Chapter 85 Chapter 85 Let’s Make a Movie Quickly
Li Yaoming was very happy to see Liu Mianmian.
He did have Liu Mianmian's phone number, but he had lost it on his way back to the mainland. The restaurant staff naturally wouldn't give him the owner's home number, so he could only visit occasionally to ask if Liu Mianmian had returned.
He was originally planning to go to the Western restaurant again in the next two days, but he didn't expect to meet him here.
After learning that the Star Video Hall was co-owned by Liu Mianmian and others, Li Yaoming exclaimed, "Miss Liu, you are not only beautiful, but also a great businessman. There are video halls in Hong Kong, but none of them are like the No. 1 Store you are introducing."
Liu Mianmian teased: "So you don't spend money every day, and come here to learn from me?"
Li Yaoming was incredibly shameless and didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he said, "I've watched all those TV dramas. They're boring. This shop is more interesting. Miss Liu is really creative!"
He patted Wu Heng on the shoulder, acting like a good brother. "Mr. Wu is so lucky to be able to do business with Miss Liu. It's so profitable!"
After a few pleasantries, Li Yaoming introduced the young woman next to him: "This is Miss Hu Dandan, a singer from the South City Troupe. She is so beautiful and has a sweet voice."
Hu Dandan had big wavy curls, and she wore a fashionable polka-dot dress, big red lips, and black glasses. At first glance, Liu Mianmian thought she came from Hong Kong with Li Yaoming.
Hu Dandan had already taken off her glasses, smiled unnaturally, and said, "Boss Liu, Brother Wu Heng."
Liu Mianmian glanced at Wu Heng and asked, "Do you two know each other?"
She suddenly remembered that Wu Heng's parents seemed to be musicians in the South City Theater. At that time, his father was sent down to the countryside, and his mother cleaned toilets in the theater. The mother and son suffered a lot. This was what she had investigated when she wanted to cooperate with Wu Heng. Of course, she only had a rough understanding of it, otherwise it would be considered as prying into other people's privacy.
Wu Heng curled his lips and said, "Forget it."
It seems that he doesn't like Hu Dandan very much.
Hu Dandan pursed her lips and said nothing.
Since they met Li Yaoming, Liu Mianmian personally took them on another tour of Store No. 1. Li Yaoming was eager to try and expressed his desire to open a video hall like this in Hong Kong.
However, Liu Mianmian thought that instead of bothering to open a video hall, he should just start making movies.
"I would like to take the photo, but I don't have enough money," Li Yaoming sighed.
After returning to Hong Kong, he discovered that the project that his friend had introduced him to was indeed problematic. Although he stopped the loss in time, the other party ran away as soon as he got wind of it. Naturally, he could not get back the money he invested. It can be said that he suffered a heavy loss.
Naturally, there was no money to make the movie.
After a few people took a walk around, they rented a private room. Instead of watching TV or movies, they just sat there and chatted while playing Goddess Deng's songs.
Liu Mianmian smiled and said, "There are ways to shoot with more money and ways to shoot with less money. Prices in Hong Kong are high, so the costs are naturally high too. What if we shoot in the mainland?"
Li Yaoming was still frowning in thought when he said this, but Hu Dandan's eyes lit up and she looked at him expectantly, "Mr. Li, if it's possible to make a movie in mainland China, I'd still prefer it to be there."
Liu Mianmian knew that Li Yaoming must have persuaded Hu Dandan to go to Gangcheng.
"It's possible to film in the mainland, but there are many Taiwanese investors in Hong Kong's entertainment industry. They will ban directors and actors who film in the mainland." Li Yaoming said helplessly.
Liu Mianmian knew that black bs were prevalent in Hong Kong at that time. In order to make money, these people would even kidnap celebrities and their families and force them to film. However, she didn't know that the Taiwanese side had such great power in Hong Kong and could directly ban directors and actors.
She glanced at Li Yaoming and asked, "Are you Li family also afraid of being banned?"
Li Yaoming said embarrassedly, "I'm just a side branch."
Liu Mianmian thought for a moment and said, "Isn't that story divided into two parts? One part was filmed in the mainland, and the other part was filmed in Hong Kong. When the time comes, we can just say that part of the filming was from the mainland."
In fact, if they could give up some of their interests, coupled with the status of the Li and Xu families in Hong Kong City, they would not necessarily be afraid of the power of Wandao. However, there is no need for this. It is just about making money. It is better to have less trouble than more.
Li Yaoming thought this was a very good idea, especially after Liu Mianmian expressed her desire to invest in making this movie together, he was very happy.
He felt that since Liu Mianmian was able to take over Zhijiang West Restaurant from Miss Lin Er, the two must have a good relationship. Also, the fact that Liu Mianmian opened so many video halls in a short period of time showed that she had good funds, ability and luck.
He has connections, money, ability, and most importantly, luck. He would welcome such a business partner.
Wu Heng naturally would not miss such a good opportunity and immediately expressed his desire to participate.
Hu Dandan glanced at him and pursed her lips.
Wu Heng is Liu Mianmian's partner, so Li Yaoming naturally has to give him face. What's more, he is short of funds and doesn't know whether the movie will be a hit. He can't afford the risk now and is eager to raise more funds, so he immediately agreed.
The subsequent matters still need to be discussed carefully, so it is naturally impossible to decide on them today. We must make another appointment.
Liu Mianmian thought of the plot in the original book that described the heroine's investment in the entertainment industry. It mentioned some well-known directors and performing stars. These people are not famous now. They are either doing odd jobs in some crews or are idle at home. She plans to go back and recall it carefully, and try to invite them when the time comes.
In this way, when people revisit this movie several years later, they may still give it the evaluation of "all-star cast".
Liu Mianmian looked at the store's operations, discussed the subsequent development of the video hall with Wu Heng, and then prepared to go home.
She had never asked about Hu Dandan, but Wu Heng couldn't help himself and said as he saw her out, "My parents were also from the South City Troupe. Hu Dandan and I have known each other since we were little. We had a good relationship when we were young, but then her mother reported our family, and we stopped seeing each other."
Liu Mianmian glanced at him and said, "The script of Li Yaoming's film is quite exciting. I think it is worth investing in. However, Li Yaoming is likely to invite Hu Dandan to participate in it."
Wu Heng waved his hand: "Two different things, I don't know anything about making movies. I just invest the money and don't care about anything else." In fact, he simply believed in Liu Mianmian's investment vision. Besides, he was not so stupid as to give up such a good opportunity to make money just because of Hu Dandan.
Meanwhile, Hu Dandan was also discussing this with Li Yaoming: "...his parents made mistakes back then. One was fired, the other was sent to clean toilets. He grew up on the streets. After the reform and opening up, he went south and somehow became rich. Many people in our unit said the money he made in the south might not be clean."
Glancing at Li Yaoming tenderly, Hu Dandan said in a coquettish tone, "Mr. Li, I'm afraid you'll suffer if you do business with him."
Hu Dandan felt that businessmen were most afraid of dishonest means, not to mention that Li Yaoming had just been defrauded and lost a large sum of money. After hearing this, he would probably not let Wu Heng invest in movies again.
Li Yaoming had previously said that he wanted to take her to Hong Kong to film a movie, but she was still hesitant. Today, when she heard that they wanted to film in the mainland, she was naturally very happy.
But if Wu Heng also invested in this movie, he might interfere.
But Li Yaoming wasn't impressed. "Mr. Wu's decision to go south as soon as the mainland reforms began shows he's very courageous. He also invested in dance halls and video studios, which shows his foresight! In business, vision and luck are the most important things, and I think he has both. If Miss Liu is willing to partner with him, there's no doubt it'll be no problem. Don't you know, Miss Liu's husband has a strong family background?"
He had asked the people at the Western restaurant.
What's more, the gangsters in the mainland are nothing compared to the gangsters in Hong Kong.
As a native of Gangcheng, he would not care about these things, otherwise he would not be able to do business in Gangcheng.
Hu Dandan bit her lip and said nothing more.
When she thought about how her brother brought a group of little brats to the Wu family's doorstep to throw urine and shit and steal the Wu family's things, she felt very uneasy.
How come he didn't die in the south when he ran there? Not only did he make money, but he also hooked up with a woman with a good background.
A woman with a background in her husband's family...Hu Dandan's eyes suddenly lit up.
A young woman insists on going into business with an unmarried young man. Doesn't her husband's family have any objections at all?
Even if you have no objection at the beginning, what if there are rumors outside?
I heard that Wu Heng and Mr. Sun from the Metropolitan Ballroom were not getting along. Hu Dandan remembered that there was a young lady in the troupe who seemed to know Mr. Sun, and she made a secret decision in her heart.
Liu Mianmian, who knew nothing about this, went home after "inspecting" her own business. She did not go out again for the next few days and concentrated on helping Shen Weizhuo prepare things for going out.
Yu Wan had already prepared some daily necessities, and Liu Mianmian bought several large bottles of moisturizing oil and aloe vera gel. The sun in the northwest is very dry, so sun protection and moisturizing are very important.
Besides, vegetables should be in short supply there, so she planned to wait for Shen Weizhuo to arrive there and then send him some canned vegetables.
A few days passed in a flash. After a few days of being together, the two had to face separation.
Early that morning, the whole family sent Shen Weizhuo to the train station.
A total of ten people from the institute went there this time, and the platform was filled with family members who came to see them off.
After Yu Wan gave Shen Weizhuo some instructions, she pulled Shen Bokang and Aunt Liu aside to leave some time for the young couple.
Shen Weizhou looked down at Liu Mianmian, his eyes lingering on her beautiful features, as if he couldn't get enough of them. After a while, he said, "I'll try to come back within six months. Don't come looking for me. The road is not safe, and the living environment in the northwest is not good either."
Of course he wanted to see his wife as soon as possible, but when he thought about the current security situation, it was indeed unsafe for female comrades to go out, and the conditions in the northwest were difficult, so he didn't want Liu Mianmian to go there and suffer.
Liu Mianmian understood what he meant and agreed: "Okay, I'll do as you say."
She definitely had to go to the Northwest. She remembered that Shen Weihong, the hero of the original novel, was also there. He had the same major as Shen Weizhuo, and even if he couldn't get into the core department because of the previous incident, he was probably in the same place. If the two of them ran into each other, she didn't know if Shen Weizhuo, the cannon fodder, would be affected. She would definitely feel uneasy if she didn't go to see him.
Besides, she has been staying in South City since she came here, and she actually wants to take this opportunity to see more of China in this era.
However, since Shen Weizhuo was worried about her, there was no need for her to say it out loud at this time and make him worry.
The train had arrived at the station, and the team leader urged everyone to get on. Shen Weizhou picked up the luggage bag, and without taking his eyes off Liu Mianmian, he said in a deep voice, "Then I'm leaving."
Liu Mianmian suddenly said, "Lower your head. I have something to tell you in private."
Shen Weizhou lowered his head as he was told. Liu Mianmian leaned over and gave him a quick kiss, then immediately pulled away and said, "Remember to think of me."
There were people coming and going at the station, but no one paid attention to them except the Shen family.
Shen Weizhuo looked at her deeply and replied in a hoarse voice, "Okay." Then he turned around and strode towards the train.
Liu Mianmian and the others waited until the train slowly started moving, watching Shen Weizhuo waving at them from inside the carriage, and then he was carried away by the carriage until he could no longer be seen, and then they turned and left.
In the next few days, Liu Mianmian stayed at home thinking about which actors to recommend to Li Yaoming, and sometimes she also gave advice to Yu Guodong who was running around South City looking for sales channels.
Early that morning, Aunt Liu came back from outside and handed Liu Mianmian a letter: "It's for Weizhou. There's no name or address. I don't know who sent it."
Liu Mianmian put it away and decided to send it to Shen Weizhuo when she sent something else.
As a result, when Yu Wan and Shen Bokang returned from get off work, they each brought back a letter. Both of them looked unhappy, but when they handed the letter to Liu Mianmian, they first comforted her: "This letter is nonsense. We brought it back just to let you see it. Do you know who it is and what to do next?"
Liu Mianmian saw that the words on the envelope were the same as the one she had sent to Shen Weizhuo before. She had some guesses in her mind and took out the letter paper to take a look. As expected, the contents of the two letters were exactly the same, both talking about her ambiguous relationship with Wu Heng, who came from a "gangster" background.
No need to guess, the letter written to Shen Weizhuo probably contained the same content.
When Yu Wan heard that the letter was also sent to Shen Weizhou, she immediately frowned. "This person obviously wants to destroy your relationship with Weizhou, but you are usually very busy and don't interact with many people. Who is so mean?"
Liu Mianmian was actually thinking about this question too.
In terms of offending people, she didn't offend many people. The main ones were Liu Zhigang's family and Shen Wenshan's family. However, these two families knew Yu Wan and Shen Bokang's personalities and would not do such a stupid thing when they knew it would be useless. So it was more likely that it was someone who didn't know them well.
Judging from the content of the letter, the other party seemed to know Wu Heng better than himself.
Liu Mianmian thought about it and felt that the biggest suspect was Sun Zhou from the Metropolitan Ballroom.
Although she had never had direct contact with the other party, she had heard a lot about him. Not only did this person not do serious business, he also did not do serious things.
In order to attack her cooperation with Wu Heng, he actually made up obscene rumors about them.
Of course, this is just her guess.
Liu Mianmian is not the type of person who sits and waits for death. Since the other party has danced in front of her, she will definitely fight back.
However, before that, she contacted Xiao Zhao, a reporter from Nancheng Evening News.
When the Gongren Road clothing store opened, it was this reporter Zhao who accidentally captured a photo news story, which inadvertently promoted the store. Later, when the store became popular, reporter Zhao visited the store again for an interview. Later, he also interviewed the fried chicken shop at the entrance of the alley and the celebrity video studio. As a result, Liu Mianmian became familiar with him.
She later placed an advertisement in the Nancheng Evening News, which was arranged by the other party.
This time, Liu Mianmian contacted the other party and told him her idea. After considering it, reporter Zhao agreed.
At the same time, in the Metropolitan Ballroom, Sun Zhou was scolding his subordinates who were working there: "Didn't you write that letter insincerely? Otherwise, why didn't the Shen family react at all after receiving the letter? Damn, I spent money to support a bunch of useless people like you, and you can't even do anything right."
The younger brother nodded and waited until Sun Zhou had finished scolding him before reminding him, "Maybe they've already started a quarrel at home, and we don't know. Even if they want to break up with Wu Heng, it shouldn't be so fast."
Sun Zhou narrowed his eyes and pointed at him: "You're right, this is indeed too slow. Never mind, let them go to the Star Video Hall and make a good scene."
The younger brother quickly agreed and went out.
Sun Zhou put his hands on his hips and muttered to himself, "Damn, a bastard with no parents wants to make a movie. What a joke."
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