Although Xu Guanwu returned to Hong Kong, he was secretly secretly absorbing the shares of the 20th Century Fox Company, and only when he became the largest shareholder, owning more than 50% of the shares, he would start planning to award Daryel. Zaniuk was removed and replaced with a new head of his own.

Of course, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble caused by nationality issues, Xu Guanwu specially acquired in the name of an offshore company, so that people could not guess who was secretly making the move.

After a week, Xu Guanwu returned to Hong Kong again, and everything in Hong Kong is still the same, basically there are no new changes.

Because he didn't bring Lin Qingxia and Zhao Yazhi with him to the United States this time, Xu Guanwu specially bought gifts for them. For Zhao Yazhi, it was some brand-name clothing, and for Lin Qingxia, it was a six-carat diamond ring. The intimate little gift really made the two beauties turn sunny and no longer have Xu Guanwu's anger.

"Husband, Chu Hong will study in the United States in the future? So when will she come back? Zhao Yazhi gestured with the newly bought clothes and asked Xu Guanwudao with great interest.

"Let's see how it goes, if Shaw relents, he will be back in a few months. If Shaw refuses to let go, then we'll have to wait and see. Xu Guanwu thought for a while and said, "But I think they should compromise, after all, it is not good for them to be strong, and besides, the Shaw Brothers are also very short of money now, and they can make a fortune." Otherwise, when it closes its doors one day, it won't be worth a penny looking at those contracts. ”

"Alas, Chu Hong is so pitiful, she was forced by the Shaw family to go away from the world." Zhao Yazhi sighed and said, "I think it's fortunate that I didn't enter the Shaw Brothers at the beginning." Otherwise, I might be forced to shoot nude scenes. ”

Xu Guanwu smiled. "Your size. There's no capital at all, who is naked to see? ”

"you, dogs can't spit ivory out of their mouths." When Zhao Yazhi heard this, she couldn't help but glance at him and said, "By the way, Chu Hong is not safe in the United States, isn't there often robbery there, everyone has to bring a gun to defend themselves." Chu Hong went in and out alone. Nothing will happen, right? ”

"Don't worry, I'm renting her the safest apartment nearby, where people are on duty day and night, and the police station is just a short distance away. What criminal is crazy to go there to commit a crime. Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, "And she is not alone, there is a big boy accompanying her." ”

"Oh?! Who is it, is he handsome or not, and is he worthy of Chu Hong? When Zhao Yazhi heard this, the fire of gossip suddenly burned, and she ran to Xu Guanwu and asked.

"It's the son of a friend of Mr. Huang Xizhao. He is also a student at the University of Southern California, five or six years older than Miss Zhong. It seems that Sven Wen, who is now studying for a master's degree in architecture, should be a very smart and hard-working person. Xu Guanwu introduced with a smile.

Zhao Yazhi blinked, "I can go to the University of Southern California to study architecture, and I am still studying for a master's degree...... Well, this person's family background must be good, and this person must be very smart, and he is a little older than Chu Hong. Well, yes, yes, the two of them are quite suitable. Husband, do you think they will fall in love? ”

Xu Guanwu smiled, "I'm not as gossip as you, and I care about whether people will fall in love." ”

"I'm gossiping, I care about my good friends." Zhao Yazhi argued.

"It's okay, but we don't care about other people's private affairs" Xu Guanwu smiled, "You have to remember, Miss Zhong went to the United States, don't tell the outside world, let the Shaw family find it again." When they can't find it, they are anxious, and it is estimated that it is time to give in. ”

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid." Zhao Yazhi nodded.

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After Xu Guanwu came back, three days later, Xu Anhua's "Hit the Front" announced the official start of filming.

The story of the movie "Hitting the Positive" was provided by Xu Guanwu, and the script was co-edited by Xu Anhua, Chen Yunwen, and Xiao Fangfang, and finally submitted to the Xu Screenwriting Department for review and revision. In terms of actors, in addition to the heroine Xiao Fangfang, there is also the male protagonist who chooses the handsome and handsome Ah B Zhong Zhentao.

Since filming "Everyone's Music" directed by Huang Zhan a few years ago, the Wenner Band has also starred in many movies, including those who play the leading role, those who participate in cameo performances, five people who go out together, and one person who flies alone. Because their popularity has always been high, the movies they performed have also done well at the box office. Among them, the best developed are the two lead singers, Tan Yilin and Zhong Zhentao.

Tan Yilin looks Sven, has a baby face is very pleasing, and is most suitable for playing some ghostly comedy roles, and the box office results are good.

Zhong Zhentao is tall and handsome, and has the same temperament as the famous Taiwanese student Qin Xianglin, so he often appears in some romance films. Although the box office is not as pleasing as Tan Yilin's comedy, it has recruited many young female fans for him, and they all regard him as his Prince Charming.

In addition to the male and female protagonists, other supporting roles, dragon sets, etc., are also transferred from the Xu Group and TVB. The so-called back to the big tree is good for enjoying the shade, with the help of the Xu Group, the crew was quickly formed. In addition to the actors, even the props, costumes, art direction, photography, electricians, etc. are all available, and there is no need for director Xu Anhua to worry about it at all.

This kind of efficiency really amazes Xu Anhua, and he feels that he has filmed three dramas since his debut, which is the most effortless in this drama. I don't have to work too hard, everything has been arranged properly, and I am very close to my heart.

"Alas, no wonder the Xu clan is getting bigger and bigger, it can be seen from this alone." Xu Anhua couldn't help but sigh.

She has also filmed at Shaw Brothers before, and as a rookie director, she is really fed up with sins. Although she is a director, it stands to reason that the crew has to listen to herself in everything, but because she is a newcomer, everyone has higher qualifications than her, so they are more like directors than her.

Not listening to the command when filming, changing words and adding words at will is already commonplace. As soon as he reminded himself, those big-name actors pushed back with a sentence, "You are a newcomer, you don't understand, you have to say the lines like this." Movies will be blockbusters. ”

And the lights. Fine arts. Electricians, props, costumes and other staff can also be lazy, late and early departure are common, and there are even petty thieves who secretly take the costumes and props in the studio home. Once discovered, it is only a few words at most, but if you don't find out. The loss will have to be borne by the director.

The person who manages the clothing department of Shaw Brothers Cinemas is an old aunt, I don't know if it is a psychopath caused by not being married for so many years, and she treats every piece of clothing as if it is her own daughter, and she refuses to lend it until it is rotten. If you get dirty, you will be scolded by her half to death, not to mention that she lost her clothes in the middle of filming?

Therefore, when director Xu Anhua filmed "Five Blessings" again, he suffered many losses, and lost hundreds of dollars for clothing, which really made her haggard at that time.

When filming "Crazy Robbery" at Zhucheng Film Company, because it was an actor who was specially paid for, the attendance rate was quite guaranteed. Except for Xu Shaoqiang, who always eats, the other actors are also very obedient. Even Zhao Yazhi's high status is very dedicated.

However, although the actors are good, the other supporting facilities are not good, especially the soundtrack, lighting, art, props and other behind-the-scenes staff, although they are all familiar with each other, but because they have not cooperated with each other, there are often such and such problems during filming.

And this time he cooperated with Xu Shi to shoot "Bumping into Zheng", Xu Anhua did not encounter the previous problems, the actors were obedient, the behind-the-scenes personnel were also complete, the funds were sufficient, everything was ready, just waiting for her Director Xu Da to come forward to direct, it was really worry-free.

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Just as director Xu Anhua directed "Hit the Positive", Xu Guanwu was paying attention to the acquisition of Fox shares. Although the economic situation of Fox has improved greatly in the past few years, and American films have also shown signs of recovery, but on the whole, the hottest industry in the United States is still the high-tech industry.

For example, Apple is planning to go public this year, with a market capitalization of about $1 billion, and this company was just a small workshop in a garage a few years ago. The market value has increased by 100,000 times in a few years, is there still such a profitable business in the world?

Companies such as Microsoft, Xerox, AMD and other companies are also developing rapidly, whether it is a software company or a hardware manufacturer, all of them are growing rapidly, and their market value is also surging day by day, which is quite eye-catching. In comparison, the 20th Century Fox Company has only just gotten rid of its insolvency, and it is naturally more cost-effective for those investors to invest in high-tech industries.

Therefore, when some institutions were willing to buy the stocks in their hands at a price higher than the market value of 20%, many people chose to sell, so the stocks in Xu Guanwu's hands began to gradually increase.

And because the acquisition of shares is carried out through offshore companies, and it is controlled layer by layer, and finally to Xu Guanwu's side, even if Fox Company detects the clues and wants to carry out a counter-takeover, first, it is not clear about the details of the enemy, and secondly, the cash flow is not as good as Xu Guanwu, so it is extremely difficult to resist.

Xu Guanwu tightened the noose around the necks of Zaniuk and his son little by little. Zaniuk didn't realize that he and David were still busy looking for someone to buy the film and television adaptation rights of "The Lord of the Rings", and at the same time looking for someone to write the script, select actors, select directors, produce special effects, etc., they were very busy.

And Hollywood is also quite concerned about the fact that two well-known producers plan to shoot "The Lord of the Rings", after all, this book is a masterpiece of Western fantasy literature, and its status is as far-reaching as China's "Journey to the West", and it has even formed a culture in Europe and the United States. For example, the famous tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons drew inspiration from fantasy literature such as The Lord of the Rings.

In the history of American film, there have been many film companies that want to put "The Lord of the Rings" on the screen, but because this book is too rich in content, with many characters, many branches, and frequent application of special effects, the difficulty of adaptation and shooting is too great, so it also discourages many film companies.

Nowadays Richard. Zaniuk and David. Brown, the two most famous producers in Hollywood today, actually said that they would bring "The Lord of the Rings" to the big screen, which immediately made many people cheer. You must know that the circulation of "The Lord of the Rings" in European and American countries is quite large, and it is said that it is second only to the Bible. Many people are loyal fans of this book, and naturally hope that it will one day be brought to the big screen and bring the characters in the book to life. Now that I finally have this opportunity, it's really exciting.

Richard. Zaniuk and David. Brown is also happy to be in the media spotlight, so he constantly talks outside, sometimes saying that he has found Malone. Brando plays the regent of Gondor, sometimes saying that he has invited Sylvester Stallone to play Aragorn, and sometimes saying that Stephen. Spielberg's plan to direct this film and so on has made the media rush to report on it, and it has also made book fans excited again and again.

However, if you think that Xu Guanwu will throw money into it in vain, and let the two of them take the momentum of filming "The Lord of the Rings" to a higher level, the pattern Tucson will be too young, too simple.

Now Richard. Zaniuk and David. Brown had already entered the pit, and the more they tossed, the deeper they sank, and in the end it was impossible to turn back. (To be continued......)