On May 12, the selection process for the Miss Oriental Beauty Contest was completed. After multiple reviews and adjustments, a total of 115 applicants entered the re-examination stage.
The entire re-examination session must be filmed, and some of the highlights will be broadcast on the TV station. This is also an original approach of the Miss Oriental Beauty Pageant. In the past, the Miss Hong Kong Pageant was mostly videotaped to promote before the finals.
Of course, it’s not that the planners of Miss Hong Kong were too stupid to use all kinds of behind-the-scenes to make a short promotional video from the beginning, but that photography used to use film, so how much film would be wasted if one or two hundred finalists were photographed!
Kang Jianfei also planned to go to the re-examination site to watch it, but was delayed due to other things. He had to attend the screening of "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers".
Production of "The Flag Soldiers of the Province and Hong Kong" directed by McDonald's has been completed. If the film is released on a regular schedule, Jiang Zhiqiang can make the final decision. However, if it wants to be included in this year's summer schedule, it must have Kang Jianfei's approval.
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In a screening room of the Oriental Cinemas, Jiang Zhiqiang and several theater managers gathered together, while McDonald's and an employee from the DreamWorks distribution department analyzed the plot of "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" to the theater managers.
Box office prospects.
Suddenly the light in the screening room lit up, but the back door was opened. Kang Jianfei's personal assistant Zeng Bolin walked in first, and Kang Jianfei also entered the screening room a few seconds later.
"Hello Mr. Kang!"
"Boss Kang is really rare to see."
"Dr. Kang, please sit down quickly!"
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The theater managers stood up quickly to greet him, all with flattering smiles on their faces. Since the establishment of Oriental Theater Company, these franchise theaters have made more money than before in New Era Cinema, and they have always regarded Kang Jianfei as his bread and butter.
"Everyone, take a seat!" Kang Jianfei said to everyone. He randomly picked up a seat in the middle and sat down.
Jiang Zhiqiang and McDonald Xiong sat on the left and right sides of Kang Jianfei. The others immediately took their seats in the back row. No one dared to pass Kang Jianfei's seat and sit in the front.
McDonald Bear turned sideways and nodded to the projectionist behind him, and immediately a beam of light was shot on the big screen. Naturally, the first thing that appeared was the opening animation of DreamWorks, and then the opening of McDonald's Studio.
The opening title of "McDonald's Movie Studio" is very rough, with a few red flashing stars encircling a tape-like shape, and a beam of light shooting down from an angle, leading to the words "McDonald's Movie Studio" and ending.
After showing the production company, the subtitle "Movie Planner: Cen Jianxun" suddenly appeared on the screen. Kang Jianfei frowned and asked: "Isn't Cen Jianxun forming Debao with Pan Disheng? Why did he go to your studio?"
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McDonald's didn't know what the quarrel between Kang Jianfei and Cen Jianxun was, so he told the truth: "The original idea for this movie came from Cen Jianxun, and now he is working as a planner in my studio."
When McDonald's Bear said this, Kang Jianfei could probably guess what was going on.
Last year, Cen Jianxun had been working as a planner in the film production department of DreamWorks. Maybe he accidentally talked to McDonald's about the idea of "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers". Later, Cen Jianxun was invited by Pan Desheng to form Debao Films.
Company, thinking it was an opportunity, Cen Jianxun quit his job at DreamWorks and ran to Pan Disheng. However, he did not expect that Debao Film Company had not made any films since its establishment.
Now Shun Jianxun has lost both ends. It happened that McDonald's wanted to film "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers". So he brought Shun Jianxun, who had nowhere to go, into his film studio.
Kang Jianfei didn't say much. From a practical point of view, it was a good thing for talents like Cen Jianxun to make money for his studio. As for the so-called loyalty, although Kang Jianfei hated people who kept changing jobs, he really didn't care about it.
Kang Jianfei took his loyalty seriously. Besides, Cen Jianxun's departure did not cause any loss to DreamWorks. Therefore, Kang Jianfei did not have a strong dislike for Cen Jianxun.
At the beginning of the film, the subtitles introduced the male protagonist. Kang Jianfei only watched it for more than ten seconds. Then he whispered to McDonald's Bear: "The subtitles jump too fast, which may not be suitable for some viewers. It is best before it is officially released.
Adding a voice-over and reading these subtitles directly can increase the audience's comfort level while watching the movie."
Although McDonald's didn't care about these details, he didn't want to argue with Kang Jianfei in such an insignificant place, so he quickly nodded and agreed.
The current version of "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" is almost the same as the plot in Kang Jianfei's memory, but at least one-half of the actors have been replaced, because most of the actors used by McDonald's Bear are artists from Oriental Entertainment Company.
It is worth mentioning that all the leading actors in "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" are newcomers, as well as old actors who have never become popular, which can increase the realism of the film.
After the movie was shown for more than ten minutes, the plot gradually reached "gaochao". There was no more noise in the screening hall, and everyone turned their attention to the big screen.
I have to say that purely in terms of grasping the rhythm of the movie, McDonald's Bear is more than one level better than Xu Ke at this time. Of course, Xu Ke also has his unique advantages. McDonald's talent stems from his understanding of reality.
His meticulous observation and reflection, and Xu Ke’s talent is reflected in his unconstrained film thinking.
During the final decisive battle, there were only bursts of gunfire in the theater. Even the theater managers held their breath and stared at the big screen.
After the movie ended, there was silence in the screening hall. Just as McDonald's was anxious, everyone applauded heartily.
Jiang Zhiqiang said to Kang Jianfei: "I think "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" can be scheduled to be released in the summer."
Kang Jianfei nodded and smiled: "Yes, but don't be too optimistic about the box office. A little over 10 million is enough."
Jiang Zhiqiang said in confusion: "No, I think this movie is very interesting, especially now that the Sino-British negotiations have not yet ended, "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" will definitely attract great attention once it is released."
McDonald's also looked at Kang Jianfei in confusion. Of course he thought his movie was so good that it could sell 20 million at the box office.
"The box office is not calculated this way," Kang Jianfei shook his head and explained, "The largest group of movie viewers in the summer season are students on vacation, and although this "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" has a hot picture, the topics contained in it are too heavy. 20
Audiences under the age of 16 will not like to watch it. "Beautiful Girl" is also a movie with a serious topic, but that movie at least has a few beautiful girls as the protagonists. This "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldier" is full of vicious men.
, how many teenage student audiences do you expect to see?"
Kang Jianfei's analysis is reasonable and reasonable, just like pouring cold water on McDonald's. In fact, Kang Jianfei is not talking nonsense. In a parallel space, this summer's "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" despite being highly publicized, was replaced by "Happy Ghost"
The reason why this campus comedy was defeated is naturally because the student audience is the main force during the summer season.
Kang Jianfei added: "It is inappropriate for a movie of this type to be placed on the Christmas and Spring Festival schedules, and it would be a waste to put it on the summer schedule. It is better to schedule it for release in late June."
The schedule in late June is very awkward. If the movie is released long enough, it can barely sneak into the summer schedule. If the attendance rate is not high, then it can only serve as a stepping stone for summer movies.
McDonald's was a little dissatisfied. "Flag Soldiers of the Province and Hong Kong" can definitely be said to be his proud work, but it was not able to be included in the normal summer schedule at Oriental Cinema. He felt that he was being deliberately suppressed by Kang Jianfei.
Mai Dangxiong was sulking and said nothing, but he heard Kang Jianfei say: "Old Mai, although the box office of "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" has exceeded 10 million, its social influence must be very great. Are you ready next year?
Let’s make a sequel.”
"Make a sequel?" McDonald's opened his mouth and looked at Kang Jianfei. The first movie hadn't even been released yet, but he was actually told to prepare a sequel.
McDonald's really doesn't understand Kang Jianfei. Since he thinks "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" was filmed well, why not just schedule it to be screened in the normal summer schedule?
The answer is simple, because "The Flag Soldier of the Province and Hong Kong" has to make way for Kang Jianfei's "The Holy Love" and Wang Jing's "The Best Friend". Both "The Saint" and "The Best Friend" are better than "The Flag Soldier of the Province and Hong Kong".
” is even more suitable for release in the summer.
When Oriental Cinemas is planning the film schedule, it will probably screen "The Flag Soldiers" from June 20 to July 15, "The Lover" from July 16 to August 20, and August 21 to September 15.
Screening of "The Best Partner" on the same day.
Of course, these dates are not absolute and can change depending on the box office situation, but the approximate schedule has been set. In other words, in this year's summer season, Kang Jianfei's "The Lover" is the main movie, while "The Province"
"Hong Kong Flag Soldier" and "Best Loss Friend" serve as the vanguard and rear-guard troops.
As soon as Kang Jianfei expressed his idea, Jiang Zhiqiang immediately agreed. Although Kang Jianfei's "The Lover" has not yet completed post-production, he is still very confident in Kang Jianfei's movie.
And then again, no matter how bad Kang Jianfei's movie is, if he insists on making it a summer movie, Jiang Zhiqiang has no way to object.
After McDonald's heard about Kang Jianfei's film schedule, the unhappiness in his heart quickly disappeared. No matter how good he was, he couldn't compete with Kang Jianfei for the prime time slot. As for Wang Jing's "Best Friend", the treatment was actually the same as in "The Best Friend".
"Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers" is similar, half of its release time is outside the summer schedule.
After discussing the film arrangement, Kang Jianfei suddenly asked Maidang Xiong: "By the way, Lao Mai, where did you find the male lead actor in "The Flag Soldiers of Province and Hong Kong"? It doesn't seem to be an artist from Oriental Entertainment Company, right?"
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"Oh, you're talking about Lin Wei," McDonald said with a smile, "He used to be an actor in Shaw Brothers. He worked as a bit player in Clear Water Bay for two years. I thought he had good potential, so I hired him. Now he has signed a contract with Oriental Entertainment.
Entertainment."
Of course Kang Jianfei knew Lin Wei, nicknamed "Hong Kong Ken Takakura", but he didn't know Lin Wei's origins. He didn't expect that he was an actor from Shaw Brothers. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian
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