"Serpentine Trickster" is one against two, and the newcomer takes the lead, but he leads all the way and has the upper hand.

In the first week of release, the box office exceeded 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars, becoming the most influential dark horse in the first half of 74.

Director Hong Jingbao and starring Cheng Long also became well-known kung fu stars overnight, and they became popular all over Xiangjiang.

"It's still the second brother's vision, and he has long seen their potential." Xu Guanying's beautiful way.

"Speaking of which, maybe that Stallone can really become famous." Seeing Cheng Long become a new generation of kung fu stars, Xu Guanjie couldn't help but be impressed by the second brother's vision.

"Now many film and television companies want to borrow Aaron and Sanmao to film, and some people even write checks directly to poach them. But fortunately, the second brother was prepared in advance and signed a contract with them a long time ago. Xu Guanwen was still a little embarrassed when he thought about it.

When Xu Guanwu wanted to sign these dragon and tiger martial artists, Xu Guanwen still felt that he had spent money to support a group of idlers in vain. But now a movie with an investment of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars can achieve a box office of one million, which has proved the value of these people.

"Then hurry up and send money to the second brother." Xu Guanjie said, "Don't let him use the shares as collateral, just invest in our brothers." ”

"That's not good!" Xu Guanwen waved his hand, "According to the meaning of the second brother, this money can be regarded as a mortgage made of shares." ”

“weishenme？” Xu Guanjie asked puzzled.

"This "Serpentine Trickster" is earned, you are happy, I think the second brother's vision is really good." Xu Guanwen said, "Then if the next film loses, what will you do?" When the time comes, do you blame him or not? If you want not to hurt your brother's feelings, this money should be exchanged for his mortgage shares. ”

"This ......" After Xu Guanjie listened to his eldest brother's words, he groaned for a long time, but Zuihou nodded helplessly.

He understood that although his eldest brother's words sounded a little cruel, they were also ironclad facts. Brothers are unrighteous because of money, and there are many people who fight with Zuihou.

He wasn't sure if his second brother's investment failed and he lost the million dollars, he would still be able to treat him with a normal heart.

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"Serpentine Trickster" was released for two weeks, and the box office reached 2.76 million Hong Kong dollars, making it the brightest dark horse in the first half of '74. Hong Jingbao and Cheng Long have also become hot kung fu stars.

After the painting of "Serpentine Trickster", "Fa Qian Han" was grandly released.

This comedy, which is the sister chapter of "Ghost Horse Double Star", was welcomed by the audience just after its release, and the midnight show in the first two days was all full, and the box office on the first day reached 400,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is even more popular than "Serpentine Trickster".

The film "Fat Money" also boldly abandoned the way of shooting in the studio and shot a lot of exterior scenes, which made the audience who were tired of seeing the old studio scenery shine.

In terms of plot, Xu Guanying, the third eldest of the Xu brothers, comedian Wu Yaohan and veteran movie star Zhang Ying, fight wits and courage around the three shining diamonds, and the twists and turns are fascinating.

Among them, Xu Guanying and Wu Yaohan hung people from the roof to steal treasures in the middle of the night, which was imitated by the later American blockbuster "Mission Impossible".

And the killer turned into a golden bell jar after being soaked in golden dye, and the invulnerable bridge section is even more impressive.

All in all, this is a ghost comedy at the beginning, but it is a treasure theft theme at the beginning, and then it turns to the aiqing theme, then the kung fu theme, and Zuihou is a hodgepodge movie with a deception theme.

Such a four-like film, relying on the name of the sister chapter of "Ghost Horse Double Stars", coupled with an interesting plot, can even be a box office hit.

And the box office in the first week reached an astonishing 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars, which couldn't help but make the filmmakers shout, "The era of the Xu brothers dominating the film industry is coming!" ”

Xu Guanying became the second only comedian after the eldest brother Xu Guanwen and the fourth brother Xu Guanjie, and director Wu Yusen became the most popular director of Golden Harvest because he directed two blockbusters in succession.

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At the same time as the release of "Fat Money", Xu Guanwen had already remitted one million US dollars to Xu Guanwu.

After receiving the funds, Xu Guanwu immediately started the filming of the movie "Rocky".

Xu Guanwu knew that he was a stranger in Hollywood, and in order to ensure that his investment interests were not damaged, he specially went to the insurance company to insure.

In order to ensure that the interests of investors are not harmed, Hollywood also has special insurance companies to provide "completion guarantees". They will review the investment of the film in advance to ensure that the script, shooting schedule, and budget are reasonable. It then oversees expenditures during filming and claims compensation to investors in the event of overruns, stranding, or abandonment of the film.

The completion guarantee system can ensure that every fund is effectively implemented, without worrying about being embezzled by others.

After paying the equivalent of 2% of the film's investment, Xu Guanwu successfully applied for insurance and hired a staff member of the insurance company who knew a lot about film shooting. He is responsible for supervising the expenditure of every amount of money on the shooting site to ensure that Xu Guanwu's funds are used properly and are not wasted.

And Hollywood's large number of surplus talents also provides quite convenient conditions for investors to shoot movies.

All you have to do is ask the Actors Guild for a sum of money, and they will quickly provide you with a large number of actor profiles for you to choose from.

The director's guild will also provide you with a suitable director according to your requirements. The other crew members were also recruited in this way, and soon the crew of the movie "Rocky" was prepared and filming officially began.

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Xu Guanwu didn't expect that investing in filming movies in the United States would be so smooth at the beginning, except for the initial funds, he didn't have to worry about anything else.

In order to protect the rights of producers, directors, actors, and crews, Hollywood has set up a system of rules and regulations.

When everyone works according to the established system, perfection is like a clockwork that winds up.

"No wonder Hollywood movies are so developed, and the various systems he has established basically guarantee the rights and interests of all parties. Let everyone have rules to follow and laws to follow. Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Although there are various reasons for the decline of Hong Kong films, the chaotic management is definitely one of the more important reasons.

For example, Wang Jiawei spent his boss Deng Guangrong 40 million Hong Kong dollars to shoot a "The True Story of A Fei", and the film duration was nearly 400 hours, but most of them were not used at all.

As a result, this masterpiece, which cost 40 million to shoot the first and second episodes, exhausted the investment of 40 million after only filming the first half. After the release, it only lasted two weeks before the painting.

The local box office in Hong Kong was only 9 million, which made the big boss Deng Guangrong vomit blood and was admitted to the hospital on the spot, and even caused the film company to declare bankruptcy and collapse.

And a case like Wang Jiawei's wasting investors' money is not alone.

In the 90s, Taiwan's eight major film companies saw that the Hong Kong film market was booming, so they invested a lot of money, making the Hong Kong film industry prosperous for a while.

However, in '94, Taiwanese film companies withdrew their investment one after another, although there were elements of favorable time, place and people, but one of the most crucial points was that more than 200 films defaulted on their tickets and bounced off tickets, causing heavy losses to Taiwan film companies.

Two hundred films, even if only 5 million Hong Kong dollars are invested in each of them, all of them are nearly 1 billion Hong Kong dollars. With such heavy losses, how dare the filmmakers reinvest?