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    Shen Chong held a celebration banquet without any fanfare in advance. However, in addition to Li Hanxiang, many uninvited guests and reporters came one after another.  Shen Chong welcomed the guests very much. As for the reporters, Shen Chong made three stipulations with them: no interviews, no secret photography, no reporting of disrespectful things, and then they were let in. In this era, the integrity of reporters seems to be worthy of trust.  After all, it is a five-star hotel. The space is large enough and the manager is professional enough. They quickly set up two rows of buffet tables and opened the cafe next door. As a place to relax and chat, although there are many people, it is not crowded.  .  After Shen Chong walked around the venue and socialized with all the guests he knew and didn't know, he walked to the dining table, grabbed a plate and prepared to get something to eat. It was already past ten o'clock at night.  , he is really a little hungry.  "Mr. Shen, this place is full of distinguished guests." Huang Zhuohan also came over with a plate and said: "My celebration banquet tomorrow will be eclipsed." "Boss Huang is joking." Shen Chong crossed his arms.  He picked up a small piece of cake and said, "It was done in a hurry. It's all vulgar food. I didn't expect so many friends to come. It's very rude." "What you eat is not important." Huang Zhuohan looked around the restaurant and said, "Those who eat  Talent is important, Mr. Shen, your current momentum is really impressive. I have been making movies for more than 30 years, so I have little respect, but I have absolutely no ability to bring so many people together. " "No, I am just a person.  I just borrowed the opportunity from the Golden Horse Awards. The Golden Horse Awards are too stingy to give away late night snacks, so everyone comes here." Shen Chong smiled modestly. He took a small bite of the cake, looked at Huang Zhuohan's expression, and said, "Boss Huang.  , the Golden Horse Awards are over, should the matter I mentioned before come to an end? " "Easy to say, easy to say." Huang Zhuohan smiled like a fox and said, "How are you going to buy it, Mr. Shen?"  Wrong, Shen Chong wanted to acquire the film copyright of "Legend of the Mountain" in his possession.  "Spirit Rain in the Sky" and "Legend of the Mountain" are two-yolked eggs created by Hu Jinquan. They are twins in one body. Although the plots and stories are completely unrelated, they were shot at the same time, in the same place, with the same batch of employees, and they are quite legendary.  Color, after Shen Chong took "Spiritual Rain in the Empty Mountain" into his pocket, he naturally didn't want to let go of "The Legend of the Mountain".  It's just that Huang Zhuohan is an old man. I asked him several times before. He pushed me left and right. He obviously wanted to wait for the Golden Horse Awards to be awarded before he would raise the price. Shen Chong did not make a direct quotation. After he pondered for a while, he asked: "Boss Huang, what are you doing?"  "How many movies does the First Picture Company have?" Huang Zhuohan's eyes flashed, and he said uncertainly: "About forty or fifty, Mr. Shen thinks?" "Everyone has hobbies, some.  People like to collect antiques, and some people like to collect paintings and calligraphy." Shen Chong gestured casually with his fork and said, "And I like to collect movies. Boss Huang, are you interested in selling the copyrights of these movies?" "All of them?"  "Everything." Shen Chong nodded affirmatively and said, "As long as the copy is not damaged and can be screened normally, I want it." "You want black and white films too?" "You want black and white ones too." Shen Chong nodded again and said:  "Whether it's Cantonese, Mandarin, or Hokkien, I want them all." Huang Zhuohan was stunned when he heard this. He is a businessman, and he doesn't believe that Shen Chong bought the movie copyright for the sake of collecting. Collecting antiques, collecting paintings and calligraphy,  If it can appreciate in value in the future, what is the use of collecting movies? Since it is a collection, it is natural to collect good goods. Thousand-year-old jade is a treasure, and a thousand-year-old stone is still a stone. No matter whether it is good or bad, even the black and white of more than ten years ago  There must be other plans for re-screening the old movies. There is no market for the old movies, and the box office may not be able to offset the electricity bills. In Hong Kong, H has the support of Shaw Brothers¡¯ film library.  There is no need to buy third-party movies. In this way, Li's TV is in a complete monopoly. Anyway, I am the only one who buys it, and I don't sell it, so the price is very low. In Taiwan, all three TV stations are officially operated, so naturally.  The China Film Company, which is also an official organization, provides the film source, and the independent film company has no bargaining power when selling it to the TV station. It only costs a few thousand yuan to show it once. Huang Zhuohan does not believe that Shen Chong, who has a net worth of over 100 million, would like such a small profit.  .  Seeing him in a daze, Shen Chong asked again: "What do you think of this business?"  " Is it to make video tapes? It's unlikely. The equipment to convert film to tape costs millions, and video recorders are also very expensive. Only rich people will buy them. If you make video tapes and sell thousands of boxes a year, you can recover the cost in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse  ¡­ While Huang Zhuohan was thinking, he said perfunctorily: "Mr. Shen, film needs to be fire-proof, moisture-proof, and mildew-proof. If you collect this, it will be difficult to preserve it."  "    "fine.  "Shen ChongHe laughed and said: "I plan to build the world's best constant temperature and humidity film collection library in Hong Kong. If the films are stored in it, they will be as good as new when taken out a hundred years later." "Mr. Shen  "What a generous move." Huang Zhuohan complimented. He couldn't understand Shen Chong's intention. Yu Jian didn't want to think about it anymore. Anyway, this is a good thing. Instead of letting the film rot in the warehouse, it is better to take it out and make a fortune. "This movie copyright, no  Do you know how to close it? " "I have two plans." Shen Chong nodded to a reporter passing by, and after he left, he continued: "One, let's talk about it one movie at a time, based on quality.  Let¡¯s calculate the price. As for the other one, let¡¯s package all the movies, good or bad, for a fixed price.¡± Huang Zhuohan didn¡¯t rush to answer. He said slowly: ¡°Let me think about this for a few days.¡± ¡°No problem, Huang.  If the boss is interested, please contact me at any time." Shen Chong saw Zhang Aijia standing at the door of the coffee shop and waved to him, so he said, "Boss Huang, I'll go over there." "Mr. Shen Chong, please take it again.  I put a few pieces of cake on the plate and walked over while eating.  "What's wrong, something happened?" "Last time you said you bought a villa in Los Angeles." Zhang Aijia asked: "Have you bought it?" "Yes." Shen Chong said with a smile: "What's the matter, you want to go to the United States with me for a vacation  Honeymoon?" Zhang Aijia rolled her eyes at him and said, "Can the house be occupied now?" "Yes, it's been decorated." Zhang Aijia's eyes were extremely clear, and she looked very charming, and Shen Chong felt excited.  "What?" Zhang Aijia blushed slightly and said, "I'm talking to you about business. Qingxia is going to the United States.  I need to recuperate for a while. Since your house is empty, can you let her live in it for a while?" Shen Chong was slightly surprised. He looked up at Qianying, who was sitting alone in the corner of the coffee shop, and said, "Brigitte Lin wants to go to the United States.  There are plenty of places to stay while on vacation. Who wouldn¡¯t welcome a peerless beauty and need me to show my courtesy? " "There are many places, but as you said, the Taiwanese film industry is very small." Zhang Aijia picked up a small piece of cake with her fingers.  After taking a bite, she said: "Qingxia wants to live a quiet life and doesn't want to be disturbed by others. If she goes to a friend's place, others will soon know her whereabouts." "That's it." Shen Chong handed her the plate.  , said: "There is someone specializing in taking care of that house. I will give you a number later. You tell Brigitte Lin that when she arrives in Los Angeles, call her directly and someone will pick her up." "Okay." Zhang Aijia was probably hungry too,  Taking the plate, he said: "This cake is delicious, please help me get some more." Shen Chong hummed and asked, "Why does Brigitte Lin want to go on vacation now?" "She wanted to leave a long time ago.  "Zhang Aijia complained: "But someone asked her to leave Taiwan only after participating in the Golden Horse Awards." Shen Chong said oh, thoughtfully.  At this time, Taiwanese celebrities were also quite pitiful. Although they seemed to be beautiful, they were kidnapped by the government. Whatever they let you do, you will get whatever you want - at the Asian Film Festival in July, Brigitte Lin did not participate in the film starring in the exhibition, but it was taken by the Taiwanese government.  The government sent a delegation to attend because she had a large number of movie fans in Singapore, which resulted in a "suicide" incident. After the incident, she wanted to go out to hide and relax, but she couldn't because the government needed her to decorate the Golden Horse Awards.  Facade.  In short, in 1979, Brigitte Lin had a very unhappy life.  Qin Han was never willing to divorce, and Qin Xianglin came out to show her courtesy every now and then. From time to time, the media exposed her scandals with surgeons and rich men, love triangles, love quadrilaterals, etc., causing a storm in the city.  The relationship was not going well, and the career was even more unsatisfactory. First, Hu Huizhong came out with "Happy Face". During the interview, he seemed to replace Brigitte Lin Qingxia with his words. The media hyped it up and deliberately created a relationship between the two.  An atmosphere of contention.  At the same time, her old rival Lin Fengjiao has made several good movies in a row, and her net worth has soared, almost approaching her status as the number one female star in Taiwan.  This situation of being besieged on all sides, besieged internally and externally, reached its climax at the Asia Pacific Film Festival held in Singapore in July.  Lin Fengjiao won the Best Actress at the Asia Pacific Film Festival, Hu Huizhong won the Most Promising Newcomer Award, and Brigitte Lin had an unexpected incident of drug coma and suspected suicide.  After the incident was exposed, the media in Hong Kong and Taiwan were in an uproar.  Some said she was insane because of neurotic depression Some said she was benched at this film festival and couldn't accept it emotionally Some said she couldn't face the emotional torment with Qin Han, and she had  Amid the uproar, Brigitte Lin's popularity and worth plummeted, and Lin Fengjiao also successfully surpassed her and became the highest-paid female star in Taiwan. You must know that although ""Er Lin" also claimed that in the past few years, Brigitte Lin's salary was as high as 10,000 yuan, while Lin Fengjiao's salary was only 100,000 yuan. (Note) The media also asserted that Hu Huizhong had replaced her and became the head of a new generation of beautiful actresses, the "Brigitte Lin" of Taiwanese movies.  "Era" has become a thing of the past. Under such huge pressure, Brigitte Lin still has to attend the Golden Horse Awards ceremony. It is really a tragedy - Lin Fengjiao and Hu Huizhong were both nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress. Although there is no deep hatred between the two parties, in the media  Under the hype of public opinion, it¡¯s so embarrassing to support them. ¡°That¡¯s right.  "Before turning around to get the food, Shen Chong asked: "Has all of Brigitte Lin's movie contracts expired now?  " "You are really a vampire.  Zhang Aijia was dissatisfied, glared at him, and said: "At this time, you are still thinking of taking advantage of others."  " "If you don't make money, how can you support me?  Shen Chong chuckled and said, "Please advise her not to sign contracts with others. I will give her a chance to rise from the ashes after a while."  ¡± Note: The salary figures are from "A Hundred Years of Light and Shadow in Hong Kong".
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