Chapter 34 The Steakhouse
"Several people, why are you so happy?"
Everyone looked back in shock and saw Zhou Xingxing coming over to ask questions seriously.
He saw Lu Hang suddenly realize his hand and said, "Wow, this handsome handsome guy with a good appearance, I know you, what's your surname?"
Lu Hang smiled and shook hands with him, saying, "I'm very happy to see you Xingzai. I am Lu Hang. My friends call me Tigerzai!"
"Oh... it turns out to be Brother Tiger, I have been looking back for a long time." Zhou Xingxing put his hand on the tip of his nose in confusion and smelled it carefully, and said with a certain expression: "It's fat but not greasy, the fragrance is long, and it feels a bit greasy when rubbed with your hands. Could this be the legendary top snowflake beef?"
He looked at Lu Hang with shock, as if he was immersed in the performance, and said in disbelief in his eyes: "Can you pay for drinking water, you have no discussions, and you can pick up girls accurately. You can't even let go of a 70-year-old aunt. Yuen Long Tiger, when did you change to herd cattle?"
"Wow... I just met by chance, there is no need to dig into the bottom line like this!" Lu Hang also cooperated very well, with an exaggerated expression.
"What is human beings...the most important thing is to say 'serious'. Did you slaughter the cow, peel and cramp, cut it into pieces with a knife and roast it on the fire, and then make it a peerless delicacy?"
"Meeting is fate, please give it a taste."
"Wow...want to bribe me? I'm very optimistic about you!"
Zhou Xingxing pointed Lu Hang with his fingers, and his body sat down without hesitation. His fingers naturally tried the temperature on the iron-scrapped beef, picked up a skewer and said, "Although the meat is a little cold and the beef is a little burnt, try it..."
He swallowed the beef on the iron mark in one bite, put it in his mouth and chewed it so hard that the juice was dripping. He nodded frequently but couldn't speak.
Lu Hang waved to the waiter and took most of the iron-scratched beef left on the plate to heat it. Zhou Xingxing quickly grabbed two more strings in his hand, and nodded to Lu Hang:
It means that you, a young man, are very eye-catching, and I like you very much!
Except for Lu Hang brothers here, they are both filmmakers, and the topic is naturally inseparable from Hong Kong movies. From the current situation of the film industry in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three regions to Hollywood, the topic can't help but turn to Cheng Long.
When it comes to Hong Kong and Taiwan Kung Fu movies, Cheng Long is undoubtedly a big brother-in-law who is so popular. Now he has no intention of making trouble in the small pool of Xiangjiang, and is determined to develop into Hollywood.
Cheng Long went to Hollywood to shoot the movie "Killer Trench" in 1980, but failed the box office and had to return to Hong Kong.
Subsequently, in 1981, Jiahe invested in filming "Sky Speed", in 1984, and in 1985, he failed in filming "Detective Viagra" one after another. Brother Long's Hollywood dream failed, and there was no further information.
"Brother Long is so kind of a big heart. He doesn't like Hong Kong movies. He went to Hollywood to develop into other people's territory. He has to look at other people's faces everywhere."
"You can't say that. Bruce Lee is also doing well in Hollywood, which means there is still a market for kung fu movies, but the method is wrong."
"I'm happy to play clown!"
"How long can the clown play?"
"It is still difficult for Hong Kong films to go international, at least we can't do it." Liu Zhengwei sighed and looked at his friend King Sunglasses around him in a slight sense.
Seeing that he had wiped out Hong Gu's tomahawk steak and was drinking gracefully with his belly, Liu Zhengwei knew that Hong Kong films had to rely on this old man who was far more talented than him.
Others don’t know that Liu Zhengwei knows a lot about his friends for many years and has been brainwashed by him for a long time. This is a treasure house!
As long as you find an investor, you can bring endless possibilities.
Liu Zhengwei looked at Lu Hang with a eager look on his face. Lu Hang turned his face to ignore him and asked Zhou Xingxing with a smile: "What are you doing? Can you speak human language now?"
"Brother Tiger made you laugh. I haven't eaten so much for a long time. Actually, I have practiced my kung fu. I have very good skills. Bruce Lee is my idol."
"Then you can consider developing into a kung fu movie!"
"Hahaha, stop making trouble with Brother Tiger. Now there are Cheng Long and Jet Li who are both ghosts, Hong Kong film industry, Sammo Hung, Bald Man, Lin Zhengying and Yuan Biao, who can fight, who can fight, will I succeed one day?"
Lu Hang was not afraid of big things when watching the fun, and he talked nonsense: "Then you can take a different path! For example, a science fiction kung fu movie, sitting on a 430 shuttle machine to save the world, and the operation was as fierce as a tiger. I don't believe it will be popular. If it really doesn't work, wear underwear outside."
Lu Hang raised his hand, raised his arms and shouted slogans: "Burn his whole family, beat his mother..."
Zhou Xingxing sighed lightly and said, "Brother Tiger, do I look like an idiot?"
"No, I think you are very talented and have awesome acting. I hope to invest in you in making movies one day."
"Is it true or false?"
"I won't lie to you."
Next week, Xingxing suddenly became excited, and thought carefully and said, "I have been a supporting role for ten years and have been carefully studying my acting skills.
When filming this year, the boss pointed at my nose and scolded:
Acting is not a hard work, why are you like a dog?
This did not destroy my love for the acting career, and strengthened my confidence in developing on this path. I believe I will succeed.
I have carefully studied it and feel that using exaggerated body language to interpret comedy can achieve good results. I believe the audience will definitely like it.
Now, I'm missing a chance..."
After saying that, Zhou Xingxing looked at Lu Hang with eager eyes, just like a real goy. As long as this big water throat is willing to invest, he will have the confidence to become popular overnight.
Lu Hang took a sip of wine carefully, and faced Zhou Xingxing's eager gaze, hesitated in his heart.
Money is not a problem. The Hong Kong market has to make tens of millions of dollars every month. Now Huanya Company has HK$220 million in full development, and it still has 60 million in its own hands for real estate investment.
And he is discussing a large loan with Standard Chartered Bank, with a total of up to 30 million US dollars, to be used to invest in the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Others invest in futures trading are gambling. Lu Hang, who knows the trump card, can only be considered as bent over to pick up money.
However, there is no investment in the plan for movies. Although Lu Hang knows that Zhou Xingxing is sure to make a profit, no one likes to disrupt the plan.
"Xingzai, where are your current actors signing a contract? How much does it cost to invest in a movie?"
"My actor signed a contract with Mr. Lee Xiuxian's universal film company, but the liquidated damages are very small, only 500,000 yuan. If you are willing to invest, I can avoid getting a salary, as long as the company helps me pay the liquidated damages."
"Do you have a pay of 500,000?"
"Uh... I'm starring in Mr. Li's "Pi Li Pioneer", and the salary is 50,000." Zhou Xingxing looked a little proud, then he mustered up the courage to look at Lu Hang and said, "I will definitely be worth the performance, please believe me."
"Pujie, I want to say this, but no one listens!"
Looking in the sound, it turned out that the singer Jacky Cheung, who was unsatisfied in his career, suddenly spoke up and looked at Lu Hang with a resentful look, as if he was an abandoned mistress.
No one answered, and it seemed that the meal was in a mess.
Zhou Xingxing's face showed a look of wandering and struggling. His hands placed on the table clenched into fists and raised his head and said;
"I have been a supporting role on the set for ten years, and finally a big man is willing to give me the opportunity to play the leading role in the movie, but he pointed at my nose and scolded me; you live like a dog!
Do I want to be face-saving?
Even if I fail this boss’s expectations, my self-esteem will not be allowed to stay in the Art Studio Film Company, and I must strive for the future.
So, Mr. Lu, I really need this opportunity very much."
Silence, silence...
Most of the filmmakers present were senior filmmakers, and they had seen something darker on the set. What other people who play supporting roles talk about human rights?
But it is the first time I have seen such a mean insult to the protagonist of the movie.
Lu Hang looked at Zhou Xingxing who was struggling and wandering, and his mind was touched and he couldn't help but nodded silently.
Zeng Zhiwei, who had been watching for a long time, felt that the opportunity had come, and couldn't help but instigate him, "The cost of filming can be big or small. A third-level erotic film can only be one bed. In addition, all the films can be artificially processed and can't cost 400,000 yuan. For ordinary fashion films, the main cost is the movie star's pay. Large productions are generally seven or eight million, and Mr. Cheng Long's videos cost 15 million to 18 million, and his own pay accounts for half of his own. The key is that Cheng Long has appeal in the Japanese and Korean markets. Zhou Xingxing's films are tight and he can get them with four million yuan."
Zeng Zhiwei himself is a versatile talent who can direct, edit and act. The first film "Best Partner" filmed by New Art City Film Company in 1982 was Zeng Zhiwei. He won the box office championship that year and became a hit.
Immediately in 1983, Tsang Zhiwei directed and starred in "Best Partner 2", which also received a high box office and was popular all over the country, establishing his position in the Hong Kong film industry.
Being able to get along well with Jiale and Xinyi City, I have to say that Zeng Zhiwei has a very high emotional intelligence and is a fat man who should not be underestimated.
"It is best to set up a company first to invest in Hong Kong movies, so that you can sign some potential newcomers to train them, discuss box office sharing with theaters, and pay taxes without any problem, so registration is very convenient."
"But... I don't have time to take care of it!"
Zeng Zhiwei straightened his chest and understood the meaning: "I can do it. There is nothing more familiar to the film and television industry in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan than me, and I am willing to invest in some of it."
"I'll think about it again. How much does it cost to start? How much can you invest?"
"It's better to be about 20 million. If it's too little, I can't use it. I can take out more than 2 million and invite some friends to participate." Zeng Zhiwei tried his best to extort Lu Hang, hoping to persuade him to make him excited.
Lu Hang gently tapped the desktop with his slender fingers and thought about it, saying: "The film and television industry is too fluid and too casual. Once it becomes popular, no one wants to be inferior. To be honest, I have no interest."
"However, in order to develop the film and television industry in Hong Kong, I am willing to take the initiative to make some attempts, even if I throw a brick and make a splash!"
"As Mr. Zeng said, the division of the seven monsters in Xinyi City is due to uneven distribution of interests, and this phenomenon may be difficult to eliminate."
"At this point, the boss Zou Wenhuai of Jiahe Film Company did a better job, opening a separate film studio for its big-name artists Sammo Hung and Cheng Long. This method is worth learning from. I think it can be done more flexibly."
"Mainly, the company's artists, directors and celebrities with a high level of box office should be allowed to set up their own film studios and can participate in the investment share with their pay."
"The movie stars who make the company famous can increase their holdings in a certain period of time, because reputation is also an intangible asset of the company. It is beneficial to enhance the sense of belonging and the specific way of realization."
Xinma said this freely, and everyone on the table looked at Lu Hang with attention. He smiled confidently and said, "I don't have time to build this company, I need someone to help me."
Chapter completed!