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

There's only one way for a movie to avoid losing money.

That is, to speed up the filming process and release the movie ahead of schedule.

In early October, Hong Kong stocks were still in a bull market, and Hong Kong Island residents were indulging in fantasies of a stock market boom.

This is when their desire to consume is at its strongest; they are quite willing to spend ten or twenty yuan to watch a movie.

"Boss, I really can't do it!"

Faced with Chen Mo's constant urging to finish the work, Li Yaofu was on the verge of a breakdown.

"No, you must do it. Post-production must be completed by the end of the month. The film must be released by the 30th at the latest."

Chen Mo's attitude was very firm.

"I know you're working hard. But I have no choice but to make you work even harder!"

Li Yaofu was almost in tears.

"Boss, at the current filming schedule, we won't be able to wrap up until the middle of this month at the earliest."

Post-production, including editing and dubbing, will take at least a month, so the earliest it can be released is next month.

I really can't cut the time any further.

Next month, that's just a few days away from the stock market crash, how can that be allowed?

Chen Mo patted Li Yaofu on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Old Li, it will be too late to release the film next month."

"You can't seem to shorten the time, can you? I can. I'll teach you how."

"That way, you film during the day and start editing at night."

Film and edit simultaneously. If all else fails, hire an editor to help you edit. That way, you'll save time!

"Once you've finished filming and the editing is almost done, the remaining tasks like dubbing can be completed with a little encouragement from the staff. There'll be enough time!"

Li Yaofu looked at Chen Mo with a face full of despair.

Filming during the day and editing at night, so when do you sleep?

Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare to be used like that!

In Li Yaofu's eyes now, Chen Mo is no longer the wealthy and generous boss he once was, but Satan, a demon, and a vampire.

Anyway, what I'm doing isn't human.

"Old Li, you have to believe in yourself, you can do it."

I specifically had you recruited, and I have absolute confidence in your abilities.

I know you won't let me down, right?

Li Yaofu stared blankly at Chen Mo, his eyes vacant.

After despair comes numbness.

"Here's what we'll do: if you can finish filming by the end of the month, in addition to the original director's fee, I'll personally give you a bonus of 50,000 yuan."

"If you arrive one day earlier, I'll give you an extra 10,000 yuan as a reward, okay?"

If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it plenty of grass.

Motivated by the huge prize money, Li Yaofu finally showed a tiny bit of fighting spirit in his eyes.

"I'll do my best!"

Even with the lure of Chen Mo's bonus, Li Yaofu dared not make a guarantee.

Such a drastic reduction in the production period, with filming and editing happening simultaneously, is incredibly tiring and difficult.

"It's not about trying your best, it's about having to finish it."

"Once you finish this project, for the next movie, whatever budget you need, I'll give you. You can shoot for as long as you want, okay?"

Seeing that Li Yaofu's fighting spirit was still somewhat lacking, Chen Mo made another grand promise.

This time, Li Yaofu finally nodded.

"Alright."

"That's right!" Chen Mo patted Li Yaofu on the shoulder again with satisfaction.

"Then you should hurry up and film your movie. I won't bother you any longer."

After leaving the film set, Chen Mo drove directly to Causeway Bay.

"Where's Dafei?"

"Brother Mo, are you looking for Brother Dafei? Come with me, I'll take you to him."

The bartenders at Dafei Bar were very perceptive; when they heard that Chen Mo was looking for Dafei, they immediately led the way.

Ever since Dafei visited Chen Mo's office a few times, he has been envious.

After becoming the boss of Causeway Bay, Dafei immediately renovated an office for himself in the bar.

At the same time, he also paid a lot of attention to his own image.

A full suit and casual leather shoes were all provided.

However, his habit of picking his nose remained unchanged.

"Welcome, Brother Mo!"

Upon seeing Chen Mo, Da Fei greeted him warmly, opening his arms as if to give Chen Mo a hug.

"stop!"

Chen Mo was shocked and immediately raised his hand to stop Chen Mo from getting closer.

"It's better if we keep a little distance when we talk, don't smear your boogers on my clothes."

"Damn! Do you think I'm that kind of person? Everyone in Causeway Bay knows I, Dafei, am the cleanest person ever!"

As he spoke, Dafei put his fingers in his mouth and sucked on them before shaking hands with Chen Mo.

Chen Mo stepped aside and walked straight to the sofa to sit down.

"Let's skip the handshake. With our relationship, there's no need to be so polite."

Dafei didn't mind and sat down on the other side of the sofa.

"Brother Mo, is something the matter that you came here at this time?"

"I do need your help with something."

Dafei was a straightforward person by nature, and Chen Mo didn't want to beat around the bush with him.

Before Chen Mo could explain what it was about, Da Fei leaned forward and whispered, "Are we going to deal with Jiang Tiansheng?"

"Damn it! Don't talk nonsense!" Chen Mo immediately retorted loudly, "Mr. Chiang is the leader of our Hung Hing, why would I go after our leader!"

Dafei gave him a knowing look: "You're still pretending with me, aren't you? Everyone in Hung Hing can see that you and Chiang Tin-sang don't get along."

You now have money, men under your command, and several allies. Your territory is even larger than Liang Kun's before.

"Jiang Tiansheng will never tolerate you! You two will fight sooner or later!"

Chen Mo vehemently denied it, saying, "Don't talk nonsense like that! It will really affect the unity of the club!"

Believe it or not, I have no intention of targeting Jiang Tiansheng.

Well, at least not now.

"I've come to see you about something else."

"Something else? Beating up Wang Bao?" Dafei asked tentatively.

Chen Mo said speechlessly, "Besides borrowing troops to start a war with someone else, is there nothing else I need from you?"

Dafei retorted, "What else could you possibly want from me?"

"Yes," Chen Mo said seriously.

"New Century Cinemas has two cinemas in Causeway Bay. Do you know the owners behind them? Tell me about them."

Sunbo Cinemas is the fourth largest cinema chain in Hong Kong Island, after Golden Harvest, Golden Princess, and D&B Cinemas. It is a newly established cinema chain this year.

It is also the only one that has opened its cinemas.

The other three major cinema chains only screen their own produced films.

The movies produced by Chen Mo's film company can only be shown in cinemas of the Xinbao Cinema Circuit.

Xinbao Cinema Circuit currently has five core cinemas.

The two companies are located on Nathan Road in Mong Kok, Chen Mo's territory.

Both companies are located in Causeway Bay, Dafei's territory.

There's another one on Nathan Road in Yau Ma Tei, Wong Po's territory.

The rest are affiliated cinemas, not affiliated with any theater chains.

Chen Mo had already inquired and found out that the headquarters of the Xinbao Cinema Chain was in Causeway Bay, where the Pearl Cinema and President Cinema were set up to directly compete with Golden Harvest, D&B Cinema, and other cinema chains.

"So that's why you came to see me! No problem!"

Upon hearing Chen Mo's request, Da Fei readily agreed.

"It doesn't matter whether I know them or not. They run a business in Causeway Bay, so they definitely know me."

I'll contact them for you.