Chapter 59: Ambition

Starting from January 14th, the poster of "Mr. Zombie" can be seen in the eye-catching position of all mainstream newspapers, as well as the advertising slogan "Mr. Zombie", which was created by Xu Cun, a million-dollar box office director with a cost of 4 million, is waiting for you to taste it at Shaw Brothers Cinemas on January 20!".

On January 20th, almost half of the people in Xiangjiang knew that "Mr. Zombie" was about to be released, and some viewers bought their premiere tickets early and waited to taste "Mr. Zombie".

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Fang Yihua's home.

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

"You go to sleep first, I'll wait a little longer. Shao Yifu said.

"More than one million dollars were spent on advertising alone, and Xu Cun is the only director in Xiangjiang with a box office of 10 million, and the attendance rate of the premiere of "Mr. Zombie" is definitely not bad. There's no point in waiting, let's wait for tomorrow morning to read the reviews of "Mr. Zombie", then you can see what kind of achievements "Mr. Zombie" can have. Fang Yihua persuaded again.

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

Fang Yihua said this, how could Shao Yifu not know? But he just couldn't sleep - at this moment, he was a little restless, he faintly felt that he had done something wrong, and he even began to regret conniving at 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 be able to come over from the Shaw Family.

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

And Xu Cun, a partner who is willing to spend money on production and publicity, is the most ideal partner for their Jiahe.

However, He Yichang threw an olive branch to Xu Cun several times, and Xu Cun euphemistically shirked it, which made Zou Wenhuai a little unhappy at the same time, and also made Zou Wenhuai start to think about the reason why Xu Cun did not come to Golden Harvest.

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

After having 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 emergence of the publicity offensive of "Mr. Zombie", Zou Wenhuai realized that he had guessed correctly.

Then, Zou Wenhuai not only felt sideways at Xu Cun's ambition, but also laughed at Xu Cun's inadequacy.

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

"Talented people are usually ambitious, and that's normal. He Yichang said at the time.

Whether it is Zou Wenhuai or He Yichang, they are not worried about Xu Cun's ambition - Golden Harvest's business philosophy is to cooperate, everyone makes a fortune, and it is not the sole power of Shaw Brothers.

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

However, it is precisely because Zou Wenhuai's heart is too broad-minded that the satellite companies supported by Jiahe in the late eighties have defected from Jiahe, and then led to the gradual decline of Jiahe.

In addition to not worrying about Xu Cun's ambitions, Zou Wenhuai and He Xichang were not worried that Xu Cun would not come to join Golden Harvest -- they knew Shao Yifu too well, and they knew that Shao Yifu would never allow an independent filmmaker like Xu Cun to survive! Back then, the fundamental reason why they fell out with Shao Yifu was that they wanted to use the Shaw Brothers' large-scale studio system. The reason why Xu Guanwen defected from Shaw Brothers is also because Xu Guanwen wants to touch the Shaw Brothers' big-studio system. Xu Cun's current approach is no longer to touch the Shaw Brothers' large-scale studio system, but to completely destroy the Shaw Brothers' large-scale studio system. Shao Yifu, who regards the big studio system as the foundation, can tolerate Xu Cuncai!

Then again, Zou Wenhuai can't count on Xu Cun alone - in addition to Xu Cun, Zou Wenhuai also has a crush on one person, and this person is Cheng Long.

This year, the most dazzling filmmaker in Xiangjiang is naturally Xu Cun, in addition to Xu Cun, the most dazzling filmmaker in Xiangjiang is none other than Cheng Long, and even Xu Guanwen's limelight has been faintly overshadowed by Cheng Long.

The box office of "Drunken Fist" is as high as 6.7 million, second only to "Happy Ghost" and "Deed of Sale", and ranks third in the box office list of Xiangjiang this year.

The box office of "Serpentine Trickster" is nearly 3 million, and it ranks 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 Fist" even exceeds that of "Happy Ghost" and "Deed of Sale".

In addition, unlike Xu Guanwen's turtle speed creation, Cheng Long's output is very high - as high as at least two films a year, and sometimes four or five films a year, which can be regarded as a rare fast gunner, with such speed and such fame, Cheng Long can definitely consolidate Golden Harvest's overseas position, and even open up overseas markets for Golden Harvest.

However, the current Cheng Long is still Luo Wei's person, and he is not the only one who is eyeing Cheng Long-Shao Yifu, an old thing, is also ready to spend money this time.

In this way, there is some trouble!

And if he wants to solve this trouble, Zou Wenhuai has to rely on Liu Lianghua in his arms to help.

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

"Brother Huai, can you let others 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 Fist" was a big hit, Luo Wei only doubled Cheng Long's salary - from 3,000 Hong Kong dollars for a movie to 6,000 Hong Kong dollars for a movie. In Wu Siyuan's place, Cheng Long can still earn 50,000 Hong Kong dollars for a movie, not to mention that I asked Ah Chang to send Cheng Long 1 million Hong Kong dollars once, and Yongchang to give Cheng Long 2.7 million Hong Kong dollars once?" 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 whispered out some heart-wrenching words: "Shao Lao Liu also made a move, I heard that he was going to use five million Hong Kong dollars to poach Cheng Long from Luo Weina." Do you think that Shao Lao Liu and I will attack at the same time, is it possible for the stingy Luo Wei to keep Cheng Long?"

Liu Lianghua scolded Luo Wei in her heart: "You are really a pig! Cheng Long has such a good card in your hand, but you don't know how to wrap it up, you really deserve to be unlucky for a lifetime!"

After slandering Luo Wei, Liu Lianghua sighed, and then said leisurely: "Let Brother Chang bring more money to Ah Long in a few days, and I will take the time to ask Ah Long to come out to talk in the past two days." ”

After Liu Lianghua's words, Zou Wenhuai was determined in his heart - Cheng Long was Luo Wei and Liu Lianghua's contract. Moreover, compared with Luo Wei, Cheng Long has more respect for Liu Lianghua, a mother who has a lot of means. Therefore, as long as Liu Lianghua is willing to make a move, Cheng Long will definitely switch to the arms of Golden Harvest.

Immediately, Zou Wenhuai, who was in a good mood, began to soothe Liu Lianghua's guilt-ridden heart......

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