Chapter 295: Die to the End!
It's really not a good thing to be calculated and stolen from the box office, but what if you can turn this bad thing into an opportunity?
It is now a brand new year in 2007, and the reform of China's cinema line system has gone through almost 5 years.
To put it mildly, you can really make money.
In the 90s, those who opened movie theaters were stupid, and they couldn't afford to lose pants, and there were many places where movies were originally shown, state-run, and they all changed their business projects, such as the entire video hall in the movie theater, and the films in it couldn't be released, and they came from Hong Kong, of course, after all, it was a movie theater, and they knew a little bit of the law, and they knew that some films that were too revealing couldn't be played.
There are also game halls, not to mention, the movie theater at that time was also a multi-functional entertainment venue.
Bai Shiqiu still remembers that he had contributed a few coins before, but fortunately, he was not too addicted to video games.
Of course, these memories are not the driving force behind his desire to engage in theaters, there is only one driving force, in order to make money.
It's really too vulgar, but there's no way, if we Red Star don't start to engage in theaters now, then we are likely to fall behind, or we won't have a chance to do it at all.
Many capitals have seen the future of our Chinese cinema chain and have begun to make layouts, and our Red Star is indeed too small compared to these opponents.
However, there are also small practices, Bai Shiqiu is taking advantage of the current opportunity, that is, the third master is somewhat at a loss, and Yu Dong has also been suppressed many times because of the film scheduling, and he is also full of resentment.
Bai Shiqiu believes that Yu Dong also wants to build a theater in his heart, but in the end, he is still a bad man, and outsiders look at them Bona is very powerful, but in fact they are not so strong.
Bai Shiqiu saw an opportunity, a good opportunity.
"Why do you want the three of us to cooperate?" Although the third master praised Bai Shiqiu for being smart, he still wanted to hear more.
Yu Dong wanted to hear it even more, so he didn't speak at all.
Bai Shiqiu didn't hide much, and said directly: "It's very simple, this kind of cooperation is the most comfortable." Or to put it bluntly, our Red Star is the most comfortable. ”
"You're honest." The third master couldn't help but interrupt Bai Shiqiu.
Bai Shiqiu smiled, and continued: "We Red Star make movies and are producers. The third master has resources and is the provider. Dongge also has certain resources, and in addition, Dongge has a place. So, if the three of us join forces and start a theater together, isn't that a perfect combination? ”
Bai Shiqiu's words, in fact, there is a lot of good, Red Star is a producer, they need their own products to meet the audience, but they Red Star does not have so many films, it is impossible for the theater chain to broadcast only one of them, China Film must come in, besides, there are many China Film brands hanging in the theater company, and Yu Dong's 'place', the cinema always needs to have a place, right?
Yu Dong can get Bona, isn't it just the money he took from a well-known real estate company in China, and he still has a military background.
Bai Shiqiu knew Yu Dong, the original Bona, they only engaged in the theater very late, and even mentioned this matter, Yu Dong regretted it very much, they had a chance.
However, this cinema chain is really burning money, and Yu Dong is probably a little timid.
Bai Shiqiu now has another opportunity, and he can take advantage of this opportunity to do another rollout.
There is indeed a risk, just like the current cooperation between the three companies, but the funds on the Red Star side are still very tight.
To be honest, Bai Shiqiu is all in total, should he do some financing?
A proper loan should still be possible and ...... It is not uncommon to mortgage the equipment of the theater itself, that is, to mortgage the theater itself to the bank, and then constantly empty the white wolf.
But in the end, Bai Shiqiu still thinks that we Red Star are still coming step by step, down-to-earth, that kind of approach is too impetuous, and the fundamental reason why we can be such an empty glove white wolf is that the bank's interest rate is too low, and the current interest is constantly increasing.
However, this matter was discussed, and the third master finally said, I don't have food here.
Bai Shiqiu and Yu Dong left happily, as for the next step, how to do the cinema, the specific details, there are some discussions, but, on the whole, it must be the main force of Red Star and Bona, and China Film will open the way for the policy, and the money will be slightly less, everyone has their own advantages.
As for the name......
"China Film Red Star Bona Cinema, how is it?"
When Bai Shiqiu said this name, Yu Dong recognized one thing, he will have a child in the future, and he can't find him Bai Shiqiu if he is looking for a name.
The theater thing is good, but what about the box office stealing?
The third master's action is still relatively fast......
"This station reported that a few days ago, it was rumored on the Internet that there was a well-known cinema in our city that stole the box office, and this station conducted an in-depth interview, and the person in charge of the theater has done a self-examination on this matter, and the relevant responsible person has been duly punished, and even transferred to judicial ......."
"The theft of the box office of "Heaven's Mouth" from "The Strange Case of Magic City" has already had a result......"
TV stations and online media have made some reports on this news point, and the TV station is of course more subtle, but the news on the Internet is much more ruthless, which is simply a slap in the face.
What's more, some people simply followed the example of "A Bloody Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" and made a short video based on this box office stealing.
"This Chinese New Year file, there are two movies, one is the old director's big company's "Heaven's Mouth", and the other is a group of cutting-edge "The Strange Case of the Magic Capital", these two films have not been released, and they are very troublesome, and when the real one is released, the veteran is powerful, and he directly came to a monkey to steal peaches...... The new talent is not bad, and the cold man has used his flirtatious feet......"
Not to mention, it's quite talented, and a lot of material has been edited.
This thing of stealing the box office has now come to an end, many people have fallen because of this matter, China Film is related, it has nothing to do with China Film, many theaters are implicated, of course, what is said to the outside world is self-examination.
It looked like a storm, but overall it didn't hurt the bones, and it saved some face.
This matter is illegal in the final analysis, this is no different from stealing money, everyone turned a blind eye before, after all, no one wants to offend the people in the theater, but now, someone has come forward, although this person did not publicly make a statement about this incident, but everyone knows that this is poked out by Red Star, and this is done by Bai Shiqiu.
So, at this point, forget it?
At this time, Huayi was also in the whirlpool of public opinion, and the Wang brothers were also discussing.
"This Bai Shiqiu, he's a fucking stunned green, right?"
"Big brother, I think he's still a fool!"
Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei were somewhat ugly, and the current situation had changed like this.
In fact, as far as stealing the box office, the plan of the two of them was not so excessive, it was only on the 1st and 2nd of the New Year's Day holiday, of course, these two days are the highest box office, and they are naturally the most profitable.
Only steals two days, that is too much of a benefit, not only to take advantage, and then to suppress the opponent, and the risk is still very small, only two days, it is also conducive to operation, after all, the screening of movies still has to be copied, and the theater chain saw that the attendance rate of "Heaven's Mouth" was not good, and they were already buying a copy of "The Strange Case of Magic City".
Originally, it was a very perfect move, killing people invisibly, but where did you think that now Bai Shiqiu is more energetic in opening the barrel of this matter, and he will not give up.
The pressure has come to Huayi's side, this is stolen for your movie.
"Big brother, what should we do now?" Wang Zhonglei frowned.
Wang Zhongjun was more ruthless, "Of course it has nothing to do with our Huayi." ”
"But is that good?"
"What else could I do? Go out and admit it? We Huayi colluded with the theater chain to steal the box office? Are you stupid? ”
In fact, the two brothers are entangled here, whether to completely cut off from this matter.
When the post of "Heaven's Mouth" stealing the box office of "The Strange Case of Magic City" appeared on the Internet, Hua Yi had already issued a press release, of course denying this matter, and faintly accused Red Star and Bai Shiqiu, saying that they made something out of nothing to win sympathy.
even proposed that if they continue to spread rumors, they Huayi will not rule out taking up legal weapons, that is, to sue netizens.
But it scared everyone a lot, now it's okay, the box office stealing has been confirmed, there is such a thing, so what do you Huayi say?
In the previous press release, that is what any company would say, and now it is the key, but how to round this matter.
In fact, there is another option, that is, Hua Yi simply doesn't say anything, doesn't speak, and they don't mention this matter.
But there is a bad thing about this, that is, this is tantamount to acquiescence, and everyone will think, you Huayi just did it.
But if you say it directly, this matter has nothing to do with Huayi, it is all the box office stolen by yourself by the fools of you theaters.
In this way, the connections in the cinema chain established by Huayi before were too damaging.
Wang Zhongjun is still reasonable, "Brother, you have to understand that the real key lies in what the real key is, not in everyone's relationship, but in interests, as long as the interests are enough, then this network is not a big deal, and it can be established again." ”
I have to say that Wang Zhongjun is still very powerful, and Wang Zhonglei was convinced.
Immediately, Hua Yi's press release was issued, this content is very powerful, Hua Yi is completely innocent in this matter, and they don't know how the theater operates at all.
As soon as this press release came out, there were really all kinds of reactions.
There are those who scold their Wang brothers, and they are extremely female members of the family.
Some people who watched the play felt that the two brothers were indeed characters, after all, they did a great job.
There are also worries, they mainly care about Bai Shiqiu, Red Star Film and Television, and fans of this movie.
On the 4th, there is currently a discussion of a problem that many people do not see.
"Will our old white come out and say something?" Fans of ID Xiao Qian are anxiously asking.
"I don't think so, if this guy Lao Bai is smart, he should endure it at this time." ID, I'm just robbing a color, so reply.
In fact, most of the No. 4 people don't want Lao Bai to come out and say anything, after all, beating people does not slap their faces, leaving a line for the future.
Moreover, this person said on the theater side, they checked themselves, and you pretended not to know.
But someone is powerful, and he analyzed Hua Yi's hand, a place with the highest second.
"There's no time, this New Year's Day holiday has passed, our 2007 is about to pass a week, even if the next week "Magic City" how to perform well, but it is difficult to reverse the current situation, about two weeks later, there will be pirated discs, what to do then?" Woohyun reappeared.
That's right, time, the best moment of the Chinese New Year stall is in the past.
To say that the processing speed of stealing the box office this time is definitely very fast, after all, the third master has asked about it, and many places have indeed done too much, but no matter how fast it is, time is consumed.
The first week of 2007 is about to pass, and this time the pirated discs will appear earlier, most of the pirated discs flow out of the theater chain, don't they hate you Bai Shiqiu?
Don't forget, Bai Shiqiu and Wu Yusen have said that they will win.
Although it is said that there was a box office steal this time, when the results come out, the ones who find reasons are only things that the weak do.
Is Bai Shiqiu going to be slapped in the face like this?
Is our extremely arrogant Cannes actor about to lose?
At the same time, this issue was also being discussed within Red Star.
"The theater is good! We support! Zhang Mo's little eyes shone brightly, but, "Old Bai, you can bear with it this time." ”
"Huayi has picked it up over there, anyway, if they don't admit it, others can't do it, what can we do?" Zhang Chen also advocated forbearance first.
Others are also constantly expressing their opinions, and some people say, we Red Star have to go out and talk about it, we are victims. Some people said that we are not any victims, and Huayi and them have also lost a lot of face.
Some people say that if you lose, you will lose, and it is not a big deal, anyway, our Red Star will not lose.
There was everything to say, Bai Shiqiu didn't speak, and there was a person who didn't speak.
"Lao Zhou, what do you think, what does Lao Bai mean?" Zhang Mo asked Zhou Shen with a smile.
"Well...... Lao Bai, don't you understand? Zhou Shen smiled, and the smile was quite obscene.
Bai Shiqiu also smiled at this time, and he said, "You guys, didn't you pay attention to some details?" ”
The crowd asked, "What details?" ”
Bai Shiqiu pointed to the calendar, there is a particularly interesting place in January this year, New Year's Day, that is, the 1st is Monday.
Well, that is......
On the evening of January 5th, Bai Shiqiu held a press conference, which will be disseminated through many websites such as Youxi.com and Penguin, especially the portal, and he spoke a paragraph.
"Friends, all the friends who know me and support me. I have not spoken out about this box office stealing incident. It's very simple, many people tell me, this is an unspoken rule, this is common, this is nothing, don't you Red Star also get benefits? Wait a minute...... These people are all for my good, thank you. ”
Then, the conversation changed, "However, I think I still have to come out and say a few words." I kept asking myself, how could this be? How did it come to this? Why do we have to make such compromises about undesirable phenomena in society? Why? Is it our lack of courage? I don't think so, it's not brave enough this can only be one of the reasons, probably because we are all kind, and many people will think, it's better to let him go, it's better to leave it at that. But, I must not let him go! ”
It was already very strong here, but Bai Shiqiu was even stronger, "Compromise in the face of bad phenomena, this is connivance!" At least I don't think it's kindness! If this phenomenon happens to us and we can't fight back, then what will happen to us if it happens to others? So, today, I'm here to shout, don't let me see! Otherwise, I'll die to the end! ”
These words were like a bomb that directly detonated the Internet.
Everyone talked about it, and at the same time, many people liked it, including Lao Guo, who said cross talk.
That night, there were long queues at the ticket counters of many theaters, and everyone scrambled to buy tickets, of course, tickets with the words "The Strange Case of the Magic City" written on them......