Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 297 308 [Others support their brothers, I support my father, three generations of filmmakers in the Li family]

That evening, at the staff quarters of Emei Film Studio.

"Mom, we are back!"

Hearing the door open and her son's voice, Zhao Xue was overjoyed and immediately walked out of the kitchen. The first thing she saw was Li Yishu and Jiang Qinqin, who were carrying large and small bags and entering the house.

When Jiang Qinqin saw Zhao Xue, she immediately rushed over and called out sweetly, "Godmother!"

"Hey! Qinqin has grown taller again."

Seeing the graceful and elegant Jiang Qinqin, Zhao Xue was so happy that she couldn't help but smile and said, "Didn't you say you would be back around 6 or 7? How come you're home at this hour?"

"Godmother, it was Brother Yishu who bought the earlier flight ticket."

Jiang Qinqin hugged Zhao Xue's arm, looked towards the kitchen, sniffed the fragrance wafting in the house, and said quickly: "Wow, it smells so good! Godmother, what are you cooking? It smells so good!"

"Kung Pao Chicken, authentic free-range chicken, your godmother bought it myself this morning."

"Great! Another treat!"

Since she stopped singing opera, Jiang Qinqin started to eat spicy food, to the point where she couldn't live without spicy food. When she eats in the school cafeteria, she always brings a bottle of chopped pepper sauce made by Zhao Xue herself.

Li Yishu glanced around the room and asked curiously, "Mom, where's my dad?"

Zhao Xue casually said, "He is still at work. This is not the movie we shot last time. It is still in post-production."

Hearing this, Li Yishu frowned and said, "Did the company in Hong Kong say anything to my dad?"

"I did. Why didn't I? I also said I wanted to invite your dad to film in Hong Kong, but your dad pretended to be confused and refused."

"Well, just refuse. Don't pay any attention to me in the future."

I believe that as long as Yang Shoucheng completes the acquisition of Feitu Entertainment and then holds a press conference to announce Li Yishu's joining, Long Wu and his wife from Yongsheng Film Company will probably understand what is going on.

After chatting for a while, Jiang Qinqin opened her suitcase and took out the gift she bought for her godmother, which was a gold necklace.

"Oh, why are you buying such expensive things? You are still in school..."

Seeing that Jiang Qinqin also bought a gold necklace, Zhao Xue also complained about spending money indiscriminately.

"Godmother, I'm joining the crew to film a movie. I'm getting paid!"

Jiang Qinqin hugged Zhao Xue's arm and said with a smile: "Godmother, you have taken care of me so much. This is a token of my love. And not only godmother has one, I also bought one for my mother."

"Okay, since it's a gift from my daughter, then I'll accept it. But don't buy such expensive things in the future. You're a grown-up girl now, so you should keep some money on hand."

Jiang Qinqin coaxed Zhao Xue into a happy smile with just a few words, and she happily accepted the gold necklace.

Seeing how warmly his mother and Jiang Qinqin were getting along, Li Yishu smiled. It was different to have a little one around. He rarely saw his mother so happy.

He suddenly remembered the Three Kingdoms crew and asked, "By the way, Mom, why didn't you tell me about your last audition in Yanjing?"

"What's the point of telling you? I can't get through to your cell phone. You're either overseas or in another country."

Zhao Xue glared at her son and couldn't help but remind him, "I'm telling you, don't be like some people who, once they become famous, think about emigrating abroad."

"Haha, don't worry, mom. Your son will never immigrate in this lifetime."

Li Yishu shook his head. Knowing the future history, only a fool would choose to immigrate.

As long as he doesn't stand out and keeps working in the film and television industry, he will basically be rich all his life. In the future, won't so many film and television stars who immigrate abroad eventually return to their country to make money?

"That's better than the other way around. I don't want my grandson to be born a foreigner in the future!"

Zhao Xue nodded with satisfaction. As long as her son did not immigrate, it would be fine. Because she was an actress, she gave birth to a child like Li Yishu, so naturally she hoped to have many children and grandchildren in the future.

You really got it right!
Li Yishu scratched his head. He remembered that according to the laws in the United States, any baby born in the United States can naturally obtain American citizenship.

Qingxia is now in the United States waiting to give birth. As long as the child is born there, theoretically she will definitely be able to obtain an ID card there.

"Qinqin, come on, follow me to the kitchen and help godmother taste the food."

"Okay, godmother."

The two entered the kitchen.

Li Yishu was hesitating whether to tell her mother about Qingxia.

The due date is in a few months. Although Qingxia doesn't seem to care, Li Yishu is not a novice, so how could she not understand that the other party is just talking.

He thought about it and decided to find some time to talk to his mother in private.

He had already met Mother Lin, but he had not yet met Mother Li and Qingxia.

Jingle Bell!
At this time, Li Yishu's cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Mr. Yang calling. He immediately went out to answer it.

After a while, Li Yishu came back with a satisfied smile.

Ye Zhiming has already taken people to report the case. I believe the news will be all over the news tomorrow morning. Zeng Donggua is dead this time.

Li Yishu really hates Zeng Donggua, not only because of what happened with Anita Mui, but more because of a series of outrageous actions this short guy did in the future.

The gossips on the Internet may be true or false, but Li Yishu is an insider, and he is well aware of some of the chaos in the online movie circle, not to mention that the short and fat girl will often appear in online movie movies in the future.

Although he had never worked with the other party, Li Yishu knew more or less how much fun this short guy had when he was drinking and chatting with his colleagues in private. The most important thing was that he seemed to be involved in the power switch in northern Myanmar.

This time Zeng Donggua was banned in advance, and I think there will be fewer troubles in the future.

Li Yishu thinks that he is not a good person, but not a bad person either. It is a fair transaction between both parties. He is not like the short and fat guy who relies on his background to bully men and women everywhere.

the next morning.

Li Yishu took Jiang Qinqin to Emei Film Studio, introduced the studio's history, and then took her to see her mother Zhao Xue.

Who would have thought that as soon as I entered the office, I would be surrounded by a group of people.

They were all Zhao Xue's old colleagues for many years, and they all knew Li Yishu. They immediately started chattering about his embarrassing childhood experiences.

Jiang Qinqin listened with great joy, she was extremely happy.

"Yishu, come with me."

At this time, father Li Jian came over, looked at the group of old women in the house, and waved.

Li Yishu was worrying about how to get out of this situation, so she immediately followed her father out of the office.

Three women make a play. There are more than a dozen women in this room, several big plays, chattering and babbling. Most people really can't stay there.

When they got to the corridor outside, he asked curiously, "What's wrong, Dad?"

Li Jian asked, "I heard from your mom before that your company in Yanjing has recently filmed several TV series?" "Yes, we are indeed investing in TV series. What's wrong, Dad? Is the factory also planning to film TV series?"

Li Yishu was not surprised how her mother knew this. She had gone to Yanjing for an interview with the Three Kingdoms crew some time ago and must have met Jiang Qinqin. During the conversation, she also learned that Jiang Qinqin was going to shoot "Legend of the Han Palace" which he invested in during the summer vacation.

"Yes." Li Jian sighed and said, "It's not that the factory's performance has been bad recently. A few days ago, our Emei factory lost a lot of money in the first half of the year."

"Loss? How can we lose money when there is nothing going on? Didn't my movie 'Nobody' make a lot of money for the factory?"

Li Yishu frowned. "Nobody" earned at least five or six million US dollars for Emei Film Studio. Even if they have to pay taxes, it can be converted into RMB, which is still 20 to 30 million.

"That's what you say, but you know inside the factory that with so many directors making movies, the money you earn is not enough to pay for it."

Some things Li Jian said were difficult to say as they might offend people, but Li Yishu was no fool. He started to be responsible for his own profits and losses at the beginning of last year, while other film studios were all trying to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

I have never heard of any film studio that made so much money and still suffered losses.

Li Jian said: "Can your company cooperate with our factory to shoot some TV series?"

Hearing this, Li Yishu pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Dad, I'm sure it's possible, but I want to ask you, do you want to go a step further?"

"Go further?"

"Yes, like being a deputy factory manager?"

Li Yishu must have feelings for Emei Film Studio. She has lived here since she was a child and even worked in the studio for several years in her previous life. But she can't always give silently.

For the previous "Red Angel" and the later "Nobody", Li Yishu thought she had given enough. Before, there was Han Sanping, and considering that if she could establish a good relationship with Han Sanping, and he would become the chairman of China Film Group in the future, Li Yishu could be said to have found a big shot in the system.

Now that Emei Film Studio wants to seek cooperation again, Li Yishu must not give it for free, otherwise it will become a habit and she might call him an ungrateful person in the future.

Having lived two lives, Li Yishu is well aware of the principle of gratitude for a little help and resentment for a little help.

Only by letting his father Li Jian take the position of deputy director can Li Yishu continue to cooperate with Emei Film Studio, and it will also be beneficial for him to build a film and television base in Sichuan in the future.

My father Li Jian is only 50 years old now. According to the retirement age of 65, he still has 15 years to go. If he can continue to improve, he may become the chairman of the reorganized Emei Film Group in the future.

Others have three generations of tobacco and three generations of oil, so why can’t we have three generations of movies?
Of course, he doesn't care now.

Li Jian was a little tempted: "I would like to, but it has to be arranged by the higher-ups."

Seeing that her father had an idea, Li Yishu smiled and said, "I'll take care of it."

"Yishu, don't mess around. Emei Factory is a state-owned enterprise and the work is arranged."

"Don't worry, Dad. I know what to do. I won't be stupid enough to go and tell the factory manager."

Li Yishu waved his hand. He planned to communicate with Han Sanping first, and then let Han Sanping call the leaders of Emei Film Studio to explain that he wanted to transfer his father and mother to Beijing Film Studio in the name of job transfer.

Why was Li Jian, a director who was not very famous in Sichuan and Shu regions, transferred to Beijing Film Studio?

As long as the current director of Emei Factory is not a fool, he will definitely understand what I mean.

A deputy factory director without real power will definitely be assigned to Li Jian.

As long as she is given the title of deputy factory director, Li Yishu will be able to cooperate more with Emei Factory in the future.

This is the same principle as attracting investment. As long as the performance gets better and better, Li Jian will sooner or later be able to become the director of Emei Film Studio with the support of all the employees in the factory.

After all, employees of state-owned enterprises still have a say these days.

At noon, Li Yishu took some time to privately talk to her mother Zhao Xue about Qingxia's pregnancy.

Naturally, this would lead to a severe criticism from my mother, but for the sake of her soon-to-be-born grandson, what else could she do?
Zhao Xue looked at her grown-up son and felt helpless. It was naturally a good thing that her son was becoming more and more outstanding, but this matter between men and women was too weird.

Zhao Xue is not a fool. During her previous visits to Yanjing, she had clearly noticed that the girl named Yu Feihong had a special relationship with her son.

In other words, the little girl Jiang Qinqin couldn't see it.

In addition, Japan and Hong Kong had previously reported some gossip about Li Yishu. Although there was no conclusive evidence, these news had more or less spread to the mainland.

Zhao Xue didn’t quite believe it before, but with Qingxia’s pregnancy, it’s not difficult to guess how true those gossips are.

"It's true that men become bad when they have money!"

Zhao Xue looked at her son with a look of disappointment and asked helplessly, "When will the baby be born?"

Li Yishu scratched her head and said, "The due date is September 8th."

"Okay, I'll take a month off and visit the United States."

"Mom, you're not angry?"

"What's wrong with being angry? Can I not have a grandson?"

Zhao Xue said angrily, "You've been going to America every day, you've really learned bad things. I don't care about you anymore. Anyway, I'm most optimistic about Qinqin, so just don't give me another foreign grandson!"

It’s really hard to say, Li Yishu touched his nose.

While Li Yishu was exposing herself, something big happened in Hong Kong.

Early this morning, major newspapers in Hong Kong reported on Ye Zhiming's "acting on behalf of heaven".

It caused a sensation in Hong Kong for a while. Yesterday afternoon, the news had actually been leaked along with the press conference, but most of the leaks were from people in the circle who had some connections.

Ninety-nine percent of ordinary citizens don’t know this.

But now, with major newspapers and weeklies reporting on the incident, voices calling for a boycott of Zeng Donggua have begun to rise one after another.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Hong Kong Artists Association, the Hong Kong Directors Association, the Hong Kong Screenwriters Association and other associations held meetings respectively.

Under the guidance of Cheng Long, the big brother in the circle, several major associations voted unanimously to expel and boycott Zeng Donggua.

More than 800 artists, directors, and screenwriters signed their names on the statement to boycott evil forces like Zeng Donggua from continuing to stay in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

Even TVB and Asia Television have opened up special columns for TV programs.

The matter became more and more serious. Not only were people in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan reporting on it, but newspapers and magazines in Guangdong also began to report on the incident.

In other words, the above considerations have a negative impact. Except for Guangdong, which is close to the Hong Kong River and is more affected by the Hong Kong River, there are not many reports in other places.

But no matter what, there is no doubt that Zeng Donggua has been completely banned by the film and television companies in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong. No one will jump out at this critical juncture to help a person with such a big problem.

Li Yishu was very happy when he learned about this. He had previously thought about softly banning Zeng Donggua, but this time it was said directly, and it was basically impossible for Zeng Donggua to continue making movies in China, even behind the scenes!

The Zeng Donggua incident was just a small episode. It would have been easy for Li Yishu to crush the other party when he had not yet grown into a big shot in the Hong Kong circle.

(End of this chapter)