Shen Chong set his sights on the video game market, and he was also forced to do so.

He needs money, a lot of money.

Now the three companies under his control, the Rubik's Cube is not in charge for the time being, the magazine is nested in Wan Chai, and the film production company is in Kwun Tong, which is very inconvenient to run east and west, Shen Chong wants to merge the two departments to work together, so that at least five or six hundred square meters of office space is needed, which requires a large amount of rent in Hong Kong, where every inch of land is expensive.

Fortunately, the magazine is on the right track, and the burning degree is acceptable.

However, the film production company cannot always be an empty shell.

As a producer, although Shen Chong fished for three days and dried nets for two days, during the filming of "Crazy Robbery", he still had a very clear understanding of the current film production environment in Hong Kong.

Overall, the Hong Kong film industry is very imperfect.

The equipment is not advanced enough, the supporting facilities are not complete, and the level of key processes is poor.

For example, cameras and lenses are commonly used when they come and go, and some expensive ones with special purposes are not available.

For example, Zeng Lizhen rented a half-new and not old photography lifting mobile car, and Xu Anhua was pleasantly surprised as if she had won the ** lottery, she was still the first time to contact this kind of thing, and this thing is just an ordinary thing in Hollywood.

The quality of the films developed by the Hong Kong printing company is too poor, Shen Chong was very curious in his previous life, why are the films of the same era, Hollywood films are very bright and brightly colored, while Hong Kong films are very dim and yellowish? After spending a few days in the printing workshop, he finally figured out that the utilization rate of the potion during printing was different, and Hollywood may use it a few times before replacing it with a new one, while Hong Kong used it until it was really no longer possible to replace it with a new one in order to reduce costs.

In the previous life, because of the poor preservation, the film was full of mildew and sticky spots, and the director's impression was blurred, which greatly affected the observation of later movie lovers.

All this gave Shen Chong the idea of building his own studio.

However, building a studio is a very huge project, not to mention the land needed for the studio, just the camera, lens, camera car and other equipment can make the current Shen Chong bankrupt.

Shen Chong also wants to build a printing workshop, an editing room, a demonstration cinema, and a film warehouse with constant temperature and humidity...... It all costs a lot of money.

Although the sales of the Rubik's Cube are increasing day by day, and there are a lot of orders for North America 6, Shen Chong still feels that the money is too slow.

So he had to do everything he could to attract money.

Today Shen Chong is the first time to meet James, he still doesn't know his details, he doesn't dare to rashly invite him to change jobs, he plans to go to Los Angeles after a while, in addition to buying photographic equipment, but also to go to Silicon Valley, looking for some low-cost and high-return investment opportunities, by the way, investigate the video game market in North America, and then set up a game production company.

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The next day, Shen Chong made an appointment with Yu Muyun to interview Li Zhuozhuo together.

An expert in film history like Yu Muyun, Shen Chong naturally wouldn't let it go, and asked him to open a column in "First Film Review" to write about film history.

"I was born in Hong Kong in 19o5, and then I went to Beijing with my family, and my family was very wealthy at that time, so I entered Beijing Girls' High School and studied for a few years......"

"About 1932, I went to Shanghai from Tianjin, joined my uncle Li Minwei, and happened to meet director Bu Wancang, at that time Lianhua Company had just been established, they wanted to make a film adapted from a Western drama, I could speak English, director Bu Wancang asked me to audition, I tried it, I thought I was good, so he signed a contract with me, and then I entered the film industry......"

"After two years, I returned to Hong Kong, filmed two films with director Guan Wenqing and director Wu Chufan, stayed in Hong Kong for more than a year, and then ran back to Shanghai......"

Li Zhuozhuo spoke very slowly, but his speech was clear and organized, Shen Chong sat on the side, listening to the old things in the film industry in Shanghai in the thirties, and spontaneously gave birth to a sense of the vicissitudes of white clouds and dogs and the impermanence of the world.

Looking at the time, Li Zhuozhuo said for more than an hour, after all, she was an old man in her seventies, and Shen Chong was afraid that she would not have enough energy, so he pressed the pause button of Pressman on the table. (Note 1)

"Mother-in-law, let's stop here today." Shen Chong said: "You always have a good rest, let's continue next time." ”

"Okay, okay." Li Zhuozhuo was also a little tired, and said, "Come over early next time, no one has been nagging with me for a long time." ”

"Okay, let's come early next time." Shen Chong put the tape recorder in his backpack, stood up, and asked, "By the way, mother-in-law, does Lai Minwei still have relatives in Hong Kong?" ”

"Yes, my aunt is still in Hong Kong, but I heard that she is very sick." Li Zhuozhuo sighed and said, "She is also seventy or eighty years old. ”

"Do you have her address?" Shen Chong asked, "We want to go and visit." ”

Shen Chong personally came to interview Li Zhuozhuo, on the one hand, to write an "oral history" column for the inaugural issue of "First Film Review", and on the other hand, to find out the traces of the goddess of beauty-little Lori or something, Uncle Blame likes it the most.

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"Ah Chong, thank you so much for bringing me here." When he went downstairs, Yu Muyun said gratefully: "I usually patronize the collection of written materials, ignoring these older generation of filmmakers, after all, they are from history, and they talk in more detail, and today is an eye-opener." ”

"Brother Yu, it's dark under the lights." Shen Chong said as he went downstairs: "Although the oral history is interesting, it is not objective enough and can only be used as a reference for written materials. ”

"That said, it's very helpful." Yu Muyun said: "After listening to Granny Li's memories, if you go to find information, it will be much more efficient and targeted." ”

"That's right." Shen Chong nodded in agreement, and then said, "I'm going to see Li Minwei's widow, is Brother Yu going?" ”

"He Wentian is not far from here, let's go together." The address Li Zhuozhuo said was in Ho Man Tin in Kowloon, "Lin Chuchu is the first female movie star in our country, and it is also appropriate to visit." ”

"Is Li Minwei's wife's name Lin Chuchu?" The two stood on the street waiting for a taxi, and Shen Chong asked, "Is she China's first female star?" ”

"Li Minwei has two wives, the original partner is called Yan Shanshan, and she is the first actress to make a movie in the history of Chinese film, but she played a supporting role, and she died in the 5o years." Yu Muyun is worthy of being a master of film history, and when it comes to allusions, "It stands to reason that Lin Chuchu is a concubine, and it is said that Yan Shanshan personally matched her and Li Minwei together, and the two daughters get along equally, so Lin Chuchu is Li Minwei's other wife, she is the first actress to play the starring role in Chinese film history." ”

It's better to be a woman in the old society! Virtuous ......

This Lai Man-wai is worthy of being the father of Hong Kong films, and his two wives have personally acted in movies, which is quite rare in that conservative era.

Shen Chong chatted and thought wildly.

After getting into the taxi and reporting the destination, Shen Chong continued the topic of chatting just now and asked: "I heard that when Li Minwei died, there was a plaque of 'Father of National Films' hanging on the mourning hall, is it true?" ”

"It's true." Yu Muyun nodded and said, "I have a photo from that time. In fact, the three brothers of the Li family, Li Haishan, Li Beihai, and Li Minwei have all made great contributions to Hong Kong films, and it is a bit of an exaggeration to say that Li Minwei is the father of national films. ”

Li Haishan has little interest in making movies, but is very interested in operating movie theaters, and he led the investment in the construction of Hong Kong's first Chinese-owned cinema; Li Beihai not only participated in Hong Kong's first film "Stealing Roast Duck", but also directed Hong Kong's first feature film "Zhuangzi Tries His Wife", and then produced Hong Kong's first sound film, opened several film training courses, and cultivated talents for the early Hong Kong film industry; Li Minwei is even more famous, not only made a lot of classics in the early Chinese film history, but also filmed a lot of documentaries with great historical value, Sun Yat-sen once wrote "The world is for the public" to him, in recognition of his contribution to film.

Along the way, Shen Chong listened to Yu Muyun's introduction to the Li family, and secretly sighed that if there was no war, with the wealth and influence of the Li family, the first family in the Chinese film industry would be a proper family.

Ho Man Tin is a residential area in the southwest of Kowloon City, it is said that it was owned by a person named Chan Ho Man, so it was named "Ho Man Tin", which means Chan Ho Man's field, the residents are mainly middle class, and it is a well-known noble residential area in Hong Kong.

Shen Chong and the others bought a bouquet of flowers at a nearby flower shop, and then found their destination according to the building number provided by Li Zhuozhuo, rang the doorbell, and after a while, a woman in her fifties and sixties opened the door.

"Who are you looking for?"

"May I ask if this is Lin Chuchu's house?" Shen Chong held up the magazine press card that he had specially made before, "We are from a film magazine, and I heard that her old man is not in good health, so I came to visit." ”

"She was hospitalized at Kowloon Hospital." The woman said, she blocked the door, and had no intention of letting Shen Chong and the two in, "Look over there." ”

Kowloon Hospital is not far from here, Shen Chong asked for the ward number, and then the two walked towards the hospital.

"It seems that Lin Chuchu's living conditions in his later years are quite good." On the way, Yu Muyun said with some envy: "I glanced through the door just now, the house is estimated to be 2ooo feet, there is such a big house in He Wentian, and the family is not bad." ”

"If the family is too good, it may not be a good thing." Shen Chong touched his chin and said, "That woman just now doesn't seem to be a good person. ”

"I think too, if Lin Chuchu leaves, there will definitely be a turmoil among the juniors."

When I arrived at the hospital, I found the ward, and there was only a middle-aged man sitting at the head of the bed, taking care of the old man on the bed.

I walked over and looked at the medical card, it was Lin Chuchu, the old man with a white crane face, his eyes were deeply sunken, his eyes were closed, and he was sleeping, and it seemed that the situation was not optimistic.

Shen Chong asked a few words, and the man drew a picture next to his ear with his finger, indicating that he could not hear. (Note 2)

Since this is the case, Shen Chong couldn't think about it, put down the flowers, stood in front of the old man's bed, stayed for a while, and then said goodbye and left.

"In an instant, the red face is getting old." Walking out of the ward, Shen Chong sighed with emotion: "The wind is always blown away by the rain and wind. ”

"Who's to say it's not." Yu Muyun was also a little heavy, and said: "That's why there is a saying that since ancient times, famous generals and beauties are not allowed to see whiteheads in the world." ”

"Time is really a pig-killing knife!"

The miserable appearance of several female stars who are now popular after thirty years inexplicably appeared in his mind, which made Shen Chong shudder......

After walking a few steps down the corridor and turning a corner, I happened to see the elevator door open, and several people came out of it, among them a little girl of seven or eight years old, holding a little boy of three or four years old in her left hand and a lunch box in her right hand.

The little girl's face was vaguely visible between her eyebrows, Shen Chong was stunned, stopped, and stood there.

"Ah Chong, what's wrong?"

Shen Chong waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, then stopped the little girl and asked, "Little sister, what's your name?" ”

"Who are you?" The little girl was quite vigilant, "Why should I sue you?" ”

"I'm a journalist." Shen Chong shook his badge and asked, "Your name is Li Zi, right?" ”

"That's right." After all, the little girl was a little girl, and she was inexperienced, so she was tricked out at once, and she asked, "How do you know?" ”

"I'm a journalist, so of course I know everything." Shen Chong smiled like a strange uncle, reached out and touched her little head, "Where's your mother?" ”

"She's parking and she's coming up right away."

"Shall we wait for her here?"

"Not good!" The little girl was sharp-tongued, "We're going to see grandma, and you're going to wait here by yourself." ”

After speaking, the little girl pulled her younger brother, bypassed Shen Chong, and ran towards the ward.

This strange uncle has failed too much......

Shen Chong touched his head and said to Yu Muyun with a wry smile: "Now children, eccentric, it's really difficult to serve. ”

Yu Muyun smiled in agreement and said, "Ah Chong, do you know her?" ”

"Granny Li said that she had a very smart little niece named Li Zi, and I saw that she looked a bit like the photo of Granny Li when she was young, so I asked." Shen Chong's face did not change and his heart did not beat, and then said: "Let's go back and have a look and ask Lin Chuchu's condition." ”

Yu Muyun had nothing to do, the two walked back to the ward, the little girl took her younger brother, stayed quietly in front of the bed, very well-behaved, and the middle-aged man sat aside to eat, seeing the two going and returning, he stood up and smiled, which was regarded as a greeting.

After a while, a middle-aged woman who looked capable came in, Shen Chong guessed that she was Li Zi's mother, went up to talk for a while, and asked about the condition, only to know that Lin Chuchu was terminally ill and his days were running out.

After staying for a while, saying some comforting words, the two said goodbye, and before leaving, Shen Chong took out a business card, handed it to Li Zi's mother, and said very solemnly: "If you need help with anything in the future, you can call me for this number." ”

Shen Chong saw that she stuffed her business card into her handbag very casually, and couldn't help but sigh softly, and said in his heart: "Xiao Lizi, it's all up to your own creation." (Note 3)

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Note 1: Pressman is a small voice recorder used by journalists, the predecessor of A1KMAN.

Note 2: Lai's father was deaf due to meningitis when he was a child, and his hearing was not sensitive.

Note 3: According to the IkI Encyclopedia, Lai's father was not good at fighting for family property, and after the death of Lim Chu Chu, his family was very poor, and he moved from a 2ooo foot mansion in Ho Man Tin to a public housing estate of about 2oo feet, and lived a difficult life.

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