Kowloon, the administrative office area of Golden Harvest Films.

Lin Zhichao officially met with the management team, director, and screenwriter of Golden Harvest Film for the first time, and he has not been to Yonghua Studio until now. Generally, there are old ministers such as Li Ziduo and Qiao Shan to take care of the administration, and the team pulled by Zou Wenhuai and the staff of the original Dianmao are professionally taken care of.

The main management personnel of Golden Harvest Film are: General Manager Zou Wenhuai, Deputy General Manager Qiao Shan, Production Manager He Guanchang, Publicity Department Manager Liang Feng, and Distribution Manager Gao Zhen (former senior management of Cathay Pacific Organization).

Through ingenious combinations, 'two factions' were formed, one dominated by Zou Wenhuai and one dominated by Qiao Shan. Of course, it's just like this, Qiao Shan will cooperate with Zou Wenhuai's work.

In the conference room, Lin Zhichao listened to everyone's work reports.

Zou Wenhuai has been joining Golden Harvest Film for a month and a half, and has integrated the company's resources, and there are no problems with production, distribution, and theaters.

Cinemas, whether in Hong Kong or Southeast Asia, have found channels for cooperation, which is actually a continuation of the original Denmao's cinema line. However, the overall is weaker than that of Shaw Brothers films in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

When talking about the cinema chain, Lin Zhichao said: "Although I have the heart to vigorously support the development of the cinema chain, it takes a long process to acquire and build the cinema chain, but have you ever thought that the 'Shaw Brothers and Sons' focus on the distribution business is Shao Laoliu's nephew (Shao Rendi's second son) Shao Weiying, I think we can abandon the view of the portal, and cooperate with Golden Harvest's films and 'Shaw Brothers and Sons' in the future, so that we have the strongest distribution network in Hong Kong." We have fewer theaters, they have more theaters, our theaters are good, if we put them together, it is a win-win cooperation. ”

Shao Lao Liu came to Hong Kong in 1957 to manage the production, and the 'Shaw Brothers and Sons' do not belong to his industry, even if they are related, but they are not worth mentioning in front of interests.

Before this, Hong Kong had a more important view of the film industry, and Shaw Brothers films would not be shown in the theaters of Denmao. In fact, in this era, production is greater than theaters and distribution.

Shao Lao Liu originally managed his own cinema chain in Singapore, which is the largest cinema network in Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong provides the film source. As a result, the second brother on the Hong Kong side is not good at filming, and he is also corrupt; Shao Lao Liu gave his second brother 250,000 yuan to make a film, and his second brother first deducted 50,000 Hong Kong dollars to fill his pocket, and then went to the director and actors to shoot the remaining 200,000 yuan; Eventually, the films he shot got worse and worse, and Shao had to come to Hong Kong in 1957 to develop his production business.

In fact, Shao Lao Liu didn't want to come to Hong Kong back then, and he felt a little helpless.

Zou Wenhuai immediately understood the benefits of this, he originally planned to study Hollywood, so he immediately said: "It is indeed possible to cooperate like this, I will talk to Shao Weiying at that time." ”

Lin Zhichao nodded, and then asked, "Do you have any plans for filming?" We need good movies to get a foothold. ”

Zou Wenhuai hesitated for a moment before saying: "I have thought about this problem, but there is only one way for a while - that is, to dig Wang Yu of the Shaw Brothers and shoot a movie." Wang Yu is the star of the Shaw Brothers, and the box office of the two one-armed knives and one-armed knives has exceeded one million, which is the absolute box office guarantee of the new school of martial arts films. ”

This was originally the secret weapon he had planned, but at this time there were three or four in the conference room that did not belong to his intimate faction; However, under the watchful eye of the boss, he did not dare to openly form a gang.

Lin Zhichao said: "You don't want to make a 'one-armed' theme edge ball movie, right? ”

Zou Wenhuai and the others were shocked, and he couldn't help but say, "How did the boss know?" ”

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "Wang Yu's box office is the best one-armed knife theme, and you are the creator and producer of these two, if you want to play the side ball and become an instant hit, it is not difficult to guess." ”

Zou Wenhuai secretly sighed that this boss is really shrewd and understands people's hearts, as soon as he mentions Wang Yu, the boss will understand his thoughts.

"What does the boss think?"

Lin Zhichao shook his head and said, "I don't think it's good!" If you woo your friends to leave Shaw Brothers movies, Shao Lao Liu can still bear it, if you shoot Shaw Brothers' 'one-armed knife' brand, it will be a deep hatred. Of course, I believe that going to court is millions of lawsuits, and I am also sprinkling, but I don't want to do this kind of thing. ”

The management, led by Zou Wenhuai, felt that Lin Zhichao was not ruthless enough and paid too much attention to benevolence and righteousness.

Zou Wenhuai said: "This is probably the best way to hit the ground running, and the lawsuit will definitely be won." ”

Lin Zhichao said: "Don't worry! I have a way to break this game. ”

Zou Wenhuai immediately said: "Boss, please speak!" ”

They don't believe it, you can break the Shaw Brothers' 'family dominance' as a layman?

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "How the Shaw Brothers got up, how we got up." Wang Yu is a representative of the actors of the new school of martial arts films, so let's find a representative of modern kung fu films, I heard that there is a promising Jeet Kune Do master from Hong Kong in the United States, who is highly respected by Hollywood action movie actors in the United States. However, he likes to act in movies, but how can the United States accept Chinese as the protagonists, so he can only play tricks in Hollywood. You can go and ask him to come back and make a few movies and create a genre of modern martial arts films. ”

"Bruce Lee?"

Zou Wenhuai said in surprise.

Why surprised, it's not the boss's astonishing words.

Lin Zhichao said: "Well, it's him, Ip Man's apprentice." I travel a lot in the U.S. and I've heard of such a person. can invite him to return to Hong Kong to participate in the movie, not only the protagonist, but also a big investment; Anyway, he can only play tricks in the United States, so it is better to go back to Hong Kong as a starring actor, and then make a name for himself in Asia, and then return to Hollywood, maybe he can achieve good results. ”

Zou Wenhuai immediately said: "Yes, these reasons can indeed impress him!" ”

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "As for Wang Yu's side, you can win it over, but don't shoot the Shaw Brothers' one-armed knife series." ”

At this point in the meeting, everyone also understood that this boss did not understand movies, but that he had no time to manage. Regardless of whether Bruce Lee is good at making Hong Kong movies or not, there is one point, the boss at least has a plan, whether it is a producer or a theater, he can get everyone's approval.

Early June.

The second store of Café de Coral Fast Food, Mong Kok store, was grandly opened.

Lin Shaodong, head of the retail department of Cheung Kong Asset Group, attended the opening ceremony as a representative.

In the future, the retail department led by Lin Shaodong was responsible for the work related to Café de Coral fast food.

From the participation of Lin Zhichao at the beginning, to the participation of Deputy General Manager Huang Changhong, and then to the participation of Lin Shaodong now; It's not that Café de Coral's fast food is being despised for it, but that Cheung Kong Asset Group is refining the management and classification of various tasks.

The retail division of Cheung Kong Asset Group is currently a subsidiary department of the commercial real estate project, that is, Lin Shaodong is directly under the management of Liang Guangchang.

The retail business must develop at least to a certain extent before it will become a subsidiary company.

There is also a Changjiang Food and Beverage Company, and the general manager Chen Ping is a subsidiary of the group, which is temporarily managed by Huang Changhong.

However, in fact, Changjiang Food and Beverage Company is relatively independent, and Chen Ping rarely participates in it except for his normal work report.

Lin Zhichao is not in a hurry to restructure assets, after all, there are still three years before the listing, and he is not in a hurry to do that.

After all, an asset restructuring is a lot of energy consumption of the company, and he, the boss, has to do everything in detail.

When cutting the ribbon.

Lin Zhihao invited Lin Shaodong to cut the red silk together to show respect for the partner.

He didn't dare to be high-profile because he was Lin Zhichao's cousin, because since he was a child, he understood that his cousin was high, and in addition to showing respect in front of his father, he was more majestic to these cousins and kept a certain distance.

It helped their family a lot, and they were very supportive, but there wouldn't be too many family gatherings or anything. In his father's words, his cousin had already created a family, and how could he recognize the 'family' of the previous generation.

If he doesn't show a certain ability, his cousin won't recognize him and partner with him to do business.

Because of this, whether it is his father or their three siblings, they will not regard themselves as 'Sir Lin' relatives to outsiders.

First, he was afraid of provoking his cousin Lin Zhichao;

second, it is the cousin who has already supported their family, and they are also a wealthy family in Hong Kong;

Third, everyone also wants to compete for popularity, and don't always rely on their cousins to support them.

Lin Zhihao believes that it is because his ability has been recognized by his cousin that he will cooperate next, so he has always attached great importance to learning and hard work.

For example, in order to study the practice of abalone, he soaked in the kitchen every day to learn from the chefs, and half of the abalone roasting in the current Fulin Hotel was researched by him, a chef who became a monk halfway.

"Manager Lin, when will your 7-Eleven convenience store open in Kowloon?" Lin Zhihao said with a smile.

When the 7-Eleven convenience store opened, Lin Zhihao was taken aback.

Because 7-Eleven sells burgers, hot dogs, fast food, etc., it is a proper 'fast food competitor'.

Of course, he can only cooperate and temporarily provide some food for the 7-Eleven convenience store. Because he knows that this will happen, but fortunately, he recently found that the impact on Café de Coral fast food is limited, after all, the catering market is so big.

"It's expected next year! This year, we still have two stores open, one in Wan Chai and one in Causeway Bay, and we would like to ask for your cooperation to provide lunch boxes for the time being. ”

Lin Zhihao immediately grasped the point and asked, "Could it be that you have prepared a central kitchen for Western-style fast food?" ”

Lin Shaodong nodded generously and said, "Yes, our Western-style fast food and Chinese-style dim sum are already preparing for the central kitchen. But Lin Sheng, please rest assured, we have our own characteristics, and we will not be the same as everyone. Moreover, our lunch box will also be produced by itself in the later stage, but the box lunch we produce, called a bento, is more convenient and less complicated than your fast food. ”

Currently, 7-Eleven's lunch box is provided by Café de Coral, and there is a limit to how many servings are available per day.

When the meal is not sold out, the next meal will be sold at a discount, explained to the customer, and microwave service is provided.

According to Lin Zhichao's guidance, 7-11 should make a bento, not a boxed lunch.

The so-called bento is a dish that is more 'factory' and 'assembly line', such as barbecued pork rice, chicken steak rice, beef rice, etc.

Lin Zhihao said: "Well, I analyzed it, the two do not constitute direct competition, which is good." ”

Lin Shaodong said with a smile: "Everyone is happy about fast food, and we also have shares, so it will definitely not be the same." And the lunch box you provide is actually not very convenient. What's more, I'm afraid that some people are already eyeing Chinese fast food. ”

Lin Zhihao's spirit was shocked, and he said confidently: "You can rest assured that any competitor who comes in now is not the opponent of our fast food." ”

This year, Café de Corals will have four outlets, and it has already entered Central, so the advertising will be hyped and the brand effect will be better.

Who can defeat it?

Of course, Lin Zhihao didn't plan to monopolize the market - he has been doing catering for many years, and he knows that this industry is highly competitive.

In fact, he really admires his cousin's level, and many of the plans of Café de Coral Fast Food were established by his cousin in the early days.

After chatting for a while, the two visited inside.

"There are a lot of students in Mong Kok, so it should be more popular! But it's going to be a summer vacation, and it should have an impact! Lin Shaodong said.

"Fast food is suitable for a lot of people, and I don't think business will be bad during the summer vacation." Lin Zhihao replied.

"Well, that makes sense!"

At this time, Lin Shaodong felt that once they launched the bento, they would actually compete with Café de Coral music.

However, the 7~11 bento box, the customer base is basically determined to be office white-collar workers, and there are actually some differences from fast food, and there are fewer dishes.

The other side.

Luo Shengxiang and Luo Kaimu came to Mong Kok and looked at the Café de Corals fast food that had just opened.

"It's so fast! As soon as he gained a foothold in Central, he went to Mong Kok, Kowloon to open a branch. The young Luo Kaimu said in surprise.

"It's normal! If nothing else, there should be one or two more stores to open this year, and Café de Corals has already seized the opportunity. Luo Shengxiang sighed.

The owner of Café de Coral's fast food is called Lin Zhihao. Regardless of whether it has anything to do with Lin Zhichao or not, when others invested in Fulin Hotel, they had already invested very much.

At this point, the Cantonese restaurants they opened are not as good as the Fulin Hotel.

"No matter! We've already got the site up there, and in two months, we're going to open our doors too. Luo Kaimu gritted his teeth and said.

They chose a shop almost 500 meters away from Café de Coral's fast food and are in the process of renovating.

At that time, the two companies will be in direct competition.

"Don't worry! This model is very good, and there is no problem for Hong Kong to accommodate two brands of fast food. In fact, there are some fast food restaurants in Hong Kong, but they haven't learned the essence at first glance, and I'm afraid they won't be able to make chain stores. Luo Shengxiang said.

Indeed, in fact, when everyone was happy for half a year, other Chinese fast food had already appeared, but the place where it was opened was relatively remote, or it only started after learning the skin.

"By the way, the fourth uncle (Luo Fangxiang) and cousin Kaifu have promised to come over to help." Luo Kaimu said.

"Well, it's a good thing, it's all a family, and we can only get a foothold if we work together." Luo Shengxiang said.

Luo Shengxiang thought that back then, after the eldest brother achieved achievements in Hong Kong, he recruited several brothers to Hong Kong, and everyone worked together to develop Vitasoy. After becoming famous, the brothers went out to start their own businesses, for example, he and his nephew co-opened a Cantonese restaurant.

Zou Wenhuai came to the United States and found Bruce Lee's Guoshu Museum.

It happened that Bruce Lee was teaching his disciples, and after asking the reason, Bruce Lee asked him to sit down in the office.

"Golden Harvest Movie, why haven't I heard of it? Mr. Zou, I've often heard, aren't you from Shaw Brothers movies? Bruce Lee said proudly.

The implication is that I only know about Shaw Brothers movies.

Zou Wenhuai naturally wouldn't mind, but he knew that Bruce Lee was not easy to woo.

"Golden Harvest Film is a newly established film company, which has acquired the original Dianmao, or the Hong Kong Cathay Pacific Organization, and has formed a trend of competing with Shaw Brothers Films. The boss behind us is Mr. Lin Zhichao, the world's ship king, so we have strong financial strength. If Mr. Li were to go back to Hong Kong to shoot a movie, we would be willing to make every film a big investment. ”

Generally speaking, the investment in each Hong Kong film is 20~400,000 Hong Kong dollars, but if Bruce Lee joins Golden Harvest Films, they are willing to invest 600,000 Hong Kong dollars per share.

After Bruce Lee heard this, he didn't feel anything, he is a well-known master of national art in the United States, and he has a certain reputation in Hong Kong; What's more, he has participated in Hollywood movies.

So he felt that it was normal for him to receive this treatment!

Hong Kong, small place!

Hollywood, big stage!

Even if he goes to Hong Kong, he hopes to make a movie with Shaw Brothers.

Thinking of this, Bruce Lee politely refused: "Zou Sheng, I don't want to go back to Hong Kong to shoot movies for the time being, I hope to make a career in Hollywood!" ”

Zou Wenhuai saw that Bruce Lee was arrogant, but he felt that he was worth it!

So, he took out his words: "Mr. Li, I know that you have a high reputation in the American national arts world, and you are an American action actor, and I also hope to worship you as a teacher." It's just that Hollywood is a white place after all, and of course I also believe that you can succeed in Hollywood in the future. However, I think you should conquer Asia first, use the Hong Kong film industry as a springboard, and become the emperor of kung fu in Asia, so that Hollywood in turn will value your influence, and then we will work with Hollywood production companies."

Bruce Lee listened to the boasting and beautiful descriptions, he couldn't control his mood anymore, and he was vaguely excited. (Martial artists, how many brains do you have!) ）

So it can be like this!

He has been playing tricks in Hollywood because he has no fan base, and if he uses the platform of Hong Kong movies, then he can gain a lot of fans; Then Hollywood studios will definitely look up to him.

When he was approaching, he actually thought about returning to Hong Kong to make movies, but he was reluctant to Hollywood.

Now, this important figure in the Hong Kong film industry has woken him up.

After pondering for a while, Bruce Lee said: "I've been busy with the affairs of the Guoshu Museum recently, and then think about it, Mr. Zou came from afar, why don't I take you to visit the Guoshu Museum, even if you visit Hollywood, I can also accompany you." ”

Seeing this, Zou Wenhuai couldn't force it, so he could only say: "Then let's visit Mr. Li's Guoshu Museum!" ”

A day later.

Zou Wenhuai left the United States and returned to Hong Kong.

Bruce Lee didn't promise him anything, just said that he should think about it seriously. Zou Wenhuai understands that this person is a bit difficult to handle; He had no choice, but he was still ready to go back and contact Wang Yu. The boss doesn't let the one-armed knife be filmed, so shoot other types, Wang Yu is always the guarantee of the box office.

Actually.

Bruce Lee still doesn't believe in Golden Harvest movies, but wants to cooperate with Shaw Brothers movies.

Because he knows the influence of Shaw Brothers films in Asia, as for the financial resources of Golden Harvest Films, and the fact that it is not a lot of money to make movies, it will definitely succeed.

So Bruce Lee first rejected Zou Wenhuai, and then he planned to find an opportunity to say in front of reporters that he hoped to return to Hong Kong to shoot a movie.

He thought that with his 'influence' in Hollywood and the national art industry, Hong Kong film companies would not all pursue him at that time. At that time, Shaw Brothers movies will also throw an olive branch.

It's called the Return of the King.

(End of chapter)