Chapter 120: The Summit
After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Ran suddenly felt like he was stupid, isn't there still three major companies fighting against this matter, what is he anxious about. Even if it's really urgent, that's the business of the Big Three. Thinking about this, Xiao Ran smiled and glanced at the three bosses who could make a big change in the situation in the film industry by casually stomping their feet, and said unhurriedly: "I think, there is still no part for me to speak here, the three bosses are in charge!" ”
In fact, the boss of Golden Harvest is Zou Wenhuai, however, He Guanchang has a lot of equity in Golden Harvest and is one of the major shareholders, so he can be regarded as the boss of Golden Harvest. He Guanchang and the three of them looked at each other with tears and laughter, they had heard a little about the duel between Xiao Ran and Fang Ruohai in the stock market last time, and they were quite impressed by Xiao Ran's amazing calculation.
According to Hong Kong's first-class traders: "This Xiao Ran is not simple, with his accurate vision of the situation, coupled with his calculating power, if we mix in the stock market, we will definitely have no way out!" ”
Of course, that's what the words say. Xiao Ran was not worried that his money from the stock market crash would be publicized, because he had made some preparations in advance, all to cover up this. In fact, he did a very good job, and no one doubted that the money that caused the stock market crash was Xiao Ran. Besides, that money is actually only 400 million, and it is really only a drop in the ocean in the stock market, and it is not to blame him.
Of course, this is still secondary, and the key is that the top ten box office lists in 1987 have come out. Five of the top ten are written by Xiao Ran, which at most just adds some halo to Xiao Ran, the number one screenwriter in Hong Kong.
However, the fact that the Phantom Company was able to occupy five seats in the top ten was something that no one could ignore. And, don't ignore that in a whole year, the Phantom Company has only released five films, which can be described as a hundred hits. This means that the Phantom Company definitely does not rely on luck to win, but real strength.
It was after the announcement of the top ten box office yesterday that the media in Hong Kong were very sensational, like the Phantom Company's monopoly of the top ten and five seats, I am afraid that it was only when the Shaw Brothers dominated the world. Even Golden Harvest doesn't seem to have such brilliance, and coupled with a 100% winning rate, it's nothing short of a miracle.
And many newspapers and magazines published the news in the headline position of the entertainment section: "Phantom - the next new art city? "The position of the three major companies will be impacted!" "Reign 1987!"
These several pieces of news have faintly pushed the status of the Phantom Company in the film industry to an unprecedented **, and not many people have the courage to suspect that the Phantom will become the next new art city, perhaps more powerful than the new art city.
And these news are not only reported in Hong Kong, but also reprinted by many famous newspapers and magazines in Southeast Asia. Hong Kong movies are originally the main force in Southeast Asian countries and regions, and their every move is naturally eye-catching.
In fact, if the annual financial statements of the Phantom Company come out, I am afraid that all the film companies in Hong Kong will be envious to death. The five films, excluding "God of Gamblers", have made at least 300 million profits for the Phantom so far.
In such a situation, it is absolutely impossible for the three giants to ignore the Phantom Company, and even give it a very high evaluation. At the very least, the Phantom has been regarded as a potential stock that is absolutely qualified to talk to the three major companies, and the reason why it is a potential stock is because the Phantom's qualifications are still shallow.
In desperation, He Guanchang had to smile bitterly: "Ah Ran, don't play with us, now that the heads of our four major companies are here, it's time to discuss how to deal with these guys!" ”
Big 4 companies! Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling glanced at each other, almost unable to suppress the ecstasy in their hearts and screamed. The Phantom has finally been recognized by the three major companies, and perhaps in other industries, this is nothing.
But no matter how good the Phantom Company is and how good its performance is, as long as it does not overshadow the three major companies for many years, then it must be recognized by the three major companies, and the Phantom can be on par with the three major companies in name.
It's like Hollywood's "DreamWorks" is very good, but no one in Hollywood has ever considered DreamWorks to be one of the seven major companies. And even though MGM is on the verge of bankruptcy and close to death, it is still listed as one of the top seven companies. This is the peculiarity of the film industry, in addition to your performance, you also need the recognition of your peers, then you can obtain certain qualifications.
It is extremely difficult for an outsider to enter the film industry, even if he has a huge amount of money, it is also difficult to gain the recognition of his peers. Lei Kaitai and Pan Disheng are very smart not to prepare the company independently, but to find spokespersons in the circle such as Huang Baiming and Cen Jianxun in the way of investment, so that they can be integrated into this circle.
And now the bosses of the three major companies have listed Phantom as one of the four major companies, which makes Xiao Ran not overjoyed. It took more than two years for him to go from an outsider to his own person recognized in the circle, and then to the fourth largest film company recognized by the three major companies, which made Xiao Ran not ecstatic. Although there are still some external forces pushing the recognition of the three major companies, this has happened anyway.
The three major companies are actually very helpless, and the media's interest in Phantom Company was born because of the top ten of the year. As a result, under the study of this company, it was found that the Phantom Company may be slightly inferior to Golden Harvest in terms of scale, but in terms of company structure and system, it is much more perfect than Golden Harvest.
Although the Phantom also has some confusing systems, such as the contract system for filmmakers. However, no one denies the strength of the Phantom, coupled with the company's financial resources, it is definitely not difficult to catch up with the three major companies in a few years.
However, everyone didn't expect that Xiao Ran would not take a few years, but planned to rule the film industry in one to two years. It will take one year to win the agency rights of all countries and regions in Southeast Asia, as well as the agency rights of at least 50% of the film companies in Hong Kong, and dominate the Asian film industry in two years.
Forcibly holding back the joy in his heart, Xiao Ran smiled and glanced at the three people with different expressions: "Why do you want to deal with them?" There is pressure to compete, and I like the feeling of being challenged. ”
Pan Disheng suddenly laughed abnormally, pointed at Xiao Ran and said, "Ah Ran, I thought you were very capable, but I didn't expect you to even see this!" ”
Just when Xiao Ran was confused, He Guanchang, who was old and serious, sighed and said: "The local market can accommodate four of us at most, and now it is close to saturation." If a few more strong companies come out, the market order will definitely be in chaos. ”
"On top of that, we can't guarantee how long the out-of-town market will hold us!" Lei Kaitai said in a serious voice: "Once the Southeast Asian market resists our film, everyone will have to wait for death with a piece of their arms at that time!" ”
Now Xiao Ran was shocked, he and Wei Dongling glanced at each other, it seemed that they had guessed wrong, the heads of the three major companies were not ignorant of the risks of foreign markets, not that they lacked long-term vision, but that they saw too clearly and too clearly.
Secretly sighed, Xiao Ran realized that the three bosses sitting on the sofa were not simple characters, otherwise how could they create the glory of Hong Kong films. But now he finally understands why Hong Kong films didn't think about long-term development when they were heading for glory, because everyone knows that foreign markets are extremely risky, and as long as one policy can make Hong Kong films lose their status. Therefore, they can only earn it as soon as they can make money.
There is no long-term development plan because they all know that the local market for Hong Kong films is difficult to support the huge film production system. In this way, it has been relying on foreign markets, and when the market collapses, it will cause an avalanche effect. Therefore, no one wants to think about the future, except perhaps for Golden Harvest.
Xiao Ran determined that Golden Harvest was trying to establish a film dynasty that could monopolize Hong Kong, so he gradually established a relatively complete system and production system. It's just that Hong Kong films have declined too quickly, and Golden Harvest was caught off guard, coupled with various factors, which made Golden Harvest have no films to shoot after 20 years.
It took two years to come to this era before he understood the hardships of Hong Kong film companies, and it was precisely because they saw the future too thoroughly that they lost confidence. Thinking of this, Xiao Ran admired the sharpness of the eyes of the bosses in front of him, and then rubbed his nose with a smile and said, "I have the opposite opinion from several bosses. ”
Wei Dongling listened to the words of the bosses of the three major companies, and thought it was true, and when he heard Xiao Ran's words again, he was stunned, and he didn't know what Xiao Ran wanted to say something very interesting. The others were just as stunned, but they didn't expect Xiao Ran to smile as if he was very sure.
"It's true that the local market is going to be close to saturation, but that doesn't mean that the foreign market will be lost!" Xiao Ran calmly took a sip of the water handed by Wei Dongling, cleared his throat and said with a light smile: "The risk exists, but it is definitely not as serious as everyone imagined. ”
"When the mainstream of the Southeast Asian market was occupied by Hong Kong films, it was not us who relied on them, but they who relied on us!" Xiao Ran remembered that in the mainland market in the future, the box office of more than ten years a year still mainly comes from Hong Kong films and Hollywood blockbusters, which shows that once people get used to something, it is difficult to change.
The assistant next to He Guanchang couldn't help but interject: "But, Mr. Xiao, at present, Hong Kong-made films are far from being the mainstream in the Southeast Asian market, and only occupy the mainstream market in Taiwan." For example, the main support for the local market is Hollywood films and local films, and it is difficult for us to get involved! ”
The others couldn't help but nodded, eager to know how Xiao Ran would respond. Xiao Ran's fingers lightly swept over his beard, revealing a wise smile: "In fact, many things are not calculated like this. At a time when Hong Kong-made films account for a significant share of the Southeast Asian market, why can't we beat Hollywood and local films to achieve dominance? ”
"As long as we occupy the mainstream of the market, at that time, their own film industry will be slow to progress because of our impact, what can they use to fight against us?" Xiao Ran's sharp eyes glanced around, and he was extremely relieved to see that all of them lowered their heads to think.
"However, Hollywood has always been the most powerful film production base in the world, and we simply can't beat it!" It was still the assistant who interjected, and after he finished speaking, he couldn't help muttering: "Although we are the Oriental Hollywood, we do not have the support of a huge market, and we are not opponents at all, as long as the policy is slightly tilted, then it will be ......"
Xiao Ran nodded to the assistant, and he suddenly felt that the three major companies were not all rigid and rigid characters: "Because of factors such as language and culture, Hollywood naturally has a great advantage in the West. However, don't forget that this is the East. Here, our advantage is the greatest, even if they now occupy a lot of local markets, but as long as we can persevere, we will definitely be able to drive out American films like in Hong Kong! ”
"The market, we don't have it, but whether you see it or not!" Xiao Ran waved his hand in a very firm tone, glanced around, and saw that everyone's faces were confused. He smiled softly, he understood that many people in the film industry were skeptical of the mainland, so it was better not to say the four words of the mainland market.
"Why can't you compete?" Xiao Ran smiled faintly, and quietly changed the topic, and not even half of the people noticed: "Someone entering the market does not mean that someone must leave, everyone can develop together." With competition, we can make better movies, and only then can we conquer the Southeast Asian market! ”
Many years later, Pandey said with emotion: "No one dared to think that they could beat Hollywood back then, because its strength was there." However, just when we were all worried about the loss of the market, Xiao Ran put forward such a development concept, which really requires great courage and self-confidence! ”
Of course, no one can perceive how far-sighted the concept proposed by Xiao Ran is. He Guanchang couldn't help but shake his head, he thought that Xiao Ran didn't care, Jiahe couldn't wait to ignore it, it was because of the underestimation of Jiahe that Jiahe seized the opportunity to grow stronger, He Guanchang definitely didn't want to make Shaw's mistakes again.
But He Guanchang was wrong, he didn't expect that the reason why Shaw Brothers lost to Jiahe was definitely not because of the emergence of Jiahe, but because of the rigidity of its own system, and it also let go of countless talents. If the Shaw Brothers had a complete system, then it may not be known who will kill the deer today.
Competition is not terrible, what is terrible is that you gradually lose your competitiveness in the competition. Hong Kong films lost the Southeast Asian market because they lost their competitiveness. In the future, Golden Harvest has lost its huge market because it has lost its competitiveness, and it is precisely because everyone is desperately trying to thwart outsiders that no film company in Hong Kong can continue to be brilliant until 20 years later.
Xiao Ran didn't want to or didn't want to make such a mistake, Fang Ruohai would come if he wanted to, come to this field he was familiar with, and he could play as much as he wanted. At least he didn't want to fight Fang Ruohai on stocks that he didn't understand at all like last time, and he would lose the opportunity.
The approach of the three giants is somewhat similar to the isolation of the country in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, losing the opportunity to contact progress, and as a result, it is only themselves who die. Although Hollywood also excludes foreign companies, it definitely does not exclude foreign capital, technology and talent, and the competition between each other has achieved brilliance.
Outsiders who are good for the market, of course, have to be accepted. If it's creating chaos, that's what should be excluded. Xiao Ran has always thought so, and this meeting of the Big Four obviously made him know a lot of things.
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