Chapter 17741776【Don''t blame me for falling out】
Hearing Xiang Nan ask this question, Zou Wenhuai''s expression suddenly changed.
??Jiahe does use people to work forward and people who don’t work to work behind the scenes, usurping the tradition of dividends from partners.
?At that time, in order to win over Bruce Lee, Chow Man-wai not only gave him a mansion in Kowloon Tong, but also gave him his own Rolls-Royce. Bruce Lee also co-founded Concord Pictures with Golden Harvest, and jointly launched the blockbuster movie "The Way of the Dragon".
But once Bruce Lee died, Golden Harvest took back all the mansions and luxury cars, and also monopolized the dividends from Concord Pictures. As a result, Bruce Lee''s widow Linda was too poor to survive in Hong Kong and had to return to the United States.
The Hui brothers collaborated with Golden Harvest in the 1970s and 1980s and produced a series of hit films such as "The Ghost Horse", "Modern Bodyguard" and "Half a Category".
? Finally, when Xu Guanwen ended his cooperation with Golden Harvest and the two parties began to settle accounts, Xu Guanwen was surprised to find that he could not get a few dividends from so many blockbuster movies, which caused him and Golden Harvest to part ways on bad terms.
Not to mention him, even Sammo Hung, a veteran of Jiahe, has a lot of resentment towards Jiahe. In the 1980s, he made so many blockbuster films, including the "Five Lucky Stars" series, "Mr. Zombie" series, "Wealth Train", "Oriental Condor", "Fortune Corps", etc...
??Finally, after calculating the score, there were so many blockbuster movies, but the box office in other places was actually zero. Sammo Hung was so angry that he even scolded Jiahe for killing the donkey, which chilled the hearts of loyal ministers and good generals.
Xiang Nan has read a lot of Hong Kong entertainment articles before and knows a lot about it.
"Mr. Zou, you can either give me my script back, or give me back the dividends I deserve, and we can continue to cooperate." Xiang Nan said to Zou Wenhuai, "If you continue to treat me like an idiot, I will look for a new partner, so I’m sorry.”
In order to cooperate with Warner, Jiahe did not hesitate to sacrifice his interests and asked him to endure it. He won''t be stupid and suffer the consequences for himself while taking advantage of others.
"Ning Wei, please think carefully, now is not the time to be willful." Upon hearing this, Zou Wenhuai said immediately, "Besides Jiahe, who else in Xiangjiang can cooperate with you? Do you still want to defect to Shaw Brothers?"
?There are currently only two Hong Kong film theater chains in Hong Kong, controlled by Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers respectively. Other film companies do not have theaters in hand, so they can only allow Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers to exploit them, and they have never been able to develop and grow.
So Xiang Nan basically has no future in cooperating with them.
"You don''t have to worry about it. In short, if you don''t agree to my conditions, that''s it. I''d rather be in pieces than in ruins. Don''t say that I didn''t predict what I said." Xiang Nan said, and then hung up the phone.
The reason why he had the courage to fall out was because the third Hong Kong movie theater chain in Hong Kong was about to be established. It is the Golden Princess Cinemas controlled by Kowloon Bus boss Lui Kuk-kun, and the film company supported by him is New Arts City. It is said that the films produced by New Arts City must be high-quality.
The "Happy Ghost" series, "A Better Tomorrow" series, "The Best Partner" series, "Eight Star Announcement" series, etc. were all launched by it, and they are quite popular.
??Taking a step back, even if he doesn''t make movies, Xiang Nan now has more than 5 million Hong Kong dollars, and he can still make a lot of money by speculating in stocks and doing business.
Unlike Sammo Hung, Xu Guanwen and others, without movies, their ability to make money is greatly reduced, and they can only be exploited by Golden Harvest.
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Turning around, Zou Wenhuai naturally did not agree to Xiang Nan''s request.
He didn’t want Xiang Nan to be too arrogant. In that case, who is the boss of Jiahe?
Xiang Nan was also unambiguous. He directly hired a lawyer and sent a lawyer''s letter to Warner, warning that the script of "The Dragon King" was prohibited from filming without the permission of the copyright holder.
? Warner was a little confused when he received the lawyer’s letter.
?It originally thought that Jiahe had already bought the script, so it didn''t even care.
Unexpectedly, Jiahe didn’t buy it at all.
?This is actually normal. Hong Kong''s film and television industry has always been unprofessional. When many movies are launched, there are no scripts at all, and they all rely on screenwriters to write and shoot them. This creative mode is also called [Flying Paper Boy]. In addition, Xiang Nan wrote, directed and acted all by himself, so all his wages were included in the remuneration. No one cares about how much the film is paid, how much the director’s fees are, how much the screenwriter’s fees are.
So Jiahe did not buy the script from Xiang Nan. Unexpectedly, Xiang Nan was not selected as the starring role in "The Dragon King", and this turned out to be embarrassing.
After Warner learned about the situation, he was helpless and called Jiahe to scold him.
??I knew that the filmmakers in Xiangjiang were unprofessional, but I didn’t expect them to be so unprofessional. The movie is all ready to be shot, but it doesn''t even have the rights to the script. It''s really a joke.
You must know that from the beginning of the preparation of the film to the present, Warner has invested a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources, including director fees, venue fees, installation fees, and props fees.
??Now that the movie is no longer being produced, Warner Bros. will have to pay whatever it takes to lose money.
?Hence, Warner executives ordered Golden Harvest to resolve the matter.
Zou Wenhuai had no choice but to call Xiang Nan again and offered to buy the script of "Long Wei Boy".
"Ning Wei, it''s too ugly that this matter has reached this point. Why don''t we all take a step back and I''ll buy the script, what do you think?" he said in an affable tone.
"I''m afraid you can''t afford it." Xiang Nan laughed when he heard it.
“How much do you want?” Zou Wenhuai asked doubtfully.
“Five million US dollars, plus 3% of the box office share.” Xiang Nan said immediately.
"The Dragon King" is the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year. The production cost was only US$4 million, but the box office was more than US$90 million.
??For a script that is such a big hit, even selling for $10 million is considered a small amount.
"Ning Wei, don''t be too loud." Zou Wenhuai became angry when he heard the price.
?A script worth five million dollars has never been seen in the history of Hollywood. Xiang Nankai''s price was so high, it was obvious that he was not sincere.
"Now that the chips are in my hand, what if I open my mouth like a lion?" Xiang Nan curled his lips and said, "Either you agree to my conditions, or you don''t bother me. Also, you have to get the dividends I deserve as soon as possible Give it to me. Otherwise, don’t blame me for falling out.”
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Xiang Nan then flew back to Xiangjiang alone and invested 5 million Hong Kong dollars in the stock market.
Now is the bull market in the Hong Kong stock market. The stock market crash occurred in Hong Kong in 1973. After seven years of recovery, it is now in full swing.
?But by 1982, the Hong Kong stock market was about to plummet.
Because in 1982, the stock market and property market in Hong Kong plummeted, and it was not until 1984 that the bear market came to an end.
Every rise or fall is an opportunity for Xiang Nan to make money. Because short selling is allowed in the Xiangjiang stock market, he can make money regardless of the ups and downs.
?On the contrary, if it rises or falls slowly, there will not be much profit.
(End of this chapter)