Kang Jianfei slept on the plane for more than ten hours. When he opened his eyes, he was already over Hong Kong.
Last night, Guan Zhilin "sought death" and pestered Kang Jianfei all night long. When Kang Jianfei left, she slept like a dead pig and didn't even go to the airport to see him off.
With the rapid development of Hong Kong films in the past two years, the release schedules of Hong Kong films have become more and more refined. For example, some theaters used to start Christmas screenings in early December, and some started releasing them directly on Christmas Day.
Last year and this year, Hong Kong's major theater chains agreed to start the Christmas season on December 22, with all blockbusters scheduled to be released around the 22nd. By January 5, the Christmas season was basically over.
I immediately started lining up the next-level movies.
The Spring Festival starts on the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, which is the Stove King's Day, and many companies start their holidays on this day.
Kang Jianfei returned to Hong Kong on January 19, 1983, which happened to be the buffer period between Christmas and Spring Festival.
In the Christmas period that just passed, the competition between the major film companies was not fierce. Perhaps because of the sharp decline in the Hong Kong property market and stock market in the second half of last year, and the impact on the social and economic environment, Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, and New Arts City all gave up involuntarily.
It’s the Christmas season and there are no blockbuster movies planned for release.
In addition to DreamWorks' "The Royal Sisters 2", the most eye-catching Christmas movie is "Desert Man", the second film after the establishment of Yindu Agency. This film is made by independent director Weng Weiquan who traveled north to Xinjiang and interacted with the mainland.
The co-produced real-life scenes of deserts and grasslands brought some small surprises to Hong Kong audiences. Unfortunately, the content of "Desert Man" was too bad. With the strong support of Yindu Cinema, it only received a little over 1 million at the box office.
In addition, Wang Jing returned to Shaw Brothers to shoot "The Demon Hunter", which was shot in a rough and rushed manner. It actually received more than 3.6 million at the box office, making Shaw Brothers a small profit.
On the other hand, "The Scary Man" directed by Wu Ma and starring Hong Jinbao, won 10 million at the box office. If DreamWorks' "The Royal Sisters 2" had not been in the way, "The Scary Man" would have been the biggest winner in last year's Christmas season.
The funniest film that New Arts City released during the Christmas season was actually a youth romance film called "Lemon Tea", which barely earned 2.6 million at the box office.
It is in this environment that "Royal Sisters 2" dominates the Christmas season with almost no pressure.
Although the box office of "Royal Sister 2: Witness" in North America was only 14.9 million US dollars, which was less than half of "Royal Senior Sister 1", overall it sold well.
This movie is set in Hong Kong, starring Lin Qingxia, shot overseas, and has a super high production cost of 13 million Hong Kong dollars. These few elements alone are enough to attract Hong Kong audiences to buy tickets.
When Kang Jianfei returned to Hong Kong, "Royal Senior Sisters 2: Witness" had just finished filming, and the local box office in Hong Kong sold a total of 18.54 million. In terms of local box office alone, "Royal Senior Sisters 2" would naturally lose money, but only one American
DreamWorks made huge profits at the box office, not to mention the vast Asian market.
The super-grossing success of "The Royal Sisters 2: Witness" not only proves that DreamWorks has the ability to be independent from Golden Princess Cinema, but also marks that New Era Cinema has become another theater after Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, and Golden Princess.
Line giant.
"Ming Pao Weekly" commented: "New Era, a strange theater chain, has greatly increased its strength after the addition of Taiping Cinema and Queen's Cinema, and its film sources have become more abundant. In terms of the box office strength of the theater chain, New Era
The theater chain has surpassed the Shaw Brothers theater chain and is on par with the Golden Harvest theater chain... But the strange thing is that no one knows who the proprietors of Taiping Theater and Queen's Theater are until now."
"The Royal Sisters 2" was a hit in Hong Kong and made the leading actor Zhen Zidan an instant celebrity. His fierce fists and kicks coupled with his cold and handsome appearance attracted countless attention at once, and some newspapers even praised him without hesitation.
, saying that Zhen Zidan is expected to become "Bruce Lee's second".
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"Drink... drink..."
Zhen Zidan punched the paper pad on the wall. She was so tired that she was sweating profusely before running to take a shower and have breakfast.
Standing in front of the full-length mirror, Zhen Zidan used hair wax to make her short hair stand up, put on a leather jacket, and put on the sunglasses she bought on the carpet two days ago before going out.
When he went downstairs, he met several women in the movie. Zhen Zidan held his head high pretending to be reserved, waiting for the other party to recognize him before reluctantly signing his autograph.
It's a pity that the movie has already reached the bottom, but those women just regarded him as nothing and left as soon as the elevator door opened.
"Is it because I'm wearing sunglasses that I wasn't recognized?" Zhen Zidan thought a little depressed, taking off the sunglasses and inserting them into the collar of her woolen sweater.
Since "The Royal Sisters 2" hit theaters in Hong Kong, Zhen Zidan has been a little overwhelmed by the praise from many media.
In fact, this is also a normal reaction. Zhen Zidan has been working in DreamWorks for more than a year. For the first half of the year, she has been acting as a sidekick. In the middle, she filmed "The Royal Sisters 2" for two months, and then played various small supporting roles for half a year.
Because "The Royal Sisters 2" has not been released for a long time, Zhen Zidan was almost exhausted as a sidekick, and even had the idea of returning to the United States several times. Just when he was about to despair, "The Royal Sisters 2" suddenly became a hit in Hong Kong and the United States.
, Zhen Zidan has transformed from a young actor into a popular kung fu star. How can he still maintain a normal mind?
After going out and hailing a taxi, Zhen Zidan quickly got into it and said to the driver: "Go to the DreamWorks headquarters!"
Oriental DreamWorks is now the most profitable film company in Hong Kong, and its headquarters is already well known. The driver turned around and headed directly to DreamWorks.
Zhen Zidan sat in the car for several minutes before she heard the driver ask: "Sir, are you the Zhen Zidan who plays "The Royal Sisters 2"?"
"Yes." Zhen Zidan felt proud, but still had a cool smile on her face.
The driver admired: "Wow, your leg skills are really amazing. You're as good-looking as Bruce Lee."
Zhen Zidan proudly said: "I am also a Chinese-American, and I have admired Bruce Lee since I was a child."
"I also like Bruce Lee, but now I have become a fan of yours," the driver said with a smile. "It's a rare chance that we meet him. You have to give me an autograph when you get off the car."
Zhen Zidan held the signature pen in his jacket and said coolly: "No problem."
After getting out of the car and signing the autograph for the driver, Zhen Zidan looked at the cars parked under the company building and the taxi he took when he arrived, and felt that it was time for him to buy one.
In the entertainment industry of Hong Kong and Taiwan in the early 1980s, there were no specialized entertainment agencies. Even most stars did not even have serious agents. Basically, relatives and friends helped to receive film appointments and announcements. For example, Lin Qingxia in the first few years of her debut.
, it’s just her mother playing a guest role as agent and assistant.
If it were after 2000, a star like Zhen Zidan who suddenly became famous would have been qualified for the company to help him arrange assistants and agents, and he could even apply for special transportation at certain special times.
It's a pity that it's still the 1980s, and "big star" Zhen Zidan can only take care of everything on her own.
"Morning Brother Danny!"
"Danny is here."
"Hello, Brother Dan."
"..."
As soon as I entered the company, many people greeted me.
These greetings were very helpful to Zhen Zidan. He held his head high and looked cool, smiled slightly and nodded as he walked over, like a lion patrolling his territory.
After Zhen Zidan left, the person who had just greeted him began to say bad things.
"This bad guy is so arrogant. He doesn't even look at anyone when greeting him."
"Yeah, I think it's great if I become famous."
"Brother Fa and Sister Qingxia are so popular, they joke with us every time we meet."
"I don't think this guy will be famous for long. He's not eye-catching at all."
"..."
Naturally, Zhen Zidan didn't know what was being said about him behind his back. He only knew that he was famous and was well respected and popular in the company.
Arriving outside the artist department, Zhen Zidan was stopped by Zhang Guozhong's secretary: "Danny, the manager is in a meeting, you don't need to go to his office. By the way, the contract change is on hold, the company has made other decisions."
"Other decisions?" Zhen Zidan was stunned for a moment. He came today to change his contract. What does it mean to ask him not to change it temporarily?
While Zhen Zidan was thinking wildly, in an office of DreamWorks, Kang Jianfei was having a meeting with the company's major presidents and managers.
After announcing the company's profits last year, as well as the dividends and bonuses for everyone present, Kang Jianfei started to get to the point: "I have a plan to separate the artist department of DreamWorks and merge it with the artist management department of Fengxing Records and Phoenix TV.
, and establish an independent entertainment agency."
Everyone here was confused about Kang Jianfei's decision. No one was informed in advance about Kang Jianfei's decision, and they were all confused by the plan he mentioned.
Seeing everyone's doubts, Kang Jianfei explained: "The reason why I did this is to avoid repeated waste of resources. After integrating the artist departments of DreamWorks, Phoenix Channel and Fengxing Records, artist resources can be allocated more efficiently and rationally. The second reason is that
Make artist packaging, promotion, and training more professional, learn from Hollywood, and improve and establish a training system for star artists and behind-the-scenes employees. Third, after separating the company's artists, DreamWorks' administrative expenses can be greatly reduced."
Ma Qiao, Pan Yingzi, Zhou Mingfang, and a lot of department managers looked at each other in confusion. Kang Jianfei was the sole proprietor of DreamWorks. Since the decision had been made, they, the part-time workers, had no choice but to obey.
Pan Yingzi smiled and tried: "The artist department has been dismantled, and the production department is now managed by Zeng Zhiwei. As the vice president of film and television, I have nothing to do."
"It's enough for you," Kang Jianfei said with a smile. "From now on, all DreamWorks film and television contracts will be handed over to Vice President Zhou Mingfang, and Pan Yingzi will be the head of the newly established agency. Zhang Guozhong, you and most of the employees in the Artists Department will transfer
Join the new company, and some people from Fengxing Records and Phoenix TV are also joining the new company. You can get in touch with each other and get familiar with each other. I hope that the new company will officially open after the Spring Festival."
"Then I won't care about the film company?" Pan Yingzi was still a little reluctant to part with DreamWorks 3's stake.
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "I guess you will be too busy at the new company. How can you have time to take care of DreamWorks?"
Zeng Zhiwei looked at Kang Jianfei helplessly. Pan Yingzi, the vice president of the film and television department, was gone, and the artist department was gone. He, the production department manager, still didn't know who would be in charge.
Kang Jianfei continued: "In addition, I announced the cancellation of employee film dividends and changed to a year-end bonus system. The bonus will depend on the company's profits and employee performance. As for the production department, Phoenix TV's TV series and variety show production departments will be transferred to DreamWorks. Zeng Zhiwei
Continue to manage the film production department, while McDonald's will manage the television production department. In other words, DreamWorks' production department will be divided into two, including the film production department and the television production department."
"The production department of the TV station joins DreamWorks?" Everyone in the office was shocked and couldn't understand what Kang Jianfei was thinking.
"As for the new vice president of film and television," Kang Jianfei glanced at everyone, "She will not arrive at the company until after the Spring Festival. I think everyone has heard of her. She is Tang Shuxuan who used to film "Mrs. Dong"."
Zeng Zhiwei originally imagined that he could be the vice president of film and television, but as soon as the name Tang Shuxuan came out, he knew that there was no chance for him. When Tang Shuxuan's movie won the award in France, Zeng Zhiwei had just joined Liu's class as a dragon and tiger martial artist.
But Tang Shuxuan immigrated to the United States a long time ago. God knows how Kang Jianfei deceived him back to Hong Kong.
The fact is very simple. The main reason why Tang Shuxuan immigrated to the United States was that the movies she made were banned by the British Hong Kong government. Now the British Hong Kong government has relaxed its censorship of movies, and Tang Shuxuan was attracted by Kang Jianfei's talent (11 Days Filming)
"Home Alone") was deeply impressed. As soon as Kang Jianfei extended the invitation, Tang Shuxuan agreed without much thought.
Kang Jianfei said: "This time, various departments have made great adjustments. Please go down and coordinate with each other to avoid omissions and friction in future work. By the way, Pan Yingzi and Zhang Guozhong are staying!"
After everyone else had left, Kang Jianfei said to Pan Yingzi and Zhang Guozhong: "I plan to call the newly established agency Oriental Entertainment Company. It is currently being registered and will be approved in a few days. Oriental Entertainment Company
It has two main functions: one is to train, package and promote artists, and I will transfer Phoenix TV’s Phoenix training class to the new company; the other is to arrange artists’ performance activities, including recommending its artists to take on roles in other film companies.
United record companies organize concerts for singers, etc."
Pan Yingzi still couldn't help but said: "I don't think there's any need to open another company?"
"Don't think that entertainment agencies are that simple. The day even New Art City and Golden Harvest have to go to Oriental Entertainment Company to hire actors, you will be considered a real success." Kang Jianfei threw a document bag to Pan Yingzi, "This
It is a development strategy that I formulated based on the current Hollywood and some entertainment agencies in Japan. You can take a look first and ask me if you don’t understand. In the past, DreamWorks’ artist department regulations were very rough, and the income sharing ratios of all actors were similar.
First of all, you must formulate a clear star level. You must have a very clear idea of how to package stars at each level. Based on the resources invested in the artist, rationally allocate the resources between the artist, the agent, and the agency.
Separate accounts. Each debuting artist must have his or her own manager, and the manager must be responsible for the artists under him..."
Kang Jianfei said a lot, and Pan Yingzi and Zhang Guozhong listened thoughtfully.
After Kang Jianfei finished speaking, Zhang Guozhong reminded: "Boss, DreamWorks' actors' income share is currently the highest in Hong Kong. After the star system is established in the future, the income of most artists will decrease, which may cause their dissatisfaction."
"You also know that DreamWorks' actors have the highest share of the money. If those actors feel that their income is less, they can go to other companies," Kang Jianfei said with a smile, "And as long as you do your job well, the popular actors will only earn more.
Young actors can also have more opportunities to perform, what else can they say?"
Pan Yingzi and Zhang Guozhong looked at each other and both smiled bitterly. The task given to them by Kang Jianfei was too heavy.
Kang Jianfei thought for a while and then said: "By the way, I plan to hire a few professionals from the United States and Japan to help in the company to help you cultivate, package and promote artists. Then you will learn more. To be honest, go to
If you go around Hollywood, you will find that the development of artists in Hong Kong is too primitive."
After sending Pan Yingzi and Zhang Guozhong away, Kang Jianfei called Huang Xizhao and asked, "Mr. Huang, have you figured it out? Transfer the TV series and variety show production departments to DreamWorks."
"With the artist department taken away and the production department taken away, the TV station will be left with nothing but an empty shell." Huang Xizhao sighed, but did not object to this incident.rt
