"Of course, I'm going back to Hong Kong," Zhang Wanyao smiled, "There is no place for us in the United States, and if we stay here to develop, it will be great to be an assistant director at most." When everybody is Stanley. Xu? ”

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile when he heard her mention himself, "Why, you know Stanley. Allow? ”

Zhang Wanyao waved her hand, "I've just heard of his name, and he's a very powerful character." It's a pity that a small person like me, how can I ever see such a big person? But I really admire him, and it's really remarkable to be able to go from a field manager to a movie tycoon. ”

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel refreshed when he heard this, "Then if you go back to Hong Kong, have you ever thought about which company to join?" ”

"We'll have to see. To be honest, I was able to study in the United States this time because of the sponsorship of the Hong Kong YMCA. "It is said that Shaw Brothers has always been a major donor to the YMCA, so if nothing else, I think I should join the Shaw Brothers service." ”

Xu Guanwu nodded, agreeing with Zhang Wanyao's heart to repay her kindness. "But you should also know that Shaw Brothers is getting old these years, and the future development prospects are not good. However, Hui's and Golden Harvest have developed rapidly in recent years, and there are still many independent film companies in Hong Kong, which are also developing impressively. Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "I think you shouldn't limit yourself, you should give yourself more opportunities to choose." ”

Zhang Wanting smiled, "Listen to what you said is the Tao, are you also a person in the entertainment industry?" ”

"I've written a few scripts before, and now I'm out." Xu Guanwu smiled. "But I still have friends in the Xu family, if you want to enter the Xu family in the future, I can also help you contact them. As far as I know, they also have a support program for young film talents, and you can also apply for more funding from them. ”

Zhang Wanyao listened to Xu Guanwu's words but did not immediately agree, a person's heart is unpredictable, today she and Xu Guanwu are just people, the other party assured her that she could enter the Xu family, and said that she could apply for support funds. How can things be so easy in the world? The so-called nothing is diligent, either treacherous or thief.

Zhang Wanyao has also met many people in the United States who cheat money in the name of her compatriots, although she is not sure whether Xu Guanwu is such a person. But there's nothing wrong with being careful.

Second, Zhang Wanyao is also reserved in her heart after all. Since I went to the United States to study in the United States with the help of the funds of the Hong Kong YMCA, I will inevitably have to repay the YMCA when I return to Hong Kong in the future. And Shaw Brothers did so much for the YMCA and provided a lot of funding.

If you return from your studies, you will not enter the Shaw Brothers but enter the Xu Brothers. Even Zhang Wanyao felt that she forgot her righteousness. Ungrateful. There is no moral ...... In short, even you have to look down on yourself and despise yourself fiercely.

Xu Guanwu mentioned it and saw that Zhang Wanyao didn't have a stubble. I didn't mention it again. According to his estimates, with Shaw's current financial resources, it is estimated that Zhang Wanyao will not be able to wait for Zhang Wanyao to graduate, and it will be closed.

The most valuable thing about Shaw Brothers now is the cinemas in the downtown area, which can be converted into shops for rent with a little renovation, which can bring Sir Shao a large amount of wealth every year, but that's all there is to it. Like Shaw Brothers, in addition to the value of the film library, even the stars have begun to lose their box office appeal.

At present, Hong Kong independent production companies like to use Hui's actors the most, although the cost is high, but the return is also high; The second class is Li's artist, which is cheap and affordable, cost-effective, just like radish and cabbage, which is also a refreshing and good dish when it is done well, and it can be barely swallowed if it is poor; Again, the first-class artists are the Shaw Brothers, just like the aged millet, if you want to make a pot of fragrant rice, you have to dig a good pan of rice.

In his previous life, the Shaw Brothers probably lasted until eighty-five years before closing down, and even Di Long, who had served the Shaw Brothers for more than 20 years, was swept away by the Shaw Brothers in cold blood. was able to hold on until that time, and it also relied on the Shaw Brothers making a lot of box office in the 70s. At that time, although Golden Harvest had the Xu brothers and Bruce Lee, and the box office repeatedly broke records, the Shaw Brothers still won with the total amount. It was not until the 80s, with the rise of independent production companies Xinyicheng and Debao, and the full flowering of the Golden Harvest Satellite Company system, that Shaw Brothers finally withdrew from the film industry.

However, at that time, Shaw Brothers just retreated, closed its doors and closed down, drove all the old employees away, left all the burdens behind, and formed the Metropolis Film Company with TVB in the next year. But everyone knows that TVB, like Shaw Brothers, is Sir Shao's company.

Metropolis Pictures Company is just a resurrection of the Shaw Brothers Pictures, but there are not so many old employees to do the baggage, and the metropolis is light, but it is also impressive. It's just that for those old courtiers who have served in the Shaw Brothers for many years, they can't help but be a little too cold-blooded.

Many people in Shaw Brothers Cinemas have been working at Shaw Brothers as soon as they enter the industry, and there are many people who have served for more than twenty or thirty years. Now as soon as the Shaw Brothers closed the door, all these people were blasted out. Young, beautiful, and other companies are willing to take them in, like some old employees in their fifties and sixties, who are about to retire, and which other company is willing to invite?

If Di Long hadn't received a good film like "The True Color of Heroes", it is estimated that it would be difficult for him to turn over, this is the sadness of filmmakers, red and not popular are completely two extremes. And this line of work is basically a zero-sum game, the winner takes it all, the loser has nothing, the stronger the stronger, the weaker the weaker.

In the previous life, Shaw Brothers had the glory of the 70s and TVB in the 80s, so it was able to support it until 85 years before it collapsed. But now the Shaw Brothers did not take much advantage in the 70s, on the contrary, it was the rapid development of the Hui Brothers, which robbed the Shaw Brothers of the luck that they should have. TVB has long been no longer part of Sir Shao's, and Jiayi TV, which he vigorously supports, now looks more like a dou who can't be supported.

In terms of movies, Shaw Brothers basically has no possibility of turning the tables now, except for Sir Shao's aging management ideas, too many old employees stay in Shaw Brothers to gnaw at the old, which also puts Shaw Brothers on a huge burden. The old man occupies a high position, and the newcomer has no chance to take the position, which also makes the Shaw Brothers now have a serious brain drain.

Like Zhong Chuhong, who was forced to shoot a nude scene this time, it is said that a certain high-level person took a fancy to her. But Zhong Chuhong has always been unpretentious to him, so he wants to use this method to humiliate her. There are endless incidents of suppressing newcomers like this, and a few days ago, there was a scandal in which the actor was late and was scolded by the so-called seniors and knelt on the spot, which confirmed that Shaw Brothers was already dying.

In terms of television, Shaw Brothers has done nothing now. Jiayi TV has been sold to Jianing Group, although there is now a large amount of capital injection, and the momentum is also huge, but the profit prospects are not optimistic. Xu Guanwutuo Stanley Market Research Company has calculated, according to the current Jianing Group's approach. Jiayi TV burns at least 15 million Hong Kong dollars every month. This is simply a bottomless pit of burning money, and there is basically no possibility of returning to the original cost.

However, Jianing Group's fooling efforts are very good, and there are still many shareholders in Hong Kong, and I believe that Jianing Group can turn the tide. So now the speed of Jianing Group's burning of money has not decreased. On the contrary, it continues to rise. Where Jiayi TV is now burning money. In addition to investing a large amount of money to start filming new dramas and opening new programs, it is to spend a lot of money to poach the characters.

TVB。 Shaw's, Li's, Golden Harvest...... Wherever there are stars, they poach them. It's just that Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers, and Xu's have all learned to be obedient, and they have signed long contracts with artists, and it is not easy to poach them, so now they are basically all in trouble.

There are a lot of interesting things in this, such as a certain artist originally debuted from Jiayi, but he has not been able to come out in Jiayi, so he jumped ship to Li's, but he didn't expect Li's to be bad again in the blink of an eye, and now he has been recalled to Jiayi. Changing jobs several times in a row is really unusual.

Just like the current Shaw Brothers, first the film market was squeezed out by Xu's, and then the TV station was snatched away by Xu Guanwu, and now there is a theater chain missing. Now the most valuable thing about Shaw Brothers is this theater chain, as well as the land of Shaw Brothers Studios, and how much Shaw Brothers' film library can be worth.

In his previous life, Shao Yifu was one of the top ten richest people in Hong Kong in 1986, with a net worth of 3.3 billion Hong Kong dollars, mainly because he had closed down Shaw Brothers Pictures at that time, invested a large amount of money in TVB, and became the largest shareholder of TVB. At that time, TVB's stock price was 14 yuan, which was the most prosperous time.

However, now Xu Guanwu estimates that Sir Shao's net worth is about one billion Hong Kong dollars at most, mainly because Shaw Brothers has not made money in recent years, and there is still a phenomenon of losing money. And after he left TVB, investing in Jiayi also made him lose a lot of money, so now his net worth is not as much as in his previous life.

In the previous life, the Shaw Brothers could hold out until the eighty-fifth year of closing, and in this life, they could probably only last another two or three years. By that time, Zhang Wanyao should not have graduated yet.

……

After drinking a cup of tea with Zhang Wanyao, Xu Guanwu and Zhong Chuhong said goodbye to her.

Xu Guanwu also noticed that Zhang Wanyao also packed the leftover refreshments and took them away, and it seemed that the financial situation was indeed not very well-off.

"Why don't you donate to the Hong Kong YMCA when you go back?" Xu Guanwu couldn't help but think.

"Sister Ting is quite good, but it's a pity that she will enter the Shaw Brothers in the future." Zhong Chuhong sighed and said.

"She may not be able to enter," Xu Guanwu smiled, "You have to persuade her well, there is no future in entering the Shaw Brothers." ”

Zhong Chuhong nodded, "Yes, just look at me." If I had chosen Miss Hong Kong in the first place, there wouldn't have been so much mess. ”

"You and Miss Zheng Wenya are both equally beautiful, if you came to choose last year, it is estimated that the judges will want to break their heads." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Then do you think if I go to Miss Hong Kong, is it possible to win the championship?" When Zhong Chuhong heard him say this, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

Xu Guanwu smiled and shook his head, "No, I estimate that you may not be in the top three." ”

Zhong Chuhong's eyes widened suddenly, "Why, you mean I'm not pretty?" ”

"That's not it, but you also know that most of the judges of Miss Hong Kong are rich wives, and their aesthetics are different from those of us ordinary people. Judging from the results of previous beauty pageants, the winner is usually not the most beautiful person. Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "And often the most beautiful person is not easy to enter the top three, just like Ah Zhi is not like you, and that time he just won the palace army." ”

"Wow, these rich ladies really have a bad eye, can't they tell the difference between beauty and ugliness?" Zhong Chuhong said suspiciously, "I was in the Miss Oriental beauty pageant, and I almost didn't get into the top three." Could it be that your Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant is as greasy as the Miss Oriental beauty pageant? ”

"It's not boring, it's just some unspoken rules. Those rich wives are above the top, how can they choose really beautiful beauties? Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "You must know that many rich people like to pursue Sister Hong Kong, if this Sister Hong Kong is a champion and very beautiful, isn't it going to kill more people?" For the sake of their happy marriage, the Hong Kong sister champion will not choose the most beautiful one. ”

Zhong Chuhong glanced at Xu Guanwu in surprise, "How can there be this truth, since you know, why don't you correct it?" ”

"It's useless, I didn't set this rule." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, "Unless the whole social atmosphere changes, beauty pageants are no longer blamed, and people really start to look at beauty pageants with a healthy eye, otherwise it can only be like this." (To be continued......)