Chapter 186: Rectifying the Theater Line
On the afternoon of June 4th, some things in the cinema really have to be done by professional people to be effective, Wang Zichuan and Wang Jin were busy for half a month without a clue, Chen Baixiang ran several times, and it was done in less than a week.
Chen Baixiang put the information on Wang Zichuan's desk, with a little excitement on his face, and explained: "Ah Chuan, these are all the information of the theater businessmen, as well as the specific situation of the theater, the location, the number of seats, the attendance rate, the projection equipment, the number of employees, and so on. ”
"I'll take a look first!"
Wang Zichuan spent half an hour reading it, and Wen Jiàn not only had the information that Chen Baixiang said, but also the valuation of the theater, the attitude of the theater businessmen, and so on.
"Ah Lak, what's going on with the above cinema offer, what do these cinema merchants mean, are they willing to lease to us Tengfei Entertainment, or join Tengfei Entertainment?"
Chen Baixiang said: "Some small theater merchants are willing to rent the theater to us, and the remaining theater merchants have several theaters under their names, and their minds are a little bigger, and they want to invest in our newly established theater, and the above price is provided for our reference." ”
Wang Zichuan thought about it for a while and decided to eat as much as he could: "Time is running out, today is June 4th, the company has a backlog of two films, plus "Happy Ghost" and "The True Color of Heroes" that are being prepared, wait a little longer, we don't need to make a move from Golden Harvest and New Art City, we will be finished by ourselves!" ”
Chen Baixiang looked solemn and said tentatively: "Ah Chuan, do you mean to promise them?" ”
"Yes!" Wang Zichuan pointed to Wen Jiàn and said: "There are two small theaters on it that are willing to rent to us, and seven theaters are willing to join, so it's counted." Tengfei Entertainment has 19 theaters, although it is not as good as Princess Jin and Golden Harvest. However, it is much larger than the Central Plains Cinema Line and Shuangnan Cinema Line, and it is worthy of the name of the third largest cinema chain in Hong Kong. The attendance rate is 80%, and the box office will exceed 28 million in a month, and if the ticket price rises again, there will be no problem with more than 30 million. ”
Chen Baixiang smiled dryly: "Ah Chuan, you think too much, is there any film in Hong Kong that can be screened for a month, and the attendance rate remains eighty percent?" ”
Wang Zichuan smiled mysteriously: "It's going to be there right away!" ”
Wu Yusen has already taken the crew to Taiwan for filming, and he can officially start filming when he comes back, and he is ready for the schedule. In August, the most lively summer file, according to his expectations, the whole Hong Kong will cause a wave of Little Brother, and he also made some business in private, contacted the Hong Kong Garment Factory, and formulated 50,000 sets of black coats worn by Little Brother Ma, the cost price of 20 yuan a piece, and it is a sure thing to make a few million.
Chen Baixiang was skeptical, not understanding that Wang Zichuan had such great confidence.
"That's right. Achuan, how many shares do you plan to set up in the cinema chain to give up? ”
Wang Zichuan said with a smile: "I'll leave this to you, my bottom line is 70%, and I will completely control the new cinema line!" ”
Chen Baixiang estimated it. said with a wry smile: "Seven theaters, only give up 30% of the shares, I don't think they will agree." ”
Wang Zichuan thought for a moment. He simply waved his hand and said: "No matter what method or reason is used, the shares must be more than 70%." You said that whether it is the decoration of the theater or the reorganization, it is okay to give them cash compensation. Shares can not be allowed, the annual benefit of Yicheng shares is millions, I am confident in this! ”
Start kidding! Chen Baixiang was dumbfounded, the cinema chain has more than one million shares? In this way, the annual theater profit is hundreds of millions, and the box office must be doubled, at least more than 200 million, and the box office every month is about 920 million, which means that in addition to the popular schedule, the box office in the off-season must also reach 20 million! Even if it is screened for a month, it is very reluctant.
"Ah Chuan, you ...... You're not dreaming, are you? ”
Wang Zichuan's face turned red, he really said something big just now, and said with a dry smile: "I'll just give you an analogy to let you understand how big the benefits are, whether it is cheating, we only take advantage of the shares." ”
Chen Baixiang nodded and smiled reluctantly: "I understand, Ah Chuan, don't worry, if you spend more money, I think they will give in." Secretly estimated, added: "The rent will increase by 20%, more than half of the theaters will adopt the rental model, and the rent will increase by 40%, I guarantee that the remaining theater merchants are willing to adopt the rental model, but if the rent is increased by 40%, we will become a big wrongdoer, and we can buy the entire theater with three years of rent." ”
Wang Zichuan covered his head, knocked on the table, and said with a wry smile: "Ah Lak, these things will be left to you, I will find someone to assist you, the company has decided that "Nightclub" will be released on June 10th, and it has already begun to be promoted, whether you can get good results or not, it's up to you!" ”
Chen Baixiang knows something about "Nightclub", the distributor who bought out in Europe and the United States was released on June 10 at the earliest, this is a film that won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and other countries have also sold at a high price, it is no exaggeration to say that a "Nightclub" has not yet been released, and it has been sold at a price of 50 million Hong Kong dollars, which is unique in Chinese films, and it is a full money-attracting weapon.
Chen Baixiang's face was solemn, and he replied: "I have no problem, but I want 1 million activity funds, and some theater managers are just agents, but they can decide the fate of the theater, I plan to give them some benefits......"
"That's fine!" Wang Zichuan immediately took out the company's check, wrote a check for two million, and explained: "You take it and use it first, Ah Jin's side, I will explain it to him." ”
Chen Baixiang had more confidence and said with a smile: "Without further ado, I will leave first, and within three days, there will be good news for me." ”
Wang Zichuan looked at the information of the cinema line alone and said to himself: "It seems that there is still a long way to go to form a cinema chain." ”
If you want to beat Xinyicheng and Golden Harvest at the box office, then the theater chain must not be sent to them, and even surpass, just based on the nineteen theaters on the information, there is not much hope, in Wang Zichuan's plan, after the release of several movies, the theater attendance rate is a gimmick, and he uses this gimmick to attract the theater to join, which is more convincing than anything else.
"Mr. Wang, Director Li is here." Zhang Meng cautiously reminded that since she knew that Ye Zimei was pulled by Li Jianzhi to star in Fengyue films, she has always been afraid that Li Jianzhi will also take a fancy to her, and starring in Fengyue films is a very shameful thing for her, especially her parents are very conservative.
"Bring him in!" Wang Zichuan put away the theater materials and planned to study them when he had time.
Li Jianzhi still has that unbeaten expression, he is a self-acquaintance, and after getting acquainted with Wang Zichuan, he is even more amazing, as soon as he enters the office, he seems to have come to his own home.
"Mr. Wang, when will my film be released?"
As soon as Wang Zichuan heard it, he knew that he was talking about the "Heaven and Earth" starring Ye Zimei, and comforted: "The schedule is set for July, this is the summer file, you can steal the fun!" ”
"Really!" Li Jianzhi was pleasantly surprised, he didn't expect that he would be able to catch up with the summer file for the first time as a director, and flattered: "How many days can it be released?" ”
Wang Zichuan calculated the date, "Nightclub" was followed by "Heaven and Earth", followed by the summer film "Happy Ghost", and the August schedule was reserved for "The True Colors of Heroes".
"I've seen your film for about two weeks, and it's okay! Whether it is the picture or the plot, it is very good, the box office should not be bad, and the disc is also a selling point! ”
Li Jianzhi is very satisfied, two weeks is enough, Fengyue films can't be put on the stage, and the return rate is also very low, and few people will watch it again and again.
"Mr. Wang, I have something I want to discuss with you." Li Jianzhi took out a script from his bag and explained: "This is my newly written script, called "Peach Style", and I plan to shoot it. ”
Wang Zichuan took the script and said with a smile: "Put the script here first, and give you an answer next week, if nothing else, it can be started next month!" ”
Li Jianzhi glanced at Zhang Meng obscenely, and said tentatively: "This time I want to use Secretary Zhang as the protagonist!" ”
"Ahh Zhang Meng exclaimed, looked at Wang Zichuan with a flushed face, and hurriedly argued: "Mr. Wang, I don't make Fengyue films!" I really can't! ”
Zhang Mian was so anxious that she was about to cry, she felt so wronged, Wang Zichuan had already asked her to star in "Happy Ghost", her predetermined path was a fresh jade girl, worshipped, if she became a star, wouldn't it be a creation of people to laugh at and scold?
Looking at Li Jianzhi, who was eager to try, Wang Zichuan scolded with a smile: "you!" When I don't know, you have already unspoken rules for two actresses, what hobbies do you have, pick the heroine from the bar! Don't fight Zhang Mian's idea, she has already starred in "Happy Ghost", there is no schedule, Ye Zimei was also arranged by the agent to make a film appointment, and there is no schedule, you can find other people, but I have another request, it must be voluntary! ”
Li Jianzhi first smiled awkwardly, and then looked at Zhang Mian regretfully, he felt that Zhang Mian was very suitable for the role in the script.
"Mr. Wang, I'll go back first, and I'll come to you again after the role is set!"
Zhang Meng carefully sent Li Jianzhi back, his heart palpitated, and he stroked his chest and said, "This person is really annoying!" ”
Wang Zichuan said with a smile: "This Li Jianzhi is still a little crooked, when "Heaven and Earth" is released, you will know, "Heaven and Earth" is a big hit, and Ye Zimei's worth at that time is not less than 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is the value of a quasi-first-class artist, and Miss Chen Yulian is just like that!" ”
Zhang Meng was unmoved, and said shamefully: "Even if it's a hundred watts, I won't act, and I will never be able to get rid of it once I take it off, I don't want to bear the name of a star, it's worse than death!" ”
"Don't worry, if Li Jianzhi dares to beat your idea again, I will teach him a good lesson!" Wang Zichuan beckoned to Zhang Mian and said with a wicked smile: "Come here, I'll see what you're wearing today...... Clothes! ”
Zhang Miao's eyes quickly turned foggy, his face was red as if he was dripping blood, and he walked slowly in front of Wang Zichuan and took the initiative to sit on his lap. (To be continued......)