"Wow, cool, so cool!"

As soon as he walked into the lobby of the Jianguo Hotel in Beijing and felt the coolness that was completely different from the outside, Xu Qingdong immediately sighed.

"It's better to be in this air-conditioned hotel, the temperature is hey, cool, and comfortable!"

Seeing Xu Qingdong's slightly exaggerated appearance, Cao Zhiqiang shook his head with a smile: "Old Xu, where is this, otherwise, I'll take you to the swimming pool to play, it's cooler there."

"Huh?" Xu Qingdong was stunned for a moment, "Swimming pool? It's not appropriate!"

"What's wrong with that?" Cao Zhiqiang said strangely.

"That's right." Xu Qingdong frowned and said, "The swimming pool here is good, but it is not open to the public, only the guests here can use it, and I am not qualified to play here."

Yes, Jianguo Hotel is a Sino-foreign joint venture foreign-related hotel, although there is a swimming pool inside, but it is not open to the public at this time, only guests staying in the hotel can use the swimming pool inside.

After Cao Zhiqiang heard this, he immediately laughed: "What should I do, coincidentally, I am a guest here, or a long-term tenant, so I am qualified to play here, and then I, as a guest here, take my friends to swim, what's the problem?"

"Long-term tenants?" Xu Qingdong was stunned for a moment, "Didn't you stay in the Beiping Hotel before? Why are you renting a room here?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "The Peking Hotel has expired, and I have lived enough, so I moved here, the environment here is better, and the service is better."

"Oh." Xu Qingdong nodded, and then sighed, "It's good to be rich!"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Don't worry, you will be very rich in the future, and you will be able to live in a big hotel for a long time, but I am afraid that you will not be happy to live at that time."

"Me?" Xu Qingdong shook his head, "What are you kidding, you think it's all the same as you, it's so easy to make money?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, and didn't say anything more, but asked, "By the way, Lao Xu, can you swim?"

"Absolutely." Xu Qingdong smiled, "I can swim when I'm young, breaststroke, dog planing freestyle, all of them."

"That's it." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and said, "Come with me, let's go to the swimming pool."

"Wait." Xu Qingdong said, "I, I didn't bring swimming trunks."

Cao Zhiqiang laughed: "Lao Xu, Lao Xu, I just said that you are well-informed. This swimming pool has new swim trunks for sale, just change them into when the time comes, count them in."

Xu Qingdong smiled embarrassedly: "This is not very good, right? What a cost."

"Hey!" Cao Zhiqiang deliberately pouted.

"Old Xu, we haven't been together long enough, and you may not know me very well.

In fact, I make friends, I don't look at whether I have money or not, I just look at whether I have a temper or not.

Although you are older than me, I think that I have a special relationship with you, a special temper, and I want to be a buddy with you.

Since it's a buddy, don't worry about these little problems of money or not.

So, come with me, unless you don't want to treat me like a buddy."

"Hey!" Xu Qingdong grinned, "Since you've talked about it here, can't I go here?"

"That must be dropped!" Cao Zhiqiang pretended to pat Xu Qingdong's shoulder heartily, "Okay, old Xu, come with me!"

On such a hot day, I was sweating all over my body, no wonder it was uncomfortable.

Let's go for a swim in the swimming pool first, play a trick, and then talk about the text when we are comfortable!"

"Done!" Xu Qingdong nodded, "Just listen to you!" Cao ...... Xiao Cao!"

Cao Zhiqiang grinned at this time: "Hey, that's right, Lao Xu!"

After that, the two sides laughed, and then walked to the indoor swimming pool with a smile, while Xiang Dongfang followed behind with a smile.

Well, well, in fact, Cao Zhiqiang deliberately wanted to take Xu Qingdong to the pool, mainly because he couldn't stand the smell of smoke on Xu Qingdong's big smoking gun.

Originally, Cao Zhiqiang wanted to take Xu Qingdong to his room to chat, but he found that Xu Qingdong was a big smoking gun, and after his hand was not away from the cigarette, he had it

I'm not happy anymore.

Although his predecessor also loved to smoke, Cao Zhiqiang restrained himself after crossing over, and slowly quit the vice of smoking.

After all, he never smoked in his previous life, and knew that smoking was harmful to his health, so of course he couldn't smoke all day.

He doesn't smoke himself, and naturally hates that others smoke, and then he smokes second-hand smoke himself.

But in this era, many people smoke, especially those who are engaged in literary and artistic work, and there are very few who do not smoke.

Especially this Xu Qingdong, he can't leave his hand.

Just on the way to drive here, he ordered one, so that Cao Zhiqiang was embarrassed to say anything.

So after coming to this lobby, he made a temporary decision and decided to take Xu Qingdong to the swimming pool for a swim and exercise.

In this way, at least he can get rid of the smell of sweat and smoke.

And if he smokes again, the swimming pool is so large, and it won't be uncomfortable.

If you smoke in his room, it's uncomfortable.

Soon, the group came to the swimming pool, and after changing their swimsuits in the changing room, they went to the indoor pool to swim.

Not to mention, the Jianguo Hotel during this period is worthy of being the first joint venture hotel in Beijing, the equipment is new, not to mention, even the indoor swimming pool is also of high standard, and it feels better than the professional swimming pool in the gymnasium.

And there are many loungers around the pool, and there are waiters at any time, what you want to drink and eat, just call the waiter, the quality of service is completely incomparable with the gymnasium.

It can be said that Cao Zhiqiang feels that the quality of the waiters in this Jianguo Hotel is about the same as the quality of the waiters in the five-star hotels in his previous life, as for other hotels, anyway, even if the famous Beiping Hotel, the service quality is far inferior here.

At the very least, most of the waiters here are smiling when they come to serve, while the waiters at the Peking Hotel are mostly smiling when they face you.

This is normal, most of the state-owned enterprises in the planned economy do not have good service quality.

No matter how the Peking Hotel is, it is also a state-owned enterprise, while the Jianguo Hotel is a joint venture, and the current service management is all outsourced to the Peninsula Hotel in Xiangjiang, so the service quality is the best in the capital, not one.

Don't mention anything else, let's just say that the elevator lady is a purely eye-catching position, and other hotels don't have it.

Of course, the elevator lady of Jianguo Hotel was actually short-lived, and it was only during the period when Jianguo Hotel was just built and the management was fully contracted to the Xiangjiang Peninsula Hotel.

After swimming two rounds with Xu Qingdong, Xu Qingdong was a little physically exhausted, so Cao Zhiqiang no longer insisted and went ashore with Xu Qingdong.

As soon as Cao Zhiqiang came ashore, Xiang Dongfang, who was wearing a one-piece swimsuit, immediately came over with two large towels.

"Thank you, Secretary Xiang." Xu Qingdong smiled and took the towel.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Qingdong teased Cao Zhiqiang and said, "Oh, Xiao Cao, you are really blessed, there is such a good woman as a secretary by your side, taking care of you so meticulously, what a blessing, what a blessing!"

Cao Zhiqiang put on a big towel and smiled: "That's a must, who made me handsome?"

Xu Qingdong was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

After Xu Qingdong and Cao Zhiqiang sat on their respective chairs to rest, Xiang Dongfang hurriedly distributed the cut watermelon to everyone.

After Xu Qingdong took the watermelon, he thanked him again.

It was Cao Zhiqiang, who took the watermelon and said, "Secretary Xiang, don't worry about us, you can also go swimming for a while, relax and relax, these little things, we can do it ourselves."

"No need." Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly, "I don't like swimming very much, so it's good."

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and then pointed to the seat next to him, "Then you can also sit down and eat melons together."

"Okay." Xiang Dongfang smiled, sat down generously, and also picked up a piece of watermelon and took a small bite to eat.

After the three of them ate more than half of the watermelon, Xu Qingdong hiccuped and leaned on the back of the chair.

patted his belly and said, "Ah, comfortable, it's so comfortable, it's been a long time since I've been so comfortable!"

This rich man's life is comfortable!

Is it true that everyone likes capitalism now?

It's evil, it's evil!"

Cao Zhiqiang laughed, threw away the watermelon rind, picked up the wet towel on the table and wiped his mouth and hands, and then said, "Don't worry, the future will be better, you will live this kind of drunken life sooner or later."

"Me? Forget it." Xu Qingdong shook his head, "It's okay once in a while, but in the long run, I'm afraid I'll really be lost."

After sighing, Xu Qingdong said with a straight face: "By the way, Xiao Cao, you haven't given me the letter yet, do you agree to be affiliated with the Youth Film Factory and shoot this "Love in the Ancient Pavilion" in the name of the Youth Film Factory?"

Cao Zhiqiang shook his head slightly: "I don't agree."

"Don't mind." Xu Qingdong frowned.

"Xiao Cao, yes, Qingying Studio does have their requirements.

For example, asking for a change in the script and asking for something to be added to the Sino-Japanese friendly content, you don't like these very much, I understand.

After all, no one likes to be changed by others.

But these are not impossible to talk about.

Everything is easy to discuss, we can have a meal with the director of the Youth Film Studio, and it may not be accommodating.

Don't say no.

In fact, if you want to be affiliated, Qingying Studio is the best choice, they are a subsidiary of Nortel after all, and there are the least things.

You're going to change to another studio, but it's not so easy to talk to."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "That's not necessarily, for example, I know that there is a film studio that can support us unconditionally, we can do whatever we want, and we have the final say on everything."

"And this good thing?" Xu Qingdong was surprised, "That movie studio?"

"Red Light Film Studios." Cao Zhiqiang smiled.

"Red Light Film Studios?" Xu Qingdong frowned, "Hey, why haven't I ever heard of it, where is it?"

"It's from the capital." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile.

"From the capital?" Xu Qingdong hurriedly shook his head, "Impossible, the film factory in the capital is just that, I know it, I have never heard of any Hongguang Film Factory studio."

"You haven't heard of it." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and said, "This is a new establishment, and it just opened today."

"Newly formed? Just opened today?" Xu Qingdong blinked.

Speaking of this, Xu Qingdong looked at Cao Zhiqiang's expression, then frowned and asked, "Xiao Cao, you're not kidding me, are you?"

Cao Zhiqiang shook his head: "I might tease you with other things, but I will never do this kind of business."

"That, that's ......" Xu Qingdong frowned and thought for a while, "Hongguang Film Factory, Hongguang...... Wait, it can't be your Red Light Machinery Factory, right?"

Cao Zhiqiang nodded with a smile: "Yes, I guessed right!"

Xu Qingdong looked at Cao Zhiqiang in surprise: "Isn't it, your Hongguang Machinery Factory is so powerful?" Can a film studio make it?

It's not a trivial matter, it costs a lot of money.

Hongguang Machinery Factory I also know that it is indeed a large factory in the past, and I heard that it also produced tank guns.

But the current Hongguang Machinery Factory is no longer good, how can you have this ability, what kind of film factory to open?

You're not blinded to me, are you?"

"Where?" Cao Zhiqiang smiled.

"Lao Xu, Hongguang Film Studio is real, but the registration fee of this film studio is from me, and the license is also what I asked Director Shi of the Film Bureau.

And then this Hongguang Film Factory, it only belongs to the Hongguang Machinery Factory in name, but in fact, it is indeed a film factory that I personally contract to operate.

In a sense, this is the first film studio in China that is contracted and operated by individuals and is completely self-financing, and it can be regarded as a pilot project of the Film Bureau."

"Do you really want to build a movie studio?" Xu Qingdong frowned, "Xiao Cao

, not that I said, opening a film studio and making movies are two different things.

This movie is nothing more than finding a 108,000 to make it.

But it's not so easy to run a film studio.

Don't tell me that you're going to a movie studio for your movie."

"You're right!" Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "I once told people that I made a meal of dumplings for that little vinegar.

In the same way, this time, I really set up a film studio for this movie of mine.

I want nothing else but one word—right!"

"Right?"

"That's right!"

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "As for me, some things can be seen very openly, but some things like to be more serious, and I like to have the final say on everything.

If you don't open this film studio and attach yourself to other studios, as you said, you will inevitably have to accept additional conditions from others.

It's like this script, if you are affiliated with someone else's film factory and use someone else's name, it is equivalent to looking at other people's faces.

When the time comes, people want you to change the script and let you change actors, and if you still want to continue filming, you can only pinch your nose and recognize it.

I don't like that, so I'm going to open my own movie studio and shoot what I want.

I'm in charge of my territory.

I use my own film studio, my own funds, my own equipment, and my own script, how cool is this, don't you say?"

Xu Qingdong nodded: "Well, there is no other person's constraint, it is really cool to be able to shoot what you want."

"That's it." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "For others, money is very important, but for me, money is a bastard, and I don't have to earn it anymore.

So, I don't care how much it costs at all, I just care if I'm happy or not.

It just so happens that I can now open my own film studio, even if it is a contract management model, which is a rare opportunity.

The opportunity will not come again, and it may not be so easy to open this kind of film studio in the future.

Just making a movie is nothing.

Opening a movie studio is nothing.

Not only do I want to open a movie studio, but I also want to open a movie theater in the future, a lot of movie theaters.

I want to build my own cinema chain, master my own distribution channels, and form my own film and television group.

Let's put it this way, there is no future for simply making content, and making a platform is the real future.

But before the platform was built, I had to make content first."

Xu Qingdong was stunned, and then smiled bitterly for a while:

"Xiao Cao, you are really, I don't know how to say that you are good.

It feels like you're bragging, but it's not like you're bragging.

I can only say, I, a bird, don't have your ambition!"

Cao Zhiqiang laughed, then looked at Xu Qingdong and said:

"You're right, saying that now is really no different from bragging, let's talk about it realistically.

Look, Lao Xu, now I have my own film studio, the regular kind. 、

In addition to the film studio, I also have my own equipment, the only one in the country.

By the way, there is no shortage of scripts and funds, so you think this movie can be made?"

"Yes!" Xu Qingdong laughed, "Of course I can, I can!"

Immediately afterwards, Xu Qingdong winked at Cao Zhiqiang: "So, you still want to ask me to be a counselor to assist you in making this movie, you still want to be your own director, write, direct and act, right?"

"Yes!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded and said, "What, you don't agree?"

"What's not to say yes to." Xu Qingdong said, "The salary you gave is so high, two thousand yuan, why am I willing not to agree."

"Then it's decided!" Cao Zhiqiangdao,

"Equipment, funds, name, I have solved all the problems for you, and the rest, such as the recruitment of film crew members, are all handled by you.

Three

God, I'm only going to give you three days, can you put together a film crew?"

"Yes." Xu Qingdong nodded, "In these days, as long as there is no shortage of funds and equipment, it is still very easy to pull up a film crew.

If Beiying Studio can't do it, it's a big deal for me to go to Nortel, Nortel still has no work to do.

Especially now that college is on summer vacation, many people have nothing to do, and if they can make movies and pay a high enough salary, they will definitely be happy to come."

"That's good." Cao Zhiqiang said, "Lao Xu, I'm a person who pays attention to efficiency, I ...... it."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang's eyes suddenly rolled: "By the way, what do you think of this Jianguo Hotel?" Are you comfortable?"

"Of course it's comfortable." Xu Qingdong smiled.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "That's it, in order for you to have a good rest and work hard, during the filming, you can live here, I will open a separate room for you, and the cost is my own, not the film crew's public account."

In this way, it is convenient for you and me to get in touch, after all, I also live here, what do you think?"

"Huh, really?" Xu Qingdong opened his mouth wide in surprise, "You, you want to open a room here and let me live there?" Long-term?"

"Of course!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Not only does I live here for free for a long time, but I also cover the cost of eating."

Xu Qingdong blinked: "Then, what about the other members of the film crew?"

"That's not going to work." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "However, I won't treat them badly.

If you shoot exterior scenes, you must be sent by car, and if you take a break, you can stay at a nearby hotel.

The food and travel expenses are all of high standards, and the wages are also of high standards, and they are twice as high as the standards of Beiying anyway, how about it?"

"That's fine." Xu Qingdong said, "If you really have twice the standard of Beijing Film Studio, I can pull the team up for you in one day!"

"Then it's settled!" Cao Zhiqiang slapped the table, "Without further ado, you hurry up and pull the team."

After the team is pulled up, we will stay in the guest house of our Hongguang Machinery Factory for the time being, and I will instruct someone to send a car to pick them up.

It's August now, and I hope to finish the film by the end of this month, do you have any confidence?"

"It's hard to say." Xu Qingdong shook his head.

"How long a movie will take depends on the specific situation, how can you set a date in advance?

However, the plot of your script is actually very simple, if you don't add additional content, just follow your second version to shoot, if you grasp it, you should be able to finish filming in a month."

"That's it!" Cao Zhiqiang slapped the table, "Tomorrow, tomorrow I will meet the film crew, at most three days, I will start filming!"

"In such a hurry?" Xu Qingdong frowned.

"It's so urgent!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Because next month, I will go abroad, and when the time comes, I'm afraid I won't have time to make movies in China."

"Going abroad?" Xu Qingdong was stunned, "Where are you going?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Go to Japan."