Not to mention film companies like Shaw Brothers, even Li Mingbao is not thinking about co-producing movies with mainland China. It's not that Li Mingbao cares about any political influence. He has taken a dim view of these things now. If Li Mingbao is happy, even the tunnel battles shot in mainland China can be sold to the United States. So political influence has little to do with Li Mingbao. The main reason why Li Mingbao has not thought about co-producing movies with mainland China is that the current film studios in mainland China have rules that are not suitable for co-productions. For movies with small investment, rules are not that important, but for Li Mingbao, For those films that are made, the rules of mainland film studios are really a problem. What he wants to make are all big movies. If a certain film studio wants to take on such a task, it's not that it can't be done, but that it won't do them much good. After all, mainland film studios rely on grants. Living expenses, everyone's living expenses are not earned by making movies, but by allocations from higher-level departments. As a result, the people below will have more trouble mobilizing personnel. It is simply not feasible for Li Mingbao to directly give them money. And if he does not give them money, there will be problems in starting the movie. When co-producing movies in mainland China, Li Mingbao is not afraid of not having money. Money, he wants to make movies with his money. No matter what kind of movie he is, he can afford it now. The key is that this money cannot reach the hands of the partners. It must first be given to their superior departments, and then level by level. Handing it over, in the end, maybe Li Mingbao paid 10 million Hong Kong dollars in fees and received 2 million Hong Kong dollars from the film studio, which is very good. Under such circumstances, if Li Mingbao co-produces a movie in mainland China, the cost will not be much lower than that of filming in Hong Kong. Unless the movie he shoots is designated by the above, to put it simply, it is a special fund. Otherwise, the film studio There are not many benefits available. Therefore, for Li Mingbao himself, co-production of movies is not that big. He is not as flexible as Wu Siyuan. For small-budget movies, Wu Siyuan can directly pay the film studio, but Li Mingbao's movies cannot go this way. According to the process, Wu Siyuan made money, but Li Mingbao did not. Wu Siyuan didn¡¯t know that after Li Mingbao asked him, his mind was spinning several times, thinking about whether it would be beneficial for Li Mingbao to co-produce a movie. He heard Li Mingbao's question, so he said with a smile: "If we had considered the Taiwan market before, after all, it was not that easy for Hong Kong films to break into other places at that time. Even if there were channels, they were the channels of big companies. For us little shrimps, the channels are not so smooth. In addition, the market in Taiwan is also a big head for Hong Kong movies, so not many people dared to co-produce movies before. But I am different. My movies. In Taiwan, there is basically no big market, and the relationship with it is not very good, so I didn¡¯t care about the Taiwan market that much even in the past, let alone now that there is a distribution port in Hong Kong. , the importance of the Taiwan market itself has been reduced a lot. In this way, it is even less possible for me to care about the Taiwan market. I am not as grand as Boss Li. Hong Kong movies can be screened in the United States and can still be obtained. The box office is good, I just buy some soup to drink, and I can sell whatever I can. In addition, the cost is not big, so I can afford to make two or three movies in a row, so co-production is a good idea for me. It¡¯s a way out. After all, Hong Kong¡¯s local film talents are so in demand right now, and I don¡¯t have many resources at hand. If I want to make a living, I have to find another way. Maybe it will give me a way out.¡± Hearing Wu Siyuan. In this case, Li Mingbao is what it means to be strong without desire. Wu Siyuan does not have a market in Taiwan, so naturally he is not afraid that Taiwan will bring him trouble. In addition, now that Hong Kong has a circulation port, the buying and selling of Hong Kong films is much better than before. It's even easier. Just because Taiwan doesn't deal with the mainland doesn't mean that other places don't deal with the mainland as well. In addition, Wu Siyuan doesn't do any big business. He just makes a small fuss and makes a movie. He can make a little bit of money, and It was also possible to build a good relationship with the mainland through this, which was a multi-purpose thing. Wu Siyuan naturally did it very happily. He doesn't have any other political demands, so he doesn't need to think about it that much. After understanding this, Li Mingbao gradually understood why Wu Siyuan would have such great achievements in Hong Kong in the future. Maybe the root is here. Wu Siyuan himself has the ability, coupled with the relationship with the mainland, he cannot go up. Neither is possible. Now that he understands and Wu Siyuan's actions do not cause much trouble to Li Mingbao and Hong Kong movies, Li Mingbao has put aside his previous worries and will not cause trouble. Li Mingbao is not interested in Wu Siyuan's co-production of movies. Anyway, the profits here are dispensable to Li Mingbao, so he doesn't need to pay attention to it. After chatting with Wu Siyuan for a while, Li Mingbao sent Wu Siyuan away. The mainland still attaches great importance to this Hong Kong delegation. Although our final destination is to go to the capital, we have also spent a lot of time in other places, especially in some more developed areas. , the local leaders also did a good job of hospitality. They were very considerate to Li Mingbao and his group of Hong Kong businessmen. Even if the issue of drinking water was as small as drinking water, there was no flaw in the mainland. Not only for the official members, but also for the entourage, Mainland China has made a detailed form with notes on who likes what to eat and what to drink. It is not that no one among the group of people who went to the mainland this time has enjoyed such treatment. Even the vast majority of official members are like this at home, but they are not familiar with such meticulous work done in the mainland. Express surprise. Being able to take care of one person is not too difficult, being able to take care of ten people is not too difficult, but this time the mainland is taking care of more than a hundred people. Everyone is an expert and understands how tedious the work here is. How much energy is spent? Among all the big guys sitting here, no one has the ability to do something so comprehensive, and only mainland China can have such confidence. A simple treat, although it made everyone feel happy physically and mentally, and increased their favorable impression of the mainland a lot, it also made these big guys from Hong Kong understand that the mainland is not without its merits. Even the details are taken care of so well. The mainland In terms of aspects, what else can¡¯t be done? "If it were the Hong Kong British side, let alone whether they would have such a good attitude towards Hong Kong businessmen like them, just whether they could make it happen is a question mark. Therefore, just the issue of hospitality made many tycoons from Hong Kong understand for the first time the vastness and depth of the mainland. Although they are rich, they are still small shrimps in front of such a big force. The game also depends on the strength of both parties. In the current situation where there is a huge difference in strength, most people with clear minds have put aside their little thoughts. If a good result can be achieved, everyone will naturally welcome it, but Even if there is no good result, don't be angry, because they are not qualified to impose conditions. Along the train journey, from south to north, many Hong Kong people¡¯s minds have undergone very obvious changes, which can be regarded as a baptism. Of course, these Hong Kong people do not include Li Mingbao. Li Mingbao has long known the strength of the mainland, so it is not surprising at all. Without such strength, could the mainland take back Hong Kong so easily? Don¡¯t forget, the UK behind Hong Kong is a notorious troublemaker. Even if its ability has declined now, it cannot be dealt with by any ordinary country. If the mainland can make the UK lose its temper, it will naturally help. His confidence. Trains in the 1980s were naturally not as fast as they would be 20 or 30 years later. Therefore, even if it is a train specially designed to entertain Hong Kong people, it is actually not very fast. In addition, there is still some time to interact with the local people. Therefore, by the time they arrive in the capital, the delegation has already passed through the mainland. Almost a week. When arriving in the capital, the mainland also directly sent state-level leaders to receive them personally, which gave Hong Kong people a lot of face. Compared with the unusual reception last time when Li Mingbao came to the mainland alone, the current reception is even very good. Normalized. After all, among the people who came to the mainland this time, guys like Li Mingbao can only be regarded as juniors, real bosses, and even powerful figures who have met Lao Mao, so being interviewed by a national-level leader does not count as How unconventional. Hong Kong people have seen the mainland¡¯s sincerity. And along the way, people within the Hong Kong delegation were also sending some messages to each other. So just after arriving in the capital and being received, people from the Hong Kong delegation began to donate money. Official members of the delegation, those at the front of the list. , basically they donated tens of millions, and the further they went, the less they donated. When it comes to Li Mingbao, one million Hong Kong dollars is enough. It¡¯s not that Li Mingbao is reluctant to donate, but he is not qualified to donate more. He must follow the rules in everything. This time Li Mingbao is not coming to the mainland alone. He can come wherever he wants. The Hong Kong delegation is a group. You Li Mingbao If something goes wrong, what will others think? Therefore, this donation must be from a person with status to donate more. For a person without status, even if you want to donate, you cannot donate. I don¡¯t know when the rule of donating money started to arise. Anyway, as long as there are people with status who come back from other places, they basically have to make a donation. In ancient terms, it is paying tribute. Of course, you have to have status to pay tribute. But in modern times and the Republic of China, donations and other things have become the norm. People from overseas are the same as those in the country. Words, donations. It has evolved so far that everyone can only do as the Romans do, and get rid of the procedures of donating money first, and then talk about other things.