Chapter 9 Investing in Films

"Grandpa Xu, the younger generation is polite" Lin Yueran bowed and saluted, Xu Zhizhong was very kind and told Lin Yueran not to be polite, "Xiuya" Lin Yueran reminded this girl that it was time to give a gift, "Grandpa Xu, the younger generation made some maple sugar in their spare time, it tastes very good, this time I specially brought it over for you to taste" took the gift handed by Xiuya, Lin Yueran explained. "I still remember my old man, you have a heart, Brother Lin unfortunately drove away with a crane, it is very regrettable to think about it, what will happen to the old man in the future, you can open your mouth" Xu Zhizhong said very politely, Lin Yueran saw him when his grandfather was still alive, in his grandfather's words, this man is scheming, try to have less contact but don't offend, now the new young forces of the mutual aid association are beginning to take power, the old people don't want to lose their rights, the contradictions are beginning to intensify, he doesn't want to get in and cause a fuss now.

"Xiuya, you're still eating, and you're not afraid to hold on" Seeing her drooling over the crystal shrimp dumplings, Big Boss Lin felt that it was a mistake to bring a girl, "Boss, the food here is beautiful and delicious, many of them I don't know the names, some have only read them in books and on TV, how can I let go of this rare opportunity" This greedy woman, Lin Yueran ignored her, and casually found a place in the corner to sit down and ask the waiter for a cup of tea. "It's a movie script, and the story is very interesting."

Lin Yueran felt a little bored, and was about to walk elsewhere when a finely printed booklet attracted him, because the front of the booklet was printed with Infernal Affairs. Infernal is a Buddhist term, the most bitter of the eight hells in Buddhist scriptures, and the most bottom-reading layer of the so-called eighteen layers of hell. Whoever is thrown into the Infernal Hell will never have any hope of liberation, but will have to go through the five kinds of Infernal. The first is "all the time", and there is no sin at all times. The second is "emptiness" and suffering from head to toe. Third, "the weapons of crime are inseparable", and all kinds of torture instruments are used in everything. Fourth, "equality", the punishment of both men and women is not cared for. Fifth, "life and death are inseparable", and you have to continue to be tortured after dying countless times.

Flipping through the booklet, Lin Yueran was quickly attracted by this story, although the script of this thing is not like a script, and the novel is not like a novel, but the structure of the story is really exciting, with the story of the police and undercover agents to confirm the infernal hell, the tragedy that you want to get rid of but can't get rid of, the author is very careful when conceiving this story, almost perfectly to the theme, and it is natural. "Aiwen, you're a lightning hand," a young Chinese man with a surprised expression said excitedly, "I'll just say, how could someone as good as you not come to this banquet." Lightning hand? When did I have such a nickname, "I'm Ai Wen, Lin Yueran, what's the matter with the lightning hand you said?" Lin Yueran closed the script and motioned for him to sit down and talk.

"Aven, you know, since you knocked down that annoying Adam, people have called you Lightning, because your punching speed is so fast, can you take me as an apprentice, what kind of kung fu are you practicing? I showed my grandfather the video of your game, and he said that you practiced Tai Chi and mixed with Xingyi, and said that you are very good" The young man is really a talker, and he crackled and said a lot, and he finally understood, or the stage competition that day caused a storm, and it seemed that he was famous in school. "I'll talk about accepting apprentices later, you haven't introduced yourself yet" I came here to make a few more friends, so let's get to know my fans.

"My name is Lin Xu, my English name is Jack, maybe it was still a family three hundred years ago" Lin Xu hurriedly stretched out his hand to introduce himself, "It was a family five hundred years ago, you are a fan of Brother Long" This Lin Xu should be a descendant of immigrants, and he knows little about Chinese sayings. "Jake Chen's kung fu is different from bruce force and your kung fu, your kung fu is all fists to the flesh, which makes people excited" Lin Xu hurriedly explained his opinion, "It seems that you have also practiced since you were a child, this is my phone, we can learn from each other at school when we have time" Lin Yueran likes this peer very much, sunny, passionate, and the tutor is also good.

The two of them were chatting, and a middle-aged man ran over anxiously, constantly pushing the chair, as if looking for something, such a faux pact Lin Xu couldn't help it, and was about to attack Lin Yueran raised his hand to signal him not to be excited. "Sir, are you looking for this" Lin Yueran handed him the booklet, "I finally didn't lose it, thank God, thank you two children" Liu Qiangwei hurriedly took the booklet and looked through it to see if there was any damage, completely unaware of his faux pas. Lin Xu quit, these rich second-generation bear children care most about their own face, this guy who came out of nowhere not only bothered himself without even apologizing, but also didn't look like a rich family, and he had almost no impression of him, listening to the accent is a Hong Kong person, it is estimated that he is here to fool the investment, "Mr. is a Hong Kong person, is there still a movie in Hong Kong now?" Liu Qiangwei was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand why this kid was mad, and then his face turned red, his actions just now seemed to disturb the two people who were chatting, "I'm really sorry for the two little brothers, I bothered you just now" Although Liu Qiangwei said humbly, he had already felt sad and angry in his heart, he came all the way to Canada for the movie, but unfortunately no one is willing to invest in himself, and Hong Kong films are no longer what they were in their heyday. Although he was angry and discouraged, he didn't want to offend the two people in front of him, and he knew by looking at his clothes that he was the son and son of these rich Canadians, so there was no need to cause trouble, and once there was a dispute on today's occasion, it was himself who suffered.

"Sir, please forgive me for taking the liberty of reading your booklet, although the novel is not like a novel, and the script is not like a script, but the structure of the story is still very interesting, the Buddhist Infernal Hell is cleverly combined with undercover, which is very in line with the meaning of infernal affairs" Lin Yueran was also a little embarrassed, after all, it was a very unpleasant thing to look through other people's things without their permission, "If Mr. Liu needs to invest, you might as well sit down and talk, I'm very interested in your story" Looking at the other party's scene, you can know that they are here to attract investment, especially today's big scene, there are many rich people. "Little brother, don't make fun of me, you know that making a movie is not tens of thousands of dollars, it costs millions or tens of millions" Liu Qiangwei was really speechless, do these ignorant second ancestors know how to make movies. Lin Xu saw that the other party was sarcastic about himself and his idol, so he immediately quit, "Sir, do you think the student union of the University of Toronto doesn't know about film investment?" The art department of our school is famous all over the world, and I think we can tell what a movie is" joke, our school has a film festival every year, and it is not that there is no big investment, but it dares to laugh at our different markets.

Liu Qiangwei was really embarrassed, he was slapped in the face one after another, he didn't expect to meet a student from the University of Toronto, who is a famous art university, film director, screenwriter and other professionals, and he also knows some of the inside story of the movie. His performance today is greatly substandard, it seems that he was beaten too hard, originally Media Asia was very optimistic about his script, but when he mentioned investing in Lin Jianyue, he shook his head, more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars are a bit risky, and once he hits the street, the loss will be big. In desperation, Liu Weiqiang had to go to Canada to seek investment, but the reputation of Hong Kong films has been almost consumed, and with the impact of Hollywood films in the United States, few people are interested in his plan. I was able to come here today because I asked a friend to get an invitation, but everyone was not interested in him, because of the evil consequences caused by the "Crazy Boy" series of movies, his works have been regarded as unpopular works by Southeast Asian countries, including Japan and South Korea, and it is too risky to invest in him.

"Sir, how much investment do you think it will take to make your movie, I like this story very much" Lin Yueran could see that the person in front of him was a little absent-minded, so he went straight to the point, "It's about 20 million, it can't be less" Liu Qiangwei didn't think that Lin Yueran could come up with this money, so he quoted a high price, and he discussed with Mai Hui that saving some 15 million could still be made. "Sir, are you kidding, an investment of 20 million in Hollywood is also a medium investment, which big name are you going to invite to play" Lin Xu was very angry, if Lin Yueran wasn't very polite, he would have been mad and treated his buddy as a Kaizi. Lin Yueran pondered for a moment, "To show the essence of the story, I'm afraid the two leading actors must be actor-level characters, but 20 million is really a bit high, if Mr. is not in a hurry, I can raise it, but it will take time, about a month" He estimated that he could borrow this money from the bank with his fixed assets.

"Wait, you may have misunderstood, the 20 million I said is Hong Kong dollars" Liu Qiangwei heard that Lin Yueran and Lin Xu had misunderstood, he reported Hong Kong dollars, and people received about US dollars, which is a big difference. "Puff" "Puff" Erlin squirted a sip of tea, Lin Xu couldn't stand it at all, "Sir, we're already college students, no longer a little fart, do you think this is interesting, or do you think you're a dragon?" Lin Xu's words made Liu Qiangwei startled, he didn't want to get into trouble if he didn't find the money, "I didn't mean that, I used to think about Hong Kong dollars, but I didn't react for a while" He couldn't wait to smoke himself, of course talking about money here is US dollars or Canadian dollars, of course people won't consider that they think about Hong Kong dollars. "If you were a producer, I'm afraid no one would dare to invest in you, and you wouldn't lose money" Lin Xu also couldn't laugh or cry, how could someone who reacted so slowly get money from a shrewd businessman.

"If it were Hong Kong dollars, it wouldn't be a problem, I voted for this movie. By the way, I haven't asked for your name after talking for so long" After talking for a while, I forgot to introduce myself, Liu Qiangwei was very excited, and when he heard that someone wanted to invest in him, he was already happy and didn't know how to try it, so he hurriedly handed over his business card to the two.

Chapter 10 is really going to make a movie