Under Xiao Ran's questioning, he realized that in fact, there is still a rather good road in Clear Water Bay, which is relatively suitable for racing, and it is also more technical. Knowing this, he was relieved.

At the moment, I no longer hesitated, and immediately made a decision to start this film named "Racing". warned Chen Jiafeng not to cause trouble, so he let them leave. These two people will be the technical advisers of this film, and if something happens, I am afraid that the filming may not go smoothly.

Just in the early stage of preparation, one day, Li Ka-shing called and invited him to the horse scene for a talk. went to the racecourse and entered the VIP room, Xiao Ran was stunned after a glance. Li Ka-shing and Lee Shau-kee, the top ten richest people in Hong Kong, actually had four out of ten people present. In addition, there are Fok Yingdong and Bao Yugang and Rong Zhijian.

What is today? Could it be that Hong Kong is sinking, otherwise it would have come so neatly? Xiao Ran had countless thoughts in his mind, and strode into the room with a smile: "A few super-rich people are here, are they planning to do a big deal?" Can you not forget the little brother. ”

After that negotiation with Rong Zhijian, Xiao Ran remembered that Prince Rong would successfully acquire Hengchang next year. However, in the end, Li Ka-shing and the others had to sell their shares to Rong Zhijian, and they made almost no money.

Speaking of acquisitions, Xiao Ran remembers that Wei Dongling is building two acquisition plans, trying to acquire Hongkong Land, Hong Kong's second-largest real estate company, and another well-known British-owned company, Wheelock, so that the company can expand horizontally into other industries. It's just that Hongkong Land is obviously not very easy to do, and Li Ka-shing started the acquisition case back then, but unfortunately it failed in the end.

Xiao Ran didn't care much about this, Wei Dongling only needed to show him the acquisition plan at that time, and then decide whether to do it or not, anyway, the company's affairs were basically taken care of by Wei Dongling.

Seeing Xiao Ran coming, Rong Zhijian enthusiastically stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be kidding, you are making a lot more money than us now!" I'm here today for something else, and I think you're interested! ”

Li Ka-shing's speech was very concise, and when he saw that everyone who should have come had arrived, he smiled: "Please come today, the matter is very simple." Now that the situation in the mainland has stabilized, the central government hopes that we can come to Beijing to stabilize the people's morale in Hong Kong and promote the economic development of the mainland. What do you think? ”

Xiao Ran glanced at Rong Zhijian, who was smiling lightly, and was secretly happy in his heart. He is probably more eager for this matter than anyone here, other people's industries will not work without leaving the mainland market, and Xiao Ran's film industry will definitely not work without the mainland.

Just glancing at everyone, Bao Yugang and Huo Yingdong naturally had no opinions. It's just that the Kwok brothers are hesitant on their faces, and Lee Shau-kee is also embarrassed. It's not that they don't care about the mainland market, it's just that they always have doubts about all this.

Xiao Ran couldn't stop laughing, the Guo brothers and Lee Shau Kee were not pro-communist businessmen, so it was naturally difficult to agree to this suggestion. Rong Zhijian's sharp gaze swept over several people, staying on Xiao Ran's face, and he was about to say something. But when they heard it, the Guo brothers and Li Shauji shook their heads at the same time: "It's good for you to go to this matter!" ”

Li Ka-shing couldn't help but sigh, he hoped to pull all the top ten richest people in Hong Kong, so as to strengthen the momentum and build momentum for the mainland. But this is obviously unlikely to work, and the few in front of me have refused.

Xiao Ran smiled faintly, tried to restrain the excitement in his heart and said, "Who can I see in Beijing this time?" I guess that's important. ”

Rong Zhijian was slightly stunned, but he didn't quite understand what Xiao Ran meant. He naturally didn't know that for Xiao Ran, this was the need to meet people of sufficient weight, such as the chief, to be able to pave a smooth path for his plan.

Seeing Rong Zhijian's expression, Xiao Ran suddenly realized, he thought that this suggestion was probably not Li Ka-shing's intention, but the meaning of the central government's political axe. It's true that the mainland is now undergoing reform and opening up, and such a powerful consortium is needed to enter.

Brother Guo and Lee Shau-kee accompanied each other and left first. There are only a few pro-communist tycoons left, and Bao Yugang and they are all staring at Xiao Ran, and they don't know whether they want to accept or oppose it. In a sense, Xiao Ran is certainly one of the top ten richest people, but he is still far behind the other nine richest people in terms of industry and scale.

You must know that HK Electric, which is in the Changhe department, is a very famous enterprise in Hong Kong, but Xiao Ran only has film-related industries and media-related industries, which is really difficult to compare. It is not easy to say that a company like this collapses, after all, the Phantom has no debts and has huge cash reserves.

However, if we only blindly develop the media industry, we may not be able to achieve the scale of such a super enterprise. And one of the main reasons why Wei Dongling is planning to acquire several industrial companies is to try to find one or more industrial support points for the Phantom Media Empire.

Like Li Ka-shing, his line of directors and fortunes spans every industry, from shipping to retail and real estate, making it an absolute corporate empire. For Phantom, media is an unshakable core industry, so across other industries, there is actually no big problem, there is no problem of too mixed investment, as long as the priorities can be clearly distinguished.

Xiao Ran hesitated for a long time and smiled: "No problem, I'll join this group!" However, in Yanjing, I need to meet people with enough weight. ”

Rong Zhijian breathed a sigh of relief, the whole world knows that Li Ka-shing is pro-mainland, if this group is still these people, then there is really nothing to show off. If there is Xiao Ran, a new rich man, to participate, it will be different.

"Now that we've decided, let's take a look at the race, my horse is on the field today, and believe me, it's going to be the first place!" Rong Zhijian has a few horses, which are known to the whole of Hong Kong, and Xiao Ran certainly doesn't think there is anything surprising about it.

When leaving, Li Ka-shing invited Xiao Ran to talk about something by the way. In his car, Li Ka-shing hesitated for a moment before saying, "Xiao Ran, I have an idea, I wonder if you are interested?" I would like to try to acquire Hongkong Land again. ”

Yes? Xiao Ran suddenly felt a little dizzy, Wei Dongling was planning to acquire Land, but he didn't expect Li Ka-shing to propose this plan here. couldn't help laughing a few times, Xiao Ran took a breath, looked at Li Ka-shing, who was a little strange, and said: "Phantom is now preparing to enter the industry, and Hongkong Land is my first goal!" ”

Li Ka-shing was stunned, and suddenly couldn't help laughing, this is really a coincidence. However, Hongkong Land is not a good acquisition, it is an old British company, quite stable and conservative, and Li Ka-shing lost here last time.

The group of wealthy people who visited Beijing this time was mainly Li Ka-shing, and there were many relatively weak rich people. Because of the joining of Xiao Ran and other wealthy people, this entry into Beijing has attracted a lot of attention for a while. Ten days later, Xiao Ran and the others went to Yanjing.

The current Yanjing is very different from more than ten years later, it has a bit of the taste of the ancient city, compared to the later buildings, although it is a little less, but it also has a lot of taste. Wei Dongling didn't follow, but sent an assistant to come with Xiao Ran, hoping to talk about some business by the way.

After the stay, a meeting with the chief was arranged in the afternoon. I have to admit that the security is quite tight, and there are several people who are responsible for taking pictures at the scene, I think it should be Xinhua News Agency. The chief was not tall and looked very old, but his mind was still very clear.

According to the order of identity, Xiao Ran took the initiative to list behind Huo Yingdong and them, and came to the chief and stretched out his hand. The secretary behind the chief gently introduced Xiao Ran's identity in his ear, and the chief nodded slowly, looking at Xiao Ran's eyes meaningful.

In fact, there is nothing to describe in such talks, the main thing is to talk about something very scenely, and the things that really need to be finalized are actually discussed in private. The next day, after Li Ka-shing and the chief had a private conversation, Xiao Ran was calling his wife when the chief sent someone to invite him.

He went with the guards, and after a tight guard, he finally met the chief who had put China on the road of reform and opening up. Everyone in China knows that this chief is very good at forbearance, and in this regard, Xiao Ran is quite similar to him.

This time the conversation was much more intimate than the last time, and as soon as the chief saw Xiao Ran coming, he warmly invited: "Come, sit down and talk slowly!" ”

Where does Xiao Ran still have any momentum now, the so-called momentum is nothing more than identity and status supported by him, in front of the chief, what kind of identity and status does he talk about. The chief thought for a while before saying, "Xiao Ran, for the mainland, your phantom is very important, even more important than Li Ka-shing, do you know why?" ”

"Roughly know!" Xiao Ran smiled bitterly, he hadn't had this kind of restrained feeling for a long time, and he couldn't imagine that it would appear again now: "Phantom management is a cultural industry with great influence. ”

The chief nodded with satisfaction: "The movie has a very subtle effect, and if it is well mastered, this is a means to control the direction of public opinion." Just look at your company's situation, you're doing a great job. ”

"The chief praised me, in fact, I'm still young, and I don't understand a lot of things, and I still need the chief to teach me!" When did Xiao Ran speak in such a low voice, but this cannot be said to be a low voice, but respect. In any case, as a man more than a decade later, he saw the exploits of this chief.

"Since you have said so, then let's be more direct, time is precious!" The chief smiled, his accent was quite heavy, and they might not understand it if it was Li Ka-shing, but Xiao Ran could: "The domestic film industry is not good, and in the future when Hong Kong returns, Chinese films will still rely on you." The market needs to be free, but it can't be too free. I heard that some time ago there was a movie in Hong Kong called "Hello, Cousin", which was attacking the mainland, but this is not good. ”

Xiao Ran quietly listened to the words of this wise old man, and when the chief said this, he suddenly laughed heavily, and gently pointed to himself and said: "I don't understand movies, but freedom needs to have a limit." A lot of things need to be seen fairly and justly, don't they? ”

Xiao Ran smiled bitterly, the "Cousin, Hello" is one of the most famous films in Hong Kong attacking the mainland, and the mainlanders portrayed in it are all rigid-minded, leaving only the stereotype of fanatical love for the country. And Zhang Jianting, the director of this play, is one of the guys who attacks the mainland the most, I really don't know what that girl thinks.

"I heard that the Phantom has started to communicate with the mainland and bring talents from the mainland to Hong Kong for training and learning, which is a good thing!" Seeing that Xiao Ran had been trembling and not speaking, the chief couldn't help but smile: "Xiao Ran, what do you think and what are your requirements." ”

After puffing up his strength, Xiao Ran glanced at the respectable old man, and then said softly: "Chief, movies are a product of marketization, and relying on political axes alone will never work, just like you said, a market economy is needed." Only Hong Kong is left for Chinese-language films, and the Hong Kong market is too small to rely on overseas markets to make the climate. I think that if there is a mainland market, Hong Kong films will definitely become a Chinese-language film production base. ”

The chief closed his eyes slightly and thought for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Young man, your appetite is not small. I agree with you, but there are some things that you can't rush over, and you can talk about them specifically! ”

Xiao Ran hesitated for a moment, at this moment, he really had something to say. For example, he wanted to talk about the problems in this area and the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, he couldn't find a suitable reason, so he sighed and gave up.

"You know, South Korea has imposed severe restrictions on foreign-language films, and it's hard to say that other regions have such protectionism." Xiao Ran carefully collected the words in his stomach, and said cautiously: "You also know that film is an artistic creation, so in terms of the censorship of the Mainland Film Bureau, I am worried that the future censorship will strictly strangle creativity!" ”

This is a critical issue, and it is definitely more important than the so-called cinema chain. Historically, because the film could not pass the censorship, "The Big Branch" was forced to delete some plots and became a bad movie in the mainland, and the direct consequence was that the film company had to take the initiative to cater to the censorship system in order to seek the mainland market.

"Because the mainland does not have a formalized film market, it cannot cultivate professional film talents. I think it would be nice if we could liberalize the policy and allow Hong Kong capital to enter the mainland. Xiao Ran is now speaking cautiously and carefully.

"You can't rush too much, it's better to do everything gradually, I heard that you force other film companies in Hong Kong to reach a certain percentage of production fees, which is not good." The chief only thought about it for a moment and smiled: "After you go back this time, the mainland will immediately open the co-production restrictions." Maybe in another two or three years, the film market will be opened. But you seem to have something you want to say, just say it! ”

It's amazing! Xiao Ran sighed in his heart, but he was thinking of countless excuses, trying to mention what he knew about politics: "Chief, according to my opinion, the Soviet Union is afraid that there will be a big mess in the coming year, and I speculate that it will cause the rise of the United States as a superpower, and when their films are sold to the world, it will be difficult for Chinese films to catch up!" ”

Now Xiao Ran admires himself a little, and he actually thought of putting these on the movie temporarily, so that it has little to do with politics. The chief frowned slightly: "What's the big trouble, tell me about it?" ”

"My guess is this......" Xiao Ran said to the chief.

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