August 2, Kowloon Tong.
Fang Yan and Gong Jie sent Wu Yigong and other people from Shanghai Film Studio on board, and then brought their co-production requirements for the sequel to Once Upon a Time to Xu Ke.
Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng discussed it carefully and felt that there were no harsh conditions, so they readily agreed.
However, the script fee for dialects is another matter.
Because of this matter, Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng cannot make the decision without authorization. They must obtain the consent of Princess Jin, the investor behind the scenes. But if nothing unexpected happens, Lei Juekun, as the financial owner, will not refuse to agree. , after all, both Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest agreed to the same contract terms.
"To be honest, Fang Sheng, if boss Lei hadn't pushed me so hard, I wouldn't have wanted to film Once Upon a Time in China so quickly."
Xu Ke shook his head and smiled bitterly.
“So that’s what happened.”
Fang Yan and Gong Xie looked at each other, “I thought Director Xu was in such a hurry to continue the wave of new martial arts.”
“Of course this is also a motivation for me to make a sequel.”
Xu Ke said: "But Fang Sheng, you also know that according to common sense, if the first part is so well-received, the second part will be very subtle. If you are not careful, we will lose everything, and it is very likely that we will lose everything we have won." He lost both his fame and money."
Gong Qian asked curiously: "If you don't film Once Upon a Time in the World, what will you do next?"
"He wants to film something else instead. Brain." Shi Nansheng replied with a smile.
Fang Yan asked with great interest: "What type and subject matter?"
"It's what you talked about with me last time."
Xu Ke relished: "You said that since police movies include police movies, you can also make gangster movies similar to "The Godfather"."
Fang Yan was very surprised and said: "You actually want to make a gangster movie? ! ”
Xu Ke’s eyes are fiery. Today, there are only a small number of Hong Kong gangster films, which are still in their infancy and have not formed a real genre film.
At present, he and Fang Yan have joined forces to set off a "new martial arts wave" in the film industry, which is enough to leave a mark in the history of Chinese films. However, he is not satisfied. Instead, he wants to take advantage of his creative work In its golden period, it can explore new possibilities for Chinese-language genre films.
Gangster movies are undoubtedly one of the most suitable genres for Hong Kong.
In such a small place, stories about gangsters have been circulating since the 1950s, and there is almost endless source of material.
"Have you decided what kind of gangster movie you want to make?"
Fang Yan was very interested: "Is it an original script or an adaptation of a novel?"
"Maybe it will be It’s a remake of an old movie.”
Xu Ke didn’t hide it, he just said it was “A Better Tomorrow.”
Fang Yan was not surprised when he heard "A Better Tomorrow", but when he heard that "A Better Tomorrow" was actually an old film released in 1967, and the starring roles were Nicholas Tse's father, Xie Xian and Shi Jian, he couldn't help but smile. Shang Yang, co-authored by Zhou Yunfa, the version is a remake!
However, a remake is a remake, but the styles and plots of the two movies are completely different.
Xie Xian's version of "A Better Tomorrow" tells the story of Lee Cheuk-hsiung, a prodigal son who was released from prison and turned around. However, the gang leader forced him to come back to commit crimes, but Lee Cheuk-hsiung resolutely refused to comply. After several threats and inducements, he Li Zhuoxiong finally couldn't bear it anymore and killed the gang leader. Finally, he surrendered and took the blame for his brother and went to jail. However, Xu Ke's version has more heroism and romanticism.
After all, there is an extra little Ma in the movie who is kind and righteous and shares weal and woe.
"Fang Sheng, when the time comes, I would like to ask you to be a script consultant and give you some advice. I don't know if it is possible..."
Xu Ke's tone was full of expectation.
Fang Yan pondered for a long time, and finally, at the begging of Shi Nansheng and his wife, he reluctantly agreed:
"But you also understand my identity. For signature, I can only use His pen name is 'Yanzi'."
"Of course it's no problem!"
Xu Ke smiled as he got what he wanted.
Fang Yan made a careful plan with him, and after confirming that after filming "Once Upon a Time in China, Men Should Be Strong", they would start the remake of "A Better Tomorrow". Xu Ke looked at the dusk outside the window, and his enthusiasm suddenly rose, "Fang Sheng, let's change the movies in Xiangjiang together!"
Fang Yan joked abruptly: "I thought you wanted to Are you talking about the movie that changed the world? "
Shi Nansheng and Gong Yue laughed, and they laughed louder and louder, and the whole room was filled with joy.
…………
Back home, night has fallen.
In the bathroom, Fang Yan soaked in the bathtub, put a hot towel on his face, and his tiredness gradually disappeared.
I don’t know how long it took, but suddenly there was a rapid ringing of the phone outside the house.
Fang Yan asked casually: "Who called?"
"It's Ruoxue."
Gong Qie replied: "She said she would go back to Xiangjiang with Yao Ming, Li Zhi and the others at the end of the month."
"Come back for the summer vacation."
Fang Yan thought about it and it was just right. Taking advantage of Pan Yaoming's return from his studies as deputy editor-in-chief of Sanlian Bookstore, we discussed the establishment of the Hong Kong branch of the foundation.
“Not only that, Ruoxue also wants to talk to you about Japanese yen and foreign exchange.”
As soon as Gong Cie said these words, Fang Yan immediately lost the intention to continue taking a bath and became anxious. After scrubbing the floor, he walked out of the bathroom.
As soon as I took the phone in my hand, I heard Bai Ruoxue say on the other end: "Teacher Fang."
"How are you, Ruoxue?" Fang Yan asked impatiently.
“We have followed your request, except for necessary expenses, as well as the two script fees recently remitted to the account, have been converted into Japanese yen.”
Bai Ruoxue said that according to the 1979 revised " The Foreign Exchange Law basically removed restrictions on foreign investment in the Japanese stock market and foreign exchange market.
“What about the others?”
Fang Yan was planning to make a huge profit by taking advantage of the appreciation of the yen, so he even planned to mortgage several properties in Kyoto and Tokyo.
"Teacher Fang, this is what Luo Dian and I want to ask you."
Bai Ruoxue solemnly reminded that although pulling the lever for foreign exchange speculation is a basic operation, pulling it to 100 Times, 200 times, or even thousands of times, but the risks and costs involved are really terrible. If something goes wrong, you will fall into the abyss completely and be doomed.
“Of course I know this.”
Fang Yan said seriously: “If I wasn’t sure, I wouldn’t take such a risk.”
Bai Ruoxue was both curious and worried. After a frank exchange with Fang Yan, her uneasiness gradually disappeared.
After all, Xuanwu Gate was not built in a day (Li), and the Plaza Accord was not achieved overnight after several days of talks in a hotel.
In fact, it was Japan itself that first proposed the idea of revaluing the yen, and it was not initially pressured by the "dad power" of the United States.
From the beginning of the 1980s to the present, the appreciation rate of the U.S. dollar has reached an astonishing 48%. Currency appreciation will inevitably lead to a decline in exports, resulting in a huge trade deficit and a large fiscal deficit. Among them The largest deficit comes from Japan.
In recent years, the United States has set off a wave of boycotts of Japanese goods. Japan was worried about incurring trade retaliation, so it actively wanted to raise the yen interest rate. So in June this year, the October 10th meeting was held in Tokyo. The meeting of the National Finance Ministers put forward the preliminary concept of the "Plaza Accord".
Then during the negotiation process, France, the United Kingdom, and West Germany were successively invited to join the agreement.
So, the appreciation of the yen is a matter of time, but the key question is when it will happen.
Whether others know the specific time, the dialect is unclear, but I remember it clearly, it was September 22nd. (End of this chapter)