Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 499 Just a false name
The reason why Fang Hong didn't want to fill the hole and make a movie for Warner and drag Huayi into this matter was that Hollywood was very good at doing such deceptive things.

He was afraid that he would get himself into trouble, which would be a waste of time!
You know, these big Hollywood companies are very shameless. The old version of "Spider-Man" sold 8.2 million US dollars.

When Stan Lee went to ask them for a 10% profit share, they told him that the film made no profit and there was no dividend.

This is the character of Hollywood, even the father of Marvel is cheated!
The same is true for "The Lord of the Rings" series. It cost 3 million US dollars, sold 29 billion US dollars worldwide, and the accounts also showed a loss.

The director even sued them, and the filming of "The Hobbit" was delayed for so long because of this.

There are countless such incidents. Famous blockbusters such as "Star Wars", "Men in Black", "Forrest Gump" and "Alien" have suffered more losses than the other in the hands of Hollywood's financial managers.

They keep shooting one movie after another!
The reason is that they don't want to give dividends, because the directors, producers and actors all have the right to dividends.

Warner has done many such things. In addition to making "Harry Potter" a loss, it also made "Batman" a loss.

Their loss-making accounts are varied, so they set up a subsidiary and charged themselves sky-high advertising and promotion fees.

What's even more outrageous is that the film project parties are asked to borrow money from the parent company, and the interest rate is even higher than usury.

In order to make losses, these Hollywood companies have tried every possible means, and even those on Wall Street cannot beat them.

So one has to be very shameless to do such a thing.

This is also the reason why Fang Hong doesn't want to get involved. He asks Warner to help deal with it and then he will mediate in the middle. He is afraid that he will have to pay the money and be cheated by Warner.

They are called friends, but they are nothing when it comes to interests.

If this matter is brought to Universal, I'm afraid Universal is not ruthless enough to let Huayi suffer any serious damage. But if it is a little soft-hearted, it will not cause any harm to Huayi, after all, it is a listed company.

Anyway, what Warner does is more dirty than Universal.

This is also the reason why Fang Hong likes to cooperate with Universal, but Warner also has its advantages. It is more realistic and more insidious.

I'm not afraid that he's not poisonous enough, I'm afraid that he can't poison the other party enough.

"You're still calling me mom? I don't have a son that old." Liu Tianxian slapped his hand and said, "You're going to do something bad again, aren't you?"

"This is not a bad thing, this is a struggle. I didn't use any despicable means, nor did I do anything bad. This is normal business competition. If Huayi gets fooled, they can only blame themselves for being stupid, not me." Fang Hong tried to make amends for himself.

"You're the one saying everything." Liu Tianxian couldn't find any words to refute, but just thought that this was not a good idea.

This method is not a dirty trick, and the strategy is deceitful.

This is a very normal part of business warfare, and everyone will use it in business warfare.

"I have no choice. If I can't get the better of him, he will keep harassing me. Don't you feel annoyed?" Fang Hong said.

Liu Tianxian was silent and didn't say anything. She was indeed a little annoyed.

Fang Hong said again: "If we want to gain more benefits and have a stronger voice, we have to let others know that you are not easy to bully. Do you understand?"

The film and television market is multipolar, people always have multiple choices, and their voice is always discounted.

After he slapped Chow Yun Fat in the face last time, actors and celebrities in the circle have become a little afraid of him and dare not speak loudly in front of him.

After all, no one has the status of Chow Yun-fat, but the real big guys will still ignore him.

They are still struggling even after the influx of hot money, because now they have money and strength, no matter how powerful you are as a principal, you can never be more powerful than real institutional capital.

Can capital be more powerful than that of Alibaba and Tencent?

"What will you do if people become afraid of you in the end?" Liu Tianxian was worried. She could imagine that this man would become like a tyrant in the future.

Of course, he is a tyrant in the eyes of others.

“I can’t make others respect me, I can only make others fear me. If I can’t make others fear me, and everyone comes to test me, and everyone comes to scold me, then I will lose face.

This industry is currently experiencing a surge in hot money. If we don’t fight for it, others won’t give in to us.”

Fang Hong spoke earnestly, looking at her with his eyes.

In the past two years, all companies in the entertainment industry have been receiving capital funding, and these have also been the two most prosperous years for Huayi.

If he doesn't suppress others, make his presence felt, and show his strength, it will be easy for people to think that he is easy to bully.

Dignity is not given by others, but fought for by yourself.

Liu Tianxian didn't say anything, obviously agreeing.

She couldn't say whether Fang Hong was right or wrong. After all, she was also under the wings of Yutu and benefited from the protection of this man.

You are the beneficiary and have gained benefits. It would be too saintly to accuse this man of being cruel.

Let's leave it like this for now. Just wait for news from Warner. There won't be any news on this matter in a short time. It will take time.

While Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian were chatting, Chen Zhixi knocked on the door and said, "Mr. Fang, Master Xing and Old Monster Xu have made an appointment to see you."

"Okay!" Fang Hong patted Liu Tianxian's leg and said, "Accompany me to meet the guests."

"What does Master Xing want you to do?" Liu Tianxian was puzzled.

She knew about Xu Ke, probably because he was the director of "Lucy 2", but she didn't know about Stephen Chow.

"Master Xing hasn't been having a good time lately." Fang Hong smiled meaningfully.

Liu Tianxian suddenly realized and seemed to understand what he meant.

The entertainment industry was very lively in the second half of this year. Xiang Tai blasted Stephen Chow crazily in the media, and the incident caused a lot of uproar in the city.

The cause was an article titled "Why so many people are bashing Stephen Chow" circulating on the Internet.

Xiang Tai was very dissatisfied with this and blasted Stephen Chow.

This also attracted a number of stars and directors in the Hong Kong film and television industry to take sides, among which big names such as Johnnie To, Wong Jing, Sammo Hung, and Derek Yee publicly stood up to support Xiang Tai. People of their level all stood up for Xiang Tai, not to mention other actors such as Nick Cheung and Lau Ching Wan, who all stood up for Xiang Tai.

There was a revelation on Weibo that Andy Lau once said in person that he and Stephen Chow are not friends, and a reporter asked Andy Lau about this.

Andy Lau's response was very cunning: "I have always been a fan of Stephen Chow, now and in the future."

Never mention what his relationship with Stephen Chow is like!
Xiang Tai's relentless attacks made the war of words almost one-sided, and almost all Hong Kong stars supported Xiang.

Even Uncle Tat came out to say that Stephen Chow has always been fickle.

Of course, from other people's perspective, it is a fact, and I am not trying to discredit him. Everyone has a different degree of interaction with others, so their perspectives on people are different.

In fact, how can we describe the relationship between the two? It is a cooperative relationship, not like family members as the outside world says.

Maybe when we were in trouble and at the same level, our relationship was very good, but it was not as good as that of family members. It can only be said that the relationship was better than that of ordinary friends.

After working together on films for so many years, do they have a relationship like family? That's unrealistic.

Also, when people reach a certain stage, it is impossible for them to joke and play with their former friends anymore. This is the case with Stephen Chow.

It is the same with Fang Hong now. He has basically changed his class and circle of friends.

Those people in the past can no longer keep up.

Of course, I’m not saying that Stephen Chow is a good person or anything. The fact that he is scolded by so many people must mean that there must be something wrong with his character. All we can say is that he is a very snobbish person.

The only person who can be friends with him is someone of Xu Laoguai's level. The two have always had a good relationship, the kind that appreciates and admires each other.

Stephen Chow seems to be very silent about the criticism from the outside world. He is now developing in the mainland and has long left the Hong Kong film and television circles, so he can ignore it.

The movies shot in recent years are all invested by mainland investors, with basically no Hong Kong investors.

However, among mainland investors, only Huayi, Guangxian, Bona, and Yutu are top-tier and relatively powerful.

There is no need to think about Huayi. He had a conflict with them during the filming of "The Demons 2" last time.

Bona is very close to the Hong Kong filmmakers and the Xiang family. It is impossible for Stephen Chow to cooperate with this company.

The light doesn’t seem to have much power, of course this is compared to Jade Rabbit.

So this time, Master Xing and Tsui Hark came together to discuss the next film project.

In a reception room, Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian saw Stephen Chow with a head full of white hair, and Xu Ke with messy white hair, looking as if he had never taken care of it.

The two were sitting on the sofa with their legs crossed and talking. When they saw Fang Hong and the others, they immediately stood up and walked over. Old Monster Xu extended his hand and said, "Hello, Principal."

"Hello." Fang Hong shook hands with him and said, "Director Xu is still going strong at his age."

Recently, Xu Ke divorced his lover Nansheng Shi and married a woman who is 30 years younger than him and she is pregnant.

You have to know that Xu is now 64 years old. At this age, he can still be very strong in bed. It is right to say that he is still in good health.

"Hahaha, just kidding. I also pay attention to maintenance on a daily basis." Old Monster Xu laughed.

"Then you've taken good care of yourself."

Fang Hong said casually, and then shook hands with Master Xing and said, "Master Xing, I have heard of your name for a long time."

"I don't deserve it." Mr. Xing was a little modest and said with a smile, "I've heard of the name of the principal."

Almost everyone in the Hong Kong circle knew that the principal had slapped my brother in the face, and it could be said that this incident had shocked the entire Hong Kong circle.

Just because Chow Yun Fat's status is high enough and his prestige is high enough that he can be slapped in the face, it proves that the principal does not take other people in Hong Kong seriously at all.

Look, they started fighting, no one dared to move, and no one reacted. This is strength.

"It's just an empty name." Fang Hong waved his hand.

These words made Liu Tianxian next to him smile slightly.

The atmosphere of their meeting was quite harmonious, and since this was their first meeting, it was inevitable that they looked at each other.

"Miss Liu is really graceful." Old Monster Xu praised.

"You're too kind. I'm just an ordinary person." Liu Tianxian said modestly.

"If you are considered ordinary, then there will be no beauties in China." Old Monster Xu laughed.

"There were several times when I really wanted to work with Ms. Liu, but for various reasons it never came together. It's really a pity." Stephen Chow said.

Liu Tianxian smiled and said nothing. Such words were just for listening. There was no need to take them seriously. They were just said to sound nice.

If Stephen Chow really wanted to ask her to act in a movie, he would have done it a long time ago, and no one could stop him. He has the right to choose the actors. Of course, he didn't ask her because of other factors in the circle.

The influence of these people and forces in the Beijing and Hong Kong circles, including Xu Ke, is the same. They prefer to use actors like Dabaobei and Toothpick.

It's just that I say these words now that the uncertainty factor of Yutu has entered this circle.

You have to know that her man's great power over the years is not in vain.

In fact, Stephen Chow has emotional intelligence, but it depends on who he is talking to. If it is to actors or people of lower level than him, then it is very normal and he seems like he doesn't want to care about them.

He would get angry when something went wrong and wouldn't care about other people's dignity. It was said that he changed a lot later.

But for the principal, it was another matter. Not to mention that Liu Tianxian was the principal's open lover, there was only one such person from the beginning to the end.

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Chen Zhixi gestured from the side: "Let's sit down and talk!"

(End of this chapter)