Chapter 412 The court merchant forced the palace

9days ago Celebrity fiction 8
The average attendance rate of Lianhe Theater yesterday was 53%.

The average attendance rate of Huamao Cinema yesterday was 56%.

The average attendance rate of Jinyu Theater yesterday was 47%.

The average attendance rate of Jinsheng Theater yesterday was 51%.

The average attendance rate of Taiping Cinema yesterday was 52%.

The Queen's Theater's average attendance yesterday was 67%.

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In the headquarters conference room of the New Era Cinema, the bosses or managers of major theaters are listening to the attendance reports of each theater with concern.

The situation of "Terminator" was released in Hong Kong was a bit bad, and it was even worse than Kang Jianfei expected.

Among the five movies during the Spring Festival, comedy films include comedy films and kung fu films. The remaining audiences who like to watch science fiction films have also been snatched away by "Star Wars 3".

Even though it has been widely promoted before its release, the presence of "Terminator" is still too low.

"Terminator", which was released in 18 theaters at the same time, not only has the box office not as good as "Shaolin Boy" with only 14 theaters, but also "Star Wars 3" with only 10 theaters.

On the third day after it was released, there was a crack in the loose alliance of theaters in the new era. In addition to Kang Jianfei's own nine theaters, the other nine theaters have demanded the reduction of the number of "Terminator" scenes, and they are willing to replace them with "City Light".

Although Anle Cinema has had a very unhappy relationship with Kang Jianfei, it was Jiang Zhiwen who was the decision, and Jiang Zhiqiang is still the general manager of the Cinema in the New Era.

He turned his eyes to Kang Jianfei and Zhang Moren, and was about to say something when he suddenly heard a good news in the midst of awe.

The average attendance rate of Fanling Theater yesterday was…100%.

Everyone in the conference room looked at the boss of Fanling Theater, and Zheng Cuisheng, the boss of Fanling Theater, only smiled but said nothing.

Why can Fanling Theater be full of events when the average attendance rate of other theaters is only about 50%?

Because Fanling Theater is a rural cinema.

Fanling is located in the northeast of the New Territories and is about to border Shenzhen. The more remote it is, the more remote it is.

Moreover, Fanling Theater is the only cinema in the three districts of Shangshui, Fanling and Dapu.

In other words, if people in Shangshui and Dapu District want to watch movies, they have to take a bus to Fanling.

In this way, as long as the movies released by Fanling Theater are not too bad, the attendance rate during the Spring Festival is basically above 90%.

Unfortunately, the ticket price of this theater is relatively low and only has more than 500 seats.

The predecessor of Fanling Theater was an open-air theater. It has been open since 1949 and has changed several bosses over the past decades. For example, Qiu Degen has operated Fanling Theater for several years.

Because the North New Territories District is too backward and the surrounding area is full of rural areas with inconvenient transportation, Fanling Theater has always been simple in equipment and very small in scale. For a long time, it has been screening second-round movies or old movies. Relying on low ticket prices to attract farmers and audiences, the ticket prices are high, and farmers are reluctant to leave.

However, since 1978, Hong Kong's economy has developed rapidly, and farmers' pockets in the North New Territories have gradually increased. In the past two years, the ticket prices of Fanling Theater have increased a lot.

At the same time, the peasant audience is not willing to only watch old movies and second-round movies. In addition, Kang Jianfei promised to reduce copy rent for Fanling Theater, so this rural theater chose to join the New Era theater.

Zheng Cuisheng, who is not worried about attendance, did not speak, but the manager of Jinyu Theater spoke: The attendance rate of "Terminator" is less than 50%. If other videos are not arranged to replace it, Jinyu Theater will definitely withdraw from this joint screening.

The old man Zhang Moren asked sinisterly: I wonder which good film is going to be screened after Manager Di withdraws from the joint screening?

The Manager Di said with a straight face: This is not a matter of worrying about Mr. Zhang.

Could it be "Star Wars 3"?Zhang Moren laughed.

Manager Di sat there without saying a word, as if he had made a default.

Ahem!

Jiang Zhiqiang used the sound of coughing to cover up his embarrassment.

On the one hand, he is the general manager of the New Era Cinema, and on the other hand, he is Jiang Zhiwen's younger brother and one of the shareholders of Anle Cinema. At the same time, he has a good personal relationship with Kang Jianfei. The filming work of "Terminator" and "Star Wars 3" has made him feel embarrassed and worried.

The boss of Huamao Cinema also spoke: Mr. Kang, Huamao Cinema took the risk of screening "Terminator" for your sake.You have to come up with a charter now. It doesn’t matter if the attendance rate of 50% during the off-season of the movie, but now it is the prime time of the Spring Festival.

The "New Shushan Swordsman" directed by Tsui Hark has been filmed for half a year, right?The boss of Hongyun Theater suddenly said that it would be no longer as follows: "Terminator", and the emergency screening of Tsui Hark's "Shushan".

When Kang Jianfei faced these thrilling theater merchants, he kept laughing disdainfully. Most of their theaters used to be second-round theaters. If it weren't for DreamWorks' film sources and discounts as backing, he would not be qualified to talk about what movies were screened in the first round of the Spring Festival.

Now that the wings are growing hard, the attendance rate of only one movie is not good, I can't help but jump up and down and ask for a change of films in just two or three days.

Although according to the convention of theaters, the attendance rate of the Spring Festival should be reduced if the number of scenes is too low, and even if it is released in other movies, the actions of these theaters and merchants are not wrong, but Kang Jianfei is still very unhappy.

Because these theaters can develop rapidly, they all have the convenience and support of DreamWorks. It is only for his Kang Jianfei's face. At least, it should be said that "Terminator" will be released for a week.

Kang Jianfei didn't care about other people's face, but he didn't like others not giving him face.Facing the faces of the lords in the conference room, he further strengthened his determination to re-create the theater company.

Kang Jianfei's anger was not shown, but said with a smile: "Shushan" is still early, and there is no progress at half of it.

Kang Jianfei did not lie, and "Shushan" was indeed only filmed a little.

Tsui Hark’s filming speed is not slow, and there is a special reason why he only filmed a little bit in half a year.

First, I went to Hollywood to hire a special effects team and then I went back to make special effects models. When I went to mainland China to film, it was already November.

Tsui Hark first went to Zhangjiajie for a walk, and was immediately shocked by the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland.

Then Tsui Hark went to Jiuzhaigou again. After he got there, he didn't take a shot, so he called Kang Jianfei directly and said that he wanted to overturn his original idea and rewrite the script.

As Tianke Pity saw that Tsui Hark had been filming in Zhangjiajie for more than half a month, and rewriting the script would mean that half a month of shooting would be basically invalid.

As for the reason why Tsui Hark rewrites the script is very simple. Those natural beauty with great visual and spiritual impact have brought him too many ideas and inspirations.

Now most of the crew of the "New Shushan Swordsman" have returned to Hong Kong, and only Tsui Hark and his wife Shi Nansheng are still in the mainland. Under the leadership of the mainland guide, they traveled to famous mountains and rivers in various places.

As for when "New Shushan Swordsman" will be filmed, only ghosts know that Kang Jianfei has been cheated this time.

Hasn't finished the filming been in half a year?That's really long.The owner of Huamao Cinema sighed.

The boss of Jinsheng Theater said: Mr. Kang, since joining the New Era theater, the number of seats in our Jinsheng Theater has doubled. Such a 50% attendance rate is really hurt, and I also support re-scheduling.

The owner of Jinsheng Theater is also a weirdo. His cinema originally had only 300 seats, but he made a lot of money after joining the New Era theater. That little seat could not satisfy more and more audiences, so he thought about expanding the scale of the theater.

However, this guy did not choose to build a multi-hall theater, but rented a house next to the theater, and directly installed more than 300 seats after opening the wall.

The attendance rate of "Terminator" is only 50%, which means that more than 300 new seats added by Jinsheng Theater are vacant.

Jiang Zhiqiang turned his attention to Kang Jianfei, obviously asking about his plans.

There are only two ways to go now. One is to reduce the number of "Terminator" episodes and change to "Star Wars 3", and the other is to replace other DreamWorks movies, such as Zhang Jianting's "City Light".

From Jiang Zhiqiang's standpoint, he naturally hopes to release "Star Wars 3" in more theaters. The more box offices of "Star Wars 3", the more distribution share earned by Anle Pictures, and Jiang Zhiqiang is also one of the shareholders of Anle Pictures.

"Star Wars 3" is not good, Kang Jianfei shook his head and said, the current attendance rate of this movie is about 80%, but please note that this is with only 10 theaters being released. It can be said that the box office potential of "Star Wars 3" has reached its limit.If your theaters are also scheduled for "Star Wars", the attendance rate of "Star Wars 3" will be quickly lowered, and I'm afraid it will not be much better than "Terminator" at that time.

After Kang Jianfei said this, those hospital merchants also realized that except for one or two companies that still had expectations for "Star Wars 3", everyone else gave up their plans to cooperate with Jiang Zhiwen, and hoped that DreamWorks would get a new film.

Kang Jianfei raised three fingers and said: Give me another three days. If the box office of "Terminator" does not improve, McDonald's "Cannot Stop Love" will be released.

Is it the film starring Leslie Cheung, Wen Bixia, Li Lizhen and Ng Mengda?The boss of Jinsheng Cinema asked.

Kang Jianfei explained: It was that movie. The late stage of "The Unstoppable Love" was completed after New Year's Day. It just passed the movie inspection a few days ago and was originally scheduled to be released after the New Year.

"Love I Can't Stop" is a sequel to "The Beautiful Girl". Kang Jianfei proposed the idea and Wen Jun was the screenwriter. It is considered a movie that emphasizes both art and business.

Of course, there is Wen Bixia's kiss scene in "Cannot Stop Love" in the original history, and Kang Jianfei naturally would not allow his woman to have any intimate scenes. He had already made a lot of comments before Wen Jun became the screenwriter.

"The Beautiful Girl" was both well-known and popular when it was released. "Love I Can't Stop" was its sequel, and there were also starring Leslie Cheung, Wen Bixia and others, which was very interesting in the box office.

Kang Jianfei made a three-day commitment. After all, those hospital merchants will have to rely on DreamWorks to provide film sources in the future, so naturally they can't force them too much. They all agreed to it.

After the meeting ended, Jiang Zhiqiang called Kang Jianfei and said: Mr. Kang, I am really sorry for this incident. After all, Anle Films is my brother who is making the decision.

I know that it is also difficult for you to get stuck in the middle.

Kang Jianfei said with a smile that he was still very satisfied with Jiang Zhiqiang's Spring Festival screening schedule this time.

Among the members of the New Era theater, only 6 were released in "Star Wars 3" with Anle theater, and the remaining 9 theaters were all screened by Jiang Zhiqiang.

Jiang Zhiqiang sighed: There will probably be more and more such situations in the future. I want to quit my position as general manager of the New Era Cinema and go back to help my brother run Anle Cinema.

What are the futures of those four Western Film Cinemas?Kang Jianfei suddenly smiled and said, "I am going to rebuild a theater company. How about Brother Jiang, why not be the general manager?"

Jiang Zhiqiang looked at Kang Jianfei in surprise, and soon reacted and said with a smile: Mr. Kang, you will not be satisfied with loose temporary theaters. One day you will create a regular theater.I just don’t know why I was chosen as the general manager. Isn’t Mr. Zhang Moren very suitable?

Kang Jianfei explained: He is old and has problems with the waist and cervical spine. He cannot sit for a long time and cannot work hard. It is already the ultimate to manage several theaters and do not have the energy to manage a whole theater.

In fact, Kang Jianfei liked Cen Jianxun very much. He planned to let Zhang Moren be the general manager of the theater, and then sent Cen Jianxun to serve as an assistant to Zhang Moren, and then be promoted after training for two or three years.

But Kang Jianfei never expected that Cen Jianxun was actually Pan Disheng's friend, and he handed out his resignation in the first two days of the Little New Year holiday in the Lunar New Year.

Compared to working at DreamWorks, although Debao Film Company, which has not yet been officially registered, Pan Disheng gave Cen Jianxun some shares.

Cen Jianxun would naturally choose to be his boss instead of staying at DreamWorks to work for Kang Jianfei.

Jiang Zhiqiang hesitated. After his father's death, the two brothers got one as their inheritance.

But the problem is that his brother Jiang Zhiwen has the final say in the theaters, and Jiang Zhiqiang can only go back and forth in Europe and the United States to buy movies.

Jiang Zhiqiang is an aspiring young man. Although he is only 30 years old, he has run around the world since he was 13 years old. After nearly 20 years of holding it in, he has long wanted to let go.

Now Jiang Zhiqiang has two choices. One is to stay at Anle Cinemas as the second owner and continue to go around buying films to develop four family theaters; the other is to accept Kang Jianfei's invitation and become the general manager of the newly built cinemas. Judging from the prosperity of DreamWorks, the cinemas may develop to Nanyang and Taiwan in a few years.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Kang Jianfei added with a smile and said: I'll give you 10% of the dry shares of the theater company.

The stocks can only be distributed dividends but not traded. Jiang Zhiqiang will take them back after resigning, so naturally it cannot be compared with his shares in Anle Cinema.

But the development prospects of the two theaters are also different. Jiang Zhiqiang thought about it over and over again, and the temptation of being the only one side made him unable to refuse. After all, after returning to Anle theaters, he could only help his brother Jiang Zhiwen.

I'll do it with you!Jiang Zhiqiang said breathlessly.