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Chapter 642 Hong Kong Films Will Not Die

Well, since Li Yu has said so, no matter how things turn out in the end, it’s not his fault.

After hearing this, Wang Jing stopped trying to persuade Li Yu.

Li Yuzhen was badly cheated by Zhuang Wenqiang and has nothing to do with him anymore.

"Okay, I'll let Huazi convey your message to Zhuang Wenqiang as soon as possible. I'll inform you when he confirms the specific time to go to Beijing." Wang Jing changed his previous tone.

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After fulfilling Li Yu's instructions, Wang Jing did not notify Liu Dehua, but bypassed Liu Dehua and contacted Zhuang Wenqiang directly.

They are all old hands in the circle, and Wang Jing has dealt with Zhuang Wenqiang before.

It’s just that his relationship with Zhuang Wenqiang is not as good as that between Andy Lau and Zhuang Wenqiang.

For something like this where he could gain favor from the other party, Wang Jing decided to do it himself.

He found Zhuang Wenqiang's number from the contacts and called him.

"Zhuang Sheng, it's me, Wang Jing, the Fatty." Wang Jing came up and revealed his identity.

"It's Mr. Wang. Come to think of it, we haven't seen each other for a while." Zhuang Wenqiang greeted him.

Zhuang Wenqiang could certainly guess why Wang Jing called him.

He asked Andy Lau to help him go to the mainland to seek investment through Wang Jing and Li Yu.

I think there is an answer.

“Your director of “Wah Jai” told me in person that those investors in Hong Kong are really short-sighted.

You have written so many good scripts and made many good films as a director.

People like you who want to innovate and have bold ideas are afraid to invest in those that have failed.

The Hong Kong film industry was not like this 20 or 30 years ago. No wonder Hong Kong films declined. It all makes sense. "

Wang Jing changed his words.

That's not what he said when he called Li Yu.

When he talked to Li Yu, he said that Zhuang Wenqiang was too stubborn and unwilling to adapt, and even though he was an investor he would not invest money in Zhuang Wenqiang.

When chatting with Zhuang Wenqiang, he started by scolding the investors in Hong Kong Island for being short-sighted and failing.

Wang Jing has mastered the art of speaking differently to different people.

Zhuang Wenqiang's emotions were obviously affected by Wang Jing.

He felt that his "Wushuang" was very good, but those short-sighted investors actually asked him to cut out big scenes to reduce costs.

Without those exciting big scenes, can Wushuang still be called Wushuang?
So he and Wang Jing cursed the investors in Hong Kong Island together.

Wang Jing was almost done scolding and tired, so he continued: "Investors in Hong Kong are short-sighted. They dare not gamble but still want high returns. This is pure wishful thinking.

However, it is not easy to get investment from the mainland. Times have changed. It is no longer the same as it was ten or twenty years ago.

More than a decade ago, any director or screenwriter with a little fame could get investment in the north, because our team, technology, professionalism and experience were better than theirs.

Now the situation is reversed, Hong Kong films are not doing well, and they are developing better than us.”

"Director Wang, I'm mentally prepared, just tell me straight," Zhuang Wenqiang said.

After being rejected so many times in Hong Kong Island, Li Yu is not interested in his "Wushuang". He will not be hurt, he is now immune to harm.

“It is indeed not easy to invest in the mainland, but we are all from the Hong Kong community, and I will definitely do my best to help if I can.

I told Director Li about your resume and said that you are an excellent screenwriter and director. He asked you to take some time to go to Beijing and tell him in person about your film plan. This is all I can do.

Whether you can succeed or not depends on you, come on, try your best. "

Wang Jing told these lies without blushing.

However, his goal was achieved. Zhuang Wenqiang was deeply moved and said he would treat Wang Jing to a meal to express his gratitude.

Wang Jing refused and said, "Don't eat for now. It's not done yet. How can I have the nerve to eat this meal?
Besides, Director Li is about to go to the United States to shoot a new film, so he won’t stay in Beijing for long.

You should leave as soon as possible. Good things never come late. It won’t be too late to have this meal after you get the investment back.”

"I'll ask someone to buy a plane ticket right away, and I'll fly to Beijing tomorrow." Zhuang Wenqiang knew very well that speed was of the essence in war.

It would be a shame if he procrastinated and missed the opportunity when someone was willing to take a closer look at his film project.

Wang Jing smiled and said, "Then I wish you a safe journey. I will tell Director Li that you will be in Beijing tomorrow, and someone will pick you up there."

"Thank you." Zhuang Wenqiang immediately contacted Zhou Runfa: "Ah Fat, are you free tomorrow? Come with me to the mainland. Whether "Wushuang" can be filmed depends on this time."

If he fails this time, Zhuang Wenqiang will be discouraged and will probably give up "Wushuang", a work he has been polishing for ten years.

The next day, Zhuang Wenqiang took Zhou Runfa to fly to the capital.

Originally, the person in charge of reception at Hualiu Company arranged a hotel for them to rest before meeting with Li Yu.

Zhuang Wenqiang refused. It had been ten years. He had been waiting for ten full years. Now that he had arrived in the capital, did he have to wait any longer?
He didn't want to wait any longer.

At his strong request, Li Yu had Zhuang Wenqiang and Zhou Runfa brought to the headquarters of Hualiu Company.

After Zhuang Wenqiang and Zhou Runfa entered Hualiu Company, they found some information about the company's films hanging on the wall in the lobby.

This is what every movie company does.

There are also huge differences between film companies. Some companies have films that few people have heard of, and the award-winning information they post are all third-rate minor awards.

Unlike Hualiu Company, it is one of the most powerful film companies in the country.

Zhuang Wenqiang stopped and looked at the movie information on the wall.

"Those Years", "Parasite", "Secret of the Sun", "The Great Wall", "Man Jiang Hong", "Ghost Blows Out the Light", "Guan Du"

A lot of excellent films, winning awards from the Berlin Film Festival to Cannes, Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers, Golden Horse...

What made Zhuang Wenqiang feel a little embarrassed was that he did not see the award information of these excellent films at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

If these films didn't win many major awards, it would be understandable why the Academy Awards didn't give them awards.

These films have taken the field full blast, winning awards both domestically and abroad.

He can win awards at the world's three major film festivals, but not at Hong Kong's Academy Awards.

Are the world's top three too bad, or are Hong Kong's Film Awards too awesome?
No wonder people say that the current Academy Awards are just for the entertainment of the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

If someone had said this before, Zhuang Wenqiang might have been a little angry.

After watching the video produced by Hualiu Company, he felt that what people said made sense.

"Hong Kong films are really in decline, but they will not die. I am not dead yet. As long as there are still people who persist, Hong Kong films will not die." Zhuang Wenqiang held his breath. He was determined to make an excellent Hong Kong film and restore its former glory.

"Well said, as long as you persist, there is hope. If you don't even believe in yourself and are unwilling to persist, then you are truly dead."

A voice came from deep in the corridor, and the person who spoke was Li Yu.

(End of this chapter)