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Chapter 148: Hong Kong's Return to China

Chapter 148: Hong Kong's Return to China

World War II was a pain in the hearts of the Chinese, and although it was the victorious country in the end, the trauma suffered was worse than that of the defeated country. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info After the reform and opening up, the economy is booming, but there are several scars in the hearts of the Chinese people, that is, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. 97 is destined to be a year that will go down in history, and Hong Kong will finally return to the embrace of the motherland.

In fact, as early as 1982, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visited China, and Deng Gong held talks with her on the future of Hong Kong. Deng Gong proposed that the issue of recovering Hong Kong's sovereignty can be resolved by the proposal of "one country, two systems." "On the issue of sovereignty, China has no room for manoeuvre on this issue," he stressed. "It should be clearly stated: China will take back Hong Kong in seven years." The two sides finally agreed to resolve the Hong Kong issue through diplomatic negotiations, and signed an agreement in 84.

Hundreds of millions of people are looking forward to the arrival of this moment, and Liang Jin is naturally no exception, not only will he go back, but he will also take his whole family back to witness this great moment.

"How would Rachel feel when she went to Hong Kong and watched the British flag go down and the Chinese flag go up?" Sending Liang Jin away, Carl smiled evilly, as if the image of Rachel kicking the Diplodocus a few times appeared in his head.

Immediately afterwards, Yanhuang Film Company launched the fourth step of the publicity plan, "My Regiment Leader, My Regiment" to create the most realistic war scenes, hundreds of explosions let you enter the battlefield of World War II. At the same time, the first trailer of "My Regiment Leader, My Regiment" came out, and not all the shots in the film were mostly collected blasting shots, including large-scale blasting, local blasting, blasting mountains and rocks, and blowing people away...... Every shot is processed with special effects, accurate to the moment when every shrapnel enters the human body.

Of course, the trailer is by no means a simple blasting scene, but a series of blasting scenes that are connected into a story, which makes people's blood surging. The trailer was released and received a strong response, just like the promotion of "Independence Day" at the end of last year, with the slogan of "Independence Day" being the biggest blast, coupled with an excellent plot that swept $8.2 billion at the box office. Carl also copied it directly, and "My Captain, My Regiment" will never be inferior to "Independence Day" in terms of plot, especially the portrayal of the characters, which is far more profound than "Independence Day".

Along with the fourth step of the publicity plan, there is also the fifth step of publicity, and the major leading actors of the film take turns to fight, including Bruce, Ben and Sophie abroad, and the actor Leslie Cheung, Jacky Cheung, Uncle Benshan, Yu Rongguang, and Tranquility in China...... And Karl's estimated $40 million propaganda cost is not going to leave a penny left, frantically bombing the people of various countries......

Liang Long also took time out of his busy schedule and participated in press conferences many times, among which a reporter asked: "Captain, "Peerless Tribulation", "Street Dance Boy", and "Degree and Leakage" are all commercial-based films, so is "My Captain, My Group" also a commercial-based film?" "Of course Liang Long wants to make money from films, doesn't that film company think like this? But this can only be known by oneself, and even if everyone knows it, it cannot be said: "Everyone knows about last year's bombing, if the shrennel deviates by one centimeter, it will penetrate my heart, and I have experienced life and death." And "My Captain, My Regiment" is my perception of life and death, although it is set in World War II, not the present, but I have incorporated all my feelings. Here, I am sure to tell you that this is a film that can make you cry, make you laugh, make you miss *surging points, and make you feel deeply helpless. ”

Time, day by day, in the blink of an eye, it is late June, after two months of special effects production, "My Leader, My Group" has finally completed post-production, and Diplodocus can finally breathe a sigh of relief. But then there was a faint sadness, and he hugged Sophie: "Tomorrow, I'm leaving." "Tomorrow, they're all leaving, they're all going to Los Angeles, USA, but they're going to live in different houses.

Sophie's eyes were full of moisture, and her blue eyeballs looked even more melancholy, in fact, she knew that there would be such a day, and she was mentally prepared, but when this day really came, she couldn't help but feel sad. Suddenly, she forced a smile: "Everyone lives in Los Angeles, and there will be a chance to meet." Liang Long hugged her tighter: "Yes, we will meet again." ”

They called different flights to Los Angeles, and although they were still in the same city, they were a little far away. When he got home, Rachel was already waiting for him at home, "Immortal Spirit" had been completed for several days, and he had also been at home for several days, looking at Liang Long's lack of energy, he couldn't help but laugh: "Tired? Isn't it just a few hours of flying that can make you tired like this, what about dry eyes? Liang Long took a deep breath, threw that thought out of his head, and said with a smile: "The machine still has to rest, let alone me?" ”

Then, he walked up and hugged her: "Do you miss me?" Rachel giggled: "Don't fool around, seeing that you are tired like this, let's go catch up on sleep first, and the sweetheart will be back in the evening." Liang Long hugged her: "You have to accompany me, otherwise I won't be able to sleep soundly." Rachel gave him a blank look: "You pervert, you don't think about anything good when you come back." Liang Long said frankly: "Didn't you always say that I think with my lower body?" ”

"You two, can you be a little restrained?" Suddenly, Jessica ran back with a grunt, looking at the two of them with bad intentions. Liang Long and Rachel glanced at each other, suddenly smiled, and quickly ran over to take her down: "It's just right, even you are cleaning up." ”

Diplodocus's mind finally calmed down, and he kept telling himself, it's time to be content, with Rachel and Jessica, what are you not satisfied with? At night, Liang Long climbed up, clicked on the webpage again, and checked the information of various publishing houses, which has become what he must do every day for half a year, "Harry Potter" will be published this year, and he must appear at the first time, and win the film adaptation rights as soon as possible. However, what is helpless is that it is still quiet, and there is no news of "Harry Potter" on the market.

Thinking of "Harry Potter", there are only two legends in Diplodocus's mind. It is only a children's story, but it can be enjoyed by adults, and it has been translated into more than 70 prophecies, and has sold more than 350 million copies worldwide. This is only the genuine version, if you add the pirated version, it is possible to exceed a billion copies.

And it was made into a movie, and the box office is a legend of legends, among which the lowest box office "Harry Potter - Prisoner of Azkaban" has a box office of 7.9 billion US dollars, and the highest "Harry Potter - Mysterious Magic" has almost exceeded one billion US dollars at the box office, which is not difficult to imagine its strong commercial value. Aside from the box office, Liang Long remembered that after the release of "Harry Potter" in his previous life, the pointed magic hat and short magic wand almost became essential toys for children in Britain and the United States, and the value brought by these alone exceeded the box office itself.

And in the face of such a money-grabbing theory, how could Diplodocus let it go? Therefore, let alone waiting in front of the computer for half a year, just waiting in front of the computer for two or three years, he has no complaints. But obviously, he still has to wait: "But it should be about the same, I remember that "Harry Potter was published in half a year, and it's June now." ”

"Honey, what are you doing? Crawling up in the middle of the night to surf the Internet, I remember you weren't a networm. Rachel didn't know when she got up, made a cup of tea for Liang Long, and then sat down next to him: "It's all news from the publishing house, that one said it, or is it going to buy a publishing house?" ”

"Let's talk about it and see if there's anything suitable for making a movie." The acquisition of the publishing house, Liang Long has not thought about it, but this aspect is not just to throw money into it, what is needed is the resources on the books. Without the resources in this area, I can only undertake some publishing chores, so if I have this mind, it is better to devote myself to film production.

"If you want me to say, it's better to find some famous works directly, and the box office is more guaranteed." Rachel said: "Just like the 'Lord of the Rings Trilogy' that you have acquired, it should be able to be produced with the current special effects technology, right?" Liang Long said: "Of course, there is no problem with production, but the special effects will be very blunt, so it is better to wait two more years, and when the special effects technology is mature, it will bring us three billion dollars at the box office." Rachel sneered: "You, it's just a little whimsical, such as "Titanic", $1.8 billion, you can figure it out, so hurry up and prepare a script and send it to Mark." ”

Liang Long proposed: "If you don't believe it, then let's make a bet too?" Rachel agreed, "If you want to lose, why shouldn't I fulfill you?" Let's talk about the bets. Liang Long smiled: "A month's housework, remember, all the housework." ”

Rachel snorted, then went back to pick up the sleeping Jessie, "Sweetheart, bet, you have a share." Jessica was confused: "Big sister, I'm tired, don't make any noise about me." Rachel smiled: "You can continue to sleep, but you will take care of the housework for the next month." Jessica then opened her eyes: "I'll sleep again later, what do you want to bet?" Rachel said the bet again: "Are we sisters going to stand on a united front and unite with the outside world?" Jessica laughed, "One month is too little, two months." Liang Long grabbed her and kissed her: "Dear sweetheart, you are so cute." ”

Time passed day by day, in addition to staying at home to prepare scripts for the company and check the publication news, Liang Long participated in various publicity activities. And during this time, he and Sophie have also met a few times, after all, they are part of the crew, but both of them seem to have left those things out of their minds, except for the necessary meeting, no one has contacted anyone, as if nothing has been born. But is that really the case? Diplodocus didn't know, and neither did Sophie.

"Huh? Came out? Diplodocus jumped up suddenly, causing Rachel and Jessica to roll their eyes and be dissatisfied: "Surprised, alien invasion, or is the earth going to be destroyed?" Liang Long didn't have the heart to worry about them, so he pulled his legs and ran out: "I have something important, I'll go to the company first." He drove all the way to the company, and then ran to Carl's office, and the people in the company were weird, thinking that the boss was crazy.

"Brother, something big has happened." Diplodocus pulled Carl down from his seat in ecstasy, then sat down in front of the computer and opened the web page, only to provoke Carl's eyes and dissatisfaction: "Man, your mind is still normal, right?" Isn't it just a broken story, and the world doesn't know how many are published every day. ”

"Brother, this is money, a lot of money ago, understand?" Diplodocus was so excited that he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Okay, even if it's a big deal, you don't need to be so excited, right?" Take it easy and make everything clear. Liang Long exhaled, calmed down his excitement, and began to organize the language: "This is a book with strong commercial ability, if adapted into a statement, it can bring more than a billion dollars in revenue to the company." Now, it has just been published, and it is the perfect time to start, and it will be snatched up by other companies too late. ”

Carl couldn't help but laugh: "Dude, this book has just been published?" Have you seen it? Also, its sales are unknown, how do you know it has strong commercial potential? Diplodocus was stunned, that's right, 626, said it had just been published, so this is how to answer Karl's question? In desperation, Liang Long could only play the scoundrel: "Of course it depends on intuition, don't you think my intuition is very accurate?" ”

At this point, Carl cannot deny that Diplodocus has made an accurate judgment on the box office of each film and the potential of Weta Digital Studio...... And so on can explain his intuition: "Okay, you're the boss of the company, since you said it works, then it works, and I'll contact its author." Liang Long shook his head and said, "No, I'll talk about this matter, I think it will be easier." Karl gave him a blank look: "Do you talk about business?" Let's just say "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy", my God, I can spend twice as much money as me, and you can't burn it like this if you have money, right? ”

Liang Long said righteously: "But you can't deny the commercial potential of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, compared to the income, we only pay a fraction of the price. Carl shook his head and said: "Brother, business is not something you do, if it is worth paying one dollar, you will never pay two dollars, this is the rule of business." Liang Long smiled bitterly: "Okay, then tell me how you want to win this one?" I told you, it had to be taken, no case. ”

"I'm going to make your name first, so I'm sure its author will be happy." Carl smiled, first now, who doesn't know the status of Diplodocus in the film industry? If Liang Long is willing to make an adaptation, her author will also be happy to make his work into a good movie. Secondly, there is the problem of publicity, saying that it needs publicity just like the movie, and if this publication is immediately valued by Liang Long, then it can be used as a breakthrough to vigorously promote and increase sales, and its author must be happy to earn more.

"That's high enough." Diplodocus gave a thumbs up, in the end, it was professional, not comparable to his own half-ass. Karl smiled: "That's natural, anyway, this matter will be left to me, and I will go to the UK in two days." Liang Long said: "It's not two days, it's tomorrow, and tomorrow must be won." Liang Long called Karl's secretary in again: "Book a plane ticket to Constantinople, England, tomorrow morning." Karl said angrily: "I've never seen you so hot, forget it, tomorrow will be tomorrow." ”

"I can finally breathe a sigh of relief, damn Harry Potter, I don't have to crouch in front of the computer every day." Out of the company, Liang Long shouted excitedly, attracting the frequent attention of passers-by, some people have recognized him, and some even want to run over to ask for an autograph, so frightened that he hurriedly got into the car and drove away.

solved the matter of "Harry Potter", Liang Long even let the crew of "The Matrix" take a three-day vacation to take Rachel and Jessica on the plane back to Hong Kong, and he asked his women to witness the great moment of Hong Kong's return with him and let them share the joy together. My grandfather's whole family also came, and on the evening of 63o, they mingled with the flow of people and went to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center together, waiting for midnight in the square.

"I've been waiting for so many years, and I've finally waited for this moment." The old man trembled his body and stared at the flagpole with the British flag hanging not far away, and couldn't wait for it to be lowered and then raised the five-star red flag. Liang Long helped the old man: "Grandpa, the year after tomorrow, we will go to Macau to watch the Portuguese flag come down and watch the five-star red flag go up." The old man nodded: "In the words of our Duke Deng, there is no need to talk about the sovereignty issue, it is ours, and sooner or later we have to come back." ”

The old man is right: As far as the Hong Kong issue is concerned, without Deng Gong's firmness, resoluteness, pragmatism, and flexibility, as well as the great principle of "one country, two systems", the negotiations on Hong Kong would not have gone so smoothly. Liang Long glanced at Rachel again, and saw that she looked calm, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief, after all, it was the flag of her motherland that was going to be lowered today.

"What do you want me to do?" Rachel suddenly laughed again: "This matter was decided as early as 84 years, and it is an immutable fact. Liang Long held her hand and said with a smile: "That's right, and you are now a Chinese daughter-in-law, and everything should be thought of in our way." Rachel gave him a blank look: "The time is almost up, look, the flag bearer is in." ”

At 23:56, the flag-bearers of China and Britain entered, and the flag-lowering and flag-raising ceremonies symbolizing the handover of Hong Kong power between the two governments began. All the Chinese and foreign guests attending the ceremony stood up. The eyes of the audience were focused on the flagpoles erected on the east and west sides of the rostrum in front of the officiating platform.

At 23:59, the British flag and the Hong Kong flag slowly descended to the music of the British national anthem. With the lowering of the "rice flag", a century of British colonial rule in Hong Kong came to an end.

At midnight on July 7, the exciting and sacred moment arrived: the military band of the Chinese People's Liberation Army played the majestic national anthem of the People's Republic of China, and the Chinese flag and the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region were slowly raised. The audience was boiling, and many people's eyes were full of tears of excitement, and the thunderous applause lasted for a long time. The lenses of cameras and video cameras are constantly flashing, recording this solemn historical moment.

ps: There was a power outage, I was sweating to death, I didn't call until six o'clock, I rushed 5,000 words, and I ran to the Internet café.