Chapter Fifty: Yan Huang Film Company

  Kai Tak International Airport, Bruce Lee and Cherie Chung gave Wong Wai a bear hug.

  "Zou Dage, I'm really sorry, that's my situation. But I think Luo Dao is fully capable of directing 'Jing Wu Men'." Wang Wei said to Zou Wenhuai with an apologetic glance.

  "Never mind, I'll leave the Taiwan release to you. Don't slack off on this one, you know that 'The Big Brother of Tangshan' is a movie you invested in too, and you're even the major shareholder." Zou Wenhuai said with a smile, patting Wang Wei's back.

  On that day, Wang Wei was thinking about how to maximize his gains in this matter after discussing cooperation with Liu Shangyu, the person in charge of China Film in Hong Kong.

  Later, Wang Wei told Zou Wenhuai about his cooperation with Central Motion Pictures. When Zou learned that CMP had used illegal means to coerce Wang, she was extremely indignant. However, there was nothing she could do. Over the years, most of her connections in the industry were in Hong Kong, and although she also had some friends in Taiwan's media circle, they were powerless against a giant like CMP, which had the Executive Yuan as its backing. So Zou Wenhuai was left to seethe with anger, unable to help Wang Wei.

  Since Wang Wei had already decided to cooperate with Central Pictures, Zou Wenhuai immediately shifted her attention back to Wang Wei, because at that time, Jiahe was looking for a distributor for "A Better Tomorrow" in Taiwan. And now, Central Pictures, which wanted to cooperate with Wang Wei, wasn't it the best candidate? Zou Wenhuai shared her thoughts with Wang Wei. At this time, Wang Wei was thinking about how to maximize his own interests through this cooperation. Zou Wenhuai's proposal undoubtedly opened a window for Wang Wei, yes, he could start a film company, co-produce a war movie with Central Pictures, and thus solve the problems of funding and distribution, and all he needed to do was provide personnel. What a great opportunity!

  When Zou Wenhuai heard that Wang Wei wanted to start his own film company, Zou Wenhuai's heart was filled with regret. Originally, Zou Wenhuai knew that with Wang Wei's talent, he wouldn't be under others for long. However, Zou Wenhuai thought that even if Wang Wei wanted to go solo, it would take some time, and didn't expect Wang Wei to bring it up so soon. Nevertheless, Zou Wenhuai had to admit that this was a great opportunity. As a big shot in the film industry, Zou Wenhuai's mind only hesitated for a moment before returning to normal. Since he couldn't stop Wang Wei from going solo, why not make friends with him? Zou Wenhuai immediately expressed that if there were any difficulties when starting the company, Wang Wei could come to him.

  After hearing Zou Wenhuai's words, Wang Wei suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart. After all, he was from Jiahua Film and Television, and if something unpleasant happened between him and Jiahua because of his solo departure, it would not be what Wang Wei wanted to see. Originally, Wang Wei had planned to film a few more plays for Jiahua to repay the favor he owed them before leaving on his own, but unexpectedly, Zhongying appeared halfway through, so Wang Wei had no choice but to change his plans ahead of time. However, as for the favor he owed Jiahua, it was still outstanding and could only be repaid in the future when there would be another opportunity.

  In the airport's main hall, Wang Wei and Zou Wen said goodbye to Li Xiaolong and boarded a plane bound for Taipei with Lin Bin and Lin Qingqu.

  It is necessary to explain that Li Bin and Lin Qingqu came from somewhere, and they successively found Wang Wei, expressing their willingness to follow Wang Wei together. As for the two men's allegiance, Wang Wei was naturally very willing to accept them, but he didn't know why Li Bin and Lin Qingqu were willing to give up Jiahe, which was on the rise, to join him, a new director who had only directed one film, "The Big Brother of Tangshan".

  For Wang Wei's question, Li Bin replied that at Jiahe, he was just a small drama officer and even if he did his best, he would only be a production director, so it was difficult to realize his dream of managing a film company. But following Wang Wei, he could achieve his ideals. For Li Bin's words, Wang Wei felt completely understandable, because as an excellent student from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, which was then called Hong Kong Polytechnic College, being a drama officer was indeed a waste of talent. It is worth noting that the finance major at Hong Kong Polytechnic University was among the best in all of Hong Kong.

  In contrast to Li Bin, Lin Qingju's answer was more simple and direct, wanting to follow Wang Wei to learn photography techniques! Because when filming "Big Brother of Tangshan", Wang Wei used many shooting methods that did not exist at that time, which made Lin Qingju, who was enthusiastic about photography, blindly worship Wang Wei. So when he heard that Wang Wei was going to start his own business, Lin Qingju found him without hesitation.

  With the addition of two people, Wang Wei felt that starting a new company would be more than half done. As for the name of the new film company, Wang Wei had already thought of it, and it was called Yan Huang Film Company.

  After returning to Taiwan, Li Bin and Lin Qingqu started to set up a new company. As for the new company, Wang Wei thought it would be fine to directly acquire a company that was about to go bankrupt, because at present, the Taiwanese film industry is much more developed than the Hong Kong film industry, with countless film companies, so every day there are many film companies opening and closing down.

  So when Wang Wei returned home, he soon received a message from Li Bin, saying that he had found a film company and asked Wang Wei to go and take a look. As a result, Wang Wei's buttocks were not yet warm when he returned home, and he had to go out again. This made Wang Wei's mother feel heartbroken.

  When Wang Wei arrived at the film company according to Li Bin's address, Li Bin was negotiating with the boss of the film company about purchasing it. The boss, named Long Hua, saw Wang Wei and smiled wryly, saying that his company had only been open for over two years, and all the equipment was new. However, because they co-invested in a war movie with another film company last year, which cost over 20 million yuan, but the box office failed, causing the company to go into debt.

  After listening to the boss's words, Li Bin pulled Wang Wei aside and whispered in his ear: "Ah Wei, Qingqu has already gone to the warehouse to check, there are six cameras, very good quality, three of which are German-made, and four railcars. The other props I've all checked, they're all new, and there are several rolls of film left. Moreover, photography, props, makeup, and art design are all well-equipped, and I've also seen the movies produced by this company before, not bad at all.

  Last year, this company co-produced a war movie with another company, but it flopped at the box office and didn't even recover 500,000. The small company was already in debt and had hoped to turn things around with this film, but it ended up being a disaster. As a result, they went bankrupt last year. The boss of this company used his own savings to keep going until this year, but the company has too much debt and no one is willing to invest. Recently, several shareholders have withdrawn their capital, so now it's really struggling to stay afloat.

  "It can't be helped but to sell. And I've already asked around. The company's current debt is less than NT$500,000. So I think investing NT$500,000 to acquire this company is a good deal."

  After listening to Li Bin's words, Wang Wei quickly thought for a moment and then bought the film company at the price Li Bin had just quoted.

  Originally, seeing the company he had worked hard for over two years suddenly become someone else's, Longhua felt extremely sad. However, just as Longhua was feeling sad, he suddenly received a notice from Wang Wei, saying that if he was willing, he could stay in the company and be responsible for publishing matters.

  Longhua was very grateful to Wang Wei after receiving the notice. Originally thought that his own company, which had been struggling for more than two years, would also go bankrupt, but unexpectedly, not only did it not go bankrupt, he could still continue working at his own company, although he was no longer the boss, just a small head of the issuance department. Longhua was still very happy and grateful to Wang Wei in his heart.

  The new company was renamed Yan Huang Film Company. The logo of the company, designed by Wang Wei in Hong Kong, features a yellow dragon coiling in the sky with its head facing outwards and spitting out a scroll.