As the saying goes, money moves people's hearts.
Yongsheng, if it weren't for the Xiang family's brand name, it wouldn't be a small company in Xiangjiang. Now it has Zhang Chu's wealth code. The money earned from one movie has almost caught up with the annual income of many companies. Who can not Jealous.
It's not that no one has thought about poaching, but after trying to contact Zhang Chu, they never got a response.
For this reason, Jiahe even considered uniting with other companies to ban Zhang Chu in Xiangjiang.
But not anymore.
Zhang Chu is the great hero who resolved the hijacking incident. With this gold medal protecting him from death, whoever touches him will truly be the enemy of the whole world.
No one wants to take the risk.
Therefore, if you want to get a piece of the pie, the best way is to cooperate.
For example, Huayi Brothers were only responsible for the distribution of "Taken" in the first part of "Taken" in the mainland, and they made a lot of money as a result.
Jiahe naturally wanted to gain more benefits. For this reason, Zou Wenhuai, who had long announced that he would retire behind the scenes, also came out and contacted Xiang Huaqiang several times, but Xiang Huaqiang was not willing to buy his account.
"Mr. Zou, I recently received some news that Xiang Huaqiang is contacting film producers in Southeast Asia and seems to be looking for other distribution channels."
When Zou Wenhuai heard this, although he seemed calm, his heart was already filled with waves.
Things are different now.
If it were in the past, no matter who dared to think so in the Xiangjiang film industry, he would be sure to trample that company hard.
After all, it was the golden period of Xiangjiang movies. Golden Harvest owned the most popular star in Xiangjiang, Cheng Long, and produced the highest number of films in Xiangjiang every year, and the quality of the films was unmatched by other companies.
At that time, film producers throughout Southeast Asia relied on Golden Harvest to make money.
Of course, Zou Wenhuai said whatever he said was what he said.
No one dared to refute.
Fortunately it's different.
As an insider, Chow Wenhuai knows very well that Hong Kong movies are no longer what they used to be.
Hollywood, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asian local films are all competing for the living space of Hong Kong films.
Golden Harvest has long ceased to be a dominant player, and if it still wants to dictate to the film producers in Southeast Asia as it did before, it is cutting its own path.
"There's still no news from Yongsheng?"
Gao Feng shook his head, and Zou Wenhuai announced that he would retire behind the scenes. He had become the official leader of Jiahe.
"I have set my conditions very low, but Yongsheng has been playing Tai Chi with me."
"It's normal. Xiang Huaqiang has someone to rely on."
After saying this, Zou Wenhuai also felt very depressed.
If it weren't for being too cautious, Zhang Chu should be their Jiahe man.
Zhang Yimou had recommended Zhang Chu to him before, but at that time he felt that Zhang Chu was just a newcomer. Although he had made several movies, he had not been tested by the market after all, and he needed to look at it again.
But I never expected that Xiang Huaqiang would start so quickly.
Zhang Chu was directly locked up with a five-film contract.
By the time the first part of "Taken" became a hit, it was already too late for him to recruit people.
He is old after all!
It no longer has the courage it once had.
Thinking back to the time when Bruce Lee was kicked out by Shao Laoliu, Zou Wenhuai was able to win him with a salary of one million Hong Kong dollars with the courage of a strong man to cut off his wrist. Only then did Golden Harvest end its decades of glory.
What now?
Zou Wenhuai suddenly felt like a hero in his twilight years.
"Mr. Zou, would you like to..."
Zou Wenhuai raised his head and looked at Gao Feng. He knew very well the behavior of this subordinate.
"No, let's take a look again!"
well……
Zou Wenhuai let out a long sigh in his heart. If He Guanchang was still alive, he should be able to give him better advice.
Unfortunately……
Today, there is more than one Jiahe company in Xiangjiang that wants to share the cake.
Who can look at the huge benefits that Zhang Chu has brought to Yongsheng and not be moved.
But how could Xiang Huaqiang, who was sitting on a golden mountain, be willing to share his benefits with others?
Not to mention those who were waiting to enter the game, even those who were in the game before were kicked out by him.
Such as Huayi Brothers.
The previous first one was to share risks and also for mainland distribution.
With Wang Jinghua's help, Yongsheng chose to cooperate with Huayi Brothers.
He also gave up an investment share of 20 million yuan.
But now there is obviously no need for this.
The series "Rescue" has already proved it, and Zhang Chu has also proved that he has the ability to play a leading role as the protagonist and has box office appeal.
Do you need others to share the risk?
To drag others down at this time is not to share the risk, but to share the money in your pocket with others.
Xiang Huaqiang naturally refused.
All he needs is distribution channels in the mainland. If Huayi can do this, other companies can naturally do it too.
As for participating in investment, that is not necessary.
"Brother, the surname Xiang is really not a thing anymore. This is obviously just trying to burn bridges by crossing the river."
Wang Zhonglei threw the newspaper hard on the table.
During this period, the media has been reporting news related to Zhang Chu.
How could he not see that the sequel to "Taken" was a hit, even before it was finished?
Regarding the estimated box office of this movie, Wang Zhonglei is not as conservative as the Hong Kong media.
$300 million?
500 million is possible.
Xiangjiang Media only counted the box office growth in the local, European and American regions, but ignored the potential of the mainland film market.
"Be patient and don't be impatient."
Wang Zhongjun leaned on the backrest, closed his eyes, and held the two walnuts he had just obtained in his hand.
"No matter how anxious you are, it won't help. They have been turning on the film for such a long time, and now this happens. Even a fool knows that this drama will definitely be a hit in the second half of the year. Why should they give us the benefits?"
Although Wang Zhongjun was also very unhappy, he was unwilling to show it.
Whenever something big happens, be calm.
"That's why I said that Xiang Huaqiang is trying to burn bridges, and Wang Jinghua is just a rip-off."
Whenever Wang Jinghua was mentioned, Wang Zhonglei would gnash his teeth in anger.
"They kept telling us to wait, but when the machine was turned on, what was waiting for us? Yongsheng and Bona cooperated."
For the mainland distribution of the second part of "Taken", Yongsheng was handed over to Huayi's competitor Bona.
Thinking of this, Wang Zhonglei felt even more breathless.
Wang Zhongjun opened his eyes, glanced at his brother, and shook his head helplessly.
If Wang Zhongjun hadn't wanted more investment shares, he wouldn't have angered Chen Lan.
Do you really think that when people go north, they can’t have fun without the help of Huayi?
Look at what Bona did. Only part of the distribution fee was collected, and the rest was invested in subsequent publicity.
This is called being able to do things.
My brother?
The food looks too ugly.
"Why are you still talking about things that have already passed? If you have this time, keep an eye on Director He."
When Wang Zhonglei heard this, he hesitated for a while and said, "Brother, I really don't feel confident about this play!"
"How to say?"
Wang Zhongjun couldn't help but be curious. He must know that Wang Zhongjun had always been very positive about this "Heroes of Heaven and Earth".
But he also knew that Wang Zhonglei's vision for watching a drama was far higher than his.
Wang Zhonglei continued: "Director He's previous film "The Swordsman of Two Flags Town" was very average at the box office. I watched the crew take makeup photos two days ago and also went to the filming location. I felt... it was still the same as "The Swordsman of Two Flags Town". "That style."
Hearing what Wang Zhonglei said, Wang Zhongjun couldn't help but frown.
"Okay, I know what you want to say, but the original market positioning of this movie is not in China. Colombia has always valued Director He very much. Please don't say such things in the future."
Everyone is coveting the North American market, and Wang Zhongjun is no exception.
With an investment of 80 million yuan, it would be difficult to recover the cost in China, even if the Japanese market is included.
To make money, the North American box office must make a difference, and the key to all this lies in Columbia, director He Ping, and Zhang Chu.
But now Zhang Chu should not count on it, he has clearly rejected it.
Now we can only count on director He Ping.
"I know."
"Have some snacks, don't stay up all day..."
Before Wang Zhongjun finished speaking, Wang Zhonglei stood up to leave.
"Okay, okay, brother, don't keep staring at me. I haven't delayed anything at work. If you have time, you'd better take a closer look at your right-hand man. In my opinion, she's not thinking about it at all. In terms of the company's operations, you still plan to reuse her."
After saying that, Wang Zhonglei stood up and left.
Wang Zhongjun smiled bitterly and shook his head. After thinking about it, he picked up his phone and found Wang Jinghua's number.
After hesitating again and again, he finally gave up.
As Wang Zhonglei said, he didn't feel that Wang Jinghua's energy was now focused on Zhang Chu alone.
Wang Zhongjun was also very dissatisfied with this.
If Zhang Chu is an artist of Huayi Brothers, of course he would have no objection, but the problem is that Zhang Chu has nothing to do with Huayi Brothers.
He was obviously the most popular actor in the country, but Huayi didn't get any dividends at all. He could only watch helplessly as others took advantage of him, and he was angry.
This time it was even more outrageous, and he didn’t even have a chance to participate.
Wang Zhongjun also asked Wang Jinghua, but what did Wang Jinghua say?
She is only responsible for matchmaking, and the specific details must be negotiated between the two companies.
This is obviously perfunctory.
Wang Zhongjun knew that Wang Jinghua was dissatisfied, and had previously promised to let her participate in the company's film and television production, but in the end he broke his promise, and even the producer of the movie "Hurricane Rescue" was assigned to Wang Zhonglei.
It is normal for Wang Jinghua to be dissatisfied, but this is not the reason why she is taking advantage of the company's interests.
She still holds 30% of the company's shares.
Do you really think Huayi Brothers can’t have fun without you?
Wang Zhongjun's face also became more and more gloomy. He was a person with a strong desire for control.
For the sake of the company's development, she gritted her teeth and gave 30% of her shares to Wang Jinghua in exchange for her bringing a large number of artists to join.
But even so, in his opinion, Wang Jinghua only played the role of an assistant.
Now you want to shake things up?
How could Wang Zhongjun agree?
"Just watch this "Heroes of Heaven and Earth"."
The investment amount of 80 million cannot make any mistakes.
"Hey, Director He, do you have time tonight? I'll practice it for you, no one else but Xiao Lei and Jiang Wen."
