Chapter 82 Tomorrow Film Company
After the run-in period, the filming of Justice Bao progressed very quickly, and two units had been filmed. When Liu Hongmin arrived at the crew, he happened to meet He Jiajin and the other two who were leaving work.
He Jiajin plays Zhan Zhao, but his role is not as important as Shao Bao, or even Gong Sun Ce. Zhou Xingxing plays Zhao Hu, but his role is not that big either, he just appears when needed. Lan Jieying's role as the princess was taken off the air after the first episode "The Case of the Chopping of the Beauty", and now she is just a minor character in the crew.
The three of them were discussing going out for a midnight snack, and when they saw Liu Hongmin they immediately came over.
"Mr. Liu, why are you still in the studio so late?"
Liu Hongmin waved the script in his hand and said, "I'll ask Brother Xiaoming to look at the script."
Lan Jieying's eyes lit up. "Is it a movie script?"
Liu Hongmin nodded, and then said to the three of them: "After you three finish filming "Justice Bao", don't take other roles. If the script is approved by Brother Xiaoming, we will start filming as soon as possible, and you will all be the main actors by then."
The three of them were pleasantly surprised. "Really? That's great!"
Lan Jieying, the least famous, was the least surprised because she had known about the filming. Zhou Xingxing was introverted and although he was excited, he was not very good at expressing himself. On the contrary, He Jiajin, the most famous, was the most excited. He was already a big star in Hong Kong, but he had never tried the big screen. Although filming TV series made money, how could it compare to filming movies?
"You guys go ahead and do your work. I'll let you know if the project is finalized."
The three of them nodded vigorously, unable to hide their excitement. Only after they walked away did their excited voices come out.
“I’m going to be in a movie!”
"Mr. Liu is so amazing!"
"Come on, come on, let's go celebrate!"
Liu Hongmin smiled and shook his head, then sat on a stool and waited for Xu Xiaoming to finish work.
Not long after, Xu Xiaoming came out and said, "Brother Liu, it's time to get off work, why are you here?"
Liu Hongmin shook the script in his hand and said, "I've finished writing the script!"
Xu Xiaoming laughed, "You're pretty fast!"
He took the script, sat opposite Liu Hongmin, and took a look at the cover.
"Laughing boy?"
Liu Hongmin raised his hand and motioned Xu Xiaoming to continue reading.
"This is a martial arts comedy. I plan to let He Jiajin and Lan Jieying play the male and female protagonists, playing Pi Shaoting and Mi Anni. Zhou Xingxing plays Pi Shaoting's good brother, who helps Pi Shaoting collect intelligence. But the real highlight of this play is actually the two children, Pi Shaoting's younger brother Xiaopi, and the Shaolin boy. These two children, one is responsible for comedy, and the other is responsible for martial arts."
Xu Xiaoming raised his eyebrows. "Brother Liu, your book has a good idea. I'm just a little confused. Why a Shaolin boy? Shaolin Kung Fu is not very famous in Hong Kong."
"Soon, Shaolin Kung Fu became famous!" Liu Hongmin said meaningfully.
Seeing that he was keeping it a secret, Xu Xiaoming couldn't help but wonder in his heart. Liu Hongmin came from the mainland, so he must have some special information channel. Could it be that the mainland...
Thinking of this, Xu Xiaoming's eyes lit up.
"Brother Liu, when are you going to start filming?" "After you finish filming Justice Bao! I need to settle the royalties with Sanlian first, and then register a film company."
"I can help you with the company registration. I get off work early today, so let's go out for a drink together."
When Liu Hongmin heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Then Brother Xiaoming, please take good care of me in the future."
"Boss, you are the one who takes care of me!"
Xu Xiaoming's joining helped Liu Hongmin complete the most critical part of his film plan. The two found a restaurant and talked while eating. Xu Xiaoming talked about many details of opening a company and making movies in Hong Kong. These are the things that need to be paid attention to. If you are not careful, you may fall into the trap.
"Brother Liu, luckily you have a good relationship with Brother Qiang and have maintained good cooperative relations with Ming Pao and Sanlian. Otherwise, it would be difficult for this film company to continue!"
Liu Hongmin smiled. He would hear about what Xu Xiaoming said in the future. The situation in Hong Kong was complicated. There was the Hong Kong government that was always ready to take advantage of the situation, there were big financial groups that controlled all aspects, and there were social groups that disturbed the market. If there was a problem in any aspect, the film company would be in danger of bankruptcy.
The Huang family of RTV is a financial group, but it has connections with the Hong Kong government and social groups. Together with Ming Pao and Sanlian, it can basically ensure that the film company will not be disturbed by three parties.
Of course, this is under the condition that the situation is stable.
By 83, when the Iron Lady fell in Beijing, the situation in Hong Kong would take a sharp turn for the worse. By then, Liu Hongmin would still need to rely on He Renzong's help.
Only with official endorsement can Liu Hongmin's film company be guaranteed to be safe.
Xu Xiaoming accepted the company registration and helped Liu Hongmin reduce a lot of work. Afterwards, Liu Hongmin went to find He Renzong again. He Renzong could not help him for the time being, but introduced him to a manager named Wang Yaowei.
Wang Yaowei was a department manager at Great Wall, but after Great Wall merged with Xinlian, there was no good position for him. Liu Hongmin happened to need someone to manage daily work, and Wang Yaowei was just the right person.
Thus, the basic structure of Liu Hongmin's Tomorrow Film Company was established. Wang Yaowei served as the general manager, responsible for the company's daily management and external relations. Xu Xiaoming served as the film department manager, responsible for filming movies. Zou Shifang served as the financial department manager, responsible for financial management.
While Xu Xiaoming was going through the formalities, Liu Hongmin asked Zou Shifang to work with Wang Yaowei to rent an office building and recruit employees. When the formalities were completed, the film company would open tomorrow.
On the opening day, RTV, Ming Pao, Sanlian, and Great Wall all sent flower baskets. Huang Qiang and Jin Yong both attended the opening ceremony in person, and Liu Hongmin also called Liu Zhirong and He Jiajin to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Passersby didn't pay much attention to the opening of a movie studio. This kind of thing happens too often in Hong Kong. There are at least 80 movie studios in Hong Kong, and many of them open today and close tomorrow.
But when they saw Liu Zhirong and He Jiajin cutting the ribbon, they stopped to watch in surprise. These two are now popular TV stars, why are they cutting the ribbon for this film company? Are they going to make a movie? Soon, they saw Mr. Jin Yong. As a famous talent in Hong Kong, Mr. Jin Yong has a very high status.
Suddenly, passers-by felt that this film company was not simple. As a result, more and more people came to watch the excitement, and gradually the road was blocked.
Mr. Jin Yong smiled and said to Liu Hongmin, "Mr. Liu, the shop is packed with people right after opening. It looks like you are going to make a fortune!"
Liu Hongmin: "It's all thanks to you, sir, for coming to help me cut the ribbon, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people coming."
Mr. Jin Yong joked, "Then Mr. Liu, don't forget me when you get rich!"
"Of course."
(End of this chapter)
