The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 689 Depressed Jiahe

The three people who drank the juice with the mysterious powder all fell into a drowsy sleep, and were not woken up by the flight attendant until the plane landed in Hong Kong.

When Xu Guanwu woke up and found that he had returned to Hong Kong, he couldn't help being very surprised. He didn't remember how he fell asleep, it felt like he had a long dream.

Zhong Chuhong was also a little surprised after waking up, she was very excited every time she took a plane, not to mention she couldn't bear to read even when she was sleeping, she never thought that she slept so comfortably this time.If it wasn't for the fact that her clothes were intact, she would have wondered if someone had given her anesthesia.

After Guan Zhilin woke up, her face was full of frustration, and she kept cursing in a low voice, "Liar, damn liar, what are you talking about, the Spanish fly, once you drink it, you will burst into lust, but it turns out it's just sleeping pills. Liar!"

Xu Guanwu couldn't help frowning when he heard her muttering, "What's the matter, what are you talking about?"

"Oh, nothing, nothing..." Guan Zhilin said, "Mr. Xu, Miss Zhong, let's get off the plane."

Xu Guanwu nodded, "Miss Zhong, don't forget what I told you earlier."

Zhong Chuhong smiled, "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, I have a measure."

"That's good." Xu Guanwu nodded, and took the two off the plane together.

"You go home first, and I'll call you when I'm free." Xu Guanwu said to Guan Zhilin.

Although Guan Zhilin was a little bit reluctant, since Xu Guanwu said so, she had no choice but to take a taxi home first.As for her missing for two days for no reason, whether the TV station will punish her for this, Guan Zhilin doesn't care in her heart.

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When Xu Guanwu returned home by car, he saw that the house was still empty, Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia still lived in Lantau Island and did not come back.

Xu Guanwu didn't dare to hope that they would forgive him soon, and he had to get used to living alone. This is not difficult for him, after all, he has lived alone for 30 years.It's just that Xiao Sichen and Xiao Simo, a pair of children, are not around, which makes him very worried.

"Did you call back after my wife left?" Xu Guanwu asked.

"Not yet." The servant replied.

"Oh, that's all, go get busy." Xu Guanwu waved his hands and picked up the newspaper on the table, wanting to see what happened in Hong Kong during the two days he went to France.

Turning to the headline of the newspaper, I saw that "Liu's fraud case has been concluded, setting a record for sky-high compensation. Liu's wife was sentenced to seven years in prison."

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel moved. He didn't expect that the judgment of this case was too fast, probably because of the pressure exerted by the US consulate.The newspaper said that Mrs. Liu would pay $2000 million to Steve Wanda in accordance with the amount agreed in the contract, and Bao Yongqin was also sentenced to seven years in prison for huge commercial fraud.

This judgment is not unreasonable, as expected, the news below said that Mrs. Liu did not agree with this judgment, and vowed to continue to appeal even if she went to London.

Some media are also playing up the matter, believing that the punishment is so severe because the Hong Kong government is under pressure from the United States.This judgment has a strong intervention by external forces, so it is a very unfair judgment.

Of course, some people think that the facts of Liu's fraud case are clear, the evidence is conclusive, and it has caused quite a bad influence.There is no doubt about the court's verdict.People who violate commercial contracts should indeed be severely punished by law.

After Xu Guanwu finished reading it, he couldn't help smiling. He didn't care what the media said, he just wanted the Liu family to disappear in Hong Kong.Since they're going to sue London, let them sue.If this kind of lawsuit goes on for a few years, he can fully sustain it, but the Liu family may go bankrupt due to the high litigation and lawyer fees.

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Flipping through the report on Liu's fraud case, and then looking at the entertainment section, I saw that Xu Anhua's "Crash into the Right" has been officially released, and it seems that the box office on the first day was not bad.It is estimated that this time Teddy Robin can make a fortune again.

At the same time as "Crash into the Right" directed by Xu Anhua, there is also "The First Dangerous" produced by Siyuan Film Company and distributed by Golden Harvest Film Company.

This film is directed again by the cutting-edge director Xu Ke, telling the story of juvenile delinquency.Because the subject matter was too dark and full of violent scenes, it was almost treated as a banned film when it was sent to the prosecutor's office for inspection.

Later, Xu Ke took it back and edited it again. After deleting a large number of violent scenes, the film was finally released.However, according to the introduction in the newspaper, although this film has a good reputation, it is still a bit crazy and over the top.It was criticized by many citizens in Hong Kong, and the box office performance was not satisfactory.

When Xu Guanwu read the film reviews, he knew that Xu Ke might be in trouble again this time. If three films in a row didn't sell well, then Xu Ke's career as a director might come to an end.Any company that makes a movie is to make money. Although Xu Ke's movies have a good reputation, if they fail at the box office, the movie company will be so depressed that they vomit blood.

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Now Wu Siyuan is so depressed that he is about to vomit blood. "The First Type of Danger" is a movie he has high hopes for, and it is also Xu Ke's dream of turning himself around.But first, it was sent to the prosecutor's office for review and was almost killed. Finally, it was re-edited and released, but it was criticized by the outside world.

Wu Siyuan is now also speechless to Xu Ke, telling him not to shoot such dark subjects, but he still refuses to listen.As expected, there was trouble this time.The box office on the first day of release was only 20, but this film was shot with 80.At least two weeks must be left before the cost can be barely recovered.

But Wu Siyuan now vaguely heard that some civic groups have protested to the Hong Kong government, applying to ban perverse films like "The First Type of Danger", so as not to have a negative impact on Hong Kong teenagers.If the Hong Kong government really adopts the suggestion of the citizen group, then "The First Danger" will not only be unavailable for release in Hong Kong, even the takeaway copyright will be impossible.

Because Hong Kong's film censorship system is still relatively loose, if this film is banned in Hong Kong, it will be difficult to release it in other countries.

So Wu Siyuan asked someone to help plead with the Hong Kong government, and at the same time asked Zou Wenhuai to help send the film to the United States.Movies in the United States have long implemented a rating system, so some large-scale movies can also be shown in specific theaters.Since it can be screened, it is better than being banned and left in the warehouse to collect ashes.

However, Zou Wenhuai actually has some difficulties. In the past two years, he has established a cooperative relationship with New Line Films in the United States, releasing some Hong Kong films and showing them in theaters under New Line.Although most of the box office is hundreds of thousands to one million US dollars, the accumulation of small things also adds a lot of income to Golden Harvest every year.

But now New Line Films is in a difficult business situation. This company started out by developing American university theaters. Because it faces energetic young people, low-budget horror films are more popular and new. The magic weapon for online companies to start.

Low-budget horror films are not mainstream in Hollywood, and are usually produced by small studios and distributed by New Line Films.Other major Hollywood distribution companies simply disdain to distribute such low-cost horror films.In this way, New Line Films can enjoy greater bargaining power and can take a higher share of the box office.

But since Xu Guanwu started to invest in low-budget horror films, the advantages of small cost and high profits immediately appeared, and attracted the interest of many Hollywood distribution companies.So they also joined the ranks of releasing horror films one after another.

It usually costs less than a million dollars to make a small-budget horror film in the United States, and if it is released successfully, like "Moonlight Panic" and "NO.13 Friday", the box office is likely to reach thousands of dollars. Ten thousand U.S. dollars.Compared with the investment of less than a million dollars, it is like picking up money for nothing.

When many distribution companies began to compete for the horror film market, New Line Films' market share was naturally being squeezed.Every horror film released before, New Line Films may buy it out for $50, $70.But now it costs more than a million dollars.The increase in costs brings about an increase in operational pressure.

While some horror flicks have achieved maddeningly high box office results, many more have barely managed to break even.But when people are jealous of the high box office of horror films such as "Moonlight Panic" and "NO.13 Friday", people will subconsciously choose to ignore those horror films that are losing money.

All of a sudden, horror films that were likely to be blockbusters, or that were not likely to be blockbusters at all, were looted. In order to maintain the company's operations, New Line Company had to join the ranks of looting, and thus bought some movies that were not blockbusters.

In the past two years, New Line Films’ profits were in the tens of millions of dollars, but last year New Line Films experienced a loss for the first time. Although it only lost tens of thousands of dollars, it was a very bad news for the company. Signal.

And because New Line Films has fallen into a decline in the distribution of films, the cooperation with Hong Kong Golden Harvest has naturally also faced a crisis.The attendance rate of Golden Harvest's movies on New Line is not very high. The main reason is that Redstone's National Entertainment Company is also aggressively distributing Hong Kong movies, and Hong Kong movies can now be seen on TV.

China Dragon Channel, with a monthly rent of only twelve dollars, can enjoy good-looking and wonderful Hong Kong movies all day long.Xu's Hong Kong films have high investment, big scenes, and exciting stories. They are much better than Golden Harvest's old-fashioned kung fu movies.People can enjoy higher-quality movies at home, and who will go to the cinema to buy tickets? !
Last year, Golden Harvest sent [-] films to New Line Films, with an average of two and a half films per month.But this year, it's already March, and only two movies have been delivered, and the sales have dropped sharply.

So when he heard Wu Siyuan's request for help, Zou Wenhuai also said that he was powerless and could not help Wu Siyuan at all.This made Wu Siyuan feel even more lost.To be honest, the United States is his last hope. If he can't even enter the market there, once the government really orders the film to be banned, then his 80 investment will definitely not be recovered.

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Unlike Wu Siyuan who was depressed, Guan Zhilin felt very happy.I went to Paris with Xu Guanwu, although she didn't have a good time shopping because of Zhong Chuhong's light bulb.However, she still received several small gifts from Xu Guanwu, such as JOY's perfume, a cute and small crystal duck, and a Hamilton diamond watch, each of which is of great value.

Thinking that she was able to go to France again, and received so many valuable gifts, and what she paid was just a night of debauchery, Guan Zhilin felt that she really made a lot of money.

"Sister ROSA, where have you been? Why are you coming back now? The producers and directors in the station are looking for you everywhere." Seeing Guan Zhilin returning triumphantly, Li Saifeng couldn't help asking in surprise.

"You won't believe it. I accompanied Mr. Xu to France. Look, these are all small gifts he bought for me." Guan Zhilin put it all together and said.

Li Saifeng couldn't help being jealous when he saw it, "God, he is so kind to you. Look at this watch, it's all set with diamonds, it's so eye-catching."

"Of course it's diamonds, twenty carats in total." Guan Zhilin said with a smile.

"Wow, I'm so envious of you." Li Saifeng said with starry eyes, "But what about the TV station?"

"I'll let him die!" Guan Zhilin said disdainfully.

(End of this chapter)