The movie "The Fight between Dragons and Tigers" was released in Hong Kong in July this year and is now offline. Its box office performance is nearly 20 million Hong Kong dollars, which is much better than "The Ghost Story".
According to history, "The Fight between Dragons and Tigers" ranked 12th on the Hong Kong annual box office list in 1987. Leslie Cheung and Wang Zuxian's "A Chinese Ghost Story" ranked 15th, and "The Legend of Wesley" with the gimmick of Hong Kong's science fiction movie ranked 15th.
No. 16, the box office performance is not as good as "The Fight between Dragons and Tigers".
Moreover, because "Dragon Tiger" is an urban action film and a follow-up to "A Better Tomorrow", especially starring the popular fried chicken Fa Ge, this movie is a hot seller in the Bay Area and throughout Southeast Asia.
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Because of this, Deng Guangrong valued Wong Kar-wai more and wanted to concentrate resources on cultivating him. Therefore, when Liu Zhenwei proposed to leave Yingzhijie, he did not encounter much resistance.
Tang Guangrong promised to invest in Liu Zhenwei at the beginning of next year and let him film the sequel to "The Ghostbusters" for the film. After the filming is completed, he will have completed the contract and can officially leave.
Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai also knew that Yingzhijie was the film company of Deng Guangrong. He had been in the industry for many years and had no problems with his personal connections. It was said that he had a lot of connections with outside societies, so although Yingzhijie was not big, he still had a future.
But the problem is that Deng Guangrong doesn't have much money. His main job is an actor. How much could he save in the 1970s and 1980s just by acting?
Therefore, the two of them calculated that if it was a small production worth one to two million Hong Kong dollars, Ying Zhijie would have no problem shooting two or three movies at the same time. If it was a movie that cost about five million, Ying Zhijie would probably be able to shoot one movie in half a year.
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You know, even if a movie is a big hit, it takes time to get the money back. The local box office share is a little better. With Deng Guangrong’s personal connections, the theater chain can basically pay the dividend within three to six months after the movie is offline.
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The time for repayment outside of Xiangjiang is even longer. For places like Wanwan that take a share of the box office, it usually takes half a year to a year for repayment.
If the video is sold out, the payment time will be faster, but the price will not be good. Especially the transaction model of immediate payment, the price is lower than deferred payment or installment payment.
At this time, the key to stable and sustainable development depends on the financial strength of the film company.
Companies with strong financial strength can choose the most profitable issuance method. Even if the payment is delayed a few days, it will not affect the company's normal follow-up shooting plan.
And those small companies should worry about this. The key is that if the money cannot be returned, subsequent projects will not be carried out!
Yingzhijie belongs to such a company. Its funds are entirely supported by Deng Guangrong alone. The company not only participates in the investment of Deng Guangrong's films, but also supports several directors and prepares to invest in the film alone.
Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai are two of them, and there are two directors who are Deng Guangrong's old friends. They will definitely not be able to compete with him in a short time.
But for such a small company to support four directors at the same time, even if each of them only shoots a small-budget film worth one to two million yuan a year, Deng Guangrong would vomit blood.
What's more, there are so many projects that can make a lot of money with a small cost. "The Ghost Mission" cost 1 million Hong Kong dollars, which is considered a special case.
Starring Zhang Xueyou is a newcomer who has just debuted in the entertainment industry. His fame in the film industry is not as great as his fame in the music industry. It would be good to give him a leading role. How high can he expect to be paid?
The main costar is Xu Guanjie, who is an old friend of Deng Guangrong, and the salary is just a friendly price. The salary of the actress itself is low, plus a bunch of newcomers, and the film itself is an urban drama with 50 cents special effects, so "The Ghost Job"
The cost of filming can be reduced to this level.
Subsequently, Ying Zhijie's film "The Fight between Dragons and Tigers" was not so cheap.
Even though Deng Guangrong was the boss and did not receive a salary, Fa Ge and the leading actors also received friendly prices, but the cost of special effects in action movies is obvious. The investment of more than 5 million Hong Kong dollars in the entire film is really not that much.
Next year, the cost of the sequel film that Liu Zhenwei will shoot will still not be too high, it will be hundreds of thousands more than the first film. The entire film investment is only 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars, so it can be won.
But Wong Kar-Wai never saves money in his films. He does not pursue big scenes or special effects, but for a certain inspiration, he will change the shooting plan, or even add or remove scenes or plots.
Therefore, for Wong Kar-Wai's films, no matter how good the shooting cost budget or shooting schedule is, it is of no use because they can't cope with inspiration and they can be changed at will.
The relationship between Liu and Wang is very good. According to the original historical trajectory, Liu Zhenwei will choose to sacrifice some of his own rights and interests, but fully control the development of Wong Kar-wai. When Wong Kar-wai encounters trouble, he will take the initiative to help him deal with the aftermath.
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However, in this life, there is an additional variable such as Youlian Brokerage Company. Through Zhang Xueyou's introduction, Liu Zhenwei felt that he could realize his ideals without competing for resources with Wong Kar-wai.
Therefore, Liu Zhenwei decided to leave Wong Kar-Wai and Ying Zhijie on his own initiative, and came to the newly reorganized Youlian Agency, starting from script review, and preparing to open up a new situation.
Although the two are not in the same company, their relationship will not be greatly affected. The work of a director or screenwriter is very flexible, and there will be no problem if the two of them get together every once in a while.
When Sun Dahai saw the two of them walking together, he naturally wouldn't be surprised.
He was quite lucky that Wong Kar-wai did not come with him. Otherwise, faced with such a huge pit, would Sun Dahai jump or not?
Many celebrities would arrive later, but Sun Dahai didn't want to wait any longer. He took Hu Cheng and Gao Yi, asked the staff at the door to take them, and slipped into the Future Cinema.
Future Cinema has a business area of 2,300 square meters and is divided into seven screening halls, which are located on the first floor and underground floor of the podium of the Future Building.
The first floor is the ticket hall, waiting hall, as well as a large screening and VIP screening hall that can accommodate 300 people. The waiting hall is equipped with a movie derivatives sales department, a concession stand and a video game arcade for the audience to shop and entertain themselves while waiting.
On the basement floor are two screening rooms that can accommodate 200 people, two screening rooms that can accommodate 150 people, and a small screening room that can accommodate 100 people.
The upper and lower floors of the future cinema will have the same area. The underground floor is the main viewing area. The screening halls with 200 and 150 people are the most cost-effective and can accommodate the screening of different films or the broadcast of the same popular film.
The time slots are divided to meet the schedule of more viewers.
The small screening room is usually mainly used for small private rooms, long-term screenings of literary films, and to receive professional film critics at test screenings of new films. Because there are armchairs with small writing boards and small spotlights on them, it has been well received by film critics who have been here.
