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Chapter 265 Outdated Starmaking Model
After the actor is decided.

Other roles have also sped up the screening process one after another.

On Hong Kong Island in March, the public casting of "The King of Comedy" almost covered all entertainment topics on Hong Kong Island.

And Li Yi also officially demonstrated his strong influence on Hong Kong Island.

In the original "King of Comedy", Li Yi directly approached Chen Weijie, a big name who played a deadly role in the cameo in the original "King of Comedy".

Chen Weijie had also played tricks before, plus it was Li Yi's invitation, so he naturally agreed without saying a word.

This also adds a lot of topics to "The King of Comedy".

This month, every time "The King of Comedy" decides a role, the entertainment media will report it fiercely.

At the same time, more actors from Hong Kong Island flocked to Li Yi's movies, even if it was just a role in the group, it was also competed by countless people.

Without him, as long as he is selected, even if he is a minor player in the crew, the entertainment media on Hong Kong Island will cooperate with a report.

Such influence has made countless veteran directors envious.

Because even they have never had such a huge impact.

Finally, the lineup of the main characters of "The King of Comedy" has been finalized.

Li Yi can be regarded as doing what he said, except for the male lead, the female lead, and some supporting characters in the film who have relatively high requirements for age and acting skills.

The other characters are almost all publicly selected through auditions.

This has also greatly changed the attitude of the Hong Kong Island film circle towards Li Yi!
And the media praised Li Yiwei unscrupulously: "The light of Hong Kong Island movies"!
Because after the focus of the film has shifted to the larger market in the Mainland, few big directors can do it. The film uses an all-Hong Kong lineup.

But Li Yi did it.

In fact, Li Yi really didn't think so much, it's all because "The King of Comedy" is not so much a film about the struggle history of a small character who plays a role, but rather a film about the bitterness of an actor who was a role player at the bottom of Hong Kong Island's society. history!
Therefore, such a movie is indeed more suitable to use Hong Kong Island actors.

Moreover, this time the live soundtrack of "The King of Comedy" will also be in Cantonese. Of course, if it is released in the mainland, it will definitely be dubbed in Mandarin!

In fact, the background of "The King of Comedy" belongs to Hong Kong Island.

Why do you say that?

Because, have you ever seen any outlander in the mainland who became a big star in the last real counterattack?

However, in the early golden age of Hong Kong Island, hundreds of films were produced a year, but in the end, there was not a decent film and television school. They all came out of short-term training courses, and even more were wild.

It is hard for people in this era to imagine an actor making dozens of films a year.

And most of the actors and stars in Hong Kong Island started out as extras. Many of them have hardly studied systematically, and more of them rely on a movie to survive.This can be said to be the star-making process unique to Hong Kong Island in that era.

Therefore, the background of a movie like "The King of Comedy" can only be Hong Kong Island.

"Hey, Hong Kong movies are still in decline after all!" Zhuo Yixiong sighed while holding the stack of materials of the last round of actors who failed the audition.

"Why are you feeling emotional all of a sudden?" Li Yi couldn't help but smiled.The decline of Hong Kong Island movies is a well-known fact.

Why does Li Yi have such a big influence on Hong Kong Island?
It's not because Hong Kong Island filmmakers have indeed experienced a terrible fault, and there is no successor.

You can hardly even see a few Hong Kong Island film and television stars under the age of 40 appearing.

So is the director!That's why Li Yi has become the sweet pastry in the eyes of Hong Kong Islanders in this era, and he is full of praise.

Because, apart from Li Yi, they couldn't even find a target for the younger generation of Hong Kong Island film and television circles to tout.

"Actually, by reading your script of "The King of Comedy", you can understand why the actors in Hong Kong Island have faults, because the star-making model, the model of cultivating actors is outdated." Zhuo Yixiong said with emotion road.

Li Yi nodded, it was true.

This is also an inevitable result of the development of an industry that is becoming more and more standardized.

Although the cultivation of talents in the film and television industry in the mainland is not as mature as Hollywood, even if it is so, it can already beat Hong Kong Island.

There are professional film and television academies in the mainland, which have provided a large number of talents for the film and television industry, but what about Hong Kong Island?

There is not a single professional school.

And just like in the early years, most of the mainland movies chose actors from Hong Kong Island as the protagonists, why?Because they often appear on the big and small screens, they are very recognizable and well-known.

But now it's the other way around.

Most mainland crews will not easily find Hong Kong newcomers who are not yet familiar to the mainland public, unless they become famous.

"These can even be said to be the last essence of young actors from Hong Kong Island. Maybe in a few years, even such young actors from Hong Kong Island will not be found." Zhuo Yixiong said again.

"I have an idea." Li Yi said suddenly.

"Oh?" Zhuo Yixiong couldn't help but look at Li Yi curiously.

"The decline of Hong Kong Island movies is caused by the general environment. We can't do much, but I think it's okay to give these young Hong Kong actors some opportunities." Li Yi thought for a while and said.

"How?" Zhuo Yixiong asked expectantly.

"Didn't you say that what they lack is the opportunity to show themselves? What if we give them such an opportunity?" Li Yi asked with a smile.

"This..." Zhuo Yixiong was a little puzzled.

"What do you think of micro movies and commercials?" Li Yi asked with a smile.

Zhuo Yixiong's eyes lit up immediately.

"You mean, let them act in commercials and micro movies?" Zhuo Yixiong asked.

"Not bad, what do you think?" Li Yi asked.

"If it's someone else, maybe it won't work, but if it's you, then it's definitely okay." Zhuo Yixiong smiled immediately.

He really wasn't flattering, Li Yi's micro-movies and commercials were also well-known.

Moreover, the exposure of each film is extremely high, not to mention these young Hong Kong actors, even those famous stars, if Li Yi invites them, most of them will not refuse.

"It's just, do you have that much time?" Zhuo Yixiong asked with a frown.

In fact, Li Yi seldom spends time making short films anymore.

"Since we want to support actors from Hong Kong Island, wouldn't it be good to support those young directors from Hong Kong Island as well?" Li Yi asked with a smile.

Zhuo Yixiong nodded and said, "You want to?"

"Pull those young Hong Kong directors out to make commercials? Microfilms?" Zhuo Yixiong looked at Li Yi in astonishment.

"What? No way?" Li Yi asked.

Zhuo Yixiong thought for a while, Mu Ran stood up and said with a smile, "Okay, why not!"

"However, since this matter is going to be done, let's make it big. Even every commercial and micro-movie can be made by celebrities from Hong Kong Island." Zhuo Yixiong looked at Li Yi and said.

(End of this chapter)