Chapter 422: Warm Recruitment
Fang Hexuan has clear standards in mind for the hotel brands he plans to acquire.

He will not be too ambitious and covet hotel empires like Hilton or Marriott that are controlled by North American old money families.

He will not hold back, and will not hesitate to wield his scythe against brands that will become famous in later generations but have not yet risen.

If he were to live his life over again, although Fang Hexuan would prefer high-tech industries, in the 1980s in Hong Kong, the real estate and hotel industries were indeed on the rise. In order to make money, it was not wrong to enter these traditional industries. But don't be like the Big Four families and make real estate your main business, which would be of no benefit to the country or the people.

Compared with the real estate industry, he pays more attention to the hotel industry. Although this industry will not experience a big boom like the real estate industry, the industry cycle is longer.

With the gradual deepening of globalization and the end of the Cold War, the world will be integrated into a global village. Business and academic exchanges among countries will become more frequent, and traveling abroad for ordinary people will become fashionable and common.

Then, benefiting from this dividend, the hotel industry will also show a slowly upward development trend.

If you could complete the assembly of the hotel group before the 90s, you could make money almost effortlessly afterwards.

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November 11th was already the fifteenth day since Zhang Yimou came to Hong Kong.

A week ago, everyone else in the film exchange group had returned to the mainland, so he simply moved to DreamWorks' staff dormitory in Kwun Tong.

The reason for doing so was not because he was afraid of being gossiped by people at the China Resources Hotel, but purely to make it convenient for him to take the crew's commuter bus to Shaw Brothers Studios every day.

Since his skills were even more advanced than those of the crew's photographer Huang Zhongbiao, it was no surprise that Zhang Yimou was noticed by Xu Ke.

Tsui Hark did not fire Huang Zhongbiao, but instead asked him to discuss the project with Zhang Yimou. The former remained the first cinematographer, while the latter was his deputy.

Don't underestimate this "deputy" position. It is not errand work like an assistant. Instead, it is an important person who has the decision-making power and advisory power to control the picture.

In order to keep Zhang Yimou, Tsui Hark specifically asked Liu Tianci for someone.

The general manager of DreamWorks had no choice but to contact the leader of the exchange group and a certain agency in Hong Kong and ask Zhang Yimou to stay for a few more days to assist in the filming.

At first, Zhang Yimou was a little worried that the Guangxi studio would be unhappy with his overdue return, but when he called back, he heard that the studio leaders asked him to carry forward the GM spirit and help his Hong Kong compatriots complete the filming task.

At this moment, Zhang Yimou's anxiety disappeared without a trace.

To be honest, he also wanted to stay longer. During these few days, he not only came into contact with the world's most advanced film equipment, but also gained a basic understanding of the operating details of Hong Kong film crews.

Although he doesn't completely like the production model of DreamWorks, he is not conservative. While seeing the shortcomings, he also knows too many advantages.

Zhang Yimou is a man with a lot of ideas. Although he loves photography, he has also wanted to be a director like his classmates Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang.

The director is not just a position that decides how the plot and pictures progress, he also controls the specific operation of the crew, which is a precision instrument, and definitely requires certain management skills.

This requires the director to be able to control the entire crew and prevent bad apples from destroying the shooting environment and progress.

Therefore, the director not only needs to be responsible for the story, but also needs to understand every position in the crew, at least to make them listen to him.

If a director has no prestige in the crew, not only will he not be able to shoot the movie, but even the basic operation of the crew may be paralyzed.

At this time, the higher-ups will either assign a producer or supervisor to the director, or replace the director.

Zhang Yimou had only been in the Guangxi studio for less than half a year. As a newcomer at that time, he could not avoid seniority, so even if he wanted to learn, he could not learn happily. But in the "Shushan" crew, not only director Tsui Hark valued him, but also the company's general manager Liu Tianci valued him. He himself might not be aware of it, but most of the crew were polite to him, and he could still feel it.

So, after completing his own work, he went around to other groups and no one said anything.

On the contrary, the people in the crew are all smart people. They know that someone above them is promoting him, so they all want to build a good relationship with him.

Even if Zhang Yimou transformed himself into an eager-to-learn and inquisitive primary school student, no one would dare to object.

It can be said that during the half month he spent in Hong Kong, he felt that he might have learned more than he did during the one year he spent in the Guangxi factory.

At least, on the DreamWorks crew, there is enough film, which allows veteran photographers to give full play to their imagination and allows novice photographers to quickly hone their skills.

He was happy there, but Chen Kaige, who chose DreamWorks with him at the beginning, was very depressed.

Since this guy chose the crew of "To the Wrath of the Sea", many cast and crew members of this play which was about to be completed had already left one after another, and even if Chen Kaige wanted to stay, he couldn't find an excuse.

What's more, he is neither a photographer nor a lighting technician. How can he impress Ann Hui with just his mouth?
With disappointment, reluctance and jealousy, Chen Kaige and other members of the exchange group had to leave Hong Kong.

Half a month has passed, and the main complex scenes in the "Shu Mountain" crew have been basically filmed under the cooperation of Huang Zhongbiao and Zhang Yimou. The remaining scenes are not difficult and Huang Zhongbiao can handle them alone.

What's more, the Guangxi studio also called and asked when their precious talent could go back, so DreamWorks could no longer force Zhang Yimou to stay.

That day, Liu Tianci received Amou in his office.

After the two of them finished chatting over coffee, Liu Tianci asked with a smile:
"After hearing Director Xu praise you many times on the phone, I am convinced once again that you are a rare talent, A-Mo. Have you ever thought about staying in Hong Kong instead of going back?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yimou, who was just taking a sip of coffee, choked in surprise. After he relaxed for a while, he replied awkwardly:

"Mr. Liu, you said this too suddenly. I haven't made any preparations at all."

Liu Tianci did not give the other party a chance to think, and continued with a smile:
"It's not too late to listen now. Gold will always shine. DreamWorks is willing to provide you with a broad enough stage. Please consider it."

He didn't tell the other party that even his big boss Fang Sheng valued him.

He was skeptical at first, but after half a month of observation, Liu Tianci really believed that Zhang Yimou was a very talented and promising photographer.

As we all know, the few people at the top of any industry are the treasures that everyone in the industry is fighting for.

There are many professional photographers in Hong Kong, but excellent ones are rare. DreamWorks values ​​screenwriters and directors, and the same is true for photographers.

If DreamWorks can recruit Zhang Yimou, its future production capabilities will definitely be taken to a higher level.

To this end, he did not hesitate to go against the big boss and insisted on forcing things to grow faster.

You know, Fang Hexuan had reminded him before that he could show favors and goodwill, but there was no need to immediately bring Zhang Yimou under his wing.

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(End of this chapter)