1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 307 Foundation

Although I played a friendly match with Akasaka Rei.

Zhai Yuan had no intention of taking any responsibility for this woman.

She is not on the same level as Shizuka Kudo, Noriko Sakai, or Akina Nakamori. She can just be used occasionally to fill the void. She still has to act in "Pussycat Dinner".

But I have to go to Kowloon Tong less often in the future. It’s a bit too much for three women to perform in one show.

"Michiko seems to be planning to develop Kowloon Tong into a base for Oriental women. Tsk tsk, I'm not very strong."

Zhai Yuan rubbed his waist and thought about what happened last night.

In the second half of the night, Deng Leling whipped Michiko with a small whip, and her intention to take revenge was obvious.

Women are terrible.

I still have to focus on my career!

Before Wang Jin went to Japan, he recommended two fellow directors who were originally cameramen. Lan Naicai didn't have a deep impression of him. He only remembered that he had made movies like "Li Wang" and "Erotic Stories from a Chinese Studio", focusing on cult and erotic films.

The other Liu Weiqiang is a bit interesting. He has been with Wang Jin for many years, and finally became famous with the "Young and Dangerous" series. "Infernal Affairs" gave him a second spring and he is one of the best directors in the post-Hong Kong film era.

During this period, Hong Kong produced many directors with ideas, but unfortunately, because the market was too small, they could not attract investment and their works could not be realized.

Even a great film like Liu Weiqiang's "Infernal Affairs" could not be sold for several years after it was written. In the end, it was Fatty Wang who asked his younger brother to come up with the money, which led to the birth of this classic Chinese film.

"Now that Boss Zhai is here, Hong Kong films are saved~"

Zhai Yuan drove to the Film Association and transformed himself into the president, continuing to do good and practical things.

“A lot of people came, I was very pleased.”

Chairman Zhai sat in the conference room with a majestic look on his face.

Both sides were filled with invited film industry professionals.

The president of the newly established first Directors Association is Wu Siyuan, and vice presidents are Xu Qi and Hong Xinbao.

The President of the Performing Artists Association is Chen Shilong, and the Vice Presidents are Wan Ziliang and Xu Guanwen.

The Screenwriters Association's President is Gao Zhisen, and its Vice Presidents are Wen Jun and Huang Bingyao.

The president of the Producers Association is Shi Nansheng, and the vice presidents are Cai Lan and Fu Lelian.

In addition, there are newly elected leaders from several associations including lighting, art, composition, editing, and action stunts.

In the previous life, because gangs began to invade the entertainment industry in the 1990s, film practitioners belatedly realized the situation and established various associations to work together. After Shang Qi's wife was kidnapped, the momentum of the various associations to fight against the gang problem reached its peak, and they collectively took to the streets to protest.

In this life, Zhai Yuan considered things more from the perspective of interests, valuing peace as the most important thing. Since the enemy was external, he set up various associations in advance to recruit people to join.

The advantage of overtaking on a curve is that Zhai Yuan now has plenty of cash in his pocket, otherwise he would not be able to withstand such a hassle if he only relied on making money by making films.

How about Zou Wenhuai?

He still seems like a film industry tycoon now, but when Jiahe went public in the 1990s, Zou's net worth doubled to nearly 1 billion. However, once real capital was injected, Jiahe could no longer sustain itself. Ultimately, Jiahe survived for a few more years thanks to hundreds of millions of dollars in capital injections from his old friend Li Jiacheng, but it still couldn't escape acquisition. What about Zhao Yifu?
As the top dog in Hong Kong's film and television circles, the Zhao family and TVB have long dominated the film and television circles. The actual people in power behind the scenes are still capitals such as HSBC, Hutchison Whampoa and the Ritchie family. Uncle Zhao is more like the leader who was pushed to the front. Later, he encountered the shell king consortium with an ugly face, and the last bit of private controlling rights of the Zhao family were transferred to others.

Lei Juekun... forget it, there's no need to mention him, and it's an example right in front of us. Boss Lei, one of the three big tycoons in the 1024s film industry, has already retired, and all his cinema chains have been owned by . But because they were afraid of being complained about monopoly in the future, they left % of the shares to him.

In the Film Association meeting room.

Zhai Yuan nodded and greeted a few familiar faces. Seeing that most people had arrived, he began to explain the purpose of inviting everyone here.

"I made a lot of money in the stock market last year. Everyone knows I started out in the movie industry, so I'll always remember where I came from."

Zhai Yuan said with a smile, then turned to look at Chen Shilong and Hong Xinbao who were also present, and continued, "So this time I took the initiative to donate money to set up this film association. So far, it seems that everyone is willing to give me some face. Even my two nephews have taken the initiative to join."

Chen Shilon and Hong Xinbao suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

Originally, we were competing on the same track. You made "A Better Tomorrow" and I made "Police Stories", and we fought back and forth.

As a result, Zhai Yuan took a shortcut and when he came back he became the high and mighty President Zhai.

At this time, a few jokes were made, and the bad-tempered Hong Xinbao could only bear it, and a smile appeared on his chubby face: "President Zhai has made contributions to the film industry, and this is a reward for everyone."

Zhai Yuan half-jokingly said, "I still prefer it when you call me Master Yuan."

Hong Xinbao's smile immediately became somewhat awkward.

Before filming "Mr. Vampire", he had a conflict with Lin Zhengying, but he didn't expect that the boomerang would hit him on the back of the head so quickly.

Seeing this, Chen Shilong smiled helplessly and tried to smooth things over: "Are you satisfied with calling you Junior Master? So many people are waiting for you to get to the point. Don't embarrass us brothers anymore."

Zhai Yuan squinted at him and said, "Why? Isn't it the same as the last time I used your photo on a poster and you spread it all over the world to smear me?"

Chen Shilong also became withdrawn in an instant.

"Once Upon a Time in China" used his own photos for publicity, and he was indeed going to ask Zhai Yuan for an explanation. However, Boss Zou suddenly changed his attitude towards Jiuyi after playing golf with Li Jiacheng. The two even cooperated to open a new visual effects company. Chen Shilong could not help but see the direction of the wind and did not mention the matter again.

"Just kidding, you can't even take a joke like that, right?"

Zhai Yuan teased his fellow apprentice a bit, then, understanding the slight grudge, jokingly said, "Don't be so serious. Come on, smile and see."

Hong Xinbao pulled the corner of his mouth in response, and Chen Shilong gave Zhai Yuan a perfunctory smile with his teeth bared, rolling his eyes in annoyance.

Zhai Yuan nodded secretly, it’s okay, it seems that they are not petty people, and we can continue to cooperate in the future.

"Sorry, I played a little joke on two big stars and kept you waiting for so long."

Zhai Yuan retracted his gaze, looked around at the association presidents around him, and got to the point: "I've invited everyone here to announce two things. The first is something I'm sure you've all heard about. I plan to establish a film foundation in the name of the Film Association to provide more opportunities for young directors."

Everyone present nodded in agreement. They had heard Shi Nansheng mention this matter before, but they were not sure how President Zhai was going to play it.

"One hundred million."

Then, Zhai Yuan mentioned a sum of money: "I'm personally investing 1024 million Hong Kong dollars into this film foundation. I hope everyone in the association will set up a film review agency. If they discover a new director or script, they can use the funds from the foundation to film it. Of course, this isn't entirely charity. After the film is made, will have priority screening rights. In addition, my Qvod company will take over the disc distribution rights..."

(End of this chapter)