Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 44 Moving out of Kowloon City

"In the original agreement we signed with Jiahe, the copyright of "Shaolin Temple" belongs to Baiyang Pictures, and the box office revenue from various countries and regions in Southeast Asia belongs to Jiahe, and Baiyang does not take a penny. Baiyang distributes the film in other regions, and Jiahe does not participate in the sharing.

But now that the screening has ended, Jiahe has re-screened "Shaolin Temple" without our consent. This is an infringement. If I go to court with him, he will have to spit out the money he made from the re-screening. "

Xia Meng didn't expect that there would be this section. He took out the contract and read it again, and said, "This contract does not involve the terms of re-screening. How about we find a lawyer to consult first?"

Yang Ye was not very sure and said, "Then let's consult."

Xia Meng nodded and asked, "Why do you have trouble with Jiahe as soon as you come back?"

Yang Ye said: "Those two old guys wanted to take advantage of me. When I took "Shaolin Temple" to Japan to find a publisher, they secretly communicated with Toei Company about the music and created obstacles for me."

"How did you know?"

"I was lucky enough. A rich second-generation man named Haruki Kadokawa traveled to Taiwan and watched "Shaolin Temple". Then he found me, agreed to my request, and bought the fifth-ranked Japanese store Xiaoni. Benz Picture became my publisher."

"This... can it still be like this?"

Xia Meng seemed to be listening to the myth, and thought to himself, this luck is so good, no wonder he used the word "luck" to describe himself.

In fact, even if there were no Yang Ye, Kadokawa Haruki would still buy Konihon Pictures, thus starting the era of large-scale production of Nihon films.

It's just that Yang Ye made too much noise in Japan, which made his action advance by half a year.

Yang Ye said: "After Kadokawa Pictures released "Shaolin Temple", Toei Corporation was dumbfounded. One of their executives, maybe out of provocation or some other reason, told me about Golden Harvest and Toei's efforts to embarrass me."

"Zou Wenhuai wants you to be cornered and go back to beg him?"

"Otherwise, what else could it be? The old guy just wants me to know that overseas distribution is difficult, and he wants me to be his satellite company and leave all the distribution matters to him. Then he takes the big head and I drink some Soup."

Xia Mengmeng thought for a while and said: "Calm down, even if you want to sue, don't sue now. We need to collect evidence first. We need to find out how many places he has been screened and how many box offices he has sold, so that we can claim compensation.

Once we have fixed the evidence, we can discuss with Jiahe how much of his re-screening income should be divided among us.If he's willing to give it, just tell him. If he doesn't give it, it's not too late to sue him. "

Yang Ye smiled and said: "Sister Meng, you are still thoughtful, so let's do it like this. It seems that I am still a little stunned. I need to learn more from you, Sister Meng!"

Xia Meng rolled his eyes: "Stop filling me with honey. Speaking of which, regarding the construction of a cinema, I have initially selected a few addresses. Let's go check them out in the next two days."

Yang Ye continued: "No problem! The position chosen by Sister Meng must be good."

The main reason is that this woman is so beautiful that even rolling her eyes looks better than others.

……

Zou Wenhuai put down the newspaper in his hand and sighed: "This kid is a real dragon!"

This is a copy of "Ming Pao", which published a photo of people queuing up to watch "Shaolin Temple" on the streets of Tokyo.

One week after "Shaolin Temple" was released in Japan, the box office has exceeded one billion yen and is still rising.

He Guanchang said: "Who would have thought that a dude would suddenly come out and take over Ah Ye's movie, which would make all our plans come to nothing. What's more, we didn't expect that Ah Ye's kung fu would be so powerful, defeating all the martial arts masters from Japan and Japan. He was defeated and gained great fame in Japan."

"You said it's strange for Japanese people to be beaten like that by Aye, but they are even more crazy about buying tickets to watch his movies."

"When Wu Qingyuan swept across Japan, he was revered as a chess master by the Japanese. The Japanese only succumbed to the strong. The Americans rewarded Japan with two atomic bombs. As a result, the Japanese saw MacArthur more than the emperor. Respectfully, they even built a shrine to MacArthur and worshiped him devoutly.”

"It seems that the contract with Aye is going to be changed. Didn't he ask for 30% of the box office share before? I heard that it was also signed with Kadokawa Pictures of Nippon. What do you think we should do the same?"

"This kid is very opinionated. I'm afraid he has a big appetite and won't be easily satisfied."

"Let's talk about it first. He is Chinese, and his base is Chinese from Nanyang. If he wants to sell tickets in Nanyang, he cannot do without us. He can't go to Shaw Brothers."

"That's not true. I'm worried that he will start his own business."

Zou Wenhuai lit his cigar and frowned: "This possibility is very high, but it is not easy to realize. If Lu Yuntao had not died in the plane crash, we would not have been able to grow bigger. Aye did not have such an opportunity." After that, he said I feel it's unlucky. Isn't this a curse to myself?He sighed quickly.

He Guanchang said: "We were able to take over Lu Yuntao's film industry because of the investment of Thai bosses. What if a big boss takes a fancy to Aye's potential and invests in him now?"

Zou Wenhuai said: "We are more professional in making movies. It is better for him to cooperate with others than with us. In any case, try your best to win over him first. Don't take advantage of him. Give him what is his!"

……

Yang Ye threw the key to Chui Shuiqiang and said, "From now on, this house will be reserved for you to live in."

Chui Shuiqiang took the key and said happily: "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, I will definitely look after the site for you."

"Someone is here to cause trouble, remember to tell me!"

"I will!"

Yang Ye looked around at the neighbors who came to see him off, and said seriously: "Although I'm moving out, you still have to pay the rent. If anyone dares to default on the rent, be careful I'll burn your shop down."

Everyone burst into laughter, and someone said: "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, just because you beat up the Japanese and bring glory to the Chinese people, we won't be relying on your rent for anyone else's money!"

Yang Ye smiled and said: "You are really good at talking, then everyone's rent will be... [-]% off."

"Wow! Mr. Yang is so powerful!"

The neighbors were smiling and applauding.

Amid warm applause, Yang Ye took little Amin, waved to everyone, got into a car, and left the Kowloon Walled City.

The car drove into a villa in the middle of the mountain and stopped.

Yang Ye got out of the car and shouted to a truck that was coming in: "A Feng, help Sister Zhou move her things in."

Du Qifeng agreed and started moving things into the house with Gao Laoming and Chui Shuiqiang.

Amin looked at the beautiful big house in front of him as if he was dreaming.

She raised her head, glanced at her mother, then at Yang Ye, and said timidly: "Young Master Yang, will my mother and I live here from now on?"

Yang Ye touched her head and said with a smile: "Yes, does Amin like it?"

"like!"

"Go in and see!"

Amin walked into the big house and saw that it was full of brand-new furniture. The windows were large and the sunlight filtered in, spilling on the floor and bathing her little body, making her feel special warmth.

A very beautiful elder sister appeared in front of her and said softly: "You are Amin, right? This doll is for you!"

"Thank you sister!"

Amin took the doll and turned around to see Yang Ye talking to her mother.

Yang Ye said: "Sister Zhou, you and Amin will live with me from now on, but your job is not easy. You have to clean such a big house and tidy up the flowers and plants in the courtyard. . In addition, cooking and washing clothes needless to say.”

Sister Zhou quickly said: "Young Master Yang, don't worry, I promise to keep your home in order and make you live comfortably."

"Okay, you go ahead and cook. Zhizhi has already bought the vegetables. Let's try your cooking today."

"Good Le!"

(End of this chapter)