Andy Lau was a little surprised when he received a call from Liu Weiqiang. The two of them had not been in contact for a long time.
The year before last, Liu Weiqiang and Wong Jing were going to film "Young and Dangerous". The first person chosen for the role of Chen Haonan was Andy Lau. However, at that time, because Andy Lau considered that Hong Kong has been stricter against gangs in recent years, he was afraid that starring in "Young and Dangerous" would have a negative impact.
, so I didn’t agree.
At that time, Liu Weiqiang had a long discussion with Andy Lau about this matter, and even wanted to increase his salary for the film at one point, but in the end, Andy Lau insisted and did not agree.
Since then, the two have had no contact.
"Director Liu, hello."
"Do you have time now? There is a movie I want to talk about with you. Can we meet in person?"
Liu Dehua thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, are you in the company? I'll go find you."
"I'm not in the company, let's find a tea restaurant."
…
An hour later, Liu Weiqiang met with a tea restaurant.
Liu Dehua was actually quite surprised. Liu Weiqiang's company was not far away. He didn't know why he was not at the company to talk about the script, so he had to come to the tea restaurant.
Perhaps he expected Andy Lau to have this question, so after taking his seat, Liu Weiqiang smiled and said, "This movie is a little different. I'm talking to you in my personal capacity."
Hearing this, Liu Dehua didn't ask any more questions and nodded: "I wonder what type of film Director Liu will make this time?"
"It's a police movie."
"A police movie?"
Liu Dehua smiled, "The police movie is good. On the way here, he was worried that after the meeting, Liu Weiqiang gave him another script similar to "Young and Dangerous".
Although he is busy making money now and the requirements for accepting roles are less than before, he still doesn't want to act in movies like "Young and Dangerous".
How good are police and gangster movies? The individual heroism may not have much depth, but it's safe and there won't be any problems.
"It's a police film, but it's a little different from ordinary police films. And your character is also quite special, he's an undercover agent."
Andy Lau didn't quite understand what happened to undercover agents. Undercover agents often appear in police movies.
Before he could ask, Liu Weiqiang explained: "It's not the undercover agents sent by the police to the gangs, but the undercover agents sent by the gangs to the police."
Liu Dehua looked at Liu Weiqiang, trying to find some clues on his face to prove that he was joking with him.
But Liu Weiqiang's face was very serious, and it was obvious that what he said was also serious.
The atmosphere in the private room suddenly dropped, and neither of them spoke for a while.
Liu Weiqiang had anticipated this situation before he came, which made the role played by Liu Dehua very complicated. He is not a traditional villain. As his line said, if he had a choice, he would want to be a good person, but he didn't have the choice.
select.
But no matter what, he is still a villain, and this cannot be changed.
After about a minute of silence, there was a knock on the private room door.
"Sir, the meal is here."
"Well, come in."
The waiter came in and put their order on the table. After the waiter left, Liu Weiqiang said with a smile, "Eat something first."
Liu Dehua nodded, first picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, and then couldn't help but said: "Director Liu, I might..."
Liu Weiqiang raised his hand and said: "Hua Zai, don't rush to say no, first listen to me tell you how this script came about. Do you know Yu Dong from Deep Space?"
"Yu Dong?" Liu Dehua raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Director Liu, you are joking. Who in the film and television industry doesn't know him now? The two movies "Second World" and "Resident Evil" are casually walking on the streets of Xiangjiang.
Ask someone if they've seen it, and I think eight out of ten people will answer yes."
"This script was written by Yu Dong."
Liu Weiqiang looked at Liu Dehua, and sure enough, he heard that the script was written by Yu Dong, and Liu Dehua's expression became different.
He struck while the iron was hot and continued: "Yu Dong attaches great importance to this movie, and Deep Space Company will invest in it in the future. You should have some idea of ​​the size of their company, and the movies their company has participated in have never failed. That's it.
Take "Fatal Identity", which was recently released in the United States, as an example. It cost 20 million, but the box office is likely to exceed 100 million. You should understand what this means."
Liu Dehua nodded. Of course he understood that this meant that the investors of this movie had made a lot of money. For a Hollywood movie, the cost is 20 million. If the box office doubles on this basis, there is basically hope that the money will be recovered.
If the box office exceeds 100 million, you can earn 20 million in the split account first. If the reputation is good, the subsequent income will definitely not be less.
"Deep space has indeed become very powerful in recent years." Liu Dehua couldn't help but sigh.
He has run a company, so of course he knows how difficult it is to achieve something like deep space. If his company Canopy could produce a movie like "Fatal Identity", he would not be in this situation now.
Seeing that Andy Lau was already moved, Liu Weiqiang said again: "Hua Zai, we couldn't cooperate on "Young and Dangerous" last time. I have always been very sorry and wanted to find a chance to make up for it, so I approached you first this time. But you also know
, now the entire film and television industry in Hong Kong is in decline, as long as there is investment, it is not difficult to find actors."
Add carrots to sticks. Before, it was all carrots, but now Liu Weiqiang has been given another stick. The implication is that if Liu Dehua is not willing, he has plenty of candidates.
This trick was indeed effective. Liu Dehua thought for a while and finally asked: "Can I read the script first?"
Liu Weiqiang smiled and nodded, "Of course."
He knew that things were basically done. With Andy Lau, half of his mission was completed.
In fact, it was not his suggestion to come to Liu Dehua, but Shen Kong's request. Shen Kong had designated candidates for the two protagonists, one was Liang Chaowei and the other was Liu Dehua.
…
After settling Andy Lau, Liu Weiqiang went to Tony Leung again, and negotiated with Tony Leung without much effort. After all, Tony Leung played a positive role.
After deciding on these two candidates, Liu Weiqiang drew up a list of actors.
This list includes big-name stars such as Huang Qiusheng and Eric Tsang.
But what Liu Weiqiang didn't expect was that when he handed the list to Deep Space Company, the other party directly cut the list in half.
Especially Zeng Zhiwei and Huang Qiusheng, Deep Space Company does not want either of them.
This makes Liu Weiqiang very incomprehensible, because Zeng Zhiwei and Huang Qiusheng are both first-line actors, and it is not easy for others to hire them, but Deep Space was passed out directly.
The reason given by Deep Space is also very simple: inappropriate.
As for the inappropriate method, Shen Kong didn't say anything.
Is it because the role is inappropriate or something else is inappropriate?
Because of this, Liu Weiqiang was also troubled. He had heard before that Deep Space likes to assign actors when making movies, but he didn't take it seriously. It was normal for the management to assign actors. But he didn't expect that Deep Space was very good at casting actors.
Chapter completed!