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    The Spring Festival is coming soon, and there is nothing else going on in Mengya Factory in Jitiantian. Xie Wuyulie organizes activities every year as usual. This year is also the most lively one. The entire conference room and the hall outside are full of people.  DreamWorks employees.  ()

    "Hey, you dare to bet with me, you will definitely lose!" At this time, I said to the other people at the table like a god of gambling, and then opened the cards in an exaggerated way. As a result, although he has the best acting skills,  But he had the worst luck. He played for almost a whole morning and never won a single game. He became everyone's joke. There were more people watching than playing, and everyone loved how embarrassed he was.

    "Oh, I see, why do I always lose? It turns out that I didn't eat chocolate. You are lucky today." Zhou Run saw that everyone was in high spirits. At this time, he changed into the image of chocolate, and looked at him depressedly.  Everyone said.  Then he left the card table and slipped away in the blink of an eye.

    Zhou Xingchi threw away the cards in his hand and said calmly: "Even if you are the God of Gamblers, but with me as the God of Gamblers, you can never beat me, because I have special powers. As long as I only use this one eye  With just a little bit of skill, you still ran away." After saying this in a weird voice.  At this time, he put on an image from the new play "The Gambler" which has not been released yet.  The whole hall burst into laughter. Zhou Xingchi is really a genius at making pranks. It was just a sentence and an action.  It had already made everyone present laugh. In the end, he flicked the dust off his clothes without being moved at all, and looked as if he was not surprised, which raised the atmosphere to the highest point.

    Watching several actors playing tricks, Mak Cheng-hsiung was even more moved at this moment. He never expected that everyone could sit together like a family.  In a few years, there will never be such a party again. Look at the depressed brother, the expressionless Zhou Xingchi, and the ones over there who don¡¯t know what to say but cover their mouths and smile.  Yang Ziqiong, Weng Meiling and Wang Zuxian.  It was such a fun time that Mak Cheng-hsiung really wanted to capture it all with a camera.  It is estimated that this will be an extremely precious memory in the future.

    "Zaijie, why don't you play with everyone?"

    Seeing Li Lianjie, who was always watching with a smile, Mai Chengxiong asked.

    Li Lianjie has always participated in the filming of "Once Upon a Time", but it is just that the new year is approaching, so he returned to DreamWorks. He waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I don't know how to play these things, I am very stupid.  , just watch here. You don¡¯t need to worry about me, you can continue to play.¡±

    Liu Weiqiang suddenly hid behind Mak Chengxiong at this time. This guy had lost so much that he had a white note plastered on his face, and several people over there had already come over to catch him. Today everyone let go of their airs and had no scruples at all.  Because of Mak Cheng-hsiung's identity, Liu Weiqiang could not escape disaster, and was eventually pinned down with another note taped to his face.

    Suddenly, there was a sound on the door, and the door was rudely knocked open. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their heads to see what was going on. Liu Weiqiang was so nervous that he didn't even tear up the note.  ()

    "Well, it turns out everyone is here. I'm looking for Boss Mai." Xu Shang came in in a panic and saw so many pairs of eyes looking at him. He said apologetically and walked towards Mai Chengya.  .

    Mai Chengxiong originally didn¡¯t want to talk about work today.  But Xu Shang came. At this time, he went to the office with him and motioned for everyone to continue.

    "How is it? The box office should be good, right?"

    Although after Xu Shang came in, he found that he was too reckless and his face was a little shy, but he could not hide his excitement. His mouth had not been closed since he came in. It was not difficult for Mai Chengxiong to guess.

    "Boss Mai" Ah Xiong, our Xu family is really a big success this time. This is something we have never had before. Do you know how much box office the movie got the day before yesterday?  A total of 240,000 yuan at the box office.  God, this is almost as good as the box office of one of my previous films. Thank you, Ah Xiong.  "Xu Shang also changed his name to Ah Xiong at this time. Originally, Mai Chengxiong didn't like the title of boss. It felt a bit too alienating. Everyone is a cooperative company and can be considered as people in the same boat.

    Xu was good at shooting non-mainstream literary films in the past, and the box office was naturally low. He was so excited about such a sudden success. At this time, he couldn't sit still at all, so he immediately ran to DreamWorks and reported to Mak Chengxiong.  , and sincerely thank Mak Chengxiong for being able to arrange such a good schedule for them.

    The ticket prices of Hong Kong cinemas have just been adjusted again, reaching US$1.00, which is why they have generated such high box office. However, this is also related to their movies. In recent times, since the screening of "A Better Tomorrow",  There has been a wave of hero movies in Hong Kong, and Hui's "Heroes" is also a film that chases the trend. Different from other films, their film is a tribute to DreamWorks, and it is full of "Heroes".  ?It has the style of "The Love" and "The Bloody Heroes", so it is very attractive to the audience.

    Mak Chengxiong smiled and said to him: "Congratulations. You guys have been in the limelight this time. It is estimated that the films shown in other theaters during the same period will be difficult to surpass your Xu family in the box office. Our DreamWorks will naturally get higher  Profit, this is a win-win situation, it is best if everyone makes money."

    Mai Chengxiong didn't wait to say a few words to Xu Shang.  Suddenly someone knocked on the office door.  At this time, Chuan Zhunqiang put his head in and said to Mai Chengxiong!  "Brother Xiong. Mr. Gusheng from Hong Kong is here to see you. He's right outside."

    Unexpectedly, by such a coincidence, Hong Kong Sound and the others are also here, and their "Ghost Horse Campus" has just been offline.  The final box office close.  Forty thousand Hong Kong dollars, this time Xi Jinsheng completely turned over.  Xu Shang seemed to have anticipated Xi Jinsheng's purpose at this time, and followed Mai Chengxiong out, just in time to see Xi Jinsheng greeting people in the company New Year greetings. After seeing Mai Chengxiong.  Xi Jinsheng even politely wished Mak Cheng-hsiung New Year greetings, and said gratefully to Mak Cheng-hsiung: "Boss Mak, our Hong Kong Sound Company really breathed a sigh of relief this time. Two movies have made us tens of millions of dollars."  , thanks to the help of the screenwriting team. They perfected our script, otherwise we would not have achieved such results, so this time I am here to thank them on behalf of our Hong Kong Voice Company."

    Xi Jinsheng is a very emotional person. Ever since Mai Chengxiong helped him, he has always treated Mai Chengxiong as a noble person. This time they made money, so they did not forget that Mai Chengxiong and the screenwriter team helped them change the script, so he also  A big red envelope was delivered before the year, which contained two checks from Tian Wan. The 40,000 yuan was given to Mak Cheng-hsiung to thank him for cultivating Hong Kong Sound Company, and the other 0,000 yuan was given to the writing team.

    I didn¡¯t expect that Xi Jinsheng would be so polite.  However, Mak Chengxiong still returned the check.  He smiled and said: "Old Xi, not only is your Hong Kong voice making money this time, our DreamWorks also gets a share of it, so you should take the money back to expand the size of the crew, and you should also keep some money.  If all the production costs were given to us, you would be in trouble tomorrow."

    Although Xi Jinsheng is very old, he knows the principle of not forgetting the well digger when it comes to water, so he would use Tian Wan to thank DreamWorks, if it were not for DreamWorks' care.  Their Hong Kong voice could not earn so much money anyway, so they handed the check directly to Mak Chengxiong, and said without any doubt: "These are what you deserve. If it weren't for the appreciation and guidance of your boss Mai, our Hong Kong voice  No matter how well the company does, it can only make a million dollars a year. We are all burning a lot of money, so naturally we have to spend this money."

    Mak Chengxiong couldn't resist him, so he finally stuffed his share back and accepted the 10,000 yuan check. Xi Jinsheng smiled and said, "Okay then. I accepted this check for the screenwriter team. After all, this is  This time they have the most credit, even if they are given their share.

    This time, the employees of DreamWorks were surprised. They didn't expect that the share of a movie would be as much as 60,000 yuan. This did not include daily salary. The screenwriter's treatment was obviously better than theirs. How could they not  It made them jealous, and the people on the screenwriting team were also very excited. DreamWorks values ??the screenwriting team the most, and their salary is already the highest among screenwriters in Hong Kong. Many screenwriters cannot earn more than 60,000 yuan a year, and they  Including salary and bonuses, it has already exceeded 10,000 yuan.  Let Yajia become even more devoted to DreamWorks.

    However, this completely made other screenwriters jealous. Just before the holiday, Hong Kong screenwriters collectively took to the streets to protest. They believed that the scripts they wrote were the soul of the movie, but their treatment was the lowest.  of.  It is completely out of proportion to the fruits of labor, so they collectively demand that the film company increase their salary. If they cannot get a positive answer, they will choose to go on strike to protest.

    "Why is this DreamWorks and Mak Cheng-hsiung causing trouble again? Now that prices are rising and the money invested in making movies is already a headache, he actually causes such a thing again. It seems that Hong Kong is not  The young man already hates him to the core." Xu Ke shook his head after hearing the news.

    Shi Nansheng disagreed with his words at this time. She returned to the studio this time, and Xinyi City had made arrangements, so she didn't want to go back. At this time, she said to Xu Ke: "Actually, I think this is very reasonable.  After all, making a movie is inseparable from screenwriters, directors and actors. Why is it that the status of directors and actors are so high, but no one cares about screenwriters who write excellent scripts? This is very unfair. I agree with DreamWorks.  In this way, it can also encourage the screenwriters to make mistakes in their creation in a disguised way, so that they can write more and better scripts. Otherwise, what would you directors do?"

    Although Mai Chengxiong did not do it intentionally this time.  But giveIt had a great impact on the drama industry. Immediately, these screenwriters who felt that they had been treated unfairly also united. On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, they actually went on strike collectively, announcing that as long as the film company would not allow them to promote  If there were issues with remuneration, they would not return to work, but this time they made things worse.

    At this time, the Performing Artists Association has become a solid backing for these screenwriters. After all, the salary of these screenwriters is too low, not as good as the income of a third-rate star. This will affect their creative mood after all.  Hong Kong movies will enter a vicious cycle, so the Performing Artists Association began to call for improving the status and treatment of screenwriters in society.

    The people with the highest status and the most power in the Hong Kong film industry are the producers, followed by the directors. Those movie superstars also have very strong positions. Finally, it is the turn of the screenwriters. They are almost as different from the crew as they are poor.  , this is very unfair to them.

    "It's Mak Sung-hsiung again, I wonder if he is tired from all this trouble." Hong Jinbao said very dissatisfied at this time. Although he is also an excellent screenwriter, compared with his producer and director, he  Of course I don't care.  He just took into account A Yao's mood around him, so he didn't say it too directly.  He was just complaining about Mak Cheng-hsiung's actions.

    The struggle group of Xinyi City once again walked into the conference room at this time, since there were only a few of them.  They are all very talented, and they have almost produced more than half of the scripts produced by New Art City. However, they are also worried about the writers' strike, which will definitely affect the normal operation of the company. They will be on vacation soon.  If it cannot be resolved smoothly, it will only get worse and worse.

    All the film companies are talking about this topic, but no one has come forward.  Because this is harmful to the interests of the company.  If someone steps forward, the Hong Kong industry will definitely be dissatisfied and even angry at him.  So everyone is sitting back and waiting for the situation to unfold.

    Once again something unexpected happened.  No one expected that the largest film company in Hong Kong, Golden Harvest, would finally speak out. However, no one was surprised. After all, they were the only ones who could speak on behalf of the film industry. All the companies were looking at Golden Harvest. Who knew that Gao Wenhuai actually supported Mai?  Cheng Wei, and immediately published his views in the newspaper, he decided to immediately prepare to improve the salary level of screenwriters, and he would definitely create a good working environment for screenwriters.

    Jiamu and DreamWorks are at odds with each other. Anyone who doesn¡¯t watch movies knows this. Unexpectedly, they actually reached a consensus this time. Both companies are the most influential companies in Hong Kong. It¡¯s up to them to stand up and make this happen immediately.  A very tense incident.  Surprisingly, there were eyebrows raised, and a small company immediately started to improve the salary of screenwriters.  After all, it is their special skill to follow the wind and steer the ship.

    The first thing is to increase the salary of screenwriters.  The originally low salaries of these screenwriters have also increased, and the most important thing is the dividend system, which was originally only available to directors and actors.  Now it's actually the screenwriter's turn.  But the requirements are very strict. The first standard is measured by box office. Only when the box office reaches a certain height, the company will give box office dividends to the screenwriters. This will not only satisfy all the screenwriters, but also effectively prevent  Other departments followed the scriptwriter's example and caused trouble, and the turmoil was stopped.

    As the screenwriter controversy subsided, everyone began to welcome the New Year. Every household was reunited and had a festive reunion dinner. Everyone also got a long Spring Festival holiday. At this time of year, shopping, tourism and other businesses will be boosted.  Entertainment industries such as catering and movies are also at their hottest peaks.

    On this day of the New Year¡¯s Eve, the four theater chains also started a long-prepared box office war.  They all chose to screen their Lunar New Year blockbusters in cinemas as soon as possible.

    Debao Cinema is screening the New Year film "Eight Happiness is Coming" shot by comedians such as Wu Yaohan. This is the most successful lucky star film in Debao.  So as soon as it was released, it immediately attracted a large number of movie fans to watch.

    Jiahe Cinema is showing the new film "Wealth Train" co-produced by Jiahe and Debao. The movie is so star-studded that everyone's eyes are almost exhausted. They can only use one word to describe this movie: "Exciting."  .

    New Art City is aiming for a new rise this year.  Once again, we filmed the already familiar "Best Partner: Saving the Chapo". The "Best Partner" series was the first film to hit the box office of 40,000 yuan, and it is also the favorite comedy film of Hong Kong people, so there are already people  Can't wait to see it all.

    On the other hand, DreamWorks is the most low-key in the competition of Lunar New Year films, because their "The Gambler" has no gimmicks. The lead actor is actually a newcomer actor, and even in the cast list, no one can find their favorite.  Star, brother acting is everyone's favoriteAs I know of the new director, the script was not written by the gold medal screenwriter Mak Sung-hsiung, and the film industry has been very chaotic recently, so everyone is not too optimistic about DreamWorks' New Year's film.

    However, because the "God of Gamblers" released by DreamWorks last year was so good, everyone is still very optimistic about this "God of Gamblers" this time.  This year¡¯s Spring Festival schedule is different from every year.  This time, all four companies grandly launched their own New Year films, leaving movie fans unable to choose. They had to start with their favorite genre, and the other three companies all came up with their own signature genres, which made it even more exciting.  It gives everyone the feeling of having no choice, which also makes it during the Spring Festival this year.  Cinema attendance is the highest it has ever been in the last five years.

    And this year¡¯s film industry has not disappointed movie fans. A series of excellent films have appeared in Hong Kong in this lucky year, especially at the beginning of the new year.  From DreamWorks' acquisition of Hollywood theater chains to the screenwriters' strike to the current box office war, almost all kinds of things have happened one after another. The entertainment industry has also provided an indispensable topic for everyone to talk about after dinner, and it has taken an increasingly important role in our lives.  Ao said Kuang Shanxun wrote a mustard umbrella
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