After talking to Lu Kai for a long time, I found out the details of his meeting with the three management and production talents provided by Eric Tsang. It is indeed a coincidence that with the film production of major film companies such as "Shaw Brothers"
The film industry has shrunk, and the big studio system has gradually disappeared. The old monopoly system represented by it has ended, but the new monopoly system has not yet been formed. During this gap period, the independent production system further flourished, and the Hong Kong film revolution gradually began to take shape.
, many new film studios and independent producers have emerged. Wu Siyuan and his "Siyuan" company also realized that the time has come for them to make a big difference in the film industry.
These independent producers first networked with some new directors who had switched careers from the television industry, shot new films, promoted the "advocate wave" movement of Hong Kong films, and completed the most important aesthetic revolution in the history of Hong Kong films. Wu Siyuan excavated the original Hong Kong
Tsui Hark, the director of "Jiashi" TV station, supervised the production of his debut film "Butterfly" and his second film "No Gate to Hell". However, the box office of both films was not ideal, and it can even be described as bleak.
However, it made Wu Siyuan wonder whether his ideal was wrong.
But he was not discouraged and continued his work even though everyone was not optimistic about it. When kung fu comedies were becoming more and more common and losing their novelty, Wu Siyuan tried to make new improvements to action comedy. This year he hired a not-so-famous actor
"Achan's Job", starring Liao Weixiong and Zheng Zeshi, finally saw an improvement at the box office, which made him more determined that the film must be reformed.
In order to better complete his ideals and allow his company to compete with those big companies, he decided to start filming an action comedy "Dragon Ninja" with actors from Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea next year. But there is a problem.
Then came the Chinese-American actor Li Yuanba he invited, the Japanese superstar Chiba Shinichi's "Kyokushin School" karate disciple Hiroyuki Sanada, and the Korean kung fu actor Huang Zhengli who has been developing in Hong Kong for many years.
Since there are very few movies co-produced by actors from many countries in Hong Kong, no one in Li Yuanba knows who he is. Let Li Yuanba and Hiroyuki Sanada, who are not famous at all, be the protagonists, and use Yuan Kui, who is just an action director.
Director, many people have doubts about this, thinking that this is a major decision-making mistake made by Wu Siyuan, and no boss is willing to invest in this movie.
For a movie that has completed the script but has no investors, it is easy for it to be stillborn. At this time, Lu Kai came to Hong Kong and met Wu Siyuan through the introduction of Eric Tsang. In his view, this was an opportunity.
An opportunity that is very important to him.
It is true that "Tianchen Entertainment" is a new company, but when it cooperated with "New Art City" to start filming "The Best Partner" in the middle of the year, it spent a lot of money, which made many Hong Kong film companies take notice of this financier. Naturally, Wu Siyuan also
Knowing that this Taiwanese company had the ambition to enter the Hong Kong film industry, he just took advantage of the opportunity here and cooperated with "Tianchen Entertainment". Both parties can benefit and get what they need.
But this time Lu Kai didn't want to invest in any movie. Even the script Wu Siyuan showed him just skimmed over it and didn't take it to heart at all. This made Wu Siyuan feel helpless again. But at that time Lu Kai also
I didn't tell him that I wanted to invite him to join "Tianchen Entertainment", otherwise Wu Siyuan would have thought that Lu Kai wanted to annex his "Siyuan Film Company" this time!
However, after talking, Lu Kai also recognized that Wu Siyuan is indeed a very insightful and creative filmmaker, but he was still skeptical about his ability to accept his invitation and manage an entertainment company. It’s just that
After a brief conversation, they excused themselves and left first.
After meeting with Wu Siyuan again, Lu Kai successively met with Liu Tianci and Wu Yu, who are still middle and senior managers of TVB. Liu Tianci is only 32 years old now and has been promoted to TVB production director. It can be said that he is
The future is bright and prosperous. In the past, he not only worked as a screenwriter for radio dramas in commercial radio stations, but also was an expert screenwriter in Li TV and wireless TV. In terms of movies, he has also done the same, and has written "Ghost Horse Double Star",
Comedies such as "Genius Idiot" and "Lin Azhen Tiger Fish, Shrimp and Crab" also had very good box office revenue, so many film companies asked him to write their own scripts.
When he first met Lu Kai from Taiwan, Liu Tianci thought that he wanted to write a script for him, but after talking, Lu Kai had no intention of writing a script at all. He only asked how to watch Hong Kong movies and how to watch Taiwanese movies.
The inquiry made Liu Tianci very depressed. They all thought that the Taiwanese boss must have been full and came to Hong Kong to find someone to talk about the comparison of movies between the two places.
Meeting Wu Yu is even easier. Wu Yu is now a screenwriter and middle-level manager in the TVB Program and Creation Department. Many of Feng Yifeng's favorite "Happy Tonight" short dramas were written by him. For Lu
When Kai asked him to meet, he was also full of doubts. He didn't know such a Taiwanese at all. When he saw him, he looked at him and then asked him if he was interested in making movies and what he thought about the current management of TVB. Wu
After hearing this, Yu immediately thought that Lu Kai was just an idler. After chatting for a few words, he said that he had something important to do and left. Lu Kai, who was sitting there, was dumbfounded. This was the first time someone had done this to him.
of.
After listening to Lu Kai's words, Feng Yifeng found it funny. If you want to invite people to join your company, you must show sincerity at the most basic level! If you don't say anything to people and just talk about boring topics, everyone thinks
You have a question. Needless to say, Wu Siyuan is now officially very ambitious and wants to start his own film company. How could he join "Tianchen Entertainment"?
Liu Tianci is the production director of TVB. He can be considered a high-level manager. Many actors and celebrities work under him. If there are no conditions that can attract him or a position that makes him excited, he will definitely not change jobs rashly.
I went to work for a company that I was not familiar with at all.
There is also Wu Yu. Although he has a high position now, he is talented and capable. Such people are usually unruly. When Lu Kai was looking for someone, he talked about some unintelligible things. No wonder he would throw away and leave.
go.
"Actually, your mentality when you talk to people is wrong. You have never thought about inviting them to hold any position in the company, nor have you made any actual commitment to them. How do you think they will see you? What do you think?
Will they have a casual relationship with someone they have only met once? Do you think they will confide in you? This is impossible. According to the information, they are actually very suitable for our company.
, but you have to think clearly, even if they all agree to join the company, what positions will you give them? Wu Siyuan is good at film production and supervision, and he also has a strong literary temperament, which makes him independent in everything he does.
With his unique thoughts and character, it is difficult for you to control such a person.”
Taking a sip of whiskey to moisten his throat, Feng Yifeng glanced at Lu Kai who was listening to him carefully, and then continued: "In my opinion, Liu Tianci is actually the most suitable person to manage our company, although he is not as good as Wu Siyuan in the movie
Although he has senior qualifications, he can be said to be an all-rounder. Not only has he made a difference on radio and television, but also in movies. He is also very light-hearted. He is eloquent and knowledgeable. This is the most necessary thing for a manager. As for Wu Yu, although his age is not
He is too big and doesn’t have a lot of experience. But he also has unique insights in management. Looking at how successful he has made "Happy Tonight" is, you know that he can handle this kind of multi-person program and personnel.
Competent. There will be many artists in our company in the future, whether they are singers or actors. These people need a strong person to manage them. Wu Yu is the most suitable person for this position. According to my idea, Liu Tianci can become 'Tianchen'
Entertainment's general manager and production director, Wu Yu can become the artist director and personnel director, so that you can step aside and become the company's external development and marketing affairs. As for Wu Siyuan, we can cooperate with him and invest in his movies.
In this way, we have one more way, and we don't have to only look at the 'New Arts City' company. We can even annex the 'Siyuan Film Company' at the appropriate time, and then it can become a bridgehead for us to fight against landing in Hong Kong."
"You...you..." Lu Kai never thought that Feng Yifeng had already planned to annex other people's companies, which made him have to admire Feng Yifeng's foresight. So sometimes people who do business are like this, and there is always only one thing in their eyes.
Benefit.
"Don't look at me like that, I will be shy." He smiled slyly. "I just said that when the time is right, when his 'Siyuan Film Company' cannot continue, why don't we be the savior?
When the gesture of saving the world appears, Wu Siyuan, the producer, director and producer of the Hong Kong film industry, will also be used by us. This is in our best interests. In fact, I had thought about it at the beginning, and wanted Zhiwei to manage us.
He has the ability and quick thinking of our company. As long as there is someone to help him, he is fully capable of being a good manager. But now he is focused on being a director, and I can't stop him from achieving it.
My dream, that’s why I never mentioned it to you.”
This time even Lu Kai nodded and said, "You don't need to tell me, I know that Zhiwei is capable, and I believe in him. But when I met him in Hong Kong, he was always busy preparing for the preparatory work of making a movie.
He didn't even have time to have a meal with me. He knew I couldn't stay in Hong Kong for a long time, but he actually threw me these information and stopped seeing anyone."
"Okay! Let's do it like this. You also need to stay in the UK for a while, and I will show you around. But after you go back, you must also seize the time to establish theater chains in Southeast Asia and Japan. As long as
We have theater chains in Japan and Southeast Asia, and with our existing ones in Taiwan, more and more film companies will take the initiative to seek cooperation with us. As for inviting Liu Tianci and Wu Yu to join, I will let Wenxiu handle it.
Yes, it is not suitable for you to appear in Hong Kong for a long time, otherwise the ICAC will definitely come to you for coffee." After thinking about it, Feng Yifeng felt a little uneasy in his heart. "After you return to Taiwan, continue to give
I'm paying attention to Li Qisong's movements. I will send people to Taiwan to help. I always have a feeling that he will not give up his desire to retaliate against me so easily. I am afraid that he is waiting for the opportunity to accumulate more and more. I was in Hong Kong last time
I have already experienced his methods, and he simply wants to kill me. A person with such a vengeful mentality will not give up because of a small defeat."