Kang Jianfei walked out of Beverly Hills triumphantly, but until the three of them got into the taxi, Zeng Bolin still couldn't believe what just happened.
Alan Ryder Jr. not only agreed to help distribute "The Royal Sisters", but also reached a verbal agreement with Kang Jianfei, saying that for all future films from Oriental DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox can be contacted. As long as the quality of the film is excellent, 20th Century Fox will
Help with distribution.
what does that mean?
In the whole of Hong Kong, only Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest can cooperate with Hollywood giants for distribution, and Oriental DreamWorks is now the third company. If DreamWorks' movies are so popular in Asia that they are qualified to challenge Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers, then Oriental DreamWorks is now the third company.
DreamWorks is already nominally on par with them.
From now on, Hong Kong film company bosses and directors will be polite when they see Kang Jianfei, because they might one day ask Kang Jianfei to help contact European and American distribution.
"I'll get off the bus right here!" Liu Hongsheng said, pointing to the road sign ahead.
Kang Jianfei tried to persuade him: "Don't you consider working in my company?"
Liu Hongsheng shook his head and said: "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 and said: "Let's forget it."
After Liu Hongsheng got off the car and left, Kang Jianfei felt quite sorry. Liu Hongsheng was able to speak up for a stranger he had just met, and he was also able to help contact the distribution manager of 20th Century Fox through his classmates and friends.
capable.
A person with such character and ability is the best person to serve as a subordinate.
In comparison, the Zeng Bolin brought by Kang Jianfei was much worse. He could only act according to orders and had very poor autonomy.
But talents are rare. Zeng Bolin can speak English and understands some marketing and distribution, so he can still use it.
The most important thing is that Zeng Bolin is an honest person, not too frivolous, and very diligent when doing things, which can make up for his lack of ability.
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Alin, please keep the contact information of Alan Ryder's assistant."
"Ah...Okay! Thank you, Mr. Kang." Zeng Bolin was overjoyed. Kang Jianfei's words meant that he would be responsible for the affairs of the United States. Although he only wanted to contact 20th Century Fox, those few phone numbers would suffice.
His net worth suddenly increased a hundred times. When he went out to face the boss of a small film company, his nostrils turned upward.
Now that everything is on track, Kang Jianfei's stay in the United States no longer makes much sense. "Royal Sisters" has been canceled in temporary theaters because the movie has been a hit in several southern states in the United States. Jiang Zhiqiang took the opportunity to pass on the news to
Several Chinese-language media took advantage of the situation to hype up the movie. The box office performance in the last week was much better because of this, otherwise it might have been dropped early.
The temporary theater chain of 25 theaters was screened for 30 days, and the final box office was more than 1.375 million US dollars, of which Kang Jianfei received a production share of 310,000. This box office was obviously not enough for the theaters and theaters to make money. In the last two weeks,
The temporary theater chain has reduced the number of screenings of "The Royal Sisters" and instead screened other old movies and Chinese-language movies to increase theater revenue.
Until the temporary theater chain was disbanded, plus income from selling popcorn and drinks, Kang Jianfei still received US$260,000 in theater chain and theater income.
After struggling with the temporary theater chain for so long, Kang Jianfei's income from production and production was US$570,000. This is equivalent to more than 4 million Hong Kong dollars, which has almost caught up with the box office share of "Happy Ghost" in Hong Kong.
Not counting the box office of Martin Cinema, and the subsequent box office revenue of 20th Century Fox's distribution, Kang Jianfei's trip to the United States can be said to have made a lot of money.
Without the performance of "The Royal Sisters" in the Chinese community and southern states, it would be impossible for 21st Century Fox to lower the distribution fee and give Kang Jianfei a 19% box office share.
Kang Jianfei's plan to use box office results as a stepping stone was completely successful. As for the 150 movie copies he produced, they have been sold to 20th Century Fox, making a small profit from the rental fee.
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At Los Angeles International Airport, Kang Jianfei saw Jiang Zhiqiang getting out of the taxi, walked over to shake hands with him and said with a smile: "Haha, Brother Jiang, congratulations on getting rich!"
"Same joy, same joy!" Jiang Zhiqiang's face looked a little tired, but there was a hint of joy in that tired look.
To run a temporary theater chain that only lasts for one month, and to minimize costs in all aspects, Kang Jianfei would not be able to do it.
Jiang Zhiqiang did it all the time. He slept no more than 4 hours a day for a month. He stayed in front of the phone to give instructions or receive reports anytime and anywhere. He was still making screening plans in the middle of the night.
Of course, because of Jiang Zhiqiang's efforts, the general manager's salary was increased by 20,000 yuan when the money was finally divided.
The two got on the plane back to Hong Kong, and both sat in their seats with their eyes closed and meditating. Kang Jianfei was thinking about the future development of the company, but Jiang Zhiqiang was thinking about the possibility of moving this temporary theater chain model to Hong Kong for operation.
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When the plane entered the stratosphere, Jiang Zhiqiang asked: "Brother Kang, are you interested in setting up your own theater chain in Hong Kong?"
Kang Jianfei asked: "Brother Jiang has the idea of forming a theater chain?"
Jiang Zhiqiang smiled and said: "If one day there is a problem with the cooperation between Oriental DreamWorks and Princess Jin, I would like to come out and cooperate with you, Brother Kang, to build a theater chain."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "I remember Anle Pictures is mainly engaged in theaters, right? How could you have the idea of risking a theater chain?"
There is a difference between operating a theater and operating a theater chain. For example, Anle Pictures operates theaters. They buy their own movies and show them themselves. The theaters are all their own, and even the land is their own, and there is no such thing as a share of the theater chain.
This is not the case for Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers, and Golden Princess. A large part of the theaters in the three theater lines are not owned by the theater chain owners. Some are built by themselves, with land and facades; some are rented from other people's theaters; some theaters
They are independent franchises and cooperation; some simply rent a storefront and install seats and screens to become a cinema.
When a movie is shown, 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, operating a theater chain is much more risky than operating a theater, and you will lose money if you are not careful.
Kang Jianfei also wants to have his own cinema chain, but not now, he does not have the financial strength to run a cinema chain.
However, if he were to become a theater chain someday, Jiang Zhiqiang would be the perfect candidate to be in charge of the theater chain.
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Brother Jiang, actually I know nothing about theater chains. If you want to cooperate with me, you must be prepared to lose money."
"I have confidence in your film company." Jiang Zhiqiang also smiled.
The Jiang family's Anle Cinema has always had a difficult time operating because it only shows Western films. The success of "The Tragic War" last year was just a special situation and can never happen again.
Jiang Zhiqiang, as the third person in charge of Anle Pictures, actually doesn't have much money left on hand. He made 2 million Hong Kong dollars in this trip to the United States. This really makes Jiang Zhiqiang happy.
The two of them were chatting away, and behind them in the United States, a Chinese-language movie was attracting more and more attention.
In Martin Cinema alone, "The Royal Sisters" earned a box office of 5.73 million when it was released. According to the previous agreement, Kang Jianfei can get 20.5% of the box office. After taking into account various taxes, he can also get 1.07 million US dollars.
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So far, the total box office of "The Royal Sisters" in two theaters has reached 7.11 million US dollars, while the US box office of Cheng Long's "The Killer Trench" is only 8.62 million US dollars.
In the last week and a half of "The Royal Sisters" being released in Martin theaters, 20th Century Fox finally showed its power, but its promotional offensive was beyond what Carl Patrick could match. Except for a few southern states where it has been released, "The Royal Sisters" has been released in the United States
It was fully rolled out in various places. 200 screens were tentatively provided in the early stage, and the number of screens soon increased to 500, and it did not stop until it increased to 550.
In just one week, the box office released by 20th Century Fox exceeded 10 million. In this off-season movie, it became the biggest dark horse at the US box office.
"Hollywood Reporter" published an article and commented: "If you didn't look at the skin color of the actors, you would definitely think that "Royal Soldiers" is a Hollywood blockbuster."
The New York Times said: "Lin (Qingxia) is a modern version of the female Bruce Lee, and her fists and kicks are very ornamental."
"Variety" magazine professionally commented: "The speeding stunts in "Royal Warrior" are worthy of learning by Hollywood directors. As for the action design of this movie, I can only say that the director is a genius. From the hammer, wrench, shovel.
Everything from excavators, fire extinguishers, and chainsaws can be used as weapons, especially the chainsaw fight, which is enough to make your palms sweat..."
Since "The Royal Sister" has few competitors, coupled with 20th Century Fox's strong distribution capabilities, its box office has been rising steadily during this off-season movie season. Until the end of the year, the box office of "The Royal Sister" distributed by 20th Century Fox was
It reached 34.06 million.
Including the previous box office, the final US box office of "The Royal Sisters" was US$41.16 million, and Oriental DreamWorks received US$7.04 million, which is equivalent to more than HKD 56 million, which is more than the total profit of DreamWorks last year.
The box office is US$41.16 million, which is a very scary figure. In the United States' annual rankings, it has already ranked among the top 15 box office.
It's still the first few months of the off-season for movies, and blockbuster movies are waiting for the release of Halloween, Christmas, etc. At this time, "The Royal Sisters" actually ranks first in the U.S. box office list in 1981, which is quite a bit lonely.
smell.
Of course, it can also be said that there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are the kings.
When Zou Wenhuai received a call from an American friend, it was just when "The Royal Sisters" was being released, and he felt sad and helpless. The cost of "The Royal Sisters" was only over 10 million Hong Kong dollars, while the cost of "The Killer Trench" was more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars.
US dollars, the box office gap between the two movies is also too big.
Of course, Boss Zou also pinned his hopes on the movie "Cannonball Run" he invested in. This Hollywood movie solely owned by Golden Harvest really made him famous soon after. It sold 72 million US dollars at the US box office, ranking first in the US box office last year.
No. 6 on the list. However, the cost of this movie is also very deceiving. The male protagonist's salary is only 5 million US dollars. The real money earned is much less than that of "The Royal Sisters"... 8