The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 84 New theater plan

After Xu Guanwu visited Cheng Long's condition, he immediately returned to the company and told the situation to his eldest brother Xu Guanwen, third brother Xu Guanying and fourth brother Xu Guanjie.

"Brother, Aaron's condition is no longer serious, but he still needs to be hospitalized for a period of time for observation." Xu Guanwu said, "So let's skip the scenes in "Laughing Fist and Strange Moves" first without Aaron. "

Xu Guanwen nodded, "How did those hooligans deal with it? Did you explain who was behind it?"

"They were released on bail as soon as they entered the police station, and they didn't confess anything." Xu Guanwu said angrily.

Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanjie, and Xu Guanying's complexions all darkened, and they sighed in unison, "The Hong Kong police are really corrupt to the extreme. They knocked people out, and they still leave as if nothing happened. It's really dark."

"Those policemen didn't confess anything. In my opinion, it's very difficult to get things done through formal channels." Xu Guanwu said suddenly.

"Second Brother, what are you going to do?" Xu Guanwen was startled, and hurriedly shouted.

"Brother, where are you thinking? I don't know how to deal with the underworld in Hong Kong." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, "I mean to ask a private detective to help us investigate secretly."

"That's more or less the same." Xu Guanwen thought that the second brother would use the influence of the underworld to investigate, so he couldn't help being startled.

He considers himself a high-level intellectual with a clean net worth and never does illegal things, so he also hates dealing with prostitutes.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, I think it's better not to investigate. As long as we are more careful in the future, nothing serious will happen." Xu Guanjie said worriedly, "Otherwise, if someone's attention is drawn, our crew will come to make trouble again. If not, then our loss will be too great."

"Ah SAM, as the saying goes, it is easy to hide with a bright gun, but hard to defend against a dark arrow. They hide in the dark, we walk in the light, and they can mess with us whenever they want. We can't defend at all." Xu Guanwu explained, "Furthermore, there is only the truth of being a thief for a thousand days, and there is no reason for guarding against a thief for a thousand days. It is better to investigate clearly so that we can know what to do. Even if there is any misunderstanding, it can be resolved as soon as possible."

"Well, what the second brother said is good." Xu Guanwen nodded, "We have to deal with all kinds of people in filming, and bumps and bumps are inevitable. It would be best if we can resolve them as soon as possible."

After listening to his elder brother's explanation, Xu Guanjie also figured out the joints, and nodded in agreement.

"Second brother, you made a lot of money from "Rocky" this time, what do you plan to do with it?" Xu Guanying suddenly asked with a smile.

After saying a word, Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanjie's eyes lit up, and they turned their attention to Xu Guanwu.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help being a little uncomfortable being watched by the three of them so intently. He smiled and said, "I want to buy a property in the downtown area of ​​Hong Kong, and then build a multiplex theater to create the most luxurious theater chain in Hong Kong."

"What?! Second brother, don't we already have a theater circuit? Why do we need to spend money to build a new theater circuit?" Xu Guanwen asked suspiciously.

"That's right, second brother. We can buy the entire Brilliant Cinemas, so we don't need to create another selection line ourselves?" Xu Guanying also objected.

"The current theaters in Hong Kong are still at the level of the 60s and [-]s, far behind the theaters in developed countries in Europe and the United States. Azhi and I visited theaters in various places in the United States, and now it has become the mainstream in multiplex theaters in the United States. It can be screened at the same time. Several movies, ranging from literary films to romance films, from action films to horror films, can satisfy the audience's viewing needs to the greatest extent." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"The multiplex theater sounds good, but have you ever thought about it? Multiplex theaters can show several films at the same time, which requires a large number of movies to fill the schedule. With the production of Hollywood movies in the United States, it can naturally meet the needs of multiplex theaters. demand. But Hong Kong currently has only [-] or [-] films a year, how can it meet the demand of multiplex theaters?" Xu Guanwen retorted.

"Brother, multiplex theaters are the trend of future development. If we take one step earlier now, we may be a thousand or ten thousand steps behind others in the future. Although the production of Hong Kong movies is not large now, I dare say that in five years , the output of Hong Kong films will reach 150." Xu Guanwu said firmly.

"Besides, housing prices are low now. We can accumulate a large number of properties while building theaters." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "Even if the film industry fails in the future, we can change theaters into facades and collect rents to make money."

"That's a good idea. Even if you can't make movies in the future, there are still buildings where you can collect rent. Second brother, I support you." Xu Guanying clapped his hands and laughed.

"Brother, what do you think?" Although Xu Guanwu had a good idea, he still hoped that his elder brother could give him some advice.

Xu Guanwen frowned and thought for a long time, "Our family has never had such a large amount of money, and I really don't understand how to use it. Since you plan to use it to buy buildings and build theaters, then go ahead and do it."

"Well, thank you, brother!" Seeing that his brother did not object, Xu Guanwu immediately felt relieved.

"Second brother, if you build a new cinema, what will happen to the leased cinema?" Xu Guanjie suddenly asked again.

"I plan to use this theater line to promote niche films, such as literary themes, sci-fi themes, horror themes, magical themes, etc., as the company's talent training base to provide us with a steady stream of talents." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "There are specialized art theaters in Europe and the United States, releasing films with niche themes, and providing Hollywood with a steady stream of directors, actors, screenwriters and other talents."

"Rent such a theater chain just to train newcomers? It's too bold of you to spend this money." Xu Guanjie couldn't help sticking out his tongue.

Brilliant Cinemas rents several million dollars a year, and only releases niche films, so I'm afraid they won't even be able to pay their employees' salaries in the end.

"Ah SAM, let's take a long-term view. Although we have invested a lot of money now, if we train qualified film talents, we will earn back several times the profits." Xu Guanwu laughed.

Xu Guanwen also nodded, "I agree with the second brother's point of view. Our company is already comparable to Golden Harvest in terms of financial resources, but it is still not as good as Golden Harvest in terms of talents, let alone the giant Shaw Brothers. So if If we want to grow our company, we must have enough talents.”

"With your support, big brother, I will have more confidence in what I do." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Okay, I can't tell you how to do it in just a few words. You just returned to Hong Kong and so many things happened. You haven't had time to rest. Go home now." Xu Guanwen patted his second brother on the shoulder and said.

Xu Guanwu also felt a little tired, so he promised to return home under the escort of Yuan Biao and Zhongfa.

As soon as Xu Guanwu entered the house, he saw Zhao Yazhi sitting in front of the dressing table crying, which surprised him.

(End of this chapter)