Two days after the celebration ended, Li Guoxing personally came to the office of New Asia in the ATV building and signed an overseas distribution agreement with New Asia for "Color is Empty". Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with New Asia's ambitious re-entry of Taiwan's distribution rights, Li Guoxing did not show it. The success of "Colour is Empty" in Hong Kong, coupled with the market positioning of young people, led him to believe that the film should make a big difference in Southeast Asia. At the same time, his ambition to invest in New Asia is still undiminished, and he is not willing to fall out with Lin Xiaozhi for the Taiwan distribution rights of a film.

The contract has just been signed, and the contract will be sent to the law firm for notarization. Although he was anxious to go back and arrange the release of "Color is Empty", Li Guoxing still left such a passage before leaving, which disturbed Lin Xiaozhi's mind.

"Mr. Lin, you are a young and handsome man, and New Asia is in your hands, and you have become the No. 1 force in the film industry in just one year. But as the saying goes, win-win cooperation. You Xinya has the resources to make films, but the difference is that the channels and more filming funds are supported, and we have all these in Meiya. As long as you nod your head, I promise to hand over 100 million to you on the day of signing, and at the same time, I will deposit 100 million funds into the New Asia account within half a year for you to support. When the time comes, Xinya will have the resources of ATV, Mr. Lin, your talent, and our Meiya channels, and I promise to be able to compete with the Big Three for two years at most......"

The 100 million in this sentence naturally refers not to Hong Kong dollars but to Taiwan dollars. Taiwan and Hong Kong are both listed as one of the four small powers in Asia, not to mention that they are close to each other, and they are both Chinese with the same roots and species, and they are also close to each other economically. It is no exaggeration to say that there are at least hundreds of billions of Taiwanese hot money in Hong Kong's stock market, real estate, and other industries.

In the same way, the funds invested by Hong Kong's business circles in Taiwan are no less than 100 billion Hong Kong dollars, and the economic exchanges between the two places are close, so many people in Hong Kong's industrial and commercial circles like to settle their accounts in Taiwan dollars, especially after the decision to return Hong Kong to the mainland was negotiated in the 80s, many people in Hong Kong's industrial and commercial circles were inevitably 'communist, industrialist, and unwilling to abandon Hong Kong and immigrate to Europe and the United States, so a large amount of capital flowed out of Hong Kong and into Taiwan Province, which was full of contradictions with the mainland.

After the 88 stock market crash in Taiwan, the erosive economy dragged down the exchange rate between the Taiwan dollar and the Hong Kong dollar, and at this time, 100 million Taiwan dollars was equivalent to about 30 million Hong Kong dollars. Li Guoxing and his Meiya were willing to spend 30 million yuan in shares, which really gave Lin Xiaozhi a headache. If Li Guoxing's requirements are a little lower and only choose a small amount of equity to ensure that New Asia permanently provides it with a source of films, Lin Xiaozhi would not mind having one more powerful ally. But Li Guoxing is bound to win New Asia, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said that he wanted to buy 55 Ya shares from him for 30 million Hong Kong dollars, and directly became the largest shareholder, which he could not tolerate no matter what, so he naturally couldn't talk about it.

Lin Xiaozhi didn't want to sell, and he couldn't bear Li Guoxing's iron heart to buy, so he hung up three phone calls in a week, which annoyed him.

Why is Li Guoxing so obsessed with investing in ATV, Lin Xiaozhi also guessed one or two, but he can't get the whole chapter.

He didn't know that since its establishment in the 70s, Meiya has become the largest film distributor in Hong Kong over the years, but now Meiya's development has also entered a bottleneck period, if it can't make a breakthrough in performance, then it is likely to usher in decline. This is not groundless, but Li Guoxing has seen that in recent years, the Golden Princess Company of the Kowloon Lei family and Zou Minhuai's Golden Harvest have relied on the prestige of the film company under their own name, which is among the top three, to vigorously intervene in the distribution field that Meiya Lai regards as their lifeline.

In recent years, Golden Harvest has relied on the "AL+ Draw," "Summer Lucky Star Series," "Police Story," etc., and the Golden Princess has relied on the "Best Partner Series," "The True Colors of Heroes," "A Chinese Ghost Story" and other films as weapons to expand the distribution market in Southeast Asia, so that nearly 70% of the distribution share of Hong Kong films in Southeast Asia, which was originally monopolized by the United States and Asia, has now fallen to less than 50%. After many years of fierce battles with Golden Harvest and Golden Princess in various markets in Southeast Asia, Li Guoxing gradually understood that the reason why Meiya has lost the market again and again is because it does not have its own film company and relies too much on the movies produced by other film companies.

In his opinion, although the overseas distribution of most small and medium-sized film companies in Hong Kong has been handed over to them Meiya to do, these film companies are also mixed, if Meiya can meet one or two good movies, it is enough to compete with Golden Harvest and Golden Princess in Southeast Asia, but in the end, the odds are still too small, compared to Golden Harvest and Golden Princess's own film company, which is why he is determined to buy a film company to make his own movies.

I also thought about building my own film company, but it was troublesome and time-consuming, and Li Guoxing and his Meiya couldn't afford to wait. The most appropriate way is to use Meiya's capital advantage to acquire a powerful and inexpensive film company.

The Hong Kong film triumvirate was the first to be abandoned, Golden Harvest is not for sale, Xinyicheng is too strong, and Debao is too expensive. After deducting those leather bag companies and declining film companies, there are only five film companies that can enter Li Guoxing's eyes. Among the five small powerhouses, Yongsheng was the first to be excluded, although Meiya has been dealing with the local situation in Southeast Asia for a long time, and it can be regarded as black and white, but because of this, it is also more clear how strong the Xiang brothers behind Yongsheng are; Xu Ke's studio was then also given up by him, not to mention that Xu Ke is a subsidiary of Xinyicheng, just Shi Tian, one of the three giants of Xinyicheng, is the big financier of Xu Ke's studio, so he took the initiative to talk about it.

Li Guoxing has also been in contact with the entertainment movie, although Pan Disheng wants to buy it, the asking price is too high, and it costs 100 million Hong Kong dollars to sell the entertainment shares that he does not have a controlling position in his hand, unless Li Guoxing's head is kicked by a donkey, otherwise he will not accept it at all; Ying Zhijie has been making follow-up movies all year round, and Meiya has also contacted the Taiwanese big financiers behind Deng Guangrong, but these Taiwanese rotten bananas are more ruthless than Pan Disheng, and he shouted out a price that he couldn't afford to bargain at all. In the end, among the five small powerhouses that can make him choose, there is only one Xinya left.

It's a pity that Li Guoxing would never have thought that Lin Xiaozhi would not be able to give Xinya to him easily.

"Gao Sheng...... Sit sit sit sit ......"

Lin Xiaozhi smiled and beckoned Gao Zhisen to sit down, he was pestered by Li Guoxing for these days, he was a little sluggish, he forced his spirits, took out an agreement from the drawer, handed it to Gao Zhisen and said: "This is a contract drafted by Xinya, Gao Sheng will see if there is no problem, it is better for us to sign the contract today, and we can start filming as soon as possible."

Gao Zhisen nodded, when they met for the first time at the celebration that night, Lin Xiaozhi left a good impression on him, "Okay, I'll take a look"

He opened the contract given by Xinya and closed it after a few glances, and he was still quite satisfied. Although he also mentioned before that the script was written by a young man under him, just give a newcomer the price. But on the agreement, Xinya gave him the script of "Water Margin Laughter" and a box office dividend of 50,000, clearly naming that no matter whether the movie is popular or not, the 50,000 box office dividend will be given. In addition, Gao Zhisen's director's worth, New Asia directly gave a promise of UU Wanjia box office dividends. If you only look at the salary, it is slightly lower than the 700,000 given to him by Xu's Pictures when he directed "Family Carnival", but it is difficult to say with box office dividends.

At the celebration party a few days ago, Lin Xiaozhi generously rewarded the crew of "Color is Empty" with a generous reward of 2 million, and now it has spread. Gao Zhisen also inquired with his friend Zheng Zeshi, and knew that the young president from a wealthy family was the most generous, and after the two movies "I'm Crazy for Qing" and "Can't Help It" that he had invested in and filmed, the crew were rewarded with huge box office dividends. Gao Zhisen expects that if the movie is popular, the box office dividend he gives himself should not be lower than the disappointment, and a medium-investment movie can still be worth this value, which shows that Xinya is still more sincere to him.

At the moment, Gao Zhisen signed the contract, and there was a relationship with Zheng Zeshi, and a few days ago he brought the script to Xinya, and when he signed it, he asked: "Mr. Lin, I also signed this contract." So now let's talk about the investment in the film, I hope that New Asia can allocate 9 million to me. In terms of actors, Mr. Lin said before that he hopes to use New Asia's signed artists, I don't know what artists are in New Asia, but I also promise to leave a role for New Asia's artists. It's just a few important roles, I hope Mr. Lin can listen to my advice, I recommend a few actors......"

It's a good thing to sign Gao Zhisen, but when he heard that he brought it up again and wanted to choose the protagonist himself, Lin Xiaozhi couldn't help but want to roll his eyes. What he means is that the protagonist is played by New Asia's own artists, but Gao Zhisen's idea is to randomly place a role for New Asia's artists, and the protagonist is played by the person he recommends, maybe his choice is better, but it is undoubtedly more expensive and New Asia's own artists are not honed.

At the moment, he just wanted to open his mouth to refute, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed again. This Gao Zhisen is not as good as He Fan, He Fan is old and not so hard-fighting, as long as Lin Xiaozhi does not interfere in his filming, the actor chooses to arrange for Xinya to recommend one or two, and he doesn't mind at all. But Gao Zhisen has been sharp in recent years, filming one after another to win awards and make money, and there is also a nickname of '20 million director' in the circle, implying that if he is looking for him to make movies, basically the box office will not be less than 20 million. Gao Zhisen also doesn't like investors to interfere in Yu Shi, he makes films, and he also has his own opinions on the choice of actors, which is much more difficult to deal with than He Fan. Naturally, he should be slightly different from He Fan, and he should follow his temper so soft that he can't refuse hard.

has been rolling in the entertainment industry for more than ten years, how to deal with these difficult directors, Lin Xiaozhi has already had some experience. After swallowing the words of direct rejection that came to his mouth, he nodded his head and agreed, saying, "The few recommended by Gao Sheng before, I came back and thought about it carefully, and they are indeed very suitable."

When Gao Zhisen heard this, the smile on his face became a little thicker.

But he didn't want Lin Xiaozhi to change his tone, so he changed his tone and said: "I like Shen Dianxia very much for the matchmaker, and I don't have a problem with Wu Dalang letting Wu Mengda play me, but Gao Sheng, you also know that although our new Asia is a subsidiary of ATV, ATV is the main TV after all, and we have to raise money for film investment, and we don't want to find other investors to make joint ventures." Therefore, if I can, I hope that the role of the actor can be left to our own artist Qian Jiale to play in New Asia, who filmed "Color is Empty" as the leading actor, and now he is also a little famous, and he is also good at playing silly scenes, I think it is very suitable to play the wise and foolish Wu Song in "Water Margin". In addition, the heroine Pan Jinlian, I hope to give us another signed artist of New Asia, Ye Zilin, who was with us when we chatted that night. As for Ximenqing, I think if Brother Mao plays this role, the comedy and subversive effect will be stronger than letting Xu Guanying play it......"

This is the lineup he has prepared for a long time, the Xu brothers will be paid at least nearly two million for acting on the same stage, rather than this, Lin Xiaozhi is more willing to give the opportunity to Qian Jiale and Zheng Zeshi of his company, and there will be millions left in the salary. In his memory, Mao Shunjun, who played Pan Jinlian in the original play, performed Pan Jinlian's wind and coquettish taste, but the beauty was not as stunning as the leaf lintel. Lin Xiaozhi has seen a lot of costume images of leaf lintels, which are really beautiful.

"This"

Gao Zhisen pondered for a while, to be honest, he preferred the Xu brothers to play. However, Lin Xiaozhi also listened to what he said, thinking about it carefully, except for Xu Guanjie, the actor, who was a little dissatisfied with Qian Jiale, his old friend Zheng Zeshi came to play Ximenqing, and he couldn't help but be happy when this thought just popped up in his head. Ye Zilin left a deep impression on him that night, no way, the pair of waves on her chest can't be eye-catching, let her play Pan Jinlian, Gao Zhisen has no opinion.

After thinking about it carefully for a while, Gao Zhisen finally made a concession and agreed to the starring lineup according to Lin Xiaozhi's arrangement, and "Water Margin Laughter" can be regarded as entering the preparation process.

On April 10, Mikhail Gorbachev, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, announced that he had accepted China's invitation and would arrange a visit to China in May. The news has attracted worldwide attention, especially in the Hong Kong area, which has just raised its opposition to the mainland's dispatch of troops to Hong Kong after its return to China, and has caused a storm of discussion. Some citizens who care about current affairs have speculated about the meaning behind the two world's largest red countries that seem to have a handshake after decades of hostility.

The next day, there was a rumor that the star Ye Yuqing, who had signed a million-dollar contract, would star in the Fengyue film "The Beauty" directed by Yang Zhijian, and the legendary script was written by the well-known screenwriter Zhong Weixiong. Due to the hot sales of Ye Yuqing's previous two "I'm Crazy for Qing" and "Can't Help It", her name as a cash cow is now very loud. As soon as Jiahe released the news that she was going to open a new film, it was always sought after by the media, and for a while, a few days before mid-April, the newspapers were full of news about her.

Everyone's attention was attracted by Ye Yuqing and Jiahe, and few people knew that on this day, Ye Zilin was very happy to sign her name and stamp her private seal on the two movies "Liao Zhai Yan Tan" and "Water Margin Laughter" arranged for her in New Asia. In the next two or three months, she will become the hardest artist in the whole of New Asia, waiting for a blockbuster.

Xinya is covering her up, and naturally few media know that Xinya is focusing on packaging and preparing to cultivate a second cash cow.

There are unscrupulous media who don't know how to dig out the news that hyped Lin Xiaozhi and Ye Yuqing from the newspaper a few months ago. After hitting a wall with Ye Yuqing, who was getting older and older, and couldn't get any answer, some media turned their attention to Xinya and Lin Xiaozhi, who had been very silent on Ye Yuqing's issue.

However, when they repeatedly contacted Xinya, hoping to arrange an interview for Lin Xiaozhi, they got Xinya's crisp reply, "Mr. Lin has been busy recently, I'm afraid I don't have time to give an interview"

This is naturally not a lie, because Lin Xiaozhi has been really busy recently. Just because on April 15, the annual Hong Kong International Film Festival came