"Hello Uncle Six, I'm Jiang Ran!" Jiang Ran stood in his office, holding the phone in one hand and greeting with a smile on his face.

"Ah Ran, is there something wrong?" said Run Run Shaw on the other end of the phone.

"Sixth uncle, it's like this, the cinema built by our company will open in two days, so I want to invite you to come when the time comes. Jiang Ran said straight to the point.

Run Run Shaw on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, and then said: "Ah Ran, your company has established a cinema chain and disrupted the Hong Kong film market, I think it is good that we didn't block you like the other two companies, do you think it is necessary for me to attend the opening ceremony of your company?"

Jiang Ran had already been mentally prepared for Run Run Shaw's troubles, "Sixth Uncle, what you said is too serious, the cinema chain established by our Ranfeng Company, compared to your companies, regardless of scale or location, can only be regarded as a mini cinema chain, to say that there must be competition, but it is just to eat some soup in the slit of your several large cinema companies." ”

When Jiang Ran said this, he sighed helplessly, and then continued: "And as far as I'm concerned, I don't actually want us to build a theater chain now, but this summer, our company's "Police Story" has encountered some problems in distribution, and I have to start establishing my own distribution channel." ”

"Ah Ran, no matter how nice you say, it can't be denied that after you Ran Feng established the cinema chain, you have become one of the main competitors of our Shaw Brothers, since you are a competitor, then I definitely can't come to your opening ceremony. So, Aran, do it yourself. ”

Run Run Shaw was noncommittal about Jiang Ran's explanation, although he did not put pressure on Ran Feng with Jiahe and Princess Jin because of various considerations, but this does not mean that he will go to support his competitors, he is not so good yet.

Jiang Ran didn't feel frustrated when he heard Run Run Shaw's resolute rejection of his invitation, but said quickly: "Sixth uncle, don't say it so absolutely, in addition to competition in the same industry, we can also cooperate." ”

After Run Run Shaw rejected Jiang Ran's invitation, he was about to hang up the phone, but after hearing Jiang Ran's words, he became interested again, "Oh?

Jiang Ran saw that Run Run Shaw's interest was aroused, and he breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

After Ran Feng built his own theater chain, Golden Harvest and Princess Jin successively used their influence to block Ran Feng in the Hong Kong film industry.

While Golden Harvest and Princess Jin put pressure on Ran Feng, Run Run Shaw, the most senior owner of a cinema company in Hong Kong, watched Ran Feng's actions from the sidelines, and the reason is worth pondering.

It is precisely because of this that Jiang Ran Ran called Run Run Shaw to test Run Run Shaw's ideas, and at the same time, Jiang Ran also wanted to see if he could open an opening in the Shaw Brothers movie to reduce the pressure on Ran Feng from Golden Harvest and Princess Jin.

Shaw's interest in Jiang Ran's proposed cooperation also proves Jiang Ran's conjecture in Shaw's heart.

At this stage, there are three major cinema companies in Hong Kong, among which Shaw Brothers has the longest history, perfect distribution channels, and is backed by TVB TV, with a strong heritage, but unfortunately in the past two years, it has not been able to come up with good works, and the overall decline trend is obvious.

Golden Harvest is now full of talents, whether it is Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung or the Hui brothers, they are the best filmmakers of this era, the company's film genre is perfect, the distribution channels are stable, and it is now in a stage of stable development, and there are faint signs of Hong Kong films. Even though Zou Wenhuai has put a lot of energy into developing the North American market in recent years, making the Golden Princess emerge this year, the excellent movies released every year are still emerging.

As for Lei Juekun's Golden Princess, among the three cinema companies, the foundation is the shallower, and it has only been established for less than three years, but this year, the new art city it supports began to break out in an all-round way, and the momentum completely overshadowed the other two companies, showing great potential and a great tendency to catch up.

It is precisely because the development of Shaw Brothers films is not going well now and they are suppressed by Golden Harvest and Princess Jin, so Jiang Ran judged that the reason why Run Run Shaw did not suppress Ran Feng was that he hoped that the entry of Ran Feng could exacerbate the chaos in the Hong Kong film market, so that Shaw Brothers films could profit from the chaos.

"Sixth uncle, with all due respect, the current share of Shaw Brothers Films in the Hong Kong film market is probably not ideal, and our new cinema line of Ranfeng Film belongs to the small shrimp in the Hong Kong cinema market, since our two companies are a little difficult to face the Golden Princess and Golden Harvest alone, then why can't we work together to fight it. ”

Although Run Run Shaw didn't want to admit Jiang Ran's suggestion, the facts told him very clearly that now Shaw Brothers movies are really in decline.

Run Run Shaw sighed a little unwillingly, and then said: "Let's talk about the specific cooperation plan." ”

Jiang Ran heard Run Run Shaw's question, and knew that he must have moved in his heart, "Uncle Six, now that the Hong Kong film market is becoming more and more prosperous, the corresponding film production costs will be higher and higher, which means that the risks of our film production will become greater and greater, so in order to avoid risks, it is necessary for us to introduce other funds, and everyone will work together to share benefits and risks." ”

"In addition, Hong Kong's film market has always been too small, and if we want to make more money, we must ensure the stability of the foreign market, which means that we need to compete with films from other countries, so how to compete? Obviously, we only rely on excellent production, but in addition to the need for fine films, capital is indispensable, which involves the issue of risk. ”

"Another thing is, when we Ranfeng Cinema and Shaw Brothers Cinema face Golden Harvest and Golden Princess, can we consider joint distribution and use enough screens to get more box office. At the same time, we can also rely on the number of theaters to shorten the screening cycle and increase the number of films we make during the hot period. ”

After Jiang Ran finished speaking, he pursed his somewhat dry lips and waited for Run Run Shaw's reply.

Run Run Shaw was also considering Jiang Ran's suggestion at this time, and he had to admit that it was indeed reasonable for Jiang Ran to achieve such results at such a young age.

In the past two years, the cost of film production in Hong Kong has increased several times compared with previous years, and the remuneration of film actors is also getting higher and higher.

In this case, Run Run Shaw felt that the cooperation in terms of funding mentioned by Jiang Ran Ran was a good suggestion, and in addition, Run Run Shaw did not have much confidence in the film production of Shaw Brothers films in recent years, while Ran Feng was very successful in film production, and if he could invest in Ran Feng's films, it would also be a good opportunity for Shaw Brothers.

As for the cooperation in cinemas, although Run Run Shaw feels that it is feasible to a certain extent, it is difficult to say whether it will have an effect in the end.

All kinds of thoughts quickly turned around in Shaw's heart, and he did not give Jiang Ran an exact answer on the phone, but said on the phone: "Ah Ran, I will go to your company's opening ceremony on time the day after tomorrow." ”