Chapter 653 Ling Mei

Zhuang Cheng's New Year's Eve film is called "Family Portrait".

When he was fooling Princess Jin, he said that he wanted to find Xu Guanjie, Zhong Zhentao, Chen Baiqiang, Xia Wenxi, Ye Tong, and Li Lizhen to play the role.

The three brothers lost their parents when they were young. The eldest brother worked hard to raise the two younger brothers. As a result, the second brother did not do his job, and the third brother was an artistic young man. He also had three love lines, laughing and noisy---" - The eldest brother was hospitalized in a car accident and almost died. The whole family The people reconciled as before and finally made dumplings together!

Now that the fake one became real, Zhong Zhentao was replaced by Zhou Yanfa.

Not to mention, this type of family comedy has a huge market in Hong Kong. What is important during the Spring Festival is the atmosphere, so you can look forward to it at the box office.

Oriental Company has four films this year, "Xin Zha Junior Sister" has been released, "Happy Ghost 2" and "Deadly Express" are on summer release.

"Fifty First Dates" is on the Christmas screen.

Chen Qi will return to the mainland soon to finish the MV and take care of other things.

"Archie!"

He was packing things in the office when Shi Nansheng suddenly barged in. Instead of being in a hurry like usual, he was looking like a dog.

"Why did you come in without being informed? What did Gu Weili do to eat?"

"Don't offend me, or you will regret it!"

Shi Nansheng closed the door and lowered his voice: "The money has arrived!'

"So fast?"

"Because you are fast. How in the world can you write a script so fast? Columbia is very satisfied."

Shi Nansheng was a little worried and asked, "Does this count as a violation of regulations?"

"Illegal rules are very smooth. We are taking advantage of the loopholes. You and I cooperate and sign the book together. Isn't it okay for me to give you all the royalties?

For the script of "Fifty First Dates," Columbia offered $200,000.

According to the current system, Chen Qi can only keep a small part of what he wants to hand over. But scripts for Hollywood must be written in English. Shi Nansheng is good at English. Is it okay for the two of them to work together?

So the $200,000 was sent to Shi Nansheng.

Chen Qi dared to do this, of course he was arrogant because of his favor. Gong Xue had not yet settled the accounts of the grievances suffered by Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers. And now the country has loosened up. Next year, individuals will be allowed to deposit and withdraw freely in foreign exchange. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places are pilot projects.

There are many overseas Chinese in the country, and the money sent by overseas relatives is obviously US dollars, but they still can't accept it, so the bank directly converts it into RMB. Relatives overseas were less motivated to send money, and based on this, they started to loosen up.

Chen Qi left the money with Shi Nansheng and could get it back next year.

In other words, Shi Nansheng was so generous and righteous, but others were really worried about him.

She didn't know that the policy would open up next year, so she just smiled and said: "You get 200,000 yuan per script, and it will go up in the future to 1 million yuan per script! Wow, I couldn't help it at that time and absconded with the money."

"Just run away, I am willing to do so." Chen Qi said seriously.

"Hey, hey! Don't tease me, I'm really tempted."

"I treat you like my sister, blood is thicker than water."

The two were joking, but in reality, one million U.S. dollars was nearly 8 million Hong Kong dollars. Chen Qi gave it without saying a word. What woman wouldn't be tempted?

"boss!"

Gu Weili suddenly opened the door and came in. Chen Qi turned around: "I didn't ask for Coke!"

"No, Miss Ling Mei is looking for you!"

who?

Chen Qi was stunned for two seconds before he remembered that it was Director Ling Mei, the daughter of Hua Shuai, whom he had met once.

Ling Mei has not changed much. She is sitting in the reception room, putting the tea aside and playing with a pair of expensive-looking sunglasses. She is a truly powerful lady.

There was no change in her attitude towards Chen Qi. She was polite and slightly enthusiastic: "Xiao Chen, we meet again. I didn't bother you, right?"

"No, no, it's just unexpected. Why did you come to Hong Kong?"

"I'm here to film! For the comedy film "Three Treasures in Shenzhen," I'm going to use your studio. You are an expert, give me some advice."

"This is no coincidence. I'm going back to the mainland soon."

Chen Qi talked about the Olympic MV, and Ling Mei raised her eyebrows: "Awesome! This event was well done! Okay, it won't be difficult for you. I am also confident in this film."

"Three Treasures in Shenzhen" tells the story of several people fighting over a "dinosaur bone necklace" and finally donating the necklace to the country.

The comedy format and theme are quite upright and the level is average. There are too many imitations of American films. There are also Liu Xiaoqing and Che Bao Paulo in it. Che Bao Bao is the Fat Tou Tuo in "The Deer and the Cauldron".

Chen Qi stayed with him for a while, and Fu Qi also came. Fu Qi's attitude was very calm and routine.

After that, I called Sister He and everyone had a meal together. Ling Mei is quite prestigious in the second generation group. When Sister He meets her, she becomes Xiao He. She is the eldest sister.

Chen Qi was originally scheduled to leave tomorrow, but he postponed it for a whole day.

He met Ling Mei alone again. It was like chatting but not like chatting. He said one thing to her: "There is a general resistance to the mainland in the Hong Kong film industry. We have been suppressed all year round. I have been in Hong Kong for three years. Walking on thin ice with trepidation.

Part of it is supported by Taiwan, and part of it is because the market is leaning towards Taiwan.

Seeing that the Sino-British negotiations are going smoothly, it will be very detrimental to us if the film industry still faces the return with this kind of thinking. "

"I know a thing or two. Taiwan is Hong Kong's largest foreign market and has a strong voice." Ling Mei nodded.

"To put it bluntly, if we can sell films to Taiwan, then if we can also sell films to the mainland, these people will be united by us. However, the domestic film system is too complicated. Mr. Run Run Shaw of Shaw Brothers and Mr. Zou Wenhuai of Golden Harvest have suggested to me whether we can use Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other special economic zones as pilot projects and open them up appropriately.

I am a low-ranking official and can't do much. I can only be a messenger and report back to Beijing."

"Well, this problem is very difficult."

Ling Mei nodded.

Chen Qi said again: "After you finish shooting this film, do you have any plans?"

"Let's see the response first. There are too many domestic elbows, and I don't have your ability. If I also win an Oscar, I will also earn foreign exchange, and I won't be banned from the film." She smiled.

"I don't dare to accept it. If you still want to continue filming, you can communicate more."

Ling Mei's first film was banned from being released in China, and her second film was banned from being released abroad. She has been very annoyed. Shooting "Three Treasures in Shenzhen" also means being angry. I can't make art films, but can't I make commercial films?

The response was mediocre, so she simply said goodbye to the film industry and later went to Hong Kong to do business.

Chen Qi knew that she understood what he was talking about.

The next day.

Chen Qi left Hong Kong. Instead of flying to Shanghai and then returning to Beijing, he chose to take the train for the first time.

He got on the train from Hong Station and took it to Luohu Port. In the past, there were only sheds and it was very simple, but now the joint inspection building is being built. After passing the customs and getting on the train again, it was Shenzhen.

Shenzhen is a fishing village + a large construction site. The unplanned areas are original, while the planned areas are under crazy construction, just like the sign hanging at the entrance of the Shekou Industrial Zone reads: "Time is money, efficiency is life."

Xiao Mo and Xiao Yang accompanied him.

He didn't go anywhere, but went directly to a very special place: the Overseas Chinese Farm.