In May 1985, Hong Kong's film market fell into a complete silence, and the films that could make people shine a little bit could be traced back to the end of April, the opening work of Debao Cinema - "Three Treasures of Wisdom and Bravery".

This movie is the first film released by Debao after leasing Shaw Brothers Cinemas to form its own theater company, and the whole movie was released for a total of more than a month.

In the end, when the painting was released at the end of April, it was finally worthy of Debao's long release time, and won a total of nearly 20 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, making a good start for the opening of Debao Cinemas.

Compared with the film market in April, after the time enters May, the Hong Kong film market can be described as bleak, but the bleakness of the film market does not mean that the film industry is calm.

"I am very pleased to have all the media reporters come to this press conference. First of all, I would like to announce to you the good news that our government has just officially reached an agreement with Ranfeng Group. ”

"Ranfeng Group invested 50 million Hong Kong dollars in Tseung Kwan O and obtained eight hectares of land for the construction of Ranfeng Group's own film and television base. ”

"We are very pleased that Ranfeng Group can participate in the development of Tseung Kwan O, which will bring beneficial changes to the development of this area. At the same time, we also warmly welcome more companies to join in the development and construction of this area. ”

Today is the day when Ranfeng Group signed the land contract with the Government Development Agency, and now it is an official of the Government Development Agency who is talking about the cooperation between the two companies with a smile on his face. and looking forward to the development prospects of Tseung Kwan O.

The words of the officials of the Development Agency caused an uproar among the reporters at the scene, not because of the high price of this land transfer, but because of the area of the land and the courage of Ranfeng Group.

Because, if the film and television base is built according to this area, then the completed film and television base will definitely surpass the Shaw Brothers' film and television base in Clear Water Bay and become the largest film and television base in Hong Kong.

For a film and television base of this scale, although the land price is very cheap, the follow-up construction funds will definitely be in the unit of 100 million, which can be a jaw-dropping amount.

Jiang Ran sat next to the government official with a smile on his face, nodding his head in agreement, unconcerned by the uproar of the reporters below.

In fact, his mind is no longer on the press conference at all, and his mind is now completely occupied by the follow-up construction plan of the future film and television base.

"Mr. Jiang, what prompted you to invest in the construction of this film and television base, which is currently the largest in Hong Kong? How does Mr. Jiang plan to solve the huge construction expenses of the film and television base?"

Jiang Ran nodded to the reporter who asked the question, and then said: "First of all, our group's investment in Tseung Kwan O was made after a professional investigation and evaluation. ”

"Recently, Hong Kong's entertainment industry has become more and more prosperous, and our group is very optimistic about the future development prospects of Hong Kong's film and television industry. In addition, the production volume of our group itself is increasing year by year, so we have a realistic need for the construction of film and television bases. ”

Jiang Ran said, smiled confidently, and then said: "As for the follow-up construction funds of the film and television base. Just a while ago, my chief financial officer was still looking for me to find investment channels for the group's six or seven billion yuan. ”

"Therefore, I am not worried about the follow-up construction of the film and television base, because I believe in the profitability of our group, and the only thing I care about is the quality and progress of the studio. ”

Jiang Ran's words made the scene silent, and all the participants looked at each other a little, listening to this, other people's six or seven billion funds are useless now.

"Mr. Jiang, why did you choose the location of the cinema in Tseung Kwan O? In addition, does Ranfeng Group have any specific plans for the upcoming cinema?"

Jiang Ran smiled gently at the reporter, and then said: "For Tseung Kwan O, our group has made a professional assessment after communicating with the government, and we are unanimously optimistic about the government's development plan there, and we believe that in the near future, Tseung Kwan O will become another new economic hot spot in Hong Kong." ”

"As for the construction of the cinema, our group has a general plan, we will continue to maintain the construction of the cinema in the next few years, after the completion of the project, there will be the most advanced studio in Hong Kong, the most complete scenic spots, and we will also establish related theme parks and supporting amusement facilities in the cinema. ”

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After the press conference, Ranfeng Group's investment in the film and television base began to appear in the reports of various financial and entertainment media in Hong Kong, among which Jiang Ran boasted that six or seven billion funds were waiting to find an investment direction, which was highlighted by various media.

As a result, a large number of people paid special attention to the revenue of Ranfeng in the past two years, as well as the discussion of Jiang Ran's worth of assets.

In the end, it even attracted the evaluation and investigation of some professional companies, and after some twists and turns, these professional companies finally concluded through the investigation that Jiang Ran's wealth has now exceeded 5 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Among these huge wealth, only the two films "Chainsaw" and "Zombie Out" owned by film and television companies brought Jiang Ran at least 6.7 billion Hong Kong dollars in revenue last year.

Therefore, the copyright of these two series of films alone is considered by these companies to be worth at least 2 billion Hong Kong dollars.

It was only at this time that people suddenly discovered that movies could make money in this way, and the self-made entrepreneurial young man a few years ago actually accumulated no less than the wealth accumulated by many big families in Hong Kong for several generations after experiencing rapid development in the past two years.

Jiang Ran did not care about the outside media dynamics, he is now fully engaged in the construction of the film and television base, just returned to the group from the press conference, he immediately summoned the senior management of Ranfeng Group and the heads of relevant subsidiaries to a conference room to discuss the construction of the cinema in detail.

"Our cinema covers an area of eight hectares, and now that the land problem has been solved, how to effectively use this land is the specific problem we are facing now. ”

Jiang Ran said, looking at the group company executives attending the meeting in the conference room, "Let's talk about it!"

Jiang Ran's words caused silence in the conference room for a while, and after being quiet for a while, Liu Liwei was the first to speak: "Mr. Jiang, I think we need to build several large studios now first to meet the increasing number of productions in our group. ”

"In addition, I think that in order to meet the company's future needs for filming in costume dramas, we can consider building a complete variety of antique buildings in the studio. ”

"I agree with Mr. Liu's opinion. After Liu Liwei, Le Zhiren said, "The total area of our cinema is too large, and it is impossible to invest in construction at one time, and it needs to be completed step by step." ”

"I felt it was very necessary to build a studio first. I think it is necessary to build various types of antique buildings, but it can be ranked at the back. ”

"In addition, we need to build a well-developed post-production and other functional office area in the cinema, and now that our group is growing faster and faster, I think it is necessary for us to build a new office building in the film and television base to meet the needs of the entire group in the future. ”

Gui Zecheng thought of the theme park mentioned by Jiang Ran at the press conference, thought of Disneyland in Hollywood, glanced at Jiang Ran, and had an idea in his heart.

"I would like to add that Mr. Jiang mentioned theme parks at the press conference just now, and I think this is very necessary, and we can learn from Disney. ”

"On the one hand, we can develop the brand value of our films and maximize the potential value of our films, and on the other hand, we can also combine the cinema with tourism and amusement to increase the popularity and income of our cinema. ”

Naturally, no one refuted Gui Zecheng's words, after all, he had already made it very clear that this proposal was first put forward by Jiang Ran.

"Since the construction of the film and television base should be combined with the light of Youxing, it is very necessary to build a cinema, shops, and even accommodation and other related supporting facilities here. Jiang Wei said.

Jiang Ran waited for everyone to put forward their opinions before he spoke: "Okay, this matter will be settled according to what I just said." The future development tone of Tseung Kwan O Cinema will be based on the principle of combining film and television shooting with the light of Youxing. Do you have any comments?"

"No comment, Mr. Jiang. ”

"I agree with that. ”

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Jiang Ran saw that there was no objection, so he spoke again and arranged: "The follow-up construction of the cinema is mainly responsible for Ranfeng Cinema, and you are responsible for the overall planning and supervision of the head office. ”

"Yes, Mr. Jiang. Le Zhiren and Gui Zecheng replied in unison.

Jiang Ran nodded, and then said: "As for the specific design and construction plan of the cinema, you must make it as soon as possible." My principle is to realize the self-hematopoietic function of the cinema as soon as possible and reduce the follow-up capital investment of our group. ”

"In addition, I hope that you will not work behind closed doors in the planning and design process of the cinema, and you will ask professional personnel to evaluate our plan and let them give us some professional advice. ”

"Also, we should not limit our eyes to Hong Kong, such as the construction of theme parks, we must actively learn from foreign companies, for the construction of various ancient buildings, we can also consult some relevant experts in the mainland and Taiwan for guidance." ”

"Understood, Mr. Jiang. ”