On July 19, after more than 40 days of hot screenings, "Ghost Blowing Lantern: The Essence of the Ancient City" has been fully painted, with a total box office of 24.23 million Hong Kong dollars. For a new film made by a new director and new actors, Shao Daheng is very satisfied with such a result, and is now communicating with overseas distributors, if nothing else, it will be fully released in Southeast Asia and other countries next month, with the box office guarantee of Hong Kong, overseas distribution can also sell at a good price.

Wang Zheng was also very surprised to get such a high box office, although there was only a difference of 2 million with Xu Shisan's 26 million "Best Partner", but in the past few years, they have been the box office giants of Xu Shi Brothers and Xinyicheng, and they are very satisfied to be so close to them, and their first goal can be completed so smoothly, and the future situation will be easy to open, and it will no longer be beyond the reach of the city.

TVB Building, in the office of Shao Daheng.

Wang Zheng used a tea clip to take out the tea residue from the teapot, wash it with warm water, rotate the teacup on the side in the tea boat, warm it with hot water, take it out and put it in the tea tray, and then dial the tea leaves into the pot, brewed it three times, after three steepings and three bubbles, the warm fragrance rose from the cup and came to the nose.

Skillfully holding up the teapot, holding the pot button with the middle finger of his left hand, the golden tea came down leisurely, and pushed the full teacup to Shao Daheng who was sitting on the side, Wang Zheng asked:

"Sixth uncle, summoned me today, I don't know what's going on?"

Shao Daheng picked up the steaming teacup, smelled the tea and pressed it lightly, with an aftertaste on his face, and nodded: "The tea is brewed well, I didn't expect that the current offspring can also make such a mellow kung fu tea." ”

"Uncle Sixth has won the prize, and the number of bubbles is more, so it will naturally be. ”

In his last life, when he worked in Guangdong, when he went to discuss business with customers, he drank tea when he had nothing to do, and Wang Zheng also learned some doorways.

"I came to you today for three things. ”

Shao Daheng didn't seem to be in a hurry, picked up the teacup and tasted the tea again.

Wang Zheng didn't have his qi-nourishing skills, so he picked up the blue and white teapot to fill it and asked, "What are the three things?"

Shao Daheng glanced at him, and said in his heart that the young man just couldn't hold his breath, and he didn't sell Guanzi, so he spoke directly: "One is the Xiangjiang share of the ghost blowing lantern movie, the second is the distribution of overseas sales, and the third is that Shaw Brothers will officially sign a contract with you." ”

Taking a sip of tea, the tycoon continued: "The total box office of Xiangjiang is 24.23 million Hong Kong dollars, excluding the share of theater screenings and other costs, the total profit is 20 million Hong Kong dollars, and your three components are a total of 6 million Hong Kong dollars, you see if there is a problem with the number." ”

"No problem. ”

Wang Zheng took the check handed over by the tycoon, glanced at the number and put it away, although it was a net profit of 20 million, Wang Zheng only got 6 million, which seems a bit small, but without the support of Shaw Brothers Pictures and Shaw Brothers Cinemas, this movie may be difficult to release, on the contrary, if Shaw Brothers does not have Wang Zheng's script and his unique guidance, it will not be able to earn 14 million net profits. This business is not about who made a profit, it can only be said that everyone is win-win.

And Shaw Brothers' other drama this year, "Eighteen Kinds of Martial Arts", also entered the top ten of the annual box office, with a total box office of nearly 10 million, although Shao Tycoon has now shifted his career focus to TVB, but this year's movies have made him make a lot of money, which made him see the potential of the movie box office again, and was affected by Wang Zheng's butterfly, and in 1985, whether Shaw Brothers would still sell the theater chain became unknown.

"Overseas distributors have basically negotiated, and you can only share 10% of your overseas box office profits, and the distributors are all ugly, and Hong Kong films want to go abroad, and they have to rely on these people. ”

If it weren't for Wang Zheng, with Shao Tycoon's strength, he would never explain this, and during this time, in order to talk about overseas distribution rights, the tycoon was disgusted by the faces of those film companies.

"Everything is up to the arrangement of the sixth uncle. ”

Wang Zheng also knows that it is not easy to let Xiangjiang Films go abroad, so he doesn't care too much about those shares, and there is not much profit after deducting them.

"If only you could understand. ”

Shao Daheng is also afraid that Wang Zheng is too little, as strong as him, and he doesn't want to explain some things.

"As for the official signing with the Shaw Brothers, I want to hear what you mean. ”

Shao Daheng did not rashly decide to sign the contract, for fear that the second Bruce Lee would slip out of his hands.

After listening to the tycoon's words, Wang Zheng hesitated a little: "Sixth uncle, in fact, I am a little reluctant to be a director, the box office of the ghost blowing the lantern is a big hit, there are many tricks in this, if you take an unfamiliar script and let me shoot, I don't know what it will look like." ”

"Then you mean. Shao Daheng frowned slightly.

"I can only promise to make two good movies for the Shaw Brothers within a limited scope, if the Shaw Brothers sign me as a long-term director, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it, but I will disappoint the sixth uncle!"

Wang Zheng knew that he was two pounds, so he had to say ugly things in front of him, so as not to show his feet in the future.

Shao Daheng thought for a while and said, "Okay, the Shaw brothers will sign you as a special director, if you can still make a film like "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", our share will remain the same." ”

"Then thank you Uncle Sixth for your trust, I will work hard. ”

Wang Zheng was also relieved, for fear that Shao Daheng would suspect that he would start another stove and run out to do it alone. In today's Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and Golden Princess, in the case of three points of Xiangjiang Cinema, going out alone is tantamount to asking for a dead end, Wang Zheng does not have the ability to pull up a cinema line of his own, the so-called back against the big tree is good to enjoy the shade, there are Shaw brothers in front of themselves to shelter themselves from the wind and rain, it is better to keep a low profile.

"In the past few years, the Lunar New Year stalls have been occupied by Golden Harvest and Xu Shi Brothers and Xinyi City, and our Shaw Brothers movies have not occupied any position in the Lunar New Year stalls for several years, can you fight for a position for the Shaw Brothers in next year's Lunar New Year stalls. ”

Shao Tycoon asked very hopefully, in recent years, the Shaw Brothers movies have gradually declined, and Shao Tycoon has felt a little crisis.

Tsk, Wang Zhenggang also sighed that it is good to rely on the big tree to enjoy the shade, and the interest from the big tree will come.

"I have a blueprint for a story in my heart, but Uncle Sixth has to give me a little time, and I will do my best. ”

In order to be able to rely on this big tree for a long time, Wang Zheng had no choice but to pay some interest first.

"Then it's up to Ah Zheng, don't worry about the preparation of the crew, the resources of the Shaw Brothers movie are fully open to you. ”

Shao Daheng stroked his hand and praised, it was an inquiry about rushing to the doctor for a sudden illness, but he didn't expect Wang Zheng to really have a good script, as for how he would shoot, with the results of the ghost blowing the lamp, he was not too worried.

Coming out of Shao Daheng's office, Wang Zheng was a little depressed, he thought that the end of the ghost blowing the lantern movie would allow him to rest for a while, but he didn't think that the new movie would be put on the agenda like this, and the busy days would have to start again, so he could only comfort himself that those who could would have to work harder, and it would be half a year before the New Year, and it seemed that he had to start building the crew immediately.