Chapter 672 The First Family evening. Tong Yuejuan arrived at a high-end Western restaurant. Zhuang Cheng had been waiting for a long time and quickly stood up to greet her, still speaking in Mandarin. "Xiaozhuang, I haven't seen you for a while. Your Chinese language skills have improved a lot." "When doing business with Taiwan, it is natural to get closer to you. I am still learning Shanghainese, and I also want to get closer to you." "Oh, I'm looking forward to it!" Tong Yuejuan was so coaxed that she was very happy. Zhuang Cheng was not handsome, but he was young and had a gentle air. She had just sent Wang Zuxian as an enemy agent, and now she was about to be penetrated by enemy agents - if Zhuang Cheng was willing to sacrifice his body. In a Western restaurant, you drink red wine and eat foreign gadgets. These are not unfamiliar to Tong Yuejuan, they have been in Shanghai decades ago, but she likes this kind of atmosphere, and the two of them eat and chat. Zhuang Cheng said: "The company's performance this year has been good. I plan to expand production capacity and make more films."
"Did you hire Xu Guanjie for a New Year's film?" "Yes! Xu Guanjie has great box office appeal. The pay is expensive, but it is worth it. In the past, it was all with a small budget. I also want to hire big stars. Next, I want to cooperate with Xu Guanwen." "Huh? You've already found Xu Guanying for "Mr. Zombie". Aren't you going to pack up the top four talents?" "The Hui brothers are the best in Hong Kong, who wouldn't want to work with them? They really have a guaranteed box office." "Having said that, your scale is too small after all. You can make one high-cost movie every year, and the rest are still mainly low-cost. Does Xu Guanwen have a script for this one?" "Not yet, but I have already finished the outline of the story. Xu Guanwen will play a mainland countryman who comes to Hong Kong to visit relatives. He is a mainlander! He is rustic and poor. He makes a lot of jokes and his relatives do not accept him... I want to find a female lead. Yang Ziqiong, she looked good in "The Owl and Dumbo". "Well, this movie is good!" Tong Yuejuan nodded repeatedly, thinking of the previous Olympic Games, Chen Qi specifically named Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanjie, Yang Ziqiong, Zhou Runfa and others as not participating. It seems that they are all brothers and sisters, so Zhuang Cheng found them suitable for filming. "You are still considerate. There are more and more people swaying now. Don't worry, you can go directly to the loan and I will say hello." "Thank you, President! There are also a few more films..." Zhuang Cheng Balabala continued to talk, always having a story outline, and the stars he was looking for were still in the preparation stage. Tong Yuejuan calculated that she could get a loan of NT$2 million for each film, and Zhuang Cheng said 5 films in one breath, which would be NT$10 million. In fact, it’s not much, only about HKD 2 million. "Okay, I'll say hello to them, you can just go directly. By the way, have you received the bonus from "The Wrong Ride" (the Mandarin film has a bonus of NT$300,000)?" Tong Yuejuan asked. "I got it, I got it!" "That's good. "The Wrong Ride" has been screened several times in Taipei. The audience loves it very much, and it has great hopes for the Golden Horse Award." "I'll go to Taipei in two days and find someone to clear things up. What do you think?" Zhuang Cheng directly asked about this kind of thing. Tong Yuejuan thought it was a sign of intimacy and said with a smile: "Of course you can. The Golden Horse Award always puts politics first and art second. It will be good for you to move around more." "Then I'm relieved and I'll give you a toast!" He raised the wine glass, and the wine inside swayed gently, as red as blood, and said with a smile: "Today's gathering, when I return from the Golden Horse victory, I will definitely make a good arrangement to thank the president for his support."
"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news!" Tong Yuejuan is also very happy. She is much younger, as if she has returned to the prosperous days of Shanghai. … Zhuang Cheng quickly applied for a loan and pretended to prepare five new films, which included many stars. He actually flew to Taipei to campaign for the Golden Horse Awards and hosted a banquet for officials from the Information Bureau and related people in the film industry. He seemed to be working hard and making progress, and was praised by all parties in Taiwan. ……… "Really?" "Um!" "You, you, you were checked in Hong Kong? Do you want to go to the hospital again?" "Oh, my hospital is very good. Can't it even detect pregnancy? Don't worry." Shanghai, Gong Xue flew directly from Hong Kong and returned home. When the parents heard the news, they were overjoyed. The mother sighed: "It's good to be pregnant. You two can be more stable, otherwise I will always feel uneasy." "What are you talking about? Xiaoxue and Xiaochen are in a good relationship. You still have a good relationship?" Isn't it good to look forward to them?" said the father. "What do you know? You...forget it, I won't tell you!" His mother was too lazy to pay attention to him and said, "Then how did you two arrange it so that you stopped working?" "I won't work for the time being. I need to rest for at least a year. Mom, the doctor said that the first three months were unstable. Can you go to the capital with me? Come back when it becomes stable." "Xiao Chen's parents must also go, so what's going on with me?" "Yes! Especially if you take your mother directly from Shanghai, you clearly don't trust her." The father thought for a while and said: "You should go back to the capital first and tell your parents-in-law the good news. Your mother-in-law is impatient and will definitely take care of you. Then you can say that considering them working, you can't bear them running back and forth, and say that both of us will retire. I have time to take care of you. Your father-in-law and mother-in-law are sensible people and will not object. " "Well, that's fine too." Gong Xue nodded in response. She felt that Chen Jianjun and Yu Xiuli were both good people, but after all, they did not have the peace of mind that their biological parents had. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from downstairs: "Is Comrade Gong Xue at home?" "I made an appointment!" She explained to her parents and went downstairs to greet her: "Director Wang, you are very punctual!" "You take the initiative to invite me, don't dare not be on time!" The person who came was none other than Wang Lingu, the deputy director of Shanghai Film Factory. The two of them went upstairs again, and their parents had to make room for them, so they ran outside to stay. Also retiring with Wang Yang this year are the old directors of various factories, such as Te Wei from Shanghai Film Studio and Xu Sangchu from Shanghai Film Studio. The new director of Shanghai Film Studio is Wu Yigong, who has filmed "Rain in the Bashan" and "Old Stories in the South of the City". Gong Xue didn't talk nonsense and got straight to the point: "Xiao Chen wants to make five American films, which will not go to cinemas and will only be released on video tapes. It will require a lot of talents in costume, lighting, sound recording, editing, etc., and the bill will be settled in Hong Kong dollars. The scale is relatively large, you see. Are you interested in taking it?” “…”
Wang Lingu digested it for a while before asking: "How big is the scale? Pornographic film?" "No, the clothes are a bit revealing, mainly because of the **** scale." "Don't you need a director?" "If your director can accept it and is obedient, we want it too." "Approximately how many people are needed?" "At least 50! A subsidy of 15 Hong Kong dollars per person per day, and the construction period will be calculated as one month. We will also give you a secondment fee of 300,000 Hong Kong dollars in the factory." "If the factory gets money, do you also get money personally?" "right!" Hiss! Wang Lingu was surprised. There were many people in the Shanghai Film Studio, but they were divided into different categories. Only those who really knew how to shoot were there. 50 people was not a small number. 15 per day, 450 Hong Kong dollars per month, and the official can exchange it for 150 yuan in RMB. And it’s extra income! He calmed down and asked, "Can we jointly produce it?" "To be honest, these films are all grotesque and cunning. They cannot be shown in theaters in the United States. They are just for earning foreign exchange. It is easier for us to do this kind of thing in Hong Kong, but it is not convenient for you in Shanghai." "Then why go to Shanghai Film Studio? I mean, why not go to Beijing Film Studio?" "Because you are the first family!" "Then Changying Factory..." "Because you are the first family!" Gong Xue smiled. Wang Lingu understood and stopped asking. He just said: "I will go back and report. The factory needs time to study it." "Don't worry, we won't start until next year." After Wang Lingu left, his parents didn't dare to come in. Gong Xue leaned on the bed and drank some water. She was willing to help Chen Qi do whatever she could, and these things were usually related to Shanghai. She didn't quite understand why Chen Qi valued Shanghai. Maybe it was because Shanghai Film Studio was the first one to show its goodwill? (End of chapter)