Chapter 195: A Huge Plan
In the end, Li Mingbao had more than a dozen scripts in his hand, all of which were divided up by several other people, and only Cui Xiaoming kept his saliva to read there, and he didn't get any benefits. There is no way, he has not gotten the right to appoint those overseas filmmakers in this regard, so even if he knows that these things are profitable, he can only watch.
Of course, the biggest beneficiary is still Li Mingbao, who said that he made more than ten scripts? The price given by Lei Juekun, Yongsheng also gave it, and also paid some more price, the other two scripts Li Mingbao is very generous, but there is one script, Li Mingbao is ruthless.
This script is called "God of Gamblers", Li Mingbao not only asked for forty percent of the Hong Kong box office, but also the box office of overseas Europe and the United States, Li Mingbao also asked for a clean one, and left Yongsheng with the box office in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.
It seems that Li Mingbao took a big advantage, and Yongsheng contributed money and efforts, but in the end, not only the Hong Kong box office could not be saved, but even the box office in Europe and the United States did not receive it, as if he was bullied very badly. But in fact, Yongsheng was relieved to get such conditions. Because they don't care about the box office in Europe and the United States at all.
Although everyone hopes that their films can make a lot of money in the European and American markets, for characters like the Xiang brothers, they also know that the market there is too far away from them, and there is absolutely no possibility of getting involved in that side in a short period of time.
So Li Mingbao took this copyright, and for the Xiang brothers, they didn't lose anything, because the overseas market they care about is the East Asian generation, and Li Mingbao did a good job of this, and he didn't interfere at all. Li Mingbao, who made a lot of money, did not intervene, which already made the Xiang brothers very happy, but as for the reaction of the European and American markets, the Xiang brothers were not interested.
Now United Cinemas has shares in overseas film companies, and it is much easier for them to sell their films than before, but most of these overseas film companies are in the East Asian generation, and as for the Hollywood companies, there is no one at all, because the people there still can't watch Hong Kong movies. Therefore, it is not easy to try to open up the joints over there, and it is better to start with East Asia.
What's more, it is not without a price for Li Mingbao to ask for the box office in Europe and the United States, at least Li Mingbao will play the role of executive producer in this movie. If someone else wants to grab Huasheng's position in Yongsheng, Xiang Huasheng will spit directly on it. But if Li Mingbao is replaced, Xiang Huasheng is absolutely welcome, even if Li Mingbao is the producer and controls all the personnel funds, Xiang Huasheng will not say a word.
Because the movie produced by Li Mingbao represents a blockbuster. It's like Yongsheng giving money and people, and then letting Li Mingbao make this movie, it is already a very big progress to make Li Mingbao contribute good things without eating alone, where can the Xiang brothers be dissatisfied? Even if Li Mingbao said that the investment cost of this movie would be very large, and there were still some joints that needed to be communicated with the brothers, they did not have any complaints. The more Li Mingbao attaches importance to the movie, the more money this movie will make, and if he can get such a script, he will have to do it even if he loses money, not to mention that he will definitely make money.
As long as there is this movie, it is not too difficult for Yongsheng to gain a foothold in the Hong Kong film industry.
After a group of people discussed the issue of script distribution, everyone suddenly realized that their group seemed to have ignored a certain person, and Zheng Wenyun from the branch was still watching with interest at this time as their group of people were distributing benefits.
So Li Mingbao said: "Mr. Zheng, about the decoration of our theater, I have to trouble you to talk to the above, whether you can do this, you have to give us a message as soon as possible, if not, then we can make other arrangements, if it is okay, we will also deal with it accordingly, so as not to cause problems because of poor communication." ”
Zheng Wenyun is really not in a hurry at this time, although the dollar is very dazzling, but in his capacity, it is difficult to get involved in the meetings of these top industries in Hong Kong. And this intervention, hearing some news, is also worth the trip.
In the past, maybe he thought that Li Mingbao could become big in such a short period of time, because of a lot of luck, maybe he would be eaten by these old foxes in the future, and there was not a single bone left. But now that he has really touched these things, he understands that Li Mingbao is not in vain.
A big guy like Uncle Six, even if he meets the central leaders of Big 6, he can talk eloquently, but now for the sake of a few scripts, he actually has to pull the Xiang brothers to get enough shares. And Li Mingbao can occupy so many interests by relying on more than ten scripts, and he himself has to put forward some conditions, and in the end, others can satisfy him, which is not simple.
Zheng Wenyun has not learned about the film industry in Hong Kong, and he is not unaware of the status of screenwriters. But these common senses in Hong Kong are put here by Li Mingbao, but they have no effect at all, and the screenwriters who have no right to speak in the past can not only make these bigwigs cut their flesh, but also make them willing. If it weren't for the Sixth Uncle and Zou Wenhuai, they would have had a broad overseas channel of their own, and they would inevitably be cut by Li Mingbao. Even so, they have to symbolically give Li Mingbao a layer of benefits to be able to get the script.
Li Mingbao has such great power, who dares to treat him as a puppet? has the largest stake in United Cinema Line, and can get the benefits of the movie without opening a company, such a person must not treat him as a tyrant. Although the time of rise is short, his status in the industry will definitely not be low, and the grandson of Li Lao is really not a simple character.
Originally, Zheng Wenyun, who was going to continue to watch the excitement, didn't expect Li Mingbao and they didn't mean to say much, and just after distributing the benefits, they couldn't wait to get rid of people. Zheng Wenyun, who is accustomed to this kind of thing, also knows that it is time for him to leave, so after Li Mingbao spoke, Zheng Wenyun patted his chest and promised that as long as the leaders above agreed, then he would definitely be able to find a suitable construction company, and Li Mingbao would be able to start construction when they wanted.
After Zheng Wenyun left, the sixth uncle spoke: "Li Sheng, I think this matter can be done well, after all, the big 6 side now wants to show their own sense of saving, even if it is a loss-making thing, they can do it, let alone such good conditions as now."
Hong Kong people are doing things at a loss, and they are given to the big 6 people to do it, but they may not be without oil and water. Coupled with their thirst for foreign exchange, we will be able to take advantage of it this time. But five million US dollars is not a small amount, although it is easier for us to exchange huàn on our side than on the big 6 side, but now Hong Kong's exchange rate is still not very stable, so we want to exchange huàn, it is very likely that we will suffer a little loss. But compared to such a big bargain, we will definitely make a lot of money, but the money is a little bit expensive. ”
"It's better to spend a little money now than to lose a lot of money later. Money is depreciating all the time, ten years ago, a million Hong Kong dollars, is worth a lot more than now, Hong Kong, the depreciation of coins is faster, get all the theaters as soon as possible, although it will be a lot of one-time payment, but it will always be earned back in the future. The longer we delay, the more we lose money.
In fact, I think that if we want to maximize the benefits, we still have to spend a sum of money, so I don't know if you are willing to spend money. When Li Mingbao said this, he couldn't help but glance at the sixth uncle.
"Do you have to spend money? Li Sheng, you are spending money like running water. Although we all know that you have only made a lot of money, such a one-time big spending is not a good thing for the long run, and after the United Cinema Line, it may not cost more money, you are so generous now, can you hold it?
Although you have money, if you don't have more ways to get money, this money will have to be spent sooner or later, plan early, and you can't live on this money in the end. The sixth uncle said with a long sigh.
Seeing the appearance of the sixth uncle, Li Mingbao touched his nose and said: "The money I am going to spend is actually for the good of the theater chain, although there are more than 100 movie theaters in our theater chain now, the location of these movie theaters is not so reasonable." This seems like a trivial matter now.
But if you don't pay attention to it, it will definitely become a big thing in the future. Take the more than ten books I gave you, the box office in Hong Kong alone will definitely not be less than 200 million, and there may be more. What is it? This is the market, Hong Kong's movies are now integrated in theaters, and there will be less internal friction, and there will definitely be more people watching movies in cinemas in the future. Then this industry exhibition has become an inevitable thing.
As long as it is in the exhibition industry, it is inevitable that no one will be blushing. What should I do if someone else is red-eyed? At the beginning, there were United Cinemas in the way, and there were also film companies in the way of your people, and it was not so easy to get ahead. But Caijin is moving, and in the face of interests, there are always people who do it.
We now have a cinema chain, and we can card others, but what if someone else builds another cinema chain? How can we still get stuck then? So now we have to plan ahead. Although there are more than 100 movie theaters, it is not enough to control the entire Hong Kong film market. Not enough is not because there are not enough cinemas, but because some places are not so suitable.
In the past, these cinemas could be opened, and whether the location was good or not, it was not too much consideration, but now it is not possible, if the United Cinema Chain wants to control a qiē in Hong Kong, it must fully regulate the market, and in necessary places, we need to have our cinemas. In that case, even if someone wants to spend effort to build another free theater chain, it will not pose a real threat to our theater chain. ”
"It's a lot of money. If you want to reasonably distribute all the movie theaters in our cinema chain, some areas must build movie theaters, but the land in those places is not a bargain, and the money to be spent here is at least 200 million Hong Kong dollars, so much money, it is too much. The sixth uncle said with a frown.
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