Kang Jianfei walked out of Billside Hill Triumphantly, and until the three of them got into the taxi, Zeng Bolin still couldn't believe what had just happened.

Little Alain? Ryder not only promised to help distribute "Royal Senior Sister", but also reached a verbal agreement with Kang Jianfei, saying that he could contact 20th Century Fox for future films from Oriental DreamWorks. As long as the quality of the film is good, 20th Century Fox will help distribute it.

What does this mean?

In the whole of Hong Kong, only Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest can cooperate with Hollywood giants to publish, and Oriental DreamWorks is now the third. If DreamWorks' movies are big hits in Asia, and they are qualified to challenge Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers, then now Oriental DreamWorks can nominally be on an equal footing with them.

In the future, the bosses and directors of film companies in Hong Kong will speak politely when they see Kang Jianfei, because maybe one day they will ask Kang Jianfei to help contact Europe and the United States for distribution.

"I'll get off right here!" Liu Hongsheng pointed to the road sign in front of him and said.

Kang Jianfei said: "Don't you think about coming to my company to do things?" ”

Liu Hongsheng shook his head and said: "I studied music and arrangement, and I am not interested in movies. ”

Kang Jianfei said: "I also have a record company in Hong Kong. ”

Liu Hongsheng smiled: "Forget it." ”

After Liu Hongsheng got out of the car and left, Kang Jianfei felt quite sorry. Liu Hongsheng is a person who can help strangers who have just met to speak up, and he can also contact his classmates and friends, all the way to the distribution manager of 20th Century Fox, which is still relatively capable.

This kind of person with good character and ability should be the best for his subordinates.

In comparison, the Zeng Bolin brought by Kang Jianfei is much worse, he can only follow orders, and his autonomy is very poor.

However, talents are rare, Zeng Bolin can speak English and understand a little about market distribution, so he can barely use it.

The most important thing is that Zeng Bolin is honest, he doesn't have many flowers, and he is very diligent when he does things, which can make up for his lack of ability.

Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Alin, Alan? You can keep the contact information of Ryder's assistant. ”

"Ah...... Good! Thank you Mr. Kang. Zeng Bolin was suddenly overjoyed, Kang Jianfei's words meant that he was in charge of the affairs of the United States. Although it is just to contact 20th Century Fox, those few phone numbers can make him worth a hundred times at once, and he can go out and face the boss of a small film company.

Now that everything is on the right track, it doesn't make much sense for Kang Jianfei to stay in the United States. "Royal Senior Sister" has been painted in temporary theaters, because this movie is a big hit in several southern states in the United States, Jiang Zhiqiang took the opportunity to hand over the news to several Chinese media, and then hyped up the movie, so the box office in the last week looked a lot better, otherwise I am afraid that it will be painted in advance.

The temporary theater screening of 25 theaters was 30 days, and the final box office was more than 1.375 million US dollars, of which Kang Jianfei received 310,000 yuan from the producer. In the last two weeks, the temporary theater chain reduced the number of screenings of "Royal Sister" and switched to other old movies and Chinese-language films to increase theater revenue.

Until the dissolution of the temporary theater chain, plus the income from selling popcorn and drinks, Kang Jianfei also received $260,000 in theater and theater income.

After tossing the temporary theater chain for so long, Kang Jianfei plus the production income of 570,000 US dollars, equivalent to more than 4 million Hong Kong dollars, has almost caught up with the box office of "Happy Ghost" in Hong Kong.

The box office of Martin Cinemas has not yet been counted, and then there is the box office income from the 20th Century Fox to help publish, and Kang Jianfei's trip to the United States can be said to have made a lot of money.

If it weren't for "Royal Senior Sister" in the Chinese community and the southern states, 21st Century Fox would not have been able to reduce the distribution cost and give Kang Jianfei a 19-box office share.

Kang Jianfei's plan to use box office results as a stepping stone was completely successful, and the 150 copies of the film he made had already been sold to 20th Century Fox, making a small profit on the rental fee.

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At Los Angeles International Airport, Kang Jianfei saw Jiang Zhiqiang get out of the taxi, hurried over to shake hands with him and smiled: "Haha, Brother Jiang, Wishing you prosperity!" ”

"Rejoice and rejoice!" Jiang Zhiqiang's face was slightly tired, but there was more joy in that fatigue.

To operate a temporary cinema chain that lasts only one month, it is necessary to minimize the cost from all aspects, and Kang Jianfei can't play it at all.

Jiang Zhiqiang did it, this guy slept no more than 4 hours a day for a month, stayed in front of the telephone anytime and anywhere to command or answer reports, and was still making screening plans in the middle of the night.

Of course, because of Jiang Zhiqiang's dedication, he finally divided the general manager's salary of 20,000 yuan more when he finally divided the money.

The two of them got on the plane back to Hong Kong, and they both sat in their seats and closed their eyes in contemplation. Kang Jianfei thought about the next development of the company, but Jiang Zhiqiang thought about the possibility of moving this temporary cinema model to Hong Kong.

When the plane entered the stratosphere, Jiang Zhiqiang asked: "Brother Kang, are you interested in doing your own cinema in Hong Kong?" ”

Kang Jianfei asked rhetorically: "Brother Jiang has the idea of forming a theater chain?" ”

Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile: "If there is a problem with the cooperation between Oriental DreamWorks and Princess Jin one day, I would like to come out and cooperate with Brother Kang to build a theater." ”

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "I remember that Anle Pictures is mainly engaged in theaters, how can you have the idea of taking the risk of becoming a theater?" ”

There is a difference between being a theater and a theater chain, for example, Anle Pictures is running a theater, they buy their own films and show them themselves, the theaters are all their own, and even the land is their own, and there is no such thing as a theater line.

This is not the case with Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers, and Golden Princess, a large part of the theaters in the three cinema chains are not owned by the owners of the cinema chains. Some are built by themselves, with land and facades; Some are rented from other people's theaters; Some theaters are independent franchise cooperation; There are also some who simply rent a storefront and install seats and screens to become a theater.

When a movie is screened, generally 6 to 8 of the box office revenue goes to the theater company, and more than 40 box office revenue goes to the specific theater.

In general, doing a theater chain is much riskier than doing a theater, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will lose money.

Kang Jianfei also wants to have his own cinema, but not now, he doesn't have such a strong economic strength to run a cinema.

However, if you really do a cinema one day, Jiang Zhiqiang is the best candidate for the person in charge of the cinema.

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "Brother Jiang, in fact, I don't know anything about the theater chain, if you ask me to cooperate, you have to plan to lose money." ”

"I have confidence in your studio." Jiang Zhiqiang also smiled.

The Jiang family's Anle Cinema Line has been struggling to operate because it only screens Western films, and last year's big hit of "The Bitter War" was only a special circumstance, but it can't be repeated.

Jiang Zhiqiang, as the No. 3 person in Anle Pictures, actually doesn't have much money in his hand, and this trip to the United States earned 2 million Hong Kong dollars, which really made Jiang Zhiqiang happy.

The two of them chatted casually, and in the United States behind them, there was a Chinese-language movie that was getting more and more attention.

Only in Martin Cinemas, "Royal Sister" won a box office of 5.73 million when it was painted. According to the previous agreement, Kang Jianfei can get 20.5 percent of the box office, and if you calculate various taxes, you can also get $1.07 million.

Up to now, the total box office of "Royal Sister" in the two theaters has reached 7.11 million US dollars, while Cheng Long's "Killer Trench" has only 8.62 million US box office.

In the last week and a half of the release of "Royal Sister" in Martin theaters, 20th Century Fox finally made a move, but the publicity offensive was not Carl? Patrick was able to compare. Except for a few southern states that have already been screened, "Royal Sister" has been fully rolled out across the United States, tentatively giving 200 screens in advance, and soon the number of screens has increased to 500, and it has only stopped until it has increased to 550.

In just one week, the box office released by 20th Century Fox broke 10 million, becoming the biggest dark horse at the American box office in this off-season.

The Hollywood Reporter commented: "If you don't look at the skin color of the actors, you would definitely think that "Warrior Royale" is a Hollywood blockbuster. ”

The New York Times said: "Lin (Qingxia) is a modern version of Bruce Lee, and her fists and kicks are very ornamental. ”

"Variety" magazine professionally commented: "The flying car stunts in "Royal Warrior" are worth learning from Hollywood directors, and as for the action design of this movie, I can only say that the director is a genius." From hammers, wrenches, shovels, to excavators, fire extinguishers, chainsaws, everything can be used as weapons, especially that chainsaw fight, which is enough to make people's palms sweat......"

With few competitors and 20th Century Fox's strong distribution capabilities, the box office has been rising in this off-season. Until the end of the painting, the box office of "Royal Sister" released by 20th Century Fox reached 34.06 million.

Coupled with the previous box office, the final box office of "Royal Sister" in the United States was $41.16 million, and Oriental DreamWorks received $7.04 million, equivalent to more than HK$56 million, which was more than last year's total profit of DreamWorks.

The box office of $41.16 million, which is a terrifying number, has been able to rank in the top 15 at the box office in the United States throughout the year.

It's still the off-season for movies in the first few months, and they're all waiting for Halloween, Christmas, and the like to come out, and "Royal Sister" is temporarily ranked first in the US box office list in 1981 at this time, which is quite a bit of a lonely taste.

Of course, it can also be said that there are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkeys are overlords.

When Zou Wenhuai received a call from an American friend, it happened to be the time when "Royal Senior Sister" was released, and his heart was sour and helpless. The cost of "Royal Sister" is only more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars, while the cost of "Killer Trench" is more than 10 million US dollars, and the box office gap between the two movies is too big.

Of course, Boss Zou also pinned his hopes on the "Cannonball Speed" he invested. This Hollywood film owned by Golden Harvest did give him a long face soon after, and the U.S. box office sold $72 million, ranking sixth in the U.S. box office list the year before. However, the cost of this movie is also very bad, and the actor's salary is $5 million, which is much less than "Royal Sister...... RS