotang, Hong Jinbao, and Li Lianjie, they insisted on calling those reporters together, which seemed extraordinarily lively .

However, to Chen Xiaotang's surprise, most of the reporters did not focus on the drama "Ip Man" this time, but on himself.

"Tang Zai, I heard that you were supposed to be the lead actor, why was it temporarily replaced by Li Lianjie?"

"A Tang, everyone is looking forward to your starring role as Ip Man, but now the role has changed suddenly, is there something wrong?"

"Lafite, Ye Wen, do you really have to stop acting?"...

All kinds of questions.Questioning voices gathered together and asked Chen Xiaotang.

Chen Xiaotang calmed down a little, and said with a smile: "First of all, no matter who is starring in this drama, it is the work of our Moying Entertainment; secondly, as I have said before, I like the role of Ye Wen very much, but if I meet someone more I will take the initiative to give up the person who is suitable for this role. Now everything has proved that Ajie is closer to the prototype of Mr. Ip Man in terms of appearance and temperament. This has also been approved by Mr. Ye Zhun. Playing is the best choice."

"But Tangzai, what everyone is looking forward to more is your starring role!"

"Hehe, I understand everyone's feelings, and I also understand everyone's wrong love for me, but I believe that this drama played by A Jie will not disappoint everyone! Besides, I will also be in this drama As a screenwriter, I will ensure that the story of this drama is authentic and more attractive!" Chen Xiaotang affirmed.

All the reporters just said oh, after all, this drama also has Chen Xiaotang joining in.

Next, it was time for Li Lianjie's solo show, and Chen Xiaotang gave him the stage.The reporters began to pay attention to this mainland martial arts actor who became popular in "Jing Wu Heroes".

Numerous cameras started shooting wildly at him, allowing Li Lianjie to truly appreciate the frenzy of Hong Kong gossip reporters.

He has also stood on a stage like this before, but it was the need of politics and the needs of the film studio. Unlike now, he feels that he has become a qualified filmmaker at this moment. Yes, he feels that he Began to look like a star, infinite sigh......

In the next few days, Chen Xiaotang began to be stationed in the "Ip Man" crew, while training Li Lianjie's acting skills, while properly modifying the script he created to make it more suitable for Li Lianjie to perform.

Not to mention, Li Lianjie acted very seriously and assiduously after receiving the script of "Ip Man".However, as Chen Xiaotang knows, Li Lianjie is a "half-way monk" in acting. He has never studied actor training courses or film art schools in the mainland. The reason why he was able to film in the mainland and became a hit is entirely due to Because that role is very suitable for him, and his proud martial arts foundation.

But it's different now. First of all, "Ip Man" is not a pure martial arts drama. It's not like "Shaolin Temple".Instead, by portraying a well-known Wing Chun master like Ip Man, he passed on the spirit of martial arts in times of national crisis, so it has a deep connotation.

And the character Ye Wen himself is a scholarly family, likes to read, and has a refined demeanor, which is quite different from Li Lianjie's own image of a martial artist.This is something that Mr. Ye Zhun did not consider before.

Li Lianjie is heroic, but lacks a gentle and refined temperament. This is the most terrible thing, and it is also what Li Lianjie can't express the most.

If there is a gap, it will be troublesome to act!
(End of this chapter)