Chapter 141 Victoria Peak is not peaceful
Victoria Peak is located in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong Island and is the highest peak on Hong Kong Island.
The Peak is the most valuable place on Hong Kong Island.
The people who live here are either rich or noble, such as Gambling King, Superman Li, the number one figure in Hong Kong Island, etc.
Li Ming, Zhou Xingchi and others from the entertainment industry also live here, but compared to the above people.
Their mansion can only be regarded as a dwelling.
But even so, there are still people in the entertainment industry who are trying to get here.
In fact, this phenomenon is easy to explain.
Psychologically speaking, who doesn’t want to be high up and overlook all living beings.
Exactly, Victoria Peak can satisfy this.
A single-family villa on the top of Victoria Peak, complete with swimming pool, garden and parking lot.
The sun is shining brightly on the broad grassland.
An elderly couple sat on both sides of a round table under a parasol.
This couple is the helmsman of TVB, Shao Yifu and his wife Fang Yihua.
Standing in front of him was Zeng Lizhen, a TVB executive who was also quite young.
"You said that young man from the Mainland is also interested in entering the show?"
Although Zeng Lizhen is respectfully called Sister Zhen by TVB artists.
But in front of the two couples who are almost 200 years old together, they don’t dare to make any mistakes.
She was single-handedly promoted by Fang Yihua, and she can be said to be Fang Yihua’s confidant.
Although the young director from the Mainland is old enough to be her son.
She also had a feud with her cousin Zeng Zhiwei, but she didn't dare to hide it when it came to such a big event.
Zeng Lizhen respectfully placed the prepared information on the round table.
"Uncle Liu, you can't be wrong. If the other party didn't mean this, he wouldn't come to explore the price."
She had already met Wu Bin.
Although Wu Bin did not directly explain that he wanted to negotiate a purchase.
But what was revealed between the lines was not to know their TVB base price.
“It’s true that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. The talents from the mainland are becoming more and more important and cannot be underestimated.” Shao Yifu sighed.
He is now ninety-nine years old and has never seen any storms.
Fang Yihua, who was sitting next to her, picked up the information and looked at it: "Azhen, does this young man have the strength?"
"Sister Fang, this Director Li from the Mainland The growth rate in the past few years is dizzying. ”
"A conservative estimate is that his assets will not be less than 2 billion."
Although Fang Yihua was in her seventies, her mind was still very clear and she nodded: "So, there are other people behind him. "
There is still a huge gap between two billion and ten billion!
"Yes, he has close connections with China Film, Shanghai Film, Yinghuang and China Xing."
"You mean there are also shadows of A Qiang and A Cheng behind this? ”
"I haven't found out about this yet."
"I understand, go down."
Zeng Lizhen bowed slightly and left the villa.
Wu Bin reported the progress to Li Chen when he returned from Hong Kong Island.
Li Chen was not surprised after hearing what Wu Bin said.
This time it was just the beginning, he didn't expect to finish it overnight.
After all, wireless has not gone into decline yet.
Wireless’s market value is claimed to be 20 billion.
That couple is Wireless's largest single shareholder.
The equity in hand is 32%, but the price is 10 billion.
But the asking price is so high that I have to pay back the money.
Neither he nor other competitors can be taken advantage of.
Wu Bin frowned slightly, but couldn't help but remind him: "Director Li, according to what Miss Zhen said, CCTV and Li Chaoren also intend to take over TVB."
"And that? The son of Li Chaoren is not willing to be lonely. He recently sold his shares in PCCW to raise funds."
Wu Bin went to Hong Kong and found out who wanted to take over Wireless. .
No matter which side, the energy is definitely higher than your own side.
Li Chaoren and his son are not in the same camp yet.
He was puzzled.
It is not ruled out that the father and son want to get double insurance.
Li Chen will not worry about this for the time being. The success or failure of this acquisition depends entirely on Wireless.
If they insist on holding on to 10 billion and refuse to let go, then this acquisition will definitely end in vain.
The boss wants to take advantage of the current good situation of wireless and wait for a price to sell it.
But no one who can afford it is a fool, let alone his own time traveler.
Wu Bin has a natural sense of awe towards CCTV.
What he actually meant by saying this was to make an innuendo to remind his boss not to ignore the power of CCTV.
Li Chen couldn't understand why.
"Director Wu, let this matter go for now. We will not consider CCTV, and we will not join forces with him."
"Remember, we are a private enterprise. King Caotou, do you think if we cooperate with CCTV, CCTV will allow us to have the final say?”
Wu Bin swallowed: “Director Li, do you mean we want to compete with CCTV?”< br>
Li Chen said with a smile: "Look, I scare you so much. So what if we are fighting in the ring? They are all business activities, and everyone has their own way."
"What's more, although CCTV is strong, it is not without disadvantages."
"After 1997, many industries on Hong Kong Island are very welcoming of mainland capital."
"But only when it comes to The media industry of speech and news has always been distrustful of mainland capital. "If mainland capital is added to CCTV, the effect of 1+1 is less than 1, which will only be counterproductive."
< br>"CCTV united with Li Chaoren, and Li Chaoren and his son worked separately. This may not have been taken into consideration."
Wu Bin suddenly realized, thinking, so CCTV and Hutchison Whampoa are going through a curve to save the country?
Just listen to Li Chen say again: "The people on the top of the Peak have already become soldiers. Even normal business activities will be infinitely amplified if CCTV participates."
" It’s hard to have peace at the top of the Peak!”
Wu Bin’s eyes were shocked: “It’s hard to have peace at the top of the Peak. Director Li saw it very clearly.”
Li Chen estimated that this matter would have to wait. It will take at least another two years for it to bloom and bear fruit.
After the subprime mortgage crisis breaks out, and when someone turns 100, he believes someone will be anxious.
After leaving the company, Li Chen attended the celebration banquet of "Those Years".
The guests who were not invited are the main creative staff of "Those Years" and the director Xue Xiaolu.
Xue Xiaolu looked radiant and drank a lot at the banquet.
She was an instant success, and she entered the 200 million club in one fell swoop.
The box office of "Those Years" has entered its fourth week, with a daily box office of about 1.5 million.
"The Da Vinci Code" had an astonishing impact in its first week of release, earning 32 million in the mainland.
Li Chen estimates that the box office of "Those Years" will eventually exceed 270 million.
Even if it did not exceed 300 million, it still made many film and television companies red-eyed.
Not only jealous, but also stressed.
Once upon a time, only Zhang Yimou was invincible in "Hero".
The exclusive name of the 200 million club now includes Li Chen, Xu Zheng, and Xue Xiaolu.
On the other hand, the poet who once vowed that "The Promise" would target 300 million people, and the little steel cannon who set foot in Cannes with great ambition, have fallen behind others.
If we don’t catch up, the only people in the first echelon will be Lao Mouzi and Li Chen.
At the same time, "Those Years" was a box office hit across Asia.
Issuers in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand.
Both expressed their willingness to buy the remake rights of "Those Years" and the rights to the original novel and TV series.
Liu Yifei’s name is completely famous in Asia.
Variety shows, endorsements, and advertising invitations are coming in an endless stream.
Lu Yu also sent invitations to Li Chen and Liu Yifei.
I hope they can accept Lu Yu’s exclusive interview together.
Lu Yu wanted to visit Li Chen more than once before, but Li Chen declined them all.
This time, it is no exception.
Tim reported to Li Chen that "Those Years" was screened in 150 theaters in North America and received a mediocre response. This was also within Li Chen's expectation.
The concepts of the East and the West are different, and the audience of "Those Years" is mainly college students and young people.
It’s not surprising to get cold in North America.
"Those Years" is actually a stepping stone.
Li Chen did not expect to make Miss Liu famous in North America immediately.
"Insidious 2" will also be launched on June 5th, and Wen Tsairen can't wait for it.
Fan Zhiteng's plastic surgery evaluation was so spectacular that it attracted so much attention that she was even overshadowed by the Cannes Film Festival.
The result is no surprise, original and genuine.
This has completely silenced the rumor mongers.
But it has also offended more than 90% of the female stars.
I don’t know if this is what the instigator behind it wants to achieve.
On this day, Rongchen Films’ No. 2 conference room.
The script reading of "Father's Love Like a Mountain 2" starts at ten o'clock.
The leading actors, Chen Shu and Fan Zhitong arrived first, followed closely by Huang Bo and Zuo Xiaoqing.
These two were recruited by Li Chen to play the role of driver and lover.
Chen Baoguo and Liu Dehua arrived front and back.
When the young lady at the front desk saw Liu Dehua, wearing a black polo shirt and navy blue casual pants, he walked out of the elevator.
Suddenly the little deer bumped into each other, his face turned red.
"Hello," Liu Dehua saw the two little girls at the front desk seeing him in a daze.
He has long been accustomed to this state.
After saying hello with a smile, someone took him to the conference room No. 2.
"Hua Zai just smiled at me, did you see it?"
"Yes, he is so handsome. If I can see Hua Zai every day, I would even work as a receptionist for the rest of my life!"
The assistant informed Li Chen that everyone was here.
Conference Room 2 is very large, second only to Conference Room 1.
Among the leading actors, Shu Fan is the youngest.
Fan Zhitong and Chen Baoguo play father and daughter.
The two have known each other for a long time in "Bao Qingtian", and they are not getting along.
The two of them were sitting together before Li Chen came.
Fan Zhengtong humbly asked Chen Baoguo about some questions in the script, and at the same time cultivated the relationship between father and daughter.
In case Director Li asked the two of them to do a scene live, she would not be unprepared.
Andy Lau and Chen Shu, who have a lot of scenes opposite each other, were quietly going over their lines.
Li Chen came in and several people stood up one after another.
"Director Li, Li Chen"
"You're welcome, please sit down. Teacher Baoguo, Brother Hua, and all of you, please sit down."
" You have all read the script, and I will go over it with you. If you have any questions or problems, you can ask them.”
"Director Li's style is still so clean and neat." Huang Bo said with a smile.
Li Chen has no unnecessary nonsense.
A few people sat at the conference table on both sides of Li Chen. There was a hollow area in the middle, which could be used for live dialogue.
“Let’s talk about Lin Tai played by Teacher Baoguo first.”
Chen Baoguo took a pen with a calm and serious expression.
"My request to you, Teacher Baoguo, is just one sentence: forget that you are the emperor, and when the audience thinks of you, the first impression that comes to their mind is Lin Tai."
"You are a man who is well versed in maneuvering. He is an entrepreneur, a leader who cares about his employees, and a father who loves his daughter deeply.”
“I want the audience to have an illusion after watching it: Is there really such a person in this world?”
Chen Baoguo was stunned and immediately realized what Li Chen meant.
I have played Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, and I have just played Emperor Jiajing.
It is indeed easy to fall into habit without paying attention.
“I understand, Director Li, don’t worry, this is the most basic actor’s quality.” Chen Baoguo said with a smile.
Li Chen nodded, and then said to Fan: "The Lin Mengmeng you played, as the main character of the film, spent the whole time in the crying scene."
"So what? Cry, how to cry, you have to think clearly, you can't just cry, you have to let the audience in front of the big screen cry with you after watching it!"
Fan Zhengyi nodded frequently and took a pen to record it.
Even Chen Baoguo was taking notes carefully with a pen. How dare she act like a big star.
This is the first time Chen Shu has experienced Li Chen’s style, and it doesn’t feel like the immaturity of young people at all.
Like a sword, sharp and full of momentum, no one in the conference room dared to interrupt.
"Let's do this. Teacher Baoguo, you and Cicheng will go through the scene of Lin Mengmeng's arrest."
Fan Congcheng's dark contrast is indeed the case.
This is not the first time she has read a script together. In the past, directors would also ask actors to perform live performances.
"Okay, I have no problem." Chen Baoguo said simply.
"I don't have a problem either." Fan Zhitong said quickly.
Chen Baoguo immediately stood up and Fan Chongcheng walked around the conference table and walked to the center of the conference room.
Li Chen pointed to several assistants and said: "You guys play the role of police. We will start when you are ready."
Fan Zhitong brewed it for two or three minutes and nodded to Li Chen.
Chen Baoguo also said there was no problem.
“Start!”
“Dad.”
“What are you doing!”
"Dad."
The two of them turned and walked in the opposite direction while holding Fan Congcheng. Fan Congcheng turned back step by step, with tears in his eyes.
Chen Baoguo followed closely behind.
Almost reaching the end, Fan Yucheng suddenly struggled to turn around, tears welling up in his eyes: "Dad, save me, daddy, save me"
Chen Baoguo's eyes were also red, and he roared: "Don't be afraid!"
"Dad, save me, Dad!"
"Stop!" Li Chen raised his hand and shouted.
Fan Congcheng wiped her tears.
"Sit down first."
Chen Baoguo and Fan Zhiyi sat down.
Li Chen didn't ask Liu Dehua or Chen Shu, and said directly to Fan Congcheng: "The crying scene is good, it makes people look pitiful."
"But it doesn't feel right!"
Fan Congcheng has tearful eyes. Shui Wangwang looked at Li Chen and humbly asked: "Director Li, can you please explain clearly, what's wrong?"
"You have a lot of crying scenes throughout the film, and this crying scene embodies a 'fear' To put it bluntly, you were scared to tears. "
"Imagine that you are a pampered rich second-generation girl! You have never been to a police station, let alone a prison."
"Suddenly being handcuffed, all the emotions in your heart at this moment should be fear! Eventually you will collapse!"
"It is the fear of the unknown detention center, and the fear of leaving your father to face this strange environment alone. Fear!"
Liu Dehua, Chen Shu and Huang Bo also nodded.
Li Chen’s plain language is easy to understand.
Fan Zhengchen also understood and immediately drew inferences: "I understand, Director Li."
"My crying scenes in this play include fear, pity, regret, and sadness. Every crying scene is a manifestation of negative emotions!"
Li Chen nodded: "Not bad. , think about it carefully, to put it bluntly, you are taking the sensational route.”
"If I, regardless of gender, old or young, can cry when I see you cry, then the play will be half successful."
For a good actor, like Zhou Xun, you just need to tell her what you want At some level, she will be able to give you answers based on her own understanding.
Li Chen is studying the script for the actors.
The head of Hong Kong Island Wireless also deliberately released information about several capital parties interested in acquiring TVB.
Sure enough, no one who can live on Victoria Peak is a vegetarian.
I’ve been a little stuck these past two days, and I don’t want to write a director’s essay and a running account of making a movie, winning awards, and breaking box office records.
(End of this chapter)