All the eleven people present agreed to join the Wenhua Club, whether they were forced by the situation or willing, at least Lin Xiaozhi was relatively satisfied with this result.

All of a sudden, the table was lively again. Between the wine glasses, Lin Xiaozhi also shook out some of the plans he had set up for the 'Wenhua Club'.

Although the Wenhua Club he set up is just a loose club, it is not without any rules and regulations, and Lin Xiaozhi still understands the truth that there are no rules. According to his design, the Mandarin Club holds an all-staff gathering every quarter or six months for everyone to connect with each other, exchange business experience or share resources. Regarding the increase in new members, Lin Xiaozhi believes that it is better to be indiscriminate than lacking, and more attention should be paid to conduct and ethics. So what he meant was that for every new member to join, one member needs to be invited and at least five members nod their heads to agree. If other members have comments, if there are more than five comments, the member will not be able to pass the review.

Of course, the Wenhua Club was designated as a semi-commercial organization from the beginning, and naturally it needed to pay membership dues. In this regard, Lim proposed that each member should pay an annual membership fee of HK$30,000 tentatively for the daily operation of the Mandarin Club. However, in addition to the basic membership fee, the Mandarin Club does not need to pay any activity funds, and future gatherings or other activities are sponsored by the member's company.

Considering the influence and binding force of the Wenhua Club, Lin Xiaozhi also proposed that every group gathering must be attended as much as possible. If you really can't come at the moment, you can ask for leave in advance. However, if you still have the excuse that you cannot come to the party for the second time, you will be fined 100,000 Hong Kong dollars according to the contract. After that, every time you ask for leave, you will be fined 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and if you do not attend the party for four consecutive times, you will be kicked out of the Mandarin Club. In addition, some members of the team are free to initiate activities and can participate in them at will.

Shaking out the organizational framework and articles of association at once, anyone can understand that this club is obviously not made by Lin Xiaozhi on a whim, but the product of careful thinking.

It's just that what can I do, Lin Xiaozhi took great pains to take out Debao channels to share and even lure box office dividends, so naturally it is impossible to ask for nothing.

The establishment of the Wenhua Association was not concealed for a long time, or at all. The next day, more than a dozen people in the Hong Kong film industry knew the news, most of them were senior executives of Golden Harvest and New Arts City.

It's hard to hide it, Lin Xiaozhi is one of the people invited. Liu Jialiang is very close to Sammo Hung and Golden Harvest, Xu Guanwen has a personal relationship with Huang Baiming, and Hui's Pictures often co-produces movies with New Art City. Lin Xiaozhi's acquisition of Debao, although he has not yet expressed his position to the outside world, but he can't hide it from ordinary people, but he can't hide it from the two giants of Golden Harvest and New Art City. Lin Xiaozhi and his Xinya have also been on the list of the top executives of the two giants, and in the face of a stronger new force with a huge amount of money that has just acquired the three giants with their name, Debao, is born, and now it is not an exaggeration to describe Golden Harvest and Xinyicheng and even the high-level of the Golden Princess.

After learning about this matter from Sammo Hung, Zou Minhuai seemed very impatient, and just arrived at the company early the next morning, he called He Guanchang and asked for countermeasures: "Old man, it seems that we are in big trouble this time."

Early in the morning, He Guanchang was called over by him as soon as he arrived at the company. He didn't know what the situation was in Lu Dao, and he couldn't figure it out, Zou Wenhuai sighed and explained: "Sanmao called me last night, he received an invitation from Lin Xiaozhi, and went to a small circle party last night. At the party, the kid from the Lin family had already admitted Debao in person, and also set up a club called 'Wenhua Club', and won over the owners of several film companies......"

He Guanchang frowned when he heard this, lowered his head and thought for a while before looking up at him: "This is really not good news, it seems that the young man has almost sorted out Debao and is ready to announce this matter to the public." Lao Zou, what kind of club is that, what else did Sanmao say? ”

"You don't know this slippery fat man, he just reminded me and didn't say anything" At the mention of Sammo Hung, Zou Minhuai squeezed out some smiles on his face, but unfortunately it was no different from not smiling. Sammo Hung was shrewd, although he gave Jiahe a breath out of affection, he was also afraid of offending Lin Xiaozhi, who is now becoming more and more powerful, so he just nodded vaguely.

He said that he had some interest in Lin Xiaozhi's club, and there were no mandatory requirements, so he put up a name in his personal name. Unlike several, directly involved in the name of the company"

He Guanchang also thought of Sammo Hung's shrewdness, and shook his head with a wry smile, "When has Sanmao suffered a loss, he can give a reminder and he has a heart." ”

After a pause and sorting out his thoughts, he continued: "Old Zou, I don't think you need to worry about what kind of club that kid from the Lin family is messing up with. It's not like we've done this trick with Lei Juekun, but who has succeeded again, and it's not cheaper than those small film companies. In my opinion, that wealthy man rarely played this trick, which was nothing more than looking for a source for the Debao Cinema in his hand. If you want to toss, let him toss, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, we used to deal with Lei Juekun, so let's deal with him. I'm worried, have you considered the influence of that wealthy man to buy Debao? The most important thing in the movie is money and people, is Lin Xiaozhi still less money, not enough for a bank to provide a loan at home, I wonder that Lin Xiaozhi's acquisition of Debao this time is probably the funds provided to him by the Bank of Kowloon. As for the people, Xinya has been working steadily for a few years, and the relationship with ATV is unclear, but it is not bad."

"Who said it wasn't" Zou Minhuai already had a headache, Lin Xiaozhi was not bad for money, Xinya and Debao were not bad, such an opponent was too difficult, not half a point worse than the combination of Lei Juekun's Golden Princess and Xinyicheng, and even on it. After all, the Lei family's main business is the construction of Kowloon Bus and Kowloon City, so that the Lei tycoon did not invest much money in the new art city and the golden princess, and it was only two or three hundred million Hong Kong dollars in a few years.

But now what about the opponent they are facing, Lin Xiaozhi may not be as rich as Lei Juekun, but he is too young, aggressive and courageous, and he is more willing to spend money than Lei Juekun. He successively acquired Xinyibao Records, became a major shareholder of "Cheng Pao", and spent a huge amount of money to acquire Debao Films and Debao Cinemas, and the money spent was already the money spent by Chao Lei Juekun for Xinyicheng and Princess Jin. What makes Zou Minhuai feel most tricky is that unlike Lei Juekun, who doesn't understand movies and just likes it, Lin Xiaozhi understands movies and understands them very well. He himself is not only one of the best screenwriters in Hong Kong, but also the best director in Hong Kong. In just two years, New Asia has been able to go from a debt-ridden ATV subsidiary to one of the Big Four by the media in the middle of this year.

There is such an opponent who wants money, money, people, young and courageous, and knows movies very well, just looking at Zou Minhuai and calling him over as soon as He Guanchang arrived at the company, you know how bad he is now

"There's no way, let's not move to respond to all changes, let's take a look at the means of that wealthy family" Zou Wenhuai is old in the end, and his experience and wisdom may increase when he is old, but his courage is far less than when he was young, because they know very well that they can't afford to lose.

Having worked with the old guy for decades, He Guanchang was sensitive to this, looked at the tired old guy Zou Wenhui, sighed and nodded, "It's okay, I'll urge the United States first to see if the new line company can pay part of our dividends in advance to ease the company's current capital chain tension."

Seeing Zou Minhuai nodding, he immediately walked out of Zou Minhuai's office.

I don't know if Lu Dao is an illusion, the moment he went out, he seemed to hear the old guy whispering to himself: ""Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" misunderstood me, and Golden Harvest lost two years is right or wrong......"

His body froze, and then he pushed the door open.

Golden Harvest lost two years......

At the end of the year, Zou Minhuai began to plan how to break into the United States, and in early 89, he bought the adaptation rights of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" comic book and immediately started filming "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (animated version). Due to the arrogance of the Americans, the crew has constant friction and investment has been accumulating. More than 10 million US dollars were invested in the pre-production alone, not counting the money for post-production and publicity. A movie has been filmed for more than a year, and when it is released, another year has passed more than half of it. Golden Harvest was burdened by it, and the tension of the capital chain made Golden Harvest only invest in a blockbuster film "Miracle" with Cheng Long's Weihe in 890, and there were few films with an investment of more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars in two years.

Unfortunately, this critical two years. The big enemy Xinyicheng has reduced production due to the contradiction between the three giants, which has stimulated continuous infighting. Debao was sold because the famous brand king had no intention of operating, and was also criticized for reducing production after breaking the capital chain. A God-given opportunity to catch up with the absolute hand, but it was missed by Golden Harvest. As a result, they missed out on two years on the Hong Kong side. I can only watch Xu Ke Studio, Yongsheng, Yingzhijie, Yineng and other film companies carve up the interests left by the three giants' production cuts and grow, especially New Asia has taken the opportunity to rise, and now it has replaced Debao and Xinyicheng, becoming a big problem for Golden Harvest.

Two years......

The power of Golden Harvest finally opened the door to the United States, and now their "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has ended its release in three North American countries, officially making North American audiences remember a film company from Hong Kong called Golden Harvest with a box office of more than 94UU. At the same time, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" was also able to land in Europe for release, which began two days ago, competing with many European and American blockbusters, and the momentum was not much less than the sensation it caused in the United States.

The success of a "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" made Golden Harvest suffer and finally opened the door to the United States. And just in terms of box office dividends, it is conservatively estimated that "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" can share at least 30 or 40 million US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 300 million Hong Kong dollars. After deducting the filming funds they invested for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Golden Harvest earned more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars from this movie.

But for this result, there are some dissatisfied voices and reflections from the top and bottom of Golden Harvest

There is no impermeable wall in the entertainment industry, and Lin Xiaozhi personally admitted at the party that after he acquired Debao, it only took two days for the news to spread in the Hong Kong film circle. Along with the spread of the club, which he made up called the 'Mandarin Club'.

Some people doubt the authenticity of the news; Some people were shocked by the courage of this 'wealthy rebel' and 'Hong Kong news maker'; Some people were surprised that he had so much money to buy Debao; Some people wonder why he has been quiet for more than a month since the news of Debao's acquisition was first reported; More filmmakers are looking forward to what kind of impact Debao will have on Hong Kong films after the fall of Debao and the birth of another more powerful new giant.

After a month of reporting, because the victim Lin Xiaozhi and Debao never refuted the rumors or admitted it, Pan Disheng reached a verbal consensus with Lin Xiaozhi, and when the media asked whether to sell Debao, he immediately changed his face. As a result, after a month has passed, many citizens have regarded the news as just a gossip report, and they have become less and less interested in false reports. As a result, this originally hot news has not been selling well recently.

After all, the vast majority of media in Hong Kong rely on credibility to eat, and not every newspaper or periodical relies on entertainment news gossip to earn readers' attention, just like "Next Magazine" and "Oriental Daily".

So, just when the major media were shocked, they didn't know whether Lu Dao should continue to follow up and report the news, or sent an interview request to Xinya and Lin Xiaozhi. Lin Xiaozhi, who has been silent for more than a month, and his Xinya finally made a move, in the second week of the Hong Kong release of "Red Alert", when the news came out that the box office was in danger of exceeding 30 million Hong Kong dollars, Lin Xiaozhi sent invitations to dozens of large and small media in Hong Kong with the title of "will hold a press conference in the near future to answer some questions that the people are concerned about some time ago."

As soon as the invitation came out, the Hong Kong media shook together.