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Chapter 204 Capital boss, Hong Kong and Kowloon are shaken

"Big Shot" is just waiting for the behind-the-scenes team to arrive before filming can begin.

Zhou Yutang's trip to Xiangjiang was kept secret and was not disclosed to the public.

Mao Xiaoyu beside him was very excited.

As Zhou Yutang's personal assistant, responsible for his overall schedule, of course he knows the purpose of his boss's trip.

There are only two guests at the Peninsula Hotel today.

Meet this time.

Still in the same old location.

But Zhou Yutang ordered the thin sliced ​​cucumber sandwich that Zou Wenhuai mentioned last time.

When Zou Wenhuai saw this scene, the wrinkles on his smiling face bloomed, and he shook hands with Zhou Yutang heavily: "Ah Tang, long time no see."

"Zou Sheng, long time no see."

Zhou Yutang also had a smile on his face.

Zou Wenhuai looked older than last time.

It seems that even the skin all over his body is loose, his hair is sparse, his eyes are sunken, and he looks even older than last time.

This is also normal.

Zou Wenhuai was born in 1927 and is over 80 years old this year.

At this age, your physical condition will decline rapidly with each passing year.

but.

He was able to hold on to Jiahe Company under such circumstances without selling his shares. He is truly a rare film tycoon.

"After I went to the theater to watch the movie "Agent" you made last year, I realized that now is the age of young people."

Zou Wenhuai said with emotion: "It has swept the Hong Kong box office charts for two consecutive years. Ah Tang, you make me feel that it is time for me to retire."

Zhou Yutang smiled lightly and said: "Zou Sheng originally made "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which swept across North America and grossed 2.2 million US dollars globally. It broke the box office record of Hollywood independent films in one fell swoop. The younger generation admired it. Now he is getting stronger and has not lost his charm. "

"Haha, it's hard for you to compliment me, an old man."

Zou Wenhuai's face seemed to be a little happy, and he smiled and waved his hands. Under the fluctuation of emotions, his chest rose and fell sharply, as if an old bellows started to cough violently.

Zou Zhongyan, who was beside him, was shocked. He quickly took out the medicine box from the bag he carried with him, took out the pills, and helped Zou Wenhuai take them with warm water.

"Ah Tang, I made you laugh."

After a while, Zou Wenhuai regained his composure, wiped the corners of his mouth gently with a towel, and said slowly: "I heard that you have a movie in hand that will start filming soon?"

"After the things here are taken care of, turn on the phone when you get back."

"Can you tell me what the story is?"

Although Zou Wenhuai was in low spirits, when he talked about movies, his cloudy eyes still occasionally showed a glimmer of light.

Zhou Yutang gave a brief talk.

The story of "Big Shot" is actually quite simple.

An old sir with a sense of justice who was at the bottom of the class met a blue-collar driver at work. As a result, the blue-collar driver was bullied to death by the arrogant and domineering second generation of a top chaebol.

Then Sir, with anger, slowly collected clues and killed this arrogant and domineering second-generation chaebol.

The old gentleman at the bottom defeated the bad guys at the top of society with astonishing wealth and privilege.

Zou Wenhuai was fascinated by what he heard. He crossed his index fingers and rubbed them gently: "The seemingly happy ending is actually about social reality, right?"

Zhou Yutang nodded slightly, acknowledging it, but feeling a little admired in his heart.

Although Zou Wenhuai is old, his vision is still there.

"I'm looking forward to your finished film, including our future collaborations."

Zou Wenhuai then asked a few more questions, as if he had made a decision, and stood up slowly with a gentleman's crutch: "Let my daughter take you for a stroll, and she will talk to you about future cooperation. "

Zhou Yutang visited Jiahe's old studio under the guidance of Zou Zhongyan.

In the 60s and [-]s, Shaw Brothers dominated the film and television industry in Hong Kong. At that time, people like Chow Wen-huai, Ho Guan-chang, and Tsai Wing-chang were all generals under Shaw Brothers. Diamond Hill had "Huada", "Grand View", etc. There are several filming studios, and filmmakers are constantly on the road.

Later, Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang became ambitious, so they left Shaw Brothers and founded Golden Harvest Films.

At the old site of Cathay Pacific Studios, we applied to the government for a piece of land to build a studio. Not far from Ax Mountain Road is Clear Water Bay Road. From this winding mountain road, you can directly reach Shaw Brothers Studios in Clear Water Bay.

Jiahe stood at the door of Shaw Brothers back then and established a great empire.

Later, first Bruce Lee, and then Jackie Chan, helped Golden Harvest Films rise to dominance, and Zou Wenhuai officially became a prince who could compete with Shaw's Zhengfeng Court.

At the beginning, it was also in response to the slave treaty of Shaw Brothers Pictures that Zou Wenhuai directly created a very avant-garde independent producer system.

The general meaning is that Jiahe is in charge, supporting directors and actors in establishing satellite companies, Jiahe Films invests in it, and everyone makes money together.

The world is bustling, all come for the benefit, and the world is bustling, all go for the benefit.

The entertainment industry has always been a vanity fair.

They all come together to do things for profit.

Zou Wenhuai's idea can be said to have seen through people's hearts.

To some extent, it also coincides with Zhou Yutang.

Zhou Yutang had already made similar plans and arrangements.

When the artists under its banner have developed to a certain level, Jiangdong Entertainment will help them set up studios by investing in them, so that they can make a profit without losing money.

"Unfortunately, the Ax Mountain Road studio was my dad's hard work, but it was later taken back by the government. Golden Harvest's bid for a new location was also sniped by Shaw Brothers. This is also a big regret for my dad."

Zou Zhongyan sighed, fell half a step behind, looked at Zhou Yutang's back with a complicated expression, and murmured: "I hope the decision made this time will not become his regret."

Return to Zou’s house.

Zou Zhongyan was worried, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Daddy, do you really want to sell Jiahe shares to Zhou Yutang?"

Zou Wenhuai sat on an imperial chair, covered his mouth and coughed twice: "Instead of letting it rot in your hands, it is better to give this flag to him to carry, maybe it can bring the dead back to life."

At that time, Golden Harvest dominated half of the Hong Kong film industry. It was listed in Hong Kong with a market value of billions. How high-spirited it was?

Now it is in decline, with a market value of only HK$[-] million. Zou Wenhuai is the largest shareholder, and the stock price has shrunk by hundreds of millions of HK$.

"Daddy, it's my fault. I didn't do the company well."

Zou Zhongyan looked ashamed and lowered his head.

In fact, in recent years, Zou Wenhuai has gradually withdrawn from the power center of Jiahe Films due to physical reasons, and gradually transferred the power to his daughter.

It's a pity that Zou Zhongyan is quite professional in making movies, but his ability to run a company is not good enough.

In just a few years, Golden Harvest Films has accelerated its decline. If this trend continues and we don't sell our shares, we will just sit back and watch them turn into waste paper.

"I don't blame you, times have changed, and the old routine can no longer be used now. Those who fail to grasp the context of the new era will be eliminated by the market. This is the law of the film and television industry, and no one can change it."

Zou Wenhuai looked at his ashamed daughter and comforted him: "How do you feel after getting along with Zhou Yutang today?"

"A very ambitious young man."

"Ambition is a good thing, and he has enough talent to support his ambition."

"But who can guarantee that his next project will be successful? If it fails, Jiahe will accelerate its death."

"Your vision is too small. People just use Jiahe as a stepping stone to move further towards their goals."

Zou Wenhuai's cloudy eyes showed a trace of light, and his smile was full of nostalgia: "If I were 20 years younger, I would definitely play the game personally and join forces with him to play this game, using the mainland market as the basic base."

"It's a pity. I can't wait for that day. If you help him with your heart, you can at least eat meat."

After saying this to his daughter, Zou Wenhuai sat back on the chair with his back hunched, as if all the strength in his body had been drained, and he was breathing heavily.

Let the movie industry’s heroes dominate.

After all, it is still no match for time.

"Daddy!"

Zou Zhongyan looked anxious and held his father's thin shoulders.

"I am fine."

Zou Wenhuai waved his hand and said with a smile: "He won't die in the next few years. Since he is going to be in power, I will give him a meeting gift and help me call Chen Jiashang."

"Zhou Yutang arrived in Hong Kong secretly and met with Zou Wenhuai. Golden Harvest Films is about to change ownership!"

"Jiangdong Entertainment Company will reach an in-depth cooperation with Xiangjiang film giant Jiahe Film Company!"

"The new king has ascended the throne, a miracle has come to Jiahe Movies, or will he be brought back to life!?"

"It's not that the dragon can't cross the river, it's a huge earthquake in the Hong Kong film industry. Exclusively reveals who the governor of Jiangdong is."

The tabloids here in Xiangjiang are very powerful, and the news quickly began to be discussed wildly.

Zhou Yutang created Jiangdong Entertainment from nothing, which was like a miracle and caused an uproar in Hong Kong.

In the past few years, a bunch of companies wanted to acquire Jiahe, and there were a lot of scandals.

The first was Lin Jianyue, the second-generation wealthy man from Hong Kong. Before acquiring Media Asia, he tried to acquire Golden Harvest Film Company. However, he failed to succeed due to some reasons.

At this time, Jiahe is no longer the all-powerful overlord in the Hong Kong film industry in the last century.

It feels more like an asset-light company that makes money by distributing movies and financing.

The reason is that Zou Wenhuai is old.And his daughter Zou Zhongyan's talents are mostly in the film major, and in terms of business, she is no match for those old foxes who have been immersed in the business world for many years.

This is how cruel the entertainment industry is.

The former overlord.

Now it is fish on the chopping board.

Powerful men from all walks of life were eyeing this piece of extremely delicious meat, wanting to come up and take a bite.

But no one thought of it.

Finally, this mouthful of plump, sweet meat fell into Zhou Yutang's mouth.

April.

Jiahe suspended trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and issued a shareholder change announcement.

Zhou Yutang has successfully acquired 48.78% of Jiahe’s shares.

A total of more than 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars was spent on this acquisition, and private equity funds managed by Zou Wenhuai also participated.

The next day.

The news is out.

Hong Kong and Kowloon are shaken.

"Zou Sheng, why did you put your life's hard work into the hands of outsiders?"

"You asked me why I would put my whole life's hard work into the hands of outsiders? I think there is something wrong with your statement. We are all from the Celestial Dynasty, so how can we talk about outsiders? Secondly, Zhou Yutang invested real money in Jiahe, and everyone is For the sake of my colleagues in the development of China Film Industry, I finally made this decision to get Golden Harvest back on the right track of development."

"Zou Sheng, what do you think of Zhou Yutang? Why did you reject Chengtian Culture's investment?"

"Chengtian Culture is very sincere and we talked for a long time, but I made this decision based on the fundamental interests of the company. Zhou Yutang is a very capable filmmaker, and Jiangdong Entertainment is also a very comprehensive entertainment company. Handing over the Golden Harvest banner to I feel relieved about him. He has been in this industry for almost 50 years. All my friends at my age have retired. Now my brain and eyesight have declined. I cannot occupy this position and hinder the development of the film industry. "

"Then you mean Zhou Yutang is the most suitable candidate? Are you reluctant to let go?"

"Everyone has his or her own time. Ah Tang and I have been dating for almost two years. When we first met, I knew that he was definitely not a fad. We have been in contact with each other privately in the past two years. I know that he is What kind of person would I put Jiahe in his hands? Because he is always full of high-spirited ambition and has the talent and ability to match this ambition. He reminds me of My former self...haha."

"Boss Zou, what will be the future development direction of Jiahe?"

"Direction of development? You should ask Zhou Yutang. He is the boss of the company now and I have retired."

Then, Zou Wenhuai's interview shocked the entire Hong Kong film industry.

It's not that the Raptors can't beat Jiang.

Zhou Yutang first became known to people in Hong Kong when "Those Years" set off a youth storm and topped the list of celebrities that year.

The second time "The Lonely Agent" landed in Hong Kong, it also dominated last year's box office rankings.

Two consecutive movies, all of which have entered the top 10 of the Hong Kong box office list.

Now Zhou Yutang has used another method to dominate the Hong Kong film industry.

"This young boy is so sharp!"

"I heard that this acquisition cost more than 1 million Hong Kong dollars. With so much money, it would pile up like a mountain!"

"If you have money, you can show off."

"Is he one of the top three generations in the Mainland? Otherwise, where would he get so much money?"

"Didn't you read the newspaper? He started from scratch and got to this point step by step."

"Wow, you've made hundreds of millions in just a few years, are you superhuman?"

"Mr. Zou is such a good man. He actually elected you to the position for the sake of the development of China's film industry."

Mao Xiaoyu followed Zhou Yutang in Xiangjiang and saw the video of Zou Wenhuai's press conference, and couldn't help but be moved.

"You believe he is a good person, why not believe that I am not a scumbag."

Zhou Yutang sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, browsing the newspaper, and said casually: "The old man is smarter than ghosts. He still has a lot of shares in his hands. At that time, he signed a repurchase contract with the Li family and bought them back from Li Zekai at a premium. shares"

"I thought he was so kind to help you, boss, rise to the top."

"Don't be too naive. Those who can make it out of that mixed era are not simple people."

Zhou Yutang flipped through the news in the newspaper with interest, while chatting with the assistant about Zou Wenhuai.

Zou Wenhuai is a person who must be mentioned in the golden age of Xiangjiang.

His own development curve also coincides with that of the entire Hong Kong film industry.

"Actually, Zou Wenhuai's vision is very broad. At that time, the Asian financial crisis, He Guanchang's death, Jackie Chan left Jiahe, Zou Wenhuai lost a lot of money speculating in real estate, but he survived. Jiahe was in a difficult situation, and faced with Lin Jianyue's After spending a lot of money, Zou Wenhuai took the initiative to find Acer, a provincial-level company, to invest in the company to save the situation. After reaching a cooperation with Acer, he gradually shifted the theater chain's strategy to video websites."

"At that time, Jiahe made a movie "The Secret Agent", with a total investment expenditure of more than 2 million Hong Kong dollars. It was shot in many countries such as South Korea and Turkey. Adding in the final publicity expenses, the entire film production cost would be as much as today. It can be called a major commercial production."

"That was nearly 10 years ago."

"Zou Wenhuai is really courageous."

"He wanted to change the situation, so he collaborated with Acer Electronics on an IT video website, and put part of the content of this super-large production on the video website, hoping to attract viewers to pay to watch it on the online platform."

"What an awesome idea."

Mao Xiaoyu was a little shocked.

Zhou Yutang shook his head slightly: "The idea is very good, but it is too advanced. Even the Internet was not yet popular at that time, and the number of users was completely different from what it is now. In addition, Jackie Chan also left Jiahe Films. From then on, From then on, Zou Wenhuai’s film empire began to decline.”

"Then I made "Infernal Affairs 3", "Initial D", "New Police Story", "Baby Project" and "The Disciple". The quality was pretty good, but there were more bad movies. Without Zou Wenhuai to support the show, Golden Harvest I can’t do it anymore.”

"Boss, do you plan to transfer your career to Xiangjiang in the future?"

"How is it possible? Jiangdong Entertainment is always the foundation, but the Jiahe brand is very useful. It promotes the CEPA policy and has good relations with some foreign film and television companies."

"Congratulations, brother, on taking over Jiahe."

Yang Shoucheng took the initiative to raise the wine glass in his hand, and there was another big boss at the table, Xiang Huaqiang, who also raised his glass.

Zhou Yutang last year still needed his support.

But now Zhou Yutang is definitely qualified to sit and drink with them.

Xiang Huaqiang asked curiously: "Brother, that old man Zou Wenhuai is very difficult to deal with. How did you deal with him?"

Zhou Yutang smiled calmly and said: "Zou Sheng has a great pattern. He took the initiative to contact me the year before last."

"This old fox is also a formidable person."

"Xiao Ming mentioned you to me several times."

Xiang Huaqiang dusted off the cigarette ashes and raised his glass proactively: "I heard that you were filming in Xiangjiang last year and asked me to take care of you. I will rely on you to take care of me in the future."

"Mr. Xiang is serious."

Zhou Yutang smiled slightly and clinked glasses with Xiang Huaqiang.

Xiang Huaqiang's father was once a general of the Kuomintang army. After the defeat, he founded New Ngee Ann in Hong Kong and was nicknamed the Emperor of Kowloon.

In the golden age of Hong Kong in the last century, there was a mixture of good and bad, and the rise of underworld. Xiang Huaqiang, who has a family background, established himself in the film and television industry, became bigger and stronger, and created new glories. The Tianchao Star Group he founded was listed on the Hong Kong stock market with a market value of hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

Huang Xiaoming has been developing in Hong Kong for more than two years, because he has embraced Xiang Jia's thigh, so he has obtained a lot of resources.

Wen Yongshan looked at this young man with fascinated eyes.

Watch him raise his wine glass with the big guys in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

boom!
Several wine glasses clinked together, making a crisp sound.

"Come on, don't go home tonight if you don't get drunk."

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"Boss, when are you coming back?"

"Things will be settled soon. How is the crew doing?"

"The people behind the scenes are all here, waiting for you to come back and hold a press conference, and then start the filming."

"The day after tomorrow at the latest."

Zhou Yutang is calling deputy director Wen Muye.

Although he is not on the crew, he keeps in touch with the crew producer and deputy director Wen Muye every day to ensure the normal operation of the crew.

The preliminary preparations are complete and the behind-the-scenes team is here, just waiting for him to get back to start shooting.

After ending the call with Wen Muye, Zhou Yutang then received a call from Li Shuang: "Sister Shuang, the matter here has been dealt with. Come over and deal with the aftermath."

Naturally, the management here needs to be replaced by their own people.

"How many projects are there?"

"One blockbuster a year. We are cooperating with China Film and Yinghuang. This year we are mainly working on "Anti-Drug", and we are already working on the script of "Slaying the Wolf 2"."

"Okay, but you should hire someone else. I can't run away from home." Li Shuang also had a big headache.

"Jiang Xuerou, this woman is very capable, help me make an appointment with her."

After receiving the reception, Zhou Yutang threw the phone aside.

Take a breath.

He looked down at the charming Wen Yongshan.

He felt Liangkun's happiness
(End of this chapter)