Chapter 96 Movie, Not Yet the Time

This is indeed the case, but Han Songlin would never admit that he had done it. 'Don't say anything stupid, or I'll sue you for defamation!'

Zhou Tong shrugged, really wanting to be both a martyr and a hypocrite.

Yang Chen came over with a contract. The contract was drafted by a lawyer, so there were absolutely no problems with its professionalism.

Naturally, the specific terms were biased in favour of Fule Wine.

As a manufacturer, there are those who face strong channels and those who are weak.

The current situation is that Fule Wine's wine is not too difficult to sell.

Domestic sales are still quite good.

Zhou Tong looked at the contract and then looked at Han Songlin, who smiled at her.

After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Tong signed her name on the contract.

Han Songlin also signed the contract, which would officially come into effect only after the official seal was affixed.

The official seal of Fule Wine Industry was far away in Lechi, so the contract had to be sent there.

Afterwards, the contract would be sent back.

The time it took for the contract to be sent back and forth was quite a bit.

Therefore, the contract will first be signed directly by fax, and then a formal fresh seal will be added later.

After all, in the eyes of many people, a fax is just a photocopy, and it is somewhat lacking in legal representation.

'Happy cooperation!'

Zhou Tong's fair and pretty face wore a wisp of a smile, and she reached out and shook hands with Han Songlin: 'In the future, I will have to invite Boss Han to get rich together!'

'Haha, get rich together!'

Yang Chen and Zhou Tong would take care of the rest, and Han Songlin would not be involved.

Han Songlin and Zhou Tong had only really known each other for a day, but they always felt like they had known each other for a long time.

If Han Songlin got involved, he didn't know how much profit Fulin Wine would lose.

So, it was best to stay out of it.

After taking a taxi back to the hotel, he saw someone sitting in the lobby of the hotel. Han Songlin, who was about to go upstairs, stopped in his tracks.

This person, Han Songlin knew.

Liu Kai!

The lecturer from the film school's directing department who had previously helped Han Songlin film an advertisement.

There were quite a few people sitting in the hotel lobby, but none of the others were related to Han Songlin; they were all strangers.

That was why Han Songlin was the first to notice Liu Kai.

But since he had seen him, as a friend, should he say hello?

After thinking about it, Han Songlin walked over. In the past, when someone had helped you, it was a bit unreasonable to not even say hello when you saw them.

'Director Liu, waiting for someone here?'

Liu Kai was holding a briefcase in his arms, and his eyes were occasionally directed at the elevator entrance of the hotel.

'Mr. Han!' Liu Kai shouted in some surprise, while standing up.

He had been waiting here for a long time, just waiting for Han Songlin.

The matter of the Football Association had now spread throughout the entire city of Beijing.

It had even been reported on the news.

In terms of the football atmosphere, Beijing was still quite strong.

Han Songlin reached out his hand and shook Liu Kai's hand, saying, 'Director Liu, it's been a long time! Let's go over there and sit down together. I won't keep you waiting, will I?'

Liu Kai hurriedly said, "Mr. Han, actually, I came here specifically to wait for you!'

'Wait for me?" Han Songlin was slightly surprised. What was there to wait for?

His gaze fell on Liu Kai's briefcase. Did he want to borrow money from me?

Should I lend it to him or not?

It's easy to lend money, but it's hard to get it back.

In his previous life, Han Songlin had lent money to friends and relatives. When he lent it, he said that it would be returned after a while.

But in the end, not a single penny was returned.

After encountering a few such people, Han Songlin stopped asking after the second time and just took it as a matter of character. From then on, he didn't lend money anymore.

If someone asked him for money, he would say that he had invested in stocks and had lost tens of thousands of yuan, and was now locked in.

If someone asks him for money, he will say that he has invested all his money in the stock market and has lost tens of thousands of yuan, and that he is now 'locked in', so he really has no money.

As a person, he still cannot afford to be generous.

'Mr. Han, I don't know, are you interested in movies?'

Han Songlin laughed helplessly. This person is looking for him to invest!

'Director Liu, it seems that making movies these days is not very profitable!' At this time, Han Songlin really isn't very interested in movies or anything else.

That's right, not really.

Let me put it this way: the film market has not yet undergone reform, and there is not even a profit-sharing system. The film is sold directly to the distribution company, and once it is sold, it has nothing to do with you as the filmmaker.

Moreover, what kind of films are there in the domestic film market nowadays?

Mainstream films!

There are very few other types of films, so rare that they can be described as 'like a phoenix's feather or a dragon's scale'.

Every time a film that is not a mainstream film appears, it can achieve good results and even become a sensation.

Moreover, it is now the end of 1993, and 1994 is just around the corner, not far from 1997.

By then, affected by the Asian economic crisis and the not-so-good domestic economic situation, who will still be interested in watching movies.

The tide of layoffs will come in a few years' time.

Investing in movies, wait until the year 2000!

Liu Kai was speechless when asked by Han Songlin. It is true that making movies now is not profitable.

Now everything is about money. If it doesn't make money, then why invest?

Han Songlin smiled and looked at Liu Kai. He felt that Liu Kai was a relatively capable person.

Han Songlin had already felt this before.

He didn't know why he hadn't made it in the future, perhaps because he hadn't persevered.

'Tell you what, Director Liu, do you have a script?'

'Er, yes!'

Liu Kai quickly took out the script and handed it to Han Songlin with both hands.

Han Songlin gently took it and glanced at Liu Kai, obviously noticing that Liu Kai was being humble in front of him.

This made Han Songlin feel a little sad.

Shaking off his thoughts, Han Songlin began to flip through the script, which was a romance film.

Romance!

Han Songlin looked at Liu Kai in surprise, really not expecting Liu Kai to come up with such a script.

The whole story is about a city boy who met a girl in college, and then the girl left the country to study in the United States.

This movie, Han Songlin is quite sure, should not have appeared in history.

'Did you write this script yourself?' After a long time, Han Songlin closed the script. He was originally just going to pretend to read it, but he never thought that he would actually read it.

With a background in reading online fiction novels, Han Songlin was able to finish reading the 100,000-odd words in just an hour or two.

Moving?

Yes.

Tear-jerking?

Yes.

But let's be honest, the entire script didn't have any punchlines that made people laugh.

In the Chinese film market, comedy films account for a very large proportion.

It's not that the Chinese film market can't accommodate other types of films; but films that can make the audience laugh undoubtedly have a greater selling point.

To put it bluntly, everyone is tired of life, and when they go to the cinema, they just want to relax.

It's fine to be sensational, but you have to do it with a smile.

'Well, I wrote it myself!'

Han Songlin was a little surprised, but not really, because he remembered that these directors nowadays really go too far.

They can be directors and screenwriters.

Some directors even go further, writing on the spot during filming.

Then they remember one thing after another, and the entire filming schedule is repeatedly delayed.

This leaves the investors with nothing.

The person they are talking about is a famous Hong Kong director.