Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"It's getting late. Everyone has been busy all day. Go back and rest first."

Fang Yihua did not say what to do tomorrow, which made these theater managers extremely anxious. If they go back now, they will not be able to rest.

You must know that the box office of a theater is directly linked to their income. Today, Fang Yihua turned away "Master Qian". Not only did Run Run Shaw suffer losses, but also the grassroots management like them were also affected.

But now, except for Liu Shu, Fang Yihua has the final say at Shaw Brothers. Even if these managers are dissatisfied, they don't dare to show off in front of Fang Yihua, and can only leave silently with unwillingness.

After they all left, Shi Wenyan clearly heard Fang Yihua sigh, and she was so frightened that she quickly turned her head away, with an unconcealable surprise on her face.

"Wen Yan, do you think Condor Shooting can win that drama?" Fang Yihua raised his head and asked Shi Wenyan an incredible question.

I'm afraid this question doesn't need to be answered at all. Judging from the overwhelming ticket purchase situation on the first day and the box office revenue, this is no longer a question of whether it can be defeated or not, but how outrageous the loss will be in the end.

In fact, there is one piece of data that Shi Wenyan did not tell Fang Yihua, that is, the attendance rate of the Condor on the first day was a bit reluctant.

Except for a few leading theaters, the attendance rate of several other small theaters slowly dropped to 70% within a few hours of the show opening. It is foreseeable that the trend of this show cannot be maintained.

If it were another theater chain, I'm afraid it would be time to start thinking about whether to slowly reduce the number of venues for Condor and replace it with other movies that can better retain the audience.

But the Shaw Brothers theater chain is different from other theater chains. As long as it is a movie produced by Shaw Brothers and the attendance rate is not so bad that it is not shown, it must be hung in the theater.

If it had been in the past, there would not have been any problems. It has always been like this anyway, and everyone is used to it.

But this time it was different. Fang Yihua didn't know what was wrong. He actually showed a movie that had nothing to do with Shaw Brothers. If the movie was a hit, no one would care.

But the problem now is that the box office of "Master Qian" is ridiculously good, which is equivalent to giving money into their hands, but Fang Yihua pushed all the money away, which suddenly caused public outrage.

Shi Wenyan lowered her head and didn't know how to answer, but Fang Yihua was not a fool. Seeing Shi Wenyan's embarrassed look was equivalent to answering the question she just asked.

"Actually, it's not that I don't want to let the drama be released across the board like Golden Harvest, but if I do this, I'm afraid The Condor will be squeezed even more, and it may have to be finished in a few days."

In any case, The Condor is a film produced by Shaw Brothers, and the gold medal pair of Chang Cheh and Ni Kuang have always been Shaw Brothers' signatures. If they lose too miserably, it will have a big impact on Shaw Brothers.

As if talking to himself, Fang Yihua shook his head after finishing speaking, and then covered his head with his hands, looking very troubled.

"The manager actually doesn't need to worry too much. After all, Director Zhang has been filming for so long, so he should be able to understand that the situation is stronger than the person."

Shi Wenyan then said something that made Fang Yihua feel puzzled: "And I think that even if the drama is brought up, it will have an impact on The Condor Shooting, but it will not be squeezed into the lower drama. It may even be helpful."

When Fang Yihua, who was covering her head, heard Shi Wenyan's words, she immediately opened her eyes and looked at Shi Wenyan with a confused look.

Does she know what she is talking about? If "Master Qian" is brought up now, what audience will go to see The Condor Shooting? I'm afraid everyone will go to see "Master Qian".

At that time, the theater managers down there can justifiably reduce the number of Condor Shooting shows and allocate them to "Master Qian".

But don't doubt that they don't dare to do this. If Fang Yihua were the theater manager, she would definitely be able to do it and do it even better.

"Speak clearly." If he didn't know Shi Wenyan well, Fang Yihua would have started complaining long ago.

"Because Niuniu is also the heroine of that drama." After Shi Wenyan finished speaking, she lowered her head silently. This was obviously not something that made Fang Yihua happy.

Fang Yihua thought Shi Wenyan could come up with a good reason, but after the other party reminded her, she remembered that Niu Niu also starred in "Master Qian".

I don't know whether to be happy or sad that the Condor Movie, which Shaw Brothers put all their effort into creating, ended up relying on another movie to get more box office.

"Manager, actually it wouldn't be a bad thing to promote "Master Qian"." Shi Wenyan said something else that made Fang Yihua confused.

However, with the previous foreshadowing, Fang Yihua did not make a fuss, but looked at Shi Wenyan seriously. She wanted to know why.

After getting Fang Yihua's permission, Shi Wenyan continued: "As long as "Master Qian" sells well, if they want to make a sequel, they will have to ask us to borrow Niu Niu, then we will use this as an excuse to intervene in this project.

A play."

In fact, Fang Yihua was already inclined to put "Master Qian" on the screen, but she just needed an excuse to convince herself, and now Shi Wenyan happened to give her a good excuse.

As soon as Shi Wenyan finished speaking, Fang Yihua suddenly became happy, and she felt that she had pinched Feilong's lifeline.

"You're right. Why don't you do something like this that kills two birds with one stone? Go tell the managers that all the movies with an attendance rate of less than 50% will be underpainted, and "Master Qian" will be shown in all theaters tomorrow."

Once the decision was made, Fang Yihua returned to her previous aggressive and decisive appearance.

Shi Wenyan said okay, then turned and walked out. She was now going to convey Fang Yihua's meaning to the managers. I believe they would be very happy after hearing the news.

Half an hour later, when Shi Wenyan had just finished notifying the manager of the last theater, Fang Yihua happened to walk out of the office.

It is already eleven o'clock in the evening, which is already very late for Fang Yihua.

"Goodbye, manager." Shi Wenyan stood up and watched Fang Yihua leave.

"You should go back early, you will be busy tomorrow." Fang Yihua nodded to Shi Wenyan, and then left.

About five minutes after Fang Yihua left, Shi Wenyan suddenly looked around. After confirming that no one was around, she picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Your drama will be screened across the board tomorrow." After saying this, Shi Wenyan hung up the phone.

It seemed like she said something without any beginning or end, but this sentence could earn her 50,000 yuan, which was enough for her two years' salary.

At the same time, Lin Daoqiu, who had just put down the phone on the other side, felt that his smile could hardly be suppressed.

Although he knew that sooner or later, Fang Yihua would be unable to withstand the pressure and let "Master Qian" be released in full theaters, but if it could be released one day earlier, it would be a big boost to the final box office results of "Master Qian".

Therefore, the 50,000 yuan was not wasted at all to Lin Daoqiu, and it can be said to be very worthwhile.

Even though what Shi Wenyan said to Fang Yihua was taught by him, the other party only made a few words.