Kowloon. {starter}

In an office building next to Jiahe Films, there is Debao Films, a partnership between Pan Disheng, Hong Jinbao and Cen Jianxun.

Two rooms, five tables and six people, this constitutes the whole of Debao Films.

Hong Jinbao has other important things to do, and the company's only contracted actor, Yang Ziqiong, has not returned in Malaysia. At this time, only Pan Disheng, Cen Jianxun, Gao Zhisen, Chen Guanzhong gathered in the office for a meeting, and there was also a female clerk and an errand. The younger brother is dozing off outside.

Among the four people, Pan Disheng is in charge of the decision-making of the money, Cen Jianxun is the boss and planner, and Gao Zhisen is the only contracted director. As for Chen Guanzhong with long hair, this person is the founder and editor-in-chief of the magazine, who was pulled over by Pan Disheng to write the script.

"Huang Feihong is selling very well, and the box office is going to break 30 million." Cen Jianxun said with a heartless smile.

Pan Disheng shook off the soot a little depressingly, and said, "The schedule has been squeezed out, and it can only be released until the end of September at the earliest."

"Didn't you agree? This Zou Wenhuai will change!" Gao Zhisen said angrily.

It is the second film directed by Gao Zhisen after he joined Debao Films. It is about a teacher taking a group of girls' school students on a trip, but accidentally trapped on a deserted island, with the same boat, a male student, a big-colored wolf. Together, the story of battling pirates on a desert island.

The film continues the tone of youth comedy. In fact, the location of the story is moved to the island, and elements such as adventure actions are added. Pan Disheng even specially invited Li Lizhen, Wen Bixia and Wu Junru to star.

As for DreamWorks artists being Taiwanese, it doesn't hurt for Debao Films. Because they don't have any distribution capability in Taiwan. After the Taiwan authorities reduced the quota of films entering Taiwan, Golden Harvest was the first to release its own films, and did not care much about the life and death of small companies.

Since Debao Films' films can't be sold in Taiwan, it doesn't matter if they don't. Instead, a few well-known beautiful girls are invited to star in the film, which can greatly increase the film's box office in Nanyang and Hong Kong.

It went straight to the summer file, no matter if it was the screenwriter Chen Guanzhong. Or the director Gao Zhisen, who has tried his best to make new tricks.

It's a pity that this kind of low-budget comedy has to be put on the sidelines this summer.

At first, Pan Disheng and Zou Wenhuai discussed that, wait, maybe they can rub the tail of the summer file, but Jiahe backed up and temporarily decided to change the film of Jiahe Satellite Company.

I can't blame anyone for this. Who is the Debao Film Company that Pan Disheng paid for alone. Not as close as Jiahe's satellite company.

It seems that the schedule is only adjusted for more than half a month, but such a move will reduce the box office by at least half. Because this film follows the line of youth comedy, it is specially made for students to watch. If it is released at the end of September, the students will all go back to school. Also make a fart money ah!

Pan Disheng was presented by Jiahe, and said without saying a word: "I called everyone here today, mainly to discuss. Should the company change its cooperative theater line?"

Pan Disheng is a very generous person. Gao Zhisen and Chen Guanzhong make movies for Debao, and they are all fixed remuneration plus box office share. Concerning his own income, Gao Zhisen actively said, "Mr. Pan, when Princess Jin forced out DreamWorks, Kang Jianfei relied on the temporary theater chain to survive."

"You mean, take our movie to a temporary theater chain to show?" Pan Disheng frowned. As a rich boy, he looked down on the temporary theater chain formed by those small retail theaters.

Since Kang Jianfei established the Oriental Cinema Line, those small theaters have not had good film sources. Most of them put some small companies and movies. Pan Disheng didn't want his company's movies to be put in that kind of place.

Cen Jianxun said: "Otherwise, let's build a theater chain ourselves."

Cen Jianxun has mentioned this many times. This time, Pan Disheng was already a little moved, and asked, "How much investment will it take to build a medium-sized theater chain?"

Cen Jianxun said silently, "Now that the property market in Hong Kong has picked up, and rents have also risen, if you rent movies and build a new theater, a medium-scale theater chain with 10 theaters, if the location is better, at least more than 100 million yuan in investment."

More than 100 million is not a small number for Pan Disheng. Although it can be gathered quickly, it is still difficult for him to make up his mind: "Let's talk about the self-organized theater chain, and contact those small theaters first."

...

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Feng, Princess Jin and Xinyicheng are about to die. Why do you want to bury Boss Lei? Now the world of Hong Kong films is just right, it's better for the two to break away from Princess Jin and form a new theater chain. Let's win a few more. Film companies, you are in charge of the box office in Hong Kong, and I am in charge of Taiwan and Nanyang, wouldn’t everyone be happy?”

Fulinmen Restaurant, elegant and handsome like a young university professor, Cai Songlin, is holding a cup of tea and smiling at the two shareholders of the Golden Princess Cinema.

In another time and space, Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong only separated from Princess Jin in 1988 and formed another new treasure theater chain. There are two reasons for this, one is the decline of Xinyicheng, and the other is the prosperity of the Hong Kong film market.

Now, due to the variable of Kang Jianfei, the decline of Xinyi City has been accelerated a lot.

Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong, as shareholders of the theater chain, are naturally extremely dissatisfied with the status quo of Princess Jin, but they have been undecided about breaking up with Lei Juekun.

Chen Rongmei asked: "Mr. Cai, a cinema chain needs film sources. Although Xinyicheng has not performed well recently, at least there will be no shortage of films to be released. You pull us into the water and set up another cinema chain. Where can I find film sources?"

"Hahaha..." Cai Songlin said with a smile, "Do you know what's going on now? Once a movie is popular in Hong Kong, it will definitely collect the box office in Nanyang and Taiwan, so although the box office in Hong Kong is not much, it has become a The weather vane of the blockbuster. The current situation is that the blockbuster Hong Kong films are dominated by the three major theater chains, Golden Harvest, Dongfang and Golden Princess. Many businessmen from Taiwan and Nanyang want to invest in Hong Kong films, but suffer from the difficulties of several large theaters. The monopoly of the line is abandoned.”

Feng Bingzhong nodded and said, "That's true, but even if we come out to another theater, we won't be able to make a good movie in our hands."

Cai Songlin smiled and said: "Where do good films come from, from film companies. How many film companies are there in Hong Kong now? There are more than 200! There are at least 20 film companies capable of producing good films. Do you think Jiahe Those satellite companies don’t want to break away from the control of Golden Harvest Cinemas? Wrong. It’s not that they don’t want to, but they don’t have such an opportunity. And we can create opportunities for them!”

Chen Rongmei's mind turned a little faster: "You said we will win over those powerful film companies?"

Cai Songlin nodded approvingly: "Yes, since the birth of Hong Kong films, film companies have been devoured by theater chains. From a marketing perspective, it is because there are many film companies and few theater chains, and theaters are a scarce resource. The entire movie market is dominated by a few cinema chains. As long as there are more cinema chains in Hong Kong, there will be room for cinema chains to choose. They will break away from the shackles of cinema companies. Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long are willing to work hard Make money for Zou Wenhuai? As long as the number of theaters increases, Golden Harvest will definitely not be able to retain people. Maybe we still have the opportunity to cooperate with Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long. The business we are talking about now will change the status quo of the entire Hong Kong film industry. , is creating the history of Hong Kong film!"

Feng Bingzhong was a little moved by Cai Songlin's words. Chen Rongmei replied, "Don't say such empty words, just be specific."

Cai Songlin took a sip of black tea and smiled confidently: "I have already contacted Zeng Zhiwei, the film production manager of DreamWorks. I will pay to set up a joint venture with him to set up a good friend film company. He will persuade Hong Jinbao and Mecca to come together to make a film. Movies, so that there are stars and directors, the movies you make will definitely be very appealing. And you two are responsible for the promotion and release of the movie in Hong Kong, and I am responsible for the distribution in Taiwan and Nanyang. As long as the good friend film company can make a name Then, more film companies can be attracted to cooperate, and the snowball of the whole market will roll.”

Feng Bingzhong rubbed his teeth and said, "Zeng Zhiwei is from DreamWorks, Hong Jinbao is from Golden Harvest, and Mecca is from Xinyi City. And these three are either managers or company owners. They will make a little money for a little filming. Come out and work together?"

Cai Songlin said with a smile: "It's not about a little money. Zeng Zhiwei is the manager of the film production department in Xinyi City. How much can he earn a year with salary and bonus? If you go out and do it alone. As long as a film is made, He made more money than he made in a year. Hong Jinbao's movie was so high at the box office, but Zou Wenhuai took the bulk of it. He would have no idea in his heart? There have been serious differences between Ming and Shi Tian, ​​and they have not participated in film production for more than half a year. It seems difficult to put these three people together, but it is actually very easy."

Chen Rongmei asked again: "It seems that your Scholar Films only has distribution capabilities in Taiwan, right? Can you sell it in Nanyang?"

Cai Songlin had a faint smile on his face: "Don't forget the two of you, the largest Shaw Brothers theater chain in Nanyang, after Shaw Brothers stopped production, it was almost closed due to lack of film sources. I wish there was a blockbuster Hong Kong film to be released. And I have already contacted the Nanyang Shaw Brothers Cinema, and the Hong Kong films that will be shown there in the future will be exclusively distributed by Scholar Films. Moreover, Hong Kong TVB and Nanyang Shaw Brothers Cinema Lines are relatives, and the film companies that we will support in the future can definitely invite TVB actors to play, and there is no need to worry about star actors being controlled by several major companies.”

Cai Songlin's plan can be said to be comprehensive and flawless. Chen Rongmei thought about it for a long time and couldn't find any flaws. Finally, she reached out and said, "Mr. Cai, it is a pleasure to cooperate!"

"Happy cooperation!" The smile on Cai Songlin's face became even stronger.

Walking out of Fulinmen Restaurant, Cai Songlin stretched out against the sea breeze. Facing the beautiful Victoria Bay, he only felt that the sun was so bright today.

As one of several major filmmakers in Taiwan today, Scholar Films has grown to this size in just a few years, and all those partners at the time of the business were pushed away by Cai Songlin, and Scholar Films is now owned by Cai Songlin. People have the final say.

In the past two years, Scholar Films and Longxiang Films jointly released DreamWorks films in Taiwan, and they made a lot of money. Who knows that DreamWorks films were suddenly rejected, which made Scholar Films’ annual profit drop by 40% many.

As the Taiwan authorities reduced the quota for Hong Kong films, Scholar Films made even less revenue, and even suffered losses last quarter.

The source of the film is what the scholar film industry lacks the most, so he will come to Hong Kong in person to find someone to cooperate with and support the film company.

As for the policy of the Taiwan authorities to reduce the quota of Hong Kong films, it is estimated that it will not last long, because it violates the collective interests of Taiwanese academies and filmmakers. Even expanding the Hong Kong film quota.

Not far from the hotel where he was staying, Cai Songlin walked back on the street whistling, bought a copy at a roadside stall and took it together for analysis.

"A costume kung fu movie, a police and bandit action movie, seems to be irrelevant, but in fact conveys the same meaning, that is justice and chivalry.

Why is it a man?

Not being able to slash people with a knife or shoot to kill is a chivalrous person~lightnovelpub.net~ A real chivalrous person lies in the spiritual level.

The screenwriter has taken great pains to create a perfect chivalrous image. Different from the traditional kung fu film where you meet and fight, Huang Feihong is able to do it without making a move from beginning to end. Even in the face of bad guys, you have to be reasonable. Even except for the last moment to save people, the bad guys in the film are not homicides. .

The same is true. As a police officer, Chen Jiaju, facing a heinous villain, also uses the law to maintain justice after he is caught...

In the kung fu films of the 1970s, when a certain hero or a small man appeared on the scene, he would kill non-stop, that is a murderer, not a chivalrous person. The real chivalrous man lies in justice, Kang Jianfei and Cheng Long have broken through the old stereotypes and raised the style of Chinese action movies to a higher level..."

After Cai Songlin finished flipping through the newspaper in the hotel, he threw it aside, and couldn't help laughing wildly in his heart. His plan can free Hong Kong's large and small film companies from the control of the theater chain. For the owners of those film companies, he is the savior, and he is the hero of justice incarnate.