Rebirth of Xiangjiang Hidden Behind the Scenes

Chapter 81 Different thoughts

Wu Zheng returned to Hong Kong.

After the Su Zhai held a small "welcome ceremony" for him, the two came to the study. Wu Zheng said: "Twenty Century Fox's asking price will not be lowered, it is still 200 million US dollars."

Su Cheng frowned and said, "They don't want to sell them separately?"

"I am willing, but the price is very high, at 170 million U.S. dollars." Wu Zheng said with a bitter smile.

Hearing this, Su Cheng shook his head. Did little Alan Ryder really regard them as "kaizi"?

While talking, Wu Zheng showed a piece of information to Su Cheng. After he finished reading it, Su Cheng said with a smile: "No wonder! It turned out that the success of "Alien" gave him confidence. But if he wants to shoot the second part, time will be required.

We’ll have to wait.”

Judging from the data, the total box office of "Alien 1" is 180 million US dollars. But 20th Century Fox is operating in debt. In addition, the reason why it is not in a hurry to sell is mainly because the box office of the movie "Alien" is not only high.

, and also won Oscars and Saturn Awards. In particular, she won the Saturn Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress, and she was also nominated for the Best Actress Award.

This is a very attractive movie series! Once it is filmed, it may win a lot of awards! The box office will not be too bad either.

After thinking about it, Su Cheng said: "Then we need another trip from Angkor. We don't want anything else. We only want the production rights of this movie series and the entire theater chain and distribution. It's only 150 million U.S. dollars. If you don't agree, just do it directly

Publicize their company's financial statements. You can say it in front of that guy. It depends on whether he has the guts to take the risk."

"But Ah Cheng, do we have that much money?" Wu Zheng hesitated.

Waving his hand, Su Cheng said with a smile: "We can pay the deposit first, half of it within three months, and settle the rest within half a year. First, there will be a buffer. Secondly, Hutchison Whampoa Co., Ltd. must also hurry up.

"

In this regard, Wu Zheng stopped trying to persuade him.

Immediately, Su Cheng asked: "How many shares have we acquired so far?"

"About 7.3%."

After thinking about it, according to Su Cheng's guess, Li Ka-shing bought it at a price of about HK$50 million at 1% last year, so the current transaction price is at least HK$70 million, and at most HK$75 million. And if they sell it,

Being able to obtain 500 million Hong Kong dollars is a direct profit of 200 million.

With this amount of money, it will not be difficult to acquire theater chains owned by Twentieth Century Fox.

After thinking for a while, he said directly: "Angkor, start looking for a buyer now! As long as it exceeds HK$70 million, the transaction can be completed."

"Okay, I understand."

…

While Su Cheng and Wu Zheng were busy reselling their shares, Zou Wenhuai called him intentionally and asked him to meet at a tea restaurant.

"Boss Su!"

"Boss Zou!"

After the greetings, Zou Wenhuai took the lead and said: "I invited Boss Su here today because I want to discuss something."

"Boss Zou, please tell me."

"Then I'll be blunt." Zou Wenhuai said: "We at Golden Harvest have signed a contract with Eric Tsang. Of course, it is limited to his appearance in the screenwriter and director columns."

Hearing this, Su Cheng was not surprised. He had heard Yuan Biao talk about this matter a few days ago.

After a pause, Zou Wenhuai continued: "He is a rare talent, and I don't want to give up. I wonder what Boss Su means?"

Waving his hand, Su Cheng said: "Now that I have said my words, I cannot regret it."

He smiled and continued: "However, if Boss Zou comes forward in person, I will definitely have to express my position. So, as long as he can change his name and not use Zeng Zhiwei's real name, I will turn a blind eye.

What do you think?"

"Oh? Then it's in Tengyue Cinema?" Zou Wenhuai's heart moved.

"No one will pay attention to this, as long as I don't appear in the film." At first, Su Cheng really wanted to ban Zeng Zhiwei, but in the end, after Liang Shuyi's persuasion, he didn't take it seriously. After all, many people in the Hong family class were related to him.

Not bad. If you do it too much, it will be unpopular.

"Then I'll feel relieved."

Hearing this, Su Cheng said playfully: "Boss Zou, there is just one thing that I need to explain in advance. For any film directed by Eric Tsang, our company does not lend out actors."

"Ah! This..." Turning his eyes, Zou Wenhuai understood and promised: "Boss Su, please don't worry about this."

If you can't be a director, you can always be an assistant director or action director, right? It's just a name.

Afterwards, they drank tea and talked about the current trends in the Hong Kong film industry.

When Su Cheng returned to Tengyue Entertainment Company, Tony Leung Ka Fai came to the door very unexpectedly and said: "Boss, someone asked me to be the leading actor."

"Oh? Which company is it? Who is the director?" Although the system does not allow actors to take on outside roles, they are only for "bad movies". Su Cheng is naturally happy with good movies.

Hearing this, Tony Leung Ka Fai said without hesitation: "I don't know which company, it was Director Li Hanxiang who found me."

Li Hanxiang?

Hearing this name, Su Cheng's expression became strange. In his memory, Tony Leung Ka Fai was regarded as the saddest big-name actor. It was precisely because he took the role of Li Hanxiang at the beginning of his debut. Although he won the Hong Kong Film Award

He had the honor of being the best actor, but when he turned around, he was banned by the Bay Island authorities. So far, he has been hidden by the company and reduced to setting up a stall on the street.

In the past few years, I haven’t seen any support from director Li Hanxiang!

Although he was still grateful in the end, in Su Cheng's eyes, it couldn't be compared with the "humiliation" he received. Being too sincere and real is not a good thing. Especially in this "chaotic" and tempting entertainment industry.

Inside the dye vat.

With suspicion, Su Cheng asked: "How did he find you?"

"I said I discovered it while watching "The Royal Sisters"."

I see!

According to the historical development trajectory, Li Hanxiang first perfected the script and then found an actor. Now it seems that it was because of meeting Tony Leung Ka Fai that he fleshed out his image of the "Xianfeng Emperor".

If someone else had asked for it, Su Cheng would definitely not know what the show was, but if Li Hanxiang said it, it would most likely be "Listen Behind the Curtain" and "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace"! But what puzzled him was that it was too early.

?

If I remember correctly, it should be one or two years later?

"Is there a script?"

"No, I just briefly described it, saying that I was playing an emperor of the Qing Dynasty."

It must be those two dramas!

After thinking for a long time, Su Cheng said: "What do you mean?"

"I, I don't really want to pick it up."

"Why is this?" Su Cheng was surprised.

Tony Leung Ka Fai said: "Director Kwan Kam-peng asked me to play a supporting role in "The Frog Prince". It included Anita Mui and Chung Chu-hong, and the film could only be completed within a month. After that, I had to continue to receive guidance from teachers and practice my acting skills. According to Li Hanxiang

The director said that the film had to be shot in the Mainland, which would take a long time, and I don’t speak the Mainland dialect, so just memorizing the lines might take a lot of effort."

At this time, Su Cheng finally understood. It was not that Liang Jiahui did not want to learn Mandarin from the Mainland, but he was afraid that his acting skills were not enough. He wanted to take on roles within the company and learn from them while following the teachers. It was indeed true.

College students who graduated from colleges and universities have different ideas.

Furthermore, there is a deeper idea. When the acting skills are passed, the company will arrange to go to Hollywood to act. This is considered a step to becoming a god. But if I play the role of "Emperor", just listening to it, I feel that it will not be outstanding, and it will still be a small category film. I can be in it.

After graduating from university, Tony Leung Ka Fai has his own "arrogance" as a person who will still support himself by setting up a stall after going to university. Why would he let himself go into a "small alley" when he has the opportunity to compete?

Nodding, Su Cheng said: "Just pretend you don't know about this. Minister Chen Shufen and I will handle the rest. Go practice your acting skills! Hollywood still needs you to show off your skills."

"Thank you boss!"

After Liang Jiahui left, Su Cheng called Chen Shufen. After a brief explanation, he asked: "How do you think we should handle this matter?"

"Tony Leung Ka Fai mentioned this matter to me before, but since it is director Li Hanxiang, I asked him to discuss it with you."

Waving his hand, Su Cheng said: "Just tell me the plan."

Chen Shufen said: "If he doesn't want to take the role, besides sending him directly to Hollywood, we can refuse him based on the movie "The Frog Prince". After all, Tony Leung is a new actor and he doesn't have the ability to work in dramas yet."

This is a way. Su Cheng nodded and said: "What else?"

Chen Shufen stopped talking for a while.

Seeing this, Su Cheng was a little disappointed, but in this era, Li Hanxiang's reputation was so great! Neither Shaw nor Fang Yihua wanted to force each other.

Su Cheng said bluntly: "In "The Frog Prince", Tony Leung Ka Fai is at most a supporting role, and the filming can be completed in more than a month. If he uses this as an excuse, director Li Hanxiang will wait for him. His film needs to be completed from preparation to filming.

It will take at least 3 or 4 months to finish. If it is slower, it will take half a year. Don’t be afraid to wait.”

After slowing down, he continued: "He has a good relationship with Director Hu Jinquan. At the last Academy Awards, Shu Qi had a good chat with him. I will ask him to help connect people and talk about our company's plans and arrangements for Tony Leung.

As for other artists, you can choose at will. In this case, no matter how unwilling you are, it will not lead to serious consequences. As for the liaison person, you can go there in person. This way, you can still save face."

A great director like Li Hanxiang has a wide network of contacts as long as he doesn't involve the authorities. Even if he can't be offended, he still shouldn't be offended!

Chen Shufen responded with relief: "Okay, boss!"

(End of chapter)