Last year, TVB's five tiger players Liu Dehua, Huang Rihua, Liang Chaowei, Tang Zhenye and Miao Qiaowei formed an offensive and defensive alliance to put pressure on the company because they did not want to sign a five-year contract with the TV station.

Sir Shao was scheming and used various methods to defeat them, convincing Huang Rihua and Liang Chaowei among the Five Tigers to disintegrate the Five Tigers Alliance.

Tang Zhenye and Miao Qiaowei surrendered one after another and signed a contract with the company. Only Liu Dehua has a strong personality and insists on principles and does not compromise, so he has been hiding in the company for more than 300 days.

The so-called hiding means not to arrange work for artists, cancel all notices, and prohibit appearing in the news media. With such a fierce competitive environment in the Hong Kong film and television industry, if you don’t show up for half a year, you will be forgotten by the audience. Even if you make a comeback, you will not be as popular as you did in the past.

TVB just wanted to use this trick to force Liu Dehua to surrender, but he is a ox and has a strong temper. He would rather be hidden than sign a contract.

Seeing that he was so tough, he always didn't cooperate, and TVB was also very confused. Because Liu Dehua had great potential, the TV series he starred in had good ratings and the movies also achieved very good box office. They were unwilling to lose such a money tree. So both sides are in a stalemate now, and it depends on which side retreats first.

Because his father Wang Tianlin is a well-known producer of TVB, Wang Jing has a certain understanding of the big and small things that happened on TVB. Of course, he has heard of such big things as Liu Dehua being hidden in the snow.

"Let me talk to Boss Shao, I hope he can have a good time and give me a favor." Xia Tian nodded and said, and after he said that, he suddenly burst into laughter.

Because he found that he had too many things to ask Boss Shao for help. The contract between Chung Chuhong, the hidden things of Liu Dehua, the release of the movie, etc.

"I'm afraid my father's favor has been used up for a long time." Xia Tian muttered. He borrowed his favor from his father when the movie was released, Wang Qixian's contract, and theater rentals. So there are probably not much left in the previous relationship between my father and Sir Shao's host and host.

"It's not enough to be a 'parent dependent'. At critical moments, you still have to work hard on your own." Xia Tian muttered in his heart again.

"It would be better if Sir Shao could agree to borrow Liu Dehua. If not, I'm blunt, you really have to play this role." Wang Jing said at this time.

There are not many male stars in Hong Kong who have box office appeal now, only Cheng Long, Hong Jingbao, Yuan Biao, Xu Guanjie, Mai Jia, Xu Guanwen, Lam Zixiang, Zhong Zhentao, Alan Tam, and Lam Zhengying. There are only a few of them.

Although Xia Tian’s main business is a director, he has become a popular star because of his guest starring Mr. Zombie. In addition, his titles such as "Master of Fantasy Novels", "20 million screenwriters", and "Cinema Tycoon". Now his box office appeal is not worse than Lin Zixiang, Zhong Zhentao, and Mai Jia.

"Okay." Xia Tian nodded. If he really couldn't borrow Liu Dehua, he had to go on stage in person. "There are three important roles that have not been arranged. Doudou's brother, another heroine, Joanna, and Sanba's heartthrob. Do you have any ideas about the three of them?"

"Would Miss Hu Huizhong play Joanna? This role doesn't have too many scenes, she should be able to take time to play guest roles." Wang Jing suggested.

Xia Tian thought about the scene where Wang Xiaoxian and Hu Huizhong performed together. It was destined to be a collision between Mars and a head-on face toward the wheat! If the leading actor is Liu Dehua, he can escape the disaster. If Liu Dehua has no schedule and he is the protagonist, he will be doomed.

When Xia Tian thought of this, he was shocked and had a cold war. "Ms. Hu is going to take the course of action actresses recently. Don't participate in comedy movies like this." He waved his hand and found an excuse.

"What about Miss Chung Chuhong? It would be nice if she could come and act." Wang Jing suggested again.

"You can give it a try." Xia Tian thought for a while, nodded.

In fact, in the original "Best Bad Friend", the TVB actress Chen Yulian played by Joanna. She and Liu Dehua had previously collaborated on the TV series "The Legend of Condor Heroes". Because of the ratings, they were regarded as the best screen couple. That time, Wang Jing asked Chen Yulian to take action, and wanted to use the "The Legend of Condor Heroes" to re-cooperate as a gimmick.

Unfortunately, Chen Yulian has now married American wealthy businessman Chen Chaowu and has retired from the entertainment industry to be a young grandmother. However, if Chung Chuhong had played Joanna, this shortcoming could be made up for. After all, no matter how gimmick Chen Yulian and Liu Dehua have a gimmick, they are not as good as Chung Chuhong's box office appeal.

"Doudou's brother, I think Chen Huimin will play it." Wang Jing suggested again.

Chen Huimin is a 14K origin, one of the three major Hong Kong societies. He was intimidated by Tsim Sha Tsui and Kimbali Road was even known as "Chan Huimin Street". His skill was neat, he won the Southeast Asian boxing championship, and was later spotted by Shaw Brothers, and invited him to star in movies, thus entering the entertainment industry. He often plays the big brother of the Black X Club, which is also a true character.

Xia Tian nodded with a smile.

The original Doudou's elder brother was played by Cheng Kui'an. At that time, he had already gained a lot of fame because he starred in "The True Color of Heroes" and "Prison Storm", so he was selected by Wang Jing to film the drama.

However, Cheng Kui'an is still an unknown person now, and he doesn't know where to hide. Xia Tian doesn't need to find him out for such a small role. Moreover, this character is a fierce and evil gangster, and it's not impossible for Chen Huimin to play it.

"It's up to Chen Huimin to play." He smiled, "That heartthrob, who do you want to play?"

When Wang Jing heard this, he smiled bitterly, "To be honest, boss, this character is the most difficult to deal with. There is a saying in the drama industry that is called 'It is easy to get a thousand lives, but it is hard to get an ugly one!' Especially for a female ugly person, it is even more difficult."

Xia Tian nodded. He had heard this sentence and agreed with it very much.

Not to mention anything else, there are so many mainland actresses who can be regarded as female comedians. How many of them can they be called female comedians?!

In the golden age of Hong Kong movies, there were countless actresses of all kinds, including jade girls, beautiful girls, and beating girls... Those who can be regarded as female comedians are just Ng Junru.

Others such as Mao Shunyun, Mei Xiaohui, Jiang Xinyan, Yuan Jindan, and Chen Shulan are also known as comedy actresses, but they do not have the ability to bear the box office alone and can only play the role of adding icing on the cake.

It is precisely because of the scarcity of female ugly people that Wang Jing is helpless. After all, he cannot become a living person and forcefully create a female ugly person.

"What do you think of Ng Junru?" Xia Tian saw that he was embarrassed, so he had to remind him.

Wang Jing was stunned, "Are you talking about Xia Chunqiu's daughter?"

Xia Tian nodded.

Xia Chunqiu is the most well-known artist in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t know Zheng Shaoqiu, Zhou Runfa, or the Five Tiger Generals of the Wireless, but he must know Xia Chunqiu. Because he is responsible for broadcasting the Mark Six lottery prizes, if you want to get rich, you must know him.

It was precisely because of his father that Ng Junru successfully entered the entertainment industry.

"She is now a TVB actress and may not be willing to play the role of a heartthrob." Wang Jing frowned and said.

Any girl who loves beauty, who would let the actresses go and be ugly all the time to be a female girl? Wouldn’t that be self-deprecating!

"I think it's better to give it a try," Xia Tian said. "I think if she is aspiring to do so, she should not be willing to hide behind her father and live a life with his father's blessing."

Wang Jing nodded, "Then I'll go and talk to her. If it doesn't work, then find another way."

"So how much money do you think this drama needs?" Xia Tian asked while writing the cast list on paper while considering their pay.

"I think four million should be taken down." Wang Jing thought for a while.

The drama "Best Bad Friend" has no big scenes, nor is there any first-line superstars. Although Liu Dehua is popular, he is still a TV star and can be won for 50,000 Hong Kong dollars. Wang Shixian, Lou Nanguang, and Ke Shoulang are all from the company, and their pay can also be added or subtracted at the appropriate level. Even Chung Chuhong, who has the highest pay, can be won for only 100,000 or 200,000 yuan.

All the pay is one million. Based on the ratio of pay and cost to 1 to three, you can finish the movie with three million. If you want to make a fortune, four million is definitely enough.

"OK." Xia Tian nodded, and then said, "For the sake of good bidding, I will be the director of this drama, how about you be the executive director?"

Summer is now a guarantee of selling short films. The box office of several consecutive dramas has exceeded 20 million, which really gives investors great confidence. Everyone believes that if he is the director of this drama, the box office of the movie will be very guaranteed.

On the contrary, Wang Jing has not yet made a name for himself. Although he has also filmed several blockbuster films at Shaw Brothers, such as "Thousand Kings Fight Thousand Babies", "The Frog Prince", etc., none of the films have a box office of over 20 million, and have not won any awards. Compared with directors such as Hong Jingbao, Xu Ke, Mai Jia, and Xia Tian, ​​they are still far behind.

If he had his name, I'm afraid no one would recognize it. Just like the movie "The True Character of Heroes" directed by Wu Yusen, it is obviously a good movie, but no one dares to invest.

"Of course." Wang Jing nodded quickly. He didn't care much about Xu Ming. He was scolded by the audience in his previous life, so he still did whatever he should do. As long as Xia Tian paid the salary on time.

"Okay, then let's take action separately and start looking for actors. I'm responsible for Cherie Chung and Andy Lau, and you're responsible for inviting Ng Junru and Chen Baixiang." Xia Tian said again.

"Okay." The king spirit agreed immediately.

Chen Baixiang is his friend. The two have worked together in many dramas and have a close relationship. Invite him to film without any effort.
Chapter completed!