Hong Kong variety show: The tycoon who emerged from Portland Street

How much money can you launder just by making movies?

Releasing a movie in theaters and using the box office revenue to launder money is the fastest way.

Moreover, once a movie is released in theaters, it gains fame, which makes it easier to sell more videotapes!

In the past, when Leung Kwan made movies, he made a lot of shoddy productions, making Category III films that looked like erotic films from a Japanese adult film school. That's how he managed to sell a few videotapes!

"Rewrite these scripts for me. I need to write them with quality, depth, and style. Do you understand?"

The plot needs to be intricate, unexpected, and thought-provoking. Do you understand?

"Brother Mo, I don't know how! I've been thinking about these scripts for ages!"

Xian Shihui is just a mediocre actor; all his skills are used for filming sex scenes. Chen Mo asked him to write a proper movie script, but he really can't do it!

Seeing his expression, Chen Mo knew that he was asking a difficult question.

"Fine, from now on you can just focus on directing. I'll leave the scriptwriting to someone else."

Chen Mo suddenly thought of a talent who was suitable to be a screenwriter.

Qin Huilian.

This woman had been working at that video store for a long time, and had watched countless movies, so she definitely knew a lot about the plots.

With all the movie scenes she's accumulated in her head, she could easily cobble together an entire movie.

It would be appropriate for her to write the script.

The only problem is that he has already agreed to let Liu Piaopiao come to the film company to make a movie and let her play the female lead.

If Qin Huilian were to be the screenwriter, and both of them were his women, wouldn't that create conflict?

If the two of them start arguing, whose side should he take?

Forget it, let's deal with the future later!

There are only two women. Can't he handle them?

Chen Mo stopped his random thoughts and pointed to Liu Piaopiao beside him: "This is Liu Piaopiao, she will be an actress in our company from now on."

Xian Shihui had noticed Liu Piaopiao standing behind Chen Mo long ago.

Although he had been making Category III films for several years, this was the first time he had ever seen such a beautiful woman.

Upon hearing Chen Mo's introduction, his eyes began to scan Liu Piaopiao up and down.

"Hello, Miss Liu. Miss Liu is so beautiful and has such a great figure, she would definitely be great in a movie."

Seeing Xian Shihui's appearance, Chen Mo frowned and said, "If you don't want your eyes anymore, I can gouge them out for you."

"This is my woman, and also the manager of this film company. From now on, she'll have to submit her film scripts to me for review first, and only after I approve them can they be filmed."

"Understood, understood!" Xian Shihui nodded obsequiously, a cold sweat breaking out on his back.

He now feels like slapping himself twice.

How could such a beautiful woman following the boss be an ordinary actress!

"Piao Piao, you've been on film sets before, so you know a lot about things. If you don't understand anything, you can ask Xian Shi Hui. Things on film sets are pretty much the same."

Once the script is ready, you can play the female lead.

"Thank you, Brother Mo!" Liu Piaopiao happily kissed Chen Mo on the cheek.

"Brother Mo, I met a male actor when I was working as an extra on a film set. Could I introduce him to an acting job?"

"A male actor?" Chen Mo frowned.

"We met while filming a movie; I was also an extra," Liu Piaopiao hurriedly explained, thinking Chen Mo had misunderstood.

"I just saw that he was really serious, so I thought I'd help him out. If you don't agree, then forget it."

Chen Mo glanced at Liu Piaopiao's loyalty level. Hmm, it hadn't decreased.

"I didn't say I disagreed. You can sign in if you're willing."

As long as Liu Piaopiao doesn't cheat on him, signing an actor is no big deal!

Anyway, apart from a few actresses who make Category III films, there aren't many decent male actors in this film company, Leung Kwan.

In the past, when making movies, the male actors were all directly taken by Brother Kun's underlings.

After settling Liu Piaopiao in at the film company, Chen Mo didn't go back with her that night, but instead went to Qin Huilian's apartment.

Late at night, after a fierce battle had ended.

Chen Mo patted Qin Huilian's back and asked, "Chin, are you interested in becoming a screenwriter or writing scripts?"

"Huh? Writing a script?" Qin Huilian didn't understand why Chen Mo suddenly asked her this.

"Yes, writing screenplays. I just started a film company and am preparing to make a movie."

However, the screenwriters at the company are terrible; their scripts are unreadable.

"I think you've seen so many movies and you're so quiet, you'd be quite suited to screenwriting. Would you be interested in giving it a try?"

"But I haven't written it!" Qin Huilian said with some resistance.

Chen Mo continued to persuade him: "It doesn't matter if you haven't written it before. Anyway, your current job is so idle and boring that it doesn't matter whether you do it or not."

Why don't you give it a try? What if you have a talent for it?

Imagine how it would feel to watch a movie based on a script you wrote in a theater.

Qin Huilian was somewhat tempted by what Chen Mo said.

"Shall I give it a try?"

Seeing that Qin Huilian was interested, Chen Mo encouraged her, "Give it a try. I think you can do it."

"But what kind of script should I write?"

The beginning is always the hardest. After all, Qin Huilian had never been involved in the screenwriting industry. No matter how many movies she had watched, writing her first script was not easy.

Chen Mo thought about it for a moment and realized that the people in his film company were only so-so.

Big-budget movies that require special effects, like martial arts films or ghost movies, definitely can't be made.

Perhaps making some low-budget modern films would be barely acceptable.

"How about this, you adapt some of the murder cases that made the newspapers into movies? If you need detailed information, you can also check the files at the police station."

Having a real-life prototype to reference makes writing the script easier, and it will attract a larger audience after filming.

"But can I see the police files?"

"No problem," Chen Mo said confidently. "Just say you're a screenwriter from our company, and you're planning to adapt the murder case into a movie. This will not only raise the safety awareness of Hong Kong Island citizens, but also showcase the demeanor of the Hong Kong Island police and promote the safety of Hong Kong Island."

"If you say that, the police station will definitely be willing to cooperate."

Just kidding, the head of the West Kowloon Police Headquarters is Wong Bing-Yiu.

Given Chen Mo's relationship with Huang Bingyao, giving Qin Huilian a heads-up beforehand and letting her take a look at the closed case files would be a piece of cake!

Chen Mo's explanation to Qin Huilian was merely a purported reason.

If it weren't for the fact that his relationship with Wong Bing Yiu was not something that should be known to others, this reason wouldn't even be necessary.

After hearing Chen Mo's explanation, Qin Huilian smiled and nodded.

"I understand. I'll look through some old newspapers tomorrow to see which cases are suitable for adaptation into a movie."

Chen Mo reassured Qin Huilian, "Don't worry, as long as you can write the script, good or bad, I'll help you turn it into a movie!"

Movies about murder cases, as long as they are adapted from the case itself, generally have a decent plot.

Moreover, if no big-name actors are used, the cost is only a few hundred thousand.

Chen Mo can afford to pay this small amount of money.

Moreover, Chen Mo didn't have high expectations for his first film. He didn't care how much money it made, as long as it was shown in theaters.

As long as the film can be released in theaters, he can launder money through movie ticket sales, thus achieving his basic goal of making movies.