Conference room on the 5th floor of the Administration Building, No. 1, Tseung Kwan O Studios.
The Spring Festival holiday is coming soon, and today is the year-end meeting of Oriental DreamWorks.
Kang Jianfei is sitting in the chairman's seat. On his left and right are the operations director Ma Qiao, the administrative director Zhou Mingfang and the production director Tang Shuxuan. Below him are the managers of each department.
"Some things happened some time ago, which may affect some people's confidence." Kang Jianfei glanced at everyone present, and then began to make a pre-meeting speech, "What was lost in the east is gained in mulberry, and in my opinion, it is blocked by Taiwan.
It's not a big deal, as the box office success of "The Royal Sisters" in mainland China is the best proof. However, this incident has also caused a series of bad changes. Our work in the coming year will definitely have to be adjusted. This will be discussed later.
.Vice President Zhou, please introduce our achievements in 1984..."
Zhou Mingfang opened the folder and said: "DreamWorks produced a total of 11 movies in 1984, 9 of which have been released. The local box office totaled HK$125.28 million, accounting for approximately 21% of the total Hong Kong film market share.
In addition, the overseas box office revenue was HK$573.8 million, and the peripheral revenue from video tapes, movie soundtracks, etc. was HK$7.64 million..."
Kang Jianfei looked at the simple report in his hand. Last year, DreamWorks' total expenditure was 78.35 million ("Shushan" has only invested more than 10 million so far), and the total income was as high as 212.56 million. Excluding taxes, there was still more than 100 million.
Net profit.
As a movie company, an annual net profit of more than 100 million would definitely scare people to death. Golden Harvest and New Arts City combined may only have that much. Moreover, DreamWorks' share of the Hong Kong box office market exceeded one-fifth for the first time. In 1984, it could
It is said that Oriental DreamWorks has officially become a super overlord in the film industry.
The reason for such high profits is mainly due to Kang Jianfei's keen vision. All scripts approved by him have a box office of more than 10 million. Now many DreamWorks employees regard Kang Jianfei as a "god".
If Kang Jianfei is sure about the script, there will be a lot of people rushing to join the crew.
In addition, DreamWorks also has a television production department. This department suffered a lot of losses in 1983, but it achieved break-even in 1984, and even made a slight profit after selling "Sister Tuoqiang" to CCTV.
"The growth of DreamWorks is inseparable from your hard work." Kang Jianfei glanced at Zeng Zhiwei seemingly unintentionally before continuing, "I won't say much more about my thanks. This year's year-end rewards are based on everyone's performance evaluation.
The salary ranging from three months to six months will be distributed. After everyone finishes the meeting, go and collect the year-end bonus."
Hearing that you can get a year-end bonus equivalent to half a year's salary at most. Everyone in the audience smiled. Only Zeng Zhiwei smiled a little awkwardly. As the manager of the TV production department of DreamWorks, for the director's salary of 20,000 to 300,000,
In the second half of the year, I went out to help film two movies.
Of course, Zeng Zhiwei is not just for money, he is easy to make friends. There is also an inescapable feeling of friendship in filming for others.
After being glanced at by Kang Jianfei just now, Zeng Zhiwei couldn't bear it no matter how thick-skinned he was. After that, he kept his head down in the meeting, as if there was something on the conference table that prevented him from taking his eyes away.
Ma Qiao continued: "In the past year, DreamWorks has successfully entered the West German and Dutch markets. We have distributed to 5 European countries. There is also news worth celebrating. South Korea will expand Hong Kong films next year.
Access quota. In the past, DreamWorks could sell up to 3 movies to South Korea a year. From next year, it will be able to sell at least 6 movies... Since Oriental Cinemas has been classified as a left-wing cinema chain by the Taiwanese authorities, no companies such as Yongsheng Pictures have already
Terminate cooperation with Oriental Cinemas. If we want to meet the demand for film sources from Oriental Cinemas, DreamWorks must increase the number of film productions next year."
Tang Shuxuan continued: "If we want to basically meet the film source needs of Oriental Cinemas, we must make at least 15 movies in the coming year."
The average release time of movies in the three major schedules is about one month, and ordinary movies are considered good if they can be released for half a month. In total, 15 movies can be released for a full year.
It is simply not advisable to make 30 films a year like Shaw Brothers does. The consequence of producing too many films is that the release schedule cannot be arranged. On average, each film can only be released for about 10 days.
Kang Jianfei nodded and said: "We must make good plans for next year's filming, and we must not let Oriental Cinemas cut off the film."
A meeting lasted for three hours. After the meeting, everyone had a dinner together. In the evening, there was also an employee annual meeting celebration program.
Kang Jianfei took the elevator upstairs to Phoenix Terrace. As soon as he got out of the elevator, he heard a wave of cheers coming from downstairs. Apparently, the managers of various departments of DreamWorks announced the distribution of year-end bonuses.
When he came to the Statistics Department of Phoenix TV, Kang Jianfei stopped an employee who was about to get off work for dinner and asked: "Has the highest ratings of "Talk about the Yangtze River" been calculated?"
When the man saw it was Kang Jianfei, he immediately said respectfully: "It's already out, and the highest ratings are only 7%."
"I understand, you can call it a day and have a meal." Kang Jianfei nodded to the employee, but then he couldn't help but frown.
Kang Jianfei is mentally prepared for the ratings of "Talk about the Yangtze River", but the 7% figure is still a bit too low. There are only two TV stations in Hong Kong, and it is a surprise to see such a low ratings when it is broadcast during prime time on Fridays.
There's no end to it.
After leaving the film and television city, Kang Jianfei took a car directly across the sea to Fulinmen Restaurant.
Xu Jiasheng, the president of the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency, is quite particular. He seems to think that Fulinmen is very high-end, and he always invites Kang Jianfei to dinner here.
When Kang Jianfei came to the box, the gray-haired Xu Jiasheng and his female secretary Ji Xiaoyue were whispering to each other. The relationship between the two seemed to be quite close.
"Mr. Kang, please take a seat!" Xu Jiasheng smiled and pulled Kang Jianfei to sit down and said, "The leaders above are very happy that a patriotic documentary like "Talk about the Yangtze River" can be broadcast in Hong Kong."
"Talk about the Yangtze River" was broadcast on Phoenix Channel two days ago. The reason why the relevant leaders in the mainland knew about it so quickly was naturally because Xu Jiasheng actively reported it. Not only that, yesterday "People's Daily" also had an article specifically reporting on "
"Talk about the Yangtze River" is a hit in Hong Kong. The general content of this report is that the broadcast of "Talk about the Yangtze River" in Hong Kong has caused a great response, arousing the enthusiasm of the Hong Kong people for the motherland, and they can't wait to return as soon as possible.
So is the motherland.
"Thanks to President Xu's contact, Hong Kong viewers can have a glimpse of the great land of our motherland!" Kang Jianfei naturally said that the ratings were only a pitiful 7%. He even felt that he was taking it too seriously and just put it on Sunday.
It can be broadcast during the first or second garbage time, as long as it can fool the leaders on the other side. Anyway, for Xu Jiasheng and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, if Phoenix Channel can broadcast CCTV’s program to promote patriotism, this is already a solid political achievement.
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"I'm just passing on a message." Xu Jiasheng smiled broadly as he spoke. He was actually very proud of this incident. He believed that Kang Jianfei and Shao Yifu were able to move closer to the mainland because of his travels and contacts.
Kang Jianfei took out a check, handed it to Xu Jiasheng and said, "President Xu is too humble. This time "Royal Sisters" can be a big hit at the box office in the Mainland, thanks to your help in opening up the relationship with the film bureau. This is not a small thing, but it is disrespectful."
Kang Jianfei would definitely not have dared to bribe mainland officials stationed in Hong Kong so blatantly if it were the original President Wang. But Xu Jiasheng was different. He looked like a communist, and Kang Jianfei was too lazy to do anything petty.
After sending money, the check was directly and violently stuffed in his face.
Xu Jiasheng lived up to his expectations. He glanced at the zeros on the check and put it into his arms calmly. His smile was even brighter than before: "This time Mr. Kang came out mainly to deliver invitations for CCTV.
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Xu Jiasheng pulled out an invitation like a magic trick. Kang Jianfei took it over and took a look, but it was an invitation to the Spring Festival Gala from CCTV.
The Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency is regarded as a window for the mainland in Hong Kong. They need help with many things. Xu Jiasheng sent an invitation letter to CCTV half a year ago, but the target of the invitation was Teresa Teng. At that time, Xu Jiasheng had already convinced Teresa Teng
Yes, it's a pity that it didn't happen due to political reasons.
The invitation letter Kang Jianfei received was a guest invitation. He did not need to go on stage to perform. He could just sit down, eat some fruit and watch the performance.
"Isn't the Spring Festival Gala recorded? Why is it the New Year's Eve?" Kang Jianfei glanced at the date and asked.
Xu Jiasheng explained: "The previous two Spring Festival Galas were recorded and broadcast in the CCTV studio. This year we plan to move it to the Workers' Gymnasium for live broadcast. The hosts come from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places. The scene is very grand."
"Oh, and the host from Hong Kong? Who is it?" Kang Jianfei asked.
Xu Jiasheng remembered the unhappiness between Kang Jianfei and Shao Yifu, coughed and said, "It's Ms. Banban from TVB."
Banban is Han Xiaoying from "The Condor" in 83. She went to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala to be the host, which can be regarded as a manifestation of the wireless station's leaning towards the mainland. In addition to Banban, this year's CCTV Spring Festival Gala also invited Wang Mingquan to participate in the performance, and Phoenix Channel
There is only one Chen Xiuwen here.
"I'm afraid it won't work on New Year's Eve." Kang Jianfei shook his head and said.
Xu Jiasheng was mentally prepared to be rejected, so he stopped trying to persuade him and said, "There will be many leaders on the day of the live broadcast. Mr. Kang can take this opportunity to get to know each other more."
Kang Jianfei's thoughts were racing, and he suddenly laughed and said: "President Xu is probably the most powerful lobbyist in the world, so I would rather obey him than be respectful."
Xu Jiasheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "I don't dare to take this seriously."
Kang Jianfei said: "Tomorrow is the premiere of my new film. President Xu must come to the premiere."
"Absolutely, I will definitely support Mr. Kang's new film." Xu Jiasheng said with a smile. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is mine.
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