Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 62 The momentum is overwhelming!

There are many alleys in Houhai, and there are also many famous courtyard houses.

On the way back to Beijing Film Studio, when passing by Dabeizi Mansion, Chen Shiping and Tao Huimin started chatting.

"In the past, all the royal family members lived here. Later, many people from the palace also lived here."

Chen Shiping rode slowly through the alley, while Tao Huimin sat sideways in the back seat, swaying his legs and looking very happy.

"From the palace?" Tao Huimin asked curiously: "The emperor's concubine?"

"No, they are some big eunuchs." Chen Shiping coughed and suddenly said: "Did you know that castration of eunuchs in ancient times was called castration?"

"I know."

"Then I'll test your idiom. Do you know what it means?"

"???"

"I have been so powerful and weak during this period, and I miss you so much."

"???"

Tao Huimin's little head had already reacted. She blushed and pinched Chen Shiping's waist.

"How many good idioms have been misinterpreted by you!"

Chen Shiping cried out in pain and laughed loudly and said: "I advise you that those who live in power will become heroes!"

Tao Huimin hit Chen Shiping in embarrassment. She didn't know whether she was angry with him for talking nonsense or angry with herself for understanding it so quickly.

Finally, he snorted, pinched Chen Shiping's waist and said, "Then do you know what it means to be irreconcilable?"

Chen Shiping was stunned for a moment when he heard that the situation was inconsistent, and then he realized what it meant.

It's over, she has learned it, and she will warn herself by drawing inferences.

Seeing that Chen Shiping didn't reply, Tao Huimin snickered and said, "Don't think you're the only one who knows idioms. Be careful, I'll let you know what it means that the situation is over!"

Chen Shiping: "." The wind is so noisy today and it feels chilly.

After returning to the dormitory of Beijing Film Studio, Tao Huimin looked at the clothes scattered on the bed and sighed helplessly.

"How many times have I told you not to leave your clothes on the bed? What would you do without me?"

Tao Huimin complained and went to pack his clothes, but there was a smile on his lips.

Chen Shiping followed Shale and deliberately threw his clothes on the bed before going out to create the illusion of being needed and make the other person feel important.

This is a little love trick, but don’t overdo it. Two pieces of clothing are nothing. If the house is messy, you will be disliked.

After dinner in the evening, Chen Shiping couldn't wait to take Tao Huimin to discuss the various meanings of idioms.

For example, using one's power to bully others, using one's power to suppress others, and pretending to be a show-off!

After studying in this way several times, Chen Shiping finally ran out of strength. Tao Huimin was so tired that he couldn't speak. He was really too tired from studying.

Chen Shiping hugged Tao Huimin and fell asleep. When he woke up the next day, his life was busy again.

Tao Huimin was going to the factory to cancel her vacation with the director of the troupe. When she arrived at the troupe, she heard the actors in the troupe discussing Chen Shiping's new movie.

Several actors who had a good relationship with Tao Huimin came to her to inquire curiously.

On the surface, I asked Tao Huimin if she wanted to be a heroine, but in fact, I wanted to see if there was a role suitable for me.

Tao Huimin heard Chen Shiping's explanation yesterday and directly said that Chen Shiping did not choose him because it was not suitable.

After hearing Tao Huimin's words, the actresses' eyes lit up. They felt that they had hope, but they also felt that there was no hope.

Chen Shiping doesn't even need his own girlfriend, so there must be a suitable candidate.

There are many people interested in the troupe, and there are also many in the other workshops.

As a producer, Chen Shiping was paid a lot of money and treated well, but they were not paid according to the factory standards. No one would want to join his crew.

Everyone in the technical workshop is here for money, and Chen Shiping hasn't settled the remaining investment yet.

It’s not that half a million is too much, but that it’s too little.

He wanted to go to Xiangjiang to find investors through Liu Xiaoqing's connections, but they might not be interested in a mere 10% share.

However, the factory can only provide 1.5 million yuan, and Chen Shiping cannot increase costs even if he wants to maintain the factory's share.

It’s difficult to handle, we still need the rich lady to give up some share.

After Chen Shiping came to Liu Xiaoqing to discuss it, the rich lady was also very happy, and she didn't have to pay so much money to get it. After all, it was more than two million, and she was worried.

Liu Xiaoqing is so easy to talk to, and Chen Shiping is also very happy. If Liu Xiaoqing gives up another 500,000 investment quota, he can go to Xiangjiang to find investment.

In the factory director's office, Song Tao looked at Chen Shiping and asked, "How long do you plan to go there so that I can make a report? How about just using the excuse of study and study?"

"No problem, give me more time, maybe two weeks." Chen Shiping said with a smile.

Song Tao nodded and said worriedly: "Is two weeks enough? We need to find actors and investors."

Chen Shiping said with a smile: "If the negotiation can be completed, a week will be enough. If the negotiation is not successful, a month will not be enough."

"Yes." Song Zhu nodded, then said with a smile: "Then you need two weeks to prepare for a few days of fun."

Chen Shiping said with a serious face: "I am here to inspect the Hong Kong film market and to learn!"

Song Tao smiled and shook his head. He felt that Chen Shiping was really interesting. He was reliable and not rigid in his work. He was serious when he should be serious and joked when he should be joking.

Going to Xiangjiang is quite troublesome these days. There are many procedures and there is a quota system. You must have a valid reason to go.

However, it would be much simpler if it was done through the factory. Chen Shiping and Liu Xiaoqing completed the procedures within a few days.

It was not the first time for Liu Xiaoqing to go to Xiangjiang, but it was the first time for Chen Shiping to go there, and he was still looking forward to it.

The Hong Kong in old Hong Kong movies was the dream of many people when they were young, but Chen Shiping was a little disappointed when he came to Hong Kong from the SAR.

The gap between Xiangjiang and his imagination was a bit big, and the gap between it and the movie was also a bit big.

It is indeed a high-rise building, and there are signboards of different colors on both sides of the street, which makes it feel like something from a movie.

However, many public housing buildings are also dilapidated and look like dilapidated buildings at first glance.

In the taxi, Liu Xiaoqing asked with a smile: "Why do you feel so disappointed?"

Chen Shiping nodded noncommittally and said, "It's very different from what I imagined. It's far less beautiful than Paris."

"There is still a gap between Xiangjiang and Paris, but it is much better than the mainland."

This is a fact. At this time, Xiangjiang is still one of the Four Asian Tigers, much stronger than Shenzhen and Shanghai combined.

However, the lead cannot be more than a few years, and it will soon be surpassed by the mainland and then completely left behind.

This visit to the Xiangjiang factory was reimbursed, but the funds were not large, and Chen Shiping and Liu Xiaoqing did not plan to make arrangements according to the factory's funds.

Otherwise, they would have to stay at the Regent Hotel instead of the Regent Hotel.

Mainland filmmakers who come to Hong Kong must go to the Yindu Agency. This is the mainland's film studio in Hong Kong and belongs to its own people.

Many famous co-productions are co-produced between Yindu and the mainland, and many stars also come from film companies affiliated to Yindu.

Li Lianjie, Zhou Runfa, Maggie Cheung, Zhong Chuhong, etc. are all people from Great Wall or Phoenix Company.

In the 1980s, there were so many film companies in Hong Kong, far from the situation where a few were the only ones in the future.

This was also the most glorious moment of Xiangjiang Film. By the mid-to-late 1990s, a large number of companies closed down, and Xiangjiang Film began to decline.

Chen Shiping is still very famous in the film industry. Yindu received the notice from Beijing Film Studio and has been waiting for Chen Shiping and Liu Xiaoqing.

One is the most prominent director in the Mainland, and the other is the most popular female star in the Mainland. Naturally, they will not be so quiet when they come to Hong Kong.

Many people in the film company in Xiangjiang knew about this news and were very curious about whether Chen Shiping, a popular director, came to Xiangjiang to make a film or what he was doing.

In the past, film companies from Hong Kong went to the mainland to proactively cooperate. Few mainland production companies came to Hong Kong to seek cooperation.

In addition to the famous Shaolin series, many kung fu films in the 1980s were produced by Hong Kong film companies who came to the mainland to cooperate with film studios.

Kung fu movies such as Heroes of the Yellow River, Invincible Butterfly Legs, Three Heroes of the Ruan Family, and Arhat 800 were all made at this time.

In the Regent Hotel, not long after Chen Shiping and Liu Xiaoqing finished talking to people in Yindu after checking in, the phone in the room rang again.

Chen Shiping didn't speak Cantonese, so Liu Xiaoqing took the initiative to answer the phone, said a few words and then hung up.

Liu Xiaoqing turned to look at Chen Shiping and said, "The boss of a Xiangjiang Film Company is here and wants to meet you."

Chen Shiping pointed to his nose and asked, "Are you sure? Which film company?"

Liu Xiaoqing looked at the confused Chen Shiping, laughed and said, "Of course, you are the director of the Palme d'Or."

(End of this chapter)