In 1986, the administrative buildings of Tseung Kwan O Film and Television City had increased to six, which were occupied by Phoenix TV, Oriental DreamWorks Pictures, Oriental Entertainment Agency, Oriental Entertainment Distribution Company, Fengxing Records, Oriental Film and Television Production Company, Qimeng Film and Television Special Effects Special Effects Company, Dark Horse Comics, and Dark Horse Animation Company, which has not yet had official works.

Among them, Oriental Film and Television Production Company, the TV production department of the former Oriental DreamWorks, was officially independent at the end of 1985, providing film programs for Phoenix TV and Macao Satellite Television, and selling TV dramas and variety shows to East Asia through Oriental Entertainment Distribution Company.

After careful consideration by the Portuguese and Macao governments, Macau TV finally publicly stated that it would accept private funds as shares, but except for Kang Jianfei, no fool would run to throw money at it.

On New Year's Day, the Portuguese and Macao governments and Macau Television issued an announcement announcing that Macau Television would change its name to Macao Satellite Television on January 25, 1986, and publicized the shareholding composition of the television station. Among them, the Portuguese and Macao governments hold 35% of the shares, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau S.A. holds 10% of the shares, and the remaining 55% of the shares of the TV station are owned by Kang Jianfei personally.

Even if Kang Jianfei has done a good job in the development plan of the TV station, whether it is the Portuguese and Macao governments or the gambling king Ho Hongsen, they are not hopeful about the profitability of Macau TV stations. Since Kang Jianfei, the unjust boss, is willing to take over, the Portuguese and Macao governments and the Macau gaming company are willing to give up their shares, and both sides take what they need, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.

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18 Park Road, Jardine's Valley, one of the many properties of the King of Gamblers in Hong Kong. He Chaoqiong, who was six months pregnant, was placed under "house arrest" here.

He Hongsen intends to match his daughter to marry Kang Jianfei, especially after He Chaoqiong is pregnant, whether it is traditional or religious reasons. He didn't allow his daughter to have an abortion. However, regarding this, He Hongsen has regretted it recently, Kang Jianfei's side has loosened his mouth about marriage, but He Chaoqiong, who is pregnant, will not marry.

After all, getting pregnant out of wedlock is not a glorious thing, but He Chaoqiong is now six months pregnant, even if He Hongsen agrees with her to abort the child, it is already past the best period.

Fortunately, He Chaoqiong has settled down emotionally. I didn't cry like I did when I was pregnant, but now I am very cooperative with family care and insist on doing some pregnancy exercise every day. There is a trend of getting ready to be a single mother.

has developed into the current situation, He Hongsen's impression of Kang Jianfei is quite complicated, he not only admires Kang Jianfei's talent, but also complains that Kang Jianfei has made his daughter's belly bigger.

As for Kang Jianfei. Since the birth of her daughter Kang Zhenqi. I attach great importance to the child in He Chaoqiong's belly, and I always come to visit No. 18 Gu Bai Road once or twice a month.

This time, He Hongsen went back to live in Hong Kong (the gambling king stayed in Hong Kong for two-thirds of the time, and the mansions he bought for his wives were also in Hong Kong), and invited Kang Jianfei to come to his house for dinner, and he was ready to return to Macau to take care of business after the Spring Festival.

After Kang Jian flew in the door, he took off his coat and handed it to the servant, took out a small box and said, "Uncle, this is a small gift from Arjun, and she has never wanted to see me. Why bother you to hand it over. ”

"Arjun is really, not sensible at all." He Hongsen shook his head and sighed.

Kang Jianfei pretended to be an honest child. took the initiative to admit his mistake and said: "It's all my fault, I shouldn't be drunk and messy." ”

"Alas, don't talk about it," He Hongsen waved his hand and let Kang Jianfei sit casually, "Your company's "Shushan" is selling very well, and during the time I returned to Hong Kong, I could see the news of "Shushan" in the newspaper every day. ”

Kang Jianfei smiled: "It's just luck." ”

He Hongsen asked, just like an elder cares about the career of his juniors: "I heard that "Shushan" has invested 80 million Hong Kong dollars, how much is the global box office now, can you recover the investment?" ”

Kang Jianfei is still very concerned about the release of "Shushan" during this time, and its box office data comes as soon as he opens his mouth: "Now "Shushan" has been released in 17 countries and regions around the world, including France, West Germany, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Iceland, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Canada, the United States, and Japan, and the global box office data counted three days ago was 98.73 million. ”

He Hongsen only knew that "Shushan" was selling very well, but he never paid attention to how much box office it took, when he heard 95.73 million, he subconsciously thought that its unit was Hong Kong dollars, and comforted: "The box office of nearly 100 million is already a lot, and there are still many regions that have not been released, so it should still be able to recover the cost." ”

Kang Jianfei had to add: "I'm talking about dollars." ”

"What?" He Hongsen's net worth was also shocked and asked, "Are you saying that the box office of "Shushan" is more than 90 million US dollars, more than 700 million Hong Kong dollars?" ”

"Yes," Kang Jianfei nodded, "Nearly half of the more than $90 million box office came from Japan, you know, the yen has appreciated rapidly in the past year." ”

Perhaps because the competition in the Christmas stalls in North America is too fierce, "Shushan" only got $12.94 million at the box office in North America, which is not as good as the former "Royal Sister" series. (Of course, from another point of view, the North American box office of $12.94 million is already good, and it has been able to rank in the top 30 of last year's North American box office list.) ）

However, the performance of "Shushan" in Europe is extremely eye-catching, and when it is released in European countries, it can rank in the top three of the weekly box office list, as if it has caused a Chinese whirlwind in Europe.

In Asia, the performance of "Shushan" was simply eye-catching, selling $1.87 million at the box office in Singapore alone, successfully breaking the record set by "Shaolin Temple" in Singapore.

Especially in Japan, because there is no cultural barrier between the East and the West, the Japanese are far more fond of "Shushan" than Europeans and Americans, and this oriental blockbuster caused a sensation in Japan as soon as it was released.

As the world's second largest film market, from 1980 to Kang Jianfei's time, for more than 30 years, only 10 of the top 50 Japanese box office films were Japanese films, and Miyazaki's animated films accounted for as many as 4. In addition to a few Chinese films and 10 Japanese films in the top 50 of the Japanese box office list, all the others are Hollywood blockbusters.

As a scarce Hong Kong-made blockbuster, "Shushan" not only contains the aesthetic taste of Orientals, but also has Hollywood special effects and heroic adventures, and it is simply a god film tailored for Japanese people who like to watch Hollywood blockbusters. In addition, "Shushan" has just won an award at the Tokyo Film Festival, which makes it even more convenient for the film to be promoted and distributed in Japan.

From Christmas to the first half of spring, "Shushan" grossed 8.8 billion yen in Japan, and although it is still far from the box office record of 15 billion yen set by "ET the Extra-Terrestrial" a few years ago, it has successfully become the second-highest grossing film of all time in Japan.

As for last year's blockbuster "Chaos" by Japanese film master Akira Kurosawa, it only got 1.6 billion yen at the box office in Japan, and the result was only one-sixth of that of "Shushan".

"Shushan" can be regarded as making a lot of money in Japan, because the yen has been appreciating rapidly in recent years. In the past 1985, the yen exchange rate against the US dollar at the beginning of the year was still 255 to 1, and at the end of the year it had risen to 200 to 1, and when "Shu Mountain" was painted in Japan, the yen exchange rate had soared to 180 to 1.

The box office of 8.8 billion yen is equivalent to 48.78 million US dollars, which is more than 390 million when converted into Hong Kong dollars.

It can be said that just talking about the box office in Japan is enough for "Shushan" to recover its costs and make a lot of money.

Generally speaking, it is very rare for a high-grossing Hong Kong film to exceed 100 million Hong Kong dollars at the global box office. But "Shushan" has not been released in some countries, and the box office has approached more than 100 million US dollars, which is simply outrageous.

"The afterlife is terrible, the afterlife is terrible." He Hongsen couldn't help but sigh that he and Shao Yifu are good friends, and naturally know how rebellious it is for Hong Kong films to get this box office.

This news has not yet been known by the Hong Kong media, and once it is exposed, you can imagine what kind of sensation it will cause.

After chatting about movies for a while, the topic turned to Macau TV, and He Hongsen asked: "Ah Fei, are you sure about Macau TV?" ”

"Won't you know what to do with it?" Kang Jianfei said with a smile.

In another week, the Macao Satellite Television Station will be officially reorganized and launched, and at this time, the studios and studios of Tseung Kwan O Film and Television City are in full swing to produce TV programs. (To be continued......)