Chapter 54: The Battle for the Box Office (Part II)
"Ziming, didn't you find Jiahe's weakness?"
Weakness? Jiahe's weaknesses have been exposed, and its theaters are all franchised, and they all have considerable autonomy. This time, as long as the sequel to "A Plan and Lu" shows its decline, they will not hesitate to draw it and replace it with "Home Alone".
After Uncle Zeng said goodbye, Sun Ziming sat in the office and was stunned. If it weren't for Uncle Zeng's reminder, he didn't expect Jiahe to reveal their weaknesses so quickly, and they actually had such a weak control over their theaters!
But what about people showing their weaknesses?
Sun Ziming is different from Uncle Zeng, Uncle Zeng is already a bit like a gambler, putting all his hopes on the successful acquisition of Shaw Brothers Cinemas, but Sun Ziming is not so confident. Excluding theaters in Southeast Asia, it is also a behemoth with assets of more than one billion, can you really swallow it?
As for his gratitude to the sixth uncle and Aunt Fang, Sun Ziming really didn't have it. This is originally a business, and people don't guarantee that they will sell it to themselves?
The Hong Kong entertainment industry is a river and lake, not to mention the present, even in another 20 years, the entire Chinese entertainment industry will also be a river and lake! Bosses, brokers, investors, theaters, etc., which one is not fighting for their own interests? Which one will talk full of words and do things absolutely well?
This circle can be said to be a vanity fair, which one is not well-dressed, but carries out all kinds of shady transactions behind the scenes? Not to mention anything else, isn't a big beauty like Liu Jialing willing to use her body to please herself in order to become famous?
"Ziming, what do you want?"
Sun Ziming looked up and saw that Liu Weiqiang had come in and was standing in front of him with a cup of coffee.
"It's nothing, it's a fool's errand. Wei Qiang, you go down to contact Jiahe privately and explain our difficulties this time."
OK.
Liu Weiqiang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and he was not optimistic about the comprehensive confrontation with Jiahe. If the Shaw Brothers theaters can't swallow it, their own gang will still ask for Zou Daheng in the future. How much does the grievance between Uncle Shao and Zou Daheng have to do with his own gang?
"Oh yes, Wei Qiang, how is the Chinese version made?"
"Dubbing is underway, I'll do the math, it should be finished in three days."
Speaking of this, Liu Weiqiang closed the office door and came over.
"Ziming, I have a suggestion, this overseas distribution is all entrusted to Shaw Brothers. As long as Aunt Fang is out, Yongsheng will not embarrass us, and we can save a lot of issuance costs."
Sun Ziming thought for a while, and slowly shook his head to refuse. Taiwan's must be handed over to Yongsheng, although everyone can sit on an equal footing, but they will still have their needs in the future. Japan, Europe and the United States are even worse, and I still hope that this film can open up the European and American markets.
"Do you really want to break into the European and American markets?"
Liu Weiqiang's face was shocked, he didn't expect Sun Ziming's words a few days ago to be true, not a moment of excitement.
"How big the heart is, how big the stage is! Don't worry, I've already got the English version of the script, just waiting for the big fish to bite the hook! ”
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"Chairman, this is yesterday's Hong Kong box office data."
Li Jiaxin stood in front of Sun Ziming with a girlish fragrance, looking at this 'senior' who was only three years older than herself with admiration.
The total box office is 39 million, and the attendance rate is 49. 3%, and more than a dozen theaters are already preparing to adjust the number of screenings.
It seems that the total box office can break 45 million, and it is estimated that Aunt Fang is so happy that she can't sleep at night, right?
"What about the rest of the world?"
"Here".
The two white fingers holding the form made Sun Tzu Ming lose his mind slightly.
Taiwan NT$82.16 million, 85% occupancy, Southeast Asia 36 million Hong Kong dollars, 84% occupancy.......
According to this estimate, excluding Japan, the box office in Asia will reach more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars. If you add Japan, the box office may reach 300 million Hong Kong dollars, and now it depends on the performance of the Japanese market.
"Chairman, can I ask you a question?"
"Ask".
"If you continue like this, won't you be able to make a billion a year?"
'Ha Lu Ha Ha' Sun Ziming amused this girl who was so beautiful, how could things be so easy? I was able to earn so much this time because of the Shaw Brothers' distribution channels and the sixth uncle and Aunt Fang, as well as their grievances with Jiahe, that I picked up a big bargain!
According to the rules, the distributor has to take a piece, the theater chain has to take a piece, and the rest is the producer. If there is no channel provided by Shaw Brothers this time, 'Light and Shadow' will get less than 4% of the total box office at most, instead of the current average of nearly 50% of the box office. At the end of the day, the channel is king!
"Got it?"
"I still don't understand, but you're still very, very good!"
There was a knock on the door, Li Jiaxin opened the door, and Uncle Zeng came in with a smile.
"Jiaxin, you go out first, I'll discuss something with the chairman."
"Yes".
Uncle Zeng sat at the table and waited for the door to close before he spoke.
"Shaw Brothers made a 10 million share, and the balance will be given to us after all the paintings are made."
"Dividends and red envelopes, you can just look at it."
Uncle Zeng smiled silently, and Sun Ziming immediately understood, and asked in a low voice, "No, do you have other ideas?" ”
Uncle Zeng's plan is that the bonus will come according to the regulations, but the distribution will have to be done in a different way. It's best to recruit all the people in the crew and distribute them to everyone in public, including Sun Ziming's.
"You mean, give them another hard time?"
That's right, that's what Uncle Zeng meant, when he gave Liu Jialing and them a red envelope, the three of them and Sister Zhao were all strict-mouthed, and they didn't show the news at all, and Sun Ziming was not good for them to be rafters. This time is different, the three major cinema chains of Golden Princess, Yindu Organization, and Debao (the leasing company of Shaw Cinemas) have all taken the line, and there is no need to mind the attitude of Jiahe and other companies.
"Good! That's it! I don't believe that millions of people can't be smashed if they are smashed! ”
The two laughed evilly, millions seemed to be a lot, but in fact, there were only four regular employees in it, and most of the money was given to their own people. In particular, Sun Ziming alone is both a director and a screenwriter, and the camera crew is only one official, Liu Weiqiang, and more than half of the banknotes are just put in the left pocket and put in the right pocket!
The next day, the box office of "Home Alone" officially exceeded 40 million to reach 40.2 million, setting a new box office record for Hong Kong films, an increase of nearly 8 million compared with the previous "Butcher on a Rainy Night", and the terrible thing is that it is still increasing at a rate of more than one million per day.
40.2 million! All major media in Hong Kong reported this event with front page headlines, and for a time Sun Ziming stood in the center of the eyes of all Hong Kong citizens! This young man has been creating miracles since he came to Hong Kong, whether it is the music at the beginning or the "Butcher on a Rainy Night" that scared everyone later. Unexpectedly, the first time he directed alone, he once again broke the box office record he had just set with Wang Jing.
40.2 million! According to past experience, the total box office of this film in the Chinese-speaking region will be at least 200 million Hong Kong dollars. In other words, in less than half a year, this young man will earn hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars and become a billionaire!