Chapter 140 Recruiting Li Hanxiang (fourth update!)

  Knowing yourself, knowing your enemy, and winning every battle, since Chu Huan wanted to recruit Li Hanxiang, he naturally had to investigate Li Hanxiang's past, especially the grievances between Li Hanxiang and Shaw Brothers.

Fortunately, beside Chu Huan, there is Hong Jinbao, a know-it-all in the entertainment industry. Although he is a martial arts instructor signed by Golden Harvest, he is basically a random flyer in various studios. He has also done martial arts at Shaw Brothers, and he still knows the things in the industry very well. of.

   "I heard that Director Li left Shaw Brothers because of Mr. Shao's character."

  Although Hong Jinbao felt pressure in Chu Huan's desire to recruit Li Hanxiang, he also knew that he could not obstruct this, so after considering his language, he spoke.

  Shao Yifu's character is stingy!

  Chu Huan has heard about Shao Yifu’s personality. The personality of this master can be said to be very polarized. He spares no effort in charity, and has donated hundreds of schools in China.

That is to say, Shao Yifu was too old at that time. If he was a teenager or 20 years younger to catch up with the domestic entertainment industry and formally grow up, then relying on the charity he did in China, Shaw Brothers would definitely enter the domestic film market. It will get twice the result with half the effort.

   But this person is famous for being stingy in business.

   Here is a short story that can fully explain the situation of Shaw Brothers. It is rumored that props, steamed buns are needed when shooting movies.

   It stands to reason that it is impossible to go to Shao Yifu for the approval of the use of this kind of props, but it happened to go to Shao Yifu, and after reading it, Shao Yifu directly said: Are you sick? Isn’t a dozen dollars money?

   In this way, the crew's application was rejected.

But if you want to say that Shao Yifu is stingy no matter what, that's not true. At the beginning of Shaw's first start, Shao Yifu could spend a lot of money without hesitation in order to lure Lin Dai, the number one female star in Hong Kong at that time. He gave Lin Dai his car, and even held a party for Lin Dai.

  Even if Lin Dai's mother poured Shao Yifu's wine in public at the ball, Shao Yifu could still laugh it off.

   It can only be said that this person has a very complicated personality.

   Back to Li Hanxiang.

"Director Li can be regarded as the director who started the brand of Shaw Brothers, but the treatment he received at Shaw Brothers at that time was not in direct proportion to his status. The monthly salary seems to be 8,000 Hong Kong dollars a month. Later, Shaw Brothers hired Yue Feng with a lot of money. The director's fee for a movie was 33,000 Hong Kong dollars. Naturally, Director Li felt uncomfortable.

  In addition, Director Li has always wanted to shoot the theme of "Dream of Red Mansions", but Mr. Shao asked other people to shoot "Dream of Red Mansions"

In addition, I also heard that Director Li was treated differently in Shaw Brothers. When "The Butterfly Lovers" was filmed in Japan, Zou Wenhuai was still in Shaw Brothers. A five-star hotel, but Director Li can only live in a three-star hotel.

  The most important thing is that when filming "The Butterfly Lovers", Director Li was not very satisfied with the ending of the movie and wanted to reshoot, but Mr. Shao directly rejected Director Li, thinking that Director Li was spending too much money.

   These things are the reasons why Director Li left Shaw Brothers! "

  Hong Jinbao told Chu Huan everything he knew.

   That is to say, Li Hanxiang did not get the salary and respect that matched his ability in Shaw Brothers!

  Chu Huan summarized what Hong Jinbao said.

  In other words, Shao Yifu is really stingy in terms of salary as always. Li Xiaolong was let go by him in this way, and Xu Guanwen was also let go by him in the same way.

  It has been the same for decades and has never changed.

   At this time, Chu Huan and Hong Jinbao had returned to the black and white images. Seeing that Chu Huan had no plans to go to the company, Hong Jinbao thought for a while, and still preached.

   "Young Master Huan, there is something that I think you should consider!"

  Chu Huan sat in the car, looked at Hong Jinbao with a smile and asked, "Tell me."

"Although Director Li's development in Taiwan Island is not very good, the success of the two consecutive "Tales of Deception" and "Grand View of Deception" has proved that Director Li still has a good understanding of the film market in Xiangjiang. The reason why Mr. Shao wanted to bring Director Li back to Shao's.

  If you intercept Mr. Hu Shao now, you will definitely offend him. Now that we have lost the Golden Harvest Studio, if we lose the support of Shaw Brothers Studio, it will definitely be more troublesome to make movies in the future. "

  Hong Jinbao reminded Chu Huandao.

   After finishing speaking, seeing that Chu Huan did not answer himself immediately, Hong Jinbao said nervously: "Young Master Huan, I didn't say that because Director Li wanted to join our black and white film."

Chu Huan waved his hands and smiled: "Brother Sanmao, don't think too much, I naturally know that you are thinking about the company, but since we want to grow bigger, we must compete with Shaw Brothers and Jiahe in the future. If we keep worrying about this and that, we will never be able to catch up with these two companies.”

   "As for Director Li's matter, I already have some calculations in my mind, so there should be no big problem!"

  Hearing what Chu Huan said, Hong Jinbao stopped talking about it, and said: "That's good, then, Young Master Huan, I'll go up first."

  Chu Huan said: "Okay, I will leave the new movie to you. This is the first movie of our film company. Brother Sanmao, you have a great responsibility!"

  Hong Jinbao smiled flushed: "Don't worry, Young Master Huan, I will take it seriously!"

  Chu Huan waved goodbye to Hong Jinbao.

  After leaving the black and white image, Chu Huan went back to the apartment and asked Lin Feng to book a private room at Yung Kee.

  In the evening, Chu Huan came to Yung Kee first.

  Yong Kee can be regarded as the top restaurant in Xiangjiang, and it is also known as the rich restaurant in Xiangjiang. Li Jiacheng and others are regular customers here.

  However, Yung Kee at this time cannot be compared with that in the 1980s and 1990s.

   After coming to the private room and staring for a long time, Li Hanxiang, who was wearing a pair of dark brown sunglasses, came to the private room.

   Seeing that Chu Huan was already waiting here, Li Hanxiang directly apologized.

   "Mr. Chu, sorry for the long wait!"

  Although Li Hanxiang made period films and romance films, in fact Li Hanxiang's character is very bold and unrestrained, which may have something to do with his being a northerner.

  Chu Huan got up and smiled and said, "I've just arrived too, and besides the banquet for the seniors in the industry, naturally I have to come early!"

  Seeing how respectful Chu Huan was towards him, Li Hanxiang became happier and laughed loudly: "Hey, you can't say that. Mr. Chu is now a celebrity in Hong Kong Island, and I'm just a filmmaker."

"Film is called the seventh great art. As the most prestigious director in Hong Kong Island, Director Li is naturally a great artist. My achievements may have been forgotten in a hundred years, but Director Li's works can Be remembered by the world!"

  Chu Huan preached, especially in later generations, and Li Hanxiang's director was hidden in hidden files on his computer by countless boys.

To make a digression, even if Li Hanxiang's Fengyue films are viewed at the time when Chu Huan was reborn, they will not appear outdated at all. Huan never saw the second one.

  Chu Huan's words tickled Li Hanxiang's itch, Guozi's face was already wrinkled from a smile.

  After exchanging compliments, Chu Huan also directly pointed out why he invited Li Hanxiang this time.

"Director Li, if I invite you tonight, Director Li must have guessed something. Although we have just established black and white images, we have already rented Lisheng Cinemas, and I have also bought Jiamei Cinemas. However, our film company It has just been established, and there is still a lack of a character who can set the sea, and today I just want to invite Director Li to join our black and white image."

Li Hanxiang was not surprised by Chu Huan's proposal. Although he is somewhat famous in Hong Kong Island, he is only a director after all, while Chu Huan is a multi-millionaire, and many people say that his net worth will soon exceed 100 million yuan. Ozeki young people.

  How could such a well-known figure on Hong Kong Island invite himself to dinner for no reason?

  The only intersection between the two is probably when Chu Huan also set foot in the Xiangjiang film industry at this time.

   "It's my honor to be appreciated by Mr. Chu, but Mr. Chu must know something about my situation. I can't afford to lose now!"

  Since Chu Huan was sincere, Li Hanxiang did not hide it, and directly pointed out his situation.

  Although Li Hanxiang has already filmed the two films "Strange Story of Deception" and "Grand View of Deception" in Xiangjiang, there is still a long way from his peak in Xiangjiang.

   Coupled with his failure experience in Taiwan, many people in the Xiangjiang film industry have a skeptical attitude towards him.

  That's why Li Hanxiang said that he can't fail. If he fails, his master's name may be lost.

  Chu Huan never thought that as long as he threw out an olive branch, Li Hanxiang would immediately agree to him. The kind of thing that accepts his head and worships him can only appear in novels.

  Although the black and white image has its own theater chain in Xiangjiang, its reputation can be said to be zero, and Li Hanxiang must have many concerns in his heart.

"Director Li, if you can join our black-and-white film, you will be the number one director of black-and-white film. Naturally, I will fully support Director Li's film. As long as the budget is not too much, I can give the green light all the way. In addition, regarding Director Li I can give you the highest salary among directors on Hong Kong Island!"

   Li Hanxiang left Shaw Brothers because he didn't get the respect and salary he deserved at Shaw Brothers.

And when he returned to Hong Kong this time, there were actually not many film companies to choose from, because Zou Wenhuai's interference made it impossible for him to join Golden Harvest, and other small companies could not meet Li Hanxiang's shooting requirements, so he could The only choice is Shaw Brothers.

   This is also an important reason why Li Hanxiang went to Shaw Brothers vigorously at the beginning, but in the end he had no choice but to return to Shaw Brothers.

  But now Chu Huan's words brought Li Hanxiang a different idea.

  Although Black and White Image has just been established and is not well-known yet, he has an advantage that other film companies do not have, that is, the theater chain!

  In addition, Chu Huan does not seem to be short of money, and he also attaches great importance to movies, otherwise he would not invite him in person.

  If you add black-and-white images yourself, you can also secure the top spot as a director, which should be a good choice.

  The most important thing is that if I go back to Shaw Brothers, I will face Zhang Che.

  The two had deep conflicts, and were even sprayed by Li Hanxiang before Zhang Che made his debut.

  Now Zhang Che has become the first director of Shaw Brothers, and now he returns to Shaw Brothers

  Thinking of this, Li Hanxiang admitted that he was moved, but there are still many things to consider.

   "Most of the films I shoot are period costumes, and I need the support of the studio. If I add black and white images, can black and white images provide this treatment?"

  Chu Huan breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Li Hanxiang let go, he would have a way to sign Li Hanxiang.

   There are two more updates, the next chapter is at 5 pm~

  

  

  (end of this chapter)