Hu Cheng usually doesn't drink alcohol, and he doesn't seem to be a physically strong person who can resist alcohol. But when he is around Sun Weimin, he can clear things up for Sun Weimin during dinner parties.
Not long ago, he went to the Russian market, and even the Russian Andrei, who was a heavy drinker, couldn't drink him. Wu Dawei made a mistake this time.
Back in Xiangjiang, most of the responsibilities on Hu Cheng and Battelle's shoulders have been put down. Sun Dahai is also willing to let them relax. After a month of tension, they will be very exhausted physically and mentally.
At Sun Dahai's signal, Hu Cheng reluctantly found a few bottles of liquor and started drinking with Wu Dawei round by round.
The final result is self-evident. More than an hour later, Wu Dawei, who had vomited twice, slept soundly on the sofa in the hall, but his snoring was a bit noisy.
Li Fei, Zheng Peipei and others helped clean up the mess after the meal. Sun Dahai was in a packed private room, talking about the movie with Ren Kuang and others.
Wu Yusen and Tsui Hark have already solicited everyone's opinions on the sequel.
Fa Ge and Leslie Cheung, two popular hotshots, are definitely willing to strike while the iron is hot. What they have to consider is how to adjust the filming schedule after the filming plan is finalized.
Hong Gu is simple, she is almost a decoration in such a man's scene. She doesn't even have to worry about the schedule. According to the scenes in "A Better Tomorrow", her scenes were shot intensively and can be completed in three or two days.
Ren Kuanwei will not continue to appear in the sequel. He will participate in the preparations for the sequel of "A Better Tomorrow" as a copyright owner and investor.
"Honggu, what are you busy with now?" Sun Dahai asked.
Compared with the popularity of Fat Brother and Leslie Cheung, Hong Gu's market is still a bit tepid. In Hong Kong in the 1980s, it was much more difficult for female stars to become A-list than male stars.
"I've just finished shooting a movie called "Dao Ma Dan" directed by Tsui Hark, and I'm taking a break. What, you have a good book again?" Hong Gu teased Sun Dahai.
Sun Dahai shook his head with a wry smile. Hong Gu was so forthright. Could it be that he was forced to plagiarize the script from his previous life?
Sun Dahai suddenly had an idea and said: "I'm not from the film and television industry, so how can I have a good book? However, if you see any good books, I can invest in them! Brother Fa, the same goes for you. Art films too
OK, as long as it’s a good script, you can come to me.”
Sun Dahai pretended to be a nouveau riche, and all he had to do was carve the words "I am not short of money" on his forehead.
Honggu's eyes lit up and she said happily: "Really? That's great. I received a good book a few days ago, which was jointly created by director Zhang Wanting and director Luo Qirui. It's called "Autumn Fairy Tale"."
""Autumn Fairy Tale"?"
"Yes, Fa Ge and I have read the book. It's very beautiful. It really looks like a fairy tale for adults."
"Yes, the films produced by Zhang Daogu are all very delicate and tactful, and the same is true of this film.
Hong Gu and I have verbally agreed that Director Zhang will star in the movie. The movie is planned to be filmed at the end of this year or early next year, but I heard that there are still some problems with investment." Fa Ge chimed in next to him.
"Yes, I also heard what Director Zhang said. In order to reflect the authenticity, Director Zhang plans to arrange part of the location shooting in New York. In this way, the cost will be quite high. Investors seem to be unwilling to pay too much. If they invest
If it’s not enough, the movie won’t be made.”
Sun Dahai was stunned. He had no idea that "Autumn Fairy Tale" would encounter a situation without investment.
Sun Dahai saw this movie through a pirated video tape in his previous life.
It should be said that "Autumn Fairy Tale" is a rare classic love movie. Putting aside all kinds of gimmicks, it is no worse than "The Love of Ghosts".
"How much investment is needed? You all think it's good, so why don't investors agree?" Sun Dahai asked.
"The investment may be 2 to 3 million Hong Kong dollars. This film is a literary film, and the box office will not be very high. It will be difficult to make back the money directly.
If the film can win some film festival awards after it is produced, even if it is only nominated, it can be sold to other countries or regions. If it gets nothing, it will probably be lost.
When investors invest in such films, half of them are used to win awards. The investment amount is small, so you can still gamble. If the investment is large, even if you win awards, you may not be able to get back your investment, so investors are not very interested.
"
Before "A Better Tomorrow", Fa Ge was called "Poison Fa" because he always received good reviews when he acted in artistic films, but he lost money when he acted in commercial films.
Fa Ge not only knows a group of directors who like to make literary and artistic films, but he also has many contacts with investors, so he knows all about the ways in which literary and artistic films make money.
Sun Dahai looked at Ren Wei and asked, "Uncle Wei, I would like to help Fa Ge and Hong Gu. What do you think?"
Ren Kuang is really not short of money now. Not to mention that his Film Slow Shake Bar is very profitable in Lan Kwai Fong and several branches in mainland China. The expected investment income from "A Better Tomorrow" alone is much higher than his investment.
times.
Although the bulk of film investment income, that is, income from other places, will have to wait until later to arrive gradually. However, the local box office revenue in Hong Kong has already arrived.
From this amount alone, he received more than 3 million yuan. In fact, including additional investments, he only invested a total of 1.2 million yuan.
Ren Kuanxi was also an old man in the circle. He didn't care too much about investment, but was the first to ask about the current progress.
"Honggu, Fa Ge, do you know which investor Director Zhang is contacting now?"
"I know that she is talking to Debao's president, Cen Jianxun. Cen Jianxun played my brother in "Five Lucky Stars" a few years ago, so he is familiar with me.
After he heard Director Zhang say that I wanted to star in this script, he even asked me what I thought of the script."
Oh, it's that curly hair! Sun Dahai felt bored for a while. He was really speechless towards this Hong Kong independence activist whose IQ and EQ were in arrears.
"Then what does Debao mean now?" Ren Kuei continued to ask.
In fact, it is a rule in the industry for Ren Kuei to ask this question. They are all from the Xiangjiang film and television industry. Since they are still talking, they still have to have the necessary respect.
Either wait until the other party breaks down the negotiations before taking over, or work together. It would be bad if the third party directly intercepts the deal, there is no such big hatred.
"De Bao felt that the investment required for this film was too high, and he didn't want to take over it. Sam Jianxun told me that he owed Director Zhang a favor and wanted to help her. But Debo was not the only one who had the final say.
, so it’s quite difficult.”
If that's the case, then get rid of him.
Sun Dahai sneered in his heart. An investment that brought both fame and fortune. Since Cen Jianxun hesitated, just grab this project and make him regret it.
