Kang Jianfei walked out of Billside Hill Triumphantly, and until the three of them got into the taxi, Zeng Bolin still couldn't believe what had just happened.

Alain Ryder Jr. not only promised to help distribute "Royal Sister", but also reached a verbal agreement with Kang Jianfei that it was a film from Oriental DreamWorks in the future, and he could contact 20th Century Fox. As long as the quality of the film is good, 20th Century Fox will help distribute it.

What does this mean?

In the whole of Hong Kong, only Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest can cooperate with Hollywood giants to publish, and Oriental DreamWorks is now the third. If DreamWorks' films are a big hit in Asia and are eligible to challenge Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers, then now Oriental DreamWorks can be nominally equal to them.

In the future, the bosses and directors of film companies in Hong Kong will be polite when they see Kang Jianfei, because maybe one day they will ask Kang Jianfei to help contact Europe and the United States for distribution.

"I'll get off right here!" Liu Hongsheng pointed to the street sign ahead.

Kang Jianfei said: "Don't you think about coming to my company to do things?" ”

Liu Hongsheng shook his head: "I studied music production and arrangement, and I am not interested in movies. ”

Kang Jianfei said: "I also have a record company in Hong Kong. ”

Liu Hongsheng smiled: "Forget it." ”

After Liu Hongsheng got out of the car and left, Kang Jianfei felt quite sorry. Liu Hongsheng is a person who can help strangers who have just met to speak up, and he can also help contact the distribution manager of 20th Century Fox through classmates and friends, which is still relatively capable.

This kind of person with good character and ability should be the best for his subordinates.

In comparison, the Zeng Bolin brought by Kang Jianfei is much worse, he can only follow orders, and his autonomy is very poor.

But talent is rare. Zeng Bolin Nengying also knows a little about market distribution, and he can barely use it.

The most important thing is that Zeng Bolin is honest, he doesn't have many flowers, and he is very diligent when he does things, which can make up for his lack of ability.

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "Alin, you can keep the contact information of Alan Ryder's assistant." ”

"Ah...... Good! Mr. Xie Lu and Xie Kang. Zeng Bolin was suddenly overjoyed, Kang Jianfei's words meant that he was in charge of the affairs of the United States. Although it was just to contact 20th Century Fox, those few phone numbers could make him worth a hundred times at once. Walking out of the face of the boss of a small film company can nostrils to the sky.

Now that everything is on the right track, it doesn't make much sense for Kang Jianfei to stay in the United States. "Royal Sister" has been completed in temporary theaters, because the movie is a big hit in several southern states in the United States, Jiang Zhiqiang took the opportunity to hand the news to several Chinese media, and then hyped the movie again. The box office in the last week of the last week has looked a lot better, otherwise I am afraid that it will be painted in advance.

The temporary theater screening of 25 theaters was 30 days, and the final box office was more than 1.375 million US dollars, of which Kang Jianfei received 310,000 yuan from the producer. This box office is obviously not enough for theaters and theaters to make money, and in the last two weeks, temporary theaters reduced the number of screenings of "Royal Sister" and switched to other old movies and Chinese-language films. Used to increase theater revenue.

Until the dissolution of the temporary theater chain, plus the income from selling popcorn and drinks, Kang Jianfei also received $260,000 in theater and theater income.

After tossing the temporary theater chain for so long, Kang Jianfei and the production income were 570,000 US dollars. is equivalent to more than 4 million Hong Kong dollars, which is almost in time for the box office of "Happy Ghost" in Hong Kong.

The box office of Martin Cinemas has not yet been counted, and then there is the box office income from the 20th Century Fox to help publish, and Kang Jianfei's trip to the United States can be said to have made a lot of money.

If it weren't for the performance of "Royal Sister" in the Chinese community and the southern states. It is impossible for 21st Century Fox to reduce the distribution cost and give Kang Jianfei a 19% share of the box office.

Kang Jianfei's plan to use box office results as a stepping stone was completely successful. As for the 150 copies of the film he made, they have also been sold to 20th Century Fox for a small rental fee.

…………

…………

At Los Angeles International Airport, Kang Jianfei saw Jiang Zhiqiang get out of the taxi, walked past and shook hands with him and smiled: "Ha Luha, Brother Jiang, Wishing you prosperity!" ”

"Rejoice and rejoice!" Jiang Zhiqiang's face was slightly tired, but there was more joy in that fatigue.

To operate a temporary theater chain that lasts for only one month, it is necessary to reduce the success to the lowest level from all links, and replace it with Kang Jian Feigen.

Jiang Zhiqiang did it, this guy slept no more than 4 hours a day for a month, stayed in front of the telephone anytime and anywhere to command or answer reports, and was still making screening plans in the middle of the night.

Of course, because of Jiang Zhiqiang's dedication, he finally divided the general manager's salary of 20,000 yuan more when he finally divided the money.

The two of them got on the plane back to Hong Kong, and they both sat in their seats and closed their eyes in contemplation. Kang Jianfei thinks about the next development of the company, but Jiang Zhiqiang thinks about the possibility of moving this temporary theater model to Hong Kong.

When the plane entered the stratosphere, Jiang Zhiqiang asked: "Brother Kang, are you interested in doing your own cinema in Hong Kong?" ”

Kang Jianfei asked rhetorically: "Brother Jiang has the idea of forming a theater chain?" ”

Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile: "If there is a problem with the cooperation between Oriental DreamWorks and Princess Jin one day, I would like to come out and cooperate with Brother Kang to build a theater." ”

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "I remember that Anle Pictures is mainly engaged in theaters, how can you have the idea of taking the risk of becoming a theater?" ”

There is a difference between doing a theater and doing a theater chain, for example, Anle Pictures is to run a theater, they buy their own films and show them themselves, the theaters are all their own, and even the land is their own, and there is no theater to divide that one.

This is not the case with Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers, and Golden Princess, a large part of the theaters in the three cinema chains are not owned by the owners of the cinema chains. Some are built by themselves, with land and facades; Some are rented from other people's theaters; Some theaters are independent franchise cooperation; There are also some who simply rent a storefront and install seats and screens to become a theater.

When a movie is screened, generally 6% to 8% of the box office revenue goes to the theater company, and more than 40% of the box office revenue goes to the specific theater.

In general, being a theater is much riskier than being a theater, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will lose money.

Kang Jianfei also wants to have his own cinema, but not now, he doesn't have such a strong economic strength to run a cinema.

But how to really do a theater one day. Jiang Zhiqiang is the best candidate for the person in charge of the theater chain.

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "Brother Jiang, in fact, I don't know anything about the theater line, if you ask me to cooperate, you have to plan to compensate." ”

"I have confidence in your studio." Jiang Zhiqiang also smiled.

The Jiang family's Anle Cinema Line has been in great difficulty because it only screens Western films, and the big hit of "The Bitter War" is only a special circumstance, but it can't be repeated.

Jiang Zhiqiang, as the No. 3 person in Anle Pictures, actually doesn't have much money left, and he earned 2 million Hong Kong dollars on a trip to the United States this time. It really made Jiang Zhiqiang happy.

The two of them chatted casually, and in the United States behind them, there was a Chinese-language movie that was getting more and more attention.

Only in Martin Cinemas, "Royal Sister" won a box office of 5.73 million when it was painted. According to the previous agreement, Kang Jianfei can get 205% of the box office. If you calculate the various taxes, you can also get $1.07 million.

Up to now, the total box office of "Royal Sister" in the two theaters has reached 7.11 million US dollars, while Cheng Long's "Killing the Trench" has only 8.62 million US box office.

A week and a half after "The Royal Sister" was released in Martin theaters, 20th Century Fox finally made a move, and the publicity offensive alone was not comparable to that of Carl Patrick. In addition to a few southern states that have already been released, "Royal Sister" is fully rolled out across the United States. 200 screens were tentatively given in advance, and soon the number of screens increased to 500, and only stopped when it was increased to 550.

In just one week, the box office released by 20th Century Fox broke 10 million. In this off-season of movies, it has become one of the biggest dark horses at the US box office.

The Hollywood Reporter commented: "If you don't look at the actors, you would definitely think that "Warrior Royale" is a Hollywood blockbuster. ”

The New York Times said: "Lin (Qingxia) is a modern version of Bruce Lee, and her fists and feet are very rich and ornamental." ”

"Variety" magazine professionally commented: "The flying car stunts in "Royal Warrior" are worth learning from Hollywood directors. As for the action design of this film, I can only direct it as a genius. From hammers, wrenches, shovels. Everything to the excavator, the fire extinguisher, the chainsaw, everything can be used as a weapon, especially the chainsaw fight, which is enough to make people sweat......"

With few competitors and 20th Century Fox's strong distribution capabilities, the box office has been rising in this off-season. Until the end of the painting, the box office of "Royal Sister" released by 20th Century Fox reached 34.06 million.

Coupled with the previous box office, the final box office of "Royal Sister" in the United States was $41.16 million, and Oriental DreamWorks shared $7.04 million, equivalent to more than HK$56 million, which is more than the total profit of DreamWorks in the year.

The box office of $41.16 million, which is a terrifying number, has been able to rank in the top 15 at the box office in the United States throughout the year.

It's still the off-season for the first few months of movies, and blockbusters are waiting for Halloween, Christmas, etc. to come out, and "Royal Sister" is temporarily ranked first in the US box office list in 1981 at this time, which is quite a bit of a lonely taste.

Of course, it can also be that there is no tiger in the mountains, and the monkey is the overlord.

When Zou Wenhuai received a call from an American friend, it happened to be the time when "Royal Senior Sister" was released, and his heart was sour and helpless. The success of "Royal Senior Sister" is more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars, while the success of "Killing the Trench" is more than 10 million US dollars, and the box office gap between the two films is too big.

Of course, Boss Zou also pinned his hopes on the "Cannonball Speed" he invested. This Hollywood film owned by Golden Harvest did give him a long face soon after, and the U.S. box office sold $72 million, ranking sixth in the U.S. box office list the year before. However, the success of this movie is also very cheating, and the salary of the actor alone is 5 million US dollars, and the real money earned is much less than that of "Royal Sister......