Chapter 64: Ambition

Because of Li Ping'an's chaotic involvement, the Xiangjiang film market has now begun to enter a period of prosperity.

The current film landscape of Hong Kong is mainly divided into four parts, namely the comedy films of the Hui brothers, the new-school funny action films of Fang Shilong and Hung Jinbao, the traditional martial arts films of the Shaw Brothers and the hot-blooded fighting kung fu films of Li Xiaolong. As for Li Ping'an, the films he shot and produced have already jumped out of the trap of Xiangjiang and began to compete for the global market.

The explosion of the film market naturally attracted the attention of the community, but the gangs that wanted to launder the money and make quick money found that there was no way to enter this circle.

First of all, it is a difficult problem to arrange the release of theaters, Xiangjiang is different from Hollywood, the theater line is the key to the film company, but now two-thirds of the theater chain in Xiangjiang is in the hands of Shao Yifu and Li Ping'an father and son, and the rest is the leftist Shuanglian theater line and retail theater line, as for the Golden Princess theater line founded in the 80s, it is estimated that it will be completely harmonized, and the theater chains of Lesheng, Lisheng, Kaisheng, and Jin Hongji have long been purchased by Li Ping'an.

Secondly, the actors and directors who make movies have long been monopolized by film and television production companies such as Shaw Brothers, Wireless, Xiangjiang Dreamworks, Suzaku and Jiayi.

As for whether these associations have thought of unruly and forcibly intervened, of course they have considered it, but Shaw Brothers, Wireless, Xiangjiang DreamWorks, and Suzaku hide Blackwater International Security Company behind them, and the eight major shareholders of Jiayi are huge, so the Xiangjiang community weighed it and could only leave behind the idea of entering the film and television industry.

However, there are exceptions, such as Xiang Huaqiang, who used a little connection with Li Ping'an in his early years, coupled with a good personal relationship with Li Xiaolong, hired personnel from DreamWorks and Suzaku to produce four or five films, and they were all released in Shaw Brothers Cinemas, and the results were not bad, at least he made a small profit, and also opened a little door. Xiang Huaqiang is very smart, never interferes in movie shooting, and gives full remuneration according to the rules.

People's ambitions are endless, seeing Li Ping'an sweeping the world with "The Love of People and Ghosts", Xiang Huaqiang also wants to make a big production and test the water in the international market. Hearing that Li Ping'an had returned to Xiangjiang, he contacted Li Xiaolong the next day to come to Shi'ao Villa to visit Li Ping'an.

Xiang Huaqiang took a sip of the hot tea that the maid had just brewed, looked around at the layout of the villa and began to praise, "Young Master Li really knows how to enjoy life too much, living in a paradise, if I can live in such a house one day, I will be willing to live for ten years." ”

Li Xiaolong, who was sitting on the side, also agreed, "Hua Qiang, you haven't been to Mr. Li's garden villa in Beverly Hills, Hollywood, and the decoration there is even more magnificent." ”

Speaking of Li Xiaolong, because he did not die young, he completely embarked on a different path. Now Li Xiaolong's movies are decreasing, most of his energy is focused on practicing martial arts, and he has not had much intersection with Ding who has married Xiang Huaqiang, and now Li Xiaolong has entered the late stage of dark energy. However, the ancient method of Wing Chun given to him by Professor Li Ping'an is not a pure internal boxing, and it is estimated that Li Xiaolong will stop at the peak of his strength. Of course, Li Ping'an didn't think about continuing to teach Li Xiaolong something further, after all, the law cannot be passed on lightly, and he is not Li Ping'an's closest and loved person, so he will not think about it too much.

"The two of you praised it, there must be something to do when you come to me today, it's better to get straight to the point, I will definitely not shirk what I can help!" Li Ping'an didn't want to play dumb riddles with them.

Xiang Huaqiang and Li Xiaolong glanced at each other, Xiang Huaqiang took out a script and handed it to Li Ping'an, "I want Young Master Li to help take a look at this script, how much room for maneuver." ”

Li Ping'an took the script and began to read it, which tells the story of a small mountain village on the border between Myanmar and Thailand. The protagonist Hong Feng is an orphan, born was abandoned on the steps in front of the village Buddhist hall, a monk found out and adopted him, under the teaching of the old monk, Hong Feng grew up day by day, and his martial arts became stronger day by day, and Hong Feng has been guarding the tranquility of the village after the death of the old monk. Near the border between Thailand and Myanmar, there is still a lot of fighting, and the civil war between the Burmese and the Kayin State shows no signs of stopping, although it affects the security of the region, so some areas, even the high-skilled Hongfeng, are cautious to enter.

Hong Feng lodging between the mountains and the jungle, ferrying, and occasionally fishing and catching poisonous snakes to make a living, living a lonely but simple day, whether it was a doctor, a mercenary, a rebel, or a messenger of peace, anyone passing through the war-torn area had little to do with him as long as it did not affect the life of the village he guarded.

A group of missionaries whose mission was to advocate for human rights approached Hong Feng because they needed a guide who was familiar with the local environment. Jack and Rose, who were in the lead, explained to Hong Feng what they were doing, and it turned out that the group had been trekking hard through various refugee camps since last year to provide the refugees with necessities. However, because the Burmese army has buried ** on the road, they can no longer take the previous method of taking the land route, it is too dangerous, and they can only choose the water route. They asked Hung Feng to help them cross the Salween so they could bring medicine and food supplies to the Kayin people. At first, Hong Feng refused to enter Burma from Thailand, but when he looked at these foreigners who had come from afar in the spirit of humanity, Hong Feng seemed to be slightly touched, and he finally managed to get Jack, Rose, and everyone who came with them to their destination.

Almost two weeks later, Pastor Arthur made a surprise visit and told Hong Feng that none of the humanitarian aid he had escorted had returned, and that the embassy could do nothing about their disappearance. Arthur mortgaged his house and raised money from the church, intending to hire mercenaries to save the humanitarians, as Arthur guessed that most of them had become prisoners of the Burmese military. Although after years of unremitting cultivation, Hong Feng has become the most lethal martial arts master in the local area, but for the sake of the village he guards, Hong Feng will not easily make a move, so as not to provoke a strong enemy.

Originally, Hong Feng had decided that no matter how much Arthur persuaded him, he would not intervene, but the sudden artillery fire between the two sides accidentally injured the people of the village, which completely angered Hong Feng, and Hong Feng finally agreed to the request for relief from the humanitarians.

After a series of tragic battles, Hong Feng finally rescued everyone, and with the leadership of the church, the village that Hong Feng was guarding was also relocated to a paradise away from the war.

Li Ping'an always felt déjà vu in this script, and after careful recollection, he found that the main context of the story is very similar to "First Blood 4" released in 2008.

"This script is medium, but if it is filmed above the level, it should be able to have a good market!" Li Ping'an handed the script back to Xiang Huaqiang.

Xiang Huaqiang asked excitedly, "After the movie is filmed, can Young Master Li help release it in North America?"

"The two of you are waiting for me here! Okay, I can ask DreamWorks to help distribute it in Europe and the United States after the film is finished. Li Ping'an happily gave a promise.

The three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Xiang Huaqiang and Li Xiaolong left the villa satisfied.