Guan Zhilin debuted at ATV, and at that time, Madon McDonald had not yet left and was still a senior official in the TV station, so Guan Zhilin also has some understanding of him.

She knew that Madon McDonald was a capable man and produced many excellent TV series, such as "Crocodile Tears", "The Real Man", "The Strange Case of Hong Kong", "The Change of Silkworms" and so on.

But he was also a very difficult person to deal with. When he was at ATV, he dared not to listen to anyone except Huang Xizhao, who was kind to him, and he was simply lawless.

Therefore, after the Australian gang took over ATV and forced Huang Xizhao to leave, McDonald Hsiao-zhao, so he ran away with a group of brothers and joined other families.

However, because his character is too rebellious, he has joined many companies but has not been able to stay. So now he is just a lonely soul in the Hong Kong film industry. If the King of Hell is not accepted, the little devil will not.

It is already very compassionate to be a person like this, Xia Tian is willing to take him in. Why should he be so condescending to him? It's like begging him, why bother? Why?

"Because I really love the movie industry." Xia Tian said with a smile.

If he was just a businessman, weighing the pros and cons, he would not have to look at McDonald's eyes differently. Because no matter how powerful he is, his value is always limited.

Except for a limited number of movies such as "The Lame", "Heroic Heroes", "The Hong Kong Flag Soldier", his other movies make little money.

Especially "Black Gold", invested 60 million Hong Kong dollars, and the box office in Hong Kong was only 9 million Hong Kong dollars. Because it exposed the dark side of Taiwan's politics, it was also boycotted in Taiwan. And it exaggerated the violence of cesium, so it could not introduce the mainland... It lost three major box office locations one after another, so "Black Gold" suffered a big loss, with a loss of at least 50 million Hong Kong dollars.

When Wang Jiawei filmed "The Legend of Ah Fei", he was called a "caughter" by people because he lost money and hurt his boss Deng Guangrong to enter the hospital. In fact, he only lost 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

From this point of view, McDonald is the real pitfall.

But why did Xia Tian look at him differently? Because although McDonald's films are losing money, the quality is there. Although "Black Gold" is not high in the box office, it is a real good movie.

Especially the role of Zhou Chaoxian, played by Liang Jiahui, is one of the most dazzling characters in Hong Kong. The sentence "Who agrees, who objectes?" is simply domineering and arrogant!

There are actually not many directors in Hong Kong who can make good movies, most of them can only make some bad movies with shit, peeing, and farts. Although those movies may also make money, they are destined not to be remembered by future generations.

On the contrary, although some movies were not popular at the time, time would prove their value, so that later generations would be able to respect the golden years of Hong Kong movies after seeing them. For example, "The Legend of Ah Fei", "The East Evil and the West Poison", "The Legend of Shushan", "Black Gold", and "The Tale of the West"...

Therefore, Xia Tian did not care about temporary gains and losses, and was willing to support and support these capable filmmakers.

"Oh, I really don't understand what you think." Guan Zhilin shook her head when she heard him say this, but she really couldn't understand Xia Tian's thoughts.

Xia Tian smiled when she saw her say this.

Guan Zhilin is a typical selfish person. She is the mother who has milk and can even betray herself for money. It is indeed a bit difficult to let her understand her thoughts.

He didn't expect her to understand, after all, he knew some things and understood them himself.

...

The next day, Xiatian asked Xu Ke for two hours off, and then took a bus to Yung Kee Restaurant to discuss cooperation with Madon Hyung. Dong Changqing went with him.

As soon as I got on the bus, I fell asleep in summer.

These days, because of the show, he has a serious lack of sleep. It is no exaggeration to say that he can take a nap while standing. As soon as Xu Ke shouts, he opens his eyes to act. When he shouts, he closes his eyes and falls asleep immediately. He is sleepy to this extent!

Half an hour later, Xia Tian, ​​who was sleeping soundly, was carefully awakened by Dong Changqing, "Boss, the Yung Kee Restaurant is here."

Xia Tian nodded, rubbed his face, and cheered up his spirits. Then, accompanied by Dong Changqing, he stepped into Yung Kee Restaurant and came all the way to the private room booked by McDonald.

"Mr. Xia, it's been a long time since we met Xia Tian~" As soon as Madon Xiong saw Xia Tian, ​​he immediately stood up to greet his brothers.

"Mr. Mai, it's been a long time~" Xia Tian also bowed and smiled.

This is not the first time he and McDonald met. They have worked together on two movies: "Extra-law" and "Moon, Stars, and Sun".

After the greetings, the host and the guest were separated and sat down.

Soon the banquet was held and everyone was having a chat.

"I heard from Manager Dong that Mr. Mai went to Europe to attend a film festival a few days ago. How are you doing and what are your gains?" Xia Tian asked with a smile.

McDonald McDonald fought alone in Hong Kong. Because he did not have the support of a large company, the movies he made were difficult to sell.

Hundreds of film companies in Hong Kong, namely Tianxia Pictures, Jiahe Pictures, Xinyi City Pictures, Shaw Pictures and a few other companies have film distribution channels.

Especially in the overseas market, it is almost monopolized by these companies, so many film companies must use these films to be released.

This is why many movies are not Jiahe’s works, but the opening of the movie is still marked by Jiahe’s logo, because that movie was released by Jiahe.

When small companies cooperate with large companies and ask them to help release movies, they are of course good things to say, but they are taking advantage of them.

Because McDonald's temper was too strong and could not bend down, he could only find a way to sell the movie. Therefore, he went to a foreign film festival, hoping to sell the copyright.

But Xia Tian knew that his approach was actually inefficient and was a stupid method. Even if he was exhausted, he would not make much money.

Because movies are very professional, they are not simple, both production and distribution. As the saying goes, they have specialties in their professions. McDonald himself is not a professional distribution talent and does not have a professional film distribution team. It is not that easy to sell the movie at a good price.

"It's okay." McDonald's smile awkwardly.

Last year, he produced two ghost films "The Ghost Out of the Cage 3: The Scarlet Girl" and "The Supreme of Zombie", and brought them to Europe for release, hoping to conquer Western audiences with these two horror films.

As a result, the two movies sold only $500,000 each. In addition to production costs, round-trip air tickets, food and accommodation, and their brothers' labor, they not only did not make a penny, but instead lost more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.

From this, McDonald knew that this road was not working. If you want to make money, you have to cooperate with a large company. That's why he invited Xia Tian to have dinner and discuss cooperation plans.

"Then congratulations to Mr. Mai." Xia Tian smiled, "Come on, I'll give you a cup."

"Thank you, Mr. Xia." Madon McDonald nodded awkwardly when he saw him say this.

...

"Mr. Mai, please tell me about the current situation in the European film market, which movies sell better and which movies are a minor one..." Xia Tian asked with a smile again.

To be honest, he always wanted to enter the European film market, but it was not easy. Because European filmmakers have always claimed to be high-end, have a lofty taste, and are more conservative, it is not easy to win their recognition.

In his previous life, Luc Besson was known as the European Spielberg and was very talented. But because he always made commercial films, he was regarded as a negative example of European film surrender to Hollywood, and in his own country he was more derogatory than praise.

It is precisely because the market is so distorted that Xia Tian wanted to ask McDonald's advice so that he can know himself and his enemy.

"..." Madon McDonald felt embarrassed when he heard Xia Tian's question.

If he knew what was popular in Europe, he would not have gone with two ghost movies that were no one to support him.

"Mr. Xia, let's talk about those things in the future, let's talk about cooperation first." Xiao Ruoyuan said with a smile at this time, resolving McDonald's dilemma.

"Okay." Xia Tian nodded, "Mr. Mai likes to cooperate with me by making a appointment with the department, but is unwilling to officially join our Tianxia Pictures?"

"No," McDonald nodded.

Although he is not doing well now, he is still full of confidence in himself. In his heart, he feels like Liu Bei who has not yet made a fortune.

In his early years, Liu Bei had nowhere to live, and defected to Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, Liu Biao and others one after another. But he never fell into trouble and eventually achieved his imperial career.

So he was unwilling to officially join Tianxia Pictures and completely gave up his independence. He would rather cooperate with the situation of a division contract, wait for the opportunity to soar into the sky.

"Okay, then let's talk about the appointment of the department." Xia Tian smiled slightly, "Mr. Mai, if it's an appointment of cooperation with the department, then start with twenty movies."

"Twenty movies?! There are too many." Madon McDonald was shocked.

Twenty movies, four movies a year, and five more years will take to shoot. What is the difference between this and signing a long contract?

Besides, if my movie becomes popular, then if you delay the summer for another five years, wouldn’t the daylily be cold?

"How much, I don't think there is much." Xia Tian smiled slightly.

"Mr. Xia, there are a lot of them. We are only going to work with you for five dramas for two years." Xiao Ruoyuan nodded and said.

Five movies, filming for two years, the time is neither too fast nor too slow. If one movie becomes popular, there is enough time to take on the show outside. If one movie is not popular, filming for two years in five movies can at least allow everyone to worry about not having a job within two years.

"Five dramas are too few! Wouldn't it be that I just spent money to make you famous, and you would have to change jobs to another family? That's not OK, then I'm at a disadvantage." Xia Tian shook his head vigorously and said, "Let's do this, one step back, and thirteen dramas are ready."

"Mr. Xia, there are too many thirteen dramas. Let's do this, one person takes another step back, how about ten dramas?" Madon McDonald suggested, "Ten dramas in three years are good, right?"
Chapter completed!