Chapter 362: Envy
"Director Zhang, hello! Thank you Bayi Studio for providing us with such a good shooting environment!" Li Mu, as the producer of the film and the owner of Goat Film Company, walked forward enthusiastically to shake Zhang Jinhua's hand, and said with a smile in Mandarin with a strange Hong Kong accent.
This is Mr. Li Xuan, the owner of ATV Group, Asia Pictures is also interested in cooperating with domestic film companies, and this time Mr. Li specially came to our photography base for inspection!" Zhang Jinhua pointed to Li Xuan next to him.
A little surprise flashed in Li Mu's eyes, it was impossible for him, as a Hong Kong person, not to know the famous "God of Wealth Li". But when everyone introduces Li Xuan, they usually say that this is the richest man in the world, or that this is the boss of the Eastern Bloc.
It was the first time he had heard Li Xuan introduced that this was the boss of ATV Group. Although ATV Media is indeed a company under Li Xuan's name, it is actually not ranked high in Li Xuan's entire business empire.
Asia Pictures, a subsidiary of ATV Media Group, is much larger than Sanyang Pictures, a joint venture between Li Mu and Li Hanxiang, and invests in more than 20 films every year. What's more, the core asset of ATV Media is not Asia Pictures, but Asia Satellite TV, which has pressed TVB under its body and is firmly seated on Hong Kong's largest TV station.
In addition, ATV Media Group's assets also include newspapers, record companies, brokerage companies, printing companies and other industries. But the Hong Kong entertainment and media circles are very clear that this "God of Wealth Lee" actually does not pay much attention to the ATV Group. On the contrary, his wife, Ms. Zhong, had been involved in the operation and management of ATV Group as a senior executive of the company before she became pregnant.
So when Li Mu heard Director Zhang's introduction, he said to him. Li Xuan, as the boss of ATV Group, came to the photography base of Bayi Studio to inspect, and Asia Pictures is also preparing to cooperate with China to make films. The news came as a surprise to him.
Although more and more Hong Kong film companies have gone north to make films in recent years, this by no means includes mainstream film companies. Because cooperating with the mainland usually means giving up the entire Taiwan market.
The Taiwan market is one of the most important box offices for Hong Kong films. For large companies, the cost savings from filming in the north are simply not enough to make up for the losses caused by the film's ban in Taiwan.
But in fact, Li Mu misunderstood, because Zhang Jinhua actually didn't know Li Xuan's true identity at all. Even the identity of the boss of ATV Media Group was reported by Li Xuan himself.
After Li Xuan chatted with Zhang Jinhua and He Wei that day, Zhang Jinhua didn't have time to verify Li Xuan's identity, and Zeng Zhiwei, the general manager of Asia Pictures, received a call from Li Xuan. He immediately flew to Beijing in person to negotiate with the domestic side.
This made Zhang Jinhua completely believe in Li Xuan's identity, and naturally he didn't bother to verify the other party's identity. And although the Eastern Bloc is very well-known in the world, it does not have much fame in the country.
In this era, there is a very scarce information exchange channel between the mainland and the world. In addition to departments such as the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that are responsible for foreign exchanges. Other people don't really know much about the outside world.
"Li Sheng. I'm Li Mu, the general manager of Sanyang Pictures, and it's a pleasure to meet you here!" Li Mu said in Cantonese.
Although the domestic personnel present could not fully understand Li Mu's Cantonese, they could clearly feel his attitude towards Li Xuan, which was obviously more humble than his attitude towards Zhang Jinhua just now.
Zhang Jinhua's status in China may not be low, but for Li Mu, the two sides are just a cooperative relationship. After filming this movie "Shaolin Lay Disciple", the intersection of the two sides is over. No matter how influential Zhang Jinhua is in the mainland, it is impossible for him to influence Hong Kong.
But Li Xuan is different, he only needs one sentence to put Sanyang Company in trouble. There is no need for Li Xuan and the Oriental Group to take action personally. As long as ATV Media blocks Sanyang Pictures, even if his partner Li Hanxiang's status in the Hong Kong film industry is not low. Their companies will continue to struggle.
"Li Sheng, hello, we were one family five hundred years ago!" Li Xuan said with a smile, the surname Li is a very common surname.
"If Li Sheng can afford to be below, just call me Ah Mu!" Li Mu, who was already over half a hundred years old, put his posture very low in front of Li Xuan. He also introduced the other people around him, "Li Sheng, this is Hua Shan, the old director of Shaw Brothers, was invited by our Sanyang Pictures this time to direct the filming of the movie "Shaolin Lay Disciples"!"
"Li Sheng, hello! I'm Huashan!" Li Mu didn't come to the crew many times, maybe he didn't know anything. But when Hua Shan saw He Qing standing next to Li Xuan, he couldn't help but feel very curious.
"Hello Director Hua, I'm really sorry to disturb the normal filming of your crew!" Li Xuan said politely.
Hua Shan waved his hand again and again and said that it didn't matter, and glanced at He Qing seemingly undoubtedly.
Li Xuan noticed his small action, couldn't help but smile a little, pointed at He Qing and said: "Last time I told He Qing to let her go to ATV to film, but she said that Director Hua is a very powerful director and takes special care of her in the crew. Before the filming of "Shaolin Lay Disciple" is finished, she will never take on other movies!"
"Where! I can't talk about taking care of it, Miss He is too polite! Although Miss He is making a movie for the first time, she is very spiritual and a promising actor!" Hua Shan said flatteredly, and then smiled very kindly at He Qing.
In fact, Li Xuan's polite words did not have any substantial benefits for Huashan. But to get the compliment of the world's richest man "God of Wealth Li", Huashan is also a little fluttering, which is the bonus charm brought by wealth.
"Who is this? The pie is so big! Director Hua and Producer Li seem to be very dogs to him...... Respectful!" Wei Min asked a Hong Kong makeup artist next to him.
Wei Min originally wanted to say "dog legs", but he changed the indecent word halfway through speaking. She is the liaison person assigned by the filming base to the crew, and is responsible for helping the Hong Kong crew communicate with the film and television base.
"You don't even know him, this is 'God of Wealth Li', the richest man in the world!" The makeup artist glanced at Wei Min disdainfully, and suddenly gossiped and said, "He Qing, that little goblin is really a real person and doesn't show his face, and he has hooked up with 'God of Wealth Li' without knowing it!"
Wei Min couldn't help frowning when he heard the other party say that He Qing was a little goblin. She actually doesn't like this makeup artist from Hong Kong, the other party usually thinks that this place is not good or there is not good, and no one begs them to come here to make movies. Seeing that she was already an old girl in her thirties, and she looked like a who was dissatisfied, her tone was full of envy and jealousy, which made Wei Min very curious about this "God of Wealth Li".
"He is the richest man in the world?" Wei Min asked with some disbelief.
"Of course, and it has been won for two consecutive years, with a personal wealth of more than 80 billion Hong Kong dollars! Hong Kong doesn't know how many female stars want to climb into his bed, but I didn't expect to be won by He Qing, a mainland girl!"
Wei Min didn't like the makeup artist's tone, but she was quickly stunned by the information put into the other party's words. 80 billion Hong Kong dollars, is this a wealth that a person can have?
Wei Min couldn't help but take a deep look at Li Xuan a few times, wanting to see through whether the other party's body was made of gold! It's just that in Wei Min's opinion, the man in the distance was no different, and the only feeling he gave people was that he was young.
Although the clothes on his body are a little old, Li Xuan looks like he is in his twenties, and he is a good match for He Qing, a little girl. (To be continued......)