There are many cinemas in Xiangjiang in 83, among which there are five large cinema chains, namely Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, Golden Harvest Cinema Line, Golden Princess Cinema Line, Shuangnan Cinema Line, and Anle Cinema Line.

Shaw Brothers Cinemas is undoubtedly the largest cinema chain in Xiangjiang, with the gradual development of Shao Tycoon to TVB, Shaw Brothers Pictures is also constantly reducing production, so far there are 19 cinemas in Xiangjiang, and there are more than 180 cinemas in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, don't underestimate the 19 cinemas in Xiangjiang, the entire Xiangjiang so far, counting the scale of the theater is less than 100, but Shaw Brothers occupies nearly a quarter.

Golden Harvest Cinema Line is a cinema chain formed by Zou Wenhuai gathering many scattered cinemas in Xiangjiang, among which there is a lease relationship, and Golden Harvest is not yet able to form its own private cinema chain. Golden Princess Cinemas is the parent company of New Arts City, which was established by the Lei family's acquisition of Lisheng Cinemas, and has earned a lot of Hong Kong dollars with the production of New Arts City in the past two years, and the Lei family has also paid more and more attention to the film industry.

Shuangnan Cinema Line was formed by three film companies, Great Wall, Phoenix and Xinlian, with a deep mainland background, and the 81-year-old "Shaolin Temple" was distributed in Hong Kong by them. The Anle Cinemas Line was established by Anle Films, which is the distributor of Universal Pictures Hollywood in Hong Kong, and only Hollywood movies are shown in the cinema.

The promotion of "Crazy Stone" is in full swing, and in the office on the top floor of the TVB building, Wang Zheng and Shao Daheng sit opposite each other, and on the coffee table made of pear blossom wood, two cups of freshly brewed hot tea emit a faint tea fragrance.

"Ah Zheng, what do you think of today's Shaw Brothers movies?"

Shao Daheng sat on a safflower wooden chair, his thin face covered by large reading glasses, and Wang Zheng was a little unpredictable about his intentions.

"If compared to the past, Shaw Brothers Pictures is undoubtedly a step backwards. ”

Wang Zheng thought about it and answered truthfully, in the 70s, Shaw Brothers Cinemas was completed, the number of studios reached 12, and an average of 40 films were produced every year, directly monopolizing the film market in Xiangjiang and the entire Southeast Asia.

Shao Tycoon looked a little tired, from 1928 to push a mobile projection cart in remote towns and villages, in 1930 to form the Shaw Brothers Film Company, it has been more than 50 years, from the beginning of the glory to now slowly become a little ordinary, he is already a little tired, if it were not for the appearance of Wang Zheng, he would reduce the film production of Shaw Brothers Pictures, and shift the focus of his career to wireless TVB, but Shaw Brothers Pictures is his and several brothers for a lifetime, and he will never give up until the last moment.

"Oh, tell me what you think!"

Shao Daheng wanted to hear what Wang Zheng in front of him had to say, he was so young, the same age as when he pushed the projection cart.

Wang Zheng thought about it, and according to some information that he had seen by chance in later generations, he analyzed: "Shaw Brothers Pictures has the world's most advanced film equipment, and has a very complete system in production, including the screenwriting team, the director team, the actor distribution, the drama department, the factory affairs department, the art team, the set, the publicity, etc., why would such a perfect film factory lose to the newly emerging Golden Harvest and New Art City? This question is worth pondering!"

"Why?"

Although this passage analyzed by Wang Zheng is a bit like nonsense, Shao Daheng still asked with interest.

"Because we are tied hand and foot, just like our film factory, the films produced are like coming out of an assembly line, everything is the same, there is no innovation, no new ideas, and other factories are constantly coming out with new things, if it continues like this, our factory will close down sooner or later!"

Shao Daheng pondered after hearing this, it was the first time he had heard such a straightforward and affirmative remark, if the person sitting opposite was not Wang Zheng, he would definitely think that it was grandstanding, and he was talking nonsense.

Wang Zheng didn't give him time to ponder, and continued to analyze: "The simplest example, such as Jiahe, which was founded by Zou Wenhuai, has always followed the outsourcing production model, supporting some small film companies, providing them with funds, so that they have the ability to produce independently, they do not participate in the internal management of these companies, only responsible for supervising production and distribution, so as to provide space for these companies to continue to innovate and innovate." ”

Hearing Zou Wenhuai's Jiahe, Shao Daheng frowned slightly, but after listening to Wang Zheng's analysis, he was a little silent.

"Another example is the new art city company that directly competes with us for the Chinese New Year, they break the studio shooting method, a large number of location and on-site shooting, break through the traditional type, add fashion elements, the grandeur and realism of the exterior scene is incomparable to the studio, not that the studio is not good, there are many scenes that will still use the studio, but the real scene can make the story background more real, and the audience has a more sense of substitution, such as the Indian desert and medieval ancient city in my movie "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", and the Tin Hau Temple in "Crazy Stone". Through new production methods, Golden Harvest and New Arts City have broken through the production model of our Shaw Brothers' big studio system, giving the film fresh content, and the audience's love is understandable. ”

Wang Zheng said so much in one breath, picked up the teacup in front of him and drank it all.

And Shao Daheng, who was still thinking deeply, was a little stunned, since the rise of Golden Harvest and New Art City, the cinema income that Shaw Brothers has been operating for many years has been surpassed by the two rising cinema chains Golden Harvest and Golden Princess, he has not been able to figure out the joints, and now after listening to Wang Zheng's analysis, he realized that the set of business philosophy he learned from Hollywood before had been replaced by something new unconsciously.

In the 60s, Shao Yifu has been learning from Hollywood, when he bought 46 hectares of land in Clear Water Bay from the Hong Kong government to establish Shaw Brothers Studios, the purpose was to create an Oriental Hollywood.

"Ah Zheng, you mean to do the same business as they do?"

Shao Daheng asked Wang Zheng with an attitude of seeking advice.

Wang Zheng shook his head: "There are some things that can be learned, but our biggest problem is not here!"

Shao Tycoon was stunned and said in surprise: "Still have questions?"

Wang Zheng sat up straight, looking a little hesitant, but he still said solemnly: "Sixth uncle, in fact, the biggest problem is the way we sign contracts with the directors, screenwriters, and actors of the Shaw Brothers!"

Shao Daheng frowned slightly, probably guessing what Wang Zheng wanted to say, but he still wanted to hear his thoughts, and asked, "How do you say it?"

"The relationship between actors, screenwriters, directors and Shaw Brothers is now a contract system, where the company's production department formulates scripts and provides them to the director for filming, and the director is allowed to write and direct himself, and the problem is in profits. No matter how outstanding the box office performance of the film is, or how successful it is, the consequences are borne by the company independently, and the director is not allowed to share it together, which will only greatly weaken the enthusiasm and creativity of the director and actors, and there will be no good movies under such a work attitude. ”

Shao Daheng frowned, the main purpose of giving Wang Zheng a share of the box office was to get the copyright of the movie of Ghost Blowing Lantern, because he didn't value Wang Zheng, and the movie he made would not have too high a box office, so he agreed to share it.

When Xu Guanwen was at Shaw Brothers, he asked for outsourcing and shared the box office results with Shaw Brothers, but Shao Tycoon refused at that time. This kind of thing also happened to great directors Li Hanxiang, Zhang Ce and others. And Wang Zheng became the lucky one instead, and he could get the tycoon's active share.

"Sixth uncle, if the current Shaw Brothers studio is building behind closed doors, only by carrying out the sharing system, can the director of Shaw Brothers give full play to his potential under the impetus of huge profits! If you want the Shaw Brothers film to last for a long time, it is imperative to comprehensively restructure!"

Shao Daheng frowned, his heart was extremely struggling, although Wang Zheng's words made sense, but they completely subverted his values, making him unable to make a decision for a while.