Bucktooth replied, "I feel like he wants us to make a movie. Think about it! He probably knows what we do, which is why he mentioned that he owns Columbia Pictures."
"..."
After hearing the buck-toothed man's words, everyone fell silent for a moment. Then, Master Ma asked the writer, "You wouldn't be interested in your published work and want to adapt it into a movie or something, would you?"
The writer shook his head and said, "No, he did say a few words to me! He was probably here for Gangzi. Didn't you see him look at Gangzi a few times? It was like he was looking at a beautiful woman."
This remark caused everyone to burst into laughter. With that ugly buck-toothed guy, how could he possibly be looking at beautiful women? How blind must he be!
"Forget it, whatever, we'll find out when we get there tomorrow. Hey, tell you guys, tomorrow at the Capital Grand Hotel, you're going to eat like crazy. Even if we're not talking business, we're going to eat like crazy. I've never eaten there before."
The writer stood up, pointed around a circle, and said with a smile. Everyone chuckled.
"It's said that the descendants of Imperial Chef Zhang are in charge of the cooking there, and they control at least half of the dishes for the Manchu Han Imperial Feast. If it's a banquet tomorrow, we'll eat whatever's served. But if we have to order ourselves, we'll have to think carefully about what we want when we get back."
"Forget about it, it's definitely going to be a banquet. Let me tell you, if there's good wine tomorrow, don't try to take it from me!" the writer said.
Xing Baohua sent someone to reserve a private room at the Capital Hotel for tomorrow's noon. The chef can decide on the cuisine; one banquet will suffice.
If Xing Baohua hadn't met Bucktooth Gang, she would have almost forgotten that such a person existed. He was one of the first people to reap the benefits of making commercial films in the early days.
Every year, a film is released during the Spring Festival period, called the New Year's film season.
The films are small in scale, mostly comedies, and have little to do with blockbusters. For this reason, he also made a blockbuster that wasn't a blockbuster.
In the early days, the funds he raised were limited, or the investment units that invested in him were not large, resulting in a very small scale, but the box office was good!
This guy isn't into art and literature; he knows his own limitations. He can't pull off the kind of lighthearted comedy that just makes people laugh. Subtlety, depth—what do he need that for!
The point of Chinese New Year is to have a good laugh and enjoy yourself. If you make someone cry during the holidays, they'll be furious.
The next day, Xing Baohua arrived early and waited for Bucktooth Gang and his group at the Capital Hotel. Only three other people showed up; the rest were absent.
Whether Ma Zhangyan comes or not is irrelevant. He's not of much use in Xing Baohua's plan, but his circle is indispensable.
The writer did play a role; it was thanks to this person that Tsuyoshi's early works were able to succeed.
After everyone sat down, the dishes began to be served one by one. The writer paid no attention to the content of the conversation; his eyes were only on the dishes.
"I called a few of you guys over here to ask if you're interested in the film and television industry," Xing Baohua said, getting straight to the point after sitting down.
"Just playing around? This is a TV series that's recently been in the works. A few of us are screenwriters, and we're working on the script right now," Ma Zhangyan said.
“It’s a TV series! The investment shouldn’t be too big, does Zhang Yimou know about it?” Xing Baohua said.
Zhang Yimou is a classically trained actor. His film "Red Sorghum" made him famous all over the country and even won him a Best Actor award.
But all of them came from unaffiliated groups; what others called work, they called play—the nature of their activities was different.
Playing TV dramas is something everyone pools their money to do. Judging from what Xing Baohua said, does he want to bypass Zhang Yimou and play with them?
Seeing everyone nod, Xing Baohua picked up a bottle of Wuliangye and poured wine for everyone, adopting a slightly humble posture.
He continued, "I put together a big production in the US, and I originally wanted Zhang Yimou to go there and learn Hollywood techniques, starting as an assistant director and learning alongside the director. But Zhang Yimou came back, saying he didn't want to go back and wanted to do it on his own."
This money, and your reputation, are both mine, and he just wasted it like that, which really annoys me. Plus, I've heard of a few people like him in the industry, so I'd like to get to know them and maybe we can hang out sometime.
Bucktooth Gang said, "You don't want us to go over there and learn Hollywood techniques, do you?"
Xing Baohua waved his hand and said, "No, what I mean is, let's go big. I'll pay for it, you guys come up with the content, how about we make a big-budget domestic production?"
The writer, who was tasting wine and trying delicious food, suddenly asked, "How big is the production?"
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