Entertainment starts from Xiangjiang

Chapter 68 Multiplex Cinema (please recommend)

Sighing secretly, Chu Ling couldn't help but feel a headache when thinking about the current situation in Xiangjiang's entertainment industry.

It's okay to say that TV dramas are blocked. Even if TVB is blocked, there is ATV without TVB. Even if ATV is lost, at most it will lose the Hong Kong market. In addition, there are even bigger markets such as Taiwan, Macau, and the Mainland.

It can be said that there is no need to worry at all in this regard.

But this aspect of the movie is pretty fucked up.

If there are no sales channels in the market outside Xiangjiang, there is no way to even think about it. Of course, if you are willing to spend energy, money and time, overseas markets are not unprofitable.

However, in Hong Kong in the 1980s, if a film company wanted to become big, the most basic thing was to have a theater chain, otherwise you had to pretend to be a grandson.

However, since Chu Ling has made up his mind to do it, naturally he will not be treated as a grandson, but must be treated as an father.

As for the three major theater chains in Xiangjiang, Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, and Golden Princess, if they stand on their own, Shaw Brothers will not need to consider it. And Golden Harvest has several satellite companies, so no matter what, it will never be Chu Ling's turn. As for the final Golden Princess

, the highest priority is New Art City, and there are other satellite companies at the next level, and it is not his turn either.

None of the three major theater chains are good enough. There are also some remote theaters in Xiangjiang, as well as theater chains that distribute Western films. Not to mention the few moviegoers and poor equipment in these places. It is not that easy to join forces to form a theater chain.

Something easy.

Think of this.

Chu Ling couldn't help but have a headache. Making a movie in Xiangjiang without a theater chain was like asking for death.

However, the cinema line alone gave Chu Ling a headache. It made him regret the previous things. If he had thought more clearly and been more cautious, he would not have fallen into this troublesome situation.

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After struggling for a while.

"I'm stupid. Since that stinky woman wants to run the entertainment company, then just leave it to her. At most, I can come up with ideas. If it doesn't work out in the end, I can't be blamed." Chu

Zero chuckled strangely.

"And..." A look of solemnity appeared on Chu Ling's face, "Before "The Swordsman", I must not let Wireless know that I want to be independent, otherwise things will be in trouble."

After making up his mind, Chu Ling turned over the plan in his hand, and the more he looked at it, the surprised look appeared on his face.

In the plan, Nicole Robin also proposed that the basis of everything is the cinema. This did not go beyond Chu Ling's expectation. On the contrary, if the other party had not proposed it, then he would have doubted who the plan in his hand came from.

hand?

However, the model proposed by Nicole Robin to reduce the number of moviegoers, increase the number of screens, and cooperate with shopping malls shocked Chu Ling.

There were two types of cinemas in Hong Kong in the 1980s. One was a large cinema with thousands of seats; the other was a small cinema in a remote location with few moviegoers and few seats.

Regardless of whether it is a large cinema or a small cinema, all cinemas have one screen, which means that each cinema can only show one movie in two hours.

Although multiplex theaters reduce the number of moviegoers per show, they increase the number of shows and are located in shopping malls with high traffic. This is definitely mutually beneficial. In the long run, this will definitely be better than the current old-fashioned theaters.

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You know, this is basically the theater model of later generations. Chu Ling did not expect that Nicole Robin would have thought of it two or thirty years in advance.

For this alone, Chu Ling had to admire Nicole Robin. After all, he knew about this multiplex theater model, but he had never thought that for this reason alone, the other party would be better than him.

Moreover, these are not the key points. You must know that although movie theaters have considerable profits, the cost of building and maintaining a movie theater is definitely huge.

Especially in today's Xiangjiang, land prices are not even cheaper than those in later first-tier cities. Under such circumstances, if you want to build a chain of at least ten theaters, the cost alone will be no less than 300 million, not to mention time.

However, if it is a multiplex cinema, in a shopping mall with a prosperous location and high passenger flow, not to mention the time saved, the cost of the same ten theaters alone will definitely be less than 100 million.

Moreover, when it comes to new cinemas, of course they have new screens, new seats and everything else. Plus convenience and so many benefits, it is obvious which one to choose over those old cinemas.

It can be said that once this multiplex cinema is established, it will definitely occupy half of the Hong Kong film market in an instant, and it will also prompt a reshuffle in the Hong Kong film industry.

Of course, all this is based on sufficient film sources.

However, in today's Hong Kong, there is little in the film industry except for movies. In some cases, a movie can be shot for you in a week. Of course, when the quantity increases, the quality cannot be guaranteed.

However, it doesn't matter if the quality is not up to standard. As long as you rely on quantity to break the blockade of Jiahe and others at the beginning, you can completely gain a foothold and other problems can be solved later.

Think of this.

Chu Ling couldn't help but show a hint of excitement in his eyes. Although he didn't care about making money, he still preferred to control his life in his own hands rather than letting others control it. This had nothing to do with anything else. He just didn't want to be

It’s just the character of others that controls their destiny.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

After closing the plan book, Chu Ling couldn't help but laughed and shouted "Hello" three times in a row.

Zhou Huimin, who had been quietly watching Chu Ling in rapt attention, couldn't help but be startled. After he woke up, he looked at Chu Ling with an excited face and rolled his eyes with disdain.

After being excited for a while, Chu Ling finally came back to his senses and began to think about his next plan.

I don't know how long it took, but Chu Ling finally calmed down completely. He looked up at Zhou Huimin who was staring at him intently. He couldn't help being startled and asked in surprise: "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Rolling his eyes, Zhou Huimin said contemptuously: "What else can I watch? Let's watch you play monkey."

"Forehead"

Looking at Chu Ling who was speechless, Zhou Huimin stood up, stretched, yawned and asked, "Are you still recording?"

"Record, why not record."

While speaking, Chu Ling stood up and walked towards the recording studio, and the two of them once again entered into the busy recording work.

He quickly adjusted the equipment with both hands, made a start gesture to Zhou Huimin, put on the headset, and looked solemnly at Zhou Huimin who gently closed his eyes.

"Love me, okay? Get rid of all your pride."

Hearing this, Chu Ling looked at Zhou Huimin in surprise, closing his eyes and concentrating on it, with a look of surprise in his eyes. In just two short sentences, he heard the song he wanted, and couldn't help but close his eyes.

Eyes, slowly listen.

"I can't hide my loneliness, I can't wait for support! The rivers and lakes are turbulent, the wind and rain are too unstable, I am greedy for your smile and forget the taste of pain... Just love me."

After the song ended, Chu Ling opened his eyes and clapped his hands with a smile on his face.

There was no need to listen to it again just now. Chu Ling also knew that there was no need to record this song "Love Me" again.

Immediately.

Chu Ling smiled and said: "OK, Amin, this song is over, let's change to the next song "Awakening"."

Hearing this, Zhou Huimin closed his eyes again, slowly went deep into the artistic conception he had constructed, opened his lips lightly, and sang the song "Awakening" passionately.

"When all sentient beings embark on this road, there is a fog in front of them, too much jealousy, too many constraints, and they silently suffer the pain of not being able to ask for anything. When deep love ends, loneliness erodes loneliness..."

Opening his eyes, Chu Ling praised it: "It's very good, but it was a little off in the second section. Let's try it again."

Hearing this, Zhou Huimin thought for a moment, then made a start gesture and started recording again.

This song "Awakening" was recorded three times in total before it passed.

"Amin, this is the last song, "The End", try to play it again." Chu Ling encouraged with a smile.

After returning the OK gesture, Zhou Huimin closed her eyes and started singing passionately again.

"The two sides of love and hate are like the sword that sometimes disperses the clouds and sometimes fills the air, cutting through the longing..."

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At night, Chu Ling and Zhou Huimin were walking side by side on a street with few pedestrians.

"The song has finally been recorded. The next stage is cutting, and then the background music. Damn it! Why is there still so much work?" Chu Ling complained.

Giving Chu Ling a rollicking look, Zhou Huimin scolded: "Don't say dirty words."

After saying that, Zhou Huimin whispered with a blushing face: "Don't worry, I will accompany you to complete these tasks."

Looking sideways at Zhou Huimin, who was glowing softly under the light of the street lamp, a smile flashed in his eyes and he said softly: "Yes, I still have you with me."

After saying that, before Zhou Huimin could recover, Chu Ling hugged him, tightened his arms, and whispered beside the crystal earrings: "Amin, promise me, no matter how many women I have in the future, you will always

do not leave Me."

"boom"

Zhou Huimin stared at Chu Ling with a sullen face, put his foot on Chu Ling's leg, kicked him, turned around and walked forward quickly.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and Chu Ling couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. Two women kicked him on the same day, and they kicked him in the same place. This made him feel so embarrassed.

He reluctantly rubbed his obviously bulging calf, and looking at Qian Ying who had almost disappeared from sight, Chu Ling hurriedly limped after her.

"Well, don't be angry. Really, I was joking with you just now, okay? Why did you take it seriously?" Chu Ling said with a smile.

As for whether it was a joke or not, Chu Ling knew best, but deep down in his heart, he was scolding himself so much that he seemed to have gotten a little carried away recently.

Looking sideways at Chu Ling, who was smiling apologetically, the anger in Zhou Huimin's heart had dissipated. How could she not know the temperament of the man next to her who she liked? What she said just now was definitely not a joke, but a test. If she didn't kick the man just now,

Feet, the other party will definitely make the lie come true.

However, even though she knew the true nature of Chu Ling's love, she still found it difficult to give up.

Looking at the limping Chu Ling, Zhou Huimin couldn't help showing a look of distress in his eyes, and couldn't help secretly blaming him for being too heavy-handed just now.