Post-production was finally completed, and the final version of the two-minute and thirty-second trailer was completed. Xiao Ran registered for this film and "A Chinese Ghost Story", which has also been completed for a short time, at the Berlin Film Festival, which is obviously important to reach the European and American markets.

However, trouble finally came, Chen Kexin and Miao Miao, the producers of these companies told Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling an absolutely bad news: "Not many people in the production companies and brokerage companies in Hong Kong dare to take our deals, it is said that the senior management of the four major companies joined forces to say, if anyone dares to take the Phantom play, don't expect to eat with the four major companies in the future!" ”

Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling glanced at each other, and now they finally understood what the second article at the last film association meeting meant! Xiao Ran stood up suddenly and sneered: "They are really far-sighted!" ”

This obviously didn't cause much damage to the Phantom, after all, there have always been a few small companies that have relied on the Phantom to work, and now it just makes the Phantom even more lacking some options for last names. I have to admit that this article is still quite helpful in restricting the Phantom.

But Xiao Ran didn't think that this could have much impact on the Phantom, the workers in the industry were generally free, and it was difficult to restrict their behavior. Therefore, the Big Four companies can only use this half-threat and half-warning method to do so.

Fang Xiaoqiang finally came back from the United States and did quite a wonderful job for Xiao Ran, mastering a considerable part of Microsoft shares with 200 million Hong Kong dollars. As soon as Fang Xiaoqiang came back, Xiao Ran immediately called Rong Xiaoyi and Lin Yongqiang for a meeting and asked Fang Xiaoqiang to work in the financial market. In this regard, Xiao Ran only mentioned two words: "Say this!" ”

Xiao Ran only vaguely heard that there seemed to be a stock market crash or something else in the ** decade, but he didn't know when. Therefore, he doesn't need to pay too much attention to this matter, just explain Fang Xiaoqiang and them to do it. For Xiao Ran, stocks and other things will kill him sooner or later, and the film industry is what he wants to develop. ，

On January 25, 1988, the trial screening of "Happy Events in the Family" ended, Xiao Ran had watched the film, and knew that the makeup artists in this film were really not shallow, and they were stunned to make Xingzi and Wu Junru and other actors a little older, making the plot more convincing.

Family themes are always the best-selling themes in the film market, and after three days of test screenings, the box office income is as high as more than 2 million. However, the four major companies took turns to launch new works for the Chinese New Year during this period. Tianluo's "Mirage" was released a week before the release of "Happy Family", but fortunately this film was not as good as imagined and failed to snipe the phantom.

However, what happened next was really a disaster. Xinyicheng's "True Colors of Heroes 3" and Debao's "Rich and Powerful Again", plus Golden Harvest's "Flying Dragon General", which encircled and annihilated the phantom, "Happy Family".

There is an interesting story about "Flying Dragon". One of the most capable foreigners is the most famous fighting champion in the United States, nicknamed Jet Machine. And this person is bent on promoting kung fu on the screen like Bruce Lee, and after acting in some second-rate films in the United States, he has played many villain roles in Cheng Long's works.

The box office of the premiere of "Happy Family" was really good, with more than 2.5 million yuan, almost breaking the record. However, by the next day, the box office gradually decreased. The four major companies did everything they could to snipe the Phantom, but "Happy Family", which was originally expected to be on the run for a month, was forced to reluctantly leave the film because the box office was less than 300,000.

In fact, there is a certain reason for this, the cooperation of the four major companies is a reason, and there are too few theaters for the release of "Happy Family", which is also one of the reasons. The four major companies showed a very cooperative attitude, and the four major cinema chains joined forces for the first time in history, and as a result, in such a situation, even the gods could not recover the bleak fate.

In the end, "Happy Family" ended with a box office of 11 million, becoming the biggest fiasco since the establishment of Phantom Company, and also the lowest-grossing film in the Chinese New Year stalls in recent years. And the box office of "Flying Dragon" is as high as 39 million, becoming the box office runner-up in history. And the box office of "Rich and Powerful" is only more than 20 million, which is one of the losers in this war. Xinyicheng's "True Colors of Heroes 3" has a box office of 28 million, which is not bad.

In this regard, Xiao Ran really has nothing to say, the other party has come up with the tricks of the four major theater chains joining forces, and he is very helpless. Fang Ruohai used Xiao Ran's "True Colors of Heroes 3" to fight hard, and it was clear that it was to anger him.

However, this is later, because just when these films were frantically competing for the Spring Festival champion, the Golden Horse Awards ceremony began. This time Xiao Ran didn't pass, and he really couldn't arouse much interest in the Golden Horse Awards.

Phantom's "Autumn Fairy Tale" and "God of Gamblers" and "Prison Storm" were all shortlisted for Best Feature Film, as well as Best Director, and Best Actor and Actress, and Fa Ge was shortlisted for all three. forcibly squeezed out Mo Shaosong of "China's Last Eunuch", and Liang Jiahui failed to be nominated because of the ban.

In terms of Best Original Screenplay, Xiao Ran received two nominations, "God of Gamblers" and "Autumn Fairy Tale". In terms of awards such as Best Cinematography, Phantom Company is also nominated. However, the biggest contenders are "Rouge Buckle" and the local Taiwanese film "Scarecrow".

However, the result this time surprised Xiao Ran, the best picture was still taken away by "Scarecrow", but the best director fell into the hands of Zhang Wanyao. And Fa Ge won the Best Actress with three nominations and easily won the Best Actress with "Autumn Fairy Tale", but Zhong Chuhong still lost the opportunity to be sealed.

It's funny that "God of Gamblers" actually won the best original music, as well as the best editing and best cinematography, and the best art fell into the hands of "Rouge Buckle". To put it simply, this year's Golden Horse Awards, the Phantom Company won the most awards. Xiao Ran also won the Best Screenplay Award for "Autumn Fairy Tale", and for a while, his limelight in Hong Kong and Taiwan was simply envious.

At the banquet, Xiao Ran teased Lin Daoyun very funny, saying that he won the award for the first time, and his future is really limitless. Lin Daoyun naturally knew very well who made him win this award, and he was not only happy in his heart, but also grateful.

About half a month has passed since the Golden Horse Awards, and the New Year's film battle has also been roughly divided. Seeing such a situation, Wei Dongling immediately couldn't wait to discuss with Xiao Ran how to deal with the encirclement and interception of the four major companies.

Xiao Ran smiled, he couldn't say that he had expected such a situation, but at least he still had a certain amount of psychological preparation. It's just that "Happy Events in the Family" was so bleak that he didn't expect it. However, this obviously did not prevent the distribution department from distributing the film to Malaysia and other places.

Since the distribution is still under negotiation with Taiwan, this film can only be sold to Lin Guiyun. Coupled with the Korean side, the whole film still earned more than 50 million for the company, which is the profit after deducting the cost.

Ethereal has been losing money, but not much, while Phantom has made a lot of money. On the third day after the list of nominees for the Academy Awards came out, the Phantom Company finally ushered in the performance reports of various departments after the crisis.

In the Phantom's large conference room, Peng Ge of the Audiovisual Department stood up with a smile and said, "Because the Audiovisual Department has not been established for a long time, the results are not very good. Since its establishment, it has sold 1.2 million boxes of videotapes, with sales of 183.6 million and a profit of 133 million. The development and sales of peripheral products did not do well, with sales of less than 2 million and a loss of 14 million. The audiovisual sector made a total profit of 119 million. ”

Liu Qing, the new head of the production department, was taken aback, he had never heard of such a figure, and no other company could reach such a figure in audiovisual sales. After thinking that the achievements of the production department did not belong to him, Liu Qing stood up depressedly and reported: "The production department had five films released last year, with a total box office of 168 million, and after deducting the share with the theater chain and expenses, the profit was 48 million!" ”

As for the planning department and the marketing department, they are basically departments that only have expenses and no income. Ge Wenqiu of the distribution department looked the most proud, because he suddenly found that his results were the best: "Last year, the distribution of five films in the whole year, the total income was 190 million!" ”

Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling glanced at each other, and they both couldn't help laughing, Ge Wenqiu is very proud now, and he must be disappointed when he waits. In fact, the profitability of each department cannot be said to be the result of its own efforts, but the result of overall cooperation, which is nothing to be proud of.

Tang Yan's Chinese was understanding, and he stood up with a smile: "The investment department has been established for less than three months, and so far, a total of 240 million profits have been made for the company in real estate and other aspects!" ”

It was a belated meeting, but it didn't matter. Because the goal for 1988 has already been set, everyone knows it. In fact, excluding all expenses, the Phantom Company still made more than 400 million in 1987. This number can make Fang Xiaoqiang's mouth crack with laughter, because he suddenly found that the 100 million he invested in suddenly appreciated a lot.

Here's the thing, even though the Phantom Company is not a listed company, but after checking the accounts by an external professional accounting firm, the company still announced the total annual profit of the Phantom Company.

Moreover, after the calculations of professional accountants, it is calculated that the current market value of the Phantom Company is 3.2 billion Hong Kong dollars. This number is not considered high, but it is a little lower, after all, it has not been listed yet. However, with the real estate and real estate invested by the Phantom Company, as well as the newspapers and magazines in its possession, and the full 400 million in liquidity, this price is worth thousands of dollars. In less than a year, 100 million has become 160 million, which makes Fang Xiaoqiang not admire his investment vision.

Haile Group is 47% controlled by Haisen Group, while Fang Ruohai controls other stocks. According to the calculations of the accounting firm, because Haile Group has not participated in real estate and other investments, the market value is not as high as that of the Phantom. However, with the liquidity controlled by Fang Ruohai, the market value is as high as HK$4.8 billion.

Tianluo Company, Golden Harvest and Debao did not announce the company's financial situation, but under Xiao Ran's indirect instigation, the media also calculated the market value of these three companies. As a veteran film company, Golden Harvest is worth at least HK$700 million on the set of Axe Hill Road alone, plus other properties, with a market value of HK$5.7 billion.

Debao and Tianluo are much worse, the former has a market value of only 200 million, and the latter is not even 100 million. However, this obviously does not mean that Pan Disheng has no money, and Pan's other industries other than Debao are worth a few Debao. And Yang Qi is the most mysterious of the bosses of the five major companies, although many media have not included Tianluo in the list of large companies that can compete with Phantom for the time being, but Xiao Ran's intuition tells him that Yang Qi's industry is definitely more than that.

The media compared the bosses of the four major companies in their eyes, and found that Xiao Ran and Fang Ruohai were so rich. Xiao Ran has a net worth of 2.9 billion because he controls 90% of Phantom. Fang Ruohai has a net worth of 2.5 billion because he holds 53% of Haile. Pan Disheng, who is also a young talent, has a net worth of 800 million, and Yang Qi is at least 100 million.

It's hard to imagine what the media thinks, perhaps because the Hong Kong film industry has changed so much recently that it has been ruled by young talents. So, they're very keen to rank them.

It happened to be the beginning of the new year, and the media was even more excited to rank the richest people in Hong Kong. Among the richest people under the age of 35 in Hong Kong, Xiao Ran topped the list, attracting the attention of all unmarried women in Hong Kong with a family estate of 2.9 billion.

Of course, Fang Ruohai originally had the same attraction, but unfortunately, he was already married. However, soon the whole of Hong Kong knew that the relationship between Fang Ruohai and his wife did not seem to be very good, and he didn't even bring him to Hong Kong. This statement quickly made the whole Hong Kong think that they were women with a little beauty, as long as they could get in touch with the upper class, all of them were considered.

However, compared with Fang Ruohai's family business, the media are more interested in Xiao Ran's career. For anyone, wanting to create billions of wealth in two years is definitely a sensation, and Xiao Ran has undoubtedly become the central figure of this sensation.

Countless reporters rushed to the Phantom Company, and some simply rushed to Xiao Ran's father Xiao Shaohao and mother Liang Wenhui, trying to find Xiao Ran's history. However, when the reporter learned that Xiao Shaohao only started his business more than a year earlier than Xiao Ran, and the company was worth tens of millions (Xiao Ran asked the World Fund to quietly invest a sum of money in his father), he was even more surprised.

Interestingly, the father and son have done their own careers, and they have actually achieved quite a lot. This kind of news is obviously very popular with readers, and the media is even more willing to pursue it. Fortunately, An Yuxuan was capable, and finally pushed off almost all the interviews.

However, the media is still unrelenting in their investigation, and this investigation is even more incredible. It turned out that more than two years ago, Xiao Ran's family was still so poor that they lived in public housing, and this result obviously surprised the whole Hong Kong, and sighed that all this was really a miracle.

"Miracles, miracles by the hand of God!" Lin Qingxia lightly tapped Xiao Ran's forehead like this, and said to Xiao Ran with a smile: "Now I don't know how many people in Hong Kong want to marry you!" ”

"Really? I want to see that the daughter of that family is more beautiful......" Xiao Ran deliberately pinched his fingers for a long time, and then said with a smile: "I thought about it for a long time, and I always felt that you were the only one who was the most suitable for me, what should I do?" Otherwise, you can marry me, I am the richest diamond king in Hong Kong! ”

"You're not Wang Lao Wu!" Lin Qingxia laughed cheerfully: "You are Xiao Lao Wu......"

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