The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 4

"Borrowing 100 million Hong Kong dollars to make a film, are you kidding me? What if it doesn't sell well and you get paid?" Xu Guanwen was so startled that he almost jumped up.

Xu Guanjie and Xu Guanying also looked terrified, looking at Xu Guanwu in disbelief.

Although Xu Guanwen is now the leading comedy star in Hong Kong, because Shaw Brothers pursues the system of a large studio, the salary for employees is quite low.

Xu Guanwen's salary for a film is only [-] Hong Kong dollars.

One million Hong Kong dollars is enough to make him bankrupt.

"Brother, don't you have confidence in yourself? Now that Hong Kong has just experienced a stock market crash, people want to watch some comedy movies to relax. But who is the most famous in Hong Kong comedy circles now? It's not you. It's up to you. The box office of the movie will definitely not be low." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "Besides, your movie was written by you, Liu Tianci, Deng Weixiong and other genius screenwriters. It's a hit. Why do you want to belittle yourself?"

Xu Guanwen, who was still a little excited, immediately calmed down after a few words.

"Yes, this movie is my brainchild, and it will definitely be a hit. If I didn't have such confidence, why would I go to Shao Daheng at that time and propose to split the box office dividends equally?" The more Xu Guanwen thought about it, the more he felt that the second brother said reasonable.

"Besides, now that you and my brother are both young, it's time to start a career. If you don't fight at this time, when will you fight? Even if the film is sold and compensated, at worst, you and my brother will be paid to Golden Harvest. Don't you The number one comedian in the Hong Kong comedy industry is worth only 100 million Hong Kong dollars?" Xu Guanwu continued to encourage.

Xu Guanjie wanted to object at the side, but after hearing what the second brother said, he couldn't help but fell into thinking.

"Brother, think about it, 100 million Hong Kong dollars may seem like a lot, but it's actually not that much. In the future, we won't be making a movie, and then every movie will be a big hit, but we have to divide the bonus in half, and they just want to buy it." It's too bad for us to pay 100 million Hong Kong dollars." Xu Guanwu continued.

When Xu Guanwen heard this, he immediately made up his mind, "Second brother is right, we really don't need to be so afraid, as long as this movie is a hit, we will have our own company in the future, why insist on giving others a share of the pie. "

Seeing that Xu Guanwen accepted his suggestion, Xu Guanwu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The reason why he insisted on borrowing money to make movies, and he didn't want Golden Harvest to take [-]% of the shares, was because he knew that the Xu brothers' movies would be big box office hits in the next ten years, and he didn't want to give people a piece of the pie. The city is such a bad example.

New Art City was also funded by theater tycoon Lei Juekun. The initial capital was only a few million Hong Kong dollars, but it accounted for the majority of the shares.But after that, every movie in New Arts City was a big hit, but they had to distribute most of the dividends to Lei Juekun in vain, and several decision-makers in the company, such as Ishida, Huang Boming and others, worked hard and worked hard, but they got a small amount of money. head.

People don't worry about scarcity but inequality. As a result, New Art City only persisted for ten years. When Hong Kong movies were at their peak, they collapsed.

Familiar with the cause and effect of New Art City, Xu Guanwu naturally does not want his brothers to repeat the same mistakes.

After Xu Guanwen made up his mind, he discussed with Mr. Zou Wenhuai again in the next few days.

After numerous negotiations, Zou Wenhuai finally agreed to give up his shareholding in the Xu Brothers Company, and at the same time lend money to Mr. Xu Guanwen for filming, but the amount dropped from 100 million Hong Kong dollars to 80 Hong Kong dollars. The brothers have to make ten films for Golden Harvest at the lowest price.

Although the start-up capital has been reduced from 100 million to 80, it is already great news for the Xu Brothers.

Because Xu Brothers' opening work "Ghost Horse Twin Stars" is actually a low-cost comedy film. The main actors are Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanjie brothers.As for props, costumes, cameras and other personnel, they can be rented from Golden Harvest Films.Therefore, 80 shots of "Ghost Horse Twin Stars" is more than enough.

After receiving the start-up funds, Xu Brothers Film Company chose an auspicious opportunity to open its doors, and the opening work "Ghost Horse Twin Stars" was also put on the stage immediately.

In capitalist Hong Kong, it is actually very simple to open a film company. You only need to pay some money to register a company.And the company's office should not be too big, with only one room and two desks, it can be officially opened.

Xu Guanwu looked at the humble office and couldn't help frowning, "Could it be that this is the legendary leather bag company? I've heard that there are many leather bag companies in the Hong Kong film industry, but I didn't expect this to be the case."

"Second Brother, why are you standing there? Hurry up and get ready, someone will congratulate you later." Xu Guanwen stood at the door with a neat suit and a smile on his face, with a big red flower pinned to his chest.

Xu Guanying and Xu Guanjie also had smiles on their faces, while directing the workers to arrange, while dealing with the media who came to interview.

It is a big news in the Hong Kong film industry that Xu Guanwen left his old club Shaw Brothers to set up a new family.Therefore, a lot of media came to interview today, but people focused on the eldest brother Xu Guanwen, the fourth brother Xu Guanjie, and even Xu Guanying were interviewed.But no one came to ask him about his second brother Xu Guanwu.

Xu Guanwu watched Xu Guanwen talking to the reporter, and Ah SAM also greeted his fans with a smile. It felt like watching live TV, which was fresh and interesting.

With the status of the two brothers Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanjie in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, many celebrities also came to congratulate them today.

Xu Guanwu watched the excitement from the sidelines. Most of the people who came were stars from Golden Harvest and other independent film companies. As for the stars from Shaw Brothers, there were very few who came, only some flower baskets with their names on them.

"Shao Daheng must have issued a gag order, so these people dare not come." Xu Guanwu thought to himself.

Although many celebrities came, Xu Guanwu hardly recognized anyone.

After all, the actresses in the 70s were too far away from him, and he hadn't seen a few movies starring them.

"It would be great if I was reborn in the 80s, then I would be able to see beauties like Wang Zuxian, Guan Zhilin, and Zhong Chuhong." Xu Guanwu secretly thought.

Xu Guanwu's interest faded a little because he didn't see his favorite star, and he stood by the side sullenly.

Only when Zou Daheng and He Guanchang showed up did he cheer up.

"Wow! It's Daheng Zou!" A cry came from the crowd, which woke Xu Guanwu who was bored aside.

He followed the prestige and saw a silver-white Rolls-Royce driving slowly.

High-end, domineering, instantly attracted the attention of the audience.

"Awu, Aying, Ajie, come with me to meet Mr. Zou." Xu Guanwen hurried forward with his three brothers.

The car door opened, and a middle-aged man in his 50s with gray hair got out of the car first.

Xu Guanwu was stunned for a moment. He had seen the photos before and knew that this person was not Zou Daheng.

"The one who can ride in the same car as Mr. Zou should be He Guanchang." Xu Guanwu's eyes lit up, and he knew that this Mr. He Guanchang was also a person not to be underestimated.

In the future, Cheng Long, the big brother in the Hong Kong film industry, and Mei Yanfang, the big sister in the music industry, both worship him as a godfather. He is Mr. Zou Wenhuai's right-hand man and one of Golden Harvest's pillars.

(End of this chapter)