Chapter 139: The Sword Pointed at ATV
Wang Group Xianshun signed his name on a ten-year contract, with a ruddy smile on his face, Zhang Guozhong and Zhang Ziyang were dumbfounded, and Shi Nansheng sighed the charm of the boss together. The three of them renewed their contracts many times but failed, and after Chen Ping'an came out, just one night, Wang Guxian was willing to sign his name on the new contract. As a woman, Shi Nansheng vaguely guessed some, but she was not so gossipy.
Three days later, "Ghost Hunting" was painted, two weeks after its release, with a box office of 6 million, and not many audiences were still willing to go to the theater to watch this movie, so Jiang Zhiqiang decisively decided to paint it, without giving Wang Jing any face, and began to release "The Prequel of the Good Boy: The Little Dragon Out of the Mountain" produced by Taiwan's Lianhai Pictures.
Lianhai Pictures is very accurate, last year, when Chen Ping'an's "Good Boy's Battle of the Big Mac" was filmed in Taiwan for a whole year, Lianhai Pictures contacted Chen Ping'an to buy out the copyright of "Good Boy" at a price of one dollar, and it was widely reported in Taiwan. Immediately afterwards, he found director Zhu Yanping and asked him to write a sequel, and at the same time started filming as much as possible.
This matter was not decided by Zhang Yijia, but by the Bamboo Union Gang and the Four Seas Gang. Chen Ping'an did not delay, flew to Taiwan that day, signed the copyright transfer contract, cooperated with Lianhai Pictures for publicity, and then took the last flight back to Hong Kong that night, and Zhang Yijia also returned to Hong Kong together.
Zhang Yijia returned to Hong Kong to prepare for the filming of the movie "Favorite" that she wrote, directed and acted in. Chen Ping'an said hello to Shi Nansheng, and the company's resources gave Zhang Yijia the green light, when he came back from the United States, the crew of "Favorite" had already been formed, and Zhang Yijia started the film.
Chen Ping'an admired Zhu Yanping so much that he filmed "Good Boy 2" first, Zhu Yanping actually made a prequel, and made up his skipped "Good Boy 1", and the box office easily exceeded 10 million after it was released in Taiwan.
The box office of "Ghost Hunting" is not too bad among the films of the same period, but it has set a new low at the box office of dark horse international films. Since the establishment of Dark Horse International, there has never been a movie with a box office of less than 10 million.
The media is not very interested in this matter, just because "Sing Tao Daily" continues to hack Chen Ping'an, saying that Chen Ping'an is only suitable for small fights, once the company grows bigger, it will immediately be stretched, from Easter's "Underground Love" to the current "Ghost Hunting", the box office has plummeted, and last year's glorious scene has been blown away by the rain and wind.
The article did not mention the achievements of "Mythical City" in the United States, but said at the end: "Such a dark horse international, such Chen Ping'an, is the most real." In the art of film, you may not be rewarded for what you pay, but if you don't pay, there will be no return. Chen Ping'an needs to think clearly, whether his energy should be focused on Hong Kong or Hollywood, he must be clear, he is a human being, not a god, and do not be lost by the myths of some unscrupulous newspapers, thinking that he can do anything and achieve a double harvest in Hong Kong and Hollywood! ”
The insinuated Oriental Daily launched a counterattack the next day. This time, "Oriental Daily" counterattacked in a different way, just briefly introducing the popularity of "Mythical City" in Europe and the United States, as well as the record high box office, and then began to list various numbers to prove Chen Ping'an's success.
Since "The City of Myths" had not yet been painted in the United States at this time, nor had it been released in other regions, "Oriental Daily" only briefly introduced "The City of Myths" as a documentary, which had achieved nearly 40 million box office results in the United States and caused a sensation in the United States. Then he began to elaborate on the changes that this documentary has brought to Hong Kong.
First of all, the number of Americans who come to visit has increased by one percentage point, and most of them are coming to the Kowloon Walled City, which will help Hong Kong's economic development and stimulate consumption. In addition, according to police statistics, after the filming of "City of Myths" began, the crime rate near the Kowloon Walled City immediately showed a downward trend, and now it has dropped by as much as 70%, which is the result of the efforts of the Hong Kong police for many years.
As the owner of a film company, Chen Ping'an has never forgotten to give back to the society while making money, and this time is the best proof of this, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the conscience of the industry. As for saying that the box office of "Underground Love" and "Ghost Hunting" is not as brilliant as last year, the author will ask, when was the glory of Dark Horse International Film Company last year? That's right, it's summer vacation and Christmas!
The author kindly reminds that the resounding slap of 'after the summer vacation', has a certain newspaper forgotten? Or is it deliberately sensationalizing to win attention? It is reported that the sequel to "The True Color of Heroes" directed by director Wu Yusen has gone to the United States for filming and will meet the audience this summer; Chen Ping'an, who is born with a discerning eye, has not personally directed a Hong Kong film this year, is a newspaper with a bad memory, or is it deliberately selectively forgotten? ”
In the saliva spray of "Oriental Daily" and "Sing Tao Daily", Wang Jing walked into Chen Ping'an's office with a sad face.
"Boss, I've let you down."
Chen Ping'an was discussing things with Ye Zhiming, and when he saw this, he made a look, and the latter got up and patted Wang Jing on the shoulder, giving up his place and sitting on the sofa next to him.
"What disappointment?"
"The box office of "Ghost Hunting", I have embarrassed you."
"Hey, I thought something was going on!" Chen Ping'an waved his hand and threw Wang Jing a cigar, "This movie didn't lose money, if you really don't want to go, then shoot "Ghost Fighting Zombies" well." ”
"Boss, are you still willing to let me film?"
Chen Ping'an scolded with a smile: "Don't come with me, you don't film, you are waiting for the dividend at the end of the year!" You are the future king of commercial films in Hong Kong! ”
Wang Jing's face was immediately full of smiles, and he lit a cigar for Chen Ping'an: "Boss, don't worry, I will definitely surprise you this time." ”
"The surprise is gone, I will be the producer of your play, and I will direct it with you."
"Ghost Fighting Zombies" can be regarded as a movie that Chen Ping'an attaches the most importance to, although it is a follow-up film, but the new script does not have any reference comparison, unlike other movies, the advantages and disadvantages have long been clear in Chen Ping'an's mind, and the advantages can be expanded and the defects can be modified during the filming process, and there is also a sufficient estimate of the box office.
This is a script that Wang Jing made up himself, and it is a product of the butterfly effect. Chen Ping'an was not worried about Wang Jing directing alone, so he decided to personally supervise the production and participate in the filming of this movie, just like when Wu Yusen filmed "The True Color of Heroes".
Wang Jing thought that this meant that Chen Ping'an didn't trust him at first, but after thinking about it, he was relieved. This is the same as when Chen Ping'an did Wu Yusen at the beginning, which not only shows that Chen Ping'an attaches great importance to it, but also shows that this movie may achieve proud results like "The True Color of Heroes".
No wonder the boss asked me if I had the confidence to defeat Lao Wu!
The mustard in his heart dissipated, accompanied Chen Ping'an to swallow the clouds and spit out the fog for a while, and discussed the filming of "Ghost Fighting Zombies" for more than ten minutes, Wang Jing said before going out: "Boss, Aunt Fang called me two days ago and said that you still need her a few TV scripts." ”
A gleam flashed in Chen Ping'an's eyes: "Why didn't she dare to call me directly?" Shameless! ”
The sudden liquidation of Shaw Brothers is not wrong in terms of reason, but in terms of reason, it is very inauthentic. Fortunately, Chen Ping'an had abundant funds in his hands at that time and had been prepared, otherwise he would have really fallen into passivity because of Shaw Brothers.
Shi Nansheng, Ye Zhiming, Jiang Zhiqiang, and Zhang Guozhong learned the truth of the matter, and they all built Chen Ping'an to retaliate against the treacherous Shao Brothers who stabbed him in the back, but Chen Ping'an did not agree.
Wang Jing also knows these things, and it is difficult to do them in the middle. He sneered: "Boss, in fact, Aunt Fang is not bad, but sometimes the sense of victory and defeat is too strong." ”
"It's okay, I'm generous. Besides, if there was no support from Aunt Fang, Dark Horse International might have been stillborn, what is that little holiday? I will go back and visit her wirelessly and deliver the script to her in person. ”
Uh, that's too much, isn't it...... Something doesn't seem right!
Wang Jing's intuition told him that things were not as simple as Chen Ping'an said. Chen Ping'an, whom he understands, will not be generous to the point of spitting on himself, and the current Dark Horse International is also a large-scale film company with a head and a face, unlike in the past, when the theater chain was restricted by Shaw Brothers, the cooperation between him and Fang Yihua is not so close, as for meeting with a smile and enmity? even surrendered his identity, took the initiative to visit Fang Yihua, and sent the script?
Wang Jing left in confusion, Ye Zhiming came over and said with a smile: "Fat Wang shouldn't be able to sleep this time." ”
"Why?"
"Because of the boss's generosity!" Ye Zhiming smiled weirdly, "What kind of calculation is the boss, don't tell me that you are the one who repays the grievances with virtue, then I will be very disappointed." ”
"What do you want to say?"
"I want to know, does the boss plan to continue to cooperate with Wireless to help Wireless suppress ATV?"
Chen Ping'an was stunned, Ye Zhiming was right, he really thought so. The purpose of cooperating with Shaw Brothers is to seek Shaw Brothers' cinema line, and in addition to befriending Fang Yihua, sending the script is to help Fang Yihua gain a firm foothold in wireless and suppress ATV.
Fang Yihua put him along, not only was he not angry, but personally sent the script, and continued to choose to cooperate with wireless, the purpose was more direct - to suppress ATV and facilitate the acquisition of ATV in the future!
When ATV arrives, it is the day of the general account! Use ATV to compete with wireless and overwhelm wireless in terms of ratings, this is the best means of revenge!
"You guessed it?"
"Ha, the boss thinks too badly. You just came to me, asked me about Qiu Degen's situation, and said those words to Wang Fatzi, if I can't guess again, how can I be worthy of the boss's trust? Boss, you just say what you want me to do. ”
Talking to smart people is easy. Chen Ping'an took a puff of his cigar and said lightly: "Build a good relationship with Qiu Degen's sons, and let them persuade Qiu Degen to sell ATV shares when it is critical." ”
"When it matters? When is it? ”
"Next year, next year is the best opportunity to acquire ATV, I want all the shares of ATV, and you will be responsible for the acquisition in the future."
"That's fine, but do we have that much money?"
Chen Ping'an smiled secretly: "Not at the moment, but after next year, Dark Horse International will never worry about funds again, let alone an ATV, even if Shao Tycoon sells his wireless to me, I can eat it!" ”RS