The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

Miramar Hotel.

Lin Zhichao and Zou Wenhuai sat together and talked, accompanied by Li Ziduo.

After a brief acquaintance, Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "Zou Sheng, isn't Shaw's life difficult?"

Zou Wenhuai was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "If I said it was easy, Sir Lin and Li Sheng would definitely say I was hypocritical. It is indeed a bit difficult, especially starting from this year!"

When talking to the boss, he never thought about taking the initiative.

Recently, he has also been paying attention to the changes that have taken place in Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific organization, and found that the media group has not made major reforms, and it seems that it has remained unchanged; what does this mean? Probably the media group is still waiting for him.

Zou Wenhuai didn't believe that Golden Harvest Movies would not be without him. After all, based on the performance of the media group in the past year, Golden Harvest Movies would have a great impact on Shaw Brothers Movies even if it did not pose a fatal threat to Shaw Brothers Movies.

After all, this is the intervention of a consortium, and there will be no splash, let alone a legendary businessman behind it.

Lin Zhichao smiled and changed the topic: "Zou Sheng, what do you think of Hollywood's producer system?"

Zou Wenhuai said: "I think it's very good! The producer system can be used flexibly. Whoever invests will enjoy the rights and interests of the film. I know that the media group is not short of money, but this system can also retain directors and starring actors."

The implication is that directors and starring actors can also include their salaries in the sharing model.

Lin Zhichao asked again: "What about the satellite company?"

Zou Wenhuai said: "It's also very good! After many directors and starring actors have a certain degree of influence, they will seek higher profits and think about setting up their own film companies. Jiahe Films can control distribution, theaters, and even become their film company Investors in a certain movie can also share a lot of profits. In this way, they are willing to cooperate with Jiahe Films wholeheartedly and form a joint venture."

Lin Zhichao nodded and said, "What kind of movie should I make to beat Shaw Brothers?"

Zou Wenhuai knew that this was a test for himself, so he said seriously: "Of course it is a movie that pursues commercial interests. After Shaw Brothers' Huangmei Opera movie became obsolete at the beginning, ancient costume martial arts movies were immediately born. These are the development of commercial movies. If Jiahe Movie When it comes to filming, it’s natural to start with period martial arts films.”

Lin Zhichao laughed and said: "In that case, we would be following Shaw Brothers Movies and being led by them. This is not my style at all. If I were the boss of Golden Harvest Films, I would definitely create stars, create big-name stars, and surround myself with stars. He creates movies. Wang Yu is an example, but he is a bit troublesome. Personally, I am more optimistic about comedy movies. Even ancient costume martial arts movies must incorporate comedy elements. Why do people go to movies? Naturally, Picture 1 Fun. Comedy movies, comedy martial arts movies, or very powerful stars, shaping them into big stars. In this way, people will have a star-chasing effect. Do you think I am right?"

Zou Wenhuai and Li Ziduo were immediately shocked. They did not expect that Lin Zhichao was so confident. Although he did not really succeed, he was very persuasive and very professional.

"Sir Sir Lin's talk! Even without me joining, I'm afraid we can beat Shaw Brothers Movies." Zou Wenhuai said sincerely.

Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "If I do what you say - do everything myself, do you think I still have time to span so many industries? There are specializations in the technical industry. As a boss, I don't specialize in a certain industry, but I also If you do something, you will definitely learn and study it.”

Zou Wenhuai cupped his hands and said, "I have learned a lesson!"

He understood that Lin Zhichao said this just to shock him.

But indeed, he was shaken.

Lin Zhichao then said: "Come to Golden Harvest! You will take care of production, distribution, and theaters for me. I will first give you a general manager's salary, which will be increased by 10% based on your Shaw Brothers' salary. In addition, your team will Enjoy 20% of the profits from the production business, and you will get 10%. Of course, this is a bonus share, not a company share. I invest in no less than 10 movies every year, with a capital of about HK$5 million. I am also willing to invest in theaters, and I am prepared Create a huge theater and distribution network in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia."

Zou Wenhuai readily agreed!

As long as the production business earns 1 million, he will get a bonus of 100,000, and he believes that it is more than that.

He has saved for so many years and his deposit is only HK$250,000, so the new owner is full of sincerity.

"Sir Lin, we will work with you from now on!"

"Haha, eat, eat!"

Lin Zhichao was very happy to have a great general. He finally no longer had to worry about the film industry.

There is no need to worry about Zou Wenhuai's rebellion in the future. As long as the foundation of Jiahe is laid, even if Zou Wenhuai leaves, he won't be able to make big waves. After all, with the golden finger of Lin Zhichao, there is no possibility of Zou Wenhuai turning over, and the same is true for Shaw Brothers.

Finally, Zou Wenhuai told him to give him a month to deal with the Shaw Brothers matter before he came to host Golden Harvest Movies.

Lin Zhichao had no objection. He was not in a hurry about these matters and simply asked him to communicate more with Li Zi in the future. He generally did not manage Jiahe Movies and did not have time to do this. In fact, he also knew that since Zou Wenhuai decided to rebel against Shaw Brothers movies, he was afraid that he would have to attract many people to join in and continue to fill his team.

After all, Lin Zhichao also agreed to direct, star, and screenwriters, and generally enjoy a share of the box office; it is also okay to treat Golden Harvest Films as an investor later on.

In short, use it flexibly to recruit and retain excellent talents.

After the party, Lin Zhichao asked Li Ziduo in the car: "How is Qiao Shan's administrative level?"

Qiao Shan is the candidate for the deputy general manager of Jiahe Film, mainly to 'assist' Zou Wenhuai and do some administrative work; in fact, Qiao Shan is Lin Zhichao's 'retainer' transferred from the Yangtze River Industrial Group, with the intention of monitoring Zou Wenhuai.

After all, it is impossible for Lin Zhichao to completely hand over Jiahe to Zou Wenhuai, as long as the company can be stabilized when Zou Wenhuai rebels in the future.

"Very good. He is good at handling relations between all parties and does things steadily. He is an outstanding management talent cultivated by Yangtze River Industrial Group."

"Well, people's ambitions are unlimited, and I can understand that personally. But I value talents and care for them. If talents like Zou Wenhuai leave one day, it doesn't matter to me. I have to thank him for laying the foundation of my film. , and if you can cooperate, cooperate. There is no one in this world who is willing to struggle with money, and any grudges are false. As long as it is not a principled mistake, it doesn't matter."

Li Ziduo immediately admired the boss's way of handling people and said, "I will tell Qiao Shan what to do!"

Lin Zhichao nodded and said: "I will personally suppress Zou Wenhuai when the time comes. We must have our own training system and cannot rely on his team to develop the company. Let Qiao Shan come to me in person later, and I will talk to him personally Let’s talk in detail, and you will also participate when the time comes.”

"OK"

Lin Zhichao must be on guard against Zou Wenhuai's group. It's just like Xinyi City in his previous life, which broke up after a certain level of development!

If Zou Wenhuai earns tens of millions of dollars, why does he still work?

What Lin Zhichao has to do is, once Zou Wenhuai leaves, Golden Harvest Films will not be affected at all and stabilize the mood of all employees as soon as possible.

But it is said that after Zou Wenhuai returned to Shaw Brothers movies, he frequently wooed his subordinates and even publicly talked to some people about betraying Shaw Brothers movies. Although he tried his best to find people who were close to him, after all, some people originally felt that Shaw Brothers movies It's a big tree. Even if the salary outside is higher, it's of no use. Maybe it will go bankrupt one day. When the time comes, it will be up to others to return to Shaw Brothers.

As a result, a 'traitor' informed Fang Yihua to show favor to Shaw's new favorite.

When Fang Yihua heard this, he thought it was okay and immediately reported it to Shao Laoliu.

"I am convinced that Zou Wenhuai has betrayed Shaw Brothers Films and is now poaching his subordinates he brought in!"

Shao Laoliu suddenly panicked. Suspicion and guarding against Zou Wenhuai were one thing, but he was shocked to rebel so quickly.

"I heard that after Golden Harvest Film acquired Cathay Pacific, it has been on hold and just stabilized personnel. Do you think Zou Wenhuai will become the king on his own, or will he join Golden Harvest Film?"

One word awakens the dreamer.

Fang Yihua was also shocked. Jiahe Films was rich and Zou Wenhuai was talented. Such a combination would be the most terrifying. On the contrary, if Zou Wenhuai could stand on his own, he would not care at all with his few soldiers and generals.

"Probably not! Zou Wenhuai left Shaw Brothers just to get a share of the profits. Could it be that Jiahe Filmmaker has a great career and will give him a share of the profits? Why?"

Shao Laoliu became unsure and didn't think about how to deal with it for a while. Fang Yihua said: "You should stabilize the personnel in the company first and don't let Zou Wenhuai take advantage of the loophole. I'll discuss it with Zhang Che!"

Chang Cheh, Shaw Brothers' first and Hong Kong's first millionaire box office director - "The One-Armed Sword", was also the one who discovered Wang Yu as a hit star.

In fact, Chang Cheh was a "troll" at the beginning, criticizing Shao Laoliu and Shaw Brothers in newspapers in 1966 - getting into Qian's eyes.

Although Shao Laoliu was stingy, he was a person who didn't care about face. The more Zhang Che scolded him, the more he invited Zhang Che to come to Shaw Brothers to make a movie.

Another example is Wang Yu, who loudly scolded Shaw Brothers for being stingy in movies and not eating the food outside the cafeteria. Shao Laoliu passed by him, pretending not to see or hear, and did not put on Wang Yu's shoes.

Another example is Lin Dai's mother who poured tea directly on Shao Laoliu's face after she was drunk. Everyone around was shocked; Shao Laoliu also used the excuse that he was drunk and did not hold him accountable. , when Lin Dai’s mother woke up, she was startled and apologized quickly.

In short, Shao Laoliu loves money, so he is very tolerant. (PS: As for why future generations donate generously, it is said to be from a fortune teller - Hong Kong people believe in losing money and eliminating disasters. Of course, it is more likely that one is doing business and the other is being a person, and the strategies they implement are different)

However, it is said that Shao Laoliu cherishes talents and recruits Zhang Che under his command. The next year, Zhang Che forgot his original intention and made "The One-Armed Sword", a million-box-office movie, and discovered Wang Yu as a movie star; more importantly, Since 1966, Shaw Brothers has established a new era of martial arts, just in time to replace the somewhat boring Huangmei Opera.

In the past, Shao Laoliu would usually meet Zhang Che for tea at the Peninsula Hotel, but this time it was changed to the lobby of the Guobin Hotel.

This made Zhang Che feel that things were unusual and very confidential.

Shao Laoliu asked a question straight to the point: "Leimeng is leaving, should we keep him or let him go?"

Shao Laoliu has always been evasive to Zou Wenhuai's requests and would not directly respond to you. He still believes that if he tries his best to retain him (a salary increase is acceptable, but there is no need to discuss the profit sharing), Zou Wenhuai will definitely be grateful for introducing him to the industry and teaching him step by step in production, publicity, distribution and other work.

After all, he is the master, shouldn’t he have feelings?

Zhang Che thought for a moment and said, "Let go!"

Shao Laoliu was stunned and looked at Zhang Che, hoping for an explanation.

Zhang Che had no choice but to say: "What Raymond wants is not what you want to give Uncle Liu. He has already got everything in Shaw Brothers, except what he wants (money). And now that he is blatantly forming a gang, there is no turning back. You can go."

Shao Laoliu frowned and said, "I'm just worried that if he joins Golden Harvest Films, a rich and talented person will have a great impact on Shaw Brothers Films."

Zhang Che replied: "The reason why Zou Wenhuai is what he is today is because of Shaw Brothers movies. Changing the platform may not necessarily lead to good results. Our Shaw Brothers movies have directors, screenwriters, actors and other resources, and we also have How can they defeat the new martial arts genre? Movies are not investments. Without good content, no matter how much money you spend, they may not succeed."

Shao Laoliu finally made up his mind and nodded!

Two days later, Shaw Brothers announced that it had fired Chou Wenhuai for cheating.

This is the shrewdness of Shao Laoliu!

Competition is an eternal theme in the business world. Cruel stories are staged every day. You can never be sure who is the winner with the last laugh.

Shao Laoliu’s idea is that instead of letting you resign normally, I might as well fire you first!

Tell the world that you, Zou Wenhuai, are a cheater and your reputation will be affected.

Sure enough, Zou Wenhuai could only leave Shaw Brothers Movies full of unwillingness and humiliation.

Fortunately, Jiahe Films then officially held a press conference to announce that Zou Wenhuai had joined the company as general manager.

Li Ziduo told reporters at a press conference: "In the system of the eight major Hollywood studios, the boss sits in command, the producers dominate everything, and the rest are company employees who work hard and receive wages; other than that, they have no rights. Demand more. This 'film factory' model that overemphasizes organization and discipline began to show its inherent flaws after pushing film production into the track of industrialization, because it seriously harmed film creativity and the expression of individual talents. At present, this model has been abandoned by all major film companies in the world. We at Golden Harvest Films are committed to changing the new system of Hong Kong films. On this point, Mr. Chow Wenhuai shares our philosophy."

He sideways answered some reporters' difficulties, which can be regarded as clearing Zou Wenhuai's name!

As for Jiahe's overall policy, it has indeed been made clear by Lin Zhichao, which is to continue the path of Jiahe in the previous generation.

The next few days.

After the storm calmed down, Zou Wenhuai began to rectify the resources of Golden Harvest Films, while contacting old friends and coming to the new company to enjoy team sharing. And began to contact some directors and actors, promising to share the box office of the movie, of course, it must be a big enough name.

On this day, Lin Zhichao came to the Yangtze River Industrial Park.

He first inspected the zipper production workshop, accompanied by Wang Liang, vice president of the group, Bao Chunlai, general manager of Yangtze Zipper and others. The purpose of following people around is not to show one's identity, but to give face-to-face instructions and guide the work of these subordinates.

At this time, the models, functions, and materials of the Yangtze Zipper have become complicated. In these years, 20% of the research and development expenses have been spent every year, and 30% have been reinvested (replacing equipment, opening overseas factories, and expanding sales networks). Therefore, Yangtze Zipper is still ranked among the top five zipper brands in the world, probably third or fourth (in terms of sales), and its profit margin is slightly lower.

"Boss, our sales in the first half of this year are expected to have a relatively large growth. This is mainly due to the lack of competitiveness of European and American zipper manufacturers and the strong rise of Hong Kong's garment industry. Of course, the fundamental reason is that our zipper quality and technology are excellent." Bao Chunlaihui reports.

To be honest, compared to Tadao Yoshida’s YKK zippers, Yangtze zippers have been left behind. Tadao Yoshida asked employees to spend 10% to 20% of their salary every month to use the company's technology research and development and equipment upgrades, and the company paid them dividends every year.

Using this model, YKK zippers have developed rapidly in recent years and have already become the world's number one zipper brand.

The advantage of Yangtze Zipper is that it is still "cheap". Of course, while being cheap, it also guarantees quality and technology, but it always feels like it lacks some influence compared to YKK zippers.

Lin Zhichao had no choice but to let his subordinates do it, hoping to be among the top three in the world in the future.

"Well, sales growth is a good thing, but we still pursue excellence and high quality at low prices is our strategy."

"OK!"

After chatting for a while, Lin Zhichao came to the Yangtze River Toy Factory, a factory with strong R\u0026D capabilities and large production capacity. In recent years, it has been expanding its R\u0026D team and developing more products. At the same time, it is also actively providing services to European and American manufacturers. Brand OEM.

The core industry is still the OEM processing of Barbie dolls (including clothing), Rubik's Cube, battery-powered trains, car toys, etc., as well as its own brand of Bond toys, with stores in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

"You two come to the office with me!" After the inspection, Lin Zhichao motioned to Wang Liang and Ke Yanping to go to the office to talk.

After arriving at the office, the three people sat at the conference table.

Lin Zhichao started to draw on a piece of paper and said: "Changjiang Toys has developed two car robots under the Bond toy brand. This toy is normally a truck, but through operation and deformation, it can become a car robot. It's probably like this. I must be drawing casually. Just remember it. The main purpose is to let the R\u0026D engineers study this project with all their strength. This robot can be defined as human operation and can make some comics to give it meaning. This project is very important. I I hope to create a second Barbie doll.”

Wang Liang and Ke Yanping suddenly became excited. Only their old subordinates knew that Barbie was the original Bierlili, and they had a close relationship with their boss.

Now, if we develop another classic product, we can make a lot of money in the end, even just from the OEM fee.

In fact, when the Yangtze Toy Factory manufactures Barbie dolls, it not only charges labor fees; many directors or senior executives of Audrey Company once doubted why the company paid such a high fee to the Yangtze Toy Factory, and in the end they were all dismissed by a contract Done.

Barbie's joint patent belongs to Yangtze River Toys; the prototype of Barbie doll belongs to Yangtze River Toys. Therefore, we signed a long-term OEM contract to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Of course, the real reason is that Audrey has great power as the chairman.

But this time, Lin Zhichao was smart in the development of "Transformers".

He first created two truck-transforming robots and gave them a "Gundam-style" human-operated meaning, rather than the autonomous consciousness mentality of the previous "Transformers".

At the same time, the shapes of these two robots are also somewhat different from those of previous Transformers.

From now on, these two transforming robot toys will be exported directly to the United States. If Audrey Company comes to discuss cooperation, they can use their patents and image to develop American versions of transforming toys.

In this way, the rights and interests of the contract workers will be easily obtained in the future. As for Audrey Company, it is naturally developing "Transformers", comics and animation.

Anyway, Yangtze Toy Factory has to earn OEM fees, and this OEM fee should be higher, at least reaching the level of Japanese OEM fees.

Of course, in terms of technology, Hong Kong's toy OEM industry is not inferior to Japan's. In the 1970s, it officially surpassed Japan and became the world's largest toy export region.

Ke Yanping carefully looked at some sketches roughly drawn by Lin Zhichao, and suddenly felt like he had found a treasure.

"Don't worry, boss, we can even develop the structure of the second, third and fourth level Rubik's Cube. This thing can be developed in a short time."

"Well, our R\u0026D capabilities are still very good. At the same time, toy factories can also increase investment, update equipment, etc., and the quality must keep up."

"OK"

It can be done in a year or two.

Then, Transformers will also appear in the early to mid-seventies.

There is no need for Audrey and Company to worry about the synopsis of the story, Lin Zhichao is very familiar with it.