The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 394 NO ZUO NO DIE
Naturally, doing so would seriously damage Xu's interests, because the movies made by Gu Long's novels made by those film companies are all shoddy works, with plots, characters, pictures, etc. , still rotten enough to make people heinous.

However, because director Xu and Chu Yuan had made a name for themselves earlier, the audience thought it was another new work by director Chu Yuan this year, and went to watch it in theaters one after another. As a result, no one was not disappointed and scolded the street.Some viewers who didn't know the truth put their hats on Xu's head, which made Xu Guanwen in Taiwan feel very uncomfortable.

It was also the first time Xu Guanwu heard of such a thing, and he opened his mouth in surprise, "Don't we have the exclusive film and television adaptation rights of Gu Long's novels, please ask a lawyer to go to Taiwan to file a lawsuit with them. Otherwise, if they make such a fuss, in the future Movies based on Gu Long's novels are notorious." Xu Guanwu said with a frown.

Gu Long's novels have changed the fantasy martial arts films, and now they can be regarded as classics of Hong Kong martial arts films.Director Chu Yuan spends a lot of thought on every film he shoots.Xu Guanwu also wants to keep making this kind of fantasy martial arts films until the emergence of new martial arts films.

But if those bad movie makers in Wanwan do this, who will watch the movies directed by Chu Yuan again in the future?Good movies are enough to support a trend, such as "A Hero", such as "A Chinese Ghost Story", such as "Mr. Zombie", such as "Swordsman"...but a bunch of bad movies can also ruin a type of movie For example, after the fire of "Mr. Zombie", hundreds of zombie films suddenly appeared in a few years; film and so on.

Because there are too many movies of the same type in a short period of time, and there are mixed dragons and snakes, and most of them are bad movies. After watching too many movies, the audience completely loses interest in watching this kind of movie again.For example, "The Exorcist Policeman" and "The Taoist One Eyebrow" released by Lin Zhengying after "Mr. Zombie", both the story and the special effects are excellent works, and they are extremely hard-working, but because of the reputation of bad movies, the result is good. But it can't replicate the popularity of "Mr. Zombie".

"The True Colors of a Hero" directed by Wu Yusen set off a climax of urban rivers and lakes films/gunfight films, but because there are too many follow-up films.Although the "Blood on the Street" he later filmed had a better storyline, hotter scenes, more depth and connotation, the movie suffered a disastrous failure at the box office.

Even though there are so many film companies in Hollywood, there are not too many films of the same type that are released every year. Everyone is trying to maintain a tacit understanding so as not to ruin the entire market with a short-term profit.For example, several of the largest film and television distribution companies in Hollywood will hold a meeting in advance before releasing a movie. When is my blockbuster this year expected to be released? When is your blockbuster expected to be released? attitude to avoid.

For example, "Air Force One" produced by Columbia Corporation in 20, and "Titanic" produced by 20th Century Fox, both were to be released in the summer of that year.Because the two films are huge investment films, in order to prevent the two tigers from competing with each other, Harrison Ford, the star of "Air Force One" at that time, specially visited [-]th Century Fox to ask them to postpone the release.

In the 90s and 20s, Harrison Ford was the most popular star in Hollywood. He had made countless blockbuster films, and with his superb acting skills, he was the most popular actor in Hollywood.Sure enough, [-]th Century Fox agreed to postpone the release for half a year, which allowed "Air Force One" to earn [-] million US dollars at the box office.

The reason why Hollywood film companies are so orderly is not because they have high morals, like gentlemen who understand the courtesy of their predecessors.On the contrary, it is precisely because they competed more and suffered a lot of losses that they learned to be good.In those years when American movies just flourished, these movie companies also competed fiercely, using all kinds of insidious tricks, and as a result, everyone suffered heavy losses.After learning from the pain, they learned to obey the rules.

Just like wolves on the prairie, they follow certain rules not because of their kind nature, but precisely because of their ferocious nature. If they don't follow the rules, no one can live on this prairie.It took the Hollywood film companies in the United States decades to understand this truth after a series of brutal fights.It is a pity that Hong Kong filmmakers have not had time to understand this truth, and the Hong Kong film market has already entered a dead end amidst their quarrels.

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"Let's just leave this matter as it is." Xu Guanwen's answer was really beyond Xu Guanwu's expectation.

"Forget it?! How could this matter be left alone, he is hurting our exclusive film and television adaptation rights!" Xu Guanwu said depressingly.

"I've consulted a lawyer in Wanwan. I don't have to fight this lawsuit. If I fight, I will lose." Xu Guanwen spread his hands, "The script of the movie was indeed written by Gu Long, so it is not illegal to use Gu Long's banner. Or they are filming new stories, and we did not receive the film and television adaptation rights for those stories."

Xu Guanwu was dumbfounded when he heard this, "Then it's okay, damn it, if they do it like this, Gu Long's movie will be a stink on the street. Who else will watch it in the future? Didn't Gu Long himself think about it?"

"He himself can't control it now. He was the one who sold the copyright indiscriminately at the beginning, and there were gunmen who replaced the writing, so the copyright of many novels was chaotic. Thanks to the great face of Zhulian in Taiwan, no film company dared to Let’s touch the novels in our hands, but those new novels written by Gu Long, even Zhulian has no reason to take care of them.” Xu Guanwen said with a sigh.

"In this case, didn't Gu Long kill himself?" Xu Guanwu frowned, speechless.

Whether Jin Yong, Liang Yusheng, Ni Yu, Li Bihua, or Ms. Qiong Yao, they all treat their own works as their children, and they care most about film and television adaptations.Ms. Qiong Yao was worried that her works would be adapted indiscriminately, so she simply took back all the film and television adaptation rights in the early 70s, even if the loss was considerable because of this, she didn't care; actors; and Ni Yu, Li Bihua, Liang Yusheng, etc. also pay great attention to film and television adaptations, ensuring that their works will not be subject to major changes.

Therefore, the film and television dramas adapted from these people's novels usually have good ratings, and the word-of-mouth is also guaranteed.However, there are really rare examples of people who spoil their own works like Gu Long.In the last life, Shaw Brothers bought the rights to adapt all of Gu Long's novels in the 70s, and because of this, he produced many well-known masterpieces, which became classic martial arts works that hit Southeast Asia.

But soon Wanwan also spread a lot of fake works, which were promoted under the banner of Gu Long, which made Shaw very angry for a while.But if you want to go to court, you don't have to.It turns out that these films are all titled "Gu Long Screenwriter", "Gu Long Agreed", and "Gu Long Participated in", which does not infringe on Shaw Brothers' exclusive film and television adaptation rights, but it does take advantage of Shaw Brothers.So obviously he suffered a lot, but there was no way to solve it, so Shao could only be forced to swallow his anger.

Gu Long was able to make money just by lending his name, so he was naturally very happy. Later, he became a producer, director, and screenwriter himself. He wanted to take advantage of the popularity of his work to enter the film and television industry Pen.In the end, he was hooked up by a third-rate female movie star from Shaw Brothers. Hu Tian and Hu Di squandered the raised production expenses, and the resulting movie was naturally horrible. After a few days in theaters, the box office was miserable.Instead of looking for reasons on himself, Gu Long blamed the cinema for its poor publicity, and took people to the cinema to make a big fuss, which naturally annoyed the film studio as a result.

But when the money at the head of the bed was exhausted, the female movie star naturally left without saying goodbye. Gu Long lost both money and wealth, and caught up with the decline of martial arts novels, so he had to drink to relieve his worries, and finally died of hepatitis.It can be said that this ups and downs of his life has drawn a very regrettable end.

In fact, with Gu Long's talents, if he writes novels well and makes money well, he will definitely become a billionaire literary tycoon.It's a pity that I just answered the sentence, NO ZUO NO DIE. When I had hepatitis, I still fought with others; I knew that others were using his cover to make money but I didn't stop it, but I got involved in it for the sake of money; I knew it was a sex trap. He insisted on rushing in, but in the end he was defeated in the end.

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"Since we can't pinch them at the source, let's pin them at the end." Xu Guanwu thought for a while and said, "We can't get in the theaters on the Wanwan side, but the theaters in Hong Kong must not let them show. If Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest dare to release the film, we will fight the lawsuit with them to the end. In addition, send someone to discuss with Gu Long, give him a sum of money to calm down, and stop making such a mess."

"This is also a way. I believe that after collecting the money, he should restrain himself a little bit." Xu Guanwen thought for a while and said, "By the way, I also met Miss Lin Qingxia when I went to Wanwan this time, she asked me to ask you Say hello."

"Oh?!" Xu Guanwu couldn't help being stunned for a moment, then smiled and asked, "Is she okay?!"

"She looks good too, but are you two okay?" Xu Guanwen looked at his second brother suspiciously and said, "Let me remind you in advance, Ah Zhi is a very nice woman, you can't mess around outside Do it, let me down."

Xu Guanwu quickly waved his hand, "Brother, don't misunderstand me, Miss Lin and I have nothing to do. Besides, how could I let Azhi down?"

"Forget it, you are so old, you can make up your own mind about everything, and I can't say anything about you. But the two husband and wife should live in peace, harmony and beauty are the blessings. The wild flowers outside are blooming No matter how beautiful it is, it will never be as real as a family flower." Xu Guanwen said with a sigh.

Hearing what the elder brother said, Xu Guanwu couldn't help thinking of the song "Don't Pick Wild Flowers by the Roadside", and then thought of the singer of this song, and then thought of the upside-down night with Teresa in the Japanese hotel .It's a pity that I was too drunk at the time, and apart from vaguely remembering some pictures, I have no other impressions.It made Xu Guanwu want to recollect it, but he didn't know how to recollect it.

"I see, big brother." Xu Guanwu nodded immediately after being stunned for a moment.

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Then Xu Guanwu sent people to Wanwan to buy the copyrights of those shoddy Gu Long movies, and then threw them all into the film library to let them rot.Although a few copies cost nearly tens of millions of NT dollars, which was much higher than their cost, Xu Guanwu still felt that the money was worth it.

In addition, they gave Gu Long a sum of money through the Bamboo Union, agreeing that every year, among the Gu Long novels and films made by Xu, Gu Long will enjoy 500% of the box office share, which can be regarded as the same treatment as Xu's own screenwriters, but Gu Long's [-]% box office share is calculated together with the box office of Nanyang, Wanwan, South Korea, the United States and other places, so it can be regarded as an enhanced version of Xu's existing box office dividend, and the annual income will be about [-]. It is around NT$[-], which is quite a huge sum of money for Gu Long.

However, there is a condition for getting this huge sum of money, that is, the martial arts novels written after the incident, and the film and television adaptation rights must be sold to Xu first, and he is not allowed to lend his name out indiscriminately.

(End of this chapter)