Xiangjiang was originally an important colony of the United Kingdom. After the handover in 1967, it became one of the three special administrative regions of China, retaining the original political system and social structure, which would not change within a hundred years.
Next year would be the 50th anniversary of Xiangjiang's return to the motherland.
In the past 50 years, Xiangjiang's economy had been prosperous and developed. With finance and trade as the pillar industry, Xiangjiang's per capita GDP had always been in the forefront of the world, and many world-class rich people had emerged.
However, the different political culture also created the social atmosphere of Xiangjiang that was different from that of the mainland. In recent years, this international metropolis had shown a kind of aloof and independent attitude, instinctively rejecting the political, economic and cultural influence from the mainland. The social situation was very complicated.
Xiangjiang's entertainment circle was also a self-circulating and relatively closed circle. Although there was communication with the domestic entertainment circle, there was a clear distinction between them.
The locals of Xiangjiang usually only cared about the local artists and lacked interest in understanding the domestic stars. Xiangjiang's media would also selectively ignore the entertainment news from the domestic and only report the entertainment gossip from Hong Kong, or add in the news from Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Europe and America.
All of these were the embodiment of pride and independence, even if more and more people in the entertainment circle were constantly seeking opportunities to develop in China, and more and more Xiangjiang artists appeared on domestic TV and movie screens.
The Xiangjiang government cooperated with the domestic State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to jointly formulate new regulations to support Xiangjiang's film industry. They encouraged any film production company registered in Xiangjiang to apply for preferential and support policies, and share the domestic and Xiangjiang film market. On one hand, it was to revive the declining Xiangjiang film industry, and on the other hand, it was to break the barrier.
However, the specific effect still had to be proved by time.
As one of the first batch of people to enter Xiangjiang to register and establish a film and television organization, if Lu Chen Studio wanted to smoothly develop here, it was far from enough to rely on preferential and support policies.
After decades of development, Xiangjiang's film and television industry had already formed an inherent pattern of rules, which formed a natural barrier for those outsiders, and it was not easy to break it!
Therefore, for Lu Chen to shoot a film in Xiangjiang, it was not easy to hire a few cameramen, a sound recordist, or a crew, and so on. First, he had to understand, be familiar with, and finally understand how to use the rules here.
Chen Wenqiang's suggestion was very simple, and that was to find a powerful local film and television company to co-shoot a new film.
This was the fastest and easiest method, but it would be more troublesome to find out which film company was involved.
In the 80s and 90s, there were countless local film and television companies in Xiangjiang. The number of movies and TV series produced every year could be said to be astonishing, and they were continuously sold to China and Southeast Asia.
Although the glory days were gone, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. Major film companies such as Jinrong, Wang Corporation, and Polaroid still firmly controlled the market and held the right to speak in the film and television industry.
Chen Wenqiang did not have a high opinion of these old film companies. Even if they all had a glorious past, it would be very difficult for them to work alone or find a third or fourth-rate film company to steadily get a place to export to the mainland.
The new problem is that big companies such as Jinrong, Wang and Polarida are very difficult to deal with. Outsiders like Lu Chen Studio are also a newly established small enterprise. Even if they agree to cooperate, the conditions they offer are very high, even to the extent of harsh.
This was the problem that troubled Wan Xiaoquan the most!
And if this step was not taken well, then the road ahead would be very difficult.
Lu Chen could see that Wan Xiaoquan was worried about this. He thought that this was probably the reason why Wan Xiaoquan pulled him here, so he comforted him, "Don't worry, let's think of a way slowly."
Since Lu Chen was here, he definitely wanted to help. Although he was not familiar with the people and places in Xiangjiang, he could still contact a few people in the circle through his friends, such as Chen Fei 'er and Tan Hong.
Chen Wenqiang did not say anything, because the level of cooperation in a film was very high, and he was familiar with the middle and lower level circle. He had no right to speak to the higher level of the film and television industry, so of course, he could not speak carelessly.
They discussed in the meeting room for two hours and drew up a preliminary follow-up plan and work arrangement.
After the temporary meeting, Chen Wenqiang said to Lu Chen, "Boss, it's your first time in Xiangjiang. Can you let me treat you to Xiangjiang's food today? It can be considered as a welcome dinner for you. "
Lu Chen smiled and said, "If you treat and I pay, then there's no problem!"
How could he let his subordinate treat him to a meal for the first time?
Of course, he had to give face to Chen Wenqiang.
Chen Wenqiang was stunned. Wan Xiaoquan laughed and said, "That's it then, let's go!"
He reached out and patted Chen Wenqiang, who was still a little confused, and said, "Brother Qiang, we don't have to save money for the boss. The song he writes for others costs more than a million!"
"Ah!"
Li Zhen, who was sitting at the side, let out a soft cry. She looked at Lu Chen with stars in her eyes.
Writing a song for others costs more than a million?
Wouldn't he be able to buy a house in Xiangjiang by writing a few dozen songs?
Chen Wenqiang could not believe it. As far as he knew, the top songwriters in Xiangjiang only cost two to three hundred thousand yuan per song. Lu Chen was several times more than them?
Lu Chen was very good at original music, but this price was too amazing!
Lu Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Uncle Qiang, don't listen to Director Wan's nonsense. Let's go eat!"
The place Chen Wenqiang took Lu Chen to was the typhoon shelter in Causeway Bay.
Together with Li Zhen and Zhang Xiaofang's two assistants, there was a total of five people. Everyone had dinner on a special cruise ship. While enjoying the beautiful scenery of Victoria Harbor, they tasted the first-class seafood. The real local specialties made Lu Chen full of praise.
After eating this sumptuous seafood meal, Chen Wenqiang asked, "Boss, which hotel are you staying at tonight? Have you booked a room?"
Lu Chen said, "I'm not staying in a hotel. My friend borrowed a house in Repulse Bay for me to stay. Brother Zhang will send me there first, and then you can arrange a place for him to stay."
A house in Repulse Bay!
Chen Wenqiang secretly sighed. That was the high-end residential area of Xiangjiang. Mansions worth hundreds of millions could be found everywhere.
He did not know which friend of Lu Chen had borrowed a house in Repulse Bay to stay.
He quickly said, "No problem, then I will wait here for Xiaofang to come back. I will take him to the staff's apartment. The room has been arranged."
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