Chapter 178 Each One's Own Thoughts

The Miss Hong Kong finals this year was scheduled for late August. After several private discussions with Zhao Liming in New York, Su Yun agreed with him that after he finished negotiating the deal, she would find a way to send him to Shenzhen for a "trip" at the end of the year.

After confirming that he could get in touch with Su Yun, Zhao Qiming gave up his previous plan: he intended to take advantage of the opportunity to negotiate the changes to the contract details and send the legal team back on the way back.

Then, he used the excuse that he wanted to stay in New York for a few more days, but in fact he was just looking for a way to go to Shenzhen - this is why he had secretly obtained a return home permit early and put it in his luggage.

Su Yun said that Tai Li Ying had a big move in September and needed Zhao Qiming as the person in charge to stabilize the rear for Zhao at the film company; on the other hand, he was required to handle the subsequent promotion of "Song of Youth" and business negotiations in foreign markets so that more capital could be accumulated... After much persuasion, he was finally persuaded to stop his impulsive idea of ​​the original plan.

"Since I've waited so long, I'm not in a hurry." Su Yun dissuaded Zhao Qiming from his post and he carefully put away his return permit. "But, are you sure the next policy...will really change?"

"Even with strong regulation from above, those mean-spirited people below are still secretly doing things that do not want to see others doing well. Therefore, we must not act too hastily when the first bird to be shot is shot." Su Yun answered seriously.

Unless you are a professional who specializes in studying this period, most people's understanding of the early 1980s only comes from a few brief sentences in history books.

Su Yun has some in-depth memories of this period because she was curious about the nostalgic snack "Silly Melon Seeds" and searched for the reasons why this old domestic brand gradually disappeared. Only then did she get a glimpse of some of the details of China's private economy era.

The life of the founder of the "Shazi Guazi" brand, from secret sales to huge profits and then to being imprisoned for "speculation", three times in and out of prison, his tortuous development career is like a note, faithfully recording and reflecting the changes in the tightening and loosening of policies at that time.

In 1981, when his family had grown into a large workshop with more than 100 people, it was reported to the higher authorities that capital restoration must be resisted. In the end, it was Mr. Deng who stepped forward to save this new private enterprise. Based on this, he took a tough stance to protect private business owners and reform and opening-up policies throughout China.

In other words, even in the 1980s, the local people who had developed were easily resisted by those jealous people and conservative and stubborn old-fashioned people. Then Hong Kong businessmen who wanted to bring in foreign capital to develop the city were even more easily targeted.

But if we push the time of entry back a little, let those who are familiar with the road explore the way first, and then follow their footsteps to flatten the thorns and open up a new road... When we start to be targeted by those malicious eyes, we can also survive the impact of the tide of the times by relying on the macro-control from above to maintain policy guidelines.

Su Yun analyzed the situation point by point for Zhao Qiming, and concluded, "Although capital is very powerful, when power is determined to fight it, this bully will always give in a few steps and leave some room for people to struggle."

"I see." Zhao Qiming changed a schedule and asked as he wrote, "So, in addition to the film promotion and overseas market business negotiations during this period, is there anything else I need to do?"

"In the second half of this year, I will be flying back and forth between Hong Kong and the United States most of the time. In addition to helping Zhao with the post-production of Blade Runner, which he invested heavily in, I may also need to help TBB find a solution if it cannot withstand the attacks on Taiwan." Su Yun thought for a moment, and then simply listed the next things to do. "By the end of the year, I will find an opportunity and a way to send you north."

"And if the post-production of Blade Runner goes smoothly, I think I'll have some free time after the Lunar New Year to continue conceiving new movies..."

"During this period, I hope you can help me negotiate the contract details for the co-production film and strive to get the greatest attention from Zhao Films."

"Co-production?" Although he was not interested in this, Zhao Liming had worked in the largest and oldest film company in Hong Kong for many years. He quickly understood what Su Yun meant. "Are you planning to focus on the next film in the United States?"

"That's right." Su Yun nodded. "Although with Zhao's backing, the Hong Kong market and the Southeast Asian market can open up convenient doors for me; but the world's box office is still mainly in the European and American markets. By using the co-production model, we can reap the box office here to the greatest extent."

"That's why Miss Fang asked me to follow you here. I invested in a brokerage company in North America in my early years, so I have a lot of useful connections..."

"For example, Zhuang Long and Bern Anderson, who I met before, are at a very suitable stage in terms of appearance, age and acting skills. One represents the long-standing charm of the East, and the other has a rare traditional Western beauty. They are the rare types of appearance conditions that are popular in both the East and the West." Su Yun said in a self-promotional tone, "and they each have classic roles that are impressive, and they have been working hard on their acting skills in the troupe in recent years - so it's time to reap the rewards."

However, although he spoke in a ruthless tone like a capitalist cutting leeks, Su Yun finally asked Zhao Liming to help negotiate and try to get the best treatment conditions for Zhuang Long and Bourne.

"Sometimes, it's really hard to say whether you are an angel or a devil." Zhao Liming said helplessly as he looked at Su Yun's contradictory behavior.

"I'm just more sober. Although they are the talent resources I have reserved, they are also good friends I have known for a long time. While I 'exploit' them at work, I still have to strive for the best treatment for them in the contract." Su Yun smiled, "Just like you, I am dissatisfied with the traditional way of exploitation and want to use a gentler, more mutually beneficial and more acceptable approach to change those old rules that were previously agreed upon but no longer in line with the times."

Zhao Liming looked at Su Yun with great emotion: She was only sixteen years old, but the maturity in her words had long surpassed the constraints of her age and appearance.

Recalling the first time they met, a frail little girl had the courage to rescue his second brother from the kidnappers, and cleverly took a taxi to send him back to the Zhao family, and finally left with the meager reward she received...

What no one could have imagined was that within just a few years, she relied on her talent and hard work to become the most unique and outstanding female artist in Hong Kong.

But it is obvious that after she was busy jumping into the social ladder, she has lost the innocence and carefreeness that a child should have.

This is also the price she paid for her hard climb from the bottom to her current level - ask yourself, if it were me, with that kind of background and conditions, I would never be able to reach Su Yun's current status and state.

In fact, because the two sides were rivals, they had always been wary of her; and even the so-called cooperation at present was also hidden by the family's selfish motives...

Zhao Qiming couldn't help but look at Su Yun with a bit of pity as an elder looks at a younger generation, and gave Su Yun a vague reminder: "In fact, if you want to go further, you can spend more time on your most important film and television career. As for your personal network, you can hire an assistant to help you manage it..."

This was almost a nagging exhortation, and Su Yun retreated tactically on the spot: Why did this guy suddenly act like a loyal old minister advising a tyrant king not to indulge in beauty?

Those rich guys still have their wives and grandmothers serving them when they are in their seventies and eighties. She is so young, beautiful and rich, so what's wrong with her occasionally going out to play with the pretty beauties in her stamp albums?

However, considering that Zhao Qiming's words were truly for her own good, Su Yun, whose head was full of thoughts of flirting with cats and dogs and being a philanderer, finally just pretended to obey him and responded with two "I know what I'm doing".

After discussing the next arrangements with Zhao Qiming, Su Yun went back to her room to pack her luggage, preparing to catch the plane back to Hong Kong to participate in the recording of the Miss Hong Kong finals.

At the same time, back in Hong Kong, Chen Baiyang, who had finally finished his filming, stretched his body tiredly, then raised his hand to check the time - it was past three in the afternoon, just time for afternoon tea.

"Mary Jane, do you have time for a while?" Chen Baiyang quickly walked over and asked while the heroine of the TV series he was working with, Weng Jingjing, was still there.

"Just call me Mary." Weng Jingjing's English name is Mary Jean. Most people would simply call her Mary, but Chen Boyang always calls her by her full name. It's unknown whether it's to avoid suspicion or for some other reason. "What do you want to talk to me about?"

"I'd like to ask you for help with something - don't worry, your work won't be in vain. I'll treat you to afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel." Chen Boyang said.

Gao Zhichen, a PA who was helping to pack up, looked up at the two of them and said: Tsk, such excuses for asking girls out have been out of date for several years!

He is not bragging, for people like them like PA (assistant director) and AA (production associate), the titles sound nice, but on the set they are actually just doing odd jobs, and because they have to take care of a little bit of everything, they are particularly "knowledgeable".

He had seen people like Chen Boyan using the excuse of helping out to invite girls out for dinner at least a hundred times.

Of course, handsome guys always have privileges, not to mention that although Chen Baiyang doesn't say it on the surface, his style and manners clearly show that he is a rich guy; and Weng Jingjing is also a rich girl. Rich guys and girls like these are from similar classes, so it's natural that they tend to have similar tastes and interests.

It's just that Weng Jingjing has the demeanor of a modern beauty. Not to mention her male friends, she also has a cousin who picks her up and drops her off every day and a boyfriend who is much older than her. Chen Baiyang, who has always presented a simple image since his debut and whose personality is really as his image suggests, is definitely not a match for this smart and beautiful girl who is used to being sought after.

Look, after only a few days of filming the opposite scenes, I was already so fascinated by her that I found an excuse to ask her out.

Gao Zhichen was not the only one who thought so.

It was a rare opportunity that Chen Boyang, who usually didn't like to get close to people, took the initiative to invite her. Weng Jingjing nodded with satisfaction and very talkatively accepted his invitation for afternoon tea.

Seeing that Weng Jingjing accepted his invitation, Chen Baiyang finally breathed a sigh of relief: Su Yun will soon be returning to Hong Kong to record the Miss Hong Kong finals, and she will definitely need to wear something nice then. It would be inappropriate for him to just give her a jewelry dress or a brand name bag or something like that, which would be subtle and pleasing.

In particular, both of them like LV, which is still a niche brand in Hong Kong.

However, he was still unsure about Su Yun's preferences, and originally wanted to ask Zhang Querong for help. Unfortunately, Zhang Querong was still filming on location in Lantau Island and had no time to come back... After much thought, he decided to find a girl nearby who was also rich and about the same age as Su Yun to help him with the research.

What he didn't know yet was that this unintentional act would lead to a lot of trouble in the future.