Chapter 124 Negotiation

Seeing that Su Yun's explanation was very convincing, Lu Shaolong pondered for a moment, and finally decided to take action this time.

He had also thought of strategies to deal with the dirty things going on in the entertainment industry, but accidents happened before he could reach a status that could shake up the entire industry. In addition, he was unable to protect Miao Keyu, whom he regarded as his sister... Therefore, he really wanted to work hard to change the status quo, but he lacked any available countermeasures.

With the arrival of ICAC, those bigwigs who had maintained a delicate balance between all parties by using chaos to control chaos went abroad. The gangs under them became even more lawless due to the lack of control. Taking advantage of the fact that the police force was still undergoing reorganization and was unable to respond in time, they entered the entertainment industry in large numbers to make money and launder money.

In the past, they only used Yin-Yang contracts to deceive and deceive, and once they were exposed, they would back down a little out of humiliation; but now, after being exposed, they can still insult the victims loudly and viciously, and it is obvious that they have been emboldened by the success they have experienced during this period.

If one is bold enough, it is easy to break boundaries for the sake of profit; and once the boundaries are broken, the already precarious bottom line will only get lower and lower.

If we don't take action, they might become more rampant in the future, tearing off the fig leaf of the contract and forcing the artists they like to film for them...

This is not Lu Shaolong's imagination, but a real speculation based on real developments that were previously kept secret.

If this "accidental" form of coercion is allowed to continue, sooner or later it will become so commonplace that it will be impossible to resist.

Su Yun is a child who can think so far ahead and is not afraid to share his ideas just to rescue those deceived artists. As his master, he is really pleased and distressed.

After looking at Su Yun gently, Lu Shaolong began to think about the matters of negotiation: first of all, he had to arrange a banquet in his or some other people's name and invite the crew leaders and their backers.

Su Yun's "Falling in Love" has not been taken off the screen in North America yet. The companies it belongs to are still Warner and Viagra. Right now, the box office is competing fiercely with several other companies. If a character gets involved in a scandal, even if it is far away and will not spread to other places for a while, it will sooner or later affect this pure and fresh film.

With this as a foundation, and letting the indignant Miao Keyu talk to Zou Yunhua, it should not be difficult to invite him.

Huang Hanxiu is TBB's latest rising star. Even if they can't invite a member of the Zhao family, TBB's Artist Department will have to find her a role of some importance.

With people from Hong Kong's two major film companies coming forward together, plus his influence and Su Yun's qualifications, the success rate of the negotiations could probably be around 70 to 80 percent.

"I have some friendship with the big boss of the society behind this crew, so I can ask him to do this." Ding Betty volunteered.

Who wants to be bald if they have hair? At first, because of her mixed-race appearance, she looked wilder and more unruly than the average woman, so she was limited by people's inherent image and wanted to gain a foothold in the circle - she could only take the shortcut of taking the sexy route.

This was her own decision after careful consideration, and no one else is to blame.

A voluntary exchange of interests can certainly lead to pleasant cooperation between the two parties, but if one party conceals the truth and deceives newcomers who are inexperienced in the world, it can be said to be too despicable!

Since everyone was determined to challenge the dark side, Su Yun first thanked them for their help in her own name, and then thanked them again in the name of future beneficiaries.

"Don't be so polite. Shaolong and I are like siblings, and you are Shaolong's disciple, so you can be considered my junior. And helping you this time... might also be helping us female artists ourselves." Miao Kexiu waved her hands quickly.

"That's right. If this can be successful, maybe many new artists will be less likely to be deceived and ruin their future. This is beneficial to everyone." Ding Beidi also added.

After agreeing on the restaurant and time, everyone present went their separate ways.

Miao Kexiu went to Jiahe to meet Zou Yunhua, Ding Beidi went to Tsim Sha Tsui to meet the leader of the "Half Day" community, and as for TBB... In view of Lu Shaolong being one of the big bosses in the town and currently having difficulty moving, Su Yun went on his behalf.

When Lui Shao-lung was young, he starred or made guest appearances in various movies as a child star under the name of his father, Lee Kai-chuen, who was once a well-known Cantonese opera clown in Hong Kong. Naturally, he also cooperated with the then Zhao Film Company. So when he returned from the United States in the early 1970s, the first reason he approached Zhao was not only because Zhao was the only one in the film industry at that time, but also because of his childhood memories.

Even around 1970, when he had just returned, he was very diligent in promoting the collaboration with Zhao by appearing on TBB programs.

On one hand, Lu Shaolong found some old acquaintances and called them to ask them to look after Su Yun who had gone there to negotiate; on the other hand, Su Yun also approached Chen Boyang, hoping that he could help invite the agent Tan Guoxi, who had been busy running around for this matter, to accompany him.

Although Tan Guoxi was once a member of TBB's arch-rival TV station, Li Ying - but as the saying goes, the person who knows you best is your enemy, right?

Not to mention that this time she selflessly came to save TBB's new starlet at the cost of basically damaging her own interests. After this incident, anyone with a bit of common sense would know how to treat her.

Fang Mona is obviously very smart. In the past few years, she has worked her way up from purchasing and administration to the Artist Department. Huang Hanxiu is one of the young actresses she has recently spotted and plans to promote in Taiwan, so she attaches great importance to this matter.

However, facing Su Yun's proposal of sacrificing herself for the benefit of others, Fang Mona, who is used to the ups and downs of life, was still a little surprised.

He gave away a good script of his own just to save his friend out of loyalty, and even saved his former rival. I don't know whether to say that this kid is too loyal or too naive.

Maybe she is just like her master, who cannot tolerate any sand in her eyes?

That is why they would come forward to help regardless of past grudges, just to drive away the darkness and uphold justice in the world.

However, Fang Mona really misunderstood this idea: Su Yun is not a black and white character who can't see the sand in her eyes, so she is full of skills such as taking advantage of situations and forbearance.

As the saying goes, it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.

Even though she is covered in gray due to the trend of the times, she is still waiting for the arrival of the bright light of stars to illuminate the earth in the darkest and brightest era.

She chose to do this now because she had to bow to reality after weighing the situation and make it the best option to make things develop in a way that would not hurt the people she cares about as much as possible.

If she had the power, could she clean up all those dirty things and people at once?

Haha, I'm afraid it's like holding Uni-President Cup Noodles and igniting the fire with great precision, and going to the war of the century to fight the evil forces to the end...

So since she has chosen this path, she doesn't mind picking up some more people: For Su Yun, who was born as a TV drama child, TBB's childhood memories are so appealing that she wants to give them chances again and again.

Seeing such a sincere approach, Fang Mona immediately agreed to Su Yun's proposal: originally, she had planned for Huang Hanxiu to quit the crew directly, which would not only require her to pay a penalty but would also affect her image; now Su Yun has brought a good suggestion to change the genre of the film, so not only would Huang Hanxiu not have to pay money, but she could also take the opportunity to increase her exposure and qualifications in the film industry.

Although Fang Mona does not hold a high position in the company at present, her identity as a member of the Zhao family is very useful. When she arrives, she can basically represent the opinions of Zhao Rifu and the Zhao family.

Seeing that Su Yun and the others could actually bring together Jiahe and the Zhao family, two sworn enemies who hated each other, the Xiang brothers Xiang Guqiang and Xiang Gusheng, who were originally called by their eldest brother to support Director Jin, suddenly felt puzzled.

It was okay for the more reserved Xiang Guqiang, who did not show his emotions on his face; but the more hot-tempered Xiang Gusheng could not help but glare at Director Jin, who was also shocked by the opponent's list of characters: How big a mess did this guy make to alarm the bigwigs who almost represent most of the power in the Hong Kong film industry today?

Originally, their society had to give face to Lu Shaolong, who had a very high status in the underworld, and now Jiahe and Zhao’s family were added to the mix... Was this bastard named Sikuaijin blinded by money and specifically cheated the young people who were being cultivated with great care?

It's a big gimmick, but after you make all the money from the box office with this gimmick, do you still want to trick people under these two studios into making movies to make money in the future?

Facing the gazes of the two big men, Director Jin quickly explained in a low voice: "We can do it the same way as before. If we can cheat, we can cheat. If we can't cheat, then..."

He hid his hand under the table and made a gesture imitating the shape of a gun.

Upon hearing this idea, the Xiang brothers almost laughed at this guy who was incapable of doing anything but always causing trouble: This was simply an idiotic move that would destroy their own future!

Recently, ICAC is worried about not being able to find a target, and the O-Ji, which is in the process of reorganization, is keeping a close eye on their society. Even their eldest brother is exhausted and wishes he could just keep a low profile, so he reluctantly lets his half-brothers take over and make decisions on their behalf.

If they dare to do the same arrogant things they did when Brother Le and Brother Hao were around, I guarantee that their society will be in big trouble!

Money is not as easy to make as before, so their club plans to gradually join the film investment and learn while investing, and then slowly set up their own film company to make money... After being messed up by this guy named Jin, I'm afraid they will never be able to set up a film company in the future!

Su Yun offered such good conditions. She brought a script with good creativity and a new theme that was easy to follow, which had a wider audience than Category III films. She also agreed to work for them in post-production special effects under a pseudonym, just to change the script and director. As it happened, Wu Shiyuan, who was a nominal producer, came to the banquet and found out that he had been tricked into being named the producer of a Category III film... He almost came into a fight with Director Jin, an old friend who specifically targeted him for killing off his acquaintances.

Now that Su Yun had given them an opportunity, Wu Shiyuan quickly agreed to Su Yun's exchange offer, saying frankly that he knew a good young man who, although his qualifications were not very good, had decent filming skills, and could be replaced as the director of this film.

When Su Yun heard the name "Xu He" from Wu Shiyuan's mouth, she was silent for a moment, but finally nodded: I was just thinking of Old Master Xu, and here he comes, it's really what I thought of.

Although Xu is still a young man with little experience, and was known in the Hong Kong circle for his investment pits and poor box office performance in the early days...but his skills in photographing people and scenes are really good.

With her and Wu Shiyuan looking after him, and since Old Monster Xu is still very young and lacks opportunities, is it forgivable that he doesn't dare to let go of himself completely for the time being?

Anyway, the goal of this movie is to be a winner if it doesn't lose, and to serve as a pioneering work in the supernatural horror genre.

"I don't agree!" Seeing that Su Yun and the others were almost done talking to their people, Director Jin hurriedly put his hands on the table, causing a series of clashes of porcelain bowls and plates. "Forget about that young man named Xu He, she's only thirteen years old. What qualifications does she have to replace me?!"

This was his only chance to turn things around. He owed so much gambling debt and never got it back, which is why he was caught by the loan sharks in the gang. If he hadn't had the talent of a screenwriter and director and offered to help make a movie to earn money to pay off his debts, he might have been caught by these poor and vicious gang members and had to sell himself to pay off his debts...

"If you can make movies with Kubrick, Spielberg, Kurosawa Akira and George Lucas and make money, then I admit that my qualifications are not as good as yours." Su Yun said coldly.

Director Jin choked, his eyes rolled around, and when he was about to say something to refute Su Yun——

"What are you doing? You know your own business. If you are not as good as others, don't come up and make a fuss. If you make any noise again, I will ask someone to throw you back to the floor to pick up the guests. Put a sign at the door and tell the newly arrived young duck one hundred yuan. Two hours to do it! "Seeing that Director Jin was still thinking about challenging Su Yun, a young girl who was squandering money, Xiang Jisheng was afraid that he would be implicated by this careless guy and lose his way of making money, so he immediately slapped the table and glared angrily.

Frightened by the content of the slogan hanging on the door, Director Jin, who had been mumbling non-stop, suddenly became silent as a chicken.