At least at this stage, the North American market is not Yang Lin's primary target.

Throughout the 80s, Hollywood's global influence increased and became domineering. Hong Kong films are one of the few regional films that are still healthy, and they have a dominant position in Hong Kong and its neighboring regions comparable to that of Hollywood. Whether it is cinema cinema or video cassette rental market, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea and other places are all important markets for Hong Kong films. Taiwan has developed into an important market no less than Hong Kong.

Stable development and consolidation of the rear are the things that need to be done most at present. Why did Hong Kong cinema decline so quickly in the 90s? The stagnation of its own development and the chaos of its structure are certainly a factor, but the most fundamental reason is that these traditional bases of Hong Kong films have been conquered by Hollywood blockbusters one by one, which has seriously led to the shrinkage of the market.

He cares about the North American film company, not because he wants this "True Color of Heroes" to get how many screens and how many box offices it can get when it is released in North America, but because he knows the huge potential contained in this Cinemark theater chain. Yang Lin now does not have the strength to join the competition of North American theaters, but this does not prevent him from dropping a chess piece in advance in the big game of chess in North America.

The Asian manager of Cinemark Cinema is called Kidd, which makes Yang Lin involuntarily think of the famous point guard of N**A. Kidd was very tall, with naturally curly blonde hair, a handsome face, and he was in his forties, with a dashing and handsome taste.

Yang Lin, who is nearly 1.8 meters taller, is slightly shorter than Kidd, and when shaking hands, he needs to raise his head slightly to meet Kidd's gaze: "Welcome, Mr. Kidd." ”

Yang Lin speaks English, and since he came to Hong Kong, he has been making up English. After all, this is the lingua franca of Western society, and Hong Kong is an international metropolis, so there are too many places to deal with foreign devils.

Yang Lin is actually not short, but because he often practices boxing, his physical fitness is very good, and there is no trace of fat, so he looks a little thin. Standing in front of the tall and burly Kidd, he was noticeably smaller.

Kidd shrugged, shook hands with Yang Lin casually, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I have to tell the truth. I came to this film viewing party because the United Arts Cinema Line did not come. But I'm glad I made a wise choice now. ”

That's why you came because Lianyi didn't come?

Yang Lin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he instantly understood what Kidd meant. In Asia, especially in Hong Kong, the United Arts Cinemas has put a lot of pressure on Cinemark Cinemas. Since the cooperation between Lianyi Cinema Line and Golden Harvest has started from a very early stage, it is difficult for others to get involved. Under the Shaw Brothers, the quality of the works is getting worse and worse, and the situation in Hong Kong is getting worse, let alone internationally? As a representative of the new forces of Hong Kong films, New Arts City focuses all its energy on the competition in the local market in Hong Kong, and the films made are all to cater to the Hong Kong audience, not to the taste of North American audiences. Therefore, the United Arts Cinema Line has firmly suppressed the Cinemark Cinema Line in Asia, which has made the latter have a strong sense of crisis.

Although Hong Kong films cannot compete with Hollywood in North America at all, Hong Kong films, which are the only ones in the world that can compete with Hollywood, have also attracted more and more attention from Hollywood. Now that the representative of Hong Kong films, Jiahe Company, has been co-opted by United Arts Cinemas, so the Lucky Cinema Line, which is eager to open up the situation in Hong Kong, needs to find a film company that can compete with Golden Harvest, whether it is introducing Hong Kong films to North America for release or reverse-exporting films to Hong Kong.

The Shaw Brothers are already old, and the new art city is not here, maybe this Red Star Pictures, which did not catch the eye at the beginning, will be a possible choice.

Yang Lin greeted him and sat down absolutely, and said slowly: "What does Mr. Kidd think of this "True Colors of Heroes"? "What is the so-called opinion, it is natural whether it can be released in North America, or what will happen at the box office if it is released in North America.

Kidd scratched his head and smiled a little apologetically: "To be honest, although I personally think this film is really good, if it gets North America, the box office will be miserable." ”

Foreigners are direct! Not at all tactful. In his previous life, "The True Colors of Heroes" was not released in North America Yang Lin didn't know, but even if it was released, it was estimated that it would not be much better, this movie has too strong Hong Kong flavor. Success can only be achieved in an Asian region that is very well adapted to Hong Kong films.

Yang Lin looked at Kidd's handsome face: "You should have seen the trailer and promotional poster of the movie before, and you should have a preliminary judgment and understanding of this film, why do you still want to watch the film?" ”

"Hehe," Kidd's face was full of sunshine: "Doesn't the Chinese have a saying, one more friend and one more road." Even if you can't negotiate a deal, you can be friends. I admire Mr. Yang for being a young and promising, self-made elite, so I came to join in the fun, hoping to make a friend and maybe one day we can work together. ”

This guy seems to know a lot about Chinese culture. Yang Lin smiled: "The strategy of Cinemark Cinema Line is to deploy globally, do you also have the idea of developing in Hong Kong?" ”

Kidd was taken aback and stared at his pale blue eyes in surprise: "God! How do you know our business strategy so clearly? The Cinemark Cinema Line was just established at the beginning of last year. ”

To be able to say the business strategy of Cinemark Cinema Line so accurately, you must have a deep understanding of Cinemark. However, the Cinemark Cinemas has only been established for a short time, and its current influence in Asia is limited, which is far from being comparable to the United Arts Cinema Line. Could it be that this young man has been paying attention to the Cinemark Cinema Line for a long time? What is his purpose, to pay attention to this theater chain that is far away from him?

Don't blame Kidd for being surprised, who would have thought that Yang Lin's information was all from the memories of his previous life?

Yang Lin pretended to smile mysteriously: "Cinemark is a dynamic emerging cinema chain, and my Red Star Pictures is an equally dynamic film company, I think, we will have more common views and interests." ”

Kidd looked at Yang Lin and said slowly, "What does Mr. Yang mean?" ”

"If Shellrk has the idea of entering the Hong Kong market, I think we can work together. As you know, my cinema chain has a lot of cinemas in Hong Kong. ”

Yang Lin smiled very kindly, but every word he said was like a hammer hitting Kidd's heart full of progress.

Kidd only felt his heart beat "hoho".

For a long time, the Hong Kong film market has been very strong. Several major cinema chains monopolized the Hong Kong film market and also monopolized the box office. They produce and sell their own products, and consider Hong Kong as their own territory, because the huge market is enough to ensure their sustainable profitability.

Does Yang Lin, a representative of the emerging forces of Hong Kong films, say that Marvelk Cinemas can have the opportunity to enter this market that the world has coveted for a long time?

If this is really possible, then his contribution to the company is enough for him to get a large bonus from the company, and his status has risen rapidly. You must know that the strength of the Cinemark Cinema Line in North America and Latin America is huge, but in Asia, especially Hong Kong, it is basically a blank. This is also the main reason why he, the nephew of the chairman of the Cinemark Cinema Line, was sent to Asia to explore the market, and the Cinemark Cinema Line is too eyed by this vast market.

Trying to calm his heartbeat, Kidd cautiously asked, "What do you mean, Red Star Cinemas can accept Cinemark Cinemas into the Hong Kong market?" ”

His eyes were shining, and his heart was very worried, he was afraid that he had misunderstood the meaning of this young man who spoke English was not too neat.

Yang Lin smiled secretly in his heart and nodded: "The business philosophy of Cinemark Cinemas is to expand its influence in the world based on North America. My dream is to take Hong Kong as the foundation and promote Hong Kong films to the world. Here, it can be clearly seen that we have a lot in common, and we can use each other's advantages to achieve our own goals. The current world is no longer a monopoly world, and win-win is the mainstream of social development. ”

Kidd carefully reflected on Yang Lin's words, his mouth tightly closed. After a long while, he stood up abruptly and stretched out his hand to Yang Lin with an eager face: "Mr. Yang, I will send your intention back to the headquarters as soon as possible." At the same time, I will do my best to help you so that "True Colors of Heroes" can be released in North America as much as possible. ”

If the headquarters really intends to cooperate with Red Star Cinemas, then it is possible to properly express goodwill and arrange a few screens for "The True Color of Heroes".

Of course, Yang Lin knew that this was just a cake that Kidd drew for him, even if Joy Manrk would really release "The True Colors of Heroes", it is estimated that it is just a dozen or twenty screens for arranging a dozen or twenty screens, which is a fart? He got up and shook Kidd's hand: "I hope to have the opportunity to work with this handsome guy of yours, I'm looking forward to it." ”

Kidd laughed, "I'm looking forward to it too." Also, you're handsome, too! ”

The two complimented each other, and Kidd said goodbye and left, but he was a hot surname.

Yang Lin sat alone in the chair, a smile on the corner of his mouth.

The whole earth, it is estimated that no one understands the trend of this world better than him. The point of the traverser is here, he is often able to snipe you in a strange place when you don't expect it, because he has cheats, he can see loopholes and opportunities that you would never see.

Where is the loophole of the Cinemark Cinema Line, he doesn't know. But he knows that there is now a springboard that will allow him to make a qualitative leap and have the strength and opportunity to dominate in Asia. If the Cinemark Cinema Line really cooperates with the Red Star Cinema Line, whether it is a share swap or something, it is equivalent to leaving Yang Lin a backdoor to backfire against Cinemark.

That turmoil that shook the world would give him the opportunity to expand rapidly.

Not good!

Yang Lin slapped his head suddenly, Huo Di stood up, and ran out like a fly. Ignoring the people passing by to greet him, he ran outside the theater in a stunned look and shouted: "Du Qingshan, drive!" ”

Du Qingshan stayed in the car all the time, and when he heard the words, he quickly started the fire, Yang Lin had just gotten into the car, and the Mercedes-Benz RV had already shot out like an arrow, leaving behind a roar of the engine. (To be continued.) )