In the box on the 16th floor of Yanjing International Trade Hotel, the waiter wearing a cheongsam and a graceful figure with a sweet smile brought exquisite dishes to the table, and then stood on one side to help serve tea and pour water.

A waiter had just washed the teacup and placed it in front of Mr. Lee, about to pour the tea.

Cheng Long smiled and waved his hand, took the teapot, and personally poured a cup of tea for Li Shengyao.

"Director Li, they say this is the best Pu'er."

The teacups were filled with tea, still a little hot, and a faint mist rose.

A smell of tea wafted in the box.

Li Shengyao cooled for a moment, then raised the teacup, took a sip, and a stream of tea fragrance flowed through his throat, flowing into the stomach through the esophagus, and instantly spreading in the body, not only in the throat, but also throughout the body.

He noticed Cheng Long's expectant gaze, so he gave a thumbs up, "Big brother, this tea is good, you can taste it." ”

Cheng Long nodded, "You know tea better than me, you must be right when you say this." ”

He then drank it all with a teacup, "Director Li, you not only understand movies, but also tea, much more coarse and delicate than an old man like me, that is, people like you can win the Palme d'Or." ”

Li Shengyao smiled and waved his hand.

Cheng Long then waved his hand to the people at the door, only to see the people at the door walking in with three large suitcases, "This is what I got in the beautiful country, all of them are figures, one is a Barbie doll, one is a Transformer, and the other is a kung fu panda, give it to you, and when your child is born, give it to them." ”

Li Shengyao's female companions are pregnant, and this matter cannot be hidden from those who have a heart.

When he heard Cheng Long's words, he was still very happy in his heart.

Parents are like this, they don't really care, they will be happier to praise their children, or to give gifts to their children.

Such figurines are difficult for ordinary people to collect, but easy for Lee Shengyao.

But courtesy is light and affectionate, Cheng Long's posture, Li Shengyao naturally will not push out.

"Thank you, big brother."

Cheng Long saw that Li Shengyao liked it, smiled and nodded, and then said: "You won the Palme d'Or this time, not only is it a sensation in Europe, but also very surprised in the beautiful country, Warner, Disney, and Paramount people know that I am going back to China, and they all let me tell you, saying that they are happy for you, and when you go to the beautiful country, they will celebrate for you when the time comes." ”

It's not just that Lee Shengyao won the Palme d'Or, but more importantly, the Chinese film market is developing rapidly, and these Hollywood companies want Lee Shengyao's resources in the mainland and want to cooperate with him.

Li Shengyao smiled, "Okay, I see." ”

"Director Li, will "1937" be released on July 1st?"

"Well, it's decided."

Cheng Long raised the teacup, touched it with Li Shengyao, and then said: "At the end of June, I will go to Europe with Zhu Xi for a visit, and it is estimated that it will take half a month, and I will not attend the premiere of "1937". ”

"It's fine."

Cheng Long is probably the only artist in China who is qualified to follow Zhu Xi on diplomatic visits.

Of course, Li Shengyao will not mind this matter.

However, he felt that Cheng Long's attitude towards him was very low today, and he was a little surprised, after all, the two of them were partners, and Cheng Long's personality was not the kind of person who tended to be inflammatory, on the contrary, he ate soft rather than hard.

"Although I haven't watched "1937", but I believe in your strength, this movie will definitely be a big hit, and when it's time for the celebration banquet, I'll come over to celebrate you."

Li Shengyao smiled, "Big brother, you are so polite to me today, do you have something to say to me?"

Cheng Long laughed, then beckoned Li Shengyao to eat, and then said, "Director Li, there is a project that I want to work with you." ”

Li Shengyao was a little surprised, his film cooperation with Cheng Long has been confirmed, and there will be many "rescue" series of action movies in the future, these movies should be able to shoot Cheng Long until he is seventy years old, so what other projects are there besides movies?

Cheng Long continued: "It's a boss of Tyrande, who wants to transfer assets and sell one of its chain theaters, this boss has a good relationship with Yang Shoucheng, Yang Shoucheng doesn't want to take it, and asks me if I want it, I think it should have a future, but I don't have enough funds alone, and I want to take it down with you." ”

Li Shengyao remembered that Huo Wenxi had approached him before and said that Yinghuang could help him make peace and buy a chain of cinemas in Tyrande.

He did not agree to Yinghuang's proposal at that time.

Now it seems that this is what Cheng Long said.

"How much money?"

"One billion, if we cooperate, five hundred million a family."

Li Shengyao doesn't know how much Cheng Long has a specific net worth, but with Cheng Long's connections, it should be easy to get one billion.

If the location of this cinema chain in Tyrande is good, then there should be a head, Cheng Long is willing to do it with Li Shengyao, completely because he wants to strengthen the cooperative relationship with Li Shengyao and further bind.

Li Shengyao easily guessed Cheng Long's thoughts.

For this matter, he is naturally willing.

Although Cheng Long's appeal became weaker and weaker in the later period, he was a symbol of Chinese culture, and there was absolutely no problem with his position.

There is no need to worry about the risk of thunderstorms when working with him.

And if nothing else, the great changes unseen in a century are coming, with the rise of China and the decline of Europe and the United States.

In another seven or eight years, a worldwide economic crisis will come.

It's not good to do other business, but the culture and entertainment industry is not.

The more turbulent the economy, the more profitable the entertainment industry becomes.

There is no problem with Tyrande's cinema chain, and it can't lose money when it comes down.

Li Shengyao is rich now, and he not only wants to buy the cinema chain of Tyrande, but also wants to buy Basi, buy Malai, buy the local tyrant brother, and buy the theater in Po Village.

As long as it is not as easy to be fined as Ah San, the entertainment industry can start.

When the time comes, there are so many foreign theaters, and it can also spread Chinese culture.

Of course, it is impossible for Cheng Long to say anything, Li Shengyao is 100% convinced, and he naturally has to arrange someone to investigate.

"Big brother, how could this person want to sell such a high-quality asset?"

"He believed in the supporters, and now He believes in Tyrande's reputation is not good."

Since his resignation, he has been vilified by the royal family of Tyrande, and the Germ Zheng Mansion has also excluded supporters of the Faith of Him.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he believed it a little in his heart.

"Big brother, I think this project is really good, we should expand outward and acquire high-quality entertainment industry, but I still need to arrange for someone to go to Tyrande to investigate it personally."

"It should be, it should have been."

"Okay, as long as there is no problem, then we can buy this chain cinema together according to the agreement, with half of the equity, and the family will pay 500 million."

Cheng Long was overjoyed, then picked up the teacup and touched another cup with Li Shengyao.

He asked Li Shengyao this time to further strengthen the cooperative relationship.

Although the eldest brother has a high enough status in the film and television industry and makes enough money, he still has a sense of crisis, and he feels that Li Shengyao, who won the Palme d'Or, will become the business card of the next film and television industry.

Just like him, he will become a representative figure in the film and television industry in the future.

He works closely with Li Shengyao, even if he is strong and can't move in the future, he can still be influential.

"Director Li, this business will definitely not lose money."

……

After Li Shengyao met with Cheng Long, he arranged for a team to go south to Tyrande to investigate the situation of the theater chain.

He hasn't been in the past himself, he's been quite busy lately, not only with all kinds of interviews, but also with a lot of dinner invitations, or other big hits.

It was 10 a.m. on this day, the sun was shining and the breeze was gentle.

The scent of flowers wafted through the air.

Li Shengyao and Chen Hao took a car together and happily went to the Chinese opera.

The reason why the two of them are so happy is because of the Chinese opera activities.

The directing department of Chinese opera has not produced well-known directors, and in this regard, Chinese opera is not comparable to Nortel.

Fortunately, they co-opted Li Shengyao.

This time, Director Li won the Palme d'Or, and the happiest person is the Chinese opera.

From top to bottom, Chinese opera is eager to promote it to the world, showing that Li Shengyao is the honorary professor of Chinese opera.

And in order to celebrate this event, in order to let more people know that there is a director who won the award in Chinese opera.

After much consideration, the leadership of Chinese opera announced an important decision, that is, in the future, the students and professors who will go out of Chinese opera will win the highest honor of the three major European film festivals - best film.

Then the Chinese opera will erect a bronze statue of the director in front of the school library.

It's like a Kobe statue in Staples.

Use this method to promote the heritage of Chinese opera, and at the same time inspire future students.

Li Shengyao heard about the decision of the Chinese opera, and agreed with a little hesitation.

"1937" is in the propaganda period, and if there is such news at this time, it will inevitably trigger more discussions.

This amounts to propaganda in disguise.

Moreover, as a tiger pounce brother, he is very envious of Kobe, a big man like Nowitzki can erect a statue.

Naturally, it was impossible for him to erect a statue in the basketball hall, and now he had to erect a statue outside the library, although it was not as good as he imagined, but it was enough for him to be proud.

Therefore, Lee Shengyao intends to attend the unveiling ceremony of this statue.

And Chen Hao is in a good mood because the leaders of the Chinese opera school have revealed the news to her that after she gives birth, if she wants to work in the Chinese opera, she can be arranged to be a teacher in the acting class.

Chen Hao is old, and he basically has no future in the film and television industry, and if he continues to act, he will play his mother

She is not short of money, and she doesn't really want to play her mother, so instead of this, it is better to teach in Chinese opera, so that the work is idle and forced.

Not long after, Li Shengyao and Chen Hao came to the Chinese opera together, and as soon as they got off the car, they saw Ding Youwei and his gang who came to greet them.

Ding Youwei is the vice principal, and he came out to greet him in person, which can be regarded as giving enough face.

Li Shengyao and Chen Hao immediately got out of the car, and then helped Lao Ding, just like a student helping a teacher, talking and laughing into the Chinese opera.

Lao Ding looked at Li Shengyao with relief and excitement, "Xiao Li, this time we have arranged a big pomp for you. ”

"Principal, you are too polite, I will go back to the Chinese opera, just like going home, you must not be so outside."

"No, such an important day, it must be grand, let's go, let's go to the auditorium first."

Li Shengyao came to the Chinese opera, so naturally it was impossible to go directly to the statue to unveil it, and before that, he had to go to the auditorium to receive the commendation certificate of the Chinese opera.

Not long ago, he got the certificate of "Advanced Cultural Worker" of Deputy Zongli, and now he has obtained the honorary certificate of Chinese opera, which is naturally very different.

But Lee is not the kind of person who steps on the high and praises the low.

Chinese opera naturally has a purpose, but this matter is good for him, and he naturally won't shake his face.

Not long after, when I came to the auditorium, I found that it was already full of students, as well as some senior seniors of Chinese opera.

For example, the director Li Baotian, Bao Guoan, and even Zhang Jingchu, Tang Wei, and Zhang Yangyi all came over.

The big guys saw Li Shengyao and applauded.

Li Shengyao knew that this was the pomp prepared for him by the Chinese opera, and it was indeed to save face.

Li Baotian and Bao Guoan are both national first-class actors, they are older, they have a lot less time to be active outside, and they don't take on many roles.

It was not easy for these two people to come over.

Then the commendation meeting in the auditorium officially began, showing the recognition of some students of the school, followed by the commendation of Tang Wei, Zhang Jingchu and other entertainment stars, and finally the recognition of Li Shengyao.

Li Shengyao received the certificate and was very sincere when he delivered his speech.

"I am a director who graduated from Chinese opera, and I am honored to serve as an honorary professor in our Chinese opera, my achievements are inseparable from the support of leaders, inseparable from the good learning atmosphere of Chinese opera, I have absorbed a lot of nutrients here, I am very grateful to Chinese opera, I believe that I will use better results to prove that Chinese opera is a first-class film and television school in China, and we can cultivate world-class talents."

In the warm applause, Li Shengyao cooperated and took dozens of photos.

In addition to campus reporters who take pictures, there are also people who specialize in photography.

According to Ding Youwei's words, it is to let more students see Li Dadao's demeanor, so that future students can learn Li Dadao's creative spirit and attitude towards the world.

After the commendation meeting.

Li Shengyao and Ding Youwei are the leaders of the school, as well as a group of senior alumni such as Li Baotian and Bao Guoan, and went to the library together.

He soon saw the huge statue obscured by a red cloth.

The statue should be two meters tall and look like Lee Shengyao holding the Palme d'Or.

The Chinese opera invited a carving master, and it was carved in just a few days.

Before the unveiling, Li Shengyao once again made a speech of gratitude, and then he and Ding Youwei each grabbed the corner of the red cloth, and then lifted the statue together.

This statue is much more vivid and vivid than Madame Tussauds.

Li Shengyao had already seen the design drawings, and when he saw the real statue at this time, he was shocked, it was really similar.

He liked this statue very much, and then took a lot of photos with Chen Hao and Ding Youwei.

There were students from the Chinese Opera Broadcasting Room at the scene, and this student interviewed Li Shengyao with the microphone, "Hello senior, do you have any thoughts about setting up a statue in the Chinese Opera Library this time?" ”

Li Shengyao nodded, "I am very grateful for the recognition of the school leaders, as well as the care and love of the majority of younger brothers and sisters, as well as the senior brothers and sisters, I will use more and better works to repay the Chinese opera, what I said on the podium in Cannes is true, I want to win more Palme d'Or, I hope to create a new record." ”

The student looked at Li Shengyao adoringly, "Senior, I'm sure you can definitely do it." ”

(End of chapter)