Rebirth of the Great Entertainment Empire

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Xu Cun's prestige in the Xiangjiang film industry is really unfounded - under Xu Cun's call, nearly a hundred filmmakers with some important positions in the Xiangjiang film industry joined the Xiangjiang Film Association in just three days, including Shao Yifu , Zou Wenhuai, Lei Juekun, Liao Yiyuan, Tang Shuxuan, Li Hanxiang, Zhang Che, Chu Yuan, Xu Ke, Wu Yusen, Lin Zhengying, Li An, Mecca, Shi Tian, ​​Huang Baiming, Zhou Runfa, Cheng Long, Hong Jinbao, Xu Guanwen, Zhou Xingchi, etc. There are some filmmakers who play a pivotal role in the Hong Kong film industry, and this is the result of the Hong Kong Film Association repeatedly raising the entry threshold. In addition, Xu Cun became the first president of the Xiangjiang Film Association under half-push, and appointed Hu Huizhong to help him take care of all matters of the Xiangjiang Film Association.

Of course, Xu Cun is not the kind of person to monopolize benefits—after being elected, Xu Cun tried his best to ensure that Li Xiaoping became the vice president of Xiangjiang Film Association.

Although he became a deputy, the Hong Kong Film Association today has much higher gold content than the Hong Kong Film Association in the previous life. In terms of increasing influence, Li Xiaoping has made a lot of money.

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Peninsula Hotel Tea Restaurant.

Zeng Zhiwei greeted a middle-aged man with a mustache with a smile on his face and said with his unique drake voice: "Mr. Huang! Hello! Hello! I have known you for a long time, but I just wish I hadn't had the chance to see him!"

The middle-aged man with a mustache is Huang Yulang, a famous cartoonist in Hong Kong, the godfather of Hong Kong comics, and the founder of Yulang Group, the largest comic publishing group in Hong Kong. By the way, in the last life, Li Ting, who was 16 years old at the time, fell in love with Huang Yulang, who was 21 years older than him, for many years under the introduction of a friend. Later, because Huang Yulang wanted to reunite with his ex-wife, the two broke up.

Huang Yulang said with the same enthusiasm as Zeng Zhiwei: "Hello! Hello! Mr. Zeng, I have also admired your name for a long time, and I have never met you!"

Then, Zeng Zhiwei and Huang Yulang walked to the table hand in hand in a tacit understanding.

Afterwards, you made room for me.

Finally, the two sat down at the same time.

After sitting down, he chatted with Huang Yulang again, Zeng Zhiwei said: "Mr. Huang, I heard that you intend to enter the film industry?"

Huang Yulang straightened his expression, and said: "Now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that movies in Xiangjiang are definitely one of the most profitable industries-a movie can earn one or two million at least, and it can earn more if you say more." Tens of millions, hundreds of millions, and even hundreds of millions, and the funds are returned quickly, so I really want the film industry, but unfortunately... there has been no good way."

Speaking of this, Huang Yulang changed his tone and said again: "I haven't congratulated Mr. Zeng yet, your "Best Lucky Star" beat Dreamworks' "Alien 2" and "Happy Ghost 4", and Golden Harvest's "Zombie Resurrection" Together with "Twisted Miscellaneous Army", "Favorite" and "15th of the First Day of the New Year" by New Art City, "The Story of the Mad Man" by Debao, and "Princess Wencheng" by Yindu have become the box office leaders of this summer."

Zeng Zhiwei said modestly: "It's only been released for a week, how can we decide the final winner? Besides, my "Best Lucky Star" is only 500,000 more than Cameron's "Alien 2". Impossible to say."

Huang Yulang continued to compliment Zeng Zhiwei: "Alien 2 has the advantage in theaters. With his ability, how could Cameron be your opponent, Mr. Zeng?"

Zeng Zhiwei said with a wry smile: "Mr. Huang, don't flatter me. "Alien 2" has won a box office of more than 85 million US dollars in North America alone, which is more than 660 million Hong Kong dollars. , twenty I can't be Cameron's opponent!"

Huang Yulang, who didn't know the box office performance of "Alien 2" in North America, heard Zeng Zhiwei's words, and knew that he had given Zeng Zhiwei too high. Therefore, Huang Yulang immediately retracted some more, and said: "I'm right, if it weren't for the number and locations of DreamWorks theaters far surpassing Debao Cinemas, in Hong Kong, "Alien 2" must have It is not the opponent of "The Best Lucky Star" directed by you, Mr. Zeng."

Zeng Zhiwei said modestly again: "I also rely on the help of my friends, otherwise "The Best Lucky Star" would not have such a result."

What Zeng Zhiwei said is not only a humble statement, but also a big truth-at the beginning of the year, Zeng Zhiwei questioned that Jiahe concealed the hard-earned money of filmmakers like them. Later, out of revenge, Zeng Zhiwei brought Mecca, the boss of New Art City, and Hong Jinbao, the general of Golden Harvest, together, and asked many friends in the circle to help, and filmed "The Best Lucky Star".

"The Best Lucky Star" itself is not very interesting, it's just a cold meal of the star system, and it cuts corners a lot, but it gathers Hong Jinbao, Mecca, Andy Lau, Tan Yonglin, Chen You, Zhang Aijia, Zheng Zeshi, Wu Yaohan Waiting for a large number of popular movie stars, it can be said that a movie with a huge cast, as a result, will beat other summer movies when it is released, and it is expected to become the box office champion of Hong Kong's summer movies.

Once "Best Lucky Star" can really become the box office champion of Hong Kong's summer season, relying on the great reputation of the previous Lucky Star movies overseas, "Best Lucky Star" will definitely make a fortune overseas.

In other words, Zeng Zhiwei and others can all make a lot of money by relying on "The Best Lucky Star".

It is precisely because of this that Zeng Zhiwei is very ambitious and wants to get rid of several major film companies and go it alone. It just so happens that Huang Yulang, a tycoon in the comics industry, wants to invest in movies. thing.

The foreshadowing has already been laid, and Huang Yulang also expressed his intention to enter the film industry, so Zeng Zhiwei opened the window and said bluntly: "Mr. Huang, would you like to become friends with us and make money together?"

Huang Yulang's purpose of complimenting Zeng Zhiwei all the time is to cooperate with Zeng Zhiwei, why would he not want to start a film company with Zeng Zhiwei?

but--

Huang Yulang also had a worry in his mind——Huang Yulang looked at Zeng Zhiwei and asked, "Mr. Zeng, where do we come from for the resources that our film company lacks?"

Zeng Zhiwei said without even thinking, "Of course it's from DreamWorks."

Fearing that Huang Yulang would not understand, Zeng Zhiwei explained: "You may not know that DreamWorks has everything from actors to filming locations to filming equipment, and they are all the best in the industry, so as long as you go to DreamWorks, you can solve almost any problem. solve."

How could it be possible that Huang Yulang, who had already entered the film industry, didn't know about this well-known fact? Huang Yulang's real concern is the relationship between Zeng Zhiwei and Xu Cun! Huang Yulang hesitated to speak but said: "Mr. Zeng, I heard that your relationship with Mr. Xu..."

Zeng Zhiwei, who has been wandering among various forces these years, can definitely be regarded as the best of the best. Hearing what Huang Yulang hesitated to say, Zeng Zhiwei knew what Huang Yulang wanted to ask.

Zeng Zhiwei said with a smile: "In the early years, the person I admired the most was Mr. Li Xiaolong. But since a few years ago, the person I admire the most has become Mr. Xu! I admire Mr. Xu not only because Mr. Xu has unparalleled talent , also because Mr. Xu has an unparalleled character and mind-Mr. Xu is a filmmaker who really likes movies. Mr. Xu has never been as petty as Shao Daheng, Zou Daheng, and Lei Daheng. As a matter of fact, Mr. Xu has opened up the resources he possessed to all filmmakers since he entered the film industry. Of course, the premise is not to fight against Mr. Xu like those two fools, Cen Jianxun and Zhang Jianyan."

After a pause, Zeng Zhiwei went on to say: "In the early years, I did offend Mr. Xu by running around because of my out-of-character. However, in recent years, whenever Mr. Xu has something to do, I always rush For the first one, take Mr. Xu’s establishment of the Xiangjiang Film Association as an example. I was the first to sign up to participate, so Mr. Xu and I have long since settled down, and Mr. Xu’s girlfriends Anita Mui and Zhang Manyu both He is a very good friend. By the way, you may not know it. I am still an artist of DreamWorks Brokerage Company. Mr. Xu has to pay me a monthly salary of 300 yuan. I plan to receive this money until I die !"

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