Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 298 309 [Yu Feihong comes from a family of scholars, Mr. Ma, the boss of Haibo Translation Agency]

After staying in Sichuan for two days, Li Yishu originally wanted to send Jiang Qinqin back to the mountain city, but the girl didn't want to go back so early, so he took a plane to Yu Feihong's hometown of Hangzhou by himself.

That afternoon, Li Yishu met Yu Feihong's grandmother. The old lady was very satisfied with her grandson-in-law. Not only was he tall and handsome, but most importantly, he was very promising.

He became an internationally renowned director at a young age. In addition, he and Yu Feihong graduated from the same university and had a relationship foundation of several years, so they were able to live in harmony with each other in the future.

The old man was satisfied, and Yu Feihong's aunt, uncle and others were even more satisfied.

My grandmother is old and doesn't pay much attention to movies, but my aunt, uncle and others know more or less the ability of the great director Lee Yi-su.

Not only is he famous, but he's also very rich. One of his movies can sell for hundreds of millions of dollars overseas, so he must get at least several million dollars in share, right?

After leaving grandma's house, Li Yishu sat in the passenger seat and couldn't help but say to Yu Feihong who was driving:
"I didn't expect that your grandpa's family and Mr. Qian's family are from the same family."

When Li Yishu learned about this today, she was very surprised, but she was soon relieved. No wonder Yu Feihong's "Love Has Next Life" was able to be released later. It turns out that his family background is not ordinary!

The movie "Love Has Afterlife" actually features the concept of ghosts. You should know that it was arranged to be released even though such themes are strictly prohibited in China. It is conceivable that the company behind it is very powerful.

If only one father graduated from Tsinghua University and one mother graduated from Zhejiang University, they are definitely not qualified.

And today, Li Yishu finally figured out Yu Feihong's unusual family background, which is that Yu's mother's surname is Qian.

The Qian family is a wealthy family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and has produced many celebrities!
There is a saying: "A thousand-year-old famous family, the first family in Liangzhe"

The first family is the Qian family.

Later, someone summarized that the Qian family had produced "one Nobel Prize winner, two diplomats, three scientists, four masters of Chinese studies, five leaders of the CPPCC, and eighteen academicians of the two academies."

According to ancient sayings, the Qian family is a true scholarly family.

In addition to Yu's mother being a member of the Qian family, Yu Feihong's father is also not an ordinary person. Li Yishu is not very clear about the specific background, but from communicating with Yu Feihong's grandmother's family, it is more or less certain that Yu's father is at least of equal status.

It’s no wonder that Yu Feihong was able to make such a movie.

Yu Feihong smiled and said, "Although we are from the same clan, we are not from the same branch. But if we really want to talk about it, we are indeed not beyond the fifth generation of mourning. My grandfather and Old Qian both have a common great-grandfather."

Li Yishu shook her head: "Then the relationship is already very close."

In ancient times, as long as they were within the five degrees of mourning, they were considered relatives. This is not very popular nowadays, but it is still very useful for large families. After all, there is strength in numbers, and the family can be united.

But in a few decades, except for the coastal areas in the south, even three generations of a family will no longer be close.

I can only say that there are good and bad sides.

"Not bad." Yu Feihong smiled and then asked, "How many days do you plan to stay here?"

Li Yishu said, "Two or three days. I still have to go to Hefei."

Hearing this, Yu Feihong's face showed a bit of disappointment. She had been hoping that Li Yishu could stay in Hangzhou for a while longer. On weekdays, she taught at the Beijing Film Academy, while Li Yishu had to shoot movies outside. They were rarely together and it was not as good as when they were in school.

Li Yishu noticed her lost expression and said, "Feihong, how about you come with me to Hefei for a few days this time?"

"Okay!" Yu Feihong's eyes lit up and he nodded, "But I can only stay with you for a few days at most. You've seen how bad grandma's health is. I have to spend more time with her during the summer vacation."

"Well, I'll stay with you for a few more days when the time comes. I have to go to the United States at the end of July to prepare for the filming of the crew."

Li Yishu smiled at Yu Feihong. Now was the stage when his career was making great strides. As long as "Chicago" could be successful in the United States, he would consider shooting one or two big productions next.

It is difficult to completely enter the North American market with small-scale efforts. Li Yishu has planned to finish filming "Red Cliff" next year after finishing "Chicago" and "Black Coal, Thin Ice", and then release a special effects blockbuster in the United States in 1996.

However, the specific situation still depends on Amy. As early as the end of last year, he asked Amy to acquire a special effects company. After several months of screening and negotiation, he finally locked in a company called "Gest Effects".

When Li Yishu came back from the United States, Amy was still leading people to negotiate with the Gerst Effects Company. It is estimated that everything will be almost done by the time she returns this time.

"By the way, what are you doing in Hefei?" Yu Feihong was very curious. Isn't Li Yishu's company in Yanjing? Why is he going to Hefei?
Li Yishu said, "There is something to deal with at the company over there."

Huo Wenxi called yesterday and said that he had reached a cooperation on the production of film copyright VCDs with more than a dozen provincial film studios, including Beijing Film Studio, Shandong Film Studio, Shanxi Film Studio, and Emei Film Studio.

At the same time, Huo Wenxi signed a distribution contract with Xinhua Bookstore, and in the future will start selling various genuine CDs in more than 2000 Xinhua Bookstores across the country.

In addition to movies authorized by major domestic film studios, these genuine CDs also include films purchased by Huo Wenxi from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

As for profit sharing, these days it still depends on the dealers, especially for the largest bookstore in the country like Xinhua Bookstore. You should know that there is basically a Xinhua Bookstore in every town at the county level and above.

The extent of its distribution is far beyond the reach of private enterprises or even department stores.

So the biggest share went to Xinhua Bookstore, followed by the film studio, and Pioneer Electric Company just made the hard-earned money from burning the CDs.

The strategy of small profits but quick turnover is adopted, because only in this way can Huo Wenxi obtain the copyright for burning old movies of these film studios, as well as sign a three-year exclusive cooperation agreement with Xinhua Bookstore. In the future, more than 2000 Xinhua Bookstores across the country will only be allowed to sell CDs produced and burned by Pioneer Electric.

It’s not that Huo Wenxi doesn’t want to sign the contract for a few more years, it’s mainly because Xinhua Bookstore is unwilling to do so. Exclusive cooperation is a good thing for Huo Wenxi, but it may not be a good thing for Xinhua Bookstore.

The current national sales volume of VCD has exceeded 50 units, and is expected to exceed one million this year. This sounds like a high sales volume, but it is nothing compared to the national market.

However, the birth of VCD also allowed countless people to discover business opportunities. Xinhua Bookstore is a state-owned enterprise affiliated with the National Publishing House, so naturally there are many talented people who can see the future commercial value of CDs.

VCDs can only be sold to one household, but CDs are different. They can be used for new movies, old movies, albums, educational content, etc.

Any content that can be burned can be made into CDs and sold. This is not a one-time transaction of just buying a VCD and taking it home, just like printing books.

Nowadays, major domestic publishing houses have not personally participated in CD burning. In fact, they want Pioneer Electric to pave the way. When the public gets used to the existence of DVDs, they will take advantage of the situation and directly seize market share.

After all, products like DVDs are too replicable. You can buy a device and burn the content yourself. It is not feasible to brand them, and ordinary people only care about the content and quality of the DVDs.

That night.

Li Yishu stayed in a hotel in Hangzhou. Originally, Yu Feihong's grandmother wanted him to live in her house, which was a large house, but Li Yishu didn't like living in someone else's house, and it was not very convenient, so he found a hotel in HZ City to stay.

Naturally, there was a lot of passion, but considering that it was inconvenient to spend the night outside, after finishing, Yu Feihong drove back to his grandmother's house.

The next morning, when it was still light, Li Yishu was still sleeping in the hotel room. Yu Feihong came to find him and said he wanted to take him to have breakfast in Hangzhou.

In later generations, people have been saying on the Internet that "Hangzhou is a food desert". Li Yishu has paid some attention to this, but feels that this statement is a bit too one-sided.

He had been to Hangzhou many times in his previous life and had eaten at many restaurants. The food was not delicious, but worth the price.

There aren't that many foreign restaurants in Hangzhou nowadays, and even many breakfast shops are run by locals. Li Yishu followed Yu Feihong and got to taste the local specialties, Hangzhou Xiaolongbao.

Xiaolongbao is not surprising and can be found all over the country nowadays, but the flavor of Xiaolongbao in Hangzhou, its birthplace, is unique.

Shaped like a water chestnut, with thin skin and rich meat, this is the biggest feature of Hangzhou Xiaolongbao.

In addition, there are shengjianbao, which look similar to xiaolongbao, except that one is steamed in water and the other is fried in oil, but the taste is completely different.

“The xiao long bao and sheng jian bao taste really good!”

At around 8 o'clock in the morning, on the way to West Lake, Li Yishu was full and praised: "I have to tell Teacher Situ later and ask him to bring the crew to Hangzhou. There are so many delicious foods in Hangzhou."

“There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. Suzhou and Hangzhou not only have beautiful scenery and beautiful people, but also delicious food.”

Yu Feihong smiled and said, "It is said that Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River six times just for the delicious food there."

Li Yishu agreed: "That's a possibility."

Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, perhaps for food, but more importantly, for enjoyment.

The ancient Yanjing area was already bitterly cold, with cold winters and hot summers. How could it be better than the green willows of the south of the Yangtze River?

Bai Juyi once wrote a poem: Jiangnan is beautiful, the scenery is familiar to me. At sunrise, the river flowers are redder than fire, and in spring, the river water is as green as blue. How can I not miss Jiangnan?

Even in the Tang Dynasty, Jiangnan had developed so well. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and after nearly a hundred years of development in the Southern Song Dynasty, one can imagine how prosperous and comfortable it was.

The two of them chatted and laughed as they reached the vicinity of West Lake. Before they got close, Li Yishu smelled a faint fishy odor.

He looked up at the West Lake and frowned: "The water in the West Lake is a bit smelly."

"It's not so bad now, it was much stinkier before."

Yu Feihong said: "When I was a child and came to my grandmother's house, the water in West Lake was not that smelly. Later, I don't know what happened, but the water in West Lake became more and more smelly. It was not until the government treated the water in West Lake a few years ago that the smell was mostly dissipated."

"Governance is right. Mountains of gold and silver are not as good as green mountains." Li Yishu nodded in agreement. He came to West Lake after the millennium in his previous life. At that time, the scenery of West Lake was much better than it is now. There were willows and warblers on the shore, lotus leaves covering the sky in the lake, and rippling green waves on the water.

Today is the weekend and many people come to the West Lake for an outing. Li Yishu and Yu Feihong also walk and stop. It is still early and the sun is not very strong. A breeze blows from the West Lake. Except for a bit of fishy smell that spoils the mood, it makes people feel relaxed.

"If you like Hangzhou so much, why don't you buy a house in Hangzhou?"

"Okay, help me look for a house like your grandmother's..."

Li Yishu was halfway through his words when his attention was attracted by a group of people not far away.

Those people were all wearing the same style of white T-shirts with the word "Haibo" printed on the chest. Each of them was holding a thick stack of paper in their hands and was handing out flyers to pedestrians on the street one by one.

Handing out flyers in uniform is still quite unusual these days, but it was nothing to Li Yishu. The reason he kept staring at them was because he saw a familiar face.

Seeing Li Yishu stop, Yu Feihong asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

Li Yishu stared at him and said, "Look at the richest man."

"Down payment? What down payment?" Yu Feihong looked in the direction he was looking with curiosity and saw a group of people handing out flyers.

"Let's go over and have a look!"

Li Yishu didn't explain much and just walked over with big strides.

Few people recognize that face now, but thirty years later, it will definitely be the most familiar face in China.

Yu Feihong hurriedly followed: "Wait for me!"

As Li Yishu walked, she was thinking about how to approach Boss Ma.

As the richest man in the country in the future, Boss Ma led the rise of the e-commerce era, and his personal deeds have long been widely circulated.

Today, Boss Ma is probably just the owner of a small translation agency and has not even had much exposure to the Internet.

Originally, he was planning to wait for a few years for the domestic Internet to develop before investing in Boss Ma’s e-commerce platform and Boss Xiao Ma’s social software.

But now that I have met him in advance, I can get in touch with him first.

When the other party wants to develop into an Internet e-commerce platform in the future and needs financial support, they will definitely think of him, the rich boss.

"Sir, please take a look at our Haibo Translation Agency."

When she saw a man and a woman approaching, they looked very impressive, so Ma Yun quickly stepped forward and handed over the flyer in her hand.

"Haibo Translation Agency?"

Li Yishu subconsciously took the other party's flyer and glanced at it. The business on it was quite broad, ranging from translating overseas orders for some Hangzhou state-owned enterprises and private enterprises to providing tour guide translation for overseas tourists visiting Hangzhou.

We cover almost all translation-related businesses, and are not limited to English. We also cover major international languages ​​such as French, German, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, etc.

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