Chapter 638 Have a Pleasant Journey

"Failure is rebellion, success is revolution. Human beings, as animals, just hope to have strong people to lead them!"

Yin Kaka, Feng Bingzhong and Chen Rongmei, who want to imitate the young generals but don't have the skills themselves, are also at this juncture.

Failure is betrayal, success is a good bird choosing a tree to roost in!

Historically, in the late 1980s, Hong Kong films were popular in the Asian market, and film producers from Taiwan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia were waving their money to get involved. Feng Bingzhong and Chen Rongmeiyi, it was a pity that no one was making any money, so they quit Golden Princess in 1988 and established a "New Treasure" theater chain.

Xinbao works as an intermediary.

Help introduce overseas funds and local filmmakers, and promote their cooperation. The resulting films will be screened in Xinbao and make huge profits.

However, this also ushered in the crazy and chaotic era of Hong Kong films. With the stimulation of hot money, 200 films were made a year in a small place. They were shoddy and followed trends. They sold films to fool people and exhausted their vitality early on.

Chen Qi knew that these two people had lively thoughts, so he kept drawing them together.

In the current environment, they do not have the conditions to set up a theater chain, so they can only change jobs. The two had a secret conversation. Their ancestors ran theaters and were family friends, so they had a very good relationship.

“Do you think a left-wing multiplex theater can be built?”

"Traditional theaters need land to build an independent building. We have seen multiplex theaters in the United States. They are all embedded in shopping malls. There are no worries about land. If the leftists have money and film sources, they will definitely be able to do it."

"Then let's vote for the left together? But Jiahe has a deep foundation and will not be easy to fail. Maybe Jiahe also wants to build a multi-hall theater?"

"It's better for one to vote for the Left and the other for Golden Harvest. Anyway, we just sign an agreement for a few years and then wait and see what happens when it expires."

"That's fine. If two tigers fight, one of them will be injured!"

The two quickly reached an agreement, and all that was left was to break away from Princess Jin.

"You want to leave?"

Lei Juekun looked at the two of them with a gloomy face, trying to control his emotions and said: "What benefits did they promise you? Business is nothing more than profit. We have always cooperated happily. I can modify the agreement and increase your share."

"Mr. Lei, let's not talk about profit sharing at this point. Princess Jin is surrounded by enemies, and there are fewer and fewer film sources. If one theater chain doesn't show the film, it will make people laugh to death."

"Who said there is no film? There is a new company called Debao, and we can cooperate with them!"

"De Bao? With the relationship between Hong Jinbao and Jiahe, how can it be possible for Princess Jin to come?"

Feng Bingzhong wanted to persuade him when he saw it, and said: "Mr. Lei, we are really happy to cooperate, so we hope to get together and part ways. As shareholders, we propose that there is no need for Xinyi City to continue to exist, and it should be settled and closed as soon as possible."

For the sake of shareholders, the two shareholders are leaving!

What else can Lei Juekun do?

He was a decent person and didn't want to rip off his face on the spot, so he said: "Princess Jin still has some business this year. You stay until the end of the year to handle everything and settle the accounts together. If you leave next year, I won't stop you."

"Can!"

After the two left, Lei Juekun asked his assistant: "Is Mai Jia still in Japan?"

"Yes!"

"Where's Shi Tian?"

"He doesn't care about anything."

“Huang Baiming—forget it!”

Lei Juekun's balls hurt, Teddy Robin is gone, Huang Baiming and Jiahe are flirting with each other, Shi Tianzhe protects himself, the wheat field mud can't support the wall, there is no need for Xinyi City to exist.

But he did not admit defeat. Even if Feng Bingzhong and Chen Rongmei jumped out, he still had 8 theaters with independent property rights. He could still build a new theater chain by renting a few more.

Sai Yeung Choi Street, Mong Kok.

As the name suggests, it used to be a place for growing watercress, but now it houses shops and commercial and residential buildings, with many selling electrical appliances and electronic products. A Broadway theater owned by the Jiang family is also here.

Chen Qi is inspecting here, eh.

At first glance, it looks like an old theater with two floors. It is not large in scale, with more than 600 seats.

Jiang Zhiwen and Jiang Zhiqiang accompanied him, explaining everywhere, saying: "My father was a theater manager at first, and then started his own business. He built this theater in 1950. Unknowingly, it has been 34 years."

"When was the first cinema in Hong Kong?"

"Probably around 1910!"

"It has a history of more than 70 years. No wonder there are so many theaters run by three generations. They are all ancestral properties!"

Chen Qi observed carefully and found that the theater was very well maintained. It didn't look shabby. Instead, it had a "semi-old" and a little bit of heritage. He smiled and said, "Not bad, welcome to join us!"

"Thank you Mr. Chen, let's go to another one——."

"No need, I believe in your business capabilities. Speaking of which, didn't you make a few Universal movies? How was the box office?"

"It's just normal. For a box office of several million, we pay tax first and then share it with the theaters that show it continuously. We then get 15% of the agency fee and earn hundreds of thousands of hard-earned money."

"What if it's a buyout?"

"We can't afford big movies, but if you have a good eye for small movies, if you can bet on one, you can really make a lot of money. A few years ago, I cut together a lot of war scenes and made it into a documentary called "The Tragic War" ", it actually took over 9 million at the box office. It was our best-run movie."

Jiang Zhiwen is quite proud, this is his proud work.

“You don’t usually see war movies in Hong Kong, so everyone is curious.”

"Yes, that's right."

After chatting for a while, Chen Qi looked through Jiang Zhiwen to the brother behind him and said: "I am very grateful to you for your support in the first place. We will be partners in the future, so we need to keep in touch.

You guys have rich experience in running theaters, and I happen to be short of such talents. I want your brother to come work for me, what do you think? "

Um?

Jiang Zhiwen was stunned, and so was Jiang Zhiqiang.

"Mr. Chen, are you serious?"

"certainly!"

"It's not that it's not possible, it's just that Aqiang is studying in the United States and has just returned. He lacks experience and I'm afraid he won't be able to help much."

"It would be better to study in the United States. I need an assistant who is familiar with the American environment."

"That..

Jiang Zhiwen glanced at his brother who was just eating and waiting to die. Jiang Zhiqiang came back to his senses. He only hesitated for two seconds and said immediately: "Mr. Chen takes it seriously.

I'm willing to help! "

"good!"

Chen Qi was amused, pointed at Gu Weili, and said, "She started a few days earlier than you. If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask her."

"Miss Gu!"

"We will work together in the future, please take good care of me!"

In the blink of an eye, Chen Qi gained another assistant.

Gu Weili can be a big producer, but Jiang Zhiqiang is more comprehensive, and has no problem with theater management, investment, publicity, and channel expansion. The two of them stand behind him, and they are 30-year-old golden girls.

Chen Qi was out inspecting the theater.

As soon as he returned to Clear Water Bay, Feng Bingzhong called: "Mr. Chen, I am willing to join your theater alliance, but we still have to settle the accounts. I am afraid it will not officially start until next year."

"It doesn't matter, everyone is the same. Where is Chen Rongmei?"

"He has some concerns!"

"Okay, welcome!"

"ha!"

There is no nonsense until now, it was finalized in a few words. After hanging up, Chen Qi couldn't help laughing. This theater chain was not supposed to be put into operation until next year, so there was enough time.

No need to ask Chen Rongmei, she must have gone to Jiahe.

Feng Bingzhong has three theaters. With the addition of Western theaters, the left-wing theater chain can expand by 10, reaching 18! Once your multiplex theater is built, you can continue to expand it!

As expected, Jiahe can keep up, with about 20 companies on both sides.

A two-hero situation is formed!

And Princess Jin is dead. Even if Lei Juekun continues to hold on, Chen Qi doesn't care. He only needs to recruit all the film talents and monopolize the film source. The princess is useless and the only way is to go bankrupt.

He also specially wrote a short article to tell everyone:

Shuangnan Cinema Line Expansion Mission Completed!

We will retain the name Shuang Nan. From next year, at least 18 theaters will unite around Yindu and Oriental Company to screen Mandarin films, Cantonese films and foreign language films. This can greatly enrich the Hong Kong film market and further meet everyone's movie viewing needs. .

Also, I heard that Boss Lei has finally made up his mind to close down Xinyi City. This is absolutely correct. If Boss Lei still wants to make movies, I look forward to seeing you again.

Here I would like to pay my respects to Xinyi City, an excellent company that has contributed to Hong Kong films. Have a good journey! "