Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1777 Plot Conflict
The plot of "The Holy Gambler" is very simple, and because Lin Daoqiu didn't write the script too hard, Liu Zhenwei and Zhou Xingchi have more room to play.

After the meal, Liu Zhenwei and Zhou Xingchi hurried back with the script.

Originally at the dinner table, Lin Daoqiu told them that it would take at least a month before the filming of the film started.

But Liu Zhenwei and Zhou Xingchi couldn't wait after getting the script. After returning home, they hurriedly took out the script and studied it.

For Stephen Chow, this is the first time he has the opportunity to act in a New Oriental movie, and Lin Daoqiu personally named him to play the leading role.

There is a legend circulating in the Xiangjiang movie circle, that whoever can become the leading actor of Lin Daoqiu will immediately become popular in the whole Xiangjiang.

According to past experience, if you have the opportunity to participate in the film performance produced by Lin Daoqiu, even if you can't become a big star that everyone pays attention to, at least you can greatly increase your popularity.

For a young man with a strong ambition like Zhou Xingchi, this is definitely a good opportunity not to be missed.

Fortunately, there is no plan to shoot tomorrow, otherwise Stephen Chow's condition the next day will definitely not be much better.

As Lin Daoqiu's request, "The True Colors of a Hero" has already officially entered the preparatory stage for filming.

It's just that Tsui Hark's "A Chinese Ghost Story" is still being filmed, and there must be no stopping there.

But the good thing is that this time Leslie Cheung also participated in "The True Colors of Heroes", and Tsui Hark is still the producer of the two plays, so it is still very easy to coordinate the actors' schedules.

As for Chow Yun-fat and Ti Lung, they are both New Oriental actors, so their schedule coordination is also very simple.

If the three of them are actors from different companies, then it may take a long time to prepare before the filming of "The True Colors of Heroes".

But these problems are nothing now. To make "The True Colors of Heroes" well, it is far from enough to have a good script.

In terms of casting, this time Lin Daoqiu directly chose the three protagonists, which Tsui Hark did not expect.

What's more, what he didn't expect was that this time Lin Daoqiu also gave the big villain to a young man named Li Zixiong who Xu Kegang signed for not long ago.

Although Tsui Hark was very optimistic about Li Zixiong, what he didn't expect was that Lin Daoqiu also paid attention to this unknown young man.

"Li Zixiong plays the big villain Tan Cheng, can you still think about it?"

Although Li Zixiong is an actor signed by Tsui Hark, he feels that the other party is too young and has no acting experience.

The role of Tan Cheng is a test of acting skills. If he does not perform well, it will easily affect the standard of the whole play.

After all, Tan Cheng is one of the key points in the plot conflict of "The True Colors of Heroes".

Without his betrayal, Dillon would not have gone to jail, Brother Ma would not have become lame, and Dillon and Leslie Cheung would not have turned against each other.

Originally, Li Zixiong was admitted to TVB No.11 training class. At that time, the students in the first class with him were Tony Leung, Wu Zhenyu, and Zhang Zhaohui.

But after graduating from the wireless training class, Li Zixiong did not join TVB but became a civil servant. Later, he met Tsui Hark by chance and was signed by him.

"This role was decided by Mr. Lin. I think that although Li Zixiong is young, he has a calm temperament, and he has also studied in wireless training classes before. Acting should not be difficult for him."

For Yuan Kui, Li Zixiong was the candidate chosen by Lin Daoqiu himself, and he would naturally not refute it, and Cheng Xiaodong also had the same idea as Yuan Kui.

For Yuan Kui and Cheng Xiaodong's statement, Tsui Hark seems not to accept it too much.

But now no one is on his side to support him, which makes it impossible for Tsui Hark to continue to stick to his ideas.

If Yuan Kui and Cheng Xiaodong are willing to stand on his side, then Tsui Hark would dare to talk to Lin Daoqiu and replace Tan Cheng's role with someone else.

As for Li Zixiong, he will also find him a supporting role in "The True Colors of a Hero", but the role is not too many.

"Since this is the case, let's try the play first. If it really doesn't work then, I'm thinking about other things."

Tsui Hark didn't dare to make up his own mind to reject Lin Daoqiu's decision, he didn't have that much courage.

"Old Xu, it's not that I'm flattering Mr. Lin. Did Mr. Lin make any mistakes in the roles he chose over the years? He thinks that Li Zixiong can play the role of Tan Cheng well, so I think there must be no problem."

Cheng Xiaodong has been cooperating with Lin Daoqiu since Li's TV era, and his admiration for Lin Daoqiu over the years is really like a torrential river.

Even in Cheng Xiaodong's view, there are not many filmmakers in Xiangjiang, Asia, and even the world who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Lin Daoqiu.

"You're right. Mr. Lin has never made any mistakes in casting the cast."

When Cheng Xiaodong said this, the more Tsui Hark thought about it, the more he felt that this was really the case.

As long as Lin Daoqiu personally selects the actors, they can shine in the movie, and they will soon become well-known stars in Xiangjiang.

"By the way, Mr. Lin didn't decide on a heroine this time, which is a bit surprising."

Lin Daoqiu decided on three main characters and one main supporting role, but this time he didn't choose a heroine, which really surprised Cheng Xiaodong.

If you haven't read the script carefully, you will definitely have doubts about this.

However, for Tsui Hark who has carefully studied the script, the reason why Lin Daoqiu did not choose the heroine of "The True Colors of Heroes" this time is because this heroine has very few roles.

Originally, Zhu Baoyi played the heroine of "The True Colors of Heroes" in the previous life, but she had already been signed by Golden Harvest, so it was impossible for New Oriental to ask her to play "The True Colors of Heroes".

"Since Mr. Lin hasn't decided on a heroine, then we can discuss who will play this role. Although this role doesn't have many roles, it should still be a heroine."

Cheng Xiaodong has no opinion on who to choose, he prefers to follow the arrangement of the producer and director.

And Yuan Kui is basically the same role. He cooks whatever the boss gives him. He doesn't know how to pick and choose, so Tsui Hark is the one who makes the final decision.

"In my opinion, let Luo Meiwei play the role. From all aspects, she is more in line with the characteristics of this role."

There are not a few female stars that can be used in New Art City, but it seems that Luo Meiwei seems to be an actor who fits the characteristics of this role.

Originally, Tsui Hark wanted Joey Wong to play this role, but she has already played Xiaoqian in "A Chinese Ghost Story" first, and then she will participate in "God of Gamblers".

So this time Tsui Hark does not intend to let Joey Wong participate in the performance of "The True Colors of a Hero".

"Since you have said so, Old Xu, let Luo Meiwei try it."

Although Yuan Kui said that he would try it out, in fact, the matter was basically settled like this.

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