It was Lin Zuhui who spent one million to acquire a film company and renamed his film company "DreamWorks".
This name is awesome!
He crowned it without even thinking about it.
As for future development, he doesn't worry about it.
You don’t make movies to make money, and you don’t make movies to make money.
This company has complete shooting equipment and a few remaining personnel, which saves a lot of trouble.
It has been a week since the acquisition, the company's management has been reorganized, and it's time to prepare for the filming of the movie.
Sitting in his office, after a while Pan Cheng, the general manager of DreamWorks, walked in with Wu Baige, and Lin Zuhui greeted them with a smile.
"Director Wu, this is our boss, Mr. Lin Zuhui!"
"Boss, this is director Wu Yusen!"
Yes, the first thing that Lin Zuhui wanted to film was "A Better Tomorrow". This movie was a turnaround for John Wu, Chow Yun-hua and Ti Lung. It was the box office champion in the previous life in 1986. It was the first film in the "A Better Tomorrow" series of movies and started the Wu family.
A classic movie with violent aesthetics.
At this time, Wu Yusen was at a low point in his career and could just make a round of investment.
In 1983, John Woo filmed the movie "Heroes Without Tears". Due to the use of real warheads, there were accidents and casualties. In addition, he had made several movies before, but was hidden by Golden Harvest. In 1984, he went to Taiwan to develop.
If we wait until next year (1986), it will not be Lin Zuhui's turn. Others will join Xinyi City and join Xuke Studio.
After everyone sat down on the sofa, Lin Zuhui said: "Director Wu, our company wants to hire you to film this time, and we hope to hire you to film for a long time!"
Wu Yusen looked at the young Lin Zuhui, and his mood was gone. The first time he learned that someone asked him to film a movie, why did he think that this new young rich man was just playing for fun.
However, it is better to have someone invite you than to have no one invite you.
"Boss Lin, what movie are you planning to make?"
"An action movie, and a gunfight action movie!"
Wu Yusen was suddenly stunned. His only gunfight action film "Heroes Without Tears" has not been released due to the ban. This guy actually did not ask himself to shoot a comedy, but asked him to shoot a gunfight action movie. Could it be that he is really an amateur?
He carefully probed: "Does Boss Lin have a script?"
Lin Zuhui directly took out the script of "A Better Tomorrow" and handed it to him. He was just a young director, so he didn't dare to be greedy for his own achievements.
Although it is said to be a script, it is actually an extremely unprofessional script. Lin Zuhui just narrated the story from memory; of course, there are many classic lines.
"I have endured it for three years just to wait for an opportunity. I don't want to prove how great I am. I want to tell others that I must get back what I lost!"
"You must never give up, stick to it until the end, and don't let others look down upon you."
"I haven't been a boss for many years!"
I also directly wrote down the scene of Fa Ge holding a toothpick, so that Fa Ge wouldn’t have to think about it again!
In fact, the protagonist of this script has been changed to three protagonists. Who will be the protagonist in the end depends on his acting skills. Historically, at the beginning of the script, Fa Ge was only a supporting role, and Leslie Cheung was the protagonist.
Wu Baige read it very seriously, and the more he read it, the more he felt that the script was excellent.
"This script was rewritten by someone else based on Long Gang's 1967 version of "A Better Tomorrow." I bought the script. I read it and found that the script has many advantages, but it is not very professional. If Director Wu came to film it,
You can re-edit it!”
He doesn't know how to write a script, but he only uses memory to describe it in vernacular.
Wu Baige nodded. He has now decided to make this movie and no one can stop him.
Because Wu Baige's career is currently in a slump and he has nothing to worry about, the two directly discussed remuneration.
"The contract is for up to three movies. Although I am a has-been director, Mr. Lin's film company is just a novice. How dare I put all my future on it!"
Lin Zuhui wanted to spend 1 million to sign Wu Baige for five dramas. Naturally, he didn't want to "cultivate" a good director with a violent aesthetic and couldn't squeeze out more profits.
"Although my film company is new, I have strong financial strength. As long as Director Wu has confidence in himself, our cooperation has a bright future. I will take a step back and give you 3% of the profit share of the Hong Kong market for each film.
You must do your best to make a good movie for me."
He seemed to remember that the box office of "A Better Tomorrow" was 35 million. If it was divided 55% by theater chains and cinemas, and 10% was taxed, he could earn at least 10 million. This is still only the profit of Xiangjiang, and overseas buyers can buy it out
If so, there would be a profit of at least seven to eight million.
An investment of more than 2 million is enough, and the profits are indeed very violent.
Wu Yusen was silent for a moment. He was thinking that this young man was indeed worth a lot of money. If he signed five movies with him, he would at least get a basic guarantee. No one in Hong Kong would ask him to film movies now, and it would only last for two or three years.
It's just time, maybe you can turn around again.
"The contract must stipulate that I can shoot for other film companies during the performance of the contract!"
"No! But I can negotiate. The term of our contract is two years! After two years, if your five-film contract is not completed, you can film for other film companies, but you still have to complete five films for us."
Everyone takes a step back and everyone is satisfied.
Wu Yusen asked again: "It is difficult for independent film companies. Without their own theater chain, the schedule cannot be arranged well, and the box office profits cannot be obtained immediately. What can Boss Lin do about this?"
"It doesn't matter! As far as I know, Shaw Brothers Cinemas will soon be leased to Debao Films, and they will be short of film sources. Moreover, I have a close relationship with Mr. Zou from Jiahe, and he will take care of me!"
Lin Zuhui is not worried about theater issues. He is now in a relationship with Jiahe Zou Wenhuai, and Zou Wenhuai does not dare to offend him, otherwise Jiahe's ace Cheng Long will suffer. Although there is a threat, Jiahe has to take care of himself.
As for whether Zou Wenhuai has enough connections in Xiangjiang and will send out associations to cause trouble for him, that is no longer considered. Since Lin Zuhui started his business, he has paid attention to issues such as his mouthpiece, backing, and security. Coupled with his strong physical fitness,
It's more than enough to escape at the critical moment.
In Xiangjiang, as long as you have money, the associations will not dare to trouble you, because the laws in Xiangjiang are made for the rich; rich people can hire barristers, rich people can hire killers, and rich people can even use their phone numbers to
Fight to the Governor's Palace.
Except for desperadoes from the mainland, no one dares to make trouble with rich and powerful people.
Wu Yusen didn't expect that Lin Zuhui had such connections, even having connections with Jiahe, and he immediately had no doubts.
Then, Lin Zuhui said: "I hope you can convince Xu Ke and let his studio help you complete this movie!"
After all, Wu Yusen is still a rookie in gun action movies, so Lin Zuhui is still a little worried.
"This...Xuke Studio serves New Art City, I'm afraid it will be difficult!"
"I don't think it's difficult. Xu Ke opened a studio just to make money. I can pay 150,000 Hong Kong dollars."
Wu Yusen did not feel uncomfortable because of Lin Zuhui's underestimation. After all, director Xu Ke's status was much higher than his.
And Lin Zuhui is also very confident that Xu Ke will join the team, because he also made a guest appearance in Debao Film Company's movie this year. As long as he can make money, he and New Art City have not signed a contract of prostitution.
"Okay, I'll try to help Boss Lin communicate with you!"
"Director Wu, you are wrong again! The film company is not my main business. I plan to leave the entire film production to you and Manager Pan. Manager Pan will serve as the producer."
General Manager Pan Cheng is also a veteran in this industry, so it is perfect to serve as the producer. In this way, Lin Zuhui will not worry about being cheated by Wu Baige.
"Well! In other respects, does Boss Lin have any instructions?"
"Yes, I have selected several leading actors. Chow Yun-hua, Ti Lung, and Leslie Cheung are the leading actors in this film. Although the female role does not have many roles, I have also found a candidate."
Wu Yusen hesitated for a moment and said: "Boss Lin, Chow Yun-hua is now box office poison, Ti Lung is banned by Shaw Brothers, and only Leslie Cheung can be considered a big cast. Movies without big casts are sold in theaters and overseas. It’s a big loss.”
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I am a businessman! What I like most is to explore stocks with potential, but to buy high-priced stocks. As long as my acting skills are good, I don't care about what you said."
"Okay! After all, my situation is the same as theirs. I believe we can both turn around this time."