Chapter 20: The Rogue Tycoon
"Old Shang, what do you see you have become? Where is the old style? Are you still the one I know? Have you let the dogs eat all your ambitions! Your dreams and festivals are shattered! Gentle Township is a hero's mound, do you want to die in Gentle Township......"
After taking a bath, Chen Ping'an grabbed Shang Geyun and scolded him for not having a nose or a face, he was indeed very disappointed.
It is true that Shang Geyundun's obsession with oriental feminine charm has greatly weakened the worry in Chen Ping'an's heart, but he never wants to see this product degenerate into a point where there are no women and no women in every night!
That's Shang Ge Yunton, an international action movie star in the future, not a wolf shooting silver stick in the beauty all day long! If Shang Geyun really becomes like that, wouldn't it be him Chen Ping'an who created evil?
"Chen, I was wrong." Shang Geyun lowered his head suddenly, like a child who had done something wrong, "I will definitely change it in the future, and I will never look for Miss again." β
"It's not that you won't be able to look for it, but the problem is that you have to have a degree! Let me ask you, have you studied acting these days? If you still just want to film with your skills, you won't be popular in your life! If you don't hurry up and study acting, how can I tailor a drama for you to help you open the American market? β
"Chen!" Shang Geyunton looked at Chen Ping'an with emotion, and went up to be a bear hug, "Chen, thank you." Thank you for remembering my dreams when I was lost. You are God's best friend. I listen to you, tomorrow, oh no, from today, I start studying acting, and then together we make a world in Hollywood! β
Are you sure you're not fooling this silver-stick foreigner? Seeing Chen Ping'an being held in his arms by Shang Geyundun, who was only wearing a big pants, Wang Jing had goosebumps all over the ground. "Mr. Chen, you've finished taking a shower now, let's hurry up and see Aunt Fang, it's been half an hour."
"There's no hurry." Chen Ping'an pushed Shang Geyundun away, "Old Shang, call the dwarf cow and ask him to come over." Then call Ah Yang and ask him to wait at the company, and we will pick him up later. β
It was already past ten o'clock when the dwarf cow came, and the four of them got in the car and went to the company to pick up Zhang Ziyang first, leaving Luo Lixian alone to stay in the company to watch the decoration, and then drove to the Shaw Brothers Cinema in Clear Water Bay.
When Wang Jing walked into the office building with Chen Ping'an and his party, it was already eleven o'clock.
With a familiar face, Wang Jing bypassed the secretary and knocked on the door of Fang Yihua's office, and Chen Ping'an led people to hula and went in.
Fang Yihua was talking to people about work, and when she saw so many people coming in, she pointed to the door with a stiff face: "Let me out!" β
"You wait outside." Chen Ping'an asked the dwarf cow and others to wait outside the door, and he sat in the sand with a big grin, ignoring Fang Yihua's cannibalistic gaze.
"Aunt Fang, this is Mr. Chen Ping'an Chen." Wang Jing said a word, bowing his head and sitting beside Chen Ping'an.
Fang Yihua glanced at Chen Ping'an, frowned slightly, and then looked at Shan Huizhu opposite him: "You go on." β
Shan Huizhu is the director of Shaw Brothers and came to Fang Yihua to discuss the schedule.
On the 6th of this month, her newly filmed "Love Maltose" was painted in Shaw Brothers Theaters, and the box office was very dismal, so I received news this morning that it would be painted tomorrow.
It's only been three days since it was released! But that's what Shaw is like. In the 80s, Shaw Brothers films were declining, and the "small for a small amount of money" route allowed the Shaw Brothers to produce a large number of films every year, but very few of them were able to sell well. If you can't see the box office for two days on a play, you can change it, and if the box office is not good, it will be changed again, just like this, although the investment in each drama is not large, but the daily expenses of more than a dozen theaters in the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line are a huge hole!
This is the case with Shan Huizhu's "Love Maltose". The box office of the first two days of the painting is less than 500,000, and it is the total box office of more than a dozen Shaw Brothers theaters, what are you waiting for if you don't get painted? Shan Huizhu was unwilling to paint his brainchild so hastily, so he came to Fang Yihua today, hoping to finish the painting two days later, even if it enters the Christmas schedule on the 12th!
"Tomorrow's painting is set by the company, and I can't change it. Shan Dao, you go back. β
This is a liar, and now Shaw Brothers Pictures is Fang Yihua's final say. Shan Huizhu is helpless, who made the box office of "Love Maltose" unsatisfactory?
"Actually, I think it's a good idea to finish the painting two days late." Chen Ping'an, who was on the side, suddenly interjected, and Wang Jing hurriedly grabbed him: "Manager Fang, I'm sorry, you can continue to talk." β
"What else is there to talk about, aren't you sure you've finished painting?" Throwing off Wang Jing, Chen Ping'an walked over, "Manager Fang, I don't think there's much difference between the No. 9 painting and the No. 11 painting, anyway, your company's drama, the box office is not the worst, only worse, the box office of "Love Maltose" shouldn't be worse, right?" β
At the beginning, Shan Huizhu still had a good impression of him, but when he heard it, a trace of good impression was gone. However, she also had to admit that what Chen Ping'an said was very reasonable. In the past few years, the Shaw Brothers have relied on Wang Jing's movies to occasionally put on a faΓ§ade.
Fang Yihua scolded: "Who are you, do you have a part to speak here!" Please get out! β
"Well, my name is Chen Ping'an, the owner of Dark Horse International Film Company." Chen Ping'an pulled a chair and sat opposite Fang Yihua, looking familiar, "Hello Aunt Fang, I'm afraid we will have many opportunities for cooperation in the future." β
"I'm not as big a nephew as you. As for Dark Horse International Film Company, is there such a company? β
"My company has just been established, and it's normal that Aunt Fang hasn't heard of it now, but it won't be long before Dark Horse International Film Company will become a banner in the Hong Kong film industry!"
"Giggles, what a big breath young man. If you are like this, why do you ask Ah Xiang to come to me? β
"It's not a request, it's a cooperation."
"Cooperation? Shaw Brothers Cinemas has never been in the habit of working with others. Fang Yihua looked at Shan Huizhu, "Director Shan, I decided to give this arrogant young man a face, and your "Love Maltose" will not be painted until after the Christmas schedule." β
Shan Huizhu is also one of the most popular directors, not a three-year-old child, how can he not see that this is Fang Yihua's deliberate Chen Ping'an?
"Haha, why should Aunt Fang have trouble with money? Doing business, win-win is the last word, right, Aunt Fang? Seeing that Fang Yihua didn't say anything, Chen Ping'an took out a script and pushed it in front of the other party, "Come to see Aunt Fang today, a small gift is not a tribute." β
"Movie scripts? We have no shortage of Shaw Brothers. β
"It's the script of the TV series, and I guarantee that the ratings can surpass ATV."
Fang Yihua's face changed slightly, and she let Shan Huizhu out, and then said: "ATV has never been a wireless opponent, because they don't have that grade. And I'm mainly in charge of Shaw Brothers, and I have nothing to do with the wireless side. β
"Aunt Fang, don't be kidding. I admit that the ratings of wireless are not low, but ATV is not weak, wireless and ATV are either east wind over west wind or west wind over east wind, at most wireless has the upper hand a little more. In addition, Uncle Six is gradually shifting his focus to TVB, and Shaw Brothers is like a chicken rib. And Aunt Fang is the most trusted person of the sixth uncle, and the sixth uncle wants to show his strength in the TV station, how can he forget Aunt Fang? β
"We're talking about movies now, so there's no need to digress. Ah Xiang said your intention, but you should have heard that Shaw Brothers Cinemas never shows other companies' plays. Do you think there's room for cooperation between us? β
If there is no room for cooperation, you will call Wang Jing early in the morning and ask me to come to your office at 9 o'clock in the morning? "This play of mine is different from the plays of other companies."
In the drama "Police Story", the money for filming was paid by Golden Harvest, but it is not an investment, but a loan; The protagonist is Cheng Long, Golden Harvest is a popular movie star, but the copyright of the film belongs to Chen Ping'an, as long as he can negotiate the conditions with the theater, Chen Ping'an can be released in any theater at will. And the grievances between Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, any person in Hong Kong can say one, two, three.
This is the biggest premise for Chen Ping'an to dare to cooperate with Shaw Brothers!
Looking at Chen Ping'an, who was full of confidence, Fang Yihua suddenly felt a sense of frustration, the young man's city in front of him did not match his age.
The day before yesterday, Wang Jing came to her and said that Chen Ping'an wanted to come to see her, and she judged Chen Ping'an's intention as soon as possible. Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest have been fighting each other for many years, although with the decline of Shaw Brothers, the grievances between the two families are not as deep as in the 70s, but they are buried in each other. Less than ten minutes after Chen Ping'an left Golden Harvest with "Police Story", she received the news.
So she was willing to meet Chen Ping'an, but she wanted to consider the other party, so she called Wang Jing early this morning. If Chen Ping'an really came before nine o'clock, she probably wouldn't have much interest in Chen Ping'an.
But she didn't want to admit defeat like this, so she made an excuse: "Actually, the Shaw Brothers are still very willing to support some young juniors." Just like Ah Xiang, after he proposed filming with me at the beginning, I agreed without hesitation. In the past few years, he has also filmed a few dramas with good box office and reputation, right? β
"Huh? Yes, thank you Aunt Fang for your support. β
"I've read Hong Kong newspapers during this time, and there's a lot of news about you and your Police Story. I think you're a talent, so after Ah Xiang found me the day before yesterday, I only thought about it for a moment and agreed. But what about you? What time do I ask you? What time did you arrive? Where is your sincerity? β
"Aunt Fang, I know I'm two hours late, I'm sorry. But I have a compelling reason. β
"Wrong is wrong, I'm not interested in hearing the reason."
"I'm late for this script. This script was a gift I prepared for Aunt Fang, and in order to complete it, I didn't close my eyes for two days and two nights. Aunt Fang, isn't my sincerity enough? β
Two days and two nights without closing eyes just to create a script?
Looking at Chen Ping'an's red eyes, Fang Yihua finally took a serious look at the script in front of him for the first time. The cover reads the words "Rogue Tycoon", and when I opened the cover, the first page listed a detailed list of actors:
Fang Jinchang - Wan Ziliang;
Song Chuqiao - Zheng Yuling;
Lin Yueming - Weng Meiling;
Zhong Weishun - Wu Qihua;
Fang Xuening-Liu Jialing;
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