Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 74 Target Oscar

After the premiere of "Fist of Heroes" was a success, Baiyang Pictures was busy signing contracts with film producers from all over the world.

This is the second cooperation between the two parties. Yang Ye did not raise the price, but directly followed the last price.

In order to thank everyone for their trust in Yang Ye, he even traveled all the way to Hong Kong to watch the movie and was given a [-]% discount.

Those film producers had never seen a movie as awesome as "Fist of Heroes" in their lives, and they were happy to sign the contract. Everyone was really happy.

Zou Wenhuai looked at the newspaper and said to He Guanchang: "Ah Ye is really amazing this time. The movie has not even been released yet, and it has sold 700 million US dollars in revenue. 700 million US dollars, the top ten box office in Hong Kong every year are not like this." many."

"It's another "Shaolin Temple". I heard that the distribution rights in the United States have not yet been negotiated."

"Have we signed the contract with Bai Yang?"

"They have been busy trading with those ghost guys these past two days. They said wait a minute and I will go there with the contract tomorrow."

"Well, as soon as possible! Ah Ye has a better life than Bruce Lee. He survived the assassination and has now jumped out of the Hong Kong circle."

"Ah Ye is a genius in making movies. Last time I contacted Aaron, Aaron said that he could learn a lot from Ah Ye and was unwilling to leave."

"Since Aaron refuses to come, don't have any private contact with him in the future."

"Of course I know that."

"Aye has become a leader. From now on, we just need to cooperate with him in a friendly manner. There is no need to make small moves."

He Guanchang smiled and said: "Brother Wenhuai, you can afford to pick it up and put it down!"

Zou Wenhuai smiled and said: "We only do business for money. Since we can't control him, we naturally seek friendly cooperation."

The two old guys looked at each other and smiled. At this moment, Zou Wenhuai's lover and secretary Yuan Xihua walked in angrily, twisting his big buttocks.

"Wen Huai, that bad guy Yang Ye sued us."

Zou Wenhuai was stunned: "What are you suing us for?"

"Sue us for the unauthorized screening of "Shaolin Temple" in Hong Kong and Southeast Asian countries and regions, and require us to compensate for the box office proceeds from the screening, totaling 982 million Hong Kong dollars."

When He Guanchang heard this, he said angrily: "This Aye, is he crazy? His "Fist of Heroes" doesn't want to be released?"

Zou Wenhuai suddenly said: "We haven't signed a contract with him yet..."

He Guanchang suddenly understood: "It turns out that this bad guy is deliberately stalling for time... Then where will his movie be released? He won't cooperate with Shaw Brothers, right?"

When He Guanchang said "Shao", the faces of the three people suddenly changed color.

……

Xie Yi and Yang Ye sat face to face, tasting the 72 Lafite.

Shay said: "Nick, your movie really opened my eyes."

Yang Ye smiled and said: "There is no need to say more about compliments. In fact, I know you are under a lot of pressure now and are worried that I will kick you out and cooperate with Fox or Warner, right?"

Shay smiled awkwardly and admitted: "That's true. After all, they are a large and powerful company."

Yang Ye said jokingly: "Then how are you going to deal with it? Will you give me more money?"

"NO! NO! NO! 30% is already a very high proportion. If I add more money to you, I won't make any profit. Nick, have you ever thought about sending your movie to the Oscars?"

Yang Ye's eyebrows were the same: "You mean, to compete for the best foreign language film?"

Xie said happily: "So far, there are only three Asian films that have won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, namely "Seven Samurai", "Hell Gate" and "Miyamoto Musashi", all from Japan. If a Hong Kong film wins Best foreign language film, it should be a lot of fun, right?”

Yang Ye smiled and said: "It's indeed interesting, but it's not easy to do, right?"

Xie Yi said: "With the quality of "Shaolin Temple", as long as it is submitted for review, there is no problem in being shortlisted. Since you are shortlisted, you are qualified to win the award. Whether you can win the award is often only in the minds of the judges. Therefore, public relations It becomes very important. I am going to use the proceeds from the release of Shaolin Temple to do all my public relations to make sure that "Shaolin Temple" wins the award."

"Clap clap clap!"

Yang Ye applauded: "This is another big gamble. Mr. Xie is so courageous. In this case, no matter whether this thing succeeds or not, we should continue to cooperate!"

Xie happily clinked glasses with Yang Ye, and then said: "If nothing else happens, we will get the news about the finalists soon. But Nick, you have to go to the United States then."

Yang Ye asked: "Why should I go to the United States?"

Shea said: "Everything in the United States is based on the lobbying system. Even running for the US president relies on lobbying. After the movie is shortlisted, I will hold some cocktail parties and movie viewing parties. Invite Hollywood celebrities and famous film critics Participate. Ask them to support your movie. So you must be present and communicate with them. Do you understand what I mean?" When Xie said this, Yang Ye understood.

Brother Kaizi came to the Oscars with the remaining power of the Palme d'Or.He thought he was going to win the Best Foreign Language Film Award, but in the end he didn't even win.

Brother Kaizi was dissatisfied and watched the Mexican film that won the award. He found that it was garbage and could not compare with his "Farewell My Concubine", so he ran to find the organizing committee.Ask them: Why?

The organizing committee said inexplicably, we thought you didn’t want to win the prize!
The logic of the organizing committee is very simple: you don’t do public relations, don’t lobby, and you are a Buddhist, you just don’t want to win the award.

Yang Ye nodded and said, "Understood! Then, I will go to the United States next month."

Shay said: "That's great, I'll wait for you in Los Angeles. I wish us success, cheers!"

"cheers!"

……

Zou Wenhuai looked at the advertisement in the newspaper and said, "It turns out that Ah Ye has found Li Sheng and An Le to cooperate. They only have a few theaters. What kind of climate can they achieve?"

Ho Guanchang said: "Lay Sing and On Lok have a total of eight theaters, and the facilities and locations are very good. In addition, Aye has also rented Taiping Theater and seven other independent theaters. This time, it is [-] theaters with United Films, and the scale is Not small."

Zou Wenhuai frowned and said, "Tell me, why didn't he go to Shaw Brothers instead of looking for these messy theaters to temporarily piece together a theater chain?"

He Guanchang said: "I have inquired about it. When Aye was negotiating with those people, his statement was... that he was having a mood!"

"Getting emotional?" Zou Wenhuai almost laughed, but quickly held it back and said, "It seems that he knew that we wanted to poach him, and he was demonstrating to us!"

He Guanchang said depressedly: "I didn't say anything about Aaron clearly, I just made some insinuations. I didn't expect him to tell Ah Ye anyway."

Zou Wenhuai lit a cigarette and said: "Don't panic, that woman Fang Yihua has also met Aaron, and Aaron must have told Ah Ye. Ah Ye didn't find a Shaw Brothers theater to release it, which means he didn't want to deal with Shaw Brothers at all. "

"So, actually Aye is still willing to cooperate with us?"

"That's the only way it can be. That improvised cinema chain will never last long. And look at Aye's attitude, he just wants to get a vote and run away."

"He is warning us not to do anything behind his back. Moreover, he is suing us for showing "Shaolin Temple" without authorization, and the compensation he is asking for is almost the same as the box office of our re-release, which shows that he has been preparing for a long time. I'm afraid …When he went to Japan to sell films, he discovered what we were doing.”

Zou Wenhuai sighed: "This kid has a stronghold. He collected evidence but kept it secret. If we hadn't been reckless this time and tried to poach Aaron before we knew the exact information about his life and death, I think he would have come too." No evidence will be produced to prosecute us.”

He Guanchang said: "We have nothing to do. One step is slow, one step is slow. If Ah Ye really dies and we don't contact Aaron in time, we can only do Shao Laoliu's good deeds out of thin air."

Zou Wenhuai said: "Since Aye is just demonstrating to us, there is still room for discussion between the two sides. In this way, I will personally come forward and invite him to dinner, and both sides can talk with sincerity."

Zou Wenhuai said and picked up the phone on the table.

"Hello, I'm Zou Wenhuai from Jiahe, is your boss Yang here?"

"Hello, Boss Zou, our boss is not in the company."

"Is Manager Xia here?"

"Manager Xia is here."

"Please help me get Manager Xia to answer the phone."

"Okay, wait a minute."

"Amon, I want to invite you and Aye to dinner. When will you be free?"

"Eating? That's unfortunate, Aye is not in Hong Kong, he went to Taiwan."

"What are you going to Taiwan for?"

"He went with King Hu to select locations for their new movie."

"That's hard to say. You also know Director Hu Jinquan. If he doesn't travel all over Taiwan this time, he probably won't come back."

"Okay, I understand. Let's drink tea together when we have time. Bye!"

"Bye-Bye!"

Zou Wenhuai hung up the phone, his face gloomy.

What scene would Yang Ye choose when he went to Taiwan at this time?It’s obvious that he is hiding from himself!
　The third update is here, and there is one more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)