Hong Kong Island's wealthy era

Chapter 10 Thunder Oriental Pictures
When Lei Liquan entered the film field, he did not value the profits, but the resources, so that Oriental Cinemas would not run out of films to show.

This resource can be said in many ways. To put it more noblely, Lei Liquan plans to acquire a TV station in the future (expected to be Wireless, and Lijia is the major shareholder), which will require a lot of talents in the entertainment field, and the film company can provide a channel; In ten thousand steps, I definitely want to attract a lot of celebrities. Opening a film company will be convenient and self-sufficient. I can also support these celebrities without having to pay for it myself (smirking...).

If he wanted to make a difference in the film field, Lei Liquan had carefully planned it. The theater chain had already taken care of it, so this time it was the film company.

Then after asking around in the film industry, a person came into Lei Liquan's eyes.

He is Wu Siyuan, the current boss of Siyuan Pictures.

Wu Siyuan is also a person who cannot be ignored in Hong Kong movies. He single-handedly discovered Jackie Chan. He is also the first Hong Kong filmmaker to enter the mainland to shoot co-production films. He is also the initiator of director seminars in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Wanwan, and has served as the director of Hong Kong movies for five consecutive years. Chairman of the Academy Awards.

In 1971, he gave up his high-paying job as a middle school teacher to join Shaw Bros., where he devoted himself to studying. In [-], his first independent film was an action-type film such as "Crazy Killer" and "Dang Kou Tan".

In particular, "Dang Koutan" hit a box office of HK$176 million in Hong Kong, and Wu Siyuan himself became one of the more influential commercial film directors during this period.

However, Wu Siyuan later transformed into a producer, so his influence gradually faded.

Siyuan Pictures was established in 73, and it was this company that later produced funny kung fu films such as "Drunken Master" and "Snake" that made Jackie Chan famous, allowing Jackie Chan to start his glorious journey.

At this moment, Wu Siyuan had just established Siyuan Pictures. Although he had made some profits from the success of his previous film and gained fame, it was still not easy to run a company again.

Therefore, it has been a bit difficult to produce his new film so far.At this time, Lei Liquan suddenly came to the door and said that he wanted to acquire Siyuan Pictures, which had just completed the framework, which also made him a little confused.

Originally Wu Siyuan didn't want to sell, but the offer was too much. Lei Liquan directly spent 100 million on the company Wu Siyuan had just started, which made Wu Siyuan quickly sign his name.

Don't think that in the future, a movie will cost tens of millions. It seems that 100 million is a bit out of reach.But now in 74, 100 million was a lot, and it could buy two [-]-square-foot mansions.

Nowadays, the investment for a movie is only a few hundred thousand. For Shaw Brothers, the cost is even lower. Sometimes one hundred thousand can be used to make a movie.

That's why Wu Siyuan agreed so happily.As for asking to continue as general manager?Isn't this a good thing?There is nothing to hesitate about.At first glance, it is a rare large water pipe. From now on, I will no longer have to search for it when filming.

Lei Liquan also renamed the company Lei Ji Oriental Pictures.

Therefore, when Lei Ji Oriental Pictures was established, it already had a complete skeleton, with flesh and blood, and could directly carry out production work.

Lei Liquan first moved Lei Ji Oriental Pictures into the Hailutong Building and dedicated an entire floor to them, which instantly made the company's appearance look much more grand.

Lei Liquan then injected another 200 million into the company to make new movies and update equipment.

Now Lei Ji Oriental Pictures needs money and people, and everything is on the right track.

Now Lei Ji Oriental Pictures has invested in and started shooting the new film "The Little Godfather" that Wu Siyuan was preparing before.

Moreover, the investment in this movie is not large, and Lei Liquan does not want to dampen Wu Siyuan's enthusiasm, and it can also help the team work together.Lei Liquan doesn't know if this film has hit the market, but since Wu Siyuan will continue to prosper Siyuan Pictures in the future, there is a high probability that it will succeed. Although Lei Liquan has never heard of this film, but At least there shouldn't be a big loss.

Moreover, Lei Liquan didn't believe that even if he spent money and hired outstanding filmmakers, he still couldn't develop the company. If that was the case, it would be his fate. Lei Liquan accepted it.

Of course, making your own films won’t be the only thing. In the future, I will definitely support independent film producers, either through distribution or investment.The Lei Ji Oriental Cinema circuit will definitely not be empty.

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The top priority now is to find talents who can provide high-quality movies. Lei Ji Oriental Cinema is about to open. What about waiting for the food to be cooked?
Among them, the most urgent one is Xu Guanwen, because he is about to defect to Jiahe Zou Huaiwen.

This classmate of Bruce Lee showed excellent organizational and expression skills when he was a student. After graduating from college, he worked as a middle school teacher while working part-time as an advertising planner.

In 1968, he joined the newly launched TVB as a host. The program "Double Star Announcement" hosted by him and his brother Xu Guanjie achieved the highest ratings of Hong Kong TV that year.

The year before last, in 1972, Xu Guanwen was invited by director Li Hanxiang to star in his new movie "The Warlord". That year happened to be the opening of the undersea tunnel. Xu Guanwen wore the costume of the "Warlord" and took his thirteenth-bedroom concubine through the tunnel in a car. The mighty water and the fragrant river.Of course, this is just a propaganda hype.

This movie uses a humorous and scolding way to satirize the Beiyang government era. The great warlord controlled the life and death of the people, but he was just a smart and foolhardy local emperor.

The film created a movie-watching craze in Hong Kong, breaking the popularity of kung fu films at the time. It even won the Most Successful Comedy Film Award for Character Description at the 19th Asian Film Festival.

And this movie also opened a new door for Xu Guanwen, which will lead to his glory in the next 20 years.

In 1973, Xu Guanwen, who had already developed in acting, intended to develop into a creative filmmaker who wrote, directed, and acted.

He handed Shao Yifu his proud script "The Ghost Horse", which he wrote himself, and hoped to share the profits equally with the company in making a joint venture.

This offended Shao Daheng.Although Mr. Shao Yifu is very generous in charity, he is famously frugal with employees and company operations.

Moreover, at that time, Shaw Brothers Movies implemented a large-scale studio system, which meant that film production, distribution, and screening were all integrated, and it also had its own film studio.Therefore, Shaw Brothers' movies have always been self-produced and sold. Like employees, Shaw Brothers' star directors are only paid a salary, and they also receive a small amount of remuneration when making movies.

Lei Liquan plans to break this traditional blockbuster studio system in Hong Kong in the future, and will support independent film producers and implement a share-sharing system.

In Shao Yifu's view, Xu Guanwen's request was an offense to him and could never be tolerated. He immediately rejected it on the grounds that the script was too poor, otherwise people's hearts would be broken in the future.

Xu Guanwen had no choice but to find another collaborator.

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