1979 Golden Age

The Shaw Brothers are stingy.

As early as when I was making movies in Shanghai, I had done something terrible like making a female star famous, but I was not willing to give up the salary increase, so I directly married her home as a concubine without even paying her...

Fong Yat-wah used to sing in Singapore. In the late 1960s, she came to Hong Kong with Shaw as a concubine. She started as a small clerk and worked until she reached a high-level position that was actually in charge of Shaw Brothers' life and death. In 1988, TVB merged with Shaw Brothers, and Fang Yihua entered the TVB board of directors.

Many people always laugh at her. She may not be enterprising enough, but she can definitely keep her family and business.

She followed Run Run Shaw's style. For example, if she had to spend money to hire a hundred extras, she would really count them one by one during the film review to see if there were a hundred people. Even the toilet paper in the company bathroom, she would pay attention to whether there was any waste... …

At this moment, when she heard that Chen Qi was coming, she was also panicked. What was this broom star going to do?

But then I thought about it, he didn't have the death talisman, and it was in private, so there was probably no harm in it, so he opened the door to greet him.

When Chen Qi walked into the office, he saw Fang Yihua, who was nearly fifty years old and in her mid-teens. She was wearing a small lady's suit and a pair of slender black-rimmed glasses. She stood up first: "Mr. Chen !”

"Manager Fang!"

"Mr. Chen is here to welcome you, but you are welcome from afar..."

Fang Yihua met the other party for the first time and was amazed at his exaggerated age. Then he looked at Xiao Mo and said with a smile: "Isn't this friend a reporter?"

"This is my personal attendant! Our two families are close to each other. I've been to Hong Kong several times and haven't come to visit. Please forgive me."

It's very difficult to talk to people who grew up in the Republic of China. Sometimes they were very polite. Chen Qi grabbed Wen, Xiao Mo glanced at him sideways, and then you followed, and your whole family followed!

"As long as you're not a reporter, don't blame me for being too worried. Everyone in Hong Kong is in danger from you now."

"Hey, that's all a misunderstanding of me. I'm actually very kind."

Chen Qi smiled and talked about Xiantian, and said: "I came here today for a play, and I want to borrow an actor from you."

"Who is it?"

"Zhong Chuhong!"

"oh?"

Fang Yihua's mind quickly flashed through this person's information. Zhong Chuhong, 22 years old, participated in Miss Hong Kong in 1979. Because she couldn't wear high heels, she staggered while walking on the stage, and finally won fourth place.

TVB originally wanted her, but when she went to film a movie, she couldn't even remember her lines and was kicked out by the director. Fortunately, Liu Songren appreciated her and made a movie "Blue Water, Cold Mountain and Gold", and then signed a contract with Shaw Brothers.

Last year, she had a movie called "The Story of Hu Yue" that was well received, and she became somewhat famous, reaching the level of a rising star in the film industry.

Shaw Brothers grabbed a lot of newcomers like this, and for some reason they fell in love with her.

Of course, this is not important. It is impossible for Shaw Brothers to lend actors to leftists. Fang Yihua shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, I can't agree. I know the current environment. If it is a director, I can consider using a pseudonym to help You guys are busy, but the actors are standing in front of the stage, and I can't let Shaw Brothers take the risk."

"The Shao family has a great business and Boss Shao is highly respected. How can he be afraid of the General Assembly?" Chen Qi said with a smile.

"Mr. Chen, you don't need to provoke me, there is no need to talk about this matter."

Fang Yihua's attitude was very firm and said: "We are close neighbors. If you come as a guest, I welcome you. If you want to cooperate, forget it."

"Oh, that's it..."

Chen Qi nodded, picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, and stopped talking for a while.

Fang Yihua said nothing, wanting to see what other tricks he had, and even observed Xiao Mo standing behind like a stone sculpture. Judging from her experience, this is definitely a security personnel assigned by the mainland, the kind of master who practices "Sunflower Book".

After a while, Chen Qi spoke again: "You said you don't want Shaw Brothers to take risks, but Shaw Brothers have already been in risks."

"Mr. Chen, don't you want to learn from the ancient lobbyists and tell me that something big is going wrong and only you can save me, and then give me three strategies?" Fang Yihua didn't take it seriously and even made a joke.

"The top, middle and bottom strategies are all nonsense, I only talk about one strategy!"

Chen Qi paused and suddenly asked: "Are you preparing "Tathagata Palm"?"

"you!"

Fang Yihua's expression changed, and she swallowed the words "How did you know?" and stared at the other party in surprise.

"Tathagata Palm" is a movie in the 1960s. A total of four films were made and were very popular. By the way, Stephen Chow's films have many "borrowed" elements from old Hong Kong films and foreign films...

Shaw Brothers is preparing to remake the film, and the lineup has been confirmed, starring Er Dongsheng, Alex Man, Yu Anan, and Hui Yinghong.

But the key is, how did Chen Qi know!

"You want to use "Tathagata Palm" to compete with Xinyi City in the summer season, and you also want to open theaters to each other with Golden Harvest's "The Scary". I advise you not to bother. You two can't defeat each other if you join forces.

What era is "Tathagata Palm" from? Do you think a remake can win over viewers? I've said it for a long time, Hong Kong's movie-watching community is changing, and if you're still clinging to the same old ways, it's better to close the doors as soon as possible.

New Art City's summer release is "Brothers in Need". It has an all-star cast. It's novel and interesting. It will take no effort to kill you two! "

"..."

Fang Yihua felt a chill running up his back, and his scalp was numb. He seemed to be naked in front of the other party, everything was seen through, and the question was always lingering in his mind:

How did he know? ! ! !

There have been cases in the Hong Kong film industry where information was leaked in advance, and the rival rushed to shoot a film with the same theme to grab the market, but it was only an isolated case. Who can have such a clear grasp of the information of the three companies as Chen Qi?

And he has been talking about the cooperation between Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, which he said last year. Now the two companies have unknowingly followed this line of thought... Thinking of his various outrageous remarks in the newspaper, it seems that all of them are effective.

Fang Yihua suddenly felt a little scared.

Even like Cheng Long, he started to be dissidents. Could it be that the strange people from the mainland came to unite the front?

Chen Qi observed her expression and snorted in his heart: Humph! I can't play the charlatan style in the mainland, and I can't play it in Hong Kong! I am the White Dragon King of Hong Kong, and my words are followed by the law. Female stars line up to consecrate me!

Of course, you can't just play tricks, you have to be practical in everything.

"Manager Fang, are we enemies?"

"No, but we can't be friends either."

Fang Yihua answered very cautiously.

"That's right. In business, you hit me, I hit you, and then join hands to deal with him. It's common. I, Shaw Brothers, and Golden Harvest all want to get rid of Xinyicheng. You two can't do it, but I can.

And I want to dismantle Xinyicheng. What do you say?"

"How to dismantle it?" Fang Yihua's heart jumped.

"Just break up their seven-member group. Their internal conflicts are so obvious. I have said so much in the newspaper. What are you two doing? Wow, I have been waiting for you to attack them together, but there is no movement at all. How much do you love Xinyicheng? Don't you know how to kick someone when he is down?"

Chen Qi kept shaking his head, looking like he had a stupid teammate.

Fang Yihua's old face turned red. He really didn't expect it to go there.

"That's all I have to say. Think about it and give me a reply as soon as possible. I won't bother you anymore."

"Mr. Chen, I'll see you off!"

Fang Yihua personally saw him off to the main building door before going back.

She walked around the office for a few times. If the leftists could really kill Cinema City, it would be a good thing. Shaw Brothers would not suffer any loss. Moreover, she knew that Run Run Shaw was gradually shifting his focus to TVB, and Shaw Brothers would close sooner or later.

As for Cherie Chung?

She had the same idea as TVB treated Andy Lau. She was just a newcomer, so she was just abandoned!

"Ask Cherie Chung to come over!"