Chapter 352: Be strong without desire
Half past nine in the evening.
Considering that there were elderly people and children in the Chen family, the brothers dispersed after dinner.
Baoqiang got on the E280 still a little drunk, and when he turned around he saw Xu Kun standing on the street looking into the distance.
After checking the general direction, he rolled down the window and asked, "Brother Kun, you are not really going to buy a house in the Olympic Village, are you?"
"It's hard to say yet."
Xu Kun waved his hand and said, "I have an appointment with someone else, you can go back first."
"Oh~"
Baoqiang silently rolled up the car window, thinking that if Brother Kun wanted to buy one, he would sell everything he had to buy one.
Although he looks silly, he knows it in his heart. Even though he has become famous recently, his greatest support in the entertainment industry is still his friendship with Brother Kun.
After Baoqiang left in the E280 driven by his assistant, Xu Kun waited for Ning Jing's car not long after.
Seeing that Ning Jing's car was a newly launched Sylphy, Xu Kun was a little puzzled and asked: "Sister Ning, why are you downgrading your consumption?"
Ning Jing is not a low-key person, especially after marrying to the United States, she has developed a habit of spending lavishly.
Ning Jing explained as he drove: "I didn't leave home with nothing in the United States, but I didn't have much money left either - Paul wasn't rich these years, so I left him everything I could."
"Why, this American has no more food left at home?"
"Americans don't have enough food to begin with. Many people live paycheck to paycheck, are deeply in debt and have no savings at all."
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Xu Kun suddenly thought of a major event that was about to happen: the 08 financial crisis.
This incident seemed to have happened around the same time as the Olympics, but China eventually managed to get through it.
But when the other side recovered, they started to repay kindness with hatred...
The latter is not important for now. What is important is that it should be useful in the financial crisis.
In the 97 Asian financial crisis, Thailand was the first to suffer. At that time, the financial currencies of the entire Asia were collapsing. It was only thanks to China that it held up that greater losses were avoided.
As the saying goes, never forget the past and learn from it. If the economic crisis has already shown signs of happening, then isn't it only natural for Thailand to want to get closer to China at this critical juncture?
Moreover, predicting an economic crisis in a movie can also create a big gimmick for the movie, and it may even go down in history...
But this raises a new problem.
He is a Chinese director, not a financial economist. He must have a reasonable reason to predict the 08 US financial crisis, right?
Ning Jing saw that Xu Kun hadn't said anything for a long time, so he couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are you thinking about?"
"nothing."
Xu Kun hesitated and said, "I just wonder if there will be problems if the Americans live on their own money."
"Of course. I've heard that the United States experiences an economic crisis every ten years or so."
"real?!"
Xu Kun's eyes lit up, and he asked hurriedly, "Is there any research material in this area?"
"There should be, why don't you check it online?"
Xu Kun didn't care about the long-awaited reunion. When he arrived at Ning Jing's house, he started searching for information related to the economic crisis on her notebook.
Most of the results I found were reviews of the Asian financial crisis in 97.
There are some analyses on the fact that the United States experiences an economic crisis every ten years or so, but they are all summary data rather than forecasts for the future.
After all, it is not very popular to sing the praises of aging and beauty on the intranet these days.
"What are you doing?"
It was not until Ning Jing finished taking a shower, stretched out a snow-white thigh, and tried to count the change in his pocket that Xu Kun remembered where he was.
He caught Ning Jing's mischievous right foot and asked persistently: "I also want to search for information on the Internet. You are good at English, so help me find it."
Ning Jing was originally held by his ankles, and her body was limp. Hearing this, she kicked Xu Kun in the stomach and said angrily: "What information are you in such a hurry for? If you think I'm too old, just say it!"
"How can it be!"
"Then you just think I'm divorced and lack that tone!"
If this woman starts to become unreasonable, then nothing you say will help.
Fortunately, our brother Kun is better at talking about [shui] clothes.
Even though Ning Jing was a wild horse that had been away from home for a long time, he gradually became obedient under his persistent encouragement.
The two even made a false claim - the sofa Ning Jing bought was definitely not made of real leather, as the water had seeped into the leather. …………
The next day, Xu Kun took Ning Jing to "climb over the wall" to the external network, and successfully searched for articles predicting the economic crisis. Among them, several articles mentioned the term "subprime mortgage crisis", and most of them were published in May and June.
Xu Kun was overjoyed and quickly printed out the articles, preparing to find someone to help translate them.
Although Ning Jing is good at English, he does not have the patience and cannot understand those professional terms.
As a result, before Xu Kun could find a suitable translator, he received a call from Han Sanping.
"Xiao Xu, are you free tomorrow morning?"
"Uncle San, if you summon me, I will definitely have time!"
"Well, come to China Film tomorrow. Someone wants to hear about the general outline of your new movie - especially the cooperation with Thailand."
Xu Kun had long guessed that there would be some "explanation" from above before he went to Thailand to discuss cooperation, but he did not expect it to come so soon.
However, looking at the article that had not yet been translated, Xu Kun did not think there was anything to worry about. In the past, he wanted to use the gimmick of China-Thailand cooperation to get the higher-ups to make a waiver during the review.
But now that the Thai military is conducting cross-border attacks, there is less demand for this.
If you have no desires, you will be strong.
So the next day he came to China Film Corporation with the unfinished draft of the script and several articles predicting the economic crisis.
In addition to Han Sanping, there was a middle-aged man and a young man in the reception room. From their demeanor, one could tell they were from government agencies.
Xu Kun subconsciously sat up straight, and heard Han Sanping say, "Xiao Xu, don't be nervous. I just asked you to come here to have a casual chat. I heard that Thailand promised to provide greater support if you can help promote a positive image of the Thai military. What do you think about this?"
What is this "just chatting"? Anyone who believes it is a fool.
"cough~"
Xu Kun cleared his throat and said seriously: "Boss Han, in fact, the request from Thailand reminds me that in order to maintain the image of a great power, it is not convenient for our country to send troops to perform tasks abroad, but Thailand has no such concerns.
I think we can set it up as the Thais, entrusted by us, crossing the border to help the rescue team - by the way, here are a few articles, Mr. Han, you can take a look first. "
When discussing serious matters in front of outsiders, of course you have to mention your position.
Xu Kun took out the articles and respectfully handed them to Han Sanping.
Han Sanping flipped through it and saw that it was all in English. He was a little confused and said, "Don't keep me in suspense. What does it say?"
"They are articles predicting the upcoming subprime mortgage crisis in the United States." Xu Kun explained, "I just happened to hear about these articles from a friend recently and thought they could be used in the movie, so I asked someone to download some from the Internet. But there is still time to ask someone to translate them."
After hearing what Xu Kun said, the young man who had been sitting upright immediately became restless and subconsciously looked at the middle-aged man next to him.
The middle-aged man nodded, and he immediately stood up and said, "Boss Han, can you let me see it?"
Han Sanping naturally would not refuse. When the young man took the article and began to read it, he asked again: "What does this have to do with your movie?"
Xu Kun talked about it: "I think this way. Thailand suffered a lot because of the Asian financial crisis. It has just recovered in recent years, but suddenly heard rumors of an economic crisis again. So it's a bit like being bitten by a snake once and being afraid of ropes for ten years.
After the Thais rescue the protagonists, I will arrange a conversation between the commander of the operation and his superiors, and use the words of senior Thai generals to explain why Thailand did this, which is mainly because the economic crisis is about to come back again.
Last time, it was all thanks to our country that prevented Asian countries from suffering greater losses. Now, facing a new crisis, they naturally need to maintain good relations with our country.
After listening to this, the commander pondered for a moment and nodded, saying: You are right, in the face of the economic crisis, Asia does need China to provide shelter.
The Thai military leaders responded: No, it’s not just Asia, this time it’s the world that needs China to protect it from the wind and rain.”
"well said!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Sanping couldn't help but want to applaud, but looking at the middle-aged man next to him, he forced himself to hold back and turned to the middle-aged man and said, "I think Xiao Xu's approach is very appropriate. It not only avoids some more difficult issues, but also uses foreigners to point out the current strength of our country."
The middle-aged man nodded slightly but did not speak. Instead, he looked at the young man beside him.
The young man immediately said, "Indeed, there are some articles that predict a subprime mortgage crisis in the next two or three years based on the current situation in the United States. However, such articles are not uncommon. Director Xu, have you ever thought about what to do if the prediction fails?"
Facing his question, Xu Kun spread his hands and said: "I just need a suitable reason to explain why Thailand is willing to help our country, and at the same time express the importance of our country now.
As for whether an economic crisis will happen, even the world's top economists may not be able to accurately predict it. Even if I, a filmmaker, make a mistake, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
"Ah."
After listening to Xu Kun's explanation, the middle-aged man nodded slightly, then stood up and said, "That's it - these articles..."
"You can take it away!"
"Don't worry, I won't take it for free. I'll have someone translate it into Chinese and Thai for you later." The middle-aged man smiled and said, "The script should follow this framework - and don't use Du Liang. There are too many complaints and weird words, which doesn't match the style of this movie."
(End of this chapter)
