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"Hmph, it's really rich. Zou Wenhuai casually put the newspaper aside and snorted coldly.

The American media said that he had made hundreds of billions of dollars, and donating 2 billion to charity was only a few tenths, so that he could change his reputation. ”

"If it were me, I would too. ”

He Guanchang smiled, he was not surprised by Wei Xiong's approach.

It's just a matter of generosity to others.

"But having said that, this young man is really amazing, and every few days he has a big deal to return to the so-called new landmark of Hong Kong. ”

"I am afraid that in the future, his status and image in the hearts of Hong Kong people will become higher and higher. ”

Zou Wenhuai glanced at He Guanchang, who was speaking.

"You don't have to say this deliberately in front of me, I'm not so ignorant of current affairs, I came to you today to talk about cooperation with him in detail. ”

"Hehe, if only you could figure it out. ”

……

The next day, Wei Xiong accompanied Wang Guxian and the Queen Mother to have morning tea before arriving at the company.

As soon as she entered the office, Ouyang Yalan came in and said, "Boss, Zou Wenhuai's secretary called just now and said that Zou Wenhuai wanted to meet with you." ”

"Zou Wenhuai?"

Wei Xiong paused, and then smiled.

"Well, but I didn't say anything specifically. ”

Ouyang Yalan also had a smile on her face, she knew that Wei Xiong had been waiting for Zou Wenhuai for a long time, so she immediately came to report as soon as she saw Wei Xiong go to work.

"It's just afternoon, you can arrange the specific time and place. ”

……

"Hello Mr. Zou, long time no see. ”

Wei Xiong held Zou Wenhuai's hand, and the smile was natural, as if nothing unpleasant had ever happened between him and Zou Wenhuai.

In fact, because of Webster's deliberate sniping.

In the past year, Golden Harvest has not said that its performance has been dismal, but it has also declined sharply compared with last year, and some films have not even returned their costs.

It can be seen how much Zou Wen hates.

No, the wrinkled bad skin smiled and said, "yes, long time no see." ”

However, Mr. Wei's demeanor is now more than in the past, not only dominating the Hong Kong film industry, but also making a fortune in the United States. ”

"It's an admirable approach. ”

Wei Xiong didn't care whether Zou Wenhuai was really complimenting or implicitly mocking.

smiled slightly, and asked straight to the point: "The stock market is such a thing, it's just luck." I wonder what Mr. Zou asked me about today?"

Hearing this, Zou Wenhuai frowned slightly.

Wei Xiong's posture of eating him made him very uncomfortable, and his face sank slightly: "There is something I want to ask Mr. Wei for advice." ”

"Oh, I don't know when?"

Wei Xiong's expression remained unchanged, and he took a sip of coffee.

"I don't know what it means for Wei's to deliberately snipe Jiahe five times?"

"I think Mr. Zou may have misunderstood. ”

"Wei's schedule of its films has always been a comprehensive consideration, and at the same time the pursuit of box office maximization, how can we snipe Golden Harvest's statement. ”

Zou Wenhuai had expected Wei Xiong to say this.

Nor does it refute.

After taking a sip of coffee, he suddenly changed his words: "Then if I let Golden Harvest Cinemas join Wei's Distribution, what does Mr. Wei think?"

"Of course welcome. ”

"If Mr. Zou is really willing, the conditions are the same as those of Debao and Princess Jin. ”

Zou Wenhuai smiled, did not agree, and did not say no.

Instead, he changed the subject again: "I heard that Webster's pass has been approved by the mainland government, and a maximum of ten films will be introduced into the mainland market every year?"

"Yes, what's the matter, Mr. Zou is also interested?"

Wei Xiong frowned secretly.

The old fox hadn't compromised so easily, but he was ready to pay some price before he came.

As long as Zou Wenhuai is not too excessive.

He also doesn't mind giving a piece of cake to the other party.

"The mainland market is too big, and Li Lianjie's "Shaolin Temple" actually received a box office of 160 million in the mainland with a ticket price of 1 cent. ”

"Absolutely miraculous. ”

"If it is opened up properly, the mainland will be a huge box office for Hong Kong films in the future. ”

Zou Wenhuai has made no secret of his coveting of the mainland market.

Because there's no need to hide it.

The reason why Wei Xiong wants to introduce Wei's films to the mainland is that he also takes a fancy to the huge market in the mainland? It can be said that everyone knows this.

"How much does Mr. Zou plan to get?"

"Four. Zou Wenhuai's answer was concise and to the point.

"Huh. Wei Xiong smiled, but soon the smile on his face gradually faded, and his tone became cold: "Mr. Zou has a great appetite." ”

"As soon as you open your mouth, you want four? ”

"To put it mildly, I put a lot of effort into getting the mainland government to approve it, and there is no need to share the results with others. ”

"But since Mr. Zou has spoken, there are two at most. ”

Directly made a half-fold.

Zou Wenhuai frowned slightly, he discussed with He Guanchang about three, and said four, but it was just to leave a room for bargaining.

Unexpectedly, Wei Xiong was more ruthless than him.

Seeing that Wei Xiong's attitude seemed to be very resolute, he immediately swallowed back if he wanted to continue fighting.

After a moment of silence,

He finally said: "Yes, two is two, but I have one condition." ”

"Speak. ”

"Mr. Wei should know that Golden Harvest tried to enter Hollywood a few years ago, but failed, and now Golden Harvest wants to try again. ”

"But because of the lack of experience, I wanted to work with Weis. ”

"I hope the film is an action movie with Ah Long as the leading actor, and the script is written by Mr. Wei, with the production and funding, and Wei's and Golden Harvest each have half of it. ”

"The copyright belongs to Wei's, and the box office Golden Harvest is only forty percent. ”

"Cooperation, I agree in principle. ”

"But, hehe, Mr. Zou thinks it's appropriate to let Cheng Long be the leading actor? If it's an action movie, it's not difficult to find someone to replace Cheng Long. ”

Wei Xiong is indeed not opposed to cooperating with Golden Harvest.

Because if Hong Kong films want to really go to the world and catch up with Hollywood, it is impossible to rely on Webster movies alone, and more power is needed.

And when Zou Wenhuai was talking, he thought of a movie.

I really need to cooperate with Golden Harvest.

Of course, while cooperating, he also needs to fight for enough benefits for Weis.

"I don't think there's anyone who can replace Aaron. ”

Zou Wenhuai frowned, hesitated for a moment and continued: "Mr. Wei seems to have a deep prejudice against Ah Long, is it because of what happened last time?"

"Yes and no. ”

Wei Xiong's answer was ambiguous, which made Zou Wenhuai very unhappy.

"I know that Ah Long has some faults, after this lesson, I believe he will change, Mr. Wei is a big man who is famous in Xiangjiang. ”

"Why should you be like him? ”

"As for what happened last time, it is indeed Aaron who is wrong, and I will ask him to apologize to Miss Li in person. ”

At this time, Wei Xiong's face showed a deep groan.

After a while, he said: "Okay, since Mr. Zou has said so, I will give him a chance, hoping that he can do it well in the future." ”

"Back to the matter of cooperation. ”

"I think it's too high for Golden Harvest to have 40% of the box office, to say that Mr. Zou doesn't like to hear it, even if it's an action movie, I don't need to cooperate with Golden Harvest. ”

"At present, Webster is preparing a new film called "Tales of the Night". ”

"More than 100 million Hong Kong dollars have been invested. ”

"There are a lot of action scenes in it, I plan to let Li Lianzhuo act, he has a good image, and in terms of real kung fu, he is better than Cheng Long. ”

Hearing this, Zou Wenhuai only felt that there was a fire in his chest.

But what Wei Xiong said was the truth.

Wei Xiong - There is no need to cooperate with Jiahe at all, because this is tantamount to sending money to Jiahe for nothing, and it may also make Cheng Long popular by the way.

"Then I don't know how much Mr. Wei thinks is appropriate?"

Wei Xiong saw that Zou Wenhuai's face was not good-looking, and he didn't want to push the other party too hard.

After all, the other party is a senior.

still has a lot of status and influence in the circle, so he said: "In this way, let's make a gambling agreement, so that Mr. Zou should be more acceptable." ”

"What's the bet?"

"Two points, first of all, if the box office is less than $100 million, I give Golden Harvest 45% of the box office share, if it is between $100 million and $150 million. ”

"Divide into 40%. ”

"If it's more than $150 million, it's 30%. ”

Secondly, if the box office exceeds 150 million, Cheng Long must be responsible for all film contracts except Hong Kong and Taiwan in the future. ”

"The contract is for five years. ”

Zou Wenhuai frowned again.

He has no opinion at all in the first half, if the box office of the film can really exceed 150 million, even if only 30% of the box office share can recover the cost.

And make a fortune.

But the second bet is less friendly.

"Of course, if Mr. Zou doesn't insist on Cheng Long as the leading actor, then the second one will naturally not be counted, and I have a suitable candidate in mind. ”

In Zou Wenhuai's view.

Wei Xiong can suppress Cheng Long.

After pondering for a long time, Zou Wenhuai finally spoke: "I agree to the first clause of the VAM agreement, but the second clause must be agreed by Ah Long himself." ”

"Yes, I'm not in a hurry. ”

……

On the way back to the company, Zou Wenhuai called He Guanchang, briefly explained the situation, and then asked He Guanchang to take Cheng Long to his office.

When he returned to the company, Cheng Long had already arrived.

He Guanchang frowned slightly and asked, "The gambling agreement proposed by Wei Xiong is beneficial to us, but listening to your tone, it seems that there is still any problem?"

Zou Wenhuai sighed, and then glanced at Cheng Long.

Cheng Long was suddenly uneasy, Zou Wenhuai specially called him, there must be something related to him, and he knew that it was not a good thing at a glance.

Could it be that Wei Xiong didn't plan to let him go?

Oppose him as the main character of the film?

Thinking of this, an even worse premonition spread in his heart.

Wei Xiong disagreed with Aaron as the leading actor. ”

Hearing this, Cheng Long's face immediately turned white, and he secretly said in his heart Sure enough, he specially asked Zhang Guorong to clarify it for him before, but it had no effect.

Now it seems that even if Zou Wenhuai personally went out.

"Ah Long, don't be nervous first, listen to me, and then after my arguments, Wei Xiong finally relieved a little, but he has the conditions. ”

"What conditions?" He Guanchang asked with a frown.

"In fact, it is also part of the VAM agreement. ”

"If the box office of the film exceeds 150 million US dollars, Aaron must be responsible for all film contracts except Hong Kong and Taiwan. ”

"The contract is for five years. ”

When He Guanchang heard this, he sighed secretly.

In the final analysis, it was Cheng Long who offended Wei Xiong before, otherwise Wei Xiong would not have done such a desperate job, and now it depends on Cheng Long's own decision.

"I promise, isn't it just 5 years, I can still afford it. ”

He Guanchang was stunned.

Turning his head to look at Cheng Long, he found that Cheng Long had a resolute face, and he couldn't help but show a smile of relief, this perseverance was what he admired the most.

……

December 7th

On this day, a major event happened that completely changed the landscape of Hong Kong films.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Wei Xiong and Zou Wenhuai walked into the temporary press conference held by Wei's Distribution Company together, and the whole venue exploded.

All the reporters were talking about why Wei Xiong and Zou Wenhuai appeared here together.

When they received a press conference from Webster Distributors, they thought it was something to be announced.

But now it seems that this is not the case at all.

Wei Xiong and Zou Wenhuai, the two biggest existing rivals in the Hong Kong film industry, appeared together at the temporary press conference of Webster Distribution.

Almost everyone thought of a possibility:

Golden Harvest Cinemas will join Wei's Distribution, just like Debao and Golden Princess.

In the expectant eyes of everyone, Wu Siyuan, who finally stepped onto the rostrum, played the role of the host, and he adjusted the height of the microphone.

With a smile on his face, he said, "I'm sure you're all wondering why Webster Publishing suddenly held this impromptu press conference. ”

"It's even more strange why Mr. Wei and Mr. Zou appeared at the press conference together, and it's up to me to announce the reason now. ”

"Just this morning. ”

In a friendly atmosphere, Mr. Wei and Mr. Zou discussed and decided that the cinema chain owned by Golden Harvest Film Company would join Webster Distribution Company. ”

"So far, more than 95% of Hong Kong's cinema resources have a unified management mechanism, which will be conducive to the development of Hong Kong films......"

Although it was expected.

But when listening to Wu Siyuan's announcement, the reporters in the audience were still completely boiling, and no one thought that Golden Harvest would make such a decision before.

And what this merger means is well known to all.

This is the first time since the opening of Hong Kong that almost all cinema chains are concentrated in the hands of one company, which will surely have a profound impact on Hong Kong films.

It's just that this kind of influence is like Wu Siyuan said, which is conducive to the development of Hong Kong films.

Or is it the other way around.

No one knows yet.

In fact, everyone's main concern now is another matter, after Wei Xiong's symbolic speech of a few words, the press will enter the question session.

The first reporter who got the opportunity just stood up and asked Wei Xiong

"Mr. Wei, after Golden Harvest Cinemas joins Wei's Distribution, will the board of directors of Wei's Issuance change, and will it still be dominated by Wei's?"

Wei Xiong smiled and said, "Of course." ”

"Golden Harvest Cinemas will get a seat on the board of directors after joining Webster Distribution, and the board of directors of Westster Issuance will maintain a situation of seven directors in the future. ”

In addition to Golden Harvest, Debao and Princess Jin each have a director. ”

"The company's important decisions will take the form of the minority obeying the majority, and there will be no additional seats on the board of directors in the future unless there are special circumstances. ”

Golden Harvest, Debao and Princess Jin were not incorporated into the Wei family.

It's just a business franchise.

So it has nothing to do with shares, but as an important part of Weiss issuance, they naturally have the power to participate in the company's decision-making.

But it's just about participating.

Judging from the distribution of seats on the board of directors of the company, the control is still in the hands of Wei, or to put it bluntly, in the hands of Wei Xiong.

In other words, Wei Xiong has mastered almost all the cinema chains in Hong Kong.

With this Shang Fang sword in hand, and an invincible chariot like Wei's movie, Wei Xiong has become the real overlord of the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

The second reporter pointed the finger at Zou Wenhuai.

The question asked can be described as extremely spicy: "Mr. Zou, today's movies produced by Golden Harvest have been repeatedly sniped by Wei's films. ”

"As a result, Golden Harvest's box office this year has dropped significantly compared with last year,"

Among them is a movie starring Cheng Long. Is it because the box office pressure is too great, Mr. Zou has no choice but to agree to let the theater join Wei's distribution?"

"I don't think Golden Harvest's films have ever been sniped. ”

"What you're seeing is a normal business practice, so there's no compulsion at all, so don't speculate. ”

As soon as Zou Wenhuai opened his mouth, he categorically denied the reporter's statement.

As if in organizational language, he paused, and continued: "The reason why we let join Westster Distribution is purely a consideration of commercial interests. ”

"Because having a unified agency coordinate and arrange the release and scheduling of Hong Kong films will make the competition between Hong Kong films more benign. ”

"It is conducive to the development of Hong Kong films. ”

The third reporter continued to ask: "Mr. Zou, when you say 'normal business behavior', is it normal for Wei's to snipe Golden Harvest?"

Zou Wenhuai realized that his words were a little vague.

"By 'normal business practices', I mean that both Golden Harvest and Webster decide when the release of the film is based on the post-production cycle,"

"The results of propaganda and a number of other factors. ”

"For example, statutory holidays, special holidays and other factors are jointly determined. Therefore, it will be considered that Wei's deliberate Golden Harvest is completely unfounded. ”

The fourth journalist, a female journalist, asked a question that had nothing to do with today's topic.

"Mr. Wei, someone saw you at the Peninsula Hotel two days ago with Wang Guxian and a middle-aged woman having morning tea, which was later confirmed. ”

"That middle-aged woman is Wang Guxian's mother. ”

"Does this prove that you and Wang Guxian have met their respective parents and established their relationship? ”

Wei Xiong's smile remained unchanged.

"Xiaoxian and her mother came from Taiwan specially, as a junior, it's normal to have morning tea, you reporters don't think about it all day long. ”

The reporter asked: "So, do you deny the relationship with Wang Guxian?"

"Don't you write in the newspaper all day, and I need to deny it? ”

He now has enough capital.

I don't care if the scandal with the women is admitted or not