After eating, Tao Yushu left on his own, while Tao Yumo hung out with Maggie Cheung.

She asked Maggie Cheung, "Why do you always look at my sister so obscenely?"

Maggie Cheung was dissatisfied and said: "How am I so insignificant?"

"It's obviously very vulgar, as if a salty guy is reading a salty magazine."

Tao Yumo's vicious metaphor angered Maggie Cheung. After the two sisters fought for a while, Maggie Cheung said with stars in her eyes:

"You don't understand. Sister Yu Shu has a very unique temperament about her. How can I say that temperament? It makes people feel particularly safe and want to be close to her."

Tao Yumo thought about it for a long time and was sure that she and Maggie Cheung knew the same person, but she never expected that her elder sister's place of making people feel safe and friendly was actually full of oppression.

Like a ruthless machine, no matter what you do, you are always meticulous and never slack off, which makes me feel terrible just thinking about it.

Seeing Tao Yumo's expression of disapproval, Maggie Cheung felt that she couldn't agree more with her.

She thought to herself and said: "I have to call Director Zhao and Director Wang tonight and ask them if they have any ideas about changing jobs. Lin's Pictures has just been established, and Sister Yu needs help."

Tao Yumo looked at her as if he were looking at a licking dog.

Two days later, we were still in the coffee shop downstairs of the New World Apartment.

As soon as Wang Jing entered the coffee shop, he noticed Maggie Cheung and Tao Yushu. Maggie Cheung was wearing a pair of sunglasses, which made it difficult to identify them. On the contrary, he recognized Tao Yushu with a bright appearance and outstanding temperament at a glance.

"Mrs. Lin! Maggie!" Wang Jing ran over with a smile and said hello to the two of them.

The three of them exchanged pleasantries, and Maggie Cheung said to Tao Yushu, "Sister Yu, you guys can talk first, I'll go back upstairs."

After saying that, she left the coffee room, leaving Tao Yushu and Wang Jing behind.

"Thank you, Director Wang, for the face." Tao Yushu said politely.

"Mrs. Lin, you are so polite. Maggie called me. I still can't believe it.

I even went to see Lin Sheng's "The Truman Show" when it was released. I will never make such a good film in my life. Lin's Pictures will definitely make great achievements in the future."

Maggie Cheung has contacted Zhao Zhenqiang and Wang Jing in the past two days, but Zhao Zhenqiang is now thriving in TVB with popular dramas such as "Shanghai Bund" and "Xin Zha Senior Brother", and his position is stable, and he has no plans to change jobs.

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The situation of Wang Jing and Zhao Zhenqiang is a bit similar. When he was in college, he went to work at TVB to make money, writing scripts for "Happy Tonight" and quickly made a name for himself at TVB.

From TVB to Shaw Brothers, they have all become famous.

But the difference between him and Zhao Zhenqiang is that Wang Jing's desire to make money is much higher than Zhao Zhenqiang.

Working under the stingy boss Shao is far from satisfying his appetite for money, which is why Wang Jing agreed to meet and chat with Tao Yushu.

"The Truman Show" made the originally unknown Lam Pictures famous in Hong Kong.

Regardless of whether cooperation can be negotiated or not, this face will always be given.

The little fat man is greedy for money and lustful, but he has a good sense of worldliness and is even flattering.

Tao Yushu had been observing Wang Jing while she was talking. Because she needed to recruit people, she had been chatting with Lin Chaoyang about potential talents in the Hong Kong film industry.

In Lin Chaoyang's evaluation, Wang Jing is an interesting person. He has most of the shortcomings common to people who hang out in the vanity market, but he can also do both.

If he were serious about it, the films he would make would be above average and even excellent, but most of the time he would choose to waste money.

In his mind, movies have always been a means of making a living. It is difficult for people like him to talk about dreams and pursue these things.

The utilitarianism can be seen in many well-known directors and screenwriters of this period in Hong Kong, but there are very few who are as pure as Wong Jing.

"Humans, after reaching a certain height, they will always have some metaphysical pursuits. But Wang Jing is different. You can regard him as a pure businessman."

Lin Chaoyang's evaluation of Wang Jing echoed in Tao Yushu's mind, but it did not affect the chat.

After chatting for a few minutes, she changed the topic to the main topic.

"Director Wang, you also know my purpose. I wonder if Director Wang is interested in cooperating with our Lin family?"

Wang Jing's face was full of smiles, "Mrs. Lin, I make money by making movies, and I would love to be able to cooperate with Mrs. Lin."

Wong Jing was a director of Shaw Brothers before, but now Shaw Brothers has basically withdrawn from the three heroes competing for hegemony in Hong Kong movies.

Even the Clear Water Bay studio has been transferred to TVB. He has not signed a contract with the company and is relying entirely on his skills to earn a living.

Life after leaving Shaw Brothers has been difficult. For most of this year so far, I have only supervised the production of "The Wife Killer Duo" directed by my friend Zhong Zhentao. Recently, I am filming "Emerald" for Yong Sheng.

Yongsheng means Yongsheng, which is also the later Chinese star.

It was a film company opened by brothers Xiang Huaqiang and Xiang Huasheng from Xin'anyi. Yongsheng opened very early. As early as 1978, Xiang Huaqiang felt that the Hong Kong film market was profitable, so he opened this film company.

It's a pity that H Se is so separated from filmmaking. After several years of hard work, the company is still half-dead. It's just speculation in the first place. If it doesn't make money, it naturally doesn't care much about it.

This situation lasted until 1987, when the Xiang brothers saw the development of the Hong Kong film industry becoming more and more prosperous, and then they turned their attention to movies and changed the name of "Yongsheng Pictures" to "Yongsheng Pictures", truly paying attention to it.

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It was after that that Wang Jing was completely tied to Yong Sheng's chariot and became the Xiang brothers' subordinate, making great contributions to Yong Sheng's expansion in the Hong Kong film market.

At this time, the Xiang brothers have not yet fully paid attention to movies, and Wang Jing is only doing part-time work for Yongsheng.

He thought Tao Yushu was like Yongsheng and wanted to make a movie with him.

Tao Yushu knew that Wang Jing had misunderstood her and explained: "Director Wang, what I mean is that you can sign a contract with Lin and become our contracted director, just like you did with Shaw Brothers."

After listening to her words, the smile on Wang Jing's face faded, revealing a somewhat serious look.

"Mrs. Lin, you know I don't get much salary at Shaw Brothers!"

Tao Yushu looked calm and said: "Shaw Brothers has a lot of talents. Boss Shaw has no worries about having no one available, so the salary will naturally be lower. We, the Lin family, are just starting out in the Hong Kong film industry and are thirsty for talent. We will definitely not treat Director Wang badly."

Wang Jing did not speak, but made a gesture of listening attentively, and Tao Yushu continued:

"If Director Wang is willing to come to our Lam Films, we will invest 2 million Hong Kong dollars to set up a studio for you, with a shareholding ratio of three to you and seven to me.

All new films you create in the future will be jointly invested by the studio and Lin's Pictures, and the income will be divided into dividends according to the proportion of investment and shareholding.

At the same time, as a director, you are also eligible for dividends. As long as the profit exceeds 10% after the movie is released, you will get 5%

net profit dividends.

If the movies you make can ensure continued profitability, your dividend ratio will increase by 2% for each movie based on the previous one, up to a maximum of 15% dividends.

On the other hand, if the movie loses money, the dividend ratio for the next movie will return to 5%.

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After Tao Yushu finished explaining Lin's conditions, Wang Jing was not in a hurry to express his position, but was digesting the information she just said.

When Wong Jing first joined TVB as an intern, his salary was only HK$500. When he arrived at Shaw Brothers, his salary became HK$10,000. In the past few years, he has made many profitable films for Shaw Brothers, but his income has not increased much.

Lam Films wanted to inject 2 million Hong Kong dollars into him to establish a studio, with a shareholding ratio of 3:7, which meant that Wang Jing owned shares worth 600,000 Hong Kong dollars without doing anything.

600,000 Hong Kong dollars can buy an apartment worth 400 to 500 Hong Kong dollars in today's Hong Kong. Mrs. Lin's generous offer made Wang Jing a little flattered.

If the studio develops well, this 600,000 yuan may become 1 million or 2 million————

However, these are just numbers on paper. As Wang Jing is too shrewd, he cannot accept them just based on this. He is more concerned about his "dividend rights" as a director.

Many movies in Hong Kong are very popular, and movie company bosses usually give red envelopes to major figures such as directors and leading actors.

Assuming that a film earns the boss 10 million Hong Kong dollars, as a director, it is already very good if he can get a red envelope of 100,000 to 200,000 Hong Kong dollars.

The net income of 10 million is roughly equivalent to the box office income of the top 20 Hong Kong movies in the year, plus some income from other local markets.

A 5% net profit dividend is 500,000 yuan. If you make a movie that can break into the top 20 box office of the year, you can earn a house. Which director in Hong Kong has such a generous salary?

Moreover, Tao Yushu did not strictly stipulate how much money a movie must make, but instead put forward the condition that "for every movie that makes a profit, the dividend ratio will increase by 2%."

Over the years, Wong Jing has made seven or eight films as a director at Shaw Brothers. Only two of them made big profits, but even fewer lost money.

According to the conditions given by Tao Yushu, even if the profits from his movies are not that high, as long as they perform stably and can make money for the company, they can still make a lot of money.

The most important thing is that Tao Yushu is talking about net profit dividends.

Unlike some film companies, the dividends paid to directors, screenwriters or actors are only limited to the box office revenue in Hong Kong. The two are completely incomparable.

You must know that for Hong Kong movies these days, the majority of revenue comes from other places.

Wang Jing did the math himself.

Nowadays, the average film investment is between 3 million and 8 million Hong Kong dollars. If he makes a film that has just reached the box office profit target, including the film's net profit dividends and the studio's equity dividends, it will be almost three to four hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars.

If he can make a film that ranks among the top five in the local box office of the year, then it is possible to earn three to four million Hong Kong dollars or even more, and he himself does not need to take any risks.

Wang Jing comes from a film family and has been in the film industry for almost ten years, so he naturally knows how generous the conditions offered by Tao Yushu are.

After thinking about it for a long time, he was very moved, but still a little worried.

Because he couldn't understand why Tao Yushu gave him such good treatment,

Other directors are already laughing when they make one or two hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars for a movie, but he has to make three or four hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars for a movie that makes no money at all. Why?

"What if two movies in a row have losses?" Wang Jing asked.

"The right to share dividends is cancelled, and you will have to figure out how to invest in the subsequent opening of the studio." Tao Yushu answered directly.

Wang Jing nodded, still very reasonable.

John Woo failed twice and lost the opportunity to be a director. He had to be assigned to Bay Island by New Art City to work as a producer.
To be continued...