"Mr. Wu, you are so polite. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Summer smiled slightly, "It's easy to talk about cooperation." I have always been willing to support the development of Hong Kong films, and Mr. Wu, you are also a well-known filmmaker with outstanding achievements and a good reputation, and I am happy to cooperate with you. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Xia. When Wu Siyuan heard this, he was immediately surprised.

I didn't expect Summer to be so easy to talk and agree to his request so easily, which was really unexpected, much beyond his previous expectations.

"But Mr. Wu, just the support of the theater chain, I think it's still a little insufficient. Summer said with a smile again.

"......" Wu Siyuan was stunned for a moment, puzzled, "Mr. Xia, what do you mean by this?"

"Mr. Wu, have you ever encountered the dilemma of wanting to make a movie, but you don't have enough funds and can't invite stars?" asked Xia with a smile.

"Of course it did. As you know, my Siyuan Pictures is just a small company, and it often encounters all kinds of difficulties. Wu Siyuan said with a wry smile when he saw Xia asking this.

……

Although Siyuan Pictures has made a name for itself as early as the 70s, it actually doesn't make much money.

One is because Wu Siyuan's filming funds are supported by Thai film companies. Once he makes money, he will definitely take the lion's share, leaving him with only a little residue.

The second is that he doesn't have a memory cheat like summer, and the scenes he shoots are all big hits, and he has never lost money. Although Wu Siyuan has made some blockbuster films, he has also made a lot of movies that are not blockbusters.

For example, investing in Xu Ke's chaotic trilogy "Butterfly Change", "No Gate to Hell" and "The First Type of Danger" is a three-part losing streak, which caused Wu Siyuan to lose a lot of money, and also made Xu Ke a box office poison for a time, and no one dared to film with him anymore.

The third is that Wu Siyuan lacks the support of the theater chain. Golden Harvest treated him favorably before, but in the end he was not his own person, so he couldn't get the highest box office share and made a lot of money.

The result of the lack of money is that Wu Siyuan only dares to make small-budget productions, and he does not dare to try blockbusters.

He made movies, such as "Serpentine Trickster", "Drunken Fist", "Ah Chan on an errand", "Extralegal affair", "Gambling Saint", etc., all of which invited starlets who were not popular at that time to star in them to reduce costs as much as possible.

But in fact, why doesn't he want to make blockbusters. It's just the cost of blockbusters, which he simply can't afford.

Like filming "The Peacock Prince" in the summer, the special effects alone cost 9 million Hong Kong dollars. This money, for Wu Siyuan, is enough to make two movies.

For example, Cheng Long filmed "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother", went to Europe to film, and it was a balloon and an explosion, spending tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Wu Siyuan couldn't take out this money at all.

……

"Have you ever thought about solving this problem?" asked Summer with a smile again.

"Mr. Xia, what do you want to say?" Wu Siyuan asked suspiciously, seeing that Xia was asking strangely.

"Okay, then I'll get straight to the point. Mr. Wu, I would like to take a stake in your company and become a major shareholder of your company. "But don't worry, although I get fifty percent of the shares, the company is still managed by you, and I will not dictate the company's affairs at every turn."

At the same time, all the funds for the filming are provided by me, and you can also borrow stars from Tianxia Pictures. What do you think?"

When Wu Siyuan heard that he wanted to invest in his own company in the summer, he was a little unhappy at first. Because of the constraints of working for others, how can you have the freedom to be your own boss.

However, when he heard that Xia Xia could still manage the company, he suddenly felt that Xia's proposal was good.

"Mr. Xia, will you really let me continue to preside over the company, and you will never interfere yourself?" Wu Siyuan further confirmed.

"No, it's not 'absolutely not going to meddle'. If there is a big deviation in the company's operations, I will still intervene. Summer waved his hand and corrected, "But don't worry, as long as the company is doing well in your hands, I won't be too lazy to care." ”

"Well, then, Mr. Xia, do you have a stake in Forty Percent of the Nine Lines? This will ensure that you have influence, and at the same time, ensure my dominance. Wu Siyuan thought for a while.

He has worked hard in the mall for more than ten years, and he knows that no matter how good it sounds, it is just a gust of wind. Forget it, whoever believes it!

The summer promise is very good now, and after the shares, people turned their faces and refused to admit it, and he couldn't find the temple gate when he cried. So it's better to buy yourself an insurance policy first.

"No, I can't. Mr. Wu, I have always liked to take the lion's share of investment companies, which is my business style. If I don't have the lion's share, then I'd rather not invest. Summer waved his hand.

In fact, if he didn't know that Wu Siyuan was a good filmmaker, he would not be willing to invest in Siyuan Pictures.

"Actually, you don't have to worry about me breaking my word. I have acquired a lot of companies in the past three years, and even the company worth tens of billions of dollars of China Gas is safe for me to be taken care of by others, let alone your small company. Xia smiled, "And up and down Siyuan Pictures, only you are the most valuable." It's too late for me to reuse you, so how can I deliberately embarrass you. ”

Wu Siyuan blinked when he heard him say this, and he also felt that what he said made some sense.

Although Siyuan Pictures has a history of more than ten years, to put it bluntly, it is actually still a leather bag company. There are no stars, little money, and the most valuable person is him, the director, screenwriter, and producer.

If he still has to toss him poorly after becoming a shareholder in the summer, then Siyuan Pictures will have no value at all. So summer shouldn't be so stupid.

"Oh well. Mr. Xia, how much money do you plan to invest in my company?" Wu Siyuan then asked.

"I'm impatient to find a third-party appraisal, so let's do it, it's 30 million Hong Kong dollars. How?" Summer thought for a moment.

Wu Siyuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

The most valuable thing in Siyuan Pictures is him, in addition, there are also the copyrights of more than a dozen movies, as well as a well-known signboard. Other than that, there's really nothing more valuable. Its offices are all rented.

"Okay, that's it. Xia smiled slightly, "In view of my investment this time, it is all for the sake of Mr. Wu's face." So in order to protect my investment, Mr. Wu, you have to stay in the company for at least five years. No problem, right?"

"Five years?" Wu Siyuan was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Mr. Xia, five years is a little too long." Well, sign for three years first. If we get along, even if you let me go, I won't go. If we don't get along well and I'm not motivated, then what's the use of forcing me to stay. Besides, in three years, I believe I can help you earn back 30 million. ”

"Alright then, that's settled. Summer nodded, "Mr. Wu, I hope we will have a happy cooperation in the future!"

"Happy cooperation!" Wu Siyuan also smiled.

The so-called back to the big tree is good to enjoy the shade, and now he can be regarded as climbing a big tree. I just don't know if this big tree is a cash cow or a cannibal tree.

……

Xia then signed a contract with Wu Siyuan, officially invested in Siyuan Pictures, and became the largest shareholder with 50% of the shares. Wu Siyuan dropped to second place.

After the news came out, the Hong Kong film industry was in an uproar.

Because Siyuan Pictures is the backbone of the independent alliance, it is now recruited by the summer. In this way, the power of the independent alliance was greatly weakened. This has made many filmmakers start to worry about how long the independent alliance can last if it continues to solicit in the summer.

What is not quite the same as the idea of independent filmmakers is that the company in the camp of the independent alliance can't help but be a little tempted after learning about the conditions for Xia to take a stake in Siyuan Pictures.

After the summer stake, not only did he provide capital and stars, but he also allowed the original boss to continue to run the company. Who wouldn't want to do such a good thing?

"I don't know if Summer is willing to take a stake in my company?" Deng Guangrong of Shadow Zhijie said eagerly, hoping that his company would also be invested in Xia.

A few years ago, Xinyicheng wanted to recruit Wu Siyuan, but unfortunately the box office failure of "Butterfly Change" he invested in at that time made him miss the opportunity. Unexpectedly, at this time, he was recruited by the summer again, and he was really lucky. Luo Wei, the boss of Luowei Films, couldn't help but say with envy. He also wants his company to be invested in the summer, so that the loss of money is summer, and the money will be divided equally between the two, how beautiful!

"I have a good relationship with Mr. Xia, why didn't he think about investing in my company?" Zeng Zhiwei said with some unhappiness.

When he formed the company, he was filming "Hardcover Chasing Girls 2", and he knew about it all the time in the summer, but he didn't say that he wanted to buy shares, which really made him feel very aggrieved.

……

Some people are envious, and of course some people are angry.

After Debao learned about this, he was very unhappy, because it was impossible for their company to let Xia buy shares. Otherwise, Debao listens to the summer or to the sound of the pan flute.

But in this way, when all the companies in the independent alliance camp are poached in the summer, then Debao will be left to fight alone, and there will be no room for development at that time.

……

After Jiahe and Xinyicheng heard the news, they didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

They all know that Wu Siyuan of Siyuan Pictures is a very good filmmaker. In fact, they have long had the intention of soliciting, but they are not as bold as in the summer, after all, 30 million Hong Kong dollars is not a small amount.

And they don't have a memory cheat like in the summer, knowing that Wu Siyuan still has a lot of potential to tap in the future, so they dare to invest 30 million Hong Kong dollars in him.

Of course, they have to be cautious, because many originally talented filmmakers quickly collapse after changing their environment. There are so many precedents for this kind of precedent that we have to guard against.

For example, when Li Hanxiang went to Taiwan, of course, he was so high-spirited. But after a few years in Taiwan's League of Nations, he ran back to Hong Kong in disgrace and owed a lot of famine.

Before Hu Jinquan went to Taiwan to film, he was also a well-known director, but he filmed a few films in Taiwan, but he had a high reputation and poor box office, which made those filmmakers miserable.