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Volume 3 Chapter 8 Meeting

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    Shen Chong did not come alone. He brought seven or eight people. Except for Luo Weiming, the editor-in-chief of "Movie Times", and Qiu Siyu, his secretary, the rest were all foreigners, including men, women, and children. There were two guys with hands.  There is also a plastic cup on the table, containing Hong Kong specialty snacks such as fish balls, exuding an attractive fragrance.  "Brother Sanmao, Director Wu." After Shen Chong came up, he shook hands with the two Jiahe officials and said politely: "You two have been waiting for a long time. I'm sorry for the delay." "Nothing.  "Mr. Shen, you're polite." After the greetings, Shen Chong didn't explain much. He asked Zhang Jiazhen to arrange for the boatman to sail the boat. Then he stood on the bow, chatting and laughing, and acted as a tour guide for several foreigners, pointing out the Victoria Harbor.  scenery.  John Woo and Sammo Hung secretly wondered that except for them, the rest of the people on the ship were employees of Oriental Charm, but none of them knew the purpose of Shen Chong's meeting on the ship.  After looking at each other, Sammo Hung took out his cigarette case and approached his old acquaintance Luo Weiming: "Lao Luo, what is Mr. Shen doing in this meeting? "Don't ask me, I don't know.  Luo Weiming took the cigarette and said, "I just happened to be here to watch the excitement."  " Chen Xinjian also came up, raised his chin, gestured, and asked: "Who are those ghost guys?  " "They are experts specially invited from Hollywood by Shen Caishen.  " Chen Xinjian shook his finger, flicked off the cigarette ashes, and asked: "With so many foreigners invited, it seems that the investment in the new play is not small.  " "That's a lot of people?"  Luo Weiming laughed, stretched out his thumb and little finger, shook it, and said: "You underestimate Shen Caishen. These are just a few of the leaders. He invited more than 60 people from Hollywood to come to Hong Kong."  " Hearing this, John Woo's eyes condensed, staring at the back of the bow, and asked in a deep voice: "I heard that tens of millions of dollars were invested in this movie, is it true?  " "I don't know the specific investment amount.  Luo Weiming said: "I am from a magazine, not a film company. How can I figure it out?"  " "Come on, Lao Luo.  Sammo Hung had been interviewed by "Movie Times" several times. Knowing that he was Bai Xiaosheng, he said with a smile: "You are a magazine manager. Any troubles in Hong Kong movies will not escape your eyes and ears. Let us know everything about it."  " "If it's a small fight, of course I know, but for someone of Shen Caishen's level, no one can find out if he doesn't tell.  Luo Weiming spread his hands and said helplessly: "The boss of the Economic Times, Lin Xingzhi, is so powerful and is known as the most well-informed person in Hong Kong. But did Li Ka-shing know before he bought Hutchison Whampoa?"  " "That's right. Common people like us can't hear the sound of heaven.  Chen Xinjian smiled self-deprecatingly and comforted John Woo: "Don't make blind guesses. Since Mr. Shen asked you to come by name, there must be arrangements."  "Wu Yusen was full of thoughts, smoking silently, bowing his head and saying nothing. "He did not live a satisfactory life in Jiahe. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to film for Shen Chong to turn around in one fell swoop and film some of the films he wanted to film in the future - now everyone in Hong Kong  There are rumors that Shen Chong is the reincarnation of the God of Wealth. Not only can he make money himself, but he can also help others make money. As long as the people he likes are not popular, such as Xu Anhua and Wang Jing, they are all unknowns who have never filmed.  , overnight, he became famous in Southeast Asia and became a popular director But now, with so many people from Hollywood, I don¡¯t know if I will still have the opportunity to be a director. After a while, the cruise ship sailed to the center of Victoria Harbor.  The speed decreased and he cruised slowly. Shen Chong looked at his watch, then turned around, faced the cabin, clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, it's almost time, let's have a meeting now.  "Everyone found a seat to sit down, while Qiu Siyu stood aside as a translator. "Before the meeting, let me introduce it to everyone.  "Shen Chong pointed to the white man sitting in the front and introduced: "This is Mr. Gary Kurtz. He will serve as the executive producer of our company's new movie.  "Gary Kurtz is a tall, middle-aged white man with a handsome face. He stood up, clasped his hands together, and made a bow, which aroused good-natured laughter. Luo Weiming read his name twice.  After that, he said in surprise: "It's actually him?  " Sammo Hung, who was sitting on his right, heard this and asked: "Who is he?  " "You know "Star Wars", right?  "Who doesn't know that Hollywood's big productions have a global box office of hundreds of millions of dollars, and one movie has more box office than our Hong Kong movies in the whole year. "This person" Luo Weiming tapped his finger and said: "It's "Star Wars"  "Producer of "Sammo Hung was in awe when he heard this. He smacked his lips and wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say.  Shen Chong introduced several other foreigners, including set designers, props artists, blasters, sound effects engineers, special technicians, etc. The names were long and short, and Sammo Hung was so dizzy that he couldn¡¯t remember any of their names.   "Brother Sanmao, Director Wu, please come here." Shen Chong waved to the two of them to come forward, and then introduced them to the foreigner: "This is Sammo Hung, Bruce Lee's friend, he is very good in kung fu; this is John Woo  , one of the best directors in Hong Kong. " Both Sammo Hung and John Woo spoke fluent English, their faces were beating with excitement, they bowed casually, and then hurried back to their seats - in 1979, neither of them had done anything worthwhile.  The mention of fame and Shen Chong's praise are too much. It's fine if foreigners don't know about it. The acquaintances sitting below all know the details.  "OK, now that everyone knows each other, let me get down to business." After the introduction, Shen Chong turned sideways, pointed at a skyscraper standing on Hong Kong Island, and said: "The main content of the new movie is to blow up this skyscraper.  Building." Before Wu Yusen could calm down his chaotic mood, he looked in the direction of Shen Chong's finger and almost jumped up.  Luo Weiming asked loudly: "Boss, the direction you are pointing to is Kang Le Building?" "Lao Luo has good eyesight." Shen Chong gave him a thumbs up and said with certainty: "Yes, it is Kang Le Building.  " There was a lot of discussion in the cabin, and there was a lot of buzzing. Several foreigners were whispering to each other, and it seemed that they had just learned about Shen Chong's intentions.  Luo Weiming threw away the cigarette butt and said loudly: "That's Kang Le Building." "I know." Shen Chong reported a series of numbers: "Kangle Building, a property of Land Group, a landmark building in Hong Kong, built in 1973, floor, 175  It is the tallest building in Asia." Luo Weiming swallowed hard, and finally said what he wanted to say: "Boss, are you not crazy?" "Do you think I am crazy?  " Luo Weiming naturally knew that Shen Chong said that building bombing was not a real bombing, but even if it was a fake bombing for a movie, it was not a simple matter. He said: "Kangle Building is one of the most expensive office buildings in Asia, and its customers are all like Citibank.  It is difficult to enter a world-class company to shoot scenes, let alone put explosives inside to explode. "Boss, how are you going to explode?" "I don't know how to explode," Shen Chong shook his head with a smile and circled the group with his hand.  The foreigner said: "But they know how to blow it up." Zeng Lizhen looked embarrassed and asked: "Boss, do you have to blow up the Kangle Building?"  " At this time, Hong Kong has never seen an urban-themed fashion action film. The few police and gangster films that were made were just small scenes shot in the streets. Neither Luo Weiming nor Zeng Lizhen studied filmmaking, and they didn't know how to shoot large buildings.  The explosion scene is excusable. "Don't worry, the rent in the Kang Le Building is extremely expensive. I won't do anything I'm not sure about. If the flowers and plants are damaged, I can't afford to pay.  After Shen Chong made fun of himself, he asked John Woo: "Director Wu, do you think it can explode?"  " "Indoor explosions can be shot on set.  "Wu Yusen is rich in experience. He said: "With the help of professional Hollywood set designers and stuntmen, I think there will be no problem.  " "Look, Lao Luo, so others can be directors, but you can only be an editor.  Shen Chong teased him again, and then continued: "The explosion is not difficult, but the location is difficult."  " He walked to one side, let out of sight, and pointed and said: "If there is an explosion in Hongle Building, the police will definitely set up defenses below, and there will be many people watching. And this is Central, where every inch of land is precious, and there is a lot of people.  It is dense and there is a lot of traffic on the opposite road. How to shoot a real scene is a problem, so I rented this boat and asked you to do more research and find a feasible way.  "Wu Yusen stood up, took two steps, stood in front of the window, looked at the busy docks and crowded buildings below the Kang Le Building, and frowned. Others followed suit and found their own seats to observe. "Luo Weiming was not thinking about making a movie.  On the other hand, after watching it for a while, he couldn't help but ask: "Boss, you've been talking about it for a long time, but you only talked about blowing up a building, but what is the story of this movie?  " "The story is very simple.  "Shen Chong raised his hand and motioned to his secretary Qiu Siyu to bring the briefcase, took out a stack of printing paper, picked one, handed it to him, and briefly introduced: "A little policeman on Lamma Island.  He went to the Connaught Building to see his fianc¨¦e, but he encountered terrorists who robbed him. The little policeman killed them all alone, and finally got the beauty back. How about it? It's very cliche, right?  " "It's really vulgar.  Luo Weiming glanced at it and saw that the outline of the story on the document was the same as what Shen Chong said, so he stopped looking at it carefully, rolled it up and suggested: "There is no need to put the play in the Kangle Building, right?"  Isn¡¯t that new building you bought very suitable? There are no main roads around your property, so it saves money and is convenient to take pictures.  " "My small building is a mediocre and unknown street girl, and the Kangle Building is a charming and world-famous oiran.  Shen Chong smiled and said: "Take off your pants and choose one of the two. Who do you want to have sex with?"  " "Boss, you are so vulgar.  Luo Weiming laughed loudly and said: "Anyway, you have a lot of money, so burn it slowly. I think"What kind of courtesan can you burn?  By the way, what is the name of this play?  " "What do you think of the name "Die Hard"?  Is it awe-inspiring?  "
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