At Liu Zi's request, the three of them met in a private room at a restaurant in Lian County.
Xu Jin and his group arrived relatively early, and he served Director Wang with utmost care.
He kept complaining to himself that the environment here was terrible. It was not far from Beijing, so why did they have to meet here?
Wang Dao sat calmly in the main seat, completely unconcerned about any of this.
There aren't many rules when filming. He's been through the worst environments before, so these are nothing!
After entrusting the child to Song Yan, Liu Zi arrived at the destination on time on her little motorcycle.
To Liu Zi's surprise, she met Director Wong upon their first meeting. He is a legendary figure in Hong Kong cinema.
In her previous life, when Liu Zi entered this world of fame and fortune, Director Wang had already stopped making films and only appeared occasionally when invited to film festivals.
Liu Zi had only met him once before, at an awards ceremony, and never expected that she would have the chance to see him again in this life, while he was still filming.
In that instant, Liu Zi was so excited that she almost spoke Cantonese, but she quickly switched to Mandarin before she could finish.
"Director Wang, hello."
"Huh? You know me!" Wang Wei asked in accented Mandarin.
"Of course, you are a well-known director in Hong Kong. It is a great honor to meet you." Liu Zi straightened her posture and shook hands with him.
Hong Kong's film and television industry is very strong throughout Asia, and Wang Wei has a powerful influence in Hong Kong, backed by a large conglomerate, and has a wide network of connections due to the success of his works.
If Liu Zi can befriend him, it will be of great help to her future plans to establish a media company.
At that time, the Hong Kong entertainment industry was still very chaotic. If no one guided you, you might not even know how you disappeared.
Of course, the main reason was that she knew Director Wang liked glamorous actresses, which is why she dared to approach him and strike up a conversation.
After all, Liu Zi was self-aware. Although she was pretty, she was far inferior to other actresses in Hong Kong at the same time.
She believed that Director Wang, accustomed to elaborate dishes, would look down on her simple porridge and side dishes, which made her feel particularly at ease.
"Ms. Liu may not know, but Director Wang really likes your song 'At Least There' and will incorporate it into his new film in the future."
Xu Jin proudly introduced from the side.
One of Xu Jin's purposes for this trip was to appropriately showcase the soft power of Venus Records. Manager Zhou had already instructed him to recruit Liu Zi into the company if possible.
"It's a great honor!" Liu Zi didn't say much more.
Director Wang is a shrewd person; he saw through Liu's attitude with just one sentence, and it seems that she has no interest in Jin Xing.
"I came here entirely because of my love for 'At Least There' and I wanted to meet the lyricist and composer who could write such a touching song. I didn't expect Ms. Liu to be so young." Director Wang made no attempt to hide his admiration.
Liu Zi didn't show it on her face, but she felt a little uneasy inside. Fortunately, she had also systematically studied songwriting and composition, so she interpreted the song quite well.
"Director Wang may not know, but my main profession is actually writing." Liu Zi began to subtly steer the conversation toward her area of expertise.
"Oh? Miss Liu has written screenplays?"
Director Wang asked casually, "Ever since my movies became popular, countless people have been recommending scripts to me."
Of course, it's also because songwriters and playwrights are two completely different professions; being able to write songs doesn't necessarily mean you can write scripts.
"Director Wang, could you spare some time to take a look at this?"
Liu Zi took out the latest issue of "Reader" magazine, which she had just received from the post office, opened it to her own article, and handed it over.
The story is based on a short story adapted by Liu Zi from Infernal Affairs 1. Back then, director Liu won the Golden Horse Award for this film, and she didn't believe that Wang Wei wouldn't be moved when he saw it.
The story has a very complete structure, obvious conflicts, and the character portrayals and psychological struggles are very skillful.
Wang Wei silently read through the 20,000 words again and again, and had already planned out the operation of several key scenarios in his mind.
He didn't put the magazine down until half an hour later.
"Great story!"
Liu Zi smiled slightly. How could a work that leads an era be bad?
The film's immense popularity at the time made director Lau a fortune, and he subsequently released a series of related films, promoting the development of the entire Hong Kong film industry.
Liu Zi has been busy lately, not only writing articles but also planning for her future.
The top priority, of course, is finding the eldest daughter; there's no doubt about that.
Secondly, it's about protecting my own and my daughter's lives.
The actions Zhao Gang committed in her previous life still terrify her. Zhao Qian and Zhao Gang are of the same ilk in temperament, and they are like a hidden bomb to Liu Zi.
In 1998, public security was far worse than in later years.
Liu Zi needs a lot of money to arm herself, protect her daughter and herself, and then she can take revenge.
As for her future career plans, Liu Zi has more ideas.
The first step, of course, is to set up a studio, sell scripts, publish books, and write lyrics and compose music to accumulate capital and connections.
This is an opportunity for Director Wang.
"Are you planning to sell this copyright to me?" Wang Wei now had quite a few ideas.
"This has already been published. If Director Wang likes it, then go ahead and film it! If it's well-received, then you can give me some compensation for my hard work!" Liu Zi planned to use this work as a stepping stone to open up the Hong Kong market.
"Are you serious?" Wang Wei was somewhat surprised. Liu Zi should know that she could get a lot of money if she sold this work to him.
"Yes!" Liu Zi nodded affirmatively again.
"Of course, if the film is well received, I have follow-up sister projects, and I hope Director Wang will consider them."
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