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Just as Shao Yifu expected - now, He Yichang, the No. 2 person in Golden Harvest, is having afternoon tea with the tea restaurant of the Xu Cun Zài Peninsula Hotel.

"Ah Cun, our Golden Harvest is for everyone to make money, and their Shaw Brothers is to let all the filmmakers work for them. Come on, we will give you Xu Guanwen's treatment, and we will arrange the best time for your DreamWorks films to be released. Overseas distribution will also give you the treatment of Xu's Pictures. He Xichang said.

Xu Guanwen is the second hero of Golden Harvest's ability to compete with the Shaw Brothers, and Golden Harvest's treatment of Xu Cun and Xu Guanwen is not inadequate.

However, Xu Cunzhen has no plans to go to Golden Harvest - Golden Harvest has Xu Guanwen, Hong Jinbao, Cheng Long (currently, Cheng Long is in Luowei Film Company) and many other excellent filmmakers, and Golden Harvest has only one theater line, and there are only a few good release time slots, plus Xu Cun's ambition is not just to make movies by himself, so the talent-rich Golden Harvest is not Xu Cun's best partner at present.

Although he had already made up his mind, Xu Cun also had to leave a way back for himself. Therefore, he pretended to hesitate and said in a respectful tone: "Uncle Chang, you let me think about it." After all, my "Happy Ghost" is still being screened in theaters at Shaw Brothers. ”

He Yichang is also a seasoned person, and Xu Cun's small methods have not escaped his eyes, but he has not broken Xu Cun - the Shaw Brothers' large-scale studio system cannot tolerate Xu Cun at all. He believes that it won't be long before Xu Cun will take the initiative to throw himself into the arms of Jiahe.

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After saying goodbye to He Yichang and returning home, Zhao Zhenqiang took Wang Hongbing to the door.

After greeting each other for a while, Wang Hongbing expressed his intentions.

Then, the two began to talk about Shaw Brothers' agency for the overseas release of "Happy Ghost".

Since Xu Cun and Wang Hongbing both contributed to this matter, the negotiations between the two went very smoothly.

In the end, Xu Cun only made an 'excessive' request: "Brother Wang, I am short of money, and I want to get the current box office of "Happy Ghost" tomorrow." ”

Shao Yifu's order to Wang Hongbing was to win the overseas distribution rights of "Happy Ghost", and Xu Cun's requirements were not too harsh, so of course Wang Hongbing would not ruin this negotiation because Xu Cun wanted to get the money early.

At the end of the negotiations, Xu Cun sent Wang Hongbing and Zhao Zhenqiang away.

Then, Xu Cun asked Wen Bixuan to call Luo Meiwei's house and call Luo Meiwei - to be honest, Xu Cun really liked Luo Meiwei's half-familiar body.

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The next day, Xu Cun got the local box office of "Happy Ghost" from the finance department of Shaw Brothers Cinemas for more than a week of 2.22 million. Then, Xu Cun deposited the whole number into the bank and returned home with the fraction.

As soon as he entered the house, Xu Cun saw Dong Wei happily chatting with Zhong Fa, while Lin Zhengying and Zhong Zhen listened with smiles on their faces.

In the past few days, Lin Zhengying and several people have been smiling from ear to ear every day - the big hit of "Happy Ghost" means that DreamWorks is about to take off, how can they, the veterans, not be happy?

Seeing Xu Cun coming in, Lin Zhengying and several people stood up at the same time, and Dong Wei even greeted him and took the bag from Xu Cun's hand.

Walking to the sofa and sitting down, Xu Cun said straight to the point: "I asked a few of you to come over, I have a few things to tell you." First, I was preparing to make DreamWorks' second film, Mr. Zombie. ”

As soon as they heard that Xu Cun was preparing to make a new film, several people present showed excitement, among which Lin Zhengying was the most - because it meant that he was about to become the leading actor.

Xu Cun continued: "Unlike "Happy Ghost", I am ready to make "Mr. Zombie" into a well-made production, with an initial budget of three million. ”

The three words 'three million' were like thunder, which made Lin Zhengying and the four of them look shocked at the same time - there were only two films in Xiangjiang that had a box office of more than 3 million last year, and Xu Cun had to spend 3 million to shoot "Mr. Zombie", how could several people not be shocked?

After the shock, Zhong Zhen said directly: "Brother Cun, should we make two more small-budget movies, and then make "Mr. Zombie"?" Otherwise, let's make another "Happy Ghost", shall we? ”

Xu Cun smiled appreciatively at Zhong Zhen before explaining: "The film industry is different from other industries - in the film industry, only continuous innovation can make the company continue to develop.

Of course, Ah Zhen's tiyì is not bad, it is a safe ti yì in an old city. However, there are some things that you may not know yet - yesterday, I talked to Shaw Brothers about overseas distribution. With Shaw Brothers' overseas distribution capabilities, our "Happy Ghost" can at least earn another 100000 or 8 million if it doesn't count the local box office.

Taking a step back, even if "Mr. Zombie" loses at the box office, we can afford to lose. ”

Zhong Fa's eyes widened, he swallowed his saliva, and said in a dry voice, "Qian...... Eighteen million? ”

Other people's watches are not much better than Zhong Fa, and the figure of 10 million is definitely very shocking in Xiangjiang, where the basic salary is only in the early 1,000s of today's month!

After a while, Lin Zhengying and the others calmed down one after another, and they no longer raised objections to Xu Cun's desire to spend 3 million to shoot "Mr. Zombie".

Seeing this, Xu Cun continued: "The second thing, there are a lot of scenes in "Mr. Zombie", and there are many characters, we can't always use outsiders, which is not conducive to the development of the company, so I want to set up Xu Jiaban." ”

The establishment of the Xu family class made Lin Zhengying and the others look shocked, Lin Zhengying hesitated for a moment and said: "Brother Cun, can't the three of us make "Mr. Zombie" if we do a little more?" It costs a lot to raise a team, and you have to find a job for them. ”

"Ah Ying, you are the leading actor in this play, and I am also going to let you be the assistant director, so you can let Ah Wei do the martial arts. And Ah Wei is inexperienced, even if you and Ah Fa assist, it is estimated that he will not be busy. In addition, sooner or later, I will set up the Xu family class. Therefore, it is better to use this play to establish it directly. Xu Cun explained.

Hearing that Xu Cun was still about to mention him as an assistant director, Lin Zhengying suddenly felt dizzy - there are only two people who have been promoted from Wu Zhi to director so far, Liu Jialiang and Hong Jinbao. Now, Xu Cun promoted him Lin Zhengying to be the assistant director. Then, if DreamWorks develops smoothly, he Lin Zhengying is likely to be the third to be promoted from Wu Zhi to director. It's asking, how can he not be stunned by happiness?

As dizzy as Lin Zhengying is Dong Wei - it is likely to be the first film in Xiangjiang to have a box office of more than 10 million, and he is the second male lead. With an investment of three million in the movie, he is a martial artist. With these two qualifications alone, his prospects for Dong Wei are not far behind. So, he also fainted.

Zhong Fa didn't faint, but he was also very happy - Lin Zhengying and Dong Wei were mixed, can he still be promoted as a junior brother? Moreover, he is also a veteran, if DreamWorks develops well, he will be able to become a martial arts or a starring actor sooner or later, or even a director.

After a while, Lin Zhengying, Dong Wei, and Zhong Fa all made a decision in their hearts: "I have to help Brother Cun find a few good players, so that it will be more conducive to Brother Cun's development, and I can also rise to the top......"

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