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"Brother Qiang, this is the number of gambling stalls this month." Shen Xianfa said as he asked his younger brother to put the money bag up.

The doll forcibly opened the zipper and took a look. Instead of counting, he asked: "What's going on over there in the gambling ring recently?"

Shenxianfa said without hesitation: "There is no action at all. Those old ghosts are guarding a ring to collect money and behave themselves."

"Hmph! I've made millions in a month, and the old guys who have never seen a lot of money are laughing so hard! One or two of them want their children to work in a decent job, run a factory, open a company, and go to an aristocratic school, just like the status of the Kowloon Walled City is shady.

!" Doll Qiang said disdainfully, "By the way, how did you find out about the fight with King Yongyi Yama?"

"It seems that the junior brothers were quarreling, and the junior brother of King Yama invited Tai Sui's contemporary boxer." Shen Xianfa replied.

"What kind of background does that junior brother have that he can actually invite Tai Sui?"

"After checking, he is the brother of Lai Luo's son. It is estimated that Tai Sui helped Lai Luo for the sake of Lai Luo. But it is said that the bet was brought up by that boy. Now he is a partner and he will share the dividends. Brother Qiang, please

Don't mess with him?" Shen Xianfa said.

The doll cursed with strong hatred: "What's the use of messing with him? He's just an idea. How can he steal the gambling ring? You have a stupid brain! You might as well snatch his brain and press it on him."

It’s on my neck, at least they can come up with the idea of ​​betting to make those old ghosts stand up! It’s so irritating that people are so different from each other!”

Shenxianfa was scolded so much that she dared not speak out.

"What else is there? If you have nothing to do, you should leave as soon as possible. Why are you standing here stupidly waiting for me to treat you to lunch, Brother Fa!?"

"Don't dare, don't be angry, boss, I'll go out first!" Shenxianfa turned around and ran out of the office.

"Go away!" The doll forcibly picked up the ashtray and was about to smash it. After the fairy hair left, he put it back on the table. He lit a cigar and smoked while cursing, "There is a grizzly bear from Hong Kong Island competing with me outside. Kowloon

The fat boy Chao has reached out to the city to expand his business, and there are internal and external troubles. My uncle still doesn’t support me. I think sooner or later the committee will be annexed by others. If that happens, it is better to leave it to me and let me carry it forward!"

Bang bang bang!

"Ajin, are you at home?"

Zhang Jin opened the door and saw Luo Hao standing at the door, and asked: "What wind brought you here?"

"Of course it's spring breeze!" Luo Hao said with a proud look on his face, "Bai Yue'e asked someone to inform me to take you to see her today. The person who made the movie has been found!"

"So fast?" Zhang Jin was a little surprised.

It had been less than four or five days since the last time I brought up this matter. I thought that Bai Yue'e, who was addicted to singing songs, would not be so concerned about this matter. She would have delayed it for ten days and a half, but she didn't expect it to be so.

smoothly.

This time Bai Yue'e didn't send a car to pick her up. The two of them took a taxi and quickly arrived at a teahouse in Causeway Bay.

The two of them did not see Bai Yue'e. The driver who received them was the same driver as yesterday.

The driver went straight to the point and said to the two of them: "The eldest lady asked me to pick you up. She is already waiting in the second box upstairs. Come with me."

The two of them followed the driver to the private room on the second floor of the teahouse, where a man in his early thirties was already waiting. The driver left after introducing both parties.

"Zhang Sheng, Luo Sheng, hello!"

Zhang Jin said: "Hello, Wei Sheng, I believe you already know our purpose, right?"

Wei Hongsheng smiled and said: "I know, I know. Zhang Sheng and Luo Sheng asked us to make a movie!"

"Let's make a long story short, Wei Sheng, are you the director or the screenwriter?" Zhang Jin asked.

Wei Hongsheng poured tea for the two of them and said: "Zhang Sheng, I am both a screenwriter and a director, but of course I am mainly the director."

"Awesome, get two wages!" Luo Hao said in surprise.

Wei Hongsheng waved his hand and explained: "That's how it is when making movies now. Except for Shaw Brothers, which has a lot of money, all other movies are made by directors and screenwriters. There are very few dedicated independent screenwriters."

He knew that the two bosses were laymen, so he briefly told them about the current environment in the film industry.

Ten years ago, in the 1950s, it was hailed as the golden age of Hong Kong films. As Hong Kong society had not fully recovered after the war, coupled with the influx of a large number of refugees, it caused many serious social problems. At this time, Cantonese films In order to cater to the general public and provide cheap entertainment for the public, many crude Cantonese films were released. These films were called "seven-day freshness" because they could be shot in one week.

But there were also many serious works at this time, such as "Home" adapted by Zhonglian based on Ba Jin's novel. Zhonglian was founded in 1952, and its founders were all elites in Cantonese films, such as: Wu Chufan, Zhang Huo You, Ma Shitsang, Wu Hui, Bai Yan, Huang Manli, etc. They have a common goal: "Abandon Cantonese opera films that are divorced from reality and have empty content, and produce socially conscious films that both entertain the public and educate the public."

The flood of "Seven Days Fresh" films has caused Hong Kong Cantonese films to become vulgar. In order to improve the rough and rough atmosphere of Hong Kong films, a group of aspiring filmmakers such as: Wu Chufan, Wu Hui, Qin Jian, Gao Luquan, One hundred and sixty-four people, including Red Line Girl, Li Yue-ching, launched a campaign called the "Cantonese Film Cleanup Movement" to improve the quality of films and improve the development of Hong Kong films.

The output of Cantonese films from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s was astonishing, and there were many genres, including opera, martial arts, comedy, literature, ethics, etc. It can be said that a hundred flowers bloomed. However, as society becomes increasingly prosperous and Westernized, the younger generation has a higher level of education. Traditional Cantonese films in the past could no longer satisfy their tastes, so urban comedies, detective action films that imitated Western spy films, and eccentric musicals and dance films appeared.

Since 1961, when "Shaw Brothers" opened its cinema in Clear Water Bay, it has been flexing its muscles, opening up new cinema lines, and introducing new technologies...the production of Mandarin films has been beyond the reach of Cantonese films shot on a small scale.

"I can guarantee that in the next few years, the most popular film among the public will be the Mandarin Kung Fu film. According to the news I heard from my friends, Shaw Brothers has started shooting six films at the same time, four of which are kung fu films. Shaw Brothers is producing The principle of movies is to make money, so as long as you follow their footsteps, you will definitely not go wrong."

Wei Hongsheng concluded in the end, took a sip of tea and looked at the two of them: "Zhang Sheng, what do you think Luo Sheng?"

Zhang Jin and Luo Hao looked at each other, both of them casting dark eyes on the situation in this industry.

"Don't look at me, I can do it with my hands, just use my brain!" Luo Hao quickly put aside the relationship.

Zhang Jin looked at Wei Hongsheng and said: "Wei Sheng, what you said just now shows how much you know about the film industry, but we don't care. Making money is the second most important thing for us to make movies. The most important thing is that we must make movies that are in line with our wishes. Can you do this?" Can’t understand?”

"I understand, it's not uncommon in the film industry for rich people to make movies for their own entertainment." Wei Hongsheng said with a smile, "I wonder how much money you two are prepared to invest in the movie?"

"One million, what do you think?" Zhang Jin said.

"Pfft!" Wei Hongsheng spat out the tea in his mouth and was stunned, "One million?!"

"Is it too little?"

"No less, no less." Wei Hongsheng shook his head and wiped his mouth, "Aren't you kidding?"

"Do you think we are joking?" Zhang Jin asked.

Wei Hongsheng said seriously: "Although I really want to earn this salary, I would like to remind you in advance that one million is enough to make a serious movie. If you are just playing for fun, there is no need to spend one million to splash the water."

"Thank you Wei Sheng for the reminder, but we are serious." Zhang Jin smiled.

"Okay then." Wei Hongsheng nodded, "What ideas does Zhang Sheng have about movies? What kind of movies do you plan to make? Is there any actress you like?"

The reason why he asked if there was any actress he liked was because many young people from rich families who were interested in investing invested money just to please a certain actress, so he was already used to it.

"If there's not an actress that I like, there is an actor. Well, it's just him." Zhang Jin pointed at Luo Hao.

Wei Hongsheng was stunned for a moment, his eyes flicked back and forth between the two of them for a moment, and then he showed a look of surprise: "I know! I know! Zhang Sheng, Luo Sheng are very trendy!"