Entering July, Xu Guanwu began to get busy, not only because he was going to participate in the "Justice of the Peace" award ceremony in the middle of the month, but also on the 20th, "Jaws" will be officially released in the United States.

As an investor, Xu Guanwu naturally would not miss this event, and said hello to his wife early and went to the United States to attend the premiere of the movie.

Since Zhao Yazhi filmed "Riding the Wind and Waves", she seems to have aroused her addiction to filming, and without discussing it with her husband, she took on a new drama "Liangyou Shijie" on TVB.

For Zhao Yazhi's behavior of cutting first and then playing, Xu Guanwu was very dissatisfied.

The last TV series "Riding the Wind and Waves" said that it was only a scene of more than 50 minutes, but it was filmed for more than a week, and he went out at four or five o'clock in the morning and came back at twelve o'clock in the evening, which seriously affected the life of the couple.

This "Liangyou Shijie" is even more hateful, although it is starring Huang Shuyi and Zhao Yazhi plays the second female, but the role of this role is also quite heavy, at least it will not stop for another week.

"Ah Zhi, the TV series is filmed once a year, and it is okay to have a good time." Xu Guanwu persuaded, "You keep taking on scenes and filming like this, when will you be the leader?" ”

"Ah Wu, don't be angry. I've already agreed to hire a producer. Zhao Yazhi put her arms around Xu Guanwu's neck and said affectionately, "At most, after filming this drama, I won't shoot this year, it's always okay, right?" ”

"If you really finish filming this drama, you won't shoot it this year?" Xu Guanwu asked.

"Yes." Zhao Yazhi nodded.

"Okay, just this once, not again." Xu Guanwu waved his hand.

Zhao Yazhi saw that her husband finally agreed to act in this drama again. I couldn't help but jump up happily.

Xu Guanwu sighed. I don't understand. weishenme is good haode Qingfu is not enjoyed, and he has to go out to endure hardships and filming.

In July, the temperature in Hong Kong reached more than 30 degrees, and it was still stuffy to sit in the office blowing the air conditioner. TVB doesn't even prepare a fan on the set.

But since his wife insisted on this, Xu Guanwu was not reluctant, so he had to nod and agree.

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After the release of "Ghost Horse Boxer's Dumb Apprentice" produced by Golden Dragon Pictures, it followed the trend of ghost horse kung fu comedy and achieved very good box office results.

The midnight test screening is already very popular. The box office in the first week reached 700,000 Hong Kong dollars, which made the boss of Golden Dragon Pictures very happy. It stands to reason that since the box office in the first week has 700,000, the box office in the second and third weeks should also be more than 500,000, which can have a box office of more than one million.

Coupled with the bonuses in Taiwan, Nanyang, South Korea and other places, it is enough to make him a lot of money for Golden Dragon Pictures.

Somehow, the news spread quickly. The boss of Golden Dragon Pictures is also willing to brag to others to increase his contacts in the circle.

In this way, it passed on ten, ten on hundreds, in less than a week. Everyone in the circle knew about it.

I envy that Golden Dragon Pictures can make a lot of money, but I regret why I didn't cooperate sooner. Let others rob this good prize in vain.

The superstar manager company had a booming business for a while, and many film companies came to seek cooperation, which kept Xu Guanwu and others busy.

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When the news reached the ears of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, Sir Shao and Zou Tycoon, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, were also amazed by the business methods of the superstar manager company.

"This Xu Guanwu is really a talent, and he actually figured out such a set of methods. It's really terrifying. Uncle Shao Liu sighed.

"Sixth brother, isn't it just renting out celebrities to make films? We at Shaw do this a lot. Fang Yihua said disdainfully.

"You don't understand, this is very different from us, listen to me explain to you," Shao Yifu waved his hand and took a sip of tea, "We let the actors and crew go out to film, and they are all casual workers." People paid to borrow it, and we felt that the price was right, so we just released them. The left one and the right one are not in shape. ”

"But you see how Xu Guanwu does it, you just need to pay for it, and he will do all the other things, lighting, photography, editing, props, actors, tricks, screenwriters, and directors are all live." Shao Yifu said with a smile, "In this way, how much effort will be saved from the production company, can people not be willing to cooperate with him?" ”

"Hong Kong has leather bag film companies, except for funds, there are not even serious people who understand films, Xu Guanwu's move just meets the needs of these companies," Shao Yifu sighed and said, "The more people who look for him to cooperate in the future, the more power he will have in the film industry." ”

"How?" Fang Yihua asked suspiciously.

"Quite simply, the more people who come to work with him, the more job opportunities he can provide, and the more people will be willing to eat with him. When the number of people under him increases to a certain point, he can set the price at will. He said that these people are worth as much as they want. "And if you want to use his actors, you have to use his lighting, cinematography, and screenwriting...... When the time comes, the talents will be in his hands, and you just won't be able to use it if you want to. ”

"So that's the case, and it's a good way." Fang Yihua listened to Uncle Shao's explanation, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded in admiration.

After a while, she suddenly pursed her lips and smiled, "Sixth brother, our Shaw Clan has the most talent accumulation, and there are countless talents of all kinds, and this method can also be implemented, ensuring that it will expand faster than Xu Guanwu." ”

"You're still thinking too simply, this method looks easy, but it's very difficult to implement." Uncle Shao Liu shook his head, "You also know that there are so many of us in the Shaw Brothers, and there are several dramas that start filming at the same time every day. Our theaters only release their own plays, but they all have to compete for the schedule. Where did the effort come from to release other companies' films? ”

"If you don't release your own company's movies, you have to give up the schedule to outsiders. After a long time, these old courtiers will have opinions. Uncle Shao Liu said again, "Besides, the shijie outside is naturally more exciting than at home, and all the talents are rented out, in case their hearts are wild, and they don't want to come back in the future, won't we gain more than we gain?" ”

"But in this case, can you just let the Xu family kid expand rapidly, and then swallow us one day?" Fang Yihua asked worriedly.

Uncle Shao Liu sighed, he also expected such a day, but he was also powerless to reform it. In the nearly 20 years since the establishment of Shaw Brothers, it has established a huge foundation in Xiangjiang.

But as the saying goes, it is difficult to return to the end, and now the internal struggle of the Shaw Brothers is fierce. The old courtier fights with the new shili, the old courtier fights with the old courtier, you fight and I appear, and the fight is very happy.

A few years ago, it was because Shao Yifu pushed Fang Yihua to the throne that Zou Wenhuai, He Guanchang and other old courtiers ran away; And Fang Yihua's high-pressure policy of strictly controlling costs also made the old courtiers who remained in the Shaw Brothers very dissatisfied.

And the new directors promoted by the Shaw Brothers were also suppressed by the old courtiers. Director Gui Zhihong, who defected to Xu's, was suppressed in Shaw Brothers before, and he didn't film at a young age.

On the contrary, the old courtiers relied on their old qualifications to compete with young directors for the opportunity to make films. Shaw Brothers pursues an old-school business method, emphasizing seniority and seniority, how did a young director rob those old courtiers?

The old courtiers and the old courtiers are also full of contradictions, and the great directors Zhang Che and Li Hanxiang each look at each other unpleasantly. Although Li Hanxiang left Taiwan to create the League of Nations, after the failure, he returned to Hong Kong in embarrassment, and it was Zhang Che who nodded and suggested that Uncle Shao recruit him back.

But Li Hanxiang returned to Shaw Brothers and made several blockbuster films in a row, and suddenly became the highest-grossing director of Shaw Brothers and the favorite favorite of Uncle Shao.

The original favorite minister, the great director Zhang Che, naturally felt quite disappointed, and naturally couldn't look down on Li Hanxiang, a traitor and thief.

And Master Liu Jialiang, a martial arts instructor who has always been directed by Zhang Cheda, has been in the industry since the 60s and has directed countless blockbuster films. But now, Hong Jingbao, Cheng Long, and even Zeng Zhiwei, who was with him before, have become directors, but he still follows Zhang Che as a martial arts instructor.

The so-called Wen has no first, Wu has no second, how does Master Liu Jialiang, who pretends to be the heir of Huang Feihong's lineage, deal with himself?

In addition to these internal strife, Shao Yifu was unable to reform. And the most important point is that Shao Yifu is unwilling to spend more money.

Shaw Brothers has always pursued a large-scale studio system, whether it is actors, directors, or staff, they are just tools used to make films, as long as they are obedient and make money, no other selfish thoughts are allowed.

Because he only uses actors as tools, the salary will naturally not be high.

Di Long and Jiang Dawei, the golden partners, have made many blockbuster films, and their salaries are only tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars. And Xu Guanjie, Cheng Long, Hong Jingbao and other juniors, the salary has risen to more than 150,000. This shows how picky Shaw Brothers is.

If you want to reform the big studio system and implement the star system, then the salary of actors will increase. With so many actors, the salary of each actor has been increased by 20%, which is equivalent to an increase in the cost of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars per year, which is a burden that it simply cannot bear.

"It's hard to return, and the tail can't be lost." Sixth Uncle Shao sighed, "Although the Shaw Clan looks prosperous now, it is just a hundred-legged insect that is dead but not stiff, in fact, the crisis has appeared. ”

"Then what should we do, Sixth Brother, we can't sit still, right?" Fang Yihua was taken aback, she had never seen through this layer, so she fought for power and profit with those old courtiers, and she fought inextricably.

Now that I think that the Shaw Brothers will eventually go out of business, what is the use of these powers that I have worked so hard to fight?

"Don't worry, the Shaw family has a big business, and it can last at least a few years." Shao Yifu smiled and said, "But in order to prevent trouble, I want to transfer some of the funds to TVB." Recently, Qi Dezun's management of Hutchison has been unfavorable, and he has been forced to resign, and he plans to return to his hometown of England. I'm going to pay for his shares. ”

"Sixth brother, are you optimistic about the development of the TV station? It's a new medium, and it's hard to say what it will do in the future. Fang Yihua persuaded.

It has only been more than ten years since the invention of television, and the future seems bright, but no one can see through it. On the contrary, the film industry, Shaw Brothers has been in business for many years and has long been familiar with it.

As the saying goes, it's better to be raw than cooked, don't do it in the familiar film industry, but invest in the TV industry, Fang Yihua can't figure it out. (To be continued......)