Albert Yeung looked at Shen Fang.

"Mr. Shen, I heard from Xiwen that you're planning a big-budget production of 30 million US dollars? And it's directed by Zhang Yimou? Are you short of funds?"

Shen Fang smiled and said, "I don't lack money."

Albert Yeung.........

Cheng Long's eyes lit up. He had come mainly because his son was here; the little house had been acting up lately, and he had come to arrest him. He hadn't expected such an unexpected surprise.

Cheng Long put his arm around Shen Fang's shoulder.

"Handsome guy, I'm your idol now. Do you have a role in this movie?"

Shen Fang looked apologetic.

"Brother, I'm sorry, but for my film, the female lead is Gong Li, and I plan to invite Brother Jia Hui and Brother Chow Yun-fat to be the male leads. The main character is the emperor."

Chen Long nodded upon hearing this.

"What a pity."

Manyu giggled upon hearing this: "Ah Long, have you never thought about playing an emperor?"

Jackie Chan looked at his idol speechlessly: "Maggie, this image of mine is not suitable. 30 million US dollars is no joke."

Shen Fang nodded: "Brother Long, if it doesn't work out this time, we can cooperate next time. It's no problem."

Jackie Chan laughed: "My pay isn't low."

Manyu hugged Chen Fang: "Little Fang is very rich. He's a big boss. They own Liangpin Shop. It's the number one snack brand in Hong Kong."

"Wow, a rich kid, huh? Pretty good-looking."

Shen Fang waved his hand: "It's alright."

Albert Yeung looked at Shen Fang.

"Mr. Shen, 30 million US dollars is a lot of pressure. Our Emperor Group is very sincere in wanting to invest. Could you give us a chance?"

Cheng Long also had his arm around Shen Fang's neck.

"Hey handsome, give me some face. Boss Yang has influence in Southeast Asia. With his investment, we can rake in a lot of box office revenue in Southeast Asia."

Shen Fang looked at Yang Shoucheng with a smile.

"Mr. Yang, is one 'Dragon Rebirth' not enough? You want to go for a big production? Are you trying to drive up the stock price? Are you manipulating things up?"

Albert Yeung glanced at Shen Fang in surprise.

"Mr. Shen is a wise man."

After some consideration, Shen Fang decided that it wasn't impossible to get Emperor Entertainment involved. Emperor Entertainment had a strong distribution presence in Southeast Asia, and with Emperor Entertainment's involvement, the likelihood of Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Ka-fai joining would be even greater. Currently, very few big-name Hong Kong artists are involved in mainland films. Since the domestic commercial film industry hasn't really taken off yet, this would save a lot of trouble. With Emperor Entertainment, a local powerhouse, the subsequent operations would be much smoother.

Shen Fang looked at Yang Shoucheng with a smile.

“No problem, I can give up 20% of the investment share, but Mr. Yang, Brother Fa, and Brother Jia Hui, please take care of things for me. Also, I'd like to ask you to handle the distribution in Southeast Asia and surrounding areas.”

Albert Yeung smiled and said, "No problem, leave this to me. When do we start filming?"

Shen Fang smiled and said, "There's no rush. Director Zhang's 'Hero' is going to be promoted in Hollywood. This movie will definitely break foreigners' stereotypes about Chinese films. It will definitely surprise everyone."

Jackie Chan looked at Mandy Li, Jet Li, and Tony Leung with great curiosity.

"Is this movie really that good?"

Maggie Cheung nodded: "Although we haven't seen the final product, the scenery and grand scenes are definitely top-notch production."

Jet Li nodded: "It's hard to say about this movie. It mainly focuses on the concept of chivalry, which is completely different from Hong Kong movies. I really like it."

Tony Leung nodded: "Director Zhang is different from other directors."

"Like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?" Albert Yeung asked.

Shen Fang scoffed: "Hidden talents and crouching tigers are not worthy of being compared with heroes."

Jackie Chan was quite surprised.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon won an Oscar."

Shen Fang smiled and said, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is basically an art-house martial arts film. It doesn't have much of a 'chivalrous' element. It's all about love and romance. It's a fantasy movie made specifically for foreigners, a movie made specifically to win awards. Ang Lee and Zhang Yimou can never compare to it."

"Zhang Yimou is a master, but he is just an artist."

Cheng Long clicked his tongue in amazement. "Wow, this guy's really arrogant. This young man is genuinely a bit too cocky."

Jet Li, Man Shen, and Chao Wei were all a bit surprised. For someone in the media industry to belittle Ang Lee like this was quite something.

Albert Yeung looked at Fok Hei-man, Yan-tso, Ah-Sa and others.

"I don't want to hear these words outside tonight."

Huo Xiwen and the others nodded repeatedly.

"Mr. Shen, please don't say that outside." Albert Yeung looked at Shen Fang speechlessly. Too young, so arrogant.

Shen Fang curled his lip: "I'm telling the truth. Fine, if you don't believe me, so be it."

Man Shen patted Shen Fang on the shoulder.

"Director Li is at the height of his career, the number one director in Chinese-language cinema. If you say that, Xiao Fang, people will definitely attack you."

Shen Fang nodded: "Alright, just pretend I was drunk and talking nonsense."

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is really not worth watching. If it were a good movie, why did it only gross 15 million yuan at the domestic box office? It's obviously made for foreign audiences, while Heroes made 250 million yuan. The public's opinion is based on blood and guts.

Shen Fang isn't afraid of the news getting out. It's just Ang Lee. Once Hero is released, people will know what a groundbreaking masterpiece is.