In the 1970s, Pan Yaoming served as the executive editor of Hong Kong's purely literary magazine "Ocean Literature and Art". After "Ocean Literature and Art" ceased publication in 1980, he went to work at Hong Kong Joint Publishing Bookstore.

Two years ago, he went to the United States for further study. After returning, he was appointed as the deputy editor-in-chief of Hong Kong Sanlian Bookstore.

He has always been well-connected in the Hong Kong literary world, and because he holds the position of deputy editor-in-chief of Hong Kong Joint Publishing Bookstore, he often initiates activities to communicate with the literary groups in the two places.

This delegation of mainland writers visiting the United States was invited by Mr. Zhou Wenzhong, director of the U.S.-China Art Exchange Center at Columbia University, and included more than ten writers.

This time, Sanlian Bookstore in Xiangjiang hosted a banquet for a group of writers who stopped in Xiangjiang on their way back from the United States. Among them were many acquaintances of Lin Chaoyang.

For example, as the leader of the delegation, Qin Mu, among the writers traveling with the delegation were Feng Jicai, Jiang Zilong, Tie Ning and others.

"Mr. Qin said that he originally planned to invite you this time, but people from the Cultural Association went to your home and found out that you had come to Xiangjiang.

It just so happens that Sanlian is hosting a treat this time, and everyone said it would be a good time to meet you."

As soon as they met, everyone felt happy to meet an old friend in a foreign country, and Lin Chaoyang finally knew the reason why Pan Yaoming invited him.

We all had just returned from the United States, and it was inevitable that we would talk endlessly about our experiences during our visit to the United States during the meal.

During their visit to the United States, the writers' group visited Columbia University, Harvard University, and Stanford University, and also went to the American Club of the International PEN Center to hold discussions with American writers and scholars.

Because of the honeymoon period between the two countries, the United States treated the delegation of writers with great courtesy.

"Chaoyang, why did you come to Xiangjiang?" Feng Jicai asked Lin Chaoyang.

"It's nothing. It just so happened that a film company in Xiangjiang took a fancy to my novel and wanted to adapt it into a movie."

There were acquaintances and strangers present, so Lin Chaoyang did not mention Tao Yushu's pregnancy. He only mentioned that he had a cooperation with a film and television company in Hong Kong.

Everyone couldn't help but be full of curiosity after hearing this. There are many writers here whose works have been adapted into films and TV shows, but Lin Chaoyang is the first to have his works adapted into Hong Kong.

Feng Jicai asked again: "Which novel of yours do you like?"

"The new novel has not been published yet."

Everyone couldn't help but be surprised. An unpublished novel is about to be adapted? Or is it something that the film and television company in Hong Kong has taken a fancy to?

No matter what they heard, they thought it was a bit magical and couldn't help but ask a few more questions. As a result, everyone found that something seemed wrong. Even Pan Yaoming, the landlord of Xiangjiang, was a little surprised.

It turns out that Lin Chaoyang is working with Golden Harvest Film and Television this time. The director is Xu Anhua, who has become famous in the past two years, and the starring role is Xu Guanwen, who is popular in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia...

Everyone became even more curious. They couldn't figure out how Lin Chaoyang, a mainland writer, could interact with the overlord of the Hong Kong film industry.

Moreover, the lineup of the movie adapted from the novel is too luxurious.

They gathered around Lin Chaoyang and asked questions. Lin Chaoyang could only pick up some unimportant answers. Everyone who listened was confused and still had unfinished thoughts.

After dealing with it for a while, Lin Chaoyang took the initiative to change the topic to Jin Ying.

At the beginning of the new year, the movie "Girl in Red" adapted from her novel became a hit, and now her works have become the focus of film studios. It is said that Yan Film Studio plans to adapt her famous work "Oh, Fragrant Snow".

As expected, everyone's attention was diverted, and then someone mentioned the news about the Sino-Japanese Go Tournament, and everyone immediately started chatting lively again.

Before the Chinese New Year, Jiang Zhujiu completed a string of threes on behalf of the Chinese team, killing the Japanese team without leaving a single piece behind. He also maintained his fiery touch after the new year.

First, he defeated Kataoka Satoshi in the middle set, and then defeated Ishida Akira in the middle set. He actually single-handedly swept the five Japanese generals. This was something that the people of China and Japan could not have imagined before the start of the game, and it was even more surprising to both countries.

The expectations of the Go community and players.

With such momentum, some Go fans have begun to imagine the Chinese team sweeping the Japanese team out of the game.

Unfortunately, they were not happy for long.

After Jiang Zhujiu defeated five players in a row, he forced out Koichi Kobayashi, one of the strongest players on the Japanese side, and then lost. Then Kobayashi Koichi defeated the third Chinese chess player Shao Zhenzhong with absolute strength.

Now the score between the two sides has reached 5:3, China still has the lead, but Kobayashi Koichi is in front, and domestic Go enthusiasts are gradually waking up from the original feverish excitement.

Lian Jiang Zhujiu can defeat five people in a row. With Koichi Kobayashi's strength, he might be able to slaughter the remaining members of the Chinese team in one fell swoop.

The current situation has made people pay more attention to this arena game than when the situation was originally one-sided. Even Pan Yaoming, who is in Hong Kong, has heard about this Go game.

The day after this gathering, the delegation of writers returned to the mainland.

A few days later, it was already July. Xu Anhua completed the script and began to organize the crew.

She is now a well-known director in the Hong Kong film industry, and with the blessing of Jiahe this time, she naturally pulled up the team easily.

"The Truman Show" is backed by Golden Harvest and has a creative lineup such as Xu Anhua and Xu Guanwen. After its establishment, the crew quickly attracted the attention of Hong Kong media and attracted reports from many entertainment weeklies.

The movie is scheduled to start shooting next month, and casting is also on the agenda.

There is no need to choose the male lead, this movie is tailor-made for Xu Guanwen, but the remaining roles must be carefully selected.

"The Truman Show" is Xu Guanwen's transformational work, and it also has the ambition to win awards. Although other people's roles are small, they cannot be neglected.

Li Hanxiang specially recommended Bao Fanglai to Xu Anhua to play the role of director in the movie.

When it comes to later generations, no one knows Bao Fang, but in Hong Kong in the 1950s, he was a smash hit movie star.

You should be impressed by him if you have watched the 1997 version of "Dragon", in which Bao Fang played the role of the sweeping monk.

In the later stages of his acting career, Bao Fang, who had passed his prime stage, had few scenes to film, so he simply joined TVB, where he was a green leaf and played a series of supporting roles.

In addition to the sweeping monk in the 1997 version of "The Legend of the Dragon", he also played many roles such as Zhang Sanfeng in the 1986 version of "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon", Feng Qingyang in the 1996 version of "The Swordsman" and many other roles.

It is worth mentioning that his two children are also quite famous in the Hong Kong film industry.

His son is Bao Dexi, who won the Oscar for Best Cinematography for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and his second daughter is the well-known actor Bao Qijing.

When Bao Fang came to Jiahe that day, he caught up with Lin Chaoyang and his wife.

Although he is over sixty years old, Bao Fang is well-maintained and looks like he is in his early fifties. With his deep features and three-dimensional face, he looks somewhat similar to Ed Harris, who played the director in the original movie.

The director is the biggest villain in "The Truman Show". He has a gloomy temperament, is sophisticated, and is arbitrary, which makes people shudder.

Bao Fang's image just matched, and after auditioning for the role, Xu Anhua was very satisfied with Bao Fang's acting skills and image, and asked Xu Guanwen and Lin Chaoyang for their opinions, and they readily agreed.

Xu Anhua asked about Bao Fang's contract again. He was a contracted actor with TVB. Without the permission of TVB, he would not be able to act in a play, let alone a play by Shaw Brothers' competitor Golden Harvest.

"Hanxiang's side has already said hello to me, and TVB's side is fine." Bao Fang explained, and then revealed, "Shaw Brothers' side is about to close its business, so there will be no impact."

The news that Shaw Brothers will close its business has been a hot topic in the Hong Kong film industry in the past six months, but before it was just a rumor, there was very little conclusive evidence.

Listening to Bao Fang's words, Xu Anhua and others asked him a few more questions.

It is said that Shaw Brothers will close down next month, that is, in August, and the Clear Water Bay studio of Shaw Brothers will also be used as a studio by TVB.

Xu Anhua, Xu Guanwen and others couldn't help but sigh. They didn't expect that Shaw Brothers, which had been in the Hong Kong film industry for more than 30 years and dominated the Southeast Asian film market, would choose to close down so suddenly.

While several people were sighing, assistant director Huang Yonghui walked into the office, "Director Xu, Brother Mi Gao, and Brother Willie brought an actor over."

There are many people named Willy in Xiangjiang, but in Jiahe, there is only one Willy brother, and that is Chen Ziqiang.

He is a Malaysian Chinese who worked as a hotel clerk when he was young. With his excellent communication skills, he came to Hong Kong and became the deputy manager of Cathay Pacific Films.

In the 1970s, he formed a sworn sworn relationship with Chen Hao, Xie Xian, Shen Dianxia, ​​Zhang Chong, Deng Guangrong, Qin Xianglin and others to form the Silver Rats band, which often performed externally.

In the mid-1970s, Chen Ziqiang joined Luo Wei's film company as general manager, and recommended Cheng Long, who was unknown at the time, to Luo Wei, and let him star in his first leading actor movie "Fist of Fury".

In 1980, Cheng Long and Luo Wei fell out. Chen Ziqiang resolutely supported Cheng Long's departure and signed a contract with Jiahe Film Company, which started Cheng Long's journey to become a Kung Fu superstar.

Since then, Cheng Long has become the mainstay of Jiahe, and Chen Ziqiang has naturally become an important adviser under Jiahe Films, and the two have cooperated seamlessly.

Huang Jiahui said that Chen Ziqiang brought actors with him, and the purpose was self-evident. Although everyone has their own problems in the company, they must give them the face they deserve.

Therefore, when Chen Ziqiang and others first entered the door, Xu Guanwen immediately stepped forward and held his hand enthusiastically.

"Brother Willy!"

"Brother Michael!"

After some business exchanges, Chen Ziqiang greeted several other people in the office under the introduction of Xu Guanwen, and then pushed out the actress who had been following him.

"You must be familiar with this one. Miss Hong Kong's runner-up last year and the most photogenic Miss, Miss Maggie Cheung."

Maggie Cheung greeted everyone shyly, and when it was her turn to say hello to Tao Yushu, she saw Tao Yushu looking at her with a smile, and she also smiled at Tao Yushu, revealing two cute little tiger teeth.

The two had just met at Shaw Brothers' Clear Water Bay set a few days ago, and they didn't expect to meet again on such an occasion today.

"Brother Michael, Director Xu, Shaw Brothers is about to graduate, and if nothing else happens, Maggie's agent will sign it to me.

"The Truman Show" has Michael as the star, and it will definitely be a big hit in the future. If possible, wouldn't it be convenient for Maggie to be given a role?"

Chen Ziqiang's request was not what Xu Guanwen expected, and he and Xu Anhua looked at each other.

"The Truman Show" is Xu Guanwen's transformational work. He attaches great importance to this movie and naturally does not want to be disturbed by others.

But Chen Ziqiang is quite prestigious within Jiahe. If he refuses too harshly, he may offend others.

When he was hesitating, Xu Anhua said: "Brother Willie, the heroine of "The Truman Show" is Truman's wife played by Michael. She is similar in age to him. I'm afraid Maggie's age and image..."

When Xu Anhua stopped here, his meaning was self-evident.

Xu Guanwen was relieved that she came forward to be the villain.

But at this time Chen Ziqiang burst out laughing, "Director Xu, you misunderstood."

""The Truman Show" is Brother Michael's transformational masterpiece. For such an important drama, no matter how proud I am, I don't dare to ask for the heroine!

Moreover, Maggie has just entered the film industry, and her acting skills cannot support her role as a heroine.

What I mean is, is there any supporting actress with some weight for Maggie to practice her acting skills?

Brother Michael's acting skills are superb, and the cast of this movie is so strong. If you can let Maggie get your blessing, maybe the future will be smooth!"

Chen Ziqiang's words were reasonable and reasonable, and he did not forget to flatter Xu Guanwen at the end, which made Xu Guanwen feel very good.

But happy as he was, Xu Guanwen was still a little embarrassed.

"The Truman Show" can almost be regarded as his one-man show. The only two significant roles are Truman's wife and first love.

But because they have to compete with him, the two characters must be more mature in terms of age and image. Maggie Cheung is only in her early twenties, and her face is full of collagen, which doesn't fit the role no matter how you look at it.

Chen Ziqiang brought people to his door today to ask for roles, and his attitude was low enough. If he refused too harshly, it would be too offending.

Today's Hong Kong film industry is full of favors.

Xu Guanwen hesitated for a moment.
Chapter completed!