Chapter 200: then translation of title

Li Xin didn't come empty-handed either; he brought two boxes of brain gold produced by his own company, which has the effect of refreshing the mind and is a very good gift for the elderly.

The key is to save money!

Following the receptionist, he arrived at Shao Lao Liu's office; as soon as they met, he beamed and said, "Uncle Liu! How's your health?"

Shao Lao Liu looked at the two gift boxes in his hand, nodded in satisfaction, and thought, "This kid at least brought a gift; he didn't come empty-handed."

That really gives face!

His expression was calm, yet he spoke sarcastically: "Don't be polite! You, Boss Li, how do you have time to come to my little temple today? Isn't the Red Xin Film City project busy?"

Resentment! His words are full of resentment!

However, Li Xin acted as if he hadn't heard, familiarly placing the gift boxes on Shao Lao Liu's desk.

Then he smiled and said, "Uncle Liu, look at our friendship—even if I'm busy, I still have to come see you, right?"

"As for that film city, it's just a small-scale operation; how can it compare to Shao Film City? That's just asking for humiliation!"

Shao Lao Liu's mouth twitched involuntarily twice upon hearing Li Xin say that.

As a veteran of the film industry who has struggled his whole life, in his decades of experience he has rarely seen someone so shameless!

We have friendship, yet you went off and started your own film city; if we weren't friends, would you try to swallow Shao Film City whole?

"Shao Lao! I'm getting up in years, my heart isn't in great shape!"

Li Xin took out an invitation from his pocket, placed it before him, and said, "Uncle Liu! The Red Xin Film City opens in two days; come give some guidance."

"You are a towering figure in this industry, with keen eyesight; come take a look and tell me what needs improvement, give me some advice!"

Shao Lao Liu has weathered the business world for decades; today this kid has opened his eyes—you're stealing my business, yet I still have to go show support?

A rare flash of anger appeared on his face as he asked in a low voice, "Mr. Li! Are you here today to deliberately provoke me?"

"If so, you can leave; I don't have time to attend any opening ceremony."

Li Xin took a document from Jianguo's hand and pushed it toward Shao Lao Liu.

He explained with a smile, "Uncle Liu, the costume street at Shao Film City is modeled after the ancient Ming and Qing capital."

The set includes teahouses, wineries, inns, gambling houses, pawnshops, government offices, brothels, and mansions, etc., with the four corners respectively being temples, city towers, grand residences, and teahouses.

"There's also the Republic-era street, modeled after the streetscapes of twentieth-century Gangdao and Shanghai, with sets featuring churches, theaters, cinemas, firms, teahouses, and nightclubs, etc."

"As for other sets, they include imperial gardens, pavilions, terraces, towers, and halls, etc., as well as caves, cliffs, and other natural scenes."

"Our Red Xin Film City hasn't built these; instead, we constructed a Tang-Song film zone on the existing foundation of Shao Film City."

"There's also a Qin-Han film zone under construction, intended to avoid overlapping with Shao Film City's existing projects so resources can be used rationally."

"Moreover, our designers are all ancient architecture experts invited from our hometown; the scene layout is absolutely lifelike, just scaled down considerably!"

"Red Xin Film City doesn't intend to oppose your Shao Film City; rather, we complement each other—don't you want to look at the plan?"

After listening to Li Xin finish, Shao Lao Liu picked up the plan and read it carefully.

Half an hour later, Shao Lao Liu put down the plan, a smile already on his face.

He exclaimed, "A Xin! You little guy are really something; you've done this beautifully."

"I understand your meaning; from now on our two companies can achieve strategic cooperation, making up for each other's shortcomings—this is a great thing."

"At first, when you three teamed up to do the film city project, I thought you were going to wrestle with Shao Film City; I was narrow-minded."

Li Xin lit a cigarette, took a puff, pointed at the plan, and asked, "There's also a broadcast item for a mixed martial arts competition in there; what do you guys at TVB think?"

Shao Lao Liu pointed at the document with his finger and said, "I've read it carefully; this is just the same old routine as those Yankee boxing match broadcasts."

"Can you guarantee this competition can be sustained long-term? How should the broadcast fees be calculated? If they're too high, TVB will have no profit margin."

What Li Xin really wants now isn't broadcast fees; for the mixed martial arts competition, what he seeks is fame, and TVB is the best choice.

Gangdao Free Television (TVB) was established and officially launched on November 19, 1967.

It is Gangdao's first television station to obtain a free wireless television license, and also currently the world's largest Chinese-language commercial television station.

Li Xin said, "It's premature to talk about broadcast fees now; let's wait for the data to come out before discussing this."

"Besides, we don't need to discuss it ourselves; the people below will handle it. Uncle Liu, what do you think? Is my sincerity enough?"

"Refreshing! Let's settle it like that."

Shao Lao Liu clapped his hands and said, "This is a good thing for TVB; if it succeeds, both sides benefit; if it fails, TVB won't lose much."

After the main matters were settled, Li Xin rose to say goodbye, and before leaving asked, "The day after tomorrow is the opening ceremony for the Red Xin Film City project; will you drive yourself over, or shall I send someone to pick you up?"

"Shao Lao! Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll send people to invite me!"

Li Xin nodded satisfactorily and said, "That's right! I give you face, you should return the favor; we can't let all the benefits go to one side, can we?"

After Li Xin left, Shao Lao Liu examined the plan twice more carefully; the more he read, the better his mood became.

Fang Yihua came to the office, saw he was in a good mood, and asked, "Sir! Anything happy going on?"

Shao Lao Liu pushed the document toward her, smiling, and said, "After you read this document, you'll know why I'm happy!"

Fang Yihua picked up the document and read it; after finishing, she raised her head and asked:

"Sir! Is this true? Is Li Xin really being so kind-hearted? He wouldn't have any other motives, would he?"

Shao Lao Liu shook his head; "Women are long-haired but short-sighted; Li Xin is using a method of binding interests, letting everyone reap benefits."

"Sharing benefits is the correct choice; hoarding them makes it hard to get fat—some people just can't see through that!"

He explained, "You've also read the plan; their project complements ours perfectly, with no conflict of interests."

"Moreover, we can still borrow his film city to shoot TV dramas of other dynasties."

"That way, no one will keep saying that TVB's TV dramas all use the same setting for every dynasty."

"Hmm, indeed it's a single model!"