Dreams of the Fragrant River

The Yau Ma Tei Cinema, which Kang Jianfei bought last year, was completed in April. [;First release] The old-fashioned movie theater with only a single floor and 500 seats was reinforced and divided into two layers at the bottom, and then two floors were added up, becoming a modern multi-storey theater with 6 theaters and a total of more than 1,300 seats. Hall Cinema.

Yau Ma Tei is far less prosperous than Central and Western District, but Kang Jianfei’s Yau Ma Tei cinema is in a very good location. It is located in the center of the old neighborhood, and the surrounding area is full of people and tourists. It is enough to be used as a leading theater in a theater chain. At the beginning, Kang Jianfei spent 6 million to buy this theater. In fact, most of the money was used to buy the land.

Kang Jianfei's other theater in Kowloon, the Oriental Cinema, has also been renovated and renovated. It is located on the second and third floors of the Oriental Building, with a total of eight theaters totaling more than 1,700 seats.

Although the audience at Yau Ma Tei Theatre is sufficient, most of the audience are grass-roots people, so the internal equipment of the theatre is so-so. But the Oriental Cinema is different. The hardware and equipment of the eight auditoriums are much better than those of the Yau Ma Tei Cinema. One of them is a high-end VIP auditorium. The seats, sound and projection equipment are all first-class in Hong Kong.

The screening of the film was held in the VIP screening hall of the Oriental Theater. Jiang Zhiqiang, general manager of the New Era Cinema Line, and representatives of more than ten shareholders of the company attended.

Although Kang Jianfei's films are guaranteed at the box office, the test screenings will still be held in a symbolic way, and then it will be convenient for the cinema to make a film arrangement plan.

More than a dozen cinema chain shareholder representatives walked into the VIP screening room and were amazed at the furnishings inside. The manager of one of the small cinemas touched the back of the seat and said, "The chairs are all leather, so the decoration alone costs a lot of money, right?"

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "The audio equipment is also specially imported, and the ticket price of this screening hall is almost twice that of an ordinary cinema."

Jiang Zhiwen asked suspiciously, "Will someone come here to watch a movie?"

Kang Jianfei said: "There is no luxury theater here in Kowloon. But there is no shortage of rich people. This VIP screening hall has only 200 seats, and I guess it will be in short supply."

Jiang Zhiwen nodded. He has always managed the four cinemas of the Anle Cinema Line, and his younger brother Jiang Zhiqiang is more responsible for purchasing films in Europe and the United States.

Hong Kong is more up-to-date than Taiwan, and has followed international trends by opening some new multiplex cinemas in the past few years. Compared with the traditional one-hall theater. The operation of multiplex cinemas is more flexible and can also reduce operating risks. If it is a large theater like Taiping Theater, it will be much more uncomfortable. More than 2,000 seats are all on the same screen. If the movie being shown is on the street, the attendance rate of three means that more than 1,400 seats are vacated, which greatly wastes theater resources. .

The four cinemas of Anle Films are all single-hall. Jiang Zhiwen also wanted to rebuild multiple halls, but he couldn't make time for it.

More than 20 people sat down in the 200-seat projection hall, which seemed a bit empty. The light beams emitted by the projectors reflected the title of Oriental DreamWorks. Everyone quieted down and watched the movie seriously.

Two hours later, the screening was finally over. The applause was very enthusiastic, but Kang Jianfei could hear the meaning of perfunctory.

Finally, the manager of a theater said: "The gambling film was very popular on TV the year before last, but it is hard to say when it is put on the big screen. The gambling film made by Wang Jing is the best-selling film. But it also sold 5 million. Box office... Of course, I'm not saying that Mr. Kang's film is not good, it has Zhou Runfa as the male lead. It is certain that the box office will break 10 million, but the audience base for gambling films may not be very large. "

What this person means is that gambling films are still in the genre of niche films, and no matter how well they are made, the box office will not be too high.

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "Manager Zhou's worries are completely superfluous. Just look at TVB's ratings two years ago. In fact, most Hong Kong people love to watch gambling."

The manager of another theater said: "I think this show is enough to watch, there are gambling skills, kung fu, and gunfights, and the most important thing is the box office appeal of Mr. Kang and Zhou Runfa. We have picked it up at Yaohui Theater, and it is guaranteed to be a summer season. The best schedule."

Kang Jianfei turned to look at Jiang Zhiqiang. He is the nominal general manager of the New Era Cinema. As long as Jiang Zhiqiang speaks, things will be easy.

Jiang Zhiqiang nodded and said, "I also think it will be a hit. This year's summer..."

"Wait a minute," Jiang Zhiwen said suddenly, "The Anle Cinema Line has already made arrangements for this summer."

The displeased look on Kang Jianfei's face disappeared in a flash, and he asked with a smile, "Mr. Jiang has any arrangements, may as well tell us so that everyone can learn."

In the Anle Cinema Line, Jiang Zhiqiang was responsible for the purchase of films, and Jiang Zhiwen was responsible for the operation. After the Anle Cinema Line joined the New Era Cinema Line, Jiang Zhiqiang became the general manager of the New Era Cinema Line, while Jiang Zhiwen continued to operate his Anle Cinema Line, but the job of purchasing films was replaced by someone else.

Jiang Zhiwen said with a blank face: "Anle Cinema has already made arrangements for the summer vacation, and is ready to release the painting in July."

The Anle Cinema Line originally only showed Western films. Seeing the rise of Hong Kong films, Jiang Zhiqiang agreed to his younger brother Jiang Zhiwen to join the New Era Cinema Line, wanting to take the opportunity to make more money.

Because of the different production locations, Western films released on the Anle Cinema can get a higher box office share. Comparing the two, if the box office is the same, the release will make Anle Cinemas make more money.

Another thing that makes Jiang Zhiwen unhappy is that in the past, his younger brother Jiang Zhiqiang was in charge of film purchases. As a result, after the establishment of the new era cinema chain, Anle Films' film purchase business was delayed. Due to the fact that someone else went to Europe and the United States to buy films, and the business was unfamiliar, the Hong Kong screening rights were snatched by Shaw Brothers, and they sold a box office of 20 million during the Spring Festival.

Jiang Zhiwen has always been brooding about this. If he doesn't join the new era cinema chain of Lao Shizi, then it will definitely be the Anle Cinema Screening.

Although Anle Cinemas had more box office screenings at that time, it was shared by more than ten shareholders. How could it be comfortable to eat alone? If it is shown in the Anle Cinema, due to the insufficient number of cinemas, the box office will definitely sell two or three million less, but it will continue to flow. Jiang Zhiwen can make millions more.

It ranked third in the North American box office last year, second only to the box office. Jiang Zhiwen finally bought the Hong Kong screening rights for this film. He had great box office expectations for this, so he did not give Kang Jianfei any face, and insisted on the main screening in the summer.

Jiang Zhiqiang's expression was rather embarrassing at this time. He had a good personal relationship with Kang Jianfei, but on the other side was his own brother. I really don't know how to get around.

Other small theater dealers looked at Jiang Zhiwen dissatisfiedly, because most of the western films that Jiang Zhiwen bought were eaten alone, and even if they were screened with them, they would only give a small share, so most of the theater dealers were unimpressed by Jiang Zhiwen. good.

Kang Jianfei glanced at Jiang Zhiwen coldly, and then said with a haha: "Since Manager Jiang has already made arrangements, I will not force it. After all, everyone who signed the temporary theater agreement had the right to choose freely. ."

This is the difference between a bandit and a regular army, and it is good to fight with the wind. If everyone swarmed up, they might even be able to kill the officers. But once there is a divergence of interests, each mountain will act on its own, and it is already very good not to fight each other.

The Golden Princess Cinema is a regular army, and the New Era Cinema is a bandit alliance.

Jiang Zhiwen didn't want to offend Kang Jianfei completely, he remedied: "It should be finished at the end of July, and I will arrange the release immediately after that."

Kang Jianfei said with a smile on his face: "It's easy to say. It's easy to say that Manager Jiang can arrange the screening at any time. But let's make it clear first, Anle Cinemas cannot get discounts on copy money."

Copy Gold Discount Program. It was a measure that Kang Jianfei used to protect the profits of small theaters at the beginning of the establishment of the new era cinema chain, and the copy rent decreased according to the decline in the attendance rate.

If the Anle Cinema is released at the end of July, it will be nearly a month later than other theaters, and the attendance will definitely be insufficient. Kang Jianfei's refusal to accept the promise of the copy gold discount will greatly increase the screening expenses of the Anle Cinema Line, which is both a warning and a retaliation.

Jiang Zhiwen's face was a little ugly, but he didn't say anything, he just said a few words and left.

Jiang Zhiqiang stood on the spot and sighed, his brother and Kang Jianfei had a grudge this time. Although they didn't break up on the spot, they definitely won't be able to work closely together in the future.

The rest of the people initially discussed the film arrangement and publicity plan, and then dispersed. As for the specific operation, we will discuss it step by step at another day.

Kang Jianfei drove to the crew to visit the class. Zhong Chuhong took two plays at the same time some time ago, and now he finally relaxes a little. Zhang Jianting's film has been completed and is ready to be released in early June. The box office of this small-budget film is expected to scare many people by then.

Oriental DreamWorks has already completed two films this year, with director Eu Yan Tai's box office 7.6 million and McDonald's director 9.2 million.

Since Yu Rentai has been with Kang Jianfei for two years, his film concepts and techniques have advanced a lot, coupled with better film arrangement and ticket price increase, this film has a box office that is more than 3 million higher than the original time and space. And because Chen Huimin and Li Yanshan are the two leading actors and actresses, plus the plot of the movie is great, and with better publicity and filming, the box office is more than twice that of the original time and space.

DreamWorks' success in two consecutive films has made the company very motivated, because the more the company makes, the more bonuses everyone will give out at the end of the year.

Produced by Zeng Zhiwei and directed by McDonnell, he has also entered the preparatory stage and intends to continue to use Li Lizhen and Wu Junru as the starring roles, while several other girls choose newcomers. This move can keep the audience fresh, and can reduce the film's remuneration expenses. After all, the remuneration of the original girls has increased a lot after they became famous.

McDonald's older brother, McDonald's Bear, also officially resigned from the TV production department and gave up his original position to Xu Xiaoming, who will specialize in filmmaking in the future.

McDonald's has bigger ambitions than Xu Ke and Chen Xunqi, and even surpasses Hong Jinbao, Mecca and others. The first few people made movies either because of their hobbies and ideals, or simply because of making more money, while McDonald's has a very clear ambition. He wants to build his own movie kingdom like Zou Wenhuai and Kang Jianfei.

And just based on McDonald's market vision and film talent, he has that ability, but unfortunately his management skills are insufficient.

McDonald's is short of money to start a company, and Li Shaoxia, who provided him with funds in the parallel space, has long stopped making movies now. Kang Jianfei didn't plan to open a bunch of satellite companies like Golden Harvest, nor did he plan to invest in countless small companies like Princess Jin. After careful discussion with McDonald's, he decided to open a McDonald's movie studio.

McDonald's Film Studio is responsible for its own administrative expenses, applying for a budget at DreamWorks when filming, and how the box office is divided depends on the situation, which is more free than Xu Ke's studio.

After the establishment of McDonald's Film Studio, Xu Ke also discussed with Kang Jianfei, and his treatment was changed to be the same as that of McDonald's Studio, which was more flexible and fair than before.

The McDonald's Film Studio has just been established, and it immediately came up with a plan. After Tang Shuxuan's approval, he came up with the script and shooting plan, and now he has gone to Zhou Mingfang to apply for the budget.

In the parallel space, it is not conspicuous at the Hong Kong box office, but due to the effective operation of McDonald's, the film has been sold to more than 80 countries around the world, making McDonald's a huge profit.

What is even more rare is that there is no big company in Hong Kong to help with the operation, and the biggest contributor to being able to sell films in so many countries is the later famous Hong Kong film producer and distributor Zhang Jiazhen.

Zhang Jiazhen, who was later the distribution director of Debao, made Yang Ziqiong popular, and Wu Yusen was the producer.

And such a bullish character is the only employee of the McDonald's film studio at this time, and he is a stunned young man who doesn't understand anything~www.wuxiaspot.com~ In another time and space, McDonald's filming After he came out, he didn't understand the fart, so he took the film and went to France to sell it. At this time, all international film transactions were paid in US dollars. He foolishly exchanged Hong Kong dollars into US dollars, and then exchanged US dollars into francs. When the transaction was finally wrong, he ran to exchange US dollars again.

Talents also need to hone their growth. When Kang Jianfei knew that Zhang Jiazhen became an employee of the McDonald's Film Studio, he also wanted to poach this famous figure in later generations. As a result, after some contact, I found out that this person does not understand anything, even the ordinary employees of the distribution department of DreamWorks are not as good as the ordinary employees of the distribution department of DreamWorks, and they do not have much thought of digging people.

After all, McDonald's is still helping Kang Jianfei to make money in name. It is really inappropriate to dig out the subordinates of the collaborators. The big deal is to wait for the McDonald's to train Zhang Jiazhen before hiring him at a high salary.

In addition to McDonald's, Zhong Zhiwen, who has been a photographer and an assistant director before, has finally started to take charge of his own work this time, as the full-fledged director.

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Um, sorry, I've been playing a little crazy these days.