Lu Chuan looked at Qin Hong in disbelief. He had been under huge pressure to support him in filming "South View, South View". In the past five years, there had been news that Xingmei Group would divest its investment more than once, but it was Qin Hong who came forward to save this project.
project.
80 million in cash was thrown into a project with huge risks and a long life. You can imagine how much pressure was exerted by Star America and various shareholders.
In this way, Qin Hong did not let the pressure be passed on to Lu Chuan, and completely protected the crew from any influence from the outside world, otherwise the film would have been aborted midway.
But why did he refuse to invest as soon as he read the script? Tan Hong was very interested when he revealed his idea before.
Lu Chuan couldn't figure it out.
Qin Hong sighed inwardly and said with a little regret, "As you know, the group's business center in the past two years has been on the cinema line, and it is preparing to step up the construction of cinemas. There are currently more than a dozen cinemas under construction, and there are still more
There are plans and preparations underway, and 50 new cinemas are expected to be built in the next two years. There really is no extra money to invest in movies."
Lu Chuan didn't know what was going on. He was still fighting for it, "Dr. Qin, including publicity costs, I only need 80 million, and it will be released in the summer next year. At that time, I can invest the funds back in the hospital."
Build the line."
Qin Hong twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Only" 80 million is needed. It seems that "Nanjing Nanjing" also said so.
Qin Hong sighed, "Now that the film market is developing so fast, a cinema cannot afford to lose a year's revenue. Moreover, all major theater chains are increasing theater construction. Star America must maintain its advantage as the largest theater chain in the country."
Lu Chuan still refused to give up, "Then we can get a loan from the bank. There should be no problem in borrowing half of it."
Qin Hong shook his head and stopped Lu Chuan who was about to say anything else.
"Director Lu, do you know that the theater chain company under the group is going to be listed?"
"I've heard of it." Lu Chuan muttered, wondering what this had to do with his movie.
"Since Huayi was successfully listed, Bernard and Guangxian are preparing for the listing. It is estimated that it will be in the next two years. The listing of our theater chain is also inevitable."
"Since we are going to be listed, we must give results. It is necessary to speed up the construction of cinemas. This is also the requirement of all shareholders."
Lu Chuan was speechless now. Star America must focus on listing. If it spends its funds elsewhere, and even causes the largest theater chain in the country to be surpassed in scale, the impact on listing will be huge.
After all, the first and second are completely different.
Although he always felt that something was wrong, Lu Chuan couldn't figure it out and could only say goodbye.
Come with full confidence and leave with disappointment.
Qin Hong looked at Lu Chuan's lost back and sighed.
It's true what he said about accelerating the construction of movie theaters in order to go public. It's also true that the group is not optimistic about Lu Chuan's movies. After all, it just lost a lot of money.
But as the chairman of the group, it is not impossible for him to forcefully promote a project.
As for the 80 million, it is not a big problem for Star America.
Among the groups in the entertainment industry, the market value and cash flow of Bernard and Guangxian are really not as large as those of Xingmei and Huayi before they went public.
Qin Hong glanced at the phone on the table, picked it up and dialed it. After saying a few words, he hung up.
He appreciates Lu Chuan, but he must first ensure the interests of the group!
...
On Sunday the 26th, Huayi held a press conference to celebrate the box office of "Partners in China" exceeding 300 million at the Hilton Hotel, which was renovated last year, near the Diplomatic Office Building in Chaoyang District, not far from the company.
Nowadays, Tang An, who has a net worth of 120 million, no longer holds a press conference to celebrate his success. If it were not for publicity, he would have waited until he exceeded 400 million, or even surpassed "Transformers 2" before celebrating.
But in order to build momentum for the movie, there is no other way.
This is the case with Tang An. Other movies have to celebrate when they break 50 million, they have to celebrate when they hit 80 million, they celebrate when they break 100 million, and a movie has to celebrate every few days.
At the press conference, Wang Zhongjun, Tang An, Zhao Jun and the crew all appeared, and some photos of the cinema began to flash on the big screen behind them.
There were people queuing up to buy tickets and there was a long queue in the cinema waiting hall.
There are clips of the audience in the screening room applauding at the end of the movie, and there are also videos of the film crew being interviewed by the audience.
This period was interspersed with data one after another, including 27.5 million on the first day, 118.5 million in the first week... and now it has exceeded 300 million in 16 days.
In the end, everyone smashed the huge ice sculpture with the words 323500000 into pieces together.
Yesterday Saturday, "The Chinese Partner" once again received a box office of 15 million, and the total box office has also increased to 323.5 million. It is only one step away from "If You Are the One" to become the Chinese film box office champion.
Then came the usual reflections and reporters’ questions, which were all commonplace questions.
In the days since the movie was released, almost every topic I can find has been asked countless times.
Almost all of them are questions about whether they have the confidence to break through 400 million and overtake "Transformers".
By the way, it has been 24 days since "Transformers 2" was released. It took in 11 million at the box office in five days this week, and the total box office is exactly 399 million. Tomorrow it will become the first 400 million-level movie in the mainland.
The other question was to respond to Lu Chuan's criticisms. To this, Tang An only left one sentence.
"Everyone has different opinions on movies. There are still people in this world who don't love money. Naturally, the movies I make cannot satisfy everyone."
"As long as I make a movie that most audiences like, in their understanding, what Director Lu said does not exist. I can only say that everyone understands in different directions. I have no choice but to understand it this way. I just
It can be said that his thoughts are different from those of most viewers."
There was a wave of sarcasm, and Tang An didn't say much. The press conference ended after more than two hours.
"Congratulations, Director Tang!"
"Congratulations to Director Tang, another movie with a box office of 300 million!"
"Director Tang's total box office must be 1 billion. It's only been a few years. It's really embarrassing!"
"It's already 1.1 billion. Tang An only used 6 movies to get 1.1 billion at the box office. It's amazing!"
"Come on, come on, let's toast to Director Tang, the director with the highest total box office in China!"
...
After receiving a round of compliments and congratulations, Tang An drank three drinks in a row, apologized to everyone, and came to Wang Zhongjun. Next to him was Qin Hong, the chairman of Xingmei.
"Dr. Wang, Dong Qin." Tang An had a drink with them each.
"Congratulations to Director Tang, we are sure to be the box office champion this year!" Qin Hong took a sip with a smile.
After chatting for a while, we got down to business.
"Director Tang, when is the new film expected to start? I should be ready." Qin Hong looked at the two of them and asked.
Tang An pointed at his head and smiled and said, "I already have a rough idea in my mind. After I finish my busy work and take a few weeks to rest, I will start writing the script. It will probably take a while."
Qin Hong smiled and said, "I am very much looking forward to this cooperation with Director Tang."
Next to him, Wang Zhongjun also smiled and said, "Having Director Qin join us is a blessing."
Tang An joked, "Dr. Qin, this is a big production. The production cost will be at least 200 million. Don't be stingy then."
"Haha, of course, I feel safe giving the money to Director Tang!"
...
Tang An smiled and chatted with them. Of course he was responsible for the investment in Lu Chuan's new film.
With his current status, chatting with Lu Chuan is too cheap and beneath his status.
It just so happened that he was probably leaving Huayi for his next movie, so he brought Xingmei in. He and Wang Zhongjun each gave up 5 points of investment, and also let the other party jointly distribute it.
Between Tang An and Lu Chuan, you know how to choose with your eyes closed.
Although the 10% investment share and the maximum 4% issuance fee are not very profitable, they are definitely a shot in the arm for SMG Cinemas, which is about to go public.
Even if the investment and issuance is made by the head office, and the listed theater branches are just theater branches, there are still great benefits. After all, they are all called Star America.
Wang Zhongjun offered 5 points of investment share and half of the distribution fee and did not refuse. After all, the production cost alone was more than 200 million, and the publicity fee might reach 300 million.
Xingmei controls the largest theater chain in China, and Qin Hong has promised to fully support the distribution after it is released. All its theaters will screen Tang An's movie around the clock.
As for Tang An, Lu Chuan was just incidental. He did not expect that preparations for Lu Chuan's movie, which was originally released in 12 years, would now begin.
After all, he may leave Huayi at the end of the year. If Wang Zhongjun feels unhappy and wants to do something, there is Xingmei here.
For Star America, the most important thing next year is the theatrical launch, and the Tang An project is very important to them.
Lu Chuan just waits for a few more years. Anyway, "Nanjing Nanjing" took five years to film, and "The King's Feast" was originally a 12-year-old film.