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Ye Jingcheng's office was knocked, and then Li Zhi walked in and reported: "Ye Sheng, Chen Baisheng has arrived, and there is another person." ”

"Let them in." Ye Jingcheng instructed.

Chen Baisheng, as the editor-in-chief and founder of "Film Fortnightly", had made an appointment to meet with Ye Jingcheng half a month ago.

As the first and only film-focused magazine in Hong Kong, Film Fortnight has grown since its inception three years ago, and its influence has grown day by day as Hong Kong Island cinema entered its glory days.

As the founder and editor-in-chief of the magazine, Chen Baisheng took the initiative to apply for an appointment with Ye Jingcheng to meet, which can be described as having nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace.

Although he did not leave a real reason when he made an appointment, he used "Film Fortnightly" as a reason to apply for the opportunity to interview Ye Jingcheng.

It's just that for Ye Jingcheng, who is familiar with Hong Kong Island movies, even if Chen Baisheng didn't say the reason in advance, Ye Jingcheng can figure out seven or eight points of his appetite, which should be a matter of establishing local film awards.

Under the influence of Yip Jingcheng, the establishment of the Hong Kong Island Film Awards and the holding of the first award ceremony were around this time.

Chen Baisheng came up this time, there are nothing more than two possibilities, one is to expand the influence of the Academy Awards, and he wants to tie Ye Jingcheng to the warship.

First, because of the limited funds of the organizer, he had no choice but to seek sponsorship from the outside world, and Ye Jingcheng, as the largest financier in the film industry, is the most suitable candidate for any reason.

"Ye Sheng." As soon as he entered the door, Chen Baisheng shook hands with Ye Jingcheng familiarly, and then introduced to the person next to him: "This is Chen Deliang, a shareholder of Kaisheng Cinema, and also a representative of the Management and Supervision Committee of the Hong Kong Cinema Association. ”

"Ye Shao, we meet again." Chen Deliang stepped forward.

It is not the first time that he and Ye Jingcheng have handed over, because Chen Deliang is a shareholder of Kaisheng Cinema, and Kaisheng Cinema is one of the leading theaters of the Golden Princess Cinema Line. The two of them were inevitably in contact with each other when they were jointly released by the two theaters, including the Golden Princess celebration banquet earlier.

Or this is also the reason why Chen Baisheng asked him to accompany him, because in this way, he can play the emotional card with Ye Jingcheng.

"You two may be seated." Ye Jingcheng responded to the two of them coldly, and asked directly: "I don't know what is important for Editor-in-Chief Chen to come to see me?" ”

Ye Jingcheng and Chen Baisheng also had a handover, but it was not a direct contact between the two. It's because of a film review once published by "Film Fortnightly".

The time was around the time of the popularity of "The True Colors of Heroes", and "Film Fortnightly" or because it was not established for a long time, in order to make the magazine very popular and well-known, it chose to go off the rails and write a film review criticizing "The True Colors of Heroes".

Or is it the same style of acting as the "Oriental Daily", which is not afraid of power and yields?

However, "Film Fortnightly" obviously does not have the confidence of "Oriental Daily", and after publishing this film review, it was banned by the industry for a whole year.

Therefore, the current "Film Fortnightly" definitely does not have the scenery of the original time and space. Just by looking at Chen Baisheng's image, you can know that his haggard face and the lack of time to tidy up his clothes know that he is running around so that the magazine can be on the right track.

"Ye Sheng, if you don't mind, please allow me to ask you one thing first." Ye Jingcheng's straightforwardness just saved Chen Baisheng's polite words to get to the point.

It seems that he didn't attribute everything to Ye Jingcheng because of the previous ban on "Film Fortnightly".

After all, one of the most extraordinary things about "Film Fortnightly" at that time was to write a bad movie review about "The True Color of Heroes". Coupled with Ye Jingcheng's influence on the media, it is easy to ban a magazine that has just been launched for a short time.

However, even if Chen Baisheng knew that Ye Jingcheng was the real reason for the ban of "Film Fortnightly", it was impossible for him to do anything similar to retaliate against the other party because of this, or it should be said that he did not have the ability to retaliate at all.

How could his arm be twisted over his thigh, not to mention describing Ye Jingcheng as a thigh, he Chen Baisheng was not an arm competing with the other party, at most it was a hair on his arm.

Now he wished that Ye Jingcheng would not mention this matter, so that it would be conducive to the next negotiations between the two sides.

Ye Jingcheng raised his jaw slightly and motioned for Chen Baisheng to continue.

Chen Baisheng brewed in his heart, sorted out the rhetoric he had prepared before, and first asked: "Ye Sheng, what do you think is the future of Hong Kong Island movies?" Will there be a period of its glory? ”

"In this way, you are very optimistic about the film industry on Hong Kong Island?" Ye Jingcheng did not answer the other party's question directly, to be precise, since he guessed the reason for the other party's arrival, there was no need for him to do some useless conversations.

"I think there will be a very good development trend of Hong Kong Island films in the future, which is why I founded "Film Fortnightly". After a pause, Chen Baisheng said again: "This can be seen from the Southern Cinema Line under your name Ye Sheng. ”

Chen Baisheng began to make endless analysis, and used the southern cinema chain as a topic, such as analyzing the development and path of the film industry on Hong Kong Island through the business model and main structure of the heart.

At present, compared with several other theaters, the Nanguo Cinema Line can be said to have a unique existence. The first is its main structure, which is different from the concept of existing cinemas, such as a single screen, and its impact is evaluated by scale.

Each theater in the Southern Cinema Line is built in a multi-screen style, and the biggest advantage is that there are many additional seats. For small, medium and large theaters of the same scale, Nanguo Theater can add 300 to 1,500 seats.

This 'multi-screen' internal structure has proven to be the right one, and many cinemas have already transitioned to this model, including the Jinghua Cinema, a large independent theater, which has added 1,000 seats through internal restructuring.

Compared to the old-fashioned cinema, which only has a maximum of 2,000 seats, it undoubtedly makes it a giant in the industry. Of course, the theaters of the Southern Cinema Line are not included.

You must know that the largest cinema in the Southern Cinema Line, but with a full 4,200 seats, formerly known as Yau Ma Tei Cinema, one of the five major cinemas, can be said to be the veritable first cinema on Hong Kong Island.

This is because of some equipment placement reasons, as well as the consumption ceiling of the surrounding groups, so that the role of this theater is not maximized, otherwise an additional 1,000 seats can be added.

Therefore, it is only a matter of time before more screen-style cinemas replace large-scale cinemas, so it depends on whether the next development of Hong Kong Island movies is good or not, and the number of such new cinemas can be evaluated.

The second is the operation of the old and new cinemas, which are very characteristic of Hong Kong Island, such as the food sold in the cinema sales department.

Such as miscellaneous, chicken feet, pig's head meat, corn, rice rolls, etc., can be brought to the theater to eat. In the summer there are fruits, watermelon, pineapple, papaya, and sometimes there are those who sell sugar cane, and in the winter there are hot sugar cane...... You can also smoke cigarettes and eat melon seeds.

This Hong Kong Island feature also created a problem, which was to turn the theater's broadcast hall into a miasma. Food scraps can be seen everywhere, and the smokers can turn the theater like smog every time they go to a movie.

Unlike the theaters under the Southern Cinema Line, there are strict rules on which food can be brought into the theater and what food cannot be brought into the theater, and the habit of throwing garbage everywhere must be eliminated, and the audience is not allowed to smoke in the venue, creating a very good viewing environment.

Chen Baisheng's meaning in this regard is actually very simple, the cinemas on Hong Kong Island and the film industry are changing, or changing for the better, so we can judge the future of Hong Kong Island films.

Speaking of which, Chan concluded: "So I want to do my best to contribute to the films on Hong Kong Island. ”

"Really?" Ye Jingcheng didn't give much reaction, but took a sip of coffee with a lack of interest, and then asked, "Tell me what you think." ”

"I think whether it's the Oscars in Hollywood, Cannes International in France, Berlin International in Germany, Venice International in Italy, and other international film awards, they all mean the success of a region in film and television."

"Even Stay Bay has its own Golden Horse Awards, and even some made-in-hk movies have to wait for others to help us rate. This can be said to be an insult to the industry on Hong Kong Island, but in fact, we can completely take charge of ourselves. ”

"Yes, Ye Shao. Ah Sheng is very sincere in organizing a film award that belongs to Hong Kong Island, and this award is of great benefit to the Hong Kong Island film industry, from producers and directors, to screenwriters and actors, both in front of and behind the scenes. At the right time, Chen Deliang helped to say good things.

"So are you supporting him on behalf of a private person, or a chamber of commerce?" Ye Jingcheng asked.

"On the one hand, I am very optimistic about the development of Hong Kong Island films, and on the other hand, I am here to invite you to join on behalf of the entire Hong Kong Cinema Association." Chen Deliang replied.

"Invite me?" Ye Jingcheng looked at the two of them with interest and said, "Can I understand that you want to pull me into the board of directors of this award association?" ”

"Ye Sheng, I think you misunderstood what we meant." Chan immediately denied Yip's idea and further explained: "Since you are the owner of a film company, and your personal work involves multiple positions as an actor, producer and producer, if you are asked to join the board of directors of the awards association, I am afraid that the outside world will feel that this award is unfair." ”

"So what?"

So? Hearing these three words, Chen Baisheng was like choking on fish bones, and he believed that Ye Jingcheng must have understood the meaning, as well as the main purpose of their coming over this time.

But Ye Jingcheng just stuck the topic at the juncture, and he must let him speak clearly.

"In fact, we are planning to hold the first award ceremony in the near future, and after discussion with our team, we have named it the 'Hong Kong Film Awards'."

Seeing that Ye Jingcheng still didn't have much response, Chen Baisheng was like a girl without a fig leaf, and said simply: "It's just that we are lacking in funds, I hope Ye Sheng can give you the award ceremony this time." ”

"I see." Ye Jingcheng seemed to finally understand "oh", and said: "But you are looking for me to be the sponsor of the award ceremony, are you not afraid that the outside world will think that I am buying you?" ”

In fact, he just plans to hold one or two sessions at most, and in the future, the association itself will sponsor it, and there will be nothing to do with Ye Jingcheng at that time. However, he couldn't say these words in front of Ye Jingcheng, so he could only try his best to go round:

Don't tell me this, I just want to know what kind of reward I can get if I sponsor you to hold the Academy Awards?

Ye Sheng, a non-profit organization, shouldn't you unconditionally support Hong Kong Island films?

You try not to get paid to work for your boss, unconditionally.

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Suddenly choked and had nothing to say, as the so-called do not do to others what you do not want. Even he himself did not lead by example and ask others to do something.

"Invite me?" Ye Jingcheng looked at the two of them with interest and said, "Can I understand that you want to pull me into the board of directors of this award association?" ”

"Ye Sheng, I think you misunderstood what we meant." Chan immediately denied Yip's idea and further explained: "Since you are the owner of a film company, and your personal work involves multiple positions as an actor, producer and producer, if you are asked to join the board of directors of the awards association, I am afraid that the outside world will feel that this award is unfair." ”

"So what?"

So? Hearing these three words, Chen Baisheng was like choking on fish bones, and he believed that Ye Jingcheng must have understood the meaning, as well as the main purpose of their coming over this time.

But Ye Jingcheng just stuck the topic at the juncture, and he must let him speak clearly.

"In fact, we are planning to hold the first award ceremony in the near future, and after discussion with our team, we have named it the 'Hong Kong Film Awards'."

Seeing that Ye Jingcheng still didn't have much response, Chen Baisheng was like a girl without a fig leaf, and said simply: "It's just that we are lacking in funds, I hope Ye Sheng can give you the award ceremony this time." ”

"I see." Ye Jingcheng seemed to finally understand "oh", and said: "But you are looking for me to be the sponsor of the award ceremony, are you not afraid that the outside world will think that I am buying you?" ”

In fact, he just plans to hold one or two sessions at most, and in the future, the association itself will sponsor it, and there will be nothing to do with Ye Jingcheng at that time. However, he couldn't say these words in front of Ye Jingcheng, so he could only try his best to go round:

Don't tell me this, I just want to know what kind of reward I can get if I sponsor you to hold the Academy Awards?

Ye Sheng, a non-profit organization, shouldn't you unconditionally support Hong Kong Island films?

You try not to get paid to work for your boss, unconditionally.

……

……

……

Suddenly choked and had nothing to say, as the so-called do not do to others what you do not want. Even he himself did not lead by example and ask others to do something. (To be continued.) )