The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 205 Digging Chuyuan
Shao Yifu grew up in Shanghai and developed the habit of eating Shanghai cuisine. In addition, as he gets old, he will inevitably feel nostalgic, so he would go to a Shanghai restaurant for dinner every Sunday. The whole Shaw Brothers and even all Hong Kong people know that he has this habit .

So there are a lot of people who make up their minds on this, and many unsatisfied directors and actors are often there on Sundays, hoping to have a few words with Boss Shao and attract his attention.

Chu Yuan didn't bother to do this kind of thing before, because he thought he was a director, not a shoe shiner who shines shoes for others.But now the situation is stronger than others, and if you are hungry, is it worthwhile to persist in that pride?
While Chu Yuan was struggling, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

Chu Yuan and his lover Nanhong live in the staff dormitory of Shaw. Although Boss Shao is very stingy in terms of salary, when it comes to employee benefits, it is actually very interesting.Shaw has built four dormitory buildings for its employees, and the utilities and rent are all free, which relieves the employees from worrying about the future.

Hearing the knock on the door, Chu Yuan and his wife Nan Hong couldn't help being stunned for a moment. It was really a long time since they heard the knock on the door.

When Chu Yuan was a great director, there were almost no guests at home. No matter whether Chu Yuan was at home or not, someone would come to visit with gifts.

But since there was no filming in Chuyuan, the house that used to be full of people suddenly became deserted.
Nan Hong quickly took off her apron, adjusted her clothes, went to open the door, and saw a strange man standing in front of her house.

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Chu Yuan's residence?" the visitor asked politely.

Nan Hong nodded, "Yes, who are you?"

"Can I go in and talk first?" The man looked around with a cautious look.

Nan Hong hesitated for a moment, and stepped aside, "Please come in."

The man hurried in, and led by Nan Hong to the study.

It is said to be a study room, but it is actually very small. A bookcase, a table, and two chairs are already packed to the brim.

Although Boss Shao provides dormitories for his employees, they are all small rooms of about [-] square meters, barely enough for a family of three, and any number of people will have to sleep in the living room.

"Director Chu Yuan, hello! I'm Ke Zhensheng from the Superstar Manager Company." After the visitor saw Chu Yuan, he quickly introduced himself respectfully.

When he opened his mouth, Chu Yuan and Nan Hong were taken aback.

Everyone knows that the Superstar Manager Company was founded by the Xu Brothers, and the Xu Brothers Film Company is the deadly enemy of the Shaw Brothers Film Company.

The vigorous poaching operation last year completely turned faces between Shao and Xu.Shao Yifu ordered the employees of the company not to contact the Xu Brothers company in private, and those who violated it must be buried until the end, and there will never be a bright future.

In order to prevent the Xu brothers from poaching corners, Shao Yifu specially sent dragon and tiger warriors to patrol, and just put up a sign saying "Xu brothers and dogs are not allowed to enter" at the entrance of the studio.

Unexpectedly, now such a person who claims to be a superstar manager company came to his home, how could he not surprise Chu Yuan and his wife.

But after the brief shock passed, both Chu Yuan and his wife calmed down, "I don't know if Mr. Ke came to my house today, what should I take care of?"

"It's like this. Our company is very sincere and wants to invite Director Chu to develop in our company. This is a condition offered by our boss. Please take a look at Director Chu." Ke Zhensheng said, and handed over a stack of papers.

This document is the contract prepared by Xu Guanwu for Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan took the document without saying a word, and then carefully read it item by item, and then he couldn't help being a little shocked.

The terms Xu Guanwu offered him made Chu Yuan unbelievable.The salary for each film is 20 Hong Kong dollars, which is more than three times his current salary. In addition, if the film is a hit, there will be bonuses.Conditions can be said to be impeccable.

Seeing that her husband was in a daze after reading the contract, Nan Hong couldn't help being curious as she took the contract and went through it again, and couldn't help being stunned immediately.

The salary for a film is 20, and if you shoot five films a year, it will be 100 million Hong Kong dollars, which was considered a huge sum of money at the time.Nan Hong and Chu Yuan had been working in the film industry for so many years, but they had never seen so much money, so they couldn't help but be intimidated by Xu Guanwu's arrogance.

"Do you two have any comments on salary? If so, please let me know. I will go back to the company and talk to Mr. Xu again." Ke Zhensheng said very politely.

Chu Yuan and his wife looked at each other, feeling a bit like a fairy tale.Just now I was worried that there would be no filming and no money to make, but now a man fell from the sky and said that he would pay three times the salary to make a film for himself.Is this daydreaming?

Chu Yuan hurriedly pinched his fingertip secretly, it was painful, which proved that he was not dreaming at all, someone really offered 20 Hong Kong dollars to ask him to make a film.

Chu Yuan took a deep breath and calmed himself down. Now that he had cleared his mind, he said, "I am very satisfied with the conditions offered by Mr. Xu, but there is one thing to explain in advance. I still have two years of contract with Shaw Brothers." , so even if I wanted to vote, it would be impossible for the time being.”

"Mr. Xu has already anticipated this matter, so he will discuss it with Boss Shao." Ke Zhensheng explained, "Director Chu must not worry about this."

Chu Yuan didn't expect Xu Guanwu to think so carefully, and immediately had nothing to say.

"If we leave Shaw Brothers, we won't be able to live in this dormitory." Nan Hong suddenly asked, "Does your superstar manager company provide dormitories?"

Chu Yuan felt ashamed for a while, he never thought that his wife would ask such a nonsensical question.If you really go to the Xu Brothers Company, although there is no employee dormitory benefits, I heard that the salary of the superstar manager company is quite good, and you can rent a house to live in.And as long as I can open a new movie, I can buy a house of my own right away with a reward of 20 Hong Kong dollars for a movie.Where is the staff dormitory used?
But thinking that his wife asked this question for the good of the family, Chu Yuan couldn't help feeling a little moved.If it weren't for the little money I earned these years, why would I want my wife to live with me in the staff dormitory now?
You must know that Nanhong was a big star in Cantonese movies before, and some rich men wanted to chase her, but they would rather live in a dormitory with him. What can I say to such a good wife?
Ke Zhensheng might as well ask Nanhonghui this kind of question, he was stunned for a moment and said with a smile, "Our company pays salary every month, although it is only a few thousand yuan, but basic life is not a problem. And Director Chu can still make money from filming in the future." Get paid, so I guess life is not a problem at all."

"However, how many job opportunities does your company have? Will people stop working because the film is not popular?" Nan Hong asked again.

Ke Zhensheng thought for a while, "To be honest, our company has a lot of filming plans, and the queue will be queued until next year. If Director Chu Yuan is capable, it will be no problem to shoot ten films a year. Director Chu must also know that our superstar manager The company has cooperated with Golden Dragon Films. Now there are many film production companies in Hong Kong rushing to cooperate with us."

Chu Yuan nodded, he had indeed heard about this incident, and he admired Xu Guanwu's management methods very much.Regardless of the Hong Kong film industry or the global film industry, there has never been a business model like Xu Guanwu. It can be said that he alone has changed the rules of the game in the entire film industry.

"If you two have no other opinions, then I'll go back and tell the boss." Ke Zhensheng then said.

Chu Yuan nodded, and sent Ke Zhensheng out of the house with his wife Nan Hong.

……

After returning to the room, the two of you looked at me and I looked at you, feeling as if you were in a dream just now.

"Why does Mr. Xu spend so much money to poach me? Doesn't he know that the box office of my film is so bad that he vomits blood?" Chu Yuan asked suspiciously.

"It doesn't matter why, as long as there is filming and money to make." Nan Hong persuaded.

"But I don't want to understand. I always feel that I have no idea." Chu Yuan said anxiously. He was working hard at the bottom before, but now he has reached the peak all of a sudden. How can he not make people feel guilty?

"You just think too much. You were worried before there was no filming, but now you are also worried when someone invites you. In my opinion, you are just free. If you really can't figure it out, come and help me do the laundry." Nanhong taught.

Director Chu smiled, and obediently went over to help his wife wash the clothes.

……

After Xu Guanwu received Ke Zhensheng's report, he immediately sent Liang Shuyi to contact Shao Yifu to discuss letting Chu Yuan come over.

Although Xu Brothers and Shaw Brothers are in a competitive relationship, and last year's poaching action also made the two sides forge a bridge.But in the final analysis, Hong Kong is just a small place, you can’t see up and down, plus you hang out in the same circle, and you get to know the same people, and you can get involved in whatever you talk about.

So the cold war lasted for a year. Although there is no contact now, the relationship has gradually warmed up from the freezing point.

Liang Shuyi met Boss Shao very smoothly, and straightforwardly proposed a plan to poach corners.

For Liang Shuyi, Shao Yifu still admires this woman quite a bit. She is young, aggressive, and resourceful, and she is a good hand in managing the company.

Under her management, Brilliant Cinemas and Yimei Cinemas can achieve profitability in a short period of time, which is really a remarkable thing.

When Liang Shuyi proposed to dig Chu Yuan, Boss Shao was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled playfully.

"The current Chu Yuan is not the same as when he was filming "72 Tenants". The next few films he made were not popular. Does your company still have confidence in him?" Boss Shao asked with a smile.

"I think Director Chu just had bad luck for a while, everyone has time to recite words." Liang Shuyi thought for a while and replied with a smile.

"Since he will get lucky sooner or later, wouldn't it be better for me to keep him in my company, why should I leave it to your company?" Shao Yifu laughed even happier after hearing Liang Shuyi's answer.

"But Sixth Uncle Shao, you don't know when Director Chu Yuan's luck will change. Do you want to invest in him all the time, and then hope that one day he will suddenly lose his luck?" Liang Shuyi laughed.

Shao Yifu's smile froze, and his face slowly darkened.

Liang Shuyi's words just hit his sore spot. Shaw Brothers is now a centipede. Although many films are released every year, the income is not as good as before.

It is for this reason that he appointed Fang Yihua as the production manager to strictly control the cost of the film.Shaw Brothers no longer had enough money to invest in unpopular directors.Shao Yifu didn't have the courage to do this either.

Although Boss Shao recognized Chu Yuan's talent and knew that he was memorizing, he had no money to reinvest in him so that he could regain his ability.We can only let him stay at home, and then find any reason to fire him.

"Your company really recognizes Chu Yuan's talent and is willing to continue to give him money to make films?" Shao Yifu asked.

"Of course." Liang Shuyi nodded.

"In this case, then I have a suggestion." Boss Shao thought for a while, then suddenly said with a smile, "Just imitate the cooperation model of your superstar manager company, and I will lease Director Chu Yuan to you. I charge ten percent."

Liang Shuyi was taken aback, she didn't expect Shao Yifu to come up with such a tricky condition, wouldn't it mean that if Director Chu changed his luck, the Shao Brothers would pick up a blockbuster director for nothing; buy or sell?

(End of this chapter)