Chapter 667 You are going to be lucky

  Cao Xiaofei was driving the car, and Liu Qingshan was sitting in the car, heading towards the Asian Games Village.

  Yesterday, after knowing that Young Master Li had selected the land, Liu Qingshan made up his mind that no matter what he said, he could not make the other party happy.

  If other compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan were engaged in development, Liu Qingshan would definitely not add to the chaos.

  If he can contribute to the prosperity of the capital, he has no reason to obstruct it.

  But the Li family, that won’t work, the way of hoarding land is too tricky.

  It’s okay for Liu Qingshan not to know the details. Since he knows the other party’s intentions, he must not be polite.

  If there is another auction like last time, Liu Qingshan thinks that there is no way out.

  Even if they **** the land from the opponent, their Longteng Company will definitely pay a high price, and no one's money comes from the wind.

   That's a last resort, and it's better not to use it.

  So he went over today to see the condition of the land, and happened to go to the film and television base to have a look.

   After running for less than an hour, Cao Xiaofei turned the car off the road and ran for another four or five miles along a gravel road. A small village with only a dozen or so families appeared in front of him.

   "Boss, here we are. This village is called Wapen Kiln. Most of the strong laborers in the village work in our film and television city."

  Cao Xiaofei pointed to the small village in front of him, and saw a few big dogs running out of the village, standing on the road and barking.

   The two got out of the car, Cao Xiaofei pretended to bend down to pick up clods, and the big dogs immediately ran back to the village with their tails between their legs.

  Under a big tree at the entrance of the village, two old men were sitting on a small bench basking in the sun, and there were several five or six-year-old children playing beside them.

   Seeing a stranger coming, the kids all stared blankly.

   "Xiao Fei, go to the car to get candy." Liu Qingshan ordered, and Cao Xiaofei ran quickly and came back with a cardboard box.

  He grabbed a handful of candies from the carton, all of which were toffees with wrappers, colorful, and the eyes of the children were all straight.

  Liu Qingshan pulled the tallest one over: "You are in charge of distributing the sugar, no fights are allowed."

   Soon, the children had sweet toffee in their mouths, and the thick milky aroma attracted the big dogs to wag their tails around the children.

  Liu Qingshan then walked towards the two old men, and handed each of them a cigarette.

  One of the old men with a goatee asked, "Are you from the group yesterday?"

  Liu Qingshan shook his head, pointed to the north: "We are from Film and Television City."

   "This is Mr. Liu of our company." Cao Xiaofei introduced next to him.

   "Oh, dear guest, sit down quickly." The old man quickly stood up and gave Liu Qingshan his small bench.

  Liu Qingshan smiled and waved his hands: "Master, sit down, I've been sitting in the car all the way, and I just happened to stand up and move around."

  So they chatted casually, and Liu Qingshan asked the old man with the goatee: "Master, I heard that you are going to demolish this place?"

  The old man nodded cheerfully: "It's not bad, a lot of people came yesterday, anyway, we know the cadres and street offices in the village."

  Another old man wearing a blue hat also took up the conversation: "It is said that there are businessmen from Hong Kong Island who want to build a large house in our area."

  Liu Qingshan nodded: "That's a good thing, but if your village is demolished, where will the villagers be moved?"

  The old man in the blue hat happily replied: "I heard from the head of the village that we should all be moved to the countryside and new houses built for us."

   "It also said that each family will be given a quota, and they can go to work in the factory. You say this is a pie in the sky."

   Indeed, farmers at this time are very easy to satisfy.

  Liu Qingshan basically knew it in his heart, and had a rough plan, so he left directly.

  It is not far from the Asian Games Village, and you can even see the large construction site over there.

  When Liu Qingshan came to the film and television city, he unexpectedly discovered that a group of people were filming here.

   It looks like it is a costume drama, but judging from the costumes, it is probably from the Tang Dynasty.

   Not bad, the film and television city has finally opened.

  At the moment, he is filming on the main street, and he looks like a young man, wearing a flowered hat and red clothes, riding a horse, parading through the streets proudly.

   It should be the kind of scholar who passed the imperial examination in ancient times, just like what the poet wrote, "The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day."

  There are still many people on the street, obviously they are extras, but these people are not qualified, and they went back and forth several times.

   An employee with a loudspeaker was so angry that he yelled at the men, women and children:

   "Tell you, laugh and show a happy atmosphere, look at you, laughing is uglier than crying!"

  Looking at the person who was scolded, Liu Qingshan couldn't help laughing, isn't that Wang Zhan?

  Wang Zhan also took off the turban on his head and threw it directly to the staff member:

   "I won't act, and you all should stop acting, our film and television base will not be rented to your crew!"

   "Who do you think you are!" The staff member obviously didn't know Wang Zhan's identity.

   "I am the manager of this film and television city!" Wang Zhan also lost his temper.

  The staff was dumbfounded when they heard it, and quickly put on a smiling face and began to say nice things.

   At this time, an actress in a long skirt and a coat came over: "Brother Zhan, don't be angry."

  The director also came over to appease, speaking in a weird tone:

   "Mr. Wang, don't be angry, why don't you act as a bully blocking the way for a while, it matches your temperament quite well."

   Can you speak human language?

  Wang Zhan was so angry that he wanted to kick him, and then he heard someone calling him: "Xiao Zhan, come here, so you don't interfere with other people's filming."

   "Qingshan!" Wang Zhan also cheered, and took off his long gown: "I won't act anymore, you should change people quickly."

  The crew seemed to let out a sigh of relief.

  Liu Qingshan dragged Wang Zhan aside: "In the future, you should stop mixing with other people's crews, and don't always want to hook up with other actresses."

   "I don't want to try, do I have the talent for acting? Facts have proved that I am not that material."

  Wang Zhan is still a little self-aware, and he also heard the meaning of Liu Qingshan's words: You can't abolish the public for personal reasons and delay the business of the film and television city.

  The two brothers went to the office together. The decoration here is also antique. Even the tea bowls used for drinking tea are in ancient styles.

   "Xiao Zhan, it's not bad, the film and television city has opened, how do you charge this time?" Liu Qingshan asked after taking a sip of tea.

  Wang Zhan heheed twice: "There is no charge, try our film and television city for free, didn't you say that, we need to publicize it first to form word of mouth, then the crew will not crowd us."

   Yes, the film and television city hasn't been fully built yet, so it didn't start advertising.

  Anyway, making movies and television is a special industry. As long as it spreads in the circle, there is no need to advertise with great fanfare.

   Seeing Liu Qingshan nod his head, Wang Zhan smirked twice:

   "Although there is no charge, we still have something to earn. That is, according to the idea you proposed before, Qingshan, to provide logistics support for the crew, eat and drink, and we can't do our duty in vain."

  Okay, Liu Qingshan gave Wang Zhan a thumbs up, guarding whoever he is and learning from others, Wang Zhan has learned how to do business now.

  Wang Zhan then reported to Liu Qingshan happily: There are 70 or 80 people in this crew, and they have three meals a day, and they are paid according to the head, ten yuan per person.

   There is also a place to stay, all of which are in the residential area, and each person is three yuan per day.

  These two sums add up to an income of nearly 1,000 yuan. As for the cost, at most, half of it is not used.

  The people who cook and clean up the house are all from nearby villages, most of them are young daughters-in-law, and their wages are not much.

   Give them sixty yuan every month, and they all rush to do it.

   And the production team is also happy to be free, eating and drinking is the most troublesome, even if it is filmed here for two or three months, a hundred and eighty thousand expenses are enough.

  These days, the remuneration of actors has not increased, and they are very cheap. On the contrary, the cost of eating and lodging is the big one.

  Like the crew of Journey to the West, Director Yang is paid 90 yuan for one episode.

  Brother Monkey Bajie had the hardest time because of changing costumes and removing makeup. One episode cost 80 yuan, plus a bonus of dozens of yuan.

  The budget for the entire "Journey to the West" is three million, which sounds like a lot, but you must know that the filming of this film took nearly six years.

  So most of the funds are spent on the road.

   Before I knew it, it was noon, the crew finished work, and hurriedly went to the big cafeteria.

  Liu Qingshan also came back from work when he saw that the second master and Lao Liang were consultants.

  Seeing Liu Qingshan, everyone was naturally very affectionate.

  Liu Qingshan didn't see Writer Shu, and only after asking did he find out he wasn't here for today's meeting, so he followed everyone, talking and laughing, to the cafeteria.

  When the cafeteria was built, it was considered that more crews would be accommodated in the future, so it could accommodate 2,000 people eating at the same time.

  There are a small group of crew here, with ten tables.

  More are employees of Longteng Company. There are now four to five hundred regular workers, and there are more than two hundred temporary workers, all of whom are nearby villagers.

  Temporary workers take care of a meal at noon, and it's free. Every meal is steamed buns, rice, and meat in the dishes.

   It is estimated that even if wages are not paid, there may be villagers coming to work. Such a good meal is in time for going to the restaurant.

  Liu Qingshan and the others also sat at a table, looking at the dishes, the standard four dishes and one soup, you can eat or add.

  The workers used pots to serve vegetables: stewed pork belly with potatoes, fried fungus with cabbage, and golden red carrots.

   There is a name for this, it is called Taoyuan Three Knots: white, red and black, symbolizing Liu, Guan and Zhang respectively.

  If meat slices are added to it, it is called Sanyingzhan Lubu.

  Why did Lu Bu lose in the end? Nonsense, who doesn’t pick the meat first?

   There is also a bowl of spicy tofu, which is best served with rice, and the soup is egg soup with some seaweed.

  Liu Qingshan tasted it, the taste is not bad, at least there is enough oil and water, there are meat and vegetables, and the amount is large, and for those workers, it can also supplement the consumption of a large workload.

  Looking at the production team, these dishes are also the same, but they are served on plates, which look more delicate.

   There are two staple foods, rice and steamed buns.

  The director of the film crew also specially came over to have a chat with Liu Qingshan to express his gratitude.

  This director is from Xiangjiang, and he has traveled far and wide, and has seen a lot of worlds, but this filming is the most worry-free, and it doesn't cost much.

  He also knows that the one who can create such a large film and television city must be someone with energy, so come here and make friends.

  Liu Qingshan was also polite: "Director Wang, you don't have to be polite if the crew has any needs. We will definitely help if we can."

   "When Hong Kong Island returns to China in 1997, we will be completely family."

   "And our Longteng Company also has a Longteng International Trading Company on Hong Kong Island. We will take care of each other in the future."

   Upon hearing that, Director Wang blinked his small eyes twice, and his gaze towards Liu Qingshan also became strange:

   "Mr. Liu, is your English name Mountain?"

  Liu Qingshan nodded with a smile, and the director Wang immediately smiled all over his face. He seemed to be a few centimeters shorter in an instant. He grabbed Liu Qingshan's hands and shook them vigorously:

   "I have admired you for a long time, Mr. Mountain, your musical talent is admirable, and everyone in Hong Kong Island knows about your bet with Young Master Li..."

  Director Wang is now on the right track, and he throws out compliments like he doesn't want money.

  Because he knew that the other party was not only a musician, but more importantly, he was also a big money backer, the kind of big money backer who could invest in him.

   After chatting for a while, Director Wang bowed his head and went back. Liu Qingshan had no intention of filming in Hong Kong Island. The scene there was still too small to compare with Hollywood.

  If you want to make money, it is better to be in the United States, which is the center of world movies.

  After dinner, Liu Qingshan called Wang Zhan and the village chief Wang Daniu over, and explained to the village chief Wang.

  Then Village Chief Wang happily rode a 28-bar to the village called Wapenyao. He didn't come home drunk until it was dark.

  The next day, surrounded by a large group of cadres, Young Master Li drove to the land selected by their company.

  He didn't want to come to such a poor and dilapidated small village.

  But today is the day to sign the demolition agreement, so he still bite the bullet and come on behalf of the company.

  Actually, a few days ago, we had almost reached a verbal agreement with the village and governments at all levels. Today is just a formality.

  The wind and sand today are a bit heavy. Young Master Li is wearing a windbreaker, sunglasses, and a beige scarf around his neck. He has the demeanor of a handsome gentleman.

  Seeing that the accompanying cadres were a little ashamed.

  The car stopped at the entrance of the village. Just as Young Master Li was about to get out of the car, he saw two cars in front of him. There were a few people standing beside the car, pointing.

   Young Master Li saw that one of them looked familiar, so he opened the door and got out of the car with one foot.

   Just as the man turned his head back, Young Master Li saw that familiar face, and he couldn't help staggering when he saw the other foot that was stepping off the car.

   Feeling his feet slipping, Young Master Li involuntarily rushed forward a few steps and almost fell down.

   Liu Qingshan!

   Young Master Li's pupils shrank suddenly, and then a bad feeling suddenly came to his mind.

   "Brother Li, what a coincidence." Liu Qingshan greeted him with a smile, and looked down at Young Master Li's shoes: "Brother Li, it looks like you're going to be lucky today."

   First Young Master Li quickly lowered his head to look, and was so disgusted that he almost vomited on the spot, only to see a lump of dog feces sticking to the front of his shoe tip.

  (end of this chapter)