Chapter 467: The money is paid
For Xinyicheng, a film company that dominated the golden age of Hong Kong films, Chen Lang admired and regretted it in his previous life, but now he feels a little different when he wants to join the Hong Kong film industry, but it is still too early to compete with Xinyicheng, and it is better to develop honestly.
"Have you recorded the theme song and interlude of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf"?" Chen Lang lowered his head and thought for a while and asked.
"It's been recorded, and it's not bad."
"How is Li Lizhen's training progressing in all aspects?"
"According to the teacher in charge, there has been obvious progress in all aspects, and now it has passed the stage of rapid improvement, and the next thing that is needed is only continuous consolidation, and it is already possible to go out to pick up activities."
"Then agree to the invitation of Tsui Hark Film Studio, take on this "Shanghai Night", and at the same time start to increase performance opportunities for Li Lizhen, so that she can really start her dream of stardom." Chen Lang commanded.
Now the only female artists signed by the company are Li Lizhen and Zhen Ni, but Zhen Ni obviously puts all her mind on the record, and now she is in a dormant period, and Zhang Aijia has only signed a record contract.
But Zhang Aijia obviously prefers acting, since Chen Lang became the behind-the-scenes boss of Haishan Rolling Stone Records, Zhang Aijia has only released one record, and the sales can only be regarded as reluctant, her more talent is still in acting, and she herself is not in a hurry to release a record, and she seems to be very satisfied with the current state.
Now Chen Lang is asking Haishan Rolling Stone Records to cooperate with the brokerage department of ll film company to strive to sign all of Zhang Aijia's contracts, records don't matter, as an actress with outstanding acting skills and good looks, it is more promising to act in movies, of course, the talents of screenwriters and directors are also quite outstanding.
Chen Lang thought that the company's brokerage department was obviously a little dissatisfied, especially in terms of actors, there was only one actress Li Lizhen, and there was no one else in the actor except Chen Lang, which was too much of a failure in the 80s when Hong Kong was star-studded.
However, now it is Chen Shufen who is in charge of the brokerage department, and she is obviously focusing on the upcoming record company, but thinking that this is a future gold agent, Chen Lang still chose to believe her and give her more time.
The time has come to May, and "Smoke Rolling" has been released for two weeks, and it is no surprise that it has won two consecutive championships on the Hong Kong album chart, and at the same time won the five platinum certifications, and the influence of the superstar in the music world is undoubtedly displayed.
If it weren't for Alan Tam's sudden rise and the fact that there is a Chen Baiqiang who is about to release his latest record, the media may have already crowned Chen Lang the title of the first person in the music industry.
Soon, Shaw Brothers also came with good news, "The Frog Prince" won a box office of 6.5 million in the first week, and a box office of 5.13 million in the second week, and the box office exceeded 10 million Hong Kong dollars in two weeks, which once again caused everyone's exclamation, and at the same time, many film companies began to face up to LL Film Company.
Although LL Films has only shot two films so far, both films have exceeded 10 million box office, and according to the current situation, it is obviously not difficult for "The Frog Prince" to break through 15 million, which means that both films will get a box office of about 15 million.
One success may be an accident, but two successes are very telling, and the investment in both films is about 2 million Hong Kong dollars, that is to say, the investment of 4 million Hong Kong dollars in exchange for a box office of almost 3000 Hong Kong dollars,
(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) The nearly eightfold windfall profits have made countless people blush, and it has also made more capital that already covets movie profiteering even more ready to move.
The media is naturally unwilling to give up this opportunity to attract attention, so they have begun to dig deep into the details of the ll film company, but at this time, the ll film company has just been established, and there is not much to report, but the media has its own way of playing with the pen.
"Recently, a movie "The Frog Prince" was very popular, and it sold tens of millions of box office in two weeks, which is obviously another big hit movie, and the ll film company that produced this movie is more worthy of our understanding, let me take you to pick up this ll film company.
First of all, this is Chen Lang, that's right, it's the Lang Lang of the music superstar, the third company founded after LL Entertainment Commodities Company and LL Publishing House.
Secondly, this is a very formal film company, unlike so many leather bag companies in Hong Kong now, this company has a complete range of departments, and has been recruiting film talents since its establishment.
At present, LL Film Company has only produced two films, "Happy Ghost", which caused a wave of campus comedies at the end of last year and the beginning of this year, and "The Frog Prince", which is currently being screened, has a box office of 17.15 million Hong Kong dollars, and this "Frog Prince" is better than "Happy Ghost" in the same period, and it is not difficult to get a box office of 17 million.
Now this film company is obviously just a start-up, with only two works, and there is a big shortage in terms of stars, not only in terms of actors, but also in the behind-the-scenes of the film.
At present, the only movie stars who appear on the screen signed by LL Film Company are Li Lizhen, who has starred in "Happy Ghost", and Chen Lang himself, and the others are not famous.
Similarly, there are no famous filmmakers behind the scenes, and even Wang Jing, the only director who has made these two films with some fame, is also borrowed from Shaw Brothers, so it's no wonder that LL Films has been recruiting film talent aggressively.
In the case of such a lack of star resources, LL Film Company can still make these two blockbuster films, even better than some second-tier film companies in Hong Kong, which has to be surprising, but after thinking that the boss is Chen Lang, an unprecedented genius, it seems acceptable. ”
After this report, LL Film Company was directly exposed to everyone, originally Chen Lang wanted to make a fortune before he graduated, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, but now it is impossible, and now it has definitely attracted the attention of the three giants and many second-tier companies, although this attention is not heavy.
However, this also has advantages, that is, he has promoted the ll film company for free, and I believe that there will be many film talents who want to join the company, which makes Chen Lang feel a lot gratified.
In the next few days, Chen Lang was chased by countless reporters, wanting to interview Chen Lang, not only because of "The Frog Prince", but also because of the hot sales of "Lang Smoke", but Chen Lang has always been reluctant to be interviewed, and only answered a few questions before turning away.
"Lang Lang, how did you want to start a film company?"
"Because I've always been a film lover, cinema will be one of my priorities in the future, and I'm going to university in September this year, and I'm going to major in directing."
Chen Lang's answer obviously surprised everyone, because Chen Lang did not go to college after graduating from middle school last year, everyone thought that Chen Lang chose to give up his studies and concentrate on his career, but he didn't expect the news that he was going to go to college broke out today.
"However, there doesn't seem to be a university in Hong Kong that has a directing major?"
"It was true that there was no before, but in September this year, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, established by the Hong Kong government, will officially enroll, and I have already registered, which means that in September, I have to go to school again." Chen Lang said with a smile that it was a free advertisement for his future alma mater.
"Lang Lang, now many people say that Alan Tam will challenge you, what do you think?"
"Aaron's talent in singing is unmatched, he's a really hard opponent and I'm looking forward to his challenge." After answering this question, Chen Lang turned around and left despite the hard work of the reporters.
Chen Lang's interview soon became the front page of the newspaper, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts instantly became a focus, and Hong Kong citizens finally knew that Hong Kong had established a special school dedicated to cultivating performing arts talents.
In an instant, the number of new students enrolled at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts increased by 300%, and many people who were preparing to apply for TVB and ATV acting classes, as well as many Chen Lang's brainless fans, changed their choices.
Faced with such a situation, the leaders of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts were ecstatic and had to sigh at the influence and allure of superstars.
Time flies like a white horse, and soon May comes to an end.
After five weeks of sales, "Smoke Rolls" won the Hong Kong album chart for five consecutive times, and at the same time, the sales also reached 350,000 copies, successfully obtaining seven platinum certifications.
At the same time, "The Frog Prince", which was released for four weeks, was officially drawn, and in four weeks, the box office of "The Frog Prince" reached 18.1 million Hong Kong dollars, surpassing the 17.15 million of "Happy Ghost", becoming the highest-grossing film of LL Films.
The box office result of 18.1 million also made "The Frog Prince" the fifth place in the box office list so far in 1984, second only to "The Best Partner: The Queen's Secret Order", "Shaolin Kid", "Brave Double Cannon" and "Teppanyaki".
For a while, LL Film Company became famous in Xiangjiang again, and for the big boss behind the scenes, the little genius Chen Lang, everyone can only sigh, how can there be such an all-powerful and demonic person in the world, such contemporaries, and even many predecessors are beyond the reach of them.
At this time, Chen Lang took out 1 million of the 4.52 million box office dividends he received from Shaw Brothers as a red envelope and distributed it to everyone.
Among them, Wang Fatzi alone received 500,000 dividends, plus 500,000 director fees, the dead fat man earned 1 million Hong Kong dollars in one play, and the remaining 500,000 The entire crew was divided, and LL Film Company only had 3.52 million Hong Kong dollars, removing the cost of 2 million, this movie with a box office of 18.1 million yuan only made a profit of 1.52 million Hong Kong dollars in the end.
In the final analysis, movies are always theaters to make money, and the income is very stable, as long as there are movies, there is almost no money, but it is just more and less money, which strengthens Chen Lang's determination to win the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line.
Time enters June, there are two important things for Chen Lang, one is that his sister Chen Yun has reached the college entrance examination, and the other is that the Golden Record Awards Ceremony is coming again, and this will be a very unusual Golden Record Awards Ceremony.
(End of chapter)
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