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Chapter 95 Company Planning
"Oh……"

Wang Jiawei respectfully handed both hands to Huang Ze, "I have to thank you, Director Huang. After watching In the Mood for Love, my inspirations kept flowing."

"Ah."

Huang Ze nodded and took it. There was no title written on it, so he had to just read it.

This is handwritten. The characters are okay, but a little bit flowing.

The film is set in Hong Kong Island in the early 60s.

The protagonist is Chao Zai and the heroine is Su Lizhen...

"I think this name is great. I want to pay tribute to In the Mood for Love." Seeing Huang Ze pause, Wang Jiawei explained.

"Sure, they are from the same company, so using the same name is not a problem."

Huang Ze continued to read down.

This film is a bit adrift.

Yes, you don’t even need to watch the movie to feel that feeling of wandering; you can see it from the script, it’s full of wandering.

The wandering Huang Ze felt dizzy.

What is this ghost?

There are Xuzai, Su Lizhen, Chaozai, Waizai and so on. If I’m not mistaken, this is the second most glorious record of the King of Sunglasses in his previous life.

"Days of Being Wild"!
The film was invested with 40 million Hong Kong dollars and brought together Zhang Guorong, Zhang Manyu, Liang Chaowei, Liu Jialing, Liu Dehua and Zhang Xueyou. However, it didn't even make 10 million at the box office in Hong Kong Island, which made the boss so angry that he went to the hospital.

But the plot doesn’t fit!

Isn’t the protagonist Xu Zai?
Could it be that the protagonist was initially Chao Zai Andy Lau, but as the film went on it became Xu Zai Zhang Guorong?
Good guy!
You cheated Deng Guangrong by shooting "As Tears Go By" first, and you made money before you started cheating her. Why do you use your ultimate trick against me right away?

Fortunately, Huang Ze was mentally prepared for this situation.

I have already prepared myself mentally.

I have also thought about what to do if I encounter this situation.

He immediately pushed the script aside and said, "Your script is not perfect enough. I need a more complete and detailed script."

"In addition, I need you to come up with a storyboard script. I need to fully understand what kind of picture you want to achieve."

"But a well-drawn storyboard script will also restrict inspiration!" Wang Jiawei explained.

"It doesn't mean that you have to shoot every frame according to the storyboard, but you have to let me know what's going on, right?" At this point, Huang Ze began to guide, "This is an author's film. I have the final say. I'm really worried that you won't be able to control it."

"How about this, do you have a more commercial script? Bring it to me and let me have a look. If possible, I can support you in making a low-budget commercial film first, so that you can get used to being a director. After this commercial film is finished and released, we can talk about the script again."

"By then, you will have almost finished revising the script and will have a clear idea of ​​what to do. How about that?"

"..." Wang Jiawei stood there thinking for more than a minute, and said, "Okay, I have three scripts at home, all about gangsters, how about you take a look?"

"Okay!" Huang Ze nodded immediately, "I'll grant you leave, go back and get it now."

"Wait for me, Mr. Huang!"

After saying that, Wang Jiawei quickly walked out of Huang Ze's office.

More than an hour later, Wang Jiawei returned with the script.

Huang Ze quickly flipped through the scripts and took out the one called "As Tears Go By" from it. "This is fine, but I have a question. Have you seen Martin Scorsese's 73 film "Mean Streets"?"

"Yes."

Wang Jiawei said honestly, "I think Italians are very similar to people in our country in terms of values, brotherhood, gangs, and pasta."

"When I first watched Mean Streets, I felt that this story could have happened in Hong Kong Island." "But I just borrowed the role played by Robert De Niro. The other roles are all from my own experience. I chatted with a friend who does stunts, and he told me."

"So do you want to make this film?" Huang Ze waved his hand and said, "Go make a budget."

"By the way, I've decided to use Liang Jiahui for the male lead, is that ok?" Now the other party doesn't dare to use anyone else. It's their own company and it's their own film, so it's natural for them to use their own person for the leading role.

"Can Zhang Manyu be used as the female lead?" Wang Jiawei asked tentatively, "Many people say she is just a vase, but I think she has a different temperament and has great potential."

In fact, Huang Ze wanted to use Zhou Huimin from his own company.

But think about it, Zhou Huimin can be said to have no acting experience, and the heroine of "Chungking Express" is not just a vase.

It's really tough to go into battle directly.

I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

Anyway, Zhang Manyu is not expensive nowadays.

Let Zhou Huimin try her luck in the music industry first.

"Yes. Go make a budget first, and then give me an approximate estimate of how much it will cost."

He let Wang Jiawei leave because he had to fulfill his promise to help Zhou Huimin release a song. At the same time, he felt that the film company would become bigger and bigger in the future, and with his status, it would not have a good impact.

So the HR department hired two experienced financial talents at a high price.

Then he met with each of them individually and assigned them tasks. "Go to Bermuda and Cayman and register a bunch of companies, nesting them layer by layer to make it complicated. In the end, only two companies will be left. I plan to keep 20% of the shares in Xinghai Films, and the rest of the shares will go to these two offshore companies."

"Design how it needs to be done and write a report."

After they finished writing the report, compared it, and went to the law firm for consultation and confirmed that there were no problems, Huang Ze let them start taking action.

Once all this is done, it's time for the record company to move up the schedule.

Rather than buying a company, which is a hassle, Huang Ze prefers to just start a new one and recruit people to fill the vacant position.

Then I wrote a song for Chow Hui-min. Relying on the reputation of the new song created by an international singer and the fact that Hong Kong Island is so small, it would not be difficult to release it.

If it really doesn't work, I can still use Chen Xing's connections to get started.

After roughly setting up the company's overall plan in his mind, Huang Ze turned his attention back to the movie.

It took Wang Jiawei five days to come up with a preliminary budget.

three million.

"Boss, I don't plan to use any famous stars. The male lead is Liang Jiahui, the female lead is Zhang Manyu, and I plan to use Zhang Xueyou as the second male lead. The pay is very low. If you give me three million, I can definitely make this movie! Make it well."

"Don't be too demanding when shooting, this is a commercial film! It's OK as long as the actors' performances are acceptable. Also, let Liu Zhenwei be your producer." Those who are capable should do more work. Anyway, the company is still small, and there is nothing to do.

"Okay!" Wang Jiawei grinned.

I don’t know how to describe the gratitude I feel towards Huang Ze.

how many years.

He has been waiting for so many years, just for an opportunity!
Now he can finally direct his first work.

At a time when Xinghai had initially decided to invest 3 million in a film called "As Tears Go By" directed by a new director, and before the crew had even started preparations, "In the Mood for Love" was officially released at the D&B Cinemas in Hong Kong Island.

What Huang Ze didn't expect was that Debao Cinemas had specially invited some celebrities to hold a simple premiere ceremony for "In the Mood for Love" in a cinema.

It was also said that Debao's big boss behind the scenes, Pan Disheng, would also attend the premiere.

Since the other party was so considerate, Huang Ze naturally decided not to hit someone who smiled at him and arrived at the scene early.

(End of this chapter)