Hong Kong: Starting with 10 billion

Chapter 61 DreamWorks Movies

What can Jackie Chan say?
He was so shocked by Fang Hexuan's series of words that showed strength and temptation that he stammered for a long time.

This is just as tempting as Yuen Cheung-yan's line, "Young man, I see that you have extraordinary talents. You are a one-in-a-million martial arts genius. The task of maintaining world peace is now left to you."

Although Jackie Chan is smart, he has a serious flaw - he likes to be flattered.

The more you praise him, the happier he will be, and the easier it will be for him to lose his way.

He is not very famous yet, and compared with the senior brother, he is still a small fry.

But the billionaire in front of him was so sincere in recruiting him. It was obvious that he valued him more than the eldest brother.

This really scratched his itch.

From childhood to adulthood, no matter how hard he tried,
As the eldest brother, Sammo Hung always finds fault with him.
He would always teach him in the tone of an elder.
This feeling lasted for a long time and it was really frustrating.

What made Jackie Chan feel the most excited was that Fang Shao believed that he would be the number one star in Hong Kong in the future.
He will also become a superstar all over the world and the pride of the Chinese people.

This made him, who had loved to be naughty and make trouble since childhood,
I got great satisfaction from being recognized.

Besides, what Fang Hexuan said is also correct.

Although Luo Wei had helped him, he had made so many movies for him over the years.

No matter how great the favor is, it’s time to repay it!

As for Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers wanting to poach him,
They did send someone to contact me, but I clearly felt that they were not taken seriously.

Unlike Mr. Fang Hexuan, a billionaire,
Being willing to condescend to recruit him, isn't this respect?
The boss recruits talents, and the talents also have the right to compare with the boss.

Compared with people like Luo Wei, Zou Wenhuai, Shao Laoliu and Wu Siyuan,
At least the one in front of him really suits Jackie Chan's taste.

Not to mention, there are great prospects for making money if you follow him.

Jackie Chan quickly pondered the reasoning in his mind.
The more I thought about it, the more I felt that I should seize this opportunity.

But when he saw Sammo Hung winking at him,

He retained the last bit of rationality and said in embarrassment:
"Thank you for your appreciation, Master Fang. I need to go back and think about it carefully."

"No problem. Cooperation requires both parties to be willing."

"But I can promise you that once you agree to join DreamWorks, I will personally go and talk to Luo Sheng of Lo Wei Pictures. It doesn't matter how much money I spend. I guarantee that I will not make things difficult for you!"

".Fang Shao I."

"Hey, don't get excited, go back and think about it carefully, don't make a decision in a hurry."

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Fang Hexuan believed that Jackie Chan would agree.
No one in Hong Kong is willing to meet the conditions he proposed.

Among the five new companies, DreamWorks Pictures is the first to move out of Wanda.

Fang Hexuan rented a three-story office building converted from a factory in Kwun Tong as the temporary headquarters of DreamWorks.

Wanda employees were also sent by You Bingwen to carry out a major cleaning.

Its human resources department also played a cameo role as a recruiter for DreamWorks.

DreamWorks Pictures directly placed recruitment advertisements in Ming Pao and Sing Tao Daily for a week, inviting film and television talents to join.

The salary offered was indeed the highest in Hong Kong, just as Fang Hexuan said.

For a time, all major film companies and even the three TV stations in Wutai Mountain felt a sense of panic.

Fang Hexuan promised Run Run Shaw that he would not poach people from Shaw Brothers and TVB, but he would not be lenient towards the other companies.

Especially Jiayi Television, which has already fallen into a serious crisis.
There are many talented people there, such as Zhou Liangsuyi, Liu Tianci, and the future famous director Tsui Hark from the "Six Gentlemen of Jiayi". Important positions in DreamWorks such as general manager, production director, producer, screenwriter, etc. need to be filled.
Jiayi is the best fixer.

Fang Hexuan personally came forward and invited the above-mentioned people to have tea.

He didn't expect these people to agree immediately. After all, Jiayi still had two months to struggle before it could completely go bankrupt.

This is just a heads-up to show our respect and sincerity.

However, Fang Hexuan gave all the necessary advice very straightforwardly.

For example, to the six gentlemen like Chow Liang Suk-yee:
"Jiayi won't last until September. You don't have to go down with this broken ship. DreamWorks has a bright future and we welcome you to join us."

For example, the temptation to Tsui Hark was very direct:

"You studied directing in the United States, and your understanding of the film industry is much better than those Hong Kong bumpkins. I am the only one who understands you. You should make movies and bring all the wonderful ideas in your mind to the big screen. DreamWorks can help you realize these dreams."

However, Fang Hexuan didn't just sit there and wait.

He also visited Yuen Woo-ping and TVB's first producer Wang Tianlin.

That’s right, DreamWorks’ first movie was Jackie Chan’s famous work “Drunken Master”.

This film was originally written and directed by Yuen Woo-ping, produced by Wu Siyuan and produced by Siyuan Pictures.

Fang Hexuan didn't care about that, he had to take advantage of this.

Previously, Yuan Heping had been acting as the action director in various films.
It was not until the end of last year that Wu Siyuan recommended him to direct a film for the first time.

Therefore, Yuan Heping was grateful to Wu Siyuan in his heart, which led to their second collaboration on the movie "Drunken Master".

But Fang Hexuan still wanted to give it a try.

Because most Hong Kong films, especially those before the New Wave, do not have strict scripts.

Many times, the staff would be on the set filming while thinking about the next plot line.

Fang Hexuan is betting that Yuan Heping may just have an idea at the moment, but has not yet put it into specific written plot settings.

Sure enough, when Fang Hexuan expressed his intention to make a movie called "Drunken Master", Yuan Heping was very interested in hearing the outline of the story.

Enticed by the promise of a director's fee of NT$100,000 plus subsequent red envelopes, Yuen Woo-ping agreed to be the director of the film without a second thought.

As for choosing Wang Tianlin, it was because of his experience as a producer.

He planned to let You Bingwen transition to DreamWorks for a period of time and let him learn the work of producer from Wang Tianlin, which would be a good use of his talents.

Wang Tianlin's ancestral home is Shaoxing, Zhejiang, and he was born in Shanghai. He and Fang Hexuan are from the same Zhejiang hometown. In addition, Run Run Shaw had also introduced himself to him, so he nodded in agreement without much hesitation.

I was paid 50,000 yuan as a producer fee, which is not a small amount. After all, I don’t have to work as hard as the director and need to stay on the scene all the time.

What made Fang Hexuan very satisfied was that Jackie Chan considered for a week and finally decided to leave Lo Wei Pictures and join DreamWorks.

Fang Hexuan did not make things difficult for him. He invited Luo Wei to dinner in his capacity as the boss of Wanda Real Estate and DreamWorks Pictures.

Outsiders had no way of knowing what the two talked about during the meal, but Lo Wei accepted Fang Hexuan's request for Jackie Chan to transfer to DreamWorks for HK$100 million.

This event, which could have led to a bloody conflict in history, passed without any trouble.

Jackie Chan saved his reputation, Fang Hexuan conquered a heavyweight general, and Lo Wei received 100 million in cash and the friendship of billionaire Fang Hexuan. Everyone was happy.

After all the conditions were ready, the first film in DreamWorks history, "Drunken Master", officially started filming...

(End of this chapter)