New Age Artists

Chapter 327 Persuasion, Good Appetite (13)

The secretary collected the documents and notebooks on the support of Wu Kebo's bed.

Make room for medical rescue.

I scanned the news on the page and saw that "Racing" had broken 300 million.

Take a breath!
Turn it off quickly.

You shouldn’t read this kind of stimulating news, it’s bad for your heart!

Hong Kong Island.

Boss Yang invited Jiang Zhiqiang to dinner and pointed at a bowl of rice and said, "Mr. Jiang, you can't take all the rice, right? You have to leave some."

Jiang Zhiqiang crossed his short legs under the table and said with a smile: "When eating, of course you have to eat enough of what you like."

Boss Yang picked up an abalone with a bit of annoyance and simply said: "The way you play Lust, Caution is to make all of us starve."

Jiang Zhiqiang shook his head: "On the contrary, I fed so many people when I was making Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and I can still do it after Lust, Caution."

"This drama will create a new genre, which is also what we in Hong Kong are good at. Costume blockbusters cannot compete with those in the mainland, but we can do this."

Boss Yang looked unhappy: "It's different from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. You know, Lust, Caution is different."

"If you take a step back at the Venice Film Festival, I will compensate you elsewhere."

Jiang Zhiqiang slowly ate a spoonful of rice with a look of idiocy: "How can I withdraw? The award is not decided by my family."

"Did you invest 20 million or 30 million in Jiang Wen's film The Sun Also Rises?"

"Lust, Caution cost over 100 million yuan. Does my money not count?"

Boss Yang sighed, "Lust, Caution will definitely win an award. I know how you made your fortune. I know how your family made their fortune."

Jiang Zhiqiang's face suddenly changed: "You are bluffing me, are you clean? Ha, you got the guidance of a strange man, and suddenly you started again. HSBC lent you money, and Canada Mada also lent you money. Are they so kind?"

Boss Yang's face slightly changed. If they were to pick it up, nothing would be left clean. "I'm telling you, there's an expert who has tipped off Jiang Wen. He knows what you guys did."

Jiang Zhiqiang asked, "What's the matter?"

Boss Yang smiled coldly: "What's going on with the international film festival and how it works. It's clear who is pushing, selecting, and promoting Lust, Caution."

"Jiang Wen's teacher is a leading figure of the third generation in the mainland. He is two generations older than Zhang Yimou and has a vast network of contacts."

"I never thought about making money from the drama 'The Sun'. I invested in it just for convenience."

"You can change your play, I don't care, just take a look at the main competition unit of this Venice International Film Festival."

"The Sun Also Rises from the mainland, Help Me, God of Love directed by Wan Dao, The Detective directed by Johnnie To from Hong Kong. And Lust, Caution directed by Li An from overseas."

"Two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Hong Kong and Macau, huh? Overseas? All representatives, huh? If you hadn't told me, I would have thought you were watching the news!"

"Zhang Yimou, who is from the mainland, is the chairman of the jury and is launching Lust, Caution?"

"If this is done, the mainland will suffer a loss in silence. What's the point?"

"It's just a movie. It's just a slap in the face. It's not a threat at all."

"It's very childish. Outsiders just play it. Do we have to play along?"

"We want to make a living from the mainland market, and you have your own business too."

"Now that you've been seen through, just keep it to yourself."

"When the Golden Armor people beat you and cheated you, did they care about the favors you had done for them in the past?"

"Not winning a big award at a film festival doesn't affect your ability to make money. They like the movie, and the copyright can still be sold, and there will be box office revenue."

"If we take a step back, it will be easier to talk about after it is released in mainland China."

Boss Yang lied.

He actually cares about the money he invests, and no matter how much money it is, it is never too much.

Twenty million Hong Kong dollars is also money.

Yu Dong approached several investors of "The Sun", explained the situation to them, and discussed countermeasures.

Boss Yang knows the rules better than Yu Dong.

very familiar.

The wealthy people who made their fortune in Hong Kong either relied on the mainland or HSBC.

Even if we rely on the mainland, we will cooperate with HSBC.

Many of them are HSBC gloves.

Inextricably linked.

It's not just the International Film Festival that is one company. Many businesses get their money from a certain bank, and the shareholder group behind the bank is also one company.

He is familiar with it because he has experienced it himself.

Some people in the mainland, especially the young people, are a little silly and a little real.

They are not as sensitive as the older generation about some things.

Boss Yang knew what was going on as soon as he heard it.

He knows more details about the play "Lust, Caution" than the person who gave Yu Dong advice.

This play was invested by people with the same background as Eileen Chang.

Jiang Zhiqiang was a cultural comprador, acting as a go-between both inside and outside the country.

Li Amin was the selected director to direct.

Subsequent international awards and overseas publicity will be given preferential treatment.

The purpose of this game is to offend some people in the mainland to death.

Simply offending someone may not be a bad idea.

"Lust, Caution" offended the core base, those who actually had the final say.

These people have too much on their plate and too many concerns.

Compared to a lot of things going on, movies are just a small thing.

Boss Yang knew very well that offending the basic base was not a serious matter.

If there is a price, it is long-term, not immediate.

Besides, Hong Kong Island is quite special, so it's okay if we give in a little.

The key point is that Jiang Wen knew what was going on, which was equivalent to catching someone cheating in a card game.

Jiang Wen is different.

Jiang Wen is the one who suffers direct losses and does not need to consider the overall situation.

It is not a group that worries about this and that.

It is a small interest group.

This kind of harm to other people's interests will result in specific victims.

It's okay if you do it without anyone noticing, but if you get caught, it will be a big problem.

If you are caught cheating in a casino, your hands and feet will be chopped off.

And the numbers from this year's Venice Film Festival are interesting.

The inclusion of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, as well as overseas locations, and the appointment of Zhang Yimou as the chairman of the jury is clearly a move to slap someone in the face.

Boss Yang is not overthinking it, it's just such a coincidence.

It would have been fine if Jiang Wen was not there, because Jiang Wen rushed out with a sharp knife.

Just like Chen Kaige’s anti-discrimination movement last year.

Chen Kai and others are not in conflict, so the producer of "The Promise" will have to bear the loss.

Some people who understand the situation won’t take action because they have too much to do.

But Chen Kaige rushed out. He was a wise man who took the overall situation into consideration. With just a slight push, he could get a lot of benefits.

Timing, timing.

Once caught, an excuse was given.

Boss Yang knows very well how smart the smart people in mainland China are.

After Curse of the Golden Flower, the overseas benefits of costume blockbusters were lost, but they were regained in other places.

If Jiang Wen rushes out, he will most likely be helped by people who are unwilling to step forward and have bigger things to do, and push things forward.

There is a high possibility that Boss Yang will be brought along as well.

He asked Jiang Zhiqiang to persuade the other party to withdraw from the Venice Film Festival.

Eliminate possible negative impacts.

The movie was released in mainland China and caused a stir, but as long as it didn't become a severe slap in the face internationally, it was all a domestic matter.

And he can get a lot.

Potential loss risk eliminated.

At the same time, there are many visible benefits.

If "The Sun" wins an award, he can recoup his investment costs.

Yu Dong also has to thank Jiang Wen for the favor he received, and the same goes for Han Sanping.

The drama "The Sun" was originally invested in by Han Sanping.

Finally, and the biggest benefit.

After the release of "Lust, Caution", he can take credit for it.

Discouraging a film that has been slapped in the face on the international stage is meritorious on some levels.

Jiang Zhiqiang was surprised, but he wiped his mouth calmly: "Mr. Yang, I am just a producer, doing some distribution work, I can't make the final decision. Besides, it's just a movie, but you said it was a conspiracy to destroy the world."

Boss Yang reminded him, “I came to you because Racing broke 300 million, which made me make up my mind.”

"This year's Lunar New Year movie season in the mainland includes Shen Santong's "Happy Birthday 2" and Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly". Only "The Warlords" is directed by our Hong Kong director Chen Kexin."

"But Chen Kexin's The Warlords is a real Warlords. His film is completely in the image of China Film Group."

"Shen Santong has brought out another Ning Hao. There is not much interference in this play. Have you seen it? We can't shoot this kind of thing."

“During the biggest schedule, Hong Kong Island movies can’t get in.”

“I can tell you that Shen Santong came to buy Jiahe half a month ago. If it weren’t for Jiahe’s major shareholder, and Li’s Cheng was not satisfied with Shen Santong, Jiahe would have changed hands.”

"If Shen Santong moves into Jiahe, Hong Kong Island already has Lin Jianyue messing things up, and with Shen Santong added to the mix, it will be chaos."

"Shen Santong is more destructive. If he were to make a Hong Kong film, he would not fit in with us at all."

"The current situation is that the mainland production team is growing, and our production team can't keep up. We have to work together with Wandao to compete."

"When value is no longer important, affection becomes more important."

"What you're doing is consuming the affection of all of us."

"We are kind. If we are hungry, we can just make a scene. We will always be taken care of."

"Don't overturn the table where everyone is eating. Can I call you Mr. Jiang?"

After listening to what Boss Yang said, Jiang Zhiqiang's only remaining worries disappeared.

Jiang Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Mr. Yang, don't tell me this kind of story to fool me. This meal is delicious. I will treat you next time."

"I have a good appetite. I can eat two tables."

After saying that, he left without paying any attention to Boss Yang, who had a gloomy face.

What?
He has the best of both worlds!
Boss Yang doesn’t have bargaining chips, but he has external channels.

Show destructive power, but unite him.

As for Jiang Wen, Yu Dong, and Boss Yang’s investment in "The Sun", he doesn’t care about the future of Hong Kong films.

(End of this chapter)