Chapter 53 Inescapable Fate
The motorcycle raced fast, there were few pedestrians on the road, and the road was unobstructed. I didn’t meet anyone who found fault in Sanlifang and successfully arrived at the backyard of Tian’s family.
It was almost noon, and Haisheng was about to go to Shaw Brothers set after dinner. When Tian Xiaoyu saw him back, she jumped out happily. When she saw the girl Lan next to him, she changed her head and hugged her, and threw herself on Lan Jieying.
Lan Jieying is sarcastic to people, especially men, and has never had a good expression. Instead, she loves the little girl Tian Xiaoyu very much. She hugged her in her arms and rubbed her hair like a kitten.
The girls were having fun together, and Xiaoyu pulled Miss Lan into the room and whispered. Perhaps she lacked maternal love since she was a child and had no sisters. She had a good impression of Lan Jieying, and she fell in love with her at first sight and treated her like her sister.
Miss Lan also showed a smile from the bottom of her heart. Haisheng was too lazy to pay attention to these two girls who had not grown up and went into the kitchen to work.
There are two chefs at home. One is in the small shop for the sautumn and the other is also very busy in the grocery store in the front hall of Inspur Cinema. He has to set up a stall to do barbecue outside the Rose Bar.
Therefore, when Haisheng stayed at home, he cooked lunch and dinner. The Tian family's helpers were not idle either, and there were no people in the middle of the busy schedule.
In addition to guarding the house, the guard also has additional work. Guo Feng and his son raise wild animals and birds, and cultivate mushrooms and other mushrooms. Wu Xiaoyan is fiddling with the fish pond to prepare for fish!
They are willing to work without feeling tired, and they do not complain about being tired. After all, they have a high salary of 3,000 yuan a month, and have not encountered any danger in guarding Tian’s backyard for several months. They feel as if they are free to get money, and they feel ashamed. They take a lot of time to do some miscellaneous work to make up for the boss’s losses.
Haisheng encouraged them to do chores, and he also built a greenhouse to grow off-season vegetables. In the cold winter and the season when vegetables are sparse, there are also rich vegetables to eat.
As soon as the meal arrived, except for the two cooks, the other members gathered. The owner's house had a table and sat at another table for the Tian family.
The dishes on the table are rich, and there are many people eating. Everyone chews them slowly, and men drink wine.
Lan Jieying seemed to have not eaten for several meals. The chopsticks flew and picked up mushrooms and vegetables, saying they were delicious. Xiaoyu also helped her pick them up, all of which were her favorite dishes. She took care of her sister in every care and was afraid that she would be hungry, which made Miss Lan very embarrassed.
By the way, her family’s food is really not very good. The family is not rich and has a large population. In addition, the family prefers boys over girls and is at the stepfather’s house. You can imagine the treatment and atmosphere at the dinner table every day. You often don’t have enough food, let alone eat well.
In the Tian family, they showed their true feelings and were eating Haisai. On the one hand, the good food was one. The atmosphere was even more important. Except for Tian Xing, they didn't like her, everyone else was very nice to her. The Tian family servants regarded her as the hostess here. Haisheng treated her like a friend, and Tian Xiaoyu regarded her as her own sister. Although Tian Xing saw that she did not smile, she did not say anything bad.
After eating and drinking, they all dispersed and busy with their own affairs. Haisheng drove to the Shaw Brothers studio. The motorcycle was faster than the bicycle, and it was only a few minutes away from the studio.
Passing by Longtuan District, there are several extras waiting for the opportunity. For some reason, they don’t have a break as the Spring Festival approaches.
Haisheng had no hobby of meddling in other people's business, so he drove directly to the set door and confirmed through the security guard that he had successfully entered the set. After parking the car, the two of them took off their escorts in a separate way.
Miss Lan went to the crew to report, while Haisheng went to Shaw Brothers Film Distribution Department to discuss the foreign market. A department head received him, first of all, congratulations to the movie "God of Cookery" he filmed for three days on its release, and the box office was rising steadily, and many cinemas were queuing.
It is very rare to be released during the day, and it is a low-cost movie. Although it has not reached the level of a magical drama, it can be regarded as a fine product. It has been recognized by the public and the company decided to extend the schedule and increase the playback time, and there is no need for Haisheng to pay the guaranteed fee. It also proposed to buy out the distribution rights of other places for 500,000 yuan.
Haisheng did not agree to want to pay dividends, so both sides bargained. Finally, Fang Menghua nodded by phone, and Haisheng received 10% of the box office dividends from other places.
The supervisor who received him said that Haisheng broke the convention of Shaw Film Company since its establishment. Other film companies distributed movies on Shaw Theater and never received any other box office dividends.
In addition to Haisheng being his own, the fundamental reason why Shaw Brothers’ movies are getting worse every year is worse. Shaw Brothers’ senior executives saw Haisheng’s potential and wanted to win him over through box office dividends to serve Shaw Brothers.
The department head made two suggestions, one was to invite Haisheng to join Shaw Brothers Film as the director and protagonist, with the theme selected and the funds were funded by Shaw Brothers. Haisheng either received a fixed monthly salary of 8,000 or received a 5% box office dividend in Hong Kong.
The second suggestion is that Shaw Brothers and Haisheng cooperate to make movies, Shaw Brothers is responsible for funding and distribution, and Haisheng only needs to take good care of the filming of the movies, and obtain 10% of the profits locally and foreign countries.
Haisheng refused on the spot. He had long heard that Shaw Brothers was very stingy, but he didn't expect to be so stingy. How could this be a win-win cooperation? This was entirely intended to make him a worker and work hard for Shaw Brothers.
Seeing that he refused without hesitation, the supervisor tried his best to keep him and threw out some bait, but the number was too small and Haisheng was not interested. The matter was not completed and it was stranded.
Haisheng stayed in the carport and was depressed. He had no distribution channel to hand it over to other companies for issuance. It depends on the person's expression. Shaw Brothers Cinemas is not a good partner.
The supervisor told him that the box office share will not be settled two years after the "God of Cookery" is removed. If Haisheng is willing to serve Shaw Brothers movies, the time will be shortened, and it will not exceed one year at the latest.
Such double-standard treatment is heartbreaking. If I had known it, I would have filled in the box office share settlement time in the contract. Shaw Brothers lacked experience.
Haisheng was unhappy, but Miss Lan was very excited. She found the crew and joined successfully. She only gave her half a day to rest, and the next day she would enter the busy filming stage.
The dormitory was also allocated rooms, and only daily necessities were missing. The girl took Haisheng to the street to shop. She was uncontrollable and had a sucker to pay the bill, so she bought a lot of daily necessities. Haisheng eventually did not escape the girl's claws and helped her carry the items.
This busy work was delayed for a long time, and it was getting dark. Lan Jieying suggested asking Haisheng to make a meal at the food stall. After ordering four dishes and one soup, the girl Lan had no appetite. She always showed the food from the Tian family. Without comparison, there would be no harm! The food stalls were shoddy and the ingredients used were not particular, which was almost the same as pig food.
Haisheng was very tired after a busy afternoon and had a good appetite. But he didn't eat a few bites of food, and two uninvited guests suddenly visited. It turned out that they were Haisheng's good friends, Jiang Dawei and Di Lang.
They came to the set to reminisce about Haisheng's past, and wanted to ask about Yihai's plan to give birth to a movie. Di Lang was the most concerned, and he was famous for playing the happy boss of the villain of "God of Cookery". The film company drew funds and personnel to cooperate with him to start a new drama.
Chapter completed!