The weather in Pengcheng is not that hot at this time, but if you see the enthusiasm on the faces of Pengcheng people, you will feel the heat here.
At the Shekou Port, a group of migrant workers were squatting or standing with excited expressions. The migrant girls looked at the bustle at the customs clearance port. There was constant noise, and people of all kinds of clothes stopped and stood up.
The entire port was bustling with activity, and the huge slogan "Time is money, efficiency is life" was particularly eye-catching.
At this time, Pengcheng was absolutely growing wildly. There were no high-rise buildings in later generations. There was smoke and dust everywhere. Standing at the treaty port felt like standing on a large construction site.
But at this time, countless restless people who went to sea to hunt for gold really gathered.
It took three days to build a one-story building in Pengcheng that has already shocked the Xiangjiang River on the other side and the outside.
Countless businessmen from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have also come to invest here, and the entire Pengcheng is full of vitality.
The checkpoint between here and Xiangjiang locks both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the "second-line card" large iron network outside has been put up for several years to isolate the inside and outside of the special zone.
Every gold prospector who comes to Pengcheng has his or her own dream, and the Xiangjiang River, which is only separated by a river, is their goal. It does not mean that everyone here wants to swim across it.
But the life on the other side of the river gave them hope.
Pengcheng is now full of factories. In 1983, Li Wenfu, the commercial representative of Pepsi-Cola in China, rode a bicycle across the Luohu Bridge towards Pengcheng to discuss joint venture matters with Pengcheng Special Economic Zone. The negotiations took little effort and the two parties hit it off immediately.
Pepsi-Cola invested 60% and Shenzhen invested 40% to build a Pepsi-Cola canning factory in Pengcheng. One year later, the factory covering an area of more than 13,000 square meters was officially put into operation.
There were only 110 employees at that time...
Ren Huawei also established Huawei Electronics Company in Pengcheng.
Although there are many factories, the one that really makes people admire is Jinxiu Garments.
This garment company from Xiangjiang has grown from a garment factory with only a few hundred employees to over 10,000 employees in just a few years.
Its clothing brands such as "Rich", "Beauty", "Elite" and "Youth" have been sold well all over the country and have opened up markets in Hong Kong and even Southeast Asia.
On the streets of Pengcheng, you can even see huge posters of Xiangjiang movie stars Zhou Run, Zhong Chuhong, Liu Dehua and others.
However, for ordinary Pengcheng entrepreneurs, a large company like Jinxiu Garment is out of reach, and they are still slowly exploring their own entrepreneurial path.
At this time, walking on the streets of Pengcheng, if you move bricks down, you can take pictures of a chairman and several general managers...
At this time, a young man riding a bicycle, wearing a simple long-sleeved shirt and jeans, was also the chairman.
Chinese Martial Arts International Exhibition Company!
This is a young man's company. He is the chairman, general manager and an employee.
The company has a great name, but it is actually a travel company that specializes in martial arts tourism. Nowadays, Chinese martial arts are very popular around the world, and the influence of Li Xiaolong is even more terrifying.
The young man is also very famous in the martial arts world. He can basically win awards, and he has won them all. He has also performed abroad many times on behalf of China and has been interviewed by leaders of many countries.
It is precisely because of this that when the young man came to Pengcheng, it could be said that it was very tortuous. The martial arts team would not let him go. Later, the young man thought of a way and came to Pengcheng to study. He even wrote a letter with his thoughts and sent it.
It was given to the top leader. It was with this letter that the young man came to Pengcheng, just registered his name at Pengcheng University, and then joined the ranks of thousands of entrepreneurs in Pengcheng.
It’s just that young people’s ideas are good and their ideals are full, but the reality is skinny.
"how are you today?"
The young man put his bicycle at the door, locked it with a bicycle lock, and walked into his small-fronted house. What greeted him was his newlywed wife.
The young man shook his head, showing a hint of exhaustion: "Not good."
"It's okay, don't worry, it will get better slowly!"
"Sister, do you think it's wrong for me to come to Pengcheng to start a business?" the young man asked.
It has been more than half a year since I came to Pengcheng, and the young man's original ambition has somewhat faded away.
"I have been thinking that if I had not been willful and insisted on filming "Heroes of China", maybe I could still find a film company in Hong Kong to continue making movies. I remember that Shaw Brothers offered me 1 million Hong Kong dollars.
Where’s the remuneration?”
"No matter what decision you make, I will be with you!" the young man's wife said softly.
"Hey..." The young man sighed.
At this time, a young man wearing a suit suddenly walked in outside the door. Unlike ordinary entrepreneurs in Pengcheng, this young man's temperament was hugely different from ordinary entrepreneurs.
"Hello, welcome to the Chinese Martial Arts International Exhibition Company!" After seeing the young man, the young man immediately walked over and said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone.
Ordinary people might be a little embarrassed when they see young people dressed like this, but young people who have been well-informed have long been accustomed to it.
"Hello, are you Mr. Li Lianjie?" The young man's attitude was very polite, without the slightest air of superiority.
Li Lianjie smiled and said: "Yes, it's me!"
Li Lianjie has answered this question countless times. "Shaolin Temple" starring Li Lianjie was popular all over the country, causing countless teenagers to make pilgrimages to the Shaolin Temple, and then he shot several movies of the same type one after another.
He was the most popular action star in China in those years.
Subconsciously Li Lianjie thought that this young man was just like those who came before, just to have a look at movie stars.
"Hello Mr. Li Lianjie, I am Zhan Yue from Jinxiu Garments. I came here this time to discuss something with Mr. Li Lianjie!"
Hearing that the other party turned out to be someone from Jinxiu Garments, Li Lianjie immediately felt excited. After all, everyone knows what Jinxiu Garments means in China. If he can reach a cooperation with Jinxiu Garments, it will be great for his company.
Immediately become the most famous travel company in Pengcheng.
"Hello, Mr. Zhan, welcome, please take a seat!"
"Thank you, Mr. Li!" Zhan Yue smiled.
"I wonder what kind of project your company wants to cooperate with us?" Li Lianjie asked anxiously.
Zhan Yue said with a smile: "Actually, this time it is not that our Jinxiu Garment wants to cooperate with Mr. Li, but that we have accepted the commission from Xiangjiang Fengge Entertainment and want to invite Mr. Li to participate in the filming of a movie. If possible, Fengge
Song Entertainment also wants to sign Mr. Li."
Li Lianjie felt that his breathing was a little short. It was not that Li Lianjie had never received such an invitation from the Xiangjiang Film Company, but at that time Li Lianjie was affiliated with the martial arts team, and there was no way he could skip the martial arts team and join the Xiangjiang Film Company.
He also said just now that when "Shaolin Temple" was at its peak, Shaw Brothers approached him with a check of one million Hong Kong dollars, hoping that he could make a movie for Shaw Brothers.
But the martial arts team wouldn't let him go, and Li Lianjie had no choice.
However, after Li Lianjie directed and starred in "Heroes of China", which flopped at the box office, Li Lianjie's future in Hong Kong was also ruined. The popularity of the entertainment industry was evident, so he and his senior sister Huang Quaiyan came to Pengcheng to start a business.
Living in Pengcheng and once being a member of this circle, Li Lianjie naturally knows what Fengge Entertainment means in Hong Kong.
The largest film company in Hong Kong, such a company would come to him for a comeback, which made him unable to accept it for a while.
"this......."
Although Li Lianjie was very excited, he still hesitated. After all, he had just founded the Chinese Martial Arts International Exhibition Company. Although it was difficult now, it was his hope after all, and he was reluctant to give up like this.
Zhan Yue smiled and said: "By the way, I forgot to tell Mr. Li. It was Director Wu Jianye who invited Mr. Li, and Director Wu has already said that he will sign a contract with Mr. Li according to the salary from Xiangjiang.
The salary for a film is 200,000 Hong Kong dollars!"
Signing Li Lianjie was naturally Wu Jianye's intention. Otherwise, given Li Lianjie's current status, let alone Fengge Entertainment specially sending someone to invite him, even if Li Lianjie went to Fengge Entertainment with his resume, he might not be able to do it.
Signed by Fengge Entertainment.
The remuneration of 200,000 Hong Kong dollars seems to be much less than the 100,000 Hong Kong dollars that Li Lianjie received for the Shaw Brothers film before. However, for Li Lianjie, who has had no successful film releases in Hong Kong for two or three years in a row, it is already very good to be able to get this remuneration.
As for why they signed Jet Li, do you need a reason? China has two of the best Kung Fu superstars in Hollywood. It is enough.
Perhaps in the minds of many people, Jet Li's status in Hollywood is always inferior to that of Cheng Long. If we simply talk about fame, this is true.
But when it comes to the profits created by the two, there is actually not much difference. In Hollywood, box office is always only a part of the film production company's income. There is another big head, and that is the video tape market.
Cheng Long's movies are better than Li Lianjie at the box office, but in the video market, Li Lianjie's movies are higher than Cheng Long.
Xiangjiang Fengge Entertainment, Wu Jianye, 200,000 Hong Kong dollars!
Combining these three conditions, Li Lianjie no longer had the hesitation he had before.
"Thank you Mr. Zhan, I just don't know what we need to do now?"
Zhan Yue said with a smile: "First of all, please ask Mr. Li to stay in Pengcheng for another two days. At that time, the manager of Fengge Entertainment's artist department will come to Pengcheng in person with the contract to sign a contract with Mr. Li. After the contract is signed, Mr. Li will
Go to Yanjing to meet up with Director Wu, who will personally give instructions for Mr. Li's next move. By the way, Director Wu also specifically told Mr. Li that if there is anything he doesn't understand, he can call Director Wu at any time."
It will take another half a year for Big Brother to enter the domestic market, but for the company's business needs, Li Lianjie has already installed a landline phone in his company.
After Zhan Yue got the phone number of Tangting Culture and Wu Jianye's office, Li Lianjie called Wu Jianye with some excitement.
"Hello, are you Director Wu? I'm Jet Li!"
Wu Jianye was sitting in his office and was a little happy when he heard Li Lianjie was on the other end of the phone.
"Hello, I am Wu Jianye!"
Wu Jianye then explained to Li Lianjie the reason for inviting Li Lianjie this time.
In the original version of "New Dragon Inn", Cao Shaoqin was played by Zhen Zidan. However, considering Zhen Zidan's influence in the country, Wu Jianye decided to restart Jet Li, with Jet Li playing the role of Cao Shaoqin, the governor of the East Factory.
I believe that with the addition of Jet Li, this film will have a higher influence in China. As a film with a more commercial nature, "New Dragon Gate Inn" is Wu Jianye's once again test of the domestic market. Only continuous
Let the domestic market know what kind of movies can really drive the already exhausted domestic market, and only then can it be possible to promote the reform of the domestic film and television industry.
However, when Li Lianjie heard that Wu Jianye actually asked him to play a big eunuch, he still felt a little bit of resistance in his heart.
Although Li Lianjie had reached a trough in the film and television industry at this time, he was still a little proud in his heart.
Wu Jianye naturally heard the hesitation in Li Lianjie's tone, and immediately assured Li Lianjie that he would create an unlimited movie series for Li Lianjie in the next few years, and the protagonist in it will definitely be a knight with a righteous heart!
In the end, Li Lianjie was persuaded by Wu Jianye and said that after signing the contract with Fengge Entertainment in Pengcheng, he would go directly to Yanjing.
After putting down the phone, Wu Jianye showed a proud smile.
In the original version of "New Dragon Gate Inn", Tsui Hark's first choice for Zhou Huai'an was actually Li Lianjie. However, after Li Lianjie's agent was shot dead, Li Lianjie withdrew from "New Dragon Gate Inn", and then Liang Jiahui was replaced by Li Lianjie.
Taking over the role of Zhou Huaian.
In "New Dragon Gate Inn" that Wu Jianye is preparing to shoot, Zhou Huaian will be a more complex character. He is highly valued by the Minister of War and serves as the instructor of the 800,000-strong imperial army.
When the Minister of the Ministry of War was framed by Dongchang, Zhou Huaian sought help from the Donglin Party, but accidentally learned that it was officially because the Minister of the Ministry of War was outside the Donglin Party that he was unscrupulously framed by the Dongchang. You can imagine his disappointment.
And know.
This section is a great test of the actor's acting skills. As for Jet Li's acting skills at this time...
Wu Jianye could only say "haha".
As for why Li Lianjie was not signed under the name of Tangting Culture, there was actually some consideration. If he was an actor from Tangting Culture, when he participated in the filming, he would have to be paid according to the domestic salary.
A movie only costs a few hundred yuan.
Why did Jet Li retire in the first place? Isn't it because of this? How could Jet Li, who had already seen the wonderful world outside, be interested in the salary of several hundred dollars and give up the career he was working hard in Pengcheng?
So it can only be Fengge Entertainment.
And with Jet Li, Fengge Entertainment will also add more choices to its movie territory.
And to be honest, Li Lianjie's development route is really not suitable for the domestic environment of this era. He should focus on commercial films. As for acting skills, let's hone them for a few years first!