Chapter 96

Li Saifeng nodded slightly, confirming the guess of her colleague and friend Weng Hong.

She didn't pay attention to Weng Hong's exclamation or the chattering gossip with other female colleagues in the artist department; at this moment, her mind was not on this.

Before coming to the company, she had received an invitation from Cheng Shilong, who wanted to meet and have a meal.

She was a bit confused, but she still agreed.

Speaking of which, Li Saifeng left Asia Television in 1986 to join Golden Harvest, but unfortunately, she never got an opportunity.

In 1985, she did film "The Protector" with Cheng Shilong, but unfortunately, it was directed by a Hollywood director, and the film was quite mediocre; it could even be said to be Cheng Shilong's shame.

She naturally didn't use the momentum to soar, but she established a connection with Golden Harvest.

Unexpectedly, at the beginning of this year, her master Xu Xiaoming persuaded her to join Fengrui Film and Television, and she followed her master's advice, taking the initiative to terminate her contract with Golden Harvest and join Fengrui Film and Television.

Just didn't expect that as soon as she joined, there was a movie to shoot, and she was the female lead!

As for Cheng Shilong, there was basically no contact!

After finishing the acting training class, Li Saifeng said goodbye to her colleagues in the artist department, returned to the dormitory to tidy up, and went out to hail a taxi straight to the agreed location.

Speaking of which, the treatment at Fengrui Film and Television was quite good.

Artists like her actually had separate dormitories, and there was a very affordable internal canteen for meals.

There was almost no expenditure on living, and even clothes and shoes were sponsored by affiliated companies.

When there was no filming, there was a stable salary to be earned.

The only bad thing was that when she had free time, she had to accept various training and learning in the company.

At the beginning, she was quite unconvinced.

No matter what, she was a popular star of Asia Television; could it be that she still needed acting training to improve?

The result proved that she really did!

Filming a movie is not like filming a TV show, where one can completely reveal one's acting performance.

Especially in the Mainland, compared to that group of professionally trained students in the Mainland, there was indeed a certain gap in acting skills.

Once she understood that her own acting skills might be linked to product placement shares, she immediately didn't dare to be perfunctory.

You can't go against anything, but you can't go against money, right?

What surprised her most was that the company's top star, Wen Bixia, had earned 500,000 in less than half a year just by relying on product placement shares; she almost turned red with envy when she heard it.

You must know that the film acting fees of Hong Kong female stars have a significant gap compared to male stars of the same level.

For example, Lin Qingxia, known as the literary goddess of Taiwan, had an acting fee of about 300,000 for one movie.

Even so, she didn't do very well in Hong Kong, and there weren't many movie invitations.

As for Li Saifeng, an acting fee of about 50,000 to 100,000 for a movie was already considered quite good.

After all, she was still a newcomer in the film circle and had no famous representative works to speak of.

When the taxi arrived at the place, Li Saifeng was quite surprised.

Looking up, it was actually a tea house!

As for Cheng Shilong's philandering habits, who in the Hong Kong film circle didn't know?

Of course, Li Saifeng didn't let Cheng Shilong take advantage of her.

It wasn't that she was powerful, but that the "The Protector" they collaborated on was led by foreigners, and the filming was not smooth; at least at that time, Cheng Shilong didn't have any flowery thoughts.

When she arrived at the private room on the third floor, there was only Cheng Shilong inside.

"Brother Long, what do you want with me?"

After all, both were martial arts practitioners, and there was no friendship in private, so after Li Saifeng sat down, she asked directly, her face full of curiosity.

"I heard that you starred in "Swallow Li San" of the Republic of China Strange Hero series?"

Cheng Shilong didn't rush to answer, but asked curiously: "Has it finished filming?"

If you ask why Cheng Shilong knows these things, he is also a fan of the novel version of "Mong Kok News."

Whether it is folk fantasy stories, ancient ranger series, or soft science fiction stories, they are quite novel to Hong Kong novel readers.

Coupled with the author's good writing skills, the readability is not generally strong, so it is not strange that it can attract Cheng Shilong.

Plus, being a peer in the film circle, he naturally knew that Fengrui Film and Television had already started producing this movie.

"Yes, it's finished!"

Li Saifeng sighed: "I've been filming in the Mainland for almost three months, and it's finally completed!"

"How is it filmed?"

Cheng Shilong asked curiously: "It's not much different from the story serialized in the newspaper, right?"

His posture was clearly that of a loyal reader.

"The difference is not big, but the rhythm is more compact, and the conflicts are more intense!"

Li Saifeng was a bit dumbfounded and said amusingly: "Brother Long invited me over, it wouldn't be specifically to inquire about these news, right? The movies shot by the company basically don't have much difference from the original stories!"

"Haha, I was a bit impatient!"

Cheng Shilong was quite embarrassed and directly changed the subject: "A-Feng, do you know the company boss?"

"Brother Long means, the Wu Feng of Fengrui Film and Television?"

Li Saifeng reacted and shook her head: "In fact, today is the first time I've met him!"

"How is that possible?"

Cheng Shilong didn't believe it and shook his head: "No matter what, you are a popular star of Asia Television. When you joined Fengrui Film and Television Company, how could the boss not show up in person?"

"When I joined Fengrui Film and Television, Wu Feng happened to be inspecting in the Mainland!"

Li Saifeng's expression was quite strange, but she continued to explain: "After I joined the "Swallow Li San" crew, I simply didn't have the time or leisure to come out!"

"So that's how it is!"

Cheng Shilong was quite disappointed when he heard this, and it was directly expressed on his face.

"Brother Long, are you looking for the company boss Wu Feng?"

Li Saifeng suddenly realized and said amusingly: "Why not go directly to him? I think Wu Feng would definitely entertain you warmly. You have that kind of face in the Hong Kong film circle!"

"I'm just worried that Mr. Zou and my godfather would misunderstand!"

Cheng Shilong smiled bitterly: "To tell you the truth, I actually want to find Wu Feng because I want to ask him for advice!"

"Ask for advice on what?"

Li Saifeng asked curiously: "I haven't heard that Wu Feng has any powerful methods in the film circle?"

"Yes, he does!"

Cheng Shilong said helplessly: "Wu Feng can easily sell the film copyrights in his hands to Europe and America!"

Seeing Li Saifeng's look of realization, he didn't hide anything and said directly: "You also know that I have always wanted to impact the European and American film markets, but unfortunately, I have tossed and turned for several years and it was all in vain!"

"Although after returning to Hong Kong, the movies I filmed were very successful!"

Speaking of this, he let out a bitter laugh: "But I am not reconciled in my heart! You were also present when filming "The Protector," so you should know what happened!"

Indeed, this movie almost filmed Cheng Shilong into a fool. If he hadn't re-edited the Hong Kong release version, he might have directly encountered a Waterloo in his career!

(End of this chapter)