Li Lianjie came from Xiangcheng in the morning. After lunch, he took two staff members and went directly to Wang Tiejun's house.
His face is his business card. Apart from naive children, there are probably no less than a billion people in China who know him.
Naturally, Wang Aiguo, Liu Damei, and Da Ya Er Ya also knew each other. When they saw him coming to visit, they quickly contacted Wang Tiejun and asked him to come back.
"Brother Cheng, Li Lianjie is at my house, do you want to go?" he asked before leaving.
"Are you familiar with him?" Cheng Long asked with a smile.
"I don't know him. I don't know what he wants from me." He shook his head.
"Okay, I rarely run into him. Then wait a moment while I prepare." Cheng Long nodded.
"What are you preparing for?"
"Your parents are at home, and I have to prepare gifts. I can't come home empty-handed, right?"
"Haha, okay, I'll buy two big watermelons on the way, just in time to quench my thirst."
"That's so rude!"
"It's okay, let's go."
Lao Wang pulled Cheng Long away, but Cheng Long had no choice but to follow him as he couldn't break free.
"Hey wait..."
At this time, someone shouted from behind. It turned out to be Li Min.
"Li Min, if you have anything to say, you can tell me," Lao Wang said with a smile, seeing that Li Min was reluctant to speak.
Li Min said awkwardly: "That's right, Lao K, I just heard that you can make a lot of money. I'm raising a donation for charity. Didn't you know?"
"What is it for?"
Lao Wang is not surprised. He has also donated money in the United States. Charity is an important way to improve social status in the United States.
Li Min hurriedly said: "It is donated to buy sugar pill vaccines for polio for the 80 million children in the country. I started fundraising the year before last and have already raised three million US dollars, and there is still a shortfall of half a million US dollars."
Lao Wang was stunned. He knew about sugar pills. Xiao Jiuer next door had eaten them. It turned out that the money was raised by the people. He quickly said: "This is a good thing. The remaining five hundred thousand dollars is mine, and it is not enough for you."
tell me."
Li Min said happily: "That's great, thank you!"
"I have to thank you." Lao Wang smiled.
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"Hey, okay, okay, you're welcome."
At Wang Tiejun's house, Li Lianjie had already eaten five large pieces of watermelon, at least seven or eight pounds of watermelon, and his stomach was so bloated. However, Wang Aiguo was still bringing him watermelon, so he had to stop him in a hurry. If he continued to eat, his stomach would not hold up anymore.
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Looking at Li Lianjie in front of him, Wang Aiguo was also a little excited.
Thinking about the time when he visited the Shaolin Temple more than ten years ago, he and his son were not satisfied with the visit once, and they were reluctant to pay 10 cents per person for the ticket. The father and son demolished the wall of the roadside toilet several times and visited it several times in a row.
At that time, a red brick was worth a ticket. After the Shaolin Temple was built, the walls of several public toilets outside were demolished, leaving only a few pits.
He never thought that Monk Jueyuan would step into their home one day.
Sister Liu and Daya and Erya were fine, there was no star-chasing plot, they just treated them as ordinary guests.
Just after Li Lianjie ran to the toilet three times in a row, Wang Tiejun finally came back.
Wang Aiguo was not so excited when he saw Cheng Long. Although Cheng Long is well-known in China, he is not as influential in the mainland as Shaolin Temple. He has almost never watched Cheng Long's movies.
"Mr. Li Lianjie, hello, hello." Wang Tiejun greeted him as he came in and extended his big hand to Li Lianjie.
"Old K, hello, hello. Sorry, I took the liberty to come and disturb you."
Holding Lao Wang's hand, Li Lianjie said with a smile, and then smiled and nodded to each other with Cheng Long.
Lao Wang introduced Yu Feihong again, and after greetings, several people sat down.
"Mom, Brother Cheng bought these two melons, and they were just cut and eaten." Wang Tie said.
Cheng Long said sheepishly: "I said I wanted to prepare a gift, and Lao K dragged me here. This melon was paid for by him."
"Why don't you buy a gift? It's a waste of money. We are from the countryside. You can come whenever you want. The door is open all year round."
As Liu Damei spoke, she took the two watermelons from Wang Tiejun's hand and turned around to cut them.
"Mr. Li..."
"Old K, just call me by my name. You don't have to be so polite."
"Okay, I'll call you Brother Li."
"Haha, okay!"
"Brother Li, are you here today?" Wang Tiejun asked.
Li Lianjie smiled and said: "It's nothing, I just heard about you. It's amazing that you can make such a big name in a place like the United States. Come and have a look."
Lao Wang shook his head humbly and said, "It's nothing special, just playing basketball."
Li Lianjie seemed to be thinking of the past, and sighed: "When I first entered the industry, filming Shaolin Temple cost one yuan a day, and the leading and supporting roles were priced at the same price. The actors and actresses in Xiangcheng were charged fifty yuan a day.
In the next two years, our salary increased from one yuan to three yuan a day, an increase of three times. The income of actors in Xiangcheng increased to fifteen thousand yuan a month, an increase of ten times. The gap became wider and wider.
It's so difficult for us to make it in China, but it's even more difficult for you to break out in the United States."
Cheng Long said a little embarrassedly: "It was like this back then, but it's actually similar now."
Li Lianjie glanced at Cheng Long and said with a smile: "It's a little better now than before, but the salary difference is still very big."
Yu Feihong said at this time: "When I went to Xiangcheng to film, for similar scenes and roles, the money I received was not one-tenth of what the actors there did."
"Is the difference so big? Isn't it too stingy?" Lao Wang was so surprised. There is no such difference in the NBA. This is the first time he has heard of such a difference.
Yu Feihong rolled his eyes at Lao Wang and said, "This has always been the case, and King Liu Tian also does things according to the rules."
"What are you breaking the rules? According to these rules, what kind of contract will I get in the NBA? Subtract a zero from the back of me, and I can retire immediately and concentrate on opening my martial arts gym." Lao Wang said disdainfully.
"Can it compare with you?"
Yu Feihong felt dizzy when he thought about the big contract worth nearly 200 million US dollars that Lao Wang had just signed.
Lao Wang smiled and said: "You should stop filming in the future. If you have the opportunity to shoot a few commercials with me, it will be better than your filming."
Yu Feihong laughed, it was true that after working in a few commercials with Lao K, she also made a few million dollars, paid off taxes, brought back a small two million dollars, and had enough money to open a film and television company.
"Come on, come on, eat melon, eat melon!" At this time, Sister Liu came out with cut watermelon, and filled the table again.
"Brother Li, Brother Cheng, it's too hot today. You're welcome. Eat." Lao Wang placed a few pieces of melon in front of the two of them, and took another piece for his parents and Yu Feihong.
Li Lianjie rubbed his stomach. It hasn't gone away yet, so why eat again? It's hard to refuse hospitality, so let's eat.
The four of them chatted while eating melon, and the topic of Cheng Long's movies came to mind.
"Brother Long, I haven't congratulated you yet. It's a huge hit in the red zone, with a box office of at least tens of millions in North America." Li Lianjie said with some envy.
"Thank you very much!"
Cheng Long had a smile on his face. He tried Hollywood three times and finally succeeded this time. Now he is in a very good mood and said with a smile: "I tell you, Ajie, Hollywood is really too realistic. I am the first
As soon as the box office came out, someone came to me with a check.
Moreover, New Line Cinema has decided to buy the North American rights to all my previous films and is preparing to negotiate immediately."
"Really?" Li Lianjie said in surprise.
"Brother Cheng, strike while the iron is hot and make a sequel." Lao Wang said with a smile.
"There's no script!"
Cheng Long smiled and shook his head and said: "When we film in Xiangcheng, we first establish the project, sign the actors first, and then write the script. Even when filming starts, the script has not been written yet. It is different from Hollywood. A script in other countries takes several years to write.
Those who don’t write scripts on the spur of the moment have to prepare the script first and then start the project.”
"Brother Li doesn't plan to go to Hollywood?" Nodding, Lao Wang turned around and asked.
"Of course, there is no chance now." Li Lianjie said with a smile.
Lao Wang pointed at Cheng Long and said: "Brother Cheng is the pioneer of your film industry in Hollywood. If you want to go over there, ask Brother Cheng for help. Let's all work together outside. There is strength in numbers."
Cheng Long quickly shook his head and said: "Can I compete with you? You are now one of the top superstars in the NBA, and you are completely established.
As for me, this is my third time. I started to hit Hollywood in the 1980s. Although I haven't hit the streets this time, the movie has only been released for a week, so it's hard to tell what will happen next.
But you are right, when you go there to make a living, you need to take care of each other and help each other. Ajie, if you go there in the future and there is anyone who can help, I will definitely help."
"Thank you then." Li Lianjie cupped his hands and said with a smile.
Cheng Long smiled and also cupped his hands, pointed at Lao Wang, and said with a smile: "He is the local snake, NBA status aside, the K-Martial Arts School is enough for him to get through Hollywood, clients, Hollywood directors, those major movies
Many of the company's senior executives are his clients, so you need to find him."
"Am I not coming?" Li Lianjie said with a smile.
Lao Wang waved his hand and said modestly: "I can at most introduce you to a few people, throw a party and create an environment, but I can't help with anything else."
At this time, Cheng Long and Yu Feihong talked about forming a martial arts team in Hollywood. They had already talked about this, and now it was just finalized.
The main members are of course the married class, they are the experts, and the k martial arts gym will also provide some manpower.
Lao Wang said with a smile: "Brother Cheng, let's talk about the ugly things first. In my place, don't use the so-called rules. For the same work, my brother and your people will get the same money."
"Of course." Cheng Long assured, patting his chest.
The three of them negotiated to set up a martial arts agency and use K-Martial Arts' connections and influence in Hollywood to take over jobs.
The registered capital is US$1 million. Yu Feihong invested US$450,000, 45% of the shares, and Cheng Long invested US$450,000, 45% of the shares. Wang Tiejun originally did not want to participate, but Cheng Long forced him to invest US$100,000, accounting for 10%.
shares.
This was also Cheng Long's consideration, because to open a martial arts school there, the connections of K martial arts school are indispensable.
After finishing the Wuxing Company, Lao Wang asked Yu Feihong when his film and television company would open. She said: "I went back to Nortel last night. Oops, a bunch of people are having such a miserable time. They can't find filming all year round. They wander around everywhere.
Eating and drinking, I cried even when I heard it.”
Lao Wang laughed. He still knew something. There were people who graduated from Nortel who had been staying with him on Fengshen Street for the past two or three years because they couldn't even afford to rent a house. You can see how miserable they were.
Yu Feihong said: "When Fengshen Street opens tomorrow, I will start working on this company."
"The places here are all vacant and decorated for you. You can do it yourself. I have to focus on training and the summer camp. The national team also needs time to train, so I can't help you." He said.
"It's okay, those guys have been busy all day, just use them to run errands." Yu Feihong said with a smile.
The few of them chatted for a while, and at four o'clock in the afternoon, they greeted each other and went out. They were going to treat Cheng Long and the other celebrities to dinner in the evening.
On the 12th, Fengshen Street opened at eight past nine in the morning, which was also a Saturday.
Several nearby streets are temporarily closed to traffic.
The entire Fengshen Street has been decorated with lights and colorful decorations, the terrazzo floor on the street has been polished, and signs in front of each store have a new store opening with a 10% discount.
Several specially invited dragon and lion dance teams left their footprints in every store, and the gongs and drums were beating loudly.
The shops on the main street of Fengshen Street, plus the upstairs, and the bar street, are home to hundreds of business owners, big and small. They come before dawn, and some of them sleep in the shops.
Their decoration has been completed a long time ago, the goods are ready, and they have been waiting for the opening day for a long time. They have been impatient for a long time.
On the streets outside Fengshen Street, there were dense crowds of people waiting for the opening to go shopping. There were a large number of public security officers maintaining order, and everyone from the neighborhood committee was dispatched.
Early in the morning, dozens of leaders from the city, district, big and small came, and Lao Wang's hands were numb when shaking hands.
Although Fengshen Street is not the first pedestrian street in the capital, the city is still very supportive, not to mention the district.
And in just two days, the so-called K plan he wanted to carry out here has been reported to the city by the district, and the opening of Fengshen Street has received even more attention.
The most important thing is that all he earns are U.S. dollars that are most needed in the country, and all he spends in the country is RMB. In the eyes of the city leaders, he is like a cow, eating grass and squeezing out milk.
"This is Lao K's Fengshen Street?"
"It's too exaggerated. How did he think of buying a street?"
“How much does it cost to invest?”
"At least several hundred million Hong Kong dollars, right?"
Andy and other celebrities were standing at the street corner. Even though they were used to the world, they were surprised when they saw this street.
Cheng Long pointed to the north and said: "When I chatted with Lao K yesterday, he planned to spend one to two hundred million US dollars to build a sports center of nearly 200 acres there. Including Fengshen Street, it will be almost 300 acres. Sharp, right?"
"Sharp!"
All the stars nodded at the same time.
On the other side is Yu Feihong and her Nortel gang.
There are dozens of people who have graduated and those who have not graduated, a lot of pretty girls, and a lot of handsome guys.
However, compared with the opposite party and Cheng Long, they seem to have no star power at all, because in this era, the domestic film and television industry has not yet developed. There is no entertainment industry, and there are almost no stars. They are generally called actors and perform literary and artistic work.
who.
To put it simply, the total number of coffee seats of this group of people is not as large as that of just one person over there.
Many of these people who have graduated now have difficulty eating and have no place to live. Because of Yu Feihong, many people have been shamelessly looking for a place to live in Fengshen Street in the past two years. This is a shelter for them.
stand.
They used to live in a house, but now that Fei Ge is back, they are so excited. With Fei Ge, they can finally not only live in Fengshen Street, but also eat and drink.
Last night, Yu Feihong said that he planned to open a film and television company and asked them if they wanted to join. They immediately shouted "Long live Brother Fei" three times. Now it's good. Not only can he live and eat and drink, but he can also use resources. The sky is full of stuff.
Pie!
"Lao Huang, Lao Jiang, and you guys. It's been another year since I last saw you. Hello!"
After Lao Wang said hello to Cheng Long, he came over to say hello to Nortel.
"Old K, you still recognize us, I thought you didn't recognize us anymore." Huang Sanshi shouted.
"Don't worry, I will recognize you when you turn into ashes." Lao Wang said with a smile.
"Haha..." Everyone laughed.
Jiang Wu smiled and said: "Old K, your martial arts gym is still recruiting people, otherwise I can get along with you."
"What, isn't it good to be an actor?" Lao Wang asked casually.
Jiang Wu said with a bitter face: "After graduation, there is no filming at all. If my brother hadn't helped me with a few small coins, I would have starved to death."
"Lao K is so proud, so many big stars from Xiangcheng are here."
"He's so tall and strong!"
"Teacher Yu looks so short."
"It's not that she is short, it's that Mr. K is too tall!"
Among the crowd at Nortel in the back, a few girls were staring at Lao Wang and muttering softly.
With her sharp ears, Yu Feihong actually heard someone say that she was short. Now this was her fault. When she turned around, she saw that it was Jiang Qingqing from the 1994 class, as well as Jiang Wenli and Xu Qing from the 92nd class.
These people are doing well now. Even Jiang Qingqing, who is a freshman, is filming a drama. No wonder they are so courageous. It seems that they will have to be trained and trained in the future.
When several people saw Yu Feihong looking at them, they were startled and quickly lowered their heads and shut up. No matter how good they were now, they were nothing in front of Fei Ge.
Didn’t you see that those big stars from Xiangcheng, including Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, were also polite and polite in front of Brother Fei?
Next, the theatrical performance before the opening began.
This was a temporary arrangement. Originally there was no such link, but when there were so many celebrities, we made arrangements, built a two-meter-high stage, and invited a group of celebrities to perform on the stage.
Lao Wang didn't treat one favorably or the other favorably. In addition to Cheng Long and the others, a bunch of unreputable guys from Nortel also invited them.
Among these celebrities, Li Lianjie was the most popular. As a local, the audience cheered endlessly when he went up, and the atmosphere reached a climax.
When Hua Tsai and Li Min went up, it was about the same. It was the time when they were popular, and the more open the mainland was, the more popular they were in the mainland, and they were watched everywhere they went.
At eight minutes past nine, the ribbon-cutting ceremony began.
Today's opening ceremony also invited two CCTV hosts. One is Yang Lan, the female host of Zhengda Variety Show, which has become popular in recent years. The other is Cheng Qian, the male host of Zhengda Variety Show together with Ni Ping.
“Wish Fengshen Street a happy opening!”
As the voices of the male and female hosts rang out, Wang Tiejun, the mayor, district mayor and other leaders started to cut the long red ribbon into several pieces.
He just regretted not being able to set off firecrackers. The capital had banned firecrackers in 1993, otherwise it would have been even more lively.
As the opening ceremony was completed, countless people began to pour into Fengshen Street, just like a tide.
At noon, he invited more than a dozen tables at the Capital Hotel and finally managed to open Fengshen Street.
He does not need to be involved in the affairs of Fengshen Street next. The management of this street is managed by the Fengshen Street Neighbors Committee and the Tiejun Real Estate Company established by him.
Bai Changsheng no longer bothered him. He first made a plan for the sports center, then went to the district to get the land and get approval. After getting the approval, he had to invite bids for planning. Once the plan was made, he had to invite bids for design. He was so busy.
Preliminary preparations take a long time, and he doesn't know how long exactly.