1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 95: Peng Jiayan came to the door (first update, please subscribe)

A theater that can accommodate a thousand people has a monthly rent of 240,000 yuan, which was not beyond Zhai Yuan's expectations.

Long before contacting He Zilang, he had already learned about the market situation in this area.

I also came across a report in the Ming Pao Film Talk column on February 1975, 2. At that time, when Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest were competing for the lease of a theater with a capacity of 8 people on Portland Street, the price had been driven up to a monthly rent of yuan. However, in the end, the powerful Shaw Brothers had the upper hand and directly bought the entire theater for million yuan, forcing Golden Harvest to give in.

Ngau Tau Kok cannot be compared with bustling neighborhoods like Portland Street, so the increase in cinema rentals is not that large compared with previous years.

"It will be different in a few years. I need to make some quick money and buy some land."

Zhai Yuan knew very well that although housing prices in Hong Kong had been falling in the past two years, they would soar soon. Many theaters had their rents increased by 80% to 90% at this time and were forced to close down. Even the Lee family later became envious of the real estate industry and closed the Lee Theatre and converted it into Lee Theatre Plaza.

If you only rely on leasing, your life and death will always be in the hands of others, and you will go bankrupt at the mere suggestion of a rent increase.

The only property he has now is the house in Biliyuan, with an exaggerated property right of 999 years. When Zhai Yuan read the contract, his first reaction was that he must live a few more years, otherwise it would be a great loss.

"Zhai Yuan, are you healed?"

Pang Ka Yin walked in right after Ho Chi Long left.

"If you had come a few days later, I would have been discharged from the hospital."

Zhai Yuan sat on the hospital bed and greeted her with a smile.

The wound healed well during this period, but it was very itchy when the new flesh grew out, making him want to imitate the old men in the park and bang his back against the tree.

"I'm glad you're okay. How did you get hurt like this? Is Kowloon so chaotic?"

As Peng Jiayan spoke, she nodded to Zhou Haimei and Zhai Yao. When she saw the faces of the two little girls, her eyes lit up slightly.

She smiled teasingly, "You have two beautiful girls with you, why don't you introduce them to them?"

"One is my sister, and the other is my cousin."

Zhai Yuan said casually, his eyes falling on the gift box in her hand, which was obviously more high-end than the ones given by the neighbors in the housing estate.

A smile immediately appeared on his face. "Director Peng, you too, why do you bring gifts when you come? Yaoyao, quickly put it away and see if it's a gold bar or something else."

Peng Jiayan was impressed by his shameless appearance and rolled her eyes: "You are just wishful thinking. I knew you were injured, so I brought some high-quality cordyceps and safflower. I heard that they are good for wounds."

Zhai Yuan lost interest immediately after hearing this.

You might as well bring two pounds of braised beef with sauce!

After handing the gift to Zhai Yao, Peng Jiayan greeted her and Zhou Haimei with a smile.

Then he asked Zhai Yuan, "I just saw Assistant He when I went out. Did he come to visit you too?"

Zhai Yuan was curious: "Do you know each other?"

He was just about to brag about his friend who was a legislator's assistant, but Pang Ka Yin said, "We're not very familiar with each other. His boss, the legislator, did invite my family to dinner, but he just wanted to attract some investment and achieve political achievements. I don't like this person very much."

Zhai Yuan coughed and swallowed his words.

He smiled calmly: "That's right, I don't really like this kind of person, too utilitarian, unlike me who only loves movies, so when will you help me direct the film, great director? I have a very good script waiting to be filmed."

"Humph."

Peng Jiayan sneered through her nose.

After the last filming of "The Blind Girl", she has completely seen through Zhai Yuan's true face. The story about a poor kid from a housing estate loving movies is all a trick.

The ten video halls were doing very well. They not only hired workers but also signed female stars. They were truly small capitalists.

"Don't make random accusations. I just gave 10% of the shares to each of Carlos Chan and Leung Chi Chiu. This is called mutual support and common prosperity."

Zhai Yuan denied it flatly, but never mentioned that he had diverted all the traffic of the video hall to the telephone company.

"I'm too lazy to talk to you."

Peng Jiayan sat for a while, mainly chatting more with Zhou Haimei and Zhai Yao.

The two girls noticed that she was dressed differently from ordinary people, and her speech and behavior also revealed an innate confidence. Zhou Haimei seemed a little reserved. After all, Zhai Yao had been in society for a while. She was the youngest but had a sweet mouth. She kept calling Peng Jiayan "sister" and made Peng Jiayan very happy. People are just different.

Zhai Yuan leaned on the bed and couldn't help but sigh when he saw Zhou Haimei being restrained in front of Peng Jiayan.

People like Pang Ka Yin were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They have been surrounded by flowers since childhood and can even ask questions like "Is Kowloon in a chaotic situation?"

Yes, every time Xinji Longtou sees her, he has to kowtow to her. Even if she just sits there and says nothing, she exudes an aura of wealth.

In comparison, Zhou Haimei is still not confident enough and needs more training. After all, the personality of a child who grows up being praised is very different from that of a child who grows up being scolded. Now I won't let her enter the entertainment industry, and without the support of those fans, I'm afraid the girl will become depressed.

Zhai Yao didn't need to do that. She was too confident. In such a short time, she had already tricked a red envelope out of Peng Jiayan's bag, leaving Zhai Yuan stunned.

"You don't look like you're in trouble. I'll leave first. I'll treat you and your two sisters to dinner when you come to Hong Kong Island."

Peng Jiayan finally turned her gaze back to Zhai Yuan and prepared to get up and say goodbye.

"Don't worry, I really want to find you to film a new play, and today is a good time to talk about the script."

Zhai Yuan stopped her and said seriously.

Pang Ka Yan frowned, remembering the last time she was tricked into filming a third-level movie, and took two steps back calmly: "I forgot to turn off the gas when I went out, I'll go first!"

"Etc., etc!"

Zhai Yuan stood up from the bed, wearing a loose hospital gown and slippers, and was about to stop Peng Jiayan.

Peng Jiayan's eyes widened, and her double chin popped out in shock: "Ah! Can you stand up?"

"Suddenly meeting a great director like you, I feel like all my injuries are healed."

Zhai Yuan stood up, still feeling pain in his back and unable to exert any strength.

He raised his arm towards Zhou Haimei, and the girl came over sensibly, bent down, passed under his ribs, and then helped him stand on the ground.

Peng Jiayan looked at the scene in front of her and glanced at the two of them meaningfully.

Haha, I’m afraid your cousin relationship is a bit abnormal.

"Director Peng, Assistant He didn't get this treatment when he came over just now. You have to listen to me no matter what. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to the injured. At the very least, it would be unkind, and at the most, it would be a violation of international conventions."

Zhai Yuan used the method of moral blackmail that he was good at. He didn't dare to exert too much force when walking, so he limped a little and looked like Nicholas Zhao Si.

"Okay, okay, sit down now."

Peng Jiayan frowned helplessly and sat back in her chair.

Without waiting for Zhai Yuan to speak, she said first: "Hey, let me make it clear first, even if I violate international conventions and get dragged out for shooting, I will not make another Category III film."

Zhai Yuan made a solemn promise: "Don't worry, Director. This is definitely a theater movie. There is no nudity or exposure. At most there are two curse words. The censorship department got upset during the film review and it was classified as a Category III film. It has nothing to do with me, right?"

He was talking about the broad definition of Category III films, which include films with swearing, blood, and violence.

What Pang Ka Yin was talking about was naturally Category III films in a narrow sense, which are acceptable as long as they do not contain obscene content.

"Okay, then tell me the script."

Peng Jiayan felt relieved and signaled Zhai Yuan to continue.

"Well, my script is about a woman who lives alone in an apartment. The security guard downstairs drugs her every night, and then has sex with her again and again without her knowing. He does this every night until she becomes pregnant."

Zhai Yuan quickly gave her a story outline.

Peng Jiayan, Zhou Haimei and Zhai Yao looked at each other.

Zhou Haimei even blushed a little, thinking that this story was not only obscene but also horrible. She knew that she must not live alone in the future and must lock the doors and windows.

Peng Jiayan took a deep breath and said, "Goodbye!"

(End of this chapter)