The two parties agreed to meet at a teahouse near Xiushui Street in Jiulong Lake.
This is a property bought by Zou Wenhuai here. He and the director usually stay up all night to discuss the script and listen to the actors' needs.
The teahouse is not big, but it is elegantly decorated, giving it a Jiangnan courtyard feel.
Cao Weidong took Chen Wu into the teahouse.
In the teahouse.
Zou Wenhuai was already waiting for him here, and there were several young people sitting next to him.
Zou Wenhuai welcomed Cao Weidong to his seat and then introduced him.
"Mr. Cao, these are my close friends and relatives. They are He Guanchang, Liang Feng, Cai Yongchang... They are relatives and friends that I absolutely trust."
"And this is Mr. Cao Weidong Cao, the author of "Zhu Xian". A while ago, there was an uproar of millions of wealthy fans urging him to publish the manuscript. What happened to Mr. Cao can be described as a legend that shocked the Hong Kong city."
"Mr. Cao is willing to invest in us to start a company, so I summoned them all to meet with you, Mr. Cao."
He Guanchang and others shook hands with Cao Weidong.
Cao Weidong glanced at these people.
The first is He Guanchang.
He is considered older among the group of people, and he wears a decent suit, showing his maturity and stability.
In the future, he will be a famous film producer in Hong Kong. He has directed many films in his life, and he has a good relationship with Jackie Chan. In public, he and Jackie Chan often refer to themselves as righteous father and son.
In addition, Anita Mui and Luo Meiwei are also He Guanchang's adopted daughters.
Liang Feng is somewhat young, a gentle and elegant young man, and is also the editor-in-chief of "Southern Movies". He is very talented.
At that time, entertainment magazines such as "Southern Movies" were important outlets for promoting Shaw Brothers films.
Liang Feng can take on such a big responsibility at such a young age, which shows his ability.
The last one, Cai Yongchang, wears glasses and looks gentle, but he has been working hard in the film industry for several years.
Moreover, he is also Zou Wenhuai’s cousin and he is humble.
It doesn’t look like it’s leaking.
But he has the ability to recognize people and talents.
He is like a silent giant.
With his support.
McDonald's filmed "The Lame Man" and "The Emperor of Shanghai".
Liu Weiqiang filmed "The Storm" and "Chinese Heroes".
Tsui Hark filmed "Once Upon a Time" 123.
Wang Jing filmed "City Hunter" and "Super School Bully".
Zhen Kexin filmed "Sweet Honey".
Xu Anhua filmed "Woman 40".
This shows Cai Yongchang’s influence and strength.
Cao Weidong was immediately in awe.
It can be said that these are the core team of Jiahe.
Liang Feng said gratefully.
"Mr. Cao, thank you for your investment. We will definitely establish a film company."
Cao Weidong smiled.
"Actually, I'm very optimistic about you."
"Especially Mr. Zou. I often hear employees in Shaw Brothers say that Mr. Zou is a 'first-class talent, third-class position, and special privileges.'"
"In the eyes of Shaw Brothers staff, apart from Mr. Shao, Mr. Zou is the biggest. Unfortunately, Mr. Shao has too many thoughts, which is why the pearl of Mr. Zou has been covered in dust."
Zou Wenhuai looked a little sad.
He has followed Mr. Shao for more than ten years and has feelings for him.
It's a pity that Mr. Shao has changed.
After defeating his competitors, he established a full film industry chain in Hong Kong City including production, promotion, distribution and screening.
Since there were no decent competitors, Mr. Shao was able to conquer the city at extremely low prices.
Especially in the production process.
He turned the set into an assembly line.
Directors and actors are workers on the assembly line.
Not only are these front-line creative workers low-paid, but they also have to sign personal contracts and live in poverty.
This is inconsistent with Zou Wenhuai’s philosophy.
However, it is undeniable that it is precisely because of this film industry model that was born out of a near-monopoly, known as the big studio system, that has shaped the power of Shaw Brothers.
Of course, it also laid the groundwork for the disunity among Shaw Brothers' internal employees.
The most direct trigger was in 1967.
Mr. Shao, who dominated the film industry, felt that the film industry had little future, so he became more optimistic about the burgeoning television industry, so he founded TVB.
In order to support the development of TVB, they cut half of Shaw Brothers' film production plans.
For Mr. Shao, this is just a business adjustment.
But for the film team, this is a matter of personal destiny.
Because I can’t make movies, I can’t support my family.
Therefore, Zou Wenhuai has been actively contacting Shaw Brothers' internal employees and wanted to negotiate with Mr. Shao, but was suppressed and hidden by Mr. Shao.
Zou Wenhuai was disheartened, and finally roped in He Guanchang and Liang Feng three years later to leave Shaw Brothers and establish Jiahe to compete with Mr. Shao.
But in this world, because of Cao Weidong's butterfly effect, the founding of Jiahe was three years ahead of schedule...
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Several people discussed it all night and finally decided on the organizational structure of Jiahe.
Zou Wenhuai is the general manager, Liang Feng is the general manager, He Guanchang is in charge of production, and Cai Yongchang is in charge of distribution.
Cao Weidong invested in Jiahe and also served as creative director, responsible for providing film creativity.
In terms of company development choices, Jiahe is almost the same as later generations.
Zou Wenhuai believes that capital and scale are not the fatal injuries to the film industry.
It is not the size of the production company that determines the box office of a film.
It’s about the quality of a single video.
He believes that only by fully mobilizing the enthusiasm of front-line creative staff can we make blockbuster movies.
With this idea in mind, the new Golden Harvest introduced the independent producer system that had emerged in Hollywood at that time - supporting front-line creative staff to establish their own companies as a satellite company of Golden Harvest, with Golden Harvest cooperating with them to make films, and both parties sharing the profits.
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However, there were differences between the two parties when it came to investing in the first film project.
Zou Wenhuai wants to shoot the sequel to "The One-Armed Sword" - "The One-Armed Sword vs. the Blind Man".
"One-Armed Sword" is a martial arts brand created by Shaw Brothers. In 1967, "One-Armed Sword" was the first film with a box office of over one million in Hong Kong, and the public responded enthusiastically.
However, Cao Weidong knew that although "The One-Armed Sword Fights the Blind Man" filmed by Zou Wenhuai was very popular, it offended Mr. Shao and the two sides even faced off in court many times.
For the newly born Jiahe, this risk is very high.
So Cao Weidong proposed to go directly to Hollywood in the United States, invite Bruce Lee back, and shoot the "Fist of Fury" series of movies for him.
He even wants to hire well-known writers and cartoonists, ask them for drafts, and compile all the martial arts-themed movies that will flourish in the next few decades into a universe movie!
The so-called universe movie is a movie concept with multi-dimensional and multi-dimensional character frames and plot stories to share or form a unified world view.
A movie universe does not only refer to a series of movies, but can include multiple series of movies.
Later, the most typical representatives were the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe.
In fact, Hong Kong and Taiwan movies also have such potential.
Ip Man Wing Chun, Jingwu Heroes, Drunken Master, Police Story and so on...
These movies all take place in the same world view. They can be integrated into a universe and linked by different characters to bring more movie-watching experience to the audience!
The Bruce Lee Jingwu Heroes series was planned by Cao Weidong, the origin of this universe movie!
Zou Wenhuai was shocked by Cao Weidong's grand plan and was so stunned that he could hardly speak.