Chapter 20: A Gambling Contract
"Old Monster Xu, why do you suddenly have such thoughts. When the seven of us were working together, it was very comfortable. Zhiwei didn't go long, and you offered to leave again. We are all brothers, if you have any opinions, you can discuss them! As the big brother of Xinyi City, Mai Jia couldn't help but persuade.
Several other people were stunned when they suddenly heard Tsui Hark propose to leave the new art city.
At that time, Mai Jia, Shi Tian, and Huang Baiming's struggle company received financial support from the Golden Princess Cinema Line and was reorganized into "New Art City". The three brothers wanted to show their strength, but they were reluctant to shoot kung fu dramas such as "Salted Fish Reborn" and "Crazy Boss". It is for this reason that the three-person group has slowly developed into a seven-person group.
When Tsui Hark heard this, he just looked at them and didn't say anything.
Huang Baiming still couldn't see Tsui Hark's determination, but he recalled here: "I still remember that in order to find a new (harmonious) wave director, we deliberately bought a copy of "Film Fortnightly" that we usually don't watch at all. Pretending, let's figure out the names of you and Zhang Guoming first. As soon as I inquired, Tan Jiaming was in Jiahe, Zhang Guoming went to Shaw Brothers, fortunately, I learned that Wu Yusen knew you, so I introduced us to talk. I remember it was at the Peninsula Hotel! , you haven't forgotten. At that time, it was very popular to drink tea there, and I and Shi Tian and Mai Jia jumped over, and the two of them were still dressed the same at that time, wearing leather hats, small fur jackets, jeans, and horns...... At that time, you and Nan Sheng pretended to be very enthusiastic......"
When he said this, Huang Baiming looked at Shi Nansheng, who was sitting next to Tsui Hark: "Nansheng! At that time, you told us that if you want to build a big company, you have to find someone to manage it. We will still say that you are stylish, so we decided to find you to be the housekeeper of Xinyi City! ”
In terms of interpersonal processing, Huang Baiming's wrist is indeed the most clever. At first, Shi Nansheng didn't agree immediately, but just said to help Tsui Hark take a look first. Later, I felt Huang Baiming's sincerity and became the 'housekeeper's wife' of Xinyicheng.
Knowing Shi Nansheng, most of the fans are because of Tsui Hark and the film studio. thought that her identity contribution was shared with Tsui Hark, just like Fang Yihua was to Run Run Shaw, and Chen Mingying was to Xiang Huaqiang; In fact, Shi Nansheng is not only the "housekeeper wife" of the film studio, but also the recognized "female Zhuge in the industry"; The most rare thing is that she is proficient in all aspects of administrative production, post-production, publicity and distribution, and therefore later attracted Lin Jianyue, Huang Baiming, Jiang Zhiqiang, Yu Dong and other film tycoons to hire her for important positions in the company.
It can be said that if it weren't for Huang Baiming's strong invitation, then Xinyicheng would definitely lose more than just a 'housekeeper's wife'. Now he deliberately led the words to Shi Nansheng, just hoping that she could persuade Tsui Hark. After all, they are two couples, and some words are easy to communicate.
The most important thing is that they are worried that if Tsui Hark goes out to set up his own door, then it means that Shi Nansheng will also sing with his wife.
If the loss of Tsui Hark alone would not be a major blow to their creative collective, then the loss of Shi Nansheng is not such a simple matter. You must know that Shi Nansheng is indeed a heroine among women, shrewd and capable, with a strong drinking style, temperament, taste, language talent, and the demeanor of a born diplomat.
Compared with other well-known Hong Kong filmmakers, Shi Nansheng's characteristic is to coordinate the operation of the entire project: as an administrator, he may not be higher than Zhuang Cheng; is not necessarily better than Cui Baozhu as a producer; does publishing, may not win Zhang Jiazhen; But she is better at integrating all kinds of resource advantages, and promoting Hong Kong films to the world with professional production of exquisite packaging. Therefore, characters such as Shi Nansheng are scarce in the Chinese film industry, no matter what era.
As a smart woman, Shi Nansheng didn't understand what Huang Baiming meant. Of course, it is necessary to read about the relationship, but Tsui Hark has already discussed this matter with himself. So, she thought for a while and said, "It's inconvenient for me to say anything about Ake, but I won't leave Xinyi City for the time being." ”
"Baiming, Shi Tian...... You don't need to say more, I didn't mean it for any other reason, I just wanted to try it myself. You know I'd like to try something different, but that's a counterpoint to what Art City is used to. In short, this time I have made up my mind, and it is useless for anyone to persuade me. Just like Zhiwei said at the beginning, I also meant that. ”
After speaking, Tsui Hark sat there without saying a word. But everyone knew Xu Laowei's temper, and they sighed and didn't know what else to say.
Just when the conference room was at an impasse, a voice suddenly came from outside: "Yes, it's useless to persuade anyone?" ”
"Boss, why are you here?"
It was none other than Lei Juekun, the big boss of the Golden Princess, who walked into the conference room.
Lei Juekun smiled at everyone, and then said suspiciously: "Ake, you also know that I am a businessman. But we businessmen sometimes look at people to tell each other. Let's put it this way! If you have any comments now, you can give them to me. I grew up with Xinyicheng with one hand, and when you said how much money you wanted, I didn't blink my eyes and dialed it, which is to believe you. You, too, believe me once. What are the difficulties, I solve. ”
Those who have really achieved this point have a calm momentum when they raise their hands and feet. For Tsui Hark, Lei Juekun is a real cherished talent. And if Tsui Hark is invited by Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers and other companies, it will be tantamount to fighting. This makes him, the boss, unable to get over on his face. So, when he found out about it, he rushed over immediately.
"Boss, I don't have any difficulties, I just want to be able to try it myself. I want to get a 'film studio' and invite some friends to try out films with different themes...... "Tsui Hark was very sincere, and he also expressed in his words that he did not want to jump to other companies.
Lei Juekun still couldn't hear what Tsui Hark meant, which clearly showed that he didn't want to be interfered with by others. He understands that. But in the final analysis, the new art city was created by Mai Jia, Huang Baiming and Shi Tian, even if he can't rashly say that he supports Tsui Hark to do it himself in the new art city. This is both interpersonal and business, and it is a stinky chess.
Suddenly, Lei Juekun smiled and said, "I was going to plan to get two more satellite companies, and I can invest in the 'film studio' you said." But it's also a gamble, giving you the chance to make three films. If you can't get up, don't be discouraged. When the time comes to return to Xinyi City, I don't think there will be any estrangement between you brothers. ”
Mai Jia and the others also nodded, if this is the case, everyone is at least the same boss's siblings. And Tsui Hark's failure also represents that their thinking is correct. When the time comes, no one will have anything to lose.
For such an ending, Tsui Hark is finally at ease. At least everyone didn't tear their faces, not to mention that Lei Juekun, the boss, is really good. Without thinking much about it, Tsui Hark nodded and agreed: "Then thank you boss!" ”
Of course, the 'film studio' is hung under the sign of Xinyi City, but since Tsui Hark proposed to go it alone, he bluntly said: "I won't pull any main creators over, but it doesn't matter if Yan Zai continues to follow me, right?" ”
For Lu Yan, although everyone thinks that the talent is good, at best he is just a young child. Mai Jia and they only think that Tsui Hark misses the old, of course they say that they can. Only Huang Baiming smiled at Tsui Hark, and he finally understood why Lu Yan, this kid, refused his invitation at that time. However, he didn't break it, and even wanted to see if Tsui Hark could get up, and Lu Yan couldn't hold on to it.
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In the quiet room, only the lamp on the desk was still on. After sending Mi Xue home, Lu Yan is now studying with relish the masterpiece of a famous Russian director.
Who would have expected that this posterior boy would be able to set off a storm in the Hong Kong film industry!?
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