"Mr. Zhang, are you here too?"

"Ah, it's Boss Lu, long time no see."

"Lao Chen, did you say that Kang Jianfei had a complete falling out with Lei Juekun this time?"

"With so many people here today, I don't think it's as good as forming a cinema."

“……”

In the living room, guests gather in twos and threes, talking and laughing loudly, or whispering.

Today is Kang Jianfei's 21-year-old birth, and he invited very few guests to this birthing banquet, and the location was chosen in Pan Yingzi's villa, which made it difficult for entertainment reporters to find.

Now among the guests in the living room, more than 20 people are the owners or managers of the theaters contacted by Maqiao, and the brothers Jiang Zhiwen and Jiang Zhiqiang of Anle Cinema Line are also there.

Kang Jianfei, the host, was still over there to greet the guests, but the Jiang brothers were hiding in the corner and whispering.

Jiang Zhiwen looked at the people around him with a wine glass, and said, "Little brother, Kang Jianfei invited so many movie theater owners today, wouldn't he really want to form a theater chain?" ”

Jiang Zhiqiang shook his head and said, "Probably not." ”

Now Anle Cinema is still under the control of his eldest brother Jiang Zhiwen, he said: "It's okay to cooperate with Oriental DreamWorks to make films, but you must not engage in cinemas with him." ”

Jiang Zhiqiang said very seriously: "If you can really cooperate with Kang Jianfei stably, I think it's not bad to set up a theater chain." ”

Jiang Zhiwen was much more conservative, shook his head and said: "We have been making Western films for decades, and the source of the film cannot be guaranteed, and it is too risky to do a cinema." ”

Jiang Zhiqiang felt that this was a good opportunity, but unfortunately Anle Pictures was his eldest brother in charge, and he couldn't persuade him at all.

Why does Jiang Zhiwen strongly oppose the formation of a large cinema line?

That's because among the theaters who came today, the four theaters of Anle Cinema Line are the best, and the others are all small corners. Even if it is an Anle Cinema Line, as long as it is showing Western films, Chinese film sources are very scarce.

The other more than a dozen small theaters used to be basically second- and third-round screenings, picking up other people's leftover films for release. This results in much lower copy rents, which can reduce costs and protect profits.

If Anle Cinema and these small theaters are combined to form a fixed cinema chain, then the source of the film will be a big problem. It's okay to say when there are films from Oriental DreamWorks when they're released, but it's hard to stay in theaters at other times. At that time, Anle's four theaters will inevitably be dragged down by other theaters, not only will it be difficult to make more money, but it is very likely to lose money due to insufficient film sources.

Under the introduction of Ma Qiao and Pan Yingzi, Kang Jianfei met those merchants one by one, and after chatting a few words, he immediately changed to another target.

After a long time, Kang Jianfei walked up to the Jiang brothers, stretched out his hand to Jiang Zhiwen and said, "Mr. Jiang, hello." ”

"Hello, Mr. Kang." Jiang Zhiwen smiled and shook hands with Kang Jianfei.

Kang Jianfei smiled at Jiang Zhiqiang again: "Brother Jiang, I haven't seen you for a long time. ”

"yes, long time no see." Jiang Zhiqiang shook hands with him and said.

Dance music was already playing in the living room, and the lights were dimmed. Kang Jianfei said: "Why don't we go upstairs and talk?" ”

Jiang Zhiwen smiled and said, "The guest is as good as the host." ”

The three of them went upstairs to a room, and after gossiping for a while, Kang Jianfei said, "Ma Qiao has revealed my intentions, right?" ”

Jiang Zhiwen nodded and said, "Mr. Ma mentioned that I am very interested in the idea of a temporary cinema. But when will the temporary theater be formed, and when will they operate separately, how to determine this? ”

Kang Jianfei said: "Whenever a new film from Oriental DreamWorks is released, everyone will sit down and watch the film together, and as long as the majority of people agree, a temporary theater chain will be formed." After the film was completed, the theater chain was automatically disbanded. ”

Jiang Zhiqiang asked again: "What method does the temporary cinema line take?" Is it a short-term rental theater like we did last time in the United States, or is it a joint venture? ”

Kang Jianfei said: "This depends on the meaning of the two of you, which choice do you think is more suitable?" ”

The Jiang brothers glanced at each other, and Jiang Zhiwen said: "Join forces, gather and disperse." ”

Kang Jianfei smiled: "Of course you can, and I don't have to participate in the temporary theater." ”

Jiang Zhiwen heard that Kang Jianfei was not participating in the theater, and he was immediately overjoyed. Because Anle's four theaters are the largest, as long as Kang Jianfei does not participate, then the temporary theater chain must be controlled by their brothers.

There are two kinds of theater business, and the Jiang family has always been a theater business, mainly focusing on operating theaters. And if the temporary cinema plan goes well, then the Jiang family will be half a cinema businessman.

Doing a cinema chain is more profitable than running a theater, but it is also more risky. However, Kang Jianfei's temporary theater plan avoided a lot of risks, which made the conservative Jiang Zhiwen quite excited.

The Jiang brothers are satisfied, and Kang Jianfei is also very happy, he doesn't need to grab the profit of the theater, otherwise it will be worth the loss if there is a conflict with the Jiang family.

Anle Cinemas is the core of the future temporary cinema chain, and without the four big cinemas under Anle, the so-called temporary cinema line is a joke.

In fact, Kang Jianfei still has an idea in his heart, that is, to pull out the two shareholders of the Golden Princess Cinema Line, Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong, to form another theater chain, which not only disgusts Lei Juekun, but also has his own theater line, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

However, it is still too early to implement this plan, and the conditions are not mature in all aspects, so Chen and Feng will not easily break up with Lei Juekun. Even if they agree to come out with a new cinema line, it will definitely be Chen and Feng who control the new cinema line, so they will not be stupid enough to be used as a gun by Kang Jianfei.

After chatting for a while, Kang Jianfei and the three returned to the banquet hall, and he happily danced with Guan Zhilin, while the Jiang brothers began to negotiate with other courtyard merchants with wine glasses.

Two days later, nearly 20 hospitals, including the Jiang brothers, preliminarily reached a cooperation agreement on temporary theaters.

The agreement stipulates that when a new film is released at Oriental DreamWorks, then after the test film, all members vote on whether to form a temporary theater. Once the cinema chain is formed, Jiang Zhiqiang is responsible for the operation of the cinema chain, and other cinema businessmen take turns to send people to supervise the financial and operational situation. And when there are no new DreamWorks films released, the temporary theater chain automatically disbands, and the Anle Cinema Line continues to go back to showing Western films, and other theaters continue to show their low-cost "old films" as usual.

Of course, there is a supplementary provision in the agreement: that is, when encountering good films from other companies, or potential Western films, everyone may also be called to a meeting to discuss whether it is necessary to form a temporary theater chain.

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Oriental DreamWorks, in the chairman's office.

Kang Jianfei hung up the phone call from Jiang Zhiqiang, called his secretary Chen Shuli in, and instructed: "Notify the Market Distribution Department to completely stop dealing with Princess Jin, and contact Jiang Zhiqiang directly in the future." ”

Chen Shuli was not clear about the plan of the temporary theater, and was surprised by Kang Jianfei's instructions, she asked: "Then "Hero Ben Sè" is still being released, is it a few more days to delay?" ”

Kang Jianfei sneered: "No need, just leave someone to wait to collect the money." We have an agreement with Princess Jin that if they dare to force the drawing when the attendance of "Hero Ben Sè" is still good, we will send them a lawyer's letter directly. ”

Chen Shuli didn't ask any more questions, and immediately went out to inform the people in the marketing department.

Kang Jianfei leaned back on the leather chair, and his depressed mood finally relaxed. Lei Juekun wanted to cut off his canvas and force him to tie his hands, and when the temporary theater came out in a few days, the old guy would be so shocked that his eyes fell.

Temporary cinemas were forced out of the last few years of the 20th century when the Hong Kong film industry was in decline. It wasn't until the 21st century that Hong Kong's temporary cinema line cāo came to fruition.

In this era, except for the last time Kang Jianfei and Jiang Zhiqiang were engaged in the United States, there is no talk of a temporary theater in the whole world.

It can be said that the emergence of temporary theaters is of epoch-making significance to the Hong Kong film industry, just like Kang Jianfei's suggestion that Princess Jin cancel the theater guarantee fee. In particular, the small film companies or dúlì producers who make good films have a new channel for screening, and they will not be subject to big companies and cinema chains as before.

"Jingle Bell ......"

As soon as Chen Shuli came out, the phone in Kang Jianfei's office rang.

Kang Jianfei picked it up and listened to it, but the call was from Mei Xinlin, his secretary at Phoenix TV.

Mei Xinlin is an old woman who is nearly forty years old, but her voice is quite soft and good, she said: "Boss, TVB's "The Legend of the Shè Eagle Heroes" has started filming, and I have a list of the main cast of "The Legend of the Shè Eagle Heroes" here. ”

"Fax me." Kang Jianfei hung up the phone after speaking.

In fact, Kang Jianfei doesn't need to take care of this kind of trivial matter, but Kang Jianfei is the producer of a TV series under Phoenix Stage, so it doesn't hurt to know about it in advance.

In the parallel space, the first part of "Sister Tuogun" has only 20 episodes. However, since Kang Jianfei expected that the ratings of this TV series would be very good, he naturally wanted to greatly extend its lifespan. At the beginning, McDonald Bear was ready to shoot 40 episodes, but after its ratings broke 70, Xiao Ruoyuan was immediately asked to change the script and increase the length of the episode to 60 episodes.

Kang Jianfei is not in a hurry to shoot "Looking for Qin" now, because it is still early before the broadcast of "Sister Tuogun" is over.

With a strong curiosity, Kang Jianfei wanted to see which of TVB's leading actors in "The Legend of the Heroes of the Shè Eagle" this time would be. Because in the original time and space, Huang Rong and Weng Meiling of the 83 version of "Shè Eagle" have secretly won it with Kang Jianfei, and they can only sign a contract after a period of time. And Huang Yaoshi, Temujin, Lu Guanying and other actors who played several roles are still employees of Phoenix TV.

Kang Jianfei picked up the faxed cast list of "Shè Eagle" and looked at it, and almost squirted out just after looking at the beginning. Guo Jing's actor is Huang Rì Hua has not changed, and Huang Rong's actor is He Chaoqiong......

Could it be that TVB is going to use the gambling king's daughter as a publicity stunt?

What Kang Jianfei didn't know was that He Chaoqiong and his half-brother He Chaoxiong are now on TVB, and they are half studying and half working. He Chaoqiong also starred in a TVB TV series last year, but most people didn't know that she was the daughter of the gambling king.