Chapter 466: Tsui Hark's Film Studio
"Aunt Fang, I hope to be able to solve Andy's contract renewal problem as soon as possible, so that it is good for wireless to him, but this does not mean that I am a wronged man, I came with sincerity, but I can't see the sincerity of wireless. ∮ ∮ ∮ Xiao ∮ said," Chen Langqiang said with the anger in his heart.
"So what?" Fang Yihua's face was indifferent.
Seeing Fang Yihua's soft and hard appearance, Chen Lang was also very helpless, "First, Andy will immediately renew the wireless contract, but the term will be changed to 4 years, and the treatment will be increased by 200%, the second one, the share belonging to the ll film company in all the overseas income of "The Frog Prince" has been changed from the original 35% share to 30%, and the third one, I can only provide three more songs for wireless." ”
"Then Wireless will continue to ban Andy Lau, an ungrateful guy." Fang Yihua sneered when he heard this.
"Aunt Fang, what do you want? Anyway, I won't agree to the plan you proposed, you should know better than me how many benefits there are, and Andy's talent and the fame he has now has been hidden that is a waste, I believe that wireless will always enable him again, it's just a matter of time. Chen Lang frowned.
Fang Yihua's expression loosened when he heard this, it seems that Chen Lang's words touched the mind of wireless, wireless snow hiding Andy Lau is just to punish and establish authority, otherwise future artists will be so bold, but Andy Lau's talent and fame are something that wireless doesn't want to give up, so Andy Lau will be lifted sooner or later.
It's just that now I have met Chen Lang, the lamb sent to the door, of course, he has to be slaughtered fiercely, "Then let's talk." ”
Chen Lang really doesn't know anything about negotiation, but fortunately, he knows that the future Andy Lau will come back after being refrigerated for 400 days, otherwise he doesn't know what he will be like by Fang Yihua, an old fox.
Then the two had a fierce argument around the conditions, although Chen Lang didn't know how to negotiate, but if you offered a high price, I would bargain desperately, but Fang Yihua was not a fuel-efficient lamp, much better than Chen Lang's knowledge, and in the end Fang Yihua forced Chen Lang to agree unwillingly.
The final condition is first, Andy will renew the contract immediately, and the term will remain unchanged for five years, but the treatment will be 300% higher than the original; second, the overseas revenue due to LL Films for "The Frog Prince" has been changed from 35% to 25%; Third, Chen Lang wants to provide five songs for wireless free of charge; Fourth, Andy Lau will lift the ban at the end of June; Fifth, the upcoming filming of the wireless drama "The Legend of Deer and Ding" is played by Andy Lau as the role of Wei Xiaobao.
This agreement is naturally oral, because there has been an agreement with Fang Yihua, and Fang Yihua has not violated the previous contract, so Chen Lang chose to believe Fang Yihua, as for Fang Yihua, she also agreed to the oral agreement, because she was not worried about Chen Lang's repentance at all, and it should be Chen Lang who should be worried.
After the agreement was made, Chen Lang pretended to be angry and left, the reason why he pretended was because although he paid a lot, it was completely worth it in Chen Lang's opinion, after this incident, Andy Lau's perception of Chen Lang would undoubtedly go further.
Although Chen Lang spared no effort to help Andy Lau, he also had some utilitarian intentions, but Chen Lang knew that he would never pit Andy, and Chen Lang already respected Andy Lau very much, otherwise Andy Lau would not have interfered when he made a choice, this may also be affected by the superstar plot of his previous life, if you can also affect the fate of your favorite superstar, I believe no one is exempt from vulgarity.
After Chen Lang left, Fang Yihua came to Shao Daheng's office and told him about it.
"Stinky boy is still too young." Hearing the agreement between the two, Shao Daheng shook his head with a smile, "But I didn't expect this kid to be willing to spend such a big price to help a newcomer who has just emerged." ”
"This kid is now not only in contact with the people of the Shaw Brothers, but also the people of Wireless, and his ambitions are not small." Fang Yihua said with a smile.
"It's not necessarily a bad thing to be ambitious, but it seems that this kid is eyeing the Shaw Brothers Cinemas." Shao Daheng said in a somewhat low tone.
"Now everyone may have guessed our plan, but there are very few people who really want to buy, either they don't have money, or they have money but don't want to get involved too much in the film industry, they just want to make a few dollars and get out, and now that this little guy is coming in, we can also buy it at a good price in the future."
Shao Daheng was noncommittal when he heard this, and then asked, "How is the latest movie released by LL Films?" ”
Fang Yihua's heart moved when he heard this, but his face was impassive, "The movie is called "The Frog Prince", it has just been released for a week, and the box office has reached 6.5 million, which is higher than "Happy Ghost" in the same period, and the total box office is estimated to be no less than 15 million Hong Kong dollars. ”
"Not bad." Shao Daheng nodded slightly when he heard this, and then fell into deep thought, Fang Yihua on the side was also silent for a while, could it be that the balance in the sixth uncle's heart was already tilted in favor of Chen Lang, a stinky boy.
On the other side, Chen Lang left the wireless and called Andy Lau, and the phone was connected instantly.
"Andy? I'm Lang Lang. ”
"Lang Lang, I'm ...... I'm Andy. Andy Lau only felt his heart beating faster when he received Chen Lang's call, and it was a little difficult to swallow his saliva.
Andy Lau has been waiting for Chen Lang's call for the past few days, almost spent in torment, and now that the call is coming, Chen Lang's next words are equivalent to a judgment of himself, what kind of ending he will face, which makes Andy Lau inevitably uneasy.
"The matter has been negotiated, you have time to sign the contract wirelessly, the term has been changed to 4 years, and the salary has also increased by 300%, but you still have to wait at home until the end of June, and then start filming "The Legend of Deer and Ding" in July, you play Wei Xiaobao." Chen Lang said lightly.
Andy Lau was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that he would not only be lifted after 1 month, but also that the contract had been improved, and more importantly, he would be able to play Wei Xiaobao as soon as the ban was lifted.
After a long while, Andy Lau woke up from his complicated psychological state, and said excitedly, "Lang Lang, thank you!" Thank you very much for your help, I ...... I'm sorry for you. ”
Chen Lang smiled lightly when he heard this, "Okay, don't think about anything now, get ready for a comeback." ”
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! ”
"If you really want to thank me, try to show your talent, be worthy of the people who help you, and even more worthy of yourself." Chen Lang hung up the phone in a chic manner after speaking, and didn't care what Andy Lau's reaction was.
Andy Lau looked at the microphone of his mobile phone and was silent for a long time, he didn't ask Chen Lang what he had paid for it, but he knew that it must not be easy to let the strong Shao tycoon and wireless loose, but it didn't matter, he knew what to do in the future.
After Chen Lang dealt with Andy Lau's affairs, he returned to LL Film Company, and happened to meet Cheng Qian, his secretary, who was really going to find him.
"Lang Lang, there are two things for you to deal with."
"What's the matter?"
"The deputy general manager that the company has been recruiting has been selected, and this is his specific information." Cheng Qian gave Chen Lang a piece of information.
Xue Tianlan, male, 32 years old, graduated from Harvard University in the United States, worked as an assistant general manager at Warner Studios in the United States, and just returned to Hong Kong this year.
"The surname is Xue, this surname is really rare, and it's a turtle, it looks good." Chen Lang said after reading the information.
"The information has been verified, and during the interview, you can see that he is indeed a person with real talent and learning."
"That's him, I hope to find a good assistant. What else? ”
"Tsui Hark Film Studio wants to invite Li Lizhen to star in the entrepreneurial work "Shanghai Night", but because of your request, Li Lizhen's agent doesn't know whether to agree."
"Tsui Hark Film Studio? When was it founded? Chen Lang was shocked when he heard this.
"It was just established in April, but obviously it has been prepared for a long time, and it is ready to shoot and start a business as soon as it is established."
Chen Lang thought of Tsui Hark's film studio and sighed with emotion, because this studio is famous, fully demonstrating the unbridled imagination and pursuit of film romanticism of the movie ghost Tsui Hark, and has successively produced many classics such as "The True Color of Heroes", "A Chinese Ghost Story" series, "Smiling Proud Jianghu", "Huang Feihong", "Dao Ma Dan", "New Dragon Gate Inn", "Seven Swords", "Demon Beast City" and many other classics.
At the same time, the establishment of Tsui Hark Film Studio also marked the core of the new art city that dominated the Hong Kong film industry in the 80s, and once forced Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers to join forces to fight against the new art city, and the rift between the seven-person working group officially surfaced.
Speaking of which, Huang Baiming accounts for 9% of the equity of Xinyi City, Shi Tian accounts for 19%, and Princess Jin and Mai Jiahe account for 72%. Of the 72% shares, Princess Jin accounts for 51% and Mai Jia accounts for 49%. In other words, Mai Jia took the lion's share in the "Big Three", and this uneven "distribution of spoils" also laid the groundwork for the later disintegration of Xinyicheng.
In the early days of the company's business, the three of them, together with Teddy Robin, Tsui Hark, Shi Nansheng and Zeng Zhiwei, formed the Seven Monsters of the New Art City, brainstormed together, and created a lot of classics, but they could not share the wealth after the common hardships, because of the uneven interests and their own selfish behaviors, which finally led to the dissolution of the world-famous New Art City Seven Group, and the New Art City also came to an end.
However, although cracks have appeared now, because of Lei Juekun's multi-faceted retention, Xinyicheng still persisted for a few years, and it was not until the nineties that it finally closed.
Although it is a pity to think about the past of Xinyicheng, it is undoubtedly good news for other companies that want to show their strength in the film industry.
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