0210 [Literary straight man, Xiaoqiang who can't be killed! 】
"Sister, what did you say? Did I hear you correctly?" Shi Zhijian looked at his sister Shi Yufeng with wide eyes.
Shi Yufeng poured the leftovers from the plate into a bowl and said, "You heard me right, let me ask you these two guys, which one do you think is more suitable?"
"They are not suitable." Shi Zhijian wiped his mouth and refused to eat, "Sister, you are so kind and beautiful, how can the two of them be worthy of you?"
Shi Yufeng didn't even raise his head, just poured the food together, "Am I really that good? I used to be called a flower in Shek Kip Mei. I know they were laughing at me!"
"Why am I pretending not to know what it means and still feeling complacent? Because I know they have laughed at me, so I won't laugh at you again!"
"You said I'm beautiful. Can beauty in this world be used as food and drink? Besides, I'm still a lame!"
Shi Yufeng's eyes turned red, and she burst into tears. The tears fell on the table. She stopped wiping the table with a rag, paused and said: "A cripple is a useless person! No one wants him! Am I still picky when I look like this?
Four?"
"I'll support you! And Bao'er!" Shi Zhijian stood up.
Shi Yufeng raised her head, her eyes were red, she wiped her tears stubbornly, squeezed out a smile and said: "Although I am a cripple, I am not old enough for you to support me! Besides, when you get married, where is your wife?"
, what will she think of me? I can’t live in your house eating, drinking, drinking, drinking, eating, drinking, and sleeping all my life!”
Shi Zhijian stepped forward and hugged his elder sister Shi Yufeng's shoulders, "What do you want to do so much? No matter whether I get married or not, I will live with you and Bao'er. We are a family and will never be separated!"
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"Yes, we and my uncle are one family and we are not separated." Baoer also stood up sensibly and hugged Shi Zhijian's thigh.
Shi Yufeng chuckled, "What are you doing? Are you acting in a love scene? It makes me so embarrassed!" After saying that, he pushed Shi Zhijian away, then bent down and picked up Bao'er, "Hey, Bao'er, you have to remember,
Your uncle said that he will support us for the rest of our lives, so we will cling to him for the rest of our lives, okay?"
"Okay!" Bao'er nodded obediently.
Seeing that his elder sister Shi Yufeng no longer mentioned the matter, Shi Zhijian said nothing, but there was a knot in his heart. He couldn't help but compare Hu Juncai and Hu Huyong. One was smooth-tongued and the other was vulgar and straightforward. No matter what he thought,
I can’t even imagine being my brother-in-law.
Shaking his head violently, "This is a nightmare!" Shi Zhijian said to himself.
…
Two days later, Shi Zhijian was busy handling matters at hand at Shinhwa Company. Zou Wenhuai suddenly called Shi Zhijian and told him that he had something important to report to him.
Without thinking much, Shi Zhijian left the company and drove to the place Zou Wenhuai had arranged, which was a teahouse near Shaw Brothers Studios.
This teahouse has a simple construction and is built on a high hill. From the third floor, you can overlook the entire Shaw Brothers Studios, so business is good.
When Shi Zhijian rushed to the private room on the third floor, he saw Zou Wenhuai drinking tea with a gentle middle-aged man and talking about something. Seeing Shi Zhijian appear, Zou Wenhuai stood up and introduced: "Mr. Shi, come, let me introduce to you, this
He is my old friend and former great Shaw Brothers director Li Hanxiang."
Shi Zhijian took a quick look, and no wonder he felt that the other person looked very familiar, but it turned out to be Li Hanxiang, who was regarded as the "number one director" in this era.
Li Hanxiang is the veteran of Shaw Brothers Film Company. He has joined "Shaw Brothers" since the time when a native of Shao Village took charge of "Shaw Brothers". He then made great achievements for Shaw Brothers and made great contributions.
Among the gleaming trophies of all sizes in Shaw Brothers, which one does not embody Li Hanxiang’s hard work, sweat and wisdom, and which one is not the crystallization of his talent and knowledge?
However, after working hard for "Shaw Brothers" for so many years, in addition to the false names of "Red Director" and "Gold Medal Director", all he received was a negligible remuneration. And these remunerations were compared to what he had paid.
The labor and miracles created are in no way proportionate.
Li Hanxiang realized that this was unfair. Although everyone in Shaw Brothers Company disrespected him and valued him, including his boss Run Run Shaw, in fact, this kind of respect and esteem was also in vain. No matter how great his achievements were, no matter how strong his ability was,
, he is not a "part-time director" who relies on others.
The ancients said it well: It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a wind. Although Li Hanxiang was grateful to the Shaw brothers for their kindness, which made him stand out for a while and created conditions and opportunities for him. However, at this time, he did not want to be in "
After working for "Shaw Brothers", he wanted to start his own business and live a life as a boss. So, after careful consideration, Li Hanxiang finally decided to leave "Shaw Brothers".
In this way, Li Hanxiang became the first rebel of Shaw Brothers. In 1962, he left Shaw Brothers and went to Baodao. With the support of film tycoon Lu Yuntao, he established the "Guolian" film company and joined forces with Cathay Pacific and Commonwealth in Hong Kong to form a film company that spans Hong Kong and Macau.
Taiwan's major film alliance to fight against Shaw Brothers.
Originally, the three-way alliance was gaining momentum, but something unexpected happened. In 1964, Lu Yuntao's plane crashed, and Shaw Brothers took the opportunity to annex the Commonwealth Cinemas and merge it into Shaw Brothers Cinemas, becoming the largest cinema chain in Hong Kong.
Li Hanxiang wanted to win over Cathay Pacific to increase his strength, but missed the opportunity and failed to find a suitable financial sponsor.
Nowadays, the share of Cathay Cinemas in Hong Kong is very small. The main theaters are facing Southeast Asia and Taiwan. They are insignificant to Shaw Brothers, but they are a life-saving straw to the League of Nations headed by Li Hanxiang.
Unfortunately, Li Hanxiang always lacked financial support and could only stare at Cathay Pacific, but did not have the courage to win.
This time Zou Wenhuai accidentally contacted Li Hanxiang when he was investigating the Hong Kong cinema chain. Li Hanxiang suddenly came up with a very bold idea, that is, to join forces with Jiahe, which is run by Shi Zhijian, to win the Cathay Cinema chain. In the future, the two sides can work side by side, and they can work together
Against Shaw Brothers.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Li Hanxiang understood this truth very early.
After Shi Zhijian sat down and had a careful exchange with Li Hanxiang, he came to the conclusion that Li Hanxiang was a bookish person who failed to succeed and failed more than he did!
Why do you say this?
Not to mention that Shi Zhijian built his own theater chain when the League of Nations was first established to avoid being stuck in the throat, but Li Hanxiang was stuck in the throat for six years, and it was a miracle that he did not get stuck.
In addition, people like him can easily believe that Cathay Pacific and Commonwealth of Electric and Power can cooperate with him for a lifetime. Such people are either fools or infatuated.
Doing business cannot involve any personal feelings.
Now Li Hanxiang came over to talk to Shi Zhijian about cooperation. His tone sounded like he was extremely awesome. He talked to Shi Zhijian, saying how popular his movies are in Taiwan, how favored he is internationally, and how much he has won awards.
won many awards.
Shi Zhijian clearly understands that winning awards and selling well at the box office are two different concepts. Li Hanxiang is good at making literary films, so winning awards is a given. The problem is that they fail at the box office. If the art is too advanced, it will be separated from the masses, and only ghosts will watch it.
The box office has failed one after another, and now Li Hanxiang is besieged on all sides by the League of Nations on the island of Baodao, and it is almost impossible to even pay the salary of the staff.
The company is in such dire straits that he still refuses to put down his arrogant head. He really thinks that he is an invincible Xiaoqiang, and naively places his hope on Shi Zhijian, a "stranger". Such people can only live in fantasy. As for
Being a boss can only mean being a street person.
However, Shi Zhijian likes this kind of "literary straight man" who refuses to admit defeat, especially when used as a shield and cannon fodder, the effect is often excellent!