Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

  Chapter 567 The Era of the Cinema

  The film industry, no matter what time it is, whether it is in Hong Kong, or inland in the future, or even other regions, follows a code.

   That is 'Theatrical line is king'.

  In this era when theater chains are king, if a film company does not have theater chains, it is easy to gain a firm foothold in the film industry, but it is difficult to become bigger and stronger and endure for a long time.

   Especially in a competitive place like Xiangjiang, if a film company does not have a theater chain, it will be strangled by the neck, and win-win cooperation is formed on the condition that the strength of both parties is equal.

   There are a lot of Heung Kong Films, so why is everyone just staring at Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and Princess Kim?

The reason    is nothing more than the fact that the three film companies have the cinema channel in their hands. If there is no cinema, it means that there is no solid foundation. When the wind blows, the whole company will collapse.

  Princess Jin’s main business is movies, and ATV’s main business is TV. Both have their own foundations. Even if there is no cooperation, it will not hurt the fundamental interests of both parties.

   However, because of the artist department, Yang Chen, the big boss of ATV, is bound to enter the film industry in the future.

  If you want to develop a movie, you must master a theater chain.

   Now ATV is cooperating with Princess Jin, and the interests of both parties are shared, which is mainly due to the fact that there are too few talents available to Boss Lei at this time.

  Once Boss Lei has talents, such as Xinyicheng.

  Although the seven monsters of Xinyicheng in this world are not all gathered together, the three core characters of Xinyicheng, Mecca, Huang Baiming, and Shi Xin have already worshipped under the banner of Boss Lei.

How much influence    Xinyicheng had on Heung Kong Films in the 1980s, Yang Chen would not be clear. After Shaw Brothers ceased operations, Heung Kong Films became a rivalry between Golden Harvest and Xinyicheng.

   Although there is another Pan Gongzi who receives Shaw Brothers films, the other party relies on Sammo Hung's team and also occupies a place in the Hong Kong film market, but Pan Gongzi and Boss Lei are fundamentally different.

   That Mr. Pan entered the film industry purely for the sake of making beautiful people smile, and at the same time using film channels to promote his brand-name clothing.

  Through the 1980s and 1990s, when the Hong Kong movies were popular, Jiahe and Princess Jin were always in the ring, and who the Princess Jin relied on, needless to say, was a new art city founded by a few people in Mecca.

   After the rise of Xinyicheng, the cooperation between Princess Jin and ATV is almost over.

  Even if the cooperation between the two sides continues, in the face of the son of Xinyicheng, ATV's films, the film arrangement must depend on Princess Jin's face and actions.

   This is something Yang Chen doesn't want to see.

  As the house price in Hong Kong increases day by day, the ticket price of Hong Kong movie will also increase year by year.

  The rise of movie ticket prices is inevitable. With the development of the economy, people's average wages will rise.

   But if the price increases blindly, it will bring economic pressure to everyone, thereby reducing the number of movie viewings per year

   Think of the 1980s and 1990s, the box office of Hong Kong movies, tens of millions of movie box office, can be found everywhere.

   But in the 21st century, how many Hong Kong movies have box office in the tens of millions?

  The fare increase is too high, and people are naturally more willing to spend a little money and hide at home to watch pirated CDs.

   Anyway, it’s all about watching. It’s not the same where you watch it. Why do you have to go to the cinema?

  When a city is flooded with money, people's pressure will follow, and they are burdened with heavy life burdens, and no one has time to waste.

  Old cinemas will gradually withdraw from the stage of history. Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and Princess Jin will decline later, which is not unrelated to the progress of the times.

  Most of the cinemas in the inland of later generations are concentrated in commercial plazas. The cinema and the commercial plaza will stimulate each other's demand and concentrate the flow of people in one place.

   In the 1980s and 1990s, the annual number of moviegoers in Xiangjiang was as high as 30 to 40 million people. This is a very large number of people, representing the enthusiasm of the people of Hong Kong for movies in the early days.

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"What are you talking about?"

  Yang Chen turned his head to look at He Chaoqiong who came out of the kitchen, and said with a smile, "Yu Fei told me just now that I want to finish my meal later and take you to a movie."

   "You agree?" He Chaoqiong asked expectantly.

   Yang Chen saw it, he didn't think much about it, he just nodded and said, "Anyway, it's fine at night, I'll stay at home anyway, I'll take you out for a walk after dinner:"

  He Chaoqiong said happily: "Okay, then let's eat quickly. After dinner, go shopping first. I haven't gone shopping for a long time."

   Hearing the word 'shopping', Yang Chen's smiling face suddenly collapsed. What kind of sports are men most afraid of? It's not running and climbing, but shopping with women.

   Any man who has patience, as long as he goes to the street and walks around, he is guaranteed to have backache and leg cramps.

   Seeing He Chaoqiong's happy look, and the other party's words, "I haven't been shopping for a long time", Yang Chen opened his mouth, but he couldn't refuse.

   Xue Yufei saw it, smiled and said nothing.

   "Let's eat first!"

   On the other side, Chen Yulian, who had already set up the meal, couldn't help shouting when she saw where the three were still standing.

   at the dinner table

  Chen Yulian asked Yang Chen while adding vegetables, "Brother Chen, do you need to bring anything when you go to the United States tomorrow? Will it be very cold there, do you want to add more sweaters?"

  Yang Chen: "You don't need to prepare too much, just put two changes of clothes and a thicker coat. I'll stay there for two or three days to see how the game consoles are selling.

   When I come back, I have to go to the inland. In the capital, it is quite cold this month, and this trip is also long. Please help me prepare more warm things. "

  He Chaoqiong heard it, and immediately said, "Let's go to the commercial street to see it later. It seems that we don't have any thick clothes at home, so we have to go to a clothing store to buy them."

   Hearing He Chaoqiong's words, Yang Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly, it seems that the hurdle of shopping today is impossible to pass.

  Xue Yufei interjected: "Aqiong, there is nothing serious about the Kowloon Bus side now. You will go to the inland with Chen at that time. He will go there alone, and he will not be used to it if he is not taken care of for a long time."

   Hearing Xue Yufei's reminder, He Chaoqiong glanced at her and understood in an instant.

   Yang Chen's trip to the United States is nothing, it only takes a few days to go back and forth.

  However, this time going inland is different. A group of business delegations will go north, and it will take a long time along the way. If there is a little delay in the middle, it will be a problem whether they will be able to come back before the new year.

   For such a long time, there was no woman around Yang Chen to take care of or watch over him, so he might bring someone back.

   Now that the game consoles are on sale, Xue Yufei must not be able to get away from it. Even though she really wanted to go to the mainland to see it in person, but conditions did not allow her, she could only exclude herself.

   As for Chen Yulian, there was nothing to do at first, but the ATV singing competition is being held recently, and the affairs of the ATV artist department also involved her.

   Of the three women, only He Chaoqiong is relatively free. The Kowloon bus has now fully resumed normal operation. It doesn't matter if He Chaoqiong is watching, and there is no problem in leaving for a month or two.

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   (end of this chapter)