In the 1980s, the most prosperous period of Hong Kong's film and television entertainment industry, there were so many film companies.
An ambitious and capable insider can assemble a team and buy a decent script to attract large investments, and then spend half a month or a month at a cost of up to millions.
He made a movie in his time and made a lot of money.
However, this golden age of the entertainment industry in Hong Kong has passed for more than ten years. Today, the Xiangjiang Film and Television Company is only a quarter of what it was in its heyday, but the number is still considerable, and those who can survive often have their own
its foundation and characteristics.
Jiayang Pictures' status in the Hong Kong film and television industry cannot be compared with that of the top predators, but as an old film and television company, its strength and influence are not low, especially after being acquired by Xiangjiang businessman Zhou Yi, it has been rejuvenated
New machines have been released, and in the past two years they have produced several movies that have done well at the box office.
This is why Chen Wenqiang advocated the cooperation between Lu Chen Studio and Jiayang Pictures.
The team of Jiayang Pictures is ready-made and has rich experience. This film and television company has good relationships with several major theater chains, so it can quickly show the film in Hong Kong and win good ratings.
For Lu Chen Studio, which has just started, having such a partner will save a lot of trouble.
However, the first contact and negotiation did not go smoothly. Jiayang Pictures' offer was very high. It cannot be said that it was a big deal, and it was far beyond Lu Chen's bottom line.
Of course, a movie with an investment budget of up to 30 million cannot be easily completed by everyone sitting down to eat and chat. There are many rules involved in joint investment. The so-called negotiation is actually bargaining. The process of testing each other's bottom line often requires
It took a lot of fighting to reach the final agreement.
Lu Chen had already expected this, so on the one hand he started preparing for a new film, and on the other hand he was mentally prepared to continue negotiations with Jiayang Pictures.
If you really can't reach an agreement, you can either find another company and try again, or you can simply recruit people yourself.
Of course, that is the last option, and the cost of time and money will be much higher, which goes against the plan.
What Lu Chen didn't expect was that he, Chen Wenqiang, and Wan Xiaoquan had just visited Jiayang Pictures yesterday and met Zhang Yifan, the general manager of the other party. Today, Zhou Yi, the big boss behind Jiayang Pictures, actually paid a return visit in person.
Is this also the influence brought about by Liu Gangsheng?
If this is the case, Lu Chen undoubtedly greatly underestimated the influence of this superstar in Hong Kong.
Thoughts were spinning, Lu Chen remained calm on the surface, and said to Li Zhen: "Mr. Zhou, please come to my office first and apologize for me."
Mrs. Jin is still sitting here. If he leaves the group of people in front of him to greet Zhou Yi, his emotional intelligence will be too low.
Even though the latter must be here to discuss cooperation in a new film.
"Okay, Mr. Lu."
Li Zhen nodded, agreed and left to receive Zhou Yi.
Mrs. Jin said with a smile: "Master Lu, Boss Zhou Yi and Zhou are here in person. Is he here to talk to you about cooperating in a new movie? Then you have to catch him and kill him hard!"
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"Master Lu", a title with Xiangjiang characteristics, was first mentioned by Ma Rongzhen, and then Chen Wenqiang also changed it to "Master Lu", which is longer than "Master Lu". Now, Li Zhen and Mrs. Jin have also changed their names.
Originally, as a guest, it would be impolite to ask about another guest's purpose, but Mrs. Jin is a woman, and her smile is friendly and friendly. Her words reveal her familiarity with Zhou Yi, making people not feel out of place.
Lu Chen was curious: "Mrs. Jin and Boss Zhou are friends?"
Mrs. Jin smiled and said: "We have had dinner together several times. Boss Zhou is a person who attaches great importance to credibility. It is trustworthy to cooperate with him. Several of my artists have filmed at Jiayang Pictures, and it is a great cooperation."
joy."
Her eyes flickered, and she took the opportunity to push out her two goddaughters: "Mr. Lu, are you still short of actors for your movie? Give Xiaodie and Xinyan two roles. They can also be walk-on actors. They don't want half a penny of salary. Just
How about letting them learn from you?"
Make a movie!
Ji Xiaodie and Li Xinyan were both excited and stared at Lu Chen with blinking eyes.
Making movies and TV shows is an irresistible temptation for most girls in Hong Kong. There are always examples in the industry of meeting talent scouts on the street and then becoming famous and embarking on a glorious star journey.
Although this is Lu Chen's first movie and no one knows what the outcome will be, being able to play a role in it is undoubtedly a great qualification.
With Lu Chen's fame and reputation, it's impossible for him to make a quick film with tens of millions of investments, right?
They are all human beings!
Lu Chen laughed and said: "To be honest, my movie still lacks several roles, and the heroine has not yet been decided. However, there are really no suitable roles for Xiaodie and Xinyan. If it doesn't feel aggrieved, it's okay to play a supporting role.
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There are not many characters involved in the movie A Chinese Ghost Story. Lu Chen plays the male lead himself, Yan Chixia has already cast Ma Rongzhen, and there is also a female supporting role, Xiao Qing, reserved for Chen Wenqiang's daughter.
All Mrs. Jin can win for her goddaughter is a friendly cameo.
Before Mrs. Jin could speak, Li Xinyan couldn't wait to say first: "A secondary role is fine too!"
Ji Xiaodie also nodded.
They didn't expect to get any important roles in the first place, so it would be good to play a minor role.
Just think of it as playing.
In fact, Mrs. Jin's intention of bringing the two people here today is very obvious, which is to let them firmly grasp the potential stock of Lu Chen, not to grab the diamond king, but to get support from Lu Chen in their career.
People in Xiangjiang are very superstitious, and there has always been talk of "noble people" in the circle. Mrs. Jin believed that Lu Chen was the "noble person" of Ji Xiaodie and Li Xinyan, and it was their fate and opportunity to meet Shu Jing at the charity dinner.
She smiled and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Lu. I will treat you to dinner tonight, and it will be Xiaodie and Xinyan's fault."
Lu Chen was really impressed by this guy. No wonder Shu Jing was so impressed when she mentioned this guy.
It would be weird for such a character to not do well in the entertainment industry!
Mrs. Jin was very good at observing people's words. She had achieved her goal, so she stopped pestering her. After a while, she stood up and said, "Young Master Lu still has guests, so we won't bother you. I'll inform Miss Li after I've made a reservation and see you in the evening."
Ji Xiaodie and Li Xinyan stood up, bowed together and said, "Goodbye, Teacher Lu."
"I'll take you out"
Lu Chen personally sent Mrs. Jin and others out, and then returned to his office.
Zhou Yi, chairman of Jiayang Pictures, was already waiting there.
The chapter I coded when I got up in the morning will take the train home from Ganzhou soon. The other chapter will probably be coded on the train. To be continued.