After more than a year of circulation, The Phantom of the East has become the most influential entertainment magazine in Hong Kong with its high-quality content and beautiful printing, selling more than 80,000 copies per issue, making it a very best-selling entertainment weekly.

Wu Siyuan originally wanted to advertise on "Phantom of the East" before, but considering that it is a media under the Xu Group, he can only settle for the next best thing, and choose another media that is not Xu's to advertise, and the natural effect will be greatly reduced.

A lot of money was spent, but the effect on the box office boost was not obvious, which made Wu Siyuan feel like he was exhausted for a while. But I didn't expect this issue of "The Phantom of the East" to focus on "Butterfly Change" with many reports, which simply praised it as the best movie in Hong Kong that has nothing in the sky and no underground.

Wu Siyuan was dumbfounded when he saw this report, he didn't understand why Xu would do this? In terms of friendship, he and Xu Guanwu have no friendship at all. Although he and Xu Guanwu worked in the same Shaw Brothers, Wu Siyuan was already an assistant director at that time, and Xu Guanwu had just joined Shaw Brothers, and he had to start as a handyman. The status of the two people is almost very different, so naturally there is no intersection at ordinary times.

In addition, Xu Guanwu founded the Xu family later, and he defected to the Golden Harvest banner, both parties are endless opponents, and there is no friendship between them, I don't know why Xu Guanwu helped him this time?

Wu Siyuan was puzzled, and his head was bigger. But although the reason has not been figured out, the publicity effect of this report is real.

As soon as the report on "Butterfly Change" in "Phantom of the East" was launched, the box office of this movie immediately rose from a decline, and the box office on the day increased by 30% compared with yesterday. And in the following week. The occupancy rate of the theater is also as high as six or seven percent. finally let Wu Siyuan see the hope of making money.

But then a piece of news knocked him to the bottom again. Golden Harvest wants to paint "Butterfly Change", and then screen Zeng Zhiwei's "Flower Heart Pavilion".

When the news reached Wu Siyuan's ears, he was immediately furious.

"Mr. Zou, Mr. He, the current attendance rate of "Butterfly Change" is six or seven percent, and they are still very rich. Why do you want to paint for no reason? Wu Siyuan hurriedly rushed into Zou Wenhuai's office, and saw that He Guanchang was also there, whispering something with Zou Wenhuai. He didn't bother to say hello in a hurry, and shouted loudly when he opened his mouth.

"Siyuan, you sit down first, you have something to say, don't be so impatient." Zou Wenhuai smiled and waved his hand.

Wu Siyuan was anxious when he saw this, but he still sat down according to his words, "Mr. Zou, what the hell is going on, why do you want to paint "Butterfly Change" for no reason? ”

"It's been three weeks since "Butterfly Change" was released, and now it's a very common thing to drop pictures." He Guanchang said on the side. "Besides, the attendance rate of "Butterfly Change" is so poor, the longer it is screened. The more money the theater loses. It's impossible to let the company lose money for a little box office. ”

"The attendance rate before "Butterfly Change" was a little poor, but after the report of "The Phantom of the East" this week, the attendance rate has risen to six or seven percent, and it is already a blockbuster movie." Wu Siyuan hurriedly said.

"yes, I'm weird at this point, why does "Phantom of the East" magazine help you so much?" He Guanchang looked at Wu Siyuan coldly and said, "Siyuan, our Jiahe has always treated you well, asking for money to give money, asking people to give people to schedules, you are now in private with the Xu family, do you still take Jiahe in your heart?" ”

"Mr. He, what do you mean by this, do you suspect that I am fornicating with the Xu family?" Wu Siyuan immediately stood up when he heard this. He is an old-school filmmaker, he still has the word morality in his heart, since he has defected to Jiahe, he wants to work hard in Jiahe, but he didn't expect to be so suspicious now, and he can't help but feel a sense of shame.

"You know very well whether you have fornication or not, otherwise why would the Xu family help you so much? Using an eight-page color book to help you do propaganda is really a big deal. He Guanchang said in a strange way.

"Mr. Zou, Mr. He, I, Wu Siyuan, dare to swear to heaven that I have never had an affair with the Xu family." Wu Siyuan raised his hand and said solemnly.

"That's weird, during the Spring Festival this year, I don't know who drove all the way to visit the crew of "Butterfly Change", who gave people movie tickets this month, and who published a huge advertisement now." He Guanchang sneered and said, "Siyuan, you must not forget your roots." ”

"Humph! Xu Guanwu went to visit the class, and I was not there at the time; Inviting him to watch the movie is also something I discussed with you before; Now he publishes the report of "Butterfly Change", purely to introduce good-looking movies. You can use this as evidence to think that I had an affair with the Xu family, which is too wronged. Wu Siyuan couldn't help but say angrily when he heard him say this.

"Aren't these three pieces of evidence enough? Do you have to watch you take Siyuan Film Company to Xu's door to call it unjust? He Guanchang said coldly.

Wu Siyuan's face turned pale when he heard this, he couldn't imagine that He Guanchang had thought of him so badly, no wonder his attitude was so indifferent.

"Mr. Zou, do you think of me like that too?" Wu Siyuan heard that He Guanchang had already made his words clear, and knew that it was useless for Lu Dao to argue with him again, so he had to ask Zou Wenhuai for help.

"Ah Chang, Siyuan, you all calm down first." Zou Wenhuai waved his hand and said, "Ah Chang, Siyuan is an old courtier from the Shaw family like us, our group of old people do things from the heart, don't think of Siyuan so badly." ”

"Siyuan, Ah Chang is also too angry, so his attitude is not friendly, you have to understand his distress." After Zou Wenhuai finished talking about He Guanchang, he turned his head and said to Wu Siyuan, "That's good, look at my face, how about you all make a move?" ”

"Raymond, I'm also thinking about the company." He Guanchang heard Zou Wenhuai say this, and immediately defended himself.

Wu Siyuan thought about it, but nodded, "Mr. Zou, I listen to you." ”

"Okay, since that's the case, then look at my face and take a step back." Zou Wenhuai nodded and said, "Ah Chang." Don't talk nonsense in the future. After all, Siyuan is still our own people. But Siyuan, you also have to understand Ah Chang's mood. That's good, in order to avoid what Ah Chang is worried about, I think it's okay, how about the shares of Siyuan Pictures, half of our family? ”

Wu Siyuan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and looked at Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang in disbelief. It turned out that one of these two people was white-faced and the other was red-faced, and the purpose was to take away his Siyuan Film Company.

Now he has a majority stake in Siyuan Pictures. In the face of Golden Harvest, it can also maintain relative independence. But if the shares on both sides are the same, and Golden Harvest has money and a theater at the same time, then Wu Siyuan can't talk to the company at all. When the time comes, people will be swordsmen and I will be fish and meat, and I will toss as much as I want.

"Siyuan, in fact, we are also good for you." Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "You go back and think about it, and give us an answer in the next two days." ”

Wu Siyuan walked out of Zou Wenhuai's office in despair, looking like a walking corpse.

"Raymond, that's so forced. Aren't you afraid that Wu Siyuan's dog will jump off the wall in a hurry and really run to Xu's side? He Guanchang glanced back at Zou Wenhuai and said.

"He's signed a couple of film deals with us. How easy is it to run? Besides, now that the American New Line Film Company is planning to cooperate with us, we will have money at that time, and we are afraid that there will be no talent for us? Zou Wenhuai sneered, "Wu Siyuan has always refused to agree to our request to expand the shares, it is clear that he has the same brains as Xu Guanwu, if such a person can't surrender obediently, he can only force him like this." ”

"New Line Films really wants to work with us, which is really good news." He Guanchang said in surprise.

"Yes, although New Line Film Company is only a small distribution company now, its reputation in the United States is not bad, and the most important thing is that it has more than 200 theaters, which is the most suitable for distributing our films." Zou Wenhuai said with a smile, "Through it, we can distribute our films in the United States, and no longer let Xu Guanwu specialize in beauty." ”

"Actually, it's really thanks to him this time, if it's not his "A Plan", how could American film companies pay attention to our Hong Kong films?" He Guanchang also said with a smile.

"What is said is that this is called the predecessors planting trees and the later people enjoying the shade. Xu Guanwu never thought that he would work hard to go to the United States to develop the market, but it was us who picked the fruit the most. Zou Wenhuai also said with a smile, "Okay, I will personally go to the United States in two days to talk to them about the details of cooperation." It is estimated that we will not be able to wait until the end of the year for our film to be released on a large scale in the United States. ”

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Wu Siyuan returned to the company in despair, but his heart was scratching his heart with a hundred claws and being in pain. Siyuan Film Company is his life's work, if it is taken away by Golden Harvest, then his life's hard work will be over. Now he is still the boss of the company, and he will be an employee of Golden Harvest in the future. Now he can still make his own decisions, and by that time he will become someone else's subordinate, rubbing flat and rounding, and he can come as he wants.

"I knew that they were so dark, they shouldn't have been cast under him in the first place." Wu Siyuan couldn't help but regret that he regretted that he didn't see people clearly at that time, and when he saw that Jiahe was willing to pay for his filming, and was willing to hand over the good schedule to him, he agreed to Jiahe's shareholding as soon as his head was hot.

But in fact, at that time, the Xu brothers had already fallen out with Jiahe, and the newspaper news was full of hype, and he should have seen through those reports who Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang were.

It's a pity that I was dazzled by interests at the time, and now it's not easy to get out of the way. The most important thing is not Golden Harvest's shares in Siyuan Pictures, that little bit of shares actually has nothing to do with the overall situation. The most important thing is that he and Golden Harvest once signed a contract, stipulating that the films of Siyuan Film Company can only be released in Golden Harvest Theaters in the future, and there is a clause that five movies must be released every year.

At that time, Wu Siyuan was worried that there were many subsidiaries of Golden Harvest, and he was afraid that there would be no schedule for his own film company at that time, so he added such a clause to the contract to ensure that his film could be released on a schedule.

But now it was originally a life-saving clause, but now it has become a deadly rope, and it is almost going to force Wu Siyuan to death.

Five movies are released in Golden Harvest every year, which means that he spends money to make five movies every year. But if he doesn't arrange a good schedule for a movie with a high investment, or arranges for other strong films to be released at the same time, or doesn't promote the movie, he will paint a picture with a low attendance rate within a few days of release, and it will naturally damage Wu Siyuan's interests at that time.

And if you reluctantly shoot and make up five movies at random, the quality of the movie is naturally not flattering. The most offended is the fans, and the image of Siyuan Film Company is damaged.

"Fuck, it's going to kill you." Wu Siyuan yelled in pain.

"Mr. Wu, what's wrong with you?" At this moment, Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng walked in, and when they saw Wu Siyuan's painful expression, they couldn't help but ask with concern.

Wu Siyuan didn't want to talk about it, because it wasn't a glorious thing after all, but he already regarded Xu Ke as his own person, and he didn't want to hide anything from him. Besides, he is at a loss now, maybe Xu Ke can help. So he went straight to the point and told the story again.

"Hey, I've got a solution." Shi Nansheng suddenly said with a smile.

"What's the solution?" Wu Siyuan looked at Shi Nansheng with wide eyes.

"Ask Xu for help." Shi Nansheng said with a smile. (To be continued......)