Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Director Makes a Lot of Money

One evening in early August, Li Hualong returned home from work and saw Li Huahu playing badminton with his driver in the yard.

"Third brother, come over and stay badminton for a while!" Li Huahu greeted.

"Wait a minute, I'll change my clothes." Li Hualong smiled.

Li Hualong changed into sportswear and accompanied Li Huahu to play badminton for more than ten minutes.

"Third brother, rest for a while and drink some herbal tea, it's too hot this day!" Li Huahu said.

"Oh!" Li Hualong responded with a smile, and he and Li Huahu walked to the stone table where they lived and sat on the stone bench.

Li Huahu poured a cup of herbal tea for Li Hualong, and asked with a smile: "Third brother, I saw in the newspaper today that the box office income of "Peerless Beauty" in Hong Kong exceeded 1.2 million, you have made a lot of money!" ā€

"I haven't started to make money yet, not counting the sales income in markets outside Hong Kong, there is only a box office of 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars, and the film company will be in debt."

"I know." Li Huahu took a sip of herbal tea and continued, "Counting the income from selling films in the market outside the magic capital, the profit margin is at least two hundred percent, right?" ā€

"There should be."

""Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu" is about to be finished, right?"

"Not yet, it is estimated that it will take half a month to finish. Tomorrow, I'm going to the set, maybe two days there. ā€

"Can I also go and stay for a few days?"

"Whatever you want." Li Hualong took a sip of herbal tea and looked at Li Huahu with a smile, "Fourth brother, you are not young anymore, why haven't you fallen in love yet?" ā€

"I've been in love." Li Huahu smiled brightly, "Last year, I had a relationship, and then broke up because of incompatible personalities. ā€

"And you're single now?"

"yes. Do you want to introduce me to a girlfriend? ā€

"My fourth brother is a talent, and he doesn't need someone to introduce a girlfriend." Li Hualong said with a smile.

"It's true." Li Huahu smiled, "Third brother, next semester, I don't have much homework, when I don't have classes, can I go to your company for an internship?" ā€

"Okay! Which company do you want to go to? ā€

"Which company do you say is more workout?" Li Huahu asked rhetorically.

"Uh......" Li Hualong thought for a while, "I'll build yƬ you to intern in the advertising department of the newspaper." ā€

"Advertising Department? What can I do? ā€

"Advertising salesman, pulling advertisements for newspapers."

"Just to get customers to put ads in newspapers?"

"That's right. You majored in accounting, and your academic performance is very good, and there is no shortage of professional knowledge. You will definitely have to be on your own in the future, you will need to deal with various characters, and you can get a good training by going to the newspaper advertising department for an internship. ā€

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

"You don't have to wait for the start of school to study, in a few days, I'll be free, no, just tomorrow, don't go to the set, I'll call the newspaper, and you can go to the newspaper tomorrow to report."

"Aren't you going with me?" Li Huahu asked in a low voice.

"If I don't go with you, you won't be afraid, will you?" Li Hualong quipped.

"What do I have to be afraid of, you don't have time, I'll just go alone." Li Huahu smiled confidently, "Third brother, don't worry, I will definitely do a good job, and I won't embarrass you." ā€

"It's not a shame not to me, I hope you can learn more during your internship at the newspaper."

"Got it." Li Huahu nodded and replied, "Well, what new film is your film company going to make recently?" ā€

"Two movies are going to start filming this month, "Ten Thousand Styles" and "Kanto Swordsman".

"Who directed it?" Li Huahu asked curiously.

""Ten Thousand Kinds of Style" is directed by Li Pingqian, and the director of "Kanto Swordsman" is Yue Feng."

"What's the story?"

"When the movie is released, you can go and see it yourself."

"Oh!" Li Huahu responded with a smile, and after a while, he asked again, "Yue Feng has made several movies for your company, and each movie has been a big hit at the box office and has made a lot of money, how much money can he make by making a movie now?" ā€

"The salary is 20,000 films, and the profit is shared."

"Li Pingqian's "Peerless Beauty" also sold well at the box office, what about him?"

"His salary for directing "Kanto Swordsman" is 2,000, but the profit share is higher, which is his own request."

"When Wang Tianlin directed "Huang Feihong: Iron Rooster Fighting Centipede", did he have a box office share?"

"Nope. However, he directed "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu" and was able to get a profit share. ā€

"Which director in your company earns the most?"

"Yue Feng is the highest, and he has more films."

"In terms of a single film, which director has a high income?"

"Yue Feng...... You have a lot of questions! Li Hualong stood up with a smile, "I won't talk to you, I'll take a shower, I sweated a lot just now, sticky, and uncomfortable!" ā€

Li Huahu looked at the back of Li Hualong leaving, and muttered: "It turns out that being a director is so profitable!" ā€

A few days later, on August 10, Li Pingqian's "Ten Thousand Kinds of Style" started filming, and the script of the film was written by himself.

Only four days later, on the 14th, the martial arts film "Kanto Swordsman" directed by Yue Feng started filming.

The film "Kanto Swordsman" tells the story of a cynical rich boy who became a national hero before and after the fall of the Northeast.

After reading the script, Li Hualong felt that the writing was very good, and immediately offered to buy the script at a high price of 8,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the other party immediately agreed.

When the filming of "Kanto Swordsman" started, "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu" had not yet been completed.

For a time, the three films invested by Huayi Brothers Film Group were shot at the same time, which made the company's manpower very tight, and Li Hualong was no longer idle, working on the set for several days, and invited some temporary workers to help.

"It's finally finished!"

On August 20, Wang Tianlin spent nearly three months to complete the filming of "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu", Li Hualong breathed a long sigh of relief, he knew that he could take a vacation, and he felt a little tired after being busy in the film city for a while.

By the time "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu" was completed, "Peerless Beauty" had already earned HK$1.3 million at the box office in Hong Kong, and five more cinemas were still showing the film, which is expected to exceed 1.4 million at the box office, setting a new box office record.

"Peerless Beauty" was a box office hit, which means that Huayi Brothers Film Group has made money, and as the boss of the company, Li Hualong is naturally very happy.

On the morning of the second day after participating in the celebration banquet of "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu", Li Hualong and Yang Meng left the set together, crossed the sea to Hong Kong Island by boat, walked around the streets for a long time, and at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, they took a car back to Li's house.

When the car drove to the gate, Li Hualong and Yang Meng saw an acquaintance walking by.

"Aaron, that person is Tailor Jiang, right?" Yang Meng asked.

"yes." Li Hualong replied, "Maybe Abba and Aunt want to make clothes." ā€

Li Yisong and Tailor Jiang are old acquaintances, and not long after Li Hualong was born, Li Yisong began to ask Tailor Jiang to customize clothes for him and his family.

Back at home, Li Hualong saw his father sitting in the living room drinking tea.

"Abba!" Li Hualong and Yang Meng greeted in unison.

"I'm back, come and sit." Li Yisong smiled.

Li Hualong came to his father and sat down, and said with a smile: "I saw Tailor Jiang just now, and you asked him to order clothes?" ā€

"Nope. He came to me to borrow money and said he wanted to open a shop. ā€

Li Hualong was slightly stunned, and said curiously: "He hasn't opened a store yet?" ā€

"Didn't rent a storefront, made clothes at home. You may not know that before the Chinese Communist army entered the magic capital, Jiang's tailor's shop was robbed, and when he and his family came to Hong Kong, they didn't bring much money with them, and bought a house of more than 500 square feet, and they had little savings left. Fortunately, he has the craft, otherwise his family would really not be able to open the pot. ā€

"You lent him money?"

"Borrowed 20,000. I have known him for a long time, he opened a clothing store, he will definitely be able to make money, he is a trustworthy person, and he is not afraid that he will not pay back. ā€