"No wonder they're going to find me, otherwise who would want to spend a fortune to take over this mess." Xu Guanwu muttered self-deprecatingly.

Richard and David are well-known producers in Hollywood, and a sharp mouth can almost coax a bird from a tree down.

They gushed to Xu Guanwu about how creative this film is, how grand the scene is, how twisty the plot is, and how terrifying the atmosphere is......

The purpose is to make Xu Guanwu obediently pay for this "unfinished film".

Needless to say, Xu Guanwu also knew that this film was very popular, but he didn't want to be too active.

"Is that so? Oh, and that kind of plot? It's a pity......" Xu Guanwu dealt with it casually, but in his heart he was thinking about how to compete for the box office in the hands of the screenwriter and these two producers.

Jaws was the first film to be released at the same time in the United States, and it was an instant hit, causing a huge sensation, accumulating more than $200 million at the box office throughout North America.

The screenwriter's 10% net profit is tens of millions of dollars, which can be called the most profitable script of all time.

Probably when Richard signed the contract with David, he would not have imagined that this film would be such a hit.

"Stanley, I've talked so much to David, are you interested in investing?" Seeing that Xu Guanwu was a little careless, Richard asked with some displeasure.

"It sounds like your movie is really good, but the investment is too big. I have to invest at least 10 million dollars to finish this film. Xu Guanwu pondered for a moment, pretending to be embarrassed.

"Ten million dollars is a lot of money, so in order to protect my interests, I want to get all the net profits of the whole film." Xu Guanwu made his own conditions.

"It's impossible, we've signed a contract. David and I have to take 40% of the net profit, the screenwriter 10%, and the director 2.5%. Richard refused.

"But if the movie doesn't work, all your profits will go to zero." Xu Guanwu glanced at Richard and said, "In this way, I won't let the two of you suffer, I will give you one million dollars each for the production fee, and $500,000 for the screenwriter." If you agree, I can invest now. If you don't say yes, then there's nothing I can do. ”

After Xu Guanwu finished speaking, he closed his eyes and put on an unfathomable look.

"This ......" Richard and David looked at each other, puzzled and shocked on each other's faces.

The production fee of one million dollars was already a lot of money at the time.

After all, investing in a movie is only a million dollars.

"Sir, can we give you an answer after we have consulted with us?" Richard said.

"Okay, give you a day to think about it, and if there is no answer tomorrow, I will leave the United States and go back to Hong Kong." Xu Guanwu nodded.

Richard said yes to David and got up to take his leave.

Lei Shidong looked at Xu Guanwu with interest, "It seems that you are really optimistic about that film, and you are willing to pay two million dollars to acquire 40% of the net profit." ”

"Didn't I remind you, this film will definitely be a big hit." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "It's too late for you to participate in the shares now." ”

"Forget it, I don't have the guts of you. Millions of dollars, if I can't earn it back, I can't account to the board at all. Lei Shidong waved his hand.

Xu Guanwu smiled slightly and didn't say anything more.

The current Lei Shidong has not experienced that serious fire, so he has not seen through the rebirth of life and death, and his actions seem to be a little conservative, and he does not have the indomitable momentum that he had later.

……

While waiting for Richard to reply to David's letter, Xu Guanwu picked up the script that he hadn't finished reading last night, and took turns looking for projects that could be invested.

He now has tens of millions of dollars in his hands, and he can't digest all of them if he brings them back to Hong Kong, and only a country with developed capital like the United States can absorb them.

Xu Guanwu also planned to use all the money to invest in filmmaking, so that Hong Kong films could mature in advance. But he was afraid that Hong Kong films that matured too early would fall into the crazy situation of the 90s, so Xu Guanwu extinguished this idea again.

"Before putting a halter on a Hong Kong movie, don't let it eat too much." Xu Guanwu muttered.

In his mind, if Hong Kong films want to continue to develop steadily, they must be subject to some constraints.

It is as if the market economy, if it is not restrained and develops unchecked, it will lead to economic crises from time to time.

Therefore, there must be a certain means of regulation.

Hong Kong films lack such a means of regulation.

In the 80s, the major film companies were still self-restrained.

The three cinema lines of Golden Harvest, Debao, and Golden Princess also advocate shooting good films and good films.

But in the 90s, the establishment of Xinbao Cinema Line and Yonggao Cinema Line, in order to supplement the schedule of the theater chain, made bad movies have a chance to be released.

The shooting time of bad movies is short, the requirements are low, and in order to sell well, they hire big-name stars, so in order to get higher remuneration, the actors all go to play bad movies.

Bad money drives out good money, and over time, Hong Kong is all a big bad movie.

The overall box office has fallen again and again, from 1.2 billion Hong Kong dollars at its peak, to only 500 million Hong Kong dollars in 97.

If you take into account the increase in fares and inflation, this result is even lower.

At the root of all this is the establishment of a new cinema chain.

"If we want to ensure the steady development of Hong Kong films, we must put an end to the emergence of the fourth cinema line." Xu Guanwu muttered to himself while flipping through the script, "But why should I think so much, making movies is just to make money." Take advantage of the Hong Kong film market to make a little more money. Then you can make a lot of money by investing in the mainland and buying a house. ”

Xu Guanwu laughed and said, although he likes Hong Kong movies, he has not yet wanted to be a hero and turn the tide in the idea that the building will collapse.

The scripts were flipped through one by one in his hands, and there were many innovative works among them.

However, Xu Guanwu knew that his vision was limited, and he didn't remember that he had seen or heard those movies, so he couldn't be 100% sure that it would make money, so he had to give up helplessly.

"When you go back, you must study hard and learn how to be a qualified producer, so as not to go deep into Baoshan and return empty-handed." Xu Guanwu muttered.

If one of these scripts that he gave up today made a lot of money, Xu Guanwu knew that he would definitely be depressed.

"One Flew Over the Asylum? It sounds familiar. When Xu Guanwu turned to a script of zuihou, he couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the title on it.

He hurriedly opened it and read the script.

"McMurphy, Chief...... Isn't this the article that was printed in a high school Chinese reader? Xu Guanwu suddenly shouted.

He suddenly remembered that when he was in high school, he had seen a script clip of this movie on the "Chinese Reader".

Although the content has been very vague over the years, there are still some fragments in his mind.

He still remembers the script Zuihou, where the chief covered McMurfy, who had become an idiot, with a pillow and then smashed open the window to escape from the asylum.

"Since this film can be listed in the "Chinese Reader", it must be a great achievement." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "Maybe when the Language Reader publishes this script again decades later, it will mention that this film was invested and filmed by Chinese." Then I will be a celebrity for the ages. ”

accidentally discovered this "Flying Over the Madhouse", which made Xu Guanwu very happy. What made him even happier was that the next day, Richard and David finally gave in and agreed to Xu Guanwu's conditions.