Chu Huan's appearance here basically made Shao Yifu understand the reason why Feng Jingxi invited him.
After glancing at Feng Jingxi, Shao Yifu sat down calmly.
However, Chu Huan maintained his humble attitude at this time, stood up on his own initiative, and said with a smile: "Uncle Liu, today I specially asked Uncle Feng to witness, and I have come to apologize. If you have any dissatisfaction, please feel free to do so."
Just say hello, even if you curse me a few words, my nephew will never complain at all."
"Haha, that's right." Feng Jingxi also laughed and said: "Sixth brother, I already know what A Huan did, and I severely reprimanded him. Business is business. Even if you want Li Hanxiang, you should do it."
Say hello to Brother Six in advance.
These juniors are ignorant, but you have to have a lot of adults, and the prime minister can support the boat!"
The chorus between Chu Huan and Feng Jingxi immediately set Shao Yifu up against each other. Chu Huan's interception of Hu Li Hanxiang also became what Feng Jingxi said was a minor incident.
Mrs. Shao Yi was so mature that she remained unmoved when faced with the double attacks from Chu Huan and Feng Jingxi. She just laughed softly and said: "A Huan was able to return to Jiahu Textile in less than a year. With such an ability, the entire
Among the young generation in Xiangjiang, there are not even two of them.
How could he be someone who doesn’t understand the rules?”
Chu Huan immediately continued: "Actually, Uncle Cao and Uncle Feng have told me about the previous incident. As Chinese, we are a human society after all. I was indeed a little eager for quick success before.
As for the film industry, it was my first time to get involved, so naturally I didn’t understand the rules.
Speaking of which, I was a little anxious myself. The company had just been established and there was no one who could control the scene. I accidentally met Li Hanxiang at the Clear Water Bay studio, so I got a little carried away and forgot to inform Uncle Six."
Although Shao Yifu knew that what Chu Huan said at this time was just for the occasion, he felt quite relieved to hear such a new upstart in the Xiangjiang business community apologize to him so sincerely.
However, if you just let Chu Huan go, it would be absolutely impossible.
"Ahuan...is it okay if I call you that?"
"Of course, my nephew wants it all!" Chu Huan said with a smile.
Shao Yifu chuckled and said, "Now I know why Qiang Zai lost to you."
At this time, Chu Huan took out a check from his pocket, with exactly 1 million Hong Kong dollars written on it, placed it in front of Shao Yifu, and said with a smile.
"Before, I didn't know about Uncle Liu's relationship with Uncle Feng and Uncle Cao, so I had some misunderstandings with Brother Qiang. We were all joking to begin with. Now that our relationship has been made clear, this million will naturally come to us.
Give it back to Uncle Six!"
Shao Yifu glanced at the one million check on the table, but there was no movement. He just continued to smile and said: "I am willing to accept defeat. Ah Huan, you and Qiang Zai won the bet openly, and you deserve to receive the money."
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"It's a joke, it's just a joke. Since we are friends, if I still take the money, I shouldn't do it. If Uncle Liu doesn't take the money, then you haven't forgiven my nephew." Chu Huan also spoke righteously.
sermon.
Shao Yifu took a serious look at Chu Huan this time and suddenly asked: "I rented the Lisheng Cinema, bought the Jiamei Cinema, and now I have to open two movies in a row. Ah Huan, can you still spend one million?
It seems that I have really made a lot of money during this period!"
"I'm not afraid of making you laugh, Uncle Liu, but I really have no money. I just mortgaged Jiahu Textile's shares with the Bank of East Asia some time ago and borrowed some money, so I can survive until now. Otherwise, I really don't know how I would live."
Chu Huan told about his loan from the Bank of East Asia.
After listening to this, both Feng Jingxi and Shao Yifu showed a look of shock.
In the consciousness of the public in Xiangjiang at this time, Chu Huan's cash has now become shares of Jiahu Textile. Even if there is some cash, it will not be too much.
Coupled with Chu Huan's recent series of actions in the film industry, it should be even more so.
But what Shao Yifu and Feng Jingxi didn't expect was that Chu Huan would be so radical. Facing an unfamiliar industry, he dared to take his wealth to the bank as collateral.
However, after Shao Yifu was shocked, he saw some changes in Chu Huan's expression, and he was no longer so defensive.
Because Chu Huan's behavior at this time was very much like that of a young and impulsive young man, who thought that by killing everyone in the stock market, he would be able to dominate other industries.
Therefore, after joining a new industry, people dare to gamble all their wealth. If such a person succeeds, he or she is truly successful, but if he fails, he will be doomed.
Lack of composure.
And this is exactly the character that the older generation of business tycoons value most.
What's more, Chu Huan showed his trump card so easily, which gave him more choices.
No matter how you look at Chu Huan at this time, he looks like a young man who is just starting out and doesn’t know the heights of the world.
"It seems that Ah Huan is very optimistic about the film industry in Xiangjiang. If it weren't for this, you wouldn't do this."
Chu Huan said with a smile: "Actually, I only had the idea of entering the film industry after seeing Uncle Liu's achievements in the film industry. I hope you won't blame Uncle Liu."
Shao Yifu suddenly laughed out loud and said: "Young people should dare to fight and fight hard. It was the same when I first arrived in Xiangjiang."
Chu Huan said modestly: "I don't dare to compete with you, Uncle Six!"
Shao Yifu said: "Since Ah Huan has obtained the Lisheng Cinema Line, we are now peers. I never think that peers are enemies. It is true that we can make a fortune together."
Old Fox, if he really thought so, he would not have suppressed Jiahe at first, and later joined forces with Jiahe to suppress Xinyi City.
Chu Huan nodded and said: "My nephew thinks so too, and Uncle Six, you also know that our black and white video is just a grassroots team. The annual film output is only five or six movies at most. There is no way to support a theater chain, so Xiao
My nephew also wants to discuss it with Uncle Six. If possible, my nephew hopes that Uncle Six’s Shaw Brothers movies will be released in Lydia Cinemas in the future, as a way to support my nephew’s nascent business!"
Shao Yifu's eyes lit up.
There have been some changes in my evaluation of Chu Huan.
This is a smart man. No wonder he is able to return to Jiahu Textile without anyone noticing. It is not unreasonable.
With just a little nudge from me, the other person already knew what I was thinking.
Chu Huan said that with his black and white images, he could complete five or six films within a year. This is not modest, and is even a bit exaggerated.
At this time, the filming schedule of Xiangjiang films is basically 40 to 60 days per film. There are too few people who can film black and white films. Nowadays, only Li Hanxiang and Hong Jinbao can independently direct films.
They can't make new movies every month for twelve months of the year.
Let's look at Shaw Brothers. They can direct forty or fifty films every year, with a well-established production line, plus Shaw Brothers' theater chain in Hong Kong and Nanyang.
Even though Golden Harvest seems to have unlimited glory now that Li Xiaolong is here, in terms of money-making ability, the entire film company in Hong Kong combined will probably be able to compete with Shaw Brothers.
Shaw Brothers has more than 100 theaters in Xiangjiang and Nanyang combined. Chu Huan only has five theaters in Xiangjiang.
But no matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. Having five more theaters showing your company's movies means millions more profits every year.
It is impossible for Shao Yifu not to care about these things.
Of course, Shao Yifu also understood that if his company's film was released at the same time as the black-and-white film, Chu Huan would definitely arrange the film for his film company.
But now the release cycle of a movie in Xiangjiang is only about 20 days, and it can’t even reach 20 days. Li Xiaolong’s "Brother Tangshan" is so popular, but it was only released for 19 days!
Therefore, Chu Huan's theater chain company will have at least half a year to release movies from other companies.
This is what Yifu Shao values.
In any industry, competition is eternal, and so are interests.
It can even be said that all competition is launched for profit.
Now that Chu Huan has put this benefit in front of him, will he accept it or not?
After thinking about it for a while, Shao Yifu already made a decision in his heart: "Haha, since you said so, Ah Huan, as an uncle, if I still hold on to these things, then I shouldn't!"
After finishing speaking, Shao Yifu put the one million check that Chu Huan placed in front of him into his arms.
Seeing Shao Yifu's actions, Chu Huan knew that the matter had been resolved.
There is nothing that can be done about it. At this time, Chu Huan really needs the support of the studio. Although he can find other studios, there is no studio in Hong Kong that can compare with Shaw Brothers' Clear Water Bay Studio.
Moreover, most of Li Hanxiang's films are costume films, so the Clearwater Bay studio is even more needed.
Even if I start building my own studio this year, it will only be two or three years before I can film.
In addition, Chu Huan doesn’t have the money to build his own studio now!
Therefore, spending one million Hong Kong dollars to buy a black and white image that will develop steadily for four to five years is definitely worth the money for Chu Huan.
"My nephew is using tea instead of wine. Thank you Uncle Six for your magnanimity!"
Chu Huan picked up the tea cup and thanked Shao Yifu.
Shao Yifu was also smiling at this time, and he also had a plan in his mind. Since Chu Huan had won theaters when he first entered the film industry, and even went to the bank to get a loan, he must have wanted to make a big splash in the film industry.
rhythm.
If you look at it this way, black and white images will also become Shaw Brothers' rival in the future.
But who is Shao Yifu!
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one person in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. He has been in Hong Kong for more than ten years. If his previous business in Nanyang is included, he has been in the film industry for decades.
Shao Yifu has never seen anything like this.
Shao Yifu has seen too many young people like Chu Huan who enter the film industry with great ambitions, but Shao Yifu has never seen successful people.
Even Zou Wenhuai had practiced in Shaw Brothers for so many years and accumulated enough connections before he founded Jiahe.
Chu Huan...just a newbie in the film industry.
The most important thing is that behind Chu Huan are two Hong Kong tycoons, Feng Jingxi and Cao Wenjin, and Shao Yifu does not want to create a gap between him and them because of this matter.
As for the matter between Chu Huan and Shao Weiqiang, Shao Yifu has already put it down.
As long as there are interests in the mall, there are no grudges that cannot be let go.
Then the three of them took a break and started chatting.
It wasn't until evening that Shao Yifu got up and said goodbye.
Chu Huan and Feng Jingxi were also preparing to leave.
"Shao Yifu will probably not take any action against you in the future, but as long as you want to make a difference in the film industry, confrontation in the future is inevitable!"
Feng Jingxi stood at the door of the peninsula and told Chu Huan.
Chu Huan said with a smile: "Of course I know that, but if you want to develop black and white images now, it does take time and the support of the studio."
Feng Jingxi nodded and said, "Then you should think carefully about how to develop your own black and white images!"
"I have to thank Uncle Feng for everything today!" Chu Huan expressed her gratitude to Feng Jingxi again.
Feng Jingxi laughed and said, "You don't have to be so polite with me."
Chu Huan smiled and nodded, and separated from Feng Jingxi at the entrance of the peninsula.
After Shao Yifu left the peninsula, he did not return to Shaw, but returned to No. 8 Jiashu Road.
Fang Yihua was already waiting for him here.
"Brother Six, what does Feng Jingxi want from you?" Fang Yihua asked Shao Yifu when he saw him coming back, while helping him take off his coat.
Fang Yihua was a very thoughtful woman. Later, when Shao Yifu was getting older and older at TVB, Fang Yihua could be said to be a well-deserved talkative person in TVB.
Therefore, Fang Yihua was very concerned about Shao Yifu, especially business matters.
Shao Yifu sat on the sofa in the living room, and his servants brought steaming ginseng tea.
"I didn't expect Lao Feng to be a peacemaker this time!"
"Peacemaker?" Fang Yihua didn't understand.
Shao Yifu did not hide anything and told Fang Yihua what happened on the peninsula.
After Fang Yihua listened, he thought about it and said, "I will go and tell the people on the set tomorrow, but Brother Six, we can't just let the black and white images develop!"
Shao Yifu nodded and said: "That's natural. The movie that Zhang Che should make will still be made, but Lao Feng and Lao Cao still have to give face. Let's take a look first and then talk about it!"
In the end, Shao Yifu made the final decision.
After Chu Huan left Peninsula, he did not return to the apartment, but went directly to Black and White Image.
Everyone in the black and white image also knew what Chu Huan was going to do today, so they all waited for Chu Huan in the black and white image, wanting to know the final result.
Everyone understands the importance of a studio to a film company.
Chu Huan slowly walked into the company and saw Li Hanxiang, Hong Jinbao, Yuan Lou (Cheng Long), Miao Kexiu, Fang Jianhui, Liu Pingkui and others.
After listening to Feng Yongfa's advice, Chu Huan set his sights on the University of Hong Kong when looking for a black and white image manager. When Chu Huan did this, his goal became clear instantly.
As I have said before, when Chu Huan looks for the person in charge of the company, the first thing he looks for is not his ability, but his loyalty.
So Chu Huan quickly set his sights on Fang Jianhui.
Fang Jianhui was very excited when he heard that Chu Huan wanted him to take care of the black and white images. Others were unemployed as soon as they graduated, but he could become the general manager of a film company before he graduated.
How could this not make Fang Jianhui happy?
Of course, Chu Huan didn't care about Fang Jianhui's ability, as long as it was above the average, so what Fang Jianhui didn't know was that he had a probation period in Chu Huan's heart.
If after the trial period ends, Fang Jianhui's ability is not worthy of the black and white image, Chu Huan will take him down without hesitation.
As for Liu Pingkui.
In fact, he was Chu Huan's future leader for Black and White. Originally, Chu Huan wanted Fang Jianhui to learn more from Li Xiaolong.
But now that Li Hanxiang is here, Chu Huan will naturally not let Fang Jianhui stay in Jiahe, but come to Black and White Image. Even with Chu Huan's help, Fang Jianhui officially became Li Hanxiang's master.
"How about it?"
Seeing Chu Huan walk in, Li Hanxiang asked excitedly.
Chu Huan smiled and said: "Done!"
Yeah!
Everyone cheered immediately after hearing the answer they wanted. Only Li Hanxiang could maintain his grace.
Chu Huan pressed his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet. After everyone stopped cheering, Chu Huan continued: "Now that the funds, theaters, and studios have been secured, it depends on everyone's efforts!"
"Master Huan, don't worry, our crew will start filming tomorrow!"
Hong Jinbao, who had already completed all the preliminary preparations, immediately preached loudly.
With the joining of Li Hanxiang, Hong Jinbao also felt the pressure, and his creative passion has expanded to the extreme. Now he is holding back his energy to prove himself in front of Chu Huan.
Chu Huan understood Hong Jinbao's thoughts and said with a smile: "Brother Sanmao, your movie is our company's first hit. Whether the black and white film can get a good start in Hong Kong depends on you!"
Hong Jinbao said with a rosy face: "Don't worry, Mr. Huan, I won't let you down."
Looking at Hong Jinbao's expression, Li Hanxiang just smiled. He didn't have the same pressure on Hong Jinbao as Hong Jinbao put on him. Whether it was in terms of qualifications or box office results, Hong Jinbao was just a younger brother in front of him.
Moreover, Li Hanxiang also hopes that the black and white image will become stronger and stronger. Only in this way can he prove that his choice is correct.
Just today, after the announcement that Li Hanxiang and his team joined Black and White Video was released, Li Hanxiang received many calls from old friends.
Everyone was curious about why Li Hanxiang chose an unknown film company to join.
Even if the salary offered by the other party is among the first in Hong Kong!
By the way, Li Hanxiang has a large family and spends more than 20,000 yuan a month. Chu Huan's salary is actually an important reason why Li Hanxiang can join Black and White Image.
Miao Kexiu looked at Chu Huan with a complicated expression. This was a man who was good at creating miracles.
Everyone thought that Chu Huan had offended Jiahe and Shaw Brothers one after another in the film industry, and had pushed himself into a dead end, but Chu Huan had the ability to survive in desperate situations.
Just like Chu Huan fought back to the Chu family before, who could have guessed that Chu Huan could still complete a gorgeous turn in a very short time when facing such a desperate situation?
Miao Kexiu was at the age where she admired heroes. Unknowingly, even Miao Kexiu herself didn't realize that Chu Huan had already occupied a very important position in her heart.
During the cheers, Li Hanxiang found Chu Huan. Seeing that Li Hanxiang had something to say to him, Chu Huan brought Li Hanxiang and Fang Jianhui to the office.
"Huan Shao..." After adding the black and white image, Li Hanxiang, like everyone else, began to call Chu Huan Huan Shao.
"The reason why Shaw Brothers is successful, in addition to Yifu Shaw's drastic reforms, there is another important reason, that is, he established the Southern Actor Training Class, which can continuously provide fresh blood to Shaw Brothers. Now our company's artists are still
Too little.
If you just poach people from major companies, it will be a very large expense, and you will also be at odds with major companies."
Li Hanxiang had already begun to consider the future development of black and white images at this time.
Fang Jianhui said from the side: "We don't have to poach people, we can just borrow them!"
Li Hanxiang smiled and shook his head and said: "Borrowing, of course, is necessary, but this is not a long-term solution. The most important thing is that we are just helping others make wedding dresses, and the gain outweighs the loss."
There are really too few contracted artists for black and white films now. Even if Chu Huan only plans to shoot two movies at the same time, there are still not enough actors, so he can only borrow people from other film companies on the market.
But take Li Hanxiang's next movie "The Great Warlord" as an example, the male and female protagonists will definitely become popular. When Shaw Brothers sees such a situation, how can Shaw Brothers be willing to lend the other to the rival Chu Huan.
Even if it was a loan, the price Chu Huan paid was beyond the market price.
It doesn't look appropriate no matter how you look at it.
Fang Jianhui thought for a moment and realized that this was indeed the case. He smiled coquettishly at Li Hanxiang and stopped talking.
Chu Huan said at this time: "Artist training classes must be held, but the water is far away and the fire is close. At this stage, we can only do this first, and we do not have the conditions to train new people now, so take your time!"
Li Hanxiang also understood this truth and said with a smile, "I just remind Mr. Huan to pay attention. The final decision is naturally made by Mr. Huan."
Chu Huan said with a smile: "Director Li, those of us, including Sanmao and others outside, are all newbies in the film industry. If Director Li has any suggestions in the future, just tell them directly!"
Feeling Chu Huan's respect, Li Hanxiang became even happier: "As long as Mr. Huan you don't think it's troublesome for me!"
"how could be!"
Then Li Hanxiang told Chu Huan about his new movie, "I have already decided on the candidate for the heroine. She is Tian Ni who has appeared in the TV series "The Lady in Red". It just so happens that she has not signed a contract with a film company.
It’s not difficult to take her down!”
Chu Huan didn't have the slightest impression of this sweetheart, but she had promised Li Hanxiang before that she would not interfere in the choice of the movie's heroine. Now that Li Hanxiang has chosen her, it would be good to support her.
If Chu Huan were more familiar with the history of the Hong Kong film industry, he would know that Tian Ni was a very famous Y-star in Hong Kong in the 1970s.
In Li Hanxiang's classic "Double Beauty", Tian Ni plays the charming Pan Jinlian.
Moreover, Tian Ni also has a sister who is also quite famous in the Hong Kong film industry. She is Tian Niu, the woman who once married Hong Xing and Jiang Tianyang.
"Since you, Director Li, have made a decision, it's up to her, if possible..."
Before Chu Huan finished speaking, Li Hanxiang had already guessed what Chu Huan meant: "Don't worry, Mr. Huan, I think it won't be difficult for Tianni to join Black and White Image!"
Seeing that Li Hanxiang understood what he meant so well, Chu Huan immediately smiled and said: "This is the best. As for Xu Guanwen, I will take care of it and give you the exact news tomorrow."
Chu Huan had promised Li Hanxiang before that she would help him get Xu Guanwen, a newcomer in the film industry.
At this time, Li Hanxiang had no doubt about Chu Huan's ability, and said with a smile: "Then I will wait for your good news tomorrow, Master Huan!"
Chu Huan frowned slightly.
It is not difficult for Chu Huan to sign Xu Guanwen at this time, and he will not get into trouble with Shao Yifu again because of Xu Guanwen.
At this time, Xu Guanwen was only a contracted host for TVB, and had no involvement in the Hong Kong film industry, nor did he have any entanglements with Shaw Brothers.
Moreover, Xu Guanwen is already thirty years old at this time, and he is considered an older youth in the entertainment industry. If I can give him an opportunity to enter the film industry and star in a film directed by the great director Li Hanxiang, Xu Guanwen will probably be very lucky.
More importantly, signing Xu Guanwen can actually pull out the carrot and bring out the mud.
Each of the four Xu brothers is a talented person.
The eldest brother Xu Guanwen can direct and act, and is the first generation comedy king in Hong Kong.
The second brother Xu Guanwu lives behind the scenes and is proficient in photography, editing and directing.
The third brother Xu Guanying needs no introduction. He is the only man who publicly refused the Academy Award. He played the role of Lin Zhengying's apprentice in "Mr. Zombie".
The fourth child, Xu Guanjie, although he has signed a contract with a record company, he has not yet had an artist contract. He later starred in "The Best Partner", which created a box office legend in Hong Kong.
Moreover, in Xu Guanying's previous movies, Xu Guanying and Xu Guanjie were also important supporting roles.
With the addition of these four people, it will definitely be even more powerful for black and white imaging.
Therefore, Xu Guanwen must be captured, and so must the four Xu brothers.
Wasn't it just for today that Chu Huan made friends with Xu Guanjie at the orientation party of the University of Hong Kong?
As for other supporting roles, it is naturally not Chu Huan's turn to worry about them. Li Hanxiang has strong connections in the Hong Kong film industry, so it is easy to find these supporting roles.
After talking about the movie with Li Hanxiang, Li Hanxiang took the initiative to leave Chu Huan's office.
"Fat man, from now on, you have to keep an eye on the film companies and theater companies. If you don't understand anything, you should seek more advice from experienced practitioners like Li Hanxiang."
Chu Huan warned Fang Jianhui.
Fang Jianhui also changed his previous cheerful attitude and said seriously: "Brother Huan, don't worry!"
Chu Huan nodded with satisfaction.
Chu Huan walked out of the office with Fang Jianhui and saw that everyone in the company had left, leaving only Miao Kexiu alone.
When Fang Jianhui saw this, he immediately recognized the situation and said: "Brother Huan, I have something to do and I have to leave first!"
Chu Huan nodded, and Fang Jianhui quickly left.
When Miao Kexiu saw this, she quickly blushed and explained: "I, I, I'm not, I just haven't taken something yet, and I'm getting ready to leave!"
By the time she finished speaking, Fang Jianhui had already run away.
Chu Huan smiled and said to Miao Kexiu: "I'm just on my way, I'll take you back!"
Miao Kexiu blushed and nodded slightly.
However, when the two of them just walked out of the film company, Chu Huan's expression suddenly changed.
It turned out that in the distance, a fish-headed symbol covered in blood ran over: "Huan, Brother Huan, something happened!"