Further down the list are Fat Brother and Sammo Hung, the "big brother" in the film industry. Their salary is basically around 4 million Hong Kong dollars.
In view of the current average investment per film in the Hong Kong film industry and the average box office, as top-tier movie stars, their prices are quite reasonable.
Due to the lack of development of the film derivatives market and rampant piracy in the video tape market, most of the income of a Hong Kong film comes from the direct sales of the film, that is, box office dividends and distribution sales.
Coupled with the investment mentality of quick success and quick profit, countless fast money and hot money poured into the Hong Kong film industry, resulting in a large number of low-cost bad movies, forming the effect of "bad money drives out good money".
This has also resulted in the fact that the annual production volume of the Hong Kong film industry is astonishing, but the proportion of classic films produced is extremely low. Most film practitioners are constantly repeating their work in this low-end creative environment.
There are also many insightful people in the Hong Kong film industry who from time to time issue insightful calls such as "reduce the production volume, increase production costs, and increase the income of actors and actresses".
However, in the current environment, it can only be like a small wave in the rolling tide, being quietly annihilated.
However, in the movie "God of Gamblers" directed by Youlian, Fa Ge was offered a salary of HK$6 million, which is far more than his current worth.
This is because TVB has agreed with Fa Ge to transfer his artist contract to Youlian one year in advance.
Youlian reciprocated by raising the salary for Fa Ge's last film for TVB, so that TVB, which was able to get a high commission from Fa Ge's salary, could get some practical benefits.
Fa Ge's matter was arranged last year.
Around April, there was an event in San Francisco, USA. In order to thank Shaw for his contribution to social welfare undertakings, the San Francisco city government designated September 8th every year as "Shaw Run Run".
This was considered a big event in the Chinese community in San Francisco. After attending official events in the United States, Run Run Shaw was invited to attend a cocktail party organized by a Chinese group.
Qiao Hongwei was also on business in San Francisco at the time, and he and Zhu Lihua were also invited to the reception.
As veterans and rookies in the Hong Kong business community, Run Run Shaw and Qiao Hongwei have known each other since they were in Hong Kong. It is also a pleasure to meet on the other side of the ocean at this time.
Accompanying Run Run Shaw to participate in various activities in the United States is his close friend Fang Yihua.
Although Run Run Shaw was already over 60 years old at this time, he was still energetic and personally served as the chairman of the board of directors of TVB, controlling the general direction of the development of TVB.
The specific affairs of TVB are in charge of Fong Yihua. This uncrowned king of TVB has a tough approach and is Shaw's right-hand man.
They had a good conversation, and Qiao Hongwei accidentally mentioned the matter of Chow Yun-fat. The fact that Fa Ge and others were friends with Sun Dahai and held part of the shares in Youlian was not a secret among the top executives in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
After Sun Dahai got acquainted with them, he invested in the filming of "A Better Tomorrow" with them as the main actors.
After the film gained both word-of-mouth and box-office success, and broke the box office record of Hong Kong movies, they were invited to invest in it and established the predecessor of the current Youlian Brokerage Company, Youlian Film and Television Company.
Everyone knows that co-opening a film and television company with an actor you like is actually a more advanced way for rich people to win over actors. To put it bluntly, there is nothing too special.
It's just that doing this requires spending huge amounts of money. Not many people who are not extremely wealthy or confident can afford it.
Therefore, this approach of directly sending money to establish a partnership-based film and television company to engage in film and television investment has not really appeared many times in the Hong Kong film industry.
However, Youlian, who appeared in the public eye in the form of a lottery, not only did a great job, but also had bad luck (the mainstream view in the Hong Kong film industry), and continuously invested in multiple projects that brought both fame and fortune.
Suddenly becoming the top powerhouse in the Hong Kong film industry, everyone who knows the inside story can't help but be a little stunned.
However, at this time, the League of Friendship has become a trend, and no matter who it is, they will no longer ignore its existence.
Fang Yihua had actually been prepared for the possibility that Youlian might propose sub-issuance.
Wireless's contracts with its artists have always been known for their harsh terms and ruthless exploitation, and have always been criticized by many artists.
Artists whose contracts have expired will not renew their contracts with TVB if there is even a slight chance.
However, Wireless's own star-making system is too powerful, and newcomers of all types are constantly emerging and can take the place of their predecessors at any time.
Therefore, TVB's attitude towards artists and their contracts has never changed, and it has formed a set of business ideas that are only suitable for TVB's development.
In the process of forming this business idea, it actually received a lot of influence from Fang Yihua's personal will. As a singer herself, she certainly understands the truest thoughts of artists.
Therefore, Fang Yihua believes that instead of spending a lot of money (with loose contracts) to win over already-famous artists, it is better to buy and sell them in one piece, or at worst, break up after the contract ends. Anyway, as long as TVB's star-making ability still exists,
There is no need to worry about no new people to fill the vacancies.
As for the possible transfer of contracts from Brother Fa from Youlian, Fang Yihua's attitude is that it doesn't matter, just transfer if you want.
TVB does not have to impose any restrictions on this, but Youlian will have to pay a liquidated damages to TVB.
The specific amount of liquidated damages can be negotiated by both parties, and it does not necessarily have to be the high amount stipulated in the contract.
However, no matter how much the liquidated damages are, they must be paid. This is a matter of face.
However, Run Run Shaw did not support Fang Yihua's idea. He made the decision directly, bypassing Fang Yihua, and agreed to Qiao Hongwei's request to forward the signing.
He agreed that after Fa Ge completes the several film contracts he has signed so far, the contract with TVB will automatically expire. At that time, he will be his own man and he can go wherever he wants.
As a leading figure in Hong Kong's business community, Run Run Shaw's perspective on issues is of course much higher than that of Fang Yihua, who focuses on specific management.
As the handover of Hong Kong in 1997 approaches, how to handle relations with the mainland in the future has become a topic of greatest concern to all walks of life in Hong Kong.
Run Run Shaw met Qiao Hongwei and had little to do with Youlian or Hong Kong Film. The first time he met Qiao Hongwei was at the 1986 Hong Kong Entrepreneurs New Year Charity Gala organized by the Government House.
At that time, although Sun Dahai had already met Fa Ge and the others, and jointly purchased the film rights of Long Gang in his own name with Simon Yam, "A Better Tomorrow", which caused a sensation in the Hong Kong film industry, was still in post-production. Youlian Film and Television
The company doesn't even have a shadow yet.
Therefore, Qiao Hongwei's appearance at that charity party had nothing to do with the Hong Kong film industry. He obtained this qualification as an outstanding business manager in the financial industry in Hong Kong.