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The opening ceremony of Lu Chen's first film, A Chinese Ghost Story, was held in the Faen Temple of the Lion Rock Film and Television City.
The Faen Temple of the Lion Rock Film and Television City was an old site. It was first built in the late Qing Dynasty. Later, it was abandoned after two disasters. The ruins were overgrown with weeds, and it became a safe haven for wild foxes.
In the early 1990s, when the Lion Rock Film and Television City began to build, the old site of the Faen Temple was included. The scene designer did not restore and rebuild it, but renovated it on the basis of the ruins, making it an excellent scene for shooting zombie and horror films.
Many of the Xiangjiang zombie and ghost films that were popular in the 1990s were shot here.
But now, due to the changes in the market, the popular themes in the past were no longer popular, and the utilization of the old site of the Faen Temple had decreased a lot. Therefore, it was easy for the studio to rent it at a low cost.
There was a long table in front of the temple, which was used to worship gods. It was covered with red velvet, with a statue of Emperor Guan in the middle. On the left and right sides were incense burners, roast suckling pigs, fresh fruits, and so on.
A camera was placed on the right side of the table, also covered with a red cloth, so that no one could see it.
In the open space a little further away, firecrackers were lit. Then, in the crackling sound, the crew members burned incense and worshiped the gods in turn, praying for a smooth shooting and the new film to be a hit.
The ceremony of worshiping gods first originated in Hong Kong. People in Hong Kong believed in Fengshui superstitions and liked to pray for good luck. The practice of worshiping gods and Buddha was very popular, and the film crew was no exception. There were many taboos.
For example, the direction in which they prayed to the gods could not be wrong. At different times and different locations, everyone prayed to the gods in different directions. Roughly speaking, they had to pay attention to all directions. If they were to place it in the southwest instead of the south, there would be a difference of thousands of miles. Some of them even had to be accurate down to the latitude and longitude.
It sounded incredible, but many Xiangjiang film crews had to invite "experts" to calculate before they started shooting, and they were not careless at all. Otherwise, if there were any twists and turns during the shooting process, they would inevitably suspect that they had encountered some bad luck.
Lu Chen Studio had just been established, and its partner, Jiayang Pictures, was not a top company in the industry. Therefore, the opening ceremony was not very big, but it was also very grand.
Zhou Yi, the behind-the-scenes boss of Jiayang Pictures, personally came to the scene. Of course, he accompanied his cousin, Nie Mingzhu, the heroine of A Chinese Ghost Story.
Mrs. Jin also came, together with her two goddaughters, Ji Xiaodie and Li Xinyan.
The two girls had arranged a small role in the film.
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Chen Siyi played the role of Xiaoqing in A Chinese Ghost Story, a supporting female character with some weight.
In fact, in the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story", there were only four important characters, Ning Caichen, Nie Xiaoqian, Yan Chixia, and the villain, Granny Tree Fairy. Basically, all the limelight was focused on them, especially the first three.
As the first supporting female character, Xiaoqing did not have many scenes in the movie, but both Chen Wenqiang and Chen Siyi were extremely satisfied.
Other than Lu Chen, there were no other big-name actors in the movie. Ma Rongzhen had long been outdated and reduced to being an extra, and most of the others were newcomers.
Lu Chen himself had just made a name for himself in the film and television industry in Hong Kong, and he did not rely on the work itself.
However, the investment of "A Chinese Ghost Story" was as high as 30 million yuan. Although it was not a top-notch production, it was precisely because there were no big names that there was no high salary. This large sum of money had to be invested in filming and post-production. It would be unfair if it did not produce a high-quality product.
Chen Siyi was already extremely lucky compared to her peers to be able to get such an important supporting female role in a movie for the first time. She was standing at a very high starting point from the beginning.
As long as "A Chinese Ghost Story" did not fail miserably after it was released, she would have valuable qualifications.
Seniority represented status.
After offering incense and worshipping the gods, Lu Chen, Zhou Yi, Wan Xiaoquan, and Nie Mingzhu worked together to remove the "red veil" on the camera. The crew members gathered around applauded in unison, and there were also media reporters taking photos.
It was said that this procedure originated from the fear of "scratching".
The so-called "scratching" referred to the film in the early days of the film era, when the film in the camera was accidentally scratched by the parts inside during filming. Once "scratching" occurred, it would cause immeasurable losses to the crew. However, machine scratching was unpredictable and difficult to prevent, so the only thing that could be done was to cover the camera with a red cloth to "suppress evil".
Nowadays, cameras had already been digitized, so there was no possibility of "scratching". However, the more precise something was, the greater the problem, so this custom was still retained.
After the red cloth was removed, the opening ceremony of "A Chinese Ghost Story" was basically over.
Finally, it was time for the representatives of the crew to be interviewed by the media.
Most of the media reporters were invited by Jiayang Pictures. There were more than a dozen of them, both big and small. They were there to support and to promote the film. Every reporter was stuffed with red packets.
If a film and television entertainment company wanted to gain a foothold in Hong Kong, they could not afford to offend the people in the media. Otherwise, they would scold them all day on TV and newspapers, or make up some false rumors. Then, they would not be able to make money.
Of course, it was impossible to please all the media. Jiayang Pictures was a well-known film and television production company, and its boss, Zhou Yi, was a businessman in Hong Kong. He did not lack connections in the relevant media.
However, there was a portion of the media that came uninvited. These reporters were obviously very interested in Lu Chen, so after the opening ceremony ended, they immediately surrounded him and asked him questions.
"Mr. Lu Chen, are you going to use this film to change the structure of Hong Kong's film industry?"
"Why do you have such confidence and certainty?"
"If this film flops, what are you going to do? Return to the mainland? "
"Mr. Lu Chen, as far as I know, none of the actors in this film are big names. May I ask …"
The reporters' questions were like a machine gun, and all of them were aggressive. Chen Wenqiang and Wan Xiaoquan, who were standing at the side, had their faces turn black on the spot.
Zhou Yi was very shrewd, and there was a hint of displeasure in his eyes.
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