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Volume 1 Chapter 607: Hong Kong Experience (Part 2)

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    Zhang Shaolin came to Hong Kong with CCTV this time, nominally for study and exchange, but in fact the main purpose was to determine the time for co-production of the TV series.  This is not a request made by CCTV, but by ATV.  The current efficiency of TV and film shooting in the Mainland is really not high.  Not to mention movies, many TV series start from the creation of the script, then submit it for review, then the TV station approves the filming, the funds are in place, and then the actors are recruited. In the end, three to five years have probably passed by the time the TV series starts filming. "Journey to the West" is  One of the most typical cases!  CCTV¡¯s proposal to film the Four Great Classics actually happened as early as the late 1970s.  However, the country had just emerged from the turbulent era at that time, and everything in the country was not stable. As a result, it was not until 1982 that "Journey to the West" was finally approved to be filmed as the first of the Four Great Classics, but only part of the funds were in place.  Because only a few leaders of CCTV supported the filming, and there were many more people who either watched neutrally or actively opposed it.  So much so that during the filming process of this TV series, filming stopped, and director Yang Jie even had to come to his door repeatedly to ask for funds. I heard that there was even an incident where he packed his bedding and prepared to sleep outside the director's office.  Although it is said that slow work and meticulous work are important, in the era of large-scale industry where time is money, it is not surprising to say that it can no longer keep up with the trend of the times.  ATV has a mature TV drama shooting system. A TV drama can usually be completed within three to six months from the release of the script to revision, filing and preparation for filming, to fund allocation and actor selection. Except for Taiwanese celebration dramas, there are few  It takes nearly a year to complete the TV series.  Although the shortened time may make some works slightly rough, there are also classics among them.  So overall, the filming schedule that ATV summed up in competition with its old rival TVB is still very good.  Therefore, neither Lin Xiaozhi nor ATV can accept that a TV series they have invested tens of millions of dollars to co-produce with the mainland will have to wait until two or three years to see it completed.  Seeing that although the mainland side agreed to co-produce this TV series, but nothing happened afterwards, I had no choice but to take the initiative to invite them to Hong Kong for detailed discussions, and also to let the future crew of "Water Margin" know ATV's TV series shooting regulations.  .  Throughout the afternoon, Zhou Yemang dutifully drove Zhang Shaolin around Kowloon. Before dark, they even crossed the sea to the main island.  Because he had asked for leave for the CCTV leaders who were staying at the hotel, Zhang Shaolin was not going to go back at night. Zhou Yemang warmly invited him to stay at his rented place in the evening. After the two were tired from shopping, they bought some ingredients. Zhou Yemang did not  In a hurry to return the car, she took him and the ingredients back to the place where she rented.  Zhou Yemang lives in an ordinary community in the northwest corner of Hong Kong Island. The location is neither bad nor good. The advantage is that it is close to the ferry and it is convenient to cross the river. Moreover, the community is not far from the police station and the security is good. Otherwise, the rent alone is expensive.  Most people are unlikely to accept this.  Parking the car in the parking space in the community, Zhang Shaolin got out of the car and helped carry the ingredients. He followed behind him and looked around curiously at the layout of the community in Hong Kong. After going around two turns, he walked into a unit building.  Following the elevator all the way to the ninth floor, Zhou Yemang took him out of the elevator and stopped in front of an apartment. He took out the key and opened the door. He gave up half of his body and invited him in. Although his face was embarrassed, his tone was  With a bit of complacency: "Director Zhang, please don't be offended, but don't dislike my dirty place!" The lights in the room were already on. Zhang Shaolin walked into the room and heard a sound. He followed the sound and looked curiously.  I went to find a four or five-year-old child peeling and eating candy on the coffee table in front of me, and the source of the sound was a 24-inch color TV in the house.  "My son, my father is back!" Zhou Yemang changed his shoes and closed the door behind Zhang Shaolin and introduced him: "Director Zhang, this is my son, my son, my son. He happened to come to Hong Kong with my lover to visit me these days.  , Stay here with me temporarily!" As he was talking, a woman came from the balcony, carrying a watering can. It seemed that she was watering the flowers and plants on the balcony just now.  No need for Zhou Yemang¡¯s introduction, Zhang Shaolin came in from the other side and recognized the woman at first sight as Xi Meijuan.  She graduated from the Acting Department of Shanghai Theater Academy. In 1988, she starred in Mainland China's first freehand drama "Chinese Dream" and won the Chinese Drama Plum Blossom Award.  She just participated in the first movie "Fake Girl" three years ago and won the Best Actress Award at the 11th Golden Rooster Award. Zhang Shaolin has met her several times.  Mr. and Mrs. Zhou Yemang are typical examples of a strong woman and a weak man. Although Xi Meijuan is not beautiful, her acting skills are top-notch. In addition, her first movie received an amazing reputation. In the past few years, her career in mainland China has been far more successful than that of her husband Zhou Yemang.  It's not an exaggeration to say that he was soft-handed when receiving the drama.  On the contrary, Zhou Yemang has been limited in his acting career since his debut because of his handsome appearance.  In China, which has just emerged from the turbulent era, it has undoubtedly produced the most films and TV shows in recent years.?It was either the Anti-Japanese War, the War of Liberation or ancient acting, all related to war, or some local dramas. Many directors and crews excluded him as soon as they saw his appearance.  In this day and age, at least in mainland China, it's really difficult for a handsome boy like him to get ahead in the film and television industry.  Xi Meijuan smiled and nodded to him: "When did Director Zhang come to Hong Kong? You sit down first and I'll get you a cup of tea!" She took the purchased ingredients from Zhou Yemang and Zhang Shaolin's hands and said goodbye.  Walking to the kitchen, she was really a good woman who lived at home, which made Zhang Shaolin secretly scream with shame.  He had heard that their husband and wife were not getting along before, but now that he saw the two of them living together as a married couple, he felt that he was a bit too mean-spirited to gossip about people behind their backs.  But they don¡¯t know that rumors never stop. No matter how much Zhang Shaolin thought about it, he probably wouldn¡¯t have guessed that the Zhou family would change like this in a short time. In fact, it was all because he came to Hong Kong.  Zhou Yemang's son was just four or five years old. He seemed a little afraid of strangers. At his father's request, he timidly called "uncle" and ran to the kitchen to find his mother.  The two of them were not surprised by this. On the contrary, Zhang Shaolin was a little envious, "The boy is good and well-educated. The girl in my family can't beat or scold her because her grandfather is in pain." During this period, Xi Meijuan came over to help pour a cup of tea and returned.  Went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.  Zhang Shaolin glanced around the apartment, feeling a little envious: "Xiao Zhou, I heard that you have only been in Hong Kong for half a year. Do you seem to be doing a good job here?" The apartment building Zhou Yemang rents is in the 80s in Hong Kong.  The third-generation apartment building built in the early 1990s is a standard two-bedroom, one-living-room, one-bathroom and one-kitchen building. The interior decoration is not magnificent, but it still looks better than the apartments in mainland China that still use the old Soviet tube building template.  many.  There are refrigerators, TVs, washing machines, and even large electrical appliances in his house.  Especially during the afternoon exchange, Zhang Shaolin already knew that he only came to Hong Kong half a year earlier than him, and he had a place in Hong Kong in such a short time. This shows that Zhou Yemang is doing well here.  Zhou Yemang didn't hide it from Zhang Shaolin. He nodded and replied: "I was among the first group of people recommended by Shanghai six months ago to come here for exchange and study. I have to say that this time I came to Hong Kong is really not in vain. I spent more than half of the first month  I was learning Cantonese, and in the second month I was studying with Asia Television. Later, a director at the television station said that I looked good, so he came to ask me if I wanted to play a small role in their TV series. "He said here.  There was a hint of happiness and a bit of pride on his face, "I agreed as soon as I was confused. Later, after filming the film, the Hong Kong director saw that I liked me very much, so he helped introduce me to Media Asia Film Group.  The person in charge of the actor's filming, and then he took roles in several movies and TV series. Although they were small roles, at least he didn't have to worry about food and drink! " This era is obviously not suitable for male artists with a soft appearance like him!  There are very few opportunities in China.  But things are different here in Hong Kong. Today, Hong Kong is known as the "Hollywood of the East". It produces three to four hundred commercial movies and nearly a hundred TV series a year, requiring all kinds of actors.  For example, Zhou Yemang graduated from the Acting Department of Shanghai Theater Academy and acted in dramas and TV series in the Mainland. His acting skills are definitely much better than many locally trained grassroots actors in Hong Kong, so as long as he is given a chance,  Once you catch it, it's a different world.  Zhang Shaolin was a little surprised when he heard this. Before he came, he had heard someone from CCTV mention that since Media Asia¡¯s boss Lin Xiaozhi made arrangements with the mainland for exchanges and cooperation between the two places during his visit to the north, the mainland has indeed transferred people from various places in the past year.  Many actors, directors, and screenwriters came to exchange and learn. Some of them were spotted by Hong Kong during this period and became famous, and were invited to participate in the filming of some TV series and movies.  But hearsay is never as shocking as seeing it with one's own eyes. Now that he saw an actor who had difficulty getting roles in the Mainland due to his appearance, he quickly became famous after coming to Hong Kong. The magic of this miracle city once again struck deep in his heart.  Printed an expectation.  "Actually, it doesn't mean anything to me. Let's just talk about my house. It's actually rented. The electrical appliances are provided by the landlord, so it's a bit expensive. The monthly rent is at least more than 3,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the water and electricity are also paid.  It has to be calculated separately! Fortunately, I took on a few dramas and earned over 100,000 yuan in salary. Otherwise, we really wouldn¡¯t be able to afford the rental. Asia Television, which we cooperate with in the Mainland, produces dozens of TV dramas every year, so it needs a lot of actors. As for Media Asia.  The film group is even more amazing. I heard that Mr. Lin Xiaozhi's company, together with some related film companies, makes almost hundreds of movies every year, and the gap in the need for actors is even greater. Many of us from the mainland come to exchange.  As long as communication is not a problem, you can basically get a job. For example, I know some people, such as Zhang Yimou, will be paid hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars for each movie after accepting a few movies. Those are the ones who are really successful!  ¡± He paused again, with a look of longing on his face.He said bluntly: "It's not easy for me to take on roles in the Mainland. Seeing that the exchange time is almost over, I'm going to apply to ATV or Media Asia recently and sign a three- to five-year long contract with them.  Anyway, Hong Kong will return to China in a few years, and I plan to work hard here!¡±
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