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Volume 1: A new song and a glass of wine Chapter 1049: Taking advantage of the situation

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    The live footage of the Miss Hong Kong finals is being broadcast live on TV.

    As the camera slowly zooms in, Mei Yanfang, dressed in a black cheongsam, is facing a retro-style microphone and emotionally singing her famous song "Female Flower".

    Xu Ke, who was in front of the TV, withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Shi Nanshen beside him.

    "First it was Teresa Teng, and now it's Mei Yanfang. Who do you think will appear next?"

    Shi Nanxuan¡¯s eyes were fixed on the TV screen, but not at Mei Yanfang, but at the sixteen Hong Kong Miss beauties dancing behind her.

    "Since Mei Yanfang is here, Leslie Cheung will most likely not have to run away, and Andy Lau and Lai Ming will definitely come. Among the four kings, they are the two who have the best development in the film industry, and they have a good relationship with Mr. Lin.  Yes, Jacky Cheung will probably be invited as well. As for Aaron Kwok, it¡¯s hard to say. Of course, as long as Mr. Lin is willing, it¡¯s not impossible to recreate the grand occasion of the four kings singing on the same stage two years ago.¡±

    Shi Nanxuan¡¯s views are similar to the previous predictions of the Hong Kong media. Like many Hong Kong people, what she is most looking forward to is seeing the four kings on the same stage again.

    Of course Shi Nanxuan also knows that it is much more difficult for the four kings to sing on the same stage than it was two years ago.

    Because they sang on the same stage in the Miss Hong Kong final 2 years ago, the name "Four Heavenly Kings" came into being in the Hong Kong entertainment circle. And now, 2 years later, the name "Four Heavenly Kings" has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

    These four people each have a large number of fans, and they fight fiercely with each other. The battle is not inferior to the famous "Tan Zhang Zhan" between Tan Yonglin and Leslie Cheung.

    So, now, if you want these four people to sing on the same stage, it is not only a matter of money, but also a matter of great dignity.  And such people can be counted on one hand in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.  The vast majority of these people maintain their identities and will not really put down their status to promote this matter.  Only Lin Youlun did not need to go to the Four Heavenly Kings to discuss it, but as long as he let out some rumors, the Four Heavenly Kings would actively cooperate.

    The reason is as mentioned by Shi Nanshen just now. The four kings are now not only developing in the music world. For example, Andy Lau and Lai Ming, acting accounts for a larger proportion of their careers than singing. They also want to develop in the Hong Kong film industry.  To develop, it is necessary to have a good relationship with Lin Youlun.

    In the Hong Kong entertainment circle.  There are so many people who want to sell off Lin Youlun's face. If this year's Miss Hong Kong hadn't meant something special to Lin Youlun, it would probably not be that easy even if the Four Heavenly Kings wanted to sell Lin Youlun's face.

    Shi Nanxuan judged that the four kings are likely to perform on stage tonight. Xu Ke did not doubt this. In fact, what really interested him was the style positioning of this year's Miss Hong Kong finals.

    The old Shanghai-style stage setting, the cheongsams worn by Teresa Teng and Mei Yanfang, as well as the songs they chose to sing, gave the entire Miss Hong Kong final a retro and nostalgic atmosphere.

    This is different from what the Hong Kong media had speculated before. Because this is the first Miss Hong Kong after Lin Youlun took over as the chairman of TVB, many people think that TVB will definitely design a stage style that is completely different from the previous ones.  To show the difference from the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant in Shao Yifu's era.

    "It seems that we all still underestimated Mr. Lin. It's not that he can't. It's that he doesn't bother to do it."

    "After all, Yifu Shao is still the second largest shareholder of Wireless. In addition to the reason you mentioned, Mr. Lin should also have concerns in this regard, right?" Shi Nanxuan said hesitantly.

    Xu Ke smiled and shook his head. Obviously he didn't agree with Shi Nanxuan's point of view, but he didn't refute it.

    "By the way, among the sixteen contestants this year, who do you think is most likely to win the championship?"

    "Originally, I was very optimistic about No. 11 Kristy Yang, but some time ago Wang Jing said in front of the media that if Kristy Yang won the championship, he would ask her to be the heroine of his new movie, and then I was a little unsure."

    As soon as Shi Nanshu mentioned Wang Jing, the live TV screen "cooperated" and pointed the camera at the judges' seat in the audience. Wang Jing, who was sitting in the main judge's seat, was talking and laughing sideways with a judge next to him.  chat.

    "What I can't figure out the most is why Wireless would ask him to be a judge for the finals." Shi Nanxuan looked back and shrugged helplessly at Xu Ke.

    "It's the same as him being able to direct big-budget films such as "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" and "The Mummy". Who made him have such a good relationship with Mr. Lin?" Xu Ke seemed to realize that there was a bit of sourness in his words, and Xu Ke followed  He added: "Of course, Wang Jing's filmmaking skills are average, but he still has a good eye for selecting actresses."

    Shi Nanxuan couldn't help but pursed his lips and laughed, "Why do I feel like you are scolding him?"

    Xu Ke asked curiously: "Is there any?"

    "You forgot that he has taken the most recent photos over the yearsWhat movie is this?  If ATV asked him to be a judge for Miss Asia, I think it would be very suitable. After all, there are not only one or two winners of Miss Asia's third-level films in the past few years. Maybe there will be another Ye Yuqing who will be a judge for Miss Hong Kong.  I feel a little awkward no matter what.  In particular, he also said that he wanted to find the winner of Miss Hong Kong to play the heroine. You said that if this No. 11 Yang Christine really won the championship, and then Wang Jing asked her to make a third-level film, how would Mr. Lin react?  "

    Xu Ke couldn't help but laugh, "If Wang Jing really dares to do that, then I will really be impressed by him!"

    Of course, this can only be said as a joke. Xu Ke believed that even if he gave Wang Jing a hundred courages, he would not dare to have such an idea, otherwise Lin Youlun would not be the first to spare him.

    Feeling that the topic was a bit far-fetched, Xu Ke stopped talking about the matter and asked Shi Nanxuan that she was originally optimistic about No. 11, but now she became uncertain. What does this have to do with Wang Jing?

    "When Wang Jing said this in front of reporters, there are only two possibilities. Either he already knew who the champion was from Mr. Lin and was not responsible for making big claims; or he knew that Yang Christine was very likely to win the championship.  , so we started building momentum for her in advance.¡±

    Shi Nanxuan's answer made Xu Ke silent.

    Xu Ke has heard about some unspoken rules in the circle for so many years. Of course, she is not naive enough to think that Miss Hong Kong is really "selected" by the judges. But in any such competition, there will be some insider information, even if it is known as  Even the most fair Academy Awards are not exempt from conventions, let alone a beauty pageant like Miss Hong Kong that emphasizes results rather than process.

    The two possibilities mentioned by Shi Nanxuan have the conditions to be established. What Xu Ke is thinking about at this moment is how he can profit from it.

    "I heard that Wang Jing will soon be cooperating with Mr. Lin in a movie. If Christine Yang is really elected, will Wang Jing really let her be the heroine of this movie?"

    The filming of the Hong Kong version of "Iron Man" is still in the confidentiality stage, but for a movie with such a large investment, the news in the early stages of preparation will not be too small. The Hong Kong film circle can say whether it is big or small, and Xu Ke  With your ability, you can naturally get some information.

    "I was just about to tell you about this. I met Miss Wang when I went to the set today, and I asked about this while chatting"

    Before Shi Nanshu finished speaking, Xu Ke couldn't wait to ask: "How is it?"

    "Ms. Wang seems a little reluctant to mention this matter, but she still revealed a few things out of kindness. It seems that Mr. Lin is planning to personally serve as the male lead in this movie, and this may be the last movie he stars in, and then the female lead.  The candidate has already been decided, and judging from Miss Wang¡¯s tone, the heroine and she are quite familiar with each other, but she didn¡¯t tell who the other person was in the end.¡±

    Having said this, Shi Nanxuan couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If her test hadn't been too obvious and made Wang Zuxian wary, maybe she would have succeeded in asking Wang Zuxian who the person was.

    Xu Ke shook his head, "It doesn't matter to us who the heroine is in that drama. The key is to exclude Yang Christine. This is the key!"

    "What do you mean?" Shi Nanxuan looked at Xu Ke with a puzzled face, as if he had thought of something.

    "The film I was imagining a while ago has already begun to take shape. With this Miss Hong Kong pageant, maybe we can do something about it." In front of Shi Nanshen, Xu Ke had nothing to hide and directly  Just said what I thought.

    At that time, Xu Ke's "Once Upon a Time" and "The Swordsman" set off a new wave of martial arts movies in Hong Kong, attracting countless followers. Even Wang Jiawei, who had nothing to do with martial arts movies, made a movie under the banner of martial arts movies.  "Ashes of Time" shows the far-reaching influence of this wave.

    This incident once made Xu Ke proud, but soon he couldn't be happy anymore. Everyone watched this type of movie to make money, and they all started to follow suit. In the year "The Swordsman: The Invincible" was released,  The starring Lin Qingxia in the film appeared in 7 or 8 martial arts movies with a look similar to The Invincible of the East. Xu Ke couldn't bear to see the classic he created being ruined, so he filmed a sequel in order to set the record straight, but the box office performance was poor.  unsatisfactory.

    This is not because Xu Ke is not careful, but because the entire martial arts film market has begun to show signs of decline.

    With Xu Ke unable to turn the tide, the situation of other followers is even worse. In just a few years, the new martial arts movie that has become a hit has now fallen into disfavor, although it is not completely ignored by the market.  have been eliminated, but the output has been reduced by 60 to 70% compared with the peak period.

    Xu Ke has somewhat changed the decadent trend of martial arts movies, but he also knows that the audience is tired of watching similar movies. If you can't bring out the old and bring out the new, then any efforts will be just trying to block the trend.

    After some hard thinking, Xu Ke thought:This is a way to combine detective suspense and martial arts. In order to increase the suspense, he added some magical colors to the story. However, in this way, computer special effects must be used, and the shooting cost has increased significantly.

    Although the martial arts film market has declined, with Xu Ke¡¯s reputation, it is not difficult to attract investment. But now that the cost of filming has increased, the film producers who originally promised to invest in him have backed away.

    Unable to do so, Xu Kecai set his sights on Lin Youlun.  (To be continued)
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