Liu Tianlan spoke more highly of Lin Xi, saying that he "gave birth to the brain of a literati talent, but grew the crooked intestines of a shrewd businessman", otherwise he would never have thought of this strange trick of sending popcorn to drive drink consumption.

Cen Jianxun had never heard Liu Tianlan have such a high opinion of people in the circle, and of course he also understood what Liu Tianlan meant.

During this time, as the couple deepened their understanding of Lin Xi and Oriental Film and Television Company, both of them became more and more inclined to agree to Lin Xi's solicitation and join Oriental Film and Television Company.

But after all, at the cocktail party, Cen Jianxun had hesitated, if he replied to Lin Xi so quickly, it seemed that the original refusal was a bit of a bit of a sense of identity, and if he agreed now, Cen Jianxun would not be able to get over his face.

Recently, the couple have deliberately avoided this topic, and with the topic just discussed, Liu Tianlan finally couldn't help but ask again: "How did you think about going to Oriental Film and Television Company as a theater manager?" ”

"Wait, it's not time yet." Cen Jianxun shook his head, but his eyes looked a little confused.

Lin Xi obviously has a lot of ideas about the operation of the theater chain, which makes him feel some pressure, and he doesn't know what he can do if he goes.

He told Liu Tianlan about this confusion, but the other party felt that he was thinking too much.

"Mr. Lin is so busy, it is impossible to devote his energy to the operation of the cinema chain anytime and anywhere, which is the reason why he needs you to be the theater manager, and you just need to do what you should do."

Cen Jianxun was stunned for a moment, and he didn't understand the meaning of Liu Tianlan's words.

"What should I do?"

"It's what Mr. Lin tells you to do, and you do it!" Liu Tianlan explained.

"Am I not a marionette, then?"

"Then it's up to whoever brings the line. For Mr. Lin, he will definitely give you a certain degree of freedom. But the general direction must be done according to what he has set, and you don't think there's anything wrong with that. Isn't that what most professional managers do? Follow the boss's instructions and fulfill the boss's intentions? ”

"But ......" Cen Jianxun's mouth moved, he admitted that what Liu Tianlan said was the truth, but it was still a little difficult to accept emotionally for a while.

"I've been wondering why Mr. Lin would be willing to find someone like you who doesn't have any experience to be the theater manager, on the one hand, maybe you have caught his attention in some of the magazines, and on the other hand, because you have no experience, so you are very easy to control, because for an all-round boss like Mr. Lin. What he needs is not some capable subordinates, but more obedient subordinates. ”

Cen Jianxun glanced at his wife puzzled, "How did you come to this conclusion?" ”

"It's very simple, you see that since the establishment of Oriental Film and Television Company, a lot of actors have been absorbed, but the director has added Wang Jing so far, and I know a little about Wang Jing, and it is not difficult to find that this person does not have too high artistic pursuits, and it is a bit mercenary to say it badly. He will make whatever kind of movie makes money, and such people have a common characteristic that they are easy to compromise and obey, and to put it mildly, they compromise with the market and the audience. To put it mildly is to compromise with investors and producers, but to put it bluntly, there is no position. You also went to the preview screening of "Little Crayon Student", although the director of that movie was Wang Jing's name. But the whole style still continues the tone of Lin Xi's previous "Happy Ghost". Lin Xi is very capable, but it is impossible to do everything by himself. So he needs a director like Wang Jing to help him make movies, and he also needs a professional manager like you to help him take care of the affairs of the theater. ”

Cen Jianxun was convinced by Liu Tianlan's words, and strengthened his confidence in serving as the general manager of Oriental Cinemas.

"Then when do you think I should promise Mr. Lin?"

Liu Tianlan thought for a while and said, "Didn't Mr. Lin invite you to star in a movie last time?" After he passed the script, I think you can speak, so that you will have more identity after joining the crew, and it will be easier for you to be recognized by everyone. ”

Cen Jianxun thought this method was good, nodded and decided to do it.

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On the evening of May 31, the Oriental Cinema Line opened the largest cinema in Central.

At ten o'clock, there was just a movie ending, and the audience who left the venue was surprised to find that there was a long queue in front of a window in the ticket hall, which was in stark contrast to the deserted scene in front of several other windows.

"So many people are buying tickets and waiting to see the midnight show?"

"Maybe, doesn't it mean that there are several new films released together on June 1st this year? There is an action movie starring Cheng Long and Hong Jinbao in it, I heard that it cost more than 20 million yuan just to shoot, and the newspapers are advertising every day these days, and it is said that it can compete with Bruce Lee's kung fu movies! ”

"Cut, how many people have made this slogan over the years, saying that they want to challenge Bruce Lee, but which movie have you seen really do it? I think it's definitely bluffing. ”

"You're lonely, aren't you? Bruce Lee is powerful, but it's not that no one has beaten him, at least in the United States, the highest-grossing Hong Kong movie now is not played by Bruce Lee. ”

"I know, it's "Back to the Future" released some time ago, but I heard that the two investment companies of that movie fell out, and there were originally two sequels to this series, and I don't know if it can continue to be filmed."

"The movie I said about Cheng Long and Hong Jinbao was made by the company that invested in "Back to the Future", by the way, it is the movie promoted on the poster over there."

A huge poster stands at the door of the ticket hall, Cheng Long, Hong Jinbao, and Huang Zhan appear in funny shapes, and below is a cute foreign baby that has been magnified, and at the top, the four big words "baby plan" are particularly eye-catching.

Someone in the crowd made puzzled noises.

"So many people, won't they all buy tickets to watch "Baby Project", right?"

"Tickets should be available at all windows, why do these people only line up at one window?"

"It can't be what kind of discount the theater is doing, right?"

"Then you don't have to run in line at night, right?"

Everyone said a word, and even some curious people ran directly to the end of the line and asked the people in line what was going on.

"Don't you know? This window is a pre-sale package, you can watch two movies with one ticket, the price is cheaper than buying separate tickets, buy three packages and get a bucket of popcorn, I heard that if you buy ten tickets in one go, there is also a commemorative kettle. ”

As soon as such preferential conditions were announced, they really aroused the interest of many people, and many people who were originally going to leave directly stopped and watched.

"What two movies are included in this package?"

""Project Baby" and "Little Crayon Student", don't you see there are posters over there?"

The person at the end of the line pointed to a movie poster that was stopped by the crowd in front of him, Xiao Xiaobin's cute and laughing style occupied one-third of the page, and below were the half-length stills of Wu Mengda, Liu Dehua, and Zhong Chuhong.

"Crayon Kids? I have seen it in the newspaper during this time, and I heard that there is a movie with very good reviews, and it is said that many of the characters in it are played by stars. ”

"I'm thrilled by what you said, but so many people, are they all waiting in line to buy a package ticket for today's midnight show?"

"The tickets for the midnight show have been sold out a long time ago, and now it is a pre-sale package for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow in advance, it seems that tomorrow night's tickets have been sold out, and there is only some leftover tomorrow at noon and in the morning, I see if I can buy it at noon tomorrow, otherwise I can only buy the night after tomorrow."

Hearing that this set of tickets was so popular, several queues were immediately added to the long line.

Looking at this lively scene, the two people standing in the corner with hats covering half of their faces were in a heavy mood.

"Alright, don't look at it, let's go back!"

Xu Guanwen patted Xu Guanjie on the shoulder, and the two walked out of the cinema together.

"Big brother, looking at the posture of the Oriental Cinema Line, I must not be able to fight this side of "Eight Colorful Lin Yazhen", what is the attitude of Golden Harvest, and the next two sequels of "Back to the Future" really can't be filmed?"

Xu Guanjie glanced back at the crowded situation in the ticket hall, and felt indescribably aggrieved in his heart.

"Jiahe just tore his face with Lin Xi before, do you think they will agree to us to cooperate with Lin Xi now? However, Mr. He came to me in the afternoon and said that in addition to the sequel to "Back to the Future", other movies Golden Harvest will give us the greatest support. ”

When Xu Guanwen said the news, he thought that his younger brother would be more balanced, but he didn't expect Xu Guanjie to snort coldly after hearing it: "To put it bluntly, I don't want to push us forward to fight Lin Xi to the death, big brother, it's not that I say frustrating words, now in the Hong Kong film industry, unless Bruce Lee comes back, there is really no one who can compete with Lin Xi, we can't, and Xinyicheng can't!" ”

Xu Guanwen sighed helplessly.

"You said I know about this situation, but Jiahe can't figure it out, what can we do? Now if you want the two companies to sit together and talk calmly, even if Jiahe is willing, I'm afraid Lin Xi will not agree. ”

"In the final analysis, Jiahe has not been completely hurt this time, so Mr. Zou will have the attitude he has now, but it's fast, I'm sure that "Baby Project" and "Crayon Little Life" are just the beginning, and Oriental Film and Television Company will definitely continue to make more movies to suppress Jiahe and Xinyicheng, they think it's okay to survive this wave, in fact, Lin Xi must have more powerful tricks to deal with them later, I have already persuaded him on the Mecca side, and now I think that Big Brother You should have made plans earlier."

Xu Guanjie's words already felt a little heart-wrenching, Xu Guanwen didn't say anything after hearing it, and it seemed that he still wanted to continue to wait and see for a while. (To be continued......) R1292