Chapter 2: Searching for Trinity

Jin Chengwu was really handsome in 97, but Liu Zhenwei was a bit ugly in 97. The failure of "A Chinese Odyssey" was a big blow to him. He wanted to save some face with his specialty of ghost movies, but the box office of "The Dead" was less than million.

The subsequent works also received mediocre responses.

As for the movie "Ma Yongzhen" he wrote, it only took in over 3 million at the Hong Kong box office, which was a complete flop.

In 98, his company went bankrupt due to the losses of the movie "Love in Time", which grossed 52 yuan, and he retired from the entertainment industry and lived in seclusion in Canada.

But at this moment, he still had some bossy demeanor. Hearing that Jiang Heng wanted to be a director even though he had only played a few supporting roles, he took a puff of his cigar and said leisurely, "Young man, don't be too ambitious. Movies are not that easy to make!"

Jiang Heng acted like a humble and polite junior, and said with a smile: "I know, I just use the money to realize my dream, and I don't really care about the profit or loss!"

"Cough cough!"

Liu Zhenwei coughed violently a few times, turned his head and ignored Jiang Heng.

Yuan De continued to tell the news he had heard, "We actually found a few Asian female models in Taiwan. Mr. Cai from Scholar Film Company is willing to help and has asked someone to fax the sorted information over!"

Jiang Heng was overjoyed, "Where is the fax?"

Cai Songlin, the boss of Scholar Film, is a giant in the Chinese-language Hong Kong and Taiwan film market. The company has produced more than a thousand films and distributed more than 6600 films. Wang Jiawei's "Ashes of Time" and Liu Zhenwei's "A Chinese Odyssey" were both produced by Scholar Film.

With such a big boss helping out, Jiang Heng believed that it would not be difficult to find Li Meiqi.

After all, the conditions he gave were very targeted: they had to be of Asian descent, over 168cm tall, and fluent in English. It could be said that he was just short of naming them directly.

Yuan De pointed to the Rolex on his wrist and said, "Of course I'm at the company right now. Could it be possible that I sent a fax to the studio?"

Jiang Heng smiled, "Then let's have supper together later!"

"Okay, I'm just waiting for someone to deliver the fax!"

Yuen Wah, Yuen Kwai, Yuen Tak, Yuen Biao, Liu Zhenwei, Jin Chengwu, Hsuan Hsuan and others joined Jiang Heng for hot pot.

In the box with simple decoration, a clay pot was burning on the stove, and long chopsticks were picking up fresh food and rolling it in the pot. Everyone was eating with great enjoyment.

Yuen Biao suddenly asked, "There are so many beautiful women in Hong Kong, why do you have to look for an Asian?"

Yuen Wah was quite like a landlord, and said with a smile: "That's right, look at the beautiful Xuanxuan, she has the looks, the figure, and speaks fluent English, so she is definitely the heroine!"

Jiang Heng smiled awkwardly and subconsciously looked at Xuanxuan, who also smiled sweetly at him, her eyes full of hope.

"Well, my film attaches great importance to the performance in the European and American markets, so the female lead...!"

Before Jiang Heng finished speaking, Liu Zhenwei couldn't help but sneer.

The box office failure of several consecutive works has severely hit his confidence. Now he can't even guarantee success in the Hong Kong market. When I heard Jiang Heng talking about Europe and the United States, I really couldn't help myself.

"Young man, I don't know where you get the money and courage, but I still want to give you a piece of advice: don't be too ambitious!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn.

Jiang Heng is only a small figure in the Hong Kong film industry, but the overall environment is not good at the moment. Even a star like Yuen Biao will not easily offend film investors.

Even though he didn't care, he still had friends waiting to start working to support his family, so he smiled and smoothed things over, "Hey, why is it that drinking a little wine is too much? Eat some food, eat some food!"

Jiang Heng was not angry. For one thing, he had worked with Liu Zhenwei in his previous life and they had a good relationship.

Secondly, I know he has a good temper, so I'm not targeting him, but it does mean I'm giving him some honest advice!
If he had not been reborn and had a super microscopic computer at hand, what he was doing now would be completely suicidal.

"I know, it's not about being too ambitious, I just want to make the film and sell as many as possible!"

Liu Zhenwei was about to retort, but then he thought, it's not my money, why should I care whether you make a loss or not, so he just ate in silence. Seeing this, Yuan De gave up the idea of ​​talking about the script. He was just the villain and martial arts instructor, and the box office success or failure would not affect his salary.

Although Jiang Heng's script sounds very creative, that's all. Can his imagination be better than Xu Yong's?

The meal was extremely boring, but fortunately, the fax delivery person finally arrived at the last minute.

Jiang Heng took it and flipped through it, and found that there were only three pieces of information. The first one was Li Meiqi's. It not only had her photo and introduction, but also her contact number.

He resisted the urge to make a phone call on the spot, and waited until the dinner was over and he returned to the car before dialing Li Meiqi's number.

In a simple rental house in Taiwan, Li Meiqi leaned against the head of the bed anxiously, staring at her mobile phone.

The roommate on the upper bunk swung her white legs and analyzed seriously, "Ah Qi, I think you should not take it too seriously. As long as she is Asian, taller than 168cm, and fluent in English, I have never heard of such outrageous casting conditions!"

The girl opposite said, holding a basin of water: "That's right, he looks like a liar!"

Li Meiqi smiled awkwardly, "Scholar Films is such a big company, it's impossible for them to cheat me!"

"That's hard to say!"

Li Meiqi remained silent. In fact, she also felt that this was outrageous, but she hoped too much that it was true.

Her family background was not good and her conditions were not outstanding. Her height of 168cm was too short for a model, so when she first entered the industry she could only be a print model with limited opportunities and meager income.

Although she was able to participate in fashion shows after arriving in Taiwan, her income was still low and her future was bleak.

While she was deep in thought, a pleasant ringtone suddenly rang out. Li Meiqi's breathing became rapid instantly, and she heard a young voice saying, "Excuse me, is this Miss Li Meiqi?"

"Yes, yes, I'm Li Meiqi, who are you?"

"Hello, I'm Jiang Heng, a director from Hong Kong. I asked the Scholar Company from Baodao to help me find actors. After seeing your profile, I think you're a perfect fit for the female lead in the new film. Do you have time to come for an audition?"

"Yes, yes, I'll book a flight right now and arrive tomorrow!"

"Okay, then remember to send me your flight information before you board the plane. The company will arrange someone to pick you up at the airport!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Meiqi was still in a daze, as if what she had just experienced was just a dream and it seemed so unreal.

"I really did call you. Did you tell me which company it was? Jiahe, Yongsheng, or some new company?"

"Uh, he didn't say that!" Li Meiqi looked confused.

"No, it's not a shell company, right?"

……

The company registered by Jiang Heng is really a shell company.

After all, Hong Kong was once a place of heroes and events.

Although things are different now than before, he still feels that he should go north as soon as possible after making the money.

On the one hand, it is to participate in the rise of domestic entertainment, but more importantly, it is out of consideration for their own safety and property.

The Hong Kong film industry before the millennium was not very peaceful, and popular stars were seen as walking cash cows by all parties.

Although Jiang Heng is planning to become a director, given the overall downturn in the Hong Kong film market, if he makes a lot of money from the box office success of "The Matrix", he will still be in a lot of trouble.

(End of this chapter)