Chapter 321 Small Circle (14)

This place smells like curry...

Seeing Brother Hu holding a camera and about to go in, Shen Xudong reached out to stop him: "Don't go in, just take a photo!"

"Why?"

"There's nothing interesting to see, it's just an apartment building for both commercial and residential use..."

Chungking Mansions...formerly called CQ Market, specialized in selling foreign goods, overlooking Victoria Harbor, was the tallest building at the time.

Later, the entire Kowloon area continued to develop, and various newer buildings continued to rise.

The CQ market has not been well managed and operated, and has begun to decline, gradually becoming a place where middle and low-income people live...

The dilapidated and decaying appearance of the building is very conspicuous among the surrounding buildings, and it seems to be a condensed history of decades.

The dilapidated walls and messy internal layout contrast sharply with the surrounding modern buildings with glass curtain walls...

Shen Xudong came here once, and the scenes of urban slums in Western movies flashed in his mind...

Shen Xudong did some popular science: "For a long time, Chungking Mansions has been regarded by Hong Kong people as a place where dragons and snakes are mixed, and nine evils are mixed. It is indeed a place where gangsters, gamblers, drug dealers, prostitutes and stowaways gather. At the core of Hong Kong In the area, the building has always been a hotbed of criminal activities, so Chungking Mansions in "Chungking Express" serves as the background of criminal activities!"

"...Huh? That's it!"

"What do you think?"

Lao Hu quickly took a photo and then followed Shen Xudong...

"Where to go?"

"Yau Ma Tei Police Station..."

"Can I visit?"

“…It’s okay to take a photo!”

Yau Ma Tei Police Station, a classic landmark of Hong Kong movies, has appeared in countless Hong Kong film and television dramas such as "Sniper", "Infernal Affairs", "Young and Dangerous"...

…

Zheng Baorui was actually brought out by Lin Lingdong...

Belongs to the orthodox batch.

He studied under Lam Ling-tung, and then followed Ye Weixin to enter the industry.

After the new millennium, he gradually emerged in the Hong Kong film industry with crime thrillers - in 2002, he was nominated for the Outstanding Young Director at the 22nd Hong Kong Film Awards for his thriller "Hot Blooded Youth"...

Then I got a lot of opportunities. The actors in "The Mansion" include Twins and Fang Zhongxin, and the production company is Universal.

Last year, when he was preparing for one of his works "Monster", he received a call from Jiahe Linhuai, inviting him to direct a movie "Cruel Street". The script was ready-made, and the actor was set to star Chen Guanxi...

Zheng Baorui is also a screenwriter himself. His original plan was to make a few dramas written by himself...

But because of Jiahe's name, he immediately agreed...

After reading the script of "Cruel Streets", I am very happy with my choice.

In two months, "Cruel Street" was filmed and is now in the later stages. According to Golden Harvest's plan, "Cruel Street" will be released simultaneously in mainland China and Taiwan on May 1st...

Although there is enough time, it is not enough!

While I was editing the film, the phone rang. I took out my phone impatiently. It was Director Chen Musheng...

He got through immediately - he heard from Wrinkle Huai that it was "Cruel Street" that Chen Musheng introduced him to direct!

"...Who? Shen Xudong..."

"I must go! What time?"

"7 o'clock in the evening... no problem, I'll leave right away..."

Director Chen Musheng now wants to introduce Shen Xudong to him

Of course Zheng Baorui knows who Shen Xudong is, not because of the recent hit "The Fox Wife", nor because of "Keep the Fairytale", and it has nothing to do with "Screening Room" - Shen Xudong is the screenwriter of the movie "Cruel Streets"!

They have contacted each other on the phone many times, but have never met...

Finally got a chance to see her real face!

After thinking about it for a while, I simply made a call to my good friend Ye Weixin.

He knows that Wilson Yip has also been in a bit of a creative slump in recent years - "Little White Dragon" directed last year, which brought together Wu Zhenyu, Zhang Baizhi, On Zhijie and Tang Jianhong, lost both box office and word-of-mouth after its release!

If you meet Shen Xudong, you might be able to talk about something new.

…

On Gough Street in Central, Shen Xudong led Brother Hu to Jiuji Beef Brisket.

“Two bowls of beef brisket in clear soup!”

After shouting to the waiter, Shen Xudong found a seat and sat down.

Brother Hu was shocked: "We eat beef brisket?"

"...You don't eat beef?"

"Of course I will... Aren't you going to see Director Chen later? Let's have dinner now?"

Shen Xudong shrugged: "...I mainly talk about things when meeting Director Chen, I don't have time to eat..."

Brother Hu nodded: "...Then I'll eat it too."

Before three minutes had passed, the beef brisket was brought over. Shen Xudong motioned to Brother Hu to give him money: "How much?"

"One bowl is one hundred yuan, two bowls is two hundred yuan!"

"A bowl of beef brisket for one hundred dollars?"

"Even at this price, you don't even think about it, this is Hong Kong, what can you do for free?"

Lao Hu took out the money and said with emotion: "Then the little money I have is not enough to experience Lou Feng!"

"Depending on the quality, the average item costs 800 yuan..."

Lao Hu quickly discovered the blind spot: "How do you know? Have you looked for it?"

"...There are people distributing flyers over there..."

"Flyers? You mean small cards... This is too unscrupulous... Where are they? Let me take a look!"

Shen Xudong took out a flyer he had just received from his pocket, and then warned: "...Professional players try not to look for it, you are an idol after all!"

"I am a man first!"

"You don't have a girlfriend?"

"There are many things you wouldn't do with your girlfriend!"

Shen Xudong was speechless: "I won't go anyway..."

Art exchanges alone are enough to keep him busy!

As for Lao Hu…

Shen Xudong is not his manager, so just saying many things once is enough...

…

After eating the beef brisket, the two took a taxi to the place Chen Musheng mentioned, a... restaurant.

Lao Hu was speechless: "Didn't you say you don't want to eat?"

"…Is the beef brisket delicious?"

"Delicious...but..."

Shen Xudong waved his hand: "As long as it's delicious, let me tell you, I always eat two things every time I come to Hong Kong. One is Jiuji beef brisket and the other is Rongji noodles... they taste great!"

“But I heard there are several Michelin restaurants in Hong Kong…”

Shen Xudong shook his head: "...The thief is so expensive that he has to wait in line even if he is a dog."

Brother Hu was noncommittal and changed the subject: "...By the way, what project are you discussing with Director Chen?"

"Several... Anyway, just sit back and listen. I guess you can also meet other directors!"

"Who? Wang Jiewei?"

"hehe…"

Shen Xudong was too lazy to talk to him...

Brother Hu may also feel that his words are a bit ignorant. Even if ordinary people don't know, he as an insider should know that Chen Musheng and Wang Jiawei are incompatible with each other!

Indeed, when they arrived at the restaurant, the waiter led them to a private room and knocked on the private room door. There were six men sitting inside, namely Chen Musheng, Johnnie To, Lin Lingdong, Zheng Baoruihuan, Ye Weixin and a man wearing glasses... Wei Jiahui !

Obviously, it was Chen Musheng who called him.

"Dongzi, long time no see!"

"How are you doing lately? What I said seems to be nonsense, "The Village Fox Wife" is selling like hot cakes!"

Chen Musheng and Du Qifeng hugged Shen Xudong, and then introduced several others to Shen Xudong. Shen Xudong shook hands one by one, then pulled Brother Hu over and introduced: "Brother Hu, the male protagonist of "The Village Fox Wife", now The most popular young actor in Mainland China!"