Hong Kong, Asia Television.

As usual, Qiu Degen, as the chairman, arrived at the company early.

Although he is in charge of a huge capital group, Qiu Degen's life is very simple, and people who don't know him feel like an ordinary little old man when they see him.

However, speaking of this Boss Qiu, he is also a legend, he was born in a small merchant family, and due to his poor family, he dropped out of school early to work.

Later, because of the war, he fled to Xiangjiang with his wife.

At that time, Xiangjiang was not a developed land, and Qiu Degen was not easy to survive when he first arrived in Xiangjiang, because he had previously operated a small theater in the mainland, and he had shown slides, and with such a little skill, he barely stood on his feet.

Although the income is meager, the couple is frugal, and slowly saves a sum of money and opens a small movie theater.

Qiu Degen knew that it was impossible for him to compete with others in the city with this little money, because people who lived in the city were only interested in new films, and the rent of new films was very expensive, and as long as one or two films did not have a high attendance rate, it was enough to make him lose all his old money.

So, he turned his attention to the countryside.

At that time, the rural film industry in Xiangjiang was still very backward, and it was difficult for ordinary people living in the countryside to watch a movie all year round.

For them, even old movies are very fresh.

The rent of old films is extremely cheap, and you can rent it for one day for one Hong Kong dollar.

Qiu Degen feels that opening a movie theater in the countryside has both a market and low cost, and it must have a great future.

Sure enough, as Qiu Degen expected, the rural cinema was very popular with the local people, and the attendance rate was extremely high.

By 1960, in just 10 years, Qiu Degen had opened 14 theaters in the countryside, and he also had a lot of money on hand.

Having gained a firm foothold in the countryside, Qiu Degen next began to consider developing his business in the urban area, but he did not have sufficient funds, and he had to raise some funds to make a big impact in the urban area.

He found that it was not easy for the people in the countryside to save and borrow money, and the eyes of the big banks were always focused on the rich and middle class in the cities, and they had no time to take care of the countryside.

Qiu Degen believes that although the people in the countryside have very little money, they have a large number of people, and it should be said that the market prospects are still very broad.

As a result, the Far Eastern Group came into being, specializing in the deposit and loan business in the countryside.

At the same time, Qiu Degen saw the potential of Heung Kong Real Estate and bought some land to invest in other industries.

Complementing these businesses, the business of Far Eastern Group is also becoming more and more prosperous.

This bank was the predecessor of the Far Eastern Bank.

With the continuous accumulation of wealth, Qiu Degen's investment scope is also getting bigger and bigger, and he is involved in more and more industries: banking, real estate, securities, tourism, food, hotels, warehousing, theaters, and newspapers, and his career is booming.

Although he has become a wealthy man in Hong Kong, Qiu Degen made an unexpected decision at this time.

In 1982, Qiu Degen suddenly bought a 50% stake in ATV's predecessor, Lido TV, and renamed it Asia TV.

It is said that even his children did not support his decision, but he still insisted on going his own way, and spent a huge amount of money to build the first comprehensive cinema in Xiangjiang - Tangcheng.

Subsequently, Qiu Degen gradually handed over other businesses to his children to take care of, and he concentrated on running ATV.

In just a few years, under the leadership of Qiu Degen, ATV has gradually developed from the original verge of bankruptcy to an existence that can compete with TVB.

Take a look at Qiu Degen's family history, and then look at Gu Bei.

People don't have the advantage of being reborn, they are stunned to live as a template for the chosen son, Gu Bei is no different from salted fish compared to others.

Although he has also accumulated wealth that is beyond the reach of others, Gu Bei seems to have never had a clear goal, and he is always a hammer in the east and a stick in the west, I don't know what to say.

And Qiu Degen always knew what he wanted to do, and he gave the green light all the way, starting from scratch, from a poor boy who was penniless to a super-rich man today.

Back to Qiu Degen's side.

The old man has been thinking about one thing recently, that is, cooperation with CCTV.

Last time, the CCTV people ended the inspection and left, but there has been no news until now, for this reason, Qiu Degen found Xu Xiaoming several times to inquire about the situation.

Qiu Degen still attaches great importance to this cooperation.

The return of Hong Kong to the motherland is a foregone conclusion.

Some people fled early when they heard the news, and some people were still waiting, but Qiu Degen was a smart man and didn't plan to sit idly by from the beginning.

He knew very well that moving closer to the mainland would be the wisest decision.

Therefore, when Gu Bei and others came to Xiangjiang, hoping to invite ATV's artists to participate in the Spring Festival Gala, he agreed without even thinking about it.

In the past few years, he has also maintained contact with the mainland, but it is really inconvenient to move too much.

After all, the Qiu family is not the Huo family, and it is still very risky to introduce funds into the mainland.

Therefore, cultural exchange has become the most practical solution.

But why is there no news?

Is it because the asking price on ATV's side is too high?

In the final analysis, Qiu Degen is a businessman, and his most important thing is profit.

Since it is a co-production, ATV must invest manpower and material resources, and the benefits will naturally exceed the investment to be cost-effective.

Tuk, tuk, tuk!

There was a knock on the door, pulling Qiu Degen's thoughts back.

"Enter!"

The door of the office was pushed open, and Xu Xiaoming walked in, he was the director of ATV personally appointed by Qiu Degen.

This cooperation with CCTV is also led by Xu Xiaoming.

"Boss!"

"Sit!"

Xu Xiaoming handed Qiu Degen a sorted document before sitting down.

"What is this?"

"A document sent over there, I've rearranged it, and this is ...... A plan. ”

Mastermind?

Qiu Degen frowned slightly, the cooperation between the two sides was still under negotiation, and CCTV actually sent a plan directly.

Is this an ultimatum?

Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, Qiu Degen still opened the file.

Soon the previous content attracted him.

Previously, he had also discussed with Xu Xiaoming, if the cooperation could be reached, what kind of film would he want to make?

Urban drama?

Action movies?

Martial arts films?

It seems that the only suitable one is a martial arts movie.

In urban dramas, the situation on both sides is very different, and it is difficult to find common ground. help and so on.

There are only martial arts films, and there is a market on both sides.

Action movies that promote patriotism?

This one is pretty fresh!

After Qiu Degen took over ATV, the most successful ones so far are the Jingwu trilogy "Hero Huo Yuanjia", "Chen Zhen", and "Huo Dongge".

These three TV series should be regarded as action movies that promote patriotism.

Keep looking back......

"You want to shoot "Chen Zhen" over there?"

Xu Xiaoming nodded: "That's what it means." ”

"But we have already filmed the theme of "Chen Zhen", and it has not been for a long time."

The same theme, how can it be taken out to fry cold rice in such a short time.

Moreover, Bruce Leung's version of "Chen Zhen" was not only a great success in Hong Kong, but also seemed to be very popular after being introduced to the mainland, is there still value in continuing to develop?

"I also thought it was not interesting to continue this theme at first, we have already filmed a lot, from Huo Yuanjia to Chen Zhen, and then to Huo Yuanjia's son Huo Dongge, and now I turn around and shoot Chen Zhen again, it should not be attractive to the audience, but ......"

Qiu Degen waved his hand to stop Xu Xiaoming from continuing.

Since Xu Xiaoming brought this plan, there must be something attractive about it.

Continue to look at the back, the outline of the story is very simple, it tells the story of Chen Zhen from the countryside to Shanghai, and then suffered various setbacks, and finally worshiped Huo Yuanjia.

If this is all there is, Qiu Degen has no interest in this plan at all.

But the introduction of the main characters in the back immediately attracted him.

Chen Zhen's identity background, the setting of the heroine, and the background introduction of other characters......

There's so much to play with.

"Did you say that the identity of this screenwriter, I'm very interested in seeing it."

Xu Xiaoming heard this: "Boss, I asked, in fact, we have all met this screenwriter." ”

Ever seen?

When?

Could it be one of the people who came to ATV this time?

It shouldn't be!

This CCTV delegation was personally received by Qiu Degen, and in his opinion, none of the members were professionals in the TV industry.

"Boss, do you remember the first time you sent someone over there to investigate, hoping to invite ATV's artists to participate in the recording of the Spring Festival Gala, and there was a young man who came at that time!"

Qiu Degen nodded, although he is old, he has a very good memory, as long as he has seen it, he will have an impression.

"You say, the young man wrote the outline of this script?"

Xu Xiaoming responded: "It's him, that young man's name is Gu Bei, and I am also very impressed by him." ”

Gu Bei!

Qiu Degen frowned when he heard this, he had heard this name when the board of directors of Far Eastern Bank had met before.

Just some time ago, someone opened an account with the Far Eastern Bank under this name and deposited more than 20 million US dollars at once.

Could it be the same person?

At that time, Qiu Degen had people investigate.

Gu Bei's information is very vague, but it is Li Chengru, who handles business, and his background is a businessman in the mainland.

Could it be the same person?

"What do you think of this plan!?" m.

Xu Xiaoming hurriedly said: "I think it's very interesting, although it is written in a very general way, but there are many elements involved in it, if the screenwriter plays well, it should be a good story." ”

Qiu Degen smiled when he heard this: "You have a high opinion of this story!" ”

The original Jingwu trilogy was led by Xu Xiaoming.

Now CCTV wants to fry the cold rice on the theme of "Chen Zhen", Xu Xiaoming should be the first to object, but now he has brought this plan to Qiu Degen.

"Yes!"

After careful weighing, Qiu Degen finally nodded.

Regardless of whether the final script can be as wonderfully written as he thought.

However, just the promotion of patriotism and action movies are enough to make Qiu Degen determined to open his purse.

"You hurry up and contact that side, I hope to see the script as soon as possible, and in addition, in terms of the composition of the crew, we will make some concessions appropriately."

Qiu Degen thought about it again as he spoke, and then continued.

"The director and the hero and heroine, it's good that we have the same!"

During this time, Qiu Degen also considered that it should be impossible to completely control the dominance of the entire crew.

CCTV will definitely not be able to agree.

Since it is a cultural exchange, then the two sides of the exchange should be equal.

At the beginning, ATV's side was really too strong.

At the end of the day, it's over there, not ATV, that has the initiative.

It's also ATV that is really eager to work together.

can't be like Shao Laoliu, who only thinks about making money, and doesn't even bother to do emotional investment.

"I see!"

Watching Xu Xiaoming leave, Qiu Degen picked up the phone on the table and contacted the agent he arranged at the Far Eastern Bank.

Although he has handed over the business to his children, Qiu Degen's voice in the Far Eastern Bank is the same as usual, but he rarely appears directly, relying on the remote command of the agent.

The purpose of his call was naturally Gu Bei.

One is a mysterious person who suddenly opened an account in the Far Eastern Bank and deposited a huge amount of money, and the other is a screenwriter of CCTV, if it is really a person............

Coming out of Qiu Degen's office, Xu Xiaoming contacted Hong Minsheng as soon as possible and expressed his willingness to cooperate.

Hong Minsheng naturally couldn't ask for it.

To put it bluntly, both sides are very eager for this cooperation.

On the one hand, he hopes to use this to get closer to the mainland, but on the other hand, he longs for political achievements.

Although Hunan has cooperated with Baodao early, and has filmed several Qiong Yao dramas in a row in recent years, CCTV has taken the lead in cooperation with Xiangjiang.

If this matter can be promoted, CCTV's heads and brains will get a lot of benefits.

It's just that if the leader says a word, the people below will have to work hard.

"Got it! Director, I'm writing this! ”

Gu Beiren was still on the set, so he received a call from Ruan Ruolin, he really didn't expect that the work efficiency of the station could be so fast this time.

The outline of the script has only been handed in for less than a week, and the agreement on cooperation between the two sides has been almost negotiated.

It's good now, all the pressure is now on him alone.

What is this called?

"Xiao Gu, let me emphasize to you again, this cooperation is not only in the Taili, but also in the upper echelons, you must not drop the chain at a critical moment."

I'm going to do it!

Gu Bei kindly made a suggestion, although he wanted to participate from the beginning, he never thought of forcing himself so hard!

The leaders are afraid that even their eyes are red now.

Before, Ruan Ruolin thought that Gu Bei's statement that the two-month delivery was nonsense, but now he can't wait for him to hand in the script within a week.

Come on!

If you break into your own trouble, you have to carry it even if you grit your teeth!

Putting down the phone, Gu Bei picked up the manuscript paper and pen again, just finished filming a scene at this time, and the crew was preparing to transfer scenes.

"Teacher Gu! You ......"

Zhang Li looked at Gu Bei and knew that Gu Bei was writing a new script these days.

"Let's get busy first!"

Gu Bei didn't have time to chat with anyone now, a bunch of bigwigs were waiting.

"Oh!"

Zhang Li responded, quickly got up and left, stopped without taking two steps, and saw Gu Bei keep shaking his arm, the previous injury is still not healed.

Some people died, but not completely......