The Yau Ma Tei Cinema that Kang Jianfei bought last year has been renovated in April. The old cinema originally had only 500 seats on a single floor. After the lower floor was strengthened and divided into two, two more floors were added, turning it into a 6-story cinema.
A modern multiplex cinema with a total of more than 1,300 seats.
Yau Ma Tei is far less prosperous than Central and Western District, but the location of Kang Jianfei's Yau Ma Tei cinema is really good. It is in the center of the old district, and there is enough traffic and customers around it to be used as the leading theater of a cinema chain. At the time, Kang Jianfei
It cost 6 million to buy this theater, but most of the money was actually used to buy this land.
Kang Jianfei's other theater in Kowloon, the Oriental Cinema, has also been renovated and renovated. It is located on the second and third floors of the Oriental Building and has a total of eight screening rooms with a total of more than 1,700 seats.
Although the Yau Ma Tei Theater has a large number of customers, most of the audience are grassroots people, so the internal equipment of the theater is so-so. But the Oriental Theater is different. The hardware equipment of the eight screening halls is much better than that of the Yau Ma Tei Theater, including
A high-end VIP screening room, the seats, audio and projection equipment are all top-notch in Hong Kong.
The preview meeting for "God of Gamblers" was held in the VIP screening room of the Oriental Cinema. New Era Cinemas general manager Jiang Zhiqiang and more than a dozen shareholder representatives attended.
Although Kang Jianfei's movies are guaranteed to be box-office, the test screenings still have to be held symbolically to facilitate theater production and scheduling.
More than a dozen cinema chain shareholder representatives walked into the VIP screening room and admired the furnishings inside. The manager of one of the small cinemas touched the back of the seat and said, "The chairs are all made of leather. Just decorating them costs a lot of money, right?"
Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "The sound equipment is also specially imported. The ticket price in this screening room is almost twice that of an ordinary cinema."
Jiang Zhiwen asked suspiciously: "Will anyone come here to watch a movie?"
Kang Jianfei said: "There are no luxury theaters here in Kowloon, but there is no shortage of wealthy people. This VIP screening room only has 200 seats. I guess the supply will exceed demand."
Jiang Zhiwen nodded. He has always been in charge of the four cinemas of the Anle Cinema Line, while his younger brother Jiang Zhiqiang is more responsible for purchasing movies in Europe and the United States.
Hong Kong is more advanced than Taiwan. In the past few years, it has followed international trends and opened some new multiplex cinemas. Compared with traditional single-screen cinemas, the operation of multiplex cinemas is more flexible and can reduce business risks.
It would be much more uncomfortable if it were a large theater like the Taiping Cinema. There are more than 2,000 seats on the same screen. If a movie is shown on the street, an attendance rate of 30% means that more than 1,400 seats are vacant, which is a great waste of theater resources.
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The four cinemas of Anle Pictures are all single-hall. Jiang Zhiwen also wanted to do multi-hall renovation work, but he has never been able to spare time.
More than 20 people sat down in the 200-seat screening room, which seemed a bit empty. The beam emitted by the projector reflected the title of Oriental DreamWorks. Everyone calmed down and watched the film carefully.
Two hours later, the screening of "God of Gamblers" finally ended. The applause was very enthusiastic, but Kang Jianfei could sense that it was perfunctory.
Finally, the manager of a theater said: "The gambling movie was very popular on TV the year before last, but it is difficult to adapt it to the big screen. The gambling movie made by Wang Jing was the most popular, but it only sold 5 million.
Box office...Of course, I’m not saying that Mr. Kang’s movie is not good. With Chow Leung-fat as the leading actor, it is certain that the box office will exceed 10 million, but the audience base who likes to watch gambling movies may not be very large.”
What this person means is that gambling films are still a niche film genre, and no matter how good they are, the box office will not be high.
Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "Manager Zhou's worries are completely unnecessary. If you look at the ratings of TVB's "The King of Kings" two years ago, you will know that in fact, most Hong Kong people love to watch gambling themes."
The manager of another cinema said: "I think this movie is enough to watch. It has gambling skills, kung fu, and gunfights. The most important thing is the box office appeal of Mr. Kang and Chow Yun-fat. Our Yiu Fai Cinema took over "God of Gamblers".
Guaranteed to be the best summer schedule."
Kang Jianfei turned to look at Jiang Zhiqiang. He was the nominal general manager of New Era Cinemas. As long as Jiang Zhiqiang spoke, things would be easy to handle.
Jiang Zhiqiang nodded and said: "I also think "God of Gamblers" will be a hit. This year's summer release..."
"Wait a minute," Jiang Zhiwen said suddenly, "Anle Cinema has already made arrangements for this summer's release."
The displeasure on Kang Jianfei's face flashed away, and he asked with a smile: "What arrangements does Manager Jiang have? You might as well tell us so that everyone can learn from it."
In the past, Jiang Zhiqiang was responsible for purchasing films and Jiang Zhiwen was responsible for operating Anle Cinemas. After Anle Cinemas joined New Era Cinemas, Jiang Zhiqiang became the general manager of New Era Cinemas, while Jiang Zhiwen continued to operate his Anle Cinemas.
theater chain, but the job of purchasing the films has been replaced by someone else.
Jiang Zhiwen said expressionlessly: "Anle Cinemas has made arrangements for the summer schedule and is preparing to release "Mr. Doss" in July. "God of Gamblers" can only be scheduled after "Mr. Doss" is completed."
Anle Cinemas originally only screened Western films. Seeing the rise of Hong Kong films, Jiang Zhiqiang agreed to join his younger brother Jiang Zhiwen to join the New Era Cinemas, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to make more money.
Because of the different production areas, Anle Cinema can get a higher share of the box office when it releases Western films. Comparing the two, if the box office of "God of Gamblers" and "Mr. Douce" are similar, then the release of "Mr. Douce" will be
Let Anle Cinema earn more.
Another thing that makes Jiang Zhiwen unhappy is that in the past, his younger brother Jiang Zhiqiang was in charge of purchasing films. However, after the establishment of New Era Cinemas, the film purchasing affairs of Anle Pictures were delayed. Because someone was replaced to purchase films in Europe and the United States.
, without familiarity with the business, the Hong Kong screening rights of "et" were actually snatched away by Shaw Brothers Pictures, and it sold a total of 20 million box office during the Spring Festival.
Jiang Zhiwen has always been worried about this. If he didn't join this new era cinema chain, "ET" would definitely be screened in Anle Cinema.
Although "Home Alone" screened in Anle Cinema had more box office at that time, it was divided among more than ten shareholders. How could it be comfortable to eat alone? If "et" was screened in Anle Cinema, the box office would definitely be less due to the insufficient number of cinemas.
It sold for two to three million, but as time went by, Jiang Zhiwen was able to earn several million more.
"Mr. Douce" ranked third in the North American box office list last year, second only to "et" and "Home Alone". Jiang Zhiwen finally bought the Hong Kong screening rights for this film, and he is very optimistic about it.
box office expectations, so he did not give Kang Jianfei any face and insisted on showing "Mr. Douce" in the summer season.
Jiang Zhiqiang's expression was quite awkward at this time. He had a good personal relationship with Kang Jianfei, but on the other side was his brother, so he really didn't know how to smooth things over.
Other small theater operators looked at Jiang Zhiwen with dissatisfaction, because Jiang Zhiwen basically bought Western movies for solo consumption, and even if they asked them to show them for consecutive screenings, they would only give them a small share, so most of the theater operators had a bad impression of Jiang Zhiwen.
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Kang Jianfei glanced at Jiang Zhiwen with cold eyes, and then said haha: "Since Manager Jiang has already made arrangements, I won't force it. After all, everyone who signed the temporary theater agreement has the right to choose freely.
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This is the difference between bandits and regular troops. When it is advantageous to fight a smooth battle, everyone may swarm up and kill the officers and soldiers. But once there are differences of interest, each hilltop will act independently, and it is already good if they do not fight each other.
The Golden Princess Cinema is a regular army, while the New Era Cinema is an alliance of bandits.
Jiang Zhiwen didn't want to completely offend Kang Jianfei. He compensated: ""Mr. Du Si" should be finished at the end of July, and I will immediately arrange for the release of "God of Gamblers"."
Kang Jianfei said with a smile on his face: "It's easy to say, easy to say, Manager Jiang can arrange the release anytime. But let's make it clear first, Anle Cinemas cannot get the discount of copy money."
The copy gold discount plan was a measure used by Kang Jianfei to protect the profits of small theaters when New Era Cinema was first established. The copy rent will decrease according to the decline in attendance.
If Anle Cinema releases "God of Gamblers" at the end of July, it will be nearly a month later than other theaters, and the attendance rate will definitely be insufficient. Kang Jianfei's failure to acknowledge the copy bonus promise will greatly increase Anle Cinema's screening expenses, which is both a warning and a warning.
It's considered revenge.
Jiang Zhiwen's face looked a little ugly, but he didn't say anything. He just said a few words and left.
Jiang Zhiqiang stood there and sighed. His brother and Kang Jianfei had a grudge this time. Although they didn't break up on the spot, they would definitely not be able to work closely together in the future.
The remaining people briefly discussed the film arrangement and publicity plan, and then dispersed. As for the specific operations, they will be discussed step by step another day.
Kang Jianfei drove to the crew of "Five Lucky Stars" to visit. Zhong Chuhong took on two dramas at the same time some time ago, and now he is finally relaxed a little. Zhang Jianting's "Seven Days of Love" has been completed and is ready to be released in early June. This film
The box office of a low-budget movie is expected to scare many people.
Oriental DreamWorks has already had two films fail this year, among which "Ghostbusters" directed by Yu Yantai had a box office of 7.6 million, and "Into Love Street" directed by McDonough had a box office of 9.2 million.
Because Yu Rentai worked with Kang Jianfei for two years, his film concepts and techniques have become much more advanced. Coupled with better film schedules and increased ticket prices, the movie "Ghost Hunters" has a box office of more than 3 million yuan higher than the original film.
.As for "Into Love Street", because it stars two best actors and actresses, Chen Huimin and Li Yanshan, plus the plot of the movie is great, and it is produced with better publicity, the box office is more than twice that of the original film.
The success of two consecutive DreamWorks movies has made the company very motivated, because the more profit the company makes, the more bonuses everyone will receive at the end of the year.
"Happy Ghost 4", produced by Zeng Zhiwei and directed by McDonald's, has also entered the preparatory stage. It is planned to continue to use Li Lizhen and Wu Junru as the leading actors, while several other girls will choose new actors. This will keep the audience fresh, and
This can reduce the film's salary expenses. After all, the original "Happy Ghost" girls' salaries increased a lot after they became famous.
McDonald's brother, McDonald's Bear, also officially quit the TV production department and gave up his original position to Xu Xiaoming. From now on, he will focus on making movies.
McDonald's ambition is greater than that of Xu Ke and Chen Xunqi, and even exceeds that of Hong Jinbao, Ma Jia and others. The first few people made movies either because of their ideal interests or purely to make more money, while McDonald's
His ambition is very clear. He wants to build his own film empire like Zou Wenhuai and Kang Jianfei.
And judging from McDonald's market vision and film talent alone, he is fully capable of that, but it's a pity that his business ability is insufficient.
McDonald's is short of money to start a company, and Li Shaoxia, who provided him with funds in the parallel space, has stopped making movies for a long time. Kang Jianfei does not plan to open a bunch of satellite companies like Jiahe, nor does he plan to invest in countless small companies like Princess Jin.
Company, after careful discussions with McDonald's, he decided to open a McDonald's movie studio.
McDonald's Film Studio is responsible for its own administrative expenses. When filming, it applies for a budget from DreamWorks. How the box office is divided depends on the situation. It is more free than Xu Ke's studio.
After the establishment of McDonald's Movie Studio, Xu Ke also discussed with Kang Jianfei, and his treatment was changed to be the same as that of McDonald's Movie Studio, which was more flexible and fair than before.
As soon as McDonald's Film Studio was established, they immediately came up with the plan for "The Detective Bald Girl". After Tang Shuxuan approved it, they immediately came up with the script and shooting plan, and now they have applied for budget funds from Zhou Mingfang.
In a parallel space, "The Detective Bald Girl" was not prominent at the Hong Kong box office, but thanks to McDonald's effective operation, the film was sold to more than 80 countries around the world, making McDonald's a huge profit.
What's even more rare is that there are no big companies in Hong Kong to help with the operation. The biggest contributor to being able to sell films in so many countries is the later famous Hong Kong film producer and distributor Nick Cheung.
Zhang Jiazhen was later the distribution director of Debao, and he single-handedly made Michelle Yeoh famous. He also served as the producer of Wu Yusen's "Across the World" and "Face Changing".
But such an arrogant person was the only employee of McDonald's Movie Studio at this time, and he was also a clueless young man.
In another time and space, after McDonald's "Bald Girl" was filmed, he took the film to France to sell it without knowing anything. At this time, international film transactions were all paid in US dollars, so he stupidly converted Hong Kong dollars into US dollars.
, and exchanged U.S. dollars for Francs. When I realized something was wrong in the final transaction, I went to exchange U.S. dollars again.
Great people also need training and growth. When Kang Jianfei learned that Zhang Jiazhen had become an employee of McDonald's Movie Studio, he also wanted to recruit this famous figure in later generations. However, after some contact, he discovered that this person knew nothing.
They are not even as good as ordinary employees in the distribution department of DreamWorks, so there is not much thought to poach people.
After all, McDang Bear was still nominally helping Kang Jianfei make money, and it was really unreasonable to poach collaborators. At worst, he would have to wait until McDang Bear trained Zhang Jiazhen before hiring him with a high salary.
In addition to McDonald's "Bald Girl", Zhong Zhiwen, who has been working as a photographer and assistant director in the past, finally started to take on his own role this time, serving as the official director of "The Royal Sisters 3".rs
