Chapter 449: Martial Arts Gate

In just a few days, Yang Qing saw Li Long frantically setting up the scaffolding.

Yang Qing wondered how this guy, unfamiliar with people and place, managed to put up the scaffolding.

Yang Qing came over and took a look—goodness, there were even foreigners here; were these people he recruited from Hailaowu?

Yang Qing hurried over to ask Li Long.

"Mr. Li, where did you find these people?"

Mr. Li replied.

"They all eat meals at Hailaowu; finding work is difficult for them."

Yang Qing whispered.

"Our wages in Gangdao simply can't compare to those in Yingjiang."

"You haven't been fooling them, have you?"

Li Long comforted him.

"Don't worry; as long as we provide food and lodging, it's fine—these people aren't short of money, and I didn't recruit those who are."

"They just want a chance to appear in a film."

"This is an emergency measure for them, not formal employment."

Li Long's connections are really not simple.

Yang Qing, however, felt that using people for free wasn't good either, in case there were some impressive individuals among them.

"Let's do this: reimburse their round-trip airfare, and pay them according to our regular staff wages."

"No matter who they are, they work for us, so we must treat everyone equally."

"How's the scaffolding coming along?"

Li Long thought for a moment.

"It's pretty much done; the script and screenwriter are also mostly finished, so we can shoot and make changes at the same time."

"After all, imagined scenes sometimes differ from reality."

Afterward, he spoke shyly.

"Mainly, I'm not very experienced."

Yang Qing, on the contrary, encouraged him.

"No problem, just go ahead and film; I think you can do it."

"The script for Chen Zhen Biography is not bad either; it's just that Yang Qing thinks the title is no good."

"How about changing the title to Martial Arts Gate? What do you think?"

Li Long showed surprise and delight.

"This name is good."

Yang Qing greeted this group of volunteer workers and then left.

His current focus is the Hua Mulan project.

This is his first major project.

If Li Long films quickly, Yang Qing even hopes they can stagger releases and show them simultaneously in various places.

Money is secondary; the main goal is to make a name for themselves.

Li Long is a sort of guarantee.

Wang Tianlin's filming here is more detailed, so it's a bit slower; Li Long's film should have a simpler plot, so it ought to be faster.

Their progress should be about the same.

Meanwhile, other directors are also frantically producing films.

Eternal Splendor Film has begun intensive releases; setting aside whether it's good or not, just this quantity is impressive.

Fang Hua felt the pressure, Shao Yi was startled and wanted to return to keep an eye on the Shao family.

Qi Dezun, however, rushed over and stopped him.

"Don't rush, don't rush—the more Yang Qing films, the faster he'll die."

"I've already allied with some people to launch a full-scale attack on the Yang family's businesses."

"As long as their funding chain breaks, all their efforts will be castles in the air."

"Those who work for us are the meat in our mouths."

Shao Yi didn't want to ally with Qi Dezun against Yang Qing, but Yang Qing's aggressive advance is moving against his foundations, so it can't be blamed on him.

The shopping mall is like a battlefield.

"How are you preparing to deal with Yang Qing?"

Qi Dezun has nothing to hide.

"I've already connected with KFC; soon I'll open a fried chicken outlet in Gangdao."

"That way, his Pizza Hut won't be able to maintain its current profitability."

"Moreover, for Imperial City, I've contacted other real estate developers to jointly raise land prices, increasing the cost of acquiring land there."

"On another front, we'll monopolize Gangdao's teaching materials and carry out large-scale development."

"That way, Imperial City will have land but be unable to monetize it, yet still have to acquire expensive land."

"Within half a year, Imperial City will collapse."

Shao Yi spoke up.

"Then you'll have eaten your fill and drunk your plenty, while the Shao family takes the front line?"

"Besides, they can't just sell all that land they have."

Qi Dezun said proudly.

What if nobody buys it?

Even if you have land, you have to sell it to cash out, right?

Really sneaky — looks like a lot of people are eyeing the Imperial City, and he's just too complacent.

How can you guarantee that people will want the high-priced land you deliberately created?

Qi Dezun chuckled.

Because this place consists of premium plots in Zhong Huan; releasing just one would have countless people scrambling for it, let alone the Imperial City.

As long as there's ambition, the Imperial City could never give up such a plot.

Shao Yi felt a chill in his heart.

Did you bribe Hong Fu?

Qi Dezun spread his hands.

Who would go against money?

Sometimes a mistaken judgment can affect the whole situation.

Everyone thinks Yang Qing loses money but gains fame in film.

Yang Qing also didn't really want to exploit Eternal Splendor.

He was throwing money away desperately; the money earned from films, he counted as thrown in, updating equipment and planning new sets.

Time slowly slipped away.

The film Mulan finally wrapped production.

Not long after, the film Jingwu Men also wrapped production.

Yang Qing went to watch the trailer; it was very exciting.

Li Long insisted that his film be released globally first.

President Yang, I have a strong popular base in Yingjiang; promotion would have a hotspot, making the effect better.

Wang Tianlin didn't contend with Li Long over this; he needed to focus on editing.

There are too many good shots; he can't bear to cut them, so he needs to think carefully, with no time to compete with Li Long for the premiere.

Yang Qing furrowed his brows.

First, I wanted you to release together; that would also be a double guarantee.

As long as one succeeds, our global market would be considered opened a crack.

Box office is secondary.

Li Long also furrowed his brows, thinking for a moment.

No, President Yang, I don't think that way.

Releasing two films on the same day would only compress our screens, affecting our reach.

Maybe the hype has risen, and it's also time for the film to leave theaters.

Abroad and our Gangdao are different; whether good or bad, word can spread across the island in a day or two.

Abroad, our films are already limited; even with a bit of hype, when others hear it's a Gangdao film, how many will watch? With numbers already small, this voice becomes even smaller.

Most importantly, our distribution channels are too weak, and promotional efforts are minuscule; those media companies won't bother promoting our films.

Only if we succeed can we attract those distributors' attention, so future promotion can keep up.

As for me, I myself already have some heat, which I can slightly use.

If I succeed, the promotional resources for Mulan might catch up.

If I fail, similar films like Mulan would likely be even harder to succeed.

Now abroad, films with female leads have too small an audience.

Li Long's analysis is very correct.

Yang Qing fell into hesitation.

Finally, after Chen Ziqiang returned, Yang Qing consulted with him and decided to follow Li Long's advice.

Li Long's quality is worth their taking a risk.

Moreover, those free workers' abilities are strong; they carried out professional translation.

Make the film easier for people to understand.