Secondly, the movie ticket business under Hong Yanwu also suffered heavy losses.
The introduction is still about the "shooting" incident.
At the beginning, in order to find clues to solve the case in time, the public security department in the capital carried out a "big search" that spread the net across the city and sent in many "players" and "Buddhas".
However, due to the interruption of clues, there was no hope of solving the case, and the dissatisfied leaders of the Beijing City Bureau became even more ruthless. With a formal order, the work of managing public security in the capital not only did not relax but intensified.
As a result, more and more people were admitted, and the detention centers in the capital were overcrowded, and the situation was gradually getting out of control.
So some unlucky ones who stayed inside thought they could fish in troubled waters, so they secretly became "needle masters". In order to come out and work hard to expose and report old cases, they became more and more involved.
As a result, not only did the "masters" in the north and south cities hide in Tibet every day. The "players" and "Buddhas" on the streets did not dare to take the lead. There were also many people who were followed to eat with Hong Yanwu because some of the things they had done in the past were wronged.
After getting the handle, they were "carried" in one after another by those who wanted to "make meritorious deeds".
The directors of "Naughty", "Shunzi" and the other two theaters who were later promoted were all "reduced" at the end of January. The number of people working below was also reduced by a quarter.
And this directly caused some people who had "not wiped their butts clean" to become frightened and even threw away their jobs and found a place to hide.
This means that only half of the people under Hong Yanwu's command can still maintain their position in the market. This is equivalent to a maximum of four or five people in front of each cinema.
It is inevitable that they will not be able to issue as large a volume of tickets as in the past. And without the support of "player owners" as a protective umbrella, it is even more impossible to monopolize ticketing. The competitors they face are mainly urban homeless people.
"Old plugs".
You should know that although the Beijing government worked hard to find jobs for 370,000 educated youths throughout 1979, another 230,000 people returned to the city one after another that year, and there will be a steady flow of people in the future.
In this way, the inside and outside are balanced, and there are still many people who can't find a job in the city. It would be good if the problem of unemployed youths does not worsen.
Of course, there are also many "prickheads" who love to fight and are willing to mess around. In the past, there were "little leizi", "eight forks" and "little landlords" who suppressed them, but these people did not dare to make mistakes.
.But now that all the "professional hooligans" on the streets have been wiped out by the "police uncles", these "amateurs" can't help but take the lead immediately.
Hong Yanwu's people are actually having a huge headache with these new competitors.
Because "people who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes", these "old dealers" only know how to cut prices viciously and be satisfied with just a little profit. If you compete with them and want to issue tickets quickly, the prices will not go up.
If they are not allowed to sell it, persuasion and education will definitely not work, and violence will have to be used.
But there are so many small groups of "old buggers" in groups of three to five, and they don't have any long-term characteristics. You come here today, and they will come tomorrow. If one group is eliminated, three groups will pop up.
In addition, they were more innocent than they were, and if the real thing happened and alarmed the "Leizi", they would be the ones who suffered. What's more, there was a shortage of manpower, so they didn't buy tickets for this.
So, no choice. Just like a donkey with fleas, we can only let it go.
In addition, the supply and demand situation in the ticket market has also changed significantly, and movie tickets are not as scarce as before.
In fact, since 1978, in order to solve the problem of the difficulty of purchasing movie tickets and the lack of cinemas, the Ministry of Culture and the Beijing City Government have come forward to negotiate the opening of internal auditoriums in institutions, factories and mines.
Now two years have passed. Through hard work, the internal auditoriums of various units in the capital have been almost fully opened to the public. It was also during this period that various places were expanding cinemas. Even many auditoriums used for meetings and presentations during the "movement" were converted into
to the cinema.
Therefore, by the end of 1979, the number of theater seats in the city had increased by 35,000. It finally successfully alleviated the situation of "it is difficult to get a ticket to watch a movie".
The most obvious evidence is that regular movie theaters no longer have full houses during the last few days of screening of a movie. Even some unpopular movies that are not so good will be sold out during prime time in the evening from the first day of release.
There are empty seats.
What is even more unexpected is that the opening of the auditorium has an additional effect, which is to turn the once popular "internal movie" into a symbol of the past.
Even if there are still small-scale screenings now, they are only held in small internal auditoriums of some confidential units. There are no longer strict restrictions on the number of people who can watch.
As for some unit compounds where management is not strict, there are even some bold cadres' children who "string" movie copies from cinemas through connections, and then secretly play movies in small internal auditoriums and sell tickets to the public.
Not only did they make money, several of them later became well-known film directors. They were probably "influenced" by binge-watching movies during this period.
In short, to sum up, despite the unprecedented prosperity of the national film market, this year, the number of movie viewers nationwide exceeded 29 billion for the first time. The circulation of each issue of "Popular Film" magazine will also exceed 9 million.
But if we focus on the ticket market of Beijing theaters, there is only one word to describe it: "chaos". Or it can also be called "disorder".
The biggest and most direct impact of all this on Hong Yanwu and others is that their profits have plummeted.
In October last year, the "ticket dealers" created the last box office glory, when Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan were able to make a gross profit of 83,000.
In November, the impact of the shooting began to show, and the profits handed over by his subordinates plummeted to half, to 42,000 yuan.
In December, the last batch of more than a dozen auditoriums in Beijing opened simultaneously, such as the "Red Tower Auditorium", "Geology Auditorium", and "Dongsi Workers' Cultural Palace", all in Xicheng District and Dongcheng District. "Old agents" also started to disrupt the situation.
, the situation is naturally more difficult. But I still managed to get 26,700 into my account.
As for January this year, it was the bleakest.
"Leizi" suddenly arrested people, quickly reducing the number of "ticket dealers" to half, which made people panic. The money earned by the remaining people was enough for everyone's expenses and wages.
They only pocketed more than two thousand yuan. The people in charge of the theaters everywhere felt quite embarrassed.
If the "protection fee" were to be taken out again this month, they would still have to pay a loss of 15,000 to 60,000 yuan.
So it is indeed time for Hong Yanwu to make a decision. The sale of movie tickets has become useless. If this continues, the situation will definitely get worse in February. If it fails, it will be lost.
So in response to the current actual situation, Hong Yanwu made several decisions in early February after careful consideration.
First, since the income is no longer directly proportional to the risks taken, we should simply give up the eleven theaters in Dongcheng and Xicheng.
What he was thinking was that although these theaters were the largest and had the most revenue, because they were in the downtown area, the environment was also the most complex, with everyone coming and going. Inevitably, the most "old-timers" gathered here.
What's more, the police in Beijing are now afraid that something will happen again on "Chang'an Avenue". Cinemas in these places are on the "cusp of the storm" and must be strictly controlled and monitored.
Based on Hong Yanwu's experience, since officials must pay attention to this, then the deal in movie tickets is no longer a secret.
Ignoring you now means ignoring you. Maybe I haven’t noticed it yet, or I just can’t do anything about it. But I will never let it go in the future. If I really want to make a big rectification after the fall, these 11 theaters in the city center will be
focus.
To put it bluntly, it's all trouble. Staying any longer is simply courting death.
Second, in order to make up for the shortage of personnel, the front lines were comprehensively tightened.
No matter how big your appetite is, you can eat as much food as you want, even if you hold the pot. Since you can no longer support such a big stall, you should cut it off as soon as possible, so you might as well watch the door of your home.
In this way, Hong Yanwu decided to relocate the personnel from the original eleven theaters in Dongcheng and Xicheng to the eight theaters in Xuanwu District. Concentrate efforts to maintain the regional monopoly.
His principle for the placement of personnel is that those who are transferred back will have their original benefits and their grades will remain unchanged. The command power will be given to the original persons in charge of the eight theaters.
Anyone who has a good relationship with the person in charge of the eight theaters can take the initiative to apply. If the other person is willing, they can accept it. The rest of the people will disrupt the allocation in order to avoid the hidden danger of internal power struggles.
3. Economic compensation measures.
The current situation is obvious, and the profits from ticketing will definitely not be as high as before.
Even if we can seize the monopoly of those eight theaters, a 10-cent movie ticket will only add 10-15 cents to the profit in most cases. When it comes to particularly good movies, they can only be sold at high prices in the first few days.
So in order to ensure everyone's enthusiasm, Hong Yanwu decided to give a general salary increase to those who stayed.
The "pipeline worker" gets an increase of 20 yuan, which is 70 yuan per month. The "eye-catcher" gets an increase of 30 yuan, and gets 110 yuan. The "face person" gets an increase of 50 yuan, and gets 150 yuan.
In addition, the threshold for group awards has been doubled.
This means that once the nominal profit exceeds 50%, the people below can get bonuses.
If a ticket is sold for 10 cents, then 2.5 cents of each ticket belongs to the person below. If it is sold for 30 cents, the profit is 7.5 cents.
Calculating it this way, at best, if each theater has a profit of 3,000 yuan, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan can take at most 700 yuan. And they will also use the money to give a dozen people in charge to enjoy the fame.
Compared to the past, there is really not much profit. In theory, it is even possible to lose money.
But this move is enough to ensure that the income of the people below will not drop too much. Following them, those who earn the least can still earn more than 100 per month.
No one is stupid, they all know that this is "Master Hong" and "Master Chen" gave up his money. Of course everyone is grateful. Therefore, the small teams who were removed from their territory only have a little reluctance and sense of loss.
Disappeared. Everyone understands that this is impossible.
And then there is something that makes the people below even more convinced.
Hong Yanwu made another decision. He said that although the people who were "excluded" were not involved in "vote scalping", after all, everyone had been together through thick and thin for so long, and no one had let anyone down, so he could compromise and compensate.
one time.
Those who can be released in the short term will be allowed to come back and continue working. They will still be paid during their time in the "number", but there will be no bonuses and dividends. If they cannot be released in the short term, then they will be given an extra three months' salary. As for those who run away on their own
My lord, I'm sorry. Our affection has been exhausted and we no longer owe each other any more.
Everyone can understand the last point. You can’t blame Hong Yanwu. This is benevolent government!
Think about it, taking care of those things that could have been left alone now, apart from proving that "Master Hong" is generous and generous, and values love, what else can it prove?
Which "hands-on" company can do such a thing? Who wouldn't be lucky to have such a considerate boss?
So not only those who "folded" in were grateful for this, but the loyalty of all the subordinates also increased. That's right, with Mr. Hong here, you really don't have to worry about anything. Isn't that giving up? Get out of your arms and work hard.
In this way, Hong Yanwu quickly stabilized the hearts of the insiders. Although he will not be able to make much money from movie tickets in the future, the key point is to completely win over people's hearts.
After all, any business requires people, people you can trust. And with the liberalization of policies, there are more opportunities. Wait until you feel good about it before changing careers.
There is really nothing to think about. Past experience has taught him long ago that the good days of huge profits cannot last long. Being able to have a cash cow for two years is already a great blessing.
Finally, Hong Yanwu's explanation of "Xiao Leizi", "Bacha", and "little landlord" is also hard to find any reason for.
Because in fact, since the "big copy" began in October, these "hands" have never fulfilled their obligations. They even couldn't be found later.
But Hong Yanwu still tried his best to inform their subordinates, saying that the "protection money" will be until the end of the year, and they will still have it. And if you want to take over the eleven movie theaters, you are welcome.
Three months, that’s fifty-four thousand yuan.
Besides, those theaters can at least provide food to their brothers under the current situation where they cannot “discharge goods”. It is also a good thing that people are anxious for.
So this guy blew up all three of them.
The three people took the money and discussed the matter of acceptance. Naturally, they wanted to treat Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan to a drink. They were very impressed and admired. As for the protection fees for the eight movie theaters in Xuanwu District, they would naturally be embarrassed to ask for them again in the future.
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Each other's powers and obligations are redefined, and everyone is happy.
There is no doubt that this news is quite shocking to anyone who knows about it. Anyone who knows this will definitely give a thumbs up in addition to being puzzled and confused.
Even those who still hold grudges against Hong Yanwu can only call him "stupid" or "taken advantage of", but they can't help but feel convinced.
This guy really means what he says! He said that if he takes off your arms, he won’t use his legs, and he promises to pay as much as he wants! Evil!
In fact, who knows who is stupid? This is exactly what Hong Yanwu wanted.
On the surface, he seems to be losing money by doing this, but the invisible benefits are quite a lot. At least no one will question his promise again.
Faith! is the foundation of the world! It can not only attract more friends who trust him, but also deter enemies with ulterior motives!