The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 564 Retire? !

After the Oscar Awards Ceremony, Xu Guanwu returned to Hong Kong with his wife and son.

Before he left, he had seen the script of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" written by 20th Century Fox's queen screenwriter, which was roughly similar to the storyline he described.It's just more reasonable, more detailed, and more terrifying than what Xu Guanwu said. After all, it has been many years since Xu Guanwu watched that movie, and I can't remember many details.

Xu Guanwu was very satisfied with the script, and then asked Richard and David to shoot.However, the "First Blood" he specifically mentioned seemed to have disappeared for some reason. Richard and David searched hard for half a month but couldn't find it, which made Xu Guanwu feel puzzled.

Before he left, he ordered the two to continue searching, and if they couldn't find the book, they would call him and tell him.He would write the story to Richard and David first, change it before shooting.If the original author comes out at that time, he can spend money to make up for his loss.

There have been precedents for this kind of thing in the American film industry, but not too many, because if the author of the original work is really pursued, it is very likely that the film will not be released after filming, and all previous investments will be lost in vain.Even if an agreement can be reached with the author of the original work in the end, they may be bitten hard in terms of money, so generally American film companies will not use this method of cutting first and playing later when making movies.In addition, the American publishing industry is very developed. Newspapers, magazines, books, comics, etc. produce more than one million stories every year. Film companies do not lack stories to invest in, so naturally they rarely take this risk.

Xu Guanwu also had the idea of ​​investing in the "First Blood" series because of its popularity.If he really can't find the original work, then he has no choice but to play it later, but it is not impossible to avoid risks.In addition to the well-known name change, there are other movie details that can also be changed. As long as the modification reaches a certain percentage, it will not be judged as an infringement.

In fact, although Europe and the United States are very strict about copyright management, the phenomenon of "twins" is still very common. After all, the output of light scripts in the United States exceeds [-] copies every year, and there are naturally some references.But as long as the modification is so good that no one can see the clues, it can actually pass the test smoothly.According to an old Chinese proverb, "A large number of articles in the world have been copied", depending on whether you know how to copy.

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On the second day after returning to Hong Kong, Xu Guanwu visited the crew of "Love in a Fallen City".

He originally planned to go to see Lin Qingxia last night, but after he went, he found the door was closed. He asked the nanny who stayed behind and found out that Lin Qingxia rented a room in a hotel next to the studio because of filming, and took her daughter I also brought it with my servant, so that after filming, I didn't have to travel long distances, and came across the sea from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island.And the interval between filming can also tease my daughter by the way.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help feeling his cheeks burn when he heard this, knowing that he owed too much to Qingxia's mother and daughter.

Returning home in a daze, Zhao Yazhi saw his listless look, and couldn't help asking strangely, "Didn't you go to see Qingxia? Why was she angry and didn't let you in?"

"No, Qingxia brought Sichen to live in a hotel next to the studio, I thought I'd go directly to the studio tomorrow." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said.

"That's good, the clothes I chose for their mother and daughter have just been delivered from the airport, and you just give them to her when you go to see her tomorrow." Zhao Yazhi nodded and said.

Xu Guanwu smiled, "Ah Zhi, you are so thoughtful, I almost forgot about it."

"Are you anxious to see their mother and daughter, how can you care about other things?" Zhao Yazhi sighed, "Speaking of which, it seems a little wrong for us to keep their mother and daughter in Hong Kong this time."

"Forget it, I've already done everything, and why should I mention him. I'll try to make up for their mother and daughter later." Xu Guanwu thought for a while and said, "By the way, I plan to mention it to my elder brother in the next few days. Regarding the matter of retirement, I will no longer intervene in the management of major and minor affairs in Hong Kong."

"Then have you selected your successor? My eldest brother is a good editor and director. I'm afraid he is beyond his capabilities to run a company as large as the Xu Group. Not to mention Ah Ying, who is so big and still looks like a little girl." Just like children. Ah SAM is unrivaled in singing, but managing companies is not his specialty. If the company is handed over to outsiders, I am afraid that if the company is hollowed out by someone else, then the Xu Group will be destroyed. I'm in trouble." Zhao Yazhi couldn't help retorting when she heard Xu Guanwu bring up the matter of retirement again.

Xu Guanwu mentioned retirement once before, which made Zhao Yazhi very worried.After staying in the United States for half a month, seeing that Xu Guanwu still invests and manages angel investment funds as usual, Zhao Yazhi thought that his idea of ​​retiring had been given up.Unexpectedly, just after returning to Hong Kong, Xu Guanwu brought up this matter again, which made her feel very distressed.

Although my family has so much money now that I can't spend it all in my next life, but who in the world would think that I have too much money?Besides, the company is now managed by Xu Guanwu, she is a veritable proprietress, not to mention that it will be much more convenient in terms of money, just walking in the company with the admiring eyes of everyone can make people feel smug.And if the company is handed over to other people, the so-called county magistrate is not as good as the current management. Even if the company still belongs to the Xu family, if you want to have any preferential treatment, you still need to go through one more level. It is not as good as your husband in power The convenience that comes from time to time.

In addition, Xu Guanwu usually has work that involves his energy, so he doesn't have so much time to go out and spend time. If he really retires one day, the devil will believe that he will stay at home and watch TV.When going out to play, Hun'er might be hooked by some fox, so naturally Zhao Yazhi should be extra careful.

"The company's affairs are managed by a seven-person group meeting. When you and I were recuperating in the mainland, they managed it well." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "Besides, I haven't disappeared from the world. If there is any You can call me for important matters, even if I am in the United States or Europe, I can get back within a day."

"It's better not to retire so early. After all, the Xu Group is our family's business. You really don't have to worry about letting others take care of it? You won't care about the management company. If someone ruins the company, when the time comes Not only did you lose money, but your hard work for so many years was also wasted?" Zhao Yazhi couldn't help but said again.

"I know what you're thinking. Your business in the United States is booming now. You feel that the business in Hong Kong is small and messy, and you don't want to focus on it. That's why you want to abdicate. But you It’s better to find a talented person who can ascend to the throne first. The seven-member team is indeed capable, but as the saying goes, there are thousands of people in a family and one head. Although I don’t know how to do business, I also know that shopping malls are like battlefields. It will change at any time. If you have to hold a seven-person group meeting every time something happens, not only will the company miss a lot of good opportunities, but even the seven-person group meeting will involve too much energy. The seven of them are independent What if there is a mistake in the branch where they lost their talents?"

"If you really want to retire, I won't stop you, but I still hope that you can choose a good successor and don't let the company be ruined." Zhao Yazhi finally looked at Xu Guanwu affectionately.

Xu Guanwu was stunned, he didn't expect Ah Zhi to have such a deep insight into this matter, he couldn't help being a little impressed.But although what Zhao Yazhi said was very reasonable, for Xu Guanwu, there was actually no solution.Everyone in the seven-member team has the ability to act on their own. To be honest, any one selected will know more about shopping malls than him.Xu Guanwu has always managed the company carelessly, relying on his memory of his previous life to be able to get away with it, and he was lucky enough to become the golden hand in the hearts of Hong Kong people.But in fact, when it comes to the ability to manage the company, he is not even as good as Liang Shuyi, a female class.

After all, he has never relied on the memory of his previous life. From a small weather forecast announcer, he was promoted to a TVB program director with less than one person and more than [-] people. He has successively served as the manager of Jiayi TV and Asia TV. One of the real strong women.

Among the group of seven, Mai Jia, the big boss of New Art City, not only knows how to make movies, but also knows how to start a company.That's why Xinyicheng has developed from a small independent production company to one of the three major film companies that can compete with Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers.He can also be regarded as a hero in the film industry.

Hong Jingbao, the well-deserved big brother of the Hong Kong film industry, once opened three film companies himself, and supported Debao Film Company by himself. The film production of Baohe Film Company once accounted for two-thirds of Golden Harvest's annual film production.Such sturdy data naturally demonstrated Hong Jingbao's super strength, which made people dissatisfied.

Zheng Donghan, the president of Polygram Asia, later founded the Gold Medal Gale Record Company, which was once the overlord of the Chinese record industry.Naturally, he has his own specialties in managing the company, just like the current YESUNG Records under his management is more prosperous than the old record companies Polygram, EMI, Diamond Records and so on.

Needless to say about the others, everyone is an outstanding talent who can stand alone, and knows how to manage the company better than Xu Guanwu, who was just an ordinary white-collar before.

Xu Guanwu's family knows his own affairs, and he has been able to go smoothly for so many years not because of his own business skills, but because of his own memory of his previous life.He is now like a renminbi player at level [-] chasing an ordinary player at level [-], and he belongs to the type of person who has cheated.In the beginning, it was fun to slash people and explode equipment, but after so many years, he was really bored.

There are not many things in Hong Kong that can make him feel challenged. If it wasn't for the fear that Xu's film industry would lose competition, the quality of drama series would plummet like that of TVB in the new century. bought it.Although these two companies are theater chains, film libraries, and celebrities, they seem to be very valuable, but if they die, they will be settled with [-] million US dollars, which is less than the box office dividend of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" income.

As for Jiayi and Li's TV stations, if it weren't for the fact that there is a law in Hong Kong that does not allow the monopoly of radio and television, Xu Guanwu would have bought them long ago with banknotes.Sir Shao has already planned to sell. The Australian consortium has been trying to sell Li from the day it took over, but now that TVB is the only one, the world knows that it is too difficult to make Li bigger. , so although the asking price of the Australian consortium has been lower and lower, no one is willing to take over.

The same goes for Jiayi TV Station. Sir Shao only wanted to recover his investment over the past year. It was already a very conscientious price, but no one was willing to accept this money-losing product, which made Sir Shao so worried that he should have come There is no news about the second Miss Oriental beauty pageant held at that time.

As for record companies, PolyGram and EMI still have the strength to fight, and Yesheng Records under the Xu Group does not dominate the world.However, if you want to talk about which singer is the most popular in Hong Kong, which singer has the most fans, and which singer has the highest record sales, people still say Yesung.

(End of this chapter)