Rebirth of Xiangjiang Hidden Behind the Scenes

Chapter 99 Get Involved

The next day.

Su Cheng went to his last stop in Hollywood to acquire and reorganize the Tengyue Cinemas branch.

General Manager's Office.

Jiang Zhiqiang gave Su Cheng a piece of information, sat aside, and said leisurely: "Since the establishment of our theater chain, in addition to arranging Hong Kong films produced by our company, we have also taken on two dramas from Jiahe. One is "A"

Plan", a "Junior Brother Takes Action"."

After a pause, Jiang Zhiqiang continued: "The total box office of "Plan A" is 6.28 million U.S. dollars. The total box office of "Junior" is only 1.27 million U.S. dollars. In addition, "The Wrong Ride" from Dingsheng will be released after the year."

"Apart from our local films in Hong Kong, what about the ones in Hollywood?" Su Cheng asked.

Hearing this, Jiang Zhiqiang smiled and said: "There are two films that are good, but I think it is not too late to cooperate with the company here after "Back to the Future" produced by our company is released."

As he spoke, he took out the bottom stack of information, opened the introduction inside, and said: "One of the movies is currently being filmed. It is jointly produced by Universal Pictures and Lionsgate Pictures. The title of the movie is

"On Golden Pond". I heard that the famous movie stars Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda were invited to star."

So it was this movie? Su Cheng was a little dazed for a moment. Although he has never watched all the Oscar-winning blockbusters in later generations, he still watched some of the particularly famous ones (due to director, leading actor and actress, or box office).

I specifically searched and watched it. Among them, there is this "Golden Pond".

The reason why I watched this movie is that, first of all, the heroine Katharine Hepburn is a frequent Oscar winner. Including this movie, she has won the Oscar 4 times and been nominated for countless awards. Compared with her, the other Oscar winner

Although Delly Hepburn is more famous, she is still slightly inferior to her in terms of awards and acting skills.

In addition, this film is an extremely rare film that has won Oscars for both the male and female protagonists. What is even more surprising is that in the early 1980s, it still grossed hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. It was not taken seriously or mentioned.

, it’s impossible!

However, in Su Cheng's memory, this film seemed to have been released in 1982! Even if the Hollywood film company had prepared to arrange the release in advance, it couldn't be so early! I'm afraid the crew would often have accidents during this period! Otherwise,

, it won’t take that long.

Just as he was thinking about this, Jiang Zhiqiang said: "The second one is a Hollywood blockbuster produced and invested by Mr. Zou from Jiahe."

"Oh?" Su Cheng was a little surprised.

As if aware of his boss's surprise, Jiang Zhiqiang explained: "Actually, this film was not only produced by Chou Wenhuai, but also invested by 20th Century Fox. It is just like the "Alien" film, it is a legacy of the company."

Su Cheng asked: "Then this film has been filmed?"

"No!" Waving his hand, Jiang Zhiqiang said: "Originally, Golden Harvest was going to be a joint venture with 20th Century Fox. But because of problems with the actors, it was shelved for the time being."

Later, Jiang Zhiqiang explained: "Because it is a joint venture, Golden Harvest naturally let Jackie Chan play a role in it. However, during the selection, Xu Guanwen was also valued. In addition to his acting skills, he also participated in the screenwriting. Previously, Xu Guanwen was

The remuneration has not been negotiated, so..."

When Jiang Zhiqiang introduced it, Su Cheng also looked at the information. It turned out to be the movie "Cannonball Run". It was declared to be the most profitable film invested by Jiahe Zou Wenhuai in North America. The total box office was over 100 million US dollars, with more than 70 million in North America.

US dollar box office.

Su Cheng was still deeply impressed by this film. Who is Zou Wenhuai's "proud work"?

Golden Harvest cooperates with 20th Century Fox. In addition to being a major film company, Golden Harvest also has theaters under its umbrella to facilitate the release of movies. But now?

Su Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Please contact Shi Nansheng. If possible, I hope our company can participate."

Jiang Zhiqiang was stunned by these words and asked: "Does the boss mean to leave Jiahe aside?"

Waving his hand, Su Cheng said: "It is a three-party investment."

After a while, he continued: "Currently, we and Jiahe are allies. Although the relationship is only in Hong Kong, we can continue to cooperate when we come to Hollywood. In addition, once the box office of this film is good and the profit is high, what do you think, Zou Wenhuai

Will you give up when the time comes?"

At least, under the current environment, their relationship between Tengyue and 20th Century Fox is definitely better than Golden Harvest. Who knows that there is still a lot of money that has not been settled!

Furthermore, although "Cannonball Run" can bring some benefits to Su Cheng, it is not enough to "break" with Jiahe. After all, the movies produced in Xiangjiang have been brought to them by Jiahe Cinema in the past year.

How much money will you get? You can’t lose a lot for a small amount! However, when it’s time to make money, you can’t retreat, right?

He said to Jiang Zhiqiang: "When you go to Shi Nansheng, just say it's my wish. It's the same as the original "Plan A" model. We, Tengyue, are only responsible for investment and arranging the release issues. Everything about the crew is based on their wishes. We

Not participating.”

"Understood, boss!" Jiang Zhiqiang nodded.

…

Just when Su Cheng went to the Tengyue Entertainment Division in Hollywood, the movies "Piecing the Corner" and "The Frog Prince" were also released one after another in Hong Kong.

On the second day of the release of "The Frog Prince", a shocking news came: Shaw Brothers Cinemas was acquired by the watch business tycoon Dickson Poon. Although it only accounted for one-third of it, this signal was enough to show that many

Rich businessmen began to focus on the film industry.

Now it is a theater chain, then it may be a movie company in the future!

However, the next day, the media reported that Dickson Pan had acquired two film companies. Although these two companies were not very famous and the films they produced were not big box office hits, they could be integrated together, so other peers naturally did not dare to underestimate them.

Look at it!

Within a few days, the newly established "Xiangyang Pictures" was born. It was revealed that it would shoot its first movie "Brave". The director it was looking for was Liang Bochi, who directed "Dancing from the Ashes".

As for who the protagonist is and what the film is roughly about, the outside world has no idea.

However, this incident happened years ago, and many people in the industry were a little panicked. Since the rise of Tengyue Entertainment, the film industry has begun to develop in an unknown direction, and then the emergence of New Art City, coupled with the emergence of Dingsheng.

It seems to give outsiders the illusion that investing in movies can make huge profits! It’s so easy to make money!

But is this really the case?

impossible!

Otherwise, why would movie companies go bankrupt every year, even giants like Shaw Brothers can't avoid it!

(End of chapter)