Chen Chong knew that he was one of the most popular figures in Hong Kong. If the news of returning to Hong Kong was leaked, there would definitely be a large number of reporters watching when moving. Therefore, early the next morning, he went to a villa located in Baijia Road, Taiping Mountain, as required by Aunt Liu.

Baijia Road was opened in 1890 and was named after Major General Baijia, the British commander of the Hong Kong army, and is one of the representative areas of the Mid-Level Villa in Hong Kong. It has convenient transportation and only a few minutes to drive to Central. It is not high or low at an altitude. It has green mountains, green trees and fresh air, and can also overlook the scenery of Victoria Harbour and Central. Therefore, it has always been a place of residence favored by the rich, consulates from various countries and the powerful people in Hong Kong.

On the way to the villa, Li Kaiyuan introduced: "Apart from the cable car that leads directly to the top of the mountain, you can't get in here. There are security guards patrolling each other every hour, so you don't have to worry about being harassed by reporters."

"No wonder when the rich young master mentioned in the novel, he said he lived in the middle of the mountain." Chen Chong rolled down the car window, looked at the lush vegetation on the roadside, and said, "The environment here is really good."

"Mr. Chen Bi suggested that I buy a house at Puledao on the top of the mountain several times, saying that HSBC has ready-made properties there and can sell it to me at a low price, and everyone is a neighbor." Li Kaiyuan said: "I went to see it. There is often fog on the top of the mountain. My father has arthritis and it is not suitable for him to live in. It is under the fog line and the humidity is just right."

"It's good to live comfortably, don't care about the high and low mountains." Chen Chong agreed with her choice and said: "Chen Bi is the chairman of the board of directors of HSBC. The official residence provided by HSBC covers an area of ​​more than 40UU square meters. It is too much pressure to be neighbors with such a great tycoon."

"Hong Kong is so small, I look up and see you. What's the point of not seeing each other? "Li Kaiyuan smiled slightly and said, "He probably wanted to find out your words from me. This time you are engaged in investment and mergers and acquisitions in the United States, but did not operate through the investment department of HSBC, but chose Goldman Sachs, which made him very nervous."

"There is no need to have good services if there is competition." Chen Chong laughed twice and said, "In the past, we had a weak foundation and needed to look up to HSBC. Now all banks in the world treat us as the most honorable guests, so there is no need to hang themselves on a tree. Besides, HSBC's main business is in the UK and Asia, and has no influence in the United States. Goldman Sachs is not a top investment bank now, so it may not be necessary in the future. Making more friends is not a bad thing."

Betel Pao, Pule Pao, Shixun Pao, and Planting Pao are known as the most noble residential area in Hong Kong. There are only 9 villas with independent house numbers in total, including the Belgian Consulate, the British Commander's Residence in Hong Kong, the Secretary for Administration and other government agencies. There are only 4 privately owned buildings. Lee Kai-won spent a lot of money to buy No. 3 Betel Pao from Cheng Yu-tung's New World.

When he arrived at the place, Chen Chong took the key from Li Kaiyuan's hand, and with Aunt Liu's guidance, he bowed to all directions indiscriminately, and then opened the door of the villa.

Li Kaiyuan was the first to buy a villa. He was busy with the Golden Horse Awards and had never been to conduct on-site inspections. So after visiting for a while, he asked in surprise: "How big is this?"

"The area covers an area of ​​more than 30UU square meters." Li Kaiyuan stood in front of the balcony, overlooking the Central Ring Road, and said proudly: "Originally, the US government was planning to buy this place as the official residence of the consulate in Hong Kong, but I intercepted it first.

"We have to catch up with the big houses of HSBC and Standard Chartered. No wonder we cost tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars." Chen Chong said, "It's a bit too luxurious to be so big."

"The place you live every day is nothing big." Li Kaiyuan glanced at him and said, "It's really a luxury that you bought such a big villa in the United States but didn't live there."

She turned back to the room and continued, "Time is too tight. I only renovated the living room and a few bedrooms to use, and the rest of the place remains the same. You can find some time to talk to the designer and see how to decorate the whole."

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The moving company was responsible for the detailed work of the move, and Li Kaiyuan was in charge of the scene. Chen Chong walked around the villa for a few times and found that there was nothing to do except be a mascot. So he said to Aunt Liu and drove to the company.

"I will hold at least eight meetings today, including Chen Bi, Li Ka-shing, and Bao Yugang. Any of them is heavier than the combined weight of you." Chen Chong glanced at the conference room and said, "But I chose to hold a meeting with you first. Why? It's just to tell you that movies are the most important of all my businesses. Don't think that I have a net worth of over 100 million, and don't care about the little profits of movies, and don't think that I have a lot of money and can fool me with some garbage scripts."

"At the beginning of the year, I said that Oriental Charm will invest in at least a movie this year. Now it's June. Except for "Die Hard", the other 19 movies are still missing." He pointed to the stack of documents in front of him and said, "This is the film shooting plan you submitted in the past two months. There are 11 copies in total. I have read all of these 11 copies. To be honest, I am very disappointed. Every book has a big problem."

Chen Chong picked up the top book, flipped it out casually, then pushed it hard, and the document slid along the desktop to a young man sitting in the middle of his right hand.

"Zhang Jiazhen, this is your plan. "The Dragons Cross the Hong Kong River" has a good name. I borrowed the title of Bruce Lee's classic movie. I also have a good idea. Follow the trend "The Legend of the Dragon" and filmed urban police and gangster action movies. You are a newcomer who has just entered the industry. There is nothing wrong with following the trend. Only by learning from it can you develop. Not being too ambitious is that Chen Chong changed his tone and said, "The problem is that you shouldn't invite John Woo to be a director. I know you have a good relationship with him. He can shoot movies for you in a friendly manner. I have no objection to friends taking care of each other. But have you ever thought about it? "Die Hard" is a highly anticipated blockbuster. No matter what the box office after it is released, John Woo's fame has become popular. He is now favored by the media as the leader of the next generation of directors in Hong Kong. At this time, you asked him to make a movie similar to "The Legend of the Dragon", but the budget is only What will the outside media think of a low-cost movie of Die Hard-Direction. Action movies are the most cost-effective. Not to mention the plot, just the hot scenes, your "Dragon and Tiger Fight" is destined to be less exciting than "Dragon and Tiger Fight". Do you know what Jiang Lang is going to lose his talents? Do you know what is going to go down? Do you know what is a destruction? You have to know that momentum in the entertainment industry is very important. Once you are deflated, you will be in a difficult situation again. John Woo is still in the stage of being in a match, and your status is unstable. You are harming him. You are the producer and the butler of the crew. You have to protect the director instead of letting the director cover you in reverse. You either find a new director to direct it, or find a different type of script to let John Woo shoot it. In this way, even if the filming is bad, the box office is not good, there are excuses to step down."

Zhang Jiazhen held the project book with a red face, stood up and said, "Mr. Chen said, I think it's a bad thing."

"Sit down. The script you found is well written, the logic is fine, and the plot is compact enough. I suggest you change to a director to shoot." Chen Chong picked up the second plan book and pushed it to Chen Xinjian, saying: "PI11, you are not having any other problems. There is only one thing. The script is very creative, but the details are too rough and the style is too extreme. I need to make major changes. I have written all the specific modification opinions in it. You can use it for the screenwriter to make a reference."

Chen Xinjian is quite famous in the police and film industry. He is a person with status. He is really afraid that Chen Chong will not give face. He teaches him like a lesson | newcomer | he. Seeing his kindness at this time, he gave a secret breath, stood up quickly and said, "Mr. Chen has to worry. I will take it back and let Yu Yunkang and Xiao Fang make good changes."

"Yu Yunkang's "The List of Evils" has received more than UU million. His ability to make horror movies is obvious to all. I also like this script. I hope it can be filmed well." Chen Chong added a few more sentences, picked up the third plan book and handed it to Zeng Lizhen, who was sitting next to him, and said, "Sister Zhen, your play, "The Legend of Dragon and Phoenix", is based on urban life comedy. This type is very popular now. It is also suitable for you to find Wang Jing to shoot it. It is okay to sell it for millions at the box office, but I don't like it because it is too vulgar and deliberately cater to the citizens' curiosity and carnival. The plot is very shallow. I am not saying that you must shoot elegant art films. I mean, you must also shoot some personality when filming, and you must have your own style. You must know that it is produced by Oriental Charm even if you don't watch the opening, not such things that anyone can shoot and everyone shoots it."

"Zhang Quan, your movie has too cruel plot and I have to ask Huang Zhiqiang to be the director. The ground will be full of blood and will definitely not be sold in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Have you considered it?"

Chen Chong commented one by one, lessons from one person alone丨After nearly an hour, 10 plans were rejected, only one was left, and said, "You can go out first, Guo Wuji stay."

After Yi Yuren left, Chen Chong looked at the lean young man sitting at the back and asked, "I remember you were recommended by Teacher Situ from the Beijing Film Academy to come to Hong Kong?"

Guo Wuji moved slightly and said, "Yes."

"How did you think of making a documentary film on the Vietnam War?"

"I used to be a photojournalist and I was very interested in documentaries." Guo Wuji sat there straight and said: "In March, a documentary about World War II, "The Tribully War", was released in Hong Kong. The box office was very high. I think that people watched the wars decades ago, and there would definitely be many people interested in the wars last year, and we can also take this opportunity to leave a video material for future generations."

"So that's it. Your idea is very good. This project is also done well." Chen Chong tapped the cover of the document with his finger and said, "But making such a movie is too risky, and life is at risk at any time.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen." Guo Wuji said with a tense face: "I have been to the front line of Yunnan and have experienced the test of artillery fire. I am not afraid of death."

"This is not a question of whether to be afraid of death or not. We are filmmakers, not soldiers." Chen Chong's expression changed. After a while, he said: "If you make a documentary film about the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, it requires the permission of the state and the military to cooperate. Do you have any connection?"

"I have a relative who works in the Bayi Factory. Last year, I went to the front line of Yunnan to shoot a documentary called "Strike Up and Counterattack". However, due to insufficient conditions, he only took a lot of minutes. He always felt sorry for me. I can contact him first and cooperate with Bayi Factory."

"If the Bayi Factory is willing to cooperate, that would be great." Chen Chong nodded and asked again: "There are not many people in Hong Kong who have made documentaries, and probably no one is willing to go to the front line. Where did you join the crew?"

"As long as Mr. Chen is willing to invest, I will be able to pull up the team immediately after I go back to Beijing. Bayi Factory, Central News Documentary Film Studio, and Beijing Film Studio have people who specialize in documentary research."

"Okay, you will go back to Beijing tomorrow and take a plane, and all travel expenses will be reimbursed." Chen Chong no longer hesitated. He opened the plan book, crossed out the budget figures on it, and said: "I like this plan very much. lUU 10,000 is too little. I will give you a 10x budget, 10,000 yuan, you can shoot whatever you want. Also, the movie time is too short and you may not be able to record the full counterattack against Vietnam. You can shoot more and cut it into a TV series. In short, I will fully support this documentary."
Chapter completed!