"Hong Kong has 100 theatrical movies every year. We don't need to contract 100 movies, but about 20 movies. It's enough to stabilize their heads and backbone.
For these 20 films, Taiwan’s buyout fee is approximately more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars. What needs to be discussed now is how we can encircle this share in the country. As long as we can achieve it, they will fully express their loyalty.”
It seemed easy all of a sudden.
Chen Qi's statement was too bold, and the leaders were unable to react in time.
He was not in a hurry and went to find the delegation again.
He did not discuss specific issues with the delegation, but only the issue of stance, saying: "First of all, we must accept two points. First, we must unconditionally cooperate with the mainland's film system; second, in the future, scenes that smear reactionaries must not appear in movies."
Chen Qi expressed his views to both parties, and then accompanied the delegation to play in the capital. No matter what everyone's mood was, he had a good time anyway.
One week passed, and it was the sixth day in the blink of an eye.
The meeting continued in the morning, and Ding Qiao finally said: "After several days of communication, we have a certain understanding of each other. You have come from afar, so naturally you hope for a result, and so do we. At least it is a staged progress."
"Xiao Chen, you haven't spoken yet, why not share your thoughts?"
Xiao Chen......
Even though I have heard it many times, the delegation is still very strange. Mr. Chen from Xiangjiang is just "Xiao Chen" in the mainland.
"Okay, let me talk about it."
Ding Qiao set up the stage, and Chen Qi jumped up and said: "I have learned a lot from listening to everyone's discussions these days. I think the issue of principle is very important. Before studying Hong Kong films going north, it is best to first
Make a few points clear.”
Then, he raised the above two position issues.
Ho Guan-chang said: "We naturally abide by the rules and regulations of the mainland, including the censorship system. Hong Kong's return in 1997 is also eagerly awaited by the film industry. Everyone has a patriotic heart, and loving the motherland is a matter of course."
"Okay! We are deeply gratified that you expressed your stance like this."
These words made all the leaders very excited, especially the Ministry of Truth and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office. The cultural united front against Hong Kong is an important part, but it has not been as powerful as Chen Qi's three years in the past few decades.
"Now that we've reached an agreement, I'll continue!"
Chen Qi added: "I personally have some ideas, which are a general direction. The details still need to be perfected. They are for reference only."
"We talked a few days ago that it is difficult to divide the box office accounts in the mainland, and it is even more difficult to do it nationwide. Then we can pilot it first, for example, using Guangdong province as a pilot, with 20 Hong Kong film quotas every year, and negotiate with the Guangdong Film Company to try
Water box office accounting system.”
"Twenty is too few!" He Guanchang said immediately.
"Mr. Chen, how big is the market in Guangdong?"
"Then who will supervise the box office? We should supervise it ourselves?"
For a while, the conference room was extremely noisy. Chen Qi signaled for silence and said: "The total national box office last year was about 500 million. Guangdong is a strong box office, accounting for nearly 10%. Our ticket price is only 20 cents, and 100 million yuan is
What concepts do you understand?
Don't think about opening up the market completely. Everything must be done step by step. If the response is good, we can further deepen it. For example, if a co-production film counts, does it count as a quota? How will the accounts be divided? You can completely negotiate again.
As for box office supervision, this matter needs to be discussed with the relevant departments in Guangdong. If the negotiation is successful, all parties will naturally work together to establish the first province in the country to pilot separate accounts.
You don’t want to do nothing, do you? Just get a share of the money for nothing?”
With the leader around, Chen Qi should be more reserved in his speech, otherwise he would scold him: How much money does the Hong Kong film industry get every year in bribing the Free Federation and the Information Bureau? Come to the mainland to pick and choose prostitutes?
"..."
The leaders all lowered their heads to hide their expressions. They had nothing to say to the Hong Kong compatriots, so every time I watched Chen Qi's lecture, I had an extremely weird and somewhat refreshing feeling.
The delegation all frowned.
At first they thought of talking to the mainland, but they naturally focused on the vast market of one billion people, so much so that they thought they would make a lot of money in the future. But when they came, they found that there were many obstacles in the system here.
I can’t even count the box office, and now I only give it to Guangdong...
When Chen Qi said this at the meeting, he naturally reported it to the leader first.
If negotiations fail, there are alternatives.
Of course, he doesn’t want to use alternative plans, because Guangdong is very suitable for pilot projects and can be associated with many additional industries, such as cinemas, film and television cities, and Pearl Film Factory.
Hong Kong does not need to have a high independent status in terms of culture. Guangdong and Hong Kong are connected, have a common culture, and are born with the soil, which can subtly make Hong Kong films become dependent on Guangdong, and Macau in the future.
This is called the Greater Bay Area!
Chen Qi put forward his opinion, and everyone continued to discuss and discuss again.
After the meeting, the delegation asked him various questions.
They understand that they want to use Guangdong to fill the gap in Taiwan. They do not seek to make more money, but just want to be on par with before. Just like Cheng Long, the copyright of a film can be sold for several million Hong Kong dollars in Taiwan. Can it be the same in Guangdong?
"You charge 2 cents per ticket. How high is the box office to get divided into millions?"
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"This year there is a policy that allows ticket prices to fluctuate. If Guangdong succeeds, there will be a breakthrough. Other provinces will be jealous, and we can talk about it. Including theaters, we can invest in building theaters to speed up the conversion of audience groups..."
"But how much can the split be?"
Tsk!
Seeing that they were still staring at the division of accounts, Chen Qi simply said: "Please take a longer view. This is equivalent to giving you a market of 50 million people to develop, do you understand? Guangdong has a population of 56.7 million, which is twice as large as Taiwan.
, you can make as much money as you can develop it!”
Development is hard!
He Guanchang asked: "Mr. Chen, do you have any other plans?"
"Yes! You can go overseas with me and go to Hollywood, or you can wait until Taiwan reopens and we can fight again."
"Well……"
Everyone was talking, but they didn't dare to fight again.
Historically, in 1987, the national film market was shrinking, and one-third of the country's distribution units were losing money. Many cinemas began to engage in other businesses. For example, the second floor was converted into a small screening room, dedicated to playing video tapes. Or selling beer.
Cooked food, rent out the venue, etc.
In response to this situation, the state has implemented a policy that combines agency issuance, buyout, and account sharing to stimulate the industry.
As a result, after persisting for two years, it really couldn't be played, and in 1989 it became a copy settlement again.
In other words, the country wanted to conduct thorough reform in the 1980s, but it failed! Then it dragged its feet until the beginning of the new century.
Chen Qi's current goal is not to reform the mainland, but to stabilize Hong Kong, and the mainland is helping.
In short, whether they like it or not, this trip finally resulted in something being negotiated, but the two sides have not yet agreed. The delegation stated that they would go to Guangdong for an on-site inspection, and this matter must be approved by the local government.
The delegation stayed in Beijing for a week, and their thoughts were complicated.
It's difficult to enter the mainland, Taiwan is blocked again, and we can't defeat it again and again. How can we be as arrogant and domineering as in the original time and space? Everyone is very miserable.
Chapter completed!