Chapter Seventy-Three: Investing in Qiong Yao
Regarding the invitation issued by Qiong Shao, Xu Guanwu was a little confused for a while, and he didn't know what would happen to this well-known writer in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The meeting with Ms. Qiong Shao took place in a café.
Also with her is Ms. Qiong Shao's lover, Mr. Ping Xintao. Although the two are not married yet, their relationship has long been semi-public.
Wu Dun chattered to accompany the last seat, with a fierce face, which was incompatible with the elegant atmosphere of the café, no matter how you look at it, I feel a little unpleasant.
"Hello, Ms. Joan!" Xu Guanwu said with a smile, with great respect for this female writer.
He knows that Qiong Shao's works have been prosperous for a long time, and the film and TV series adapted into them have been very successful. Even forty years later, it still has high ratings.
Like such an ever-popular writer with the copyright in his hands, Xu Guanwu is naturally willing to get a little closer.
"Hello, Mr. Xu." Qiong Shao also said with a smile.
For the man standing in front of her, Ms. Qiong Shao was also a little curious.
It takes a lot of courage to dare to organize your own cinema chain to compete with old companies such as Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest in less than a year after its debut.
After the greetings, Ms. Qiong Shao said her purpose, which turned out to be to raise funds from Xu Guanwu to invest in the filming of a new drama.
In the late sixties, Qiong Shao and Ping Xintao set up their own film company and invested in the production of films adapted from Qiong Shao's novels.
But because both of them are beginners and don't understand the operation of movies at all, and Qiong Yao has perfect requirements for adapting his own works, the film is seriously overrun.
Although the works are good, they are not popular, so after filming the two films "Full Moon in the West Building" and "Clover", the company has been unable to make ends meet and has fallen into the stage of imminent bankruptcy.
Qiong Shao's own movies are not blockbusters, but at the same time, Qiong Shao's works made by other film companies are selling well. Therefore, Qiong Shao, who was already planning to close his business, looked at it in his eyes, and couldn't help but want to fight again.
Xu Guanwu is somewhat interested in investing in Qiong Shao's films, although he has not seen a few Qiong Shao's films, but he also knows that Qiong Shao's movies were made until the 80s, and then ended with the loneliness of Taiwanese films.
In the next few years, movies adapted from her works have always been very popular, and because of this, Lin Qingxia, Qin Han, Qin Xianglin, and Lin Fengjiao have become popular.
"You can make money investing in her films." Xu Guanwu said secretly in his heart, but he didn't express his position immediately.
The two movies he made before Qiong Shao were both well-received, and it was difficult to recover the investment. But in comparison, the Qiong Shao movies produced by other companies are quite popular.
This shows that Qiong Shao's movies must be a little deficient, if you can't find the crux of the problem and blindly invest in Qiong Shao's movies, you will still have to lose all your money.
"I'm very interested in the investment, but I don't own the Xu Brothers company, so I have to go back and discuss it with my brother before making a decision." Xu Guanwu replied honestly.
Qiong Yao naturally knows that investment is such a thing, not just a cup of coffee and a few days of chatting, everything can be fine, so he smiled and nodded.
After chatting for a while, Ms. Qiong Shao and Mr. Ping Xintao retired first, leaving Xu Guanwu and Wu Dun.
"How did you come into contact with Lady Qiongsha? Doesn't she know your background? Xu Guanwu was very curious.
Wu Dun, as the protector of the Bamboo Union Gang, and the ** boss who responds to every call, how can he have anything to do with Qiong Shao, a big name in the literary and artistic world?
These two can't beat them at all!
"Mr. Xu, don't you look at people with colored glasses," Wu Dun blushed once, "I haven't seen you for three days, I'm a proper filmmaker now." ”
Wu Dun smiled and told him about his relationship with Ms. Qiong Shao, which made Xu Guanwu suddenly realize.
In Taiwan's entertainment industry, ** penetration is very serious, and vicious incidents such as robbing actors, directors, and screenwriters often occur.
In order to ensure safety, the crew must burn incense and worship the pier, and invite ** elements to sit in the crew.
Since Wu Dun intended to enter the entertainment industry, he quickly became the nominal producer of the crew.
However, he is the producer who is specifically responsible for watching the scene and grabbing people. With his notoriety of "ghosts and sorrows", as well as the prestige of the Bamboo Union Gang, the crew guarded by him is really safe and sound.
This also made him a celebrity that the major crews were trying to hire, and thus accumulated a wide range of contacts.
When he heard that Qiong Yao planned to raise funds to shoot a movie, Wu Dun suddenly keenly felt that the opportunity to make a fortune had come.
Recently, the Bamboo Union Gang has screened two blockbusters, "Fa Qian Han" and "Serpentine Trickster", so it has a lot of income.
But it's useless to put money there, you have to know how to make money make money.
By screening two blockbuster films, Wu Dun has seen the crazy ability of movies to attract money.
He also saw movies adapted from Qiong Yao's works, which have always been very popular in Taiwan.
So he is very interested in investing, but he also knows his shortcomings.
Although I have been a producer for two or three months and have been in the crew for a long time, I still don't know anything about how to make films.
So in order to avoid being deceived, he thought of Xu Guanwu.
Xu Guanwu co-invested, and the risk was shared, so that Wu Dun would be more sure.
"Qiong Shao doesn't know your background, how could he agree to cooperate with you?" Xu Guanwu still doesn't understand, in his opinion, Qiong, as a senior intellectual and a well-known fiction writer, should cherish his feathers and will not deal with **.
"My brother, Taiwan is now full of **, if you don't want to deal with **, then you have to leave Taiwan." Wu Dun said with a smile, "Besides, since we choose to do legitimate business, we naturally have to follow the rules, otherwise we won't be able to get along." Black, society is great, huh? ”
"Those who rob actors and directors are all a bunch of miscellaneous. If you do something like them, the market will be destroyed sooner or later, and no one will have anything to eat at that time. Wu Dun said disdainfully, "Every line has rules for every line, and they use the means on the road in the entertainment industry, and sooner or later they will get things done." ”
Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel a little admiration, but he didn't expect Wu Dun to seem to be rude, but his mind was so delicate, and his vision was quite unique.
If he hadn't been reborn and saw that Taiwanese movies are so popular now, he would never have guessed that in a few years, this market would collapse in an instant.
"It seems that it is not unreasonable that people can mix from the 70s to the new century, and the more they mix, the richer they become, the more famous they become." Xu Guanwu secretly admired.
"Mr. Xu, what do you think of investing in Ms. Qiong Shao's new play?" Wu Dun asked urgently.
"It's hard to say," Xu Guanwu waved his hand, "I don't know that she lost money in the first two movies, and if she can't find the crux of this problem, no matter how much money she invests, she will lose all her money." ”
"That's a pity, I thought it would be a good deal to make money." Wu Dun said with some regret.
"Don't be discouraged, I'll think about it after I go back, see what went wrong, find the problem, and avoid it next time." Xu Guanwu persuaded.