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Chapter 96 So that’s it
"Director Huang, I've heard a lot about you. It's amazing that you can win awards in Europe consecutively!"

The person who came to greet Huang Ze was a fat man who knew Kung Fu, Hong Jinbao.

As expected of someone who practices Peking Opera, he speaks very standard Mandarin, but with some Cantonese words added in.

At this moment, he is not as fierce as he was in his old age, and is still a fat man with a funny feel!

When facing Huang Ze, even though he knew that Huang Ze was from the north, he did not show any arrogance.

First of all, Huang Ze is from Shanghai. To put it bluntly, almost all the people in Hong Kong's film and television circles moved from Shanghai, and the older generation is still alive.

Fellow townspeople are sometimes deceptive, but sometimes you have to give the best of both worlds.

Secondly, in terms of fame, he is really no match to Huang Ze worldwide.

In the end, he is not as rich as Huang Ze!

According to him, the income from Huang Ze's album is over tens of millions of US dollars a year, almost 100 million Hong Kong dollars a year.

This amount of net income is not small even in Hong Kong Island.

Anyway, he can't compete with Pan Disheng who owns 60% of the shares in Debao just as an actor in making movies.

"No, no, I'm just a little luckier. After all, I'm not as stable as someone like Director Hong who has been in the industry for many years and has always been a hit."

Since the fancy sedan is carried by everyone, Huang Ze and Hong Jinbao started to flatter each other.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Hong Jinbao led Huang Ze, Gong Xing, and Liu Zhenwei inside and came to a man in his thirties who looked quite gentle. "Mr. Pan, Director Huang, Ms. Gong."

"Hello!" Pan Disheng smiled and shook hands with Huang Ze. "I heard my French friends talking about your In the Mood for Love. I was in France at the time and went to see it. It was not just about the art of film!"

“It’s just as good in the fashion industry!”

"Mr. Huang is so talented!" The other party called him Mr. Huang and pulled Huang Ze and him to the same seat.

Although Huang Ze prefers others to call him Director Huang, the other party is not his subordinate, so there is no need to forcibly correct the other party's use of this title.

So he just agreed, and then he flattered and reciprocated, "Compared to Mr. Pan who built such a big business at the age of 30, you still need to work harder!"

"Hahaha, you're too humble. Sit down."

Huang Ze sat next to Pan Disheng and watched "In the Mood for Love" with him again.

As he watched, Pan Disheng said, "I really like the aesthetics of In the Mood for Love."

"By the way, let me give you a piece of news in advance."

"I heard that the French Vogue magazine is going to send someone to Hong Kong Island to ask Ms. Gong to shoot a set of photos of In the Mood for Love for the cover."

"Mr. Pan specially organized such a premiere ceremony. It's not just to tell me this, right?" Huang Ze probably knew what the other party was going to do.

"Haha!" Pan Disheng laughed.

"There is indeed something to discuss."

“I wonder if Mr. Huang can ask the male and female protagonists of In the Mood for Love to shoot an advertisement for our Disheng Jewelry Company, imitating the visual aesthetics of In the Mood for Love.”

"I just don't know if three million Hong Kong dollars is enough, considering your worldwide fame, Director Huang, plus the male and female leads?"

"I also know that it's a bit of a downgrade to have a movie director shoot a commercial. I owe you a favor."

Three million for an advertisement is not a small amount.

It seems that the other party also wants to use this number for advertising, attract media coverage and attract customer attention.

But if it was just money, Huang Ze really didn't want to agree.

After all, three million Hong Kong dollars is less than four hundred thousand US dollars, which is not as much as the income from one's own album in half a month, and it is not a lot at all.

But the good thing is that there is a personal favor added at the end.

Then I thought about the cinema chain under his name.

This is quite acceptable for me who wants to make a movie in Hong Kong Island.

"Okay, let's shoot a clip." Huang Ze looked up at the screen and blurted out, "I've already thought of the slogan."

"Oh? Can I hear it?"

“I don’t care about how long it lasts, I only care about having it once.” Huang Ze directly took the Tieshida watch advertisement that would appear in a few years.

If you don't take it now, it will be invalid.

If you don’t take it, you won’t get it.

"I don't care about forever, I only care about having it once." Pan Disheng murmured, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Boss Huang's talent is truly enviable!"

"Just this slogan is worth at least one million!"

"Let's increase it to four million."

"It's just three million. Do you think I shot this ad for three million?" Huang Ze shook his head. "Boss Pan thinks I'm short of money?"

"Of course not."

"I have heard about how much money internationally famous musicians like Mr. Huang make."

"Even without talking about the music, the earnings of In the Mood for Love alone are probably no less than any other movie that topped the Hong Kong box office charts."

"Haha." Huang Ze smiled without saying anything.

This is true.

The largest markets in Hong Kong are Taiwan and Southeast Asia, with South Korea at most, and basically only Jackie Chan can break into Japan. Except for Japan, where copyright is relatively well protected, other countries can only make box office money.

The copyright of videotapes and the like is quite and extremely troublesome.

Let’s not mention that the movies that are popular in Southeast Asia basically have to have big stars, so the cost is not low.

The profits of "In the Mood for Love" are indeed considerable.

After a while, the screening ended.

Judging from the audience's reaction, the ratings from Hong Kong Island audiences were average.

However, Huang Ze did have this expectation.

Audiences in Hong Kong have seen more movies, and the plot of In the Mood for Love is indeed not that attractive, which is normal.

But for directors in the industry, it is another matter.

In another cinema, Xu Ke, who had just finished watching In the Mood for Love with his wife Shi Nansheng, was still feeling a little unsatisfied.

"Genius!"

"This director from the north is truly a genius. This movie is extraordinary."

"Is the evaluation so high? I think it is beautiful, but if he keeps making films like this, it will definitely be difficult to get much box office in Hong Kong Island." Shi Nansheng said.

"You don't understand." Xu Ke shook his head. "This is likely to be included in the history of world cinema. It will be mentioned in every film school textbook."

"How highly he will be praised in the future depends on how many people learn his painting aesthetics. I can't guess for now."

……

After attending the premiere, Huang Ze paid some attention to the Hong Kong box office of "In the Mood for Love".

Thanks to the publicity from winning major awards abroad, the film did attract a lot of Hong Kong audiences to watch it.

But that was all. The box office made more than 4 million in a week, and finally more than 6 million before it was taken off the screen.

It has nothing to do with the word "hot", it can only be said to be okay, with a small revenue of nearly two million, which is enough to cover the advertising costs.

During the release of the film, Huang Ze also spent two days shooting an advertisement for Pan Disheng and earned three million.

A few days after the filming, Huang Ze saw the advertisement in newspapers and on TV.

The aesthetics of the picture of In the Mood for Love, plus the phrase "It doesn't matter how long it lasts, what matters is that you once had it." and finally the name of Dyson Jewelry.

As for the effect, that is not Huang Ze’s concern.

Huang Ze has a lot of things to do, so he should focus on other things.

The company's equity has been handled, and Huang Zeming only has 20% of the equity left, a not-so-eye-catching figure.

Finally, this was done and we could start the next step. Huang Ze handed over the task to Liu Zhenwei, who had less time, to build a record company under the company.

Huang Ze, on the other hand, started planning to write a song while Zhou Huimin was sorting out documents.

But this song has a heavier burden to bear.

It must have the potential to become a big hit, and it must have been a Cantonese classic in its previous life, otherwise it would be a shame to be known as a lyricist and composer.

If this gets out, people will think that I, Huang Ze, have run out of talent.

Secondly, Huang Ze also needs to lay the groundwork for getting the young assistant.

What about having a harem? Dozens of women know each other and don't care about each other, and they all remain virgins for men? Huang Ze thought it was nonsense and never thought about it.

He is not an emperor, and he does not possess absolute power over life and death, so he cannot guarantee that this situation can continue.

By the time the other party has enough money, he or she will not be able to spend it all in a lifetime.

If you can't marry into a wealthy family and gain a higher status, why should you accept this situation?

Especially in Hong Kong, the purpose of becoming famous is to make money and to marry into a wealthy family.

Even a wealthy man like Liu Luanxiong couldn't do it, and in the end, Li Jiaxin married someone else.

Some people have more than a hundred lovers, and as a result, many of their children are not their own.

There is no need to worry about these messy things.

However, he had one more wife, a principal wife and a concubine, and he started when the other was still poor and just an adult. This man came from a single-parent family, and his only relative, his mother, was also rather fierce.

Huang Ze felt that there was still a possibility of gaining both physical and mental benefits if he tried it.

As for more beauties, if you are willing to accept them, that’s even better. Huang Ze welcomes you with open arms.

If everyone is willing to take what they need, I have no objection and we can part ways in peace.

Don’t ask whether I love you or not, the answer is that I have loved you.

I don’t know how long I loved you, maybe an hour, or maybe a second.

"Bang!" Huang Ze covered his face with a slap.

Why do I feel like a villain?

Whatever, whatever!
“Just focus on writing songs.”

"No, just concentrate on the song!"

"What song should I make?"

(End of this chapter)