The richest man

Chapter 143 Shaw Brothers "King Kong"

After the box office of "Mr. Zombie" came out on the first day, many people were dumbfounded.

A group of melon-eating people were idle and bored, and gathered together to discuss.

"This "Mr. Zombie" is really awesome. Its box office on the first day almost caught up with Cheng Long's "Junior and Brother". Have you watched it?"

"I went to see it, it's very beautiful, exciting and funny! I highly recommend watching it!"

"There's a passion scene in it?"

"One thing, it's very exciting. But it's a little scary, especially when the ghost bride in a bright red wedding dress appeared, I was a little scared when I saw the picture and sound..."

"Shaw's "The Great Swordsman Five", have you watched it?"

"Damn it, I went to see this movie, it's so boring, I couldn't help but fell asleep, I wasted twenty or so yuan!!" Another person in the crowd cursed at this moment.

"It's really rubbish. The reputation of the movie is very bad. I heard that people who have seen this movie are swearing!"

"Then how much is the box office of "Big Sword Five"?"

"Hehe, the newspaper reported this morning that the box office of this movie is only 7.5!"

"This hit the street! The box office on the first day didn't even have a fraction of other people's money. It's too rubbish! This director named Lu is really shameless. The movie he made is so rubbish, so I have the nerve to say that "Mr. Zombie" hit the street. face!"

"Hehe, my face must be swollen! It is said that after the box office results of the first day of "The Great Swordsman" came out, Shao Daheng was so angry that he scolded Lu Tao bloody. Shao's face was completely lost!"

"Haha, since the rise of Legendary Film Company, Shaw Brothers has often been rubbed on the ground by the other party! In my opinion, Shaw Brothers' glory is no longer! When watching movies in the future, I will only look for movies made by Legendary Film Company!!"

"Well, me too, only watching Legendary Films."

"..."

At this time, Shaw Brothers Film Company.

Shao Daheng is still not relieved.

Director Shaw and Shaw Films became a joke.

Lu Tao made his own claim and hated "Mr. Zombie", which is actually okay, as long as your own movie box office is decent, then there is no problem.However, your box office is so poor, how does this make the outside world think?
When he was angry, he opened his mouth and kept his mouth shut. Shaw Brothers once made a zombie film and hit the street.

This is good, "Mr. Zombie" has sold well at the box office, and its reputation has exploded.

It's not that zombie movies can't be shot.

It's Shaw Brothers' incompetence! ! !

Shao Daheng is really furious now!
"Sixth Uncle, don't be angry, since "The Great Swordsman Five" hit the market, let's change to other movies!" Shao Yifu's confidante Fang Yihua poured him a glass of water, and comforted him softly.

Shao Daheng took a sip of water, calmed down, and cursed: "Don't let Lu Tao be the director in the future, tell him to get out!"

"Ok."

"And..." Shao Daheng paused, and said, "We have to regain the face we lost this time! Since low-cost movies don't make money, let's make a high-cost movie! I heard that Zhang Jun That kid bought the copyright of "King Kong" and plans to remake it! Then let's make a movie about King Kong too!!"

"Uh, Uncle Six, we don't have the copyright of King Kong?"

"Bringing the edge! Anyway, our story is different, as long as the Hong Kong version of 'King Kong' looks like an orangutan, our movie title can be called "The Orangutan King"!" Shao Yizhen paused, and introduced, "Actually, the In the 60s, our Shaw Brothers filmed "The Orangutan Havoc in Heaven" and "Huang Feihong vs. the Orangutan King". The "King Kong" invested by Zhang Jun must not be as fast as ours. We took advantage of this shareholder style to take the lead in making "The Orangutan" "The King" was filmed and released, and the box office must be good!!!"

Fang Yihua was stunned upon hearing this.

This will definitely disgust Zhang Jun to death.

Shaw is not afraid to sue, he is an orangutan, not King Kong.It's just unreasonable, what can you do?Even if you win the lawsuit, you won't lose much money.

"Uncle Six, how much do you plan to invest in this "The Orangutan King"?"

Shao Yizhen chuckled and said, "Since it's a big production, we mustn't be too stingy."

After thinking about it, Shao Yizhen said, "900 million Hong Kong dollars!"

Fang Yihua was shocked when she heard the words, the production cost of the film was as high as 900 million Hong Kong dollars, it can be called a luxurious Shaw Brothers blockbuster! ! !

"Uncle Six, who are you going to find the screenwriter, director and actors of this film?"

"In Hong Kong as a whole, Ni Kuang's sci-fi scripts are good, and the actor still cooperates with Danny Lee. As for the director... He Menghua is chosen this time. He is a well-known director of Shaw's special feature films, and he has filmed "Journey to the West" before. "

Fang Yihua had no objection to the candidate, nodded and said, "OK!"

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Ni Kuang received a call from Shao Daheng, asking him to come to Shao's to discuss matters.

"Uncle Six, what do you want from me?"

"I want to ask you to write a script! "King Kong", do you know?"

"Yes, a few months ago, I also learned from the newspaper that Zhang Jun bought the copyright of "King Kong" and planned to turn the movie over."

"Yes... Shaw Brothers Film Company intends to spend a huge sum of money to shoot a similar film called "The Orangutan King". The script can be written by you. The director is He Menghua, and the lead actor is Li Xiuxian."

When Ni Kuang heard this, he immediately nodded and agreed, "No problem, I'll write the script when I get back!"

"Then do you have any thoughts in your mind now?"

"Hehe, do you have a little idea?" Ni Kuang nodded, decisively displaying the borrowed style, and said to Shao Yifu, "Not only can we copy the setting of "King Kong", but we can also copy the setting from Hollywood's "Tarzan of the Apes". The plot is borrowed from it. Uncle Six, what do you think?"

Uncle Six is ​​not against plagiarism at all, and he was overjoyed when he heard this: "Wonderful! As expected of a master of science fiction, then the script of "The Gorilla King" is entrusted to you!"

"Don't worry, Uncle Six, I can finish this script in two days!"

"Well, I still believe in Ni Kuang's ability."

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Zhang Jun still didn't know that Shaw was going to steal the chicken.

Spielberg has just finished filming "Jaws". Since he has no editing rights, he plans to focus on the preparation of "King Kong".

Zhang Jun is making an ocean phone call with the other party.

"The script has been perfected, and Industrial Magic Light is also making a model of "King Kong". The production budget of this film is as high as 2500 million US dollars!" Zhang Jun asked, "When can you come out to prepare the crew?"

"The production team of "King Kong" began to be formally prepared in early November, and "Jaws" still needs assistance in some later stages." Spielberg replied.

"OK, no problem!"

Zhang Jun also invested in "Jaws", and he would not lose sight of the other, and decided to let Spielberg finish "Jaws" first, and then direct "King Kong".

Among the investors in "Jaws" is Universal Pictures, so there is no problem with distribution.

For the investment in "King Kong" and "Star Wars", Zhang Jun plans to find a distribution company to cooperate first. If they also want to invest, they can reluctantly agree, as long as the share is not too high.

Without the help of a powerful Hollywood distribution company, it would be difficult for King Kong and Star Wars to achieve amazing box office results!

(End of this chapter)