Chapter 19: Shaw Fang Yihua
Zou Wenhuai's abacus played very well.
Through Guò's first contact, as well as Huang Zuyi's daily report during the filming of "Police Story", Zou Wenhuai admired Chen Ping'an more and more, and wanted to take this young man under his umbrella and make Chen Ping'an's dark horse international a satellite company of Golden Harvest.
What is the biggest bottleneck for an independent production company? Fund! It's okay to say that a small company like Dark Horse International, which has just been established, is considered to be scrapped if a drama is pressed in your hands, and it is difficult to raise money to start a new drama.
There are only a few cinema chains in Hong Kong now.
There are only four cinemas in the Anle Cinema Line, which only screen Western films; Shuangnan Cinema Line belongs to the leftists, and the leftist film companies headed by Yindu shoot so many dramas every year, and Dark Horse International has no chance at all.
After removing these two, what is left are the three cinema lines of Golden Harvest, Golden Princess and Shaw Brothers.
The golden princess has a new art city, which is the golden princess's trump card; Shaw Brothers only appeared in films produced by his own company, insulating himself from independent film companies; Speaking of which, only Golden Harvest remains. As for the independent cinemas scattered all over Hong Kong...... Chen Ping'an is crazy and will look for them!
Therefore, Zou Huaiwen concluded that Chen Ping'an had to return to Golden Harvest after hitting a circle of walls outside with the master disk of "Police Story". At that time, Chen Ping'an, who has learned the difficulties in the Hong Kong film industry, will most likely choose to join Golden Harvest.
Will Chen Ping'an let him get his wish?
Back at home, Shang Gewenton and Dwarf Niu, who were watching the Brucelee video together in the living room, immediately greeted them, they hadn't seen Chen Ping'an for several days.
When the two knew that Jiahe had arranged the play "Police Story", Shang Geyunton immediately called out: "Oh Shet! Chen, how could this be, why would they treat such a good movie like this? ”
The dwarf bull, who believed in the supremacy of fists, said gloomily: "Mr. Chen, do you want me to gather people to come to the door or report this matter to Mr. Chen?" ”
Pull it down, is it really when people are vegetarian? Besides, if I leave him as a butcher, I will have to eat a hairy pig! "Don't worry, I have my own way. It won't be long before Golden Harvest will regret today's decision, so wait and see! Lao Shang, you put away the master disk, don't lose it; Cow, you call Ah Xiang and ask him to come immediately; I'll take a shower first, and my body smells. ”
Wang Jing came quickly, and Chen Ping'an arrived before he finished taking a shower.
For Chen Ping'an always coming and going as soon as he is called, Wang Jing has some complaints in his heart. But this complaint is too insignificant compared to what he expects in his heart.
Some time ago, he deliberately approached the dwarf cow, although he still didn't find out the background of Chen Ping'an, but he figured out the origin of the dwarf cow - the former red stick of Xin'an Company was now specially sent by the dragon head Xiang Yan to protect Chen Ping'an.
Wang Jing is very clear about Xin'an's background in Hong Kong. Chen Ping'an can become a distinguished guest of Xin'an Company, and the leader Xiang Huayan is his second uncle, so it is better not to offend such a person. And Chen Ping'an's professional ability during the filming of "Police Story", his familiarity with various departments of the crew, and the new techniques revealed from time to time during the filming process also convinced Wang Jing.
Be generous and value yourself, with such a boss, you must have a great future! Although Dark Horse International is only a small company that has just been established, because of this, when the company develops in the future, he Wang Jing will become a veteran of the company!
So, after receiving the call from the dwarf cow, he put down all the work at hand and rushed to it immediately.
"Ah Xiang is here." Chen Ping'an took a shower, wiped his head and walked out, "So fast? ”
"Hehe, I heard that I hurried here after the film was cut, and I wanted to see it. Mr. Chen, have the theater schedules been arranged? ”
Dwarf Niu scolded: "Lose his old mother, the surname Zou will not give Mr. Chen a schedule!" ”
"What? Mr. Chan, can't "Police Story" be painted on the Christmas schedule? ”
"Guess what?" Chen Ping'an smiled and waved his hand, "Old Shang, tell him my motto." ”
Shang Geyun was stunned for a moment and said in Cantonese: "Believe in peace and have eternal life." "It's lame.
"Lao Shang, it's not me saying you, you still have to practice your Cantonese, at least this sentence has to be said smoothly! Ah Xiang, don't worry, my play will definitely be painted on the Christmas schedule, and I will make Golden Harvest regret today's decision. As for you, wait and do it with me! ”
I didn't mean that, I just wanted to say that even if I can't paint, I'm willing to join Dark Horse International! Alas, the good opportunity to show loyalty was missed. Wang Jing felt sorry in his heart, but now it is no longer suitable to show loyalty. "I don't know what Mr. Chen's arrangements are for calling me here?"
"Ah Xiang, you can help me arrange it, I want to meet Ms. Fang the morning after tomorrow."
"Who?"
"Ms. Fang Yihua, Ms. Fang."
Wang Jing also had a delicate heart, and immediately reacted: "Mr. Chen, you don't want to take the film to Shaw Brothers to paint, right?" That's impossible! ”
As an old man of wireless and the director of Shaw Brothers, how could Wang Jing not know Shaw Brothers' attitude towards independent film companies? No matter how much the drama produced by Shaw Brothers is pounced, it will not give independent film companies a chance.
"Nothing is impossible in the world, as long as you work hard, everything is possible." Chen Ping'an looked at the calendar, "Ah Xiang, you can arrange it for me, on the morning of the 8th, I will visit her, and I have to prepare some gifts in the past two days." ”
After Wang Jing left, Chen Ping'an found a pen and paper, locked himself in the room again, dinner was a pizza called by a dwarf cow, Chen Ping'an took two pieces and went back to the room, never came out, and they were not allowed to come in.
The dwarf cow bit the pizza and asked Shang Geyundun: "Brother Dun, what is Mr. Chen doing here?" You won't be angry with the surname Zou, right? ”
Shang Geyundun kissed with a high-minded mouth: "Niu, you don't understand, Chen must be writing a script again." Do you know why I came to Hong Kong with him thousands of miles away, because of his hard work and pursuit of success? In him, I saw my shadow. ”
Thinking that in the past few days, Shang Geyundun followed him to go to nightclubs every night and find Miss every night, and the dwarf cow couldn't help but feel disdainful in his heart. Still struggling? Striving for success? Why do I think that all your energy is used on women, and your so-called success seems to be just conquering women, right?
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Early in the morning of December 8th, a rapid knock on the door woke Shang Geyunton from his dream.
He pushed away the two women wrapped around him, scolded and walked out of the room, and found that it was not yet eight o'clock, and roared angrily: "Shet, what bastard came to knock on the door early in the morning and let people not sleep!" Fatso...... Why are you here so early? ”
Wang Jing stood outside the door dumbfounded, looking at Shang Geyundun, who was naked in front of him, and the bird goods under his crotch were swaggering like that: "I came to find Mr. Chen, didn't he say that he was going to visit Ms. Fang today?" ”
"To hell with that Ms. Fang! You come in and wait, Chen hasn't been in the room since you left the day before yesterday. Shang Geyun suddenly turned back to the room, and threw himself on the two white flower bodies on the bed, "Oh, beautiful ladies, it's a waste to sleep in such a good weather, let's go crazy again!" ”
The sound of "hum, ha, hey" soon came out of the room, and Wang Jing was red-faced and shook his head secretly. Mr. Chen's subordinates are too silvery, and I don't know what Mr. Chen likes about him!
Time passed little by little, Chen Ping'an had not come out yet, and Wang Jing, who was waiting in the living room, kept looking at his watch, becoming more and more anxious.
The day before yesterday afternoon, he came out of Chen Ping'an's place, and when he returned to the Shaw Brothers, he went to see Fang Yihua and conveyed Chen Ping'an's intention to visit Fang Yihua. The latter looked at him for a long time and didn't speak, until he looked a little hairy, and Fang Yihua refused.
He begged bitterly with Lao Dou and his relationship with Fang Yihua, and told Fang Yihua that Chen Ping'an's filming and the fact that he couldn't find a theater after the new drama was completed, begging Fang Yihua to take time to meet Chen Ping'an, and finally Fang Yihua couldn't stand his pleas and finally breathed a sigh of relief, saying that he was thinking about it and asked him to go back and wait for news.
With such a result, he definitely couldn't tell Chen Ping'an, so he waited until this morning, ready to come to Chen Ping'an to make amends, saying that he couldn't complete the task, but he just got up in the morning and received a call from Fang Yihua, saying that he had time at nine o'clock and asked him to take Chen Ping'an over.
When Fang Yihua called, it was already seven o'clock, fortunately he lived very close to Long Xiangyuan, and he ran all the way out of breath and finally came to Chen Ping'an's house before eight o'clock, but he learned from Shang Ge Yundun that Chen Ping'an had written a script in the room he was in in the past two days.
Fang Yihua's personality and style, Wang Jing is very clear, has a strong sense of time, and he is most unaccustomed to others being late. can let him disturb Chen Ping'an's creation......
What to do!
Wang Jing was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, walking around the living room.
When it was almost nine o'clock, the door "squeaked", and Chen Ping'an walked out, his eyes red but in good spirits: "Ah Xiang? When did you come? Have you made an appointment with Ms. Fang? ”
Wang Jing grabbed Chen Ping'an: "Mr. Chen, you can figure it out, I've arranged it to come with me quickly, Aunt Fang hates others being late!" ”
"Why are you in such a hurry, what time is it?" Chen Ping'an shook off Wang Jing's hand, "I have to take a shower first." Nima has a smell on her. ”
"It's too late, Aunt Fang asked you to meet in her office at nine o'clock."
"Nine? So early? Chen Ping'an frowned slightly, "She won't be the one who notified you this morning, right?" ”
"Mr. Chen, how do you know?" Wang Jing was stunned for a moment, and then quickly repeated the matter in the shortest language, "Mr. Chen, come with me, I understand Aunt Fang, she hates others being late the most." And this time you asked her, and now it's almost nine o'clock. ”
Interesting woman!
Chen Ping'an knocked Wang Jing's hand off: "Then I should take a bath, wouldn't it be rude if I went to see her like this?" ”
"But ......"
"It's nothing, Ah Xiang, you are a fan of the authorities, you listen to me...... What sound is this? Chen Ping'an kicked open the door of Shang Geyundun's room, "Old Shang, you disappointed me too much!" I'll just say it once, I'll come out of the shower, don't let me see them again! ”