116. Zou Wenhuai's vigilance

Mao's death did not change the lives of ordinary Hong Kong citizens, for whom Mao was too far away, and the press and politics in Hong Kong gradually subsided after a few days.

They will not know how much Mao's death means to Hong Kong and Chinese mainland as a whole, and with the determination of a new generation of leadership core, Hong Kong's return will be closer and closer, and Hong Kong now looks more like a storm of imminent tranquility, with undercurrents surging under the calm surface.

During this time, in addition to Mao's face in the Hong Kong media, Xu Guanwen also appeared in major newspapers in Hong Kong from time to time.

Since Hui Guanwen's first self-directed and self-starred "Ghost Horse Double Star" broke the box office record in Hong Kong, his co-production "Genius and Idiot" with Golden Harvest has become a hit again in Hong Kong.

"Genius and Idiot" premiered in Hong Kong, and collected more than 5 million yuan in Hong Kong alone, although it did not break the box office record of Xu Guanwen's first play, but the results were not much weaker, and it was the highest-grossing film in 76 years.

In the case of the two comedies directed and acted by Xu Guanwen, the Hong Kong media is naturally more curious about the third film that Xu Guanwen is filming.

The success of genius and idiot once again verifies the talent of director Xu Guanwen in the field of film production, and once again shows that the success of director Xu Guanwen's first film is not just as simple as luck、、、、、、、、、、

Zou Wenhuai frowned and put down the newspaper he had just read in his hand, it stands to reason that Xu Guanwen is now half of Jiahe, and now Xu Guanwen is famous, as the big boss of Jiahe, he should be very happy to see these news, but Zou Wenhuai is not only not happy after reading it, but he is also depressed in his heart.

"Wenhuai, what's wrong" He Guanchang and Zou Wenhuai have been old friends for many years, they have been in contact for so many years, and they are very familiar with each other, He Guanchang knew that he had something in his heart when he saw Zou Wenhuai like this.

He Guanchang is one of the founders of Jiahe Film Company, is Zou Wenhuai's most important general, and his best friend, He Guanchang was already a famous filmmaker when he was in Shaw Brothers, but when Zou Wenhuai and Shaw Brothers broke up, He Guanchang followed Zou Wenhuai to betray Shaw Brothers without hesitation.

The friendship between the two is not an ordinary relationship between superiors and subordinates, Zou Wenhuai trusts this old friend very much, sighed heavily, and said to He Guanchang, "Ah Chang, I regret it a little now"

"Wen Huai, you won't regret cooperating with Guanwen, right?" After hearing Zou Wenhuai say this, He Guanchang said with a surprised face.

'Wen Huai, are you afraid that Guanwen will be difficult to control, I know Guanwen, he is not an ungrateful person, and Guanwen is still inseparable from our Jiahe, he has already offended the Shaw Brothers, it is impossible to offend our Jiahe, Guanwen is now famous, it is also a good thing for us Jiahe, you also know how much money he has made for our Jiahe in his current two plays'

Just now Zou Wenhuai was reading Xu Guanwen's newspaper, He Guanchang thought that he regretted it, he regretted making Xu Guanwen so popular, Xu Guanwen and He Guanchang are good friends, of course he didn't want Zou Wenhuai to have any bad image of Xu Guanwen, and now Xu Guanwen is an important force for Golden Harvest, if Zou Wenhuai and Xu Guanwen are not in harmony, it will definitely lead to major losses for Golden Harvest.

'Ah Chang, where did you think of it, how could I regret cooperating with Xu Guanwen' Zou Wenhuai saw that his old friend had misunderstood what he meant, and smiled and waved his hand.

Hearing Zou Wenhuai say this, He Guanchang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, don't look at Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers movies in Hong Kong now seem to be on a par, in fact, Golden Harvest has not had an easy time under the suppression of Shaw Brothers, and now Hong Kong movies are not as profitable as imagined, since Bruce Lee's death, Golden Harvest Every drama has been filmed smoothly and steadily, even if you make money, you can't make too much, Xu Guanwen's success has completely turned over Golden Harvest under the suppression of Shaw Brothers for many years.

In fact, Golden Harvest is not as domineering as Shaw Brothers Films, and Golden Harvest Films was a small and profitable company when it was first established, and it cannot be compared with Shaw Brothers at all.

Zou Wenhuai did not have much money when he established Golden Harvest, and the way he adopted was a strong alliance, Zou Wenhuai's shares within Golden Harvest did not account for absolute control, Golden Harvest has always adopted a win-win cooperation model for filmmakers, and they will not let their own films have other collaborators.

Shaw Brothers basically implements a vertically integrated business model, Run Run Shaw is also accustomed to his own sole proprietorship, he and his subordinates are only an employment relationship, but no joint venture relationship, and Shaw is extremely stingy in the control of operating costs, and even baht, no different from most Hong Kong bosses, so when Hollywood gradually became popular in the late 60s independent producer system, Zou Wenhuai and the general manager of Shaw Brothers Co., Ltd., jointly proposed "dividends", the differences between Run Shaw and Zou Wenhuai are getting bigger and bigger. Subsequently, the general manager Zhou Duwen resigned and left, and Run Run Shaw hired Ling Sicong to succeed him as general manager, and then hired Ms. Fang Yihua to be responsible for "procurement", but in fact, Fang Yihua gradually took over Zou Wenhuai's work.

Chen Yihua felt that Golden Harvest was overbearing, and that was only because Golden Harvest had to do this to survive in Hong Kong.

"Wen Huai, since you don't have an opinion on Guanwen, then what do you regret" Zou Wenhuai said so, of course He Guanchang believed his words, but he didn't understand what Zou Wenhuai regretted for a while.

'Alas, I just regret that the investment in Xu Guanwen's third film was too small, I still underestimated Xu Guanwen's strength at the beginning, I didn't expect his comedy to have such great potential in Hong Kong, now I think about it, I really shouldn't give outsiders the opportunity to cooperate with Xu Guanwen'

"Wen Huai, even if the biggest investor in Xu Guanwen's "Half a Pound and Eight Taels" this time is someone else, it should have no impact on us, and this will help us save a lot of financial pressure, even if the film makes money, but the most profitable is not our Golden Harvest?"

He Guanchang feels that Zou Wenhuai is a little unfounded, usually Zou Wenhuai doesn't seem to be so stingy, although the main investor of Xu Guanwen's filming is not Golden Harvest, but the film's share in Hong Kong is still one-third of Golden Harvest, and the most profitable cinema share of the film is still exclusively owned by Golden Harvest, He Guanchang doesn't think that investor still has much profit.

"Ah Chang, do you know who is the biggest investor in Xu Guanwen's film" Zou Wenhuai shook his head, knowing that He Guanchang had not yet understood the underlying worries in his heart.

"Well, I heard Guanwen say that he is the owner of the pager that is very popular in Hong Kong now, his name is Chen Yihua, I heard that he is a young man."

Zou Wenhuai saw that He Guanchang knew such a person, and did not immediately say what he thought, but took a sip of tea, thought about it, his eyes flashed, and then said, "Do you know whose son he is?"

He Guanchang listened to Zou Wenhuai's question, and a curious expression appeared on his face, 'Whose son is he?'

'I got a message from an old friend some time ago, if the news is accurate, he should be Chen Tingyao's son'

"Ah, Chen Tingyao, is it the cotton yarn king Chen Tingyao" He Guanchang's expression was very surprised after hearing this, although he was a little mentally prepared, knowing that this Chen Yihua must have been born extraordinary.

'Yes, that's that Chen Tingyao'

Chen Yihua himself may not know that since Chen Tingyao changed his attitude towards him, some small celebrity circles in Hong Kong have already received the news that the boss of Tianyi pager is his son, and He Guanchang is also one of the insiders in this circle, and he is a caring person who is interested in inquiring about Chen Yihua's background, so it is not difficult to know this news.

'Wen Huai, for us Jiahe, it is not very beneficial to cooperate with such a person with a strong background'

He Guanchang knew the background of the investor from Zou Wenhuai, he still didn't understand why Zou Wenhuai regretted letting Chen Yihua participate, it stands to reason that Chen Yihua has abundant funds, Golden Harvest can have the opportunity to cooperate with him, even if Zou Wenhuai is unhappy, he will not object.

Zou Wenhuai listened to He Guanchang's words, shook his head, obviously did not agree with his words, sighed and said, "It's bad that this Chen Yihua's background is too strong, Ah Chang, I'm afraid that if we cooperate with this Chen Yihua, it will lead the wolf into the room."

He Guanchang's expression was a little hesitant, "No, Wen Huai, that Chen Yihua has never entered the film industry before, so he shouldn't have any ambition for movies, I think it may be that this young master of the Chen family is a little curious about movies, so he will invest in Xu Guanwen's play."

'Ah Chang, I met that Chen Yihua once, in my opinion, that Chen Yihua is not like the kind of person who is playing, he is very shrewd, not quite the same as some ordinary gentlemen, and do you know that Chen Yihua bought three big theaters in Hong Kong some time ago?

"What, is this Chen Yihua who bought those places in the old theater in Tsim Sha Tsui some time ago?" He Guanchang was very surprised when he heard Zou Wenhuai say this, and he also knew why Zou Wenhuai was like this.

Some time ago, Chen Yihua bought those three theaters, and as soon as he made a move, he smashed such a large amount of money into it, there are only a few big theaters in Hong Kong, and the market is so big, if there is anything going on, everyone will soon know that especially Jiahe is doing the film business, and his peers are enemies, and it is difficult for Zou Wenhuai to know even if he wants to.

Zou Wenhuai is afraid that this cooperation with Chen Yihua is to give him a chance to enter the Hong Kong film market, if Chen Yihua wants to make a difference in this circle in the future, then Chen Yihua will become a competitor of Golden Harvest.

Chen Yihua is not a character like Xu Guanwen, he has abundant funds, if he has the heart to enter the film industry, Golden Harvest does not have any effective means to balance him, the Hong Kong film industry is so big, Golden Harvest does not want a strong competitor to grab the cheese on his plate.

'Alas, Ah Chang, I hope it's me who worries about the sky, otherwise Hong Kong movies will be troubled from now on.'