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"How do you feel?" Tang Huan casually asked Jiang Zhiqiang, general manager of the Xiangjiang Cinema Group, who was following behind, as he walked out of the screening room.

"The story is average, but it is very flavorful, bloody enough, and there is a little bit of ......" Jiang Zhiqiang pondered the words for a while, and finally said: "Romanticism." ”

Tang Huan, who was sure that this was what he wanted, smiled loudly, "I call this type of hero spilling blood." ”

John Woo, who walked at the back, had been nervously paying attention to the reactions of the bigwigs who could decide the fate of his works, and was relieved when he heard Tang Huan's tone full of satisfaction and put a label on it.

"Can you catch up with the summer file?" Tang Huan stopped and turned back to ask Wu Yusen.

"Yes!" When Wu Yusen replied, he felt that he was going to "spill blood as a hero".

Turning his gaze to Jiang Zhiqiang, Tang Huan ordered in a deep voice: "That summer, this movie will be listed as the focus, and then enter the process of global release." ”

"Understood. Jiang Zhiqiang scratched his head with a little embarrassment, after the establishment of the Guy Xiangjiang Cinema Group, he had the best film source in Xiangjiang. In the film schedule for the second half of the year, not to mention the series of overlord flowers, beautiful girls, happy ghosts, zombies, lucky stars, etc., just heavyweight productions such as "Rich Train", "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "Dao Ma Dan" and so on should pay special attention, and it is really difficult to take care of anyone, it seems that we have to study the box office big data provided by the computer system again.

Tang Huancai ignored the happy troubles of his subordinates, and when he saw the assistant waiting in the distance, he walked over and asked, "What's the matter?"

"TVB and Ms. Fang Yihua from Shaw Brothers are waiting for you in the office. The assistant guessed in a low voice, "It seems that she wants to invite you to the final of the Miss Xiangjiang contest." ”

"Miss Xiangjiang and Miss Chinese, the two old and new beauty pageants, are really-for-tat and happy. Tang Huan shook his head with a smile.

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"What, hasn't Miss Hu come back yet?" After a few words of greeting, Fang Yihua seemed to inadvertently inquire about the news.

"It should be just these two days. Tang Huan sat comfortably on the sofa.

People's eyes are accustomed to looking up, and after Xiangjiang entered the developed regions of the world, the people were like employees of large listed companies, and they were very proud, and even their tastes of appreciation were further tricky.

However, even if the economic status of Xiangjiang improves, people will still maintain their yearning for the world's number one power on the other side of the Pacific.

Under this general trend, in order to calm the scene, Hu Yinmeng personally took this year's Miss Chinese campaign team to the United States to shoot exterior locations. Of course, she also wanted to take a look at the child by the way.

"I heard that the sixth uncle wants to go back to the mainland to sweep the tomb and worship his ancestors?" asked Tang Huan after a while.

"I did think about it. Fang Yihua sighed, "Tang Sheng must know that there will be a lot of things involved, after all, it is troublesome, and it is estimated that it will be done quickly next year." ”

Tang Huan bowed slightly, "If there is anything you need my help with, just ask." ”

"I will definitely convey Tang Sheng's thoughts. Fang Yihua happily accepted and expressed her intentions, "This year's Miss Xiangjiang contest finals are about to start, since Tang Sheng happens to be in Xiangjiang, it is better to go and have a lively time." ”

"I was so coincidental last year, and if I go again this year, I may be picked on by Hu Yinmeng. Tang Huan replied meaningfully.

"The slapstick of our little shrimp can't shake the cooperation strategy formulated by Tang Sheng and Sixth Uncle. Fang Yihua said it rarely, picking up the macro theory.

Tang Huan thought for a while, and finally nodded: "Ms. Fang is so hearted, how can I not appreciate it." ”

Actually, Tang Huan originally wanted to say something else, but in the end he swallowed the words back, because he didn't feel appropriate.

Due to the inability to negotiate on the issue of renewing the contract for 5 years, Andy Lau, who was single-handedly held out by TVB, rebelled with the "Five Tiger Generals".

This kind of resistance is of course pediatrics for TVB, which has gone through more than ten years of ups and downs and has long been pampered, and directly adopted various methods to break them, so they were honest, and hid the most active Andy Lau.

In Tang Huan's view, after all, the times are different, and such a barbaric method is still adopted, and it is good to say that it is not good to spread it outside. After all, during TVB's celebration in November last year, the star-studded "Yang Jiajiang" released was so happy, how can you say that you will turn your face when you turn your face, and onlookers are more willing to think that TVB is bullying the small.

In particular, specific issues need to be analyzed specifically, Andy Lau, who has become popular since the TV series "The Condor Heroes", has proven that he does have great potential in movies, and the two movies "Can't Stop Love" and "Extralegal Affair" starring him before have exceeded 10 million at the box office.

For those who are already working very hard, there is no need to add such unnecessary obstacles. What's more, on the Xiangjiang side, although Tang Huan has a lot of people available under him, there are still very few people who can take the lead.

Therefore, the richest man wants to persuade Fang Yihua that there is no need to be so serious, just forget it. But he thought about it, after all, this is a family matter of TVB, and rash interference may make the other party unable to get off the stage.

You must know that in the past few years, Fang Yihua has been quite good to Tang Huan, Zhao Yazhi, Zhang Manyu, Xie Ning, etc., all of them have taken care of them wholeheartedly, and they can't help but give face, so let's find another way to mention it to Run Run Shaw.

Fang Yihua didn't know that after a moment's effort, Tang Huan's heart turned so many thoughts. She was very happy to be able to move the richest man to the final of the Miss Hong Kong contest as she wished, so she continued to talk about another thing.

"Actually, I inquired about Miss Hu's whereabouts because I wanted to discuss with her about a movie that would take the international route. Before, Miss Hu and DreamWorks were not very optimistic about this project, and I was a little half-hearted on my side, so Uncle Six urged me a few times. ”

"Which movie?" Tang Huan asked absentmindedly. DreamWorks has its own exclusive intelligence, capital, and high-tech backing, and Golden Harvest has Cheng Long, which are all relied upon to enter the international market, but Shaw Brothers has not been able to make up for this shortcoming since the loss of the powerful general Fu Sheng, and it should be satisfied with companies such as Xinyicheng and Debao in the Xiangjiang, Baodao and even Southeast Asian markets.

It is "Tai-Pan" based on the novel of the same name by James Clavell. Speaking of which, it also has some relationship with Tang Sheng's MGM. Fang Yihua explained in detail.

James Cravel is an Australian-born, American-naturalized novelist, screenwriter and director. There's a bit of legend to his story.

In 1940, at the age of 19, James Clavel was sent to Malaysia to fight the Japanese army, where he became a prisoner of war and was imprisoned in Changi Prison in Singapore, where he survived the Allied victory.

Based on this personal experience, James Clavel wrote a series of novels called "Asian Legends", which is about the various conflicts and influences of Western explorers in the East after entering the East during the Age of Discovery.

The first part of "Asian Legends" was "KingRat" in 1962 - "Rat King", which was set in Singapore, and the second part was "Tai-Pan" - "Taipan" in 1966, which was set in Hong Kong.

At the beginning, Michael Meihua bought the film adaptation rights of the novel "Taipan" for $500,000, but it was estimated that the shooting budget would exceed $20 million, which was really unbearable at the time, so the project ran aground, and the adaptation rights began to change hands.

By the mid-1970s, the rights to adapt Taipan fell to Shaw, who planned to work with Universal Pictures on a $12 million film, but it didn't materialize.

The rights to the film adaptation of "Taipan" recently passed to Rafaela de Laurentiis, the daughter of the famous Italian filmmaker Dino de Laurentiis and one of the investors in the hugely successful 1982 film "Conan the Barbarian."

Still, Run Run Shaw was interested in the Taipan project. Because James Clavell's "Asian Legends" series, "Shōgun" - "Shogun", which is set in Japan, the novel and film spin-off are very successful, and the novel alone is a rare bestseller that has sold tens of millions of copies.

In addition, after Hong Kong entered a transitional period, Hong Kong people inevitably fell into confusion in their own cognition and positioning. The story of "Taipan" can reflect the history of Hong Kong to a certain extent.

Of course, no matter what the idea and purpose, the premise of everything is that "Taipan" should be as popular as "Shogun".

But Tang Huan clearly remembered that in the original time and space, "Taipan" was not even popular, and even the book was not even returned commercially, and the box office could be described as a failure, with an investment of 25 million US dollars, the box office was only 2 million US dollars, and the reviews were useless.

With this conclusion, Tang Huan turned upside down to reflect on the possible reasons why "Taipan" was not welcomed, so as to persuade Run Run Shaw not to make a stupid move and fall into the pit again, but Fang Yihua took a document and said: "The main actors of "Taipan" have been selected, the actor is Brian Brown of Australia, and the heroine is Chen Cong, the actress of the mainland. However, Rafaela de Laurentiis wanted to shoot on the mainland, but it was difficult, and it was a good opportunity for us to make a difference. ”

Tang Huan's gaze swept over the name Brian Brown, and he quickly matched the number. He rose to fame in 1983 when he starred in ABC's television miniseries The ThornBirds, which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor: A Short Series and a TV Movie, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series.

However, the fact that an actor of Brian Brown's level can leave an impression on Tang Huan is not his so-called achievements, but the gossip and anecdotes told by his subordinates to make his boss happy.

When Brian Brown was filming "Stinging Bird" in 1983, he met another actress in the show, Rachel Ward, an Australian countryman who was more famous than him. So the old man showed the other party palmistry, predicting that he would have three children. As a result, that year, Brian Brown got a beautiful woman and married Rachel Ward. Pickling girls to this extent is definitely a realm.

But Tang Huan didn't laugh because he remembered this anecdote, because he was a little displeased when he saw Chen Cong's name, how did his subordinates arrange it, so that this mainland actress who had finally been gilded in the United States fell into the pit, and he was ready to reuse it.

Noticing that Tang Huan's face remained serious for a long time, Fang Yihua's heart couldn't help but sink, and he quickly stopped talking and said cautiously: "Why, Tang Sheng, like Miss Hu, is not optimistic about this project? James Clavell's "Shogun" is extremely popular, and "Taipan" catches this trend, it should be no worse." ”

"I can understand Uncle Six's plan, through the story of "Taipan", to reflect the historical origin of today's Xiangjiang from the side. Tang Huan said slowly: "Taipan should belong to the type of adventure, but I can infer from its budget of more than 20 million US dollars, the cast, and the insistence on filming in the mainland, etc., that it may be difficult to achieve the desired effect and arouse the interest of Western audiences." ”

"DreamWorks' "Once Upon a Time" trilogy has been released in the United States well, and it has been a while since the release of home videotapes. Do you think that Rafaela de Laurentiis can do a better job than us Chinese in the same novel oriental historical scene at the end of the Qing Dynasty?"

"Will 'Once Upon a Time' be too demanding of Western audiences for 'Taipan'?" Fang Yihua muttered to herself.

"The essence of the story of "Taipan" is actually to take Westerners as the center, go to the East to explore, hunt for treasures, and embrace beauties. Tang Huan said with a little sarcasm: "The "Shogun" set in Japan was a great success, in fact, it is easy to understand, the exotic "Madame Butterfly" between the United States and Japan is also very popular internationally, Japan has always liked to worship at the feet of the strong." If you say that there is also a successful exotic "The World of Susie Huang" on the Xiangjiang side for reference, there are still differences. "Taipan", which is set against the background of the Opium War, has a romantic relationship with Western speculators, which may be difficult for mainland critics to accept. ”

"It's just a minor problem, there are more important issues. The Opium War has long been decided, but I suspect that filmmakers like Rafaela de Laurentiis would not have had to spend energy on this in Taipan, but would have been replaced by the corruption and insidiousness of China during that period, and the wisdom and bravery of Western explorers. ”

Seeing that Fang Yihua was about to open his mouth to defend himself, Tang Huan waved his hand and interrupted: "This is a difference between the way of thinking between Xiangjiang, which has been adrift for a long time, and the mainland, the subtlety of it, the sixth uncle should be able to slowly understand." As for his desire to reflect the historical origin of Hong Kong through "Taipan", the effect may not be ideal. So my opinion is, hurry up and stop the loss. ”

After being analyzed by Tang Huan, Fang Yihua couldn't sit still, and quickly stood up and said, "I'll go and convey Tang Sheng's opinion." ”

(To be continued.) )