So what if I work with celebrities?

"Snapped!"

The coffee cup fell to the ground and shattered.

"Fuck you, get me in touch, I'm going to kill him! You son of a bitch, how dare you bully me!"

"Damn it, do they really not respect us sailors?"

"Damn it, I want those theater owners' positions! Hurry up, fuck them! I'll make them regret ever being born!"

The Delin Café was deathly silent. The underlings didn't dare breathe loudly, watching their boss rage. It had been a long time since they'd seen the sailor like this; he was clearly enraged by this incident.

They were also furious; how could they play like this? It was so unethical.

The huge box office success of "Joyful Encounters" in its opening week indicates that this movie is definitely going to be a hit. Even these gangsters know this, so how could industry insiders not know?

The sailor wanted to ask when he could settle the bill, but he couldn't even see the theater owner and was just dismissed by the manager.

Those people used the same script: "Boss, it's like this, according to our initial agreement, the profit sharing ratio for the first four weeks is 15%, and the profit sharing ratio for the rest is 55%, averaging 35%."

In addition, the theater's marketing and distribution costs and operating costs must be deducted. Based on the first week's revenue of NT$294 million, marketing and distribution costs amounted to NT$1.2 million, operating costs to NT$1 million, and profits were subject to a 35% tax, as well as patriotic donations.

In the end, the sailor owed the cinema 111,000 yuan, but because of his friend's introduction, he decided to forgo the money.

This matter was not kept secret and soon reached the ears of other branches of the Lianzhuhui, who all laughed at the sailors for wasting money.

What kind of arts and culture do gangsters engage in? Is that something they can even understand? Are there any businesses like casinos, brothels, parking lots, demolitions, or bid rigging that are easy to run?

But despite the mockery, the other party is so disrespectful, daring to take advantage of the situation and scheme against the Lianzhu Association. Isn't that like lighting a lamp in a toilet—courting death?

The box office figures plummeted in the second week, with daily revenue barely reaching around 15 yuan. However, the number of screens allocated to cinemas did not decrease; in fact, it increased.

These people seem to think that gangsters wouldn't have anyone working as a projectionist, accountant, or manager in a movie theater.

"Brother, they've been hiding the box office figures. The actual figures are far higher than that. Theaters usually engage in ticket scalping to avoid hefty taxes, so about 30% of the box office revenue is concealed through this..."

"What?" The sailor picked at his ear in disbelief, thinking he had misheard.

After listening to his colleagues at the cinema, Xu Zan rubbed his temples. He hadn't expected the people at the Taiwan cinema chain to go this far. Were they really not afraid of death? They were taking advantage of the fact that the crew didn't know anything and trying to steal the box office revenue.

"Brother, I remember in Hollywood, that is, in the American film industry, the film company takes the lion's share of the box office in the first month, and then splits it 50/50 with the theaters."

"Holy crap! Really? Damn it, once I find out where their boss is, I'll show them that my blade isn't sharp enough, daring to double-cross me!" the sailor said coldly.

The box office turmoil hasn't really reached the magazines yet, but film critics have given the movie quite good reviews.

"The overall plot is a bit weak, and the female lead's acting is immature, but the film's shooting techniques are very innovative, and the camera language is vivid."

Some media outlets have criticized filmmakers for only digging into the negative aspects of society and failing to see the rapidly developing economy and the ever-improving quality of life.

The audience doesn't care about any of that; what they care about is whether the female stars are pretty or the male stars are handsome.

Clearly, the youthful and beautiful Hu Huizhong, and the handsome and hot Xu Zan, perfectly suited their tastes.

Xu Zan received many calls from his elementary and junior high school classmates. Besides congratulating him, they asked him how he worked out, saying that his eight-pack abs and V-line were too exaggerated.

He simply replied: He would do 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run every day, and would not use air conditioning for three years, regardless of the weather.

"Of course, I need to prevent baldness," Xu Zan muttered to himself.

The Bamboo Association's retaliation was swift. The owners of three cinema chains were blocked in their entertainment venues and beaten up, which was the least of their worries. One cinema was even burned down, and all three were vandalized.

The sailor thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, Sihai suddenly announced that it would protect the owners of the three cinema chains.

The Bamboo Union's anger shifted from the cinemas to the Four Seas Gang. This gang, which had been broken up in the 1960s, reunited in the early 1970s.

The two sides continued the animosity from the 1950s and 60s, and friction continued.

The sailors began to challenge people from all over the world to fights, and the main stadium, the suburbs, bars, and nightclubs became battlefields of all sizes.

After a month of fighting, the popularity of "Joyful Face" fluctuated due to gang warfare, and it has not yet been taken off the screens.

Finally, the owners of the three cinema chains couldn't hold out any longer and asked the youngest member of the Bamboo Union to act as a peacemaker and seek reconciliation with the sailors.

A new box office revenue sharing agreement was signed, with the revenue split at 64% for the first month and 46% for the second month. This is not the initial profit sharing, but rather a revenue sharing based on box office revenue.

According to the accounting records, "Joyful Encounters" grossed 7.62 million NTD in its first month in Taipei.

According to the accounting records, "Joyful Encounters" grossed 10.16 million NTD in its first month in Taipei.

That is, the actual box office of "Joyful Encounters" in Taipei was HK$2.04 million, which can already be described as a blockbuster film.

Li Hanxiang's big-budget film "The Beauty and the Kingdom" only grossed HK$2.43 million at the Hong Kong box office.

Hsu Tsan became the biggest dark horse in the Taiwanese film industry in 1975. Hu Huizhong also received many film offers, but her parents rejected them all, saying with certainty that their daughter was going to university.

I don't know how this guy studied, but his grades were so good that he got into the History Department of National Taiwan University.

Brigitte Lin called again to congratulate him on the film's success and subtly invited Hsu Tsan to visit the set of "Water Clouds".

Besides Xu Zan's "Huan Yan" becoming a hit, another hit was "Olive Tree" and "Yang Xian's Collection of Modern Folk Songs" published by the Hong Foundation.

The first edition of "Modern Folk Songs Collection" consistently sold 30,000 copies, showing no signs of decline. "Olive Tree" was a huge hit, selling 120,000 copies in a single month.

Qi Yu became a household name as a rising star, but she did not enter the entertainment industry; instead, she was admitted to National Taiwan University.

……

The filming location for Shuiyun is in a small town on the outskirts of Taipei.

Directors Liu Lili and Song Chunshou, along with lead actors Brigitte Lin and Chin Han, have collaborated many times and already have a very good working relationship. Originally, filming for this movie was not expected to take more than a month, but due to certain individuals and events, the filming progress was slowed down.

Besides Lin Chin and Lin Chien, the film also stars Hsu Feng's sister, Hsu Chieh. Hsu Feng is the lead actress in "A Touch of Zen" and the owner of Tomson Riviera. This is her first film.

Xu Zan rode his motorcycle, with a box of drinks strapped to the back seat, to a suburban town that looked like a rural area of ​​Fujian and Guangdong.

It has mountains and water, and the environment is very beautiful.

Before he even reached his destination, he saw Brigitte Lin, Chin Han, and Hsu Chieh filming in front of a house.

The sputtering sound of the motorcycle clearly caught the attention of the film crew.

Song Chunshou led his men to the road and stopped him. The man was very polite, smiling and saying, "Sir, could you wait a moment? We're filming over there, it'll be over in a bit!"

Xu Zan was carrying a box of things, looking like a young man returning to his hometown, no wonder Director Song misunderstood.

"Huh?" Song Chunshou suddenly noticed Xu Zan's face. He was handsome and upright, a pity he wasn't acting in movies. "Sir, are you interested in making movies? I am director Song Chunshou."

The person in front of me had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a square face, a straight nose, and a square mouth, giving him a very upright appearance. He was also quite tall, probably around 1.8 meters.

The more Song Chunshou looked at him, the more he wanted to make a movie with him.

"Haha, Director Song, my name is Xu Zan, and I'm also a director. I directed 'Joyful Face'!" Xu Zan laughed.