Chapter Twenty-Six: Planning the Cinema

"Zou Wenhuai and Taiwanese filmmakers want to invest in our company?" Xu Guanwu asked with wide eyes.

Just now Xu Guanwen left under the pretext of leaving for an excuse, and immediately found the second brother Xu Guanwu, the third brother Xu Guanying and the fourth brother Xu Guanjie to discuss the way.

"Yes, look at his menacing this time, as if he will not give up until he achieves his goal." Xu Guanwen said with a bitter face,

What he is most worried about now is that if he does not agree to their conditions, Golden Harvest will embarrass himself in the issuance. You must know that now the distribution right of "Ghost Horse Double Star" is in the hands of Golden Harvest, if they make some means from it, they are afraid that they will not get a penny at the box office in other cities.

"In my opinion, it's better to agree to them, so that we will have stable distribution channels in the future, and we don't have to worry about the release of movies." Xu Guanjie thought for a while. Although he was the youngest, he was the most conservative in his thinking and did not like to take big risks.

"Second brother, what do you think?" After listening to Xu Guanjie's suggestion, Xu Guanwen couldn't help frowning, this was really not the answer he wanted to hear.

"It's okay if they want to take a stake, but we don't accept money. If they want to buy a stake, they will exchange it for a stake in the cinema chain. Xu Guanwu snorted coldly and said, "The shares of Yicheng Cinema Line will be exchanged for the shares of our Yicheng Company." ”

"Second brother, are you crazy? Golden Harvest Cinema Line is at least worth 200 million Hong Kong dollars, and the total assets of our company add up to only five or six million. Yicheng cinema shares for Yicheng company shares, unless they go crazy will agree. Hearing Xu Guanwu's words, Xu Guanjie almost dislocated his jaw.

Xu Guanwen also felt that Xu Guanwu's suggestion was too whimsical, unless the two members of Jiahe were really crazy, they would not agree to such outrageous conditions.

"It's best if they don't agree, and I feel like I'm at a loss." Xu Guanwu couldn't help but snort coldly.

He knew that with those future memories in his mind, it would be trivial to take the opportunity to earn hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in the future, so how could he be willing to cheapen Zou Wenhuai and those people for nothing.

"Big brother, in fact, you don't have to be too anxious, in my opinion, Zou Wenhuai is just a test this time. He doesn't have any capable people under his command now, big brother, you are his only lucky general, and he will never turn his face with us until he finds another lucky general. Xu Guanwu saw that Xu Guanwen was still at a loss, and hurriedly smiled and persuaded him.

Jiahe's future blessing Cheng Long has been included in his pocket, and Hong Jingbao also intends to take refuge under frequent contact. In the future, the three pillars of Jiahe are all here in Xu Guanwu, even if Jiahe wants to turn his face, he can't find anyone else to replace him for a while.

"The second brother is right, Zou Wenhuai is an authentic businessman, and he will not be so short-sighted. If he falls out with us, he will only get Shaw Brothers cheap. Xu Guanying also persuaded.

"In this case, then I will tell them first that our company is not short of funds for the time being, thank them for their kindness." After listening to the words of several younger brothers, Xu Guanwen made up his mind and said.

"Big brother, I'll go with you." Xu Guanwu volunteered.

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Xu Guanwen nodded and took Xu Guanwu back to the hall.

"Mike, are you okay?" Zou Wenhuai said with concern.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zou. Just rude. Xu Guanwen waved his hand.

"It's okay, by the way, Mike, what do you think of Mr. Lin's proposal?" Zou Wenhuai asked with a smile.

"Mr. Zou, our company is small in scale and has few employees, so there is no need to expand for the time being. We can only thank Mr. Lin for his kindness. Xu Guanwu refused with a smile.

Zou Wenhuai's face darkened when he heard this, "Now that the Hong Kong film industry is on the rise, there is a lack of superstars like Mike and you, and it is a good time to show your ambitions." Mike, don't miss your chance. He persuaded again.

"Mr. Zou is really proud, worthy of being a popular figure in the Hong Kong film industry," Xu Guanwu couldn't help but praise, this Zou Wenhuai is not a person who has passed through rebirth, and he even sees the opportunities in the future, and he really deserves to be a hero-level character, "But my eldest brother has always pursued perfection in filmmaking, and the script alone has to be revised dozens of times, so it is difficult to make a film within a year." Therefore, if Mr. Lin's capital flow is delayed, it is a big sin. ”

Zou Wenhuai was slightly stunned, then looked at He Guanchang beside him, and saw that he nodded slightly, knowing that what Xu Guanwu said might be the truth, "Mike, why bother so much?" Taking advantage of the big sale of "Ghost Horse Double Star", you should shoot a few films quickly, and it would be good if you could make money anyway. Zou Wenhuai explained.

"Mr. Zou, you also know that I am such a character, if I am not satisfied with the filming, then I would rather not shoot it." Xu Guanwen said categorically.

Xu Guanwu nodded admiringly on the side, it is too rare to see a filmmaker like Xu Guanwen in later generations. After most celebrities became popular, they worked hard to make films to make money. Ten or twenty films were released in one year, many of which were big bad movies.

Historically, Xu Guanwen was strict with the script, so even when he was the most popular, he did not appear in bad movies at will to grab money, and almost every film produced was a work of conscience that strives for excellence.

Zou Wenhuai saw that Xu Guanwen had no plans to make a film for the time being, and he couldn't help but retreat in his heart. As a qualified film businessman, he naturally hopes that the funds he has invested can be quickly repatriated and bring back high profit returns. If it's really like Xu Guanwu said, you can't make a film in a year, then isn't the funding fixed there?

"I might as well go to the real estate and stock speculation at that time." Thinking of this, Zou Wenhuai felt that investing in Xu Guanwen was not necessarily a big deal to make a steady profit, "Forget it, anyway, he still has to find me to distribute the film, and the profits will always be shared with me, so why should I make more trouble?" ”

Xu Guanwen saw that Zou Wenhuai didn't mention the matter of buying shares again, and couldn't help but let out a long breath, thinking that he had finally fooled this pass.

"Big brother, I have already mentioned before, we still have to establish our own cinema as soon as possible, otherwise once we turn against Golden Harvest, they will hold our throat." Xu Guanwu said on the side.

"It costs money to build your own theater, even if "Ghost Horse Double Star" is a hit, counting the box office in other cities, etc., it will only make five or six million, and you can't even pay a year's rent." Xu Guanwen shook his head and said.

There are now a total of 100 larger cinemas in Hong Kong, which are divided into five cinema lines: Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, Lisheng, and Anle Tong Shuangnan Cinema Line.

Among them, Lisheng Cinemas is owned by Mr. Lui Kokuk-kun, the owner of the Kowloon Bus Company, and was originally used to screen films from European and American countries, but in recent years, European and American films have not been able to compete with domestic films in Hong Kong, so it has rented its four cinemas to Golden Harvest for use.

Anle Cinemas is also responsible for screening European and American films, and because of the downturn in the Western film market, it also leases half of its theaters to Golden Harvest, and the other half maintains a dismal operation.

As for the Shuangnan Line, it belongs to the Hong Kong leftist film company, because the relationship with the mainland is extraordinary, so it is difficult to fight the idea of this theater line.

"Needless to say, if you want to build your own cinema chain, you have to start from Lisheng Cinema and Anle Cinema, I think the current market is about 8 million per year." Xu Guanwu analyzed for the eldest brother, "After we shoot the next two movies, we will definitely be able to make enough money." ”

"What kind of jihua do you have?" Xu Guanwen asked curiously.

"A "Serpentine Trickster", starring Yuan Lou; A "Fa Qian Han", starring the third brother. Xu Guanwu let out a mouthful.