Chapter 441

Facing Chiu Tak-kan's wariness of Run Run Shaw, Wei Ming asked with a smile: "Do you think Sir Run Run Shaw is willing to really spend 1 million? If he plagiarizes, there are only two possibilities: one is that no one has the chance to take away one million, and the other is that it is taken away by his own people."

Chiu Tak-kan thought about it and it really was this logic. He himself felt so heartbroken, let alone Run Run Shaw. If the ratings and advertising investment couldn't reach a certain standard, it would be losing money every episode.

Wei Ming added: "And this creative idea of mine has applied for global intellectual property rights. If TVB dares to imitate it publicly, I will not only pick up legal weapons to protect my rights, but I will also stand completely on ATV's side. I have countless creative ideas and stories that can be used to kill TVB."

Chiu Tak-kan was excited, even wanting to tempt Run Run Shaw to hurry up and plagiarize. If he could force Wei Ming to stand completely on his side, it would be truly worth it!

Chiu Tak-kan: "I'll go back and prepare the program according to your planning document."

Wei Ming finally reminded: "The question bank must be used with heart. The arrangement of difficulty, the distribution of types, the setting of interference options—these points are all explained by me. The host must also have popular science functions. Finally, must, must do a good job in the confidentiality of the question bank."

Chiu Tak-kan said: "I don't know if it can catch up with the broadcast of the last episode of the New Talent Singing Awards."

He was trying to go head-to-head. Wei Ming suggested: "There's no need to force it. The New Talent Singing Awards is done once a year, while "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" can be broadcast every week. In addition, you can do a pilot episode, let ATV employees and the families of the title sponsors participate, simulate a recording, and it can also be considered as accumulating heat for the subsequent investment attraction and contestant registration."

Chiu Tak-kan thought it made sense and would go back to discuss the specific details with Li Zhuanglie and Tsui Siu-ming.

The next day, Wei Ming finally completed the editing and soundtrack work for the short film "The Witness". He also did the soundtrack himself, adding some tense electronic sounds. Including the end credits, it was only 11 minutes long.

During this process, Zhang Shuping and Zhang Yimou were both deeply shocked. They, who were confused during filming, now roughly knew what kind of story this was, but they still didn't know what kind of shock they would feel after watching it.

On this day at the Great Wall Company, an internal screening was held. Besides the crew members, Wei Ming, Miss Li Zhi, Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaoning, Zhang Shuping, Xu Jinjiang, and Sharla Cheung, there were Fu Qi and Shi Hui, Director Zhang Xinyan of "Shaolin Temple", Sharla Cheung of Blue Bird, and Liao Yiyuan of New Union Film.

Now the organization was preparing to merge the three left-wing companies into one, forming a new company from Great Wall, Phoenix, and New Union. The name was already thought of: "Sil-Metropole". Liao Yiyuan was the candidate for the first chairman of Sil-Metropole intended by the organization.

The first shot of the movie was a snake connected head to tail. The lens flashed by, showing the female lead applying lipstick in front of a mirror, then a gunshot, white pigeons scattered, interspersed with some chaotic scenes of fighting.

Just the first half minute made these big shots on the scene see Wei Ming's strength. What a fast and sharp editing technique! It felt like a lot of things were stuffed into the one-second lens, creating a psychedelic and dangerous atmosphere.

After the second gunshot, the female lead curiously pulled open the curtain to see what had happened.

At first, she didn't find the male lead, but the sound of her closing the window startled the male lead opposite. The male lead wearing glasses turned his head to look at the female lead, and the female lead stared at the male lead covered in blood.

At this moment, Xu Jinjiang confirmed that he seemed to really have the potential to play a pervert.

Then a terrifying scene happened. The male lead lowered his head, looking at the female corpse under him, which was exactly the female lead from just opposite, even the purple lipstick she drew crookedly was the same!

Seeing this scene, not to mention that others were puzzled, even the two leads didn't expect it. Was this really not a continuity error?

Several old filmmakers adjusted their sitting posture. They realized that this film wasn't simple, and they had to treat it seriously.

Next was the escape and taxi chase. And the sharp-eyed Director Zhang Xinyan discovered that when the female lead left, there was a man lying behind her, whose hairstyle seemed to be that of the murderous man.

The woman in the car wanted to let the taxi take her to the police station, but she thought of her identity as a dance hostess who couldn't see the light, and finally gave up this idea, running to the place where she worked again, preparing to find the boss for money to change to a place to live.

Next began the second segment of the short film. First, Big Fool's styling was shocking enough. Many people secretly looked at Wei Ming, suspecting whether Teacher Ma Xiaowei often frequented such places. This styling was too classic.

Coincidentally, the male lead was forcibly pulled in, and the striptease dancer arranged by the boss was the female lead, but she changed her styling and also wore a mask.

After recognizing the male lead, she ran away frantically. Before leaving, she stole the boss's handgun from the drawer in the boss's office, and then ran into the male lead as soon as she went out.

Next was a chase scene that made people's palms sweat. The two seemed to be trapped in some kind of cycle, running back and forth on a footbridge, and finally the female lead ran into a residential house, saw a room with an open door, ran in, and hurriedly closed it.

Unexpectedly, this was the male lead's home. The male lead chased here, unscrewed his own room door, saw the female lead holding a gun, and immediately started to explain.

But there was no actual explanation content. The dialogue content of the whole short film was very small, but the fast-paced editing and peculiar image style made people have no chance to breathe at all, eyes staring at the screen.

The female lead didn't listen to the explanation. In the dispute, the scene from the beginning appeared, and it was that kind of jump-cut editing method again.

And this time, the one standing was the female lead, and the one lying in a pool of blood on the ground was the male lead.

The female lead covered in blood raised her head. This posture was exactly the same as the male lead at the beginning.

Next was the finishing touch. Suddenly, the female lead heard the sound of the door closing. She tilted her head and looked, just in time to see the man opposite closing the door with his upper body bare. She lowered her head and looked, and it was exactly the same as the man in the pool of blood.

Finally, the screen froze on the female lead's surprised and somewhat fierce expression.

At this moment, several viewers at the scene had their mouths slightly open, already not knowing what to say. They originally wanted to applaud, but now they collectively forgot this link.

Also, seeing a movie with this kind of narrative like "The Witness" before movies like "Groundhog Day" and "Triangle" appeared would indeed have a very strong impact.

Especially Miss Li Zhi, this, what does this mean? How come it's not finished killing?

Zhang Yimou thought of the first shot he filmed, the Ouroboros. At this moment, the film also successfully connected the tail, forming a cycle.

The first to give applause was Xu Jinjiang. It was shot well, too well, far better than he expected, better than the best he could imagine!

Driven by Xu Jinjiang, everyone applauded. Although there were still some doubts in their hearts, this shock was from the heart.

Liao Yiyuan also suggested: "Can we play it again? Didn't see enough."

Zhang Xinyan also supported: "I also want to see it again. It's quite inspiring."

Fu Qi: "Okay, then let's do it again."

However, Wei Ming didn't watch this time. He went outside to cool off.

Although he had influenced the director's creation as a producer in his previous life and deeply participated in the filming of some film and television dramas, this was the first time he had created in the name of a director.

Although he only filmed for half a month, he was basically busy from morning to night. It was indeed more tiring than writing, and the key was that he also wrote some articles before going to bed every night, and didn't delay cultivating feelings with Ah Min. He was simply diligent to the point of being unreasonable.

After another ten minutes or so, everyone came out one after another. Sharla Cheung was the first to hold Wei Ming's hand: "I believe that with this work, Sister Yu Lan will no longer have any concerns."

Liao Yiyuan also shook hands with Wei Ming: "Teacher Ma Xiaowei, your artistic perception is really too strong. It's a pity that the mainland doesn't have much room for you to play. Our three companies are about to merge into one. Have you considered coming to Hong Kong for development?"

Wei Ming laughed: "There will be opportunities for cooperation in the future. We can communicate with each other."

Sil-Metropole was a Hong Kong company after all. Many times, filming in the mainland would have some privileges. Wei Ming had no intention of joining, but sometimes he could borrow strength.

Zhang Xinyan shook hands with Wei Ming: "I feel that I am really old. The younger generation is formidable."

"You are just in your prime. I am still waiting to see you and Jet Li join forces again."

"Haha, Zhongyuan is working on a script. It is estimated that it can be filmed next year." Zhang Xinyan was already preparing for "Shaolin Kids" at this time.

Fu Qi and Shi Hui also came out. Fu Qi praised: "This short film has extremely high artistic attainments and exploratory significance."

Shi Hui nodded: "It is worth letting more people see it."

Wei Ming said: "After I go back, I will ask the Venice Film Festival to see if they are willing to accept this film."

This kind of highly innovative short film basically could only take the film festival route.

Actually, everyone wanted to know the deep meaning of this movie more. The ending was indeed very shocking, making people's goosebumps rise, but why?

Wei Ming smiled and refused: "It's boring for the director to explain this kind of film. Every viewer can have their own ideas after watching it, as long as it can be self-consistent."

Afterwards, Wei Ming gave Zhang Yimou and each person 1,000 Hong Kong dollars. The money given before was living expenses.

"Now that the short film is finished, you can use this money to buy things or stroll around in Hong Kong, or you can take it back to exchange for foreign exchange certificates, and then wait for me for a few days. I will leave after participating in a TVB program."

Finally, Miss Li Zhi got into Wei Ming's car. They had agreed that after this busy period, they would have a meal together.

Although Wei Ming knew that he might face temptation, Miss Li Zhi had been a very excellent partner in the past half month.

So he had to give her this face, and he had to eat this meal, even if he suffered a little loss.

The place she invited him to was Wei Lingling's house, and she had even prepared the dishes before going out.

During the time she served Wei Lingling, the things she improved the fastest besides English were her cooking skills.

In less than an hour, she brought out four dishes and one soup, as well as a bottle of red wine.

However, tonight, besides wearing a low-cut dress, Miss Li Zhi didn't take the initiative to mention those things between men and women, and they were all chatting about professional matters in production.

They chatted happily and had a drink.

Perhaps she also knew that Wei Ming's drinking capacity wasn't good, thinking of getting him drunk before doing something improper.

But she had no chance. When the two were drinking happily, Wei Lingling returned from across the ocean.

"President Lingling!" Miss Li Zhi stood up immediately.