Chapter 894: A Visit to the Director of "The Blackbird"
Although Gao Zhongbo politely declined Shu Han's suggestion, Shu Han went back and told Sister Liu to bring Xiao He to visit Director Gao later.
If Director Gao really needs him to save the day, then Shu Han will go to the scene without hesitation, even if it means getting a painkiller injection.
The problem is that there are better solutions now, and it's not necessary for everyone to work so hard or force themselves to do so.
Xiao He's film crew for "Long" is about to wrap up filming in a few days, which will give him plenty of time to help out. And with his acting skills, he could easily play a policeman.
After all, Xiao He's performance as Chen Shitou in the recently released "Snow Ridge Red Road" was quite good, so Director Gao's understanding of Xiao He is too biased.
Why can't Hsiao Ho play a policeman anymore?
After the Xiang Sheng Hao incident, Shu Han has become a staunch supporter of Xiao.
Sometimes he even wondered whether the acting profession had hindered Xiao He, or whether it had further developed him. How could someone be proficient in everything, even surpassing others in a particular field in terms of talent—wasn't that just discouraging?
Shu Han couldn't understand it at all.
However, for the rescue of "Blackbird", calling Xiao He would definitely not be a problem.
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This is also why Xiao He and his group decided to stay in Hong Kong for a while longer.
Along the way, Xiao He listened to Liu Rulan's introduction while carefully flipping through the script in his hand, gaining a better understanding of the upcoming play, "The Blackbird".
To be honest, judging from Xiao He's increasingly discerning eye for scripts, he felt that the script "Blackbird" was actually quite ordinary.
High Emotional Intelligence: Revisiting the Classics.
Low emotional intelligence: Rehashing old ideas.
Some of these plot points, if viewed in the past, could be described as intellectual battles, plot twists, suspense, and grand scenes that left viewers thoroughly entertained. However, in today's world, where they have been copied countless times, they certainly seem outdated.
Furthermore, their works often carry the nostalgic sentiment of "looking back on the past" that many Hong Kong films still can't shake off, making it obvious at a glance that they want to blatantly rehash old material and follow a similar plot pattern to the past.
However, this is actually no longer keeping up with the current tastes of the general public in the mainland market.
If it weren't to repay a favor to Sister Liu and Brother Shu Han, Xiao He probably wouldn't have accepted this kind of script.
However, judging from the length of the script, the part he needs to fill in is actually less than a week's worth of scenes. If his filming goes very smoothly, he can probably finish the job in less than a week. So, Xiao He doesn't think that taking on the script will have a significant impact on him.
After all, no matter what, Xiao He couldn't possibly watch Shu Han, covered in injuries, help out during filming; that would be too much of a price to pay for such a favor.
and......
Xiao He felt a moment of guilt when he saw Director Gao.
Gao Zhongbo was a rather thin and tall old man who looked older than Xiao He's grandfather. Although he didn't have a beard, he always wore thick glasses and would squint slightly when looking at people. Under a very simple deerstalker hat, his face was pale due to recent illness.
He looked sickly and frail, coughing every now and then. Just looking at him made Xiao He worry that he might collapse at any moment.
It's easy to imagine how seriously ill Director Gao was a while ago. The fact that he's still managing to get around shows that he's still worried about the crew.
In fact, the difficulties faced by Director Gao's film crew in "The Blackbird" may also be partly due to ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) their efforts.
Since Xiang Sheng Hao, Ling Hui Entertainment has been sparing no effort to seize mainland resources in Hong Kong, and even actively competing with the three entertainment companies, exchanging information and propaganda.
However, because Linghui Entertainment had very few artists, with only Xiao He and Shu Han as its mainstays, they didn't have much negative press, making it almost impossible to pinpoint any scandals during a media war. On the other hand, the three Hong Kong entertainment companies had too many past scandals, and any one of them could easily expose a serious problem. Therefore, they couldn't gain the upper hand in the media war and were basically being suppressed by Linghui Entertainment.
As the saying goes, when gods fight, mortals suffer.
These companies, along with others taking advantage of the chaos, were locked in a fierce battle, almost to the point of being desperate, ready to slap anyone who came near. Naturally, this also affected some innocent companies and investors in the industry.
This is why the production team of "Blackbird" is always worried that their investors might run away.
There's no way around it; the entire Hong Kong entertainment circle is a battlefield right now.
Everyone is fighting, and if you're not careful, you could end up like those three entertainment companies and be caught up in this silent battle.
Therefore, it's natural that some investors, seeing that things aren't going well, want to withdraw and run away.
In particular, the project "Blackbird" was created by Director Gao with the aim of expanding into the mainland market and regaining a certain degree of market influence. However, now that mainland companies have entered the market, forcing everyone to protect themselves, it is a big question whether their project can still succeed.
This is also one of the important reasons why Gao Dao fell ill.
Xiao He, one of the culprits, could only try to keep a low profile at this moment and pray that Director Gao did not know that Linghui Entertainment, which was currently charging ahead, was actually his company.
"It's you guys!"
Upon seeing Liu Rulan and Xiao He, Gao Zhongbo immediately recognized them.
Fortunately, just as Xiao He had hoped, Gao Zhongbo did not know that Xiao He was the boss of Linghui Entertainment. He only greeted him in a weak voice and then began to cough.
The sound made it seem like he was about to cough it up.
After a series of earth-shattering coughs, he continued apologetically, "I'm sorry, I've been sick lately and haven't been feeling well. My speech may be halting. Please forgive me."
"It's alright, Director Gao, take your time and don't rush. Xiao He and I just came to see you."
Liu Rulan quickly responded, afraid that if the other party said a few more words and actually collapsed, they wouldn't be able to explain themselves clearly.
"We were talking about Xiao He on the Xiang Sheng last time, and I thought since we're already in Hong Kong, we should bring Xiao He to meet you and see if there's a chance for him to receive your guidance during this time."
"I just didn't expect Director Gao to be sick recently. Oh dear, we are really sorry to bother you."
Liu Rulan spoke very tactfully, not mentioning that she had actually heard about Shu Han's situation before bringing Xiao He over, but instead directly addressed him as a junior.
As for whether or not someone needs to step in to save the day—who has ever seen someone actively seeking help to save the day?
If Director Gao doesn't ask, Liu Rulan won't bring it up on her own initiative.
We just chatted casually about what had been going on lately.
Until Director Gao once again focused all his attention on Xiao He.