Chapter 236 Fairy Zixia
New Territories.
Tseung Kwan O Industrial Park.
Shaw Studios.
Most of the local Hong Kong films were shot here, and it was called a "movie studio" because of its large area.
Outside the cinema, two paparazzi were seen huddled in a corner, complaining to each other with angry looks on their faces.
"Fuck my mom's fortune! It's already the 9th of this month! Boy, I don't have any explosive news. If this continues, my bonus for this month will be deducted."
"Yeah, the company is so inhumane. They require us to reveal three heavyweight revelations every month. How can we have so much revelations? My head is about to explode! Brother Hao, I'm afraid I'm going to have to starve again this month."
In Hong Kong in the 1990s, the most aggressive industry was probably the paparazzi.
Because the film and television industry is well developed, the stars are shining, and there are many celebrities in the entertainment industry, so there are a large group of people who rely on these so-called stars to make a living. Needless to say, the performing arts practitioners are naturally the most troublesome, but these paparazzi who make people love and hate them are the most troublesome.
When a star wants to become more famous, they will contact these paparazzi to hype up the topic. After completing one order, the paparazzi team often earns a lot of money.
The threshold for becoming a paparazzi is very low. There is no requirement for academic qualifications or experience. As long as you are bold, careful, thick-skinned, and capable, you can generally do well.
This led to the rampant paparazzi in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s, and the industry became a mess.
However, the overall film and television industry in Hong Kong is now sluggish, and as a result, there is an oversupply of paparazzi, so the competition is becoming increasingly fierce.
After all, it was just for making money before, but now it is for survival, the pressure is naturally incomparable.
To use a popular term in later generations, it is called involution, crazy involution, and it is directly leading to death.
This has led to a lot of paparazzi starting to stir up trouble, deliberately hyping up CPs, fabricating scandals, chasing after celebrities in various ways, and specifically digging into other people's private lives, which is extremely annoying and disgusting.
Hao Ge and A Di Zi are not veteran paparazzi, but they are not complete newcomers either. Having been in the industry for more than two years, they do not have the connections and resources of their elders. The information they get is either scraps that others disdain, or "leftovers" that others have already used. They have never been able to create explosive topics.
The two of them had been squatting here since morning. Several waves of celebrities had come and gone, but the two of them had not gotten any valuable content.
A-Di Zai sighed and said, "The biggest star here right now is King Liu. It would be great if we could capture some gossip about King Liu and Zhu Yin. If there's any news about them, we'll definitely be on the headlines tomorrow."
Brother Hao snorted and sneered, "You really dare to think so. Hua Zai has always been clean. You know it. How can it be so easy to get their gossip?"
A-Di looked helpless: "What if? In our line of work, isn't the first rule to be courageous? If there is no scandal, we will just make it up. As long as we can become famous, who cares about the flood? You and I can barely afford to eat, why would we care so much?"
"Too."
At this moment, A-Di suddenly patted Brother Hao on the shoulder, pointed at a Rolls-Royce Silverthorn that had just stopped, and said excitedly: "Look at this car, Hua Zi and Wang Jing came out just after they arrived. Is Zhu Yin here?"
The two of them quickly set up their cameras, ready to press the shutter at any time.
On the other side, Lu Yiming had never expected that he would be locked onto the camera as soon as arrived at the film and television base.
Just as he got off the overpass, Lu Yiming called Liu Tianwang. Now that the car had just arrived, Liu Tianwang had already come out to greet him.
Lin Yuzhen asked curiously, "Lu Yiming, who is that fat guy with a wretched look next to King Liu? Can he be an actor if he looks like this?"
Lu Yiming couldn't help but laugh when he saw him. "What actor? He's a director, okay? The famous director Wang Jing. Have you seen God of Gamblers and The Gambler? Tricky Brains? King of Destruction? You must have seen The Deer and the Cauldron and Fight Back to School, right? These movies were all shot by him. He's famous for being as prolific as a sow."
At this time, many Hong Kong films had been introduced to the mainland, many of which were works by Wang Jing. Therefore, after Lu Yiming mentioned Wang Jing's name and representative works, an expression of "It turns out to be him" appeared on everyone's face.
Although Wang Jing is a well-known director after all, a closer look reveals that the corners of his chubby white face are raised to the sides, which is really quite vulgar.
Lu Yiming got out of the car, and then A-Di and Hao Ge, who were far away, were suddenly disappointed .
A-Dizi curled his lips and put down the camera in his hand: "I thought it was Zhu Yin, but it turned out to be a man?"
Hao Ge was more serious: "Wouldn't it be better if it was a man? If the two of them hugged or held hands, we could create a topic. Hua Zai is already 38 years old this year, and I've never heard of him having a scandal with any woman, so there is only one truth."
"ah?"
"He likes men!"
“…Is this possible?”
"Never mind whether it works or not. I just want to ask you, is it exciting or not?"
“It’s awesome.”
"That's right. And you see, this guy is very young, he looks like he's less than 20 years old, and he's accompanied by bodyguards and a few girls. If he wasn't kept by Hua Zai, would he have such a grand ceremony? Just wait, as long as we can take photos of their ambiguous scenes, we'll make a fortune!"
King Liu never dreamed that he would have a personality that was difficult to talk about. At this moment, he was introducing Lu Yiming to Wang Jing.
"This is Mr. Lu Yiming, the leader of the previous Hong Kong financial defense war. Don't be fooled by his young age. His Future Capital in Hong Kong now has billions of assets in his hands."
When Wang Jing heard this, he immediately nodded and bowed, and came over with a flattering look on his face to hand over his business card.
"Mr. Lu, I am very familiar with your name. I am honored to meet you in person today. This is my business card."
The entertainment industry in Hong Kong is now like a shallow pond with many turtles. There are stars everywhere, directors are worse than dogs, and there are countless crews that have been disbanded because they cannot find investors.
Although Wang Jing has made many box office hits, he is still unable to escape the impact during this special period of depression in the Hong Kong film industry.
So when I heard that a rich man was coming to visit the set, I immediately ran out to meet him.
It would be even better if this tycoon could invest in his best partner film company.
Wang Jing was one of the few directors whose names Lu Yiming could remember before his rebirth. He obediently took Wang Jing's business card, put it in his trouser pocket, and smiled: "Nice to meet you."
Don't hit a smiling person. Although Lu Yiming didn't have a good impression of the fat white man in front of him, he didn't have any bad feelings towards him either. As for saying that the other party was greedy for money and lustful, it was just human nature.
We are all ordinary people, so don’t laugh at your second brother.
What's more, although the movies shot by Fatty Wang were vulgar, Lu Yiming still enjoyed watching them in the past. At least Fatty's aesthetic taste was very good, and the "elite girls" he selected became fond memories for many people.
Lu Yiming and others joined the crew accompanied by King Liu and Wang Jing.
It was the first time for Lin Yuzhen and the others to enter a film and television base, so they were very curious about everything they saw. The scenery that could only be seen on various TVs was now presented in front of them one by one, giving them a wonderful feeling.
"This... isn't this the cave? It looked quite big in the movie, but why is it so small? It's not even as tall as me."
"I've seen this street in movies at least 20 times. I've stepped into the movie."
When the staff at the film and television base saw King Liu and Wang Jingle accompanying a young man, they all cast curious glances at them.
"Where did this prince come from? Is he here to 'inspect the people's sentiments' again?"
"Liu Tianwang and Director Wang are here together. It seems that the people coming this time are quite important."
There were often rich second-generation young masters wandering around the movie studio, and it was said that they were all looking for beautiful actresses, so after guessing Lu Yiming's identity, they were not surprised and got used to it. But what made them curious was how important Lu Yiming was that even King Liu had to accompany him in person and try to please him so much.
Lin Yuzhen and others were shouting in the back, while Lu Yiming took the opportunity to learn some knowledge about film shooting from King Liu and Wang Jing.
Suddenly, Lin Yuzhen grabbed Lu Yiming's arm tightly and screamed loudly: "Ah... Fairy Zixia! I saw Fairy Zixia! I want to take a photo with her, I want her autograph..."
Although Stephen Chow's "Monkey King: Cinderella" flopped at the box office and crashed into the Mariana Trench, the image of Fairy Zixia, who is willful and capricious but dares to love and hate, has been deeply rooted in people's hearts through the movie.
And Zhu Yin, the star girl, is also becoming famous.
Especially in the mainland, when VCD became popular a few years ago, she attracted widespread attention. In several southern provinces, she was almost known to everyone and was extremely popular.
Lu Yiming was almost torn apart by Lin Yuzhen's shaking, and hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, stop first, I'll go and make arrangements for you. But unfortunately, "A Chinese Odyssey" was filmed at the Zhenbeibao Film and Television City at the foot of the Helan Mountains, not here. Otherwise, when we take photos, we can wear the clothes from that time and use the city tower as the background, which would be amazing."
When Wang Jing heard that these people wanted to take a photo with Zhu Yin, and also heard Lu Yiming's sigh, he immediately said enthusiastically: "You guys want to take a photo with Miss Zhu Yin? No problem, I'll arrange it right away."
Wu Qiuya asked considerately, "I see they seem to be filming a movie. If we take a group photo now, will it interfere with their work?"
Wang Jing smiled and said, "No, it won't take long. I'm a well-known quick shooter, so it won't take me long to shoot a movie."
Lu Yi knew clearly that Fatty Wang was trying to please him.
But he did not refuse. After all, putting aside other things, it was not difficult to make money from the movies made by Fatty Wang.
It is undeniable that Zhu Yin is a very charming woman. Apart from anything else, her eyes seem to be able to speak and carry an electric charge. Lu Yiming looked at her for a few seconds and felt numb all over.
Lin Yuzhen was so angry that she secretly reached out and pinched him several times: "Still looking? Your eyeballs are about to fall out!"
Lu Yiming took a few breaths of cold air in pain: "Stop, don't pinch me, I've made it swollen."
Lin Yuzhen glared at Lu Yiming fiercely for several times: "Isn't it beautiful? It's so beautiful that you almost lost your soul, right?"
"Ahem, don't worry, her soul is not lost. Besides, she is not as pretty as you."
"Hehe, sweet talk, I don't believe it."
"I'm telling the truth, okay? She's already 27, and you're only 17. The invincible youthful beauty, I'm talking about you. You're invincible, how can she compare to you?"
"Hehe, you're smart."
After being praised by Lu Yiming, Lin Yuzhen nodded with satisfaction.
In fact, Lu Yiming really thought so in his heart. Although Fairy Zixia was good, it was just a memory of youth after all. He didn't have too many thoughts in his mind.
Otherwise, with his current financial resources, what kind of female star can't he seduce with just a wave of his hand?
Lu Yiming is no longer at the age where his mind is filled with only these things. Life is short and he has more important things to do.
At this time, Wang Jing also walked to Zhu Yin, told Zhu Yin Lu Yiming's identity, and then said that several people wanted to take a photo with Zhu Yin. Zhu Yin agreed very readily.
Several girls immediately ran over happily, and the photographer on the set began to fiddle with a bunch of professional equipment.
Taking advantage of this time, King Liu quietly came to Lu Yiming's side and casually started a conversation: "Mr. Lu, what do you think of Hong Kong's film industry?"
Lu Yiming was so smart that he could naturally hear the hidden meaning behind what King Liu said.
In his previous life, Lu Yiming had actually heard a lot of negative news about King Liu on the Internet, such as his ostentation, his love for stealing the spotlight when he was on a show, and some saying that he donated money to gain fame.
In fact, in Lu Yiming's opinion, King Liu is a very good person. Although he is very utilitarian, how many people in this world can really be incorruptible and not seek fame and fortune?
King Liu is neither a saint nor a bad person, he is just an ordinary person who is good at socializing.
Vulgar means that he is greedy for fame and fortune, but whether in life or work, King Liu is a man with a bottom line. At least he has had few scandals in his life and treats his fans very well. Compared with those young and popular idols who specialize in harvesting fans' wallets or even seducing fans, King Liu's moral cultivation is at least several levels higher.
As the saying goes, when you give someone a gift, you must have something in mind.
King Liu is so flattering, of course, he is after money. If Hong Kong films want to develop, they cannot lack money. After all, people need to eat to survive.
If an industry cannot make money, then forget about development and think about how to survive first.
Facing King Liu's sincere eyes, Lu Yiming thought about it and decided to tell the truth: "To be honest, Hong Kong movies are hopeless. Unless you are a fool with a lot of money, you won't throw money into the fire pit."
