Golden Age 1990

Chapter 148: Deception, deception from both sides (5000 words)
Since we have already eaten on the boat, of course we cannot get on the boat again this time.

The place chosen by Long Wu is a well-known Western restaurant in Hong Kong. Moreover, it was a bit late but they still welcomed us.

As a result, there were no people in the restaurant. The table was not short, but there were only Bai Feng and Long Wu.

This formation was very strange, but Bai Feng had no fear.

"Mr. Bai, you can try it. The steaks in this store are very good. They are managed by a famous French chef."

"Oh, let's try."

There is a saying that Bai Feng does prefer to eat beef.

Steak, beef stew, whatever.

Of course, he also knows that steak does cause some controversy from time to time.

For example, what kind of black pepper is it? Is it a sauce, or is it grinding black pepper, etc.

It must be said that some people do mean to show off, but if you look at the overall logic.

At least those steak suppliers and steakhouses really hope that these 'controversies' will arise.

It's simply free advertising, and it virtually raises the quality of the steak.

Whether it is sauce or black pepper, the discussion is not about pretending or not?
Regardless of the pretense, the steak itself is of high quality.

Even, could it be that those steak suppliers or shops specially brought up such a topic?
Bai Feng was not sure, but he just found this phenomenon interesting.

And right now, it's certainly not a simple steak dinner.

"Actually, Miss Lizhi has made the matter very clear before."

Bai Feng was cutting the steak, so he simply said this.

There are some things to pay attention to when eating steak. For example, you can cut all the steaks first. This is the American way of eating.

This kind of eating is relatively low-end. After all, in the eyes of many Europeans, the United States is a group of nouveau riche.

Bai Feng did it on purpose now.

Long Wu had already cut a piece and put it into his mouth. He replied casually, "That woman has a good figure."

After hearing this, Bai Feng smiled and nodded, "It's indeed quite good, but she also has some brains."

This is a kind of response, first denying a big-hearted and brainless person.

Long Wu shook his head, "Let's not talk about this matter in a hurry. Mr. Bai, let's talk about important matters."

Bai Feng also started eating steak, "Of course there is no problem."

He just said this, but did not continue. Obviously, Bai Feng was waiting for Long Wu to make an offer.

This is a small skill of negotiating.

We will make an offer first, but it must be high.

When the other party offers a price, they are quoting their own psychological price, and there is a high probability that it will not be very high.

After that, we will talk about it, that is, counter-offer.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is almost the same as going to the morning market to buy vegetables. The basic principles of doing business are really not much different. It just depends on who is better at speaking and packaging.

Or, simply be better at pretending.

Long Wu stopped his knife and fork, with a smile on his face, "Since Mr. Bai has heard what that woman said before, then... what do you think?"

Is this his offer?

Bai Feng smiled and said, "I think it's a lie. Miss Lizhi is completely pretending to pass on the imperial edict. You can't be so insincere."

It must be said that Bai Feng's words were very clever.

He refuted the other party's offer in a non-harmful way.

It's just that it might hurt Na Lizhi.

Of course, this guy has no sympathy for that woman.

Long Wu naturally understood what Bai Feng meant, but he was also a strong guy.

"Does Mr. Bai think that whether he can make money or not is all because of marketing?"

There was no mention of movies in this sentence, but Bai Feng knew very well that Yongsheng had nothing else they could use except movies.

There are more than two of them, so naturally not all of them are involved in movies. As for the others, Bai Feng doesn't want to touch them either.

"Of course not. Nothing in this world is omnipotent, but sometimes, you need to recognize the reality."

Recognize the reality?

Long Wu frowned, "Mr. Bai, do you want to say that the future of Hong Kong movies is very miserable?"

There is something in his words.

Bai Feng chuckled, "If you've already heard what I said, then I can save a lot of drool."

What does it mean?
It's very simple. I'm afraid Long Wu had an spy in the previous seafood treasure boat.

It may not be enough to say undercover. After all, the word "and" is originally mentioned between them.

We are all brothers within the four seas. What's the problem if we send a message to each other?
Bai Feng didn't care much. After all, he didn't say anything bad about Long Wu on the boat.

Moreover, regarding the 'situation' mentioned by Bai Feng, I believe that Long Wu is not a fool.

His brother has come to the mainland a long time ago, isn't he here to explore the way?

Long Wu listened to Bai Feng's words, mainly looking at this person's expression, and found that Bai Feng was not afraid at all.

He is still so calm and composed, and he eats steak very calmly.

How could this guy be like this?
According to Long Wu's idea, with this formation and his own identity and background, ordinary young people would be scared to death.

Not to mention cutting steak, it's possible to cut yourself.

And now...does he have anything to rely on?

As far as Long Wu knew, this Bai Feng's supporter was probably Cai Ziming's person before.

Of course, there are big bosses behind Cai Ziming, and Cai Ziming is not dead yet.

However, after going through all kinds of things before, Cai Ziming's strength was greatly damaged, and Cai Ziming ran overseas again, on the one hand to heal his injuries, and on the other hand to hide.

In short, Cai Ziming is really not enough to watch.

What else does Bai Feng have?
However, if you think about it carefully, what Bai Feng said to those people before is indeed quite reasonable.

Hong Kong movies are about to enter a low ebb period. This is the feeling that everyone living in this environment will have.

Especially Long Wu, he knew it even more clearly.

Previously, "Jigong" really offended the big bosses in Taiwan and cheated a lot of money.

Someone has to take responsibility, and it's him, that bastard director.

In addition, I can’t ask for that Asing.

Of course, he must be allowed to continue making movies, and the hole must be filled, otherwise he cannot escape.

In short, the film industry is such that when a person is deemed to have no value, he will be abandoned.

But what Bai Feng proposed...

"Mr. Bai, please don't think that we don't know the situation in the mainland market."

Half of what he said was a threat.

Bai Feng laughed, "Since you have heard what I said, that's not bad. At least it gives me a lot of room to talk."

Long Wu frowned even more tightly. This young man gave him the feeling that he was completely an old fox.

The words were all unspoken, but everything that needed to be said was said.

Just listen to Bai Feng continue to say: "I believe you guys also know what I proposed. That's good. How about we make a bet."

"Bet? What are you betting on?" Long Wu became calm when he heard the bet.

Bai Feng immediately said: "I know that Ah Xing, who was in the limelight last year, you don't want to give up easily, but it seems that he can no longer dominate the box office charts like before.

However, he must still be able to film, how about this, I will contact the leadership, and then you can make the film.

I will distribute Ah Xing's new film to the mainland, so let's take a look at the box office of his film in the mainland.

If you think this box office is good, then do what I say.

If you think it's not possible, then... I seem to remember that the boss Huang also made an appointment with Ah Xing for a movie. "

The previous words are indeed a bet, but what does the last sentence mean?
"You!" Long Wu was so angry that he was about to explode.

How could this big boss not hear that Bai Feng was provoking?

Because boss Huang is indeed ready to cooperate with Ah Xing.

And according to what Bai Feng said, that is, he should plan to run two movies about Ah Xing.

One is from Long Wu’s Yong Sheng, and the other is from Gangster Huang’s side.

If Yong Sheng's film works well, but... what if Long Wu is not satisfied?
There is an interesting detail here, which is the current problem of the film market in mainland China.

In our mainland film market, if a movie has a box office of [-] million, it is definitely a success!

In fact, let alone tens of millions, even if it is several million, it is still considered a success.

It should be said that the current Hong Kong film market is indeed very good, we just predict that this market will probably collapse.

Therefore, if we evaluate success according to the standards of our mainland film market.

What should you do if you are not satisfied?
We are making a bet, so are you cheating?

And what Bai Feng said about the situation with Huang, the boss, was actually telling Long Wu what to say.

Gangster Huang and others will probably be satisfied. Even if their movie only takes a few million at the box office in Hong Kong, they will be happy.

After all, there is money to be paid, and Long Wu is very clear about what Bai Feng said at the seafood treasure boat.

Boss Huang and the others were very happy.

This is different from Long Wu. After all, Long Wu and the others are considered a new force.

It has little to do with seniority, mainly because Yongsheng went public relatively late.

In other words, they have greater pressure on profitability, and shareholders have to look at their financial statements.

Moreover, of course Long Wu could tell that there was something else in Bai Feng's words: If you're not satisfied, that's okay, I'll just cooperate with the boss Huang and the others.

So, can Long Wu not be angry?

This anger... simply, he stopped eating the steak, and sat back, his aura instantly turned into a gangster.

He said to Bai Feng in a sharp tone: "Mr. Bai, I have given you a lot of face, but you are too arrogant."

Seeing that this western restaurant was about to turn into a grand teahouse, Bai Feng remained the same.

He didn't look scared at all.

"Am I arrogant? Are you? Didn't you come to treat me to dinner, sir?"

This doesn't sound like much of a rebuttal, nor is it powerful enough.

Long Wu felt that the other party was still afraid, "Mr. Bai, let's be more straightforward. In short, in the future, you can help us to promote the movie. You have a lot of ideas, and you can make a good effort in this part of the Hong Kong market, okay?"

So he thought so.

Yes, this is actually a very normal way of thinking, especially during an economic downturn.

Many times, ordinary people will make this choice, especially during times of economic crisis.

Because the economic crisis itself is not a lack of money, but a lack of knowledge of where and what areas to invest the money in.

There is a phenomenon of bulls, that is, they will kill more. When a lot of money is crowded in one area, these money will fight each other.

Long Wu's ideas represent a type of people who intend to dominate internally.

Isn’t it difficult to go to Taiwan? There is no way out in Southeast Asia. So, what about Hong Kong movies?
Just kill here in Hong Kong, as long as my film kills other films, then I will win.

Not only will they survive the crisis, but they will also thrive after getting through it.

When Bai Feng heard this, he had completely grasped Long Wu's thoughts, so it would be easy to handle.

"I can clearly say that Hong Kong's film market will become smaller and smaller. I don't think I need to explain the reasons for this, right?
Let me just mention one thing: Will the Hong Kong government always insist on providing low rents to theaters?As a mainlander, I have heard about how fast the property market is rising now. "

These words really surprised Long Wu. He didn't expect Bai Feng to know so much about Hong Kong.

That's right, the current Hong Kong government provides very low rents for movie theaters, and also provides various supports for filmmaking, such as Diamond Head.

Diamond Hill in Hong Kong is now occupied by Golden Harvest. Of course, it was actually granted to them by the Hong Kong government. When we went to Diamond Hill, we could see many big star companies along the way.

Anita Mui, Big Brother Long, Big Brother... Many big stars work and film there.

But what if these policies change?

With people like Long Wu, they would definitely think of 97.

They are afraid.

And Bai Feng is even more aware that there will be fewer and fewer cinemas in Hong Kong in the future because the rent is too expensive. The consumption of watching movies is a mid-level consumption, and the profit margin is not very high.

Simply put, the market itself is destined to shrink.

Bai Feng's meaning was clear, and Long Wu definitely understood it himself.

So, what to do?
Do you completely listen to Bai Feng?

After all, Long Wu is the boss, "Mr. Bai, aren't you afraid that I will use other means?"

Shown?
Long Wu is going to attack Bai Feng?
Bai Feng laughed out loud, and then said, "Everyone has the means."

What does this mean?
But at this moment, someone walked in, of course it was someone from Long Wu.

This man was a little panicked and said a few words in Long Wu's ear, and then he saw Long Wu's expression change drastically.

what happened?
But Bai Feng finished the steak gracefully, and took a sip of wine to moisten it up.

Long Wu cast his eyes on him, and said in a bad tone, "Mr. Bai, isn't that a little too much?"

"What are you talking about? I really don't know."

Is Bai Feng pretending to be stupid?

But at least it's invisible.

But seeing that Long Wu was also a bit powerful, his expression immediately changed and he spoke in a different tone, "Then, if we go to the mainland, Mr. Bai..."

"I want at least [-]% of the box office in mainland China. Of course, after sharing with the theater."

Good guy, the lion opened his mouth!
Long Wu had another feeling, "Mr. Bai is so confident, so let's make a bet."

agreed!
Did you agree like that?
Bai Feng also smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I just want to make money, I don't care about anything else."

Just to make money?

Just want to make money?

But after Long Wu heard this, he became happy instead.

"Yes, everyone makes money by being harmonious!"

This change is really strange.

……

Bai Feng was sent out by Long Wu's car, and then he saw Hong Gu.

"You, are you okay?" Hong Gu's eyes were full of worry.

Bai Feng got into Hong Gu's car and kissed her directly without being polite.

Kissed for a while.

It wasn't until they parted that Bai Feng said confidently, "Don't worry."

Where can Aunt Hong really rest assured?
"Then Long Wu, he..."

"Probably he still has to be busy with his own business."

What does this mean?

Honggu whispered to Bai Feng, "I heard news that something happened to their youngest son."

Bai Feng shook his head, "I don't know about this."

Yes, he just doesn't know.

After hearing this, Honggu also smiled and said, "Yeah, I don't know which fool is spreading this kind of news."

Really don't know?

Before Bai Feng went to these two banquets, he had already made some arrangements.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Ziqiang called him.

Frankly speaking, Bai Feng's previous method was good, but when they heard that someone was going to harm Brother Bai, they couldn't stand it.

Zhang Ziqiang planned to take action to teach Na Long Wu a lesson.

As for what these guys will do, Bai Feng has no idea.

I, Bai Feng, even advised them not to do this.

Now listening to what Hong Gu said, Bai Feng estimated that it was probably a warning to Long Wu.

Forget it, I'm safe for now anyway.

No matter what, Long Wu didn't dare to touch me.

And besides...

Hong Gu was very curious about that matter, "I heard some news, that is, you plan to run Hong Kong movies to the mainland?"

Bai Feng smiled, "It seems that they are also very smart."

"clever?"

Hong Gu was puzzled, so Bai Feng gave a simple explanation.

It's just a few hours away from eating that seafood meal.

But, why does Hong Gu know?

It's very simple. In fact, it is the news deliberately released by the boss Huang and others.

This is really a clever method. By releasing the news, they are actually testing the thoughts of other forces.

We are going to the mainland, what do you think? ...Similar to this meaning.

So, how much benefit does this matter have to Bai Feng?

Bai Feng took the initiative to talk about it this time.

“Mainland movie fans have actually always had a good impression of Hong Kong films.

In our mainland, this can be called: mass foundation.

In other words, if Hong Kong movies are introduced to our mainland, it can be profitable.

But how to introduce it?You know, it is not easy to introduce a movie, and there are not many movies like "The Love of Terracotta Warriors from Ancient to Modern Wars".

And, who is going to do this?

I, Bai Feng, actually have no power. I am neither a leader nor a subordinate of a leader. If I am just a middleman, I have no advantage over other middlemen or studios.

But what if a Hong Kong film manufacturer wants me, Bai Feng, to do this? "

As soon as he said this, Hong Gu also suddenly realized!
Yes, that's the truth.

In the eyes of these Hong Kong movie bosses, Bai Feng is an important figure on the mainland. He has strong connections and knows many leaders.

But what is Bai Feng's situation on the mainland?
He knew the factory director, but were his connections really strong?
Therefore, he is now fooling around at both ends.

Moreover, the situation is great, both parties feel that Bai Feng is a trustworthy person!

This is actually the real 'sew'.

Okay, that's not a good word, but the meaning is clear.

In the field of advertising, Bai Feng is now an agent. For Hong Kong film giants, he has limited agency rights to introduce Hong Kong films to the mainland.

For mainland leaders, Bai Feng holds the agency rights for Hong Kong's outstanding films.

After hearing this, Honggu felt a very special joy in her heart.

"Are you not afraid that I will tell you?"

"Oops." Bai Feng scratched his head, as if he had forgotten this possibility, "That would be bad for me."

Upon seeing this, Hong Gu laughed and scolded, "I told you to act, I told you to act!"

After saying that, he came over and kissed Bai Feng's lips, and the car became a small world again...

　Don't worry, everyone, I'll work on the coding.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)