When You Hai submitted the script to Xiao Ran, it was already a month later. Xiao Ran really had nothing to say about the script written by You Hai, the screenwriter. The only thing he said was that it was good! In order to ensure the quality of the script, Xiao Ran still handed it over to Xiao Ran. Wei Jiahui, who he considered the ancestor of screenwriters, reviewed it. After Wei Jiahui heard Xiao Ran's creative idea, he was just shocked.
Now he thinks he finally understands why Galaxy Image has been able to create so many classic works. It is because of the existence of Wei Jiahui and You Hai. Wei Jiahui plays the role of script decision-maker in Galaxy. Without them, it would never be possible. There are several classics famous for their plots.
And in Hong Kong, a place that historically paid very little attention to scripts, it is really unimaginable that such two talented screenwriters could appear. Just looking at the endless new screenwriters emerging in the film industry today, Xiao Ran knew that the Hong Kong film industry in history had lost How many talents.
Fortunately, his appearance has changed everything. In the past few years, the number of film practitioners working with the Hong Kong film industry has reached more than 90,000, which is at least three times higher than in history. The number of films produced every year was as early as last year. It exceeded 200.
The planning department was quickly confused by Xiao Ran's script. No one could understand what the story was about. In the end, considering Xiao Ran's reputation as an international director, they quickly decided to start the play. After communicating with the producer Afterwards, Xiao Ran finally changed the film, which was originally positioned as an experimental film, to one that balances business and art.
This is Xiao Ran's gamble. What he is betting on is very simple. In his conception, there are a lot of plots in the film that he can control the commercial elements. He wants to bet that through the mastery of his skills in "True Colors", he will truly become a talented person. After becoming an internationally famous director, can he reach the stage that any director desires to achieve - the stage of balance between business and art?
He knows that this is not easy to do. Many directors can only direct mediocre commercial films throughout their lives without any significant results, just to direct a blockbuster commercial film. Directors without certain strength cannot even think about integrating business and literature. as one body.
Even master-level directors like Xu Ke and Wu Yusen may not dare to try such a thing easily. Although they can sometimes do it, they can do it even if they really don't want to do it.
Just like the works directed by Xiao Ran over the years have all been super hit movies, if he hadn't been familiar with and understood the more compact techniques in the future, and transformed them into his own things, he would definitely not have been able to do it.
There is only a thin line between business and art, but it is often this tightrope that prevents you from crossing and climbing to that peak. Business and art are completely connected, and the key lies in whether people can find that subtle The similarities are just like what Steve grasped in "Saving Private Ryan".
Xiao Ran is very eager, very eager to win Cannes again with his own ability, and very eager to win the Best Director again. The most important thing is that he knows very well that if nothing unexpected happens, he will not win the gold statue in 1998 at most. After winning the award, he will live the life he wants with Lin Qingxia.
Now that you have let go of your dreams and ideals, maybe it’s time to let your heart go! In Xiao Ran’s heart, neither Murdoch nor the Six King Kongs are as important as this, not just because they can no longer threaten the Phantom. , but also because Xiao Ran knew deeply that if he did not give his best, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
For this film, Xiao Ran selected the behind-the-scenes team with unprecedented caution. In fact, there was nothing to choose from. They were basically selected from the teams that Xiao Ran had used. And the teams that Xiao Ran used before are now in their respective companies.
He has become a first-rate powerhouse in his field, and each of them has something to do.
However, it was not easy for the planning department to adjust the shooting schedule and coordinate the time to be seconded to Xiao Ran. This film, temporarily named "Reincarnation", has an investment of 80 million and can only be regarded as a medium-sized production.
February 19, 1997 finally arrived. This was a day that made Xiao Ran very scared. Historically, the leader died on this day. Xiao Ran, who had met the leader twice, knew one thing very well. Sometimes history is not always about boasting.
Yes, the leader is very capable after all, otherwise why would he have brought a poor China to the future?
According to some of the future political patterns and future developments pointed out by Xiao Ran, the chief has done a lot in the past few years to make some things that had happened no longer exist. And on this day, when Xiao Ran got up, he even found that his eyes were blurry
Somewhat red.
"What's wrong with you?" Lin Qingxia was the first to notice that Xiao Ran was uneasy. She even found that Xiao Ran hadn't had such an expression in the past few years: "If you have anything on your mind, just tell me. Don't keep it in your heart."
Xiao Ran forced a smile and shook his head. Could he say such a thing? He went to the company still uneasy. In the office, he couldn't do any work. He tried to calm down and thought that if he came, he would do it.
Unable to stop it, I managed to comfort myself.
However, what he didn't want to happen finally happened. After a beep, the secretary's voice reached Xiao Ran's ears: "Mr. Xiao, Mr. Huang Qun from Beijing is calling."
Huang Qun called! Xiao Ran's face changed drastically, and his mind suddenly became confused. What could be the reason for Huang Qun's call at this time? Think about how much humiliation China will suffer in the future without that wise old man, and what kind of path it will take.
, Xiao Ran felt painful.
"Xiao Ran, come to Beijing..." After hearing this, Xiao Ran was already taking a deep breath to prepare for the bad news. However, Huang Qun's words stunned him: "The chief is sick, and he wants to see him
You once!"
Didn't happen? Haha! Xiao Ran couldn't help but burst out laughing, which made Huang Qun over there baffled. Xiao Ran laughed so hard that tears almost fell. He realized that he was really stupid, since history has changed so much.
, it’s no surprise that the chief can survive!
In the afternoon, Xiao Ran's private plane landed at Beijing International Airport. As soon as he got off the plane, he saw Huang Qun approaching him anxiously: "You are finally here. The chief has been thinking about meeting you today!"
"The chief's illness..." Xiao Ran hesitated for a moment, and then asked the following words after getting on the red flag car: "Is his illness nothing?"
"It's hard to say, maybe he can hold on, maybe..." Huang Qun shook his head slightly and sighed: "I hope he can hold on, I hope he can see the return of Hong Kong!"
When they arrived at the hospital, the sun and the monkey were blocked outside. Xiao Ran went through several layers of vigilance before entering the ward. Huang Qun nodded to Xiao Ran, and Xiao Ran glanced at him and asked if he wanted to go in. Huang Qun shook his head.
Xiao Ran then tried his best to avoid making any noise and opened the door. This ward was quite big. Most of the equipment inside was equipment, as well as the chief's relatives. The chief seemed to be saying something to his relatives. When he saw Xiao Ran coming, he waved. He waved his hand to all the family members to go out.
"Chief, I'm here. What do you want to tell me?" Xiao Ran lowered his voice carefully. He was not afraid of anything, but he just didn't want to disturb this respectable old man too much: "Your condition..."
"Old age means more illnesses!" The chief's words with strong local characteristics made Xiao Ran feel very familiar. His condition did not look very serious, and his complexion was not bad: "You are a smart man and the pride of the Chinese people. However, Now that you are very rich, don’t forget your roots!”
"No, I will do my best to help the country! If the country is willing to accept it, then I am even willing to donate half of my family property!" Xiao Ran looked at the old man sincerely and said, he was not talking empty words, as long as the entertainment media can be maintained It doesn’t matter if everything else is left to the country for the operation of the industry, at least he still remembers that he grew up under the red flag.
The chief coughed twice, showed a funny look, and said slowly: "What does the country want your money for? Do you think we are really communists? I specially brought you here from Hong Kong this time because I want to talk to you." Talk about some things in the future. I don’t know how you speculated on those things, but now it seems that most of them have happened.”
Looking at the chief's meaningful look, Xiao Ran broke out in cold sweat. If he hadn't been calm enough, his face would have turned gray. However, the chief obviously saw Xiao Ran's panic and comforted him: "About your report, I saw it, you are very smart, it is normal for you to guess! Don’t worry, we welcome such speculation."
Xiao Ran's beating heart gradually calmed down. If the chief insisted on making a fuss about this, he was afraid... However, he soon realized that at that time, he did not hesitate to speak and said many things indirectly. . But now, a small part of it has not happened, which makes the chief think that he is speculating, not...
"Have you ever thought about being..." The chief smiled happily, as if he had already seen through Xiao Ran: "Have you ever thought about being the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region!"
Xiao Ran trembled all over and looked at the smiling face of the chief in disbelief. For a moment, his mind was completely confused. Xiao Ran could have patted his chest and said that he had never thought about being the chief of the special zone, no. It is a question of whether to do it or not, but I have never thought that I am qualified to be the head of the SAR.
Chief of the Special Administrative Region! That's a high-ranking official! Unfortunately, Xiao Ran was not interested in this at all. After a slight shock, he quickly regained his composure: "Chief, do you think it is necessary for me to be the Chief Executive of the Special Administrative Region?"
In fact, no one in Hong Kong thinks that Xiao Ran will be the first chief executive of Hong Kong, although many media think that Xiao Ran is the most suitable. Moreover, if the main team of the Phantom Group is brought to the government, it will be a complete team. But obviously no one thought that Xiao Ran would do this. First of all, he was not young enough, and secondly, he was the richest man in the world, and he was the chief of the Special Administrative Region. What the hell?
"Yes!" The chief sighed slightly and said to Xiao Ran: "The first time I met you and saw that you have a thorough understanding of various political and economic situations, I thought it would be better for you to be the chief executive. It’s a job. Unfortunately, you are not yet forty years old, and your business is getting bigger and bigger, so you definitely don’t want to be the head of this special zone. Isn’t that right, King of Hong Kong!”
The King of Xiangjiang! Xiao Ran's face immediately turned extremely pale. The so-called King of Xiangjiang was actually just a joke. It was a joking name given to Xiao Ran by Li Ka-shing at a banquet. The next day, the media reported the news with absolute certainty.
It was published as a front-page headline, and what was even more exaggerated was that Time magazine even included this joke in the issue with Xiao Ran on the cover.
What does this mean? What else can the chief mean by saying this? Naturally, he is very unhappy about this! Xiao Ran smiled miserably, with a hint of death: "Chief, you know it is just a joke, and I have never been
Have you ever thought about becoming the so-called King of Hong Kong!"
The leader sighed softly, stared at Xiao Ran's eyes that definitely showed stubbornness, dissatisfaction and sincerity for a long time before saying: "That is certainly a joke, but it is already an ironclad fact!"
Xiao Ran suddenly smiled bitterly. Of course he enjoys power and the feeling of controlling everything. However, this definitely does not mean that he wants to get involved in politics. Politics is a thing that people can never escape from.
However, what the chief said was completely true. The current Hong Kong Governor did not say that he was submissive to Xiao Ran, but he was definitely very respectful to Xiao Ran and did not dare to offend him in the slightest. And the Secretary for Security, etc., would all be angry when they saw Xiao Ran.
He is respectfully called Brother Ran.
Bai Dao is completely convinced, but what about the underworld? Needless to say, it is no exaggeration to say that as long as the central government agrees and Xiao Ran is willing, he can even instruct hundreds of thousands of gangs in Hong Kong to stage a riot at any time. As for ordinary citizens, Xiao Ran's
His reputation is constantly rising, and he is definitely the most influential person in Hong Kong.
Xiao Ran fully understood that such a local emperor would definitely not let the country rest assured. However, he did not want to do this. Controlling the underworld was a last resort. If he did not control it, problems would arise. It was not that he was greedy for this power. If Liang Kun had originally
If he is willing to directly propose to Xiao Ran to control the underworld without using it to do anything, then Xiao Ran will definitely nod and agree.
Therefore, it is definitely not a lie to say that Xiao Ran is the King of Xiangjiang. Seeing that Xiao Ran had not spoken for a long time, the chief finally spoke again: "You have earned your reputation in society by being enthusiastic about public welfare. This is a good thing. It's just that this underworld...
"
Xiao Ran sighed heavily: "Chief, due to Hong Kong's geographical environment and various reasons, the underworld cannot be eradicated. Even the mainland will soon breed underworld. Instead of blindly using force, it is better to control it. In order to prevent them from doing too much harm and reduce their power as much as possible. As the ancients said, it is better to block than to clear up, and to clear up is worse than to guide."
The chief closed his eyes and thought quietly. Xiao Ran was no longer afraid because he knew very well that as the world's richest man, he would not be in any danger. The previous fear was purely due to the pressure of the chief.