Kang Jianfei ordered a cup of black tea casually, sat down and said, "Old Xu, we are meeting again."
Xu Ke heard Kang Jianfei shouting intimately, and suddenly he was a little uncomfortable, and then nodded and said, "The afternoon tea here is good."
"It's great, so I often come here," Kang Jianfei asked with a smile, "Are you okay recently? I haven't seen much of your movies in the past few months."
"It's pretty good." Xu Ke said with a reluctant smile. He hasn't held the director for more than half a year since he directed "Brothers and Brothers" for New Art City.
Kang Jianfei pretended to be sneering: "Xinyi City is developing so fast. I heard that it has opened a branch in Taiwan."
Xu Ke said in surprise: "I didn't expect Mr. Kang to have received the news from the decision made just now."
"I've called you Lao Xu, and you can call Mr. Kang to have more life." Kang Jianfei laughed and laughed.
Xu Ke suddenly didn't know what to call Kang Jianfei, and he called A Fei. Feizai seemed too frivolous and disrespectful, so it was even more impossible to call Fei Ge. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Then I'll just shout Jianfei."
Damn, this is so awkward, is it so cheap to fly?
Kang Jianfei drank black tea and said, "Zhang Aijia is still very capable. She will be in charge of Taiwan affairs in Xinyi City, so she will definitely do a lot of work."
Xu Ke nodded and said, "Yes, Zhang Aijia is very awesome. She can supervise and direct and make music."
Both of them were in a hurry, and they went around hundreds of circles before they reached the point. It was not until the afternoon tea was cold that Kang Jianfei said, "Are you interested in coming to DreamWorks?"
Xu Ke asked back: "Have you found the film theater chain of DreamWorks?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "If the problem is not solved, I will not have the leisure to sit here for afternoon tea with you."
In fact, Lei Juekun's sudden break from DreamWorks Theater Line made Kang Jianfei depressed for a long time, but he had never worried about it. DreamWorks' films have always been very popular, so there is no need to worry about not having theaters released. Kang Jianfei ran out and shouted, and many theater vendors would respond - although they were all second-rate and third-rate cinemas.
Huang Baiming in the parallel space left Xinyi City after falling out with Mecca and others. At that time, he didn't even have a serious company, and based on his previous abilities, he started to form a theater chain. Kang Jianfei guarded the Dream Factory company and was confident that he would not do worse than Huang Baiming.
Of course, the lessons of Huang Baiming's theater chain's losses of over 100 million in three years also made Kang Jianfei not dared to directly join theater vendors to form his own theater chain, but instead conservatively adopted the temporary theater chain strategy.
Xu Ke was very interested in how Kang Jianfei dealt with Lei Juekun and asked: "Is it the new era theater chain you told the reporter?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "You will know tomorrow."
Xu Ke coughed and said, "Jianfei, I have gained a lot in my work in Xinyi City. I don't want to leave there yet."
Xu Ke’s words are true and false. He has indeed made great achievements in the past two years in Xinyi City. Xu Ke’s previous film art accomplishments were good, but he was not sure about the commercial box office. Whether he was a director, a producer or a screenwriter in Xinyi City, he has greatly trained Xu Ke’s film business talents.
Although he gained a lot and learned a lot from Mecca, Huang Baiming and others, Xu Ke has been working hard in Xinyi City.
Mecca and Huang Baiming are both capable and arbitrary characters, but Xu Ke is also such a person. If their identities are equal, it would be fine if everyone progresses through the argument and can also improve the production level of the movie. But the problem is that Mecca, Huang Baiming is the boss of New Art City, while Xu Ke is just a worker. Every time the two sides disagree, Xu Ke can only obey the orders of Mecca and Huang Baiming and abandon his own ideas.
As time goes by, you can imagine the depression that Xu Ke has accumulated in his heart.
Kang Jianfei knew that it might be difficult to recruit directly, so he asked with a smile: "Old Xu, have you ever thought about building a movie studio?"
Xu Ke was indeed interested and asked, "Tell me, let me see."
Kang Jianfei said: "The movie studio is only responsible for making movies. You take out a complete movie and plan it. DreamWorks can be responsible for providing funds, manpower and equipment, and is responsible for the distribution of movies."
Xu Ke asked: "In other words, I am the only one who is responsible for the production of the film?"
Kang Jianfei nodded and said, "Yes, DreamWorks only has the right to suggest during the film production process. In the end, you will be the one who makes the decision, and you have the final say when editing."
The film studio's suggestion made Xu Ke quite tempted. What he lacked was the funds and publicity and distribution capabilities, which could be solved by dream factories. Kang Jianfei, his best film production, agreed not to intervene, completely meeting Xu Ke's request.
In fact, Xu Ke was promoted to super director after the hot sale of "Best Partner 3".
At this time, Xu Ke's status in the film industry was only higher than Gao Zhisen, and at the same level as Chen Xunqi. Kang Jianfei proposed to help Xu Ke set up a film studio, which was very praised.
Perhaps the conditions were too generous, Xu Ke asked: "How to operate it specifically and how to divide the box office?"
Kang Jianfei said: "The studio is yours, and you can solve the administrative expenses yourself. DreamWorks will invest in corresponding production funds, as well as manpower and equipment based on the movie planning you made. The copyright of the film belongs to DreamWorks. As for the final box office allocation of the movie, we can talk about it slowly."
Xu Ke asked: "If the movie is made, will the remuneration of my director or screenwriter and producer be included in the cost of the film production or is it included in the studio's expense?"
Kang Jianfei said: "Including the cost of the movie, that is, in addition to being able to get the box office, you also have additional job income."
Xu Ke became more and more satisfied and said, "Can the movie studio get a box office of 10?"
"Yes," Kang Jianfei changed his subject, "but only the box office in Hong Kong can the studio be divided into 10. I will only give you 5 in the box office in Asia. As for Europe, America and Australia, if you can sell it there, the studio can only get 2."
"Then let's just say that!" Xu Ke agreed directly.
Kang Jian flew out his funds and manpower, and he was also responsible for the distribution of the movie. This was a sure profit for Xu Ke. He was a fool who refused to agree.
Kang Jianfei did not shake hands with Xu Ke, but said, "I have another request."
Xu Ke said laughably: "You said."
Kang Jianfei said: "If the budget is seriously overspent during the shooting or the box office is too bad, your movie studio will not get a penny."
Xu Ke's smile stagnated, then nodded and said, "Okay, you are the financial backer. If the box office fails, I have no shame to ask for the box office share, and I won't even ask for the director's remuneration."
Kang Jianfei then shook hands with Xu Ke and said, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation!"
"Happy cooperation!" Xu Ke was full of confidence.
Why is Kang Jianfei optimistic about Xu Ke and not founded a movie studio to retain Chen Xunqi?
To put it bluntly, if Xu Ke didn't have a fiancée named Shi Nansheng, Kang Jianfei would not pay attention to him. Chen Xunqi and Xu Ke are both people with outstanding film skills but are not good at managing company affairs. With Shi Nansheng to check Xu Ke, Xu Ke's film studio will last for a long time and will not burn money randomly.
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The next morning in the "Oriental Daily", the headlines of the entertainment page were full of gunpowder. "Kang Jianfei's Counterattack - Xu Ke, Shi Nansheng's Turn to Dream Factory".
As soon as the news came out, the Hong Kong film industry became lively again.
Shao Yifu watched the tiger fight across the mountain, Zou Wenhuai also sat on the side to watch the show, while Lei Juekun was furious and wanted to strangle Kang Jianfei to death.
It doesn't matter if Xu Ke left. At most, there was no excellent director and producer. However, Shi Nansheng is the manager of Xinyi City. The administration and some production work are under the supervision of Shi Nansheng. Her departure directly paralyzed the operation of Xinyi City.
In the afternoon of the same day, Kang Jianfei held a press conference and announced the establishment of the Xu Ke movie studio in Oriental Dream Factory, with Xu Ke as the studio production director and Shi Nansheng as the studio director.
The movie studio is still very strange in the Hong Kong film industry. It is a bit like a satellite company in Jiahe, but it does not specifically register the company. It is just a special department of DreamWorks and has a high degree of independence.
Two days ago, Kang Jianfei was forced to retreat step by step, and his subordinates Chen Xunqi and Gao Zhisen were poached by Lei Juekun. In a blink of an eye, Xu Ke, from the core creative team of Xinyi City, joined DreamWorks and took away the butler of Xinyi City, which blinded the eyes of countless onlookers.
Kang Jianfei’s move is really too ruthless!
When people had not yet emerged from the shock of this incident, the promotion of "Happy Campus" began again. And Kang Jianfei also spoke, saying that if the box office of "Happy Campus" could exceed 8 million, then the "Happy Ghost" series will be directed by McDonald in the future.
The subtle meaning of this is to say that it doesn’t matter if Gao Zhisen leaves, DreamWorks has a very rich talent reserve.
When "Happy Campus" was widely publicized, countless people asked questions, where is the theater line for this movie?
Soon Jiang Zhiqiang stood up and gave them the answer. The new era theater chain, which was established with four large theaters under Anle as the leading theaters and more than ten small theaters, was officially announced.
New Era Theater has a total of 21 cinemas and 27 canvases. Although most of its theaters are a bit shabby, it has to be admitted that New Era Theater has become the fifth largest theater chain that directly catches up with Shaw Brothers, Jiahe, Jin Princess, and Yindu.
Most people in the media and film circles are impressed by Kang Jianfei's ability and determination. Because under the siege of Lei Juekun, Shao Yifu and Zou Wenhuai, he not only was not defeated, but instead made calm responses.
Chapter completed!