When Zou Wenhuai came over, Shi Zhijian stood up to greet him politely. Zheng Shaoqiu didn't dare to show off, so he stood up in a hurry. He was now looking for food at Shaw Brothers, and Zou Wenhuai was still his immediate boss.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zou, do you mind if I arrange the location here?" Shi Zhijian stepped aside and pulled out a chair for Zou Wenhuai to sit down.
Zou Wenhuai frowned and glanced around, as if he didn't like this noisy environment.
But being invited was a guest, so he couldn't care too much. He glanced at the chair, frowned again, and was about to take out a tissue to wipe it, but saw Shi Zhijian take the tissue first and wipe the chair again.
For the first time, Zou Wenhuai had an inexplicable liking for Shi Zhijian.
The last time they met, Shi Zhijian flipped his hands and played with him between his fingers. Zou Wenhuai was originally very angry, especially today when Shao Daheng came to a Hongmen banquet, which made him unemployed at home and even more depressed. At this time, Shi Zhijian was very angry with him.
The courtesy made him feel somewhat respected.
Zheng Shaoqiu watched Shi Zhijian's actions and was secretly speechless.
Speaking of which, Shi Zhijian is only eighteen or nineteen years old, even younger than him, but he has always been calm and sophisticated, making Zheng Shaoqiu always think that he is the younger brother. Occasionally, he feels a little dissatisfied, but now seeing Shi Zhijian's attitude towards others, he is convinced.
I, however, never imagined that there would be so much, nor could I do it in such detail.
Zou Wenhuai sat down, and the waiter happened to bring tea bowls and chopsticks to him.
Shi Zhijian just passed by and knew that Zou Wenhuai had mysophobia, so he took the cup, picked up the teapot and rinsed it three times before pouring out seven minutes of tea and placing it squarely in front of Zou Wenhuai, "Mr. Zou, if you are willing to show your face tonight, come over and give it to me."
To save face, drink tea first!"
Zou Wenhuai did not pick up the tea cup, but opened his sleeves and looked at his watch. He raised his head and said, "I'm sorry, I may not be here for long. If you have anything to say, please just say it."
Shi Zhijian smiled and said, "It seems that Mr. Zou is really busy. The reason why I invited you here this time is——"
Before Shi Zhijian could finish his words, Zou Wenhuai said: "Is it because of the box office split of "The One-Armed Sword"? Mr. Shi, please rest assured that I, Zou, am not the kind of person who is dishonest. Since I signed the contract, I
I will definitely be responsible to the end!”
After a pause, he added: "Although the box office of "One-Armed Sword" has exceeded one million, the box office money has not yet arrived, so please wait a few days!"
How did Zheng Shaoqiu next to him know these things? After hearing this, he went crazy and brainstormed. What does it mean? Mr. Shi also participated in "The One-Armed Sword"? When did he invest?
Just when Zheng Shaoqiu was thinking wildly, Shi Zhijian said: "Mr. Zou, you misunderstood. I invited you here not because of the box office split, but because of Qiu Zai!" He pointed to Zheng Shaoqiu sitting next to him, "He is here now.
Working for Shaw Brothers, I hope Mr. Zou can take my face into account and give him more opportunities!"
Zou Wenhuai was stunned and looked at Zheng Shaoqiu.
Zheng Shaoqiu hurriedly picked up the teacup and said to him politely: "Hello, Mr. Zou! My name is Zheng Shaoqiu. Nice to meet you!"
Only then did Zou Wenhuai confirm that Shi Zhijian's invitation to come over was not to "collect debts," but that he was overthinking it.
"Qiu Zai, right? No wonder he looks familiar. Which director are you with?"
"I'm with that...director Jiang Weiguang."
"With him?" Zou Wenhuai frowned. Jiang Weiguang is not very famous, but one characteristic is that he always likes to use big stars. People like Chen Baozhu, Lin Jiao, Cao Dahua, etc. are all his favorites.
Unfortunately, I don't know whether it was because of his poor skills or bad luck. Even if he used big stars, the box office would not be good every time. Therefore, he was respected as "box office poison" and "street director".
Looking back, Zou Wenhuai said to Shi Zhijian: "I'm sorry, if you had mentioned this earlier, maybe I could have helped, but now that I am on a long vacation, there is nothing I can do to help!"
After saying that, Zou Wenhuai raised his tea cup and gestured towards Zheng Shaoqiu, "Qiu Zai, don't blame me!"
Zheng Shaoqiu was a little disappointed, but Zou Wenhuai was so polite that he got excited and drank the tea in one gulp. "How could it be possible? Mr. Zou, you are my idol!"
Shi Zhijian could see that Zou Wenhuai was in a low mood, and suddenly a bold idea came to his mind.
If you remember correctly, due to different business concepts, Zou Wenhuai and Shao Yifu Shao Daheng finally parted ways. They left Shaw Brothers in 1970 and took away the "four major cadres" of He Guanchang, Cai Yongchang, Liang Feng and Chen Ziqiang, and established the all-powerful company in one fell swoop.
Golden Harvest Film Company.
As for the specific "disagreement in business philosophy", to put it bluntly, it means uneven distribution of accounts, and there is also a power game against Shaw Brothers.
Shaw Tycoon has always dominated Shaw Brothers, and everything he does is fully owned. In his eyes, tycoons like Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang are just high-level "wage earners", not "partners".
In addition, Shaw Brothers has a top-down vertical management system that has been running for a long time. You can only execute and obey orders from your superiors, and you must never refuse them. If you do something wrong, no matter whether you have a high position in Shaw Brothers or not,
It can also be easily KO'd.
As far as Shi Zhijian knows, in his last life, because Zou Wenhuai wanted to cooperate with Shao Daheng as a partner in filming, he was directly thrown into the cold palace by Shao Daheng. First, he was deprived of his position as the manager of the production department, and then he was replaced by Fang Yihua in the purchasing department.
The identity of the person in charge directly eliminated him, leaving Zou Wenhuai with no real power in Shaw Brothers. This forced Zou Wenhuai to join other people such as He Guanchang and others who had long been dissatisfied with Shaw Brothers to leave Shaw Brothers.
Now, Shi Zhijian speculates that his purchase of "The One-Armed Sword" may have caused a rift between Zou Wenhuai and Shao Daheng. If there is more irritation, Zou Wenhuai may leave Shaw Brothers two years in advance and establish
company.
In this case, why not bring him in?
Shi Zhijian held the tea cup and turned it around, his eyes twinkling.
Now that the Shinhwa Company he is in charge of has just started, the most important thing it needs to do is publicity and branding, and these cost a lot of money. If you can own a film company of your own, wouldn't you get twice the result with half the effort?
Is there any need to sponsor other people’s movies?
Is there any need to curry favor with others and let them insert advertisements for your products in movies?
You are the boss, and whatever you say is what you say, it’s so cool!
Thinking of this, Shi Zhijian already had some concerns in his mind. He immediately picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Then he looked up at Zou Wenhuai with a smile and said tentatively: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zou, don't blame me for talking too much. I think you seem to be in a very low mood.
In fact, I admire you very much. In my opinion, you have contributed a lot to why Shaw Brothers is able to achieve what it is today!"
When Zou Wenhuai heard this, he sighed, picked up the tea cup and was about to drink it all in one gulp, but found that there was no water.
Zheng Shaoqiu, who has quick eyesight and quick hands, was about to help pour tea, but Shi Zhijian said first: "How can drinking tea be as enjoyable as drinking?!"
After saying that, Shi Zhijian raised his hand to the waiter at the shop next to him and said, "Waiter, serve the wine!"
