Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 261: The Film Jianghu's Martial Arts Competition

"Roland told me that the most advanced ground fissure can reach 20 meters, the Korean team can only reach 4 meters, and the technology we currently have can only reach 8 meters."

Although he spoke modestly, Boss Lu had a look of pride on his face.

He called Xie Ning over again and said, "This crack in the ground needs more CG work. There should be some small cracks growing out of the branches next to the big crack, otherwise it will look too fake."

"Okay, Director Lu."

Han Shanping smiled and said, "I'm from Sichuan Province. I've experienced countless minor earthquakes since I was a child. What you just said is right."

He then sighed deeply and said, "Having done this much work, I think there will be no problems with this film."

"Director Yao, I think you can have a good time with your secretary, right? Haha!"

"Of course, of course, we in Tangshan trust the guide 100%!"

Boss Lu doesn't care whether Zhao Yong, Yao Jianguo and others trust him or not. He currently has doubts about the efficiency and quality of the work done by this group of people with different physical conditions.

A few days later, Lu Kuan and the special effects team of Butian Film rushed to the Tangshan site to inspect the model construction on site.

A vacant lot on the west side of the East Suburb Park in the city was surrounded by construction barriers, with vehicles coming in and out and crew members in film crew uniforms coming and going in an endless stream.

There are infrastructure personnel, artists, prop masters, and aging masters...

"Guide, here we come."

Art director Cao Jiuping handed him a safety helmet, and the two walked in with smiles on their faces.

"Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Cao. It's still cold in the north right now, and the construction site is very dusty."

Cao Jiuping and Huo Tingxiao are both artists who have a good relationship with Zhang Yimou. Zhang Yimou has been busy bidding for the Olympic opening ceremony plan this year, so Boss Lu borrowed them for a while.

His major works include "My Father and Mother", "The Big Red Lantern" and "The Sun Also Rises" directed by Jiang Wen later.

Before, I took Yao Jianguo and Han Shanping to see special effects models, but now we are seeing real life scenes, which are equally important.

On both sides of this less than 70-meter-long street, there are supply and marketing cooperatives, bathhouses, grocery stores, auto repair shops, convenience stores, water towers and other buildings from the s.

“It’s really nice, like going back to that era.”

Cao Jiuping smiled and said, "The folks in Tangshan were very cooperative. The municipal government even organized several comrades who survived the earthquake to recall the scene and provide guidance for us."

This street is an old street in the city that has been moved away. All we need to do is make some old buildings look old according to the standards of the 70s, build some bungalows, and then carry out artistic processing.

It is easier to make than a special effects model, but the details must be more refined, and they are all life scenes in the movie.

In a period film like this, if there is even a slight detail that is wrong, the audience will be immediately distracted and their sense of immersion will drop sharply.

After a tour, Boss Lu was very satisfied with the scene and made some requests for details.

"Are there any other difficulties, in terms of team life?"

"No problem, the folks are very welcoming. They boil eggs and roast sweet potatoes every day and we can't finish them all!"

Cao Jiuping changed the subject: "But there is one thing that is quite tricky right now."

"explain."

"Props, we need a lot of props from the 70s."

He counted on his fingers: "Enamel mug, Forever Flying Pigeon bicycle, old calendar."

"The most important thing is the fire trucks, sprinkler trucks, military trucks, etc. that will be used for disaster relief."

Lu Kuan frowned: "The military truck is fine, Secretary Zhao has agreed to coordinate it."

"The sprinkler and fire trucks are a bit troublesome."

"By the way, there's a local company called Art in Tangshan that specializes in large vehicles. You can contact Secretary Li and ask them. They just need a frame."

"Ok."

Cao Jiuping said in embarrassment: "So many old props..."

The crew of Lu Kuan has always had extremely high requirements for costumes and props, and even for TV dramas, they do not allow any sloppiness.

These massive amounts of daily necessities and props are a headache for every period film. The "Pants Earthquake" in later generations was collected from all over the country through online and print media.

"I'll have the crew collect submissions on the blog. Please leave a mailing address."

"besides..."

Boss Lu suddenly had an idea: "Fan Jianchuan knows, right? Go find him. No, I'll go there myself."

Fan Jianchuan owns a 500-acre museum in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, which houses more than million collections. Last year, it was awarded the title of "National Cultural Industry Demonstration Base" by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

The collection includes many categories such as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, folk customs, the Red Era, earthquake relief and disaster relief, and there are definitely many old items from the 70s.

Cao Jiuping asked doubtfully, "Can he give it to us?"

"Don't worry about it, I'll go talk to him."

There was no airport in Tangshan in 2005. Boss Lu had some ulterior motives, so he called Secretary Li and canceled his meeting with Secretary Zhao in the evening, and asked the crew to send him to Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport.

Direct flight to Chengdu.

In the afternoon, Han Shanping and Zhang Heping arrived on the set with a middle-aged man with a slightly balding head wearing an executive jacket.

The order of walking can show the hierarchy.

Cao Jiuping asked in surprise, "Boss Han, Chairman Zhang, why are you here?"

Seeing that the middle-aged man did not introduce himself, he was not in a position to ask any further questions.

"Where's the road? He doesn't even answer the phone."

"Guide?"

"He should be on the plane to Chengdu right now."

Han Shanping almost spit out a mouthful of blood: "When did you leave?"

Cao Jiuping checked his watch and said, "He left without having lunch. He probably flew off an hour ago."

"Chairman Yu, Lao Zhang, what are you looking at?"

Yu Zaiqing sighed. No matter how hard he tried, he was still a step too late.

He looked up at Zhang Heping and smiled, "Heping, please take the trouble to send us off again."

"Okay, Chairman Yu."

Yu Zaiqing went to the side to answer the phone, and Zhang Heping pulled Han Shanping away.

"Old Han, don't even think about running away. If we don't bring that guy back to the capital this time, neither you nor I will be able to complete our mission."

Han Shanping laughed heartily: "Then let's go, back to Chengdu, I'll just treat it as my hometown!"

"Jiuping, what is he doing in Rongcheng?"

"Director Lu said he was going to find Fan Jianchuan to buy some movie props."

Han Shanping took out his phone angrily and started to act pretentiously in front of Qing.

"Fine, I'll take care of these trivial matters myself if I have time, but I won't participate in the Olympic design competition."

"Alright, Lao Zhang, leave the matter to me in Chengdu. I'll contact someone to intercept him at the Jianchuan Museum right now!"

Han Shanping is the old director of Emei Film Studio. Although he has been away for many years, his position is still there, so he made a phone call to the factory office.

"Hello? I'm Han Shanping!"

Zhu Ermao, the factory secretary, was stunned when he heard this: "Old factory director?"

Then he excitedly said: "Old Factory Director, I am Ermao, my father is Zhu Zhiguo!"

"Ermao? Haha, how come you were transferred to the factory office again?"

"Well, I don't have Lao Li's phone number. Please notify him for me and help me block Lu Kuan at the Jianchuan Museum. Make sure to keep him here until I get there!"

The "Old Li" he mentioned is Li Kangsheng, the current director of Emei Film Studio.

Change the factory director. Even if you are the chairman of China Film, you don’t appoint people in this way.

However, Li Kangsheng is his old subordinate. Although the age difference is not much, it was Lao Han who supported him to take the position when Emei Film Studio restructured its shares and established Emei Film Group in 2003.

This old subordinate was promoted by me, so he spoke more casually.

"Yes! Old Factory Director, execute immediately!"

An hour and a half later, Boss Lu, who was suffering from back pain, got off the plane and took a taxi straight to Dayi County, Chengdu.

Li Kangsheng and the factory secretary were waiting in front, while Han Shanping, Zhang Heping and others were chasing behind.

Boss Lu is in danger!
The Jianchuan Museum, covering an area of ​​500 acres, is located on Yingbin Road, Anren Town, Dayi County, Chengdu, on an open flat land. It is surrounded by green trees, elegant and unique, and is a Feng Shui treasure land.

This was the first time that Boss Lu had come here in his past and present life. When he walked to the door, he got a glimpse of a corner of the museum. The main buildings of the various exhibition areas were arranged in an orderly manner, giving it a unique sense of historical weight.

After paying 60 yuan for the ticket, he was told that he had to leave the museum before 6 o'clock. He didn't have time to appreciate the exhibition for the time being and asked directly where the director's office was.

If you don’t meet him today, just stay here first and find an intermediary to contact him later.

Fan Jianchuan and Li Kangsheng were drinking tea in the office, although he didn't know why the other party came to see him.

He had previously received several movie props and brochures from the model opera era from Lee Kang-sheng, and they were quite familiar with each other.

"Oh, Lao Fan, please don't ask me. I can't explain it clearly even if you ask me. President Han didn't tell me either!"

"The road you're talking about is wide, the road you're talking about in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'?"

"Yes, it's him."

Fan Jianchuan was a little excited: "He's really coming? What for?"

Lee Kang-sheng was helpless: "How many times have you asked me? I don't know! I'll know soon!"

"Hey, you come to my place and you're already getting impatient!"

Lao Fan was a little excited. He really liked the young director's movies, especially the latest one "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", which really touched his heart!
This person is also a legendary figure.

Born into a military family, he served as an educated youth for two years. After joining the army, he performed outstandingly and was directly promoted to an officer.

After switching careers and entering politics, Lao Fan became the deputy mayor of Wuliangye City, but in order to pursue his dream of collecting, he resolutely went into business and invested all his earnings into this grand museum.

He joined the army to serve his country and became a public servant. He spent all his family wealth to realize his dream and published many works on the anti-Japanese war.

He made a will while he was still alive, deciding to donate all his personal property to the country after his death, making him a worthy hero.

Therefore, he was very impressed by the metaphorical national line content in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", and it really made me tear up when I saw him.

"Dong dong!"

"Please come in."

A young face pushed open the heavy wooden door of the office, and joy visibly appeared on the faces of Fan Jianchuan and Li Kangsheng!
Fan Jianchuan: Director Lu is here, let’s have a good chat about movies!
Li Kangsheng: Director Lu is here, lock the door quickly!
"Oh, nice to meet you, Director Lu. I'm Fan Jianchuan."

Old Fan has a round head and looks lucky. He smiled innocently and shook hands with Boss Lu.

"Director Fan, I'm sorry for coming here without your permission!"

Before Fan Jianchuan could be humble, Li Kangsheng stepped forward and closed the door, then turned around and snatched the Berlin Film Emperor's "jade hand" from Fan Jianchuan.

"Director Lu, I'm Lee Kang-sheng from Emei Film Studio. I've been waiting for you!"

Boss Lu was startled by his strange behavior. His identity was also very strange. Why had he been waiting for him for so long?

"Director Li, hello, is this the first time we meet?"

He was a little uncertain. It would be rude if he didn't remember who the person was after meeting him.

“First time, first time!”

Li Kangsheng ignored Fan Jianchuan's discontented expression and said, "Director Lu, President Han must have called you a few times. Take a look..."

"Oh! My phone is out of battery. Director Fan, do you happen to have a universal charger here? Can you lend it to me?"

"Yes, please come over and have some tea first!"

Fan Jianchuan let him in and took out his treasured Wuchuan water-ground black tea with some joy on his face.

"Director, try this. It's authentic Wuchuan water-milled rice. It's so fragrant!"

Boss Lu's temples jumped when he heard this. He had come here just to find an opportunity to discuss this matter, and it was just right that someone brought up the topic.

"Wuchuan black tea, what's the story behind it?"

Fan Jianchuan was a man of great knowledge. He immediately introduced: "Wuchuan, it's the starting point of the western route of the Sichuan-Tibet Ancient Tea-Horse Road."

"Since the Ming Dynasty, Wuchuan's water-milled black tea has been sent north as tribute to the imperial court. Later, places like Yinxiu and Shuimo began to grow tea, and over time, it became an industry with a very long history."

"In addition to this water-milled black tea, there are also Wuchuan red, Chuxiu Lingya, and Chuxiu Xuicui, all of which are excellent teas."

Li Kangsheng secretly complained in his heart, "You damn old Fan, you just lied to me about the broken tea fragrance. Now you only bring out the good things when there are distinguished guests."

"Hmm! That's great. Director Fan, take me around when you have time. I'll buy some to give away."

Fan Jianchuan repeatedly said yes.

The happiest thing for a hospitable host is that the guests recognize the value of the goods and everyone appreciates them.

"Director Lu, didn't you know you were coming this time?"

"Oh! That's it."

"I just took on a movie called 'Tangshan Earthquake', which requires tens of thousands of old items from the 70s."

"Look, he was still in Tangshan this morning, and he had the audacity to come here to beg for alms in the afternoon, haha."

Fan Jianchuan slammed the table and said, "Great! Director Lu, to be honest, I'm a huge fan of yours, especially the recent film 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'!"

"I'm not embarrassed to say this, but I'm almost 50 this year, and I cried so hard when I saw the aerial combat scene!"

When it comes to movies, Lee Kang-sheng is no longer sleepy.

"Director Lu, don't rush to leave this time. Come to our Emei Film Studio and have a seat."

"We're all colleagues, can you give us directors and actors a lecture?"

Boss Lu said modestly, "Director Li, you're embarrassing me. Emei Film Studio has a history of almost 50 years. Even if I go there, I will go there to learn."

Fan Jianchuan was a little unhappy. You old man always interrupts me and delays my conversation with Director Lu about movies!
"Director Lu, I know what you want. Have someone make a detailed list for me. I'll give you as much as you want!"

"Okay, okay! Brother Fan, can I call you Brother Fan?"

"Okay! That's great, bro. Let's not talk about this for now. Let's go have a drink tonight!"

Old Fan, who came from the army and has a pure heart, feels that he has a good relationship with this young director.

Being able to make such a passionate movie and working on a project about a major earthquake is exactly what I want!

Li Kangsheng tried to dissuade him: "Old Fan, don't worry. I still have two leaders who haven't arrived yet. I'll make arrangements tonight. Don't worry about it!" "Go away! What's your business?"

Men all over the country are very proud when it comes to treating guests and will not allow anyone to snatch the honor away from them, especially in front of important guests.

Boss Lu was in a state of confusion, and he didn't know how to bring up the topic of Wuchuan that he had been wanting to bring up.

Fan Jianchuan and Boss Lu were both knowledgeable people. The three of them talked about everything under the sun, from the Flying Tigers to the concessions, from Lugou Bridge to Pearl Harbor. It was a lively conversation.

"I'll put the battery in. I guess there will be a lot of calls coming in."

Boss Lu walked to one end of the office corridor and turned on his phone, which showed more than a dozen messages, including those from Han Shanping, A Fei, and Xiao Liu.

Unread SMS:

[Xiao Liu]: How to turn off the phone?

[Xiao Liu]: Where are the people?

【Xiao Liu】: Washing machine?
Xiao Liu: I finally negotiated it today! Zhang Yong and his wife agreed to let me invest! It went really smoothly!
Boss Lu was sweating profusely as he read this, and he felt a bit like he was in a previous life when he was bombarded with text messages and essays from his college girlfriend.

"Hey?"

"Why did you turn off your phone? Where are you?"

"I'm in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and my phone ran out of battery just now."

Liu Yifei took leave from the crew today to discuss business. With the cooperation of Wenjie's chief lawyer and a vice president of Focus Media, she successfully acquired 3000% of the shares of Haidilao, which is in a period of rapid expansion, for 35 million.

In 2005, Haidilao opened two stores in Beijing and had just entered the Magic City. It had less than stores nationwide and its valuation was average.

With this 3000 million plus Liu Yifei's personal goodwill endorsement, 35% is the maximum that can be taken.

The husband-and-wife business will not give up any more shares, after all, subsequent financing will continue to dilute the shares.

I wanted to share the good news with Lu Kuan, but I didn’t expect that even after seven or eight calls, none of them went through.

"Let me tell you, you have no idea how awesome I am today. I..."

A new call came in, and Lu Kuan glanced at it: "I'll call you back later, I have something to do."

"Dudududu..."

Xiao Liu is going crazy!

"Damn it! Damn washing machine!"

"Hello, Mr. Han?"

Han Shanping, who had just gotten off the plane, feigned anger: "Xiaolu, tell me, did you do this on purpose?"

"As soon as we arrived at Tangshan, you slipped away. Who were you hiding from?"

Boss Lu was confused, but then he thought of Li Kangsheng and understood something: "What are you doing?"

"Okay, forget about yours and mine. We just got off the plane and it will take more than an hour to get to your place. Just wait!"

He hung up the phone, sent Ah Fei a message saying that he didn't need to come, and put the phone back in his pocket.

Lu Kuan didn't have the mind to think about what he was saying. He stood by the window in the corridor, lighting a cigarette, with a heavy heart.

How can I give away the money and the building without making a fuss?

In the evening, Tianfu Restaurant.

"Hello, Comrade Lu Kuan. I'm Yu Zaiqing and I work for the Peking Olympic Committee."

Boss Lu was a little surprised. This is not your job at all. This is the vice chairman.

This Vice Chairman Yu served as Vice Chairman of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee and member of the International Relations Committee in 2002, and later became Chairman of the Basketball Association in 2007.

Han Shanping winked at him from behind. It was the first time Zhang Heping saw Lu Kuan and he looked at him with great interest.

Chairman Yu sat down with an indifferent expression, thinking that after chasing the criminal for thousands of miles today, he had finally caught this Monkey King here.

I'm so tired.

Fan Jianchuan had been the deputy mayor and was very perceptive. Seeing this situation, he pulled Li Kangsheng out to order food, leaving them some space to talk.

The door closed, and Chairman Yu looked at him with a smile: "Comrade Lu Kuan, let's get straight to the point. I'm here to invite you to participate in the opening ceremony proposal solicitation."

"Oh my! I'm so embarrassed, boss! If you had called earlier, you wouldn't have had to run so far!"

Han Shanping behind him wanted to roll his eyes like Liu Yifei, but he didn't have the talent.

Chairman Yu was a man of high self-control. He said calmly, "Good things take time. Even Liu Bei visited me three times at my cottage. Talented people have the privilege of being proud. We understand."

It’s still because of his high leadership level. Just put a hat on him and see what you say.

Lu Kuan smiled and said, "No, it doesn't exist."

"In fact, I spoke with Chairman Zhang on the phone, and after careful and prudent consideration, I still feel that I do not have the time or ability to participate in the bidding at this time."

"Oh? Tell me more."

Lu Kuan said seriously, "I've already discussed the time arrangements with President Han, and he must have reported everything to his superiors truthfully, so I won't go into details."

"When it comes to soliciting Olympic proposals, the most important thing for such a large-scale event is experience. I can't even say we have little experience; we have no experience at all."

"Director Yimou directed the large-scale ballet "The Red Lantern" in 2001 and the large-scale landscape performance "Impression of Liu Sanjie" in 2004."

"In this regard, Director Yimou is undoubtedly the best candidate."

Yu Zaiqing smiled and said, "Young comrade, don't underestimate yourself. When I was talking to Director Yimou, he strongly recommended you to me, didn't he?"

"this?"

Boss Lu was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Previously, Zhang Yimou had invited him to join his bidding team by phone, but Lu Kuan declined on the grounds of work. Why did this old man match people up so randomly!
Yu Zaiqing is quite patient.

He had previously visited directors such as Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang. They all had films in progress, so it was normal for them to worry about the schedule.

After many visits and communications, the two have agreed to join the proposal solicitation team.

When mentioning Zhang Yimou, Yu Zaiqing had to explain a few more words.

"The water imagery at the Athens Olympics opening ceremony was so stunning that it set a huge test for us."

"Director Yimou's previous performance on the eight-minute film was somewhat controversial, so the leadership decided to solicit proposals from around the world and work together to make our centennial Olympics a success."

Chairman Yu sighed, his eyes sincere, and his tone much more cordial: "Comrade Xiaolu, you are Chinese, a Chinese artist."

"It is our unshirkable responsibility to contribute to the centennial Olympic Games. I hope you will consider it carefully."

He paused and glanced at the closed door.

"Before I came here, a leader praised you highly for your promotion of traditional culture and patriotism in the two films 'Alien Land' and 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'."

"He instructed that young, energetic and vibrant artists with strong opinions and convictions like these must work hard and persevere for our Olympic cause."

"what do you say?"

Boss Lu glanced calmly at Old Han, who was watching his head from head to toe, behind him, wondering if he knew the leader's identity.

"I..."

"Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding~~~"

Good, good, this call comes at a great time!
"Leader, please wait a moment."

Yu Zaiqing nodded slightly.

Lu Kuan walked to the door and asked, "Hello? Senior brother?"

"Is it convenient to talk?"

He walked to the end of the corridor, his back to the window: "Go ahead."

"A finance staff member who resigned from Blog.com was taken away by the authorities."

Boss Lu didn't understand: "Resigned staff, what's the reason?"

"He embezzled public funds. After returning the stolen money, I only handled the matter internally because of the impact. I fired him."

"The authorities won't rush to investigate this kind of thing. Any clues?"

Zhuang Xu said solemnly, "Not yet, but Liu, the leader of the Information Department, recently brought up the video incident again at a meeting."

“Could there be any connection between the two?”

"I understand." Lu Kuan had a glimmer of understanding in his mind, but he was still not sure.

"Let's observe it for a while longer."

Boss Lu's temples were throbbing. There were some things he didn't want to get involved in, but some people and things stuck to him like taffy.

Mr. Liu is a person of bad character, and unfortunately the information about him appeared on the blog website, so he became the scapegoat.

Where can I go to reason?

When he returned to the house, Boss Lu was in high spirits again.

"Sorry, sorry, there are too many trivial matters at the company. Or maybe I'm just too busy, haha."

Perhaps during the brief moment he was away, Chairman Yu gave Old Han some administrative instructions, and Han Shanping coughed lightly twice.

"Director Lu, that's what I think."

"Being pressed for time is definitely not an excuse. You're shooting a movie using Hollywood's industrial processes. To put it bluntly, you can even just lie back in the director's chair and watch them have fun."

"If that doesn't work, you could set up another table next to the crew and discuss the opening ceremony plan with the team, right?"

Han Shanping became more and more eloquent as he spoke, and tried his best to persuade him to surrender: "Experience or lack of experience is even less of an excuse."

"Olympic bidding is a team effort. You excel at high-tech special effects and aesthetic design. If you have experience with large-scale evening parties and events, why not find a dance troupe to collaborate with? There are plenty of experienced and qualified dance troupes in Beijing!"

"Besides, regardless of this matter, we Chinese will support it with all our might, even if it means sacrificing our lives. Let's just talk about you!"

"You have many channels in Europe and Hollywood. You still have the final say on Travel Channel, and you have close ties and collaborations with companies like Blog.com."

"Your voice is very loud now, both at home and abroad! The Olympics really needs an international director like you who has a firm stance and can control public opinion to raise your voice!"

Position? Control public opinion?
Lu Kuan’s mind was still full of Zhuang Xu’s warning. Han Shanping’s unintentional words went straight to the heart of the matter!
Dong Shuangqiang told him that he was not worried about Zhou Jun's investigation.

Zhuang Xu told him that the finances of Blog.com and the pornographic video incident were under investigation, and it was not a big deal if viewed separately.

But combining the two, and then combining them with Travel Channel?

Blog.com has 8000 million users, accounting for 80% of the current domestic Internet users;

Travel Channel can reach up to 4 million TV-owning households across the country!
If the identity of the actual controller of his blog website is exposed, a controller who controls a huge number of public opinion channels and has been involved in sensitive pornographic videos...

Regardless of the cause of the original conflict, for the sake of maintaining stability, the higher-ups will carefully decide whether to allow him to continue to maintain such public opinion power.

"Xiaolu! Xiaolu!"

The little flat-headed man's small eyes were almost squeezed out, which woke up Lu Kuan who was in deep thought.

His hands rested naturally on his legs, which were already covered in sweat.

He made films that won awards and achieved international acclaim, joined the Democratic Progressive Party and the Zhengzhou Association, and founded the Pan-Asia Film Academy with Beijing Film Academy as its center.

Even the current "Tangshan Earthquake".

These are among his means of building up his reputation and gaining capital from Zheng Zhi outside of his physical condition.

However, these accumulations still seem a little weak in the face of possible sniping attacks from Zhou’s army.

Do I really have to compete for the position of chief director or deputy chief director of the Olympic Games?
Lu Kuan is a very realistic person. When a possible crisis occurs, he must prepare for it in advance.

It seems that Wenjie Holdings is booming, but under force majeure, collapse only takes a moment.

"Chairman Yu, now... which teams are participating in the targeted recruitment?"

Yu Zaiqing's eyes lit up. He didn't know why he suddenly changed his mind. "Are you starting to study your opponent?"

Boss Lu quickly adjusted his mood and said with a hearty laugh, "A large-scale event wouldn't be possible without a team that each had their own responsibilities. I probably don't have many teammates left now, so I need to save time and hurry up to form a team."

"Ok."

Yu Zaiqing looked much more relaxed: "Director Yimou, House International, and Jack Morton formed a three-party team."

Founded in 1995, Haosi International has a decade of experience in organizing exhibitions and large-scale events, with its main project being the Boao Forum for Asia from 2004 to 2006.

Jack Morton is an internationally renowned marketing planning company, whose main projects include auto shows for various international automakers. It also participated in the conference services related to the closing ceremony of the just-concluded Athens Olympics.

"Led by Chen Weiya, the team consists of the National Song and Dance Company, CCTV Art Center, and Bei Ao Company."

"Ang Lee and the Gehua Group team."

"People's Liberation Army Creative Planning Group, Zhang Jigang's team."

. . .

Yu Zaiqing mentioned the bidding team consisting of twelve well-known directors, large song and dance troupes, and exhibition companies.

Among them are Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang.

"Comrade Xiaolu, you're the thirteenth team, that's a good number!"

Han Shanping chimed in: "That's right, the jade coins on the emperor's belt were thirteen in number, and there are thirteen sects of Buddhism introduced to China. Great!"

Boss Lu was speechless. You little guy with a flat head, why don’t you talk so much usually?
"Our competitors are so powerful that we are despairing, but our motherland has called us, and we must forge ahead!"

Lu Kuan smiled and said, "Chairman Yu, I formally agree and will submit my bid before the proposal deadline on August 8st."

"good good good good!"

Yu Zaiqing rarely lost his composure today and finally tied up this stubborn donkey, living up to his leader's expectations.

"Comrade Xiaolu, I still have high hopes for you!"

"At this opening ceremony, the leadership emphasized the use of high technology and special effects. At least in this regard, no other famous domestic director can surpass you."

"As for experience in large-scale events, it's certainly experience, but it's also a constraint. Without experience, you won't be trapped in your thinking, which is a good thing!"

Boss Lu listened to his leader's "sweet words" somewhat numbly, still worried about Zhou Jun's hidden tricks and murderous intentions.

There is also Wuchuan, where the fragrance of water-ground black tea wafts through the air.

Lu Kuan formally agreed to participate in the bidding for the Olympic Games opening ceremony plan. As if afraid that he would regret it, Yu Zaiqing immediately took out a set of documents from his briefcase.

There is a thick stack of intellectual property transfer documents, confidentiality documents, authorization documents, application letters, etc.

Following Boss Lu's elegant writing style, five Chinese directors, including Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Ang Lee, Chen Kaige and Lu Kuan, were all caught in his trap.

The competition of martial arts in the Chinese film world is about to begin!
(End of this chapter)