Volume 1 A New Song and a Cup of Wine Chapter 232 Going North
After getting the support of Cai Zhiming, who has a mysterious background, Li Lianjie did two things, first to dismiss Jiahe's work, and then to fire Luo Dawei's squid.
Luo Dawei relied on Jiahe's momentum to dare to take advantage of Li Lianjie, Li Lianjie can stop Jiahe's work, and naturally he will not buy Luo Dawei's account again.
Strictly speaking, Wu Siyuan is not a member of Golden Harvest Company, but he is inextricably linked with Golden Harvest Company.
The broker who negotiated with Golden Harvest for Li Lianming has been changed from Luo Dawei to Cai Zhiming.
Wu Siyuan's attitude was very tough at first, but Cai Zhiming was not the master who let him knead at will, and the first contact between the two sides naturally ended in a collapse.
A few days later, Wu Siyuan received an anonymous letter, with nothing in the envelope, just a bullet. Wu Siyuan immediately reported the case to the police, but the investigation has been clueless, and what follows is that strangers are often followed when entering and leaving the house.
No matter how stupid Wu Siyuan is, he can guess who is targeting him, although he is annoyed in his heart, he suffers from no evidence, and in desperation, he can only meet Cai Zhiming again and restart the negotiation.
The result of this negotiation was unsatisfactory on the 1st, Li Lianjie refused to cooperate, the whole drama could not be filmed, and every time it dragged on, it would cost an extra amount of money, and if it continued like this, the ending of the film would either die or lose money, and in the face of huge economic pressure, Wu Siyuan had to compromise and make concessions.
Li Lianjie's salary has tripled compared with before, and the boycott ended with Wu Siyuan compromising, Golden Harvest backing down, and Li Lianjie returning to the set.
In these years, it is really rare to dare to be ruthless with Jiahe Company, so Cai Zhiming and his Fuyi Company became famous all of a sudden, it was Lin Youlun, and he also had a new understanding of Cai Zhiming.
"Sure enough, it's an outlaw who wants money and doesn't want to die, so I don't know how many years I have to live?" Lin Youlun put down the newspaper in his hand and rubbed his temples, which were a little swollen.
Li Lianjie returned to Hong Kong a few years earlier than he remembered, and Lin Youlun thought that the bad things that happened to him could be avoided, but he didn't expect that history would take a turn here and return to the original trajectory. Li Lianjie and Cai Zhiming still came together, Cai Zhiming regarded Li Lianjie as his cash cow, but he didn't know that Li Lianjie was a lifeline for him.
Lin Youlun didn't plan to meddle in this matter, Golden Harvest's approach is certainly wrong, but Cai Zhiming is not a good bird, this guy is just keeping to himself and making movies, Hong Kong black. There are also many companies in the society that make movies, but there must be a degree of arrogance, and directly black. Society is written on the face, for fear of not knowing the road, this is no different from living a long life.
Lin Youlun closed the newspaper, folded it and threw it aside, and the fax machine on the desk suddenly creaked, and soon a fax paper came out of the machine.
Lin Youlun picked it up and looked at it, and there was a line of words written on the paper: "If you have leisure within three days, you can go to the newspaper office to talk about it", and the payment was Jinyong.
After receiving this fax, Lin Youlun remembered that he seemed to have not appeared in "Ming Pao" for a long time. Jin Yong joined the drafting group of the Basic Law, and the affairs of "Ming Pao" were basically handed over to Dong Qianli to be in charge, and Lin Youlun was the nominal deputy editor-in-chief on the 1st, and he did not need to be responsible for specific affairs.
Jin Yong sent a fax so carefully, of course Lin Youlun would not think that Old Man Jin just called him over for tea and talked about it for 1 day, it is estimated that there is something else important.
Half an hour later, Lin Youlun got off the bus at the door of the newspaper office and met Dong Qianli, who was about to go out.
"What kind of wind actually blew you here today?" Dong Qianli stopped and looked at Lin Youlun curiously.
"I was also wondering, the president suddenly sent me a fax, asking me to meet at the newspaper office, what do you say you can't say on the phone?" I haven't seen Dong Qianli for a while, but when I saw him at this time, Lin Youlun suddenly felt very cordial, and was naturally willing to chat with him more.
"Then I guess there's something important looking for you, so hurry up." Dong Qianli was more aware of Jin Yong's temperament, and he didn't delay Lin Youlun to talk to Jin Yong.
Lin Youlun nodded, "Okay, I'll talk to you later." ”
Lin Youlun had just walked a few steps, and Dong Qianli suddenly stopped him again, "I remember that you don't seem to have released a new work for a long time, don't patronize the movie, there are still many readers waiting here!" ”
During this time, Lin Youlun supervised the film non-stop, and even the comments in the newspaper were rarely written, Dong Qianli's words reminded him that this head could not be wasted.
Dong Qianli suddenly remembered something again, "By the way, there are almost hundreds of letters written to you from the newspaper here, you should take some time to take them, otherwise there will be no pile in the real newspaper." ”
Lin Youlun was embarrassed for a while, and hurriedly agreed.
Although he didn't appear in the newspaper office for most of the year, because he often appeared in the newspaper, most of the employees of "Ming Pao" knew Lin Youlun, and many people greeted him along the way.
When he came to the door of Jin Yong's office, assistant Xiao Yang stood up when he saw Lin Youlun, smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, the president has specially instructed that you will report in advance if you come, just go in directly." ”
Lin Youlun nodded at her, pushed the door and walked into Jin Yong's office.
Jin Yong was reading a review draft, when he heard the sound of the door opening and raised his head, saw Lin Youlun, beckoned to him and said, "Sit down first, I'll talk to you after reading this draft." ”
Lin Youlun sat down on the sofa, and assistant Xiao Yang quickly came in with a cup of hot tea. Lin Youlun said thank you, and then waited while drinking tea.
After about ten minutes, Jin Yong finally pushed away the chair and stood up, called in to take away the manuscript he had reviewed, and walked to the sofa opposite Lin Youlun and sat down.
"Hong Kong wants to organize a business delegation to visit the mainland, and I have a quota in hand, but the legislature is entangled in all kinds of things, and I am afraid that it will not be possible. It is said that the mainland attaches great importance to this visit, and the standard of the reception is very high, and I have the opportunity to meet the high-level in person. ”
Lin Youlun raised his eyebrows, his expression became much more serious, Hong Kong films can continue to prosper in the future, the mainland market is a very key factor, some things may not be successful, but you should always give it a try.
During the period of Lin Youlun's brief silence, Jin Yong's inner activities were also complicated, and he could be sure that Lin Youlun's position was pro-mainland, but based on Lin Youlun's current status, this position should not be too obvious.
Taiwan's relations with the mainland have eased somewhat in the past two years, and it no longer strictly bans the entry of films that have dealings with the mainland, but things are not absolute. Lin Youlun's identity in the Hong Kong film industry is special, it can be said that it affects the whole body, and ordinary art may not pay much attention to Taiwan, but if it is replaced by Lin Youlun, it is difficult to say.
Moreover, Hong Kong films have mainly attacked the North American market in the past two years, and if Lin Youlun is labeled as pro-mainland, it is also unknown whether the US government will continue to allow Hong Kong films to be released in North America under the ideological contradictions.
"If you feel that the time is not yet ripe, then forget it this time, and go again when you have the opportunity later." For all reasons, Jin Yong didn't want to force Lin Youlun.
"I'll go!" After Lin Youlun thought about it carefully, he decided to take a trip.
-- The members of the delegation who visited the mainland this time are all well-known and wealthy people who come in and out at will, and most of these people are in their 50s, and Lin Youlun is caught in them, which is particularly abrupt. Lin Youlun's net worth at this time is enough to be among Hong Kong's rich clubs, but he has not really integrated into Hong Kong's rich group, more often, Lin Youlun is still in contact with the entertainment industry and cultural circles, so in the delegation, there are not many people who have common topics with him.
The delegation chartered a direct flight to the north. Beijing, a total of more than 30 delegations, even the first class is not satisfied, after getting on the plane, each does not need to find a seat, familiar with each other to sit together, like Lin Youlun and all the people who are not familiar with the entry, just find a place to sit down.
Idle and bored, Lin Youlun opened a newspaper to pass the time, but at this time, he walked up to him and shouted uncertainly: "Mr. Lin? ”
Lin Youlun raised his head, the middle-aged man standing in front of him was about forty years old, his half-squinted eyes showed a look of inquiry, and his slightly sluggish movements made him feel a bit graceful and graceful.
Lin Youlun didn't know this in his impression, but before he had time to ask, the other party preemptively said: "It's really Mr. Lin, it's too coincidental!" ”
Lin Youlun was a little embarrassed, the other party looked very familiar with him, which made him embarrassed to say that he didn't know the other party. Na Jin probably also noticed Lin Youlun's thoughts, and introduced himself: "I despise Wu Siyuan, I am fortunate to walk with Mr. Lin, please take care of me!" ”
Lin Youlun shook hands with Wu Siyuan politely, "I didn't expect Mr. Wu to be a member of the delegation, fortunately!" ”
Wu Siyuan immediately waved his hand, "Mr. Lin misunderstood, this time I am just an entourage, but I don't dare to pretend to be a member of the delegation." ”
Wu Siyuan went to the north this time. Jing is looking for the north. When the Beijing film producers were discussing the matter of co-producing films, they happened to encounter a chartered flight from the Hong Kong business community heading north, and Wu Siyuan was familiar with the officials of the mainland Hong Kong Affairs Office, so the Hong Kong Office arranged for him to be an entourage member of the delegation and let him set off with the group.
It is not once or twice that Hong Kong films have entered the north to make films, and most of them were sneaky because of the consideration of the Taiwan market, but now cross-strait relations tend to ease, and more and more Hong Kong films are entering the north. Wu Siyuan was one of the first to enter the mainland to make films, and he also has a better understanding of the situation in the mainland, and he also has a lot of dealings with the government, so he is more comfortable doing many things.
Lin Youlun went north this time, and there were some things that were inconvenient to come forward directly, but he could let Wu Siyuan do it for him. And Wu Siyuan was not able to connect with Lin Youlun through Guan Zhilin last time, and this time he has such a good opportunity, so he naturally won't miss it.
The two of them were close to each other, so they naturally sat down and chatted together.
(To be continued)