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Chapter 878 A movie full of sense of the times
To play a role, an actor needs to understand the background of the character, and write a biography for the character, in order to be able to immerse himself in the role more deeply.

What about the director?
In fact, more work needs to be done.

For example, a movie full of sense of the times like "The Thief of Time" is really difficult for Li Yi, who is born in the [-]s.

As we all know, film is the art of directing.The final product of a film is the expression of the director's consciousness, and actors are the executors of this expression process.They complement each other and are indispensable.

So to some extent, the director needs to know more and deeper than the actors.

Why is this plot like this?
If even the director himself doesn't know why, how can the actors know how to perform this short plot?
In the following time, Li Yi and Mu Qing wandered around Hong Kong Island. Although Li Yi was born on Hong Kong Island, in fact, he rarely visited many old places and old streets on Hong Kong Island.

So, for both Li Yi and Mu Qing, this is a rather interesting journey.

For example, the famous old street on Hong Kong Island, Wing Lee Street!

Wing Lee Street is a street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island. It is located south of Bridges Street in the south of Sheung Wan, between Staircase Street and Shing Wong Street, and runs east-west.

Wing Lee Street is famous for its characteristics of Hong Kong Island in the 1960s. Most of the original residents of the old streets of Hong Kong Island like Wing Lee Street are immigrants from the mainland in the 60s and [-]s of last century.After Hong Kong Island's economy took off, in order to speed up urbanization, most of the similar old streets were demolished one after another.

In fact, when Li Yi and Mu Qing came to this famous old street, they were surprised to find that the mess here was completely different from what Li Yi and the others had known before.

After inquiring, I found out that this old street has been determined to be demolished, so everyone started to move away from here.

However, this made Li Yi frown quite a bit, because although the place looks messy now, many old shops are closed and many people are preparing to move out, but I have to say that if you want to make the film "The Thief of Time", then there is no doubt If you can shoot directly on the few remaining old streets with 60s characteristics on Hong Kong Island, it will definitely be more convenient and real than building a new street.

It's just that people are going to demolish it, which is a bit troublesome.

"Then what should we do?" Mu Qing asked.

"Let's ask someone to find out when it will be demolished. If possible, I still hope to be able to film here." Li Yi said.

Although the place where the story of "The Thief of Time" takes place does not have to be "Wing Lee Street", as long as it is an old street on Hong Kong Island.

But Li Yi has checked, and the best preserved old street with 60s characteristics is Wynn Street. If you want to shoot on this street, you only need to do some fine-tuning of the layout.

And if it is necessary to rebuild the streetscape, it will require a lot more manpower and material resources. The key is whether the street layout can have such a taste, or not.

In Li Yi's memory, because of the influence of "The Thief of Time", the "Wynn Street" in that world was preserved.

However, it also caused some controversy.

Li Yi didn't think about it, he just wanted to find out the time of the demolition, and if possible, he still hoped to be able to shoot here.

"I understand that the Hong Kong government has indeed confirmed that Wing Lee Old Street in Sheung Wan will be demolished as a whole, and the original demolition time is February next year. However, I learned that you are going to shoot a series of Hong Kong island past events on Wing Lee Street. "The Thief of Time", the Hong Kong government said that the demolition can be postponed, but the time can't be too long, and the specifics need to be discussed!" Zhuo Yixiong said to Li Yi.

"Suspension of demolition? The Hong Kong government agreed?" Li Yi just thought it was a bit too easy.

"Hehe, is this normal? In fact, at the beginning, I only went to the relevant departments to find out the time of the demolition. It's just that after I reported your name, they reported it layer by layer. So, there is such a One result." Zhuo Yixiong said with a smile.

"Aren't there any conditions?" Li Yi asked suspiciously.

The main reason is that he felt that this kind of decision related to urban planning changed the original plan just because he wanted to shoot a movie and wanted to shoot a scene here, which made Li Yi feel a little unreal.So he subconsciously felt that it should be conditional.

"No! No, Director Li, do you have any misunderstanding about your own influence?" Zhuo Yixiong shook his head first, then looked at Li Yidao dumbfounded.

"You have to know that the environments on Hong Kong Island and the mainland are different, and you can be said to be the most influential director in the Hong Kong Island film circle. Your film, and it is a series of films of Hong Kong Island's past events, can be said to have come out. Going is a city card of Hong Kong Island, if you want to make a movie and shoot scenes there, it is very normal for them to postpone the demolition." Zhuo Yixiong explained.

"In fact, Hong Kong Island society has different opinions on whether to demolish those old streets. Some people think that those old streets with cultural characteristics of the Hong Kong Island era should be preserved, but there are also some people who think that these old streets should not be excessively preserved. The so-called characteristic old streets left over from the old times, these old streets have become an obstacle to the modernization of the city of Hong Kong Island.”

"And if "The Thief of Time" has enough influence, it may not be impossible for the east wind to overwhelm the west wind and make the Hong Kong government change its mind to preserve this old street with the characteristics of the times." Zhuo Yixiong said again.

Li Yi nodded noncommittally.

"The Thief of Time" is not that kind of commercial movie. Li Yi would not naively think that "The Thief of Time" in another world made Hong Kong Island change its original demolition plan and preserve this old street. Also has that kind of influence.

Li Yi is not in a hurry to prepare for "The Thief of Time". Well, the main thing is that this movie, as a feature film, except for restoring the social environment of the 60s, etc., other aspects are very simple.

However, Li Yi didn't want to affect other people's demolition because of the movie he made.

Maybe old Hong Kong people like Meng Qiguang have a great feeling for the old street like Wing Lee Street, but for Li Yi, or for their generation, the feeling is not so deep.

Whether the Hong Kong government demolishes it or keeps it, he doesn't have any special inclinations.

Speaking of which, Hong Kong Island movies are actually quite special among Chinese-language movies. Because of historical reasons, the city of Hong Kong Island, at the cultural level, can be said to be the running-in and fusion of traditional Chinese culture and modern Western culture. The same goes for the features that come out.

At the same time, it can also be seen from the street names, shop signs, and school names of many Hong Kong Islands.

As for Hong Kong Island in the 60s, it can be said that it is in a very special dark age. Most people who have watched gangster movies with the background of Hong Kong Island in that era know it well.

But for the lives of ordinary people living at the bottom of Hong Kong Island in that era, it can almost be said that no Hong Kong film has really shown it.

(End of this chapter)