The next day, Sun Ziming got up and was ready to go to work, the United States had already called, and the location had been found, so he was left to choose the actors. This matter can't be delayed any longer, and it will be difficult to find a snow scene if it is delayed any longer.

"Brother Ming, this is the script catalog that Brother Jing gave me before getting off work yesterday, and I forgot to give it to you."

"Oh."

Sun Ziming took it and began to look through it, not noticing that Guang Zai was a little speechless and stopped.

Well? Sun Ziming hurriedly looked through the script in the appendix, and the more he read it, the more thrilling he became, isn't this "A Chinese Ghost Story"? It's just that this screenwriter called it "Xiao Qian", hasn't anyone made this movie yet?

"Guangzai, have you watched "A Chinese Ghost Story"?"

"No, it's also a mythological movie?"

In addition to being 'full of four poisons', Guangzi is also a lover of monster movies. He hasn't seen it, so surely no one has taken it.

This is a classic movie, when he returned to the company, Sun Ziming went straight to the planning department, and it happened that Wang Jing and Liu Weiqiang were both here today and were having breakfast.

"Come and eat, this is the egg tart of 'Lu Yu', I have more filial piety to the old beans."

Sun Ziming took one and threw it into his mouth, he couldn't eat much, and pointed to the author on the script catalog.

"Brother Jing, why do I feel familiar with this Ruan Jiqiang?"

Wang Jing also thought about it, and then remembered the thin screenwriter.

"He's an old fritter of the Shaw Brothers. Oh yes, he and Wei Qiang turned out to be together, Wei Qiang came over."

Wei Qiang put down the barbecued pork bun in his hand and said a few words, and Sun Ziming remembered. This Ruan Jiqiang is the screenwriter who asked Liu Weiqiang for cigarettes at the Shaw Brothers.

"Ziming, do you think Jiqiang's script has a trick?"

"I didn't make a head, this script is good, but it is too difficult to shoot and extremely risky."

Wang Jing first shook his head and vetoed, he had read this book, it was well compiled, but it had to use a lot of stunts. Stunts mean money, and monster movies aren't popular at the moment, and according to his eyes, the movie has a pretty high chance of losing money!

Sun Ziming is also a little embarrassed, this movie is indeed a classic, but it didn't make much money. For him who wants to win the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line as soon as possible in case he has too many dreams at night, how to quickly prepare for this year's 300 million Hong Kong dollars is the most important thing!

"A Chinese Ghost Story" is an amazing classic, Sun Ziming thought about it again and again, but he still felt that it was a pity to give up, even if it was temporarily shelved here, it was a tyrannical thing. Maybe there's a way to make this film shine and make enough money at the same time.

"Wei Qiang, bring this Ruan Jiqiang, and I'll talk to him. Anyway, we're definitely going to have this book."

"Hey".

Liu Weiqiang happily called his friend, although Wang Jing was not very optimistic, he didn't want to stop it. At present, the market of Hong Kong screenwriters, a book is up to 100,000 yuan, which is a drizzle for Sun Ziming, not to mention that this book is really good.

Sun Ziming just wanted to discuss with Wang Jing how to revise the script, but Uncle Zeng knocked on the door outside and signaled him to go out.

The two entered Uncle Zeng's office, and Assistant Huang brought tea and locked the door.

"Ziming, do you remember Meiya?"

"Zhilu said, last time you came to us to talk about the release of the video of "Home Alone" and "The Story of Ah Lang".

They came to Uncle Zeng and wanted to take over the videotape business of the two films and distribute them to places where there are Chinese people in the world.

"How much to bid?"

"Four-six, we are four, they are six".

This price is the rule of the industry, and it is basically fair. In the future, Meiya will basically be able to monopolize the distribution of subsequent audio-visual products of Hong Kong films, and its strength should not be underestimated.

"Uncle Zeng, what is Meiya's background? I think they are developing too fast, and in just three years, they have done business everywhere. The last time I heard anyone say it, I could see their tapes in Chinatown, Los Angeles."

"Speaking of which, Mr. Li Sheng is an amazing character! He also came from the mainland, what kind of background does he have, he is really a self-made hero."

Founded in Hong Kong in 1984 by Mr. Lee Kwok-hing, Meiya has released more than 120 film tapes this year. Even "A Plan Sequel" allowed him to snatch the distribution rights in North America from Jiahe.

"Where did he get so much strength?"

Uncle Zeng whispered: "Taiwan."

This Mr. Li Guoxing made his fortune because he took the road of Taiwan and got into contact with the three major associations in Taiwan, and at present, the three major associations in Taiwan are the most powerful in Asia, and even the Japanese Yamaguchi Group has to give them three points.

"You mean, he's helping Taiwanese gangsters launder money?"

"Hehe, eight or nine is not far from ten".

Others regard the community as a cancer, but Sun Ziming doesn't see it that way. In a society where the rule of law is not perfect, there will certainly be a set of underground order, and if this order is rashly broken, the world will still be in chaos. Moreover, this society is inherently the law of the jungle, and people on the white road sometimes do things more filthyly than the community.

"You mean, give them the tape distribution?"

Uncle Zeng shook his head, he meant to hand over Taiwan, North America, and other places where the company's current strength is not enough to Meiya for distribution.

"After we took over the Shaw Brothers' stall, we can do it ourselves in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. That's how much money we have made from our videos as of yesterday."

Uncle Zeng got up from the desk, took a folder and handed it to Sun Ziming.

18 million in mainland China, 3.6 million in Hong Kong, and 6.9 million in Southeast Asia.

"So much?"

"That's why I said, where we can't reach it, give it to them first. Even if we don't give it to them, it is estimated that they will steal our version secretly, so it is better to be generous."

Sun Ziming took the report and looked at the column on the mainland. Although this is '87 years, with its population advantage, it has earned 18 million by pirating its own movies. If you can officially enter, how much profit should you have?

Thinking of this, Sun Ziming remembered Qiao Daosheng and Bo Kejian, who took 30% of the shares of the mainland branch, those two guys couldn't have taken the company's salary and didn't do anything, right?

Isn't that right? If they don't work hard, Sister Hong won't eat them?

"You, you're too busy during this time, and it is estimated that you haven't even read the company's reports. Here's the mainland box office share, and that stake is really worth it."

Sun Ziming turned to the back report, and the total box office of "Home Alone 2" in the mainland was 25.3 million yuan. The company was able to get 4% of the total box office, a total of 11.2 million, half percent more than last time.

"Uncle Zeng, it seems that the fathers of the two deputy ministers are different?"

"Of course, the money has arrived, and theirs has already been called."

Hehe, with a distribution fee of 7% of the total box office, the two young masters can get 30%. No wonder the two of them are so desperate, and they have also opened up the way of the film studio, wanting to make a film with a 'fake joint venture and a real sole proprietorship'! According to Uncle Zeng, these two guys are still lobbying everywhere, saying that they want to set up a private pilot film production project to promote the development of cultural undertakings and strive to obtain the license of the first private film company in the mainland.

"Ziming, the ticket prices of mainland movies are going to rise again."

"How much?"

Uncle Zeng stretched out a finger, and the five cents rose to one? This is good news, although the mainland is a little poor, as long as the movie is good, the audience will not care about the few cents.

After reading these reports, Sun Ziming remembered the problem that troubled him, this Uncle Zeng is really a great talent for handling daily work, and he has a way to deal with everything freely.

It seems that Sister Mei and Rong Shao are right, people like Uncle Zeng, as long as you treat each other with sincerity, you are the best helper. The traditional 'death for a confidant' complex has seeped into his bones.

"Uncle Zeng, if you were in ancient times, you would be a genius! If the company didn't have you, it was just a film studio, how could it grow so fast? ”

Uncle Zeng's heart is hot, what is more heart-warming than these words?

"Ziming, you've won the prize! If it weren't for you, I would just be a scout at Warners, and I guess I'm still holding 6,000 Hong Kong dollars a month."

"Uncle Zeng, I'm in some trouble."

When Uncle Zeng heard that Sun Ziming had more than 20 million US dollars, he couldn't bleach. After that, there was about the same amount every month, which was a big surprise.

"Don't worry, the money is clean. You also know that my family did business in the Soviet Union. ”

Sun Ziming changed the dividends given by the Huo family and the Xu family to the third brother's operating income in the Soviet Union, and Uncle Zeng breathed a sigh of relief. This is just hiding from the mainland government, which is not a big deal, anyway, the trading company is also registered in Hong Kong, but it is just a leather bag company.

"It's simple, I'll ask Manager Huang to help your third brother recruit a few people and set up the company's shelves. In the future, if you pay taxes according to the law, people will not be able to grasp the handle. ”

Sun Ziming breathed a sigh of relief, Uncle Zeng was not embarrassed at all about this matter, if he wanted to change to a legal blind like himself and the third brother, he would not be worried to death? As the old saying goes, a fence has three piles, and a good man has to help three!

"Okay, then you're busy, I'll see if the screenwriter Wei Qiang is looking for has arrived."

As soon as Sun Ziming arrived in his office, he saw Jiaming making tea for Wei Qiang and the sloppy screenwriter last time.

"Jiaming, go and prepare a birthday gift for me, it's for Aunt Zeng's 40th birthday."

"Yes".

In front of outsiders, Jiaming is Sun Ziming's assistant, and everything is a standard assistant tone.

The grandson motioned for the two to sit down, and sat down on the sofa himself. This Ruan Jiqiang seems to be a person who really doesn't pay attention to the details of life, and when he comes out to meet people, he is also dressed in the same sloppy way as he was at the beginning. This person's life is out of touch with modern times, and he can only make up monster films like "Xiao Qian" (A Chinese Ghost Story), and he can't make up other types of scripts.

The two talked for a while, and Sun Ziming felt more and more that this person's food was not good, and he might have made up such a good script in his life.

"Mr. Ruan, I want to buy the adaptation rights of this script. Don't know what you want? ”

"For what? Isn't this book bad? ”