Chapter 221: Finding a Way
Since opening an account with the Stock Exchange and returning from testing the waters, Li Yadong has almost only done one thing every day, that is, to read newspapers and magazines, and he has ordered all the newspapers and magazines of several large newspaper groups in Hong Kong, whether they are daily magazines, weekly magazines, main newspapers, or supplementary newspapers, and has spent at least six hours a day carefully reading them, hoping that this information can evoke the dusty memories in his mind.
It's just that it backfired, Hong Kong's economy has been very stable recently, and there doesn't seem to be any major business events about to happen, anyway, using this kind of relational reminiscence, he really didn't think of anything for a while.
Since the stock market is temporarily unable to gain insight into inside information, Li Yadong is no longer insisting, he is now racing against time, until the stock market crash in October, the more funds can be accumulated, the greater the leverage that can be leveraged.
He will continue to pay attention to the information of Hong Kong stocks, but for now, he has decided to start another thing - to enter the film industry.
This matter is not simple, although Li Yadong is not a stranger to Hong Kong movies, and he is a standard Hong Kong film fan, but this so-called not stranger is limited to those classic Hong Kong films, as well as popular stars, how do you know how to make movies?
He still has 1.6 million Hong Kong dollars on hand, he can't afford a big production, investing in a small-budget movie, it's about the same, there is no shortage of scripts, thousands of movies he has seen in his previous life, although many have been forgotten, but he always remembers some classics, just take out a movie like this, isn't it appropriate to make money?
But the key is that he has to find someone to help shoot it, otherwise even if he guards a mountain of gold, it will be useless.
The current Hong Kong is both familiar and unfamiliar to him, familiar with its future development, but has no connections, so he can only try his luck and find a little scalper.
"The person who made the movie?" On the open space on the top of the building, the little scalper looked a little unclear, of course, she couldn't imagine that the guy in front of her, who had been coming from the mainland for less than a month, would have the audacity to make a movie, scratching his head and replying: "How do I know anyone who makes movies." By the way, why are you asking about this?"
Li Yadong looked stupid, he didn't have much hope, and he didn't bother to explain too much, he smiled and waved his hand, "It's nothing, I just feel that making a movie is quite interesting, I want to meet people in this area." ”
"Oh......" The little scalper shrugged, looking helpless.
She still has classes in the morning, and she has worked very hard to save up for tuition, but she will not skip class at will like Li Yadong. But then again, his behavior no longer falls into the category of absenteeism, and it is clear that he just doesn't want to read.
"By the way......" When he had already walked to the door of the stairs, he suddenly thought of something, and the little scalper paused, turned his head and said, "Uncle Wang's youngest son...... It's the one I told you last time, the one who gambles outside and owes a lot of money, he seems to be working on some set. ”
"Oh?" Li Yadong didn't count on it, and planned to take the time to go to "Wutai Mountain" to try his luck and see if he could meet one or two people in the industry, but when he suddenly heard her say this, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
This Wutai Mountain is not the Buddhist holy place in the mainland, but the common name of the Hong Kong Broadcasting Road, because the radio channel in this era brought together three Hong Kong television stations, as well as two radio headquarters, so it was nicknamed Wutai Mountain.
The little scalper doesn't know much about the specific things, and a good baby like her naturally won't have too much contact with a bad gambler, that is, she has heard of it, after all, she lives in a building.
After the little scalper left, Li Yadong went downstairs and touched Uncle Wang's house.
There are six people in his family, crammed into a small house of about 30 square meters, but he has a lot of connections on the roof, and he has spent a lot of savings, and the new house that was built so easily was rented to Li Yadong.
And the reason why he fell into such a situation was all caused by the little son who gambled, at this time it was daytime, and the family probably went to work, and he was the only one left, and the youngest son was a big fire.
"That decrepit boy hasn't been home for several days, and I don't know where he died, it's best if he doesn't come back, I will treat this son as if I never gave birth to this son!"
Li Yadong looked embarrassed and thought: I am about to do something with your son, but you hope that he will never come back, so what will you say next?
Fortunately, Uncle Wang finally came back to his senses and took the lead in asking, "By the way, Dong Zai, what are you looking for my decrepit son?"
"There's something I want to ask him for a favor. ”
"Huh?" Uncle Wang's eyes widened, a little incredulous, "You asked him for help, what can he help you?"
"Uncle Wang, I heard Jiang Yuan say that your youngest son's name is Wang Pengyu, right, is he working on the set?"
"Yes...... Uncle Wang didn't know why, "On the set of Clear Water Bay, I run errands for others, do chores, and have no ability." ”
Li Yadong was overjoyed, he finally found an insider, as for whether he was running errands or doing chores, Li Yadong didn't care, it was better to have a way than to have a black eye.
It's even better to still work on the Clear Water Bay studio, you must know that this Clear Water Bay studio is famous, the cornucopia of Shaw Brothers, and the base camp of Hong Kong film and television. Since the 60s, at least one-third of Hong Kong's TV dramas and movies have been filmed on the set of Clear Water Bay, where almost all the TV and film practitioners in Hong Kong have gathered.
Uncle Wang repeatedly confirmed that he was his decrepit son who really had something to do, so he didn't say a word, hung up the phone, but it was not his son Wang Pengyu himself who answered the phone, but he left a message for him, telling him to go home at night, saying that there was something important at home.
Li Yadong bought a barbecue grill, all imported, a brand in Europe, because the bad environment on the roof is too suitable for barbecue, he feels that he has wasted such a good venue, plus Grandma Jiang usually cooks early, long nights, sometimes hungry, can also make a supper by himself.
The little scalper is now very familiar with him, often come up to eat and drink, the drinks in the refrigerator are simply bought for her, today Li Yadong specially bought steak, the stove has already been born, and she was called at dinner, but she didn't come, it was also strange, guessing that it was probably because of Wang Pengyu, who was not in pain with his grandmother and uncle.
The evening breeze is slow, the climate in Hong Kong is really good, less than April, you still have to wear a padded jacket in the capital, and even if it is at night, a shirt is enough, neither hot nor cold.
Li Yadong moved a table and sat outside, drinking mellow malt beer, enjoying the secret grilled steak, and looking at the neon night view of Central all around, not to mention how refreshing.
Wang Pengyu was late, this was the first time Li Yadong had met him, he looked like a little scalper, ten years old, thin and weak, two eyeballs were spinning, and there was a five-cent scorpion tattoo on his arm, which was not a good thing at a glance.
"This ...... It's Brother Dong, my dad said you look for me......"
He was not polite, he came to the table and sat down, saw that there was a grilled steak on the plate, made a piece of it himself, and ate it with his mouth.
Li Yadong smiled, opened him a bottle of Carlsberg, handed it over, and did not beat around the bush, and directly explained the intention of looking for him, "Yu Zai, I heard that you work on the set of Clear Water Bay, is there strict management over there, if you want to go in and watch other people film, do you need to go through any procedures?"
"That's ......for sure," Wang Pengyu poured a sip of beer, and replied: "Do you think, there are all big stars over there, if you let people in casually, wouldn't it be a mess, how can you film?" Besides, the confidentiality work must also be done in place, the drama has not been played, the plot has been exposed, and that person still goes to the cinema to watch a fart." ”
Li Yadong nodded, he had already thought of this, otherwise he would have rushed over, where would he need to find help from this decrepit boy?
"That'...... Yu Zai, if I want to go in, is there any way?"
"What are you doing when you enter the set?" Wang Pengyu chewed beef in his mouth, not knowing why, "I heard my dad say that you are studying at the University of Hong Kong, and it doesn't seem to be bad for money, is it possible...... Want to see a female celebrity?"
After he finished speaking, he smiled wickedly, and saw that the Qi family brothers had itchy teeth, and they wanted to catch them and beat them.
Li Yadong smiled and didn't say anything, and didn't deny it, so he asked him if there was a way.
After Wang Pengyu glanced at him, his eyes rolled slightly, "What's the way...... It's not for nothing, our crew is recruiting, doing small jobs, and engaging in group performances. But if you don't have any experience at all, it's not easy to do, so you have to rely on the relationship and find a way......"
When he said this, he smiled, "Brother Dong, you should understand what I mean, right?"