There is no way out in the mountains and rivers, but there is another village with dark willows and bright flowers!
Just when Chu Huan thought that this trip to Taiwan would end in failure, Gu Long unexpectedly brought Chu Huan a big surprise.
"What friend?"
Chu Huan asked a little excitedly.
Gu Long smiled proudly and said: "I definitely can't tell you now. Just follow me first. You will know when you get to the place."
Chu Huan had no doubts. Although he had not been in contact with Gu Long for a long time, Chu Huan also understood that Gu Long would definitely not joke with him about this kind of thing.
"Walk!"
"Wait a minute, where is the good wine you mentioned?" Gu Long stopped Chu Huan.
Chu Huan laughed and motioned Chen Hua to go upstairs. Chu Huan asked Chen Hua to buy wine before and found two bottles of really good wine. Chu Huan specially kept them. Now that the matter of the release of the Taiwanese movie can be solved, this
Two bottles of good wine will be no problem.
"Come on, let's wait in the car!"
Chu Huan dragged Gu Long out of the hotel.
on the car.
Gu Long said proudly: "This time I invite this person out for you. I said it is my treat, but wait..."
Chu Huan immediately understood and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Chu will pay for the entire journey tonight."
Gu Long laughed and said, "That's pretty much it."
Not long after, Chen Hua came out with wine.
On the way to the hotel, Gu Longcai said to Chu Huan seriously: "Ah Huan, I made an appointment for you. For my sake, the other party will definitely be willing to help you, but if you want to
To develop smoothly in Taiwan, you still have to maintain this relationship yourself!"
Chu Huan smiled and said: "Brother Hua, don't worry, I still understand this."
Gu Long told himself before that he had nothing to do with the film producers, so the person he met with today should not be a film producer from Taiwan.
In addition, Gu Long did not disclose the information to him before, which shows that Gu Long has no confidence in whether this matter can be successful or whether the other party will agree to help.
But now Gu Long has come to find him. According to Gu Long's character, he must have received a guarantee from the other party, so he came to find him.
Once things are smoothed out, the next thing will be easier to handle.
As Gu Long said, the other party's attack this time was for Gu Long's sake. No matter what kind of relationship they had, he would definitely have to pay some benefits.
But this is acceptable to Chu Huan.
Soon, under the command of Gu Long, they arrived in front of a classical-style restaurant.
Chu Huan and Gu Long got off the car and walked into the restaurant. The waiter here obviously knew Gu Long.
"Mr. Xiong, you are here, Mr. Liu is already waiting inside."
Gu Long laughed and said, "I didn't expect him to come very quickly."
Under the guidance of the waiter, the two of them arrived at the private room. Chu Huan saw an elegant young man in a suit who appeared to be in his late twenties.
Gu Long laughed loudly at this time and said: "Ah Huan, this is the good friend I told you, Shangguan Qin, who is now a professor at Taipei Shuimu University."
While Chu Huan was surprised by the other party's identity, he finally figured out why Gu Long knew this person.
Shangguan is just the pen name of the other party. The other party's real identity is the top second generation in Taiwan, preceded by an official character!
He is now the top leader of the Taiwan Air Force, and this man will in the future become the president of Taiwan Shuimu University, the minister of Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation, and other unspecified but extremely high-status official positions.
As for the pen name Shangguan Chen, he actually shared it with several of his brothers. During his college years, this person wrote many martial arts novels one after another.
He is also a celebrity in the martial arts novel world in Taiwan.
After returning from studying in Canada, he went to teach at Shuimu University.
"It turns out it's Brother Shangguan, I've admired your name for a long time, I've admired your name for a long time!" Although Chu Huan was surprised by the identity of the other party, he did not show flattery, but preached in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.
Shangguan Jin laughed and said: "Haha, you are the first person to let Brother Yaohua find me, Chu Huan!"
Chu Huan looked at Gu Long with some gratitude. The two had only known each other for a few days, but Chu Huan was even more touched that the other party had used such a large network of contacts for her.
This feeling is even more touching than being able to complete my trip to Taiwan this time.
Gu Long laughed nonchalantly and said, "That's how men's friendship is. It's better to fall in love with each other over a drink than to have known each other for decades!"
Shangguan Qin said with a smile: "No wonder the characters in your novels are all prodigal sons. They have the same virtues as you!"
After the three people exchanged greetings, they sat down and did not start drinking directly. Instead, they talked about business first.
Shangguan Chen said: "I heard from Brother Yaohua, Ah Huan that your company's movies have encountered some setbacks when they were released in Taiwan?"
Chu Huan smiled bitterly and said, "It's true. Taiwanese film producers are more wary of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest than I thought."
Shangguan Chen smiled and said: "That's for sure. After all, many of the movies shown in theaters in Taiwan are from these two companies."
After a pause, Shangguan asked: "But how did I hear that Shaw Brothers is already working on the release of your company's movies in Taiwan?"
Gu Long is a prodigal son. After having a drink with Chu Huan, he has already made Chu Huan his lifelong confidant.
But Shangguan Tao couldn't do it. He needed to know more things.
After Gu Long found him, he used his own connections to investigate Chu Huan. He wouldn't know if he didn't investigate. Once he investigated, he was really shocked.
Unexpectedly, Chu Huan's experience in Xiangjiang turned out to be such a legend.
Chu Huan was not surprised at all that Shangguan Chen knew about Shaw Brothers' operation to distribute "Dragon Tiger Fight" in Taiwan.
He smiled and said: "Having a father and a mother is not as good as having one myself, not to mention the relationship between Shaw Brothers and black and white images."
Shangguan Tu nodded and did not delve into this matter. He smiled and said: "I have already called my friend, and the other party is willing to give me some face. I will give you a few names, Ah Huan, and wait for you tomorrow.
Just contact them proactively and there should be no problem by then!”
The problem that had troubled Chu Huan for a long time was easily solved with a few phone calls from Shangguan Qin.
Chu Huan said with a smile: "I am very grateful for Brother Shangguan's help, but I still have one more thing I want to discuss with Brother Shangguan."
Shangguan Tao was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what Chu Huan meant.
"Ah Huan, Brother Yaohua and I are very good friends. Naturally, his friends are also my friends. It is the duty of friends to help each other."
Chu Huan waved his hands and said: "You can't say that. Helping others is a matter of affection, and not helping others is a duty. If I am so content with being helped by my friends, it is really unreasonable."
Shangguan Tu nodded and said: "In that case, if you have anything to do, just tell me Ah Huan!"
Chu Huan said with a smile: "I want to start a martial arts magazine in Taiwan, specifically inviting submissions from martial arts writers in Taiwan and Hong Kong!"
After a pause, Chu Huan continued: "When I am free, I also read some martial arts novels, but I found that apart from being published in newspapers and magazines, there are not many real martial arts magazines in Hong Kong or Taiwan.
This book, and the layout settings of those current magazines are also very bad.”
"If a professional martial arts magazine could come out, I think it would definitely be a hit!"
Gu Long showed a hint of indifference. Although he writes martial arts novels, he actually doesn't care about whether there is such a martial arts magazine. Anyway, Gu Long has never been short of newspaper and magazine invitations.
On the contrary, Shangguan Chen showed a hint of joy. Although he doesn't write many novels anymore, he likes to read them. If there is such a martial arts magazine in Taiwan, it will definitely be a good one for an old bookworm like him.
Gospel!
But thinking about the current situation of martial arts novels in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Shangguan Tao said seriously: "Ah Huan, your suggestion is definitely a good one, but it is actually very difficult to make it happen!"
Gu Long asked: "Are you saying that Ah Huan has no distribution channels for novels?"
Shangguan Tu waved his hand and said: "Distribution channels are actually very easy to handle. This is different from film companies. There is not so much competition. What I mean is...Brother Yaohua, have you felt that in the past year?
Have the number of companies asking you for assignments begun to decrease?”
Gu Long thought for a moment and then said: "If you say it like this, it seems that such a thing really exists."
Shangguan Tu nodded and said: "It's different now than before. People used to have fewer entertainment methods, so everyone likes to read books and read martial arts novels. But it's different now. There are TV series in Taiwan, martial arts movies in Hong Kong, and comics in Japan.
, are dividing the martial arts novel market in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
I did a survey some time ago and found that the number of rental bookstores for martial arts novels in Taiwan is declining sharply, and publishing houses are also facing difficulties as operators..."
In fact, Shangguan Tao was not wrong. If Chu Huan had not appeared and the current situation continued, a year later, Taiwan's martial arts publishing industry would have sunk to the bottom. There were originally more than 3,000 martial arts novel rental stores, but less than half would remain.
Most of them mainly rent comics and doll books.
The "leader" in the martial arts publishing industry, Zhenshanmei Publishing House, changed its printing to "Xian Dao Series", Chunqiu Publishing House is planning to immigrate to North America, "Haiguang", "Xintai" publishing houses have changed careers, "Damei", "Siwei", "Mingxiang" and
"Xinsheng" all went out of business due to the death of their boss, leaving only "Everbright", "Nanqi" and others to support the end of the game.
The martial arts scene in Hong Kong is even more declining. "Martial Arts Novel Weekly" and "Martial Arts and History" ceased publication. "Martial Arts World" and "Martial Arts Spring and Autumn" are barely supported by the works of Taiwanese writers.
As for the several publishers that specialize in martial arts books, they have already changed their direction. Only Universal Books, which owns "Martial Arts World", and Heming Publishing Company, which owns "Martial Arts Spring and Autumn", still occasionally collect famous works published in magazines.
Some single volumes were printed, while other publishing houses such as "Perseverance" could only survive by reprinting Taiwanese works.
This is also why the number of screenplays written by Gu Long in the later period was much higher than that of novels, because there was no market for novels anymore.
After listening to Shangguan Tu's description, Gu Long was a little silent. After all, he now makes a living by writing martial arts novels. If the martial arts novels in Taiwan are really like what Shangguan Tu said, then he will have to make plans for his future.
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"Ah Huan, this is a general trend and inevitable!"
Finally, Shangguan Tao preached to Chu Huan.
Chu Huan thought for a moment and said: "Although the trend is irreversible, we can delay its occurrence and find another way to extend the life of martial arts novels in Hong Kong and Taiwan."
Chu Huan's words made Gu Long and Shangguan Zhen show expressions of hope.
"How do you say this?"
Shangguan Qin couldn't help but asked.
Chu Huan said with a smile: "It's actually very simple. In my imagination, this martial arts novel will be divided into two major sections. The first section will publish novels by already famous martial arts novelists, and the second section will publish novels by new generations.
Novels by martial arts novelists.
Not only that, we can create a gimmick. In martial arts novels, there are often martial arts conferences. We can also organize a martial arts conference and leave a small advertisement in the magazine for readers to cut out. What we have to do is to create a small advertisement in this small advertisement.
Six blank spaces are left on the advertisement for readers to write their names.
Three sections are used to write the names of famous writers, and three sections are used to write the names of new generation writers.
The magazine publishes the top three names in the martial arts competition every month based on readers' responses.
At the end of the year, based on the number of replies received by each writer, titles such as the martial arts leader, deputy leader, and newcomer king in the martial arts novel world in Hong Kong and Taiwan will be selected.
And it is matched with various rewards to fully stimulate the novelist's creative passion.
I always believe that novels, as a creative art, will never go out of style. At most, they will change in type.
In addition, this can fully mobilize readers' sense of participation. From now on, they will no longer have nothing to do with the novelist simply separated by a novel.
Their support represents the prestige of their favorite novelist.
In addition, we can also hold a book signing event for the top three famous writers and emerging writers of the month after the selection every month to communicate with readers..."
Chu Huan took out the operation from the starting point of his previous life.
Shangguan Zhen and Gu Long were stunned when they heard this. After Chu Huan finished speaking, they both looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
"My dear, Ah Huan, how do you open your head? It's amazing." Gu Long sighed.
Shangguan Chen even said: "In this case, all the martial arts novelists in Hong Kong and Taiwan will be under your command!"
Gu Long only paid attention to the unreasonableness of Chu Huan's idea, but Shangguan Chen saw it more profoundly. If this thing is really successful, it is definitely possible to extend the life of martial arts novels in Hong Kong and Taiwan. In addition, don't forget that Chu Huan is
Making movies.
So when the time comes, Chu Huan will no longer be short of martial arts themes?
Thinking of this, Shangguan Tao's eyes changed when he looked at Chu Huan. No wonder this young man was able to complete his magnificent comeback in less than a year.
Chu Huan said with a smile: "It's not over yet. If the magazine succeeds, we can also set up a comic magazine. As for the content of the comic magazine, it will mainly adapt martial arts novels. By then, novelists in Hong Kong and Taiwan will increase their
At the same time, these can be distributed as rewards for the ranking of martial arts novelists..."
Anyway, just change the starting point model and run it.
Gu Long and Shangguan Zhen listened with excitement, as if they had seen a new development route for martial arts novels.
"I'm convinced!" Shangguan Qin rarely put aside his elegance, tugged on his tie, and excitedly said to Chu Huan: "Ah Huan, if this matter can really succeed, I guarantee your business. In Taiwan, there will no longer be any problems...as long as it does not offend the general environment!"
Chu Huan smiled, what he wanted was Shangguan Tan's words.
With Shangguan Chen's promise, there will be no problems with his business in Taiwan in the next ten years.
Gu Long said: "Although this plan sounds very good, I don't think it is that easy to implement it. First of all, it is how to ensure that there are enough writers to join the magazine. Secondly, even if there is, it will require a lot of publicity. This It involves a lot of capital investment.”
Chu Huan said: "Since I came up with this plan, I will naturally invest the money. I can invest one million Hong Kong dollars in the early stage."
Shangguan Tao said: "I will handle all the official procedures for this magazine, sales channels, and other messy things that need to be solved by connections!"
After the two of them finished speaking, they both looked at Gu Long!
Gu Long was a little confused by the looks of the two men, "What are you doing? I don't need any money, I don't need connections, and I won't give you my life!"
Chu Huan and Shangguan Ji laughed and said at the same time: "That's wrong, you have the biggest connections!"
Gu Long was stunned: "I still have this ability, why didn't I know?"
Shangguan Qin explained with a smile: "The name Gu Long is a golden sign in the martial arts world. If you issue the Jianghu Order, no one will give you face!"
Only then did Gu Long suddenly realize what Chu Huan and Shangguan Chen were planning.
"I thought about it for a moment, and it seems that what you two said makes sense!"
Then the three people began to discuss the specific matters of establishing the magazine. Chu Huan was responsible for providing funds and accounted for 51% of the magazine's shares. Shangguan was responsible for solving all official problems of the magazine and accounted for 30% of the magazine's shares. Gu Long was responsible for contacting Hong Kong. A Taiwanese martial arts novelist who publishes books in the magazine owns 19% of the shares.
In addition, it is the specific operation of the company after its establishment.
The three of them all have their own things to do. Chu Huan has business in Xiangjiang to take care of, Shangguan Ji has to go to Shuimu University to teach, and Gu Long...
Forget it, if he is put in charge of these things, the magazine will eventually go bankrupt.
So they need professional talents.
"Ah Huan, it seems that you have to stay in Taiwan for a few more days. It was you who brought up the matter. You can't just pat your butt and leave!"
Shangguan Chen was in a good mood and preached at this time.
Chu Huan said with a smile: "I will write down the plan to set up a magazine the day after tomorrow. As for renting space and recruiting talents, I'll leave it to you, Brother Shangguan. I'm not familiar with things in Taiwan after all!"
This is not because Chu Huan wants to be the shopkeeper, nor is it because Chu Huan 100% believes in Shangguan Tao. The main reason is that the martial arts magazine is actually an insurance policy that Chu Huan bought for his business in Taiwan.
After all, Chu Huan’s goal is not just to have cooperative distributors. In the near future, Shanhai Cinemas under Chu Huan’s name will build its own theaters in Taiwan, and the convenience store chain will be the first in Taiwan. The main battlefield is even the video store.
All of this requires Shangguan Chen's help.
As for the magazine, it was really an unexpected product.
But it is precisely Chu Huan's thoughts that are more in line with people like Shangguan Tu and Gu Long who write martial arts novels. They write about the joys and sorrows of the world, so they hope that the people around them will do the same.
"Okay, I will take the lead on this matter, but you must appoint the president, Ah Huan!"
Shangguan Tu did not refuse.
Chu Huan had no objection to this either.
"Have we finished talking about the business?" Gu Long finally took the opportunity to speak.
Chu Huan and Shangguan Chen looked at each other and smiled, saying, "That's it."
"Why are you still waiting for life?" Gu Long laughed and said, "Let's drink!"
.......
Chu Huan returned to the hotel when the sky was dark, but this time, Chu Huan did not drink as much as last time. Although Gu Long drank to death, he also knew that Chu Huan had important things to do the next day.
I had to do it, so this time the three of them just drank happily and didn't drink too much.
After a brief rest, Chu Huan got up again, and it was already ten o'clock in the morning.
This time Chu Huan was much smarter. He went out after washing and getting dressed. As expected, he saw Lin Qingxia sitting in the living room, but at this time Lin Qingxia fell asleep sitting on the sofa.
The sun shines in the room, and Lin Qingxia is so beautiful under the sunlight... If it weren't for that gleam of sparkle at the corner of her mouth, she would be incredibly beautiful!
Hearing the noise, Lin Qingxia opened her eyes in a daze, saw Chu Huan standing next to her, felt the moisture at the corner of her mouth, and her face suddenly turned red.
He wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth in a panic and said shyly: "Huan, Brother Huan, when did you come out."
Chu Huan smiled and said, "I've been out for a while."
Doesn’t that mean you’ve seen everything?
Lin Qingxia became even more embarrassed.
"Have you had breakfast?" Chu Huan asked.
Lin Qingxia nodded, then lowered her head and whispered: "Eat, the hotel said you asked them to deliver it in the morning."
Chu Huan explained: "I was asked by Gu Long to go out for a drink last night, and I was worried that you came early and didn't have breakfast, so I asked them to bring it to you."
Lin Qingxia's heart became increasingly warm, "Thank you, Brother Huan."
Chu Huan nodded.
In order to relieve her embarrassment, Lin Qingxia hurriedly asked: "Brother Huan, where should we go to play today?"
Chu Huan shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I won't have time to play today. I have some business partners to meet."
Although Shangguan Chen said that he only needed to make a few phone calls, meeting in person could better strengthen the cooperative relationship between the two parties, so Chu Huan was going to meet the people Shangguan Chen helped contact today.
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"Didn't you say that your affairs in Taiwan are over?" Lin Qingxia asked with some confusion.
Chu Huan said: "Gu Long helped contact a few friends yesterday, and things turned around."
Lin Qingxia immediately showed an expression of surprise, held Chu Huan's hand excitedly, and asked: "So Brother Huan, you can do business in Taiwan again."
"Yes!" Chu Huan said with a smile, pretending not to know anything.
On the contrary, it was Lin Qingxia who realized that her behavior had crossed the line after getting excited, and quickly retracted her hand while Xiafei shook her temples.
Chu Huan said: "I'll make a few calls first, and we'll go do some work later."
"Yeah!" Lin Qingxia's voice was worse than the sound of a mosquito.
Chu Huan began to contact those people according to the phone number left by Shangguan Tan. It was obvious that Shangguan Tan had contacted the other party. After learning Chu Huan's identity, he enthusiastically said that Chu Huan could come over at any time to discuss in detail.
So Chu Huan made appointments with these people at different times to meet. After making the last phone call, Chu Huan left the hotel with Lin Qingxia and began to visit them one by one to discuss cooperation matters.
The whole process went smoothly, and both parties also signed a contract for the distribution rights of the black-and-white film in Taiwan.
In addition, I want to single out the movie "Dragon Tiger Fight", because the distribution rights of this movie in Taiwan have been signed by Chu Huan to Shaw Brothers, but Chu Huan was cautious at that time,
The exclusive distribution rights have not been signed, so the movie "Dragon and Tiger Fight" will be jointly distributed by Black and White Pictures and Shaw Brothers.
So Chu Huan chose to release the film with Shaw Brothers to maximize profits.
After doing all this, it was already evening, but this time Chu Huan did not send Lin Qingxia home directly, but took Lin Qingxia back to the hotel first.
Lin Qingxia had some doubts about Chu Huan's decision, but she didn't ask.
After arriving at the hotel, Lin Qingxia also asked another curious question.
"Brother Huan, these people were obviously unwilling to cooperate with you before. Why did their attitudes change drastically after one night?"
After following Chu Huan for a day today, Lin Qingxia was very curious. When she talked about this matter with Chu Huan yesterday, Chu Huan also expressed that things in Taiwan were not going well.
But now, in just one night, some people's attitudes have changed. This is something that Lin Qingxia, who has just graduated from high school, cannot understand.
Chu Huan did not hide it and told Lin Qingxia about her meeting with Shangguan Tao last night.
Lin Qingxia didn't know Shangguan Tao very well. She was not interested in martial arts novels, and she didn't know much about the upper class affairs of Taiwan.
"Then if Brother Huan wants to start a magazine in Taiwan, will he come to Taiwan often in the future?"
Lin Qingxia asked a little shyly.
Chu Huan deliberately said: "I can't say that I will come here often. The affairs of the magazine are managed by professional people, and the distribution matters will be handed over to other people in the company. There won't be many opportunities to come to Taiwan in the future.
Already."
When Lin Qingxia heard that Chu Huan would not come to Taiwan often, she felt a sense of disappointment in her heart for no reason.
"oh!"
It was just a simple response and nothing more was said.
At this time, Chu Huan talked about his true purpose.
"Qingxia, you also know that I have a film company in Xiangjiang. Your image is really suitable for an artist. Do you have any idea of joining my company and becoming an actor?"