In the 80s, the cinema system was the economic pillar of the Hong Kong film industry, and at first it was the triumvirate of Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and New Arts City, and the three major Chinese film cinema chains of Golden Princess, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers competed in Hong Kong.

Before the liquidation of Shaw Brothers, Debao's films had been scheduled to be released in Golden Harvest Cinemas, but after many prime times and screenings were squeezed out by "authentic Golden Harvest productions", Pan Disheng decided to establish his own cinema business. With the help of the Shaw Brothers liquidation, Debao Cinemas took advantage of the situation. In addition to Debao, Dark Horse International is also stepping on the corpse of the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line and standing tall in the Hong Kong film industry.

However, the Hong Kong film industry has evolved from the hegemony of the Three Kingdoms to the Romance of the Four Kingdoms, and the essence has not changed, and the four theaters still control the Hong Kong film industry and monopolize the prime time of Hong Kong films.

With Chen Ping'an's dark horse international coming out of the air and shooting box office blockbusters one after another, the Hong Kong film industry has entered a boom period ahead of schedule, and many foreign investors from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia want to enter the Hong Kong film industry and get a piece of the pie.

However, the four leading film companies are well-funded; Independent production companies can only rely on the four major cinema chains, relying on the funds provided by the financiers to shoot films, and the films produced are arranged to be released in the four major cinema chains. The monopoly of the Hong Kong film industry by the four major cinema chains makes it difficult for foreign capital to enter, although they can occasionally shoot Hong Kong films, they cannot get the prime time of the cinema chain and the starring role of popular movie stars, and they have to bear a lot of risks.

The multiplex cinema model launched by Dark Horse International opens a door for foreign investment, and can also share a small part of the prime time. But in the eyes of foreign capital, the dark horse international is too pit.

The release conditions are harsh, and shoddy films are all rejected. In the second half of this year, "Ghost Fighting Zombies" cheated tens of millions of foreign capital. Capital investment in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Nanyang and other places, as well as follow-up films produced by Hong Kong independent film companies, were all rejected by Dark Horse Cinemas. Except for the two films that lost money after being released in independent theaters, many others are lying in the warehouse.

As for bringing it back to the local theater to recover the cost...... Don't even think about it!

Hong Kong films in the 80s, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Nanyang and other places are all banner benchmarks. As long as it sells well in Hong Kong, it can also sell well in other places, and the box office in other cities far exceeds the revenue in Hong Kong. But you can't even release it in Hong Kong, why do you get a schedule when you get it abroad? On what basis is the box office guaranteed?

Therefore, in the current film industry, although on the surface, Golden Harvest, Golden Princess, Debao and Dark Horse International are competing for the deer, and Dark Horse International maintains its lead, but secretly there is already an undercurrent.

A large number of funds from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Nanyang and other places want to enter the Hong Kong film industry, but there is no way, and even Chen Ping'an's fund-raising order is mainly based on Hong Kong film companies.

Cai Songlin recognized this point, and after coming to Hong Kong, he wanted to win over Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong, set up another theater chain, and specifically acted as an "intermediary" between foreign capital and Hong Kong independent production companies. Everyone partners to start a movie, and the movies made can not only be released in Xinbao Cinemas, but also foreign investment can be brought back to the local market to continue to make profits.

In this way, many independent film companies in Hong Kong can get rid of their dependence on the four major cinema chains and make more money; And foreign capital can also play a role in really grabbing high profits from the prosperous Hong Kong film industry!

"Western countries have always hated monopolies, and have repeatedly issued laws to govern monopolies. And the Hong Kong film industry has been monopolized by the four major cinema chains until now, which is a regression of democracy! What we want to do is not only to set up a cinema chain and strive for equal status for the majority of peers, but also to break the monopoly and let the Hong Kong film industry truly enter the era of a hundred flowers blooming, and truly belong to the great era of Hong Kong filmmakers! ”

Cai Songlin turned around suddenly, looked at Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong with a bright look, and said loudly: "The two of you are willing to create this era with me and become the savior of the Hong Kong film industry!" ”

Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong are indeed a little tempted. In later life, they just left Princess Jin to start a new business, although they did not want to be any saviors, but they also valued the role of "intermediaries" of foreign capital and Hong Kong independent production companies, and were tempted by the profits in it.

But now, with Cai Songlin's impassioned words, it is not enough to move them. Moreover, the new art city has just changed hands, and the three giants of the wealthy family have invested in the formation of a super new art city, and the prospects are promising, and they need to weigh the risks and benefits.

"I admire Mr. Cai's ambition, but it's a big deal, so let's consider it."

Fool with no vision!

Cai Songlin scolded in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on the surface: "I know that the two of you have concerns, but the two of you know that before I met the two of them, they had already met with Mecca and Shi Tian, and they were also very interested in this matter." I wonder if I say that, maybe it will add some confidence to the two of you? ”

"Bang bang bang!"

The knock on the door interrupted Cai Songlin's words, and he shouted dissatisfiedly: "Who! ”

"Lao Cai, I'm Chen Ping'an, open the door quickly, are those two Kaizi gone?"

Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong's faces are so ugly. Chen Ping'an's tone and Cai Songlin's familiarity, as well as the "two Kaizi", it is difficult not to make them suspect that Cai Songlin was found by Chen Ping'an, and they are the Kaizi in Chen Ping'an's mouth.

Cai Songlin motioned to the bodyguard Xiaosi to open the door, Chen Ping'an walked in with a dwarf cow, hugged Cai Songlin very cordially, and then looked at Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong as if they had discovered a new world: "Isn't it, they are still there?" So I just ...... Don't they all know about it? ”

"We are Kaizi, what can we know?" Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong stood up, their faces pale, "I didn't expect you Chen Ping'an to be young, and you still have a lot of flowers." Mr. Cai's acting skills are also good, we were almost deceived. You don't need to explain, we won't break up with Lao Lei, and you don't want to separate our Golden Princess. Leave! ”

The two left angrily, and Chen Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief.

From the words of the two just now, he had already understood that, as he had guessed before, Cai Songlin really wanted to instigate the two to form another theater.

As a descendant, he is very aware of the process of Hong Kong films from prosperity to decline, among which the new treasure cinema line that emerged in 88 "contributed a lot". Because these two princes decided to act exclusively as "intermediaries" between foreign capital and Hong Kong's independent production companies, a large amount of foreign capital poured into the Hong Kong film industry like a flood.

On the surface, there is a new cinema line, the demand for film sources is rising, and the total box office will also increase significantly.

First of all, low-cost small productions (including inferior films that were not scheduled for the period before) have the opportunity to be released in theaters, and the phenomenon of indiscriminate filming by directors is becoming more and more strict.

By 1992, the annual output of Hong Kong films had exceeded 200, but the number of audiences entering the theater was 19 million fewer than in 1988.

Moreover, due to the increase in cinema chains and abundant foreign investment, Hong Kong's independent production companies have just prompted Hong Kong's independent production companies to declare "independence" and no longer need to be "satellite companies" that are dependent on the three major cinema chains, which has completely destroyed the pattern of Hong Kong's film industry and accelerated the demise of the three traditional cinema chains.

The Hong Kong film industry, which has lost the shackles of the three traditional cinema chains, is a spring of a hundred flowers blooming for independent film companies, with many filmmakers forming their own companies and film studios springing up, opening a golden age for Hong Kong filmmakers to make money, but sounding the clarion call to bury Hong Kong films.

As a result, Debao gave up operating the cinema chain in 1991 and handed it over to Yonggao, and stopped producing Zuò films two years later; In 93, the Golden Princess Cinema Line ceased to operate the cinema distribution and production business, and its cinema was taken over by Chen Rongmei, reorganized into Jinsheng, and formed a sister double cinema line with Xinbao.

Golden Harvest still exists, but its influence is no longer what it used to be, and it is in a scuffle with the Oriental Cinema Line pulled by Yonggao, Xinbao, Jin Sheng and Huang Baiming. On the surface, it looks more lively, but in fact, it is extremely weak and difficult to return. What's even more tragic is that the one that replaced Hong Kong cinemas as the main investors in Hong Kong films at that time became the eight major film companies from Taiwan.

They are not serious filmmakers, and they invest in movies for only one purpose, which is to make money! In order to make money, you can dry up the rivers and fish and burn the forests and hunt, one type of movie is shot until it is bad, it is spit until it is killed, and then it is changed to another type. Driven by them, Hong Kong filmmakers blindly swelled, the film concept completely moved closer to money, as for film innovation, it has long been left behind, and the New Wave movement brought by the New Wave directors has been completely dusted.

Although there are many factors for the decline and fall of Hong Kong films, Chen Ping'an has always believed that the entry of a large number of foreign investors has stirred up the black miasma of the Hong Kong film industry, which is one of the biggest and deadliest factors!

How to save Hong Kong movies, Chen Ping'an has been groping, and he is also using his own strength to change. While he wasn't sure his methods would work, he knew he had to stop the massive incursion of the funds!

Today, he came to Cai Songlin, because he suspected that this person wanted to instigate Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong to form a new treasure cinema line early, and deliberately came to sabotage it. Clearly, his purpose was achieved.

"Chen Ping'an, is this your way of repaying your kindness!" Seeing Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong leave in a bad mood, Cai Songlin asked with a gloomy face, and the bodyguard Xiaosi took a step forward, wanting to deter Chen Ping'an.

The dwarf cow stared at the cowbell and confronted Xiao Si with big eyes, Chen Ping'an walked around the room, sat on the sofa, took out a cigar and lit it, took a puff and took it in his mouth to taste the taste, and then spit out the curling smoke, and said slowly: "Repay the favor?" Lao Cai, I don't understand what you're saying. ”

"Mr. Chen is not very old and has a very poor memory, how long has it been since the events of the Golden Horse Awards, and you have forgotten about it?"

At the end of last month, he went to Taiwan to participate in the Golden Horse Awards, and that morning he was playing with Yi Nengjing in the bed, and was interrupted by a phone call, which was Cai Songlin. On the phone, Cai Songlin told him that after the Golden Horse Awards ceremony tonight, someone would want to assassinate him, reminding him to be careful.

Chen Ping'an didn't believe it at first, thinking it was a prank. At the beginning, Xinyicheng was a smash hit, and the Big Three came to Taiwan to participate in activities to promote movies, and they also received threatening phone calls. Mecca Shitian hid in the hotel and did not dare to attend, Huang Baiming went out to attend the publicity activities that night, and was uneasy all night, but nothing happened.

But Cai Songlin on the phone, he clearly explained the several calculations that Chen Ping'an encountered this year, and he couldn't help but believe it. Chen Ping'an felt that there was a demon in this matter, and immediately dialed the emergency phone number left by Zhang Zhaole for himself, touched the Bamboo Union commando, and captured the murderer and mastermind.

At that time, Cai Songlin did not reveal his identity on the phone, until last week, he came to Hong Kong from Taiwan, and after he wanted to visit Chen Ping'an and was refused, he threw out his identity and told Chen Ping'an over the phone that he was the mysterious person who saved his life not long ago.

And the mystery man, I bah!

On the phone, Chen Ping'an was very polite, and after asking Cai Songlin to stay at the Oriental Culture Hotel, he regrettably told the other party that he had been very busy recently and had no time. If Cai Songlin can wait, then wait first, and wait for him to visit in person.

Then he entrusted Taiwan to check the details of Cai Songlin, and at the same time asked the dwarf cow to arrange people to secretly monitor. In the past few days, where Cai Songlin has been, who he has seen, and what he has done are all under his control. It's a pity that Cai Songlin didn't make contact with the object of suspicion in his heart. But this is also normal, with Cai Songlin's shrewdness, he must know that he sent someone to monitor.

"Hah, you mean that call!" Chen Ping'an's smile suddenly turned cold, "What do you think you can see me alive?" ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"What do you say?" Chen Ping'an cocked Erlang's legs and took a puff of his cigar, "What you mean is very important to your life and death." If I let you know what I mean first, you won't have a chance to say what you mean. ”

This sentence sounds a bit tongue-twisting, and the meaning comes and goes, but it does not prevent Cai Songlin from understanding the meaning behind this sentence.

He looked at the bodyguard Xiaosi, and then at Chen Ping'an, his heart hovered for a moment, and a smile appeared on his face: "Mr. Chen, why is this, Cai has always respected Mr. and has a good understanding of him, how did it evolve into a situation of fighting and killing to die or live?" Little four, you go out first. ”

"Boss ......"

"Get out!"

"Yes." Xiao Si glared at Chen Ping'an, and then at the dwarf cow, and then went out stupidly.

Chen Ping'an waved his hand: "Dwarf Niu, you can go out too, it seems that Lao Cai has something to say to me alone." ”

"Yes, boss." The cow walked out quickly, closed the door, and in less than half a minute there was the sound of a jingling bell outside the door.

Chen Ping'an's chin was the same: "Say it." ”

Sure enough, it's as arrogant as rumored! Cai Songlin made two cups of tea: "Cai Mou came with sincerity this time, and this sincerity must have been felt by Mr. Chen when he was in Taiwan." ”

"To get down to the point, you know that's not what I want to hear."

"Hehe, Mr. Chen really has a straightforward personality, then I'll get straight to the point. The contemptible Tsai Songlin, the manager of Taiwan Scholar Pictures, came to visit Mr. Chen this time to discuss cooperation. ”

"Cooperation? Since you are from Taiwan, you should know that Dark Horse International's partner in Taiwan is Lianhai Pictures, and you dare to talk to me about cooperation? ”

"If it's just me, I naturally wouldn't dare, but we think that we have enough strength to cooperate with your company and discuss cooperation plans!" R1152