Lee Shengyao's arrival on Hong Kong Island has indeed attracted a lot of people's attention, especially the relatively sensitive subject matter of "Parasite".

This has made many people speculate and discuss this movie.

Li Zekai sent money to Li Shengyao, and several other big families on Hong Kong Island also made some moves, they more or less gave Li Shengyao some benefits, and then inquired about the content of "Parasite", and learned that although the movie was about the relationship between the poor and the rich, it did not ridicule these big families, they were all relieved, and everyone was much more polite to Li Shengyao.

In terms of public opinion, all the newspapers on Hong Kong Island, whether they are pro-mainland media or reactionary media, have constantly praised Li Shengyao.

Even "Poison Fruit Daily" put a few handsome photos of Li Shengyao.

The network on Hong Kong Island can be connected to the external network, and this touting has spilled over slightly, and more people know about Lee Shengyao's "Parasite" and know that Lee Shengyao's goal is to win next year's Cannes Film Festival.

Some people will be worried, afraid that Lee Shengyao will be able to replicate the same results as "1937" next year and seize his luck.

Some people don't care, they think that Lee Shengyao is so young, and he won the Palme d'Or with "1937", which relied on pseudo-one-shot to the end, but in fact, it is impossible to win or innovate.

There are also people who are worried about Lee Shengyao's films, not because they are afraid that Lee Shengyao will win the award, but because they are afraid that Lee Shengyao's films will cause some bad effects.

Just like "1937", it tore off the hypocritical face of the island nation and let more people know their despicable and shameless history.

At noon on this day, the autumn breeze on Hong Kong Island blew gently, with a faint smell of sea, and there were many vehicles and people on the streets.

The mainland is getting colder and colder, and although it is much cooler on Hong Kong Island, the climate is okay, and there are many tourists from the mainland.

Walking on the street, you don't need to listen in particular, you can hear Mandarin.

In fact, this is a common phenomenon now, not only Hong Kong Island, Paris, Dongjing, Seoul are full of Chinese tourists.

In a private room at the Victoria Hotel, Li Shengyao and his assistant sat around a large round table with several foreign friends.

The large round table is full of dishes, there are eighteen of them, and the sight of them makes people appetite.

In the morning, Li Shengyao and several assistant directors went to the set to prepare for the scene, and originally planned to have dinner on the set, but received a call from the assistant, saying that there was a big boss from the island country who wanted to sponsor the advertising of "Parasite", but he wanted to have an interview with Li Shengyao.

When Li Shengyao heard the news, he returned to the Victoria Hotel.

"Parasite" was produced on Hong Kong Island, although many actors were invited, but there were no big scenes, in fact, the real production cost was very low, with a total budget of 60 million.

When I was in the mainland before, I received almost 30 million advertising sponsorships.

When he came to Hong Kong Island, Li Zekai sent 20 million, and then several other big families, added up to almost 10 million.

In fact, there are now more than 60 million advertising sponsorships.

In other words, the film has not yet started filming, and the cost has been recovered.

If you have a big boss to sponsor it, then you can start making money directly.

Li Shengyao was not in a hurry to start the machine, so he came over to see the gold owner.

When he arrived at the Victoria Hotel, Li Shengyao learned that it was sponsored by a food group in the island country.

This food group is called Meiji, and the person in charge who came over this time is called Antelo Nakata.

Meiji is the largest food group in the island country, and it has a wide range of food products, from instant noodles, French fries, and lotus roots, to milk, orange juice, and cola.

Meiji milk has long entered the mainland and is sold in some places in the north, but in general, in the face of the siege of so many dairy brands in the mainland, Meiji milk has not made much noise.

Nakata Ling is in his forties, about 1.65 meters, thin, with a relatively large head, small eyes, a long face, and two mustaches, which is very similar to the small book in the TV series.

He wears a loose suit with a pair of leather shoes.

This is a small book, their style seems to be still stuck in the eighties and nineties of the last century, the same aesthetics and economy, has not changed.

Nowadays, formal wear or suits are more popular and slightly tighter, or suits with more suitable cuts, only small books, or loose-fitting suits.

Nakata brought seven or eight people, both men and women, and seemed to attach great importance to this sponsorship.

This guy can also speak Mandarin, although the accent is a little weird, but he understands it.

"Director Li, congratulations on winning the Palme d'Or in Cannes, this is the pride of our Asians, toast to you."

A couple of small notebooks then shouted "Cheers".

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "Thank you Mr. Nakata for your recognition, I wonder if Mr. Nakata has seen the movie?"

He asked, pretending to be expectant.

Hearing this, Nakata Ling was a little embarrassed, his eyes widened, he paused, and then said: "Of course I've seen it, the movie is very good, it is a very good anti-war movie, and it is a movie worth pondering for all of us." ”

"1937" shined in Cannes and attracted Naomi Kawase's "introspective" remarks, but the island country naturally did not introduce the release, and they deliberately blocked shark-related news.

In fact, this movie was also attacked by some small books on YouTube.

Unless you are really a movie lover, you will come to watch it.

The average citizen of the island nation has not even heard of this movie.

Nakata Antelope naturally hasn't seen it, and he can say so quickly that this is an anti-war movie, which can be regarded as a relatively fast brain.

Li Shengyao smiled and did not puncture this point.

It didn't make much sense to be in front of Nakata Ling, and that day he made another anti-Japanese war movie, and won an international award, and it was the right way to tell the world about the crimes of the island country, so that more people could remember this history.

Since people are going to sponsor it, then talk about it in business and make a little more money.

Seeing that Li Shengyao did not continue to ask, Nakata Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Meiji is the largest food conglomerate in the island country, and they have indeed been actively expanding outwards recently, with the mainland, Hong Kong Island, and Wanwan all being targeted.

However, advertising in Lee Shengyao's film was not actually the idea of the Meiji leadership.

After all, Meiji Foods is not very well-known in these places, and the audience of the movie is relatively high-end, and it is not a potential customer for the food they produce.

Instead of advertising in "Parasite", it is better to ask Jay Chou or Lu Han to endorse a few people, which is easier to expand popularity.

The reason why Meiji Foods wants to advertise Lee Shengyao's "Parasite" this time is mainly because the foreign propaganda on the island came to the door, wanting them to test Lee Shengyao's attitude towards the island country.

"1937", the anti-Japanese war movie, shined in Cannes, with a box office of more than 40 million US dollars in Europe and the United States, which made the island's foreign propaganda very passive.

Human beings are like that, it's easier to remember some swear words, it's easier to remember some bad things.

Speaking of Ah San is the vitamin-rich water of the Ganges, speaking of the peninsula is the origin of the universe of all things, and talking about island countries is the teachers.

In the island country movie, the teachers have excellent demeanor, and the male students are more obscene, although this impression is not good, so that the male charm of the island country is about equal to zero, but it is not harmful and will not make people resist.

And if, like in "1937", the island nation is the aggressor and the initiator of the war, it is easy to resist.

And to eliminate such negative effects, it takes more and more effort.

The island's foreign propaganda knows about Lee Shengyao's "Parasite", and knows that although the film has not yet started filming, in the mainland, Hong Kong Island has already caused a huge discussion.

also knows that Li Shengyao's purpose is still Cannes.

If "Parasite" wins the same award as "1937", and there are some lines and metaphors of the black island country in the movie, it will be a huge challenge for the island's foreign propaganda.

In order to eliminate such hidden dangers, the island's foreign propaganda found the Meiji group, hoping that they would test Li Shengyao's attitude.

In fact, the island's foreign propaganda is really very good, and the results are remarkable.

In the mainland, Hong Kong Island, there are very few famous directors who really make movies that are more black than small books.

is more famous, probably Jiang Wen's "The Devil is Coming".

Other directors, whether they are fifth-generation or sixth-generation directors, have a very good relationship with the film and television industry of the island country.

The island country will also share pork, and the Oriental Film Festival often awards mainland films, which is more generous than Hong Kong Island and the peninsula.

The Meiji Group agreed to the request of the island's foreign propaganda, and Nakata Antoro came over.

He was originally the head of the Meiji Group in charge of the Huaxia region.

He naturally wants to go further, and whether he can complete this task now is crucial.

"Director Li, please have a taste, we have prepared authentic Chinese food.

In our island country, Chinese food is a very important food in our lives, and I remember that when I was very young, every time we celebrated the holidays, our elders would take us to eat Chinese food.

Personally, I like beef noodles very much, and in my heart, Chinese food is more important than Japanese food, and it has a more homely taste. ”

Li Shengyao smiled secretly in his heart, and there was a look of approval on his face, "Mr. Nakata, it's very good, we have a common hobby, and I like Chinese food the most." ”

Seeing this, Nakata Ling breathed a sigh of relief in his heart again.

Li Shengyao is young in the end, but he is in his early thirties, and it is relatively easy to please such a young man.

There are quite a few young Huaxia people in his department, and he can easily handle them.

Nakata then began to tout Huaxia's wine, movies, TV series, as well as poetry, history, and economic development, and the people he brought with him did the same, saying as good things about Huaxia as possible.

Li Shengyao made a proud and proud expression.

Overall, the atmosphere was very good.

After eating, Nakata Ling immediately arranged for someone to clean up the table, and then served a lot of fruits, as well as good tea.

This guy obviously inquired about Li Shengyao's habits.

According to the customs of the island countries and peninsulas, they also have to eat and drink before discussing business, and after eating and drinking, they will invite people to go to the custom shop, and they prefer to talk about business in the Shibaharu shop.

Nakata Ling personally poured tea for Li Shengyao and his assistant, and then said his true purpose.

"Director Li, we want to sponsor "Parasite" and implant advertisements in the movie."

Li Shengyao nodded, "No problem, in the food category, our movie will take over the advertisement of potato chips, as long as there is no conflict with potato chips, other food advertisements are fine." ”

Nakata Ling paused slightly, "Director Li, we still want to read the script, I don't know if it's okay?"

Another person who wanted to read the script, Li Shengyao immediately thought of Li Zekai.

He frowned slightly, and looked over in confusion.

Nakata immediately explained: "Director Li, our Meiji Group is the largest food company in the island country, and we have a very large influence in the island country.

The company wants to expand globally, but we can't afford to disappoint our customers in the island nation.

Therefore, for sponsored films, the requirements are stricter, we need to take care of the emotions of the people of the island country, you can rest assured, we just look at the script, and will never interfere with your creation. ”

Li Shengyao picked up the teacup, snorted, and didn't say anything.

Seeing this, the assistant immediately said: "Mr. Nakata, our movie has not been officially filmed yet, and if the script leaks out, it will still be very troublesome." ”

Nakata knew that Li Shengyao didn't want to read the script, but wanted more.

He thought of the conditions offered by the island, and then said: "Director Li, please rest assured, we will never leak the script of "Parasite", and we will watch it here, you can arrange for someone to watch the whole process."

We're not a film company, and we've never had the idea of competing with you in the film and television industry.

And we at the Meiji Group are important sponsors of the Tojing Film Festival, and if we work closely together, we can give more support to Parasite.

In addition, as a gesture of goodwill, we can ask NHK to buy your drama again and broadcast it on the most important TV stations in the island country. ”

Li Shengyao smiled when he heard this, "Your company is polite." ”

Nakata continued: "This time, the sponsorship fee is 15 million yuan. ”

Li Shengyao frowned slightly when he heard Zhongtian Ling's words.

Seeing this, the assistant immediately said: "Mr. Nakata, there are a lot of people who have been looking for our boss to cooperate recently, and Mr. Li of Hong Kong Island Telecommunications came over the day before yesterday, and his sponsorship fee is 20 million. ”

When Nakata Ling heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Li Shengyao.

After the turn of the millennium, the films of the island countries have completely declined, and there are very few films that have invested more than 50 million people.

They implant advertisements in island films, up to five or six million.

I never expected the asking price of Huaxia film advertising placement to be so high.

He thought that he was standing in the sun before, in front of many people, shouting to complete this mission, so he immediately continued: "Director Li, this is as it should be, the previous offer was our mistake, our Meiji Group is willing to sponsor "Parasite" for 20 million and implant advertisements in the movie, do you think it's okay?"

Next year, the Oriental Film Festival will win the award.

NHK buys Lee Seung Yew's TV series.

20 million advertising costs.

This is the condition of the Meiji Group.

Li Shengyao is very satisfied, he doesn't mean the black island country in "Parasite", people are willing to read the script, so he will show it to them.

Anyway, he's going to shoot soon, and the others don't have time to make it worse.

But well......

Seeing this, the assistant immediately continued: "Mr. Nakata, Mr. Li of Hong Kong Island Telecom also contracted the transportation expenses of our crew. ”

Nakata Ling glanced at the assistant speechlessly, thought about it, gritted his teeth and said: "Director Li, we can give fifty seven-day travel vouchers for island countries, and we have all the round-trip air tickets." ”

Li Shengyao naturally has no time to travel to the island country, but he can reward the crew, "If You Are the Truth, Do Not Disturb 2" was filmed in the island country, and the island country tour was quite popular at this time.

Li Shengyao gave the assistant a look, told him to shut up temporarily, and then said, "Yes, Mr. Nakata, happy cooperation." ”

Five hours later, Nakata and his gang finished reading the script of "Parasite".

Nakata's hanging heart finally fell steadily, and the movie did not have a black island country.

In addition, judging from Li Shengyao's attitude towards them, he felt that Li Dadao was a little greedy for money and was not a difficult person to deal with.

Also...... the script of "Parasite" is really well written.

Nakata Ling was not born in a chaebol, he also studied hard in the island country, was admitted to the University of Tokyo, and then entered the Meiji Group, and then after 9981 difficulties, he finally became a senior leader.

He had experienced poverty and understood what it was like for the poor to be in front of the rich.

His net worth has risen a lot now, and he also understands the thoughts of the rich.

Sometimes it's not necessarily good or evil, it doesn't have to be a desire to do something bad, or there is something bad about it.

It's just that the position is different, and seeing things is different.

The gap between the poor and the rich, now getting wider and wider, has completely become two species, which is the saddest thing.

He was especially shocked to see the male protagonist kill the rich man at the end, and if he had been at the bottom, maybe he would have done the same.

"Director Li, this script is very good, you are the pride of our Asia, I sincerely wish you to win the grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival next year, so that Europeans can see the strength of our Asian films."

Li Shengyao smiled and nodded, "Borrow your auspicious words." ”

Nakata Ling thought for a moment, and then said: "Director Li, regarding the Meiji Group's advertising placement in "Parasite", we have signed a contract, and I ask you to bother with the specific implantation plan. ”

originally thought it would be an excellent movie, but after reading the script, Nakata Ling felt that this movie might really win an award.

If Meiji Group's ad placement works well, it may be beneficial for branding.

He didn't have too many ideas, but at this time he wanted to implant better and then get the approval of the leader.

"No problem."

Li Shengyao takes money to do things, and he has a professional ethics.

I've been on the set today, the film crew is ready, the actors are in a state of state, and they will be able to shoot immediately.

(End of chapter)