The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 54
Hong Kong, Golden Harvest.

"What?! He has handed over Taiwan's publishing rights to the Bamboo Union Gang? You bastard!" Zou Wenhuai slapped the table and cursed.

"Raymond, don't be angry. The most important thing now is that we have received the deposit from the Taiwanese film studio, and now there is no film to hand over to them, so what should we do?" He Guanchang was at a loss.

After "The Snake Shaped Hand" was released, the box office has skyrocketed, quickly surpassing the box office of one million Hong Kong dollars.

This film, which was all led by newcomers, became the most dazzling dark horse in the first half of [-], and naturally attracted the attention of Taiwanese filmmakers.

And starring Xu Guanying, the third brother of the Xu Brothers, the second comedy film of Xu Brothers Company has not yet been released and has been highly anticipated.

The reason is that "Ghost Horse Twin Stars" is so popular, it not only created a new box office record in Hong Kong, but also achieved good box office results in Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries.

Therefore, early on, Taiwanese filmmakers piled money on Zou Wenhuai's desk, begging him to hand over the distribution rights of the two films to himself.

After Zou Wenhuai received the money, he also guaranteed in every possible way that he would definitely hand over the distribution rights of the two films to him.

However, when He Guanchang and Xu Guanwen discussed the issue of distribution in Taiwan, they were told that the distribution rights of these two films had already been handed over to Zhang Anle of the Taiwan Bamboo Union Gang.

He Guanchang who heard the news almost vomited blood on the spot, he rushed back to report to Zou Wenhuai, but Zou Wenhuai was almost blown up too.

When they sold the distribution rights of "Ghost Horse Twin Stars" to Lin Rongfeng, Golden Harvest received nearly 200 million red envelopes in private.

Even if "Snake-shaped Diao Shou" and "Fat Qian Han" are not so popular, the two movies add up to two to three million benefits.

Unexpectedly, they are all gone now, and the worst thing is that Zou Wenhuai has already received a deposit.If the distribution rights cannot be handed over by then, then the Taiwanese film studios will not be easy to mess with.

When he thought of being chased by those Taiwanese filmmakers who beat him to the bone, Zou Wenhuai shuddered.

"Raymond, in my opinion, it's not too late. We should explain to Taiwan as soon as possible. At most, we will pay some liquidated damages." He Guanchang suggested.

Zou Wenhuai nodded, "Ah Chang, have a good talk with Taiwan and try to appease their temper. If they are really angry, tell them that in the second half of the year all of our movies will be reduced by 10% in price."

"Okay, Taiwanese film companies have been cooperating with us for a long time, and it's not difficult to appease them." He Guanchang said, "The most abominable thing is that the Xu brothers have bypassed us and contacted Taiwan without permission. Let's take it seriously. Raymond, don't let them go easily, I suggest that "Fat Qian Han" be released immediately, and at the same time, "Serpentine Hands" and "Fat Qian Han" are prohibited from being released in Southeast Asia."

"I agree with the drawing of "Fat Qian Han" immediately, but Nanyang Cathay Pacific has some difficulties. You also know that they are all businessmen. The last "Ghost and Horse Twin Stars" made them a lot of money, and these two new films With such blockbusters in Hong Kong, they will not let go of these two good films." Zou Wenhuai mused.

"Let's say hello first, because of our previous friendship, maybe we will agree to our request." He Guanchang also said helplessly.

……

"Brother, it's not good. Golden Harvest Cinemas informed us that "Fat Qian Han" will be released today." Xu Guanjie rushed into the office and shouted.

"What?!" Xu Guanwen, who was conceiving the script, stood up abruptly when he heard the bad news.

boom!With too much force, his knee hit the table, causing his facial features to twist in pain.

"They said that the attendance rate of "Fat Qian Han" is too low, and it will lose money if it continues to be released, so they decided to release the painting today." Xu Guanjie said out of breath.

"Damn it, I just went to see it on the street when I got up early today, and there are still people queuing up to buy tickets at the entrance of the theater, how could the attendance rate be low?" Xu Guanwen said angrily.

"Brother, this is just an excuse. In my opinion, the real reason is that we bypassed Golden Harvest and handed over the publishing rights of "Snake-shaped Diao Hand" and "Fat Qian Han" to the Zhulian Gang, and Golden Harvest didn't get any benefit from it. " Xu Guanjie said coldly.

"Hmph! The Xu Brothers Company is an independent production company, and the films they make own their own copyrights, so why can't they be distributed by others?!" Xu Guanwen patted the table and shouted, "The last "Ghost and Horse Twin Stars" just swallowed it." It paid me millions, and this time I want to reach out again, it's really greedy!"

"Brother, I'm worried that this is not the worst news." Xu Guanjie thought for a while, "What if they don't let us show in Nanyang? You also know that Golden Harvest was originally supported by Nanyang Cathay Pacific. If they work together to boycott We, then we are out of luck."

After hearing these words, Xu Guanwen immediately calmed down.

Nanyang is one of the main dumping grounds for Hong Kong movies. There are two main theater lines there, one is owned by Shaw Brothers, and there are more than [-] theaters in total.

The other theater chain is owned by Cathay Pacific, which is MP & GI, which previously competed with Shaw Brothers.Since all the company's top executives were killed in a plane crash, Cathay Pacific has terminated the production business and is only responsible for theatrical chains and film distribution.

The reason why Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang were able to establish Golden Harvest was secretly supported by Cathay Pacific.Cathay Pacific is also responsible for the distribution of Golden Harvest's films in Nanyang.

The Hui Brothers' films are distributed in Nanyang, and they all rely on Golden Harvest and Cathay Pacific.Now that Golden Harvest has been spoiled because of the distribution rights, the distribution of "Serpentine" and "Fat Qian Han" in Nanyang will be in danger.

To Xu Guanwen, the loss of Nanyang, a box office powerhouse, is undoubtedly a blow like a bolt from the blue.

"Brother, we must find a way to save it as soon as possible." Xu Guanjie urged.

"How can there be any way? In the final analysis, it is because of the money problem." Xu Guanwen said angrily, "The distribution rights have been handed over to the Zhulian Gang, and if they want to come back, they will surely ascend to the sky. Although Taiwanese film producers are ungrateful for profit, they are still businessmen. , and made some sense. Those people are so good at it, if they offend, they will die."

"Then you can't sit still!" Xu Guanjie scratched his head and said.

"Call the second brother, this matter is caused by him, let's see how he handles it." Xu Guanwen scolded, "I said a long time ago not to deal with those people, but he just doesn't listen. Those people can afford to provoke Is it? I want to fly into the sky before my hair grows, and sooner or later I will fall to his death!"

……

After receiving Xu Guanjie's call, Xu Guanwu was not very surprised, because he knew that sooner or later the Xu Brothers Company and Golden Harvest would turn against each other, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

"Don't worry about Nanyang. Although they belong to Cathay Pacific, they are in disarray. Merchants are chasing profit. As long as it is a good film, are they afraid that they won't want to make money?" Xu Guanwu said confidently.

Although Golden Harvest was supported by Cathay Pacific, when New Art City rose in the 80s and was inextricably fighting with Golden Harvest, Cathay Pacific, which was supposed to belong to the same trench as Golden Harvest, released New Art City movies in a big way. The movie made a big impact.

Therefore, shopping malls are like battlefields, with only eternal interests and no eternal enemies.

(End of this chapter)