Chapter 435

Xu Xu Jinjiang had already graduated from the wireless training class, and in the end, he didn't sign a contract with TVB.

It was mainly because TVB didn't look highly upon him, so he was currently in a state of running solo. Because he was tall, he also worked part-time as a model, the kind that wears clothes.

In addition, he would also sing in nightclubs. If a film crew needed someone, he would try it out. Being able to play a bit part was also good. Anyway, he used every possible method to earn money.

He also persisted in drawing, but he only drew what he wanted to draw and no longer drew covers for "Madman Comics." He knew that his senior brother gave him a unit price higher than the market, and he was slow to produce work, so he didn't want to make things difficult for him.

However, they were senior brothers from the same master after all, so he still thought of him when there were good things. He guessed that Brother Ming must need someone, and his senior brother recommended him. He didn't know if there would be lines or a clear shot of his face this time.

The two opposite should be from the mainland. The somewhat introverted Xu Xu Jinjiang did enough psychological construction before saying: "Comrade, what type of movie are we shooting?"

Zhang Zhang Yimou: "It's not a movie, it's a short film. Director Wei said it would be about ten minutes or so."

Xu Xu Jinjiang hurriedly sat next to Zhang Zhang Yimou: "Then what story does it tell? How many characters are there?"

He wanted to do some homework in advance, but unfortunately, Zhang Zhang Yimou didn't know either: "Let the director tell you."

At this time, Gong Ying came in. Everyone called her Sister Ying. Xu Xu Jinjiang stood up and called her sister-in-law.

"Hmm, Brother Jiang, why are you sitting outside? Where is Brother Long?"

"He is in a meeting with the screenwriters. I'm not looking for him. I'm waiting for Wei Ming, Brother Ming, here."

"Oh, is he coming over later? Just in time to invite him to dinner." Gong Ying laughed, taking the opportunity to ask how her sister was doing over there.

She didn't enter the office either, chatted two sentences with the two friends from the mainland, and then Wei Ming went upstairs.

Seeing his sister-in-law was also there, Wei Ming was a bit nervous, because behind him popped up Miss Li Zhi, who was panting. She was holding several gift boxes in her hands.

In order to stay with Wei Ming for a while longer, she took Wei Ming's ride, saying she was coming to send benefits and new products to the comic artists at Madman.

This was also an old tradition of Langning and Madman. The comic artists all liked this Secretary Li very much, and many people regarded her as the motivation for their drawing comics.

The current Miss Li Zhi was like a ripe honey peach, becoming more and more alluring, making the eyes of the two country bumpkins, Zhang Zhang Yimou and Feng Feng Xiaoning, go straight.

From the perspective of appreciating beauty, they gave the evaluation of "top-grade."

Wei Ming pretended not to understand Gong Ying's wariness of Miss Li Zhi, chatted with her for a few sentences, and also cared about her pregnant mother-in-law.

"Dinner, okay. Wait until I finish chatting with Brother Jiang and we'll eat together."

After speaking, Wei Ming looked at Xu Xu Jinjiang. He was currently wearing somewhat long hair, and on his chin was lush and melancholy stubble. Although he was only in his early twenties, he already had the vicissitudes of a thirty-year-old man.

Wei Ming looked around, borrowed a pair of glasses from Huang Huang Guoxing and let him wear them. Hmm, it covered up some of that simple honesty, and it had a bit of the meaning of a refined scoundrel.

And he was even taller than himself, which would give girls a natural sense of oppression.

Wei Ming of course also hoped to use actors with good acting skills, but this was just a short film. He focused more on the application of lens language, and whether the performance was delicate or not wasn't that important.

And the importance of the actress was a bit higher than that of the actor.

"Okay, it's you," Wei Ming said to Xu Xu Jinjiang, "Brother Jiang, leave your schedule to me for the next half month, okay?"

"Of course, of course, no problem!"

Wei Ming: "Okay, the male lead of my new film is you."

"Ah, male lead? Me?" Xu Xu Jinjiang looked incredulous.

The male leads he thought of were all handsome guys like Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau. He didn't expect that a rough man like himself could also be a male lead. Although it was just a short film, this was shot by Wei Ming!

"That's right, it's the male lead. Don't shave your beard for the next few days. Keep it; we'll need to do styling later."

The male lead was determined. Go find a female lead in the afternoon.

"Old Zhang, let me see the photos you took."

Zhang Zhang Yimou laughed: "Developed overnight."

"Is the money I gave you before still enough?" he asked.

"Enough, enough."

Wei Ming nodded and continued to look at the photos: "This one won't do. The distance between the two buildings is too close... This one won't do either, too far... This one, the light signs are too sparse... This?"

He stared at the photo in his hand, looking a bit familiar: "Is this Chungking Mansions?"

"That's right. Director, you also know this place?" Feng Feng Xiaoning spoke up, "This place is quite rich visually with its flowers and greenery."

Wei Ming nodded. This place was known as the "Kowloon Chengzhai for ethnic minorities," a place where many races lived together: Indians, Filipinos, Thais, Vietnamese, and some people who had just come from the mainland, because the housing here was indeed cheap.

This place didn't quite meet the first shooting scene Wei Ming required, but it actually quite met the second scene.

This short film had a total of three main scenes. Originally, he thought about going to the Kowloon Chengzhai to shoot the second scene, but the danger coefficient of the Kowloon Chengzhai was indeed higher than that of Chungking Mansions.

Wei Ming put these photos of Chungking Mansions aside and continued to look.

"Eh, is this Wedding Card Street?"

"This seems to be called Lee Tung Street." Zhang Zhang Yimou said.

"That's right, also called Wedding Card Street." Wei Ming looked at it. The distance of the road and the style of the building were indeed quite suitable. This was taken by Zhang Zhang Yimou and the others at night, and the light signs were all turned on, appearing very cyberpunk.

Wei Ming put this photo aside again and finally determined that it was just these two.

There was also a third scene, which was an overpass. They were everywhere in Hong Kong, so just pick one randomly when the time came.

"Well done. I'm very satisfied with the scenes."

Before long, Liu Liu Rulong came out after the meeting.

"How was the audition result?" he asked.

Wei Ming patted Xu Xu Jinjiang and said: "Brother Jiang is the chosen male lead I've been searching for!"

"Then what about the pay?" He knew his junior brother must be too embarrassed to mention it, so he mentioned it.

Xu Xu Jinjiang hurriedly said: "No need, no need. Just provide meals. Being able to let me act as the male lead is already looking highly upon me."

Wei Ming waved his hand: "How can you not take pay? Brother Jiang, how much can you earn in a month usually?"

Xu Xu Jinjiang calculated: "It's not very stable. When it's good, it can be five thousand; when it's bad, it's only three thousand."

Wei Ming: "Then I'll give you ten thousand."

"Ah? This, this is too much." Xu Xu Jinjiang was a bit embarrassed. This far exceeded his expectations.

Wei Ming said: "Actually, you not only have to be the male lead, but also be an art assistant for this Teacher Feng Feng Xiaoning. I'll tell you about the art style I want later."

Brother Long asked again: "What about the female lead? Do you have a favorite candidate?"

Wei Ming: "I'll go to Qingniao in the afternoon and ask Aunt Hai Xia Meng to help me contact Ye Tong."

It was mainly to ask about the schedule and pay. After all, she was a Best Actress now. I don't know if it would exceed the budget.

Wei Ming's budget was 100,000 Hong Kong dollars to shoot it. Later, he still had to rent equipment, hire lighting technicians, makeup artists, etc., and there was also rent.

Next, Brother Long and his wife invited Wei Ming to dinner, and Xu Xu Jinjiang and Old Zhang and Old Feng also came along.

As for Miss Li Zhi, she knew her place and took a taxi to go shopping. She could invite Wei Ming alone later.

Two cars were driven. Xu Xu Jinjiang was in the same car as Wei Ming. In the car, he also cared about his classmate Tony Leung.

"Is Tony doing well following Director Li Li Hanxiang in Yanjing?"

"Good, very good. He lives in the Three Palaces every day. He is the male lead of that movie now, playing the Vanguard Commander Emperor."

"Ah? Male lead!" Xu Xu Jinjiang was surprised again, "I thought he went to do odd jobs. I didn't expect him to meet a noble person like me."

"Haha, he also thought he was doing odd jobs at first. It can be considered that he was forced onto the shelf by Director Li. Now he is filming with one of the hottest actresses on the mainland."

"Is it Chen Chong or Liu Liu Xiaoqing?"

"Liu Liu Xiaoqing. Okay, you even know both of them."

Xu Xu Jinjiang laughed simply and honestly: "The last movie I watched before coming to Hong Kong was "Little Flower." Liu Liu Xiaoqing is very good, but I like Chen Chong more."

Wei Ming thought to himself, you like her, and Jackie Chan likes her too.

Speaking of Jackie Chan, Wei Ming asked: "Has Jackie Chan's "Project A" finished filming?"

"No, he is still lying in the hospital right now."

"Ah, tell me in detail." Wei Ming thought to himself, he wouldn't be almost paralyzed again, would he?

"I saw on the news that it seems like he was shooting a shot of falling from a clock tower and broke two ribs. But he won't be able to film for a short time."

Alright, it was lighter than Wei Ming expected. In the original time and space, this shot was very famous, and the story behind it was also scary. Because his head and neck hit the ground, it caused a serious neck sprain, a fractured nasal bone, and he was almost paralyzed or even lost his life. It was the first time Jackie Chan risked his life to film, and the movie was also stalled for a long time.

Later, when filming restarted, after two shoots by professionals and Mars from the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, Jackie Chan wasn't very satisfied, and in the end, he went up himself to overcome this shot.

Wei Ming said: "Let's go visit him this afternoon first."

Arriving at the place to eat, the six took their seats. Gong Ying took the opportunity to ask how he and her sister were doing now.

"Long and I are already married. You two should hurry up too."

Zhang Zhang Yimou and Feng Feng Xiaoning already knew that this was Gong Xue's own sister. The two buried their heads in eating, pretending they hadn't heard anything. This Hong Kong hotel was really delicious.

However, their hearts were already churning. Although there had been rumors in the streets long ago, this came from the mouth of a relative. It was a solid hammer!

Wei Ming: "A while ago, your sister and I went back to Magic City to live for a few days and even had a meal with Uncle and Auntie."

Hearing that both had already met their parents, Gong Ying was very gratified. The progress had finally been pushed forward.