Rebirth: Rising Hong Kong

Shaw Brothers Film Company.

Office of the General Manager of the Production Department.

When Zou Wenhuai learned that "The One-Armed Swordsman" had exceeded one million at the box office, he was not surprised, but shocked, and secretly said, "Not good!"

At the same time, Ding Lingling, the phone on his desk rang, and when he answered the phone, there was only one sentence, "Is it Wenhuai? Come to me for lunch at noon!"

The caller was the sixth uncle, Justin Shao. As a generation of film tycoon, he seldom called others on his own initiative, especially when he called his subordinates to make an appointment for dinner. Others would be overjoyed. Only Zou Wenhuai knew that. The meal will be hard to eat.

……

The Shao family's garden villa was built in the half-mountain area of ​​Hong Kong Island, covering an area of ​​more than 20,000 square feet. Even in square meters, it is 2,000 square meters.

Today, like Shi Zhijian, buying a five-storey tenement building in the prosperous area of ​​Causeway Bay costs HKD 200,000, while this garden villa of Shaw Brothers has already reached 2 million!

Even Detective Laylow's small villa in Repulse Bay was nothing compared to this garden villa.

This villa was bought by the Shao family in the 1930s. At that time, the Shaw family was still developing in Nanyang Xinmatai and other places. Both father and son worked hard in Nanyang, and they returned to Hong Kong to do the film business when they saw the opportunity.

And Shaw Brothers' neighbors are some of the biggest figures in Hong Kong, including Li Zhaotian, president of the Hong Kong Real Estate Association, who is also the head of the Lee family. There is also Zheng Yutong, chairman of the Hong Kong Jewellery Association, who is also the head of Chow Tai Fook. Chairman of the Hong Kong Shipping Joint Association Dong Daheng, Bao Daheng and so on.

It can be said that this half-mountain luxury residential area includes more than half of Hong Kong tycoons and rich people. Their businesses include movies, shipping, jewelry, finance, etc., and it has become a very special circle invisibly. Not to mention that many Chinese elites want to squeeze their scalps and get in. Even Many British aristocratic ghosts also flock to it.

Near noon that day, Zou Wenhuai bought a bag of Malaysia's local specialty "white coffee" at a nearby foreign firm.

This is Shao Yifu’s favorite kind of coffee. When Shao Yifu started his business in the Xinmatai area, he often drank this kind of coffee to refresh himself.

After buying coffee, Zou Wenhuai drove to Shao Yifu's house.

When I came to Shaw's Garden Villa, I saw that the Shao family's servant was waiting outside. After seeing Zou Wenhuai, he hurriedly took his clothes and helped bring slippers over.

Zou Wenhuai changed his slippers and walked straight to the restaurant.

"Mr. Shao, hello!"

When Zou Wenhuai walked into the restaurant, Shao Yifu was wearing a casual Tang suit, sitting at the table, wearing old black-rimmed glasses and reading a newspaper. At this time, there was another person sitting at the table, but it was Zou Wenhuai's old rival in Shaw Brothers. Zhou Duwen.

Zhou Duwen is one of Shao Daheng's right-hand men. He is in charge of publicity work at Shaw Brothers, but he has always wanted to get involved in the production business, and Zou Wenhuai is a strongman of a generation. In addition to being in charge of purchasing and serving as the manager of the purchasing department, he also insists The production manager's throne held on, leaving him helpless.

Zhou Duwen showed a meaningful smile when he saw Zou Wenhuai come in.

"Well, here you are! Hurry up and sit down and start eating later!" Shao Yifu said casually, but he didn't lift his head, his eyes still stuck on the newspaper.

"This is the white coffee I bought. I can brew it at work at night."

"I have a heart." Just then Shao raised his head and folded the newspaper in his hand.

The servant next to him hurriedly stepped forward to help put away the white coffee.

Shao Yifu waited for Zou Wenhuai to sit down and handed over the folded newspaper: "Have you read the newspaper today?"

Zou Wenhuai took the newspaper, glanced at it, looked at Justin Shao and said, "The One-Armed Swordsman broke one million at the box office! I have read the news!"

"I wonder what Brother Zou thinks after seeing it?" It was Zhou Duwen who was sitting across from him who said this.

Shao Yifu didn't stop him. Instead, he took off his glasses and wiped them with a soft cloth.

Of course, Zou Wenhuai understood what Zhou Duwen meant, so he didn't say anything.

However, Zhou Duwen refused to let him go, "Brother Zou, I didn't want to tell you, how could you make such a big oolong? A million-dollar movie is so cheap for outsiders? This box office is still local in Hong Kong. Yes, if you calculate the proportion of overseas market share, why don't people walk into millions all at once?"

When Zhou Duwen said this, he smiled again, "To tell the truth, it's okay for you to cause such a big thing, and as the manager of the propaganda department, I have to help you clean up the mess. Now many media outside are asking about this What do you want me to tell me about the specific news of the play? Shaw Brothers was too timid to sell this play? Helped others to make wedding dresses? Most of the more than one million box office is someone else's?"

When Shao Yifu saw that what Zhou Duwen said was a little too much, he coughed softly.

Zhou Duwen hurriedly restrained and said, "Of course, it is also my duty and obligation to help the company close out the publicity work. I will issue a draft tomorrow, and try to suppress this matter first."

Not many people know about the signing of the agreement between Shaw Brothers and Shi Zhijian. At the beginning, Shaw Brothers did not disclose the news because he was concerned about his face.

Today, "One-Armed Swordsman" is a big hit, and it has become the first Shaw Brothers movie with a box office of over one million. If it is known that Shaw Brothers has sold this play at a "cheap price" before, it will definitely become a laughing stock.

Zou Wenhuai knew that she couldn't keep silent any longer. She had to express her position, so she gritted her teeth, looked at Justin Shao and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Shao, I was wrong!"

Shao Yi opened his mouth: "I can't blame you all for this matter, I am also responsible. I was not very optimistic about this drama at the beginning, so it was taken advantage of by outsiders! So Wen Huai, you and I have to learn a lesson and do things. Sometimes you can't be too cautious, and being too cautious can actually lead to big losses!"

"Mr. Shao said yes!" Zou Wenhuai breathed a sigh of relief.

Just when Zou Wenhuai thought the matter was almost resolved, Shao Yifu suddenly said, "Wenhuai, how long have you been on vacation?"

"Uh, what do you mean, Mr. Shao?"

Justin Shao put on the cleaned glasses again, "I'm just concerned about you. It seems that you haven't had a good rest since joining Shaw Brothers. Why don't you take this opportunity to take a big vacation!"

"Mr. Shao, I'm fine, I still want to work hard to make up for my mistakes!"

"It's good to have a heart!" Justin Shao nodded, "You can't be too tight in your work and work, and you can better serve Shaw Brothers by taking a break."

"But my job..."

"I will let Du Wen take over the work of your production department temporarily. As for the work of the purchasing department, Miss Fang Yihua is also competent! Of course, these are all temporary. After you come back from a rest, I will assign important tasks to you!"

As soon as Zou Wenhuai heard this, he understood that the situation was irreversible. This time, the million-dollar movie slipped away from Shaw Brothers, and it was not only the face of Shaw Brothers, but also the face of his film tycoon, Justin Shaw!

Shao Daheng has always acted arbitrarily and is extremely proud in his bones, so how could he admit this failure? !

So he had to find an outlet and find a scapegoat to take all the responsibilities. Undoubtedly, Zou Wenhuai was the best choice~www.readwn.com~ Soon, tea and meals will be served.

Justin Shao eats lightly.

Zhou Duwen ate it with relish, and from time to time he also praised "good fragrance" and "delicious food".

Only Zou Wenhuai, food tasteless.

At this time, the distance between him and Shao Yifu was less than two meters, but there was an irreparable crack in the relationship between the two.

If there is anything worth mentioning during this long lunch, it is the first time Shao Yifu seriously asked Shi Zhijian's name.

After so many years in the film industry, he was inexplicably defeated by a weak young man, which made Shao Yifu feel even more hurt when he understood.

"Wen Huai, tomorrow night's "One-Armed Swordsman" celebration banquet invited that Shi Zhijian over, I would like to see what a heroic boy he is?!"

"Huh?!" Zou Wenhuai was stunned for a while and didn't say anything.

Next to him, Zhou Duwen opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something, but finally closed his mouth.

This time the "One-Armed Swordsman" box office breaking one million celebration banquet was planned and promoted by him. The guests attending this event were basically all the big names in Hong Kong, except for those movie stars, actresses and celebrities from the Shaw Brothers Film Company. .

For example, the chairman of the Hong Kong Charity Federation, the director of the Hong Kong Water Resources Department, and business and political celebrities who have always had a good relationship with Shaw Brothers, etc., if Shi Zhijian appears rashly, it will be known that he bought "One-Armed Swordsman". , that will steal the show.