Chen Chong soon discovered that he was not a material for directors, at least not a material for a genius director.

He participated in the writing of the script throughout the whole process, knew all the details, and he pondered whenever he had free time. Before shooting, he also drew a lot of storyboard shots - according to Chen Yunwen, it was a graffiti for children.

However, after three days of shooting, I used 10 boxes of film every day. I felt good when I was shooting, but when I rinsed it out at night, I found that all of them were not good. The film of 30,000 to 40,000 yuan was basically wafted.

Having watched a lot of movies does not mean that you can shoot it. It's like reading a lot of novels does not mean that you can write a good book. Having watched a lot of AVs does not mean that you are a master after going to bed.

When to use what kind of lens, what is the distance between the camera and the actor, how to arrange the depth of field, the foreground, the relationship between the background and the actor, and where should the actor occupy in the picture...

Various details are emerging one after another, and they are overwhelmed and overwhelmed.

And the more I shot, the more I felt that I took it for granted before, thinking that simple scenes were easy to shoot, but in fact, the simpler scenes were, the harder it was. How to shoot a small and monotonous scene to create different pictures and explain the details with a hierarchical level is a very profound science.

When shooting big scenes, it tests the ability to coordinate behind the scenes. As for the director's own level, the requirements are not high.

For example, if there are many people, as long as you follow the leading actor and move more, as long as you aim at the actors fighting, the audience will not care about the remaining details in the camera.

It’s like eating hot pot, where all kinds of ingredients are thrown into the soup base, even if the taste is a little problem, diners can’t taste it.

"Breeding Live" is a single scene, and any details will be magnified, like a bowl of fried rice with eggs. Whether it is delicious depends on the director's level.

Not only did Chen Chong, who was the director, had a headache, but Jin Shijie, who was the director, was also in trouble.

Although the stage and movies are both performances, the difference is quite big. Jin Shijie is the first time to come into contact with movies, and his experience is not as rich as in later generations. He is like a professional master who is used to playing 11-person football all-round football. He suddenly comes to play 7-person indoor small-field football. He is not very adaptable. His expressions and lines are both inclined to the stage style, which is a bit too exaggerated.

He discovered this problem on the first day after filming it, and Chen Chong knew it, but both of them were rookies and no one could guide each other. He could only keep exploring and trying repeatedly.

Fortunately, Huang Yuetai has made several movies, and he has some experience, but he does not hide his own personal information. He teaches everything he knows and does his best to do a good job of photography, which has not been wasted all the films in these three days. At least it is very good if there are a few minutes of shots.

In addition to its own technical problems, time is also a big problem.

Chen Chong is becoming more and more famous and does more business. Even if he has no money, he will not go out to find trouble when he gets home and does not take the initiative to find trouble.

For example, Jiahe came to the door - just one day after filming started, Zou Wenhuai called the company in person and invited Chen Chong to have dinner together.

Chen Chong knew Zou Wenhuai's purpose very well, but the tycoon invited him to the banquet no matter what.

Wang Jing's "Chasing Girls" was not unexpected. After the Chinese Valentine's Day, the daily box office fell rapidly. At the end of the second week of the screening, the single-day box office fell to less than 200,000 yuan. Shaw Brothers directly cut off more than half of the theaters and replaced it with other movies.

However, even so, the total box office of "Chasing Girls" exceeded 8 million. When it was finally offline, it was likely to surpass Xu Guanwen's "Half-Take" and be ranked second in the box office list of Hong Kong movies in previous years.

As a result, Jiahe couldn't sit still.

At this time, Jiahe had Xu Guanwen in literature and Cheng Long in martial arts. As long as one took action, he would definitely be the annual box office champion. The other was like the rising sun and shining brightly. There were also a large number of powerful satellite production companies such as Wu Siyuan, Yuan Heping, and Sammo Hung, and the momentum was booming.

Shaw Brothers was in a dilemma. Among the three important officials, Zhang Che was ineffective, had low output, and his box office performance was deteriorating. Li Hanxiang was not only in poor health, but also indifference. Some time ago, the media reported that he was preparing to return to the mainland to film, which forced Run Run Shaw to personally defy the rumors and explain to Taiwan. Although Chu Yuan’s sword is not old, the building will collapse, and how can he save it?

One is rising and the other is falling. Everyone in the Hong Kong film industry is saying that Shaw Brothers is not good anymore, and it was from Jiahe in the 1980s.

Chen Chong was born in nowhere. The two movies gave Shaw Brothers nearly 10 million yuan in net profit, which immediately turned the momentum.

"Crazy Calamity" can also be said to be a pie falling from the sky, Shaw Brothers was so big that it just hit.

"Chasing Girls" is a bit subtle. Although it is produced by Oriental Charm, the director is Shaw Brothers' own person. In recent years, Shaw Brothers has only seen old people leave, but no new people appear. Talents are constantly lost, and the decline is obvious. This time, Wang Jing is in the limelight, making Shaw Brothers a bit like a dead tree and a new tree blooming.

Shaw Brothers has thousands of employees, and if a few more dark horses like Wang Jing emerge and reverse the situation will be just around the corner.

And Shaw's people went to help Oriental Charm make movies, what do they want to do?

Shaw family has a great fortune, some have sets and theaters. Although Oriental Charm has only produced two movies, no one in Hong Kong dares to underestimate the production and distribution level. These two companies have combined and complementary advantages. If there are three or five box office miracles like "Crazy Raid" every year, Jiahe will not be able to live a difficult life...

After all, the market is so big, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Southeast Asia are traditionally strong areas of Shaw Brothers. If Hong Kong cannot compete for its own port, Jiahe will be the second-generation thousand years old.

The screening agreement signed by Shen Chong and Shaw Brothers is not a secret in the industry. The conditions are harsh and it is a one-time deal. Zou Wenhuai asked him for dinner, obviously trying to intercept him from it.

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The place where Zou Wenhuai treats guests is a Japanese restaurant. In addition to him, Cai Yongchang and Shu Qi are accompanied.

Cai Yongchang is the boss in charge of the Jiahe Cinema screening business, so it is natural for him to attend.

Shu Qi is Chen Chong's friend, just a matchmaker and a so-called play. However, judging from this arrangement, Zou Wenhuai still attaches great importance to Chen Chong and treats him as an equal role.

After the two sides sat down, after a little greeting, Zou Wenhuai expressed his purpose: "Mr. Chen, I don't know your oriental charm. Are you interested in cooperating with us Jiahe?"

"It is my honor to be able to cooperate with a large company like Jiahe." Chen Chong first praised, and then asked, "I don't know how Mr. Zou plans to cooperate?"

"We pay for money and people, and Mr. Chen is responsible for the production." Zou Wenhuai said without saying a word, Cai Yongchang said: "Or as Mr. Chen cooperated with Shaw Brothers, Mr. Chen will produce independently and will be released in our Jiahe Theater, and everyone will share the content."

Chen Chong put down his chopsticks and pondered without saying a word.

The first cooperation method is to put it bluntly, Jiahe pays funds, Chen Chong is responsible for the production, and then the copyright belongs to Jiahe and is released on Jiahe Theater.

This is the usual way of cooperation between Jiahe and Satellite Company. The advantage is that as long as you save enough, you will definitely get a harvest. The disadvantage is that no matter how good the box office is, you can't get it.

Sammo Hung’s Baohe Film Company and Yuan Heping’s Peace Film Company all cooperate in this way. (Note 1)

Chen Chong would definitely not choose this method, and he looked down on the little money deducted from his budget.

As for independent production and the share of Jiahe box office, this method can be considered.

The construction of its own theater chain will not be able to become a climate in less than two or three years. Besides, the two consecutive box office movies sold well must have been almost shocked. Now it has been invested in Jiahe, expanding the box office share ratio and opening up channels for independent production, which is beneficial to Hong Kong films.

"I don't like being restricted, I like independent production." Chen Chong said, "If it is released in Jiahe Theater, how should this share ratio be calculated?"

"Come on, come on, Mr. Chen, drink." Zou Wenhuai diligently persuaded him to drink wine, and said, "There is an old saying that the shop is bullying customers. Shaw Brothers is a big shop. When Mr. Chen went to find them, he would naturally suffer a little grievance. If he came to find us Jiahe, the share ratio would never be so harsh."

"Yes, Shaw's doing is not authentic." Cai Yongchang and Zou Wenhuai had a decades of friendship and cooperated with each other. He echoed and said, "Mr. Chen is young and promising, and his knowledge is better than us old guys. So I am here, and I don't say it's fake. Just take out the trump card. If the movie is released in Jiahe Theater, it's less than 5 million, and we have six and four points, and we have more than 5 million, and we have more than 55 points. What does Mr. Chen think?"

“What about the issuance and marketing expenses?”

"In this regard..." Zou Wenhuai said lightly: "Mr. Chen is an expert. The promotion and marketing of "Crazy Job" and "Chasing Girls" are amazing. In the future, if the movie is released, we will definitely do it if there are any areas that require Jiahe's cooperation."

It sounds nice and implied, and it is better for Chen Chong to be responsible for the distribution and publicity.

However, this share ratio is already very sincere, which is much better than what Shaw Brothers gave. Once this opening is opened, other independent producers will also have a reference to negotiate with Jiahe in the future, and it is still good.

Under the filming of the filming, the producers will try every means to reduce costs, which is harmful to the quality of the film. At least the budget for independent production will be more sufficient and free, which will be beneficial to the development of Hong Kong films and is worthy of rushing to promote it.

After eating this meal for more than three hours, Chen Chong finally agreed to make an appointment with Jiahe. In the next year, four movies will be produced and released in Jiahe Theater.

Just after the matter with Jiahe was settled, HSBC came to us again.

In order to improve his position in Li Ka-shing's heart as much as possible, Chen Chong used all the Rubik's cube patents in his hand as collateral, raised 8 million US dollars, and handed them over to Feliton, asking him to arrange the acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa's shares.

In 1978, Li Ka-shing sneaked into another veteran British-owned real estate group, Hutchison Whampoa. Due to the leak of news, Jardinet, the foreign company behind Hutchison Whampoa, fought back with all its might, resulting in the failure of the acquisition and losing a piece of fat meat. It was a pity.

Therefore, this time, the confidentiality measures were taken to purchase Hutchison Whampoa were extremely strict, and no news was leaked on the market. At the critical moment of the acquisition, Chen Chong brought tens of millions of capital to HSBC's senior investment consultant to purchase Hutchison Whampoa's stock, which naturally made Li Ka-shing and HSBC extremely nervous...

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Chapter completed!