Chapter 204 Capital Boss, Hong Kong and Kowloon are shocked
"Big Shot" is just waiting for the behind-the-scenes team to arrive before filming can begin.
Zhou Yutang’s trip to Xiangjiang was kept secret and was not disclosed to the outside world.
Mao Xiaoyu next to me was very excited.
As Zhou Yutang's personal assistant, responsible for his overall schedule, of course he knows the purpose of his boss's trip.
There are only two guests at the Peninsula Hotel today.
This time we meet.
Still in the same old location.
But Zhou Yutang ordered the thin sliced cucumber sandwich that Zou Wenhuai mentioned last time.
When Zou Wenhuai saw this scene, the wrinkles on his smiling face bloomed, and he shook hands with Zhou Yutang heavily: "Ah Tang, long time no see."
"Zou Sheng, long time no see."
Zhou Yutang also had a smile on his face.
Zou Wenhuai looked older than last time.
It seems that the skin all over his body is loose, his hair is sparse, his eyes are sunken, and he looks even older than last time.
This is normal.
Zou Wenhuai was born in 1927 and is already over 80 years old this year.
At this age, your physical condition will decline rapidly with each passing year.
However.
He was able to hold on to Jiahe Company under such circumstances without selling his shares. He is truly a rare film tycoon.
"After I went to the theater to watch the movie "Agent" you made last year, I realized that now is the age of young people."
Zou Wenhuai said with emotion: "You have swept the Hong Kong box office list for two consecutive years. Ah Tang, you make me feel that it is time for me to retire."
Zhou Yutang smiled lightly and said: "Zou Sheng When he made "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", it swept across North America and grossed 220 million US dollars worldwide, breaking the box office record of Hollywood independent films. Haha, it’s hard for you to compliment me, an old man.”
Zou Wenhuai’s face seemed a little proud, and he waved his hands with a smile. Under the fluctuation of emotions, his chest rose and fell sharply, like an old bellows. Severe cough.
Zou Zhongyan beside him was shocked. He quickly took out the pill box from the bag he carried with him, took out the pills, and helped Zou Wenhuai take them with warm water.
"Ah Tang, I made you laugh."
After a while, Zou Wenhuai regained his composure, gently wiped the corners of his mouth with a towel, and said slowly: "I heard that you still have some weapons in your hand. The filming will start soon?"
"After finishing the matter here, we will start filming when we get back."
"Can you tell me what the story is?"
< br>Although Zou Wenhuai was in low spirits, when he talked about movies, his cloudy eyes still occasionally showed a glimmer of light.
Zhou Yutang gave a brief talk.
The story of "Big Shot" is actually quite simple.
An old sir, who was at the bottom of the class and had a sense of justice, met a blue-collar driver at work. As a result, the blue-collar driver was bullied to death by the arrogant and domineering second generation of a top chaebol.
Then Sir, with anger, slowly collected clues and killed this arrogant and domineering second generation of the chaebol.
The old Sir at the bottom defeated the bad guys at the top of society with amazing wealth and privilege.
Zou Wenhuai listened very fascinated, crossed his index fingers and rubbed them gently: "It seems like a happy ending, but it's actually about social reality, right?"
Zhou Yutang nodded slightly, which was regarded as approval, but in his heart Somewhat admired.
Although Zou Wenhuai is old, his vision is still there.
“I am looking forward to your finished film, including our future cooperation.”
Zou Wenhuai then asked a few more questions, as if he had made a decision, Standing up slowly with a gentleman's crutch: "Let my daughter take you for a walk. She will be the one to talk to you about future cooperation."
Zhou Yutang visited Jiahe's old studio under the guidance of Zou Zhongyan.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Shaw Brothers dominated the film and television industry in Hong Kong. At that time, people such as Zou Wenhuai, He Guanchang, and Cai Yongchang were all generals under Shaw Brothers. Diamond Hill had " There are several film studios such as "Huada" and "Daguan", and there are a lot of filmmakers on the road.
Later, Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang became ambitious, so they left Shaw Brothers and founded Golden Harvest Films.
At the former site of Cathay Pacific Studios, we applied to the government for a piece of land to build a studio. Not far from Ax Mountain Road is Clear Water Bay Road. From this winding mountain road, you can directly reach Shaw Brothers Studios in Clear Water Bay.
Jiahe stood at the door of Shaw Brothers and established a great empire.
Later, first Bruce Lee and then Jackie Chan helped Golden Harvest Films rise to dominance, and Zou Wenhuai officially became a prince who could compete with Shaw's Zhengfeng Court.
In response to the slave treaty of Shaw Brothers Pictures, Zou Wenhuai directly created a very avant-garde independent producer system.
The general meaning is that Jiahe takes the throne, supports directors and actors in establishing satellite companies, Jiahe Film invests in it, and everyone makes money together.
The bustle of the world is all for the benefit of coming, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for the benefit of the going.
The entertainment industry is originally a vanity fair.
They all come together to do things for profit.
Zou Wenhuai’s idea can be said to have seen through people’s hearts.
To some extent, it also coincides with Zhou Yutang.
Zhou Yutang has already made similar plans and layouts.
When its artists have developed to a certain level, Jiangdong Entertainment will help them set up studios by investing in them, so that they can make a profit without losing money.
"It's a pity that the Ax Mountain Road studio was my father's hard work. It was later taken back by the government. Golden Harvest's bid for a new location was also sniped by Shaw Brothers. This is also a big regret for my father."
Zou Zhongyan sighed. , half a step behind, looked at Zhou Yutang's back with a somewhat complicated expression, and murmured: "I hope the decision made this time will not become his regret."
Back to Zou's house.
Zou Zhongyan was worried, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Daddy, do you really want to sell Jiahe shares to Zhou Yutang?"
Zou Wenhuai sat on a Taishi chair, He covered his mouth and coughed twice: "Instead of letting it rot in your hands like this, it is better to give this flag to him to carry. Maybe it can bring the dead back to life."
Back then, Golden Harvest dominated half of the Hong Kong film industry. It was listed in Hong Kong with a market value of billions. How high-spirited was it?
Now it is in decline, with a market value of only HK$200 million. Zou Wenhuai is the largest shareholder, and the stock price has shrunk by hundreds of millions of HK$.
“Daddy, it’s my fault for not doing the company well.”
Zou Zhongyan looked ashamed and lowered his head.
In fact, in recent years, Zou Wenhuai has gradually withdrawn from the power center of Jiahe Films due to physical reasons, and gradually transferred the power to his daughter.
It's a pity that Zou Zhongyan is quite professional in making movies, but his ability to run a company is not good enough.
In just a few years, Jiahe Film's decline has accelerated. If this trend continues and we don't sell our shares, we will just sit back and watch as these shares turn into waste paper.
“I don’t blame you, it’s because times have changed, and the old routine can no longer be used now. Those who fail to grasp the context of the new era will be eliminated by the market. This is the law of the film and television industry, who It can't be changed."
Zou Wenhuai looked at his ashamed daughter and comforted him: "How do you feel after getting along with Zhou Yutang today?"
"A very ambitious young man? People.”
"It's a good thing to be ambitious. He has enough talent to support his ambition."
"But, who can guarantee that his next project will succeed? If it fails, Jiahe will accelerate his death."
"Your vision is too small. People just use Jiahe as a stepping stone to move further towards their goals."
Zou Wenhuai's cloudy eyes revealed a trace of He was completely naked, with a nostalgic smile: "If I were 20 years younger, I would have personally played the game with him, using the mainland market as the basic base."
"What a pity, I am I can’t wait for that day. If you help him with your heart, you can at least eat meat along with him.”
After saying this to his daughter, Zou Wenhuai sat back on the chair with his back hunched, as if all the strength in his body had been drained, and he was breathing heavily.
Leave it to the overlords of the film industry.
After all, it is still no match for time.
“Daddy!”
Zou Zhongyan looked anxious and held his father’s thin shoulders.
"I'm fine."
Zou Wenhuai waved his hand and said with a smile: "He won't die in the next few years. Since he is going to be in power, I will give him a meeting gift and help me call Chen Jiashang. "
"Zhou Yutang secretly arrived in Hong Kong and met with Zou Wenhuai. Jiahe Films is about to change ownership!"
"Jiangdong Entertainment Company will reach an in-depth cooperation with Hong Kong film giant Jiahe Films!"
“The new king has ascended the throne, and the miracle of Jiahe Film has come, or will he be brought back to life!?”
"It's not that the dragon can't cross the river, it's a huge earthquake in the Hong Kong film industry. Exclusively reveal who the governor of Jiangdong is."
The tabloids here in Xiangjiang are very powerful, and the news soon began to be discussed wildly.
Zhou Yutang went from having nothing to creating Jiangdong Entertainment from scratch. It was like a miracle and caused an uproar in Hong Kong.
In the past few years, a lot of companies wanted to acquire Jiahe, and there were a lot of scandals.
In the beginning, Lin Jianyue, the second-generation wealthy man from Xiangjiang, tried to acquire Golden Harvest Film Company before acquiring Media Asia. Later, he failed to succeed due to some reasons.
At this time, Jiahe is no longer the all-powerful overlord in the Hong Kong film industry in the last century.
It feels more like an asset-light company that makes money by distributing movies and financing.
The reason is that Zou Wenhuai is old. And his daughter Zou Zhongyan's talents are mostly in the film major, and in terms of business, she is no match for those old foxes who have been immersed in the business world for many years.
This is the cruelty of the entertainment industry.
The former overlord.
Now it is fish on the chopping board.
Every powerful person is staring at this delicious piece of meat, wanting to come up and take a bite.
But no one expected it.
The last mouthful of plump, sweet meat fell into Zhou Yutang's mouth.
April.
Jiahe suspended trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and issued a shareholder change announcement.
Zhou Yutang has successfully acquired 48.78% of Jiahe shares.
A total of more than 150 million Hong Kong dollars was used for this acquisition, and private equity funds managed by Zou Wenhuai also participated.
The next day.
Word got out.
Hong Kong and Kowloon are shaken.
"Zou Sheng, why did you put your whole life's hard work into the hands of outsiders?"
"You ask me why you put your whole life's hard work into the hands of outsiders? I think There are some problems with your statement. We are all from China, so how can we talk about it as an outsider? Secondly, Zhou Yutang invested real money in Jiahe. We are all comrades for the development of China’s film industry. I finally made this decision to let Jiahe. Back on the right track of development.”
“Zou Sheng, what do you think of Zhou Yutang?”
"Chengtian Culture is very sincere and we talked for a long time, but I made this decision based on the fundamental interests of the company. Zhou Yutang is a very capable filmmaker, and Jiangdong Entertainment is also a very comprehensive entertainment company. Handing over the Golden Harvest banner to I feel relieved about him. He has been in this industry for almost 50 years. All my friends at my age have retired. Now my brain and eyesight have declined. I cannot occupy this position and hinder the development of the film industry. "
"So you mean Zhou Yutang is the most suitable candidate? Are you reluctant to let go?"
"Everyone has his or her own time. Ah Tang and I have already dated. We have been together for almost two years. When we first met, I knew that he was definitely not a creature in the pool. We have been in contact with each other privately in the past two years. I know what kind of person he is, so I handed Jiahe into his hands. , because he is always full of high-spirited ambition, and has the talent and ability to match this ambition. He reminds me of my former self. Haha."
"Boss Zou. , So what will be the future development direction of Jiahe? "
"The direction of development? You should ask Zhou Yutang, he is the boss of the company now, I have retired."
Then, Zou Wenhuai's interview shocked the entire Hong Kong film industry.
It’s not that the Raptors can’t cross the river.
The first time Zhou Yutang became known to people in Hong Kong was when "Those Years" set off a youth storm and topped the list of celebrities that year.
The second time "Alone" landed in Hong Kong, it also dominated last year's box office rankings.
Two consecutive movies, all of which have entered the top 10 of the Hong Kong box office list.
Now Zhou Yutang has used another method to dominate the Hong Kong film industry.
“This young boy is so sharp!”
“I heard that the acquisition cost more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars. With so much money, it would be like a mountain!”
"If you have money, you will show off."
"Is he one of the top three generations in the Mainland? Otherwise, where would he get so much money?"
"Didn't you read the newspaper? You started from scratch and got to this point step by step."
"Wow, you made hundreds of millions in just a few years, is that superhuman?"
"Mr. Zou What a good person, for the sake of the development of Tianchao’s film industry, I elected you to the position.”
Mao Xiaoyu followed Zhou Yutang in Xiangjiang and saw the video of Zou Wenhuai’s press conference, and couldn’t help but be moved.
“If you believe he is a good person, why not believe that I am not a scumbag.”
Zhou Yutang sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, browsing the newspaper, and said casually: "The old man is smarter than ghosts. He still has a lot of shares in his hands. At that time, he signed a repurchase contract with the Li family and bought them back from Li Zekai at a premium. Shares"
"I thought he was so kind to help you get to the top, boss"
"Don't be too naive, those who can make it out of that mixed era are not simple people."< br>
Zhou Yutang flipped through the news in the newspaper with interest, while chatting with the assistant about Zou Wenhuai.
Zou Wenhuai was a person who must be mentioned in the golden age of Xiangjiang.
His own development curve also coincides with that of the entire Hong Kong film industry.
“Actually, Zou Wenhuai’s vision is very broad. At that time, the Asian financial crisis, He Guanchang’s death, Jackie Chan left Jiahe, Zou Wenhuai lost a lot of money speculating in real estate, but he survived, Jiahe’s situation Faced with Lin Jianyue's heavy investment, Zou Wenhuai took the initiative to find Acer in Wan Province to invest in the company. After reaching a cooperation with Acer, he gradually shifted the theater chain's strategy to video websites. "
" At that time, Jiahe made a movie "The Secret Agent", with a total investment expenditure of more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars. It was filmed in South Korea, Turkey and other countries. Adding in the final publicity expenses, the entire production cost of the movie would be as low as today. It can be called a big commercial production.”
“That was nearly 10 years ago.”
“Zou Wenhuai is really courageous.”
"He wanted to change the situation, so he collaborated with Acer Electronics on an it video website, and put part of the content of this super-large production on the video website, hoping to attract viewers to pay to watch it on the online platform"
"What an amazing idea."
Mao Xiaoyu was a little shocked.
Zhou Yutang shook his head slightly: "The idea is very good, but it is too advanced. At that time, even the Internet had not yet become popular, and the number of users was completely different from what it is now. In addition, Jackie Chan also After leaving Golden Harvest Films, Zou Wenhuai's film empire began to decline."
"Then he made "Infernal Affairs 3", "Initial D", "New Police Story", and "Baby Project". "" and "The Disciple" are both of good quality, but there are more bad movies. Without Zou Wenhuai to support the show, Golden Harvest cannot continue. ”
"Boss, do you plan to transfer your business to Xiangjiang in the future?"
"How is it possible? Jiangdong Entertainment has always been the foundation, but the Jiahe brand is very useful. It promotes the CEPA policy and cooperates with some foreign film and television companies. The relationship with the company is also good."
"Congratulations, brother, on joining Jiahe."
Yang Shoucheng took the initiative to raise the wine glass in his hand, and there was another big boss Xiang Hua at the table. Qiang also raised his glass.
Last year’s Zhou Yutang still needed his support.
But now Zhou Yutang is definitely qualified to sit and drink with them.
Xiang Huaqiang asked curiously: "Brother, that old man Zou Wenhuai is very difficult to deal with. How did you deal with him?"
Zhou Yutang smiled calmly and said: "Zou Sheng The situation is huge. He took the initiative to contact me the year before last. "
"This old fox is also a formidable person."
"Xiao Ming mentioned you to me several times."
Xiang Huaqiang dusted off the cigarette ashes and raised his glass proactively: "I heard that you were filming in Hong Kong last year and asked me to take care of you. I will rely on you to take care of you in the future."
"Mr. "
Zhou Yutang smiled slightly and clinked glasses with Xiang Huaqiang.
Xiang Huaqiang's father was once a general of the Kuomintang army. After the defeat, he founded New Ngee Ann in Hong Kong and was nicknamed the Kowloon Emperor.
In the golden age of Hong Kong in the last century, there was a mixture of good and bad, and the rise of underworld. Xiang Huaqiang, who has a family background, established himself in the film and television industry, became bigger and stronger, and created new glories. The Tianchaoxing Group he founded was listed on the Hong Kong stock market. The market value is hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
Huang Xiaoming has developed in the Hong Kong circle in the past two years or so, because he has embraced Xiang Jia's thigh, so he has received a lot of resources.
Wen Yongshan looked at this young man with fascinated eyes.
Looking at him raising his wine glass with the big guys in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
Bang!
Several wine glasses clinked together and made a crisp sound.
"Come on, you won't come home until you get drunk tonight."
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“Boss, when will you be back?”
“Things It’ll be done right away. How’s it going with the crew?”
“The people behind the scenes are all here, waiting for you to come back and hold a press conference, and then start the filming.”
"The day after tomorrow at the latest."
Zhou Yutang is calling deputy director Wen Muye.
Although he is not on the crew, he keeps in touch with the crew producer and deputy director Wen Muye every day to ensure the normal operation of the crew.
Preliminary preparations are complete, and the behind-the-scenes team is here, just waiting for him to go back and start the production.
After ending the call with Wen Muye, Zhou Yutang then received a call from Li Shuang: "Sister Shuang, the matter here has been dealt with. Come over and deal with the aftermath."
Naturally, the management here needs to be replaced by their own people.
“How many projects are there?”
“One blockbuster a year, cooperating with China Film and Yinghuang. This year we mainly work on "Anti-Drug" and "Slaying the Wolf" 2" is already being written."
"Okay, but you should hire someone else. I can't just run around." Li Shuang also had a headache.
“Jiang Xuerou, this woman is very capable, help me make an appointment with her.”
After receiving the reception, Zhou Yutang threw the phone aside.
Take a breath of cold air.
Looking down at the charming Wen Yongshan.
He realized Liangkun’s happiness
(End of this chapter)