The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 537 Enlightenment

The weather on Hong Kong Island is getting colder and colder. By the end of October, many people have to wear coats when going outside.

Locals like to climb mountains for fitness, but as the temperature drops, there are obviously fewer people exercising outside, and more people choose to go to the gym to exercise.

In some places where mainland tourists rarely go, there are very few people on the streets during this season.

It looks very clean.

However, a lot of things happened in Hong Kong Island during this period.

The "Parasite" crew is also filming at Peninsula Villa.

In the past week, Bai Yu has returned to the crew. Li Shengyao and the others finally don't need to worry about the actor not coming or the actor not having time. They will return to the previous shooting plan and shoot the big conflict in the plot at the end.

Li Shengyao felt that filming this way would make it easier for actors to develop emotions.

"Parasite" has no big scenes, props, scenes, and photography, so there are no difficulties. The main thing is the actors' performances.

There is nothing wrong with Liang Jiahui, the mainstay. He and Ding Jiali's acting skills were good enough and indirectly inspired other people. Apart from the cancellation of the first three days of work, the subsequent filming went very smoothly and progressed very quickly.

This made Li Shengyao very happy.

It would be smoother for them if Hong Kong Island had less of certain things going on.

At nine o'clock in the morning on November [-]st, the sky was overcast and covered with dark clouds.

A Mazda passed quickly, and the driver was Liang Jiahui's assistant.

In less than three seconds, a BMW passed quickly. The driver was Liu Dehua's personal assistant.

In the past, Liang Jiahui drove to work by himself, but this time he brought his assistant with him.

The two cars arrived at the villa parking lot one after another. Liang Jiahui and Liu Dehua came out almost at the same time. They looked at each other and smiled bitterly, shook their heads, and said nothing.

Li Shengyao had arrived at the set a long time ago. He stood in front of the glass wall on the second floor of the villa and could just see Liang Jiahui and Andy Lau arriving at the villa.

Seeing that Lao Liu and Lao Liang were safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief.

On the table behind Li Shengyao, there are several newspapers.

Zhang Mo and Bi Gan were sitting on the side with gloomy faces and anger in their eyes.

These newspapers badmouthed "Parasite" and Lee Sing-yao, which made them very angry.

When Lee Sheng-yew first came to Hong Kong Island, he was praised by the media in Hong Kong.

Later, after I started the movie, I encountered some things and started to be criticized by some media.

He didn't understand why these people wanted to target him.

However, Director Li is devoted to making movies, so such news will not affect him. He even comforted Zhang Mo and Bi Gan, saying that these are all trivial matters, and the media likes to write random things. It is boring to be serious with them.

Soon after, it was time for today's work. The actors rehearsed first and then officially shot.

They had rehearsed for several days and had made rapid progress before. If there were no accidents, they would have made rapid progress today.

Li Shengyao soon discovered that Lao Liu and Lao Liang were not in good condition, and the expected progress quickly failed to occur.

Li Shengyao was not angry. He thought for a while and decided to see the situation before deciding whether to talk to Lao Liu and Lao Liang.

For the next filming, the two big guys were still not in good condition.

However, Li Shengyao did not point it out to his face. After all, he is an old actor and must be given some face.

Pointing out errors at this time is of no use, and it takes time to adjust the status.

Two hours later, it was lunch time.

A deliveryman brought the lunch that had been reserved long ago. Li Shengyao, Liu Dehua, and Liang Jiahui sat together around a small round table.

The three of them all ate lunch boxes, and the assistant director had already calculated the meals that everyone wanted to eat. Whether they were actors, crew members, or ordinary workers, they all had statistics.

Li Shengyao ordered hot and sour cabbage, a piece of fried fish, a piece of fried chicken with chili pepper, and a bowl of pork rib soup.

He picked up the steaming pork rib soup, took a sip, and then looked at Liang Jiahui and Liu Dehua.

Lao Liu and Lao Liang both ordered their favorite dishes. They ate very deliciously a few days ago. They all said that the food tasted like home and could eat a big box lunch.

Today, the two of them ate very slowly, obviously worried.

Li Shengyao realized that he should say something to prevent these two people from being affected by external matters.

"Brother Jiahui, Brother Hua, are you worried?"

Hearing this, Liang Jiahui nodded sheepishly.

Liu Dehua glanced at the paparazzi outside the villa and whispered: "It's a bit annoying."

Li Shengyao knew the reason, so he advised: "Life is like this, there is nothing to be upset about.

There is no other way, we can only adjust ourselves.

No matter what, I am happiest when my family is around me.

You two are successful, have a wife and children, so be happy. "

Liu Dehua thought for a while, "Director Li, do you think the external affairs can be resolved smoothly?"

"Yes, you have to believe that we are strong now."

For Li Shengyao, Andy Lau and Leung Ka Hui still trust him.

Liang Jiahui was silent for a moment, "After performing "Parasite", I want to take a break and spend more time with my family."

Liu Dehua nodded, "Me too."

……

After Li Shengyao chatted with Leung Ka Hui and Andy Lau, he called Li Zekai and asked him to make arrangements so that the paparazzi would not disturb the filming of "Parasite".

"Director Li, you have spoken, I will definitely do it, but can you give me a face and attend our company's party tonight."

"no problem."

The company Li Zekai is talking about is of course Hong Kong Telecom, which is the most profitable company under his control.

After a day of filming, when Li Shengyao and two assistants arrived at Li Zekai's company's party hotel, they found hundreds of people at the scene.

Li Zekai occupied an entire floor of the hotel.

There should be a dress code, everyone wears formal attire.

There are no messy, imaginative, tacky and awkward clothes from Hong Kong Entertainment.

As the saying goes, people rely on their clothes. There were not many good-looking men and women at the scene, but the lights were bright and people were drinking and drinking. In such an atmosphere, the line of sight seemed to have a filter, and everyone looked better than usual.

"Director Li, welcome, come in quickly."

Li Zekai was dressed more casually, with a brown sweater on his upper body and loose jeans on his lower body.

The material of his clothes is naturally very good.

This set of clothes would look very stylish if worn by Li Shengyao.

Li Zekai is not good, he has a bad facial appearance, no mandible, can't hold the flesh, and looks a little weak.

And if this guy doesn't do any exercise, his belly is two circles wider than his shoulders.

Li Zekai had already arranged for someone to keep an eye on the gate. As soon as Director Li came over, he left the people behind and stepped forward to greet him.

Li Shengyao nodded with a smile.

Li Zekai then accompanied Li Shengyao and introduced some of the senior executives of Hong Kong Island Telecommunications who came over, as well as his friends.

"Director Li, you are my idol. I like "1937" very much."

"Director Li, I finally met you in person. You are really better and more beautiful than a movie star." "Director Li, I will definitely support "Parasite". This movie is a good movie just by the name."

These people all say good things. If they are not lying, then Lee Sheng-yew's personal reputation in Hong Kong Island is quite good, and "Parasite" may get a good box office.

Li Zekai squinted his eyes, trying to show off.

"Director Li, the people in our company are all elites. I invited you to work together before. I won a TV station and you provided the content. Now I invite you again. You must consider it."

Hearing this, Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "Okay, I will consider it."

Seeing Li Shengyao's perfunctory attitude, Li Zekai's face turned gloomy.

He has the resources of the Li family and has always been able to call the shots. How could he be rejected continuously like this?

wrong!

He has always wanted to buy TVB, but was rejected by Run Run Shaw for ten consecutive years.

At this moment, a burst of cheers sounded in the hall.

The young people chatting suddenly became much closer.

Li Zekai calmed down and explained: "Director Li, this is a gift exchange session we organize to help young people in the company interact and make friends. Do you want to go and have fun? You can meet beautiful girls."

Li Shengyao shook his head, "No need, I just sit here and rest."

Just when Li Zekai greeted Li Shengyao, he attracted a lot of attention. Many women wearing high heels and long dresses glanced at him furtively.

These women are not good-looking, and Li Shengyao has no interest in further development.

Li Zekai smiled and said nothing more.

Lee Sheng Yew couldn't get there, but many women came up to take photos with him. They had obviously recognized him for a long time.

"Director Li, I am your fan, can I take a photo with you?"

Regarding this, Lee Sheng Yew will not refuse. He has always doted on his fans.

So many people began to take photos with Lee Sheng-yew. At first it was the more lively women, and later men also came over.

"Director Li, I have a gift for you."

A woman with ninety-nine looks and a very good figure, who looked like a mixed race of yellow and white, came to Li Shengyao with a wine glass.

She has good looks and wears a long slit skirt. She stands out from the crowd here, and many men turn to look at her.

When Li Zekai saw it, his breathing became rapid, and then he blinked ambiguously at Li Shengyao.

Li Shengyao didn't know this woman. He didn't quite believe Li Zekai. He remained vigilant, smiled and shook his head, "I didn't bring a gift, so I can't exchange it with you."

"It doesn't matter, I'll just give it to you unilaterally."

The woman then thrust a letter into Li Shengyao's hand.

Li Shengyao opened the envelope and placed a photo inside. It was a nude photo of this woman. The photo was very tempting. There was a series of numbers on the back, which should be a phone number.

The woman then looked at Li Shengyao with eyes like autumn water. When she saw that Li Shengyao did not look at her, she twisted and left.

Li Shengyao was speechless. Do these people think he is so impatient?
He turned around and found that Li Zekai had left at some point.

At this moment, a chubby old man about 1.6 meters tall, with dark skin, fat face, and lewd eyes came to Li Shengyao, "Director Li, I have admired him for a long time."

The old man, like Li Zekai, is relatively casually dressed.

The upper body is a blue suit and the lower body is jeans.

Li Shengyao subconsciously stretched out his hand to shake hands with this person.

"Director Li, that girl just now is very upright, don't worry, she's absolutely safe."

The old man gave me a "you know" look.

Li Shengyao was about to reply when, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a person standing beside him with his legs spread wide, bent over, and shooting with a camera. This scene was very similar to some celebrities hiring private photographers to take "street photography" photos.

Is this old man a star?
Or an official?
Or someone who dreams of becoming a star?
When Li Shengyao was confused, the old man left with a smile.

His smile is very stereotypical, the official fake smile you often see on TV.

When Island Telecom employees saw the old man, they all moved out of the way.

Li Shengyao felt something was wrong, so he asked his two assistants, "Do you know that person just now?"

"I don't know him. He doesn't seem to be a celebrity."

Half an hour later, Li Shengyao left the banquet hall with his two assistants. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. The old man who took the photo made him feel very bad.

He returned to the hotel with his two assistants.

"Bring the computer, let's search for celebrities on Hong Kong Island and see if we can find that man."

Li Shengyao took the lead in looking for celebrities in the official circles on Hong Kong Island.

He was lucky and quickly found this person's name - He Junyuan.

The name "He Junyuan" seems to have some impression.

Li Shengyao thought for a while and finally remembered.

It turned out to be this dog.

Just as Li Shengyao was thinking about it, his cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Fang Yihua calling.

"Director Li, do you have time? Uncle Six would like to chat with you."

When Li Shengyao heard this, he was a little surprised. Run Run Shaw had stopped doing things for a long time and was not in good health. It was said that she had been in the hospital for the past two or three years.

He hadn't seen Run Run Shaw in several years, and he had always talked to Fang Yi Hua before.

He thought about it and finally remembered that in his previous life, Run Run Shaw sold TVB shares in 2011.

In this life, Fenghua cooperated with TVB and helped TVB make a lot of money.

However, Run Run Shaw is getting older and it is completely normal for her to want to quit the show.

Then he might have a chance to win TVB.

Thinking of TVB, Li Shengyao couldn't help but feel excited.

TVB is indeed in decline. In Lee Sheng Yew’s previous life, it began to suffer losses year after year after 2019.

But TVB is the only Chinese-language TV station that can be watched around the world, and TVB also has TVBS broadcasting in the Wanwan area, and an English channel for the world called Pearl TV.

Many overseas compatriots have the habit of watching TVB.

In Malai and Po Village, TVB's ratings are comparable to those of local TV stations.

These are rare resources.

Li Zekai later founded ViuTV and relied on yellow dogs to gain control of Hong Kong Island's voice. However, ViuTV's peak ratings were only one-tenth of TVB's.

Even in 2023, TVB has a ratings of 20.00% all year round, and at least 150 million people watch TVB every day.

You must know that Hong Kong Island has a total population of just over 700 million.

It can be said that winning TVB will bring Director Li's status to a higher level, and the higher-ups will pay more attention to him.

As long as he doesn't mess around, even if there is any dirty information, the superiors will help him solve it.

Not to mention TVB's film and television talent resources, many people in the mainland like some of TVB's old actors. If they sign these people and arrange for them to bring goods in the future, they can make money.

Thinking of this, Li Shengyao calmed down and said as calmly as possible: "No problem, let's make an appointment."

If there is any inconsistency, I'm very sorry. I've blocked it. I've revised it five or six times and deleted [-] words.

(End of this chapter)