Chapter 709 Uma Thurman
Chen Qi has two major events this year.
One is the pilot in the mainland, and the other is to enter Hollywood.
After the Hong Kong delegation held a meeting in Beijing, there seemed to be no follow-up waves, but he knew that the Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Culture, China Film, the Guangdong Provincial Government, the Provincial Film Company and other parties must have had preliminary communication.
Chen Qi has no doubt about the courage of Guangdong Province.
After the reform and opening up, the economy of Guangdong Province has grown rapidly, and transactions have increased, but the monetary system has not kept up, with the maximum denomination being only 10 yuan. Many companies carry large bags of cash for transactions, and the supply of cash in Guangdong Province is tight, and the banknotes in the bank vaults are often emptied.
To solve this problem, this year, Guangdong Province issued something called "bank notes".
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There are two types: 50 yuan and 100 yuan.
It is equivalent to the RMB and is only used in the province. Then it was issued for 56 days (some say 36 days) and was stopped by the top.
And Shenzhen.
Shenzhen once wanted to issue a special zone currency, and the design drawings of the banknotes were out, with the image of Huangdi on it. It was divided into 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 50 yuan, 100 yuan and 500 yuan, and it died before it was released.
So young people may not know how wild the country was in the 1980s and 1990s.
Chen Qi believes in the courage of Guangdong Province. Whether this matter will succeed depends on whether there is actual distribution of benefits.
Hong Kong films will enter Guangdong. Guangdong film companies will definitely be willing, but China Film will definitely not be willing, so let's cut it. And this matter still needs the support of the Guangdong Provincial Government. What benefits can the government get?
This has to fall on investment, theaters, film and television cities and even real estate... If the physical investment can be finalized, it will be almost certain.
As for Hollywood.
Tsui Hark wants to shoot Lee Link, the kind of urban superhero theme that Americans like very much.
The original "Black Mask" was adapted from a comic. There is no comic now. Tsui Hark just had an inspiration and wrote the script from scratch. Chen Qi has not spared time yet, so he will finish these five videotapes first.
Actually, there are ten.
The other five films, such as Orange Is the New Black, were all given to Zhuang Cheng to shoot. The ones for the migrant workers in the mainland were all within the acceptable range.
The budget for each film was 1 million to 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars, and it could be cheaper if they were shot in batches.
If they were to be sold, a distributor in the United States had booked them for 500,000 US dollars each. Chen Qi only sold five films, and let Bob Shea distribute the other five himself.
"..."
Chen Qi wrote a lot in one breath, threw away his pen, went to the refrigerator to get a bottle of Coke, and gulped it down. The stimulation of the carbonated drink made him feel refreshed - Gong Xue was pregnant, so he didn't have to give up Coke.
"Speaking of which, why didn't Taiwan react? Is it still worried about the Jiangnan case?"
"The island was closed in December last year, and it has been 4 months. The Taiwanese film producers are still enduring it?"
Chen Qi muttered, unable to imagine how the Taiwanese market would decline if it relied solely on local films, but the ban was not lifted and the right wing did not take any action. He did not dare to take it lightly. He always had a fear of insufficient firepower and always wanted to transfer a company in.
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Boom!
The plane flew over Kowloon close to the roof. The clearly visible clotheslines and residents made the girl scream. She stroked her chest and whispered: "Mom, let's buy tickets back to New York?"
"You said this to me after the contract was signed? I advised you to think carefully at the beginning. It's useless to regret."
Her mother was also shocked and comforted her: "I checked. Although they make B-level movies, they are all regular companies. The boss has won an Oscar. Have you seen "Life is Beautiful"?"
"Why do you still make B-level movies after winning an Oscar?"
"Expand the genre. Well, don't worry too much. At least there is a passing score. And this is our first time in Hong Kong, so just treat it as a trip."
"Your mentality is more suitable for being an actor than mine!"
The girl snorted.
Her name is Uma Thurman, and she is fifteen years old.
She comes from a wealthy family and lives in New York. This year, she was originally spotted by a model agent and entered the industry as a cover model. Then they were found by Focus Features and signed a film called "Sweetheart".
When they were exchanging stories, they didn't think there was a big problem, as long as they didn't show nudity.
Of course, when Bob Shea was fooling around, he didn't say that he would focus on the video market, but that he would release it in theaters - B-level movies can be released in theaters anyway, regardless of the scale.
Uma Thurman watched the plane land and became more and more nervous. She had no acting experience and had only performed in the school's drama club. She couldn't help but regret her impulsiveness. But she was already here, and fortunately there was only a two-week production period.
She looked back at the back row, and there were three white men behind her, smiling at her friendly.
"..."
Uma Thurman turned her neck, and these three people were the guys she was going to kill.
To be honest, although she was nervous, she still had a great impression of "Sweetheart": a girl killed three adult men to avenge her sister, this kind of story is simply too cool!
Arrived at Kai Tak Airport.
A group of people came out, and Jiang Zhiqiang came to meet them. He was now the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple. With the familiarity of studying in the United States, he easily made a good impression and sent everyone to the hotel.
Chen Qi came over to take a look.
He did not hide his identity this time. The films produced by Focus Films were all B-level films within the limit, and they were not afraid of being spread. Those outside the limit were all with Zhuang Cheng. His shell company was called X-Art!
"Hello, nice to meet you!"
"Hello! I have seen your "Life is Beautiful", which is really a touching movie."
Uma Thurman shook hands a little reserved, even shyly. Chen Qi was surprised. He didn't expect that she was quite introverted when she was a child, but later she became wild. Her representative works are "Pulp Fiction" and "Kill Bill"!
She is Quentin's muse.
She has had two husbands, Ethan Hawke and Gary Altman.
Uma Thurman's status in Hollywood is not high or low, she is considered a second-tier actress, but her style of being evil and able to kill with a knife is unique in Hollywood.
She looked at the oriental man in front of her curiously. He was a little short, good-looking, fluent in English and gentle in attitude. The key is that he is very talented - the Oscar for Best Screenplay is not taken casually.
She didn't say much, watching her mother communicate with the other party. The rules and regulations on the protection of minors were generally okay. After all, 15 years old is not 5 years old.
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The next day, the actors went to the Clearwater Bay studio.
Shooting openly, the scale of "Sweetheart" may not be as large as that of Mou Dundi's "Wrong Turn".
Mou Dundi also speaks fluent English, but the migrant workers are much worse. Only a few can speak it, and most of them don't understand it at all. Some of them are proficient in Russian and speak authentic Sukhabuli.
Zhang Jianya was stunned the first second she saw Uma Thurman.
At the age of 15, she has dazzling blonde hair, a pure, sexy and tough face, a well-developed body, and two slender and strong thighs sliding down her wheat-colored skin...
The description in the script is right in front of us: full of power like a pony!
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