Ed Harris and his two brothers ended their two-month trip in Hong Kong and returned to the United States.

Hong Kong left a deep impression on them, and they also praised "The Orphan" quite a bit, but in the end, whether it is a mule or a horse, one has to rely on performance, and emotion alone is useless.

Competition in the entertainment industry is cruel, and no one will remember a chef who has been eliminated unless he cooks nine-turn large intestine.

The crew held a closing banquet in the canteen of the Clear Water Bay set to save money wherever possible. However, the next day, Chen Qi hosted a banquet for Tsui Hark and Shi Nansheng alone.

Shi Nansheng has neat short hair and her own style of dressing. She is from Shanghai. She later moved to Hong Kong and studied abroad. When she came back, she first worked in a television station and then joined New Art City with Tsui Hark.

Mai Jia, Shi Tian, ​​and Huang Baiming are not management talents. Shi Nansheng is the big housekeeper, who keeps the company in order and is a rare administrative talent.

The two entered a restaurant and arrived at the private room. Chen Qi was already sitting inside, while Xiao Mo stood leaning against the door.

"Miss Shi, I have admired you for a long time!"

"How come we've known each other for so long since we first met?"

"There are countless people in Hong Kong who know how to film, but only a few who know how to manage. Without you in Xinyi City, we can't even file taxes."

"Hahaha, Mr. Chen is really good at talking!"

Shi Nansheng laughed heartily. She often heard Tsui Hark mention Chen Qi, and there was a sense of mutual sympathy in his words.

The three of them sat down and ordered their dishes. Chen Qi poured the wine and raised his glass: "First glass, thank you to Director Xu for your generous help. "Orphan's Revenge" was successfully completed!"

"Second cup, I will return to the mainland soon. Please pay more attention to the post-production... Third cup, I belong to a different company, but you and I can be friends. We are about to part ways, so it's time to have a drink!"

I didn't eat a bite of the food, but drank three glasses of wine.

Tsui Hark's face has turned a little red. He likes drinking, and he also likes this kind of tune. He has a knight-errant romance in his heart. The drunken version of "The Swordsman" sung by Huang Zhan and Luo Dayou was a joyful and full of pride.

.

The three of them were eating, drinking, and chatting. Chen Qi said, "Director Xu, I'm about to leave now, so I'll ask you again. Are you really not considering coming to the left?"

"Why are you bringing this up again? We agreed not to mention it!"

Tsui Hark scratched his head, feeling quite troubled.

Shi Nansheng smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, please understand us. Making movies requires funds. If the box office is not good, no one will invest. We also need to make movies at the box office. Now everyone in Hong Kong is rushing to the Taiwan market. Who wants to close the mainland?

Woolen cloth?"

"I admit that the mainland is closed, but I told Director Xu that with 20 million people in Taiwan, no matter how big the market can be, how big can it be? I have been here for several months, and the biggest feeling is that the local colleagues have no enterprising spirit and only

Staring at this three-thirds of an acre of land.

Let's go overseas, let's go to the United States. That's a huge market. With your abilities, you can only operate in Hong Kong. What a pity!

If you don’t want to join the left directly, you can also. We will provide capital and shareholding and help you set up a company. You can be your own boss. It’s better than being a high-end wage earner in Xinyi City, right?”

"this……"

The two of them felt moved and had to say that this condition was indeed good.

Chen Qi did not wait for their response and continued: "Hong Kong always says that the mainland wants to carry out revolution and destroy the rich. In fact, it is all confusing. If I really want to argue, it is very simple. These two are also considered successful people in Hong Kong. What do you think?

What group do you belong to?

Are you propertyless or assets?

Not to mention you two, even big bosses like Zou Wenhuai and Run Run Shaw can be called capitalists? Do they control the means of production? Land, food, industry, energy, real estate, finance... Oh, at most they have some real estate capabilities

Apart from being connected with capital, what do they have? What do you have?

You think you are on the same page with them, but actually we are on the same page.

Director Xu, you are a proletarian!"

puff!

Tsui Hark squirted all of a sudden, and Shi Nansheng also twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "Mr. Chen, you, this..."

"I'm just talking casually, don't pay attention to it, but what I said before is sincere. Come on, drink!"

After he finished speaking, he left it alone, making the couple restless.

…

Late at night.

After finally finishing the meal, the two returned home.

Tsui Hark took a shower and sat in the living room smoking a cigarette, looking very worried. Shi Nansheng came out wiping his hair and asked: "Are you still thinking about what happened just now? His words are too exaggerated, don't worry about them, only

Opening a company for us is the real condition."

"No, I'm not thinking about it."

Tsui Hark put out his cigarette butt and asked: "Have the results of "The Stars" come out?"

"It has a box office of 7.47 million, which is a great result. It is currently ranked sixth."

"What did Mai Jia and the others say?"

Um?

Shi Nansheng was stunned and looked at this man who never cared about worldly affairs in surprise, and said: "You know the company's practice. As a director, you will be given a director's fee, plus at most tens of thousands of red envelopes. There is no box office."

Your share.

At the end of the year, the three bosses are the ones who need to pay dividends, and they are shareholders."

"So Chen Qi is right, we are just high-level wage earners!"

Shi Nansheng came over, sat opposite him, and asked seriously: "Are you tempted?"

"I'm hesitating!"

"In my opinion, we can really open a company. You will create, I will manage, and if you recruit more people, we can completely support a small company. Investing in right and left is nothing more than looking at the market. There are only 8 theaters in the left.

, and cannot be sold to Taiwan, this is something we need to be careful about.

He said he wanted to break into the United States. How could the United States be so easy to break into?

Why don't we take a look at the results of "Orphan's Revenge" and we can talk about it then?"

Shi Nansheng is undoubtedly a good helper. He analyzes things in a clear and logical manner. It doesn't matter whether you vote right or left. Whichever market is bigger, go there. Tsui Hark thought for a while, nodded, and said: "Okay, that's fine, we'll wait."

Wait."

…………

The educational system in Hong Kong is: 3 years of junior high school, 2 years of high school, 2 years of preparatory studies, and 3 years of university.

Those who have completed high school are called Form 5. Many Hong Kong stars have Form 5 degrees, or even less than Form 5. Serious college students like Xu Guanwen and Wang Jing are rare.

The entrance of a middle school.

Qiu Shuzhen took two months off for filming, and now she is back at school. Her mind is no longer on study. It was time for school to end, so she waited for a while with her schoolbag on her back, saw a Gundam flying over from a distance, and waved quickly.

The familiar person got into the car and said with a smile: "Master, why did you come to pick me up today?"

"I'll take you to dinner!"

"What to eat?"

"How about steak rice?"

"Yeah! I want to eat steak rice the most!"

Soon we arrived at the store. It was indeed a popular store. It was almost full. Qiu Shuzhen came here for the first time and managed to find a seat by grabbing Chen Qi's clothes.

Many foods in Hong Kong are a combination of Chinese and Western. For example, the steak in this restaurant is fried on an iron plate, with soy sauce, pepper, and minced garlic. It can be eaten with rice, meal packets, and borscht soup.

Qiu Shuzhen ordered a rice set, but from time to time she stretched out her spoon to drink Chen Qi's borscht, looking extremely happy. Chen Qi watched her eating and said with a smile: "Azhen, I'm going back in a few days."

She paused and asked, "Are you going back to the mainland?"

"Um!"

"..."

She lowered her head, then raised it again with tears in her eyes: "Master, can you not leave?"
Chapter completed!