Wu Chenggang returned home with a frown, he has been working on TV in recent years, and he is not familiar with the current situation in the film industry. Fortunately, he had a few old friends who made movies, and as soon as he got home, he called one by one to ask.

The news he got made Wu Chenggang even more frustrated, it turned out that the movie was released in Lisheng Cinema, which would offend Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers, and it would be difficult to invite the stars of the two companies and behind-the-scenes filming in the future.

Zhou Mingfang came out with the child in her arms, saw her husband frowning, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Wu Chenggang sighed and said, "It's not Ah Fei's business yet!" I advised him not to make a movie in a hurry, but he didn't listen. Now it's okay, the Lisheng Cinema Line is renovated, and the movie he made can't be released, and he will lose more than 400,000 yuan! ”

Zhou Mingfang persuaded: "Don't worry, think of other ways, maybe you can find a movie theater to release it." It's a big deal to take the samples to those independent cinemas and show them one by one, and there will always be a few that will agree to release them. ”

Wu Chenggang said: "Those independent cinemas are either luxury theaters like Li Stage, and they don't bother to show Ah Fei's small productions at all. Either it's a neighborhood theater or a rural theater, and it won't sell a few box offices if it dies, and this method can't be done. ”

Zhou Mingfang came up with an idea: "Why don't you go to Shaw Brothers and Jiahe to ask?" ”

"That's the only way," Wu Chenggang sighed in a low voice, and suddenly raised his head and said, "Hey, isn't that Huang Song doing distribution in Jiahe?" Do you still have his phone? ”

"What a bad idea!" Zhou Mingfang's face changed. That Huang Song was a lover with her back then, and Zhou Mingfang was pregnant with a child, only to know that the other party had a wife. After Huang Song's wife learned about the relationship between the two, she directly brought someone to the door and beat Zhou Mingfang to a miscarriage.

Wu Chenggang came to the rescue at that time, and offended Huang Song's wife because of this, and the woman's brother was the boss of the Kowloon Walled City, so he could only hide with his family to live in Tiu Keng Ling.

Although "Happy Ghost" is Kang Jianfei's movie, Wu Chenggang is more anxious than Kang Jianfei himself, and now he is in a hurry to go to the doctor, so he thinks of begging his wife's ex-boyfriend.

Wu Chenggang felt inappropriate when he thought about it, and said embarrassedly: "Then forget it, I'll think of other ways." ”

Zhou Mingfang saw him looking distressed, and couldn't bear to say: "Alas, I'll call him to try, I don't know if he has moved." ”

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The next morning, after Zhou Mingfang sent her daughter Wu Ruixue to the bus to school, she went to find Kang Jianfei with Wu Chenggang.

After arriving at Kang Jianfei's house, there were only Hu Juncai and Wen Bixuan at home.

Wu Chenggang asked, "What about Ah Fei?" ”

Hu Juncai shook his head and said: "I don't know what to do, I went out early in the morning, and I didn't say what I was going to do when I asked him." ”

Wu Chenggang asked: "What about the sample film of "Happy Ghost"? ”

Kang Jianfei was afraid of an accident, so he made a total of two copies of the movie, one locked at home, and the other took out Lu to run errands.

Hu Juncai said with a smile: "Ah Fei took one copy, and the other one is still there, I am about to take it to help him find a movie theater, maybe I can still get things done." ”

"You know what?" Hu Juncai urged, "Quickly take the sample and follow me." ”

Hu Juncai said happily: "Cousin, have you found a way?" ”

Wu Chenggang didn't have the heart to explain to him, and said, "Don't ask so much! ”

Hu Juncai really didn't ask, took out the locked movie samples, and went to Golden Harvest Company with Wu Chenggang and Zhou Mingfang.

Half an hour later, the three appeared in the distribution department of Golden Harvest Pictures.

Zhou Mingfang's ex-boyfriend Huang Song is a small head in the distribution department, he is almost fifty years old, and he looks quite calm. After seeing Zhou Mingfang, Huang Song sighed slightly: "I haven't seen you for more than ten years, Ah Ruan, you are still so beautiful, but it's a pity that you ...... back then."

Zhou Mingfang's face was frosty, and he interrupted him and said, "Mr. Huang, we are here to talk about the film today. ”

Huang Song was a little embarrassed by Zhou Mingfang, touched his nose and said, "Then let's go watch the film first." ”

Several people entered a screening room, and a Golden Harvest projectionist was in charge of the screening, while Hu Juncai stayed by the projector, for fear that the film would be dropped.

Hu Juncai admits to death, his brain is lacking, Kang Jianfei said that he should take good care of the film, but he didn't dare to leave for a moment, for fear that he would lose the copy.

Huang Song joined Jiahe when it was first established, although he is not a veteran, but he is also an old man. He has always been in charge of the film distribution business, and he has a good appreciation for films, and there are several blockbuster films of independent companies distributed by him.

Huang Song originally gave Zhou Mingfang face, so he decided to take time out to watch the film. When "Happy Ghost" was first screened, he was still quite disdainful, but after watching it for half an hour, the expression on Huang Song's face began to become serious. He vaguely felt in his heart that this comedy ghost film with novel content was likely to sell well as long as it worked well.

After the film was over, Wu Chenggang couldn't help but speak: "Mr. Huang, this movie is not bad, I think it is fully qualified to be released in Golden Harvest Cinemas." ”

Although Huang Song predicted that "Happy Ghost" would be a big hit, he made a look of embarrassment and said: "To be honest, I wasted time watching the film today because I was watching Ah Ruan's face." What does this film say? Ghost movies are not like ghost movies, comedies are not like comedies, and the whole one or four is not like it, and it is difficult to sell at the box office. ”

Wu Chenggang's heart sank, and he begged in a low voice: "Mr. Huang, why don't you give me a chance to let "Happy Ghost" be screened at midnight." If the response is not good, we will naturally not say more, if the audience reacts well, we will ask Golden Harvest to vacate a few theaters. ”

Huang Song sighed and said: "Dude, you used to be mixed in the film industry, and the Zhilu Dao theater is not easy to arrange. Now there are 16 theaters under the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, and the Shaw Brothers movies can't be lined up every day; Although there are 19 cinemas in the Golden Harvest Cinema Line, most of them are reserved for our own films, and the rest are also for famous independent film companies such as Siyuan Pictures. You can't get this film! ”

Wu Chenggang had already mustered up the courage to come to his wife's ex-boyfriend for help, but now when he heard that there was no hope, he spat out and said sullenly: "Then I'm going to disturb Mr. Huang today, say goodbye!" ”

Zhou Mingfang hurriedly followed behind her husband, and Hu Juncai also snatched the sample film from the projectionist. Just as they stepped out of the screening room, they suddenly heard Huang Song say, "Otherwise, I'll buy the movie." ”

Wu Chenggang turned around in surprise and asked, "Buy it?" You mean to just buy out the film? ”

Huang Song said with a generous expression: "Yes, seeing that you are difficult to do, I will buy the movie on my own initiative, so that you can also lose less." ”

Wu Chenggang asked, "How much are you going to spend on it?" ”

Huang Song stretched out two fingers: "Two hundred thousand." ”

Hu Juncai couldn't help but interject: "200,000 want to buy out?" Ah Fei used more than 400,000 yuan to make a movie! ”

Wu Chenggang was speechless to Hu Juncai when he heard it, and it was natural to bargain when talking about business, but this product actually revealed his bottom as soon as he came, it was really more than enough to succeed!

Wu Chenggang said to Huang Song: "Mr. Huang, this film belongs to my cousin, and I can't explain this price to him." ”

Huang Song "accommodating" said: "Everyone is an old friend, so let's 300,000." It's also very difficult for me to buy a bad movie for 300,000 yuan, maybe I will be scolded by the manager, it's not bad for you to lose 100,000 yuan. “

"No, less than 600,000 I won't consider it." Wu Cheng just finished speaking, turned around and left.

Huang Song sighed and said, "Alas, I was sorry for Ah Ruan back then. No matter what, I bought it with 500,000 yuan of my own money, which can be regarded as compensation for the harm I did to Ah Ruan back then. ”

When Zhou Mingfang listened to Huang Song talking about business, the left "Ah Ruan" and the right "Ah Ruan" mentioned himself, and finally couldn't help but get angry and said: "The surname Huang, stop pretending, do you think I don't know who you are?" A lot of age, bargaining and using a woman as an excuse, what are you! ”

Huang Song was exposed by Zhou Mingfang on the spot, turned his face away in embarrassment, coughed dryly twice, and said: "Anyway, I will pay up to 500,000 yuan, whether you like to sell it or not." ”

Wu Chenggang thought to himself, if he could sell 500,000 yuan, Ah Fei would also earn tens of thousands, which was better than not being able to be released with a fine light. He comforted his wife a few words and said to Huang Song: "Mr. Huang, the movie belongs to my cousin, and I am not qualified to sell it, but I will tell him the price Mr. Huang offered." ”

Huang Song shook hands with Wu Chenggang with a smile and said, "Then I will wait for good news!" ”

"Farewell!" Wu Chenggang took Zhou Mingfang's hand and left.

The three of them returned home with the film, and Kang Jianfei was crooked on the sofa nibbling on Wen Bi's peeled apple.

Wu Chenggang asked, "Ah Fei, where did you go this morning?" ”

Kang Jianfei glanced at the movie sample in Hu Juncai's hand and said, "Looking for Lei Juekun Lei's boss, but I haven't seen anyone else all morning." What about you? ”

Wu Chenggang told them about their experience in Jiahe, and then persuaded: "Ah Fei, I think it's not bad to sell out for 500,000 yuan, at least you still make tens of thousands." ”

Kang Jianfei asked rhetorically: "Cousin, if this film is really so bad, will the surnamed Huang spend 500,000 yuan to buy it?" ”

Wu Chenggang smiled bitterly: "I know that your film is good, but no matter how good your film is, what's the use of showing it in theaters?" ”

"Cousin, you can call back the man surnamed Huang now, and let him keep the 500,000 yuan to buy and eat." Kang Jianfei said angrily.

What Huang Song's idea, Kang Jianfei understands very well, he just wants to spend 500,000 yuan to buy everything in "Happy Ghost", even including the copyright of the episodes and theme songs in it. Even when it comes to screening, the director of "Happy Ghost" may become another person, and the production company will definitely brand the name of Golden Harvest Pictures, and everything after that has nothing to do with Kang Jianfei and Oriental DreamWorks.

This kind of big bullying small things Golden Harvest has done a lot, and other large companies are also quite good at it, even in the entertainment industry thirty years later, there are frequent things like grabbing films, scripts, and songs.

A rookie director or singer who has little influence, cooperates with those big companies and big stars, and his work becomes someone else's in a daze, you still have nowhere to reason, take a little money and get out of it yourself!

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If you feel that the update is too slow, you have time to take a look at Lao Wang's entertainment article: "Taiwan. b. Entertainment 1971.

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