Kowloon.

In an office building next to Jiahe Pictures, there is Debao Film Company, which is jointly organized by Pan Disheng, Hong Jinbao and Cen Jianxun.

Two rooms, five tables, and six people, which constitutes the whole story of Debao Film Company.

Hung Jinbao had something else to do, and the company's only contracted actress, Michelle Yang, has not returned in Malaysia. At this time, only Pan Disheng, Cen Jianxun, Gao Zhisen, and Chen Guanzhong gathered together for a meeting. There was also a female clerk and an errand running boy dozing outside.

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

"Huang Feihong is very popular, the box office will exceed 30 million." Cen Jianxun said with a heartless smile.

Pan Disheng shook off the ashes with some depression and said, "The schedule of "Happy Adventure" has been squeezed out, and the fastest time can only be scheduled to be released until the end of September."

"Didn't you agree to play our "Happy Adventure" after the second film of "Police Story"? How can Zou Wenhuai change it at will!" Gao Zhisen said angrily.

"Happy Adventure" is the second film directed by Gao Zhisen after joining Debao Film Company. It tells the story of a teacher taking a group of girls' school students on a trip, but accidentally trapped on a deserted island, and fighting against pirates on the deserted island with the police, male students, and perverts on the same boat.

The movie continues the tone of the youth comedy of "Happy Ghost". In fact, it is to move the place where the story takes place to the island and add elements such as adventure action. Pan Disheng even specially invited Li Lizhen, Wen Bixia and Ng Junru to starring.

As for the fact that DreamWorks artists were banned by Taiwan, it is harmless to Debao Film Company. Because they have no distribution capabilities in Taiwan, and after the Taiwanese authorities reduced the amount of films entering Taiwan, Jiahe also released its own videos first, not caring about the life and death of small companies.

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

"Happy Adventure" goes straight to the summer season. Whether it is the screenwriter Chen Guanzhong or the director Gao Zhisen, they have tried their best to make new tricks.

Unfortunately, this summer season includes "Summer Lucky Star" and "Police Story" to be arranged, and low-cost comedy like "Happy Adventure" can only stand aside.

At the beginning, what Pan Disheng and Zou Wenhuai discussed was that after "Police Story" was released, he would appear on "Happy Adventure", and perhaps he could still rub the tail of the summer season. Unexpectedly, Jiahe went back on his word and decided to temporarily change to the film of Jiahe Satellite Company.

This is not a big deal. Who said that Debao Film Company was opened by Pan Disheng alone? It is not as close as Jiahe's satellite company.

It seems that the box office of "Happy Adventure" is only half the next half month, but after this move, the box office of "Happy Adventure" is at least half the less. Because this film is a youth comedy route. It is specially filmed for students to watch. If it is released at the end of September, the students will return to school and make a lot of money!

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

Pan Disheng is still generous. Gao Zhisen and Chen Guanzhong made movies for Debao, both of which were fixed pay and box office share. Regarding his own income, Gao Zhisen actively spoke: "Mr. Pan. When Princess Jin forced her to leave DreamWorks, Kang Jianfei relied on temporary theaters to support it."

"You mean, take our movies to be screened in temporary theaters?" Pan Disheng frowned. As a rich young man, he looked down on the temporary theaters that combine small theaters with retail investors.

Since Kang Jianfei established Oriental Theater, since there are no good film sources, most of the small theaters have small companies and ** movies. Pan Disheng doesn't want his own company's films to be played in that kind of place.

Cen Jianxun asked: "Or, let's build a cinema ourselves."

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

Cen Jianxun said silently: "Now the real estate market in Hong Kong has risen, and rents have risen. If you rent a new theater in movies, a medium-sized theater with 10 theaters, if the location is better, it will cost at least 100 million yuan."

More than 100 million is not a decimal point for Pan Disheng. Although he can get all of them quickly, he still finds it difficult to make up his mind: "Let's talk about the matter of forming a theater chain, let's contact those small theaters first."

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"Mr. Chen, Mr. Feng, Princess Jin and New Art City are almost out of reach. Why do you have to bury Boss Lei? Now the Hong Kong film world is just right. It is better for the two to leave Princess Jin and reorganize a new theater. We will win over a few more independent film companies. You are responsible for the box office in Hong Kong, and I am responsible for Taiwan and Nanyang. Wouldn't everyone be happy?"

Cai Songlin, who is as elegant and handsome as a young university professor, is holding a cup of tea and smiling at the two shareholders of Princess Cinema.

In another time and space, Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong left Princess Jin in 1988 and formed Xinbao Cinema. The reasons are nothing more than two points: one is the decline of Xinyi City and the other is the prosperity of the Hong Kong film market.

Now, due to the variable Kang Jianfei, the decline of Xinyi City has accelerated a lot. This summer's successive failures have caused Princess Jin Cinema to lose a lot.

As shareholders of theaters, Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong are naturally extremely dissatisfied with Princess Jin's current situation, but they have been unsure of their determination to break up with Lei Juekun.

Chen Rongmei asked: "Mr. Cai, you need a film source when you are in theaters. Although Xinyi City has not performed well recently, it will not be short of films. You can pull us into the water and set up another theater. Where can I find the film source?"

"Hahaha..." Cai Songlin smiled, "Do you know what's going on now? Once a movie is sold in Hong Kong, it will definitely be a box office in Nanyang and Taiwan. Therefore, although the box office in Hong Kong is not much, it has become a vane for top-notch sales. The current situation is that the top-notch Hong Kong films are controlled by the three major theaters of Jiahe, Oriental and Princess Jin. Many Taiwanese and Nanyang merchants want to invest in Hong Kong films and share a cup of hot soup. However, they give up due to the monopoly of several major theaters."

Feng Bingzhong nodded and said, "It's true, but even if we come out to set up another theater, we can't make a good movie."

Cai Songlin smiled and said, "Where are good movies coming from? From film companies? How many film companies are there in Hong Kong now? More than 200! There are at least more than 20 independent film companies that have the ability to produce good movies. Do you think that the satellite companies in Jiahe don't want to break away from the control of Jiahe Cinema? I'm wrong, they don't want to, but there is no such opportunity. And we can create opportunities for them!"

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

Walking out of the Fulinmen Restaurant, Cai Songlin stretched in the sea breeze. He faced the beautiful Victoria Bay, and felt that the sunshine today was so brilliant.

As one of the major film manufacturers in Taiwan today, Scholar Pictures Company has developed to its current scale in just a few years, and those partners when they started their business were squeezed out by Cai Songlin. Scholar Pictures is now decided by Cai Songlin alone.

Two years ago, Scholars and Longxiang Pictures jointly released DreamWorks movies in Taiwan, making a lot of money. Unexpectedly, DreamWorks movies were suddenly banned, which caused Scholars' annual profit to drop by more than 40%.

As the Taiwan authorities reduce Hong Kong film quota, Scholar Pictures has even fewer inputs, and even suffered losses last quarter.

Film sources are the things that Scholar Film lacks the most, so he came to Hong Kong to find someone to cooperate with film companies.

As for the Taiwan authorities' policy of reducing Hong Kong film quotas, it is estimated that it will not last long, because it violates the collective interests of Taiwanese theater merchants and film merchants. The News Bureau has been quarrelted and will be restored before Christmas at the end of the year, and even expands the Hong Kong film quota.

Not far from the hotel where he was staying, Cai Songlin whistled and walked back on the street. He bought a copy of Ming Pao from a roadside stall. There was an article on it that brought "Huang Feihong" and "Police Story" together to analyze it.

"The "Huang Feihong" and "Police Story", a costume kung fu film and a police and gangster action film, seem to have nothing to do with each other, but in fact the meaning is the same, that is justice and chivalrous.

What is a hero?

Either you can cut people with a knife or shoot and kill people, or you are a hero. The real hero lies in the spiritual level.

The screenwriter of "Huang Feihong" has taken great pains to create a perfect image of a hero. Unlike traditional kung fu films that can be played at the same time, Huang Feihong will not act from beginning to end, and even when facing bad people, he has to reason. Except for the last moment to save people, he is not killed by the bad people in the film.

The same is true for "Police Story". As a policeman, police officer Chen Jiaju faced the unforgivable bad guys, and then seized them and used the law to safeguard justice...

In the 1970s kung fu movie, a certain hero and a young hero kept killing him as soon as he appeared. He was a murderer, not a knight. The real knight lies in justice. Kang Jianfei and Cheng Long broke through the previous stalemate and raised the style of Chinese action movies a little more…”

After reading the newspaper in the hotel, Cai Songlin threw it aside and couldn't help but laugh proudly. His plan could help independent film companies of all sizes in Hong Kong to get rid of theater control. For those film companies' bosses, he is the savior and the hero who incarnates justice. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!