Chapter 53: Inevitable Fate
The motorcycle car ran fast, there were few pedestrians on the road, the road was unimpeded, and there was no fault finding in Sanlifang, and it arrived at the backyard of Tian's house smoothly.
It was close to noon, and Haisheng was ready to eat before going to the Shaw Brothers set. Tian Xiaoyu saw him come back and jumped out with joy. Seeing the blue girl next to him, she changed her head and hugged the object again, and pounced on Lan Jieying.
Lan Jieying is snarky and mean to people, especially men, who have never had a good face. But he loved the little girl Tian Xiaoyu very much, hugged her into his arms, and stroked her hair like a kitten.
The big and small girls were playing in one place, and Xiaoyu pulled the blue girl into the room and whispered. may have lacked maternal love since she was a child, and she has no sisters, she has a good impression of Lan Jieying, and she treats her like a sister at first sight.
Miss Lan also smiled from the bottom of her heart, Hai Sheng didn't bother to pay attention to these two girls who hadn't grown up, and went into the kitchen to work.
There are two cooks in the family, one is taking care of the business at the small shop of popping beef balls, and the other is also very busy in the grocery store in the front hall of the Inspur Cinema, and has to have a stall at night to make a barbecue outside the rose bar.
Therefore, when Haisheng is at home, he cooks lunch and dinner. The helpers of the Tian family were not idle, and they were busy and nowhere to be seen.
In addition to housekeeping, nursing homes also have extra jobs. Guo Feng and his son raised wild animals and birds, and cultivated mushrooms and other mushrooms. Wu Xiaoyan is tinkering with the fish pond and preparing to raise fish!
They are willing to work tirelessly, and they do not cry out that they are tired. After all, with a high salary of 3,000 yuan every month, the caretaker of Tian's backyard has not encountered a single danger for several months, and he feels like taking money for nothing, and he feels ashamed. Set aside a lot of time to do chores and make up for your boss's losses.
Haisheng encouraged them to do chores, and he also built a greenhouse to grow out-of-season vegetables, and in the cold winter, when vegetables are scarce, there are also abundant vegetables to eat.
As soon as the meal arrived, except for the two cooks, the other members gathered, the host's family sat at one table, and the one who worked for the Tian family sat at the other table.
There are a lot of dishes on the table, and there are many people who eat, everyone chews slowly, and the men have a little wine to drink.
Lan Jieying seemed to have not eaten a few meals, the chopsticks flew and flew with mushrooms and vegetables and called them delicious, and Xiaoyu also helped her clip them, all of which were dishes she liked to eat. took care of her sister so much that she was afraid that she would be hungry, which made Miss Lan very embarrassed.
In other words, her family's food is really not very good, the family is not rich in the first place, and the population is still large. In addition, the family is patriarchal, and it is in the stepfather's house. The treatment and atmosphere at the dinner table every day can be imagined, and it is often not enough to eat, let alone eat well.
In the Tian family, the truth is revealed to eat Haisai, good food is one thing, the atmosphere is more important, except for Tian Xing, who doesn't want to see her, everyone else treats her very well. The servants of the Tian family regarded her as the hostess here, Haisheng treated her as a friend, and Tian Xiaoyu regarded her as her own sister. Tian Xing didn't give her a smile, but he didn't say anything bad.
After eating and drinking, they dispersed and were busy with their own affairs, and Haisheng drove Lan Jieying to the Shaw Brothers studio. Motorcycles are faster than bicycles, and it's only a few minutes away from the set.
Passing by the Longtao area, there are also a few extras waiting for the opportunity. For some reason, I don't rest when the Spring Festival is approaching.
Haisheng has no hobby of meddling, and drove directly to the gate of the set, and entered the set smoothly through the confirmation of security. After parking the car, the two went their separate ways.
Miss Lan went to the crew to report, and Haisheng went to the Shaw Brothers Film Distribution Department to discuss the foreign market. A department head received him, first of all, to congratulate him on the three-day release of the "God of Food", the box office was high, and there were queues in many movie theaters.
It's very rare to be released during the day and be a low-budget movie. Although it has not yet reached the level of a divine drama, it can be regarded as a masterpiece. Recognized by the public, the company decided to extend the schedule, increase the broadcast time, and there is no need for Haisheng to pay a minimum fee. It was also proposed to buy out the right to issue in other cities for 500,000 yuan.
Haisheng didn't agree to want dividends, the two sides bargained, and finally over the phone, Fang Menghua nodded, and Haisheng got 10% of the box office dividends in other cities.
The supervisor who received him said that Haisheng broke the convention of Shaw Brothers Film Company since its establishment, and other film companies have never received box office dividends from other cities when they distribute films in Shaw Brothers theaters.
In addition to the fact that Haisheng is his own person, the fundamental reason why Shaw Brothers movies are not as good as one year after another is the fundamental reason. The senior management of Shaw Brothers saw the potential of Haisheng and wanted to win him over through box office dividends to serve Shaw Brothers.
The head of the department put forward two suggestions, one is to invite Haisheng to join Shaw Brothers Films as the director and protagonist, with a theme of his own choice, and the funds will be provided by Shaw Brothers. Haisheng either gets a fixed monthly salary of 8,000 or gets a 5% box office dividend from Xiangjiang.
The second suggestion is that Shaw Brothers and Haisheng cooperate to make films, Shaw Brothers is responsible for funding and distribution, and Haisheng only cares about the filming. Gain 10% of local and foreign revenue.
Haisheng refused on the spot, I had long heard that Shaw Brothers was slamming the door tightly, but I didn't expect to be so stingy, where is this win-win cooperation? This is completely to make him a worker and work hard for the Shaw Brothers.
Seeing that he refused without hesitation, the director tried his best to keep it and threw out some bait, but the number was too small for Haisheng to be interested. The matter was not negotiated, and it ran aground.
Haisheng stayed in the carport and was sullen, he didn't have a distribution channel to hand over to other companies for distribution, so he had to look at people's faces, and Shaw Brothers Cinemas was not a good partner.
The director told him that the box office share would not be settled until two years after "God of Food" was taken off the shelves. If Haisheng is willing to serve Shaw Brothers Films, this time will be shortened, no later than one year.
Such a double-standard treatment is chilling, I knew that I should have filled in the box office sharing settlement time in the contract, and the lack of experience was put on the table by Shaw Brothers.
Haisheng was not happy, but Blue Girl was very excited. found the crew and joined smoothly, only giving her half a day as a rest, and the next day she had to enter the busy filming stage.
The dormitory also allocated a room, just short of daily necessities, the girl pulled Haisheng to the street shopping, she didn't know moderation, and she had a big head to pay the bill, so she bought a lot of daily necessities, Haisheng finally did not escape the clutches of the girl, helped her carry the goods.
This busy work was delayed for a long time, and it was getting dark, and Lan Jieying proposed to ask Haisheng to rub it at the food stall. After ordering four dishes and one soup, the blue girl had no appetite, sandwiching the meat on the plate, and the food of the Tian family always appeared. There is no harm if there is no comparison! The food stalls are shoddy, and the ingredients used are not exquisite, almost like pig food.
Haisheng was very tired after a busy afternoon, and his appetite was good. Just didn't eat a few bites of food, two uninvited guests suddenly came to visit. It turned out to be Haisheng's good buddies, Jiang Dawei and Di Long.
When they received the news that Hai Sheng was on the set, they rushed over to catch up, and they also wanted to inquire about Yi Hai Sheng's plans for the next movie. Among them, Di Long is the most favorite, and he is famous for playing the villain role of "God of Food". The film company took out funds and personnel to cooperate with him to open a new play.
When he saw the crew lineup, he knew that the new drama was going to pounce, it was still the old lineup, and the filming style remained the same. The new drama is undoubtedly plagiarism to make quick money, except for damaging the character of the leading actor, there is no benefit! But he couldn't refuse, because he had a contract with him, and he didn't want to be ungrateful.