Chapter 228 Road Repair Maniac

In Hong Kong in the 1980s, a happy ending should have been more popular - but the strange thing is that the other three companies reached a unanimous approval of the final ending fabricated by Su Yun after discussion.

The reason is simple. The meaning of the character's name "Warner" is the best explanation for their rejection of a happy ending: Hong Kong at this time was both pro-Western and xenophobic, and while they envied the box office of Hollywood movies, they also insisted on the characteristics of their own local movies; therefore, no matter how fierce the internal struggle was, they would not give away their own resources and talents.

Especially the heads of these three film companies, when looking at the box office data, always have a bit of arrogance that comes from being a filmmaker.

This was very obvious back then: when Su Yun was singled out by Taiwan for helping Tang Cheng, even though she belonged to Yu Jiahe, the mortal enemy, Zhao still joined forces with other small and medium-sized film companies in Hong Kong at the time to jointly write a letter; the reason for this was not only to prevent Taiwan from overly controlling the discourse of Hong Kong film creation, but also to protect the new talents who came from the same place as "their own people".

Perhaps this is the hidden attribute of the Chinese people, that they fight to the death in their homeland, but when they go abroad, they quarrel with each other and insult each other.

Of course, if there is enough profit motivation, these film companies can still temporarily turn enemies into friends in their home country and work together to make money from box office data.

"My Three Dead Ex-Husbands" has the joint marketing efforts of the three giants of Hong Kong film companies. In addition, the storyline and cast are novel and interesting enough, so Su Yun is basically not worried about its box office problems - what's more, with the release date on Valentine's Day, this new movie has been reaping the box office in Hong Kong and has paid for itself in less than a week.

After it is released in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, and then fully covers Zhao and Chia Ho's overseas markets such as those scattered in North America and Europe, this new movie, which rides on the afterglow of the Spring Festival and the sweet atmosphere of Valentine's Day, has set the goal of being both popular and elegant from the beginning, and all efforts are aimed at making money. It is bound to accumulate an astonishing box office number.

Not to mention anything else, many people felt that the star-counting grooms' battle alone was worth the price of admission: no matter in the past or in the future, it is difficult to come across such a grand occasion where most of the male artists in the Hong Kong circle gather together in their prime.

It's a pity that there are not enough female artists. Apart from the cameo appearances in the first wedding at the beginning of the movie, there are basically no female characters appearing in the subsequent parts.

However, with Marilyn before and Mei Yanshuang after, it is indeed difficult for other female artists of the same period to compete with them in their prime.

Su Yun is well aware that you can't put all your eggs in one basket: the length of a movie is limited, and as someone who holds the rights to shoot and final edit, she has to spend a lot of effort on making choices.

"My Three Dead Ex-Husbands" already focuses on the four male lead actors. Adding a bunch of random female characters would lead to confusion in the plot. It would be better to gather all the male guest actors and release them all to create a grand feast of handsome men, which would be more likely to attract audiences who are already interested in this subject matter.

After collecting the emails of male artists in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, the collection of female artists in the Hong Kong entertainment industry will definitely include corresponding topics. Although Su Yun thinks that she is straight, her beautiful face can always have an appeal that transcends gender, which makes her, a standard beauty lover, turn on the "I want them all" all-in mode...

Maybe it's really because the more favorable the situation is, the more successful everything she does is. Su Yun has been very fulfilled these days. While monitoring the box office data of her own movies, she can also take advantage of her occasional free time to look through Zhao's new movie library this year.

Unfortunately, compared to Su Yun's continuous success, the "Blade Runner" that Zhao Rifu had high hopes for was really ill-fated.

There have been constant turmoil since the start of filming. After Su Yun joined, they finally reached an agreement with the special effects department, reduced financial losses and put the production progress gradually on track. However, the subsequent filming and post-production were also full of struggles from all sides, causing the originally scheduled release date to be delayed again and again.

Well, because the producers insisted on changing the movie to have a happy ending, the film's director Ridley Scott and the lead actor Harrison Ford were dissatisfied, and their work attitudes suddenly became slack.

Upon learning that this film, which cost HK$150 million to make, had encountered another problem, Su Yun had no choice but to put down her work, quickly packed up her bags, briefly explained the situation to her family and friends, and took a night flight to the United States.

Director Ridley welcomed Su Yun's arrival: previously, there was a clone character named Mary in his script, and he intended for Su Yun to make a cameo appearance in the role. Later, due to schedule issues and funding constraints on both sides, he had to delete the role with reluctance. Now that Su Yun has "fallen into the trap", she can join the current reshoots - because there were too many unexpected problems during the filming of this movie, when the first rough cut was sent back to Hong Kong, Su Yun and Zhao Qiming, who were in charge of reviewing the film, found a lot of misunderstandings in the footage.

So much money has been invested before, there is no reason to back down at this critical moment!

Therefore, Zhao had no choice but to grit his teeth and set aside some money, planning to go over to supervise the reshoots after the New Year.

If the filming of Blade Runner had not nearly drained all the available funds, Zhao might not have so easily accepted the real estate company's invitation to collaborate with the two old and new rivals, Chia Ho and Chin Ngai Cheng, to film a movie.

Of course, the most important thing is that Su Yun brought the material he needed most this time - the actual shooting record of Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong.

The clone character Mary, played by Su Yun in the film, escapes into a damp, dark, chaotic and disorderly place based on the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong after a startled glimpse.

In the theme of "cyberpunk", there are future high-tech metropolises based on international metropolises such as Los Angeles, and naturally there will also be future dark slums based on slums around the world.

Even compared to those future metropolises full of science fiction, those future slums that represent chaos and disorder are more popular among people.

Although some shots of the city in "Blade Runner" were originally based on the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, director Ridley has always regretted that this part can only be fictionalized through graphic materials and cannot be filmed on location.

Now, after hearing from Su Yun that Zhao was filming a movie called "Out of the Walled City" this year, and also learning that some of the footage was shot on location in the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, Ridley was naturally ecstatic.

After spending so much time and energy and fighting with various parties so many times, isn't it just for this sci-fi masterpiece that is constantly being perfected?

Seeing Ridley's delight, Su Yun was actually quite relieved: Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City has always been loved by many people from all over the world, but it is a mixed bag and quite risky, so it is somewhat difficult to enter for real-life filming.

Among the few films that were actually shot on location in the Kowloon Walled City, the most famous one is "Out of the Walled City", a film about the Walled City produced by Zhao Rifu and supervised by Fang Mona. The sharp subject matter, the twists and turns of the story, and the core plot of a trapped beast fighting a desperate battle are so challenging to the three views of ordinary people that it was repeatedly reconciled by relevant departments after its release.

In later generations, it has become difficult to find the original complete version of this movie.

It was because Su Yun was in a good position and had a good sense of timing that she was able to dig out the complete version and all the materials of "Out of the City" which was waiting for a release date from Zhao's new film library this year.

It is quite normal these days for colleagues and friends in the same company to borrow unused materials from each other. For example, the rural driving shot in "Blade Runner" was borrowed by Ridley from Kubrick's "The Shining" material library through Su Yun...

After Su Yun joined the crew and finished filming her cameo role, Zhao Qiming, who secretly took advantage of the situation to go to Shenzhen, finally arrived with the early spring sunshine.

Perhaps it is because striving for one's ideals always makes one tireless. Compared to when he was in Hong Kong, where he seemed to be working very hard but still seemed out of place, he seemed to be much more energetic after his trip to Shenzhen.

Zhao Liming even told Su Yun with great joy that because the Shenzhen Stock Exchange believed that he was passionate about serving the motherland, the relevant persons in charge gave him the greatest possible policy benefits and conveniences, allowing him to make faster and more progress than originally planned.

"The people there are simple and honest. If it were Hong Kong or other places, someone like me who took the initiative to seek cooperation would be so arrogant... It's like looking down on people with the eyes of a white pigeon!" The so-called "white pigeon eyes" in the dialect idiom comes from the habit of white pigeons to choose a good roof to live in and look down on dilapidated land. It also implies snobbery and looking down on people. When Zhao Liming was a teenager, he was the most proud. He followed his father, uncles, cousins ​​and others to experience the key development period of pioneering and competing for business. He has the most profound memory of the old days of lowering his posture to discuss business.

When he was used to talking to others in a humble manner, he suddenly met a partner who gave his utmost sincerity and they also responded with 120% sincerity. For a young man like Zhao Qiming who still believed in his ideals, he was very moved.

"However, although the Shenzhen Stock Exchange has developed rapidly due to the policy bias, it has also attracted many businessmen who want to take advantage of this opportunity to speculate in real estate and land." Zhao Liming wanted to develop his ideal home ownership business in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, so he naturally had to be enemies with those traditional real estate developers who exploited the people by speculating in houses and land. Therefore, he inevitably secretly inquired about the information of his opponents. "Not only the famous real estate tycoons in Hong Kong, but also those from other places..."

"It should have been expected long ago. There's no way these people wouldn't come for such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Su Yun sneered: From the 1960s until now, as long as one can keep a clear conscience, the real estate industry must have been a super-profitable industry, so those businessmen would never miss the opportunity to turn the Shenzhen real estate market into the second Hong Kong real estate market.

"But the most terrifying thing now is not the big guys at the top, but the followers at the middle and lower levels who think they have found an opportunity to make a fortune..." Zhao Qiming sighed, "So, the person in charge there wants me to help find some video footage of real estate speculation as a negative example to warn the public."

"Okay, I'll go pick with you after we get back." Su Yun had witnessed the crazy real estate market in later generations, and had a deeper understanding of this situation, which was only "predicted" now, than many people who complain about the rising housing prices in this era.

"Don't be so serious." Zhao Liming couldn't help laughing when he saw Su Yun's bitter and resentful look. "Apart from the battle with them, we still have a lot of good news and good teammates here. Don't worry too much."

"By the way, do you remember that you donated half of the profits from those previous movies as funds for post-disaster reconstruction?"

"Oh, how is it going now?" Su Yun asked hurriedly, as he had neither the time nor the opportunity to go back to check the construction.

Although her half of the profit seemed like an astronomical figure in the eyes of ordinary people, it was only a drop in the bucket when used for infrastructure. Therefore, Su Yun took the initiative to propose an arrangement for this fund: except for some necessary resettlement housing, the rest was all invested in road construction.

The idea is to speed up the progress of revitalization: no matter what the revitalization plan is, the smoothness of the road is the key to the speed of implementation of the plan.

Especially for those relatively remote areas, once roads are opened, not only can rescue manpower and material resources be delivered as quickly as possible, but these roads will also become ways for residents of remote areas to explore the vast world outside in the future.

Taking into account that Su Yun was reluctant to name these roads, but the relevant departments were unwilling to let such a philanthropist remain unknown, they simply took the character "素" (Su), which is similar in pronunciation to "蘇", to form "Suyun Road", and then added local place names to the prefix to make regional divisions.

From then on, the "Suyun Road in a certain province", "Suyun Road in a certain city", "Suyun Road in a certain county", "Suyun Road in a certain village" and even "Suyun Road in a certain autonomous region" that spread all over the country began to spread like wildfire.

Build your own road so that everyone can have a way to go - this is the reason why Su Yun was nicknamed "road-building maniac" by the public in later generations.

From the real road to the development road, she really fulfilled the promise she made on that rainy night in autumn and became the new generation leader that her predecessors hoped to see.