Shen Chong soon realized that he was not the material for being a director, at least not for a genius director.

He participated in the writing of the script, knew all the details, and figured it out whenever he had free time, and before filming, he also drew a lot of sub-scenes - according to Chen Yunwen, it was a child's graffiti.

However, after three days of shooting, I used 1o boxes of film every day, and I felt good when I filmed, but when I developed it at night, I couldn't do it, and the 30,000 or 40,000 pieces of film were basically lost.

Just because you've watched a lot of movies doesn't mean you can make them, just like reading a lot of novels, it doesn't mean that you can write a good book, and if you read a lot of aV, it doesn't mean that you're a master when you.

What kind of lens to use when, what is the distance between the camera and the actor, how to arrange the depth of field, what is the relationship between the foreground, background and the actor, and what position should the actor occupy in the frame......

All kinds of details are endless, and Shen Chong is anxious and annoyed.

And the more he shoots, the more Shen Chong feels that he took it for granted before, thinking that simple scenes are easy to shoot, but in fact, the simpler the scenes, the more difficult it is to shoot.

Filming big scenes is a test of the co-ordination ability behind the scenes, and as for the level of the director himself, the requirements are not high.

For example, in scenes with a lot of people, as long as you follow the leading actor, and in scenes with a lot of action, as long as you aim at the actors who are fighting, the audience will not care about the rest of the details in the shot.

It's like eating hot pot, where all kinds of ingredients are thrown into the soup base, and even if the taste is a little problematic, diners can't taste it.

And "Buried Alive" is a single scene, and any details will be magnified, like a bowl of egg fried rice, whether it is delicious or not, the key depends on the director's level.

Not only did Shen Chong, who was the director, have a headache, but Jin Shijie, who was the star, was also in trouble.

The stage and the movie, although they are both performances, the difference is still quite big, Jin Shijie is the first time to contact movies, and his experience is not as rich as that of later generations, he seems to be a professional master who is used to playing 11-person full-court football, and suddenly came to play 7-person indoor small field football, he is not very adaptable, and his expressions and lines are biased towards the stage style, which is a bit exaggerated.

This problem, on the first day of filming, he appeared by himself, and Shen Chong also knew it, but both of them were rookies, and no one could guide anyone, so they could only keep groping and trying repeatedly.

Fortunately, Huang Yuetai has made a few movies, and he has some experience, but he does not hide his selfishness, teaches what he knows, and does his best to do a good job in photography, so that the three days of film are not all in vain, and it is very good to have a few minutes of footage.

In addition to the technical issues of the inherent, time is also a big issue.

Shen Chong's fame is getting bigger and bigger, and his business is getting bigger and bigger, even if he has no money, if he doesn't take the initiative to go out to find something to do, things will come to him.

For example, Jiahe came to the door - only one day after filming, Zou Wenhuai personally called the company and invited Shen Chong to dinner.

Zou Wenhuai's purpose, Shen Chong knew it well, but the tycoon invited him, no matter what, he had to go to the banquet.

Wang Jing's "Chasing Girls" is not surprising, after the Chinese Valentine's Day, the daily box office fell rapidly, and at the end of the second week of screening, the single-day box office fell to less than 2o thousand, and the Shaw Brothers directly cut more than half of the theaters and replayed other movies.

But even so, the total box office of "Chasing Girls" has exceeded 8oo, and when it finally goes offline, it is very likely to surpass Xu Guanwen's "Half a Pound and Eight Taels" and sit on the runner-up position in the box office list of Hong Kong films over the years.

As a result, Golden Harvest couldn't sit still.

At this time, Jiahe has Xu Guanwen and Jackie Chan, one as long as he shoots, he must be the annual box office champion, and the other is like the rising sun, shining brightly, and a large number of powerful satellite companies such as Wu Siyuan, Yuan Heping, Sammo Hung and so on, and the momentum is booming.

The Shaw Brothers are declining, and among the three important ministers, Zhang Che has little energy, low output, and box office performance is getting worse; Li Hanxiang is not only in poor health, but also has two thoughts, and some time ago the media broke the news that he was going to return to the big 6 to film, so that Run Run Shaw had to come forward in person to refute the rumors and deliberately explain to Taiwan; Although Chu Yuan's sword is not old, the building will fall, and a single tree can not be saved.

In the Hong Kong film industry, everyone is saying that Shaw Brothers is no longer good, and the 80s are Golden Harvest.

And Shen Chong was born, and the two movies, which gave Shaw Brothers nearly 10 million net profits, suddenly turned the momentum around.

"Crazy Robbery" can also be said to be pie in the sky, Shaw Brothers has a big head, and it just hit it.

"Chasing the Girl" is a bit subtle, although it is produced by Oriental Charm, but the director is Shaw Brothers' own people, Shaw Brothers In recent years, I have only seen the old people go, but I have not seen the new people come out, the talent continues to lose, and the decline is obvious.

Shaw Brothers has thousands of employees, and if a few more dark horses like Wang Jing emerge to reverse the situation, it is just around the corner.

And the people of Shaw Brothers are going to help Oriental Charm make movies, what do they want to do?

The Shaw family has a big business, some people have studios and theaters, although Oriental Charm has only produced two movies, but the level of production and industry, no one in Hong Kong dares to despise it, these two are united, complement each other's advantages, if there is a box office miracle like three or five "Crazy Robbery" every year, Golden Harvest will not have a good time......

After all, the market is so big, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Southeast Asia are the traditional strong areas of Shaw Brothers.

The screening agreement signed by Shen Chong and Shaw Brothers is not a secret in the industry, the conditions are harsh, and it is a one-shot deal.

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Zou Wenhuai's place of hospitality was a Japanese restaurant, and in addition to him, Cai Yongchang and Shu Qi were also accompanied.

Cai Yongchang is the bigwig in charge of the screening business of Golden Harvest Cinemas, and his attendance is a matter of course.

Shu Qi is a friend of Shen Chong, purely as a matchmaker and playing soy sauce, but judging from this arrangement, Zou Wenhuai still attaches great importance to Shen Chong and treats him as an equal role.

The two sides sat down, and after a short greeting, Zou Wenhuai said the purpose: "Mr. Shen, I don't know your oriental charm, are you interested in cooperating with our Golden Harvest?" ”

"It's an honor for me to work with a big company like Golden Harvest." Shen Chong first complimented, and then asked, "I don't know how Mr. Zou plans to cooperate?" ”

"We pay for it, and Mr. Shen is in charge of the production." Zou Wenhuai was silent, and Cai Yongchang said: "Or like Mr. Shen and Shaw Brothers cooperated, Mr. Shen independently produced the film, which was released in our Golden Harvest Cinema, and everyone was divided." ”

Shen Chong put down his chopsticks and was silent.

The first way of cooperation, to put it bluntly, is to package the film, Golden Harvest pays the funds, Shen Chong is responsible for the production, and then the copyright belongs to Golden Harvest and is released in Golden Harvest Cinemas.

This is the usual way of cooperation between Golden Harvest and Satellite Company, the advantage is that as long as you save enough, there will definitely be a harvest, and the disadvantage is that no matter how good the box office is, you can't share it.

Sammo Hung 's Baohe Film Company and Yuan Heping's Peace Film Company all cooperate in this way. (Note 1)

In this way, Shen Chong will definitely not choose, he can't look down on the little money deducted from the budget.

As for independent production, and Golden Harvest box office sharing, this method can be considered.

The construction of its own theater chain, without two or three years, will not become a climate, and two consecutive box office blockbuster movies, presumably the Shaw Brothers, the sleeping lion, is almost shocked, and now it is good for Hong Kong films to switch to Golden Harvest to expand the proportion of box office sharing and open up channels for independent production.

"I'm a person who doesn't like to be constrained, and I like to make independent films." Shen Chong opened his mouth and said: "If it is released in Golden Harvest Cinemas, how should this proportion be calculated?" ”

"Come, come, Mr. Shen, drink." After Zou Wenhuai diligently persuaded a glass of wine, he said: "There is an old saying, called the shopkeeper bullying customers, the Shaw Brothers is a big store, Mr. Shen went to them at the beginning, naturally he would be a little wronged, if he came to us Jiahe, the proportion would never be so harsh." ”

"yes, Shaw is not authentic." Cai Yongchang and Zou Wenhuai have been friends for decades, with tacit understanding, he echoed a sentence and said: "Mr. Shen is young and promising, and his knowledge is stronger than us old guys, so I am here, and I don't say anything false, just take out the hole cards, if the movie is released in Golden Harvest Cinemas, less than 5oo thousand, we will have six or four points, more than 5oo thousand, we will have five or five points, what does Mr. Shen think?" ”

"What about the line and marketing expenses?"

"In this regard......" Zou Wenhuai said lightly: "Mr. Shen is an expert, the publicity and marketing of "Crazy Robbery" and "Chasing Girls" are breathtaking, and in the future, when the movie is released, there is a place that needs the cooperation of Golden Harvest, we will definitely do it." ”

The words are good, the meaning of the words, the deeds and publicity, and Shen Chong is still responsible for himself.

However, this sharing ratio is already very sincere, much better than what Shaw Brothers gave, and once this opening is opened, other independent producers will have a reference for negotiations with Golden Harvest in the future, which is always good.

Under the package system, producers will do everything possible to reduce costs, which is harmful to the quality of films, and independent producers will have a more adequate budget and a little more freedom, which is good for the exhibition of Hong Kong films and is worth promoting by Shen Chong.

This meal lasted for more than three hours, and finally Shen Chong agreed to sign a contract with Golden Harvest that in the next year, four movies will be produced and released in Golden Harvest Cinemas.

As soon as the matter with Golden Harvest was settled, HSBC came to the door again.

In order to improve his status in Li Ka-shing's heart as much as possible, Shen Chong took all the Rubik's Cube patents in his hand as collateral, scraped together $8oo, and handed them over to Fei Litong to arrange the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa's shares.

In 1978, Li Ka-shing attacked another veteran British-funded real estate group, Wharf, because the news was leaked, the Jardine Matheson Company behind Wharf fought back with all its might, and the acquisition failed, losing a piece of big fat, which is a great pity.

At the juncture when the acquisition was about to be completed, Shen Chong handed over tens of millions of capital to HSBC's senior investment adviser to buy Hutchison Whampoa's shares, which naturally made Li Ka-shing and HSBC extremely nervous......

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Note 1: According to Sammo Hung's interview, he said that he had never received box office dividends in Golden Harvest.

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