The five major forces in the Kowloon Walled City wanted to take Chen Ping'an's ride to make money, and proposed to invest in "Blood Spot", just like Yongsheng Film and Lianhai Pictures invested in "Human Ghost". Although they don't understand movies, they believe in Chen Ping'an's ability to make money. Take 10,000 steps back, if they lose, they are also confident that they will get their principal back with interest.

However, Chen Ping'an rejected their investment request, clearly telling them that the budget of "Blood Spot" was only one million US dollars and did not require any external investment.

However, the crew will shoot in the Kowloon Walled City for many days, and the extras needed will be selected from the villagers of the Kowloon Walled City, and the salary will be the same as that of other group performances. Among them, the villagers who are strong and strong, can play good-looking and distinctive villagers will become role actors, and their salaries are higher than those of group performances.

During the filming of the Walled City, the props and costumes needed by the crew, as well as the boxed lunch drinking water, were purchased from the low-cost Walled City at the market price in Hong Kong. Including the cost of borrowing the venue, Chen Ping'an will also pay according to the rules. In addition, each family will send 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is regarded as the cost of worshipping the mountain.

These things are all handed over to the five major forces, so that they can earn oil and water from them. But how can the five major forces take a fancy to such a small profit, what they want is a fund-raising order, they want to invest, and they want to share the box office of "Blood Spot"!

Seeing that there were signs of collapse between the two sides, Ren Darong's heart rose to his throat, but he heard Chen Ping'an talking and laughing and throwing out a bone.

That's right, it's a bone, in Ren Darong's eyes, it's just a meat bone, but he didn't expect that after Chen Ping'an finished speaking, he suddenly found that the British government in Hong Kong would also be interested in this meat bone.

"There are many ways to make a fortune, one is to be like Yongsheng Film and Lianhai Pictures last year, which will not open for three years and eat for three years; There is also a kind of thin water and long stream, which can't earn so much at one time, but it is better to have a steady income in the thin water and long stream. ”

"I want to hear about it."

"I plan to turn the Kowloon Walled City into a tourist attraction in Hong Kong!"

The mystery of the civilization of the Far East, the towering buildings that see the light of day, the apocalyptic ruins, the neon lights and the almost 100% anarchy. This qiē made the Kowloon Walled City a true portrayal of the apocalyptic future in the eyes of Westerners, fascinated the West, and was eventually highly romanticized and futurized, even making the Kowloon Walled City a major theme in many Western and Japanese science fiction, horror, and supernatural cultures.

Unfortunately, it is such a legendary slum, because the Chinese were not interested in it at that time, after the signing of the agreement between China and Britain in 87, the British government of Hong Kong divided the villagers twice, and in 93 the Kowloon Walled City was razed to the ground, leaving not too many factual documents and photos.

When this legendary slum, which most Chinese have never heard of but is famous all over the world, was demolished, American cartoonist Troy Boyle even said: "I would rather they demolished the Egyptian pyramids." ”

Traveling and filming holy places is Chen Ping'an's positioning of the Kowloon Walled City, which requires the rulers of the Kowloon Walled City to reformulate the internal order, at least to ensure the most basic life safety of all parties who come here for tourism and filming, and the murder and robbery of this kind of life-threatening thing must be eliminated!

Is there a lot of profit in this? That's right, it's definitely huge!

The tourist resorts in later generations are greasy, what are the fish eyes mixed up, price gouging, overlord price, light and dark prices are simply too much. Those who are willing to travel here, except for the Japanese, are basically Westerners, and for the villagers of the Kowloon Walled City, these people are typical people, who are stupid and have a lot of money, and they can earn a lot of money by doing some tricks and feet.

And when you come here to travel, you don't need to spend money on food, clothing, housing, transportation and play? The particularity of the Kowloon Walled City determines that it can meet the various needs of tourists, and at the same time, there is no need to worry about legal sanctions, as long as it is operated properly and can ensure the personal safety of tourists, there will be an endless stream of foreign tourists who come to visit here.

"You have to re-establish order, and don't allow the villagers to run out and loot at every turn, and destroy the image of the walled city. If a tourist sees, or even hurts, it will lead them to feel insecure, thus reducing your own income. ”

Most of the villagers who came out to rob were only poor because they were poor, but if the Kowloon Walled City was developed into a tourist attraction, the living standards of the villagers would certainly be improved. Robbing, in order to make money; If you don't rob it, you can make money, and few people are willing to take the risk of robbing.

The development of the Kowloon Walled City into a tourist attraction is good for Hong Kong itself as well as for the British government. The increase in the number of inbound tourists will inevitably bring considerable economic benefits to Hong Kong, benefiting many industries such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, and driving economic consumption on the island. The establishment of a new order in the Kowloon Walled City and the improvement of the living standards of the villagers will also reduce the crime rate in the vicinity of the Walled City.

"You guys, you think about getting rich all day long, but you don't know that you have been holding a cornucopia for a long time!"

Ren Darong was dumbfounded, if he hadn't just heard Chen Ping'an's strong background on the road, just listening to his words, he would have thought that he was a model for Hong Kong citizens and thought about Hong Kong's economy and people's livelihood everywhere.

During the break, the leaders of the five major forces used the excuse of going to the toilet at the same time, and Ren Darong took the opportunity to ask Chen Ping'an: "What are the benefits for yourself by doing this?" ”

Are there benefits? Chen Ping'an smiled but did not speak.

If Eastern culture wants to gain a firm foothold in the West, it is impossible to achieve it by just one person or a movie, and more people or things with representatives of Eastern culture are needed to continuously import Oriental elements into the West, and make Westerners accept it unconsciously.

The Kowloon Walled City, with its rich cultural heritage, is perfect for it.

Moreover, its heavy cultural heritage will be able to echo the unique historical scenes of the Dark Horse International Film and Television Base in the future, which will help the Dark Horse International Film and Television Base to become a large-scale comprehensive tourist area integrating film and television tourism, vacation, leisure and sightseeing in the future.

Chen Ping'an will not tell Ren Darong these words now, and even if he says them, the other party may not be able to understand them.

His vision for the future of the Kowloon Walled City was beautiful, but there was a necessary prerequisite. This premise is not only concerned by Ren Darong, but also by the five bigwigs in the Walled City. They just used the excuse of going to the toilet at the same time, just to discuss the feasibility of Chen Ping'an's suggestion, and finally found that this precondition could not be bypassed.

If it can't be done, then the beautiful blueprint depicted by Chen Ping'an will be the moon in the mirror.

"How can you guarantee that the Kowloon Walled City can become a tourist attraction in the eyes of foreigners?"

"It's very simple," Chen Ping'an said with a smile, "I'm going to make a documentary called 'Mythical City'." ”

……

Chen Jiashang and Pan Hengsheng met from Xu Ke Film Studio. Because of joining Dark Horse International and coming to a new environment, the relationship has become more intimate.

It has been nearly two hours since Chen Ping'an led people into the Kowloon Walled City, and the staff outside were worried and discussed. Chen Jiashang pulled Pan Hengsheng and muttered in a low voice: "Mr. Chen won't have an accident, should we call the police?" ”

"Call the police? Didn't you see that the policemen were also restless? Pan Hengsheng was shutting down, several policemen outside the gate of the Kowloon Walled City walked back and forth, looking anxious, and Ren Darong, the senior superintendent of the team, had also been in for a long time, and there was no news at all, could they not be worried?

Ren Darong has violated the police regulations when he entered the Kowloon Walled City, and if there is another bad one, these policemen will inevitably be responsible!

"What are we doing here?"

"Otherwise, maybe Mr. Chen can convince the other party."

"It's difficult, Mr. Chen is too rich, they won't agree lightly." Chen Jiashang sighed, his eyes lit up, "Ah Sheng, look, isn't that Bao Dexi, why did he come here with a camera?" ”

Bao Dexi and Pan Hengsheng are both photographers of Dark Horse International, there are rumors in the company that Bao Dexi and Chen Ping'an met and had a deep friendship, and Bao Dexi is Chen Ping'an's royal photographer, and because of Chen Ping'an, the first film shot in Hong Kong won the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Cinematography, Pan Hengsheng was envious.

This time, Chen Ping'an started filming "Blood Spot" and named him as a photographer, which he regarded as Chen Ping'an's importance to himself, and he worked very hard during the filming process. But Bao Dexi's sudden appearance made him chuckle in his heart.

Didn't he follow Director Guan to shoot "Underground Love"? Why did you get here? Could it be that Mr. Chen thinks I'm cowardly and plans to change photographers?

Bao Dexi walked over with the camera: "Let's go, everyone get out of the car, go into the village to film, the boss is waiting inside!" Don't worry, the boss is all settled, just wait for everyone to go in and turn it on! ”

The staff got out of the car slowly, and a female staff member asked uneasily: "Brother Xi, how did the boss settle inside?" ”

"I don't know, but the boss said that if it is settled, it must be settled, and there is nothing in this world that the boss can't do. Hurry up, don't keep the boss waiting! ”

Pan Hengsheng was the last to get out of the car, came to Bao Dexi's side, and hesitated: "Is it still necessary for me to take the plane?" ”

"Why don't you bring it? You're a cameraman! Bao Dexi glanced at him in surprise, and immediately understood the other party's concerns, "Ha, Ah Sheng, you think too much, the boss asked me to make a documentary!" ”

Documentary? Pan Hengsheng was confused, but he was still the cameraman of "Blood Spot" and heard it clearly, immediately took the camera from the car, and asked: "Didn't you follow Director Guan to shoot "Underground Love"?" ”

"The boss said that I don't have to worry about it over there, and he asked Xu Laowei to find Zhong Zhiwen."

"What documentary did the boss ask you to make?"

"I don't know, it's the 'City of Myths.'"

As soon as the group arrived outside the gate of the Kowloon Walled City, a large number of strong villagers poured out, and the police shouted loudly while pulling out their guns, and the crew members were also full of shock. These villagers ignored the police at all, greeted the crew, and in the warm greeting, took the large bags and small pieces of equipment, props, and costumes in their hands into their hands.

"Look what you look like, put your guns away!" Ren Darong came out with the villagers and scolded the heavily guarded police. A policeman was puzzled and asked, "Sir Ren, have you talked about it inside?" ”

"It's been negotiated, at least it's been very good now."

Surrounded by the enthusiasm of the villagers, dozens of crew members walked into the Kowloon Walled City, and as soon as Bao Dexi came in, he understood what Chen Ping'an's "mythical city" meant.

"It's incredible, I didn't expect there to be such a place in the world!" RS