The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 170 The Peaceful Old Man (For Collection)
"Ah Cai, urge Warner Bros. Our "Blood in Holland" must attract their attention. Don't just show it in a few theaters in Chinatown, how can it have a high box office?" Zou Wenhuai taught again.

"I will go to discuss with them. Raymond, don't be angry, I believe our "Blood in Holland" will achieve good box office results." Cai Changyong persuaded.

"I hope," Zou Wenhuai sighed, "I don't feel safe for a day if it's not released."

Last year, Golden Harvest invested heavily in "Blood in Holland", with an initial investment of US$500 million and an additional US$500 million later, with the intention of creating a Hollywood-level action blockbuster.

However, when the film was released during the Spring Festival last year, the box office was only a mere million Hong Kong dollars, which made Zou Wenhuai lose everything.If the US box office does not improve, then Golden Harvest will lose all of the box office proceeds of "Enter the Dragon".It will be difficult to turn over in the future.

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On Xu Guanwu's side, there were many happy events. "Emmania" was released for three weeks, and the box office exceeded 300 million Hong Kong dollars.

Some good people who study Hong Kong movies have done an analysis. When the economic crisis hits and Hong Kong movies are in decline, they must rely on Fengyue tertiary films to rescue the market.

Because the investment of this type of film is low, and there is always no lack of audience appreciation, it can make some money back for the production company, which is relatively safer than investing in other types of films.

After the decline of Hong Kong movies in later generations, many filmmakers switched to making pornographic films, such as "Love the Night Pu", "Jin Ping Mei", "All the Way to the West", etc., in order to stimulate the film market and stimulate the audience's desire to watch movies.

However, although the producers, directors and actors have all made a fortune, they still haven't played a role in saving the dying Hong Kong film market.

After "Emmanuelle" was drawn, "Last Tango in Paris" was put on the screen by Leung Sook-yi.

This film, produced in 72, once caused an uproar in Italy. The director who shot the film was jailed for two months for betrayal, deprived of citizenship for ten years, and asked to destroy the film of the film.

In some other European countries, the film was also banned, but in the United States, the film starring Marlon Brando was widely welcomed.Although Marlon Brando was very dissatisfied with the director's portrayal of himself as a decadent and clumsy old man in the movie.

The introduction of this film was also a considerable test for Liang Shuyi.Because there are a lot of naked sex scenes in this film, it was quite outrageous at the time, and the prosecutors also hesitated to let it go.

Fortunately, this movie had been screened in the UK before. Because Hong Kong and the UK share the same set of laws, Leung Sook-yi fought hard and finally the movie was able to be released smoothly.

It's very interesting, the more movies the prosecutors want to block, the greater the public's interest.

This was the case with Wu Siyuan's "Integrity Storm" before. The inspection bureau refused to let it pass. As a result, there were long queues of movie fans in the theater as soon as it was released, and the box office was extremely high.

Now this "Last Tango in Paris" is also the same. When I heard that it was a pornographic film, it was almost banned due to too many nude scenes, and it was a film that was about to be banned in several countries, so everyone's curiosity was aroused.

When the movie was released, movie tickets were sold three days in advance, and people came to buy tickets early, and the movie tickets that had been pre-sale for three days were all sold out.

"I knew that porn movies are so profitable, I should have done it last year." Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing when he heard the news.

"Unfortunately, neither of these two films were produced in Hong Kong." Leung Sook-yee regretted.

"Our filmmakers here are still too conservative. They always shoot a few types of films, and their vision is still too narrow." Xu Guanwu shook his head and said, "In the future, we will introduce more blockbuster movies from Europe and America, so that Hong Kong filmmakers Eye-opening too."

"I see, Mr. Xu." Liang Shuyi nodded.

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After Xu Guanwu sent Liang Shuyi away, he turned around and invited Chen Huimin over.

Chen Huimin is now following Zeng Zhiwei, filming the wonderful spoof kung fu film "Li Sanjiao Megatron Hell Gate", and plays an important supporting role in it.

Counting labor and salary, his current income is even more than when he was the eldest brother.

Some people, when they heard that the big boss had hundreds of brothers under him, went out in a mighty way, and they thought they were making a lot of money, but they were completely wrong.

To be a big brother, you have to work for the welfare of your brother and find a job. It's not just about being loyal.

The little brother needs money to live, to drink, to entertain, to play with women, all of which need money; if he is injured in a fight, he will also have to pay for hospital treatment; Once in prison, they have to pay for settling-in expenses to support the lives of the whole family.

So being the boss seems to be enjoyable, but in fact it is sore inside, like a person who knows how warm the drinking water is.

Chen Huimin entered the entertainment industry before, but it was introduced by a friend, and she played a small role.

Later, his outstanding skills caught the attention of the director, and he was asked to serve as a martial artist in the crew. At that time, the labor cost was more than 2000 yuan per month. Acting can be on the screen, so enjoyable!
After being poached by Xu Guanwu last year, he played an important role in a movie, and the salary plus dividends and salary was thousands of dollars a month, which was more profitable than being a big brother, which made Chen Huimin a little reluctant to leave.

When I was a big brother, I had to take care of this and that, and I was afraid of being hacked when I walked on the street, but now I can get money for playing a few sets of punches, and I don’t need to be hacked when I walk on the road, and from time to time there are fans who want to sign, compared to the boss. Much more comfortable.

Therefore, when she saw Xu Guanwu, Chen Huimin smiled all over her face, "Mr. Xu, are you looking for me?"

"Come, sit, sit! What would you like to drink, coffee, black tea, or juice?" Xu Guanwu greeted.

"Mr. Xu, you're welcome. I'm a vulgar person. These are not to my liking." Chen Huimin said with a smile. How can a boss drink fruit juice? Isn't he afraid of being laughed out of his teeth when it spreads?

"In that case, then I won't entertain you." Xu Guanwu smiled, "How is it? Are you still used to staying in the company recently?"

"Have it, get used to it! Mr. Xu really has nothing to say to us people. The salary is paid on time every month. There is also a salary for filming. If the box office is high, there is a bonus. You can bring money home every month. My wife said that I am much more sensible. "Chen Huimin said with a silly smile.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing, the biggest advantage of the superstar management company is the high salary, the basic salary is twice that of Shaw Brothers, and you can also get paid for filming, so that you can guarantee that the stars under the company can live without worry.

In Shaw Brothers, only big-name stars are paid, and ordinary stars only earn a few hundred dollars a month.Chen Xing, who collaborated with Hong Jingbao in the filming of "San De Monk and Chong Mi Liu", was a martial arts actor at Shaw Brothers before, with a monthly salary of [-] Hong Kong dollars.

Later, because the contract had to be renewed, and Chen Xing's father was seriously ill and needed money for medical treatment, he asked the company to increase his salary to 1000 yuan per month, but was still rejected by Shaw Brothers, leaving Chen Xing, a five-foot man, at a loss what to do. .

Later, Wu Siyuan won over with a salary of [-] Hong Kong dollars to film "Hungry Tiger and Crazy Dragon". The box office exceeded one million, and Chen Xing also became a popular Kung Fu star in Hong Kong.

From this example, we can see the low salary of Shaw Brothers, and also the background of this old film and television empire. Any actor who takes it out can become popular all over the place.

"Just get used to it, just get used to it," Xu Guanwu nodded with a smile, and couldn't help pondering for a while.

"Mr. Xu, if you need anything, just tell me. As long as I can do it, I will do it for you." When Chen Huimin heard Xu Guanwu calling him, she knew that there must be something for him to do.Since this is the case, why don't you act positively yourself, so that others can look up to you.

"Mr. Chen is worthy of being a son and daughter of the rivers and lakes, and he is really proud." Xu Guanwu smiled, "That's right, I want to ask you, are you familiar with the boss of "Oriental Daily"?"

"Mr. Xu, are you referring to the two brothers Ma Xizhen and Ma Xiru?" Chen Huimin asked in surprise.

"That's right, it's the two of them." Xu Guanwu nodded, "I remember that you are all members of the same club."

(End of this chapter)