Chapter 146 Filming "Master Huang He"
There are many sights to see in Repulse Bay at dusk. On the beach next door, a large group of beautiful women in swimsuits are having a party.
"There should be a rich second-generation living over there." Li Lizhen asked, "How about I help you invite a group of beautiful women over?"
Liu Hongmin coughed, then immediately turned around and looked at Li Lizhen. Can we talk properly?
Li Lizhen smiled like a fox, "Are the second-generation rich in Hong Kong so late? Why don't you go visit them and learn how they play?"
Liu Hongmin tapped her forehead and said, "What nonsense."
Li Lizhen asked: "Don't you like it?"
"I like it!" Liu Hongmin said frankly, "But liking it doesn't mean I have to have it. A gentleman has his own ways and his own ways. Although I'm not a gentleman, I don't necessarily have to be attracted to women, right?"
Li Lizhen looked at him with shining eyes, "Of course you are a gentleman."
Liu Hongmin smiled and shook his head, not taking her words to heart. "I know I am not as handsome as Lord Xu. My wife loves me, my concubines fear me, and my guests who want to ask for something from me all think I am more handsome than Lord Xu."
A few days later, Tomorrow Film Company.
Zou Shifang looked at Liu Hongmin with a smirk on his face, "You still remembered to come back? I thought you died in the villa!"
"You just died!"
Liu Hongmin threw the orange peel in his hand over and said, "It's a pity that I was thinking about making your novel into a TV series these days!"
"What?" Zou Shifang was about to reach out to catch the orange peel, but he was stunned when he heard this and didn't even notice that the orange peel hit him.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Liu Hongmin: "Of course it's true. Why? Is your novel so bad? No one wants to make it into a TV series?"
Zou Shifang sat down and said quite proudly: "Brother Qiang wanted to shoot it a long time ago, but I didn't agree."
"Why don't you agree?" Liu Hongmin asked curiously.
Zou Shifang: "Do you think I'm the same as you? I write novels and leave them to outsiders. My novels must be filmed by our company ourselves, so that I can rest assured."
Liu Hongmin glanced at him and asked, "How much did I give you?"
Zou Shifang coughed lightly, and his previous momentum disappeared.
Liu Hongmin curled his lips, "I don't know you yet?"
"You know shit!" Zou Shifang explained, "Although what Brother Qiang offered was a little low, it was still 100,000 Hong Kong dollars. It's just that I wanted Brother Xiaoming to shoot the film, and I don't trust anyone else except him. But hasn't Brother Xiaoming joined our company now? He only signed a contract with RTV for "Justice Bao", and the rest of his time is spent in our company."
"In this case, Brother Xiaoming can shoot the show whenever he has time."
"How can it be that easy? Brother Xiaoming is busy with both. Last year, he filmed two episodes of Justice Bao, one episode of The Little Monk, and two episodes of Chinatown Detective. He also had to take care of the post-production. How could he have the time to film The Taoist Priest Huang He?"
Liu Hongmin recalled that Xu Xiaoming was really busy last year. This year is no less busy. He just finished the post-production of "Chinatown Detective 2" and then went to shoot "Justice Bao 7". Liu Hongmin decided to write the script for "Chinatown Detective 3" and planned to start shooting after "Chinatown Detective 2" was released. It is estimated that it will be September or October after the filming of "Detective 3". At that time, "Justice Bao 9" will also be finished.
If they want to shoot "The Taoist Priest Huang He", they can only do it after "Justice Bao 7" is finished and before "Detective 3" is shot. During this period, they also have to promote "Detective 2", so time is still tight. "Let Brother Wei set up the crew first, and after Brother Xiaoming finishes shooting "Justice Bao 7", we can immediately shoot "The Taoist Priest Huang He."
When Zou Shifang heard this, he immediately picked up the phone on the table and said, "Brother Wei, come to Hongmin's office. Let's discuss something."
After a while, Wang Yaowei rushed over, "What's wrong?"
Liu Hongmin told the story of filming "The Taoist Priest Huang He", "Brother Xiaoming has limited time, so I want to set up the crew first and decide on the actors."
Wang Yaowei nodded, "I will organize the crew first, and you guys discuss the actors. When Brother Xiaoming has time, we can make the final decision."
The main character of "The Taoist Priest Huang He" is Lü Dongbin, and He Jiajin is the best choice. The female lead Bai Mudan needs a bright female star. If Lan Jieying was still around, this role would definitely be hers.
Liu Hongmin also asked Li Lizhen to play an important supporting role that suits her own style, so that she can stand out without destroying the quality of the TV series.
After deciding on the main roles, Liu Hongmin asked Zou Shifang to try to adapt the script. It would take at least a month for Xu Xiaoming to shoot Justice Bao 7, which should be enough time for Zou Shifang to complete the adaptation.
It was Zou Shifang’s first time writing a script, so he lacked confidence.
Liu Hongmin said: "I will check it for you, so just write it with confidence."
So, in the next month, the two of them got together in the office and started writing scripts. Zou Shifang wrote "The Taoist Priest Huang He" and Liu Hongmin wrote "Detective Chinatown 3".
When Zou Shifang couldn't continue writing, he would ask Liu Hongmin for advice. Liu Hongmin would instruct Zou Shifang while writing the script, and he would finish it before Zou Shifang.
During this period, Liu Hongmin also signed two contracts with Yang Guiren. He once again underestimated the Hong Kong market, thinking that spy novels such as "Infiltration" and "Kite" would not have an audience in Hong Kong.
As a result, Yang Guiren came again and directly brought two contracts for Liu Hongmin to sign.
He said: "Even if you write a bad novel, you can still sell tens of thousands of copies in Hong Kong. What's more, "Infiltration" and "Kite" are both very well written. The publication of books is not affected much by Green Island. At most, it will not be published in Green Island. Spy novels also have an audience in Southeast Asia. There are many Chinese people there. It should be no problem to sell 100,000 or 80,000 copies."
Liu Hongmin nodded. He had never expected to make money from these two books. Now that he could make some money, it was a pleasant surprise.
Yang Guiren asked, "Brother Liu, when will you write another book like Lies?"
Liu Hongmin said with a smile: "How can "Lies" be so easy to write?"
Yang Guiren knew, of course, that Liu Hongmin had not written any best-selling works since White Night Walk, which left him with little bonus. If it weren't for Zou Shifang's martial arts novel, he would have been in the same predicament as before.
“Even if I can’t write “Lies”, I can write a few more “White Night Walks”!”
"Don't worry, Detective Conan will be released soon."
"Really?" Yang Guiren asked in surprise, "Where is the manuscript?"
"Wait a little longer! Someone will deliver it to Hong Kong in a few days."
Yang Guiren said in surprise: "Notify me immediately after you arrive."
A few days later, Ma Weidu flew from Beijing to Hong Kong and brought the manuscript of "Detective Conan" to Liu Hongmin. After Yang Guiren received the manuscript, he was very excited, and he could finally reap the wealth of the devils again.
(End of this chapter)
