The king of ghost horse comedy

705 Back to Hong Kong

In the 80s, although 20th Century Fox successfully adapted "Superman" and won a super high box office, there was no boom in bringing comic heroes to the screen.

One is limited by the current conditions, and the power of comic heroes cannot be well displayed. The second is that the film adaptation of comic heroes has a huge investment, and the company cannot afford it if losses occur.

Barry Diller had previously adapted "Batman" into a TV series, but the cost was huge, but the ratings were not very satisfactory.Viewers wrote letters or called the TV station, saying that Batman was too weak to be a superhero in their minds.

There was nothing Barry Diller could do about it. After all, the cost was only so small. It was impossible to invest all the money just for the production of special effects. That would not be worth the candle.

Therefore, the TV series of "Batman" was only filmed for two seasons, and in the end it was cut down by the TV station in despair, because it was really not enough to make up for the cost.

Barry Diller originally wanted to persuade Xu Guanwu to think about it. After all, buying Marvel Comics for $200 million is indeed not a profitable deal.Now even if you rent a comic book hero to make a movie, the copyright fee is not too expensive, at best it can only cost hundreds of thousands to [-] million US dollars.

Five hundred million dollars is enough to rent hundreds of comic heroes. If one comic hero makes one movie, hundreds of comic heroes will make hundreds of movies. Calculated at the rate of three comic movies a year, hundreds of comics Movies can also be made for 100 years.

Xu Guanwu didn't think much about Barry Diller's suggestion. It is true that the copyright of comic heroes is relatively cheap now, but once the comic hero movies become popular, the copyright of comic heroes will also rise, and tens of millions of dollars may not be available down.

Moreover, the film and television adaptation rights granted by the comic company are also time-limited. If there are no new films being filmed within a few years, the portrait rights will be taken back directly.So it's better to buy Marvel directly while it's cheap now, and then own Spider-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, X-Man, Avengers, etc., are you afraid that there will be no money to make by then? ?

Seeing Xu Guanwu's insistence, Barry Diller had no choice but to agree, and sent someone to contact Marvel Comics, expecting a reply within a few days.

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Xu Guanwu put down the phone, and suddenly found that Lin Qingxia and other four beauties were looking at him. He couldn't help but smiled suspiciously, "What's wrong? I have flowers on my face?"

"No." Deng Lijun smiled, "We just feel that you are a big business worth [-] million US dollars, and it feels a little shocking."

Xu Guanwu smiled, it turned out to be the case.But to him, [-] million US dollars is actually just a number. With so much money like him, he is not too sensitive to so-called money.

To be honest, even if he spent 15 million US dollars to buy Marvel, he would still be worth it. After all, the global box office of an "Avengers" is [-] billion US dollars. Granville company at least has a net profit of [-] to [-] million US dollars, not to mention the development of subsequent peripheral products.

"Ah Wu, what kind of big business are you doing again?" Zhao Yazhi asked curiously.

"Oh, I just bought a comic book company." Xu Guanwu smiled and said.

"A comic company wants [-] million US dollars?! My God." Lin Qingxia couldn't help but lost her voice.In her mind, comic books are only read by children, and the cost is only a few cents, and it is not bad if they are worth hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars at most.There is no need for [-] million US dollars.

Zhao Yazhi and Deng Lijun were also taken aback, "Ah Wu, why is the comic company so expensive? Huang Yulang's comic company is not worth so much money. Don't be fooled by others."

"Of course not. With your husband and my ingenuity, I'm lucky if I don't cheat others. Who would dare to cheat me." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "Just wait and see, my [-] million is definitely nothing. worth it."

Seeing that he was so confident, the four beauties had no choice but to let him go.

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"By the way, after the concert in New York, I want to take a break." Deng Lijun said with a smile, seemingly speaking to Lin Qingxia and Zhao Yazhi, but looking at Xu Guanwu.

Xu Guanwu smiled, "That's fine, I'm tired after performing on the concert tour for two months, so it's good to take a break."

"Yes, I see that you have lost a lot of weight now." Lin Qingxia touched Deng Lijun's face and said, "Look, you have a pointed chin."

"Well, the concert tour is tiring and I can't eat well, so it's inevitable to lose weight. So I want to go back to Hong Kong to recuperate." Deng Lijun said with a smile, "By the way, I will prepare for the concerts in Hong Kong and Nanyang. .”

"Alright, I will bring your parents to Hong Kong to reunite with you at that time." Xu Guanwu nodded and said, "You haven't seen them for a while."

Deng Lijun smiled gratefully at Xu Guanwu, "Yeah, speaking of which, I really miss them."

"In that case, I will go back to Hong Kong with you, but I don't know if I will attract reporters from Taiwan if I go to Hong Kong." Hu Yinmeng said worriedly.

"Don't worry, Ah Wu is in Hong Kong, let's see if any newspaper reporter dares to mess around." Lin Qingxia laughed.

"What you said made me look like the leader of the Black Society." Xu Guanwu laughed.

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Two days later, when Deng Lijun finished her last performance in New York, the concert tour finally came to an end, and then she returned to Hong Kong with Xu Guanwu and others.

Xu Guanwu's return to Hong Kong this time can be called a return with honor.Not only is it another win at the Academy Awards, but it is also the first time a Hong Kong filmmaker has entered 20th Century Fox, which is like a fantasy.

For a while, the popularity of the Xu Group in Hong Kong increased greatly, and countless small and medium-sized film companies came to join them. They all wanted to use the Xu Group to distribute their films in the United States through 20th Century Fox.Even if Jiahe and Shaw Brothers were stubborn before, they still have to admit that Xu Shi has become the veritable boss of the Hong Kong film industry.

Xu Guanwu was also very happy about this, but although so many film companies came to vote, he was not dazzled by it.It is not difficult for film companies to cooperate. First of all, they have to check their qualifications. Those with insufficient qualifications will not be considered at all.

Film companies that follow suit and have no innovation will not be considered.Only those film companies that are serious about making movies and have a certain quality and level, the Xu Group will cooperate with him, and the cooperation is not once and for all. The assessment work is going on all the time. If you have cooperated, you will be removed from the list of cooperation in the future.

Because the Xu Group now has the only distribution channel in North American theaters, and Hong Kong movies released in North America usually have a box office ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. Basically, if the movie can be released there, the film company will You can make a steady profit without losing money, so there are still many film companies rushing to cooperate.

Originally, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers had already attracted a group of film companies to join their ranks through various measures, but now that Xu Guanwu did this, they lost [-]% to [-]% in a hurry, which made Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest hate it.

The Xu family has made big moves in the beginning of this spring. The Xu brothers, who had a window of time last year, came out again this year. The new film "Modern Bodyguard" is unusual in terms of name. Zhou Runfa, Zhang Guorong, and Zhong Chuhong's blockbuster "Across the World" specially invited Jiahe Directed by Wu Yusen, the famous director, went to Paris, France to shoot the location. At first glance, it is not inferior to the super blockbuster "Plan A".Hong Jingbao, Cheng Long, and Yuan Biao went to Spain to shoot the location of their new masterpiece "Food Truck" after half a year of dormancy, and will invite the beautiful Miss Spain champion Laura Fangna to star together. It is said that this movie is also a very exciting action movie .In addition, the news that Lin Qingxia will not make a literary film this year and will make an action film is really eye-catching.

Almost all the leading actors in action movies in Hong Kong are now men. Although male stars shoot action movies with vigor and vigor, people's blood boils when they watch them.But if there is a heroic female star, I am afraid that it will not only be able to see wonderful fights.If a beautiful woman like Lin Qingxia can fight on the screen, it is actually quite exciting.

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After returning from the United States, Lin Qingxia continued to devote herself to training. At the same time, the crew of "The Royal Sister: The Royal Warrior" was also in preparation. Zhang Jian, Xu's leading action film director, was in charge of directing this film. Others like Lu Liangwei, Chen Guantai, Famous actors such as Qin Pei also joined the cast with a star-studded momentum, and Lin Qingxia must be able to make a successful transition with this movie.

Zhao Yazhi also opened a play called "The Announcer", co-starred by Zhao Yazhi, Miao Qiaowei, Feng Cuifan, etc. After returning, she was busy filming, leaving early and returning late.

After Hu Yinmeng and Deng Lijun returned to Hong Kong together, they both had secrets and did not live together. Hu Yinmeng rented a house in Wong Tai Sin District under the pretext of wanting to clean up.Deng Lijun lived next to the former Xu Group headquarters on the grounds that she had to practice her voice early in the morning to avoid disturbing others.

Now Lin Qingxia and Zhao Yazhi are both busy with their respective careers, and they are not at home every day. Naturally, Xu Guanwu was given the opportunity to accompany Deng Lijun in the morning and Hu Yinmeng in the afternoon. They ran very diligently on both sides.

After Xu Guanwu's hard work, Hu Yinmeng finally conceived a baby.However, she did not abide by the previous agreement. After having a baby, she took the child to live in seclusion, but planned to continue to maintain an underground relationship with Xu Guanwu.

Deng Lijun originally wanted to give birth to a baby for Xu Guanwu, but because the concert was going to be held soon, she was afraid that the pregnancy would affect the fetus, so this plan had to be postponed.

It is worth mentioning that after the Li Ao case ended, the media in Hong Kong and Taiwan did not stop reporting on Hu Yinmeng. Most of them still focused on the scandal between her and Xu Guanwu. The resentful couple, who are willing to bear the infamy and want to be together, said that Li Ao's case was actually framed by Xu Guanwu, and the Taiwan government took advantage of the situation to clean up Li Ao.

This statement made Xu Guanwu a little speechless. If he wanted to harm Li Ao, would he still have to frame him? He would just ask someone to cut him into 18 yuan and throw him into the sea to feed the sharks. Why is it so troublesome?Really make up news without using your brain.

During Deng Lijun's lingering relationship with Xu Guanwu, she was also preparing for her concert in Hong Kong.Her popularity in Hong Kong has always been very high, and she is on par with Xu Xiaofeng, the eldest sister of Yesung Records.But compared to the influence in the world, of course Deng Lijun should go to a higher level.

In preparation for the concert in Hong Kong this time, Xu Guanwu specially asked TVB to make a music album for Deng Lijun in order to make her more influential, and filmed several MVs of classic songs for her, which were played in prime time on the TV station in turn, making Deng Lijun sweet The singing resounded through Xiangjiang again.

For Xu Guanwu's good intentions, Deng Lijun was naturally very grateful, and personally cooked a table of delicious dishes for him to reward him, and it was a joy for Xu Guanwu to eat.

"Stanley, I want to retire at the age of 30." Deng Lijun said to Xu Guanwu.

"Okay." Xu Guanwu smiled, "Retire, I will take care of you when the time comes."

Deng Lijun smiled, "Are you really willing to support me?"

"That's natural, you are my woman, who else will I raise?" Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

Hearing what Xu Guanwu said, Deng Lijun couldn't help laughing sweetly.

(End of this chapter)