1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 331: Hiroshima Monster

(Chapter 332 is posted in the group)
"Zhai Sang, you won't forget about helping me make a movie after you sober up, right? You must make a movie that exposes the ugly face of America!"

Tanaka Shota's call came quickly.

The message is simple.

He has already mentioned to his father, who is on the Toshiba board of directors, Qvod's intention to acquire three production lines.

Making a movie is a cover.

Just like the famous scene in "A Big Tree Attracts the Wind", when you bribe someone, you always need a vase to cover your face. No matter whether you bring a treasure from an auction house or pick up porcelain from the toilet, you always have to have this prop.

Tanaka Shota brought up the movie that they talked about at the drinking party again, actually telling Zhai Yuan that they would submit the proposal to acquire the production line to the board of directors.

Therefore, this play has to be filmed.

For Zhai Yuan, whether the movie makes money or not is not important. What matters is that it represents a bond between him and Shota Tanaka.

"So what kind of movie should we make that will not offend the Americans or the Japanese?"

Zhai Yuan was a little troubled by this issue.

In theory, if we have figured out the G-spot of the Japanese, it would be easy to make a movie like "Showa American Story" that would make the whole country climax.

Background setting: In the Showa era, America became a colony of the East's economy and culture. The Hollywood sign was replaced by Shin-Yokohama, the Golden Gate Bridge was hung with Japanese lanterns, and the white and foreigners all wore kimonos. The President of America had to call the President of the East every day to pay his respects. Soon after, the zombie crisis broke out, and America begged the East to send troops to suppress it. A group of Japanese protagonists set out on their journey amid the kneeling worship of the white and foreigners...

It’s a pity that I can’t take a picture of it.

Although the Japanese are happy with this shot, the Americans might be upset. Although I won’t be silenced, it will somewhat affect my subsequent sliding knees to draw a clear line between myself and the Japanese.

If Toshiba is liquidated in the future and those three production lines are destroyed at the same time, it would be a loss.

I remembered the female-oriented online novels that I read a few times in later generations.

Mr. Zhai was deeply impressed by a sentence in it.

'In troubled times, having soldiers and horses alone is not enough. The most important thing is money!'

I recalled it at this time.

Zhai Yuan had only one thought: I want to switch with her.

Standing in front of you right now is Mr. Zhai, who is ranked 262nd on the list of the world's richest Chinese.

But the reality is that even Elon Musk is afraid of being put in solitary confinement in the United States, let alone a wealthy Chinese man.

This is the result of insufficient firepower~
Now both sides are Mr. Zhai’s close friends and relatives, and both sides have markets that can be used and developed in the future. It would be inappropriate to offend anyone.

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"Zhang Wanting is making an art film in Japan, and I want to start a commercial film at the same time. Of course, you, Fatty, are the most suitable director."

In a teahouse on the outskirts of the city.

Zhai Yuan pulled over a cushion and sat cross-legged. Seeing Wang Jin kneeling on the cushion, he frowned and said, "Sit still. Don't kneel! If you are photographed by a tabloid reporter, they will give you dozens of headlines to accuse you in a matter of minutes."

Wang Jin smiled awkwardly and stood up, moving his fat body to sit on the ground: "Mr. Zhai is still thoughtful."

"That's right. How can you be so unsociable without this sensitivity?"

Zhai Yuan asked the waiter to make tea, closed the door, and started talking about the plot of a movie he found while searching the library.

"Let me briefly tell you the story I want you to shoot this time. In the Okinawa base in Japan, five-star General MacArthur ignored the advice of the Japanese..."

"Mr. Zhai, MacArthur has been dead for many years."

Wang Jin couldn't help but interrupt after hearing the beginning.

"Really?" Zhai Yuan was startled, then laughed: "Maybe his spirit lives on, and he mentioned him unconsciously."

Wang Jin agreed with a dry laugh.

Zhai Yuan said: "Let me tell you the story again. An American scientist at the Okinawa base ignored the advice of the Japanese and dumped a batch of chemical waste into the sewer, which accidentally flowed into the Han River Bridge..."

Wang Jin raised his hand to interrupt: "Isn't the Han River in South Korea?"

"I was wrong. It flows into the vicinity of Tokyo Bridge..."

"The Okinawa base is very far from Tokyo. It takes 20 hours by car. Wouldn't it be difficult to transport chemical waste there?"

Zhai Yuan was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, suddenly grabbed the slippers on the ground and threw them hard at Wang Jin.

"I fucking told you to kneel on the ground just now, imitating the Japanese guy!"

…………

Hong Kong.

Golden Harvest Film Company.

After receiving a call from his godfather He Guanchang, Chen Shilong rushed back to the company from the set. At the door of the office, he happened to see He Guanchang personally seeing off Shi Nansheng, the housekeeper of Jiuyi Entertainment.

"Manager Shi, please come visit more often when you have time and say hello to Mr. Zhai for me."

"Of course. Mr. Zhai said that when he returns to Hong Kong, he will come to visit the three uncles as soon as possible."

The three uncles that Shi Nansheng mentioned were naturally Zou Wenhuai, Ho Kwan-chang and Cai Dusheng in front of Jiahe TV. As for the managing director Liang Feng, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention him.

"Brother Long."

In the corridor, Shi Nansheng ran into Chen Shilong who was coming towards him and greeted him with a smile.

Chen Shilong smiled and nodded. There was no further communication between the two. He watched Shi Nansheng leave.

"Young people are really formidable. If Zhai Yuan of Jiuyi Entertainment doesn't show up, I will personally welcome him even if he sends a female general."

He Guanchang waited for Shi Nansheng to walk away, then narrowed his eyes and sighed.

Once upon a time, this woman named Shi Nansheng was still making a living from his subordinate Mai Rongxiong. After she moved to Jiuyi Entertainment, she was promoted three levels in just a few years and is now on par with him.

I thought about the calmness and confidence that Shi Nansheng showed when he was communicating with him just now.

He Guanchang suddenly thought of a saying: If one person succeeds, all the people around him will benefit.

"What's up, Godfather?"

Chen Shilong supported He Guanchang back to the office. After he sat down, he asked, "Why is Jiuyi's housekeeper here?"

He Guanchang didn't say anything, but looked up at him.

Chen Shilong had just changed his hairstyle. His hair, which was almost shoulder-length, was cut short to ear level. He Guanchang showed an unhappy expression on his face and scolded: "You cut your hair so short for no reason. It really makes me more and more annoyed!"

"It's necessary for filming!" Chen Shilong showed his signature smile and rubbed the back of his head: "This time I was filming the movie "Dragon Brothers", in which I played the role of Asian Eagle. There were several difficult actions to do, so it would be more convenient to do them if I cut my hair shorter."

He Guanchang snorted without comment.

Chen Shilong continued to smile and said, "Besides, this movie will be filmed in Yugoslavia soon. I heard it's very hot there. You don't want me to get a heat stroke, do you?"

He Guanchang sneered: "You are lucky. You don't have to go to Yugoslavia this time. The next filming location will be changed to Japan."

Chen Shilong was startled, then he shouted exaggeratedly, "No way! Are you making a cameo appearance for the film company under Xinbao Cinema Line again? My film "Dragon Brothers" should have finished shooting the exterior scenes last year, but it was delayed until now because I made cameo appearances in various messy movies for them. And they still won't let me go?"

The New Treasure Cinemas Chain, which was supported by the Freedom General Association, was very aggressive right after its establishment, showing an attitude of dominating the Hong Kong film industry.

As the current top star in the Hong Kong film industry, Chen Shilong is bound to be pulled over by the other side to stand and cheer.

The salary was too high to afford him, so they let him make free cameo appearances in various movies, calling it a friendly appearance. He even showed up for a few minutes in Mecca's "The Best Partner: Rescue the Policewoman", but was placed in the center of the poster.

"Do you think Boss Zou and I are willing to let you go out and make a cameo appearance, wasting your fame? We can't afford to offend the Taiwan film producers!"

He Guanchang sighed helplessly, paused, looked up at Chen Shilong and said, "But now there is a chance to get out. This time I'm asking you to go to Japan, not to make a cameo for Xinbao, but to help Jiuyi Entertainment shoot a commercial film, and you'll be the leading male role."

Chen Shilong was even more surprised: "Helping Jiuyi to film? Wouldn't that offend the Taiwan film distributor even more?"

"Things are different now. After the bombing in Japan, the impact was really bad. Even Liang Feng immigrated and fled. I'm afraid he is too busy to take care of himself now, so how can he care about this kind of thing?"

He Guanchang narrowed his eyes and said, "Instead of letting the film company under Xinbao take advantage of you, why not try to cooperate with Jiuyi Entertainment and feel out the reaction of the Freedom Association? At worst, you can write a letter of repentance and admit your mistakes in the newspaper. You are now a famous person and you will not be troubled."

He Guanchang said this and glanced at Chen Shilong: "This is also what Boss Zou meant."

Chen Shilong understood and asked, "Shi Nansheng came over just now to talk to you about this new play?"

He Guanchang nodded and said, "Jiuyi is very generous this time. There is no profit sharing. I will pay you 1200 million Hong Kong dollars in one lump sum."

When this price was mentioned, Chen Shilong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

After filming "Police Stories", his salary has increased to 800 million Hong Kong dollars. The clause that other small actors' salaries are doubled when they are loaned out is completely invalid for actors at his level, otherwise no film company in Hong Kong could afford to hire him.

Therefore, Chen Shilong's loan contract at this time is unique in Hong Kong, with a basic salary plus a loan surcharge, which fluctuates around 1000 million.

It's equivalent to lowering your own value.

Even so, apart from Jiahe himself, no one else can afford him to be the leading male role.

In fact, even Jiahe sometimes cannot afford to pay him such a high salary, and has to wait until the movie makes a profit before taking part of the dividends to offset the debt.

"Although the script for this play has not yet been released, Shi Nansheng has just told me the plot. There are no dangerous actions that you need to perform throughout the whole process."

He Guanchang's eyes softened a bit, and he said to Chen Shilong, "So instead of going to Yugoslavia where you can't even see a ghost, and take the risk of filming "Dragon Brothers", as your godfather, I hope you will take this movie. Right now, Japan is your base!"

Chen Shilong scratched his head and thought for a while, then asked curiously, "You invited me but didn't let me do any dangerous moves. What is Zhai Yuan doing?"

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"An American scientist was so stubborn that he dumped chemicals into the sewer. A few years later, a nearby fisherman discovered an unknown creature while fishing."

three days later.

In a hotel in Sunzi City, Zhai Yuan has already begun to perfect the details of the script with Wang Jin.

"This time the location is near the Hiroshima Bridge, and the film is called "Hiroshima Monster". Do you have any objection?"

"No no!"

Wang Jin waved his hands repeatedly and dared not raise any more objections.

The movie was adapted from the South Korean movie "The Host" with slight changes.

The U.S. military stationed in the East invented something new and created a never-before-seen monster in the waters of Hiroshima, which swept away nearby tourists and citizens.

Let Chen Shilong play the stupid male protagonist, who fights against the mysterious monster together with his family.

It not only shows America's sense of superiority over the Japanese in their domineering and powerful oppression, but also shows the Japanese's spirit of fearlessness, unity and bravery.

At most, we can add some heroic elements of America saving the world, but it is a plot of good intentions leading to bad results.

This way we can treat everyone equally.

After Zhai Yuan had balanced the detailed plot, he couldn't help but sigh: "Who said that film is the eighth art? It's obviously a propaganda tool!"

Wang Jin wrote and drew on the manuscript paper, then looked up and asked, "Mr. Zhai, the U.S. government remotely ordered the U.S. troops stationed in Japan to protect the local people, fearing that the monsters were contagious and endangering the world, so they asked them to spray the monsters with disinfectant. As a result, some of the U.S. troops stationed in Japan were idiots who replaced the disinfectant with a toxic yellow agent, which aroused public anger. If I understand correctly, is this the arrangement of the plot?"

"Yeah, the Americans have good intentions, but the people below executed it wrongly."

"But after the film is made, will they be dissatisfied with the Japanese being bullied by the US military in this way in the movie?"

"No! The ending of the film is that the Japanese kill the monster that even the US military can't deal with by their own efforts. How impressive!"

Zhai Yuan added: "Besides, this is a monster movie, and our focus should be on the monster. The audience will have their own opinions on other aspects and only see the expression of thoughts they want to see, hypnotizing themselves~"

Wang Jin nodded in understanding, hesitated for a moment and added: "Special effects for this kind of movie are difficult to make."

Zhai Yuan nodded.

After all, "The Host" was produced after the millennium, when computer special effects had already been developed and the monsters in the movie looked realistic.

It is indeed unrealistic to completely reproduce the monster scenes in the original film nowadays.

"Adding special effects to the model, and trying not to reveal the full face of the monster, should be better."

Zhai Yuan pondered for a moment and decided to use the same shooting method as in the later film "Deep Cold", where the octopus monster only showed its tentacles.

The prop masters in Hong Kong are very good at making models. The new visual effects company is still working on blue screen effects. When the time comes, we will have to summon Xu Qi to discuss it together.

"Finish the script first, and we'll talk about other things later."

Zhai Yuan gave Wang Jin an order and walked out of the hotel room to think for a while.

Although 91 Entertainment does need a big production for the international market right now, it can't just let the Japanese get away with it.

I don’t lack money, but I lack the primary productive force.

Thinking of this, Zhai Yuan found Nishixie Michiko and said, "Michiko, call Tanaka Shota and tell him that the story outline has been finalized, but there is something else that needs his help during the filming."

Half an hour later.

Zhai Yuan made another phone call to Xu Qi who was far away in Hong Kong: "Old Xu, please come to Japan when you have time. I just helped you contact the best special effects team here. Remember to bring all the employees of New Vision to learn from them. If you find any talents you like, please tell me privately and I will help you recruit them all back to Hong Kong..."

(End of this chapter)