Chapter 406 Returning to the Motherland
After the meeting, Chen Chong mentioned that she wanted to introduce him to three newly signed actresses of the company, Xu Qing, Jiang Qingqing and Zeng Li, and asked him for some guidance.
Link did not agree. He came to Hong Kong Island for work, and work was the priority. He could think of other things when he had time.
He first edited the film at the Hong Kong Film Studio, and spent five days editing the last 20% of "Zheng Chenggong", which he handed over to the production department to complete post-production.
Judging from the edited clips, this film is very solidly made, with grand war scenes, three-dimensional character portrayals, and touching family and country feelings. It has the weighty feeling of an epic historical film, and its quality is no less than "Farewell My Concubine".
But we will have to wait until the post-production is completed and the finished film is seen to know the details.
"Why not take the movie to Hollywood for special effects? The technology there is more mature and it can be used as a gimmick in publicity."
In the studio of Yindu Film, Chen Chong asked while massaging his shoulders.
Directors Feng Xiaoning, Tsui Hark and Chen Kaige also looked at him and asked for his opinion.
Link thought for a moment and said, "No need! Zheng Chenggong is a Chinese movie. All the elements in the movie must come from China to ensure the originality.
In addition, Hollywood computer special effects technology may not be able to produce the effects we want when processing Chinese films, so the special effects of this movie will be made in China. Whatever technology and talents are needed can be sent from Hollywood, and our people will use them in the movie after they have learned them. The key point is that this movie must be completed 100% in China. "
Everyone nodded, understanding his idea. The political significance of this film outweighs its artistic and commercial value.
Director Feng Xiaoning looked at Link with admiration. The domestic film industry is now promoting Hollywood computer special effects technology. Even if many movies do not use Hollywood special effects technology during filming, they will deliberately add this information during publicity to make the film production appear more advanced.
Link is a Hollywood tycoon and a world-class director. He was also one of the first directors to use computer special effects technology in movies. No one would doubt that the movies he produced used Hollywood special effects technology, but Link did not do so because of his patriotism.
This man is definitely a patriot.
Chen Kaige also looked at Link in surprise. Originally, he had a lot of opinions about Link because the woman he loved had become Link's lover. But now, after hearing what Link said, he had to admit that Link was a man of integrity.
"Okay, now that the movie is over, everyone can relax. I'll treat you all to food, drinks and entertainment today."
Link said.
"Haha, thank you Director Lin!"
"Thank you, Mr. Lin!"
Everyone cheered happily.
Chen Chong didn't care about other people's eyes. She took his arm and asked with a charming smile, "Xu Qing and Zeng Li are bored in the hotel. Do you want to invite them?"
"You arrange it. I'm not familiar with Hong Kong Island. I can only be responsible for the bills. I can't take care of other things."
"Okay! I promise to arrange it properly."
Chen Chong said with a smile.
Link nodded, and surrounded by the crew members, he left the studio and went to Central to experience the nightlife of Hong Kong Island.
After a day of rest, Link continued to devote his time to work.
During his stay in Hong Kong Island, he also met with several local tycoons on behalf of Kingsoft Investment and negotiated several deals, making Kingsoft Investment's shares more diversified, ranging from finance to real estate, luxury goods, Internet technology, hotel tourism, etc. The total amount of several transactions reached HK$3 billion.
After these transactions were reported by Hong Kong media, they caused a sensation in the investment community. Link's whereabouts were also exposed, and reporters and paparazzi flocked to him.
The frequency of Link's name and photo appearing in the media in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia continues to increase, even more than that of local heads of state.
In order to cope with the enthusiastic media, Link participated in TVB's talk show, chatting with Chen Long, Huang Zhan, Anita Mui and others about the film industry and business, mixed with some of his personal matters.
For example, they asked him where his hometown was, how much money he could make as a loader, whether Michelle Pfeiffer and Brooke Shields were his girlfriends, what was his relationship with Rosamund Kwan and Michelle Reis, what was the secret to being a playboy, who won the golf game with Bill Clinton in the White House, and whether he was scared by the New York shooting.
etc.
The topics are bold and open, covering everything.
The show effect is also very good.
According to statistics, the show had a viewership rating of 95% in Hong Kong Island, and almost everyone was watching TV at home that night.
The program received very good responses. Afterwards, many newspapers praised Link for his good looks, standard Mandarin, mastery of both Chinese and Western culture, being a big name in the film industry, a true prince charming and talented man, the dream lover of thousands of women, etc.
After receiving the news, Rosamund Kwan, Maggie Cheung and others called him and said that he had become a popular figure. Many female celebrities in the Hong Kong entertainment circle asked them for their phone numbers, wanting to get to know him, and even jokingly asked him if he wanted the phone numbers of those beautiful girls.
Lin Ke refused. During his stay in Hong Kong, he was accompanied by Yu Feihong, Chen Chong, Xu Qing, Jiang Qingqing, and Zeng Li, so he had no shortage of female companions.
However, the day after the phone call, Rosamund Kwan, Michelle Reis, and Carina Lau flew back from Los Angeles and pestered him every day, saying that they wanted to prevent him from being cheated of his money and sex by those bad women.
Link naturally wouldn't worry about being deceived by a bad woman. He was a capable man, and even the worst woman would become a good person when she met him.
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After finishing his work in Hong Kong Island, he received an invitation to fly to Dahai City in the mainland and attended several business meetings. He reached a cooperation with relevant organizations and expected to invest more than US$1 billion in the mainland in the next five years.
In addition, Kingsoft Investment continued to buy a large number of shares in oil, petrochemical, power grid, banking and other companies. The highest share was China Petroleum, reaching 1.35%, worth about 183 million US dollars, which is more than the holdings of Buffett, Lee So-gi and others.
After the talks, he also donated 100 million yuan to the China Hope Project on behalf of the Lin Charity Foundation. It plans to build 100 primary and secondary schools, 50 maternal and child health hospitals, and 10 libraries in the mainland in the next ten years, with an estimated investment of no less than 1.6 billion yuan.
His generous donation also received positive responses from all walks of life. The media praised him highly, saying that he returned to his hometown in glory and never forgot his hometown.
Even senior leaders praised him as a patriotic businessman.
After his trip to Dahai City, he was again invited to fly to Beijing to attend higher-level talks and was once again welcomed by all walks of life.
To use the words of Chen Chong and Xu Qing, he is "the center of attention" and "the streets are deserted". If he goes shopping outside, he will definitely be surrounded by enthusiastic people.
Zeng Li and Jiang Qingqing also said that there are many boys in their school who admire Link and regard him as a role model, hoping to become like him in the future. Girls regard him as their dream lover and look for boyfriends according to his standards. He is more charming than the 'heartthrob'.
Link was delighted to hear this and rewarded each of them with a high-end apartment within the Third Ring Road so that they could live a middle-class life in advance.
Xu Qing and her friends were also very happy and worked harder on the date.
During his stay in Beijing, Link also participated in a talk show, but compared to the TVB interview, the content of this interview was more serious. It only talked about movies, the current situation of the Hollywood film industry, the cultural differences between the East and the West, and the development prospects of the domestic film industry.
During the interview, host Ni Ping asked him what he thought of the domestic film industry, what the gap was with Hollywood, and what suggestions for improvement he had?
Lin Ke expressed optimism about the development of domestic films, saying that the domestic film industry is still in its initial development stage. The important thing is to develop boldly, focus on learning advanced foreign film theory knowledge and technology, and also know how to explore local themes in movies. China has a 5,000-year history, and every period of history has been recorded in detail. There are countless classic masterpieces, as well as many dramas and novels with extremely high literary value. This is an innate advantage that can be utilized.
In addition, China has a large population and a larger film market, which is also an inherent advantage.
He finally asserted that in the future the Chinese film market will be larger than that of North America and will become the most important part of the world film market.
"Link is also a very talkative person."
In front of the TV, Feng Xiaogang said while drinking a glass of wine.
"What do you mean?"
Bald Ge You paused and asked.
"On TV, he only says good things, never bad things. Listen to what he said. He said our domestic film market is bigger than North America. How is that possible? Last year, the total box office in mainland China was only 950 million yuan, while the total box office in North America was 5.5 billion US dollars. The gap is too big. There is no comparison at all."
Feng Xiaogang bared his teeth and shook his head.
"It's a bit exaggerated, but what Link said is not wrong. The Hollywood film industry has been developed for hundreds of years, while ours has only been developed for a few decades. There is no comparison. However, the national economy has been developing steadily in recent years, and the box office revenue of the film market has been increasing. If we continue to develop at this rate, we may catch up with Hollywood in a few decades."
Ge You said.
Feng Xiaogang nodded, then shook his head and made a 'Y' sign, "It's difficult with the big scissors!"
Ge You did not refute.
"Hey, I saw the media in Hong Kong saying that Link has 50 or 60 girlfriends, including Jodie Foster, a two-time Oscar winner, the beautiful Brooke Shields, the French Rose Sophie Marceau, top movie star Michelle Pfeiffer, and Hong Kong's beauties Rosamund Kwan, Michelle Reis, and Vivian Chow. Do you think it's true?"
Actor He Bin next to him asked, holding up his glass.
Actor Ying Ta shook his fat face, "It must be fake. A man with two women will be annoyed to death every day, with three he will be exhausted to death, and with fifty or sixty girlfriends, that's impossible. That's not what a human would do. The media in Hong Kong are used to making up stories. You can't believe it."
"Ge You, you have been to the United States and met Link. Do you think it is true or not?" He Bin asked curiously.
Ge You touched his bald head and said, "This is someone's privacy, let's not talk about it."
"Public figures don't have any privacy. I heard that Gong Li is now Lin Ke's mistress, and it was Lin Ke who snatched her away from Director Zhang. Have you heard about it?" He Bin said with a smile.
"That's true. It's all over the circle. I heard Gong Li kicked Director Zhang out two years ago and went to Hollywood to develop her career. Later she became Link's lover. Hehe, I heard she's doing very well and has played important roles in several Hollywood movies. Yuko, why are you pulling my pants?"
Ying Ta was happily talking about Gong Li, and Ge You, who was standing next to him, was pulling at his pants on the table. Seeing Ying Ta hadn't responded yet, Ge You greeted the store entrance, "Director Zhang, Producer Zhang, you guys are here for supper too."
"Are you kidding me?!"
Ying Tatar didn't believe it could be such a coincidence. When he turned around, he saw Director Zhang and Producer Zhang Weiping walking in. Director Zhang's expression was stiff, and he couldn't hide his embarrassment.
But he is also a veteran filmmaker with good acting skills, and his expression returned to normal during the greeting.
Seeing Director Zhang was there, Ge You didn't want to continue talking about Link and Gong Li, so he made a few jokes and changed the subject.
People at the two tables in front and behind watched Link's TV interview together.
On TV, Link, host Ni Ping, actor Jiang Wen, and director Chen Kaige continued to chat about movies and expressed their opinions.
This half-hour program was broadcast on Beijing TV and received a good response and sparked a lot of discussion.
These include plans to build a film city in China, touting the domestic market as being no smaller than the North American market in the future, praising fifth-generation directors such as Director Zhang and Director Chen, and so on.
Thanks to these news and discussions, Link's popularity in the country has also increased significantly. In the past, many people knew his name but did not know him. After appearing on TV, the audience also knew what he looked like.
Once again, he attracted the attention of many girls with his handsome appearance, elegant and fluent conversation, profound professional knowledge and magnetic voice. Every time he appeared in public, he would cause deafening screams and cheers.
However, he did not act recklessly during his stay in China. He attended meetings and business banquets in an orderly manner, gave lectures at the National Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy and Peking University, and exchanged relevant knowledge and experience.
In my spare time, I travel around with Chen Chong and Yu Feihong, making every day in the country meaningful.
(End of this chapter)
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