"Old Chen, do you think Kang Jianfei and Lei Juekun have completely fallen out this time?"
"With so many people coming today, I think we might as well form a cinema chain."
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The living room was filled with people drinking and drinking, and the guests gathered together in twos and threes, talking and laughing loudly, or whispering.
Today is Kang Jianfei's 21st birthday. He invited very few guests to this birthday party, and the venue was chosen to be Pan Yingzi's small villa, making it difficult for entertainment reporters to find it.
Among the guests in the living room now, more than 20 are the owners or managers of the theaters that Ma Qiao contacted, and brothers Jiang Zhiwen and Jiang Zhiqiang from Anle Cinema are also there.
The host Kang Jianfei was still greeting the guests, but the Jiang brothers were hiding in the corner and whispering.
Jiang Zhiwen held the wine glass and looked at the people around him and said, "Brother, Kang Jianfei invited so many movie theater owners today. Doesn't he really want to form a movie theater chain?"
Jiang Zhiqiang shook his head and said, "Probably not."
Nowadays, Anle Cinemas is still controlled by his eldest brother Jiang Zhiwen. He said: "It's OK to cooperate with Oriental DreamWorks to produce movies, but we absolutely can't do theaters with him."
Jiang Zhiqiang said seriously: "If we can really cooperate stably with Kang Jianfei, I think it would be good to form a theater chain."
Jiang Zhiwen was much more conservative. He shook his head and said: "We have been making Western films for decades. The source of the films cannot be guaranteed. The risk of being a theater chain is too great."
Jiang Zhiqiang felt that this was a good opportunity, but unfortunately it was his elder brother who made the decision about Anle Pictures, and he couldn't persuade him at all.
Why does Jiang Zhiwen strongly oppose the establishment of a major theater chain?
That's because among the theater operators present today, the four theaters of the Anle Cinemas chain are the best, and the others are just minor players. Even the Anle Cinemas only show Western films, and Chinese film sources are very scarce.
The dozen or so other small theaters used to basically screen in second and third rounds, picking up other people's leftover films and showing them. In this way, the rent for copies is much lower, which can reduce costs and ensure profits.
If Anle Cinema Line combines with these small theaters to form a fixed theater chain, then film sources will be a big problem. When Oriental DreamWorks' films are released, it will be okay, but at other times it will be difficult to maintain theater operations. Then Anle will
The four theaters will inevitably be dragged down by the other theaters. Not only will it be difficult to make more money, but they are also likely to lose money due to insufficient film sources.
Under the introduction of Ma Qiao and Pan Yingzi, Kang Jianfei got to know the academics one by one. After chatting for a few words, he immediately changed to the next target.
After a long time, Kang Jianfei walked up to the Jiang brothers, stretched out his hand and said to Jiang Zhiwen: "Hello, Mr. Jiang."
"Hello, Mr. Kang." Jiang Zhiwen smiled and shook hands with Kang Jianfei.
Kang Jianfei smiled at Jiang Zhiqiang again and said, "Brother Jiang, long time no see."
"Yes, long time no see." Jiang Zhiqiang shook hands with him.
Dance music had begun to play in the living room and the lights dimmed. Kang Jianfei said, "Why don't we go upstairs and have a chat?"
Jiang Zhiwen smiled and said: "The guest does as the host does."
The three of them went upstairs to a room. After chatting for a while, Kang Jianfei said, "Ma Qiao revealed my intention, right?"
Jiang Zhiwen nodded and said: "Mr. Ma mentioned that I am very interested in the idea of temporary theater chains. But how to determine when to form temporary theater chains and when to operate them separately?"
Kang Jianfei said: "Whenever a new movie from Oriental DreamWorks is released, everyone will sit down and watch the movie together. As long as the majority of people agree, a temporary theater chain will be formed. Once the movie is finished, the theater chain will automatically dissolve."
Jiang Zhiqiang asked again: "Which method will the temporary theater chain adopt? Is it a direct short-term rental of theaters like we did in the United States last time, or is it a joint venture?"
Kang Jianfei said: "It depends on what you two want. Which choice do you think is more appropriate?"
The Jiang brothers looked at each other and Jiang Zhiwen said: "Partnering together makes it easier to get together and break up."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Of course you can, and I don't have to participate in the temporary theater chain."
Jiang Zhiwen felt happy when he heard that Kang Jianfei would not participate in the theater chain. Because the four theaters owned by Anle are the largest, as long as Kang Jianfei does not participate, the temporary theater chain must be controlled by their brothers.
There are two types of cinema operators. The Jiang family has always been a cinema operator and focused mainly on operating cinemas. If the temporary cinema chain plan goes well, then the Jiang family will be considered half a cinema operator.
Being a theater chain is more profitable than operating a theater, but the risks are also greater. However, Kang Jianfei's temporary theater chain plan has avoided a lot of risks, which makes the conservative Jiang Zhiwen quite excited.
The Jiang brothers are satisfied, and Kang Jianfei is also very happy. There is no need for him to grab the profits from the theater chain, otherwise it will be more of a loss than the gain if he conflicts with the Jiang family.
Anle Cinema Line is the core of the temporary theater chain in the future. Without the four major theaters owned by Anle, the so-called temporary theater chain would be a joke.
In fact, Kang Jianfei also had an idea in mind, which was to pull out the two shareholders of Golden Princess Cinema Line, Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong, to form another theater chain. This would not only disgust Lei Juekun, but also have his own theater chain. It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.
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However, it is still too early to implement this plan, and the conditions are not mature in all aspects. Chen and Feng will not easily break up with Lei Juekun. Even if they agree to form a new theater chain, it will definitely be controlled by Chen and Feng.
New Cinema Line, they would not be stupid enough to be used as a weapon by Kang Jianfei.
After chatting for a while, Kang Jianfei and the other three returned to the banquet hall. He happily danced with Guan Zhilin, while the Jiang brothers held wine glasses and began to deal with other academics.
Two days later, nearly 20 theater operators, including the Jiang Brothers, initially reached a temporary theater chain cooperation agreement.
The agreement stipulates: When Oriental DreamWorks has a new film released, after the trial screening, all members will vote to decide whether to form a temporary theater chain. Once the theater chain is formed, Jiang Zhiqiang will be responsible for the theater operation, and other theaters will take turns sending people to supervise the financial and
Business situation. When there are no new DreamWorks movies to be released, the temporary theater chain is automatically disbanded, and the Anle Cinema Line continues to show Western movies, while other theaters continue to show their low-priced "old movies".
Of course, there are additional provisions in the agreement: when we encounter good films from other companies, or Western films with potential, we may also convene a meeting to discuss whether it is necessary to set up a temporary theater chain.
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Oriental DreamWorks, in the chairman's office.
Kang Jianfei hung up the call from Jiang Zhiqiang, called his secretary Chen Shuli in, and ordered: "Notify the Marketing and Distribution Department to completely stop all contact with Princess Jin, and contact Jiang Zhiqiang directly in the future."
Chen Shuli was not clear about the temporary theater plan, and was surprised by Kang Jianfei's instructions. She asked: "Then "A Better Tomorrow" is still in theaters, should it be postponed for a few more days?"
Kang Jianfei sneered: "No, just leave someone to wait to collect the money. We have an agreement with Princess Jin. If they dare to force the drawing of "A Better Tomorrow" when the attendance rate is good, send it to them directly.
Lawyer’s letter.”
Chen Shuli didn't ask any more questions and immediately went out to inform the people in the marketing department.
Kang Jianfei leaned on the leather chair, feeling relieved after having been suppressed for many days. Lei Juekun wanted to cut off his canvas and force him to restrain himself. When the temporary theater is released in a few days, the old guy will be so shocked that his eyes will fall out.
Come down.
Temporary cinema chains were a method used by the remaining cinema operators to come out in the last few years of the 20th century when the Hong Kong film industry declined as a whole. It was not until the 21st century that Hong Kong's temporary cinema chain operation matured.
In this era, except for the last time Kang Jianfei and Jiang Zhiqiang did it in the United States, there is no temporary theater chain in the world.
It can be said that the emergence of temporary cinema lines, just like Kang Jianfei's suggestion to Princess Jin to cancel the cinema guarantee fee, has epoch-making significance for the Hong Kong film industry. Especially those small film companies or independent producers who have produced good films, and
It has created a new film screening channel that will not be controlled by big companies and theater chains like before.
"Jingle Bell……"
As soon as Chen Shuli left, the phone in Kang Jianfei's office rang.
Kang Jianfei picked up the call and found that the call was from his secretary at Phoenix TV, Mei Xinlin.
Mei Xinlin is an old woman nearly forty years old, but her voice is quite soft and pleasant. She said: "Boss, TVB's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has started filming. I got a copy of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" here.
Main cast list.”
"Fax it over." Kang Jianfei said and hung up the phone.
In fact, there is no need for Kang Jianfei to take care of such trivial matters, but Kang Jianfei is the producer of Phoenix TV's next TV series, so there is no harm in knowing about it in advance.
In the parallel space, the first part of "Sister Tuoqiu" only had 20 episodes. However, since Kang Jianfei expected that the TV series would have good ratings, he naturally wanted to greatly extend its lifespan. At first, McDonald's Bear planned to shoot 40 episodes.
, but after its ratings exceeded 70, Xiao Ruoyuan was immediately hired to change the script and increase the length of the series to 60 episodes.
Kang Jianfei is not in a hurry to film "Looking for Qin" now, because it's still early for "Sister Tuoqiang" to be finished.
With strong curiosity, Kang Jianfei wanted to see who would be the leading actors in TVB's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" this time. Because in the original time and space, Huang Rong and Weng Meiling from the 1983 version of "The Condor Heroes" had secretly won the role with Kang Jianfei.
It will take a while to sign a contract. And actors who have played several roles such as Huang Yaoshi, Temujin, Lu Guanying, etc. are still employees of Phoenix TV.
Kang Jianfei picked up the faxed cast list of "The Condor" and almost burst into tears as soon as he read the beginning. Guo Jing's actor was Huang Rihua, but Huang Rong was played by He Chaoqiong...
Is TVB planning to use the gambling king's daughter as a publicity stunt?
What Kang Jianfei doesn't know is that He Chaoqiong and his half-brother He Chaoxiong are now working at TVB, half studying and half working. He Chaoqiong also starred in a TVB TV series last year, but most people don't know that she is a gambling king.