plagiarism

Plagiarism - [-] Shaw Brothers acquires MGM

"My Sassy Girl" has been screened for 10 days, and has achieved box office revenue of 519 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong; it has been reflected in North America for 16 days, and has achieved box office revenue of 8900 million U.S. dollars; Europe has achieved more than 6300 million U.S. dollars in box office revenue ; South America, Asia and Australia together have more than 5300 million U.S. dollars, and a total of 2.1 million U.S. dollars in box office revenue worldwide.Adding in the sales of "California Sunshine, Audrey Hepburn Photobook" totaling 5.5 million US dollars, plus the sales of 500 million copies of the original movie soundtrack, this movie brought more than 8 million dollars to Tang Dynasty Group. million dollars in revenue.

The income of this film, which only invested 500 million US dollars, has already brought a huge shock to the industry.

And now "The Godfather", which has attracted wide attention from all walks of life, has been released. This is another movie that will be released simultaneously around the world, and it is also the last blockbuster movie of Tang Dynasty Group Corporation this year.

Run Run Shaw and Fang Yat-wah just attended the premiere of "The Godfather".Now back in Shaw's office, when he sat down, Fang Yihua poured him a cup of hot tea.

"The grand occasion is unprecedented. His films are getting more and more popular. I bet that "The Godfather" will surpass "My Sassy Girl" at the box office! Hehe, Tang Xi is a god, one of his films can be worth as much as "My Sassy Girl". I have worked so hard to make a movie for several years!" Run Run Shaw sighed.

Fang Yihua smiled slightly and said: "Leave him alone, let's just do our own thing well. However, I'm surprised, how did you tolerate such a powerful character in the first place? Could it be that he just came out in the first place? Didn’t you ever think of his threat? Now he has become famous, he has become the number one overlord in the world’s film industry, and now even the big Hollywood filmmakers are singing the praises of Tang Xi.”

Run Run Shaw shook his head and said, "Who would have thought that a person could develop so quickly? Hehe, in less than a year, I was thrown out of several blocks. At the beginning, Raymond used inferior methods to punish him. Instead, I was caught by him, so he wrote an article called "The Bosom of the Leading Brother", which ridiculed me to the point of embarrassment. One-armed sword" has been suppressed, it's hateful!"

"Old man, don't be so clingy." Fang Yihua said softly, "Raymond was the one who was wrong about that matter. Besides, they are very polite to us now and respect you too."

Run Run Shaw wryly smiled and said: "This is where he is so good. Not only did he give us the script, but he also gave the script to our opponent Raymond. He is the so-called 'king style'. Hehe, the boss of Hong Kong's film and television industry now , I can't fight for it, but the position of the second child can't be easily taken by someone like Lei Meng, right? I have nothing to say if I lose to a "man of God" like Tang Xiao. If I lose to Lei Meng again, Do I, Shao Lao Liu, have the face to continue in this industry?"

"Don't worry, old man. Tang Xiao gave Lei Meng the right to adapt three suspense novels published in Ming Pao. In fact, he also left us the right to adapt three works, including the most influential "Seven Kills". Although " "Seven Kills" is not under the name of Tang Xiao, but anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the novel was written by him. Also, they hinted to me that they can adapt "Seven Kills" without worry. In addition to the "Di Renjie series" given to us before ", we already have several Tang Dynasty works." Fong Yat-wah told Run Run Shaw about this situation.

Run Run Shaw finally showed a smile, and he said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? "Seven Kills" and the other two novels were given to us? Hehe, these novels are all best-selling novels, and the readers alone will make us money .We must do our best to shoot well and not fall behind Raymond."

Fang Yihua rolled his eyes at Run Run Shaw and said, "I stayed at Tang Dynasty Entertainment Company this afternoon, and I didn't meet you until the premiere of "The Godfather". Adapted by a good screenwriter, the best directors and actors are invited, including music and photography, which also need to be handled by high-quality characters. Regarding the production of films, I think we have to learn from sarcasm. Learn some good things from Hollywood .It can no longer be shoddy as before...Many things can't be rushed, and we can't just consider the immediate interests now."

Run Run Shaw nodded in praise and said: "Unexpectedly, you went to Hollywood once, and you see things differently than before. By the way, what suggestions does Fan Nu have for our acquisition of the Hollywood studio?"

Fang Yihua put away her smile, and said seriously: "According to your proposal, I conducted a field investigation in Hollywood and set the acquisition targets on the three companies Century Fox, Columbia Pictures and MGM. You know, Century Fox has the best asset quality and the highest asking price, which needs 1.5 million US dollars; followed by Columbia Pictures, who asked for 9000 million US dollars, and finally MGM, whose assets are really poor, although they only need 5000 million US dollars. $[-], but neither of us felt it was worth it."

Run Run Shaw nodded again.It turned out that after Fan Nu suggested that he "look at the world", after much consideration, Run Run Shaw felt that Fan Nu's proposal was constructive.Therefore, he arranged for Fang Yihua to secretly go to Hollywood, USA to investigate and obtained first-hand information.After discussions with their high-level executives, they agreed that the acquisition of Columbia Pictures was the most appropriate.Although Century Fox is better, the capital of 1.5 million U.S. dollars also makes them daunting, and MGM is no longer the MGM of the past, and 5000 million U.S. dollars is not worth it!In order to be more cautious, Fang Yihua took the initiative to go to Fan Nu for advice, but Fan Nu told her to give up the acquisition of Columbia Pictures.

"He asked us to give up the acquisition of Columbia Pictures, and said something like 'leave Columbia Pictures' to the Japanese." Fang Yat-hua said to Run Run Shaw: "I asked him why, and he said that the acquisition Columbia Pictures may be arousing the anger of Americans because the company's logo is the Statue of Liberty."

"Oh, it makes sense! Thank you for being prudent, otherwise we would have received a hot potato. Then, which company does he suggest we buy?" Run Run Shaw sighed.

Fang Yihua laughed, and she said: "Tang Xie is really good to us. They said that the remaining two companies, whether it is Century Fox or MGM, they will strongly support us. Tang Xie promised that as long as we acquire One of these two companies, they will give us strong support in terms of scripts. If we have insufficient funds, they Tang Dynasty Bank can provide us with loan support. They also suggested that our company go public as soon as possible and raise funds in the stock market. He said, You need enough liquidity in Hollywood to be invincible."

"Haha, Tang Xie is so amazing that I have to admire him! Even though he is said to support me and let me break into Hollywood, don't I just want to support him? Although Hollywood filmmakers are full of praise for him, But, I know, who doesn't hate him in his heart? With our existence, at least it will bring him a strength, and he can continue to dominate Hollywood." Run Run Shaw laughed and said.

"The situation in Hollywood may be exactly what you said. However, I think that for at least three years, the Hollywood filmmakers will not cause trouble for Tang Xi. Because Tang Xi not only gives them scripts, but also allows them to make money. Moreover, they feel that Tang Xi has activated the American film industry, and that Tang Xi has pulled Americans away from the TV to the movie theater. I can see that, at least for now, they are still sincerely grateful and admire Tang Xi. Therefore, they I will never target him at this time." Fang Yihua told Run Run Shaw what she saw and felt without reservation.

Run Run Shaw fell silent.

In fact, what Fang Yihua said had some truth.Since television has gradually entered the family, the American film industry has been depressed for a long time, and many people have not even gone to the cinema to watch movies for several years.Since the appearance of Tan Jiabao, a movie has made many people slowly leave their homes and come to the cinema.Especially during the period at the end of the year, the few films marked with "Tang mockery" were not only in terms of storylines, production methods, and even the sensational effect of the actors, but also the wonderful dialogue and melodious lyrics in the play. The songs have opened the eyes of Americans and feasted their eyes.Undoubtedly, in the film industry, Tang Xiao has become an excellent brand, as long as the movies bearing his name will always sell well, this is already an objective fact.Since Century Fox's film "Letter from Iwo Jima" achieved unprecedented success, these companies have stepped up their efforts to shoot other "Tang Dynasty movies", eager to earn the long-lost huge box office.

"Hehe, maybe you're right. I shouldn't be so petty. I should open my mind to accept Tang Xiao. After all, he is Chinese, and he has indeed made indelible contributions to the film industry. Together with him, Maybe we can really turn Hong Kong into the Hollywood of the East as Fan Nu said." Run Run Shaw finally recognized the situation.

Fang Yihua smiled gratifiedly, and she said again: "Master, at today's premiere, Mr. Marlon Brando mentioned his next movie, which is called "Last Tango in Paris". Along with the tango in the film, there is also a popular 'disco' dance. Oh, the kind that Audrey Hepburn did in My Sassy Girl. Hee hee, it does Very energetic, many teenagers in Hong Kong are practicing it. I guess, Tang Xiao wants to bring this dance to the world. So, should we also hurry up and ask the screenwriter team to write a script about this dance, I guess , will be very popular."

Run Run Shaw nodded silently, while staring blankly at his confidante for decades, he was filled with emotion secretly, he felt that he had not misjudged the person.He pitied her intelligence as much as her loyalty.

"Ah Hua, your proposal is very good. I will write this musical film myself, based on your singing and dancing career, hehe, the name of this film is "Queen Disco"!" Run Run Shaw said gratefully.

"I agree, but the script has to go through my review before shooting!" Fang Yat Hua was also very happy.

Run Run Shaw smiled and said to Fang Yihua: "Ah Hua, tell me, should we buy MGM or Century Fox with a loan?"

Fang Yihua said without hesitation: "The price difference between the two film companies is already 5 million U.S. dollars, and it will cost more than [-] million Hong Kong dollars when converted into Hong Kong dollars. I think it's better to buy MGM. At worst, I will work harder..."