After being reborn, I also want to fall in love

Chapter 416 Wake up, the world has changed!
early morning
When Chen Shuo woke up in his dormitory bed, he saw a layer of mist on the glass.

"It's cold if you say it's cold."

He muttered something and took out a brand new black woolen coat from the closet. It was a branded product, but Chen Shuo didn't know what brand it was, and he also forgot who gave it to him.

It could be Fan Shiyin or Yi Yining, or possibly Gao Lin.

After putting on his coat and looking back at his roommates who were still sleeping soundly, President Shuo smiled defiantly.

"Damn it, I deserve to be financially free and to be a self-disciplined person."

I went to the cafeteria and bought a tray of steaming hot dumplings and a bowl of spicy soup. After eating them, I felt warm all over.

Recently, Chen Shuo's mind is on work, and the acquisition of Musical.ly is the top priority. It's not that he has no competitors. ByteDance, known as the APP factory, is still quite strong.

Although the owners of Muscialy.ly are compatriots, their principle is very simple: wait for the price to be right, and the highest bidder wins.

Recently, Hong Kong Entertainment learned that Mimi Technology in the mainland was integrating film and television resources, so they formed a group to visit.

Although it is called a visit, many people inside still hold old ideas.

We are not here to beg, we are here to inspect and then look for opportunities to cooperate.

The person in charge of Mimi Pictures was Chen Shuo, who was specially recruited from Seoul. He is of Chinese descent. He worked in the martial arts industry when he was young, went to Hollywood to be a martial arts instructor, and finally made a name for himself in Seoul.

Zhang Feng is 1.75 meters tall and strong. After meeting Chen Shuo, he immediately began to recall his experiences in Hong Kong.

"When I went to Hong Kong in the 1990s, I was treated the same as Stephen Chow in The King of Comedy. If I took an extra lunch box, the crew would roll their eyes and say in private that I was a lowly person from the big circle."

Chen Shuo smiled. Almost everyone of Zhang Feng's generation who had gone out had suffered some injustice.

There is no way around it. People are poor and have low aspirations. Even now, the Hong Kong entertainment industry still looks down on the domestic entertainment industry, thinking that they are just a group of nouveau riche with no background at all.

"What about Hollywood?" Chen Shuo asked curiously.

Zhang Feng replied: "Hollywood people are arrogant and naturally arrogant, but they respect real skills. After I became famous, they became much more polite to me. It's different in the Hong Kong circle. No matter how well I do, they still think I'm cheap."

"Now that the Hong Kong entertainment industry is on the decline, I feel particularly relieved."

Hong Kong entertainment is indeed in decline, with bad movies coming out frequently in recent years, and in most cases it is because the mainland market, the largest consumer group, is not buying into it.

Over the years, there are only a few films that have made money: the Cold War series and Drug War, which are a few years old, and 19's Angry Boy, starring Nicholas Tse and Donnie Yen, but the core is still about cops catching thieves.

Everyone said that it was because of the lack of young actors, and with just one camera, Teacher Chen directly brought together the backbone of the young generation.

In fact, Chen Shuo later evaluated that even if the incident with Teacher Chen had not happened, Hong Kong entertainment would not have made much waves.

If the content loses its competitiveness, there will naturally be no market.

In the end, even Stephen Chow had to play the emotional card.

"Who's coming today?" Chen Shuo walked into the Mimi Technology Building, and colleagues around him stopped to greet him.

Zhang Feng replied: "The biggest star is John Woo."

"Oh, I see." Chen Shuo replied in a flat tone.

John Woo is so brilliant. He made movies like "Face/Off" and "Mission Impossible 2" in Hollywood and stole the show.

Now, a Taiping Ferry is so popular that even its parents can’t recognize it.

There were also some young actors, most of them women, who came to meet Chen Shuo this time.

Choose carefully.

In the car
A middleman in charge of contact on the mainland is flattering him.

"Director Wu, you have seen the recent works of Mimi Technology's international film and television platform. They are indeed very groundbreaking. Chairman Chen Shuo has almost integrated the film and television forces in Seoul and is still working with the Hollywood team. You are top-notch in this area. I'm sure the negotiations will be very pleasant when the time comes."

John Woo brought an all-star team this time. If Andy Lau really couldn't spare the time, he would definitely have called this big shot as well.

This once great director is really afraid of losing money.

He now urgently needs a blockbuster production to prove that he is still as good as ever.

After hearing what the middleman said, Director Wu smiled and said, "Let's talk about it after we meet. The other party is really too young. I'm worried that he doesn't understand movies very well."

"Director Wu, even though our President Shuo doesn't understand movies, he understands the market and what the audience wants to see."

A young voice suddenly sounded in the carriage.

Everyone looked back.

The middleman immediately introduced: "This is the vice president of Mimi Entertainment, Ms. Jian Jia."

After the introduction, the middleman whispered to Director Wu, "She is a classmate of Chairman Chen Shuo. She has been with him since the beginning of the business. Chairman Shuo trusts her very much."

trust?

A little girl.

Director Wu looked unhappy, not because he was mean, but because he couldn't help but feel unhappy that the younger generation was so offensive to the older generation.

Jian Jia smiled and said: "Miyin, owned by Mimi Technology, is the most popular short video platform for young people aged 16 to 28. Station A has gathered almost all the tap water in the inland."

"Director Wu, people of this age group can afford movie tickets, and when they go to the mall, they never go to the theater empty-handed. A cup of milk tea and a bag of popcorn are the most basic."

“They are the main consumers.”

Seeing Director Wu frowning slightly, Jian Jia clicked her tongue and shut her mouth.

He didn't understand, or wasn't listening at all.

To put it bluntly, it's out of date.

Ever since Jian Jia was arranged by Chen Shuo to go to Seoul and came into contact with the entertainment industry, she has become demystified by this group.

What the hell is this bunch of people?

The rest of the people didn't feel anything either. Everyone present was a well-known figure in the Hong Kong circle. Who would listen to a little girl like you?

The car arrived in front of the Mimi Technology Building and a group of people got off.

Walking into the building, Director Wu looked up and around, seeing the high-tech decorations all around and then looking at the employees coming and going. It was hard to imagine that the owner of all these was a 20-year-old male college student.

"Director Wu, Mimi Technology's new building is under construction. It's located next to the Ali Campus, across the road. It's said to have thirty floors."

Zhao Qiner came over with a smile and said, "Director Wu, distinguished guests who have come from afar, President Shuo is receiving guests, please follow me to the lounge and wait for a while."

Wasn't he waiting for me?

Director Wu sighed, and after thinking about it, he decided to swallow his anger. After all, he was no longer confident.

"Excuse me, ma'am, who is Mr. Shuo talking to?" Director Wu asked.

Zhao Qiner responded with a smile: "It's a guest from Russia, Mr. Mikhail."

Mikhail, this name made Director Wu shut up instantly.

Everyone waited in the lounge for more than an hour.

Director Wu put down his empty cup, paced back and forth in annoyance, and looked at the middleman: "What's going on? We are not here to ask him for anything, just a visit and a talk!"

Then he said a lot of things in a mixture of Cantonese and English.

As he was speaking, Zhang Feng, the head of Mimi Pictures, walked into the lounge.

"Hello, Director Wu."

Director Wu glanced at Zhang Feng, but still extended his hand: "Hello, Mr. Zhang, nice to meet you again. I would like to ask, is your chairman sincere in negotiating with me?"

“Even in Hollywood, I’ve never waited this long for an investor!”

Zhang Feng smiled, and after Director Wu finished complaining, he said calmly, "Originally, I could have just come forward for this negotiation, and there was no need for President Shuo to come in person."

Director Wu was suddenly speechless. The middleman felt that the situation was about to break down, so he quickly stood up to mediate and make jokes.

Zhang Feng took a step back, still politely saying, "Please be patient for a moment. I'll ask my colleagues to bring some snacks over. Oh, by the way, President Shuo is having a video conversation with the film companies under several major Internet giants. They are discussing the future regulations for the entire industry." After saying that, he stepped out.

A middle-aged male actor who often appears in Hong Kong movies stood up and said angrily: "This bunch of big circle boys are simply..."

"Shut up!" Director Wu turned around and yelled.

The male actor immediately shut up, and the rest of the female actors remained silent.

Zhang Feng walked into the office and saw Chen Shuo sitting cross-legged and playing mobile games.

"What's going on? Are they getting impatient?" Chen Shuo had indeed just finished the video conference and he was not lying.

Zhang Feng smiled and walked over to light Chen Shuo's cigarette, scratching his head: "I feel like I'm a bit of a villain. I've worked with one of them before, that's him, the one who calls a big shot when he opens his mouth and calls trash when he closes his mouth. He didn't even recognize me."

Chen Shuo blew out a smoke ring: "Then let them wait a little longer. You can't be condescending when asking others to do things for you. Times have changed. They are useless now."

The beginning of the millennium was the beginning of Hong Kong entertainment's large-scale migration to the north to make money.

At that time, the domestic entertainment industry was extremely respectful to Hong Kong entertainment and wanted to worship it as an ancestor. Mainland actors also often wanted to get into the Hong Kong entertainment circle. Why?
advanced.

Many Hong Kong superstars look down on actors from the mainland from the bottom of their hearts.

After more than half an hour, Chen Shuo finally spoke: "Let them in."

When the news reached the lounge, Director Wu and the others had already been exhausted. They stood up tiredly and bumped into people coming out of the next room.

"Director Wu?"

"Tsui Hark?"

When the two met, they immediately understood each other's situation and felt a sense of mutual understanding.

Director Wu was surprised: "You have a close relationship with Neilu, and you have many film offers. Why did you come here?"

Tsui Hark has done well in the Chinese entertainment industry, having made films such as the Detective Dee series, Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate, The Taking of Tiger Mountain, and Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back.

"I also want to make something upscale, like Train to Busan. I really don't want to make those stupid movies anymore."

Xu Ke lowered his voice: "At least the money here is clean."

"Then let's go in together and meet the chairman!" Director Wu said angrily.

The group arrived at the office, and after Fang Keli pushed the door, they finally saw the legendary Chairman Chen Shuo.

When they saw Chen Shuo, Director Wu and Tsui Hark looked at each other, shook their heads and smiled bitterly.

Young, too young.

It’s not that there are no such young wealthy people in Hong Kong, but they are all sons of various families. There is no such amazing person who has worked hard with his bare hands.

This kind of son is probably what the wealthy people in Hong Kong dream of.

"Hello, two directors. Please take a seat."

Chen Shuo asked everyone to sit down. There were not enough seats on the sofas, so the actresses could only sit on the chairs brought in by the staff of the General Manager's Office.

Crossing his legs, Chen Shuo got straight to the point: "I have a script and funds. I want to make the first real science fiction blockbuster in China. After the first one is finished, there will be a second one."

Tsui Hark and John Woo looked at each other. They didn't expect Chen Shuo to come up with such a big one right away.

This guy is willing to spend money and even dares to play with science fiction!

Not to mention Hong Kong entertainment, how many investors in the domestic entertainment industry dare to play with science fiction? Don’t people now just find a big IP, find a few popular stars, and shoot a movie casually, and expect to make hundreds of millions or even billions at the box office?

True or false is not the issue for now.

John Woo remained calm and said nothing.

Xu Ke couldn't help but ask, "Then may I ask the chairman, how can we help you?"

"you.."

Chen Shuo looked at the two well-known directors and said, "Assist the new director I want to support."

Chen Shuo still wants Guo Fan to shoot "The Wandering Earth". He can handle a lot of things. That guy seems to have some metaphysical knowledge.

He was able to negotiate a cooperation that others could not negotiate.

After all, Chen Shuo felt that he had met a group of like-minded people. The world is bizarre, but in every industry there are always a group of people who keep their original intentions.

Otherwise, the world would have been in complete chaos.

When this condition was put forward, not to mention John Woo, even Tsui Hark couldn't sit still.

This is not the way to humiliate someone.

When I was hanging around in Hollywood, I never heard of being anyone's lackey!
Chen Shuo was also very direct. He said to Zhang Feng: "Send the script of The Wandering Earth to the two directors and give me a reply after reading it."

"No, I can give you the answer right now."

Director Wu stood up immediately, very angry: "Although I shot a failed film, my past achievements are obvious to all. Young people, don't humiliate an old man who has been in the film industry for decades just because you have money!"

Chen Shuo remained calm as he looked at the famous boss and said, "Then let me ask you, if my company goes bankrupt today, I can tell the investors that I used to be very successful and they will give me money to help me make a comeback. Do you think they will accept this excuse?"

"You lost 100 or 200 million, but I will lose hundreds of billions."

"."

Xu Ke said: "Chairman Chen Shuo"

Chen Shuo looked at Xu Ke and said, "You are not qualified to use your past glory to negotiate with me."

Zhang Feng stepped forward: "The script has been sent to the two directors, and there is still a series of preliminary preparations. Please follow me."

Chen Shuo stood in front of the window without turning his head.

"Next time, you don't need to bring actresses. I'm not one of those investors you met before."

Damn, what are these actresses like nowadays?

Are there any little Michelle Reis, little Rosamund Kwan, etc.

The old Bidden used to eat really good food.

Envying.

The news that Chen Shuo contacted two big directors in Hong Kong entertainment at Mimi Technology and was suppressing them in all aspects spread quickly, which made a group of people in the domestic entertainment industry very excited.

We, the young bosses in the inland, won’t tolerate you!
Soon, a group of speculators used their connections to find Chen Shuo, hoping to get Mr. Shuo's investment.

Chen Shuo’s response to this group of people was more direct.

"At least they were glorious once, but you guys don't even know how to write the word glorious. Get the hell out of here as far as you can."

The tax collector has come to me, but I don't even go out to ask around. Is it so easy to cheat me of my money?
A few days later, Zhang Feng came to report.

"Boss Shuo, they agreed, but they don't want to come as directors. Instead, they want to attend as consultants."

Chen Shuo twirled his pen: "What did Guo Fan say?"

"Director Guo was very excited. After hearing the news, he went to the hotel where the two directors were staying overnight and talked all night. It is said that they all cried while chatting. The three of them passed tissues to each other, as if they were recalling their original intentions of becoming directors."

Chen Shuo: "."

The science fiction Daji is indeed worthy of her reputation.

Chen Shuo just wanted to use these two people's rich experience in camera work to fill in some of the shortcomings of the first part of "The Wandering Earth". He believed that Director Wu and Director Xu could still do it.

As for the overall planning and specific shooting of the film, do you want to get involved?

Dream it.

(End of this chapter)