MTL - Reborn Capital Empire-v2 Chapter 674 Golden Harvest, 2004

Chapter 674 Golden Harvest 2004

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"Boss, this is our filming plan for this year. In the first half of the year, "See the Dragon Unloading Armor" and "Ip Man", the second half is "The Thief of the Years" and "Anti-Corruption Storm". Currently, "Seeing the Dragon Unloading Armor" and "Ip Man" " has been released, the former starring Andy Lau and Sammo Hung. It was released for two months, with a domestic box office of 69.58 million and an international box office of 6.8 million US dollars. The total box office is 124 million Chinese yuan. After deducting distribution fees and costs, our net profit before tax was 55.8 million. Wanhua Xia Coin."

"Ip Man, which was released in April this year, was released in China for two months, with a box office of 120 million Chinese dollars. The international side is actively cooperating with the matrix company to make announcements, plus it is a tough kung fu film that foreign audiences prefer, the box office should be good. Over $10 million!"

If a movie wants to sell well, although quality is the first, the importance of publicity is self-evident. As a media giant in the world second only to Time Warner and News Corporation, Matrix can reach almost every corner of the world through its publicity channels. With the help of such a system, these originally high-quality Chinese films have achieved higher box office than Guo Shouyun remembered.

Especially "Slaying the Wolf", which was banned from the mainland for being too violent and bloody. Because it is suitable for American tastes and has the nature of a kung fu movie, the United States alone has achieved a box office of 15.8 million, and the global total is close to 30 million!

"Anti-Corruption Storm, starring Gu Tianle, can be filmed in another month and is scheduled to be released in September. The Thief of the Years starring Wu Junru and Ren Dahua is expected to be filmed in October and released at the end of the year."

Guo Shouyun nodded, "What about the shooting plan for next year?"

"At present, two films have been finalized, "Slaying the Wolf 2" starring Wu Jing, and "Memories of Murder 2" starring Liang Jiahui and Aaron Kwok. In addition, the editorial department has released several scripts, which are currently being perfected, and there is no final shooting plan yet. Settle down."

Guo Shouyun, who has the memory of the last life, naturally has a better impression of Wu Jing, so he is the protagonist of "Slaying the Wolf". As for the protagonist of "Memories of Murder", he did not interfere, and the director chose Liang Jiahui and Aaron Kwok according to his requirements for the characters.

Looking at Zou Chongyan, who was full of high-spirited and strong women. Obviously, the rise of Golden Harvest has not only won him wide acclaim from the Hong Kong business community, but has also given her back her self-confidence.

Guo Shouyun nodded, "Have you seen the two movies, "The Demon Sect Leader" and "The Legend of Shushan"?"

"Seen!"

"I'm going to shoot their sequels!"

Many regrets in later generations will no longer have sequels in the classic movie rankings. In the domestic part, "The Demon Sect Leader of Heaven and Dragon Slayer" and "Shushan Biography" are both regulars on the list.

Especially the latter, compared to Xu Laogua's "Shushan Biography", what will the domestic Xianxia movies be in the future? Not to mention the artistic conception of Huaxia Xianxia flying in the sky and escaping the ground, carrying mountains and seas, facing the North Sea and twilight Cangwu, even the special effects in Jin Yong's martial arts can't keep up.

What makes people complain the most is that most of the so-called immortals in the future will be in love in the skin of immortals. Especially "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", "Jazz Traces" and the like. Only after experiencing these unappetizing films did I realize that Xu Laogua's "Shushan Biography" is the real work of conscience.

"Boss, the box office of these two films is not good. And the copyright is not in our hands." Zou Chongyan said.

Guo Shouyun waved his hand. With his current status and wealth, how much can he lose even if the two movies are lost? The most important thing is to make up for the regrets of your past life.

"Copyright is not a problem, just buy it. If you don't want to, make it jointly."

The big boss is not bad for money, so Zou Chongyan naturally no longer objected.

"By the way, apart from Old Monster Xu, who is the director of "The Demon Sect Leader of Heaven and Dragon Slayer"?"

"Wang Jing!"

Guo Shouyun was stunned, "I didn't expect it to be him! But thinking about the somewhat funny Zhang Sanfeng played by Sammo Hung above, it really fits Wang Jing's style."

"You make an appointment with them for me." Guo Shouyun said after thinking for a while.

"You want to see them?"

In Zou Chongyan's view, how could such a trivial matter interest the big boss?

"Um!"

Among the many film directors in Hong Kong, apart from Lin Chaoxian, Guo Shouyun is most interested in Xu Laogua and Wang Jing. Anyway, I have to stay in Hong Kong for a few days, just in time to meet them.

"I'll arrange it right away!"

After Guo Shouyun nodded, "In the cinema section, how many of Jiahe's branches are there now?"

"Thanks to the company's revenue growth, we now have 37 cinema chains with 412 screens in the entire Greater China region, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. The property ownership rate is 41%, and the rest of the cinema chains have also signed long-term contracts. We got an appointment and got a more favorable rental price.”

"In the future, the layout of mainland theaters will be the key point. Theaters in first- and second-tier cities should hold properties as much as possible, and if it is not possible, sign long-term contracts. Third- and fourth-tier cities will mainly lease theaters, but they must be in prosperous urban areas. In addition, we should not relax the layout of theaters in Southeast Asia, but we only need theaters in central urban areas and areas with good economic development, even if we spend a little more money."

"clear."

Nowadays, film shooting and cinema chain are the only ones of Golden Harvest, and they are also their two main businesses, and naturally they will not relax.

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"Old Monster Xu, what are the big men from America looking for us to do?"

Wang Jing looked at the furnishings that were not luxurious, and felt a little uneasy in her heart.

Tsui Hark glanced at him. The two met when they entered the door. The place where the palm of your hand is big in Hong Kong is in the same industry, and Wang Jing is naturally familiar with it. Coupled with the fact that the two of them received invitations at the same time, they naturally seemed to be watching and helping each other.

"You, Fatty Wang, have times when you have no confidence in your heart?"

Wang Jing rolled her eyes, "Damn, this is a Bill Gates-esque figure, and he is the boss of Universal, a big Hollywood company. People who just pluck their hairs are thicker than my waist, can't they be bottomless?" , after glancing at Tsui Hark beside him, "Don't tell me you're not nervous!"

Tsui Hark smiled bitterly, although he was considered a hero in the Chinese film and television circle. But compared to the Lord who invited them today, it was like the difference between Haoyue and Chenxing, the difference was too great.

"The gossip said that this guy who fell in love with "The Demon Sect Leader of Heaven and Slaying the Dragon" and "The Legend of Shushan" that you and I filmed before, intends to let Jiahe buy the copyright to make the second film. Most of us came here today for this." Wang Jing leaned to the side of Xu Ke's body and whispered beside Xu Ke.

"The grapevine, where did you hear the grapevine?" Xu Ke frowned.

"Hey, you know my relationship with Uncle Huai. He called me last night and asked me to pay attention to today's meeting. Of course, I missed a little bit." Wang Jing smiled smugly.

Compared with Wang Jing, who was simply a director, Tsui Hark was a partner of Jiahe's old enemy, Xinyicheng, so it was impossible for him to have a good relationship there. Of course, it is impossible to get news from the Zou family.

"Dong dong...!"

Just when Tsui Hark was about to ask questions, the sound of footsteps from far and near interrupted his words.

The two looked at each other, stood up almost at the same time, and looked in the direction from which the voice came.

The fat Wang Jing and the thin Tsui Hark stand together, and the contrast is especially great. The directing styles of the two are also different. Wang Jing tends to be funny and nonsensical, and Tsui Hark tends to be weird and freehand. However, after entering the new century, both of them have changed. "Chasing the Dragon" and "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" are both eye-catching. The good box office also shows the two people's ability to control different styles of films.

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Wang, I grew up watching two movies!"

After shaking hands, Guo Shouyun smiled.

"You're welcome, that's our honor."

Seeing that the two of them were somewhat restrained, Guo Shouyun didn't take it seriously. As his status continued to improve, he saw this situation more and more.

"You two, please sit down!"

After asking Wang Jue and Wu Xiaojing to serve tea, "Although I am in the United States, as a Chinese, I have always been interested in Chinese films, especially Hong Kong films. Mr. Xu's "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Once Upon a Time" series, and Mr. Wang's "God of Gamblers" series, "New Shaolin Five Ancestors", etc. are all movies that I am familiar with. However, among the many movies that the two filmed, my favorites are "The Demon Lord of Heaven and Dragon Slayer" and "Shushan Mountain" Biography". This time, the two of you are invited to discuss the sequels of the filmmakers' two films."

After Tsui Hark and Wang Jing looked at each other, the former said: "Mr. Guo, "Shushan Biography" has invested 100 million Hong Kong dollars, but the final box office in Hong Kong is only 11.75 million~www.novelbuddy.com~ The total box office is less than 30 million, and the word of mouth is not satisfactory. So since it was released in 2001, there has been no sequel."

"The same is true for my "Eternal Dragon Slayer: The Demon Sect Leader", although there is no old monster Xu..." Wang Jing, who noticed that he had said something wrong, quickly changed his tune, "The box office of "Eternal Heaven Slaying the Dragon Slayer: The Demon Sect Leader" also failed, and the investment of 5,000 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, but only more than 10 million points were recovered.”

Guo Shouyun waved his hand and interrupted the two of them.

"I am naturally aware of the failures of "The Demon Lord of Heaven and Slaying the Dragon" and "The Legend of Shushan". But now is different from the past. In the past, Hong Kong films could only rely on overseas markets such as Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea. Now, in addition to Southeast Asia and Japan and South Korea, as well as the broader mainland market. I have already received news that the mainland is considering lifting the quota restrictions on Hong Kong films. Therefore, the fast-growing mainland film market will bring more revenue to new films. In addition, I Matrix will be ordered to use its distribution channels around the world to help the publicity of "The Demon Lord of Heaven and Dragon Slayer" and "Shushan Biography". I believe it can help the two films to achieve higher income."

"Moreover, I always believe that as long as we polish the script seriously and shoot the film with heart, the final result will not be bad." Guo Shouyun said solemnly.