Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 80 I’ve got you!

"Mr. Chen also likes this novel?"

Xu Feng said with some flattery: "Great writers still have vision."

Chen Shiping didn't know whether the novel was good or not, and he hadn't finished it. It's just that Two Million is more interesting.

"The novel is okay, but Mr. Xu wants to cooperate, and I have one more request."

The smile on Xu Feng's face faded slightly and he asked: "Mr. Chen, if you have any requests, please feel free to ask. If you can do it, I will definitely satisfy you."

Chen Shiping said with a smile: "It's just a small matter. My status is inconvenient to go to Wanwan. I would like to ask Mr. Xu to help me buy the right to adapt a movie."

Film adaptation rights? Xu Feng breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Chen Shiping wanted the lion to open its mouth.

"Which movie?"

"Mr. Xu should be familiar with Dragon Gate Inn directed by Hu Jinsuan!"

Hu Jinxuan is a well-known martial arts film master. His "Xia Nu" was the first martial arts film to win an award at Cannes, starring Xu Feng.

Chen Shiping turned the coffee cup in his hand, not worried that Xu Feng would reject him. This was really just a small thing.

Xu Feng agreed directly without hesitation, which was not difficult for her.

She also smiled and told Chen Shiping that he didn't need to pay, and the adaptation rights were her meeting gift.

Chen Shiping naturally had no objection, free prostitution was the most delicious.

The two sat together and chatted for a while, then Xu Feng said goodbye and left.

Neither of them continued to talk in depth about Farewell My Concubine.

Both of them knew that they had to wait until the copyright of Longmen Inn was obtained before there was any need to continue the discussion.

After seeing Xu Feng off, Chen Shiping went upstairs to write the script.

The script of New Dragon Gate Inn needs to be written, and the script of Farewell My Concubine also needs to be written, so be prepared in advance.

When Chen Shiping was writing the script of Farewell My Concubine in his room, he always thought of Cheng Kaige.

This movie is the highlight of his life. Without Farewell My Concubine, what would Cheng Kaige do in the future?

However, considering Cheng Kaige's family's connections in the film studio, it's not too bad. It's still possible to become a well-known director.

Chen Shiping felt that Cheng Kaige might still be able to make a good movie if he didn't have Farewell My Concubine.

The Kid King and Yellow Earth he made in the past few years were both very good movies, but after he won the Palme d'Or, he became obsessed with them.

He thinks too highly of himself and doesn't think about how many Palme d'Or winners there are in the world, but few of them are as high as him.

At this time, Cheng Kaige, who was far away in the United States, was already planning to return to China, and news of Huang Feihong's fire in the mainland also reached his ears.

Although Cheng Kaige despised martial arts movies, he felt full of crisis in his heart.

It seems that Beijing Film Studio is running out of room for him, and even his former classmates have finished filming their third film and are preparing to hit Cannes.

On the other hand, I have not won a major award so far.

Chen Shiping didn't quite like Cheng Kaige. Even if Farewell My Concubine was returned to him, he would only win a handful of grand prizes in his lifetime.

Strictly speaking, there is only one film called Farewell My Concubine, and now it has been censored by Chen Shiping by accident.

Comrade Kaige might as well turn to poetry in the future, as this is more suitable for him.

Chen Shiping felt no guilt in his heart. It was not Xu Feng that he took the initiative to find. Kaige's future was none of his business!

At around six o'clock in the evening, Chen Shiping and Liao Dong from Yindu appeared in a very old restaurant.

The decoration is shabby, but the aroma of the food inside is very strong, and there are many group photos hanging on the walls.

Chen Shiping looked at an old black and white photo, turned to look at Mr. Liao and asked, "Is this Ms. Xia Meng in the middle?"

Dong Liao nodded, looking at the cheerful smiles of those people in the photo, he fell into memories.

Chen Shiping looked at the photos on the wall in silence, most of them were old photos from the 1950s and 1960s.

The person in the photo is wearing a Chinese tunic suit, holding a book in his hand, and raising his right hand high. These are the histories of the Z-school filmmakers. It is difficult for Chen Shiping to imagine how they developed little by little in Hong Kong in the past few years.

"This must be Mr. Chen from the mainland."

An old man in his 60s or 70s suddenly came out of the restaurant's back kitchen and greeted Chen Shiping with a smile to sit down.

"I am the owner of this store. It has been a long time since I saw Mr. Liao bringing the young man here."

The restaurant owner poured Chen Shiping a cup of tea, looked at Liao Dong's back, and finally looked at the photos and said with emotion: "We have grown old over the years, and we haven't gotten together for a long time."

Chen Shiping was very interested in their past, so he took the initiative to ask about it.

It was rare for the restaurant owner to see a young man from the mainland, and he talked to him about the past with great interest.

When Chen Shiping heard that in the late 1960s, they played Q war, A kill, B break. Everyone was dumbfounded.

Chen Shiping never had so many tricks when playing games.

No wonder Director Liao is so domineering and doesn't give any face to the people in Jiahe.

Damn, these people are really big guys!

Chen Shiping found it hard to imagine that there were 400,000 people at that time, and now it is difficult to even make up 4,000.

In a teahouse in Kowloon, Hong Kong, seven or eight film company bosses were sitting together chatting.

The topic of chat was Huang Feihong created by Chen Shiping.

"This time Chen Shiping came to Hong Kong with a bit of aggressiveness."

"It looks like Yindu is coming back to life again."

"SB has gone bankrupt. The situation in mainland China has been so good in recent years. Isn't it strange?"

"The key is what to do with future co-productions. I heard from people in the Yuan family class that Chen Shiping is very strong and has all the leading rights in his own hands."

"Don't cooperate with him!"

"Count me in, just don't look for him!"

Chen Shiping on the other side was eating hot pot, listening to the seniors talking about the glorious past, and had no idea that he was being isolated.

But it doesn't matter even if you know him. There are many film companies in Xiangjiang, but few of them have the foundation.

Maybe one day a movie doesn't work and it will go bankrupt.

Jiahe will be closed down in two years, let alone those small companies.

At the dinner table, Chen Shiping and Liao Dong talked about the current situation of Hong Kong movies. Both of them were full of confidence in the future.

He is sure to eat the big cake of Hong Kong movies!

Now we are waiting for Once Upon a Time to be released and win high box office, which will open the eyes of those people!

Chen Shiping is very confident in Once Upon a Time and the box office will definitely be higher than The Original Time and Space.

The last round of kung fu movie craze has not yet passed, and Once Upon a Time is released right on its tail, with a box office of no less than 30 million!

As long as there are tangible economic benefits, those people will pounce on you.

The Mainland's copy revenue recovers the cost, and the box office profits in Hong Kong and East Asia are no less than those in Wanwan.

Chen Shiping still has overseas distribution channels that he has not used. The film producers he met in Cannes will also bring some revenue to the film.

Capital pursues profit, this is never wrong.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Chen Shiping walked out of the hotel and looked at the night view of Hong Kong, feeling that the future was bright.

Chen Shiping got into Liao Dong's car and returned to the hotel. As soon as he entered, he saw an old acquaintance sitting in the hotel lobby.

Guan Zhilin looked at Chen Shiping who walked in, stood up and walked towards him.

This time in her territory, but she was even less confident.

(End of this chapter)