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Chapter VIII Meeting

Chen Chong did not come alone, so he brought seven or eight people. Except for Luo Weiming, the editor-in-chief of "Movie Age", and Qiu Siyu, the rest were all foreigners, including men, women, young and old. There were two guys, holding plastic cups in their hands and Hong Kong specialty snacks such as fish balls, exuding an attractive fragrance.

"Brother Sanmao, Director Wu." After Chen rushed up, he shook hands with the two ministers of Jiahe and said politely: "You two have been waiting for a long time and have been delayed for a while. I'm so embarrassed."

"Things are not."

"Mr. Chen, please be polite."

After the greetings, Chen Chong did not give any explanation. He asked Zhang Jiazhen to arrange for the boatman to drive the boat, then stood at the bow of the boat, chatted and laughed, and worked as tour guides for a few foreigners, and guided the scenery of Victoria Harbor.

John Woo and Sammo Hung secretly wondered that except for them, the rest of the ship were all Oriental Charming staff, but none of them knew the purpose of Shen Chong's meeting on the ship.

After looking at each other, Sammo Hung took out his cigarette box and found his old acquaintance Luo Weiming: "Old Luo, Mr. Chen is in a meeting this time, what's the reputation of his career

"Don't ask me, I don't know." Luo Weiming took the cigarette and said, "I'm here to see the fun."

Chen Xinjian also came up, raised his chin, signaled, and asked, "Who are those ghost guys?"

"They are experts specially invited by Shen Cai Shen from Hollywood."

Chen Xinjian shook his fingers, and the ashes were off and asked, "I have invited so many foreigners, it seems that the new drama has invested a lot."

"Is this so many people?" Luo Weiming laughed, stretched out his thumb and little finger, shook it, and said, "You are too underestimating the God of Wealth. These are just a few of them. He invited more than 60 people to Hong Kong from Hollywood."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yusen's eyes were condensed, staring at the back of the bow of the boat, and asked in a deep voice: "I heard that this drama has invested tens of millions of dollars, is it true?"

"I don't know how much I invest," said Luo Weiming. "I belong to a magazine, not a film company, so how can I figure it out."

"Come on, Lao Luo." Sammo Hung had been interviewed several times in "Movie Age". He knew that he was Bai Xiaosheng and said with a smile: "You are a magazine. What are the changes in Hong Kong movies? You can't escape your ears and ears. Let's give us a clear idea."

"If it's a small fuss, of course I know, but if he doesn't say anything about Shen Cai Shen, no one can find out." Luo Weiming spread his hands and said helplessly: "Lin Xingzhi, the boss of Xinbao, is so powerful, and is known as the most well-informed person in Hong Kong. But did he know before Li Ka-shing bought Hutchison Whampoa?"

"That's right, we ordinary people like us can't hear the sound of the sky." Chen Xinjian smiled self-deprecatingly and comforted John Woo, "Don't guess it, since Mr. Chen asked you to come, there must be an arrangement."

John Woo was full of thoughts, smoking silently, bowing his head and silently.

He was not satisfied with Jiahe. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to film Chen Chong and make a comeback in one fell swoop and film some of the scenes he wanted to film. Now everyone in Hong Kong is rumored that Chen Chong is the reincarnation of the God of Wealth. Not only can he make money, but he can also help others make money. As long as the people he likes, there are no ones who are not popular, such as Ann Hui and Wang Jing, who have never filmed the film, became famous in Southeast Asia overnight and became a popular famous director...

But now, with so many people from Hollywood coming, I don’t know if there is still a chance to be a director.

After a while, the cruise ship sailed to the center of Victoria Harbor, and its speed decreased and it slowly cruised.

Chen Chong looked at his watch, then turned around, faced the cabin, clapped his hands, and said, "Everyone, the time is almost over, let's have a meeting now."

Everyone found a seat to sit down, while Qiu Siyu stood aside as an interpreter.

"I'll introduce it to you before the meeting." Chen Chong pointed to the white man sitting in the front and introduced: "This is Mr. Gary Kurz, who will serve as the executive producer of our company's new film."

Gary Kurz is a tall, handsome middle-aged white man. He stood up, folded his hands together, and made a bow, which caused a kind laugh.

After Rowe Ming said his name twice, he said in surprise: "It's him?"

Sammo Hung, who was sitting on his right hand, heard it and asked, "Who is he?"

"Does Star Wars know?"

"Who doesn't know, Hollywood production has a global box office of hundreds of millions of dollars, and a movie has more box office than our Hong Kong movies in the whole year.

"This person" Luo Weiming tapped with his finger and said, "He is the producer of Star Wars."

Upon hearing this, Sammo Hung was in awe. He smacked his lips and wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.

Chen Chong introduced several other foreigners, setters, props, blasters, sound effects, technicians, etc. The names are long and short, Sammo Hung was dizzy when he heard them, and he didn't remember a single name.

"Brother Sanmao, Director Wu, please come here." Chen Chong waved his hand, signaled the two to step forward, and then introduced them to the foreigner: "This is Sammo Hung, Bruce Lee's friend, and he has very good kung fu; this is John Woo, one of the best directors in Hong Kong."

Sammo Hung and John Woo both knew English well, and his face was so enthusiastic that he beated. He bowed randomly, and then hurried back to his seat. In 1979, neither of them had any name worth mentioning. Shen Chong's praise was too much. It would be fine if the foreigners didn't know, but the acquaintances sitting below all knew the details.

"OK, now everyone knows you, so I'll start talking about the serious business." After the introduction, Chen Chong turned sideways, pointed to a skyscraper standing on Hong Kong Island, and said: "The main content of the new movie is to blow up this building."

Before Wu could calm down his chaotic mood, he looked in the direction of Chen Chong's finger and almost jumped up.

Luo Weiming asked loudly: "Boss, is the direction of your finger in Kangle Building?"

"Old Luo has good eyesight." Chen Chong raised his thumb at him and said with certainty: "That's right, it's Kangle Building."

There was a loud noise in the cabin, and there were various buzzing. Several foreigners also whispered and whispered. It seemed that they had just learned about Shen Chong's intention.

Luo Weiming threw away the cigarette butts and said loudly: "That's the Recreation Building."

"I know." Chen Chong reported a series of numbers: "Kangle Building, the property of Land Group, a landmark building in Hong Kong, was built in 1973, with a floor, 175 meters, making it the tallest building in Asia."

Luo Weiming swallowed hard, endured it again and again, and finally said what he wanted to say: "Boss, aren't you crazy?"

"Do you think I'm crazy?"

Luo Weiming naturally knew that Chen Chong said that the explosion of the building was not really a blow, but even if it was a movie, it was not a simple matter. He said: "Kangle Building is one of the most expensive office buildings in Asia. All the customers are world-class companies like Citibank. It is difficult to enter the scene, and it is even more impossible to put explosives inside to explode. Boss, how are you going to blow it up?"

"I don't know how to blow it up." Chen Chong smiled and shook his head, circled the foreigners with his hands, and said, "But they know how to blow it up."

Zeng Lizhen looked embarrassed and asked, "Boss, do you have to blow up the Kangle Building?"

At this time, there have never been urban-themed fashion action movies in Hong Kong. There are several sporadic police and gangster films, and they only shoot small scenes in the streets and alleys. Neither Luo Weiming nor Zeng Lizhen were from filmmaking. It is understandable that they can't figure out how to shoot explosion scenes of large buildings.

"Don't worry, Kangle Building is extremely expensive. I won't do anything I'm not sure about. If the flowers and plants are blown up, I can't afford to pay." Chen Chong teased himself and asked John Woo: "Director Wu, do you think you can blow it up?"

"Indoor explosions can be filmed on the set," Wu said with rich experience. "I don't think there is any problem with professional Hollywood setters and stuntmen."

"Look, Lao Luo, so if someone can be a director, you can only be an editor." Chen Chong teased him again, and then continued: "The explosion is not difficult, the difficult one is the outdoor scene."

He walked to one side, gave up his vision, and pointed and said, "If there was an explosion in Kangle Building, the police would definitely set up defenses below, and there would be many people watching. This is Central, with every inch of land and crowded traffic, and the traffic flow on the opposite road is very large. How to take a real scene is a difficult problem, so I rented this boat and let you study more and find a feasible way."

Wu stood up, took two steps, stood in front of the window, looking at the busy docks and crowded buildings below the Kangle Building, frowned

Others also followed suit, found a place to observe.

Luo Weiming was not interested in making movies. He watched it for a while and couldn't help asking: "Boss, you just talk about bombing buildings, but what story does this movie tell?"

"The story is very simple." Chen Chong raised his hand and signaled his secretary Qiu Siyu to bring the briefcase, took out a stack of printed paper, picked up a piece, and handed it to him, briefly introducing it: "A little policeman on Lamma Island went to Kangle Building to see his fiancée. Unexpectedly, he encountered a terrorist robbery. The little policeman was alone and destroyed them, and finally got the beauty back. How about it, it was very cliché?"

"It's really vulgar." Luo Weiming glanced at the story summary on the document, which was the same as what Shen Chong said. So he stopped looking at it carefully, rolled it up casually, and suggested: "There is no need to put the play in Kangle Building, right? The building you bought is not very suitable. There is no master around his property. It saves money and is convenient to take photos."

"My little building is a mediocre girl with an unknown appearance and an unknown street girl. The Kangle Building is a charming and famous courtesan girl." Chen Chong smiled and said, "Take off his pants and choose one of them. Who do you think you want to join?"

"Boss, you are so vulgar." Luo Weiming laughed and said, "Anyway, you have a lot of money, so let's burn it slowly. I'll see what kind of courtesan you will burn. By the way, what's the name of this drama?"

"What do you think of the name Die Hard? Is it powerful?"
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