The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 299 Domineering
Chen Xinjian was taken aback for a moment, then turned around, "Mr. Xu, don't worry. The so-called good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil. It's not that there is no retribution, the time has not yet come."

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but nodded when he heard this, and understood the meaning of Chen Xinjian's words.

Shortly thereafter, in November, a man surnamed Chen with the pseudonym "Chen Pi" was arrested by the police. As soon as the news came out, the underground world in Hong Kong was shaken.

Chen Pi is the leader of the Ma Brothers, who is responsible for helping them manage the drug business, contacting the sellers in the Golden Triangle, and then transporting it to Hong Kong by water or air.Then, taking advantage of the geographical advantages of Hong Kong as a free trade port, it will be re-trafficked to all parts of the world.

Chen Pi is responsible for all these matters, and he is also the well-deserved right-hand man of the Ma brothers.Chen Pi's arrest touched the Ma brothers very much. They knew that Chen Pi had all the criminal evidence, and if they couldn't bear to reveal all the facts, their brothers would at least stay in Stanley for the rest of their lives.

Therefore, on the one hand, the Ma brothers paid for a lawyer to defend Chen Pi, and on the other hand, they seized the time to deal with the aftermath.The drug business was suspended, and all the regular business began to be transferred to the innocent children and nephews.

General Xu Guan saw everything and knew that the Ma brothers were about to run away.However, when it will be implemented depends on how the police interrogation progresses.

After Police Officer Chen Xinjian came that day, he came several times later and asked Xu Guanwu for a lot of crew members, and the filming of "Jumping Ashes" also started.

As the screenwriter of this movie, Chen Xinjian will also go to the crew to report from time to time.After staying in the crew for a long time, he was unwilling to return to the police force.Now that the ICAC has been established for two years, the anti-corruption work is still in full swing.

From time to time, police officers suspected of corruption are arrested, causing the entire police community to panic, and they will be invited to drink coffee at some point.After all, in the [-]s and [-]s, the police were all greedy and greedy from top to bottom. Few people could stick to their beliefs and not follow the trend of these people.

Although Chen Xinjian walked upright and stood up straight, the whole police station was filled with an atmosphere of panic, which made him lack of fun in his usual work.In contrast, making movies is more to his liking.However, this police superintendent was promoted with great difficulty, and his salary was stable and his income was generous. It was a good job that ordinary people could never imagine.

If you are engaged in film work, although it looks good, but the income is not stable, and compared with the police industry, the film and television industry does not seem to be very clean.This also made Chen Xinjian undecided for a long time.

Xu Guanwu would invite Chen Xinjian every time he saw him.After all, he is a rare talent in the history of Hong Kong movies, and Xu Guanwu doesn't want him to waste time in the police station.

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In November, Hong Kong set off a round of competition for TV ratings. Sir Shao, who had invested in Jiayi for two months, finally made his success.Together with Shaw Brothers and Jiayi, they launched a long-form TV series adapted from Jin Yong's famous martial arts novel "The Legend of Condor Heroes", in which Feng Baobao, known as the seven martial arts princesses, was invited to play the role of Little Dragon Girl in the play, and Shaw Brothers' new talent Xiaosheng Wang Yu, who was praised by the audience, played the other minor roles by Jiayi TV artistes.

Because the ratings of the previous "Legend of the Condor Heroes" were very good, this "Legend of the Condor Heroes" became popular before it was broadcast. The moment the cast list was released, it attracted the attention of all Hong Kong citizens.

Xu Guanwu knows that Shaw Brothers is still good at making martial arts films. Whether it is directing actors, costumes, props, shooting techniques, set art, etc., they are all top-notch in Hong Kong.Although Xu and Golden Harvest are better than Shaw Brothers in kung fu and comedy films, they are still far behind when it comes to costume films.

To give the simplest example, Shaw Brothers has more than 8 pieces of costumes in the prop library, compared with Xu and Jiahe, there are very few. When shooting costume films, sometimes they need to rent props and clothes to wear.

With such a strong battle between Shaw Brothers and Jiayi, moving the scenes that can only be seen in movies to the TV screen is equivalent to watching movies at home for free, which will naturally attract many Hong Kong citizens.

After Xu Guanwu saw the publicity made by Jiayi and Shaw Brothers, he couldn't help feeling a little lucky.Fortunately, when Shaw Brothers didn't react, he had already acquired the wireless TV station like a storm.Otherwise, with Shao Yifu's management skills, even if he joins Jiayi TV Station in the future, if he wants to reach or exceed TVB TV's ratings, he will have to spend a lot of brainpower.

Shaw Brothers and Jiayi made it clear this time that the chariots and horses wanted to compete with TVB for the number one spot in ratings, and they used their own strength to crush each other openly.

It's just that the wireless TV station is not jealous anymore. In addition to the kingly way, there is another kind of way in this world called domineering.What is the kingly way, if the opponent is not good, you will run over him; : The wheel of history is coming! Come here!

Just after Jiayi TV announced the cast and crew, TVB changed hands and spent a lot of money to poach Feng Baobao.And it was immediately announced that Gu Long's masterpiece "Chu Liuxiang" would be brought to the screen, and Feng Baobao would play Chu Liuxiang's love Song Tian'er, and Chu Liuxiang would be played by Zheng Shaoqiu, a new martial arts student.

As soon as the publicity draft came out, it caused an uproar.

Jia Yi immediately jumped out and scolded TVB for being unkind. At the same time, she clamored that she had asked a lawyer to submit a pleading to sue Feng Baobao for breach of contract.

TVB retorted and criticized Jiayi TV for its harsh contract, and had asked a lawyer to terminate the contract, and TVB would pay Feng Baobao the contract termination fee out of morality.

The two sides come and go, and there is a big war of words in the media. The major newspapers and magazines also took the opportunity to publicize it. All kinds of inside stories and all kinds of revelations are dazzling and overwhelming.

At the beginning of the media war, TVB and Jiayi reported frequently, gaining maximum exposure and attracting the attention of all Hong Kong citizens.

On the other hand, Lidi, who was gloating and watching the good show, suddenly found that she was neglected.There are no reports about the company in the newspapers, no one discusses the new TV series, and no one evaluates the newcomers. Regardless of the newspapers, media, or discussions in the streets, everyone is talking about TVB and Jiayi. Li's in second place was ignored.

Li's transformation from a fisherman who was waiting for the snipe and clam to catch a profit suddenly became a passing soy sauce hunter. "Nimma, they planned this, right?!"

Wireless and Jiayi chattered for a long time, but finally returned to reality.Feng Baobao finally terminated the contract with Jiayi with a liquidated damages of 20 Hong Kong dollars, and then came to TVB to film "Chu Liuxiang".TVB also had to temporarily replace the cast, and hired another Miss Lin Zhenqi to play the role of Xiaolongnv.

In the end, the TVB TV station with deep pockets and riches won this battle. However, Jiayi TV station has greatly increased its exposure, which hurts face but won Lizi.The most hurtful thing was watching Li's TV station, which hadn't received much attention for half a month, and the ratings were worrying.

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And Xu Guanwu, who was originally coquettish and gathering crowds to watch, couldn't laugh anymore. Li Xiao and the old man put their calculations on Xu Guanwu's head, and wanted to invite Zhao Yazhi to play Su Rongrong, one of Chu Liuxiang's true loves.

"Damn it!" Xu Guanwu couldn't help scolding when he found out, as if he had been shot in the knee by an arrow.

However, Li Xiaohe, in the name of wireless life and death in this battle, must not be mistaken for his children's affair, forced Xu Guanwu to nod, and agreed to let Zhao Yazhi star in "Chu Liuxiang".

"Even if Jiayi's "The Legend of Condor Heroes" has a high ratings, it can't compare with our wireless TV station. Don't forget that he has a fatal flaw. During the four-hour prime time period, commercials cannot be broadcast, only Educational programs, no matter how high the ratings are in other time slots, are useless." Xu Guanwu vented his depression to Li Xiaohe.

In her previous life, Liang Shuyi was poached to Li's TV station, and once launched a July offensive. Not only did she shoot a special TV series, she also teamed up with all Taiwanese artists on floats to promote in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories. Although the advertisement was loud, the ratings were still low. In the downturn, I thought that too much money was spent in this promotion, which made Jiayi TV station's capital turnover difficult.In the end, Liang Shuyi was fired by Jiayi, and Jiayi also announced its bankruptcy.

"As far as I know, Shao Yifu is contacting people everywhere, proposing to the Hong Kong government to issue additional TV licenses, and at the same time reduce the time for Jiayi TV to broadcast educational programs." Mr. Li Xiaohe said with a slight smile.

"What?!" Xu Guanwu was stunned for a moment, "It's impossible for the Hong Kong server to agree, we must stop it. And we must work together with Li's, and we must not let Jiayi take advantage of it."

"Shao Yifu has many friends in the British Privy Council, and also has a personal relationship with the Queen of England, so his power should not be underestimated." Li Xiaohe smiled and said, "The most important thing is that most of the media in Hong Kong have relationships with him. Old, if he really unites a large number of literati, I am afraid that even the governor of Hong Kong will be under tremendous pressure."

"So, he will definitely succeed?" Xu Guanwu couldn't help but said depressedly, if Jiayi really reduces those restrictions and becomes a TV station similar to TVB, then there will really be a battle between dragons and tigers in the future.

"That's not true. There is not only one Shao Yifu in Hong Kong." Li Xiaohe waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, there will be more quarrels in the future. In fact, no matter how the opponent develops, it is most important for us to practice internal skills and strengthen our strength. Otherwise Every time the opponent makes a move, we have to react, and over time they will take the lead, and we will be led by the nose instead."

Xu Guanwu smiled slightly, "Looking at the old gentleman's calm and breezy look, I know you have a plan in mind, so I won't worry about it anymore."

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But in turn, there is one thing that Xu Guanwu needs to worry about, which is the construction of a video tape manufacturing factory.

As early as May, Sony Corporation launched its own video recorder, which adopted the BETAMAX standard and could record two hours of video, which aroused Xu Guanwu's great interest.

But before he had time to invest, many things happened immediately afterwards, and the matter of building a video tape factory was forgotten.

And in September, another company, JVC, launched a video recorder in VHS format, which can record four hours of video, although the picture effect is a bit sloppy.

The two video recorder manufacturers immediately began fierce competition in the market, among which natural home appliance manufacturers and video providers became the targets of their competition.

However, their first goal is still targeting the European and American markets, and the major Hollywood film companies have become their targets.If a large number of film companies join in and produce video tapes in their format, audiences who want to watch these movies will be forced to buy video recorders that can only play this type of video tape.

Third-rate companies in the world manufacture products, second-rate companies develop products, and first-rate companies set standards.The battle between Sony and JVC is who should set the standard for video recorders.If they win, they can make a huge amount of money just by licensing.Imagine how big this market would be. Just sell a video recorder, and you can make a fortune from it. This is simply astronomical.

(End of this chapter)