Enemies who have been together for a long time will become as familiar with each other's every move as lovers.
Li Zhaotian was Shi Zhijian's "lover", and he guessed right. Shi Zhijian really wanted to make another round of money through the release of the movie.
Therefore, Jiahe's "The Myth" must be released in Hong Kong and must sell well at the box office. Only in this way can Shi Zhijian turn around and become a god in one fell swoop.
It's a pity that Li Zhaotian, the "lover", is a "heartless person". He directly called Shaw Brothers and asked Shaw Brothers to block Golden Harvest's new film.
Ritchie and Shaw Brothers have an unusual relationship, which can be seen from their cooperation in investing in TVB.
Coupled with the ongoing "grievances" between Shaw Brothers and Jiahe, there is no doubt that it is imperative to ban Jiahe.
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Golden Harvest Film Company.
Sad and gloomy.
It seems that there are only three days until the movie is released, but negotiations between major theater chains in Hong Kong have reached a deadlock.
To be precise, none of those movie theaters agreed to show "The Myth".
The reason is that Ritchie and Shaw Brothers are fanning the flames from behind, especially Shaw Brothers, who said that if any movie theater shows Golden Harvest's movie, they will not have the opportunity to show their Shaw Brothers' movies in the future.
In this era, Shaw Brothers is the overlord of the film industry.
"A Shaw Brothers movie must be a high-quality product" has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Without Shaw Brothers movies, where would those theater chains make money?
Compared with Shaw Brothers, Jiahe is just a newborn baby. It is impossible to predict what the future will be like. So to be on the safe side, it is better to listen to Shaw Brothers, cherish life and stay away from Jiahe.
"What should we do? Most of the Cathay cinemas we acquired are in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other places. There are only two or three cinemas in Hong Kong." Zou Wenhuai said with his eyebrows pinched.
"Yes, even if these three cinemas schedule movies all day long, they still can't make back the money they invested, let alone make money at the box office." He Guanchang also said with a sad look on his face.
"I didn't expect that Shaw Brothers would be so shameless and use the big to bully the small!" Chen Ziqiang was indignant.
"It's a pity that Mr. Shi still wants to make money from this drama. I'm afraid he will be doomed!"
Before Zou Wenhuai finished speaking, he heard a voice saying: "Don't worry, I won't be finished!"
"Mr. Shi, why are you here?"
Everyone couldn't help being surprised.
Since Shi Zhijian was busy with real estate, he rarely came to Jiahe.
Moreover, Shi Zhijian had fulfilled his previous promise and would never interfere with Zou Wenhuai and others' management of Jiahe, so Shi Zhijian's appearance this time surprised them.
"I'm here to give you reassurance. Please prepare yourself. Our movie will be released in Hong Kong soon. It will be very tiring by then, and it may be hard for everyone!"
"Uh, show it in Hong Kong?"
Zou Wenhuai, He Guanchang and others looked at each other, wondering if Shi Zhijian had gone crazy because he was too anxious. Now Shaw Brothers is encircling Jiahe, and Jiahe only has three theaters, and it is a ghost!
Seeing the confused looks on everyone's faces, Shi Zhijian just smiled lightly, "Don't believe it? Then just wait and see the show!"
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After Shi Zhijian left Jiahe, Zou Wenhuai and others began to discuss quietly.
He Guanchang pointed to his head: "Is there something wrong here, Mr. Shi?"
"You are not allowed to say that to Mr. Shi!" Zou Wenhuai shouted loudly, "After all, he is also our boss. Even if he has water in his head, gets kicked by a donkey, or gets caught in the door, we can't say that to him!"
Everyone stared at Zou Wenhuai with wide eyes.
"What are you watching? I'm going to Shaw Brothers right now to negotiate with Shaw Tycoon. No matter what, we're going to build a few movie theaters!" Zou Wenhuai straightened his tie and walked outside with his head held high.
He Guanchang and others looked at each other in shock.
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In a Bentley.
"Sneeze!" Shi Zhijian took out a handkerchief and wiped his nose, wondering if someone was scolding him behind his back.
In the eyes of many people, the big words they say are really like being caught in a crack in the door.
But Shi Zhijian laughed it off. The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan.
"Turn, that's right ahead!" Shi Zhijian told the driver Chen Huimin, "Go to the Kowloon Bus Group!"
Kowloon Bus Group is a transportation company controlled by the Lei family in Hong Kong.
Lei Ruide, the boss of the Lei family, is a powerful figure of his generation.
Lei Ruide came from a plutocratic family and came to Hong Kong to develop in the 1930s. He had a close relationship with the British senior officials in Hong Kong. He once helped the British troops relocate during the Japanese invasion and saved many ghosts.
Therefore, after the defeat of the Little Japanese and his withdrawal from Hong Kong, Lei took advantage of the situation and founded the Kowloon Bus Company, and controlled 20.38% of the controlling stake of the Kowloon Bus!
Relying on this transportation industry, which is closely related to people's livelihood, Lei took root in Hong Kong and began to get involved in real estate and film industries. Now he owns "Kowloon Cinema", "Li Shen", "Roxy", "Kaisheng", "
"Kim Hung Kee" and other theaters are common. Because among these theaters, "Lay Sing" theater is the largest and most famous, so Lei's theater chain is also collectively called "Lyce sound theater chain".
Nowadays, Lei Ruide, a generation of tycoons, has grown old, so he has handed over the company's main business to his son Lei Juekun.
Lei Juekun is known for his ruthlessness in doing things, and he especially likes to do some extraordinary things. As long as he can get money, he will get involved, and he never cares about how much money is invested. Therefore, Lei Juekun is also nicknamed "Lei Shui" by the industry.
throat"!
Others don't know it, but Shi Zhijian knows very well that this Lei Juekun is definitely not as simple as a big water pipe.
In his previous life, this person was extremely mysterious. Not only did he almost monopolize the traffic in Kowloon, he also almost defeated Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers Cinemas because after Lei Juekun took charge of Lydia Cinemas, he supported the New Arts City Film Company in 1980 and won over
Living in Mecca, Shi Tian and Huang Baiming started a decade-long struggle for hegemony in the Shadow Sea.
New Arts City relied on the "Happy Ghost" series, "The Best Partner" series, and "Eight Star Announcement" series to crush Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest many times in the past ten years.
The boss Lei Juekun is therefore known as the well-deserved "shadow tycoon" in the Hong Kong film industry.
Shi Zhijian took a Bentley to the Kowloon Bus Corporation, asked Chen Huimin to park the car, then took a briefcase and walked straight into the building.
The doorman guarding the building saw that Shi Zhijian was extraordinary, and Chen Huimin behind him looked even more unruly. He didn't even dare to ask questions, so he let them in.
This made Shi Zhijian a little surprised. He had planned a lot of rhetoric, but none of it was used.
"It seems that those Indian third brothers have better professional ethics. Regardless of whether they are rich or poor, no matter how high or low they are, as long as they are holding the door, they will always ask questions."
Shi Zhijian thought to himself and took Chen Huimin into the elevator.
This industrial building was built almost five years ago. Due to frequent use, the elevator is already a bit old.
There are many palm-sized small advertisements posted in the elevator, such as secret recipes passed down from ancient times to treat Medusa, recruitment of nightclub and dance hall girls...it's a mess and all kinds of things.
This small advertisement gave Shi Zhijian an indescribable sense of intimacy. It seemed that in his previous era, there was something like this on the telephone poles, which was called "dog skin plaster."
