Vicious dogs in Hong Kong, entrepreneurs practicing evil cultivation

Chapter 67 Goubuli Movie Viewing Banquet

"Chen Guanjiang, I won't hesitate to chop you into eighteen pieces today!"

"Come here! Come on, fly over and cut me down!"

"Let me go!"

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Guests watched intently in front of the screening room.

Ding Pei barked loudly despite the crowd's attempts to stop him, while Chen Guanjiang, protected by his bodyguards, continued to provoke him. Faced with this comical scene, no one intervened to stop the fight.

Taking sides and trying to please one side means offending the other; the wise way for adults to protect themselves is to avoid offending either side.

No one dared to intervene, and with Zou Wenhuai downstairs, Liang Feng, one of Jiahe's shareholders, reluctantly stepped forward to persuade them: "Gentlemen, today is a big day for Jiahe..."

"Fresh radish, who do you think you are?"

"Whose pants weren't zipped up properly, causing you to leak out?"

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He's such a little brat!

Neither Ding Pei, with his powerful connections in Taiwan, nor Chen Guanjiang, a rising star in the Hong Kong newspaper industry, cared about the face of a minor shareholder in Golden Harvest.

When he didn't see another shareholder of Golden Harvest, Ho Kwun-cheung, he remained aloof, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Knowing that his voice carried little weight, Liang Feng couldn't let the situation spiral out of control. He quickly gave Li Xiaolong and Miao Kexiu a look, and the two immediately understood and went off to persuade them separately.

"Alright! Look at the mess! Stop making a scene!"

"Alright, alright! Come with me to the movies~"

The domineering Li Xiaolong immediately intimidated Ding Pei, and Chen Guanjiang was also half-heartedly pulled away by Miao Kexiu.

Although a direct confrontation was avoided, a grudge had already been formed between the two sides, and the group then entered the theater with different thoughts in mind.

The movie begins!!

The first scene that comes into view is an airport, where an elderly white woman stares intently at Li Xiaolong for a long time until she leaves, at which point Li Xiaolong finally breathes a sigh of relief.

The second scene shows Li Xiaolong ordering food at a restaurant. Due to the different languages, he ordered randomly, and in the end, all he got was soup. He could only drink all the soup.

In the third act, Miao Kexiu appears. The wealthy heiress from Rome looks down on this poor boy from the New Territories, not believing that Li Xiaolong has the ability to help her solve her problems.

With that prelude, the plot officially begins.

Inside the theater, everyone watched with great interest, especially the scene where Li Xiaolong beats up the Japanese dogs, which drew cheers from the crowd. However, Chen Guanjiang found it rather dull.

The opening scene is meant to introduce the characters and background, showing that Chinese people have long been looked down upon by foreigners.

The second act continues to reinforce the theme of discrimination against Chinese people, while the third act is a classic Hollywood trope of "no brains and no fun."

What followed was basically a repetitive cycle of the underlings being beaten by the foreign devils, Bruce Lee beating up those foreign devils, and finally being dragged to the Colosseum in ancient Rome for a fight, which was extremely abrupt.

Chen Guanjiang felt it was unremarkable; it was just a story about a boy rescuing a princess who had been captured by an evil dragon.

But for people of this era, this is the best movie ever made, bar none.

From martial arts fiction to martial arts action, from ancient times to modern times.

This film, "Enter the Dragon," breaks new ground once again, elevating the level of martial arts and modernity, and incorporating the indomitable spirit of contemporary Chinese people who have stood up again after facing discrimination.

Clap clap clap!

The theater erupted in enthusiastic applause as guests sincerely congratulated Golden Harvest on another success, praising "Enter the Dragon" as a more mature film compared to "The Big Boss" and "Fist of Fury".

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Yung Kee Restaurant, Causeway Bay.

When everyone gathered together, the host became the sidekick. After the guests politely greeted each other, they came to toast Chen Guanjiang and try to build a relationship, since no matter how much money a movie makes, it can't compare to stocks.

After the "Jung Hoi Water Milk" incident generated some buzz, the stock market has become incredibly hot.

The Hang Seng Index is rising almost every day, and the ever-increasing virtual wealth is stimulating everyone's nerves.

"Cheung Kong Holdings is performing reasonably well..."

"Hopeland Holdings' upward trend is quite good..."

"Jardine Matheson may not make any more major moves..."

"…………"

Although many stock recommendation experts have emerged recently, Chen Guanjiang and Cao Renchao are the most prominent.

Among them, Chan Kwun-kong had the best record, winning tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in the "Landmark Milk Drinking" incident.

Its subsidiary, "Wang Gou Daily," has been publishing stock recommendation articles one after another, with sharp and accurate analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each stock. Naturally, everyone is doing their best to extract information to select stocks.

Chen Guanjiang understood the group's purpose, and gave ambiguous answers to their questions. The group, feeling awkward, quickly dispersed.

Slightly tipsy, Zou Wenhuai raised his glass and greeted, "Ah Jiang, I never expected you to be so powerful now."

"Oh, not at all! I was just lucky."

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Looking at that mature face beneath that youthful exterior, everything that happened in the past is still vivid in my mind.

Who would have thought that the boy who threatened him with photos to borrow money to make a movie would become someone he couldn't compare to in just six months?

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zou Wenhuai asked, "Ajiang, how much do you think this movie will do at the box office?"

"Around HKD 500 million!"

Chen Guanjiang looked at Zou Wenhuai with a half-smile, knowing that the head of Jiahe was not as happy as he appeared.

As previously stated, Golden Harvest invested 70% in "The Big Boss," while Thai film companies invested 30%.

After repaying Liu Jinghua's favor, "Fist of Fury" was fully funded by Golden Harvest, thus ending the $1.5 contract for two films.

"Enter the Dragon" was the third film in the collaboration between the two parties. It was made with an investment of $50. Golden Harvest only invested 55%, while the remaining 45% was invested by Li Xiaolong's Concord Films.

This is only the revenue of Concordia Films. Li Xiaolong personally took $15 in director, screenwriter and film fees, as well as 15% of the global box office revenue.

In other words, although Concord Films and Li Xiaolong himself only invested 45%, they received as much as 60% of the box office revenue.

Clearly, the dominant relationship between the two sides has been reversed!

Currently, in the film "Enter the Dragon," which is being shot by Bruce Lee, Warner Bros. has a 70% investment stake, while Golden Harvest has only invested 25%, making them completely subservient.

Once "Enter the Dragon" continues to be a success, Bruce Lee will completely abandon Golden Harvest and move to Hollywood, and it will be too late to say goodbye.

Chen Guanjiang squinted and asked, "Uncle Zou, have the global box office figures for 'The Big Boss' been released yet?"

"No, it grossed $412 million in Asia and is expected to be released in Europe and America early this year." Zou Wenhuai couldn't help but show a bitter expression.

The film, made in 71, was only released in Asia in 72. It was only after concessions were made to Warner Bros. that it was released in theaters in Europe and America in 73. This was one of the important factors that led Bruce Lee to Hollywood.

After all, Li Xiaolong is already 32 years old this year. How many more years can he keep fighting?

Golden Harvest's weak global distribution capabilities severely slowed down his rise to fame and also damaged his personal interests.

In contrast, with Warner Bros.' collaboration on "Enter the Dragon," Warner Bros. was able to guarantee a simultaneous global release.

How can Golden Harvest compare to this quality and speed of distribution? Li Xiaolong's departure was inevitable.

Insufficient strength means failing to seize opportunities when they arise—a common pain point for all small companies. The phenomenon of large companies acquiring smaller ones is the norm in the capital market…