Chapter 162: Scheming
Wang Tianlin pushed open the door of Shao Yifu's office, but saw that Liu Zihua, the person in charge of Shaw Brothers Cinemas, was also there, and was subconsciously stunned.
Shao Yifu heard the movement at the door and glanced sideways.
"Tianlin is here, come in!"
Shao Yifu beckoned, and Wang Tianlin had no choice but to walk into the office.
"You sit on the sofa for a while, and the matter between me and Zihua will be finished immediately."
Shao Yifu pointed to the sofa on the side, and then turned his head to Liu Zihua, who was standing in front of the desk, and said: "Lin Xi thinks that Shaw Brothers Cinemas will not release his new film, we not only want to release this movie, but also do it with great fanfare, give the best schedule and show, you go to negotiate with Golden Harvest over there." ”
"Okay." Liu Zihua nodded, making sure that Shao Yifu had no other instructions, and then turned around and left.
As soon as Liu Zihua left, Wang Tianlin immediately stood up from the sofa.
Shao Yifu waved his hand and motioned for Wang Tianlin to sit down, he stood up from the large chair behind the desk with a teacup, and walked to the sofa opposite Wang Tianlin and sat down.
"Tianlin, do you know why I want Lin Xi's new film to be released on Shaw Brothers Cinemas?"
"This is the sixth uncle's magnanimity, and he is not as knowledgeable as Lin Xi's kid." Wang Tianlin was worried that Shao Yifu was deliberately testing himself by asking this, so he answered cautiously.
Shao Yifu took a sip of tea, put down the cup ★♂ and looked at Wang Tianlin with a smile.
"It's okay for others to talk about this kind of sycophant, but it's a bit foolish for you to say this."
Wang Tianlin panicked, and immediately said, "Sixth uncle, I really didn't mean that. ”
Shao Yifu waved his hand: "Okay." I also mean to embarrass you, that's why I'm doing this. The reason is actually quite simple. Now Jiahe wants to win over Lin Xi, and ATV also wants to win over Lin Xi. And at this time, Shaw Brothers made a gesture of sparing no effort to support Lin Xi, what do you think Golden Harvest and ATV will think? ”
Wang Tianlin's eyes lit up: "I understand, Uncle Sixth is using this room!" ”
"You're only half right."
Shao Yifu sighed, turned his eyes to the window, and said leisurely: "Your kid doesn't want to be treated as a director in Shaw Brothers, but he wants to run to Lin Xi as a deputy, do you think he is stupid?" ”
He didn't look at Wang Tianlin because he didn't want to put too much pressure on Wang Tianlin because of this.
Even so. Wang Tianlin still felt as uncomfortable as a pinprick under his buttocks, he was called by Shao Yifu this time, and what he was most worried about was being asked about it, but he didn't expect to avoid it in the end.
"That bastard did this behind my back, and if I had known in advance, I would have stopped him!" Wang Tianlin said viciously.
"I heard that when you join Oriental Film and Television Company, you have to sign a 'deed of sale' for about 20 years, which is even more stringent than the long-term contract conditions of Shaw Brothers...... I know that kid of yours is a very clever person, so don't fool me with words like dizziness. Now I don't mean to ask you about this, I just want to know what that kid in your heart thinks. ”
Shao Yifu's attitude when he said this was unprecedentedly sincere, which made Wang Tianlin a little flattered.
"Sixth uncle, don't say that, this matter is something that my kid did wrong. Wrong is wrong! Of course, I also asked him privately why he did this, and his explanation was that although he had lost his freedom for 20 years when he joined Oriental Film and Television Company. But the rewards will be more, as long as you make a result. It's completely free to make any kind of film you want and who you want to work with. Even if you do it well, you can open your own film company and be the boss, these conditions sound really good, but I told him at the time that this is a big pie painted by Lin Xi, and it is a question of whether it can be realized in the end, but the stinky boy just didn't listen, because I had quarreled with him a few times about this matter. ”
"I see!"
Shao Yifu nodded, but there was a burst of emotion in his heart.
Oriental Film and Television is incomparably better than Shaw Brothers in terms of control of signed artists, but it is also far higher than Shaw Brothers in terms of returns to artists, in the final analysis, Shaw Brothers just sees artists as employees, no matter how good the employees are, they still work for people after all; Oriental Film and Television, on the other hand, treats artists as partners, and everyone can earn money together, provided that they just listen to greetings, which is naturally more attractive to artists with greater ambitions.
"Even that kid in your family is optimistic about Lin Xi, it can be seen that this Lin Xi still has some merits. Although he helped ATV and wireless compete, one yard is one yard, and Shaw Brothers Cinemas is open to do business, of course, there is no reason to push the profitable business outward, which is one of the reasons. Shao Yifu paused when he said this, "And what you said about the relationship between him and Jiahe and ATV is not wrong, let's not talk about whether Jiahe and ATV will be tricked, at least we are now making a posture of actively wooing Lin Xi, Jiahe and ATV will have to pay a greater price if they want to win over Lin Xi, so that our opponent can have a little more blood, which is good for us after all." ”
Shao Yifu explained this, Wang Tianlin finally understood it thoroughly, and while admiring Shao Yifu's far-reaching calculations, he couldn't help but have some doubts: Didn't Shaw do this for nothing?
Seeing the doubts in Wang Tianlin's heart, Shao Yifu smiled and said, "Don't you think it's too cheap Lin Xi?" Actually, I don't want to do this, but now that this kid's climate has been established, it is no longer possible to suppress him directly, so I can only push him again and let him take his strength to the next level, and then it should be Jiahe who will be worried. ”
Wang Tianlin was shocked, and immediately understood Shao Yifu's intentions.
Even if Shao Yifu doesn't make movies anymore, he doesn't want Zou Wenhuai to have a good time, so he wants to help Lin Xi up and let Lin Xi fight with Jiahe!
In the past, Golden Harvest was powerful, Wu had Bruce Lee, and Wen had Xu Guanwen, and no one in the Hong Kong film industry could beat its edge, even if the new art city came out to stir up the situation, the situation did not improve much, until Lin Xi came to the fore, which made Shao Yifu see the hope of shaking Golden Harvest.
Of course, Jiahe also realized this, so he spared no effort to win over Lin Xi.
Shao Yifu was not afraid that Lin Xi would be temporarily co-opted by Jiahe, but he was afraid that Lin Xi's ambition was not big enough, so he wanted to plant a seed between Lin Xi and Jiahe that could make the two sides turn against each other.
"Since that kid of your family has jumped to Lin Xi's side, then you can ask him to help me bring a message to Lin Xi, as long as the timing is right, as long as he can afford to make me satisfied, I can consider selling Shaw Brothers Cinemas to him!"
As soon as Shao Yifu said this, Wang Tianlin was completely stunned.
"Don't worry, I'm serious about this matter, you just need to let Wang Jing be responsible for bringing me a message, and also, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" or you continue to be the director, although there are some rumors outside, but my principle of employing people is to use people without suspicion, so you just let it go, don't have any burden!"
Shao Yifu mentioned this matter at the end, and although Wang Tianlin put down a stone in his heart, his mood did not change much because of this.
He always felt that Shao Yifu was playing a big game of chess, and the key was that he couldn't see through this game of chess.
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"Is that really what Uncle Sixth said?" After listening to Wang Jing's relay, Lin Xi had a thoughtful expression on his face, and he was not in a hurry to answer.
Wang Jing was a little anxious, leaned forward and said, "What else is there to think about?" With Shaw Brothers Cinemas in hand, you can directly compete with Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers in the future, which is a good thing that many film companies can't even dream of! ”
"It's a good thing, but why don't you want to think about it, why did such a good thing fall on me?" Lin Xi asked silently.
Wang Jing couldn't help but say complacently: "This shows that the sixth uncle has the same vision as me, and is optimistic about the future development of Oriental Film and Television!" ”
Lin Xi snorted disdainfully: "You are the sixth uncle who specializes in doing good deeds, and you will support whoever you like?" If it didn't do him any good, would he do it? ”
Wang Jing was stunned, and then realized this problem.
Lin Xi then analyzed: "Shaw Brothers Cinemas is like a hot potato now, if I take it over, Golden Harvest and New Arts City may turn the spearhead and unite to deal with me, do you think I can bear it?" ”
Wang Jing also reacted at this time.
"What do you mean is that the sixth uncle deliberately let out a rumor, and then divided our relationship with Jiahe and Princess Jin?"
"It's certain to muddy the water, but the idea of the sixth uncle wanting to shoot Shaw Brothers Cinemas is also true."
Lin Xi said this, and Wang Jing, who had already caught a clue, was immediately confused again.
"Uncle Six's mind is indeed not on movies now, and it is only a matter of time before he sells to Shaw Brothers Cinemas, but who can sell it to bring him the greatest benefit? This is a very delicate question. Lin Xi leaned back, clasped his hands and said, "Sixth Uncle said that he was going to sell the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line to me, but did you notice the conditions he proposed?" The time is ripe, and if I can afford to pay a price that he is satisfied with, not to mention that I really can't come up with so much money now, even if I have the financial strength, but what kind of conditions are ripe? ”
Wang Jing said without thinking about it: "This is not simple, as long as you prove that you have the ability to gain a firm foothold in the Hong Kong film industry, isn't the time ripe?" ”
Lin Xi shook his head when he heard this.
"I said, if you want to understand this matter, just think about it from the perspective of Uncle Six, he is willing to sell the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line to me, does he just want me to fight to the death with Jiahe and Princess Jin? This will certainly allow Jiahe to suffer some losses and impacts, but what are the benefits to the sixth uncle himself? Everyone is a businessman, so naturally they have to put interests first, and there is not enough exchange of interests, why did Uncle Six do such a thing? ”
Wang Jing was stunned after hearing this, he really hadn't thought much about this issue before.
"That's why I said that Uncle Sixth is a drunkard this time, not drinking, I'm afraid that forcing me to break with ATV is his real purpose."
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