Yang Lin is definitely one of the most special existences in the Hong Kong film industry. It is said that no matter how much resources he has in his hands, he can only be feared rather than really valued, no way, his qualifications are too shallow. It's just that he has made two films and produced one, and it is estimated that he can't even compare with a third-rate director.

But each of these three films is almost a legend of Hong Kong cinema, and even though "The Assembly" focuses on the mainland market, Hong Kong filmmakers still count it as a Hong Kong film, and everyone praises it. Yang Lin's legendary experience since his debut is simply like an inspirational drama, and it has long become the goal of countless young people. Coupled with the vaguely mysterious background of him and the mainland, no one dares to underestimate him, and no one will think that Yang Lin just rises like a comet, and will fall like a comet.

Therefore, even bigwigs like Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun, who have been in the Hong Kong film industry for many years, can only treat Yang Lin as an opponent, although they are a junior no matter how they look at it, they definitely give the highest degree of attention and respect.

This young man is so wicked!

In a reception room of the Peninsula Hotel, the three bigwigs who control the Hong Kong cinema line sit together, quietly watching a beautiful little girl skillfully make tea and divide tea on the coffee table.

When the little girl distributed the brewed tea to the three of them one by one with her snow-white hands, she bowed with a sweet smile and gently retired.

Zou Wenhuai picked up the teacup and took a sip gently, and exclaimed: "Young people just will enjoy it, the tea is fragrant, the beauty is soft, and the tea is more beautiful." But what I find strange is that you are not afraid that the second lady in your family will be jealous? ”

It's hard to imagine that a serious person like Zou Wenhuai would make a joke about a junior who is more than 30 years younger than him, but it sounds like a joke between old friends, which is very natural.

"Hehe, the traditional female surname in my family is gentle and graceful, and she can be called a model for Hong Kong women. Do you understand the traditional female surname? is the kind of woman who will help Zhang Luo with a bride price when she sees her husband taking a concubine. Hey, envy, right? ”

"Hmph, even if that second lady can do that, his family will come to discount your legs, the Jia family, do you think they are vegetarians?" Lei Juekun probably didn't like Yang Lin's arrogant and flirtatious appearance, and spoke out.

In other words, Yang Lin said that he was addicted, I am afraid that if Jia Yuyao knew that he was now hooking up with Zhao Yazhi and Lu Chuhong, he would be able to run with a knife and chop him up and feed him to the dog. Not dwelling on this topic, Yang Lin got up and went to the cabinet on the side and took out a fine cigar and lit it for the two of them: "Try this." ”

Zou Wenhuai took a sip, nodded and said yes. Lei Juekun looked at Yang Lin with a cigar in his mouth: "You kid won't bring us two old things here just to smoke cigars, right?" Just this broken cigar is also eye-catching with your dirt bun, and my bodyguards smoke better than this. ”

Zou Wenhuai is not happy, I just praised a good sentence, although it is just to give Yang Lin some face, but you say that your bodyguards are better than this? Affection, I, Zou Wenhuai, can't even compare to your bodyguard?

Yang Lin couldn't see that the two of them were about to start pinching again, and hurriedly said: "People say that the old man is restless, and the two of you add up to more than a hundred, why is one more irritable than the other?" ”

Zou Wenhuai snorted and said, "Baa say those useless, hurry up and say what you mean." ”

Yang Lin had no choice but to explain his original intention: "Two, have you heard about the upcoming union of Taiwan's cinema chains?" ”

After Yang Lin pointed out a move to Brother Mosquito, Brother Mosquito thought it was true and immediately used it to black. As the eldest brother of the "longitudinal line", he summoned the speakers of the major gangs in Taiwan to go to Taipei to discuss major matters. Brother Mosquito and another bigwig, "Han Mian" Li Zhaoxiong, whose reputation and status are only slightly inferior to him, joined forces to reach an agreement with the Taiwan authorities to launch the entire Taiwan gangster. The results of cracking down on and suppressing the major political parties that use public opinion to attack the Taiwan authorities have achieved remarkable results. According to the agreement, the Taiwan authorities will support Brother Mosquito in establishing a Taiwan cinema chain alliance company to unify Taiwan's cinema chain. Although the background at this time is not known to many people, but Taiwan black. The great fanfare is merging with the cinema chains of all Taiwan into this cinema alliance, but it has shocked all walks of life in Taiwan, and Hong Kong has naturally heard the rumors.

Even though he vaguely knew what Yang Lin meant, Lei Juekun still asked: "You don't want to unite Hong Kong's theater chains, do you?" ”

"Why not?" Yang Lin asked rhetorically. "Taiwan's cinemas are in a mess and go their own way, and even if they have super strength to take the lead, they can't be integrated in a while, and they need to pay a strong cost and time. But Hong Kong is much more trouble-free, as long as the three of us can reach a union, the remaining few small cinema lines are not enough whether they are attached to us or go it alone. ”

Zou Wenhuai looked at Yang Lin and asked, "Why do you want to join forces?" Wouldn't that be nice? Instead, I think there are too many problems with unions. How is the film arranged? How to divide the profits? ”

This is the typical way of thinking of Hong Kong films now, only seeing the immediate benefits, but not caring about the future and crises, even for a visionary figure like Zou Wenhuai. How far-sighted do you expect those people out there to be?

Yang Lin took a sip of tea and said slowly, "First of all, let's not talk about the benefits of union, but about the crisis of keeping the status quo and not uniting. ”

Zou Wenhuai interrupted him: "What's the crisis?" Now that Hong Kong films have the harbingers of the coming of prosperity, the box office is increasing significantly every year, and more and more audiences are watching movies near the theater, and the situation is unprecedentedly good, what is the crisis? ”

What he was thinking in his heart was what kind of tricks Yang Lin wanted to play, and what benefits could he get through this theater alliance?

Yang Lin didn't care about Zou Wenhuai's unceremonious interruption of his words, but smiled and continued: "Mr. Zou is right, the prosperity of Hong Kong films is coming, and it is an unprecedented prosperity. But the prosperous world also has to operate, do you think that it is just a matter of going with the flow, and then you can happily count the bills in the back? It's not that cheap, you can see that this prosperous era has come, and everyone else can see it, and everyone wants to get a piece of the pie here and eat a piece of meat. Have you ever thought about what the consequences will be once those guys who are just going to get a ticket and leave also enter the big market of Hong Kong? ”

Yang Lin took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and didn't look at the two old guys who were thinking, and said to himself: "Those people will wave banknotes to find directors and actors to make a broken script and film, and then they will be released in theaters and leave with money in their arms." These guys who are just going to get a ticket and leave, can you expect them to film well? Those big-name actors with box office appeal will be their primary target, and if they don't come, they will take the money, and the actors' salaries will soar far from the market rules, and everyone's filming costs will increase significantly. Even if you can't get a gun, ask for a gun, don't believe it, I've almost encountered something like this. Is the script so well written? If they don't have a good script, they will find big directors and big stars, and make money by making a random film anyway, what's so difficult?

But what will be the consequences of doing so? Filming costs skyrocketed, and the market was flooded with broken films, which finally drove audiences out of the cinema. People spend money to watch the show, why should people watch it if you don't look good? It's easy to kick people out, but it's hard to get them back. In the end, the whole market fell into a cycle of bad surnames, big productions lost money, small productions were not watched, how could movies be made? ”

Zou Wenhuai didn't say anything to refute, and Lei Juekun also thought solemnly, what Yang Lin said was definitely possible.

Yang Lin saw that the two old foxes didn't speak, and scolded the old fox in his heart, so he had to continue: "The market needs to be operated, and you can't let it go, otherwise when it comes to the collapse, everyone will be doomed." Only when we unite and formulate a perfect system, what kind of movies can be made, what kind of movies can be released, and hold everything tightly in our hands, can we suppress the risks within the controllable range and maximize the benefits. ”

Lei Juekun muttered: "But have you ever thought that once the theater chain is unified, there will be no competition, and how can Hong Kong movies without competition resist those Hollywood blockbusters that are getting better and better?" ”

Can you see the problem of competition? Yang Lin looked at Lei Juekun with some surprise: "That's how you view competition?" So let me ask you, how do you compete? What you're talking about is just a competition between theaters, not between movies. The competition of the theater chain is just a general way of competing in order to maintain a relative sense of box office honor. You're going to focus all your energy on one or two films, and it's a matter of success or failure. However, I have never considered those small-scale films, and it doesn't matter much if you lose money and make money, which causes serious consequences of polarization. Only those big production directors can be taken seriously, and other directors have no chance even if they shoot well. But once the theaters are united, whether it is the film of the film company, it must be evaluated by three evaluation agencies, and the film with a high score has a high scheduling rate and a good schedule. Whose film is not satisfactory at the box office, then I'm sorry to hurry up and draw it and make way for others. Only in this way can the creative surname of the film be truly mobilized. If we don't do this, it won't take a few years for Hollywood to capture us, and what can we resist with tens of millions of dollars in big productions? In the end, even if you have a theater that only shows your own movies, no one will watch them, and that's how Shaw Brothers is finished. The Shaw Brothers were forced to this day by the two of you, and the three of us will be forced to this day by Hollywood. ”

Why is Shaw Brothers finished? is to think that he has a theater and make whatever film he wants, without considering the needs of the market and the progress of technology, he is pulled down by the times, and he can't catch up when he wants to catch up.

Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun glanced at each other, and then separated in an instant. Zou Wenhuai said: "This matter has too much impact and too much to do, so I'll think about it." ”

Of course, Yang Lin would not think that his words would be able to complete this cinema alliance, as long as the two of them did not make a clear decision, there would be a door. Now it's just a nail in their hearts, and it takes constant pressure to drive this nail deeper and deeper. Now the two old foxes are probably thinking about the interests of the theater after the union, and they are afraid that their films will not get the corresponding income and cheapen others. Yang Lin sneered in his heart, your film? I'm going to show you how I set off a frenzy and beat you guys who can't keep up with the times, and finally beg me to merge with the theaters.

The total box office is there, and even if it increases, there is a limit. Theoretically speaking, as long as Yang Lin's movie sells a hundred more yuan, then the other two will sell a hundred yuan less, although in fact it is not so simple 1+1=2., but the difference will not be too big. It is not much difficult for Yang Lin to set off a round of box office harvest next year, he has sufficient funds for countless classic movies, and it is by no means difficult to dominate the box office and put pressure on Golden Harvest and Golden Princess wholeheartedly.

Yang Lin stood up and said with a smile: "I still have a big thing to do, you two please take care of yourself." He bowed slightly, pushed the door and walked out.

Zou Wenhuai looked at Lei Juekun and just wanted to open his mouth to speak, Yang Lin opened the door again and showed a head, and said with a smile: "Both of you are big guys, don't discuss any conspiracy to trap me!" After saying that, he retracted his head and closed the door and left.

Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun looked at each other in a daze, and couldn't help shaking their heads and laughing together. (To be continued.) )