Chapter 499 Jane is in the Emperor’s Heart

Yulang Building is ten stories tall and has a construction area of ​​approximately 9,000 square meters.

It doesn't sound big, but for a listed company like Yulang Agency, whose industry is content creation, it's already big.

Before Lam Films moved in, there was still a lot of vacant office space here.

After moving into Yulang Building, Lin's Pictures occupied the ninth and twelfth floors of the building. Tao Yushu set up a special screening room in the northeast corner of the ninth floor.

Along the way, Yu Yuxi and Zhang Yimou were filled with surprise and shock.

Through the greetings of the staff, it was not difficult for the two of them to judge that these people were actually employees of Lin Chaoyang and his wife.

A whole building, hundreds of employees, what is this concept?

The Xi'an Film Studio where Zhang Yimou works is as big as that, and the number of employees is not much greater than here.

But what the two of them were more curious about was the building they were in. They didn't know whether they rented or bought it.

I heard that housing prices in Hong Kong are astonishing, with tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars per square meter. A building of this size should cost at least tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, right? Even renting it would cost a lot of money, right?

Although they were full of curiosity and surprise, neither Yu Yuxi nor Zhang Yimou asked about this matter.

After arriving at the screening room, Tao Yushu introduced them to the two old men already waiting here.

"This is director Li Hanxiang, and this is director Wu Siyuan. Both of them are now artistic consultants of Lin's Pictures."

Needless to say, Li Hanxiang has been making money with Lin Chaoyang since the establishment of Lin's Pictures. Wu Siyuan was roped into the chariot of Lin's Pictures this year.

In the past six months, the production volume of Lin's Pictures has increased dramatically. After securing the Freedom Association in October, Tao Yushu hired Li and Wu as company consultants.

Although the two of them have passed their creative peak period, in terms of artistic awareness and creative experience, they are probably a few steps ahead of young directors.

After chatting for a while, the movie started to show.

The story of "Red Sorghum" is set in Gaomi, Shandong during the Anti-Japanese War. It tells the story of my grandmother (Jiu'er) and my grandfather (Yu Zhan'ao) who broke through the feudal shackles and ran a winery together after going through hardships.

But unfortunately, when the Japanese invaded China, my grandfather took his fellow workers to fight against the Japanese. In the end, my grandmother and the wine shop clerk were killed by the Japanese because of this.

The plot of the movie basically restores the novel, and the most intuitive feeling is the strong colors and bold style.

It is more extreme than "Yellow Earth" filmed by Zhang Yimou before.

The shooting technique of "Red Sorghum" is very artistic, and this kind of movie has a slight threshold for ordinary viewers.

But one good thing about Zhang Yimou is that he doesn't like to pretend to be sophisticated like Chen Kaige, so as long as the audience is patient, it is not difficult to watch his movies.

After the movie screening ended, Zhang Yimou looked at Tao Yushu and Lin Chaoyang nervously.

It has been nearly three months since the production of the film was completed. During this period, "Red Sorghum" was screened at Yan Film Studio, Xi Film Studio, Film Bureau and other places.

Both leaders and peers have high evaluations of this movie. These evaluations gave Zhang Yimou great confidence.

But what makes him nervous about today's screening is that Lin Chaoyang and his wife are investors. While satisfying his own artistic pursuits, Zhang Yimou also hopes to satisfy these two bosses who have spent real money.

"Director Li, what do Director Wu think?" Tao Yushu did not comment first, but asked Li Hanxiang and Wu Siyuan for their opinions.

"The photo was taken very well." Li Hanxiang was the first to confirm.

"This movie is different from many mainland movies I have seen before. The contrasting composition is very good and has its own characteristics, which plays a role in promoting the development of the plot.

The movement shots are also very expressive, with restlessness and agitation, emotions and desires all shown.

The most impressive thing is the use of color. I can only say that Yimou is a genius photographer."

Li Hanxiang succinctly talked about what impressed him most about "Red Sorghum". He is the director, and his analysis point of view is from a professional standpoint, not the way ordinary audiences watch movies.

After he finished speaking, Wu Siyuan also added a few words, which were also praised.

The two people's statements made Zhang Yimou feel a little happy. At this time, Tao Yushu said: "What the two directors said is very pertinent. The movie was indeed shot very well, and Yimou put his heart into it!"

Finally receiving Tao Yushu's affirmation, Zhang Yimou was happy and at the same time relieved of his mental burden.

After chatting about movies for a while, Tao Yushu glanced at the time and said, "I'm getting off work soon. I'll meet Yuxi and Yimou tonight. Director Li and Director Wu can join us."

Li Hanxiang and Wu Siyuan agreed with a smile.

The evening banquet was held at Jumbo Seafood Restaurant in Aberdeen. Yu Yuxi and Zhang Yimou were intoxicated watching the night view of Hong Kong.

After chatting during the dinner, the two of them learned that it turned out that Lam's Pictures had recently acquired a listed company in Xiangjiang, which was the Yulang Agency they had seen for a hundred days.

Listening to the figures that easily amounted to hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, the two of them couldn't help but secretly dumbfounded.

They couldn't believe that Lin Chaoyang and his wife had such profound strength.

The next morning, Tao Yushu, Yu and Zhang took a flight to West Berlin.

This year's West Berlin Film Festival coincides with the Chinese New Year, and she has to wait until after the New Year to go back.

Lin Chaoyang stayed in Xiangjiang for a day, met with Zhuang Chongwen, briefly communicated with him about the preparations for the literary award, and then flew back to Yanjing.

Snowflakes are falling and the north wind is blowing.

Lin Chaoyang encountered a rare heavy snowfall in Yanjing on the day he came back. After getting out of the taxi and smelling the biting air, he couldn't help but sniffle.

Looking around, the entire Chang'an Street and even the city of Yanjing are covered in white and white.

Lin Chaoyang carried his luggage and turned from Daliubukou Street to Xiaoliubukou Alley. The footprints he left along the way were soon covered by falling snow.

After knocking on the door, after a while, laughter and the sound of footsteps falling on the snow came from the yard.

The courtyard door opened, and Tao Xiwen, who was already in the third grade of junior high school, stood at the door, with Dongdong following his legs.

"Uncle, you are back!"

"Xiwen has grown taller again!" Lin Chaoyang smiled and greeted Tao Xiwen.

"Dad! Dad!"

Dongdong jumped eagerly for fear of being ignored.

"Uncle, let me get it for you."

Tao Xiwen took over Lin Chaoyang's luggage with great discernment. Lin Chaoyang let him take it and then picked up Dongdong.

First, I took a sip on his face, and then asked, "Have you missed Dad?"

Dongdong, who was already over five years old, still had a chubby face. He answered clearly, "I thought about it!"

Lin Chaoyang asked again: "Where is my sister?"

"My sister is playing with Brother Wu.'

Lin Chaoyang looked at Tao Xiwen curiously, "Where is your sister-in-law?"

Tao Xiwen touched his nose and didn't know how to answer, "I'm in the house."

The words he said were as good as those he had not said, giving off a sense of deja vu that "this matter has nothing to do with me."

Little guy, he is not big, but he is very thoughtful.

Walking into the inner courtyard, Lin Chaoyang saw Tao Xiwu who was taking care of his children in the east wing. He pushed the door in and saw Yan Yan squatting on the ground playing house.

After holding his daughter and kissing her twice, Lin Chaoyang went to look for Tao Yumo.

In fact, there is no need to look for her, she is in the main room, but she is too addicted to games at the moment and has not heard any movement in the courtyard.

It wasn't until Lin Chaoyang pushed the door open that she realized someone had entered the house.

"You are quite dashing!"

Lin Chaoyang's tone was faint, making it difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.

When she saw him for the first time, Tao Yumo felt guilty subconsciously, but quickly calmed down.

"Brother-in-law, why are you back?"

Lin Chaoyang glanced at her speechlessly, "I can't go back to my house?"

"That's not what I meant. I asked you why you didn't tell me in advance when you came back."

"What are you talking about in advance? So that you can be prepared to destroy the body and eliminate all traces?"

"What do you mean I destroy corpses and eliminate traces! What's wrong with me playing a game?"

Tao Yumo's tone was both aggrieved and a little angry. If you want to find a reference point, it would probably be the drunken uncle of the emperor: I have been fighting for a lifetime, but I still can't enjoy it?

Lin Chaoyang did not answer her words, walked over, turned down the volume of the TV, and began to clean up the melon rinds and paper scraps on the floor.

Tao Yumo still didn't understand that her brother-in-law was trying to irritate her with his actions.

She snorted coldly and muttered: "You are so cool in Xiangjiang!"

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said: "Yes, we are cool, thank you for your hard work."

Feeling guilty, Tao Yumo changed the subject and said, "You're the only one who's back? Where's my sister?"

"Your sister went to West Berlin to attend a film festival. She probably won't be back until after the New Year."

"ah?"

Tao Yumo couldn't hold back the surprise and disappointment in her heart. She didn't care whether her sister could come back for the New Year.

What she was concerned about was that if her sister didn't come back, when would she have to see the two little ones go?
To be continued...