Rebirth of the Great Entertainment Empire

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Starting from January 14th, the posters of "Mr. Zombie" can be seen in prominent places in all mainstream newspapers, as well as the "Mr. Mr. Zombie" is waiting for you to taste at Shaw Cinemas on January 20!" This slogan.

On January 20th, almost half of the people in Xiangjiang knew that "Mr. Zombie" was about to be released. Those who wanted to watch the movie had already bought the premiere movie tickets and waited to taste "Mr. Zombie".

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Fang Yihua's home.

"Sixth brother, go to sleep, the answer will naturally come tomorrow morning." Fang Yihua persuaded Shao Yifu.

"Go to bed first, I'll wait a little longer." Shao Yifu said.

"The advertising costs alone cost more than one million yuan. In addition, Xu Cun is the only director in Xiangjiang with a box office of ten million yuan. The attendance rate of the premiere of "Mr. Zombie" is definitely not bad. There is no point in waiting. It is better to wait until tomorrow morning Read the comments of "Mr. Zombie", then you can see what kind of achievements "Mr. Zombie" can achieve." Fang Yihua persuaded again.

"I know." Shao Yifu said in a deep voice.

How could Shao Yifu not know what Fang Yihua said? But he just couldn't sleep - at this moment, he was a little restless, he felt faintly that he had done something wrong, and he even began to regret pampering Xu Cun.

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Liu Lianghua's home.

Zou Wenhuai didn't sleep either.

However, unlike Shao Yifu who was worried about raising tigers, Zou Wenhuai wondered when Xu Cun would come from Shao.

Xu Cun's "Happy Ghost" made Shaw Brothers tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, which made Zou Wenhuai jealous.

And a partner like Xu Cun who is willing to spend money on production and promotion is their ideal partner for Golden Harvest.

However, He Yuchang threw an olive branch to Xu Cun several times, and Xu Cun tactfully rejected it. This made Zou Wenhuai slightly unhappy, and at the same time made Zou Wenhuai start to think about the reason why Xu Cun did not come to Jiahe.

Comparing the advantages and disadvantages of Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers, Zou Wenhuai vaguely guessed that the root cause may be the arrangement of theaters.

After making this guess, Zou Wenhuai's first thought was that he guessed wrong - he didn't believe that a kid who had only made two movies would have such great ambitions.

However, with the appearance of the propaganda campaign of "Mr. Zombie", Zou Wenhuai realized that he was right.

Then, Zou Wenhuai looked sideways at Xu Cun's ambition and laughed at Xu Cun's overreaching.

At that time, Zou Wenhuai smiled to He Yuchang who was beside him: "This kid, he wants to run before he learns to walk!"

"Talented people usually have ambitions, which is normal." He Yuchang said at the time.

Neither Zou Wenhuai nor He Yuchang are worried about Xu Cun's ambitions—Golden Harvest's business philosophy is cooperation, everyone makes a fortune, not Shaw's monopoly.

Judging from this business philosophy, Zou Wenhuai's heart is indeed much broader than that of Shao Yifu.

However, it was precisely because Zou Wenhuai was so broad-minded that the satellite companies supported by Golden Harvest in the late 1980s defected from Golden Harvest, which led to Golden Harvest's gradual decline.

In addition to not worrying about Xu Cun's ambitions, Zou Wenhuai and He Yuchang are not worried that Xu Cun will not vote for Golden Harvest—they know Shao Yifu too well, and they know that Shao Yifu will never allow an independent filmmaker like Xu Cun to exist. ! Back then, the root cause of their falling out with Shao Yifu was that they wanted to mess with Shaw Brothers' studio system. The reason why Xu Guanwen defected from Shaw Brothers was also because Xu Guanwen wanted to touch Shaw Brothers' big studio system. What Xu Cun is doing now is not to touch Shaw Brothers' big studio system, but to completely destroy Shaw Brothers' big studio system. It is no wonder that Shao Yifu, who regards the studio system as his foundation, can tolerate Xu Cun!

Then again, Zou Wenhuai couldn't count on Xu Cun alone—in addition to Xu Cun, Zou Wenhuai also took a fancy to another person, and this person was Cheng Long.

This year, the most dazzling filmmaker in Xiangjiang is naturally Xu Cun. Apart from Xu Cun, Cheng Long is the most dazzling filmmaker in Xiangjiang. Even Xu Guanwen's limelight has been faintly overshadowed by Cheng Long.

The box office of "Drunken Master" is as high as 6.7 million, second only to "Happy Ghost" and "The Contract", and it ranks third in the box office list of Hong Kong this year.

The box office of "The Serpentine Hand" is nearly 3 million, ranking ninth in the box office list of Hong Kong this year.

The overseas box office of these two films is even more gratifying, and the overseas box office of "Drunken Master" even surpassed that of "Happy Ghost" and "The Contract".

In addition, unlike Xu Guanwen's sluggish creations, Cheng Long's output is very high - as high as at least two a year, and sometimes four or five a year, which can be regarded as a rare fast shooter. , With such a reputation, Cheng Long can definitely consolidate Golden Harvest's position overseas, and even open up overseas markets for Golden Harvest.

However, now Cheng Long is still a member of Luo Wei, and Zou Wenhuai is not the only one who is eyeing Cheng Long - this old man Shao Yifu is also planning to spend his money this time.

In this way, it will be a little troublesome!

But to solve this trouble, Zou Wenhuai had to rely on the help of Liu Lianghua in his arms.

"Ah Hua, how are you thinking about Cheng Long?" Zou Wenhuai asked Liu Lianghua.

"Brother Huai, can someone else do this? After all, Luo Wei and I are husband and wife..." Liu Lianghua said with a look of embarrassment.

"Luo Wei couldn't keep Cheng Long. After "Drunken Master" became a big hit, Luo Wei only doubled Cheng Long's wages—from 3,000 Hong Kong dollars for a movie to 6,000 Hong Kong dollars for a movie. In Wu Siyuan, Cheng Long can still earn 50,000 Hong Kong dollars for a movie, let alone I asked Achang to give Cheng Long a million Hong Kong dollars, and let Yongchang give Cheng Long another 2.7 million Hong Kong dollars? " Zou Wenhuai said softly.

Liu Lianghua sighed lightly and did not speak.

Seeing that Liu Lianghua still couldn't bear to make a move, Zou Wenhuai said softly: "Shao Lao Liu also made a move. I heard that he plans to spend five million Hong Kong dollars to poach Cheng Long from Lovina. What do you think, Shao Laoliu and I shot at the same time, is it possible for the stingy Luo Wei to keep Cheng Long?"

Liu Lianghua yelled at Luo Wei in her heart: "You are such a pig! Cheng Long is such a good card in your hand, but you don't know how to win over it. You really deserve it!"

After slandering Luo Wei, Liu Jinghua let out a long sigh, and then said leisurely: "Let Brother Chang bring some more money to find Aaron in a few days. I will find time to ask Aaron to come out and talk in these two days."

After receiving Liu Lianghua's words, Zou Wenhuai was determined - Cheng Long was Luo Wei and Liu Lianghua's spouse. Moreover, compared with Luo Wei, Cheng Long has more respect for Liu Lianghua, a capable mother-in-law. Therefore, as long as Liu Lianghua is willing to make a move, Cheng Long will definitely switch to Jiahe's embrace.

Immediately, Zou Wenhuai, who was in a good mood, began to comfort Liu Lianghua's heart full of guilt...

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