"If you come to Hong Kong, you have to come to Temple Street,

The night market here is the most representative, how about Lao Meng, isn't it very lively?"

Wang Fei pointed to the night market and asked Meng Ke.

smiled, Meng Ke didn't speak, he was looking at the scenery,

Or maybe it's looking at people.

He is not unfamiliar with the word Temple Street, and he doesn't know how many times he has seen it in the movie Crazy Boy before.

But what I really saw with my own eyes is indeed another feeling, there are things with a sense of age everywhere, billboards, food stalls, stop signs, old houses that have been gray for more than forty or fifty years,

In an instant, people seem to have returned to that era-

The country is not rich, the people are not strong, wars are raging everywhere, and the people are struggling to live.

However, when people look far away, it is a different scene,

Buildings

Sea-crossing bridges,

Modern technology is everywhere.

There is a clear distinction between the old and the new, standing on the street, as if standing at the gate of time and space,

The incandescent lamps lit up the shops one by one, the stalls and vendors were constantly busy, and all kinds of fragrances were constantly coming from the streets.

There is the smell of leather, rice, and the occasional passing lady's perfume,

The jade jingles, and the language is Mandarin mixed with Hong Kong and Taiwan accents.

Sometimes it sounds cute, sometimes it sounds helpless, anxious, and there will be two sentences blurted out in English, people who don't understand English can only communicate over and over again, and at the same time keep gesturing in their hands,

With the flow of the crowd, Meng Ke and Wang Fei walked slowly.

"Let's go, Lao Meng, let's go eat that spicy crab. ”

Passing by a stall, Wang Fei pulled Meng Ke over violently,

The only place in this stall is that there is a shed for cooking, and the seats are all open-air, and the people are almost full.

There were six or seven people squeezed at the table of two people, drinking and eating, and occasionally a few of them would sing a couple of lines.

"Why?

Seeing that Meng Ke's eyes were dumbfounded, Wang Fei raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

"No, I'm thinking about things. ”

"What do you think?"

"It's nothing, I just thought, such a nice place, it should be used to make a movie. ”

"What kind of movie to make, this place is a tourist attraction, who watches the movie? Now the most popular thing in Hong Kong is the police and gangster films.

are all pursuing what is high,

This is a place where you can only shoot memoirs or food shows, who wants to make a movie here. ”

"You say...... Could this place have been a place full of handles before?"

"Huh?"

"No, nothing. ”

Meng Ke shook his head and hurriedly retracted his emotions.

"What's the matter, Lao Meng, how do I feel that you are a little abnormal today?"

Wang Fei was a little speechless.

Meng Ke came to Hong Kong for the first time.

But with Meng Ke's current status and knowledge, as for being stunned by an attraction?

Today, from the moment they entered Temple Street, Meng Ke was in a daze all the way, and there was almost no normal online thinking.

I don't know, I thought this thing was a fool.

Meng Ke actually knew about Wang Fei's contempt, but ...... He! No!

People who have been deeply influenced by Hong Kong movies since childhood, who have not watched a few "Crazy Boys",

Causeway Bay, Temple Street, Kowloon ......

Aren't these places where Chen Haonan and they often hang out?

Moreover, there is no difference between the current Hong Kong and the Hong Kong in the parallel world.

With such a scene in the painting, even if he kept telling himself not to think about it, he just couldn't help it!!

After a turn, I felt that Chen Haonan would run out, and in front of a small stall vendor, I felt that there should be a few thugs with a hairstyle dyed to kill Matt squatting on chairs to eat, howling while eating,

Well!

That's right

He was talking about the shouting diners who were staring at him just now.

Although, he didn't want to do this, but he really couldn't help it!

And what made him even more unbearable was that such a good place was unexpectedly!

For so many years, Hong Kong's movies are good, but they have always been in pursuit of tall shots.

How awesome how to come, how gorgeous how to come,

But all the villains in the script will be terminated by the righteous people in the end,

That's it,

The most important thing is that these villains are also high,

What a rich second generation, what a doctor, what a lawyer,

Anyway, according to the information he checked before,

There are not many amazing and brain-burning drama movies, but there are a lot of bad movies like "Shocking".

If you change your liver and heart, your personality will change greatly, and there are not a few stalks.

However, this is also the situation in the early years, although it is a little old-fashioned, it can be considered acceptable, but in recent years, Hong Kong films have directly degenerated to the point of plagiarism and borrowing.

For example, the Hong Kong movie "Wushuang" released in 00 directly copied the German movie "Very Suspect" in the 60s of the last century!!

The scary thing is that the king is willing to act, the actor is willing to take it, and the box office is not bad!!

So, since 00, Hong Kong movies have frantically opened the road of borrowing and plagiarism,

And swishing forward at a speed beyond the reach of the naked eye, the festival is getting more and more broken day by day.

And attractions like Causeway Bay and Temple Street are full of the atmosphere of the times,

What kind of documentaries and food programs are usually used to shoot, and such filming locations are completely wasted!

"Abnormal ghost!"

Retracting his thoughts, Meng Ke returned to his usual state and unceremoniously gave Wang Fei a roll of his eyes.

Then

The boss's spicy crab was delivered,

There are also side dishes such as rice cakes.

After opening two bottles of beer, Meng Ke poured a glass for Wang Fei and himself, "Tell me how [The Wandering Earth] has been doing recently?"

"Not good,"

Wang Fei sighed, "The investment still can't be pulled, eh, Lao Meng, do you want to invest a little yourself?"

"Okay, I'll take 200 million out. ”

"Damn, it's really fake. ”

"Nonsense, when did I lie to you. ”

Meng Ke is speechless with a capital letter,

What does Wang Fei think of herself?

"But 200 million is not enough, what you wrote is so difficult to shoot, and the special effects will burn hundreds of thousands in a minute. ”

Wang Fei looked at Meng Ke with blank eyes,

It's not that he hasn't asked Meng Ke to invest before, but every time, Meng Ke's answer is ambiguous.

This time he directly said that he would take out 200 million, so he naturally had to be suspicious.

The most important thing is, can he get Meng Ke to lower his requirements a little?

"That's why I didn't promise to invest in you before,"

Meng Ke rolled his eyes, "You were talking about a billion films, so I naturally wrote them at the price of one billion.

Now you tell me that I don't have any money, and I have so much money in my whole body, but I didn't invest in this film, I gave you start-up capital. ”

"What do you mean?"

"It's just for you to make movies and make money. ”

After taking a sip of beer, Meng Ke looked at Wang Fei seriously, "I write the script, you come to shoot,

But the money I make is all my investment except for the cost, and it is all smashed on the wandering earth, if you can be the master, I will throw money. ”

200 million is not a small number.

If "The Wandering Earth" is a classic, he can also smash it and try it,

But the question is, whether the final result of this drama is a classic or just a blow up and disappears is unknown.

After all, science fiction themes are too rare in China,

It can even be said that there is none,

At this time, he always has to retain some strength and try another way.

"Old Meng, how can I be confident when I hear your words?"

Wang Fei met Meng Ke's gaze with excitement in his voice.

"It's not that I'm confident, I just think it's useless for you to pull investment like this.

What do you think, what are the advantages of science fiction themes in China?

First of all, don't talk about the script, the most important sense of substitution is not good, the United States, the history is short, and the industrial revolution period is long.

Filming a science fiction and a magic is like making a historical drama,

But what about on our side?

5,000 years of culture, which dynasty and which generation have any tribute can be remembered clearly,

The vision can only look to the future,

The time point is placed in the future, and it conflicts with the Confucian culture of our ancestors, in this case, the audience's sense of substitution is poor.

This is also one of the important reasons why science fiction can't get up,

It's too conflicting,

Is there a successful example in the past, where you think investors are stupid when they invest billions all of a sudden?

If your company really wants to shoot, it's the only way I said.

Make money with money, don't be in a hurry to shoot [The Wandering Earth] first, raise the market and name,

You don't have to hurt my face, if you can't do it, just give me back the book, I'll take time to start filming myself, and you will be responsible for making my new film. ”

Crackling, Meng Ke said what was in his heart,

He didn't think that "The Wandering Earth" would hit the streets, but others didn't think so!

Although Wang Fei's character is not as face-saving as Chu Dong, he is not really skinless and faceless.

A lot of the time, it's very righteous, otherwise I wouldn't stay by my side when I can't even afford to pay my salary.

To be honest, he also wanted to shoot "The Wandering Earth",

After all, when this drama is exchanged, the judgment given by the system is unknown.

Although it became a classic a few days ago, it was not very long, and it must be difficult to promote direct shooting,

Instead of hanging yourself from a tree, it's better to think differently.

Knock knock knock.

Wang Fei picked up the beer in front of him and took several sips before he spoke, "What do you have an idea?"

"Lots of ideas,

But I'm afraid you don't want to shoot. ”

Meng Ke deliberately sold a pass,

Before he came, he checked, in addition to the current market environment in Hong Kong,

Many people actually don't want to shoot villains, and they are not likable, and they are easy to be accused of taking bad children, which is thankless.

This is also why, in the past two years, Hong Kong movies have always liked to start from positive characters.

However, Hong Kong's film and television environment is still much more relaxed than that of the mainland, and movies also have level restrictions, and some fighting scenes are not allowed to be watched at all by 18 years old.

And adults don't allow children to be exposed to these too early.

Unless it's piracy,

But piracy has also been very rare over the years,

With the development of the Internet, there is no room for pirated DVDs and the like, so the conditions are relatively broad.

"What film?"

Wang Fei came to be interested,

"The Wandering Earth" can not be filmed for the time being, but the plan to enter the film and television industry cannot be stopped.

"Look at the shape of my mouth,"

Meng Ke pointed to his mouth and read word by word, "Ancient, confused, boy!"

"Tell me more about it. ”

"Simple, it's to tell the story of the righteousness of a group of gangsters. ”

The "Crazy Boy" series was an absolute classic in the former China,

And the investment is not much, only a few million, and you can finish the entire series with 200 million.

Combined with the current Hong Kong film market, it is very sure that it will be popular, and it is no problem to make money, but this is not what Meng Ke values the series of "Crazy Boy" the most.

What he values most is Wang Fei's connections now,

As soon as the filming of "Crazy Boy" starts, Hong Kong can also take advantage of the trend to develop some actors he knows.

You know, there was no shortage of classic works in Hong Kong during the golden age, and those are all valuable assets!

If you put the entire golden age of movies on hold because there are no actors, it would be too fucked up,

All in all, the most important thing for him now is the connection! Finding out is his goal.

Wang Fei didn't speak,

Seeing this, Meng Ke smiled and asked, "What's the matter?"

"No, it's that no one has ever filmed this subject. ”

Wang Fei told the truth.

Too bold!

What is popular in Hong Kong now is a police movie!

The film of the righteous man, you actually want to do it the other way around?

Regarding Wang Fei's reaction, Meng Ke had already guessed it, and said strangely, "It's because I haven't filmed it that I want to shoot it, and you don't think that a place like Temple Street,

Wouldn't it be a shame not to leave a few classic movies behind?"

Biting his lower lip, Wang Fei still spoke,

Meng Ke didn't force him, raised the beer bottle and touched it with Wang Fei, then lowered his head and began to eat beans and spicy crabs.

After stopping for a long time, Wang Fei spoke, "Can it be fired?"

"Yes. ”

Toot toot toot.

Before Meng Ke's words landed, Wang Fei took out his mobile phone and dialed a number.

After a few busy sounds, a man's voice came from there.

"Hey, uncle, did you sleep...... Okay, then don't sleep yet, I have something to discuss with you here, huh...... It's about movies...... Yes, I've found a new theme......

Well, okay, I'll go over right away!"

After hanging up the phone, Wang Fei stood up, "Lao Meng, I owe you this meal, I will treat you well for the next meal, I took this you said!"

After speaking, Wang Fei turned around and ran wildly towards the entrance of Temple Street.

……

Mid-levels.

In the mansion, Zhou Yaomin hung up the phone and walked from the bedroom to the living room.

"Was it Ah Fei's phone just now?"

Zhou Yaomin's wife, Li Zhenzhen, asked.

"Hmm. ”

"What did he say?"

"It's nothing, you go to sleep first, the two of us will talk about the movie for a while, and this kid said that he has found a good project. ”

Zhou Yaomin's face was calm and he couldn't see any waves,

Since he took Wang Fei into the company, his nephew has never disappointed him.

This time I said that there was something, could it really be some new hope?

His company has always been doing the late stage, but now the late stage is too difficult to do, they can't get the technology in the big late stage, and the small one can't make money in the later stage.

Every year, the company is in a half-dead stalemate, and it can't make any money.

Therefore, since a few years ago, he has planned to let the company open up a business to the film and television industry.

But it's too difficult to enter the film and television industry!

Especially here in Hong Kong, the TV series is too long, and the movie is too risky.

In the end, I finally waited for a "Wandering Earth", but the investor withdrew his investment!!

This withdrawal is equivalent to roasting him on a fire, with no specific goal, and the plan is reset to zero.

As a result, I have been planning for a few years and staying in place, which is a very unpleasant feeling!

Thinking that his plans over the years were like drawing circles on paper, Zhou Yaomin felt distraught, and went down to the second floor in his home clothes, and he began to sit on the sofa while drinking tea and waiting for Wang Fei.

"Hopefully, Ah Fei has brought good news. ”