"People like to remember when they are old, and after saying so much, Lin Sheng won't get bored, right?" Shao Yifu looked at Lin Youlun with a smile.

Lin Youlun's face showed fascination, "Hearing what Uncle Sixth said, I only hate myself for being born sixty years late and missing that magnificent era." ”

The words of the two of them sounded like a duet.

"When I was young, I was in an era of war and chaos, how can I compare to the good years of peace and wealth now, but unfortunately I am old, and I can't compete with you young people if I want to."

Shao Yifu shook his head, his tone was gloomy, and there was a taste of "the sunset is infinitely good, but it is just near dusk".

Lin Youlun was suddenly silent, and Shao Yifu did not speak, although this period of time was very short, but during this period, the inner activities of the two were very complicated.

"You've already had the idea of Shaw Brothers Cinemas, am I right?" Under Shao Yifu's two thick black eyebrows, a pair of eagle-like eyes shot out bright light, and his sharp gaze seemed to pierce something.

Lin Youlun smiled bitterly, "I know that this matter can't be hidden from the eyes of the sixth uncle." ”

Shao Yifu waved his hand, "Okay, you don't have to behave in front of me, an old man." If it weren't for you and Pan Disheng fighting for no reason, I would have almost lost my eyes, but there are some things that should be talked to you about! ”

Lin Youlun sat up straight and put on an attitude of humbly listening, "Sixth uncle, please speak." ”

"Let me ask you first, what would you do if the Shaw Brothers Cinemas didn't fall into your hands?" Shao Yifu asked.

Lin Youlun said without thinking: "United with Jiahe, first crush Princess Jin." And then slowly grind Shaw to death! ”

"That's not a bad idea!" Shao Yifu snorted coldly, and then asked: "Then if I transfer the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line to you, what will you do?" ”

"Then I'll buy the Golden Harvest Cinema Line as well, and then crush Princess Jin. Integrate all cinema chains in Hong Kong. ”

Lin Youlun said this, but Shao Yifu was also a little surprised, he thought that Lin Youlun would set up a film company after taking over the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, but he didn't expect Lin Youlun to be more ambitious and wanted to unify the Hong Kong cinema chain. At this moment, Shao Yifu suddenly felt that he was really old, he thought he knew countless people, but he couldn't see through the young man in front of him.

"What if Zou Wenhuai doesn't agree?"

"Then I'll go find Lei Juekun."

"If Lei Juekun doesn't agree with ......," said this. Shao Yifu himself shook his head first. He knew very well in his heart that one of Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun would definitely be persuaded by Lin Youlun.

Since the 70s, the Hong Kong film industry has formed a situation of confrontation between Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, and both companies have their own large-scale studios and distribution theaters. Other independent production companies can only survive in the cracks. Shaw Brothers' Clear Water Bay Cinema and Golden Harvest's Axe Mountain Road Studio, the assembly line generally produces movies non-stop, and when it comes to the prime time, the two major cinema chains will each produce fierce films. Until the Golden Princess stepped into the theater business. This pattern is broken. In order to obtain a stable source of films, the Golden Princess Cinema Line only funded Xinyicheng, Yongjia, and Xu Ke's film studios, and the three major cinema chains began to dominate the development of the Hong Kong film industry.

The Hong Kong film landscape has been decided. But there was an anomaly like Lin Youlun, and several movies in succession. The box office is more surprising than the other, and the success of "Tales of the Night" has made the concept of "blockbuster" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Originally, the high box office should have attracted more capital to enter the film industry. But the current situation in the Hong Kong film industry is just the opposite, one after another film companies have closed down, because the knowledge and taste of Hong Kong audiences have improved, and making movies to make money is not as easy as before.

As the initiator of this turmoil, the principle of making movies and not making money is not valid for Lin Youlun, if he takes over the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line and then sets up a film company, he will be able to dominate the Hong Kong film industry in one or two years. …,

"The Hong Kong film market is like a piece of cake, people in the circle are now only thinking about how to divide the cake, but I want to make this piece of cake bigger! This is my ideal, and of course it can also be called an ambition, and the integration of Hong Kong cinemas is only the first step in my plan. Lin Youlun smiled, his eyes lit up like a silver star just rising in the blue sky, "Let's not think about how to compete for overseas markets, take the Hong Kong market itself, everyone has already caused a lot of waste when they compete for cakes." As a simple example, two equally wonderful movies, because they belong to different theaters, are released on the same schedule, and the two movies fight to the death for the audience, and they seem to be able to decide the winner in the end, but in fact both are losers! ”

"At first, I expected that the box office of "Tales of the Night" in Hong Kong might not exceed 50 million, but the actual result was unexpected, and then I thought about it carefully and realized that it was because there was no film that could compete with it in the same period, so the box office of this film was fully released. Going back to the example just now, two movies that originally had a box office of more than 20 million, of which 10 million box office viewers liked both movies, and the other 10 million box office audiences watched one of them during the same period and would not watch the other, as a result, because the two movies fought each other, the winning side snatched 5 million box office viewers from the losing side, the winner box office reached 20 million, and the loser box office was only 15 million. The two movies were released in the same time period, and the combined box office should have 40 million, but because of vicious competition, the 5 million box office was gone! ”

After some analysis, Lin Youlun came to the conclusion: "If you want to solve this problem, there can only be one theater in the Hong Kong film market!" ”

Shao Yifu asked puzzledly: "There are also several theaters in the United States at the same time, why doesn't the problem you said appear?" ”

"Because the antitrust law in the United States stipulates that film companies cannot own theaters at the same time, although several theaters are competitive, they secretly have a tacit understanding, and blockbuster films are generally released on staggered schedules. It is impossible for Hong Kong to introduce such a law, and the market is so big, one cinema chain is enough. ”

In Lin Youlun's view, Hong Kong's cinema system is an important reason for the decline of Hong Kong films, so he wants to solve this problem from the root.

Later, the Shaw Brothers ceased production to give way to Debao, but the Hong Kong film market was still dominated by the three major cinema chains, until 1988, when a new cinema line appeared, which not only disrupted the original pattern, but also laid the groundwork for the decline of Hong Kong films.

Originally, there was one more theater line, the demand for film sources increased, and the total box office would also rise, but the box office potential of the actual Hong Kong film market has been tapped out by the three major theater chains, and the "cake" in Lin Youlun's mouth has not become bigger, but there is one more person who divides the "cake".

What's more serious is that those low-cost low-cost inferior films that were not on the top of the schedule in the past also have the opportunity to be released in theaters, which has led to a serious phenomenon of overshooting, and the audience's consumption power has not caught up with the rapid growth of Hong Kong films, and the "pie" has become smaller instead of bigger.

By 1993, there was a scuffle between five theaters in the Hong Kong film market, which seemed to be lively, but the real strength was dispersed. Hollywood has become a general trend, Western films have rushed to land, and Hong Kong films have no power to resist. "Jurassic Park" was released in Hong Kong and achieved a box office of 60 million, breaking the myth that Hong Kong films have been the local box office champion for decades.

Shao Yifu didn't know about the "history of Hong Kong films" in later generations, and Lin Youlun wanted to persuade him, and he had to start by changing the status quo of Hong Kong films: "By integrating all cinemas into one, film companies can focus on film production, and cinemas will arrange the schedule according to the merits of each film, and then determine the screening duration and number of screenings according to the box office performance of the film after its release. ”…,

Shao Yifu understood what Lin Youlun meant, in the past, the "cake" was placed there, and everyone grabbed it without any rules, fighting for the head to break the blood, and then the "cake" was crushed, and the part that fell on the ground could not be eaten. Now that there is one more referee, it is up to him to decide how to divide the "cake", and everyone eats more and eats less according to their ability, so that the "cake" will not be wasted in meaningless battles.

Lin Youlun's words made Shao Yifu have a different idea in his heart.

"You really don't plan to start your own film company?"

Lin Youlun nodded affirmatively, "The rules are set by me, then I can't take the lead in breaking the rules, and if I want to make a movie, I don't have to set up my own film company, just find a film company to cooperate, make no less money, and save trouble." ”

"I can transfer the cinema chain to you, but I want to keep 20% of the shares in it." Shao Yifu directly prescribed the conditions.

This time it was Lin Youlun's turn to be puzzled, "Isn't Shaw Brothers Cinemas only rented and not sold?" ”

"I will lease it to you for ten years, and when you take over all the other theaters, where should the Shaw Brothers Cinemas go?" Shao Yifu figured it out, and waited for Lin Youlun to force the palace behind, so it was better to take the initiative to take a step back and sell the theater to him now. If Lin Youlun can really integrate the Hong Kong cinema chain and does not plan to get involved in the film company directly, Shaw Brothers does not have to really stop production after divesting the cinema business.

Shao Yifu had already planned to give up the film business completely, but Lin Youlun's plan to integrate the cinema chain made his mind lively again.

Since Lin Youlun said that all film companies should rely on their strength to grab schedules and box office, Shao Yifu controls TVB and has a lot of artist resources in his hands, and he wants money, money and people, are he afraid that he can't compete for other film companies?

In Shaw's view, whether the Shaw Brothers can make a comeback, the hope falls on Lin Youlun.

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