Chapter 195: Making Money for the Movie

"The filet mignon is very tender and not very large, which is perfect for women. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info mainly takes the meat of the cow's loin, because the amount of exercise is less, the meat is more delicate, and the fat is very small, so there is a small strip of ...... per cow "In the small private room of the red house, Li Xu is giving Lin San and Chen Xiaopu the classification and practice of steak.

It's not that they don't know anything, the second generation is still very "ideal", but now all that comes in are some words and phrases, even if Guangdong Province is a window, it is also second-hand goods from Hong Kong, just like music.

So...... Li Xu has no problem pretending to be 13 at such a young age, who asked them to take the initiative to invite him to the Red House to eat Western food?

Founded 35 years ago, Red House, as the first French-style Western restaurant in the magic capital, has received many well-known people and government dignitaries before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The area is small, but there are many people who come here, including Westerners who work in the magic capital. And like Yanjing's Lao Mo, if he moves a little slower, he may have no place.

Of course, for Lin San and Chen Xiao, this is not a problem at all.

"The craftsmanship of this beef short rib is really good, but the heat is a little too much, if it is the meat on the fourth or fifth rib, it is no problem to deal with it like this, but as the sixth and seventh ribs, the best meat of the whole part, it is a little inappropriate, and it will be a little old." Li Xu said as he pulled the steak on the plate.

"Do you want to be cooked too?" Chen Xiao, who was attentive to the listening, couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, it's like making soup in Guangdong Province, if you boil it for too long, the taste will be lost." Lin San immediately grabbed a sentence.

"How do I know that?" Chen Xiao muttered, but he looked good-tempered.

"Actually, I only know more about eating a lot," Li Xu said with a smile, as if he had really eaten a lot of steaks, "If you talk about vinegar fish, Dongpo meat, and Buddha jumping over the wall, then I have to listen to you." ”

Both of them laughed in front of them.

"When you come to the United States to travel, I'll do the east, and invite you to taste all kinds of steaks," Li Xu said, "Japan can also be, Kobe beef is world-famous, only 4,000 kilograms a year." ”

"Definitely, definitely." Ye San nodded again and again, and Chen Xiao looked at him without saying a word.

Although it is very simple for them to go abroad, Ye San often goes to Hong Kong, but if they purely travel abroad...... Some of them are watching.

Of course, this kind of thing will definitely not be said, but they will not know, and Li Xu is also clear.

After dinner, asking the waiter to remove the plate and bring some coffee, Chen Xiao suddenly entered the topic.

"Well, Mr. Li, since you already know that we are here to contact you, can you tell me openly and honestly about your thoughts?" He asked.

Ye San wanted to stop it, but it was too late, to their surprise, Li Xu was not surprised or angry, and smiled: "I'm here to invest, I believe that in 20 years, today's investment will give me enough returns." ”

The two people in front of them looked at each other, and they were a little surprised, of course they had read his information, and they knew that this gentleman was just ......

"You're so optimistic about our development, Mr. Li?" Ye San asked curiously.

"It's always like this Mr. called, Mr. called over, it's too rusty, call me Xiao Li," Li Xu made a big grin, "I'll just call you Brother Ye and Brother Chen, anyway, it's older than me, I still want to call you Comrade Ye and Comrade Chen, right?" ”

Ye San and Chen Xiao both laughed dryly, and then the former quickly recovered: "Then it's disrespectful, Xiao Li - are you really optimistic about the mainland?" ”

"Of course, are you short of people? Do you lack the foundation? Do you lack resources? Li Xu spread his hands, "You just lack funds." As long as there are no internal problems, develop step by step, and don't be anxious and try to become fat in one bite, there will be obvious changes in 10 years, and there will be hope of catching up with the United States in 20 years, and in 30 years, it will not be a problem to surpass Japan. ”

The eyes of the two people in front of him were a little straight when they heard it, not to mention the current Chinese people, they are the guys in 20 years, if they want to hear that they will be able to catch up with the Premier League in 10 years, they are all kinds of cynicism.

If someone else said this, it would definitely be ridicule and disdain, but it was a foreigner who said this...... It's still a foreigner with a lot of background...... How do you want to connect the cavity?!

And Li Xu didn't think it was enough, and immediately added: "Of course, this is just my personal opinion, how can you not take risks when doing business, Marx also said that for the sake of 200% profits, capital can commit any crime." ”

At this time, Ye San and Chen Xiao both began to twitch the corners of their mouths.

"I'm not using this metaphor for my investment," Li Xu changed his words and explained, "I just want to say that investing in the mainland is profitable, although the cycle may be relatively long, but it is completely okay to take risks." ”

Speaking of this, he grinned: "Capital needs a safe environment, and any wind and grass may cause capital flight, so maintaining stability is the most important." ”

When he didn't give them a thought, Li Xu immediately sighed again: "If I could, I didn't really want to make too much money, but I had to do it for the sake of my ideals." ”

"Xiao Li's ideal is ......," Ye San, who didn't want to talk more about the topic in front of him, immediately seized the opportunity to ask.

"Make a movie." Li Xu replied seriously.

"Shoot ...... Making a movie? Ye San and Chen Xiao couldn't help but be a little confused, they didn't expect such an answer.

"Yes, I just happened to have a movie that was filmed in Hong Kong recently, and I am doing post-production, and it is estimated that it will be released in two months." Li Xu nodded and said, "If it weren't for the fact that I was still studying at Harvard, I would definitely stay in the crew at any time to see how they turned the picture in my mind into reality step by step." ”

"Well, then...... What does Xiao Li mean by letting the film studio, oh, the film company, make a movie according to your ideas, right? Ye San's mind turned quickly.

"Yes, I let the screenwriter write the script, I choose the actors, I will also draw the storyboard of the shots, and let the director shoot according to that." Li Xu

"Also...... Can it be like this? Ye San's eyes widened, "But ...... But ......"

"I didn't make it for the public," Li Xu smiled, as if he could see his thoughts, "This kind of movie first satisfies my personal taste, and then satisfies the audience, and even if it doesn't satisfy the audience, it's okay." ”

Ye San opened his mouth: "But ......"

"I don't care about the box office, and I don't care about the cost, so I need to make money from other industries to subsidize it." Li Xu spread out his hand.

"But it doesn't cost much, does it?" Chen Xiao finally had a chance to interject.

"Then it's hard to say, there are low-cost movies and high-cost ......" Li Xu immediately took out the Soviet version of "War and Peace" to popularize science, and listened to Lin San and Chen Xiao's exchange of glances.

The high cost of about 100 million US dollars in the current currency is one thing, the mobilization ability of the Soviets is another, and the key is why Li Xu knows so much?

Although the Soviets themselves published the data, some details were never leaked, can it be said that ...... But it's too exaggerated, right? It's just a movie.

"Brother Ye, you are based in Guangdong Province, have you ever been to Hong Kong?" Li Xu suddenly asked.

Ye San was stunned for a moment, and then he was a little distracted: "Hong Kong, I will go once or twice once in a while." ”

Li Xu didn't care: "Then have you watched "Star Wars"?" ”

"Star Wars?" Ye San thought for a while, "I've seen it, it's that space war, and then what...... A sci-fi movie where Jedi Samurai is fighting around with something. ”

Speaking of this, he shook his head: "The fight was lively, it looked okay at the time, but after watching it, I felt a little nonsense." Like what's that? Seems to be called the Death Star? One missile was solved, and if I were a villain, I would definitely shoot the designer first. ”

Li Xu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "It's a pity, I should bring a tape recorder." ”

"Oh?" Ye San was puzzled.

"Record this passage, you don't know, this movie is about to become a trend in the United States, and if it is passed on, it will be very fun to wait for people to discuss the plot loopholes and release your recording after ten years." Li Xu laughed.

Ye San couldn't help laughing, and shook his head again and again: "I still prefer European movies, they are more willing to dig into people's hearts, human nature is an eternal topic in literary and artistic works......"

As soon as he said this, his eyes were shining, and Li Xu couldn't help but be a little stunned, but he was soon relieved.

Well, Ye San in this era is actually still a literary and artistic youth, and it seems that it is said that he has also held a movie salon or something in Yanjing, after all, ...... There are some things called art.

"In that case, next time I come, I'll bring some copies of European movies to Brother Ye." He said immediately.

"Really...... It's not good. Ye San, who was about to agree, changed his words before he finished speaking, and the person became twisted.

"Then let's do it, I will donate these to Beiying and Chinese Opera, and I will regard it as supporting your film career." Li Xu waved his hand, this kind of thing is easy to solve.

"Thank you very much." Ye San rubbed his hands, looking quite happy.

"Back to just now," Li Xu deliberately pulled the topic back, "No matter how many loopholes there are in Star Wars, that scene is still very large and imposing, right?" ”

"I'll admit it." Ye San nodded happily, "Watching those space battles in the cinema is indeed very exciting. ”

"In that case, is it possible for us to show a different picture on the movie?" Li Xu asked step by step, "For example, the stories in the Bible, as well as Greek mythology, Norse mythology, or "Journey to the West", "Fengshen Bang" and even "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and so on. There is also history, the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, the Crusades, as well as the two Han, Sui and Tang dynasties, and ...... "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"! ”

Speaking of this, he took a deep breath, as if he was preaching for his ideals: "If you want to depict these scenes in detail on the big screen, how much will it cost?" How could I not think of a way to make money! ”