In 11957, Run Run Shaw, 50, went to Hong Kong from Nanyang. The eldest brother Shao Zuiweng serves as the general manager and director, the second brother Shao Estate serves as the accountant and screenwriter, the third brother Shao Renmei is responsible for the distribution, and

The one who jointly created the martial arts movie world with Hu Jinquan was another Shaw Brothers general, Zhang Che .

Zhang Che was born in a warlord family in Zhejiang. He entered politics in his early years and first worked as a specialist in the "Cultural Games" in Shanghai. Later, he went to Taiwan to be promoted by Chiang Ching-kuo. In the officialdom, Zhang Che always wanted to live up to the officialdom, but he lost frequently in the power struggle and had to withdraw from politics. From then on, he indulged in love and had an affair with actress Li Mei, so he became a director by chance.

First arrived in Hong Kong, Zhang Cheung first worked at Cathay Pacific for a year, and then was poached by Shaw Brothers. When Shaw Brothers was the director of screenwriter, Cheung received a small note from Run Run Shaw every day, which wrote the assignments. There were very few people who could enjoy this treatment except Zou Wenhuai, which shows Run Run Shaw's expectations for Cheung.

Zhang Che did not disappoint him.

In the 1960s, the far-sighted Run Run Shaw adopted the differentiation strategy proposed by Zou Wenhuai, which coincided with the martial arts novels of Jin Yong , Liang Yusheng and others who were popular in Hong Kong, so they intend to create the "Marriage Century". During this period, Shaw finally surpassed his rival Cathay and his film career reached its peak.

Zhang Che took the lead with his martial arts films. The characters in his movies are different from the heroines and Confucian heroes who Hu Jinquan is good at. They are more like knights and assassins who have existed since the pre-Qin period. "Their words must be trusted, their actions must be fulfilled, they must be sincere after making promises, and they do not love their bodies, and they will suffer from troubles in the war of soldiers."

, directed by Zhang Che, and released in 1967, became the first Hong Kong movie with a box office of more than one million, and established Zhang Che's status as the world in one fell swoop.

"One-armed Knife" screenwriter is Ni Kuang , one of the "Four Talents in Hong Kong".

In 1957, Ni Kuang smuggled from Guangzhou to Macau, and then came to Hong Kong. At first, he just worked in a dyeing factory and accidentally contributed to "True News". Unexpectedly, he wrote a name by mistake and became a writer.

Ni Kuang also writes martial arts. In 1965, while running Ming Pao, Jin Yong created the novel " Tianlong Bazi ", and had to go abroad for a month if he had something to do. If the serialization of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is suspended, readers will inevitably find it difficult to accept it, but Jin Yong is really unable to separate himself, so he had to ask Ni Kuang to write it.

Before leaving, Jin Yong told Ni Kuang not to write down the characters in the novel to death. As soon as Jin Yong left, Ni Kuang blinded A Zi in the novel. When Jin Yong came back, he found that Ni Kuang completely let himself go and changed the plot beyond recognition.

Faced with the questioning, Ni Kuang smiled and said, "It was not me who blinded me, it was Ding Chunqiu who blinded me."

Ni Kuang has achieved great success in martial arts scripts, but after he wrote a work, he left the money and left the money, so the content was often greatly modified by the director. He changed Jin Yong's novels, and others changed his scripts.

Ni Kuang didn't mind this at all. He joked that only the five words "one-armed knife Ni Kuang" were written by him in "The One-armed knife". After this movie, he and Cheung began working together for more than a decade.

The hero in the film is handsome and elegant, his simple costume looks show his masculinity, and he often feels depressed between his eyebrows, which stages stories of tragic heroes.

Li Xiuxian , Dilong , David Jiang , etc. are all Zhang Che's proud disciples.

David Jiang came from a family of acting and debuted as a child star with his brother Jiang Changnian. Jiang Changnian later took the stage name " Qin Pei ", and was also a famous Hong Kong actor. Their mother remarried after her father's death and gave birth to another son, named Erdongsheng .

Brothers in the entertainment industry are not uncommon, but brothers like Qin Pei, Jiang David, and Er Dongsheng have completely different names and are brothers, which probably surprised many people.

▲Zhang Cheh’s royal male lead David Jiang.

Zhang Che won the title of "Million Director" for "One-Armed Knife", but there is another director under Shaw Brothers that claims to be "Chu Qianwan".

This person is Chuyuan .

Chu Yuan has been obsessed with Shanghai movies since childhood. After liberation, he studied at a university in Guangzhou and studied many film theory works by the former Soviet Union. He fled to Hong Kong in 1954.

Chu Yuan originally wanted to be an actor, but he was too short, so he had to develop into a screenwriter and director. Perhaps he could not let go of his persistence in acting. Chu Yuan made guest appearances in film and television dramas from time to time in his later years. Chu Yuan played the villain in "Police Story".

Now when talking about Hong Kong movies, many people think that the Mandarin films watched on video halls and TV when they were young were dubbed versions introduced by the mainland. In fact, in , in the 1970s, Hong Kong was the world of Mandarin films. Bruce Lee's movie was released in Mandarin. It was not until the 1980s that it was re-screened and was changed to Cantonese .

The Gu Long martial arts film that Chu Yuan is good at was also dubbed in Mandarin when it was released in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He said: "Gu Long's dialogue is the most interesting in Mandarin."

But it is Chu Yuan who brought the Cantonese film back to life. In 1973, the Cantonese film " Seventy-Two Tenants " directed by him was released, causing a sensation across Hong Kong and became the box office champion of that year. This movie has a profound influence and will produce various film and television dramas in the future.

However, at this time, the Hong Kong movie world was no longer the only one in Shaw Brothers.

▲ Stills from "Seventy-Two Tenants".

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Zhang Che once wrote a letter for Zou Wenhuai: "A confidant drinks a thousand buckets of wine, half a piece of affection; the world is like a chess game, it is better to start first."

In the chess game in the Hong Kong film and television industry, Zou Wenhuai did not hesitate to join the Shaw Brothers' army. He worked for Shaw Brothers for N years. Although he was highly valued by Run Run Shaw, he was also repeatedly constrained.

1970, Run Run Shaw, who was over 60 years old, was in a good mood and had continuous happy events. , a veteran rival of more than ten years, finally stopped production business. Li Hanxiang, who has gone away from Taiwan, has difficulty in operating and will close sooner or later. After

, Run Run Shaw brought his confidante Fang Yihua to Shaw Brothers and took charge of the procurement department. Fang Yihua, who was a singer, was a "concubine" for many years. She did not officially marry Run Run Shaw until she was 62 years old. She is known as "Six Aunt". She is the saying that she calls Andy Lau , Jacky Cheung , Leonardo, and Aaron Kwok the "Four Heavenly Kings".

Shaw Brothers reconstructs Greater Chinese culture in the small Hong Kong. He said: "I produce movies to meet the needs and wishes of the audience, and the core audience is the Chinese." Because of Shaw Brothers' existence, Hong Kong became the center of Chinese films at that time.

, at this moment, bad news came. Zou Wenhuai, the first capable minister under Run Run Shaw, led a group of Shaw's old generals to run away and established the " Jiahe " company.

Zou Wenhuai said: "After people staying in the same place for a long time, there will always be times when they want to change. Moreover, Shao Laoliu and I are actually the same type of people. There are two of us in the world in a small movie, which is really too crowded."

Jiahe was not a big deal at the beginning of its establishment. Zou Wenhuai's first movie was " Blind Man vs. One-armed Knife " , which was co-produced with Japan. He also invited the starring actor of "One-armed Knife" Wang Yu to continue to star, which is a bit of a gimmick.

Although the "One-Armed Knife" series was produced by Zou Wenhuai, it is not obviously a copycat Shaw Brothers. As soon as "The Blind Man vs. One-Armed Knife" was released, Run Run Shaw sued Zou Wenhuai and directly accused Jiahe of infringing on copyright.

Shao and Zou, who became enemies, went to court for this and spent millions of lawyers' fees. Until the end of the film's screening period, they were still quarreling.

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However, Zou Wenhuai did not follow the example. He and his Jiahe soon found a weapon to deal with Shaw Brothers, which was a big killer weapon. He was Bruce Lee .

In 1970, Bruce Lee, who was developing in the United States, was interviewed by Hong Kong media, saying that as long as the pay and script are appropriate, he would return to Hong Kong to develop. Shaw took the lead in contacting him, but not only did he pay less (US$2,000), but his attitude was also very arrogant, which made the proud Bruce Lee very dissatisfied.

Shaw's pay has always been a pitfall.

Although Shaw Brothers had spent a lot of money to attract famous popular stars such as Lin Dai at the beginning of its establishment, it has always adhered to the family business model and implemented a monthly salary system. Employees who signed with Shaw Brothers often had to endure long-term contracts and low wages.