After the Spring Festival, "Jingwumen", which was released for 30 days, won 4 million box office in Hong Kong, making Golden Harvest movies majestic. Golden Harvest Films, which has been developed for two years, not only surpassed Shaw Brothers Films in production, but also built three modern studios in the New Territories.

Of course, the soundstage in the New Territories is only temporary for Golden Harvest Films. In Lam's view, when the time comes, he intends to buy from the Hong Kong government an industrial site in Tseung Kwan O that is no less than Shaw Brothers Cinemas (Clear Water Bay) for the construction of a 'media centre'.

At the end of the release of "Jingwumen", Wang Yu's self-directed and self-starred "One-armed Knife vs. Blind Man" began to be screened in Hong Kong theaters, and the theaters managed by Golden Harvest gave the greatest support.

For a time, Shao Laoliu did not hesitate to personally go out and take Wang Yu's film company to court on the grounds of copyright infringement.

At the same time, some media even broke out that Shao Laoliu scolded Zou Wenhuai and Wang Yu for colluding together in front of Shaw Brothers employees - eating bowl noodles and reversing the bottom of the bowl.

The implication is that Wang Yu's departure from the Shaw Brothers movie, as well as the filming of the one-armed knife theme, were all planned by Zou Wenhuai.

Miramar Hotel, Restaurant.

Wang Yu hurriedly found Zou Wenhuai and said: "Manager Zou, the sixth uncle is suing me now, not saying whether he can win, but I can't afford the high lawyer's fees." ”

Zou Wenhuai drank tea calmly, and then handed out a note unhurriedly, and said: "The lawyer has been contacted, and I will pay the fee for you." But in exchange you are going to continue filming "The One-Armed Boxer", we as an investor, and in the future, you will continue to work together in Hong Kong. ”

A one-armed series, the box office can easily exceed one million, and the profit of the Hong Kong box office alone can reach 40~500,000; Coupled with overseas issuance, there are still millions of profits. The profits of the two one-armed series are enough to pay the high lawyer's fees, and half of them can be left.

Wang Yu naturally readily agreed, after all, who would dare to be his investor now!

Next, Zou Wenhuai gave another face-to-face lecture: "In this lawsuit, you have to grasp one point - that is, you and I used to be the main creators of "One-armed Knife", and we fought a lot of side balls. If necessary, I can provide a statement and testify that I was involved in the creation and production of "The One-Armed Knife" to prove that Shaw Brothers cannot win. ”

The movie "One-Armed Knife vs. the Blind Man" itself is a sideline, and it is too difficult for Shaw Brothers to collect evidence, and the original creator and producer Zou Wenhuai has left, so it is impossible for Shaw Brothers to win.

Of course, there is also a lack of copyright awareness in Hong Kong, and the court will also give full consideration to this factor; After all, once the infringement is established because of a little rubbing, then such cases in Hong Kong will be piled up on the court's desk.

"No problem! With your assurance, I have it in my heart. ”

Wang Yu's originally anxious mood suddenly relaxed.

Zou Wenhuai added at this time: "It's not so easy to be a boss, it's different from you fighting and killing on the set, and of course the money is not the same." Therefore, in this lawsuit, you must not act rashly, but cooperate with the lawyer team and face it seriously. ”

He instructed Wang Yu to consume the energy of Shaw Brothers films, and he himself did not need to participate, so he was very happy.

Wang Yu suddenly said in high spirits: "That is, how can being an actor make more money as a boss!" Rest assured, I promise to brace myself to deal with this lawsuit. Zou Wenhuai said with satisfaction: "Okay, happy cooperation!" ”

"Happy to work with"

After the two left, Zou Wenhuai couldn't help but smile playfully.

In the past, he was Shao Laoliu's subordinate, and his status was very different; And now, he only needs to take out a chess piece to play with Shaw Brothers in applause, which is so happy.

But when he thought of one thing, a cold sweat broke out.

Suppose he leaves Shaw Brothers Films and starts his own film company, what happens next?

First, there is no support from the cinema chain, and there is no studio equipment.

Second, Bruce Lee and Li Hanxiang will definitely still choose the wealthy Golden Harvest movie.

Third, he can only poach Wang Yu and shoot the theme of "One-Armed Knife", so in the face of Shaw Brothers' fierce pursuit, the litigation fee of only one million Hong Kong dollars is a catastrophe for him, not to mention the energy spent; The final result is to bruise the spirit, disrupt the formation, and force development; The point is that Golden Harvest movies will rise as well.

Awesome!

His boss has already made up his mind, and without him, Golden Harvest Movies will still rise.

But the boss cherishes talents and loves talents, and still chooses to be willing to share 20% of the profits to everyone, and he alone accounts for 10%. His income last year exceeded his lifetime savings.

Zou Wenhuai saw Shao Lao Liu 'scolding' him in the newspaper, although it was the internal scolding that the employees broke the news, but he was still very unhappy, so he planned to 'attack' Shao Lao Liu as well.

Hitting a snake and hitting seven inches is naturally about Shao Laoliu's stinginess, so soon the Hong Kong media reported one after another:

"Shao Laoliu's essence of counting (calculating) is very famous in the entertainment industry."

"Once the director Yue Feng and the screenwriter Xu Guo were temporary directors, and after the filming, the production director Zou Wenhuai opened a 1,000 Hong Kong dollar director fee to Xu Guo, and after the sixth uncle found out, he asked the accounting department to negotiate with Xu Guo, and asked Xu Guo to discount it 'by himself', and the fee could only be 800. was so angry that Xu Guo tore up the check on the spot, simply didn't want a penny, and said - Boss Shao can't get rich if he has more than 200, and I can't get poor with 1,000 less. ”

"Again, filming martial arts films on location, hiring martial artists as extras, each of them received a salary of two yuan. Boss Shao was afraid that the martial artist would eat empty salary, so he asked the female staff to exchange a large bag of 'flatbread (coins) to distribute money on the spot. Originally, when filming this kind of scene, a total change was quoted. Therefore, the martial artists considered their personality to be humiliated and announced a boycott. ”

"Filming a movie again, a scene where a martial artist wants to eat fried steamed buns, the drama manager signed a purchase order and asked Boss Shao to approve it, stating '20 Hong Kong dollars is enough for 100 fried steamed buns'. Boss Shao immediately refused, because the steamed buns in the Shaw canteen only sell for 1 cent, and how could 100 steamed buns cost 20 Hong Kong dollars. As a result, the actors and martial artists put on makeup, but they couldn't wait for steamed buns, and the filming could not be completed, but Shaw Brothers still had to get closer, losing nearly 10,000 Hong Kong dollars. As a result, it was found out that the steamed bun master of the Shaw Brothers Canteen was on leave and needed to buy it from outside, which immediately made Boss Shao's heart ache and scolded the drama - you have to explain the situation, I am willing to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in a movie, how can I be stingy with the 20 Hong Kong dollars. ”

Wang Yu's salary has increased from 200 to 800, and he has a salary of 1200 for each filming, which is the result of Zou Wenhuai's countless efforts to stabilize big-name stars with high salaries. As a result, Wang Yu has generated huge box office income for Shaw Brothers films, filming nearly seven or eight films a year, but the average monthly income is only 6,000 Hong Kong dollars. As a result, Wang Yu defected and set up his own film company. ”

"Bruce Lee made it clear that he was only willing to shoot movies with Shaw Brothers, with a salary of $10,000 per film, but Boss Shao did not allow it"

For a time, there were a lot more reports in the Hong Kong media about the grievances of Boss Shao, Wang Yu, and Zou Wenhuai, which made people feast their eyes.

In mid-February, Kwai Chung Container Terminal 1 was put into use for the first time, and a grand opening ceremony was held, which invited many guests to attend, including Hong Kong government officials led by Hong Kong Governor Tai Lun-toe, Hong Kong's British-funded foreign company Taipan, consulate officials in Hong Kong, representatives of European and American shipping companies, and Hong Kong celebrities.

At present, Hong Kong's Kwai Chung Container Terminal has tendered for four, of which Pier 1 is operated by 'Global Sea and Land Combined Transport', Pier 2 is operated by three European shipping companies that take the Far East route and the 'Modern Container' established by local foreign companies, Pier 3 is won and operated by Japan's Daisen Shipping, and Pier 4 is won by Hutchison International and Whampoa Dockyard last year. At the same time, this year, the Hong Kong government is also preparing to tender for the No. 5 Kwai Chung Container Terminal.

Lin Zhichao did not participate in the bidding of Kwai Chung Pier No. 4 and does not intend to participate in the bidding of Kwai Chung Pier No. 5. The reason is very simple, first, he doesn't want to be aggressive, after all, now is not the time for a decisive battle with the British; Second, these docks will almost eventually fall into his hands anyway, and there is no need to act now.

Universal Group and Sea-Land Intermodal Transport have joined forces to operate Container Terminal 1, which is currently the largest, and Global Group can also take the opportunity to learn and develop in this area. Of course, Lin Zhichao is more willing to invest in the development of global container terminals in the name of Hutchison Whampoa in the future, and Global Group can also participate in joint ventures, or invest a small amount in container terminals.

The opening ceremony was spent in a lively and extraordinary situation, just after the ribbon cutting was completed, a container ship sailed on the sea, with a big "W" letter on it, which made people know at a glance that it was the fleet of the Global Group; after all, there are too many ships in the world with the "W" (world) printed on them, and they must be the fleet of the Global Group, which is very eye-catching and domineering.

"Ladies and gentlemen, that's our global container fleet, which is now returning to Hong Kong from Europe with a full load of cargo, just in time for the opening of Container 1 Kwai Chung." Lin Zhichao introduced with a smile.

Everyone said in their hearts, there is such a coincidence, I am afraid that it was all carefully planned by you!

Dai Lintoe said with a smile: "Global shipping, sea and land transport, are all shipping companies operating container terminals, and your cooperation in the development of this Pier 1 will definitely inject strong strength into Hong Kong's container transportation." ”

Malcolm, the founder of Land-Sea Intermodal Transport, said: "Container transportation has become a global transportation trend, and Hong Kong's natural harbour and geographical advantages will ensure the rapid development of container transportation business. ”

Everyone present lamented that Lin Zhichao had a good interpersonal relationship, not only with the US official, but also with Malcolm, the father of American containers.

If it weren't for Lin Zhichao's co-opted Malcolm to jointly bid for Pier 1, and only with Global Shipping's separate bidding, the result would have been unpredictable. It's not a matter of funding, it's that the Hong Kong government needs you to ensure how many containers are handled each year before handing over the terminal to you.

With three European shipping companies and five local foreign companies participating, it can be seen that the Hong Kong government attaches great importance to the qualifications of bidders.

Container Terminal 3 is wholly owned and developed by Daisen Shipping of Japan, but it is indeed the entire Japanese government and shipping behind it; Because Hong Kong's trade and shipping are inseparable from Japan's contribution; Japan is short of domestic resources and relies on overseas imports, while Hong Kong is the best transit point for trade.

As for the tender for Container Terminal 4, the prospect of global container transportation has been very clear, so it is no longer a problem for Hutchison International and Whampoa to join forces to bid. (At this time, Whampoa Dockyard was only an associate company of Hutchison International, and the two were not merged)

Lin Zhichao invited everyone to watch the 'container unloading' on the spot, and together with the reporters, they visited it seriously.

The container ship entered the berth, stopped and began to rotate after the hoisting, and the truck fleet built by sea and land transport had already lined up. Prepare to load the container to the container stacking area.

Some of these containers have a terminal in Hong Kong and some have a terminal in Japan, and they will be diverted at that time.

When the first truck loaded the container and left the scene, the applause was thunderous.

Dai Lintoe sighed and said: "This is too time-saving and efficient, which is amazing." Mr. Malcolm's invention of container transportation is truly an important invention in the history of shipping. ”

Malcolm said with a smile: "Mr. Lin proposed the complete theory more than a year earlier than me, and I think he has a lot of credit." ”

Lin Zhichao hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Mr. Malcolm has won the award, I was just talking on paper at the beginning, far less than your contribution to container transportation, practice is the foundation of success." ”

Everyone looked at the relationship between the two, and suddenly felt incredible, you must know that the two should be competitors, right? Even if the relationship is not bad, it shouldn't be very good!

Afterwards, we visited the entire Pier 1 to learn how it operates.

With the operation of Container Terminal 1, which also affects all aspects of Hong Kong's economy, the media is naturally applauding.

Media Building.

Lin Zhichao met with Zou Wenhuai and was ready to communicate about Golden Harvest Films.

"I heard that during the filming of "Jingwumen", director Luo Wei often regarded himself as the mentor of 'Bruce Lee', which led to a lot of contradictions between the two, and even conflicts?"

Faced with Lin Zhichao's problem, Zou Wenhuai did not dare to take a peek, after all, Bruce Lee has now become the box office guarantee of Golden Harvest movies.

"Yes, I communicated with both of them and calmed down the conflict between the two."

Lin Zhichao shook his head and said: "In this way, let Bruce Lee direct, write and act in the third movie, and Luo Wei will not participate in his movies in the future." We manage these big-name stars, not only about money, but also about caring for the details. Bruce Lee went to college in the United States, and he has participated in the screenwriting and directing of two films himself, so it's not a big problem! ”

Zou Wenhuai was stunned for a moment, and then said: "We still have one more part of the contract with Bruce Lee, do you want the fourth part to cooperate like this?" The contradiction between the two, I can keep an eye on, will not affect the third movie. ”

He said this for the sake of safety. In fact, he didn't want Luo Wei to be reused, for reasons that were more private.

Lin Zhichao said resolutely: "It's okay, Bruce Lee is the key, not Luo Wei!" I believe that the movie written, directed and acted by Bruce Lee may be able to break through the box office of 5 million Hong Kong dollars! ”

Zou Wenhuai no longer had any objections, and said: "Okay, I'll arrange it right away, but in this way, I'm afraid Luo Wei may have ideas!" ”

Lin Zhichao said: "Then let him please, he is not an important figure in Golden Harvest movies." ”

"Okay, I see what the boss meant!"

In addition to Bruce Lee and Xu Guanwen, Sammo Hung was also dug into Golden Harvest Movies by Zou Wenhuai, and Shaw Brothers movies showed a one-sided situation. Therefore, at this time, Jiahe is simply full of talents. Like Sammo Hung and Jack Cheng in the later stage, it is not the turn of other film companies to pick up the leaks, including Luo Wei, who also can't pick up Jack Cheng.

After chatting with Zou Wenhuai for a while, he left in a hurry. Now Golden Harvest Films, even American production companies have paid attention to it, not to mention the heavy overseas distribution work, so Zou Wenhuai is indeed busy.

As the boss, Lin Zhichao only participates in the general direction of the work layout and does not participate in the details of the work; Discussing some film work with Zou Wenhuai is also his boss's job, anyway, he didn't directly give the script or anything, which is not too much.

After Zou Wenhuai left, Lin Zhichao thought for a while.

In 1972, he planned to list Golden Harvest Films, and strive to raise HK$50 million for investment in the 'media centre' in Tseung Kwan O.

The valuation of Golden Harvest Film is not only its production business and distribution business, but also the crazy expansion of the cinema chain in recent years, and he himself invested almost 20 million cash at the beginning.

Therefore, raising 50 million Hong Kong dollars, as long as you find the best time, it may not be a problem.

The listing of Golden Harvest is not that Lin Zhichao is short of money, but that Lin Zhichao feels that the listing is more beneficial to him and he can earn more from the stock market. And Zou Wenhuai and other teams can also convert dividend rights into stocks, of course, they have to dilute a lot, after all, the theater assets are very heavy.

"Boss" Li Ziduo walked in and said respectfully.

"Well, how is it going to sit at the Oriental Publishing House?"

Li Ziduo immediately reported: "The sales of Manke World magazine have exceeded 70,000 copies, and the sales of Manke Daily have exceeded 80,000 copies, and Oriental Publishing House occupies 80% of the Hong Kong comic industry.

This is an inevitable phenomenon, rather than letting Hong Kong comics just make a small fight, it is better to change the style from the beginning and compete with the Japanese comic industry.

Oriental Publishing House has taken on this responsibility, and currently has 45 cartoonists and screenwriters, including 15 interns; In other words, Oriental Publishing House recruits a training class every few years, and at the beginning the academy is about 30 people, but it will gradually be eliminated, and finally only 15 will be left.

Lin Zhichao asked, "What about the financial aspect?" ”

Li Ziduo found out that the boss actually checked the accounts at the beginning of this year and did not listen to him report on the financial situation.

He hurriedly said happily: "Although we have a lot of cartoon talents, our current financial situation has fundamentally changed. Last year, our profit reached 800,000 Hong Kong dollars for the first time, and the situation is still improving, and overseas income has increased a lot, which is a very important reason."

Very beautiful transcripts, you must know that cartoonists such as Huang Yulang and Shangguan Xiaobao were almost all their own writers and screenwriters at the beginning of their previous lives, and at most a few apprentices started with them. This way, they can make money in the beginning.

The Oriental Publishing House has a full 45 comic professionals, and it can also make a lot of profits, which shows that the business is very good.

Lin Zhichao said: "So I have always emphasized that it is necessary to develop the thinking and innovation of young cartoonists, and the success of works such as "Beidou God Fist" and "Football Player" is the best proof that old cartoonists have long been unable to keep up with the times. ”

Li Ziduo nodded and said, "Yes!" And our comics are more positive, like some of the remaining cartoonists in Hong Kong, who are mainly soft and violent."

is talking about Huang Yulang and Shangguan Xiaobao, these two are already representatives of old Hong Kong-style comic talents.

Lin Zhichao said: "When you talk about it, I think of one thing, with the popularity of Bruce Lee's kung fu films, I'm afraid there will be a wave of peaks in old Hong Kong-style comics." In this regard, you pay attention. ”

Li Ziduo said seriously: "Okay! ”

In the end, Lin Zhichao still emphasized innovative thinking, and he must let his comic club innovate.

Li Ziduo said: "Well, this is what our publishing house has always emphasized, and now there are also some excellent works, everyone is already working in such an environment, and it will only get better and better." ”

Lin Zhichao nodded with satisfaction, in fact, he planned to engage in the comics of 'Gundam' in two or three years, so he wanted to have a group of talents under his command.

Oriental Publishing House pays a very high salary to its comic talents at the beginning, but in the later stage, it will fall into the 'middle-class trap'; it implements the 'Shaw Brothers' model, and if you get a fixed salary, you won't have a share in the future.

This will indeed lose talents in the future, but it is also acceptable to Lin Zhichao, after these talents go out, they will bring seeds to the entire Hong Kong comics and completely change the pattern of the Hong Kong comics industry.

What's more, Lin Zhichao doesn't hold a lot of 'big IPs', so these works are completed by team spirit, not by one or two cartoonists.

(End of chapter)