Every year during the Shanghai International Film Festival, each film company will bring their freshest and blockbuster projects to the industry. It has been established for 35 years, and the Hong Kong company "Meiya Entertainment", which has won many "best actors" and "queen", has four blockbuster new works this year, "When the Wind Rises Again", "Hypnosis · Judgment", "Sharp Crazy Sisters" and "Bright Daylight". On June 16, Leung Chaowei, Guo Fucheng, Zhang Jiahui, Shen Teng and other stars made a collective appearance at the "American-Asian Night" held during the Shanghai International Film Festival.
Tony Leung, Du Juan, Guo Fucheng and Weng Ziguang on "America and Asia Night". Photo from the scene of this article: Surging News reporter Xue Song, photo
"When the Wind Rises Again": Using the best actors to tell the true story of Hong Kong in the big time
The most anticipated project of the night was undoubtedly the Hong Kong film "When the Wind Rises Again" directed by Weng Ziguang and starring Tony Leung with Guo Fucheng’s partner. Weng Ziguang, who won the best screenplay at the Hong Kong Academy Awards for "Stepping Blood in Search of Plum Plum", once again wrote and directed himself this time, and invited Guo Fucheng and Liang Chaowei to join hands for the first time. With Du Juan, Xu Guanwen, Chunxia, Tan Yaowen and other stars joining, "When the Wind Rises Again" has attracted much attention since its launch, and has been rated as one of the most anticipated Chinese films in 2019 by many fans and media.
Weng Ziguangluo sent Guo Fucheng to the top podium of the Hong Kong Film Awards with "Blood in Search of Plum Plum". This time, Guo Fucheng hopes to give "everyone a good work, so that more audiences can appreciate the moving charm in the film". Guo Fucheng revealed that he played Lei Luo, one of the "four detectives" who became famous in Hong Kong in the 1960s. "It is a big challenge for me to play the role of Lei Luo." Interestingly, Guo Fucheng played Lei Luo’s son in "Five Hundred Million Detective Lei Luo Biography II" many years ago. At that time, Lei Luo was played by Andy Lau.
However, the most attractive thing about this film at the beginning was that it was finally possible to cooperate with Tony Leung. As the first-line male actors of Hong Kong movies, the two actors may have never worked together because they were busy playing their own male lead roles. Guo Fucheng said, "Tony Leung is at the top of the list of actors I admire, and this time we can cooperate for so many years."
"When the Wind Rises Again" stills
Tony Leung also expressed his admiration for Guo Tianwang, "Guo Fucheng is an actor I think is very good, and I am looking forward to filming a work with him."
Tony Leung, who has been active in the work of mainland directors in recent years, said that he has actually been waiting for a Hong Kong film of sufficient weight. "I have been waiting for a good script to appear, and the theme of this film is also my favorite. It is rare to see a story based on Hong Kong in these years. And I like’Blood in Search of Plum ‘very much, and I think it is very good."
For the Hong Kong theme, Weng Ziguang also cherished this creative opportunity. "It is my dream to tell the story of Hong Kong in the big era."
In the face of such a "dreamy" cast, Weng Ziguang said that even now that the filming has been completed, he still feels a little "unbelievable". When talking about the original intention of inviting the two to cooperate, when discussing the topic of what to shoot in the next movie with the boss of Meiya, one of the first requirements of the boss was, "Use the best actors."
"Slag Ash" is afraid to tell the truth, Shen Teng challenges a new type
The scene also introduced several other masterpieces of America and Asia this year. Among them, the crime action film "Hypnosis · Judgment" has not long ago announced that it will be set for September 12. In the film, Zhang Jiahui plays the role of a hypnotic expert, while Zhang Han plays the role of a tough guy again after "Wolf Warrior 2". He contracts the action scenes such as hand-to-hand gunfights in the film. The two of them start a two-line limited-time rescue in one move, which is very interesting. At the scene, Zhang Jiahui revealed that in order to save his daughter’s life in the film, he had to hypnotize at least four jurors in just 90 minutes and manipulate the trial results. For this reason, the director specially invited a hypnotic expert to give him a class to understand hypnosis, but he did not dare to try the feeling of being hypnotized, "for fear of saying
That night, Zhang Jiahui also introduced a lot of filming experience and friendship with Meiya, but everyone focused on "Slag Hui" actually speaking so much Mandarin, and the pronunciation has changed a lot.
Zhang Jiahui (left), Zhang Han
"Crazy Sisters" is directed by Jin Yimeng, and Mary has teamed up with "Broke Girl" Beth Beale to break the dimensional wall. She has also worked with the gold-medal team of Hollywood blockbusters such as "Wolverine", "Deadpool" and "Legal Beauty". Producers Platinum said on the spot that this is a high-quality comedy that combines elements of Hollywood and Happy Twist.
The finale of the film is "Broad Daylight," a film jointly produced by Chen Ming Media and American Asia Entertainment. The movie story mainly focuses on brotherhood and focuses on the portrayal of group portraits, starring the actor Shen Teng of the "tens of billions of box office". The film has just been completed, and other creative information has not been released, and there is no more information about the film at the scene. However, the film materials given by the organizers label the film as "crime/action", which may mean that Shen Teng will drop his comedy label this time and challenge a new genre.
Wang Daqing, a young director, said that "Broad Daylight" "is the genre and theme that I have always wanted to shoot." "The film mainly focuses on the brotherhood, love and family relationship of an ordinary little person. The role played by Mr. Shen Teng is different from the previous roles, and will show another kind of charm of Brother Teng."
Although it cannot be spoiled, Shen Teng still said, "This is indeed my first attempt, and I feel stressed and lucky." At the same time, he did not forget to "play treasure" said, "I have expectations for myself, and I have high expectations for myself!"
In addition to promoting blockbuster films this time, Meiya also launched the "New Power · Multi-Beauty" incubation program to present to the public the group’s actions in the artist sector and the reserve of new films. The five new films include well-known producer Zhang Jiazhen and emerging director Wang Zao, based on the real experience of legendary detective Zhao Wei. The biographical film "Wild Paradise"; director Ma Weihao and gold medal comedy screenwriter Leng Xuyang created a romantic blockbuster "Little Dreamer"; musician and actor Wang Taili co-developed the youth genre "Chorus"; adapted from popular short stories in mainland China, "Please Break Up Face to Face", which was produced by Ma Weihao and edited and directed by the original author Song Xiaojun, and "Old Man" directed by young director Huang Gang.