Chapter 11 Making Movies?
"Don't call me 'little master', just call me Xu Jing. Are all your after-effects healed? Xu Jing said to them.
"It's better, and nothing happens under normal circumstances. Thanks to Uncle Lin and the old instructor. By the way, we heard about the old instructor, alas, but unfortunately we didn't make it to meet his old man for the last time, and we were planning to go back to pay respects to his old man during the Qingming Festival. Zhao Xiaojun said that Zhao Xiaojun used to be their team leader, and he was also the most mature and stable one.
"Well, by the way, how did you get into the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts?" Xu Jing asked.
"Although Uncle Lin settled us in the hotel, we also wanted to do something, but our cultural level is not high, and the skills in our hands are also in the hands, and we can't find any suitable work to do, and then Uncle Lin saw that the dragon and tiger martial artists in the Chen family class and the Hong family class are doing well, and they are just right for us, so he took us to take on some dragon and tiger martial arts work, and slowly started doing it in this industry." The name of the speaker is Han Xiaoxin, he used to be a demoman, he has a fiery personality, he likes to give the enemy one at every turn, and after coming to Xiangjiang, he is also the person who causes the most trouble, and he has been trained by Zhao Xiaojun.
"In fact, now we are not only doing the work of dragon and tiger martial artists, we have some scars on our bodies, we can't do the work of many martial artists, and the people of Xiangjiang are more discriminatory against us from the mainland, and we can't get ahead. Lao Zhao has a better temper, has organizational skills, and will take on some field work. Xiaoxin plays explosion well, and he often takes on explosion stunts, me, Qin Tian, and Wu Zheng are all martial artists or some small crews' action directors, firearms directors, and other miscellaneous things. Wei Ping smiled and said, he used to be a sniper, he was very patient, and he was the only one who didn't get into trouble after coming to Xiangjiang.
After some introduction, Xu Jing more or less understood their situation. Except for Qin Tian and Wu Zheng, everyone else is married, Zhao Xiaojun's wife is Zheng Xiufang, Wei Ping's wife is He Xiaoyun, and Han Xiaoxin's wife is Li Jun, they all came from the mainland and are now working in Sun Jiahui's tailor shop. Qin Tian used to be a detective and an observer of Wei Ping, with a delicate and cautious personality, and he also treated feelings, and he was still thinking about the object of his childhood sweetheart when he was in Yanjing, and he always wanted to mix it up so that he could take it over, and he was a rather dull person. Wu Zheng used to be a raider, the youngest of them, only twenty-five years old, perhaps because of his young relationship, he was the fastest to integrate into the city after coming to Xiangjiang, and even changed a few girlfriends.
"Why didn't you do it in the company? Doesn't the company have any plans to shoot right now? Knowing that several people were still working in other crews, Xu Jing asked curiously.
"Company? What company? You're not talking about Jiuzhou Pictures, right? Hey, it was turned off last year, Uncle Lin didn't tell you? Han Xiaoxin wondered.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Lin Jianguo with puzzled eyes.
"The film company closed down last year, so I haven't had time to tell you yet." Lin Jianguo saw Xu Jing looking at him suspiciously and said.
“。。。。 Turned off? At Uncle Zhou's house, didn't you still say let's make a movie? Xu Jing asked.
"Making a movie? You don't really want to make a movie, do you? Lin Jianguo was surprised.
"Uncle, do you think I'm joking?" Xu Jing was a little speechless to Lin Jianguo.
"Ahem, this, I thought you were just trying to persuade Xiao Xun's parents to agree to take her to Xiangjiang as an excuse." Lin Jianguo said a little stupidly.
“。。。。。。” Xu Jing was a little dumbfounded, speechless to Lin Jianguo, and had a feeling of 'I want to be quiet', and Zhou Xiaoxun on the side first looked at Xu Jing, and then at Lin Jianguo, his eyes wandered between the two, with a look of I just quietly watching your performance.
Subsequently, after some explanations from several people, Xu Jing understood the reason for Jiuzhou Film Company. It turned out that since Lin Jianguo took Zhao Xiaojun and a few people to the set to pick up work for a few years, he found that in recent years, Xiangjiang films have developed rapidly, and he noticed the huge profits contained in the film industry, Lin Jianguo started the idea of investing in the film industry, so he registered Kyushu Film Company, and formed a team of dragon and tiger martial artists of the "Lin Family Class".
So, Lin Jianguo sold his own house and used it to invest in making movies, Lin Jianguo had a lot of ambitions, and he bought a script called "The True Colors of the Heroes" at a high price for the first movie, planning to make a movie that integrates heroes, action, gunfights, underworld and other elements, needless to say, this is a movie that imitates the box office champion movie "The True Colors of Heroes" in 86 years.
As the last few years coincided with the economic transition period in Hong Kong, a large number of people from the mainland have poured into Hong Kong, which has brought great pressure to the Hong Kong society, and public order has become more and more difficult, and the mainlanders have been very ostracized by the mainstream society in Hong Kong. Due to the mainlander status of Zhao Xiaojun and others, in the impetuous environment of the entertainment industry, they are even more discriminated against, and after a few years, being a martial artist can still only be the lowest level of martial arts, the most dangerous thing to do, but the salary is the lowest, and they will not show their faces in the film. Zhao Xiaojun, who is the best in the mix, occasionally does some field work, and he is only an inconspicuous position in the small and medium-sized crew. Therefore, Zhao Xiaojun and others have been on the set for a few years but have not been exposed to many core things.
The core characters in making movies are producers, directors and actors, which are all lacking in Lin Jianguo, and there is no way, Lin Jianguo can only find someone to do it. Lin Jianguo, Zhao Xiaojun and others have been in the film industry for a few years, and they also know some professionals in the circle, and there are even some bigwig-level figures, out of cost control, they finally found a filmmaker surnamed Lin as the producer, this person is not well-known in the Xiangjiang circle, but he also has good connections, and promised Lin Jianguo that even if he can't invite Zhou Yanfa, he can invite Dillon to be the protagonist, and the director even invited Wu Yusen, who is in the limelight, to shoot.
After the producer surnamed Lin signed the contract, Lin Jianguo sent the money to this person and asked him to arrange specific matters. The problem is here, what people didn't expect was that the producer surnamed Lin took the money to the casino and lost no points after getting the money, which made Lin Jianguo lose his blood.
In fact, Lin Jianguo is a very business-minded person, otherwise he would not have earned tens of millions of net worth within a few years of coming to Xiangjiang, and he is also very discerning, and he found the profiteering and development trend of the Xiangjiang film industry at a glance.
With the development of Xiangjiang Films, in recent years, countless people have invested in the film industry every year, among which there have been many directors and producers who cheat investors out of money, that is, they take a huge amount of money but only spend a small amount of money for shooting, and then hand over a junk movie to investors.
For the producer surnamed Lin, Lin Jianguo is not credulous without investigation, on the contrary, he has investigated, and the producer surnamed Lin has a good reputation and reputation in the circle, it can only be said that Lin Jianguo is unlucky, he did not catch up with a producer who cheated investors out of money, but caught up with a producer who suddenly committed gambling addiction. As a result, the film company was hastily closed.
"That grandson, he had already jumped off the building when we found him, otherwise, even if he didn't jump off the building, I would have sunk him to the ground..." Speaking of this, Han Xiaoxin, who had a fiery temperament, was a little indignant.
"Ahem." Before Han Xiaoxin finished speaking, Qin Tian stopped him from continuing and motioned for Zhou Xiaoxun to be present not to talk about this kind of thing.
"By the way, Xu Jing, do you really want to make a movie?" Zhao Xiaojun looked at Xu Jing and asked.
Xu Jing nodded in response.
"It's okay, although the film company is closed, but we know some directors and producers who are good at talking, we run away, there will always be a chance, don't say it, Xiao Jing, you really have the potential to be a big star with this look, maybe you will directly fancy the male number one." No matter how bad I am, I can make money for movies in a year or two, and it just so happens that in Yanjing, I contacted a few disciples in the courtyard to specialize in reselling illegal goods, and the old man is no longer there, and he won't take care of me. Lin Jianguo said with a smile, not caring about the previous pit. For Xu Jing, Lin Jianguo regards it as his own, since Xu Jing wants to make a movie, the first thing he thinks about is how to help Xu Jing realize his dream, not to make him give up.
Xu Jing seemed to be thinking about something, but did not answer.
Back in the room, Xu Jing sat on the sofa with his head tilted and still pondering.
"Big barley, it's okay, didn't Uncle Lin say it, I'll definitely find a chance to make a movie." Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoxun thought that Xu Jingzai was frustrated by the fact that he couldn't make a movie, so he comforted.
"I'm fine, I'm thinking about something else. By the way, you should call your parents first so that they can feel more at ease. Xu Jing gave Zhou Xiaoxun a smile and said.
Zhou Xiaoxun's home phone was specially installed by Zhou Xiaoxun before he decided to come to Xiangjiang in order to facilitate contact, and it happened to catch up with the mainland government's policy of speeding up the construction of basic telecommunications facilities, so it was not too troublesome.
The next day, Lin Jianguo drove a Mercedes-Benz 500SE car, first took Xu Jing and Zhou Xiaoxun to apply for the relevant documents for staying in Hong Kong, and then took him to the aristocratic school where Lin Qingqing studied to go through Zhou Xiaoxun's admission procedures.
"Alas, reading is so boring, can I not go to reading?" After walking into the campus, Zhou Xiaoxun looked weak and said.
"How did you promise your parents when you left Qushi?" Xu Jing touched her head and smiled.
"But I regret it now." Zhou Xiaoxun said.
"It's too late to regret it now, there is no regret medicine in the world, so you can study hard." Xu Jing laughed angrily.
"Xiao Xun, you study hard first, when you go home, I will ask Qingqing to teach you to speak Cantonese, you can't speak Cantonese in Xiangjiang. Let's go, after going through the admission procedures, I'll take you to take a good look around Xiangjiang. Lin Jianguo on the side said.
In the evening, when Lin Jianguo took Xu Jing and Zhou Xiaoxun back home, Xu Jing and Lin Jianguo were full of large and small shopping bags, followed by Zhou Xiaoxun who had a big belly and licked his fingers, which could be said to be full of returns.