Return to Hong Kong Island for a Century

Chapter 362 Movie Premiere (Second Update)

In the afternoon, Li Song and Liu Jiale went to Mr. Zou's house in Jiahe for dinner.

Ah Long is here too, but Xiao Si isn't, because Xiao Si has to participate in the promotional activities for Jurassic Park.

National Treasure will be released globally on May 1st.

Jurassic Park will be released on May 10th.

After discussion, both parties agreed to stagger the release dates by ten days.

Lucas invited Li Song to visit Amei, but Li Song declined.

"Mr. Li, welcome, welcome!" Boss Zou knew that Li Song didn't like eating out, so he specially hired a chef to cook at home.

Moreover, I have something to discuss with Li Song today, so it's very convenient to stay at home!
"Mr. Zou, you're too kind." Li Song always brought gifts when he came to someone's house for dinner, such as ginseng and deer antler that he had bought in the mainland.

"Mr. Li!" Then Boss He and Ah Long also greeted Li Song.

The two bosses of Golden Harvest are now riding high, as Golden Harvest has become a truly international company.

They've already broken into Hollywood.

All of this is because of Li Song's novel.

Of course, the temple incident on the third leader's side indirectly boosted Golden Harvest's box office!

There is still no investigation result regarding the temple!
The only evidence found at the temple was bomb fragments and a movie poster.

Then there were no other clues, because by the time the Third Leader officially took control of the temple, it had already been dug up beyond recognition by tens of thousands of people around it!

Furthermore, the issue of the gold inside the temple led to prolonged bloodshed in the area.

Both of Jiahe's bosses believed that Li Song was involved, but they had no concrete evidence and they were also beneficiaries of the matter, so they didn't feel the need to say anything more about it.

The dinner was just a pretext; the real purpose was to discuss cooperation.

Golden Harvest has its sights set on the third installment of the Treasure Mystery series, which is about the treasure of the man with the mustache.

The novel is called Island Mystery.

This meal was eaten by only a few grown men, because the others were simply not qualified.

At this table, Ah Long has the lowest status!
Don't let Aaron's current status as an international superstar fool you!
However, the other four are all bosses. Liu Jiale owns five percent of the shares in Wonderful Magazine, which puts him in a higher position than Ah Long!
Moreover, Li Song doesn't drink much, so he didn't ask anyone to drink with him.

"Mr. Li, the movie 'Treasure Hunt' is about to be released, and we'd like to acquire the film rights to 'Island Mystery'." After everyone sat down and started eating, Boss Zou spoke up!
"Brother Le told me about this!"

"The offer from Hollywood Ltd. was very tempting."

"However, Golden Harvest's support for us is evident to all."

"Let's cooperate for a win-win situation, and stick to the terms from last time, okay?" Li Song said this to make it clear that he was doing a favor.

There are Hollywood companies that offer much more favorable terms than Golden Harvest, but when it comes to actually negotiating, the other party might come up with some other excuse.

Moreover, Hollywood companies cheat even Wall Street, let alone themselves!
"Thank you, Mr. Li!"

"Thank you." The two bosses of Jiahe simultaneously raised their glasses, which contained red wine!

"You're too kind, you're too kind. Let's cooperate for a win-win situation." Li Song also raised his glass!

"Mr. Li, I heard that a Hollywood company wants to make a sequel to National Treasure."

"I wonder if this is true?" Boss Zou asked after putting down his wine glass.

"Ok!"

"I've talked to quite a few companies, but I'd like to wait until the box office results for 'National Treasure' are released before making any further statements."

"The method of cooperation has not yet been determined!" Li Song nodded.

"So, can Jiahe participate then?" Mr. Zou asked, meaning he wanted to get involved.

"Of course," Li Song replied without refusing.
The cooperation method has not yet been determined. It may be a simple adaptation right, or the script needs to be written by the user, or the user needs to invest in the project.

"Thank you, Mr. Li!" The two bosses of Jiahe raised their glasses again.

"Our cooperation has always been very pleasant!"

"Lucas will come to Hong Kong Island in June to discuss part of the film rights to the science fiction novel 'Star Mercenaries' with me."

“If Jiahe has any ideas, they can contact Brother Le in advance,” Li Song added. Upon hearing this, Boss Zou and Boss He both stood up, raised their glasses, and sincerely said, “Thank you for your consideration, Mr. Li!”

Because Lucas wanted to make a science fiction movie, he had no shortage of investment.

Without Li Song's intervention, it would be extremely difficult for Jiahe to invest.

That's why the two of them thanked Li Song so solemnly.

"It was nothing!" Golden Harvest has also provided Li Song with a lot of help, such as this time with Jinling Film.

All of Golden Harvest's cinemas are fully booked!
Other theater chains are afraid of offending Taiwan, so they don't screen this movie at all.

Golden Harvest has already distanced itself from other film companies in Hong Kong, so it has nothing to fear.

The movie "National Treasure" is so popular that Taiwan doesn't dare to ban it.

Because this movie also had investment from Hollywood companies.

They would never dare to offend Hollywood companies, but they could certainly strike hard against the cinemas in Hong Kong.

On April 25, 1981, Li Song got out of Zhao Niangzi's bed at noon.

Then he arrived at Phoenix TV.

Then, I joined some of the main creators and directors of Jinling Films for the premiere this afternoon!
The premiere was held at Golden Harvest Cinema.

Li Song, Liu Jiale, and some artists from Phoenix TV, as well as some artists and directors from mainland China.

Zhu Ling did not appear at the premiere, because this film can be said to have no main character.

Another issue is that many people can't get away from their schedules!

Of course, there are also actors with striking features, such as Brigitte Lin and Chin Hsiao-hao.

Movies in Hong Kong Island didn't used to have premieres or anything like that.

This was the first time Li Song had done this.

Li Song and Liu Jiale arrived at the scene!

Everyone else was already waiting there, including the two bosses of Jiahe, Ah Long.

Other competitors come less often because they also rely on the market for their livelihood!

Li Song only made a brief appearance before entering the movie theater.

Because everything that needed to be said had already been said in the movie interviews.

Li Song had already seen these movies, so he was just going through the motions here.

Li Song was preoccupied with the issue of the long-range passenger aircraft manufactured by Chang'an Aircraft Manufacturing Plant.

This passenger plane is set to debut on June 1st. I wonder how the preparations are going!

"I'm flying to the mainland first thing tomorrow morning!"

"Take a look at which people in the company are going to the mainland to film movies, and we can all go together!" Li Song said to Liu Jiale in private.

"Yes, several people present are going back, including the director!"

"I'll arrange it right away," Liu Jiale nodded.

The movie theater was packed with film critics, media personnel, and audience members.

This film shows the cruelty of war, but more importantly, it showcases the fighting spirit of the Chinese people at that time!
It truly embodies the saying, "Every inch of our land was bought with blood!"

As for the atrocities committed by the little notebook, that is not the main theme of this movie.

But it is also memorable.

After watching it, everyone felt a little depressed, but they still gave it a warm round of applause.

However, some veteran film critics felt that this movie was more than that!

These seasoned film critics know that there's something deeper behind why this film was made this way.

"Mr. Li, this movie is excellent!" Both Mr. Zou and Mr. He gave it very positive reviews after watching the film!

(End of this chapter)