If a leading celebrity is dissatisfied with the parent company, the consequences can be very serious. Not to mention a family's dissatisfaction with the company, the consequences are more likely to be catastrophic.

Just like the current Yuan family brothers, they feel that they have been treated unfairly, and they are naturally full of dissatisfaction with the company, and they are also angry with Zeng Zhiwei, an outsider.

The dissatisfied Yuan family brothers, although they can't show their dissatisfaction on the surface, they actually don't cooperate in many things.

For example, when Zeng Zhiwei filmed "Buddha Has Fire", he originally planned to invite Yuan Richu, who was relatively handsome among the Yuan brothers, to star in the starring role. But Yuan Jiaban is on the grounds that he is filming, and he will not borrow it. Zeng Zhiwei was the most embarrassed, so he had to find Liu Yong to film. But Liu Yong's worth is tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars higher than Yuan Richu's, which squeezes out Zeng Zhiwei's already insufficient funds.

Zeng Zhiwei's "Buddha Has Fire", the investment cost is only 800,000 Hong Kong dollars. Compared with the investment of five or six hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars per movie of Shaw Brothers, it is naturally much more. But compared with the investment of one or two million Hong Kong dollars in a Hui's movie, it can't help but look a little pitiful. Therefore, Zeng Zhiwei was forced to play the supporting role in the heavier role, in order to save a salary.

In addition to the attitude of non-violence and non-cooperation, the Yuan brothers had to get by when they were filming, and the situation was also more serious. Anyway, I can only get paid for filming, and even if the box office is a big hit, there is no dividend, so naturally I don't have to pay too much attention, and I will pay the account after the so-so shooting.

A movie made with such a mentality naturally has no guarantee at the box office. And the worse the box office, the less money Golden Harvest has to give dividends. The more there is no dividend, the worse the shooting. And so on and so on. It is everyone who is naturally damaged.

Golden Harvest is not blind to the consequences of this. But there is basically nothing that can be done. Firing the Yuan family class is equivalent to cutting off their left arm, and they can't find a more suitable kung fu team. And like Xu's Guangfa red envelopes, they don't have so much confidence.

The reason why Xu's dares to give out red envelopes and dividends to its employees is because they have a broader market than Golden Harvest. Because of Xu Guanwu's relationship, Xu's movies can be released in the United States endlessly. Although the box office is only a few hundred thousand to several million dollars, it is not very high compared to American movies. But compared with Hong Kong movies, these hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars are a huge astronomical amount.

Hui's film can sell at least a few million Hong Kong dollars more at the box office than other film companies, so people naturally have the confidence to give out red envelopes. But the films of other film companies can't be sold in the United States, and they can't make money from American fans, so naturally they can't be as generous as Xu's.

This is the biggest crux of the problem, even if Jiahe knows the reason, there is no way to change it, so now he can only try to reconcile and resolve the dissatisfaction of the Yuan brothers.

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Relative to the Yuan family class of Jiahe's lineage. Wu Siyuan is much freer. He had Siyuan Pictures himself before, and he only had a cooperative relationship with Golden Harvest. And he also enjoys more autonomy than Zeng Zhiwei. Therefore, Wu Siyuan is undoubtedly more active than Yuan Jiaban, and at the same time, he is not easily controlled by Golden Harvest, and has greater autonomy in film themes, actor selection, and script creation.

Therefore, Siyuan Pictures produced seven movies last year, including five kung fu films, "God Leg Iron Fan Gong", "Southern Fist and North Leg Fighting Golden Fox", "Kung Fu Wing Chun", "The Legend of Bruce Lee" and "Seven Birds Hand Fighting Mantis Boxing", a social realistic film "The Demon Mirror of the Art World", and a costume three-pole film "Spring on the Red Chamber".

In 77 years, the silver rooster scandal broke out in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and a number of meat bomb stars such as Zheng Shuying, Shao Yinyin, Deborah, etc. were summoned by the police on suspicion of selling silver, and the news caused a sensation in the city. These stars were originally beautiful stunners on the screen, upside down all beings, and made the audience itch. Now this kind of scandal of suspected selling spring has broken out, and it immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest also took the opportunity to stir up the topic, and one side filmed "The Call List", and summoned four directors including Cheng Gang and Hua Shan to work overtime to shoot; On the other hand, Wu Siyuan also caught up quickly, and also filmed "The Demon Mirror of the Art World". After its release, it has achieved a very good box office, which also reflects that Hong Kong filmmakers are indeed flexible in their brains, and they are unwilling to let go of any opportunity to make money.

However, although the two film companies have made a fortune, they have caused secondary damage to the entertainment industry, and the three words of the entertainment industry were once unpleasant, which also led to a sharp decline in the quality of the beauties who participated in the election of Miss Hong Kong in seven or eight years, and even after being elected as Miss Hong Kong, few of them entered the entertainment industry.

As for the "Spring in Red Mansions", it is more well-known to mainland audiences because of the participation of Zhang Guorong, the emperor's superstar. And Wu Siyuan, who has always been known for knowing people, Wu Siyuan, who has always been committed to the development of Hong Kong films, and Wu Siyuan, who has always been respected by people in the circle, was nailed to the pillar of shame in history because of such a movie, and he was scolded several times every time he mentioned it. It's as if he has become a weird man who tempts the ignorant Shota with a lollipop.

In fact, Wu Siyuan is also quite wronged, and starring in a three-pole film in the Hong Kong film industry in the 70s is not a great event. Many of the movies produced at that time had dew point shots, not to mention the Fengyue films shot by director Li Hanxiang, even action movies, horror movies, and even love and romance films also have this kind of exposure shots.

Because there was no film classification system in Hong Kong at that time, it was easier to attract a wide audience with a little cesium love shots, so there were more or less such shots in movies at that time. On the contrary, if you want to find a movie without a dew point lens, you need to spend a little more time.

At that time, famous movie stars also starred in this kind of film, such as Shaw Brothers' popular Xiaosheng Yue Hua, future kung fu superstar Cheng Long, Hong Jingbao and so on. And Zhang Guorong played the leading role in his first movie, compared to Hong Jingbao and Cheng Long, I don't know how much happier Lu Dao is.

So don't judge the events of the 70s from the moral point of view of the present. Wu Siyuan invited Zhang Guorong to film at that time, but he may not have malicious intentions. Just like Li Hanxiang asked Cheng Long to play "Golden Vase Shuangyan", and Zhu Mu asked him to star in "Flowers Flying in the City of Spring", it is definitely not with the intention of harming people.

It's just a pity that the motives are good and the results are bad. Wu Siyuan has been frank all his life. has unearthed countless talents for Hong Kong films. Created many genres of films, but the result was ruined by this three-pole film. is still grabbed and beaten by Zhang Guorong's fans. Miserable!

However, in the previous life, Zhang Guorong was coaxed by Wu Siyuan to shoot this "Spring in Red Mansions". Although Zhang Guorong's tone is very relaxed in the future, he is actually quite sour in his heart. After all, it was the first time to film, and as a result, a three-pole film was made, and it did not become popular, but declined for several years. And the salary is only 6,500 yuan. It's a little less. also made Zhang Guorong afraid of movies and didn't take any movies for a long time.

But in this life, because he has already become a superstar in the music industry, and there is a company to help him review and check, he naturally will not let him shoot such a ghostly thing. So Wu Siyuan changed to a different protagonist, and he also filmed this "Spring in Red Mansions", but because it was too cesium, although the box office was good for a few days after its release, it was still banned by the Electrical Inspection Department. It was a loss of Wu Siyuan's investment last year.

And his other movies have made money, which also makes Wu Siyuan's small life very good. This made the Yuan family brothers look at it, and they were naturally very envious and jealous. It's good to think about how you can be like Director Wu.

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In general, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers did not mix well last year. Whether it is Golden Harvest's satellite company system or Shaw Brothers' strategy of fighting small and big, it is not considered a success. The revenue of both companies is only about 10 million Hong Kong dollars, which is less than the profit of a Hui's movie.

The movie "Young Master Dragon" was released in North America, with a box office of 4 million US dollars, which is calculated as 20 million Hong Kong dollars, and if you count Hong Kong, and Japan, South Korea, Nanyang, Taiwan and other foreign cities, it is far better than the profits of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest.

Therefore, this inevitably made Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers begin to reflect on how they should operate in the future.

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The competition between Shaw Brothers and Hui Brothers is not only in the field of film, but also in the field of television, and Hui Brothers also beat Shaw Brothers without any power to fight back.

Last year, TVB's ratings were all stable and beautiful, and it became a well-deserved TV overlord in Hong Kong. Its Xiaosheng and Hua Dan are also quite popular, whether they appear in movies or take on commercials, they have very good income.

As far as Zheng Shaoqiu, the chief student of TVB, is concerned, in addition to filming TV series in TVB, he also takes over commercials, and also releases records on Yisheng Records, singing the theme song of martial arts TV series starring him, and his annual income is also about one million Hong Kong dollars, and he is a popular star second to none.

And another student, Zhou Runfa, first starred in "A Thousand Kings Fighting a Thousand Tyrants" written by Wang Jing and directed by Zeng Zhiwei, and after gaining popularity in the film industry, last year he took over the filming of "Childe Amorous" written by Huang Baiming and directed by Mai Jia, who played the transformation from a poor boy on Lamma Island to a rich son, and his acting skills have been recognized by the audience and have become a new star in film and television who is now in the limelight.

This shows TVB's star-making ability, which can maximize the potential of stars, let them achieve greater achievements, and of course, gain higher popularity and earn more money. Xiang Zheng Shaoqiu is now rented to Taiwan for filming, and he can also hold concerts in the Nanyang area and make a lot of money.

The popularity and fortune of Zheng Shaoqiu, Zhou Yunfa and others is actually a silent incentive, which naturally stimulates other second- and third-tier actors, making them more confident in the company and more willing to work for the company, so that they are more motivated to climb up. The harder the employees work, the more confident they are in the company, the more centripetal force they will be, and the smoother the operation of TVB can also be ensured. It's a very virtuous cycle.

In comparison, Jiayi TV is much more chaotic. Since being invested by Shaw Brothers, Jiayi has basically become a retirement home for Shaw Brothers. Many second- and third-tier artists of Shaw Brothers have been assigned to Jiayi to star in TV series because they have no filming in Shaw Brothers and have to receive salaries for nothing.

The arrival of so many Shaw Brothers actors has alleviated the problem of the lack of artists on Jiayi TV, but it has also caused damage to Jiayi TV's self-star-making ability. If the TV station vigorously cultivates Shaw Brothers' artists, once it becomes popular, it will be directly taken back by Shaw Brothers and use his current popularity to make movies and make money. Then Jiayi is equivalent to doing useless work, losing his wife and losing his soldiers.

If you don't focus on cultivating Shaw Brothers' artists, but focus on cultivating your own artists, Jiayi's own artists are really embarrassed. Xiaosheng Xiaosheng is not good, Hua Dan Hua Dan is not good, there are less than 100 people in the whole family, and to shoot a TV series, at least twenty or thirty people will be used.

This leads to the TV series of Jiayi TV, all of which are starred by those few people, if you are not a loyal viewer of Jiayi TV, it is easy to get confused. Why was he called that name just now, and how did he turn around and he was this name again?!

Such repeated old faces are naturally easy to make the audience sick to their stomachs. In fact, this is also one of the reasons why TVB's attractiveness has declined in recent years. It's always those old faces who take the lead, they can't give people a fresh feeling, and they are tired of looking at it. (To be continued......)