Chapter 442 Lurking

As mentioned earlier, Golden Princess Cinema Line has three major shareholders: Lei Juekun, Feng Bingzhong, and Chen Rongmei.

Lei Juekkun was born in the Lei family, which owns Kowloon Bus, Kowloon Construction and other industries, and is a well-known wealthy family in Hong Kong. The other two are veterans who have been running theaters for many years.

In addition to being a shareholder, Feng Bingzhong is also the manager responsible for specific affairs. At this moment, he is worrying about the next few films of Princess Jin.

The traditional theater model inherently limits the number of films that can be scheduled. A theater chain may release 1-2 films a month. "The Best of Us 2" was released on the 5th, and the results are mediocre. It will be good until the end of the month, and a new film must be released next month.

He has in his hands a film called "The Rebel", which was produced by a small company.

The subject matter is sharp and absurd: It is said that in the future of 2000, the feminist movement has surged to a very exaggerated level. It is common for wives to abuse their husbands, so a "Husband Abuse Prevention Association" was established.

The male protagonist is often abused by his wife, so he seeks help from the association, but there is no cure. The chairman of the association asked the male protagonist to negotiate with his wife with a grenade. If she still did not repent, they would both die. As a result, the chairman of the association was accidentally blown up...

There is also a movie from Yongjia Pictures - Chen Xunqi's company, called "Modern Yamen", which tells the story of two policemen solving crimes.

Then there is the comedy "The Comedian" by John Woo from New Arts City.

From Feng Bingzhong's personal point of view, "Modern Yamen" has the highest commercial value, followed by "The Comedian" and then "The Rebellion", but they are all relatively big ones.

"That Mr. Chen praised John Woo so highly that he was a master of comedy. Why didn't I see it? The level of "The Comedian" is mediocre!"

"What the hell kind of movie is "The Rebellion"? A million dollars at the box office is pretty good!"

"Why did I, Princess Jin, end up like this?"

Feng Bingzhong sighed, thinking back to last year's Spring Festival, when "The Best Partner" made 26 million yuan, what a success it was? It’s just that the world is changing too fast.

He has already communicated with three companies. "The Comedian" is scheduled to be released in March, followed by "The Rebellion", and the most promising "Modern Yamen" is scheduled for the summer release.

"Dong dong dong!"

"Mr. Feng, that Mr. Zhuang is here!"

"OK!"

After a while, Zhuang Cheng came in.

He was wearing a very decent suit and his leather shoes were very polished. He looked a bit like a boss, but his attitude was very polite: "Mr. Feng, I'm sorry to bother you!"

"What are you talking about? How are you doing these days?"

"It went pretty well."

"There are some difficulties in opening the company, but it will be fine in the past..."

Feng Bingzhong made a cup of coffee with his own hands, handed it to him, and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect you to be able to start a business independently. I don't mean to belittle. When you were in Princess Jin, I thought you were very talented, but your age Light, little experience, still needs experience.”

"You're right, I'm really exhausted running the company." Zhuang Cheng smiled bitterly.

His current identity is that he ran away from the Golden Princess, won the favor of a big shot in the world, and invested in starting a company. I don't know whether it was serious filming or money laundering. Anyway, this kind of thing is not uncommon.

Who hasn’t come into contact with social groups while working in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong?

The two chatted for a while and then arrived at a small screening room. Zhuang Cheng was a little embarrassed and explained: "I haven't finished everything yet. I've made a rough cut. Let's go through it first!"

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

Feng Bingzhong nodded. An outside company wanted to show it in the Golden Princess Cinema, so it was natural to discuss it. Zhuang Cheng used to be his employee and he was a pretty good young man. He thought that as long as it was not too bad, he would show off this "Wrong Show" "Seven Days of Love" has been collected.

At first glance, it turns out that's not the case at all.

Although the production has not yet been completed, looking at the story frame, performances, and conflicts, one can already feel that the quality is quite high. And the scale is very large, Zhong Zhentao has his butt exposed, and Ye Tong has his spots exposed!

This one is full of gimmicks!

While watching the movie, Zhuang Cheng also explained to him the details and how to perform them, in a very professional manner.

"..."

Feng Bingzhong looked at him differently. This young man had more potential than he thought. Alas, it was a pity that he didn't pay much attention to it before.

"The movie is good and can be shown at Golden Princess. You are an insider, so we won't talk nonsense. Which method of splitting the accounts do you choose?"

"Let's make it a regular practice. The announcement will be yours!"

This means: first deduct 17.5% tax, then divide the box office equally, then deduct 10% of publicity and distribution expenses, and the rest will go to the film studio, which will probably get 31.25%.

This is the normal model of accounting for Hong Kong cinema lines.

The reason why Chen Qi's movies are profitable is because he gave away all the money and his prostitution was basically free of charge.

"Which schedule do you want?" Feng Bingzhong asked.

"Is it okay in March? We can finish it all next month."

"Oh? Why don't you want the summer slot?"

"It's been too long. I want to get the funds back quickly." Zhuang Cheng told the truth.

Feng Bingzhong was surprised, did he really want to make a serious movie?

But it's okay, Xinyi City is in decline, Princess Jin needs fresh blood, and Zhuang Cheng comes just in time.

"I am one of my own, don't say any polite words. I need movies and you need theaters. I hope we can establish a long-lasting relationship. If you have any movies in the future, just bring them to me!"

"Definitely!"

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After Zhuang Cheng finished talking about the matter, he returned to Legendary Pictures in Causeway Bay.

The cost of "Seven Days of Love" was small, only 1.5 million was spent, and the remaining money was enough to start the early stage of another film.

He knew that Mr. Chen went to Berlin and had plans for him, so he gave him an outline that could be perfected into a script. Zhuang Cheng was a writer himself, so he decided to write it himself.

This story is called "One House, Two Wives".

It also talks about the relationship between urban men and women, with one male lead and two female leads, a mess, and laughter and noise.

As usual, the male lead was chosen to be Kenny Bee, who has a certain appeal, decent acting skills, and low pay, which is quite cost-effective. The two female leads are still Cecilia Yip and Alyssa Chia, and the lineup is still copied from "Seven Days of Love".

If Seven Days of Love becomes popular, One House, Two Wives can also get some heat.

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Berlin.

The temperature here in February is very low, reaching below zero. Many people think that foreigners burn fireplaces, but in fact they also use heating, and the heating fee is high. It was not clear in the 1980s, but the heating fee per square meter per month in later generations is about 1.2 euros.

In the hotel room, Chen Qi curled up in the warm quilt and slept soundly.

He was really tired. He couldn't sleep well because of the Spring Festival Gala. He also traveled a long distance and took a flight. He didn't really rest until he checked into the hotel.

The light and shadow outside changed, and time flowed. After an unknown amount of time, he finally groaned and opened his eyes. He was confused for a long time, as if his head was empty, and then he remembered where he was.

"That's it!"

"It feels like a seven-day night in an Internet cafe. It's been a long time!"

"But there's no need to adjust to the time difference in Internet cafes!"

Chen Qi muttered and got up, opened the curtains, and the white sun hung in the sky. The streets were not wide, and cars were swimming around. The blond and blue-eyed foreigners were wearing thick clothes, and there was a little snow on the ground.

Li Wenhua, who lived with him, was not there. He didn't know where he went.

He looked at the time. It was two o'clock in the afternoon.

He finally made it to the opening ceremony tomorrow.