Chapter 49: Midnight Visit

  In the blink of an eye, a month passed, and Tangshan Da Ge's box office did not reach Zhou Yunhua's expected 10 million, but still with a staggering 5.3 million, making all Hong Kong filmmakers wide-eyed, while Wang Wei and Li Xiaolong, two newcomers who were once unknown in the Hong Kong film industry, rose like meteors in the Hong Kong film industry.

  However, just as the Hong Kong media were constantly marveling at the incredible talents of Wang Wei and Bruce Lee, Wang Wei got himself into a huge trouble because someone came from Taiwan.

  Just as Wang Wei was discussing with Zou Wenhuai about the shooting of the new film "Jingwu Men", a middle-aged man was led in.

  As soon as the man entered the door, he smiled and greeted Zou Wenhuai: "Boss Zou, congratulations on your company's Tangshan brother selling well."

  "No matter how well your films sell, you can't compare to Zhongying, they have the government as their backing, and are wealthy and arrogant. A single one of their investments is equivalent to the income from several of our films." Zou Wenhuai smiled in response.

  "What brings Mr. Liu to Jiahe?" Zou Wenhuai replied with a smile.

  "Haha, I didn't come today for anything in particular, just wanted to pay a visit to Director Wang of the Great Brother of Tangshan." The man said with a smile as he shook hands with Zou Wenhuai.

  "Director Liu, this is not very nice of you, poaching the director in front of me, it's really not very considerate." Zhōu Wénhuái's face suddenly darkened after hearing the middle-aged man's words.

  The man saw Zou Wenhuai's face was a bit unpleasant, knowing that Zou Wenhuai had misunderstood his intention. He quickly smiled and explained: "Mr. Zou, don't get me wrong, I'm not here to poach your employees from Jiahe. I just came here today because I wanted to chat with Mr. Wang about a few things."

  The man's gaze turned to Wang Wei standing behind Zou Wenhuai.

  "This must be Mr. Wang, I didn't expect Mr. Wang to be so young, I thought the newspapers were exaggerating." The man stared at Wang Wei with a smile.

  "Who are you?" Wang Wei asked.

  When Wang Wei asked, the man smiled and took out his business card to answer: "I am the person in charge of China Film in Hong Kong, my surname is Liu, and my name is Shang Yu. Hello Mr. Wang."

  Listening to the man introduce himself, Wang Wei quickly thought back and found that he didn't have any dealings with people from Zhongying. Why would someone from Zhongying be looking for him? Could it be that they wanted him to film a movie?

  "Thinking of this, Wang Wei said straightforwardly: "Liu boss, I don't know what you want to do, if it's about asking me to film a movie, then I'm sorry to tell you that I already have plans for a new film with Jiahe, and I can only apologize that I won't be able to agree to your request."

  On the other side, Zou Wenhuai's face suddenly changed from cloudy to sunny after hearing Wang Wei's words. She nodded in agreement: "Yes, Mr. Liu, Jiahe and Awei are about to start filming a new movie, so they can't agree to your request."

  Liu Shangyu didn't expect Wang Wei to reject him without even listening to his explanation. However, Liu Shangyu didn't get angry about it. He still smiled and said: "Mr. Wang, don't be in a hurry to reject me, I think we should chat first before making any decisions."

  "I think we shouldn't have talked that much." Wang Wei knew that the other party had a Taiwanese government background, so he didn't want to have any deep exchanges with them.

  Liu Shangyu saw Wang Wei's attitude was very resolute. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Mr. Wang, there is something I think I must remind you of. Mr. Wang, when you came from your hometown to Hong Kong, did you go through the normal procedures? For example, were the procedures for leaving Taiwan handled through personal relationships?"

  After hearing the other person's words, Wang Wei's heart suddenly surged with shockwaves. He thought to himself that his exit procedures were handled by Chen Jie through her connections. Now, listening to the other person's tone, it seemed like they had already discovered that his procedures were illegal. If that was the case, it looked like he really needed to talk to this person today. It was well-known that in this era, in Taiwan, if one's exit procedures were found to be illegal, they might be caught and sentenced to several years in prison at best; if they were charged with treason or escape, they could even face the death penalty.

  Thinking of this, Wang Wei stared at the middle-aged man and said: "Since that's the case, let's talk about it. I don't know where Mr. Liu wants to have the conversation."

  As soon as Wang Wei agreed, Liu Shangyu felt a sense of relief in his heart. To be honest, if Wang Wei hadn't fallen for it earlier, Liu Shangyu would have been at a loss for what to do with him. Even if Liu Shangyu had used his connections to get Wang Wei sent back to the mainland, the government wouldn't have taken any extreme measures against him. After all, Wang Wei was currently Hong Kong's hottest and most sought-after ghost director.

  At this time, Liu Shangyu heard Wang Wei's words and smiled: "Since Mr. Wang has agreed, let's go outside to find a quiet place to talk."

  On the other side, Zou Wenhuai didn't know why Wang Wei suddenly changed his tone after listening to Liu Shangyu's words, but just now Zou Wenhuai clearly heard the words "illegal procedures". He roughly guessed that Wang Wei might have been threatened by Liu Shangyu in some way, so he furrowed his brow and whispered to Wang Wei beside him: "Awei, is there something going on? Tell me, I'll see if I can help you solve it."

  Zou Wenhuai asked if he needed help, Wang Wei shook his head and said: "Thank you, Brother Zou, but I can handle this matter." Seeing Wang Wei say so, Zou Wenhuai could only say: "Okay, if there's anything that needs my help, just let me know."

  Wang Wei and Liu Shangyu came out of Jiahe, found a restaurant, and Liu Shangyu ordered a private room.

  After the two sat down, Wang Wei spoke first.

  "I don't know why Mr. Liu went to so much trouble to find me and what he wants me to do."

  Liu Shangyu smiled and said, "Didn't Mr. Wang guess it earlier? I came to find Mr. Wang because I wanted him to make a movie for China Film."

  After hearing Liu Shangyu's words, Wang Wei smiled and said: "Even if Zhongying wants to make a movie, it doesn't necessarily have to be me. You know that in Zhongying there are famous directors like Li, why would they go so far as to let a newcomer like me who has just started his career make a film for them?"

  Liu Shangyu listened to Wang Wei's words and fell silent for a moment before saying, "Since Mr. Wang has said it this way, I won't hide anything either. The reason why China Film Group must invite Mr. Wang to direct a film this time is that at this special moment this year, you also know that the Americans are not reliable, they often betray us at critical moments. Now Taiwan is in a state of panic, so the higher-ups have already given instructions to rush out a war movie before National Day. Moreover, this war movie must be influential. And your 'Tangshan Big Brother' has just achieved such great success, and you are also from Taiwan, so the higher-ups have designated you as the director of this film."

  After listening to Liu Shangyu's words, Wang Wei quickly weighed the pros and cons in his heart. If he didn't agree, he would definitely face strong retaliation from the Taiwanese government. Although with his current fame, he wouldn't be in danger of being imprisoned, but being detained for a few months or one to two years was possible. More importantly, his family, Lin Fengjiao's family, were all in Taiwan. It wasn't wise to go against the government. Moreover, he still had to develop his career in Taiwan in the future. Since that was the case, this time could be an opportunity to build a good relationship with the Taiwanese government.

  Thinking of this, Wang Wei spoke up and said: "I can agree to film the movie for you, but we think that the specific details still need to be discussed."

  Liu Shangyu didn't expect that Wang Wei would agree so quickly, and he said with a delighted face: "This is for sure, you are the director, whatever you say goes."

  P.S: Today's update is not enough, sorry to recommend it, but I still want to thank Dusty for the generous reward. Wishing everyone a happy reading experience!