DreamWorks Movies is located in an office building in Kowloon Bay, which is where Lam Cho-fai lived when he first crossed over.
On Thursday, Lin Zuhui came to the "DreamWorks" film office.
Although he doesn't value DreamWorks, it doesn't mean that he has completely forgotten about the company. After all, without Lin Zuhui's guidance, the word "DreamWorks" would have been in vain.
On that day, Lin Zuhui needed to meet with many people. His former secretary and now lover Cai Ning arranged the time in an orderly manner and asked Lin Zuhui to use as much time as possible in one day to convey the development plans of DreamWorks Movies for the next year.
At 8:30 in the morning, Lin Zuhui met with Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang from Jiahe.
Zou Wenhuai was eager to buy the overseas distribution of "A Better Tomorrow". In addition to the success of "A Better Tomorrow" itself, which had a box office of 33 million in 25 days of release in Hong Kong, he also believed that Lin Zuhui had said that ""A Better Tomorrow" was popular in Japan, Southeast Asia, and South Korea.
It will definitely sell well. After all, Lin Zuhui's legendary experience shows that he has a good vision. Of course, he also has his own vision.
In the office, Pan Cheng and Cai Ning were accompanying them, while Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang from Jiahe were guests.
"Boss Lin, according to the original agreement, I brought a check of 10 million!" Zou Wenhuai would not regard Lin Zuhui as the boss of a small film company, but as a "well-known business figure in Hong Kong".
In terms of net worth, Lin Zuhui has surpassed Zou Wenhuai; in terms of fame, Lin Zuhui is at the peak of his powers.
Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "Don't worry, Boss Zou! In business, I value integrity the most. Shaw Brothers Movies came to our door, but we have clearly rejected it!"
Although Shaw Brothers leased its theater chain in Xiangjiang to Debao at a cost of 40 million per year, others still have many theater chains in Southeast Asia, and their strength exceeds that of Golden Harvest's ally Cathay Pacific.
However, in recent years, Jiahe has released a large number of movies overseas, and its distribution advantage can no longer be matched by anyone. After all, Cheng Long and Fatty Hong's movies can achieve high box office every time in Japan and South Korea. This is different from Jiahe's.
Distribution capabilities also matter.
Seeing Lin Zuhui's confident look, Zou Wenhuai seemed to see his glory when he had Li Xiaolong.
However, Zou Wenhuai also felt sorry for Lin Zuhui, because Chow Yun-hua, who became famous in "A Better Tomorrow", did not sign a "binding contract" with DreamWorks.
Chow Yun-hua has recently become the star of the Hong Kong film industry. His net worth has jumped threefold, with each film being paid more than 600,000, and he still has to wait for Chow's schedule. Even Golden Harvest is no exception. He plans to hire Chow to film a movie and is currently studying the script.
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After chatting for a while, Lin Zuhui said again: "Boss Zou, we have a movie that we also hope to release in your theater. Please arrange a date."
""A Chinese Ghost Story"?"
"Not bad! This time we still choose to cooperate with two theaters, Jiahe and Debao. Moreover, this movie is also very suitable for overseas distribution. If the cooperation is happy, we will still choose to buy out the overseas movie to you!"
"Boss Lin, you also know that our theater chain in Jiahe is actually very busy! However, we will try our best to arrange theaters for you."
Lin Zuhui actually didn't care. Debao's theater chain was begging for cooperation, but it would obviously be more advantageous if Golden Harvest also agreed to arrange the theater chain. It was also due to Lin Zuhui's strong financial position, and also because Golden Harvest had to pay attention to "DreamWorks", so he did it
It was released simultaneously in two theaters.
If you encounter other small film companies, just in the theater chain, you will have to be manipulated by these giants.
As for Princess Jin, things are going downhill. New Art City has begun to exist in name only, and will be disbanded in a few years. And Lin Zuhui wielded a hoe, wooed Xu Ke Studio, and offended Princess Jin. So
Nor was it considered to be released in their theaters.
After sending Zou Wenhuai and others away, Lin Zuhui took a short break in the office, and Pan Cheng wisely withdrew temporarily, leaving Cai Ning behind.
Lin Zuhui closed his eyes and felt a burst of fragrant wind, and then a pair of warm hands massaged him.
"Boss, since you know that "A Better Tomorrow" will be a hit, why don't you also sign a long-term contract with Chow Yun-wa?"
"No need, as long as you pay, he will come and film for you! Why do we need to save hundreds of thousands of film remuneration!"
In fact, actors nowadays are unwilling to sign long-term contracts, that is, to make one film and pay for the other, unless they are newcomers. Even directors will not sign that kind of contract. The main reason why Wu Yusen is willing to sign a five-film contract is
The answer is: first, there is a profit share; second, there is no restriction on him filming other companies' movies; third, he is in a situation where he has no director, which is much worse than Chow Yun-fat's situation.
"Come to my place in the evening, boss?" Cai Ning laid his head on Lin Zuhui's shoulder, facing Lin Zuhui with a gentle breath.
Lin Zuhui opened his eyes and asked playfully: "You, little secretary, still want to arrange for me to choose the brand?"
Cai Ning boldly came from behind to the front, sat in Lin Zuhui's arms, and then boldly put his hands around Lin Zuhui's arms.
At this time, Lin Zuhui's face was getting closer and closer to Cai Ning's big lantern. The woman deliberately straightened her body, and her white shirt seemed to be falling apart. Through the gap, you could even see the black lace inside.
"Pay attention to the impact!" Lin Zuhui swallowed his saliva and sternly scolded Cai Ning for his next move.
"Hehe!" Cai Ning smiled and moved her body outward.
Then, Cai Ning said coquettishly: "I dare to arrange for you to choose the brand, but I have one night a week!"
This woman's knowledge, appearance, and career are all outstanding. There is absolutely no need to be forced to be a third wife or fourth wife for a rich man. No matter how bad she is, she can still be a good second wife, and then take the opportunity to replace the original wife.
However, she knew that Lin Zuhui had many women, but she still flew into the flames, which made Lin Zuhui suspect that she had "scheming intentions".
Suspicion is suspicion, but Lin Zuhui thinks that he is not King You of Zhou, because women can "play with the princes". His attitude towards women is very simple. It doesn't hurt to ask for a small amount of money. If you want your own career and family property, just go ahead and dream!
"Well, I'll take care of you little goblin tonight!"
"Thank you Lord for your grace!"
Soon, the two separated, and Cai Ning still knew how to behave.
After a while, Lin Zuhui met with Wu Yusen and Chow Yun-fat.
"Director Wu, Brother Fa, sit down, sit down!" Lin Zuhui stood up and came to the sofa, inviting him warmly.
After everyone was seated, Cai Ning took out a piece of information and handed it to the two of them.
Lin Zuhui said: "The reason why I called you here this time is this: the company plans not to film "A Better Tomorrow 2" until the second half of next year. There is a script outline here, and we will film it first."
Wu Yusen and Zhou Yunhua picked up the script and looked at it. This was the outline of the script for "Prison". Lin Zuhui felt that DreamWorks should cooperate with Zhou Yunhua at least twice next year, so as to make more profits.
Lam Cho-fai remembers that in his previous life, Chow Yun-wa became popular with "Little Ma" (1986), and then his career exploded in 1987. It seems that five of the top ten box office movies in Hong Kong are Chow's films, among which "Prison" is even ranked
The second movie, the first one seems to be Cheng Long’s movie.
In this way, DreamWorks' two Chow Yun-hua films next year, "A Better Tomorrow" and "A Better Day", will have a total box office of at least 60 million in Hong Kong.
Chow Yun-hua took a brief look at it and then said seriously: "I have no problem. Although many film companies have asked me to cooperate recently, I will definitely complete the filming invited by DreamWorks."
Lin Zuhui said happily: "Fa Ge is loyal! In this way, we will pay 1.5 million for the two movies next year."
Chow Run-wa declined: "My current salary level is only 600,000 yuan. Did DreamWorks give me too much? Moreover, the script of "Prison Story" is very good and it is a movie with a very good subject matter. I am also very interested in it."
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He feels that DreamWorks made him stand up, so he is very grateful!
"It doesn't matter, just think of it as the box office reward of "A Better Tomorrow"!"
Naturally, it doesn't matter to Wu Yusen. He gets a salary of 200,000 yuan for each movie, plus 3% of the profit share; based on the current box office of "A Better Tomorrow", he can get a salary of 500,000 yuan; not only that, DreamWorks
He was also given a lot of benefits, including a car and an assistant.
"Boss, this "Prison Storm" script is still an outline. Could it be another masterpiece of your friend?" Wu Yusen asked suspiciously.
You idiot, if you can talk, just pretend you don’t know about this kind of thing!
Of course, he would not understand it - if it was Lin Zuhui who created the script outline, there would be no need to hide anything.
"Well, my friend is not a professional. Sometimes when his brain gets hot, he will write a script for me! He has a stubborn personality. I asked him to complete it, but he ignored me and asked me if I wanted love! Of course.
Well, he mainly does academic research, and I can’t bother him with such a trivial matter!"
"That's right! Then he really has a lot of ideas!"
Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "Well, I heard that Nan Yan, the screenwriter in New Art City, is very powerful. You can ask him to cooperate and let him work with you to complete the script. It's better to be named if it's convenient, or it's okay if it's not convenient.
In short, everyone will not have trouble with money."
The original director was Lam Ling-tung, and the screenwriter was Nan Yan (Lin Ling-nan). The two were brothers; but Lam Ling-tung could not be hired. He was a cutting-edge director who had just been trained by New Art City and was also a director with a profiteering aesthetic.
It just so happens that Wu Yusen has five film appointments, so let’s invite him!
Although Lin Zuhui was very polite to the director and the leading actors, he actually didn't have much contact with them and even less friendship with them. So after the two discussed the matter, Pan Cheng saw them off for him.
After finishing two movies for next year, Lin Zuhui will naturally not be satisfied with the results, so he decided to take the "Rich and Rich" series to DreamWorks Film Company for filming.
There are four movies in the "Rich and Rich" series, with an average box office of 20 million Hong Kong dollars. The important thing is that they are only small-investment movies.
Lin Zuhui called over Pan Cheng and Cai Ning, and the three of them sat on the sofa.
He took out the outline of "Wealth and Power". This movie is really just an outline. Lin Zuhui has only seen it once or twice, and can barely remember the content; but it happens that the director and screenwriter is Gao Zhisen, and the starring roles are Dong Biao and Shen Dianxia
, people like Eric Tsang and Li Lizhen do remember them.
"Here is an outline of the movie script, which is also the shooting plan for next year! Manager Pan, you first contact the director Gao Zhisen to see if he is interested in transferring to our company! Pay is not an issue, you can agree to whatever he asks, as long as it is not
That’s outrageous!”
Historically, Gao Zhisen transferred from New Art City to Debao Films in 1986, which shows that he has a schedule; Gao Zhisen was a relatively famous comedy director in his previous life, with titles such as "Happy Ghost", "Rich and Rich" and "Happy Events in the Family"
Comedies and other comedies are all directed by him.
Moreover, he is a screenwriter, actor, and host. As long as you win over him, there is no need to worry about the "Wealth" series of movies; as for actors such as Dong Biao, Shen Dianxia, and Eric Tsang, as long as they are given money, they can do whatever they want.
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"Okay, I know!"
"Remember, this "Wealth and Power" is our main shooting plan for next year, so we need to pay enough attention to it."
"Yes, boss!"
Next year's three movies can barely support the words "DreamWorks". The scripts of DreamWorks are all provided by Lin Zuhui and do not accept scripts from outside for filming, so they are taking the "high-quality route".
The "A Better Tomorrow" series, the "A Chinese Ghost Story" series, and the "Rich and Rich" series can all be made into series of movies.