Chapter 164: United Cinemas is established

It's much easier to set the rules in Hong Kong than in Hollywood. First of all, the industry can speak now, that is, a few people here, as long as a few of them discuss it, this matter will basically be settled, and if a few more people are co-opted, Hong Kong will be as stable as Mount Tai.

So as long as all these people here agree, there is no difficulty. Now that Li Mingbao wants to establish rules, Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun will definitely not take care of these problems. After all, their strength can't put an end to this kind of thing, rather than letting others disrupt the market, it is better to take the initiative yourself, the most troublesome thing is the sixth uncle, in case the sixth uncle doesn't think that Li Mingbao is right, it is more or less a trouble.

So when Li Mingbao finished speaking, he looked at the sixth uncle, hoping that the sixth uncle could give an explanation. And the sixth uncle was also full of hesitation at this time, Li Mingbao's meaning, he understood very well, to say that this industry has no connection with the Tao at all, the sixth uncle himself did not believe it.

Since the advent of film in Hong Kong, the industry has been somewhat gray in nature. Although the people who collect protection money on the Shaw Brothers set are not as rampant as a few years later, it does not mean that there are none, but Uncle Six did not take these problems too seriously, so he turned a blind eye and closed one eye. After all, with those people, Uncle Sixth also felt troublesome.

But now Li Mingbao took the initiative to ask some of those people to come in, which made the sixth uncle not know how to deal with it. Although Li Mingbao's words are very reasonable, how can he ensure that the Xiang brothers will abide by the rules? If you don't follow the rules, won't you lead the wolf into the house?

So after thinking about it for a while, the sixth uncle said to Li Mingbao: "You want to bring people in, I don't object, but how can you guarantee that these people will definitely follow the rules?" In the past, they were petty in this circle, and even if it was not much trouble. But if you do this, take the initiative to bring them in, and something goes wrong, who will you turn to when the time comes? ”

"I'm going to bring in people from the Tao, but that doesn't mean they won't have problems. So Uncle Six's question is normal. Although the Xiang brothers were very disciplined when they entered the industry before, it does not mean that they will also abide by the rules in the future.

And about this, I think the system is the most important, as long as we grasp it well, for example, the first to introduce it is the Xiang brothers, but it does not mean that this quota has always been controlled by the Xiang brothers, as long as there is such a rule, I think as long as they want to make money in this industry, even if they want to be unruly, they have to see if it is worth it. Li Mingbao said very calmly.

"What do you mean?" The sixth uncle asked.

"Sixth uncle, don't forget, the cinema line, it is always us who control the strength of speech, and the minority shareholders do have the right to speak, but their right to speak is not strong. If they get angry, we can kick them out at any time. Then give this place to someone else.

They worked hard to enter this industry to make money, and if they were kicked out because they didn't follow the rules, their way to make money would be cut off. Compared to this, they must be able to restrain their little faults. Li Mingbao said his idea.

Hearing Li Mingbao's explanation, the sixth uncle immediately understood: "What do you mean, we can give them a quota, but if they don't follow the rules, then we can take back this quota at any time?" If you want to do that, it seems like you can do it. It is equivalent to that this quota is not fixed, but only a threshold for entry, if the rules are violated, they may lose this quota, and then introduce other people to check and balance? ”

"Yes, that's how I intended it. In the film industry, people in this circle have always been indispensable, and it is better to circle them within a certain range than to let them wreak havoc on the periphery. Although we don't like them to enter, we can't resist them entering, so it's better to let go of a place, set rules, and then use rules to regulate.

Give them a quota, and whether they can keep the quota or not depends on their own. If they really make a mistake and go wrong, they themselves will have to lose a lot, if there is such a rule, who dares to break the rules? Even if it is the Xiang brothers, they must not be at odds with money. ”

"If that's the case, that's good. But the implementation of the rules, for us, is also a trouble, after all, the Xiang brothers are not vegetarians, if the rules are really broken, when the time comes, we will also have a lot of trouble, sixth uncle, you are naturally not afraid, but we have to think more, even if it is you Li Mingbao, although your Li family also has its own manpower in this regard, but compared to them, your Li family is nothing. Lei Juekun said worriedly.

"Boss Lei, your worry is a bit redundant. If it really comes to the point of expulsion, it proves that they have committed public anger and are working against an industry. And not just for the rest of us. Besides, in addition to the Xiang brothers, there are no other people in Hong Kong, anyway, this quota is open to the Taoists, as long as there is money and people who abide by the rules, we welcome them.

If the Xiang brothers quit, others would be happier, and under the premise of the interests of the movie, others would definitely not mind settling this trouble. Therefore, Boss Lei's worries are not valid at all. Li Mingbao explained with a smile.

"But if the Xiang brothers make a lot of money on this, and other people are also involved in the industry, but they don't have a quota, will they beat our idea?" Boss Lei also attaches great importance to the problems on the road, so he has been thinking about the loopholes in Li Mingbao's words.

It's not that he just wants to find Li Mingbao's stubble, but now that he has figured out all the problems, if something goes wrong in the future, there will be ways to deal with it. After all, among these people, in terms of strength, only he is the weakest. Especially now that Hong Kong films have not fully recovered, the cinema chain and film company in his hands are far from being as expensive as they were in their glory. Money is a person's guts, if he has the net worth of the sixth uncle, he will be more atmospheric than the sixth uncle.

It's a pity that he doesn't have this net worth, so he thinks about it a lot.

"No, if our theater is established, it will only set up one event seat, and this seat is for people on the road. And except for this seat, the other seats are all fixed seats, that is, seats like mine, as well as the seats of the sixth uncle, and the seats of Boss Zou and Boss Lei. These seats are fixed.

These seats are unshakable unless there are exceptional circumstances. Unless you don't want to do it yourself, no one will be able to make up your mind about us. Even if you don't want to do it anymore and want to sell what you have, then these people here will have the right of first refusal. Only those of us who don't want to buy will think about people outside. There is only one seat on the road, and there will be no more such seats in the future.

As long as we say this, no one will make up their minds to hit us. They will only compete for that seat and control things within a certain range, which is the reason why we set up this seat, if it will really lead trouble to ourselves, then why should we set up such a seat.

To put it bluntly, this seat is a target, and throwing it out is to make the people of the road look at this seat and reduce our own troubles, not to increase our own troubles. ”

"According to what you mean, the only people who can enter the industry in the future are those who hold this seat, what about the others?" Zou Wenhuai also asked.

"I didn't say that, a theater is a theater, and a film company is a film company. Someone comes in to make money, it doesn't mean that the theater chain is needed. People who have a cinema chain have more confidence, while those who do not have a cinema chain are not so confident. It's not that they can't make movies.

If you want Boss Zou to mean this, won't there be only a few companies in the Hong Kong film industry in the future? This is definitely impossible, the cinema chain is in our hands, and we can set the rules. But the release of the license of the film company is not in our hands. How do we set the rules?

They can come in as many people as they want, and as long as they follow the rules, we won't care. It's just that the Xiang brothers have an advantage, because they have seats in the theater, so in terms of movie arrangement, they are much better than those who don't have a theater. It's not that there are theaters and everything, the rules don't belong to us.

Even this rule can be extended. If overseas filmmakers want to gain a foothold in Hong Kong, they can also give them a seat. It is set according to the seat on the road, and there is only one, but this seat is fixed, and the fixed group of people is not an overseas company, but belongs to their common property, as for how they distribute it internally, we don't care. In this way, their own people will fight, and our troubles will be transferred to their own contradictions. Li Mingbao said.

After Li Mingbao's explanation, he can be regarded as solving most of the troubles in the outside world, and if he really plans according to Li Mingbao's plan, whether it is the trouble of overseas film companies or the trouble on the road, in Li Mingbao's plan, it will not become a trouble, but may become the driving force for the rise of Hong Kong films.

Of course, there is a premise here, that is, Hong Kong's cinema chain must be integrated, and only in this way can Li Mingbao's vision be realized. And if it can't be integrated, Li Mingbao's plan is a castle in the air.

If Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun were still very unhappy with Li Mingbao's plan before, but now, they feel that after Li Mingbao's plan, things seem to have become much simpler, if there is no plan, maybe they will be caught off guard by these two external forces. And now, they're as stable as Mount Tai.

So Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun, who were reluctant to unite before, uncharacteristically agreed with Li Mingbao's resolution at this time. According to the plan, Shaw Brothers Cinemas, Golden Princess Cinemas, and Golden Harvest Cinemas will unite to form a United Cinema Line in Hong Kong, which will be called United Cinema Line.

After the establishment of this cinema chain, Uncle Liu's side occupied 10% of the shares of this cinema chain, and Jiahe and Princess Jin occupied 40% of the shares of this cinema chain, and each company shared 20% equally. And Li Mingbao, as the starter, not only has the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, but also five independent cinemas, occupying 40% of the shares and becoming the majority shareholder of the new cinema chain, and the remaining 10% of the shares will be distributed to Daoshang and overseas film companies, of course, this is to pay money before they pay. Tips: The new domain name "www.hh23.cc" has been activated, and the original domain name is about to be discontinued. Please tell each other, thank you!