Looking at the neatly stacked books of "The Great Era" on the bookshelf, Tao Yushu thought to herself that she was busy working these days, but she didn't expect that her husband's new work had been launched in the mainland. She took a book from the bookshelf and went to the counter to check out, then asked

: “How many days has this book been on the shelves?”

"It's just been open for two days." "How are the sales going?"

The salesperson smiled and said: "There are no books that sell well in the airport bookstore!" Tao Yushu thought the same thing.

At this time, the salesperson said again, "However, Xu Lingjun's books are selling pretty well. Although they are not sold as much as outside, they are not sold at our place." When Tao Yushu heard this, he settled the bill and walked out happily.

to the bookstore.

After landing in Xiangjiang, she took a taxi home. The street lights were neon and the traffic was heavy. There was still a big economic gap between the two places!

After arriving home, she made out with the two little guys for a while, and then chatted with Lin Chaoyang about what she had learned from attending the Chinese Film Exhibition. "They asked..."

Lin Chaoyang burst out laughing when he heard Teng Jinxian's request, "If we win these awards, who cares about the domestic box office?" Tao Yushu said: "It's better than nothing, and the domestic film field cannot be opened up in the short term."

"Okay, just think of it as the icing on the cake."

"By the way, I read Kege's new script. It's not very good. I told Lao Chen about your idea." Lin Chaoyang sighed lightly. If it weren't for the purpose of laying out the mainland market, who would be willing to cause trouble for himself?

Woolen cloth.

The domestic film market is still closed, and Lam Films' investment in the mainland has been blocked in advance.

At this stage, there are really not many directors who can work in China. Lin Chaoyang actually wants to praise Zhang Huaxun, Li Shaohong and others, who are the first batch of commercial film directors in China. But the problem is that even if Lin's Film Company invests in their commercial films, there is no way to share the accounts in the mainland.

, and their level is only enough to compete in the mainland market. Investing in commercial films and commercial film directors is simply not feasible at present, and literary films and literary film directors are the only options.

No matter what shortcomings each of Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige have, at this stage, they are indeed one of the few "big guys" that Lin Chaoyang can pull out of the pile of scum.

The two chatted for a while, and Tao Yushu took out the copy of "The Great Era" he bought at the airport bookstore. "Your new books are on the market."

"The Xiangjiang side has just arrived."

Tao Yushu put the two editions of Xiangjiang and Mainland novels together, with a smile on his lips, and said to Lin Chaoyang: "You should pay more attention in the future and collect all editions of each of your novels."

"This workload is not small." "It's okay, just leave it to Yu Mo."

Tao Yumo, who was coaxing Yan Yan to sleep, didn't know why, but felt a chill on her back. She looked around, then got up and closed the window. The next morning, Tao Yushu went to work in high spirits. After so many days of working on the company's affairs, she had to

Deal with it quickly.

As a result, as soon as she arrived at the company, she saw Chow Yun-fat waiting there, accompanied by his new wife Kelly Chen. The couple had just got married in June. "Mrs. Lin!"

Seeing Tao Yushu coming, Chow Yun-fat and his wife stood up.

"Ah Fa! Ah Lian! Why are you free to come to the company today?"

Tao Yushu asked with a smile, and then invited the couple into his office.

After entering the office and exchanging pleasantries, Chow Yun-fat hesitated, and finally Kelly Chen spoke:

"Mrs. Lin, Afa may not be able to take Lin's role anymore."

Tao Yushu frowned slightly and asked calmly: "Is the Freedom Association causing trouble for Afa?"

"Yes, Feng Suifan came to see Afa before. At that time, Afa's contract was signed, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Feng Suifan came again two days ago, and this time his attitude was very tough. He said that if Afa cooperates with Lin again,

You will be blacklisted."

Tao Yushu had a headache, these people were really pressing forward step by step!

Moreover, he specifically chose to do this before "Parasite" was launched, and the timing was really accurate.

She secretly thought that Chow Yun-fat was currently popular and had strong box office appeal, and several films he had collaborated with Lam Films on were relatively successful. If possible, she did not want to let Chow Yun-fat go.

But now freedom will always push too hard, and she can't completely ignore Chow Yun-fat's life and death and force him to act with a contract. If that happens, the film may not be filmed and the person will run away.

"Afa, you still have two contracts with us..."

Chen Huilian said anxiously: "Mrs. Lin, we don't want to break the contract, but you have to understand that we can't help it... Tao Yushu waved her hand, "Alian, don't worry first."

Her tone was gentle, without any fuss, and Chen Huilian became quiet when she saw this.

"Of course I understand that you are forced to have no choice. Well, Ah Fa will stop acting in "Parasite" for now. I will find a way to transfer you to another company for those two films." After listening to Tao Yushu's words, Chen Huilian relaxed.

He came down and took Chow Yun-fat to express his gratitude to her.

Tao Yushu's expression was calm and majestic, "Afa has collaborated with us on so many works, and he is considered one of our own. Of course I won't embarrass him." Chow Yun-fat looked ashamed when he heard this, "I'm so sorry, Mrs. Lin.

This matter..."

Tao Yushu interrupted him with a smile, "It doesn't matter. Recently, freedom has always been pushed too far. It's okay to pause cooperation. It won't be too late to cooperate again after the wind has passed."

Chow Yun-fat nodded, and Kelly Chen took him and thanked Tao Yushu twice more before leaving the Prince's Building. "I didn't expect Mrs. Lin to be so easy to talk to."

After the couple got in the car, Chen Huilian pulled up to the car door and sighed.

"Yes. I have worked with Mrs. Lin on several movies, and I have never seen anyone on the crew say anything bad about Mrs. Lin. A boss as generous as Mrs. Lin is so rare in Hong Kong!" Chen Huilian recognized her husband's words in her heart. She had never said anything bad about Mrs. Lin since before marriage.

She had been in charge of Chow Yun-fat's agency since the beginning, and she knew that Chow Yun-fat had starred in three of Lam's films. All three films were hits, and the pay was always much higher than when filming for other companies.

Moreover, Mrs. Lin’s red envelopes were sent to each movie before the movie was released. If there was no pressure from the Liberty Federation, she would not want her husband to give up the cooperation with Lin.

Thinking of this, her heart was filled with disgust for the Liberty Association.

"It doesn't matter. As long as the Lin family doesn't collapse, there will definitely be opportunities to cooperate in the future." After Chow Yun-fat and his wife left, Tao Yushu leaned on the executive chair and closed his eyes to think.

A star of Chow Yun-fat's level has more than just film contracts with the Lin family. If Feng Suifan dared to issue such an ultimatum on behalf of the Liberty Federation, he would risk offending some WD film producers.

Although the current situation is very unfavorable to the Lin family, it also proves that they really have nothing to do with the Lin family now. They can only use this method of offending others to stumbling against the Lin family.

What she said to Chow Yun-fat just now was half true and half false. It was true that she transferred Chow Yun-fat's contract to another company, but this company was called Metropolis.

Metropolis Pictures is a joint venture established by Lam and Shaw Brothers, but Lam holds shares indirectly. On the surface, this company has nothing to do with Lam. Chow Yun-fat is now a box office star, how could she let him go?

Leaving so easily.

This kind of thing needs to be kept secret, so Tao Yushu will definitely not tell Chow Yun-fat directly.

The meat is rotten in the pot anyway, so it doesn't matter.

But Chow Yun-fat will definitely not be able to film "Parasite", and someone will have to be replaced.

The main reason why I originally considered casting Chow Yun-fat to play the role of chairman was because of his strong box office appeal.

After all, "Parasite" plans to invest 20 million Hong Kong dollars, and the investment risk is still very high. If the prize winning does not go smoothly, at least it can be repaid by the stars. Now that Chow Yun-fat has resigned, the investment can be reduced a lot.

As for the candidate, Tao Yushu thought for a moment and thought of Tony Leung Ka Fai. His image and acting skills fit well with the role of chairman, but he is a bit young. These are all minor problems, and makeup can solve them.

After thinking about the candidate, Tao Yushu called Liang Jiahui.

Tony Leung Ka Fai was banned by WD for starring in Li Hanxiang's movie a few years ago. Although the ban was lifted in the past two years, the film resources he received were not very good.

Previously, Tao Yushu gave him the role of Vincent in "Autumn Fairy Tale", which is the role played by Chen Baiqiang in the original version, the second male lead. After the movie was released, it received a lot of praise.

After hearing that he could play the second male lead in "Parasite", Tony Leung agreed without saying a word. But Tao Yushu said: "Ah Fai, don't rush to agree yet..."

She told the details of Chow Yun-fat's resignation, and then said: "Our current film is being watched by the Liberty Federation. After the lineup is announced, they will probably block you by name. By then, no film company may dare to use you. The company

You will be given a two-movie contract every year, both starring the leading male lead or the second leading male lead, as compensation for you."

This condition was originally formulated by Lin in response to the ban from the Free Association, but it has never been really used since the ban. Tao Yushu knew that this time it might be serious.

With her promise, Liang Jiahui agreed with more confidence. As soon as Tao Yushu contacted Liang Jiahui, the phone started ringing one after another.

It turns out that several of the main actors who participated in "Parasite" received an ultimatum from the Liberty Federation, saying that if they dared to appear in "Parasite", they would be banned by the Liberty Federation.

For those who were determined to quit, Tao Yushu did not stop them. For those who were hesitant, she tried her best to comfort them. It took her a whole day to clarify the situation.

It was after nine o'clock in the evening when she returned home. She sat tiredly on the sofa and told Lin Chaoyang about the current situation. Lin Chaoyang thought for a moment and wondered: "Why are they working so hard all of a sudden?"

"I don't understand either." Tao Yushu rubbed his temples.

As for WD and JY, many of their original authoritarian methods against the cultural industry can no longer be used. Naturally, their control over the Hong Kong film industry has gradually weakened. If the Free Federation suddenly does this now, even if it is a blow to the Lin family,

How much benefit does it have to myself?

Aren't they afraid that a large-scale ban will cause disgust and resistance in the film and television industry, cultural circles and people in Hong Kong?

After much deliberation, the couple could only attribute this behavior to the fact that WD may have realized that this control was loosening, so they wanted to use the Lin family to establish a will. Lin Chaoyang said with a relaxed face: "If they really use "Parasite" this time,

The actors and actresses on the set of "Bug" have all been banned, and I have to thank them."

"Why do you say that?"

Lin Chaoyang showed a mysterious smile, "You will know in a few days.

Two days later, "Parasite" was officially launched, and a grand press conference was held at the Clearwater Bay studio of Yindu Agency. Reporters present found that the cast of "Parasite" had changed a lot compared to previous rumors.

Big changes.

Except for the leading actor Xu Guanwen, Chow Yun-fat and Chung Chu-hong are gone, replaced by Tony Leung Ka-fai and Paw Qijing. These reporters have already heard the news that Liberty Club is eyeing "Parasite".

Seeing this situation, the situation is self-evident, and smelling the smell of big news, these reporters were like sharks smelling blood, surrounding the crew and creators asking questions non-stop. The result was at the press release of "Parasite" at the Clearwater Bay studio

The day after the meeting, the "Hong Kong Times" published a report.

The actors named Xu Guanwen, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Paw Qijing and other actors who participated in "Parasite" have been included in the WD Bureau's banned list. "Hong Kong Times" is a media controlled by WD, and its stance has always been clear-cut and FG.

Since the 1980s, sales have been sluggish due to outdated reporting content and poor printing quality. According to historical trends, it will cease publication in a few years.

However, this time the actors were named and banned, which gave them a big limelight in front of the public for a long time.
To be continued...