1979 Golden Age

The office of New Line Cinema is an inconspicuous two-story building.

The office is downstairs and the people live upstairs.

Bob Shea is checking the documents sent by the accountant. "The Boss" was sold at the general market price of 400,000 US dollars. He took 15% of the agency fee and gave Chen Qi 340,000 US dollars.

He later cheated Peter Jackson with "The Lord of the Rings" because the profit was too great and money was tempting. Now it's just 340,000, so it's not enough for the accountant to do anything.

Chen Qi said that the cost was more than 200,000 US dollars, and Bob Shea only thought he made 100,000. In fact, "The Boss" only cost 900,000 Hong Kong dollars, about 115,000 US dollars.

In any case, Bob Shea now believes that Chen Qi has the ability to get a share of the video market.

"Dong Dong Dong!"

"Mr. Brown is here!"

The assistant passed the message, and Bob Shea immediately got up and went to the reception room outside. A thin man was sitting on the sofa. It was Mike Brown, the largest video distributor in California.

After a few words of praise, Brown said, "The film you brought in from Hong Kong is very popular. Hong Kong films are an indispensable element in the video market, but the ones that come in are all action films. It's rare to have such novel themes.

If you can get one of the same quality, I'm willing to buy it for $500,000 per film."

"How many films do you need?"

"As many as you want! Or, let's sign a contract for 10 films. If you get 10, I'll give you $5 million. Of course, I'll evaluate the quality."

Bob Shea was breathing heavily.

He hadn't signed a $5 million deal in 20 years, but he couldn't agree immediately. He just said, "I need to go to Hong Kong to see the specific situation. If it's feasible, we'll contact each other."

"Of course!"

After Brown left, Bob Shea excitedly waved his fist, feeling that he was finally going to be rich.

Chen Qi said that the ultimate goal was not to sell films, but to establish his own channels and become a distributor. New Line Cinema has been in business for many years and has a foundation. It is very popular in American colleges and drive-in theaters, so it's just right for a makeover.

Then, he calmed down and estimated Chen Qi's style of doing things.

He was the one who rushed to find someone. If he wanted to make it happen, he would have to pay a little.

Repulse Bay luxury house.

There was a photo of Jaycee Chan on the table. This guy is almost 2 years old.

Cheng Long slapped the script of "Police Story" on the table and complained: "This is not my style at all. The Americans asked me to play a New York policeman like Eastwood, without comedy elements, and asked me to be serious. I don't think this movie is good!"

"It's not good, but there is no way. The American branch has a lot of say and it has the final say." Ho Kuan Chang said.

"We are investors! Do we have to listen to them?"

"That's the rule."

Ho Kuan Chang couldn't say bad things about Zou Wenhuai, and Cheng Long knew it well.

Zou Wenhuai wanted to enter Hollywood, but he had a serious dog-licking mentality. Golden Harvest established a branch in the United States and asked an American to take charge.

They were responsible for all the Hollywood films they invested in, and the parent company's words were useless.

Then the branch invited an American director and signed a very detailed contract.

The American director was also very opinion-driven and didn't listen to Cheng Long's opinions at all. Cheng Long's strike was useless because the contract was very detailed! If the director was fired, he would have to pay a lot of money, so he had to hold his nose and shoot.

In the end, a bunch of garbage was produced.

Golden Harvest was paying for a grandson, and I couldn't figure out what Zou Wenhuai was thinking.

After "Police Story" flopped, Cheng Long took the film, re-shot it himself, and re-edited it, and the effect was obviously much better. And he drew inspiration from this film, and then "Police Story" was produced.

"Along, you have to understand Mr. Zou. Who in Hong Kong is willing to invest in Hollywood except us? So what if Chen Qi won an Oscar?

Does he dare to invest? Isn't he still writing scripts?"

"Listen...

Cheng Long looked a little strange, got up and went into the house and came out again, took another script, and said: "Actually, I went to him privately and asked for a story."

"What? We haven't officially cooperated with the left yet, how come you-"

"He agreed to use a pseudonym! "Cheng Long said hurriedly.

He Guanchang wanted to teach him a lesson, but he was his godson and trump card, so he had to pick up the script and flip through it: "? It's also about the police? What a coincidence, how is it written?"

"First-rate!"

Cheng Long gave a thumbs up and praised: "The key is that it suits my style very well. He even drew a few storyboards. Look at those action scenes, wow! Just like "True Heroes", it was made for me!"

He Guanchang turned to the end to see the stickman, and imagined what the effect would be if Cheng Long was asked to do it?

It's really good, and I can have a picture in my mind.

"Can this play make it into Hollywood?"

"People say that Hong Kong has Hong Kong prices and Hollywood has Hollywood prices. He sells a script for 200,000 US dollars and 150,000 Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong. Of course there is a gap. "

"I think you have lost your soul, praising him so much!"

"I only admire people with real skills. Mr. Chen is really capable. He can even calculate my son. "

Cheng Long paused and said, "We talked about it privately during the filming. At this point, no one wants to fight each other. It's hard to be caught in the middle. We also hope that the company can cooperate with the leftists to stabilize the environment as soon as possible."

"Alas, who doesn't want stability?"

He Guanchang sighed and said: "Chen Qi returned to Hong Kong and said that mainland leaders need to consider it and may hold talks next year. We will then select representatives to go north with him. Maybe you will go too."

"I can do it. The mainland market is so big, and I want to get in as soon as possible."

"The winner of this year's The Voice is Wang Jie!"

"Congratulations Wang Jie!"

In the dormitory, the TV was playing the finals of "The Voice of Asia". Wang Jie was first and Du Dewei was second. I had never heard of those two. Su Yongkang and Liu Xiaohui were eliminated halfway.

Chen Qi has just returned to Hong Kong. He is listening to TV and looking at this year's accounts.

In the past two years, there were "Orphan" and "Life is Beautiful", which suddenly raised foreign exchange rates. This year there are no such films. "Xin Zha Junior Sister"

"Happy Ghost 2" cannot be sold overseas for a high price, with a total of only 600,000 US dollars.

"Deadly Express" was brought to Cannes by Shi Nansheng for an exhibition. The price was pretty good, selling for 5 million US dollars. Because the market for video tapes has broadened, prices have also increased.

Anyway, the total price this year is about 6 million US dollars. According to regulations, if 25% of the base is retained, Dongchang can retain US$1.5 million.

Up to now, including the distribution of tapes in the mainland, the sale of records in Hong Kong, etc., the company currently has: 31 million yuan, 35 million Hong Kong dollars, 6.5 million

Thousands of dollars! This doesn't even count Zhuang Cheng's performance.

Only "Fast Delivery" and "Fifty First Dates" are left to be released, and they can still share some box office.

Just looking at the numbers is fine, but the problem is that his investment cost is too small, he has never failed, and his profits are frighteningly high. Chen Qi held this thin piece of paper, which was as big as a mountain.

When implementing reforms in the country, this is a bit too eye-catching.

He scratched his head, thinking that the reform would bring about a lot of troubles. Dongchang had money, so he might be able to undertake some national tasks. For example, Xinhua Bookstore,

From 1979 to 1982, 23.59 million yuan was provided to Inner Mongolia, Yunnan, Qinghai and other regions to develop the book industry there.

Maybe Oriental Company can also be asked to support the film industry in the poor areas of Laobian, or to bring down-to-earth studios in the area. It is very possible.

Oriental Company is a state-owned enterprise, and he has to obey orders, but based on his personal wishes, he hopes to use his own way to lead those backward studios in the area - Bob Shea has informed the staff of "Forbidden Room" News and will go to Hong Kong for an interview immediately.

The film contract production he has been innovating can also be started.

(It’s available today.——...will be added tomorrow)