Chapter 155 Fang Mona's Invitation

"Special consultant for film production?" Su Yun raised her eyebrows and asked knowingly, "What is the specific content?"

"Zhao's will arrange a special film production department for you, which will be responsible for the production of co-productions." Fang Mona explained patiently, "Your strengths and advantages are more inclined towards overseas, and Zhao's is also interested in exploring overseas markets. As long as you are willing to join, all conditions are negotiable."

Compared to her previous condescending and scrutinizing attitude towards the young Su Yun, Fang Mona is now much easier to talk to - the little girl who was worthless back then has grown into a figure who cannot be ignored in the Hong Kong entertainment industry and is also well-known in the European and American entertainment industries in just a few years.

Not only has his net worth soared, it has also brought him enough respect.

"Besides, although the ban on you in Taiwan has come to an end, if you don't have a strong backer to protect you and remove obstacles, the Hong Kong film industry will never dare to reopen to you." Fang Mona put forward preferential conditions while also looking at Su Yun's concerns. "Half of Jiahe's theaters are in Taiwan. Jiahe didn't dare to solve this problem for you back then, and today, three years later, it still doesn't dare to solve it for you."

"Only our Zhao Group can do this." When talking about this, Fang Mona's expression was obviously filled with pride: as the oldest and most deeply rooted film company in Hong Kong, and a cinema chain that is not as dependent on the Taiwan market as Jiahe, being able to bring Su Yun in is a typical win-win situation.

The only problem is that although Su Yun seems smart, she always likes to get stuck in a rut from time to time. If it weren't for her unyielding character, the situation with Taiwan wouldn't have ended up like this.

However, she was able to rebuild after she had broken through. When everyone thought she had given up, she simply abandoned the Taiwanese market and turned to the seemingly hopeless mainland market.

It was a gamble, and she actually won.

There is no film company that is not coveting the profits of those films in the mainland market, but unfortunately they have no choice but to choose between the mainland market and the Taiwan market, and choose the Taiwan market which seems more stable.

However, the situation is changing all the time. Last year, the mainland issued a series of reform and opening-up policies, and provided strong support to coastal areas. When Zhao Rifu, who had donated many teaching buildings in the mainland, learned about this, he also began to change his thinking and approach.

However, the most fundamental reason that prompted them to come to the Su family was the TV series "The Thousand Faces Girl" filmed by Su Yun in Japan.

Jiayi, which has now gone bankrupt, relied on outsourcing and introducing a lot of Japanese dramas, animations and special effects to compete with TBB. TBB was of course not willing to be outdone and wanted to fight back, but the most popular TV series in Japan in the past two years was "The Thousand Faces of Girl" starring Su Yun and Akina Nakamori, so it was not easy to negotiate this.

Unless they and Su Yun "turn enemies into friends".

Strictly speaking, there is no deep hatred between Zhao's Zhao family and TBB. It's just because Su Yun once belonged to Jiahe, which was once a rival of Zhao's Zhao, so they dislike each other.

Now Su Yun has been away from Jiahe for several years. Even if they still have some contact privately, it is difficult for her to go back openly.

And then I think of the fact that CAA, the company that Su Yun invested in North America, signed Sean Connery, who had previously cooperated with Zhao but ended up causing them to suffer a double loss in box office and reputation - since Su Yun was bold enough to take advantage of Zhao's mistake, why didn't Zhao dare to directly grab Su Yun, whom he had missed?

What's more, with all the connections behind Su Yun, from Lu Shaolong to Xu Gujie, which one of them can't be the leading male role?

Now that Lu Shaolong's situation has improved and Xu Gujie and Jiahe are at odds again, it is the right time to build a good relationship with Su Yun, which will benefit him in every way.

Except that it would take some effort and time to negotiate with Taiwan for her.

Even if it takes some time for the Taiwanese market to be unblocked, Su Yun's appeal in the mainland and overseas markets can not only make up for the difference, but also more. It is definitely worth it.

"I heard that Zhao spent a lot of money to invest in a movie called "Earth Catastrophe" some time ago?" Su Yun avoided the question.

"Yes, it was indeed a failed investment. We had a misunderstanding of the overseas market." Fang Mona's face changed slightly, but she quickly adjusted herself. "That's why we invited you to join us. After all, you are a rare exception who can explore overseas markets as a Chinese, right?"

Su Yun was inevitably a little less vigilant after her old rival was praised, but her cautious attitude remained unchanged: "As far as I know, Miss Fang, you are currently in charge of TBB, and Mr. Zhao is the current person in charge of Zhao Films. I wonder what Mr. Zhao thinks?"

Zhao Qiming was suddenly called to be the main speaker instead of being a bystander. He was stunned for a moment before he answered, "I have no objection. If you are willing to join, I can try my best to give you the greatest convenience."

Recalling the past when she saw that the four children of the Zhao family, including Zhao Liming, were not very interested in inheriting the family business and were involved in the entertainment production business, Su Yun seemed to be able to see from his face the helplessness and exhaustion of being forced by his family to take over the family business.

Zhao Liming's hobby is real estate, which is the model of Home Ownership Scheme that he learned from Singapore since he was a child. If the Zhao family dares to let him do this, it will be easier to make money and more popular than working in the film and television industry at a time when the Shenzhen Stock Exchange has convenient policies.

Unfortunately, the old-fashioned big families were so traditional and rigid. He was the eldest son and the legitimate son, and he didn't have his cousin Zhao Liying, the original heir, to support him. None of his other sisters and brothers wanted to help take over, so he was forced to be the next in line.

In this world, everyone has their own difficulties.

Su Yun sighed and said, "Since you are so sincere... I want to have the final say in the film and television I am involved in."

"What do you mean by 'absolutely'?" Zhao Liming asked in confusion.

"From pre-production to post-broadcast, I will be the absolute leader and no one else can interfere." Su Yun said in a dignified tone, "As for theaters and overseas copyrights, I must also get the best treatment."

"Your request is a bit too high." Fang Mona did some calculations, and then after receiving a positive look from Zhao Qiming, her tone suddenly turned cold. "It has already cost the Zhao family a lot to lift the ban on you. Even if the Zhao family has a deep foundation, it can't withstand your digging."

"You are just a girl who is not yet sixteen years old. It is good for young people to have ideas, but it is not good to have too many fanciful ideas."

"Although Zhao Film has the deepest roots and the longest history, the two 'adults', times have changed." Su Yun was naturally blunt when she was criticized for her age. "In the past two years, although the competition with Jiayi and Liying has made TBB progress, it has also damaged its vitality. Zhao Film has only been able to maintain its annual box office championship for many years by relying on the number of films. You and I both know which side needs more support."

Although Zhao's films have not yet reached their lowest point, the fact that several co-productions that Zhao Rifu previously spent a lot of money on all failed both at the box office and in terms of reputation has caused him to lose his former ambition and turn his focus to TBB.

If Su Yun remembers correctly, Zhao Rifu's last big gamble for Zhao Films was the sci-fi masterpiece "Blade Runner", in which he invested 150 million Hong Kong dollars.

However, this masterpiece, which is one of the best in the later science fiction film inventory, was also a standard street flop in its day. It directly extinguished Zhao Rifu's last hope for Zhao's films and caused the once glorious Zhao's films to decline from then on.

What’s funny is that the special effects production team that “Blade Runner” wanted to find was the special effects production team of “Star Wars”.

In this team, Su Yun is one of the standard main core members.

"Zhao is looking for a movie special effects production team, and you are one of the core members?!" After hearing this news, Fang Mona was shocked and didn't care why Su Yun knew about Zhao's next secret investment plan.

"Yes, for some reasons, it is not convenient for me to disclose my identity, so I am cooperating with the team of Industrial Light & Magic under the name of Future Dream Studio." Su Yun explained calmly.

"I need some time to think about it." Fang Mona pondered for a moment and said goodbye to Su Yun politely.

After watching Fang Mona and the other person leave, Su Yun closed the door and walked into the house, saying, "We didn't reach an agreement yet, so let's ignore them for now. Let's eat quickly. I'm starving!"

Grandma Su laughed and scolded Su Yun for being greedy, then turned around and asked the Filipino maid Jennifer to bring out the prepared meal.

The Mei sisters looked at Su Yun worriedly, and after confirming that she had not been bullied, they put down their worries and helped to put the dishes away quickly.

Compared to the liveliness at the Su family's place, the Zhao family's small screening room was completely silent.

"She actually has this trick up her sleeve?" After listening to Fang Mona and Zhao Qiming's reports, Zhao Rifu, who was sitting on the sofa, frowned.

"Yes, I never thought she would be one of the core members of the special effects production team." Fang Mona shook her head helplessly, "In fact, I should have thought of it a long time ago. Su Yun wanted to do special effects back then. Going to a foreign country with more advanced technology must have given her even more power."

"It's not your problem, but she is really too ambitious." If she was one of us, someone as ambitious as Su Yun would definitely make her a good candidate for an heir. Unfortunately, she was just an orphan from a housing estate, with an unknown father and a mother who died young... So, such ambition seemed too outrageous.

Fortunately, she is quite powerful, otherwise she would definitely offend a lot of people.

"So what should we do next?" Fang Mona looked at Zhao Rifu.

Zhao Rifu let out a long sigh and pressed the remote control in his hand. The ending theme of "The Girl with a Thousand Faces" suddenly appeared on the big screen in front of him.

Seeing Zhao Rifu staring at the name "Zhao Liying" for a long time, Fang Mona immediately understood what Zhao Rifu meant: "I understand, the person we want is Zhao Liying after all, Su Yun is just a valuable stepping stone..."

"What?! Is there any news about Liying?!" The clear sound of porcelain falling was heard outside the corridor.

Zhao Liming looked inside the room and then outside the door, and had no choice but to go out and help his mother, Huang Misheng, who was filled with shock, in.

"Is there any news about Liying?" Huang Misheng asked in disbelief as he walked into the room.

Because of the Zhao family's custom of exchanging adoption among descendants, Zhao Liying, who was her nephew but had grown up by her side since childhood, was closest to her compared to Huang Misheng's biological children who had been fostered in Singapore.

"Yes, he is in Japan, filming a TV series with Su Yun." Fang Mona replied softly.

"Then why don't you let him come back quickly? Are you still holding a grudge about what happened back then?" Huang Misheng suddenly became anxious and yelled at Zhao Rifu for once.

"Sister, don't be anxious. I think Teacher Zhao has his own points." Huang Misheng's physical condition has not been very good, Fang Mona hurriedly advised.

"I know this isn't Liying's fault, and I certainly don't want to bring him back." Zhao Rifu lowered his voice, "But the problem is, he has to come back willingly, rather than us forcing him to come back."

"After all, you still remember what happened before." As a couple for many years, Huang Misheng knew exactly what Zhao Rifu was insisting on.

The reason why Chia Ho could rise so quickly was due to the final blow from the second brother Zhao, who was no longer able to defeat Zhao Rifu but was unwilling to admit defeat. Before Zhao Er Ge completely withdrew from Hong Kong, he actually sold all of his cinema chains, including Zhao Liying's share, to Chia Ho. Together with Zou Yunhua, who had left the Zhao family at that time, they dealt a heavy blow to Zhao Rifu, who had already won the victory.

It was also for this reason that Zhao Liyingcai felt ashamed to face Zhao Rifu, and due to the pressure from his father's filial piety, he voluntarily resigned and left his hometown.

It is impossible to say that Zhao Rifu had no resentment after being stabbed in the back three times at once by his relatives, his trusted subordinates and his successor.

If Zhao Rifu had not been tied to the film production industry by his deep affection and his fighting spirit, he might not have survived until today.

"So what are you going to do?" Huang Misheng asked.

"Brother Liying is currently working for Marysu's company in Japan. We plan to recruit Marysu to join Zhao's company. Then, when Marysu's business becomes too heavy to handle, she will take the initiative to call Brother Liying back to help." Zhao Liming answered honestly.

"Su Yun values ​​personal connections the most, and now is the time when she is most naive about love." Fang Mona smiled, "I have signed many of her old friends...especially Zhang Querong who just left Liying and Chen Baiyang who has recently emerged. Let these young people spend more time with each other. Naturally, she will not have the spare time to take care of more work."

Isn't this just like in ancient times, in order to get what you want, you would coax and hold the target in all kinds of ways, just like cultivating a tyrant...

Zhao Liming was stunned when he heard the plan for Su Yun in order to get his cousin back.