Chapter 147: Calculation of All Parties (360 Monthly Pass Plus Update)
Huang Baiming was very excited to learn that he was going to cooperate with Lin Xi soon, but Shi Tian didn't have much joy on his face after learning the news.
He looked up at Mecca and asked puzzledly: "Lin Xi is cooperating with Jiahe and us, what does he want to do?" ”
Mecca clasped her hands and shrugged, "It's very simple, between Princess Jin and Golden Harvest." ”
Shi Tian's face was puzzled, "Can Jiahe agree?" ”
Huang Baiming interjected: "What's not to do? Isn't that how Xu Guanjie is? ”
Mecca shook her head and said, "The two of them are not the same. Xu Guanjie is because Jiahe thinks he doesn't matter, as long as Xu Guanwen doesn't defect to us, and Lin Xi is because he is too important to Jiahe, even if he cooperates with us, Jiahe can't do anything about him. ”
Shi Tian still didn't understand, Lin Xi was really so important to Jiahe?
"Golden Harvest has spent so many years trying to open up the American market, but only Bruce Lee has succeeded, and now there is one more Lin Xi, you say that he is not important to Golden Harvest, now as long as he is not completely on the opposite side of Golden Harvest, Golden Harvest will only spare no effort to win him over!"
Mecca analyzed this, and Shi Tiancai realized Lin Xi's cleverness.
"The power of this kid doesn't stop there, counting the three movies he collaborated with Hong Jinbao last time, "Ghost Fighting", "People Scary", and "People Scary Ghosts", he actually played with the three theaters of Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and Golden Princess."
Mecca sighed softly, a question he had just figured out.
Lin Xi first took advantage of the contradiction between Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers to persuade Shaw Brothers Cinemas, which suffered more losses in the double-line joint screening, to release these three movies, and get a very good schedule at the cost of partial concessions, and then created a box office miracle for these three films.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Xi took advantage of the contradiction between Golden Harvest and Princess Jin, first cooperated with Golden Harvest to shoot "Back to the Future", and then threw out "Baby Plan" to cooperate with Princess Jin.
"Back to the Future" was a box office success in the United States, and in Hong Kong, it beat "Best Partner", and immediately became the primary target of Golden Harvest.
In order to prevent Jiahe from directly defeating Princess Jin, Lin Xi turned his head to help Princess Jin, obviously wanting to "raise his own respect", so that Princess Jin would constantly put pressure on Jiahe, so that Jiahe would work harder to win him over.
The whole plan seemed seamless and perfect in Mecca.
Shi Tian was unconvinced and said, "It's also this kid's luck, right?" If "Back to the Future" didn't achieve such good box office results in the United States, his role in the eyes of Golden Harvest would not be so important, right? ”
Mecca couldn't help but sigh, he knew that Shi Tian was unwilling, and how could he be willing? It's just that the facts are in front of him, and he can't help but be unconvinced.
"Obviously, when Lin Xi made this plan, he had already expected that "Back to the Future" would be successful in the United States, and this kind of self-confidence is the most terrifying."
"Well, even if it's like you say, in terms of movies he wins, but what about the other aspects? The movie he invested in was released in Shaw Brothers Cinemas, wouldn't ATV's Qiu Degen be suspicious of him? ”
Shi Tian was stubborn, and he wanted to pick out a little problem from here.
Mecca shrugged and said nothing more.
In fact, he knew very well in his heart that Qiu Degen was dissatisfied with Lin Xi, but under the current situation, he could only compete with wireless by relying on the martial arts dramas filmed by Lin Xi, so he could only turn a blind eye to Lin Xi's approach.
Seeing that the conversation was about to fall into a dead end, Huang Baiming suddenly said: "If the screenwriter of "Baby Project" is really Lin Xi, is it possible for this movie to be released in the United States?" ”
"How is it possible, even if Lin Xi really has this idea, it is impossible for Jiahe to agree!" Shi Tian didn't even want to veto this possibility.
""Back to the Future" was a great success in the United States, wouldn't Lin Xi know some powerful publishers? I think if he really plans to eat both between Golden Harvest and Golden Princess, he must have enough foundation to know some American distributors, and when he makes a good movie, he can directly get rid of Golden Harvest and release it in the United States, which is the biggest threat to Golden Harvest, which has the advantage of channels. ”
Huang Baiming analyzed this, and even Shi Tian stopped talking.
Mecca said at this time: "Ah Ming's idea is good, I think I can give it a try!" ”
"Then we are going to talk to Lin Xi in person?" Shi Tian asked hesitantly.
"Don't bother." Mecca shook his head, "As long as we reveal this idea to Hong Jinbao a little bit, that fat man will definitely be tempted, and even if we don't mention it at that time, he can't help but mention it to Lin Xi." ”
Huang Baiming and Shi Tian glanced at each other, and they both felt that this method was the best.
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The news that "Back to the Future" won $3.2 million at the box office on the first day of its release in the United States quickly spread back to Hong Kong, and the film also won 5 million Hong Kong films on the same day in Hong Kong. ", "The box office on the premiere day exploded, and "Back to the Future" will set a new box office record for Hong Kong films" and other titles really attracted the attention of a large number of citizens.
After Cheng Long saw these news, he couldn't help but think of some of the things Lin Xi had said to him before.
"I want to make you an international kung fu superstar like Bruce Lee!"
"Work hard, your achievements may not be as good as Bruce Lee in the future!"
"I'm optimistic about you, you will be another Bruce Lee in Hong Kong in the future!"
His mind was full of thoughts that he didn't even dare to think about before, Cheng Long's heart was like a monkey scratching, and finally he couldn't hold it anymore and took the initiative to find Hong Jinbao.
Under Lin Xi's construction, Sammo Hung has established a film company, but for the time being, he has not yet decided whether to invest in Princess Jin or Golden Harvest, and both sides are in contact anyway.
Cheng Long came to knock on the door and walked into Hong Jinbao's office, Hong Jinbao was answering a phone call, and only used his eyes to signal Cheng Long to sit casually.
After answering the phone, Hong Jinbao sat up straight and looked at Cheng Long, who was a little distracted in front of him, and asked curiously: "Why did you think of running here with me today?" ”
Cheng Long was embarrassed to say his intentions, so he first found a separate topic.
"How's the little baby you need for the new film?"
"Babies from half a year old to one year old, I have already found almost a hundred here, just wait for Mr. Lin to come back for final confirmation."
Hong Jinbao briefly talked about the situation, and found that Cheng Long just hummed casually, as if he hadn't heard about it at all.
"Hey, I said do you have something on your mind, why do you keep wandering when you talk to you?"
Hong Jinbao knocked on the table hard, and Cheng Long came back to his senses completely.
"What did you just say, senior brother?"
Seeing Cheng Long's blank expression, Hong Jinbao couldn't help but shake his head.
"What the hell is wrong with you today? How to look weird and weird. ”
Cheng Long felt out of shape and smiled awkwardly, but he didn't explain, just leaned in front of Hong Jinbao.
"Senior brother, have you read all the recent news? "Back to the Future" is so great at the box office, even the record set by Bruce Lee in the United States has been broken! ”
Hong Jinbao glanced at Cheng Long, and realized something in his heart, but he caught up and said very casually: "Knowing is knowing, but what does this have to do with us?" ”
"How can it be okay? "Back to the Future" is a script written by Mr. Lin, and "Baby Project" is also a script written by Mr. Lin, and he invested money in both movies, since "Back to the Future" can be released in the United States, why can't "Baby Project"? ”
Cheng Long wanted to say his thoughts directly, but because of his face, it was difficult to say it, so he could only be anxious about where to go.
When Hong Jinbao saw Cheng Long's appearance, he held back his thoughts, so he couldn't help it in order not to help him.
"Don't forget, "Back to the Future" is a cooperation with Golden Harvest, and the relationship with Guò Golden Harvest was only released in the United States, and "Baby Project" is a cooperation with Princess Jin, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to be released in the United States."
"Is it possible to bypass Golden Harvest and take the movie ourselves?" Cheng Long then asked.
"There's got to be a way." Hong Jinbao pretended to deal with it, and what he thought of was indeed the phone call that Mecca had just made to him.
In this matter, Cheng Long thought of a piece with Mecca first.
"Mr. Lin has been in the United States for so long, he must know some people, right?"
Cheng Long wanted to have a direct showdown with Hong Jinbao, but he couldn't help it after thinking about it.
"Didn't Mr. Lin say he was going on vacation?" Hong Jinbao deliberately said this, the purpose was to let Cheng Long say some things by himself.
Do you believe that? It's been more than two weeks, and you can't go on vacation for so long, right? Cheng Long finally became a little anxious.
"Not necessarily!"
Hong Jinbao shook his head.
Regarding the speculation about the relationship between Zhao Yazhi and Lin Xi, he didn't tell Cheng Long, if Cheng Long knew this, he probably wouldn't simply think that Lin Xi's vacation in the United States was just a pretense.
Cheng Long couldn't hold his breath and said his thoughts directly, "Anyway, I think you should give it a try." ”
Hong Jinbao saw that his intention had been realized, so he no longer went around the bend with Cheng Long.
"Your idea is good, but we can't just go to Mr. Lin and say this? "Back to the Future" is aimed directly at the American market, but "Baby Project" is not, and I think to convince Mr. Lin, we have to make some preparations ourselves, for example, how to make this movie look more in line with the tastes of American audiences. ”
Cheng Long is not a fool, and he immediately understood after hearing this.
Hong Jinbao must have the same plan as himself for a long time, but he is just waiting for him to make his words clear first.
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