Chapter 63: The Dilemma
took the flight back to Hong Kong, and when he picked up the plane, Xu Guanwu found that his eldest brother Xu Guanwen's spirit was a little haggard, and he couldn't help but feel a little strange.
It stands to reason that the two films "Serpentine Trickster" and "Fa Qian Han" are very good at the box office in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, and the good news is frequent.
"Ah Sam, what happened, Brother Weishenme is so sullen?" Xu Guanwu asked quietly.
Xu Guanjie secretly glanced at the eldest brother in the driver's seat in the front row, lowered his voice and said: "Golden Harvest has issued a blocking order in the industry, not allowing our film to be released in Golden Harvest Cinemas, so now people in the company are panicking." ”
Xu Guanwu frowned, "The box office results of "Serpentine Trickster" and "Fa Qian Han" are good, and our company is almost the pillar of Golden Harvest Cinemas, Zou Wenhuai will not be so short-sighted, right?" Kick us out for the distribution rights of two films? ”
"Golden Harvest recently wooed Wu Siyuan and Yuan Heping, set up a satellite subsidiary to shoot kung fu films, and sent Wu Yusen to make comedy films, so there is no fear." Xu Guanjie whispered.
Xu Guanwu suddenly realized that Hong Kong movies are used to following the trend, and when a theme becomes popular, countless movies will immediately follow suit.
I think that after the fire of "Mr. Zombie", nearly ten zombie films were released in Hong Kong in just half a year, only to make the audience tired of watching it and vomit.
The popularity of "Ghost Horse Double Star" and "Fat Cold" has made many Hong Kong film companies see the box office appeal of comedy films. And the birth of "Snake Trickster", a kung fu humorous film, has pointed out a new direction for many kung fu film directors.
Hong Kong filmmakers who are hungry for profit naturally want to follow the trend non-stop to shoot.
And once the audience's interest in watching the movie is stimulated, it will not quickly wither. Therefore, these follow-up works can also achieve quite good box office in a short period of time.
In the next six months to a year, Golden Harvest doesn't have to worry about whether there will be a movie released, no wonder it will ruthlessly ban the Xu Brothers Company.
After figuring out the cause and effect, Xu Guanwu sneered slightly, secretly thinking that Zou Wenhuai deserved to be a hero in the Hong Kong film industry, and he really had ruthlessness and means, but this could not be difficult for him.
"As soon as 'Rocky' came out, I could get tens of millions of dollars. When the time comes, you can acquire and build your own cinema chain. You Zou Wenhuai want to get rid of us, how can it be so easy? ”
"Second brother, how is your film, and to what extent has it been filmed?" Xu found that the atmosphere in the car was too oppressive, and Xu Guanying coughed and asked.
"The filming has been completed a long time ago, and it has been handed over to the National Entertainment Company to help me distribute it." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.
"Squeak!"
Xu Guanwen's body shook, his hands trembled, the car deviated, and he almost hit the railing on the side of the road, but fortunately he stopped the car in time.
"Ah Wu, how long has your film been filmed, why was it shot so quickly? Don't mess around. Xu Guanwen turned his head and roared with a blue face.
Seeing that the eldest brother was so anxious, Xu Guanwu couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly smiled: "Don't worry, big brother!" I'm not going to joke with a million dollars. The whole process of that film was supervised by professionals to ensure the progress of the film, but also to ensure the quality of the film. I've seen it with the eight major film distribution companies, and they all say it's a good shot. ”
"It's only been filmed for less than a month, can you really guarantee the quality?" Xu Guanwen asked suspiciously.
Nowadays, when a movie is made in Hong Kong, unless it is a bad film with a small investment, it usually takes two months to shoot, just to ensure the quality of the film.
How is it possible for a Hollywood film, which is more demanding than Hong Kong films, to be shot for only one month? What is that not a bad movie?
Xu Guanwu was also a little helpless about his eldest brother's suspicions, and it was true that "Rocky" was only filmed for 28 days, but it did ensure the quality of the film.
And Xu Guanwu still vaguely remembers that the "Rocky" in his previous life was also filmed in less than a month, and the quality of the film was quite high, and it also won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
At this moment, in the face of Xu Guanwen's suspicion, Xu Guanwu didn't have much to explain, so he had to laugh and say: "Don't worry, big brother!" Whether it's good or bad, you'll know when the film is released. ”
Xu Guanwen saw that the second brother was so confident, and he couldn't say anything, so he had to sigh and continue driving.
"Second brother, aren't all Hollywood film distributions handed over to the eight major film companies for distribution, why are you cooperating with this national entertainment company? What kind of company are they, and why haven't you heard of them before? Xu Guanjie asked suspiciously.
"National Entertainment is a cinema chain similar to Nanyang Cathay, the seventh largest cinema chain in the United States, and I have no choice but to cooperate with them." Xu Guanwu explained.
"The eight major film companies saw that I was from Hong Kong and had no connections in the United States, so they desperately lowered the price and wanted to buy out my movie with 1.5 million."
"Wow, one and a half million dollars! Second brother, you made $500,000 in less than a month. Xu Guanying exclaimed in surprise.
"One and a half million want to buy my film, it's really whimsical, blind their dog's eyes." Xu Guanwu shook his head disdainfully.
"If you invest $1 million, you can sell it for 1.5 million in less than a month. Second brother, you don't even want such a high profit, what more do you want? Xu Guanjie asked in surprise.
Normally, if a Hong Kong film is distributed in Europe and the United States, the copy will only sell for a few hundred thousand dollars at most.
One and a half million dollars is already a sky-high price.
To be honest, even Xu Guanwen himself couldn't help but feel a little moved when he heard this offer.
"Hmph, I'm confident that this movie will break the $100 million mark." Xu Guan Wudao.
One sentence made Xu Guanwen startled, and he almost had another car accident.
Xu Guanwen hurriedly braked the car, "100 million US dollars, do you really dare to think about it?" How did a trip to the United States make you so unrealistic? Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" is only 25 million, do you dare to think about 100 million? Are you better than Bruce Lee? ”
"Big brother, I shoot action movies, and Mr. Bruce Lee makes kung fu movies, and the two types are different and not comparable." Xu Guanwu smiled bitterly.
"Humph! In my opinion, you are a toad who wants to eat swan meat, and you want to go crazy! Xu Guanwen glared at him indignantly and said angrily.
Xu Guanwu didn't know how to explain, so he had to smile bitterly.
At this time, a pair of warm hands gently held Xu Guanwu's hand and shook it tightly twice.
"I believe in you!" On the side, Zhao Yazhi leaned into Xu Guanwu's ear and whispered.
The mouth is warm and moist, fresh as an orchid.
Xu Guanwu nodded, and the depression in his heart disappeared in an instant.