Chapter 340: The Target?
"Dragon and Tiger Brothers" worship ceremony is carried out in an orderly manner, Wang Zichuan is surrounded by Hong Jinbao, Hong Jinbao is Jackie Chan next to him, Zeng Zhiwei is behind, Jiahe boss Zou Wenhuai also came over in person for some reason, at this time he stood on the other side of Wang Zichuan, as a producer and director, the worship ceremony was presided over by Wang Zichuan and Hong Jinbao.
"Let's all divide the tribute! Today I deliberately set up a little more. β
With the improvement of his status, Wang Zichuan no longer ate these greasy roast chicken, pig's head or anything, just stood aside with a smile, the Hongjiaban, the Wang family, and the Longjiaban were not so polite, and the tributes on the table were divided cleanly.
Zou Wenhuai walked over with a smile and said with a smile: "Ah Chuan, I've done a good job recently, the box office of the films released by Tengfei Entertainment is higher than the other, and the beating Jiahe is almost out of breath, your Uncle Huai is so old, and he has to lose his temper in Jiahe all day long." β
Wang Zichuan's eyes rolled half a circle, and he also replied with a smile: "Uncle Huai has won the award, how can Tengfei Entertainment compare with Golden Harvest, although the box office is high, but it is piled up by the number of theaters, how can it be taken seriously, if Golden Harvest does this, the box office of the film will only be higher." β
Zou Wenhuai looked at Wang Zichuan, who naturally agreed, and sighed: "I didn't expect that the original hairy boy also has today!" β
Two years ago, when Wang Zichuan was brought to Golden Harvest Pictures by Wang Jin, he was still an immature young man, Zou Wenhuai didn't expect the other party to rise so quickly, and stubbornly believed that even if Wang Zichuan was talented, it would take more than ten years of precipitation to develop, just like Golden Harvest Pictures in 1970, the backbone elements were all in the Harvest Pictures for more than ten years before they left to stand on their own.
Because of his pride, he has become the bitter fruit of Jiahe.
Wang Zichuan said: "Uncle Huai regrets it, right?" β
"Regrets?" Zou Wenhuai laughed loudly and said proudly: "Young man, I, Zou Wenhuai, never regret doing things!" No one can make me regret it. β
Wang Zichuan stood quietly, Zou Wenhuai couldn't have come over today just to chill with him. As the clichΓ© goes, Zou Wenhuai has not yet reached this age.
Zou Wenhuai stared at Wang Zichuan, who was standing solemnly, and couldn't help nodding, no matter what, Wang Zichuan can be regarded as a successful person, this bearing, self-confidence, and the potential to become a tycoon more and more.
"Ah Chuan, come over today, I am persuading you to cancel the theater screening system, what do you think?"
"Why does Uncle Huai think that?"
Wang Zichuan remained silent. There are indeed pros and cons to the continuous screening of the theater, the advantages are on the bright side, but the disadvantages are even more terrifying, and it can even threaten the storage of the Oriental theater itself, because most of the theaters are signed every three months, and the rent can be adjusted at any time, Wang Zichuan can not care about this money, but Shaw doesn't think so, and more than a dozen of his theaters are rented to Tengfei Entertainment. The conditions discussed and the funds obtained are not as good as scattered theaters, and anyone will have the heart of being deceived. Besides, there is Fang Yihua blowing the wind on the pillow by his side.
Zou Wenhuai said: "Hong Kong films are full of flowers, there is competition, I am not against competition, but competition must also have rules." We can't break the rules, Ah Chuan, don't you say? β
Wang Zichuan replied lightly: "Uncle Huai is saying that I broke the rules?" β
Zou Wenhuai was awe-inspiring. Secretly said, "Where did this kid come from to be so angry, speaking with a straight face, it makes people afraid, it is really the leader of the road, only in this way can he deter the characters of the following three religions and nine streams.
"The rules are in my heart, Ah Chuan, it's not that I think you break the rules, but the theater chains in Hong Kong think so!"
Wang Zichuan's eyes flashed and asked, "Uncle Huai, what do you mean by this?" The whole Hong Kong theater chain is threatening me? β
Zou Wenhuai looked up at the sky with a solemn expression: "Ah Chuan, I don't say some things, you will soon know that Tengfei Entertainment is the only family, I don't know how many people are envious, jealous and hateful, how many cinemas are there in Hong Kong, and there are more than a dozen large and small, not counting Jiahe Cinema and Golden Princess Cinema, Shuangnan Cinema, Zhongyuan Cinema, and Anle Cinema are also not to be underestimated. β
Wang Zichuan nodded slowly, these theaters can be regarded as second-rate theaters in Hong Kong, and the rest are third-rate and fourth-rate, and they can't be on the table at all.
Zou Wenhuai sneered: "In the past few years, Hong Kong's land prices have soared, but the cinema chain has not been affected in the slightest, but more and more, what is the reason for this?" β
"Because of making money! Uncle Huai, am I right? Wang Zichuan began to understand what Zou Wenhuai meant.
"Not bad!" Zou Wenhuai nodded and continued: "Everyone is here to make money, the summer, New Year, and Christmas schedules are all good opportunities for everyone to make money, I won't say anything about the situation of this year's New Year's file, you know best, according to the statistics of "Film Fortnightly", a total of 120 million box office was created during the New Year's file. β
Wang Zichuan's expression changed slightly, the total box office of the Hong Kong New Year stalls was 120 million, the total box office of "Lucky Star Gaozhao" released by Tengfei Entertainment was 60 million, plus the "God of Gamblers" at the end of the New Year's stalls, Tengfei Entertainment alone won 80 million, and the remaining 40 million ...... All theaters in Hong Kong seem to be tightening their belts to get by.
Zou Wenhuai said: "The Oriental Theater has a continuous screening, and Jiahe can ignore it, but other theaters are not so easy to talk to, they are not as big as Jiahe." β
Wang Zichuan asked, "What does Uncle Huai want?" β
Zou Wenhuai smiled dryly: "Ah Chuan, it's not what I want, it's all Hong Kong cinemas that are aimed at Tengfei Entertainment." β
"Without Uncle Huai's approval, I don't think they dare to come nonsense!"
Among them, there is no Quartet contact with Golden Harvest, Wang Zichuan absolutely does not believe it, and now Tengfei Entertainment is soaring into the sky, dominating the box office of Hong Kong movies, everyone is sweeping the snow in front of the door, and the biggest hit is Golden Harvest and Golden Princess.
Zou Wenhuai was silent for a while, and said with a calm smile: "Yes, among them, we Jiahe are fueling the troubles, and Princess Jin's Lei Juekun also has a share, our purpose is just to protect ourselves." β
Captive? Wang Zichuan sneered, if it weren't for the other party's jealousy of Hong Xingshe, I am afraid that he would have bothered to come over and remind himself that he would unite the whole Hong Kong cinema chain to block Tengfei Entertainment, such a big scene must be led by Golden Harvest Cinemas and Golden Princess Cinemas, and in the end, these two cinemas will also make the biggest profits.
Zou Wenhuai persuaded: "Ah Chuan, you eat meat, but you have to save soup for others to drink, many theaters in Hong Kong are not like us with the support of film production companies, they only rely on selling movie tickets to make money, Tengfei Entertainment pulls customers away, don't you drink the northwest wind." β
Wang Zichuan is silent, the current Tengfei Entertainment is not enough to fight against all the cinemas in Hong Kong, if the Oriental Cinema swallows up all the cinemas it joins, and there is still the power of the war, all the cinemas in Hong Kong are showing films of Golden Harvest and New Art City, and he is not afraid, everyone lets go of the war, with high-quality films, Tengfei Entertainment can still win.
But what Tengfei Entertainment really owns is only the seventeen theaters that Shaw rented to him, and these theaters are more than enough to deal with Golden Harvest or Golden Princess, but if the two parties are united, the Oriental Cinema will not be able to support it, and all the cinema chains in Hong Kong will unite? Not only will the Oriental Cinema Line not be able to support it, but Tengfei Entertainment will also be greatly damaged, everyone will go to other cinemas to watch movies, and the films released by Tengfei Entertainment can't even recover the capital, and one or two films can still bear it, and it is definitely a disaster if it continues to do so.
Zou Wenhuai saw Wang Zichuan's heart moved, and continued: "To be honest, I don't want this to happen, today is Tengfei Entertainment, and the next target may be Golden Harvest Pictures, Ah Chuan, do you understand what I mean?" β
Wang Zichuan said tentatively: "Uncle Huai didn't just ask me to cancel the theater screening, right?" β
Zou Wenhuai praised: "It's still a young man's mind turning fast, Ah Chuan, what do you think of our Jiahe?" β
Wang Zichuan nodded and praised: "Very good, if it is listed, it will be worth billions of dollars." β
Zou Wenhuai said: "Every time the New Year's file, summer file and other popular schedules, everyone fights to the death, there used to be only Jiahe and Shaw Brothers, it was Jiahe who made money, and then a golden princess emerged, why did Jiahe unite with the old enemy of Shaw Brothers, it is not because the golden princess Yan zhΓ²ng has affected our interests, in order to make up for this part of the benefits, only to raise ticket prices, Tengfei Entertainment is the same reason, this is the reason why ticket prices have soared, in just a few years, doubled. β
Wang Zichuan deeply agrees, when he came to Hong Kong, the ticket price of the movie ticket was still 13.5, and in recent years, the New Year's file has risen to 20 yuan, although the box office is increasing, it will definitely lose some fans, and when the ticket price rises to the extreme, Hong Kong movies will naturally go downhill.
"Raising the box office price is not a long-term solution!"
Zou Wenhuai praised: "Ah Chuan, it's good that you can understand, now what I'm thinking about is how to stabilize the fare and make money, and balance the two, so that Jiahe can survive forever." β
Wang Zichuan can think of several methods, but none of these methods can be done by Tengfei Entertainment alone.
"Uncle Huai must have a way to deal with it, right?"
Zou Wenhuai said solemnly: "The combination of Oriental Cinema and Golden Harvest Cinema can stabilize the situation of Hong Kong films. β
"Joint? Uncle Huai, this is not a trivial matter, you won't joke with me, will you? Wang Zichuan's heart beat faster, and he quickly turned his brain, guessing Jiahe's intentions.
Zou Wenhuai nodded and repeated: "You heard it right, it is a union, Golden Princess, Golden Harvest, Dongfang, the three theaters, Golden Princess is the largest, Jiahe is second, and Dongfang is the smallest." β
Wang Zichuan said: "In this way, it should be Princess Jin and Jiahe who join forces to deal with Dongfang together." β
Zou Wenhuai said with a wry smile: As soon as the Oriental Cinema Line was formed, Golden Harvest joined forces with Princess Jin, and now it is the end. β
Wang Zichuan said: "What Uncle Huai said has too much to do with it, I have to go back and think about it." β
Zou Wenhuai agreed, and he didn't expect to convince Wang Zichuan immediately.
"Ah Chuan, you have to think about this matter, although the tree is very windy, but if the tree is big enough, it can completely block the wind, Golden Harvest Pictures and Tengfei Entertainment are such a big tree." (To be continued......)
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