The next day, when Shen Chong was having breakfast, he explained a few words to Li Kaiyuan, and then he didn't even go to the company, got on a minibus, and went to Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island leisurely.

The editorial department is very shabby, dozens of square meters of office, but also separated into two small single rooms, there are three or four tables in the hall, and the slightly larger free places are full of things, cramped and tight, and it is inconvenient to walk.

An editor who was drinking water with a cup saw Shen Chong probing his brain at the door, and asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

As soon as Shen Chong was about to speak, he saw an acquaintance.

"Yo, this isn't Ah Chong." Chen Baisheng also saw Shen Chong, he twisted between the tables, walked to the door, and shook hands warmly: "When did you come back from the United States?" ”

"Just came back the day before yesterday." Shen Chong was infected by his enthusiasm, and said jokingly with a smile: "I happened to pass by and came to make a pilgrimage." ”

"What pilgrimage?" Chen Baisheng was stunned.

"Here." Shen Chong drew a big circle with both hands towards the editorial department and said, "The holy place in the hearts of movie lovers." ”

"Ah Chong, you're a cold man, aren't you?" Chen Baisheng thought that Shen Chong was joking, and said with a smile: "I can't even walk, what kind of holy place is it." ”

It is difficult to explain the status of this magazine in the hearts of Hong Kong movie lovers in later generations, Shen Chong thought about it, and quoted two sentences of "The Burrow", "The mountain is not high, the water is not deep, Zi said: What is ugly?" ”

"He really deserves to be a talented person in the Chinese department."

Chen Baisheng laughed at his compliment, introduced the two editors in the hall, and then took Shen Chong to one of the cubicles—when Shu Qi was away, he was in charge of the daily work of the magazine.

"What is Ah Chong doing in our little place?" Chen Baisheng handed over a cup of tea, and then said, "Could it be that there are new works to watch?" ”

"No, I've been in the U.S. for more than a week, and I haven't seen a movie lately." Shen Chong shook his head and denied it, after he came back, he read the newspaper, and there were no movies worth mentioning during the Spring Festival in Hong Kong.

After looking around the cubicle, Shen Chong asked knowingly, "Your magazine is very short of funds?" ”

"yes." Chen Baisheng smiled bitterly and said: "A few of us raised funds and joined hands to run it, but we didn't have much money, so we can only do this at present." ”

"How did the first two issues sell?"

"So-so, barely making ends meet." Chen Baisheng kicked a pile of magazines next to the table and said: "It's less than expected, you see, this pile is returned, there are more than 200 copies, which can only be sold as waste paper." ”

"Haven't you ever thought about finding someone to invest in?"

"I found it, why didn't I find ......it," Chen Baisheng sighed, "Those bosses, as soon as they heard about black and white printing, they shook their heads one by one, and then they heard that they didn't print celebrity nude photos, and they ran faster than rabbits." ”

After chatting for a while, Shen Chong basically figured out the current staff structure and operating costs of "Film Fortnightly", and became more confident about acquiring the magazine.

So he no longer hid his purpose, and said straight to the point: "Brother Chen, how do you think I acquired "Film Fortnightly"? ”

"Running a magazine is not as simple as running a school magazine in school." Chen Baisheng was originally leaning on the back of the chair and smoking, but after he said a few words, seeing that Shen Chong didn't seem to be joking, he sat up straight and said, "Ah Chong, are you serious?" ”

"Of course it's true, otherwise what do you think I'm doing here today?"

"Aren't you still a student?" Chen Baisheng was surprised, and said in an accentuated tone, "It's very expensive to run a magazine!" ”

"I've made a fortune lately." Shen Chong showed a harmless smile, "It's a waste to think about putting it in the bank, just take it out and make some investment, I know, I like movies very much, and I feel that it's good to make movie magazines." ”

"Then you have to think about it, making a magazine is a bottomless pit......" Chen Baisheng was good-hearted, he persuaded bitterly: "Look at us, save and save again, every issue will cost 100,000 yuan, and if you can't sell it, you will lose everything, if you want to invest, it is better to invest in real estate." ”

"Brother Chen, how can there be someone like you, I want to invest and push it out."

"I'm telling the truth, in the past, Tang Shuxuan and Sister Tang ran "Big Close-up", and I was the volunteer editor, watching her lose money, and she lost money for several years." Chen Baisheng spit out the smoke ring and said with emotion: "Ah Chong, you are still young, and the future days are still long, I can't harm you." ”

"It's fine." Shen Chong said with a smile: "This floating wealth is quite a lot, and I can't lose it." In this way, Brother Chen, you can help me ask me first, what do the other shareholders of the magazine think, I can buy the shares at a premium. ”

Chen Baisheng saw Shen Chong's resolute face, so he stopped persuading and said: "The magazine is half-dead, if you want to buy it, I don't think there is a premium, the original price will basically be sold to you." ”

"Okay, sell me your share first." Shen Chong took out a checkbook half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Come, you quote a price." ”

"Did you dig up a treasure on this trip to the country?" Chen Baisheng was stunned by Shen Chong, he snuffed out his cigarette butt and said, "Ah Chong, are you really playing?" ”

"Of course it is!" Shen Chong didn't blink his eyes, and said, "The sooner the better, I'm very anxious." ”

Chen Baisheng picked up another cigarette, put it on the table and knocked it, and after half a sound, he said: "It's not bad that you bought the magazine, at least you know movies and won't fool around." Did you tell Shu Qi about this? ”

"No, I made an appointment for dinner yesterday, but he went to Jiahe to catch up."

"Oh, then let's do it, I'll discuss with Shu Qi first, and then hold a shareholders' meeting, and then you will come too, and if everyone agrees, sign the contract on the spot."

Shen Chong nodded, this is the best, lest he find the shareholders one by one.

Shu Qi is not good-looking, his personality is relatively introverted, and his reputation is not good, but judging from the few scenes he has seen, Shen Chong feels that his organizational skills are very strong, and everyone obeys his arrangement, which is probably the reason why he is the editor-in-chief.

After talking about things, Shen Chong was not ready to stay for a long time, and as soon as he stood up, he remembered one more thing and asked casually: "Brother Chen, do you know Xu Anhua?" ”

"Ann Xu? You said the female director who used to shoot "cId" on TVB? ”

"yes." When Shen Chong heard this, he sat down again and said, "Do you know her contact information?" ”

"Not really, it has nothing to do with her." Chen Baisheng picked up the phone and said, "I'll ask Yan Hao to help you ask." ”

"Yan Hao knows?"

"Of course Yan Hao knows." Chen Baisheng explained while dialing: "They used to shoot TV series in the same crew of TVB, Yan Hao can be the director, or Xu Anhua's support, do you think he doesn't know?" (Note 1)

Chen Baisheng made several calls in a row before finding Yan Hao, and after saying a few words, he handed the microphone to Shen Chong.

"Ah Chong, what are you looking for Xu Anhua?"

"Oh, I heard she wrote a script and was looking for investment." Shen Chong said honestly, "I'm quite interested." ”

"Hah! I became my own boss and invested in making movies, so it's no wonder that my crew didn't come to help. ”

Yan Hao screamed, but he seemed to be very busy over there, so he didn't ask much, and hung up the phone after telling Shen Chong about Xu Anhua's contact number.

Put down the phone and pick it up again, Shen Chong made a gesture to borrow the phone, Chen Baisheng nodded, and said, "Ah Chong, did you rob the bank?" bought magazines and made movies, with the face of a tyrant. ”

"yes, I ransacked Wall Street." Shen Chong joked while dialing, "If you speculate in stocks, quickly sell all the stocks, and in two days the news from the United States will definitely cause a stock market crash in Hong Kong." ”

……

The Peninsula Hotel, located at 22 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, is the oldest hotel in Hong Kong, and one of the most famous and luxurious hotels in the world.

Shen Chong sat in a corner of the lobby café, stirring coffee while waiting for Xu Anhua's arrival.

Xu Anhua, ancestral home in Anshan, Liaoning, mixed Chinese and Japanese, first obtained a master's degree in literature from the University of Hong Kong, and then studied film at the London Film Academy, four Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director, two Golden Horse Awards Best Director, among which "Woman Forty" and "Sister Peach" are the only Grand Slam works at the Academy Awards, among Chinese film directors, Xu Anhua's talent and ability are second to none.

Shen Chong recalled the information about Xu Anhua that remained in his mind, and was full of confidence in choosing her debut work as the test result.

Just thinking about it, Shen Chong saw two women coming over under the leadership of the waiter, and hurriedly stood up to greet him-Xu Anhua naturally knew her, and the other woman should be Chen Yunwen, the screenwriter of "Crazy Robbery", a famous talented woman in Hong Kong.

"Hello Mr. Shen." Xu Anhua introduced herself: "I am Xu Anhua, this is my good friend Chen Yunwen, she is a screenwriter. ”

"Hello, hello." Shen Chong nodded, "Please take a seat." What do you want to drink? ”

After ordering some drinks and food at random, Xu Anhua first asked, "I heard that Mr. Shen wants to invest in making movies?" ”

"I've watched a few TV shows made by Director Xu before, and they were very good, and I heard that you are looking for investment, and I'm very interested." Shen Chongjaw didn't waste time, and asked straightforwardly: "Do you have a script?" ”

Chen Yunwen took out a Wen Jiàn clip from his carry-on bag and handed it to Shen Chong.

After taking the text folder and opening it, Shen Chong first glanced at it a few times, and after confirming that this was the script of "Crazy Robbery", he turned back to the first page and read it carefully from the beginning, comparing it with the finished movie in his memory while watching.

Xu Anhua looked at Shen Chong and said no, and read the script attentively, feeling quite apprehensive.

Four years ago, after she graduated from the London International Film School and returned to Hong Kong, she worked as an assistant director for the great director Hu Jinquan for a few months, and then she couldn't find the opportunity to make movies, so she could only shoot some documentaries and TV series in TVB and the TV department of Radio Television Hong Kong.

This made Xu Anhua very hot, she had long wanted to make movies, but she couldn't find an opportunity, and investors had little interest and confidence in female directors.

A few years ago, I heard that advertising tycoon Hu Shuru and Luo Kaimu, the owner of the fast-food chain "Café de Coral Le", joined forces to open a film company and invest in making movies everywhere, so she asked her friend Chen Yunwen to cooperate in the class, and Mao recommended herself to come to the door, at that time they promised to invest, but unexpectedly, after the script was written, Hu Luo and the two invested in Hu Jinquan's "Empty Mountain Spiritual Rain" and "Legend in the Mountains" Yan zhòng branch, and invested a sum of money in Mai Dangxiong, the turnover could not be opened, and the promised funds were gone, around the Spring Festival, Xu Anhua asked many times, The other party said very vaguely, and it seemed that there was little hope over there.

It would be nice if this young Mr. Shen, who was a little excessive, could agree to invest, listening to Yan Hao, he seemed to know movies very well.

Xu Anhua was suffering from gains and losses, when he heard Shen Chong ask, "Forgive me for taking the liberty of writing on this script?" ”

"Here's a copy." Chen Yunwen was a little unhappy, and reluctantly replied: "You can do whatever you want." ”

Shen Chong nodded, took out a pen from his pocket, and began to scribble on the script.

"Crazy Robbery" is a good movie shot in the environment at the time, from the perspective of future generations, it is far from perfect, the script is insufficient, the editing is chaotic, the soundtrack is rubbish, it is a recognized shortcoming, the editing and soundtrack are post-production, there is no need to consider it for the time being, but the script is the core of a movie, and it must be corrected before filming starts.

The script of "Crazy Robbery" is actually not bad, otherwise the movie would not have become a classic, saying that it is insufficient, firstly, because the material of the script could have been made into a story with a strong sense of suspense, but it did not work hard in this regard, and the director ended hastily in the later stage, which was disappointing; second, because the family, friendship, and love of the characters in the play are intertwined, and the emotions should be deeply explored, but the script is a little bit of water, passing by, making the characters in the movie too weak; The third is that there are a lot of hard injuries in the script, that is, the logical problems of the reasonable party's verbal criticism in later generations - such as a pregnant woman's belly is very large, and there is still a pregnancy reaction, such as the coroner will actually examine the wrong corpse, and so on.

Shen Chong discussed this movie with his Hong Kong film friends more than once in his previous life, so he was confident, and he kept writing and smearing for about half an hour before putting away the text folder.

He didn't rush to return the revised script to Chen Yunwen, but picked up the half-cold coffee, took a sip, and asked Xu Anhua: "What is the budget for this movie?" ”

Xu Anhua This is the first time to make a movie, she has no experience, and she is afraid that she will scare Shen Chong away if she drives too high, so after hesitating for a while, she said uncertainly: "About six or seven hundred thousand." ”

"How long are you going to shoot?"

"In about three weeks, it should be done."

Shen Chong nodded and said, "I'm going to invest in this movie, and the budget can give you 1oo thousand." ”

Xu Anhua was overjoyed, she and Chen Yunwen glanced at each other, and thanked with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Shen." ”

"Thank you, everyone takes what they need." Shen Chong smiled, and then said: "But I have a lot of problems, and before investing, there are two things to make clear." ”

"Mr. Shen, please speak."

"The first is the script." Shen Chong handed the text clip to Chen Yunwen, "The overall feeling of the script is very good, and the sense of the camera is very good, but the plot is too weak and needs to be revised." ”

Chen Yunwen looked down at Shen Chong's script full of revisions, and Xu Anhua explained with some curtle: "This script was written by us in one day, and we didn't follow the story, but according to the scene, and we were in a hurry, so it was a little scattered." (Note 2)

Shen Chong was noncommittal, he waited for Chen Yunwen to read it, and then asked, "Screenwriter Chen, can you revise it?" ”

Chen Yunwen nodded, and said in an admiring and slightly embarrassed tone: "You are very professional, and what you draw is all flaws in the script and what needs to be improved, I will change it when I go back." ”

"Okay." Shen Chong nodded, and said the second request: "The members of the crew are selected by Director Xu himself, and I don't interfere, but if it is not satisfactory, I have the right to kick people." ”

"Mr. Shen is the boss, of course he can do this."

"That's good." Shen Chong stood up, shook hands with Xu Anhua, and said, "Happy cooperation." ”

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Note 1: Yan Hao was originally responsible for writing narration for TV dramas at TVB, and no one appreciated him. Later, when Xu Anhua filmed "Strange Record", there was an episode that was inconvenient for women to enter because the filming location was inconvenient, so Yan Hao was asked to shoot on his behalf and listed him as a co-director, and Yan Hao entered the director's circle.

Note 2: According to the content of "Xu Anhua Says Xu Anhua", it is perfunctory.

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