The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 218 Shaw's visit
After sending Director Chu Yuan away, Xu Guanwu returned home from get off work.

Zhao Yazhi, Lin Qingxia, and Hu Yinmeng haven't come back yet, so they must still be filming in Shaw Studios.

Xu Guanwu turned on the TV and watched for a while, it was the rebroadcast of "A Dream of Red Mansions" yesterday.Switching to Li's TV station, it was a long advertisement, which made Xu Guanwu more and more frustrated, and finally turned off the TV altogether.

Bored, Xu Guanwuku sat for a while, frowned and thought about it, and decided to visit Shaw Studios.

Shaw Studios, since Xu Guanwu left the year before last, he never went back.Shao Liushu probably didn't want him to appear there either.

Based on the idea that disgusting others is making him happy, Xu Guanwu called the bodyguards and drove to Shaw Studios.

Along the way, Xu Guanwu specially bought seven or eight ice-cold large watermelons, and prepared to give them to the three beauties, so that they could cool off the heat and quench their thirst.

When they came to Shaw Studios, the guard saw Xu Guanwu's car and put it in without even asking.

"Excuse me, which studio was "Dream of Red Mansions" filmed in?" Xu Guanwu rolled down the window and asked the guard.

"Boss, this is to visit the class, which female star? He Lili or Li Jing?" The guard came up and laughed.

Xu Guanwu smiled, and handed over a piece of 50 yuan change, "I only go to the shooting site of "Dream of Red Mansions", which studio is it?"

"It's studio No. 50 now, but you have to be careful. Director Li Hanxiang has a bad temper. If he finds out that you are fishing for the actress of the crew, he will send someone to beat you out." The guard charged [-] Hong Kong dollars, He reminded with a smile on his face.

Xu Guanwu nodded, and instructed the bodyguards to drive the car to studio No. [-].

He had worked behind the scenes at Shaw Brothers Studios before, and he knew the layout of the studios well.

Shaw Brothers Studios covers an area of ​​100 million square feet, with [-] large soundproof studios and five permanent exterior streets. No matter the wind, rain, thunder or lightning, you can shoot movies anytime and anywhere.

In the 60s and [-]s, when the film market was booming, it was basically more films and more money.Shaw Brothers' large studio system can naturally make money.

But it also leads to a high degree of similarity in the film, with the same story, the same props, and the same background... Especially in costume dramas, one person wears a set of costumes, and another person continues to wear them.Many scenes and sets are also reused. Sharp-eyed audiences can often identify which movie this scene once appeared in, and that scene once appeared...

Over time, the films produced by Shaw Studios are naturally not as innovative as the films of Xu and Golden Harvest, and are more in line with the audience's viewing needs.

Moreover, the Shaw Brothers studio system also requires a large number of personnel to support it, which leads to a large amount of labor expenditure and complicated personnel relationships.

……

Xu Guanwu's car drove to Studio No. [-], and he received countless attentions along the way.

In the 70s, luxury cars were still the playthings of the rich, and it was difficult for the rich and famous to afford them.

Xu Guanwu was also regarded by the Shaw Brothers studio as a rich man seeking female stars, and they all gave him envious and jealous eyes.

Xu Guanwu got out of the car amidst the attention of the crowd, startling the onlookers.

"It's him? I said he looks so familiar."

"Who is it? I was taken aback."

"Xu Guanwu, the boss of the Xu Brothers Company, the famous movie tycoon."

"It's been three days since I left, so I should look at it with admiration. I used to be a handyman on the set, but now I'm a rich man. It's a trick of luck."

"You said he used to be a dramatist just like you and me?"

"It's not as good as the drama, it's just broken reminders."

"Damn, I can't tell. Look at that gold watch on his hand, mother's, how lucky he is."

……

A group of people chattered around there, all in the tone of sour grapes.

Xu Guanwu vaguely heard something, couldn't help smiling, and accompanied by bodyguards, he entered the No. [-] studio.

In order to film "A Dream of Red Mansions", director Li Hanxiang specially occupied studios No. [-] and No. [-], and built Rongguo Mansion and Grand View Garden.

Director Li Hanxiang was born as an art director. He has intensively studied Qing history all his life, and he knows the set of costume dramas like the palm of his hand.Although it was filmed in the studio and the conditions were simple, it was still quaint and full of ancient charm, which made Xu Guanwu keep nodding his head.

In the studio, director Li Hanxiang was directing the scene of Daiyu's burial of flowers, and all the crew held their breaths and did not dare to speak out.

Xu Guanwu didn't dare to speak loudly, and quietly led his bodyguards to stand next to the extras.

In the field, Hu Yinmeng, holding a flower hoe with both hands, walked over the bridge of Qushui with a cup of wine, and against the backdrop of several peach blossoms, she really looked like a fairy descending from the sky.

Lin Daiyu is an alluring beauty who is as sick as Xizi, and Hu Yinmeng is also recognized as a great beauty in Taiwan; Lin Daiyu herself is a talented woman, with a heart more than dry, and Hu Yinmeng is also a talented woman; Lin Daiyu is aware of the injustice of the Jia family Hu Yinmeng also focused on metaphysics to seek detachment... It can be said that the two have too much in common. Letting Hu Yinmeng play Lin Daiyu really made her act like a fairy.

Afterwards, Hu Yinmeng walked to the center of the venue, opened her mouth suddenly and began to sing.

This was beyond Xu Guanwu's expectation, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.

As soon as he laughed out loud, Xu Guanwu immediately knew that something was wrong, and quickly covered his mouth.

At this time, everyone's angry eyes had swept over.

Xu Guanwu quickly waved his hand, indicating that he didn't do it on purpose.

In the 70s, although all Hong Kong movies were dubbed in post-production, everyone remained silent during filming, not because they were afraid of disturbing the sound recording of the scene, but because they were afraid of disturbing the performance of the actors.

Under the interference of the outside world, it is easy for actors to perform.Once the play is out, I don't know how long it will take to adjust before I can enter the play.

Sure enough, Xu Guanwu's smile caused Hu Yinmeng to follow the sound unconsciously, and then he was taken aback for a moment, and his mouth was immediately closed. Naturally, the post-dubbing was difficult.

"Ka, ka, ka! Who was laughing just now, who was laughing, stand up for me?" Director Li Hanxiang jumped up from his chair, furious.

From the shooting in the morning to the present, the actor finally got a little feeling, and the performance just now satisfied him.But being laughed at by the bastard who didn't know where it came from, it directly ruined the atmosphere in the entire studio.How can this prevent the great director Li Hanxiang from jumping anxiously.

"The director, it's him, it's him." A group of extras pushed Xu Guanwu out.

"I'm sorry, director." Xu Guanwu hurriedly greeted him shyly.

I entered someone's studio without permission, thinking that my smile interrupted his filming, even if Xu Guanwu is a film tycoon, he still has to apologize for his mistakes.

Li Hanxiang glanced at him, suddenly took off his glasses, wiped them, and put them back on again, "Are you Mr. Xu Guanwu?"

"Oh, it's me." Xu Guanwu replied with a smile, "I'm sorry, Director Li, I was wrong."

Li Hanxiang sighed, "Forget it, forget it, Mr. Xu is here to visit the class?"

"Well, I have nothing to do at home, come and have a look." Xu Guanwu nodded and said.

"Ah Wu, why are you here today?" Zhao Yazhi was sitting and resting, when she saw Xu Guanwu appearing in the studio, she quickly got up and walked over.

"Staying bored at home, why don't you come to visit the class." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "Are you hot or not, I brought iced watermelon."

Zhao Yazhi nodded.Shaw Studios is airtight, and the director also has a portable air conditioner, allowing him to sit comfortably.These actors are in their thirties, and they have to wear several layers of costumes, and even their underwear is soaked through the day.

"I'll ask someone to bring it to you right away." Xu Guanwu smiled, then turned his head and told the bodyguard.

Then he walked up to director Li Hanxiang to plead guilty, "Director Li, I'm really sorry, it was my negligence that caused you trouble."

"Forget it, forget it." Li Hanxiang waved his hand, "Where's your elder brother, are you still filming?"

"That's right, the new drama will be finished in one month." Xu Guanwu nodded and said.

Xu Guanwen was previously promoted by the great director Li Hanxiang, from a TV artist who talked about talk shows to a comedy star known as a sneer.

Xu Guanwen's directing skills are also learned from director Li Hanxiang. Many films written and directed by Xu Guanwen also have the style of director Li Hanxiang, such as the story structure of excerpts, the daily life of ordinary people in the market, the comedy style of laughing and cursing, and so on.

"He is better than me, with such a good brother like you." Li Hanxiang sighed, "He has gone farther than me."

Xu Guanwu couldn't help touching his nose when he heard this. He knew that Li Hanxiang was expressing his feelings.In [-], he left Shaw Brothers and went to Taiwan to start the League of Nations. At that time, he was also very energetic and wanted to do something big.

In the end, the management was still poor, the League of Nations went bankrupt, and Li Hanxiang was restricted from going out by the Taiwan authorities.In the end, he managed to find an excuse to escape, but his wife and children were held hostage in Taiwan by the authorities.

Li Hanxiang, who was burdened with huge debts, returned to Hong Kong and still lived his life comfortably. Then, he recruited a group of old acquaintances to make short-list movies such as "Strange Tales of Deception", "Grand View of Deception" and "Odds of Deceit". He proved his directing skills and was recalled to Shao Brothers again by Shao Liushu.

Xu Guanwen is also a traitor of the Shaw Brothers, but now he is the big boss of the Xu Brothers Company. He has his own theater chain, and his movies can be sold to the United States.

As a master, Li Hanxiang is still a director two years later.The difference is that there is no support from a good brother like Xu Guanwu.

So seeing Xu Guanwu today, director Li Hanxiang couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional.

……

At this time, the bodyguards had already carried all eight iced watermelons over.Amidst the cheers of the crowd, the watermelon was cut neatly, and then all the people rushed up to grab it.

"Director Li, please eat watermelon." Lin Qingxia handed a watermelon to Li Hanxiang.

Li Hanxiang thanked him, took the watermelon over, and took a bite, "No matter how good the watermelon in Hong Kong is, it is not as good as the watermelon in BJ Daxing. Every watermelon in Daxing is this big. It is stored in the well in summer and caught at night." , take a bite, it will cool you down, how can you use a refrigerator?"

Li Hanxiang is a veteran of BJ, and he knows everything about the old BJ. He knows everything about eating, drinking, and having fun.

Many of the films directed by Li are also based on cross talk in the north, such as "Qianlong Going to the South of the Yangtze River", "Qianlong Going to Yangzhou", and "Qianlong Emperor and His Ministers Fighting Wisdom" are all based on the stand-up comic "Monarch and His Ministers Fighting"."Flowers Fly All over the City in Spring", written by him, is directly based on the cross-talk "Traveling the Car" and "Snatching the Pillow".

Director Li Hanxiang also has a habit, that is, he likes to tell people these anecdotes, probably because he has been away from home for too long and is too homesick, so even if you talk about it, it’s good to have a good time.

Zhao Yazhi, Hu Yinmeng, Lin Qingxia and others had stayed in the crew for a few days, and they all knew that he had this hobby, so when Director Li started speaking, they pretended to be thirsty for knowledge, and stood by and listened carefully.

"Everyone hurry up and eat watermelon, cool off well, we will start work later." Director Li Hanxiang chanted about Daxing Watermelon, and then yelled loudly.

Everyone at the scene responded in unison, as if they had received an amnesty.

"When I was acting just now, what were you laughing about there, I was out of the play." Hu Yinmeng settled the score with Xu Guanwuqiu.

"No, no, how dare I laugh." Xu Guanwu didn't dare to admit it even after being beaten to death, "I was stepped on by someone, so I couldn't help shouting out, but I wasn't actually laughing."

(End of this chapter)