In Xiangjiang, where land is at a premium, any place close to a mountain usually represents either wealth or luxury, and the same is true for Fei'e Mountain, where high-end residences have been frequently built in recent years.

House prices easily start at two million, which means this place is destined to be out of reach of ordinary working-class people.

Taole Yuan is a new property that was bought into the property the year before last. Shi Nansheng and Tsui Hark moved in last year. The couple bought it here entirely because their best friend Brigitte Lin Qingxia owns a mansion here.

However, Brigitte Lin's mansion is much more luxurious than theirs, and it cost HK$7.8 million to buy it.

In comparison, Taoleyuan, where the couple lived, is very cost-effective.

It is also in Fei'e Mountain, with an area of ​​​​2269, and the price is only one-third of that of my best friend's house, which is not as high as the price of the house that Mrs. Lin gave to Stephen Chow.

As soon as they entered the house, Shi Nansheng turned on the lights in the house one by one, and hung up the coats she and Tsui Hark had taken off. The couple went out early and came back late every day, sometimes even staying up all night. There was almost no life in the house, only part-time workers.

Come and clean up once in a while.

Today is the day when the movie "Dragnet" produced by Tsui Hark is released. The couple went to attend the premiere of the movie. After some socializing, it was already 10pm when they got home.

After coming back, Tsui Hark was sitting on the sofa smoking a cigarette and seemed to be in a bad mood.

Just at the premiere, he was publicly accused by director Huang Zhiqiang of stretching his hands too far. As a producer, he often did the director's work, and by the way, he was blamed for the poor quality of the film.

Faced with this situation, Tsui Hark naturally felt depressed.

It’s true that he likes to interfere in filming as a producer, but that’s because he thinks the script can be presented better, and he doesn’t mean to steal the limelight.

It's a pity that none of them understand his painstaking efforts.

"Okay, be happy! It doesn't matter if others misunderstand you, just have a clear conscience." Shi Nansheng advised.

She felt that it was against her will to say this. She knew the person next to her very well about his overwhelming desire for expression. As long as it was a story that interested him, she would have a hand in it no matter what. She had become accustomed to it over the years.

Since the failure of "A Better Tomorrow 2" last year, Tsui Hark had a falling out with John Woo, who left Lam Pictures directly.

The film studio started to have a bad year, producing "City" and "Iron Maria"

Both films failed miserably at the box office.

"Dragnet" was not produced by a film studio, but it still bore the banner of being produced by Tsui Hark. The quality of the finished film was worrying, and it was criticized by the director.

Tsui Hark is in a mess now.

Seeing that he was unhappy, Shi Nansheng changed the subject and said, "Why don't we consider Mrs. Lin's suggestion."

Hearing this, Tsui Hark raised his head and stared at his wife with falcon-like eyes, "Are you really planning to leave Xinyi City?

"Originally, we are not from Xinyi City."

"I did not mean that----"

A look of irritation flashed across Tsui Hark's face, "You know what I mean."

"Of course I understand. Good birds choose trees to roost in. Now that Xinyi City's people are scattered and they can't give us any support, it doesn't make much difference whether we have this ally or not.

But it's different when you join the Lin Group. Mrs. Lin has a very big picture.

He is willing to support his subordinates and is willing to share money. Now the Lin family has strong soldiers and horses, and sufficient food and grass————·

Shi Nansheng stopped here because she noticed that Tsui Hark's eyes were a little distracted and he didn't seem to listen to what she was saying.

She sighed softly in her heart, knowing very well her husband's inner struggles.

Like John Woo, Lin also tried to win over the couple at the beginning.

But at that time, the Lin family was besieged by Jiahe and Xinyi City, and was blocked by Freedom. No one could have imagined that they would break out of the siege in just two years, and even conquer the Hong Kong film industry.

Nowadays, times have changed and things are different from what they used to be. Apart from Golden Harvest, there is almost no film company in the Xiangjiang film industry that can control the Lin family, not even New Art City.

Nowadays, Xinyi City has fallen into huge internal strife due to internal strife. Although there are still a few movies with eye-catching box office hits every year, they are no longer the same as those that dominated Hong Kong, Bay Island, and Southeast Asia in its heyday.

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Faced with such changes, it is impossible to say that Tsui Hark has no regrets in his heart.

If he had the discerning eye to choose to cooperate with Lin back then, maybe the film studio would be able to reach a higher level now, and their choice would be looked upon highly by others.

And now, except for enemies, which film company in Hong Kong is not willing to cooperate with the generous Lin?

Now that they have gone over, they are no different from the small film companies that come to ask for cooperation. They have obviously had such a good opportunity...

So Tsui Hark couldn't pass the test in his heart.

Seeing this, Shi Nansheng did not persuade her husband anymore, but opened the "New Evening News" placed on the coffee table, and what he saw was the high-spirited Tao Yushu.

The title of "Hong Kong's Ten Outstanding Young People" is nothing to say. Not to mention the political and business circles, even the film industry has had two people who have won it. Xu Guanwen and Cheng Long have both won this honor.

But they are all winners, but their social status, status and wealth are different.

"Sing Tao Evening News" reported on this year's "Top Ten Outstanding Young People in Hong Kong" and also gave an in-depth look at the achievements of these winners in their respective fields.

These contents are also what the public wants to see. After all, they are outstanding young people, and everyone must know about these people."

Where is "outstanding"?

In the inventory of "Sing Tao Evening News", Tao Yushu ranked first for controlling two cultural companies worth billions.

Among them, Yulang Institution's current market value has reached 1.8 billion Hong Kong dollars, and Lin's Pictures, headed by Tao Yushu, is its major shareholder, controlling more than 70% of the shares.

Although Lin's Pictures has not yet been listed on the market, it has excellent performance and its business spans film production, distribution, theaters, cultural investment and other fields.

Once it starts going public, its performance will probably not be weaker than that of Yulang Institution.

"Sing Tao Evening News" specially noted that Tao Yushu is worth more than 2 billion at the end of the review, which was particularly eye-catching.

Even if he knew that this was just paper wealth, Shi Nansheng could not help but be moved.

She couldn't help but think of the first time she met Tao Yushu more than two years ago, when she was already a well-known producer in Hong Kong.

As for Tao Yushu, her husband Lin Chaoyang is somewhat famous, but both of them were born in the mainland, so they are nothing like duckweeds in Xiangjiang.

At that time, apart from his outstanding appearance, there was really nothing special about Tao Yushu.

Shi Nansheng only laments the magic of fate. She will not be anxious or jealous about Tao Yushu's rise, because she clearly knows that Tao Yushu's rise not only has no harm to her, but also has many benefits.

She did not tell Tsui Hark that when Tao Yushu met her before, he had invited her to serve as the management of Lam Pictures.

He also made it clear that he could not always focus on the film field. In the future, Lin's leaders will emerge among several executives.

This kind of expression is not a commitment, but it is very tempting, especially for a strong woman like Shi Nansheng.

She stared at the words in the newspaper for a while, then suddenly stood up and came to Tsui Hark's side, placing the newspaper in front of his eyes.

"It's not a shame to work for a two billionaire!"

Tsui Hark looked at the newspaper and then at his wife, his heart wavering.

Time flies to December, and another year’s Christmas season is about to begin.

It seems that Jiahe and Lin are not planning to compete tit-for-tat like they did in the summer. Jiahe has produced "Uncle Zombie" starring Wu Ma, and the release date is set for December 22.

New Art City produced "Red Lips", starring the old partners Chow Yun-fat and Ti Lung.

In the past two years, due to the popularity of "A Better Tomorrow", the Hong Kong film industry has seen a bunch of shootout movies about romance, many of which starred the duo, most of which were mediocre, and some of which were simply bad movies.

And what Lam produced was "Chicken Talk" starring Hui Kwan-wen. "Parasite" took almost a year to shoot. Xu Anhua is not Wong Kar-Wai, and the filming was completed no matter how hard it was.

Two plays in three years, even if Xu Guanwen now has the heart to pursue becoming an artist, he can't help but panic.

It happened that Gao Zhisen wrote a book about a series of ridiculous stories caused by the business competition between the owner of a traditional Chinese roast duck restaurant and a Western fried chicken restaurant.

The foundation of the script is very solid. After being tempered by "Rich and Rich" and "Rich and Rich", Gao Zhisen has now become a quasi-first-line director in the Hong Kong film industry, and Xu Guanwen took over the film.

He finished shooting "Parasite" in mid-July, and "Chicken Talk" started filming in August and was released in December. It seems very fast, but for Hong Kong movies nowadays, it is an extremely ordinary efficiency.

"Chicken and Duck Talk" is scheduled to be released on December 23, and the promotion has two selling points.

First, Cannes best actor Xu Guanwen has been polishing his performance for two years and performed it with all his heart.

The second is that the old and new "Kings of Comedy" compete on the same stage.

That's right, "Chicken Talk" not only stars Xu Guanwen, but also Stephen Chow.

However, Stephen Chow's appearance is only in the form of a cameo, and it is completely a deliberate stunt by Lam Pictures for publicity.

But no one can deny that such a gimmick is indeed very attractive, so much so that many Christmas movies competed with each other. In just two days, "Chicken and Duck Talk" swept the whole competition.

On the third day after Christmas, Tao Yushu walked out of Yulang Building before six o'clock in the evening. This situation surprised many employees.

It’s been almost a year since Lin’s Pictures moved into Yulang Building. Except for one day a week when his boss leaves work, he doesn’t leave until after 8pm almost every other day. He is a maniac who works overtime.

She has made many employees feel very stressed. Even the boss has not left. Are they embarrassed to leave?

Fortunately, Tao Yushu is a boss who manages personnel matters. She works overtime herself, but never forces ordinary employees to work overtime.

Of course, this is not absolute.

The employees who work beside her, such as driver Xu Weiguo and assistant Wu Meizhen, are required to cooperate with Tao Yushu, so they must follow her rhythm.

Tao Yushu sat in the back seat, and Wu Meizhen got in the car and got into the passenger seat, saying to Xu Weiguo: "Go to the Peninsula Hotel."

Most of the time, Tao Yushu would hold her private banquets at the Peninsula Hotel. She didn't care about this kind of reception, it was purely out of habit.

"Mr. Tao, the board of directors of Yulang Organization will be meeting with you at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, and Miss Fang from TVB will meet with you in the afternoon. We would like to talk about Metropolis Pictures' project plans for next year.

In the evening, there is an event held by the Xiangjiang Women's Association, and you need to bring your children to attend——"
To be continued...