Chapter 83: Hong Kong Film Industry
When I heard Mr. Xiang say that the film would invest 60 million Hong Kong dollars, everyone present, including Mrs. Xiang's goddaughter Zhang Zhizhi, was stunned for a moment, obviously stimulated by such a big deal. Especially Lin Jian, who is also a filmmaker, almost felt that this was a mockery of himself when he heard this decision of his opponent. Zhu Xinghe also had a surprised expression, there are not many Japanese films with such a large investment.
So for Shen Zhenghui to change the topic, everyone must think that this guy feels too risky and doesn't want to invest before saying this, and they don't know at all that Shen Zhenghui has seen the end of this film.
Finally finished the meal, declined Lin Jian and Mr. Xiang's invitation to find a place to drink two more drinks, Shen Zhenghui returned to the hotel on the grounds that he was tired from the journey and wanted to rest early. He and Aonuma Tomoaki share a room, and Fujido Xiangcheng enjoys a suite alone, and I don't know if the little girl can sleep at night.
Shen Zhenghui didn't go out with the two Hong Kong people, but he didn't mind sitting down with Zhu Xinghe for a drink, and the four of them went to the hotel bar and found a place to sit down. Shen Zhenghui is going to talk to Zhu Xinghe about the development status and development plan of Kasuga Pictures in Hong Kong by the way.
Although Fujido Kazuki was not interested in this kind of dull conversation, she still stayed by Shen Zhenghui and Aonuma Tomoaki dutifully.
"60 million Hong Kong dollars, Yongsheng is really willing to pay the cost!" Zhu Xinghe also sighed that he had been in Hong Kong for too long, and he didn't look like a Japanese at all, "Mr. Shen, are you really not interested?" Liu Tianwang and Zheng Yimian have a box office of 20 million alone, and they are co-produced with the mainland, so they can be released in the mainland, and it is not a problem to earn back the cost, right? ”
"Do you think this film has a box office of more than 120 million?" Shen Zhenghui stretched out his hand and asked.
"I think there will be." Zhu Xinghe also said seriously, "These stars have great appeal in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland. ”
"Crazy Boy" was a big hit before, and Zheng Yimian has accumulated a lot of popularity, especially among teenagers.
"This, although I am also very optimistic about the prospects of co-productions, you must know that the brains of mainlanders are different from those of Hong Kongers."
"Huh? What do you mean? Zhu Xinghe also blinked, "Are you talking about aesthetics?" Isn't the mainland deeply influenced by the culture of Hong Kong and Taiwan? ”
"But the mainland is not Hong Kong and Taiwan!" Shen Zhenghui said, "No, it's not, so they have to run in well, in addition, over the years, Hong Kong movies have been made badly, and at this time, a group of leading figures need to come out to create some new bridges." ”
"Huh? What do you mean? ”
"I mean, if Hong Kong people still think that mainland films have always lagged behind Hong Kong movies as before, they are wrong, not all bad movies can make money."
"What do you mean, Mr. Xiang, this investment is very likely to fail."
"Shhhh Shen Zhenghui pursed his lips, "These actors are all stars, but it is inevitable that the styles are too different when they get together, and they don't match." ”
Zhu Xinghe also showed a clear expression, "So what other noteworthy filmmakers do you think are in Hong Kong?" After that, he added, "You can take on the responsibility of what you call innovation." ”
"There are two kinds of innovation, one is that there are new breakthroughs in old themes, whether it is the story or creativity, or the director's level." Shen Zhenghui gushed endlessly, "It depends on who makes more films now, and if you accumulate enough, you will naturally have a breakthrough, I think Liu Weiqiang is good." After a pause, he continued, "In addition, there is a breakthrough in the subject matter, and we can only count on Stephen Zhou for this." ”
"Are you really going to work with him?"
"Whoever has a market, we will cooperate with whom, what does it matter to us about other people's grievances? She said that this person is greedy for money and has little energy, so it's a big deal for us to find a better lawyer. ”
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At the same time, Mr. and Mrs. Xiang were talking in the car.
"This guy didn't come specifically for us, it seems that the news is good, he is here to find Stephen Chow." Mr. Xiang's face was as pale as water, "Stephen Zhou is pulling investment everywhere for his new film, and it is inevitable that the Japanese will also get the news." ”
"What then?" Mrs. Xiang seemed to really hate Stephen Chow, "Isn't that guy proud?" Do we want to lose face? ”
"You women are like that," Mr. Xiang frowned, "Now that we have returned, we are all superior people, we should keep a low profile in doing things, and don't keep the bad habits of the past." He was a little annoyed, "Look at your table today, it's the opposite, right?" ”
Mrs. Xiang pouted, "This guy doesn't know how to lift, he doesn't care that he is just a traitor who runs errands for the Japanese." ”
"He has a deep relationship with the Japanese and can make decisions for the Japanese, what you listen to him talk to Lin Jian."
"TV dramas and everything are small money."
"A little money is money!" Mr. Xiang was silent for a while, "He wants to find Stephen Zhou, and we can't stop him, but this matter can't be left at that." It's not easy to use any means, so let's ask this guy from the side and see what hobbies he has. ”
"What hobbies can I have, but it's just a woman." Mrs. Xiang said it very easily.
"But Zhizhi went to toast him, and I didn't see any special reaction from him."
"He's in front of a woman, can he be so obvious?" Mrs. Xiang said, "I heard that this woman is a bad information actress, and this kind of woman has been brought out, so it can be seen that she is a ** person, like you." ”
Mr. Xiang smiled slightly, "That's not necessarily, maybe it's true love." ”
"Forget it, what true love can there be in the entertainment industry?" Pouting at Mrs. Xiang.
"Am I not to you?" Mr. Xiang asked rhetorically, "But he talks to Lin Xi a lot, does he want to give Lin Jian a green hat." ”
"If he asks for it, you can see if Lin Jian will give him his girlfriend." Mrs. Xiang also looked very disdainful of Lin Jian.
"Does he like this one?"
"Isn't that easy? Isn't there a lot of this sexy genre? ”
……
"Mr. Shen and you can talk very well!" Lin Jian glanced at Lin Xi, who was sitting beside him, and said, "You are so beautiful tonight, and he has seen you more often." ”
Lin Xi turned his face away, looking impatient, but when he turned his face again, he had already changed his smile, "People are just polite to me on your face, Mrs. Xiang took that Zhang Zhizhi, everyone knows what she is thinking, I see that Mr. Shen can also see it, so he said a few more words to me, but he just refused to Xiang Jia euphemistically." ”
Lin Jian thought thoughtfully, "I didn't expect this. ”
Lin Xi sighed, "You men are like this, if people look at you and women twice, you think that people are interested in your women, what, do you still want to give me to him?" They still have girlfriends! Two too! ”
"The little girl who hasn't grown up yet is obviously not, not to mention that he said that the one is a bodyguard, although I can't tell it to look like it." Lin Jian shook his head with a smile, and then he was a little surprised, "It turns out that this guy doesn't like little girls." ”
Lin Xi jokingly slapped Lin Jian, "Then you mean I'm an old woman." ”
"You're in the right time." Lin Jian's hand couldn't help but press on Lin Xi's chest, and then his head came over.
"Alright, dead ghost, go back, it's still in the car!" Lin Xi pressed the other party's chest hard. Lin Jian reluctantly sat down again, as if the driver had not seen or heard anything.
"You have to find a way to win him over," Lin Jian took a deep breath, "This guy seems to be very cautious in investing!" ”
"I think he values the quality of the movie very seriously!" Lin Xi said, "The films that Kasuga Pictures buys are all proven movies. ”
"Dark Wars and your Speed Legends too?" Lin Jian asked rhetorically.
"I hate it, "Dark War" is Du Qifeng's film, it must be good, as for "Legend of Speed", I think it's good anyway, at least young people will like it, I think young people in Japan will like it too, right?"
Lin Jian took a deep breath, "It seems that you have to find a good script." ”
"We don't have to find a script, if he can come up with a script, we can invest in it, and he will definitely release it to Japan in the end!" Lin Xi said.
Lin Jian was stunned for a moment and slapped his thigh, "Why didn't I think of it?" Then he asked, "Do you know any good screenwriters?" ”
Lin Xi's mouth opened wide, "You ask me?" ”
"I'm a little unfamiliar with screenwriters, but I'm familiar with directors and actors." Lin Jian pursed his lips.
"Zhuang Wen is good!" Lin Xi said, "Although he is a newcomer. ”
"How did you meet?"
"He participated in the screenwriting of "The Unemployed Emperor" and cooperated with Director Ma." Lin Xi said, "Didn't he also participate in the screenwriting of your "Special Police New Humans" in Uniasia? ”
Lin Jian pressed his Qingming acupoint, "I'm going to go back and flip through the company's script library." Then he asked, "Mr. Shen is going to Taiwan in a while?" They still invest in TV dramas in Taiwan? Which one is it? ”
Lin Xi licked his lips and said in a coquettish tone, "You didn't listen carefully, I heard that it was an idol drama filmed in cooperation with Taiwan's local film and television industry, and they produced the heroine." ”
"The tentacles of the Japanese have stretched so far," Lin Jian sighed, "We are still struggling to live a hard life, the Japanese have already expanded throughout Asia, and they still have the idea of entering the mainland market, but the Hong Kong people have not yet done it!" ”
"Aren't you going to do it?" Lin Xi said.
Lin Jian smiled and asked Lin Xi in a casual tone, "Do you want to go back to Taiwan to have fun?" ”
Lin Xi clenched his fists hard, trying not to distort his face.
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Although the bar where Shen Zhenghui is located is high-end, it does not mean that the people here are very high-end, Shen Zhenghui and Zhu Xinghe are also talking, Aonuma Tomoaki and Fujido Xiangcheng are sitting quietly on the side, is it a whispered exchange, just when a few people are drinking a little freely, suddenly a person rushed out of the corner, took the camera in front of Shen Zhenghui and his party, and there was a flash of flash in front of the four people, and after the shooting, they turned around and ran.
Shen Zhenghui was blinded by the sudden flashing light, and was stunned for a moment, but Zhu Xinghe next to him also stood up immediately, and scolded out with a word of gossip - sure enough, he was still Japanese. But the guy was already a few steps away, and he was about to rush out of the bar.
At this moment, a glass flew over with the sound of the whistling wind, hitting the back of the opponent's head at once, and this guy immediately fell to the ground, and then Fujido Xiangcheng fell from the sky, pressing on this guy and skillfully controlling him so that he couldn't move. Only then did Shen Zhenghui react, stepped forward, and picked up the camera that he had dropped aside.
Nima's damn paparazzi, Shen Zhenghui thought to himself, the camera he picked up looked extremely advanced, and the lens was long and thick, which made Shen Zhenghui, who was used to digital cameras, not know how to use it.
"Paparazzi!" Zhu Xinghe also stepped forward, took the camera from Shen Zhenghui's hand, skillfully took out the film for exposure, and took the film away at the same time, "I don't know if it's for you or Miss Tomoaki Aonuma." ”
The guy who was controlled by Fujitang Xiangcheng looked miserable, and saw Zhu Xinghe also pulling out his film, "You can't do this!" ”
The security guard at the bar also came over and said, "Please don't make trouble at our bar." A security guard said, followed by several guys in uniform.
Zhu Xinghe was also undaunted, "Why did you put everyone in the bar, and let the paparazzi follow suit!" Yaga! ”
Hearing the Japanese, the security guard suddenly became shorter, and his tone lowered, "The people who come in are all guests, and we can't screen them." He looked at the paparazzi who were twisting their hands again, "Who let you in?" Get out! ”
The paparazzi said, "I had a concussion, my hand was broken, and I want to call the police." ”
"Call the police?" Zhu Xinghe also laughed, and then said to Shen Zhenghui, "Leave it to me, I'll deal with it." ”
Shen Zhenghui nodded.
Zhuxing Kazuya said to Fujido Xiangcheng, "Miss Fujido, let it go, it's okay, he won't run." ”
"Of course I'm not going to run," the let go guy patted him and turned to look at Fujido Kazuki, "Give me back my camera, and besides, I'm injured, you have to accompany me to the hospital." ”
Zhu Xing Kazuya grabbed the paparazzi's neck with one hand and held the camera with the other, "Go out and talk, don't make trouble for others." Fujido followed the two of them uneasily, and the security guard opened the door.