As mentioned earlier, Golden Princess Cinema Line has three major shareholders: Lei Juekun, Feng Bingzhong, and Chen Rongmei.
Lei Juekkun was born in the Lei family, which owns Kowloon Bus, Kowloon Construction and other industries, and is a well-known wealthy family in Hong Kong. The other two are veterans of operating theaters for many years.
In addition to being a shareholder, Feng Bingzhong is also the manager responsible for specific affairs. At this moment, he is worrying about the next few films of Princess Jin.
The traditional theater model inherently limits the amount of films scheduled. A theater chain may release 1-2 films a month. "The Best of Us 2" was released on the 5th, and the results are mediocre. It will be good until the end of the month. It must be released next month
New movie.
He has a copy of "The Rebel", produced by a small company.
The subject matter is sharp and absurd: It is said that in the future of 2000, the feminist movement has surged to a very exaggerated level. It is common for wives to abuse their husbands, so a "Husband Abuse Prevention Association" was established.
The male protagonist is often abused by his wife, so he seeks help from the association, but he is helpless. The chairman of the association asks the male protagonist to bring a grenade to negotiate with his wife. If she still does not repent, they will both die. As a result, the chairman of the association is accidentally blown to death...
There is also a movie from Yongjia Pictures - Chen Xunqi's company, called "Modern Yamen", which tells the story of two policemen solving crimes.
Then there is the comedy film "The Comedian" by John Woo from New Arts City.
From Feng Bingzhong's personal point of view, "Modern Yamen" has the highest commercial value, followed by "The Comrade" and then "The Little One Rebellion", but they are all the bigger ones, relatively speaking.
"That Mr. Chen praised John Woo so highly that he was a master of comedy. Why didn't I see it? The level of "The Comedian" is mediocre!"
"What the hell kind of movie is "The Rebellion"? A million dollars at the box office is pretty good!"
"Why did I, Princess Jin, end up like this?"
Feng Bingzhong sighed, thinking back to last year's Spring Festival, when "The Best Partner" grossed 26 million. What a success? It's just that the world is changing too fast.
He has already communicated with three companies, and "The Comedian" is scheduled to be released in March, followed by "The Rebel", and the most promising "Modern Yamen" is scheduled to be released in the summer.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Mr. Feng, that Mr. Zhuang is here!"
"OK!"
After a while, Zhuang Cheng came in.
He was wearing a very decent suit and his leather shoes were very polished. He looked a bit like a boss, but his attitude was very polite: "Mr. Feng, I'm sorry to bother you!"
"What are you talking about? How are you doing these days?"
"It went pretty well."
"There are some difficulties in opening the company, but it will be fine in the past..."
Feng Bingzhong made a cup of coffee with his own hands, handed it to him, and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect you to be able to start a business independently. I don't mean to belittle. When you were in Princess Jin, I thought you were very talented, but your age
He is young, has little experience and still needs practice.”
"You're right, I'm really exhausted running the company." Zhuang Cheng smiled bitterly.
His current identity is that he ran away from the Golden Princess, won the favor of a big boss in the world, and invested in setting up a company. I don't know whether it was serious filming or money laundering. Anyway, this kind of thing is not uncommon.
Who hasn’t come into contact with social groups while working in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong?
The two chatted for a while and then arrived at a small screening room. Zhuang Cheng was a little embarrassed and explained: "I haven't finished everything yet. I have a rough cut and I'll take a look at it first!"
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
Feng Bingzhong nodded. An outside company wanted to show it in the Golden Princess Cinema, so it was natural to discuss it. Zhuang Cheng used to be his employee and he was a pretty good young man. He thought that as long as it wasn't too bad, he would just show off the movie.
"Seven Days of Love" has been collected.
At first glance, it turned out that was not the case at all.
Although the production has not yet been completed, looking at the story frame, performances, and conflicts, one can already feel that the level is quite high. And the scale is very large, with Zhong Zhentao showing his buttocks and Ye Tong showing his spots!
This one is full of gimmicks!
While watching the movie, Zhuang Cheng also explained to him the details and how to perform them, in a very professional manner.
"..."
Feng Bingzhong looked at him with a different look. This young man had more potential than he thought. Alas, it was a pity that he didn't pay much attention to him before.
"The movie is good and can be shown at Golden Princess. You are an insider, so we won't talk nonsense. Which method of splitting the accounts do you choose?"
"Let's make it a regular practice, and the announcement will be yours!"
This means: first deduct 17.5% tax, then divide the box office equally, then deduct 10% of publicity and distribution expenses, and the rest will go to the film studio, which will probably get 31.25%.
This is the normal model of accounting for Hong Kong cinema chains.
The reason why Chen Qi's films are profitable is because he gives away all the money and his prostitution is basically free of charge.
"Which schedule do you want?" Feng Bingzhong asked.
"Is it okay in March? We can finish it all next month."
"Oh? Why don't you want the summer slot?"
"It's been too long, I want to withdraw the funds quickly." Zhuang Cheng said honestly.
Feng Bingzhong is surprised, does he really want to make a serious movie?
But it's okay, Xinyi City is going downhill, Princess Jin needs fresh blood, and Zhuang Cheng comes just in time.
"I am one of my own, don't say any polite words. I need movies and you need theaters. I hope we can establish a long-term relationship. If you have any movies in the future, just bring them to me!"
"Definitely!"
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After Zhuang Cheng finished talking about the matter, he returned to Legendary Pictures in Causeway Bay.
The cost of "Seven Days of Love" was small, only 1.5 million was spent, and the remaining money was enough to start the early stage of another film.
He knew that Mr. Chen had gone to Berlin and had plans for himself. He gave him an outline that could be perfected into a script. Zhuang Cheng was a penman himself and decided to write it himself.
This story is called "Two Wives in One House".
It also talks about the relationship between men and women in the city, with one male protagonist and two female protagonists, all messy, laughing and having fun.
As usual, Zhong Zhentao was selected as the male lead. He has a certain appeal, decent acting skills, low salary, and is quite cost-effective. The two female leads are Ye Tong and Xia Wenxi, and they have the same lineup as in "Seven Days of Love".
If the seven-day love affair becomes popular, two wives in one house can still generate some heat.
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Berlin.
The temperature here in February is very low and can reach below zero. Many people think that foreigners burn fireplaces. In fact, they also use heaters, and the heating costs are high. It was unclear in the 1980s. In later generations, the monthly heating fee per square meter was about 1.2 euros.
In the hotel room, Chen Qi curled up in the warm quilt and fell asleep.
He was so tired that he couldn't sleep well due to the Spring Festival Gala and the long flight. He didn't really rest until he checked into a hotel.
The light and shadow outside were changing and time was flowing. After an unknown amount of time, he finally groaned and opened his eyes. He was confused for a while, as if his head was empty, and then he remembered where he was.
"Chunna!"
"It feels like staying in an Internet cafe for 7 days. It's been a long time!"
“But you don’t have to suffer from jet lag at the Internet cafe!”
Chen Qi got up with a grunt and opened the curtains. The bright sun was hanging in the sky, the streets were not wide, cars were driving around, blond foreigners were wearing thick clothes, and there was some snow falling on the ground.
Li Wenhua, who lives in the same room, is not here and wanders off somewhere.
He looked at the time, it was two o'clock in the afternoon.
Those who hurried slowly did not delay at last. Tomorrow is the opening ceremony.
Chapter completed!