Shu Qi couldn't help but be excited when she heard that after winning the best picture, the takeaway copyright could be increased by $20 million.

20 million US dollars, more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, at that time, it can be said that it was astronomical for him.

"Then I'm going to pray for you, Mr. Xu, and I hope you can get the Best Picture Award." Shu Qi said with a smile.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile, and his favorability towards him also increased a lot, "Xiexie." ”

"Mr. Xu, last year's "Rocky" was also shortlisted for many awards, but Zuihou won none of them." Shu Qi saw that Xu Guanwu was happy, and hurriedly seized the opportunity to ask, "Some Hong Kong filmmakers think that Hollywood discriminates against Chinese investment, may I ask you, as a party, what is your opinion?" ”

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then thought about it, "The movie "Rocky" is indeed a very good movie, which can be seen from its box office of more than 200 million US dollars. However, as a commercial film, he is very perfect, but in terms of artistry, it is needless to say, in fact, it is still a little lacking. Compared with the Hollywood classic "The Godfather" series, it is still slightly lacking. ”

"As for Hollywood's discrimination against Chinese, I didn't notice it. I've made a lot of good friends in Hollywood, like Sylvester. Stallone, Stephen. Spielberg, George. Lucas, David. Brown, Richard. Zaniuk, Satsuma. Lei Shidong and so on. Xu Guanwu said again, "And I think as long as it's a haode movie, I don't have to worry about no one appreciating it." Even if you may not win the Academy Award, being able to get the love of the audience is the biggest reward for our film investors. ”

"Mr. Xu, what you said is really good." Shu Qi applauded, "I know Mr. Xu, your investment in movies has always been good. He also invested in the filming of niche movies such as "Queen of Temple Street" and "Ah Ming". But "Queen of Temple Street" was dismal at the box office. Break the golden sign that you will never lose money in your investment. Will you continue to invest in niche movies in the future? ”

"Of course it will, niche movies are actually not short of audiences, you see that the box office of Yimei Cinema is also good now, you know that the viewing level of Hong Kong audiences is actually very high." Xu Guanwu smiled, "It's just that we Hong Kong filmmakers have shot too many commercial films before, and we don't have enough experience in how to shoot niche movies, and the audience didn't have much habit of watching niche movies before, so "Queen of Temple Street" was originally a very good play." But the box office still suffered a fiasco. ”

"However, I think that since the opening of the Art Cinema Line for more than a year, it has specialized in showing foreign niche films, and has accumulated a considerable number of audiences. So I think the upcoming "Amin" should have a good box office result. Xu Guanwu thought for a while and added, "As for continuing to support niche films, our company is duty-bound. In fact, there are many themes in niche movies that can be transformed into popular films, and they can also train outstanding film talents and add bricks and tiles to Hong Kong Hollywood. ”

"What Mr. Xu said is really good." Shu Qi clapped her hands, "Okay, Mr. Xiexie, Mr. Xu, you can agree to accept the interview with our "Big Close-up", it's really too xiexie." ”

"You're welcome." Xu Guanwu smiled. "By the way, how is your magazine doing now?"

Shu Qi scratched her head. With an embarrassed look, "It's okay, I'm just helping out with cameo writing and interviews, and I really don't know much about the operation of the magazine." ”

Xu Guanwu nodded, knowing that Shu Qi didn't tell the truth completely, but maybe he had something unspeakable. "You tell Miss Tang Shuxuan that if there is a need for me, I will not give up my opinion. After all, there are not many pure filmmakers like her in Hong Kong. ”

Shu Qi looked stunned, nodded, and left with the manuscript.

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On March 15, two invitation cards crossed the ocean and were sent to Xu Guanwu's office from across the ocean.

Looking at the words "The Academy Awards Organizing Committee sincerely invites you to participate in the 48th Academy Awards" on the invitation card, Xu Guanwu couldn't help but sneer, the time for revenge has finally come.

There are still almost two weeks left before the Academy Awards, so you still need to make preparations in advance. A suit and dress to attend the event is a must, and there are also things at hand that need to be taken care of first, so as not to delay a week or two in the United States, and there will be any mistakes here.

Guanqi Dress is still the clothing sponsor this time, with Xu Guanwu, a big customer, their business has been much better, and now it seems to be one of the top ten clothing companies in Hong Kong.

Under the role of Xu Guanwu's example, almost all of Xu's employees buy Western clothes in Guanqi Dresses, and most of the props and costumes used in filming are also purchased in Guanqi Western Clothes.

Every year, Hui's participates in the investment and shooting of more than 40 films, and tens of thousands of sets of costumes will be used every year, which is a big business that is difficult to give up for Hong Kong costume companies.

In fact, this is because most of the current scenes are kung fu films in the early Republic of China, and if you wait until the eighties and nineties, when most of the urban action films are filmed, the number of Western costumes used will be greater.

Because of the experience of participating in the Academy Awards last year, this time, whether it is making costumes in Guanqi costumes or Zhao Yazhi preparing jewelry, she will not be as at a loss as the first time.

Because he had a little unpleasant trouble with Zheng Yutong last year, Xu Guanwu did not go to Chow Tai Fook again to buy jewelry this time, but chose Chow Sang Sang Jewelry, whose reputation is not inferior to it.

Chow Sang Sang is also a time-honored store in Hong Kong, the old store was originally in Guangzhou, and later moved the store to Hong Kong in 48 years. Although the history is not as long as Cheng Yutong's Chow Tai Fook, it is also impressive in the Hong Kong jewelry industry.

Xu Guanwu still remembers that this store also entered the mainland in the future, and this store seems to be a little stronger than Chow Tai Fook in terms of diamond jewelry.

When it comes to buying jewelry for the woman he loves, Xu Guanwu has always been ruthless in spending money. Zhou Shengsheng naturally wanted to win over this high-roller, so he specially took the treasure of the town store so that Xu Guanwu and his wife could choose it to their heart's content.

After spending two million to buy a lot of jewelry, Xu Guanwu and his wife were sent out of Zhou Shengsheng's jewelry store as if they were sending the emperor back to the palace.

"Awu. What to do with so much jewelry. I can't wear that much on my own. Zhao Yazhi fiddled with the shiny jewelry. Both eyes were shining brightly, and he looked like he was cheap and obedient.

"If you can't wear it alone, it would be nice to go back and add another woman to the house." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Looking for death, dare to get another woman at home." Zhao Yazhi poked Xu Guanwu's head with a finger, and instantly transformed from a little sheep into a tigress.

"I mean, when you give birth to a daughter, you can leave it for your daughter. It's good to think of it as a family heirloom. Xu Guanwu hurriedly explained.

"In that case, go back and buy a little more." Zhao Yazhi grinned and said, "But if these jewelry are left for another one or two decades." What should I do when the styling is outdated? ”

Xu Guanwu was lucky for a while, but fortunately he was quick to react, and finally survived. But it seems that my wife is still very strict with herself, and she doesn't leak any gaps, what should she do to make her happy life in the future? !

"Please, these pieces of jewelry are designed by famous artists, how can they become obsolete so easily? Besides, how can these jewelry also be diamonds, diamonds are eternal, and one will last forever. When have you ever seen that diamonds are not worth much? Became a stone on the side of the road? Xu Guanwu smiled.

"That's right." Zhao Yazhi smiled and looked at her jewelry triumphantly again.

Xu Guanwu looked at her with a sweet look. I suddenly remembered that there is a saying in fantasy novels that women, like evil dragons, are naturally interested in shiny things.

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In addition to preparing the necessary outfits such as costume jewelry, Xu Guanwu also has to deal with everything in the company.

In terms of Yisheng Records, Xu Xiaofeng's latest album is about to be released, with the classic Cantonese song "Song of a Thousand Thousand Que" as the main song, and others such as covers of "Nanping Evening Bell", "Bright Moon and Thousands of Miles of Lovesickness", "Wind and Rain on the Same Road" and so on.

The band Wenner will release another album of their own, including "wewillrockyou", "Apologize", "takemetoyourheart" and many more. Although these songs are all in different styles, there are lyrical rock, pop music, metal rock, and so on.

Such a mix of genres is very rare in the European and American music scenes, but it is indeed suitable for the Hong Kong and Southeast Asian markets.

The reason is naturally that Hong Kong is a small area, and there are simply not enough fans to support the same genre. For example, if it is a pure rock album, only rock fans are likely to buy it. But with such a small number of fans, they can't afford to hold a record at all, and maybe they can only sell 10,000 or 20,000 copies.

Therefore, most of the albums released by Hong Kong singers are mixed and matched in various genres to attract as many people as possible to buy them. For example, in the album of the singer Xu Guanjie, there are ghost horse songs such as "Half a Pound and Eight Taels" and "Ghost Horse Double Stars" with cheerful songs, as well as songs with soft styles such as "Double Star Love Song", "The Heart of the Prodigal Son", and "Nian Nujiao".

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom when he thought that the Wen Na Band had sung many English classics in advance, so that those European and American singers could only cover the works of Hong Kong singers in the future. In my previous life, I only saw Hong Kong singers cover songs from Europe, America and Japan, although it also takes real effort to cover well, but it is also an indisputable fact that the Hong Kong music scene lags behind Japan, Europe and the United States.

In the eighties and nineties, under the star-making movement of Hong Kong films, the Hong Kong music scene was indeed unprecedentedly prosperous, and it once set a record that sold more than 10 million copies, steadily suppressing the head of Taiwan's music scene.

Although there are more creative talents in Taiwan's music scene, and the strength of singers is slightly stronger, the influence of Hong Kong films is too great. A blockbuster movie can create a red star, as long as he doesn't sing incomplete pentatonic sounds, it is really ugly, and any album will have platinum sales.

In the most prosperous era of the Hong Kong music scene, even movie cafes such as Zhou Yunfa and Wu Junru could release records, and they sold quite well, surpassing the sales of platinum records.

However, after entering the new century, due to the rise of the Internet, the proliferation of piracy and other factors, the status of the Hong Kong music scene has plummeted, and it has been far overshadowed by the Taiwan music scene.

Newcomer singers release records purely to lose money and make money, before singers can make a lot of money by releasing records without worrying about their lives, newcomers have almost no income in the first year of their debut, doing buses, borrowing clothes, catwalks, and even participating in activities without collecting money, which is so miserable that it is unbearable.

Far away, the Wenna Band is the second group of people who are preparing to release an album, and the third group is Zhang Guorong, whom Xu Guanwu has high hopes for. However, by the time he released the record, Xu Guanwu should have returned from the United States, so there is no need to prepare too much in advance for the time being.

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On the side of the Xu Brothers Company, there is still a new film proposed by Jihua, in which Huang Bingyao, the military master of the bridge king under Hong Jingbao, saved another script called "Miscellaneous Boy", which was thrown out by Hong Jingbao and discussed at a seven-person group meeting.

And after Mai Jia was silent for a year, she also re-drummed up a script called "Crazy Old Man", and Xu Guanwu was very surprised that this script turned out to be the work of a young screenwriter named Huang Baiming.

When he saw those three words, he simply blinded Xu Guanwu's kryptonite eyes. (To be continued......)