The group spent a whole morning deciding all the awards for the first Hong Kong Film Awards.
The biggest beneficiary is naturally Zhang Qiurui. She not only won the Best Picture and Best Director awards, but the film she shot also won the Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Newcomer awards, almost all the major awards.
"Mr. Shao, are you free to chat?" After the meeting was over, Zhang Qiurui called Shao Yifu.
"Since Director Zhang has invited me, of course I'm free." Shao Yifu smiled slightly, turned around and whispered a few words to the assistant beside him, then walked out of the meeting room with Zhang Qiurui.
The two walked slowly along the corridor, the sunlight outside the window shining through the glass onto the floor, casting mottled light and shadows.
"Excuse me, but I wonder if Mr. Shao has any plans to adapt Mr. Cha's novel into a TV series in the past two years?" Zhang Qiurui asked after carefully considering his words.
"I did think about it, but I didn't expect it to be filmed so soon. I wanted to wait another one or two years. Director Zhang, do you have any ideas?" Shao Yifu looked at Zhang Qiurui and asked.
"Mr. Shao, you've heard that I bought Mr. Cha's mainland film and television rights today, and I also want to film his novel into a TV series.
Filming TV shows in the mainland involves too many procedures and is a bit troublesome, so you want to work with Mr. Shao?" Zhang Qiurui thought to himself.
"How does Director Zhang want to cooperate with me?" Shao Yifu asked with interest.
He had earlier purchased the film and television rights to Mr. Cha's novels, but had never put them into practice, and he had long had the idea of bringing them to the screen.
Now that Zhang Qiurui has taken the initiative to propose cooperation, he naturally does not want to miss this opportunity.
"Our company will pay for your publishing rights and the behind-the-scenes team." Zhang Qiurui said, having already had this idea in mind.
"What about the investment ratio? And the cast?" Shao Yifu asked.
"As for the casting, I only want the first and second female roles, and the rest can be decided by Mr. Shao.
As for the investment ratio, it is 70:30 based on the shooting cost.
Haikuotiankong Films can invest 70% and Mr. Shao can invest 30%. The profits will be split 50-50 between the two parties. Zhang Qiurui thought about it and came up with a plan.
“Let’s make an appointment to discuss this in detail.
By the way, let's finalize our earlier agreement on the Oceans and Skys film project, where Shaw Brothers will have priority investment rights." Shao Yifu finished speaking, a meaningful smile on his face.
"Don't worry, Mr. Shao. The cooperation between Oceans and Sky Pictures and Shaw Brothers has always been based on mutual trust. However, our company has only set plans to shoot two films next year.
Then the day after tomorrow, we will wait for Mr. Shao to come." Zhang Qiurui knew that Shao Yifu was testing his sincerity.
Shao Yifu nodded, quite satisfied with Zhang Qiurui's answer.
In the following period, Zhang Qiurui was extremely busy. He was either busy filming "A Chinese Ghost Story", busy writing scripts, or discussing investment in film projects with Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest.
Zhang Guorong is even busier than himself. His new album was released five days after the Top Ten Chinese Golden Melody Awards.
While the album was selling like hot cakes, he was attending various events, promoting the new album, appearing on shows, and filming movies. He was so busy that he was even busier than Zhang Qiurui.
The album sold one and a half platinum copies on the first day of its release. The main consumers were Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Japan, South Korea and other parts of Asia. There were also a small number of fans in Europe and the United States, but sales were not high.
After all, there are no English songs recorded on this album.
It can be seen that Zhang Guorong's influence is no longer limited to the Chinese-speaking region, but has expanded to the whole of Asia. Especially in Japan and South Korea, Zhang Guorong's albums have topped the local music charts and become a hot topic among local music fans.
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Three days later, in the conference room of Haikuotiankong Films.
Zhang Qiurui, Li Shaohong, Hu Mei and Shao Yifu are discussing investment and filming matters for next year.
Wen Meiling and Lan Jieying sat on the other side of the conference table, quietly listening to the discussion of the four senior executives, occasionally exchanging glances, as if thinking about something.
"Mr. Shao, these two scripts are projects that our company will shoot next year, and the budget for the two films will not exceed 2.5 million.
As for the casting, Zhang Guorong has been confirmed for Days of Being Wild for now; the others are still undecided. Zhang Qiurui handed Shao Yifu two scripts he had hurriedly written.
"These two scripts are very good. If Director Zhang wants to choose the actors, he can choose the actors from Shaw Brothers and TVB.
Even if the selected actors have other film contracts, we can give them priority in filming Director Zhang's films. Shao Yifu glanced over the scripts Zhang Qiurui gave him. He had been in the film and television industry for many years and had a good appreciation for the scripts. He knew that these two scripts had great potential and would be a huge box office hit if they were filmed well.
"Mr. Shao, you know that our company has signed artists now, but if there are suitable roles, I will give priority to Shaw Brothers and TVB actors." Zhang Qiurui did not say anything definite.
The entertainment industry is a circle. You may work with me today, someone else tomorrow, and you may meet again the day after tomorrow.
This circle may seem glamorous, but it is actually full of complex interpersonal relationships and conflicts of interest. There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
"What percentage of the shares does Shaw Brothers hold? How many investors are there?" After reading the two scripts written by Zhang Qiurui, Shao Yifu knew that they would make money if they were filmed, so he asked.
"Give Shaw Brothers 30% of the shares, and it will be invested by just the two of us. Then I'll ask Mr. Shao's theaters to schedule more films." Zhang Qiurui smiled slightly, with a bit of confidence and composure in his tone.
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