Wan Chai, Choi Films.

The press conference was scheduled for 9 o'clock. Cai Zhiliang rushed early today and arrived at the company before 7 o'clock.

Since last night, it has been raining heavily in Hong Kong City, and there is still no sign of stopping. This makes Cai Zhiliang a little worried about how many reporters will come today.

"Autumn Fairy Tale" is just a literary romance film. In Hong Kong, where commercial films are popular, it didn't get much attention.

Now Cai Zhiliang and Zhao Shuo are taking advantage of the fact that Zhang Wanting has just won the Academy Award for Best Director to promote the film and leave some impression on the Hong Kong media.

Of course, the two leading actors, Zhou Runfa and Lin Qingxia, are enough to attract media attention.

But as soon as I arrived at the office, I heard bad news.

Zhao Shuo pushed the door open and said, "Zhiliang, I just received the news that Ms. Lin will not be able to come to today's press conference due to fever."

Cai Zhiliang immediately asked: "Is it serious?"

Zhao Shuo nodded and said: "If Miss Lin doesn't come, the attention will definitely be reduced."

Cai Zhiliang glared at Zhao Shuo and said, "I'm asking about Miss Lin's physical condition."

Zhao Shuo patted his forehead and said: "In the past few days, "Dream Man" starring Zhou Runfa and Miss Lin will be released tomorrow. I have been busy promoting it these days. When I called just now, Miss Lin's fever had gone away, but her body was still weak.

A little uncomfortable."

"What about Zhou Runfa?" Cai Zhiliang asked immediately. If Zhou Runfa doesn't come, today's press conference will most likely be messed up.

Zhao Shuo said: "Zhou Runfa has been contacted and will be here on time."

Cai Zhiliang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. Let me know when he comes."

Seeing that it was still early, Cai Zhiliang squinted in the office for a while until Zhao Shuo knocked on the door again.

Zhang Wanting and Zhou Runfa rushed to Cai's Pictures.

"Ms. Zhang, Mr. Zhou..." Cai Zhiliang walked around the desk and shook hands with Zhang Wanting and Zhou Runfa respectively.

"Just call me Ah Fa." At this time, Zhou Runfa did not yet have the status of a big man in the world, but he was about to get there. He was waiting for the release of "A Better Tomorrow" in the summer.

"Then let's call you Brother Fa. You have influenced a generation of people my age." Cai Zhiliang then pointed to the sofa and said, "You two can sit down wherever you want."

Cai Zhiliang can say this, and it seems that he will be able to say it twenty years later. The difference is that what he watched was a TV series, while later people watched movies.

Zhang Wanting sat on the sofa and said, "Mr. Cai's office is very grand."

Cai Zhiliang smiled and said: "If Ms. Zhang is willing to join Cai's Pictures, I can consider giving the office to you."

Zhang Wanting smiled and said: "Then I have to think about it carefully."

"We are always waiting for you, Ms. Zhang." Cai Zhiliang turned to Zhou Runfa and said: "The first time I came into contact with "A Better Tomorrow" was on the set of New Art City. When I heard your lines, I was shocked."

Zhou Runfa asked: "When?"

"Probably at the beginning of last month." Cai Zhiliang thought for a while, but couldn't remember the specific date, and said, "That's what I heard, 'I want to make a point, not to prove that I am better than others, I just want to tell others,

I must take back what I lost with my own hands. I don’t know if I was filming at the time.”

"That should be when I first joined the crew." When we first met, Zhou Runfa didn't say much.

Zhang Wanting asked at this time: "Is it the movie directed by Wu Yusen?"

Cai Zhiliang said in a joking tone: "The box office will be 30 million in the future."

Zhang Wanting and Zhou Runfa also laughed.

"Can Boss Cai predict how much box office "Autumn Fairy Tale" will have?" Zhang Wanting asked.

Cai Zhiliang pretended to stretch out his right hand, like a fortune teller, mumbling something, and then said: "More than 20 million."

"Then I'll lend you your blessing." Zhang Wanting knew this was impossible. After all, it was a literary film, and a box office of 10 million was already pretty good.

But what Zhang Wanting didn't know was that as soon as "A Better Tomorrow" was aired, Zhou Runfa immediately became red and purple. "Autumn Fairy Tale" starred Zhou Runfa, so its box office appeal was naturally different from what it is now.

Time passed quickly, and it was close to 9 o'clock. There were only seven or eight reporters, including Mingxiu Daily and Cai Zhiliang's good friend Li Guilong.

The "Autumn Fairy Tale" press conference was the stage for Zhao Shuo's performance. As the general manager of Cai's Pictures, it was his first appearance in front of the media. Cai Zhiliang did not want to steal his limelight, so he did not attend.

The signing ceremony was very brief, and the focus was on the press conference that followed.

First, Zhao Shuo gave a general introduction:

"As you have just seen, this movie is directed by Ms. Zhang Wanting, the Best Director of the Academy Awards, and stars Chow Yun-fat and Lin Qingxia. The current investment is expected to be HK$5 million. Last year, Ms. Zhang directed "Illegal Immigration," and reporters here must have

My friends all know about it and have even gone to the cinema to watch this movie. The background of "Autumn Fairy Tale" is also the same. It tells the story of Chinese immigrants in the United States, but it is more heartwarming. It involves two young men and women in a foreign country.

…”

The investment in the movie is somewhat inflated. It was previously discussed by Cai Zhiliang and Zhao Shuo. In short, everything must be conducive to the promotion of the movie.

After Zhao Shuo made a brief introduction, reporters asked questions, but most of them were asked by Zhou Runfa, even though Zhang Wanting had just won the Academy Award for Best Director.

"Mr. Zhou, this film directed by Zhang is your second collaboration with Miss Lin. What are your expectations for the box office?"

"I am looking forward to cooperating with Ms. Lin again. As for the box office of the movie, I naturally hope that the more box office the better."

“How does it compare to ‘Dream Man’?”

"The movie "The Dreamer" is the first time that Ms. Lin and I have collaborated. It will be released tomorrow. I would like to thank this journalist friend for supporting me. I wish "The Dreamer" a great box office success."

Zhou Runfa was already familiar with this kind of thing. Seeing that they couldn't get anything out of Zhou Runfa, the reporters present pointed the finger at Lin Qingxia.

"Mr. Zhao, your company previously invested in "Dao Ma Dan" and now invites Ms. Lin to star in "Autumn Fairy Tale". Does this confirm the rumors that Ms. Lin and Mr. Cai are dating?"

"Ms. Lin and Mr. Cai are innocent, and have made statements before." Zhao Shuo naturally denied it at first, and then said: "Our investment in Cai's Pictures is based on the value of the film itself, just like the one starring Mr. Zhou

"A Better Tomorrow" will be released in August. It is definitely a rare masterpiece. As for inviting Ms. Lin to star, it is up to Director Zhang to explain. After all, casting is the director's right."

As a film director, Zhang Wanting got the microphone for the first time and said: "The heroine of this film is a student who went to study in the United States, and Ms. Lin has experience studying in the United States. I have watched Miss Lin's "Clouds"

"Piao Piao" and a series of films, I think she is very suitable for this role."

The following Q&A was quite satisfactory, with nothing outstanding and no omissions. It finally ended successfully. In the end, Zhao Shuo sealed a red envelope for each reporter present. In return, the reporters would naturally

The big publicity can be considered a tacit thing.

The next day, the media reported the news that "Autumn Fairy Tale" was about to start filming, but the protagonist of the report was neither Zhang Wanting, who had recently won the Academy Award for Best Director, nor the two leading actors Chow Run-fat and Lin Qingxia, but Cai Zhiliang, the investor.

people.

There was no way, first five million was invested in "A Better Tomorrow" directed by Wu Yusen, starring Zhou Yunfa and Di Long, but Zhang Guorong was deliberately ignored. Now another five million was invested in "Autumn Fairy Tale", and it was still the same.

This literary film, coupled with the investment in "Dao Ma Dan", totaled more than 10 million, and it immediately established a glorious image of people who are stupid and have a lot of money.

Although the Hong Kong film market has been booming in the past two years, investors only invest in one film, wait for the film to be released, and after recovering their box office share, then invest in the next film. People like Cai Zhiliang, who spends more than 10 million, can only invest in three films.

The theater chain has such courage, and it has actually aroused heated discussions.

In fact, Cai Zhiliang has only invested a total of 4 million so far.
Chapter completed!