Chapter 111: Accumulating Resources
"You may be seated, Director Xu. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info asked you to come over because I wanted you to make a movie", after speaking, An Yifei handed the script in his hand to Xu Xiaoming.
"Master drink tea", Li Hanfeng respectfully made a cup of tea and served it.
"Ah Feng, congratulations on all your wishes", Xu Xiaoming was sincerely happy for his female disciple, and after reading the script for a while, he looked at An Yifei, "Sir, this is a modern urban drama, you know that I am used to filming Republic of China and traditional martial arts films, why are you looking for me?" ā
Taking out a cigar from the wooden box, An Yifei replied while sorting it out with a cigar cutter: "Because the protagonist of this play is a ......, uh, master of national arts, and the atmosphere on most Hong Kong Island campuses still tends to be conservative." Also, you can also try to broaden your acting career through this movie."
After thinking about it, Xu Xiaoming nodded and agreed with An Yifei's statement, "After a little bit of the script, I feel very good, but this name is not good, what advice does Mr. have?" ā
"Oh, it's called "The Master of National Arts on Campus", the main audience of this drama should be young people, so be more straightforward", An Yifei also added in his heart, "This kind of movie can't be taken to Europe and the United States, it must hit the street." You can only play here in Hong Kong."
"Who does Mr. want to play the leading role?" , Xu Xiaoming vaguely guessed, but An Yifei still needs to be sure.
"Let Gao Dejian act, you can see that the actress and supporting roles are done"
This drama was filmed in Deep Blue Film and Television City and other places, and the later stage is also very simple, it should be filmed soon, and it may even be released before "Rain and Clouds".
Waiting for Xu Xiaoming to leave, An Yifei looked at the calendar on the table in front of him, and then was shocked: "I don't know that the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, this is a big festival in ancient times, Deep Blue Film and Television City has been completely completed, it is time to hold a large-scale Hanfu ceremony"
"Let's go, Ah Feng, let's go to the TV station", An Yifei shook the sleepy Li Hanfeng awake, and walked to the elevator first.
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In the afternoon, inside a large conference on Phoenix TV.
After An Yifei and others calmed down, they began to arrange tasks one by one, "Deep Blue Film and Television City has been completely completed, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, so it is very appropriate to hold a ceremony for the two joys to be one, and this ceremony will reflect the theme of the Film and Television City: that is, the cultural inheritance base"
After taking a sip of tea from the teacup, he glanced at the people in the conference room with his eyes, "This meeting is not for asking for opinions, but for arrangement, and you think it's okay to give an order." After a rough budget, I plan to invest HK$2 million in this ceremony."
There was a "buzzing" sound in the conference room, and everyone was shocked by An Yifei's generosity. Then he gradually regained his calm under Xiaoling's gestures.
"This money is mainly invested in costumes and props. This time the land will be authentic Han Dynasty clothing, you are all practitioners, you should know that the Han Dynasty is actually the most beautiful dynasty in Chinese history, and it has a decisive role in the stereotype of clothing in subsequent dynasties; In addition, other aspects such as props will also be a retro"
An Yifei glanced around, and then asked, "Is Han Le here?" A girl in her twenties stood up and said, "Sir, I'm here"
This is a young director talent from the mainland, who has been studying and helping behind Ah Feng before, showing excellent talent and talent, Xiaoling recommended her to her own man.
"Han Le, the director of this ceremony is you, you took the lead in setting up a preparatory team, and now there is still a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the time is pressing"
"Okay, sir", Han Le didn't expect to get such a good opportunity, and after sitting down, he hurriedly whispered back to those "congratulations".
Of course, An Yifei will not lose the face of the old people on the TV station, "The producer of this ceremony will be directed by Director Liang himself, and everyone else has a scene to film, so I won't arrange it."
Liang Shuyi originally had some ideas, but with An Yifei's words, the person became energetic again, and said loudly: "Okay, sir"
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Under the guidance of An Yifei, the artists of the TV station drew authentic Han Dynasty costume graphics, and the ceremonial costumes of their family were made by craftsmen in the Deep Blue City, which cost a lot of money.
The environment of the second part of "Across the Seas" has changed, and it has been changed to Egypt and the Two Rivers Valley as the background, so Hong Gu and Fa Ge and others, who were filming on location, suffered a little, and after receiving a call from An Yifei, they took the opportunity to ask director Wu Yusheng to speed up the shooting, so that he could return to Hong Kong as soon as possible and get rid of Egypt, a place full of yellow sand.
After calling his wife, An Yifei first dialed the number of Tamsui Building.
"Wendy, the oil field is doing well, tell them that after the oil is released, the relevant commissions will not be less"
"Of course, Ann, I've already said that the matter of the mines you mentioned earlier, can you start a preliminary investigation?"
An Yifei admired Wendy's caution, and didn't say his plan to wait for others on the phone, "Agreed, you can start arranging, the more detailed the information, the better." Two more things, Wendy"
"Oh Ann, I'm looking forward to it, you name it, I'll write it down"
"First of all, let's find out if there are any TV stations that are not doing well, and we can invest in shares or buy them all; Secondly, ask if today's communications satellites are civilian, and remember, don't listen to them, there are many satellites outside our atmosphere that sit idle there. You ask Jonathan about it, I want two geostationary satellites, and let the other party quote"
"Are you planning to do satellite TV? And then...... Connecting Hong Kong, Stardust Island and the United States? ā
"Yes, Wendy, it's like playing chess, you have to think a few moves ahead of everyone else, it doesn't matter if you buy a satellite or not, go find out, even if it's rented"
Hanging up Wendy's phone, An Yifei finally called Helen's landline, "Hey, Helen, has the translation of Hong Kong's "Across the Seas" been translated?" ā
"Boss, can you wait for this to be said? I can't wait to give you good news, "The Princess Diaries" and the just-released "Stealing the Day" have been very successful, and our negotiations with Marvel are finally over."
"Heh, okay then, you say", simply turned on the speakerphone, An Yifei picked up the teacup, and listened to Erlang's legs.
"Boss, the local box office of "The Princess Diaries" has exceeded 210 million US dollars, and with the addition of other cities, it will not be less than 400 million US dollars, because the praise of Miss Xuelin in "Stealing the Day" has appeared in major media, resulting in a box office of more than 13 million US dollars on the first day, and there should be no problem to break through 100 million yuan in the end."
Helen took a breath and continued: "Boss, our contract with Marvel is negotiated, 80 million dollars, 75% of the shares"
"Well, it's really good", An Yifei is particularly satisfied with the "money printing machine" of DreamWorks, as the box office record continues to be refreshed, more talents will be concentrated to join, so that the film company can enter a virtuous circle of development.
As for Marvel, all he wants is their comic book adaptation rights, and today's special effects have not yet reached his ideals, and he has to wait a few more years to become a resource supply base, in the early stage, those investments are enough for them to develop slowly, he doesn't want to interfere, at most he looks at the financial statements every month.
"Helen, haven't you received any good scripts lately?"
"No, boss, after the dubbing of "Across the Seas" you sent was completed, it was tested in your own theater, probably because such a thief story is very fresh, and the box office on the first day was not bad, with more than 6 million US dollars, and the final end is estimated to be less than 50 million US dollars."
The corners of An Yifei's mouth hung two arcs, thinking: "Even if it is only 50 million US dollars, it is 350 million Hong Kong dollars, this is the level that Hong Kong cannot dream of."
"Okay, Helen, well done, the relevant personnel will reward them according to the regulations, and I'll try to pass you a script this week."
"That's great, boss, it's best to be released during Christmas, that's prime time"
The Blackstone Cinema Line in the United States is following the instructions of An Yifei to buy more theaters before the Plaza Accord and at the time when the dollar has depreciated at its lowest peak. An Yifei finally found an agency company to manage the theater, and Xue Lin's mother was his supervisor.
The proceeds of the cinema chain have not been handed over for the time being, but under the supervision of the financial company, the annexation has begun, and now several small cinema companies have chosen to surrender. However, Blackstone Cinemas continues to choose the target it wants to devour, and it has gradually become a super cinema chain, and An Yifei's ambition to control the foundation of American films is gradually being realized.
The script that was passed to Helen was "Agent Beauty", which later performed well at the box office, and An Yifei had no choice in his heart, so he pushed all the casting to the film company.
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"Brother Fei, there are so many newcomers now, I have changed from Sister Lian at the beginning to Sister Lian now, and I will be Aunt Lian in the future"
After kissing her beautiful face, An Yifei wiped out a few shallow wrinkles with imperceptible movements, "Let's make fewer films in the future, leave some opportunities for newcomers, and concentrate on running the brokerage company well."
"I say I'm 22 years old now, no one believes it, many people say I'm only seventeen or eighteen years old, but the child is only Angel, and I didn't even give birth to a son, so I want to be pregnant", after speaking, Chen Yulian looked at her man with shining eyes.
Chen Yulian's courtyard is very unique, because she is one of the earliest women of An Yifei, so she unceremoniously occupies a courtyard located in the corner, basically facing south, the area of the courtyard is very large, there is a large area of pool, in which lotus leaves contain pearls, lotus flowers are in full bloom, and the midsummer night is dotted with lights.
I don't know that a frog squatting on the lotus leaf to show his voice, hoping to attract the attention of the opposite sex, but then it was disturbed by the sound of moaning in the house, glaring at the light dimly with big eyes, and when the female voice gradually lowered, it was about to make a frog croaking again, but it was startled by several coquettish moans like a balloon being punctured, and jumped into the water with a "poof".
After a few tremors of his slender legs, he hung limply on the edge of the bed. The two hugged each other tightly, feeling the joy of the moment just now. Chen Yulian beat her spirit, and squeezed into her man's arms with eyes full of charm, "Brother Fei, I can feel it, this time it must be a son"