The Peninsula Hotel, located at 22 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. It is the oldest hotel in Hong Kong and one of the most famous and luxurious hotels in the world. The Lobby is known for its afternoon tea, where many movie stars like to drink tea, so since the 50s, The Peninsula has been known as the "Filmmaker's Lounge". Li Xuan later knew about this hotel, because legend has it that Shao Yifu liked to come here for afternoon tea

And now, Li Xuan, Zhong Chuhong and Wang Jin are sitting in a corner of the lobby café. There was a three-person band playing above the hallway, piano, violin and flute, and the soft music floated gently, making Li Xuan feel very helpless.

While stirring the coffee, Li Xuan stared at Fat Wang.

Afternoon tea here is really expensive, a cup of chrysanthemum tea with fragrant slices costs 30 Hong Kong dollars, and a small piece of chocolate cake costs 45 Hong Kong dollars, which is a money grab. And looking out the window, it is not the magnificent Victoria Harbour, but the Hong Kong Space Museum, which has been built for more than half of the time, with bricks flying and scaffolding, no wonder Li Xuan has not seen the famous Shao tycoon after sitting for so long.

"Why did you choose this place to meet your friends?" Li Xuan asked after drinking a cup of coffee.

Hurriedly swallowing a mouthful of bread, Wang Jinnan replied: "The scenery here is beautiful." ”

"Poof!" Zhong Chuhong suddenly laughed.

Good view? Li Xuan turned his head to look at the scaffolding outside.

"Uh......" Wang Jinxiao was embarrassed: "Okay, I haven't been here much, now let's experience it." ”

Li Xuan looked at Wang Fatzi with disdain: "Then why am I having a treat?" ”

"You made a lot of money, you shouldn't have a treat, no......" Wang Jin said halfway and suddenly realized: "You used to say that there was a finale banquet, but you haven't been invited." Now there's another celebration banquet, and now you still have to treat yourself to Lee Garden? ”

"I haven't gotten the money yet, okay?" Li Xuan argued with reason.

"The Grudge" was finally released yesterday after 16 days of release, and the box office broke 4 million. In addition to the box office gratifying in the first ten days, the box office fell sharply later. This is also where horror films and comedies cannot be compared, horror movies are generally boring after watching them three times, while comedies can still laugh after watching more than ten times, and they are suitable for all ages. is like Chenglong's "Senior Brother Out of the Horse" later, which was full of a full moon, and many people watched it more than ten times, but the box office broke 10 million at once.

Although the box office is only about 4 million, "The Grudge" still has become the No. 1 box office of Hong Kong horror movies. While it was a big surprise, it also attracted a lot of scolding. What plot is mentally retarded, what director's technique is inferior, and what movie has no artistic connotation. Li Xuan pursed his mouth after hearing this, a horror movie, scary is enough, how much artistic connotation do you need, and besides, weren't you full of praise at the beginning? Even the "Film Fortnightly" that came out the day before yesterday simply praised the ingenuity of the non-line editing of "The Grudge", and said nothing else.

"Go, if you don't get it, it's not yours?" Wang Jin took a sip of black tea and continued: "I heard that Golden Harvest is ready to send the movie overseas? ”

"Well, if you don't send it quickly, you can't do it, and I really admire Hong Kong's ability to follow the trend now." Li Xuan sighed. Most filmmakers in Hong Kong are very smart, and when they are smart, they like to follow the trend to make movies, which is basically a business that can guarantee steady profits and no losses.

Just like Chenglong's "Drunken Fist" became popular, what "Dragon Fist", "Iron Fist", and "Odd Fist" all came out, and a lot of messy fists flew all over the movie. Especially after Li Xuan's movie, which is a low-budget movie at first glance, came out, more people followed the trend. Before "Cursed Grudge" was drawn, "Cursed Ghost", "Cursed Soul", "Cursed Death" and the like came out, and some small wild movie theaters showed follow-up films, and even changed the name of the promotional poster of Li Xuan's movie and hung it up.

"Hey, hey!" Wang Jin smiled proudly: "It's okay, just get used to it." ”

"Get used to a fart!" Li Xuan glared at Wang Jin: "When is your friend coming?" ”

Wang Jin looked at his watch and said, "The appointment time has passed early, and I guess I'm busy again." ”

"Anyway, why is your friend's name Shu Qi?" Li Xuan touched his chin and asked, he was very interested in this man and a woman and two Shu Qi (Qi).

"The names are all given by the parents, what else!" Wang Jin looked at Li Xuan and said, "What are you looking for him for?" ”

Why? Li Xuan had a headache. Now it is estimated that Shao Lao Liu must know him as a person, so he must be embarrassed to run to the Shaw Brothers studio, and he has to find another set to be familiar with it. Isn't this Golden Harvest's Axe Mountain Road set just right? If it's a little better, I can bring Zhong Xiaoniu in and try it, hehe......

"I heard you say that he is the assistant director of Golden Harvest, I can't ......"

"Hehe......" There was a chuckle next to him, and a fat man with a briefcase walked to Li Xuan's only empty seat and sat down: "I haven't been an assistant director recently, but I'm still very busy." ”

"Huh?" Li Xuan's face suddenly became embarrassed, he must have heard the bad words behind his back just now, and he stretched out his right hand and said, "Hello, I'm ......"

"Haha!" Shu Qi didn't have Li Xuan's embarrassment, grabbed Li Xuan's hand and said: "I know, you are Li Xuan, the director of "Curse", you have admired it for a long time." ”

"Huh? Haha, look up for a long time, look up for a long time! Li Xuan was so embarrassed that he couldn't speak.

"Haha......"

At this time, Wang Jin and Zhong Chuhong next to him couldn't help it, and laughed together.

"Huh?" Shu Qi looked at Zhong Chuhong, who was smiling happily: "This one is so familiar!" ”

"Haha, my girlfriend Zhong Chuhong, made a cameo in "Cursed"." Li Xuan ignored the other two and introduced directly.

Only then did Shu Qi suddenly come to his senses and said, "No wonder it's so familiar, Miss Zhong is good." ”

"Hello Mr. Shu!" Zhong Chuhong responded simply.

"Well, I just heard Mr. Shu say that ...... now"

"Hey, you two ......" Li Xuan was interrupted by Wang Jin as soon as he was halfway through: "Mr. Shu, Mr. Li, are you tired of calling around?" Isn't it over directly Xuan Zai and Ah Qi? ”

Li Xuan glared at Wang Jin fiercely, thinking that everyone was as familiar as you!

"Haha, that's good. Xuan Zai, that's what I'll call it! This time, Shu Qi echoed first.

Li Xuan was not ambiguous, so he asked directly: "Then Ah Qi, I just heard you say that you are very busy, what are you busy with?" ”

"What's the deal?" Shu Qi was stunned for a moment before he reacted and said: "Isn't Chenglong joining our Golden Harvest recently, Mr. Zou is now forming a crew for him, a big production!" ”

"Assistant director?" Li Xuan's eyes lit up as well, if he could sneak in and see it.

"Uh, no!" Shu Qi scratched his hair and said embarrassedly: "Assistant field reporter ......"

Depend on! It's the same as Li Xuan's job when he first entered the industry, little minion. Li Xuan's heart was cold, there was no play, what should I do now?

Wang Jin obviously didn't see Li Xuan's expression, but asked gossip on the side: "I heard that Chenglong's salary this time is 4.8 million?" ”

Shu Qi was also more interested in this topic, stretched out his right hand and gestured and said: "The salary alone is 4.8 million, and there is also a penalty of 1 million for Luo Wei!" Boss Zou has made a bloody investment this time. ”

"Tsk! Rich man. Wang Jin was stunned for a while.

"Chenglong has been so popular in the past two years, this price is worth it!" Shu Qi looked around cautiously and said in a low voice, "I heard that Boss Zou is also planning to spend a lot of money to make Chenglong the second Li Xiaolong." ”

"The second Li Xiaolong!" Wang Jin's eyes were full of longing.

Big money for Chenglong? Li Xuan seems to have heard of it in later generations, and Chenglong's first international blockbuster film seems to have been a big failure.

"But ah, this time Jiahe is estimated to have to fight!" Shu Qi shook his head and said.

Fighting? Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"The two stars, still brothers, are still celebrities, they are both acting in kung fu comedies, and they are still in the same company." Shu Qi looked at the gossip of everyone and said, "Don't fight to the death!" ”

Wang Jin suddenly realized: "You mean Hong Jingbao and Chenglong?" ”

And Li Xuan next to him was stunned, there was a way!

"Yes, that's why I said that Golden Harvest has a good show to watch now!"

"Tsk, it's not just a good show, it's still a ......" Wang Jingang said half a sentence and suddenly stood up.

"What are you doing?" Li Xuan asked.

Wang Jin hurriedly pushed away the chair and said, "I've met an acquaintance, go over and say hello." With that, he walked to the other end of the lobby.

Acquaintance? Shao Lao Liu is here?

Li Xuan hurriedly looked in the direction where Wang Jin was walking, but found that there were two women with hair hanging down their shoulders sitting in the tea party in front of Wang Jin.

Li Xuan shook his head, worthy of Wang Jin, he can pick up girls wherever he goes!

However, Li Xuan was suddenly stunned, how could there be a good acquaintance with a woman......