readx;?“ You went to Cannes this time, and the results you got back were beyond my expectations. Shen Chong put the document on his desk and said: "Five movies, actually sold 00,000 US dollars, much better than I expected, I thought that they would sell at most 00,000 US dollars, Europeans are above the top, and they have never looked down on Asian movies."www.biquge.info ”

"It's all thanks to Mr. Gary Kurtz, who is a Star Wars producer and knows a lot of studio owners in Europe." Jiang Zhiqiang did not take credit at all, and said: "And through his relationship, he sent "Die Hard" to the official feature film unit of the Cannes Film Festival, which aroused the interest of many film companies. ”

"Boss Shen, when you used an annual salary of one million dollars to ask Kurtz to be the manager of the production department of Oriental Charm, many people think that your brain is not normal." Luo Weiming gave Shen Chong a thumbs up very casually and said: "Now it seems that the real value of your money is that "Die Hard" went to Cannes, not to mention the fame, the film sold like crazy, the UK Ru Wan, France 700,000, West Germany 300,000, plus 400,000 from other small countries, before it was released, it recovered 00,000 US dollars." With Kurtz in the United States and his distribution work, "Die Hard" may be able to break the box office record of $10,000 for Shaw Brothers' "The First Punch Under Heaven" and become the highest-grossing Hong Kong film in North America. ”

He shook his head and sighed twice, and said: "With the signboard of Yamaguchi Baihui, the box office in Japan and Southeast Asia is definitely not bad, not to mention Hong Kong, everyone is waiting for the release, so calculated, "Die Hard" makes a lot of money, it is almost a certainty, Boss Shen, you are really born to make big deals." ”

"Doing business is the same as fighting the world, the key is four words, know people and make good use of them." Shen Chong smiled quite smugly and said: "Inviting Kurtz to be the manager is not only because of his network in Europe and the United States, but also because of his rich experience as a producer, which can help me improve the professional quality of the Oriental Charm Production Department. This is not good for the development of film companies. Throughout the first half of the year, I stopped other investments and stuffed everyone in the production department into the crew of "Die Hard", just to let them learn from Kurtz, the last time I had a meeting with the production department, I found that the learning effect was not bad, and after two or three years of training, Oriental Charm will have the best producer team in Asia, and when the time comes, it will sweep Hong Kong and Taiwan, and it will be no problem.

"That's a lie." Luo Weiming pointed at him with his finger, laughed and said: "Even if there is no Kurtz, it won't take another two or three years, you are sweeping Hong Kong and Taiwan now, and you are also invincible, and no one can stop you." ”

"It's not okay, it's not okay, movies can't be piled up with money." Shen Chong shook his hand modestly and said: "Last year, the box office of movies produced by Oriental Charm only accounted for 14 of the total box office of Hong Kong films, and even less than half of the Shaw Brothers. ”

"It's easy to be a tycoon, but it's not easy to be a king, Boss Shen, your ambition is not small."

"If people don't have ideals, what's the difference between them and salted fish." Shen Chong arched his hand with a smile, then coughed lightly and asked Jiang Zhiqiang: "After going to Cannes this time, what do you think of the European market?" Kurtz is not from Hong Kong after all, and sooner or later he will have to return to the United States, so you must be ready to take over. ”

"I was in Cannes and I talked to studios from several European countries." Jiang Zhiqiang leaned forward, held his hands, frowned and said: "Overall, they don't know anything about Hong Kong movies, many people's impression of Hong Kong is still in the World War II era, Shaw Brothers also went to Cannes to do sales before, the price of the film is very low, it can only be sold to some Chinatown or third-rate theater film dealers, if you want to enter the mainstream theater, it is quite difficult, this time "Die Hard" can be sold to mainstream film companies, also because of Mr. Kurtz's appearance, many people think this is a Hollywood movie. ”

"Changing your image doesn't happen overnight." Shen Chong pursed his lips and said: "Let's take our time, you will go to Europe a few more times in the future, and first find out the situation of the film companies in various countries, from third-rate to second-rate, from second-rate to first-class, step by step." ”

Jiang Zhiqiang nodded slightly, and then said: "France and the United Kingdom are the two most important film markets in Europe. This time in Cannes, in addition to "Die Hard" entered the official viewing feature film unit, Weng Weiquan's "Rules of Conduct" was also shortlisted for the 'A Kind of Attention, unit, film critics commented on this film very well, and then a French film company bought the trailer of "The Rules", this film company operates two very famous cinemas in Paris, specializing in art films and niche films, it is said that the box office has been very stable, and then I checked it and found that there are many similar cinemas in France, I think this is a distribution channel worth paying attention to, Because almost all Hong Kong movies, in the eyes of the French, are niche films, for them, there is a sense of freshness. ”

"Manager Jiang, you have a good idea." Luo Weiming interjected: "As far as I know, the French have always flaunted their artistic temperament and like to watch all kinds of bizarre movies, and soon after World War II, the French government has been boycotting Hollywood and advocating film cultural diversity. ”

"In that case, then you should go to France a few more times in the future and study the film market over there." Shen Chong bowed his head and asked again, "What about the United Kingdom?" ”

"Maybe it's the same language, the tastes of British studios are similar to those of Americans, and they both focus on commercial films." Jiang Zhiqiang thought for a while and said: "British movie ticket prices are the highest in Europe, and film companies are very rich, but compared with France and Northern Europe, they seem to look down on Hong Kong movies more and are not easy to enter. ”

"Hong Kong is a colony, and they think they are the masters." Shen Chong sneered and said, "Sooner or later, I'm going to go to the UK to play a big game and slap them in the face." ”

"Then we'll wait to see the show." Luo Weiming took out the cigarette case, smoked a cigarette and handed it to Jiang Zhiqiang, and then took one himself, and said: "Boss Shen, make an application with you first, next year's Cannes, I also want to see the world, what do you think?" I'll pay for the ticket myself, you can give me a holiday. ”

"I'm not going to be that stingy." Shen Chong leaned back, dodged the smoke, and said: "If nothing else, I also plan to go to Cannes next year, and then everyone will go together, I will charter a flight."

Luo Weiming was stunned for a moment, and then immediately asked: "Take "The Thirteen Langs of the South China Sea" to the exhibition?" ”

"If it's done by then, I'll go to the exhibition." Shen Chong picked up the documents on the table, threw them to him, and said: "This is all for you, you and Manager Jiang have an interview, and do a review of the Cannes Film Festival on "Film Times", Europe is a big market, so that other film companies in Hong Kong can also understand the market, don't take care of Southeast Asia and Taiwan all day long." ”