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Chapter 880 Mr. Meng, who do you think is more like your parents? (Fifth change, asking for a monthly pass)
Although people can't always live in the past, they can't help but miss the past.

Li Yi and Meng Qiguang chatted a lot that day, probably because they haven't chatted like this with anyone for a long time, almost all of them were Meng Qiguang talking, and Li Yi inserted a few words from time to time while listening.

Li Yi also heard a lot about his old bean Li Zhenye from Meng Qiguang.

Time passed without realizing it.

Many people also came to visit Meng Qiguang during the period.

As a result, the news that Li Yi will be filming the Hong Kong Island past events series "The Thief of Time" naturally began to spread.

The entire Hong Kong Island film and television industry was shocked by this news.

In fact, at the Hong Kong Island Light and Shadow Centennial Ceremony at the beginning, although one of the themes was the "Hong Kong Island Past" series of themed movies, everyone knows that in this era, the "money" scenes for making such movies are really limited.

Except for some old directors and some literary and artistic film directors, most people don't really care about it.

Without him, because it is obvious that it is difficult to make a commercial film with this kind of subject matter.

Coupled with the fact that the subject matter is limited to past events on Hong Kong Island, the market is also limited to Hong Kong Island itself.

But how big is the local market on Hong Kong Island?
However, no one expected that Li Yi would be the first person to decide to direct a movie with the theme of "Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong Island".

Li Yi is known as the light of Hong Kong Island, which can be said to be worthy of the name, almost universally recognized.

And his movies, without exception, are synonymous with success.

Today, Li Yi, the number one director in the Chinese film industry, is the first to decide to shoot a movie with the theme of "Hong Kong Island's Past". Doesn't it mean that this type of movie has a lot to do?

To this end, reactions from all walks of life are also different.

Needless to say, the media, all of them are like chicken blood, as long as Li Yi releases a new film, there will be news.

However, the veteran filmmakers on Hong Kong Island have a lot of affection for Li Yi.

Especially those old directors who plan to shoot similar films about Hong Kong Island, people are always prone to nostalgia, and they are just like that.

Who doesn't have a movie in mind?

But this kind of movie can be said to be the unpopular among the unpopular ones. In the golden age of Hong Kong Island movies, it is still difficult for this kind of movie to have a strong commercial performance, let alone now?
Therefore, few companies would be willing to invest in such unpopular films.

But now, Li Yi, the director who is known as the most discerning and understands the audience's preferences, wants to shoot a movie about the past on Hong Kong Island. Doesn't it mean that this kind of movie will also be loved by the audience?
If the audience likes it, then there will be a market, so the investment that was still being discussed suddenly becomes much smoother.

This is where the influence of the head director lies.

To put it simply, the movie project that Li Yi is interested in must not worry about the bad market response, so naturally there is no need to worry about the lack of audience for the same type of movie project.

As for new directors, since the same Li Yi dares to make this kind of movie, can they also try in this regard?
Of course, for other directors, there may be those who lament Li Yi's unique vision, and some who are skeptical.

However, it was the showbiz that was most affected!
Since the film is about the past of Hong Kong Island, Li Yi should favor Hong Kong Island actors more, right?
Therefore, for a while, the actors on Hong Kong Island began to use their contacts to inquire about Li Yi's new movie.

Li Yi didn't intend to keep it a secret, so it was quickly found out that the movie Li Yi was going to make turned out to be a movie called "The Thief of Time" based on Meng Qiguang's real experience.

So for a while, there was an endless stream of people from Meng Qiguang's side to visit the sick.

About what kind of story "The Thief of Time" tells, it was quickly dug out.

Many actors are eyeing this movie.

Don't look at Li Yi who doesn't seem to have made many literary movies, but no one doubts whether Li Yi can make a good one.

After all, Li Yi can make good foreign films of the old days like "Paradise Cinema", let alone the past events on Hong Kong Island?

No matter how you say it, Li Yi is a native of Hong Kong Island, so many people are optimistic about "The Thief of Time".

In fact, this is not a secret. After Li Yi finished talking with Meng Qiguang, he started to submit the script for the record.

However, compared to the past, some movies have to rack their brains to find suitable actors, but "The Thief of Time" is because there are too many suitable candidates.

Simply put, the characters in "The Thief of Time", Luo's father and Luo's mother, have the most suitable actors on Hong Kong Island.

Because this requires middle-aged actors, the kind with a sense of vicissitudes, but what type of actors are there on Hong Kong Island?
Isn't that kind of thing?
It can be said that there are really many talents in Hong Kong Island, from top stars to small supporting actors.

And each can fill both roles.

On the contrary, Li Yipo fell into a difficult choice.

Of course, "The Thief of Time" is not without limitations, such as this kind of movie, because it is about the stories of ordinary people at the bottom of society on Hong Kong Island.

So on the contrary, actors with too many personal characteristics are not suitable. For example, Chen Weijie, he was very interested in the bottom line, but he was passed by Li Yi immediately.

After all, Chen Weijie is too famous on Hong Kong Island, and his personal image characteristics are too prominent.

In the end, Li Yi directly handed over the decision to Meng Qiguang. According to Li Yi, it was the story of Director Meng that was filmed.

Li Yi joked: "Director Meng thinks which actor is more similar to your old man, so I recommend it."

is not that right?Originally, "The Thief of Time" was adapted from the story dictated by Meng Qiguang, although there are some differences.

Meng Qiguang quickly recommended to Li Yi his "Dad, Mom" ​​candidates.

One is Fang Zhisheng, a relatively late blooming actor on Hong Kong Island.

Fang Zhisheng is very interesting. In the first ten years of his acting career, he almost seldom played the role of a decent movie actor.

Fang Zhisheng initially became an actor, purely to help his mother maintain the family's livelihood.

This is actually similar to many veteran actors on Hong Kong Island. For example, Chen Weijie also had this idea at the beginning.

At that time, being an actor was actually very different from what it is now, because the income of actors in those days was actually not higher than that of other industries. On the contrary, many actors actually received dead wages.

Before Fang Zhisheng became famous, he had almost never acted as a decent male lead, and even if there were male lead roles, they were all restricted.

However, after years of acting career, Fang Zhisheng honed his acting skills, which is why he was able to become an instant hit. The first time he played the role of a serious male lead, he received three box office awards.

It is also known as the representative of Hong Kong Island actors who are late bloomers!

PS: It seems that there are double monthly tickets this month. It’s the end of the month, veterans, come here with monthly tickets!It's expired!

(End of this chapter)