On May 12, the selection of the Miss Oriental beauty pageant was completed, and after many reviews and adjustments, a total of 115 applicants entered the re-examination.

The re-examination link is to be filmed throughout the process, and some wonderful shots will be broadcast on TV stations, which is also an original practice of the Miss Oriental beauty pageant.

Of course, it's not that the planners on Miss Hong Kong's side are too stupid to think of using all kinds of tidbits to make short films for publicity at the beginning, but that film was used for photography in the past, and how much film would have to be wasted when one or two hundred finalists were filmed!

Kang Jianfei was also going to the re-examination site to take a look, but he was delayed because of other things, and he was going to attend the screening of "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers".

"Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" directed by McDonald Bear has been produced, and if this movie is released on an ordinary schedule, Jiang Zhiqiang can make the decision, but if you want to be ranked in this year's summer file, you must get Kang Jianfei's approval.

In a screening room of the Oriental Cinema Line, Jiang Zhiqiang and a number of theater managers gathered, while McDonald Bear and an employee of the DreamWorks distribution department analyzed the box office prospects of "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" to the theater managers.

Suddenly, the light in the screening room was bright, but the back door was opened, and Kang Jianfei's assistant Zeng Bolin was the first to walk in, and a few seconds later, Kang Jianfei also entered the screening room.

"Hello Mr. Kang!"

"Boss Kang is really rare to see."

"Kang Dong, please take a seat!"

“……”

The theater managers hurriedly stood up to greet them, all with a welcome smile on their faces. Since the establishment of the Oriental Cinema Company, these franchised theaters have made more money than before in the New Era Cinema Line, and they have regarded Kang Jianfei as their parents.

"Sit down!" Kang Jianfei said to everyone, and he casually picked up a seat in the middle and sat down.

Jiang Zhiqiang and Mai Donald Bear sat on Kang Jianfei's left and right, and the others immediately picked up the back row and sat down. No one dared to surpass Kang Jianfei's seat and sit in front.

McDonald nodded sideways to the projectionist behind him, and immediately a beam of light shot on the big screen. The first thing that came was naturally the opening animation from DreamWorks, followed by the opening credits from McDonald Bear Studios.

The opening of the McDonald Bear Studio is very rough, with a few red glittering stars circled in the shape of a plastic disc, and a beam of light shot down obliquely, leading to the end of the McDonald Bear Film Studio in a few big words.

After showing the production company, the subtitle of "Film Planning: Cen Jianxun" suddenly appeared on the screen, Kang Jianfei frowned, and asked: "Isn't Cen Jianxun forming Debao with Pan Disheng, why did you go to your studio?" ”

McDonald Bear didn't know what was unpleasant between Kang Jianfei and Cen Jianxun. He said truthfully: "The original idea for this film came from Shum Jianxun, and now he is working as a planner in my studio. ”

When McDonald Bear said this, Kang Jianfei could probably guess what the situation was.

Last year, Cen Jianxun had been planning in the film production department of DreamWorks, and he may have inadvertently chatted with McDonald's Bear about the idea of "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers". Later, Cen Jianxun was invited by Pan Disheng to set up Debao Film Company. Cen Jianxun, who felt that it was an opportunity, quit his job at DreamWorks and ran to Pan Disheng's side. Unexpectedly, after the establishment of Debao Film Company, there has been no filming.

Cen Jianxun is now in both hands. It just so happened that McDonald Bear wanted to shoot "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers", so he got Cen Jianxun, who had nowhere to go, into his film studio.

Kang Jianfei didn't say much, a talent like Cen Jianxun helped his studio make money by making films, which is also a good thing from a practical point of view. As for the so-called loyalty, although Kang Jianfei dislikes the kind of old job-hopping people, he really doesn't take the so-called loyalty seriously. Besides, Cen Jianxun's departure did not cause damage to DreamWorks. Therefore, Kang Jianfei's bad feelings for Cen Jianxun are not strong.

At the beginning of the film, the subtitles introduced the male protagonist, Kang Jianfei only watched it for more than ten seconds, and then whispered to McDonald's Bear: "The subtitles jump too fast, and it may not be suitable for some audiences." It's a good idea to add a voiceover before the official release. Reading these subtitles directly can increase the audience's viewing comfort. ”

Although McDonald Bear didn't care about these details, he didn't want to raise the bar with Kang Jianfei in such an inconsequential place, so he quickly nodded and agreed.

The current "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" is almost no different from the plot in Kang Jianfei's memory, but at least half of the actors have been replaced, because most of the artists used by McDonald Bear are artists from Oriental Entertainment Company.

It is worth mentioning that all the leading actors in "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" are newcomers, as well as the kind of old tricks that can't become popular, which can increase the realism of the film.

More than ten minutes after the movie was screened, the plot gradually reached a climax, there was no more noise in the screening room, and everyone turned their eyes to the big screen.

I have to say that purely in terms of the grasp of the rhythm of the movie, McDonald Bear is more than one grade more powerful than Xu Ke at this time. Of course, Xu Ke also has his unique advantages, McDonald's talent comes from careful observation and reflection on reality, while Xu Ke's talent is manifested in that kind of whimsical cinematic thinking.

In the final decisive battle, there were only bursts of gunfire in the screening room, and even the theater managers held their breath and stared intently at the big screen.

After the film ended, there was silence in the screening room, and just as McDonald Bear was nervous, everyone applauded heartily.

Jiang Zhiqiang said to Kang Jianfei: "I think "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" can be released in the summer. ”

Kang Jianfei nodded and smiled: "But you can, but don't be too optimistic about the box office, it's almost the early 10 million." ”

Jiang Zhiqiang was puzzled: "No, I think this movie is very interesting, especially now that the Sino-British negotiations have not ended, "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" will inevitably attract great attention once it is released." ”

McDonald Bear also looked at Kang Jianfei suspiciously, of course he thought that his movie was good enough to sell 20 million at the box office.

"That's not how the box office is calculated," Kang Jianfei shook his head and explained, "The largest movie audience in the summer is students on vacation, and although this "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" is popular, the topics contained in it are too heavy, and audiences under the age of 20 will not like to watch it." "Pretty Girl" is also a movie with a serious topic, but that movie has at least a few beautiful girls as the starring roles, this "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" is full of fierce and vicious men, how many teenage student viewers do you expect to watch? ”

Kang Jianfei's analysis is reasonable, like pouring cold water on McDonald's bear. In fact, Kang Jianfei did not say nonsense, in the parallel space, although "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" this summer was defeated by the campus comedy "Happy Ghost", the reason is naturally because the student audience is the main force in the summer file.

Kang Jianfei said: "It is not appropriate for a movie of this type to be placed in the Christmas and Spring Festival files, and it is a bit wasteful to put it in the summer file, so it is better to arrange it to be released in late June." ”

The schedule in late June is very embarrassing, if the movie is released long enough, it can barely blend into the summer file, once the attendance rate is not high, then it can only be used as a stepping stone for the summer movie.

Mai Dangxiong was a little dissatisfied in his heart, "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" can definitely be said to be his proud work, but he couldn't be ranked in the normal summer file in the Oriental Cinema Line, and he felt that he was deliberately suppressed by Kang Jianfei.

McDonald Bear sulked and didn't squeak, but he heard Kang Jianfei say: "Old Mai, although the box office of "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" has exceeded 10 million, its social influence must be very large, you are ready to make a sequel next year." ”

"Make a sequel?" McDonald Bear opened his mouth and looked at Kang Jianfei, this first part has not been released yet, so he was actually asked to prepare for a sequel.

McDonald Bear really doesn't understand Kang Jianfei, since he thinks that "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" is well filmed, why don't you directly schedule it to be screened in the normal summer file?

The answer is very simple, because "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" wants to make room for Kang Jianfei's "Love Saint" and Wang Jing's "Best Loss Friend", "Love Saint" and "Best Loss Friend" are more suitable for release in the summer than "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers".

When Oriental Cinema was making a film schedule, it would screen "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" from June 20 to July 15, "Love Saint" from July 16 to August 20, and "Best Partner" from August 21 to September 15.

Of course, these dates are not absolute and can vary depending on the box office, but the approximate schedule has been set. That is to say, in this year's summer file, Kang Jianfei's "Love Saint" is the main movie, while "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" and "Best Friend" serve as pioneers and rear troops.

As soon as Kang Jianfei said his thoughts, Jiang Zhiqiang immediately agreed, although Kang Jianfei's "Love Saint" has not yet completed post-production, he is still very confident in Kang Jianfei's movie.

And then again, no matter how bad Kang Jianfei's movie is, he insists on putting it in the summer file as the main hit, Jiang Zhiqiang has no way to object.

After McDonald Bear listened to Kang Jianfei's film scheduling plan, the unhappiness in his heart quickly disappeared, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't compete with Kang Jianfei for the prime time. As for Wang Jing's "Best Friend", in fact, the treatment is similar to that of "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers", and half of the release time is outside the summer file.

After talking about the film arrangement, Kang Jianfei suddenly asked McDonald's Bear: "By the way, Lao Mai, where did you find the actor of the male number one in "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers"?" It doesn't seem to be an artist from Oriental Entertainment Company. ”

"Oh, you said Lin Wei," McDonald Bear smiled, "He used to be an actor of Shaw Brothers, and he ran in Clear Water Bay for two years, I thought he had good potential and poached people, and now he has signed into Oriental Entertainment." ”

Of course, Kang Jianfei knows Lin Wei, nicknamed "Hong Kong Takakura Jian", but he doesn't know Lin Wei's background, but he didn't expect to be an actor from Shaw Brothers. (To be continued......)