"Cops and gangster movies?"

This made Cheng Throat itch when he heard it, but as Gu Weiqi said, after all, he is not an artist of "China Entertainment International Superstar Entertainment Agency", on the contrary, he is still a star praised by his competitor Jiahe, and it is undoubtedly very unwise to tell the other party the details of the filming of "Police Story" now. But because of this, it is enough to hang up the curiosity of the throat. But Gu Weiqi didn't disclose the details, and he couldn't do anything.

"Yes, cop movies."

Gu Weiqi nodded and said with a smile: "How is it?" Do you want to join our company? If you come, I can tell you the specifics and make sure you will enjoy the script; If you don't come, forget it, I consider choosing another actor for this play. Anyway, you also know that now my China Entertainment International Superstar Entertainment Agency has artists, and I'm not afraid that I won't find the actor, I'm afraid that you will regret it then. ”

"This ......"

Cheng Yan couldn't help frowning, hesitated, imagining that the godfather and the wrinkle boss were very good to him, when he was jumping ship, he was kidnapped by the people on the road that Luo Wei was looking for, or the godfather and the wrinkle boss came forward to settle the matter, and then Jiahe spent countless resources in order to make himself popular, and now Jiahe is pressed by the "Donglai Company" to raise his head, and if he jumps again, it is tantamount to adding insult to injury, but this is also an opportunity for himself, and he is really conflicted in his heart.

"Ah, it seems that you are very embarrassed." Gu Weiqi sighed in his heart, the opportunity has been given to you, since you can't grasp it yourself, then don't blame me, thinking about it, he stood up and said: "Forget it, I'll choose another actor." There are still many things to be dealt with in the company, so I will leave first and come out together another day. Then he turned and left.

Cheng opened his mouth, wanting to stop Gu Weiqi, but thinking of Jiahe's situation now, he couldn't help it.

After Gu Weiqi returned to the company, he discussed with Lin Zhenying and Chen Xunqi, and finally unanimously decided that Huang Yuansheng would play this role. The reason is that first of all, Huang Yuansheng's kung fu is good, and secondly, the other party is upright from the outside, and he is suitable for playing this kind of decent police role. It can be seen from the TV series "Huo Yuanjia" and the movie "Huang Feihong: Top Gun" and other film and television dramas that he played Huo Yuanjia and Huang Feihong.

And I believe that after starring in this film, Huang Yuansheng's acting career will be pushed to another peak and become a real international superstar. The director was chosen by Lin Lindong, and after the discussion was made, he notified Huang Yuansheng and Lin Lindong to come over, the latter already knew the general plot of the film at the company meeting in the morning, and knew that it was a rare good film, but he had no opinion, and the former readily agreed after reading the script.

In this way, the project of "Police Story" has been decided, and the rest is to start shooting on a later date.

After discussing this matter, it was already dusk, Gu Weiqi left the company and went to Guan Zhilin, and after the two met, they had to be happy.

After Gu Weiqi arrived at the company, he first looked at the company's performance and financial statements last year. Last year, the company shot a total of 23 films, two more than in 1981, with a global box office of 11.2 billion Hong Kong dollars and a net profit of 6.5 billion Hong Kong dollars. In particular, films such as "God of Gamblers" and "Saint of Gambling" firmly occupy the top ten of the annual box office list in Xiangjiang. On the other hand, "Xinyicheng", "Jiahe" and the declining "Shao's Film Company" and "Dark Horse International Film Production Company" have made a lot of trouble because of Zhengzhi reasons, but their profits have not increased but declined.

With the sharp decline in profits, "Shao's Film Company" once again reduced its investment and plans for filmmaking. Speaking of Shao's cinema, it is indeed not good now, the rigid studio system cannot keep up with the development of the newly rising "Donglai Company", especially the "interstellar blunt tire" that invested heavily last year is even more of a mess, not only losing money at the box office, but also damaging Shao's signboard to a certain extent. In addition, the concubine of Shao Tycoon blew the wind in Shao Tycoon's ear, constantly persuading him to give up movies and shift his resources and development focus to the TV industry, which made him have the idea of giving up Shao's in his heart.

However, Shao Tycoon is unwilling, after all, he started with movies and was once a generation of entertainment tycoons who dominated Hong Kong Pictures, so although he reduced his filming plans and funds. But it didn't finish, so he hung it with a breath. At the same time, I heard that Gu Weiqi had returned to Xiangjiang, so I called him to make an appointment to come out for tea. Of course, nominally drinking tea, in fact, I still want to continue to cooperate with him in filming. You must know that the two films "Once Upon a Time: Top Gun" and "Eight Stars Annunciation" cooperated by the two sides brought him huge profits.

When Gu Weiqi received a call from Shao Daheng, he was looking through the holding and awarding of the "Platinum Award" last year.

Last year, driven by the "Donglai Company", Heung Kong Pictures entered a boom period of rapid development, and nearly 50 more movies were shot than in 81 years. But there are only more than 100 films that can really be released in theaters. However, the total box office in Hong Kong is as high as nearly 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is a lot more than 81 years. It has really entered a period of prosperity, and because of this, countless hot money has poured into the profiteering industry of the film industry, but it has invisibly further catalyzed the development of the film industry.

In the original time and space, the total annual box office revenue of Xiangjiang in 82 years was more than 400 million Hong Kong dollars, and the rear seat ticket price was 12 Hong Kong dollars. In 81, the total box office was less than 250 million, and there is no doubt that the film industry in 82 was an encouraging year, because the total box office of the whole year has increased significantly, and nearly ten films have a box office of up to 10 million. But the most brilliant thing is the movie "Best Partner: The Bald Detective", which is not only the first film to exceed 20 million box office, but also the film with the highest attendance since the opening of Xiangjiang Port. The calculation of 12 Hong Kong dollars in the back seat means that more than 2 million people have entered the stadium to watch, and the population of Hong Kong at that time was only 5 million.

It is also worth mentioning the rise of realistic films, Xu Anhua's "Defection to the Angry Sea" and the madman Mai Baoxiong's "Pretty Girl" are both over 10 million box office. And martial arts films, which flourished in the 70s, gradually declined in the early 80s. However, in this time and space, with the advance shooting of "Once Upon a Time", martial arts films have been rejuvenated. But there are very few that can really make high-quality films, and most film companies are shooting to make money.

As for the holding of the "Platinum Award" last year, because the Taiwan authorities banned Gu Weiqi Film Company, the people invited this year did not dare to come, and their lives were related to the "Donglai Company" and angered the Taiwan authorities. However, the mainland sent many movies to participate in the selection of the "Platinum Award". However, just by looking at the name, you can know that most of them are literary films and main theme movies, and there are not many real boutique movies.

In the original time and space, 82 years, that is, when the first Xiangjiang "Academy Awards" were held, it was very simple, and only set up five bonuses: "Best Film", "Best Director", "Best Screenplay", Zhu Jia "Actor" and "Best Actress". There was not even a nomination, and when it was held, "Father and Son Love", Fang Yuping's "Father and Son Love", and Zhang Jianting's "Hu Yue's Story" won the first three awards.

The male and female protagonists were won by Xu Guanwen, who starred in "Modern Bodyguard", and Hui Yinghong, who starred in "Elder", won the titles of actor and actress. In fact, this "Platinum Award" is, to put it bluntly, an enhanced version of the "Academy Award". However, when it was held last year, many films were first nominated, but the final result was similar to the "Academy Awards" awards. The difference is that there are a lot more awards, but on the whole, they have not achieved the effect that Gu Weiqi needs. Especially with the collective non-arrival of Taiwan's peers, the influence of the "Platinum Award" has inevitably decreased a lot.

Gu Weiqi's imagination doesn't matter, anyway, he is doing this award to make Xiangjiang films more prosperous, now that the purpose has been achieved, even if the influence is reduced, it will not be much of a loss for himself, he is still the same as making films that should be made, and making money should be made. However, since Shao Tycoon invited himself to tea, he couldn't help but save face, so after hanging up the phone, he took a car.

As soon as he saw the tycoon, he personally poured a cup of tea for Gu Weiqi, and said with a smile: "Boss Gu, you have been in the mainland for several months, and I heard that your 'National Art Grandmaster's Starting from Scratch' has won a box office of more than 200 million yuan in the mainland, congratulations." Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for a long time. How about it, do you have any plans for new films recently? I hope to continue to work with you. ”

"There are plans for new films."

Gu Weiqi drank tea and did not hide it from the other party, and said slowly: "At present, there are 4 new films that our company has approved and filmed, and there are still three films that are about to be approved and filmed. However, Boss Shao, please forgive me for saying that in the process of cooperating with Boss Shao, in addition to taking Boss Shao to make a lot of profits, our company has not received any substantial benefits, and it is not okay to do this all the time. ”

"Four new films? Three are still under discussion, aren't those seven new films? ”

Shao Tycoon's heart moved, but when he heard Gu Weiqi's words, he smiled and said, "Hey, you can't say that, Boss Gu, isn't it good for us to cooperate well." Moreover, the filming of the film was jointly invested by both of us, and the investment risk was shared to a large extent, how can Boss Gu say that he did not get any substantial benefits? Of course, I admit that in terms of our cooperation, Shao has indeed made a lot of money, and I don't want to deny that. And this is also the reason why I plan to cooperate with you, as the so-called solo happiness is not as good as public happiness, and everyone can earn money together. ”

Gu Weiqi smiled and said: "Since Boss Shao said it, then I will co-produce one with Boss Shao." But what kind of film is going to be filmed, please let Boss Shao think about it. ”

Shao Tycoon nodded and said, "It's no problem, as long as we can cooperate." ”

"If Shao Tycoon continues to cooperate with me, aren't you afraid of being blocked by the Taiwan bend authorities?"

"Hehe, don't hide from the boss that Shao someone still has something to do with it over there, and other companies may be banned if they have a relationship with the mainland, but Shao someone is not afraid. If Boss Gu agrees to make three films with someone Shao every year, someone can walk around the bend for you and help you lift the blockade, I don't know what Boss Gu thinks? ”

Gu Weiqi's heart moved, although the market is not big, but no matter how small the mosquito leg is, it is still a piece of meat, especially if there are so many film talents, if the ban can be lifted, it will naturally be greatly beneficial to the development of his company. But Shao Tycoon's appetite is a little too big, three films a year, how much profit do you have to share? Especially when he knows that the other party has lived to be more than 100 years old.

Turning his thoughts, he said quietly: "If Boss Shao can help me walk around the stage to lift the ban, then Gu is grateful." But three films a year is too much, so I can promise you ten films to shoot together. Boss Shao doesn't know what to think? ”

Shao Tycoon thought that there are a lot of ten, according to Gu Weiqi's screenwriting level, ten films can at least earn 1 billion Hong Kong dollars at the box office, even if you remove various costs, you can make a net profit of two or three billion, and he is just running errands and talking about it, this business is very cost-effective no matter how you look at it. But in order to get more benefits, he bargained with Gu Weiqi.

After some negotiation between the two, Gu Weiqi finally promised that as long as Shao Tycoon helped him lift the ban on Taiwan, he could co-produce 15 films with him, which was acceptable to both parties.