Chapter 489: Vertical and Horizontal
"In terms of scheduling, we are about to hold the screening of "Sky Stealing Plan" and take over Golden Harvest's "Weilong Detective". Ji Fanghua introduced, "Golden Harvest's successor to "Weilong Detective" is Hong Jingbao's "Summer Lucky Star", and the upcoming movie in New Art City is "Happy Ghost Crashing Ghost". ”
Han Jin nodded, for such an important schedule as the summer file, the three major theater companies will give way to their own works without accident. As for the works of other producers, then I'm sorry, just keep waiting in line.
"Contact Xinyicheng to see if their "Happy Ghosts" is interested in coming to our theater to release it." Han Jin said with a smile.
"Huh?!" Everyone present was surprised when they heard him say this.
They now have a two-line relationship with Golden Harvest, which can already alleviate the shortage of Yongsheng film sources and solve the shortage of Golden Harvest cinemas. But I didn't expect that now Han Jin even wanted to pull over Xinyicheng, I really don't know what he planned.
"What's wrong?!" Han Jin asked with a smile, "Don't be so surprised, last year's "Happy Ghost" in Xinyi City saw a big tree, but it made a lot of money. This time I believe it will be no exception, why should we miss this opportunity to make money? ”
"But I'm afraid that Xinyicheng won't agree to cooperate with us." Wang Jingwei frowned and said, "Even if they are willing to agree, the Golden Princess Company may not be happy." ”
Han Jin smiled, "How can you know if you don't try, maybe they also want to cooperate with us?" ”
When Wang Jing heard him say this, he had no choice but to nod.
"Let's get in touch with Mai Jia. We said we could help them get the film to Japan. Han Jin said to Ji Fanghua.
Now because of Han Jin's relationship, the relationship between Yongsheng Entertainment and Japanese film companies is not bad, and the previous "Color is Empty", "Mr. Zombie", "Ghost Horse Flying Man", etc., have achieved quite good box office, which also makes Japanese film companies full of confidence in Yongsheng Entertainment.
Now that this "Sky Stealing Project" has not been officially released, Japanese film companies have come to negotiate the copyright. If you catch another "Happy Ghost Crashing Ghost" now, I believe it will not be difficult. You must know that Golden Harvest and New Arts City have always done this, selling blockbusters at the same time, and then piggybacking on some bad movies.
In addition, comedy with a youth school theme should be very popular in Japan. Just read so many campus comics. There are many beauties in "Happy Ghosts". And the plot is also positive and optimistic, striving upward, which should be in line with the psychology of Japanese teenagers.
It's just that New Arts City lacks channels to travel in Japan, and has always been able to successfully enter the Japanese market. Golden Harvest counts as one. Yongsheng Entertainment and Shaw Brothers Pictures can only be counted as half. Xinyicheng and other production companies can't even touch the door.
Although Japanese movies are in decline, there are still 3,000 nails left in the rotten ship. Ordinary works are really not rare for them to be introduced. And Japan's huge film market is indeed very coveted by Hong Kong film companies, if Han Jin agrees to help them sell the film, I believe that it can attract companies such as Xinyicheng.
At that time, with Yongsheng Entertainment as the hub, uniting the two major film companies of Golden Harvest and New Arts City, as well as film companies such as Debao, Da Rong, Siyuan, and Yongjia, and bringing together Hong Kong's powerful film companies, the force formed will definitely be shocking. When the time comes, it is much stronger to work together to explore overseas markets than to go it alone.
However, this matter is obviously not easy to handle, because everyone has selfish intentions and may not be able to get together. However, Han Jin has not given up hope, but whenever there is any possibility, he wants to match the three to work together.
"Shall we give up the Japanese market to them as well?" Hearing Han Jin say that he would help Xinyicheng sell movies to Japan, Wang Jing asked in surprise.
"The Japanese market is not ours in the first place, so it doesn't matter what you can't let or don't give up." Han Jin smiled and said, "Besides, the Japanese market is so big, even if there is one more Xinyicheng, it is not impossible." The Taiwan market is much smaller than the Japanese market, and now there are so many film companies in Hong Kong?! ”
"But in that case, we will suffer too much." Ji Fanghua couldn't help but say, she was still the old way of thinking of the Shaw Brothers.
At that time, Shaw Brothers had a good relationship with Japan's Shochiku Films, and Shaw Brothers movies also traveled to Japan. But this channel Shaw Brothers has never ceded to others, and Golden Harvest wants to bring the film to Japan, all with the help of Toei and Toho's channels.
In Ji Fanghua's view, this route, just like the Great American Route, is priceless, and it is absolutely impossible for anyone to touch it.
"It doesn't matter if you suffer or not, in fact, the predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade. Without Shao Daheng's cooperation with Japanese film companies, Hong Kong films would not have been able to enter Japan. Even Golden Harvest is stained with the light of Shaw Brothers, but can it be said that Sir Shao has suffered a loss? ! On the contrary, I think Sir Shao is very honorable, he has opened up new markets for Hong Kong films, and he is a great contributor to Hong Kong films. Han Jin said with a smile.
"American movies are all over the world, and there is no one who takes advantage of anyone. In the eyes of the audience, they will not distinguish whether it is Paramount's or Warner's, they just know that it is an American movie. Han Jin continued, "Similarly, the Japanese people may not be able to distinguish which is from Xinyicheng and which is Yongsheng, for them they are all Hong Kong movies. If we continue to export high-quality Hong Kong-made films to Japan and cultivate a generation of audiences who like Hong Kong-made films, then Japan will become another 'Taiwan'. ”
After listening to Han Jin, Yu Zheng applauded, she felt that what Han Jin said was really good, and she had a spirit of selfless dedication and selflessness.
Many producers in Hong Kong are now just concerned about making money, and the phenomenon of following the trend of making films is becoming more and more strict, and the "Mr. Zombie" has just achieved good results, and more than a dozen zombie films will start filming soon, completely regardless of whether the market can afford it. Like that kind of film company, who cares about the life and death of Hong Kong films, they just want to make quick money.
And a boss like Han Jin who can think about the future of Hong Kong films is too rare, so Yu Zheng can't help but be moved by his noble sentiments.
Yu Zheng was originally a media person who loved Hong Kong movies very much, and the Hong Kong Film Awards almost couldn't be held that year. It's the sponsorship she ran around to help pull. She is bent on wanting Hong Kong movies to be good, so now when she hears Han Jin say this, she suddenly feels that she is following the right boss, and she is determined to stay in Yongsheng Entertainment and help Han Jin realize his wish.
Wang Jing, Liu Zhenwei, Ji Fanghua, Zhang Guozhong and others couldn't help but be moved by his sentiments when they heard Han Jin say this. There are really fewer and fewer conscientious filmmakers these years, everyone is busy making films, making quick money, and infighting, who cares about the life and death of Hong Kong films? !
Before that, Golden Harvest also worked hard to expand the board map in the United States. Now the new art city is more powerful than Golden Harvest. But they only know how to find food in Taiwan, Nanyang and Hong Kong, and they can't squeeze the local film market in Hong Kong, forcing Golden Harvest to cooperate with Shaw Brothers in order to barely withstand the impact they bring.
For Han Jin. He felt that this approach of New Art City was wrong. Now that he's on display. Don't always stick to Hong Kong. It is right to actively explore the market outward, and leave the local market to other filmmakers who are in urgent need of space exhibition. In this way, we can ensure that Hong Kong films are becoming more and more prosperous. The business territory is getting bigger and bigger.
Just like the Korean music scene, all first-line groups must find ways to go out and leave the domestic market to their successors. Everyone knows that it is not easy to open up new markets, and Ondergir1s was the No. 1 Korean girl group that year, but they went to the United States to open up the market and failed, and after coming back, they went directly to carrots (F1OP).
, paving the way for TVXQ to enter Japan. At a young age, it is not easy to be alone in a foreign country and have no relatives. TVXQ went to Japan to exhibit and expand the territory of Hallyu. But without their dedication, how could the Korean group in the future be so easily supported by Japanese fans?!
Han Jin now wants to imitate the Korean model, unite the first-line companies, strive to go out, strive to open up the market, and don't always stick to Hong Kong.
Hong Kong, like South Korea, is a small place, and its own market is too small to accommodate too many film companies. If you don't go out, you'll only starve to death together.
As said in "Animal World", in the African savannah, during the dry season, all the beasts gather in a ditch that is about to dry up, and then there are often battles for water. The critical dry season can be followed by the rainy season, which can stop the animals from fighting. But for Hong Kong films, once the dry season comes, it is difficult to say when it will be the turn of the rainy season.
When the time comes, the result of you fighting for me will be that everyone will die together. Just like Hong Kong-made films in the new century, everyone starved to death together. How many celebrities are lonely because of this, and they don't even have living expenses; How many directors can't even make movies, so they can only make some commercials and DV films to get addicted; As for the unemployed behind-the-scenes staff, there are even more of them, Cheng Long's family class, Hong Jingbao's Hong family class, Yuan Biao's Yuan family class, etc., how many of those dragon and tiger martial artists are still announced? !
"Boss, I know, I'll do my best to contact them." Ji Fanghua nodded.
Han Jin smiled, "Very good, then do you have anything else to react to?" When he had finished asking what he wanted to know, he asked the crowd again.
Today, the managers of the artist department, the production department, the public relations department, and the line department are all here, and you can report to him if you are not sure.
"Boss, TVB wants to invite you to be a guest performer in the finals of Miss Hong Kong, Director Xu Ke wants to invite you to the celebration banquet of "The Emperor of Work", Mr. Hong Jingbao wants you to participate in the screening of "Summer Lucky Star", and Pan Disheng of Debao Pictures wants to invite you to participate in the ...... of Paiduì" Zhang Guozhong reported to Han Jin.
I heard that he returned to Hong Kong from the UK, and immediately all kinds of invitations flew over like snowflakes, which made Han Jin a little dazzled.
"Well, Sir Shao's face can't be left unpaid, I will go to the finals of Sister Hong Kong. Director Xu Ke can't help but give face, and I will also go to the celebration banquet of "The Working Emperor". Brother Hong's face can't be left undelivered, and I will also go to see the screening of "Summer Lucky Star". Debao Pictures Pan Disheng, let's go, it's good to win him over. Han Jin hesitated and said, "Help me push away other invitations." ”
"Got it, boss." Zhang Guozhong nodded.
"Well, is there anything else you want to report? Brother Jing, Liu Sheng, YT, Miss Ji, do you all have something to say? Han Jin asked with a smile again.
"There's something I wanted to say when I just entered the door." Wang Jing said with a smile.
"Oh, let's talk about it." Han Jin said with a smile.
"Ah Jin, congratulations. Now he has become a world-renowned star, and he is simply a five-body figure that people admire. Wang Jing complimented.
"Yes, boss, you are the most popular in Hong Kong, and you can be as popular as the United States and the United Kingdom, which is really amazing." Zhang Guozhong said with a smile, "Ming Pao, Sing Tao Daily, Oriental Daily, these newspapers all want to do an exclusive interview for you, do you want to take it?" ”
"Well, then you can arrange a time for me." Han Jin nodded and said, knowing that sometimes, you still have to sell these media to save face. (To be continued!)
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