Chapter 43: Specialize in taking advantage of corners

"What do you think of this man?" Zou Wenhuai talked with Zhang Yi for a while, then left, entered a VIP private room, and asked He Guanchang next to him.

He Guanchang naturally knew that the person Zou Wenhuai was referring to was Zhang Yi, and immediately said: "This boy is talented, young and mature, and his character is extremely determined."

Zou Wenhuai nodded. Zhang Yi became famous at the age of sixteen. He was even more popular than some first-line stars, but he took it calmly. If his character was not firm, he would be afraid that he would go to heaven.

"Do you think he will become Jiahe's strong rival?" Zou Wenhuai suddenly asked.

He Guanchang glanced at Zou Wenhuai. The two had cooperated for many years, and he naturally understood why Zou Wenhuai asked. He felt threatened by Zhang Yi and wanted to suppress him because he failed to recruit him.

"The scripts written by this guy have extremely high commercial value. The cumulative box office of the three movies in Hong Kong is nearly 100 million. As for the movies he makes, we will only know after his "Nightclub" is released. However, even if he opens a movie company,

He doesn't have a theater chain, so he can't be considered a threat to Jiahe. His background is too poor. Besides, judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem to be interested in opening a film company." He Guanchang thought for a while and said.

"Shaw Brothers is no longer something that Zhang Yi can turn around, so if he goes to Shaw Brothers, he won't be a threat to Jiahe. But if he goes to Xinyi City, I'm afraid..." Zou Wenhuai said, and now he has repeatedly recruited Zhang Yi.

Being rejected makes me feel resentful and worried.

"Shao Yifu spent his energy on TVB, and Shaw Brothers gradually reduced production. With Zhang Yi's current situation, it should be impossible to join Shaw Brothers. Otherwise, he would not have repeatedly written scripts for Sanmao and the others. If he wanted to join Shaw Brothers, it is estimated that "

After "Baby Zhi Duo Xing", I have already joined. I haven't had much contact with him, but I can also feel that Zhang Yi doesn't like to be restrained." He Guanchang said, "As for Xinyi City, that is even more impossible. I heard San Mao say

, when he wrote "Baby Smart Stars", the first person he approached was New Art City. As a result, New Art City disliked him for being too young, didn't read the script, and even humiliated Zhang Yi. Moreover, at that time, he also

When we met Shi Tian, ​​he threatened that they would regret it."

"Haha! Xinyi City must have regretted it a long time ago. Aren't the two parts of "The Best Partner" completely overwhelmed by the two parts of "Baby Wisdom"? What if they had read Zhang Yi's script at that time?

..." Zou Wenhuai said, but couldn't continue.

There is no doubt that if New Art City had read the script of "Baby Wisdom Star", then the top four box office spots would now be occupied by New Art City. This is undoubtedly something that Golden Harvest is not willing to accept.

Unfortunately, Golden Harvest was among the film companies that rejected Zhang Yi at the beginning. For this reason, Zou Daheng also copied the receptionist and stipulated that if anyone submits a script in the future, no matter who comes, the script must be reviewed.

"I wonder if the people who invited Xinyi City will come this time?" He Guanchang said again.

"Maybe? But Shi Tian probably won't come. I heard that the people in Xinyi City have a lot of opinions about him." Zou Daheng felt happy when he thought about this.

"I guess the biggest problem with him is Boss Lei." He Guanchang also smiled and said.

In inviting New Art City, Golden Harvest undoubtedly had the intention of demonstrating and disgusting. Zhang Yi's incident was widely copied by the media, and the incident of being rejected by more than a dozen large and small film companies for "Baby Smart Stars" was naturally exposed.

Already.

Although Jiahe is among the dozens of film companies, it has collaborated with Zhang Yi on two movies and has saved a lot of money. As for Xinyi City, it is even more miserable. One reason is that Zhang Yi was the first to find one.

One of them was directly rejected by the senior management of Xinyi City.

Being rejected by the reception staff below, it can be said that those reception staff are of limited skill and have a blind eye for gold and jade. But as a senior executive of a film company, he actually refused something that is easily available. This slap is undoubtedly a bit harsh. The impact

It's also a bit bad.

Cheng Long and others seemed to understand the purpose of inviting people from Xinyi City, so when Xu Ke and Maijia came on behalf of Xinyi, Cheng Long directly led him to Zhang Yi and introduced them "kindly".

Zhang Yi glanced at the two thin men in front of him, one with a bald head and the other with a beard. He naturally knew who was who.

"I'm very happy to meet you two. I didn't expect that I, Zhang Yi, would also meet two big figures in the film industry. I'm very honored." Zhang Yi said with a smile.

Both Xu Ke and Maijia are indeed relatively famous in the film industry at this time, and their status is not low. If they are talking about big names, they are probably a little short of it. The only person who can really be called a big shot is probably Zou Daheng besides Shao Daheng.

Even Lei Juekun, the boss of Xinyi City, is probably a bit worse than the previous two. After all, the first two started their careers in movies and are relatively more professional.

Therefore, Zhang Yi, the "big man", is somewhat ironic. Whether it is Mecca or Xu Ke, they naturally heard the irony in Zhang Yi's words that Xinyi City has a high threshold.

Mecca and Xu Ke looked at each other, smiling bitterly and getting angry. Zhang Yi had only been in the industry for a short time, but after all, where was his performance? Although he was only a screenwriter, no screenwriter could do what he did.

"Haha! How can we be considered big shots? People like Mr. Zhang are big shots in the film industry. There are tens of millions of screenwriters, but not everyone can do it." Xu Xiao smiled and said.

Ten million screenwriters, this is what the media gave Zhang Yi. The average box office of the three movies exceeded 30 million, and the commission was over 10 million, which is worthy of his name.

"Haha, I didn't expect that the movie was so simple. I, a fifth-form student, could actually play with it." Zhang Yi smiled and said without humility, which was nothing more than a mockery of what Shi Tian said to him at the beginning.

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"You'd better go back to your studies! Movies are not as simple as you think!"

"I heard that a new movie will be released in New Art City soon. I'm looking forward to it." Zhang Yi smiled and then asked.

When Mika and Xu Ke heard this, their expressions changed. It seemed that the guy opposite had a lot of opinions about Shi Tian. Xinyi City had recently finished filming a movie, which was directed and starred by Shi Tian. The screenwriter and producer is Huang Bai.

Ming, the producers are Shi Tian and Mecca.

"I'm also looking forward to Mr. Zhang's movie!" Mecca narrowed his eyes and said immediately. Naturally, he heard from Zhang Yi's words that Zhang Yi meant to fight, and naturally he would not show weakness.

"I heard that the movie is called "Piecing the Corner"?" Zhang Yi asked with a smile. Zhang Yi knew that the box office of that movie was pretty good, over 10 million, and it ranked seventh in the box office rankings in the parallel world in 1983.

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"Not bad!" Mecca said simply.

"As the saying goes: As long as you use a hoe well, there's no corner that can't be pried! I wonder if the protagonist in the movie was born a farmer, otherwise he wouldn't be able to pry corners with a hoe?" Zhang Yi said, still smiling.

As long as you play well with your hoe, there is no corner that cannot be broken!

Farmer? This girl seems to be mocking that guy Shi Tian?

Xu Ke could see that the smell of gunpowder gradually became stronger, and then he said: "Haha, Mr. Zhang wants to know that when the premiere comes, you will be invited to attend."

"Haha! Thank you very much. However, I'm afraid I won't be able to go. My small-budget movie that I wrote, directed, and invested in will also be released at that time! Of course, if you can participate, I will certainly welcome it!"

The post-production of "Nightclub" is basically completed, and no effort is needed to promote it. This movie has already been well-known due to the scandal between Zhang Yi and Zhong Lianhong.

As for the movie directed and starred by Shi Tian in New Art City, Zhang Yi learned about it from Fatty Wang. So, he set his sights on him.

Because of the success of "Baby", "Nightclub" was well received in Shaw Brothers theaters. Originally, Shaw Brothers wanted to compete with Golden Harvest's "Plan A". But Zhang Yi naturally would not agree, after all, "Plan A"

He also gets a share of the box office profits from "Plan A". No matter who wins or loses in a competition between the two films, Zhang Yi will lose.

Shaw Brothers is very high-spirited because of "Baby" occupying the first and second place in the box office list. And they are full of confidence in Zhang Yi's film. After all, with Zhang Yi's current popularity and the audience's expectations for this film, even if it is rubbish

, no matter how bad it is, it can’t be much worse.
Chapter completed!