The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 507
"Oriental Phantom" has become the most influential entertainment magazine in Hong Kong with its high-quality content and exquisite printing after more than a year of publication. The sales volume of each issue now exceeds [-] copies. It is a very popular magazine. Entertainment Weekly.

Wu Siyuan originally wanted to advertise on "Oriental Phantom" before, but considering that it is a media under the Xu Group, he had no choice but to choose another media that is not Xu's to place the advertisement, and the effect will be natural It will be greatly discounted.

A lot of money was spent, but the effect of boosting the box office was not obvious. For a while, Wu Siyuan felt like he was at the end of his rope.But I didn't expect that this issue of "Oriental Phantom" will focus on "Butterfly Change" in many reports, and it is simply praised as the best movie in Hong Kong that exists in the sky and has no underground.

Wu Siyuan was dumbfounded when he saw this report. He didn't understand why Xu would do this?In terms of friendship, he and Xu Guanwu have no friendship at all.Although he and Xu Guanwu had worked in Shaw Brothers, Wu Siyuan was already an assistant director at that time, while Xu Guanwu had just joined Shaw Brothers and had to start as a handyman.The status of the two people is almost sky-high, so naturally there is no intersection at ordinary times.

In addition, Xu Guanwu founded the Xu family later, and he defected to Jiahe's banner. Both parties are endless enemies, and they have no friendship with each other. I don't know why Xu Guanwu helped him this time?
Wu Siyuan couldn't figure it out, his head got dizzy when he thought about it.But although the reason has not been figured out, the publicity effect brought by this report is real.

As soon as the report about "Butterfly Change" in "Phantom of the East" was released, the box office of this movie immediately went up instead of down, and the box office of the day was [-]% higher than yesterday.In the following week, the theater's attendance rate was as high as [-] to [-]%, which finally gave Wu Siyuan the hope of making money.

But then a piece of news knocked him down again, Golden Harvest wanted to release "Butterfly Transformation" and then screen Zeng Zhiwei's "The House of the Flower Heart".

When the news reached Wu Siyuan's ears, he was instantly furious.

"Mr. Zou, Mr. He, "Butterfly Change" has an attendance rate of [-] to [-]%, and it is still very profitable. Why do you want to draw for no reason?" Wu Siyuan rushed into Zou Wenhuai's office in a hurry, and saw He Guan Chang was also there, whispering something to Zou Wenhuai, he was too anxious to say hello, he just opened his mouth and shouted loudly.

"Siyuan, sit down first. If you have something to say, don't be so impatient." Zou Wenhuai smiled and waved his hands.

Seeing this, Wu Siyuan was very anxious, but he sat down as he said, "Mr. Zou, what's going on, why did you want to draw "Butterfly Change" for no reason?"

""Butterfly Change" has been in theaters for three weeks, is it a normal thing to drop pictures now?" The more money the line loses. It is impossible for the company to lose money for a little bit of box office."

"The attendance rate of "Butterfly Change" was a bit low before, but after the report of "Oriental Phantom" this week, the attendance rate has risen to [-] to [-]%, and it is already a blockbuster movie." Wu Siyuan said quickly.

"That's right, I'm surprised at this point, why does "Oriental Phantom" magazine help you so much?" He Guanchang looked at Wu Siyuan coldly and said, "Siyuan, we Jiahe have always treated you well, and we will give you money if you ask for it. Important people ask for schedules for schedules, and now you are dealing with Mrs. Xu in private, do you still have Jiahe in your heart?"

"Mr. He, what do you mean by this sentence? Do you suspect that I have an affair with the Xu family?" Wu Siyuan stood up immediately when he heard it.He is an old-school filmmaker, and he still has morality in his heart. Now that he has defected to Golden Harvest, he wants to work hard in Golden Harvest. He didn't expect to be so suspicious now, and he couldn't help feeling extremely ashamed a feeling of.

"You are very clear in your heart whether there is any adultery, otherwise why would Mrs. Xu help you so much? Using eight pages of color pictures to help you publicize is really a great skill." He Guanchang said with a strange expression.

"Mr. Zou, Mr. He, I, Wu Siyuan, dare to swear to God, I have never had an affair with Mrs. Xu." Wu Siyuan raised his hand and said solemnly.

"That's weird. During the Spring Festival this year, I don't know who drove all the way to visit the crew of "Butterfly Change". an advertisement." He Guanchang said with a sneer, "Siyuan, you must never forget your roots."

"Hmph! Xu Guanwu went to visit the class, but I wasn't there at the time; I also discussed with you about inviting him to watch a movie; now he publishes the report of "Butterfly Change" purely to introduce good movies. You just take It would be too unfair to think that I had an affair with Mrs. Xu as evidence." Wu Siyuan couldn't help saying angrily when he heard what he said.

"Aren't these three pieces of evidence enough? Would it be fair to see you bring Siyuan Film Company to Xu's sect?" He Guanchang said coldly.

When Wu Siyuan heard this, his face turned ashen for a while, he didn't expect that He Guanchang had thought him so badly, no wonder his attitude was so indifferent.

"Mr. Zou, is that how you see me?" Wu Siyuan heard that He Guanchang had made his point clear, and knew that it was useless to argue with him, so he had to ask Zou Wenhuai for help.

"Achang, Siyuan, you all calm down first." Zou Wenhuai waved his hands and said, "Achang, Siyuan is an old courtier from the Shaw Brothers just like us. Siyuan thought so bad."

"Siyuan, Achang is also too angry, that's why his attitude is not friendly. You have to understand his difficulties." After Zou Wenhuai finished talking about He Guanchang, he turned around and said to Wu Siyuan, "That's good. For my sake, you alone let him go. How about one step?"

"Raymond, I'm also thinking about the company." He Guanchang heard Zou Wenhuai say this, and immediately defended himself.

Wu Siyuan thought for a while, but nodded, "Mr. Zou, I'll listen to you."

"Okay, in this case, let's take a step back for my sake." Zou Wenhuai nodded and said, "Achang, don't talk nonsense in the future, Siyuan is still one of us after all. But Siyuan you I also need to understand A Chang's mood, so it's good, in order to avoid the things that A Chang is really worried about, I think it's good, how about half of our family's shares in Siyuan Films?"

Wu Siyuan couldn't help being stunned, and looked at Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang in disbelief.It turned out that one of these two people played a bad face and the other played a red face, and the purpose was to take away his Siyuan Film Company.

Now he holds the majority of shares in Siyuan Pictures, and he can maintain relative independence when facing Golden Harvest.But if the shares of both parties are the same, and Golden Harvest has both money and theaters, then Wu Siyuan will not be able to speak in the company at all.At that time, people will be knives and I will be fish, and you can do whatever you want.

"Siyuan, we are actually doing it for your own good." Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "Go back and think about it carefully, and give us an answer within two days."

Wu Siyuan walked out of Zou Wenhuai's office in a daze, looking like a walking dead.

"Lei Meng, if you are so forced, you are not afraid that Wu Siyuan will jump over the wall in a hurry and really go to Xu's side?" He Guanchang looked back at Zou Wenhuai and said.

"He has also signed several film contracts with us. How can it be so easy to run away? Besides, New Line Films is planning to cooperate with us. We will have a lot of money by then. Are we afraid that there will be no talents for us to use?" Zou Wenhuai sneered, "Wu Siyuan has been refusing to agree to our request to expand the shareholding. He is obviously as rebellious as Xu Guanwu. If such a person can't surrender obediently, he can only be forced like this."

"New Line Films really intends to cooperate with us, which is really good news." He Guanchang said pleasantly.

"That's right. Although New Line Films is only a small distribution company, it has a good reputation in the United States. The most important thing is that it has more than 200 theaters, so it is the most suitable for distributing our films." Zou Wenhuai said with a smile, " Through it, we can distribute our films in the United States, and no longer allow Xu Guanwu to focus on his beauty."

"Actually, it's really thanks to him this time. If it wasn't for his "Project A", how could American film companies pay attention to our Hong Kong films?" He Guanchang also said with a smile.

"What I'm talking about is that the predecessors plant trees and the descendants enjoy the shade. Xu Guanwu never thought that he went to the United States to open up the market, but we were the ones who picked the fruits in the end." Zou Wenhuai also said with a smile, "Okay In two days, I will personally go to the United States to discuss the details of cooperation with them. It is estimated that our film will be released in the United States on a large scale before the end of the year."

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Wu Siyuan returned to the company in a daze, but his heart was full of claws and pain.The Siyuan Film Company has been his life's work. If Golden Harvest snatches it away, all his life's work will be over.Now he is still the boss of the company, and he will be an employee of Jiahe in the future.Now he can still make decisions for himself, but at that time he will become someone else's subordinate, flattening and rounding, and doing whatever he wants.

"I knew they were so dark, so I shouldn't have voted for him." Wu Siyuan couldn't help regretting. He regretted that he didn't see the person clearly at the time. When he saw that Golden Harvest was willing to pay for his filming, he was willing to hand over the good schedule. For his use, so he agreed to Jiahe's shareholding as soon as his head got hot.

But in fact, the Xu brothers had fallen out with Golden Harvest at that time, and the news in the newspapers was full of hype. He should have seen clearly who Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang were through those reports.

It's a pity that I was dazzled by the benefits at the time, but it is not easy to get away now.The most terrible thing is not Golden Harvest's shareholding in Siyuan Films, that shareholding is actually irrelevant to the overall situation.The most important thing is that he and Golden Harvest had signed a contract, stipulating that the films of Siyuan Film Company can only be shown in Golden Harvest Cinemas in the future, and there is a clause that five films must be screened every year.

At that time, Wu Siyuan was worried that there were many subsidiaries under Golden Harvest, and he was afraid that there would be no schedule for his own film company, so he added such a clause to the contract to ensure that his films could be released on schedule.

But now it was originally a life-saving clause, but now it has become a deadly sling, almost driving Wu Siyuan to death.

If five films are released in Golden Harvest every year, it means that he has to spend money to make five films every year.However, if he doesn’t give the arranged schedule to a high-investment movie, or arranges other strong movies to be released at the same time, or doesn’t promote the movie, the attendance rate will not be high after a few days of release, and the damage will naturally be Wu Siyuan. Interests.

And if you forcefully shoot one shot and make up five films at will, the quality of the film is naturally not flattering.In the end, it was the movie fans who were offended, and the image of Siyuan Film Company was damaged.

"Damn it, it's going to kill me." Wu Siyuan roared in extreme pain.

"Mr. Wu, what's the matter with you?" At this moment, Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng walked in, seeing Wu Siyuan's painful expression, they couldn't help asking with concern.

Wu Siyuan didn't want to tell this matter because it wasn't something glorious after all, but he already regarded Xu Ke as one of his own, and he didn't want to hide anything from him.Besides, I am at a loss now, maybe Xu Ke can help.So he bit the bullet and told the story again.

"Hey, I have a solution." Shi Nansheng said with a sudden smile.

"What way?" Wu Siyuan stared at Shi Nansheng with wide eyes.

"Ask Mrs. Xu for help." Shi Nansheng said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)