After the filming of the "Happy Ghost" movie was completed, the people of the new art city and the new start-up company parted ways, each went back to their own home, and each found their own mother. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

As the real big boss behind New Art City, Lei Juekun handed over the company's daily operation and decision-making power for film investment to the management team of New Art City. However, it still attaches great importance to the film "Happy Ghost" cooperated by Xinyicheng and the new start-up film and television company.

Before the movie was released, Lei Juekun was already in the internal screening room of the Golden Princess Company, spending time to finish the whole movie.

Huang Baiming and Gao Zhisen, the two cores of the Xinyicheng team who participated in the creation, accompanied the film solemnly.

"This movie is really good!" Lei Juekun looked at the master and apprentice with deep meaning, "The script and budget are very powerful, but, unexpectedly, it is so compatible with you." To be honest, has Boss Lin been in contact with you before?"

"No, right?" Huang Baiming explained, "It's strange to say, as an actor, my previous performance was not too brilliant, but more of a screenwriter to gain a little fame." I don't know why, I was considered by Boss Lin to be the protagonist of this movie. ”

Gao Zhisen also said: "It's the first time I've got the script, and I've never seen it before. However, after taking over, it felt very smooth. Even if it's the first time directing, it's simpler than expected. Of course, thanks to Master's help. ”

Huang Baiming smiled, feeling more satisfied, knowing that his beloved disciple was not complacent because of a little achievement.

Of course, to tell the truth, Huang Baiming is not much older than Gao Zhisen, the reason why Huang Baiming is a master and Gao Zhisen is an apprentice is not because of his hand-to-hand art. It's just that as a screenwriter, Huang Baiming entered the industry earlier, and Gao Zhisen wants to enter the industry, the best shortcut is to apprentice, give the master a hand, catch the knife and ghostwrite the script or something, which is inevitable.

In the commercial society of Hong Kong, many of the master-apprentice relationships are simply a matter of love and willingness, one in order to obtain cheap coolies to help them do some work on their behalf, which is called exercise. Another newcomer who has just entered the industry, befriended a master who was mixed up, and sold his skills, so that although the guidance of the master is limited, the key is to get a stable backer, and the master can get a head out of the mix, so he naturally gives priority to promoting his apprentices.

"Originally, I thought that Lin Qi was an invincible prodigy, and I hoped to use win-win cooperation to prevent him from investing in theaters. Lei Juekun said, "Now it seems that this judgment should be correct." With his financial resources, plus, creative. The combination of Princess Jin and Xinyicheng may not be his opponent. Fortunately, Lin Qi's business focus is not on movies, not ...... It should be said that it is not in the cinema line. Making movies, perhaps with his other businesses, will be complementary, but the investment in theaters may not be. ”

Huang Baiming didn't know why Boss Lei told him this, but he could only keep nodding his head and said, "That's right! According to my judgment, Boss Lin will eventually shoot some film and television works that can adapt video games." Like "Happy Ghost", I think it is very likely that the game will be adapted. ”

Lei Juekun nodded and said, "That's fine!" Although Lei Juekun also knows about the huge profits of the game industry, he still doesn't know enough about the game industry, so he hasn't invested in the game industry yet. Moreover, he feels that there is no need, cinema companies and film companies complement each other benignly to form a mature and perfect business ecology. But with one more game, I don't know how to complement resources because I don't understand it at all.

Even if you want to invest in games, it is not now, at least until Lei Juekun feels that the film market is saturated, and gradually understands the game industry and finds a mature team to invest in, before it is possible to make a move.

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1982 can be described as a year when the Golden Princess dominated the Hong Kong film industry, from "Best Partner" to "Difficult Brothers", the two films ranked first and third at the annual box office, sandwiching the Jackie Chan movie "Young Master Dragon" shot by the veteran Golden Harvest Film Company.

"Best Partner" set a new box office record for Hong Kong films with a box office of HK$26 million, and if it was a surprise, then the works of New Arts City and other film companies controlled by Golden Princess dominated the box office charts.

Judging from the 82 movie box office list, 5 of the top ten movies are works invested by Golden Princess Entertainment. The remaining three are works by Hong Kong's emerging film production companies, and one is "Shaolin Temple" from Chinese mainland.

On the entire box office list, the only work of the old film giant company at the top of the list is Jackie Chan's "Young Master Dragon", and Golden Harvest is the only one with a box office of more than 10 million yuan, and most of the remaining movies are even more bleak at the box office.

Of course, it is not that the Hong Kong film market is bad, nor is it the decline of Golden Harvest's strength, in fact, the box office revenue of Golden Harvest Film Company has not declined compared with last few years, but has been steadily improving. For example, the movie "Young Master Dragon" at least refreshed the past film records of Golden Harvest Film Company.

Shaw Brothers is even more bleak, and there are not many movies with a box office of more than five million.

The film investment business of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest is bleak, and the business of their cinema chain is naturally affected, which is far less hot than the business of Golden Princess Cinema. But the strength of the two theaters combined is more than that of Princess Jin.

Originally, if everyone was of equal strength, it would be impossible for Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest to work together.

But the current market performance is that the Golden Princess Cinemas account for at least 40% of the Hong Kong film box office market, and if Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest do not join forces, sooner or later the Golden Princess will be dominant. Therefore, since June this year, Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest have signed a cooperation agreement, preparing to join forces to fight against the Golden Princess!

Hong Kong's film hegemony, in essence, is still a battle for theaters.

Basically, having the right to distribute in theaters not only has the initiative in negotiations, but also can sign a bunch of harsh terms with film production companies according to the strength of the theater chain, such as exclusive distribution and bundling overseas distribution rights.

In the face of the hegemonic treaty of the cinema company, most of the production companies in Hong Kong have no way to refuse.

Half of the overseas box office and local box office of Hong Kong films are 55%, while the online release of local theaters is reduced by a few channels, and film production companies can get a maximum of 50% of the box office.

However, the export of Hong Kong films needs to go through multiple distribution companies and channels to share profits, and in the end, the more ideal account sharing situation in the hands of film production companies can get about two or three percent of the box office revenue, but in fact, most films can only get one percent of the overseas box office share ratio.

When Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest's cinema business in Hong Kong dominated the market, most of the Hong Kong films needed to be distributed and sold overseas through the agents of the two giants. Just by monopolizing the overseas distribution rights of most Hong Kong films, it is enough for Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest to share tens of millions of yuan in profits every day. This part of the issuance profits, pay less resources, most of them are in hand, overseas distributors take the initiative to sign contracts, and even the advance payment checks are ready, there is no need to bother at all, you can earn the commission of this agent issuance.

The distribution of Golden Princess Cinemas is relatively relaxed, and it can even do without overseas distribution rights, as long as the local distribution rights in Hong Kong. As a result, more film companies gradually began to try, and the distribution rights of Hong Kong's cinema chain were handed over to Golden Princess Cinema Line, and then. Let's talk about overseas distribution by myself.

The Golden Princess Cinema Line came like this, of course, which angered the Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest to join forces to fight back!

A large number of film production companies have joined forces, and they are a little afraid of offending the two cinema companies, so many companies that cooperate with Golden Princess Cinemas have also begun to retreat and choose to wait and see for the time being.

Therefore, in this year's summer file, the Golden Princess Cinema Line actually fell into a film source crisis...... There aren't many new films left for release, except for the films they have invested in, and "Happy Ghost," which was filmed in partnership with a new start-up film and television company.