Chapter 324 Theater Alliance
A minibus slowly drove into Eying Factory, and soon a few people got off.
Director Mi Jiashan said to a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes: "Guoli, I will eat in the factory later and then leave!"
Zhang Guoli glanced at Zhu Lin beside him and said with a smile: "Okay, I heard that the boiled fish in your Eying Factory is very delicious. I have long wanted to try it."
Mi Jiashan smiled and said: "This dish was invented by Hong Kong director Yang Ye when he came to Sichuan. If we want to say it is authentic, it is indeed more authentic from our factory, because many people from our factory were present at the time."
"It's weird, you said he's a Hong Konger and he invented a Sichuan dish."
"Then I don't know! Sister Lin, let's go and have dinner with us!"
Zhu Lin said: "You go first, I will go to the communication room!"
"Then come quickly, we are waiting for you!"
"Ok!"
Mi Jiashan, Zhang Guoli and others went to the cafeteria chatting and laughing. They had just finished filming a movie "The Curved Stone Path".
Zhu Lin came to the communication room: "Uncle, do you have my letter?"
"There is a package sent from Hong Kong."
"Thank you!"
Zhu Lin took the package and quickly returned to the dormitory. When she opened it, she found a down jacket with hemp and a goose inside, as well as some records.
The down jacket is naturally for Zhu Lin to wear in the winter. This thing is now called a bread jacket in China, and it is still a rarity.
As for records, Yang Ye sent Zhu Lin many foreign records and movie tapes, so it was not surprising that she received these things.
But the top record caught Zhu Lin's attention. There were two words written on the cover of that record, Chengdu.
Zhu Lin quickly opened the record and put it into the record player. Soft and soothing music flowed out, and a magnetic voice sang:
"It's not just the wine last night that made me shed tears. It's not just your tenderness that makes me reluctant to leave. How long will we have to walk until you hold my hand..."
Zhu Lin's heart was drunk. This is... the song he wrote for me?
"Parting is always in September. Memories are the sorrow of longing. The green weeping willows in late autumn kiss my forehead. I have never forgotten you in that rainy little town. The only thing Chengdu cannot take away is you..."
Zhu Lin lay on the desk, quietly listening to the song over and over again, with a gentle smile on her eyes and eyebrows.
"Take a walk with me on the streets of Chengdu...you won't stop until all the lights go out..."
……
After finishing "Happy Ghost", Yang Ye continued to make his movies.
The scene to be filmed now is after the oil tank exploded, Yang Ye jumped out of the flames, his legs were on fire, and he kicked out a cool flame tornado kick.
The visual effect of this picture is extremely stunning, but it is also extremely difficult to shoot.
Luo Lixian said: "Young Master Yang, let the substitute do this action!"
Yang Ye asked: "Who should come?"
"What about letting Ale come?"
Yang Ye shook his head: "This whirlwind kick requires a 720° turn in the air. It depends on the face. How can I get a substitute?"
"It's too dangerous. Even if it succeeds, it may cause burns."
"I believe you, come on!"
Luo Lixian had no choice but to take matters into his own hands and apply a thick layer of fire retardant ointment on Yang Ye's whole body.
Yang Ye felt strange being touched here and there by a man in Male Gobi, but his life was at stake, so that was all he could do.
Although Yang Ye only burns the legs, the fire burns upward, so it must be applied all over the body, especially the head.
After applying fire retardant paste, put on fire retardant clothing and finally apply fuel.
Yang Ye smiled and said: "Axian, is this enough fuel for you? Don't make the fire too small. Otherwise, the shooting effect will not be good. You will have to start over again, which will make me suffer twice!"
Luo Lixian said seriously: "How could it be possible? I am a professional!"
"Okay, I believe you!"
The essence of Burning People is to use technology to strictly control the degree of burning, and use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire immediately after shooting as quickly as possible.
In fact, Yang Ye was a little embarrassed. If it weren't for the professional talent Luo Lixian, he would not dare to play like this.
If this one doesn't go well, his legs will turn into roasted lamb legs.
"That's it!"
"Attention, all departments, this scene must be a success the first time. If anyone makes a mistake, I will deduct wages!"
Everyone quickly made their pledges, and then the recorder made a call and the filming officially started.
"Action!"
Yang Ye jumped out from behind the burning oil tank and kicked Yuan Hua to the ground. Just as Yuan Hua was about to get up, Yang Ye used a whirlwind kick, bringing fire and black smoke, and knocked Yuan Hua down again. Kicked over.
Four cameras recorded this shot from four different angles.
After Yang Ye kicked Yuan Hua, he quickly jumped into a nearby basin to put out the fire. The staff also ran over with a fire extinguisher and sprayed him.
Luo Lixian asked: "How is it?"
Yang Ye lifted up his pants and saw that all the hair on his legs had been removed, but he was not injured. He smiled and said, "Fortunately, we put out the fire quickly. After a while, we can sprinkle cumin!"
……
Yang Ye was sitting in the office reading a letter from Zhu Lin.
"Ye, the factory organized a trip to the Three Gorges some time ago, and I finally saw the Goddess Peak that I have been dreaming about. Under the cover of red leaves all over the mountains and plains, that peak is extremely beautiful.
Throughout the ages, starting from Qu Yuan and Song Yu, countless poets and poets have written countless touching poems, but I always remember the one you wrote, especially the last sentence:
Rather than displaying it on a cliff for a thousand years, it is better to cry on the shoulder of your lover one night..."
Yang Ye put down the letter and looked through the photos Zhu Lin sent him. Each one was wearing the down jacket Yang Ye gave her.
Some backgrounds are the scenery of the Three Gorges, and some are the snowy scenery of Chengdu. Each one has her unique gentle smile.
"What an infatuated woman!" Yang Ye sighed.
The poem Zhu Lin mentioned was "Goddess Peak" by Shu Ting, a poet of the Misty School.
The poem says...
Beautiful dreams leave beautiful sadness
On earth and in heaven, passed down from generation to generation
However, the heart
Can it really turn into stone?
For the crane looking into the distant sky
Missed the moonlight on the spring river countless times
along the river bank
Torrents of coneflower and ligustrum
is fomenting new betrayals.
Rather than displaying it on a cliff for thousands of years
It's better to cry on your lover's shoulder all night
……
Zhu Lin specifically mentioned this poem and naturally told Yang Ye.
She didn't regret what happened with Yang Ye that night!
Moreover, she didn't want to wait there silently all the time, she wanted to be with Yang Ye!
Yang Ye put away the letters and photos, locked them in the drawer, and replied to Zhu Lin while humming a little tune.
"That night, you didn't reject me. That night, I hurt you..."
"What are you singing?" Hu Yinmeng walked in.
"Writing a song!" Yang Ye said quickly.
"Which beautiful woman did you pick up again when you went to the mainland this time?"
"No!" Yang Ye denied flatly.
"No? Go to the end of Yulin Road and sit at the door of the tavern... Records are selling like crazy. Who are you sitting at the door of the tavern with?" Hu Yinmeng sang a line and complained sourly: "Pick up girls. You also write a song, you are very good!"
"Haha!" Yang Yeqian laughed twice and said, "What's the matter?"
"Manager Jiang asked me to tell you that Shaw Brothers seems to be discontinuing production."
"Shaw Brothers is going to discontinue production?"
The original time and space Shaw Brothers did not stop production until 1985, but now it is not even 1984, more than a year ahead of schedule.
"Yeah, it's Christmas time soon, and Shaw Brothers doesn't have any movies released."
Yang Ye nodded and said: "Now the local box office in Hong Kong has exceeded 30 million. Shaw Brothers has not even produced a movie with a 10 million yuan, so it is time to stop production."
Hu Yinmeng added: "Also, Lei Juekun from Xinyi City and Zou Wenhuai from Jiahe have met several times recently. I wonder what they are discussing?"
Yang Ye thought for a while and said, "What can be discussed? Now our two films are the most popular, but they are crowded in one theater chain. Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers have theaters, but they can't produce blockbuster movies. New Art City wants to Break up the gang and go cooperate with Jiahe!"
"What should I do?"
"It's not that easy. Once Lei Juekun has Yang Ji's shares, he can't bear to part with our fat piece of meat.
Secondly, his net worth has shrunk significantly recently. Even if he wanted to acquire Golden Harvest's theater chain, he might not be able to come up with that much money for a while.
If there is no acquisition but cooperation, it will involve the issue of profit distribution, which still needs to be discussed.
Help me make appointments with Zou Wenhuai and Run Run Shaw, and I will invite them to dinner respectively. "
……
Zou Wenhuai has been very troubled recently. Two major attacks by China and the United States have seriously damaged Jiahe.
Moreover, Jiahe has never had a general who can act alone.
In fact, he has contacted Chen Long, Hong Jingbao, Yuan Biao and other people, and also invested money to make movies with them.
But it is possible to invite them to film, but it is extremely difficult to recruit them.
Because Yang Ye's reputation is so good, his accounts are clear, and he is an honest man, the three brothers all followed Yang Ye and made a lot of money.
Yang Ji's distribution network spans the world, and Yang Ye still has influence in Hollywood. They only want to change jobs if they have a problem.
Jiahe's reputation is bad, and Shaw Brothers are stingy. Looking at the whole of Hong Kong, the only solution is to follow Yang Ye.
The two old guys were worrying, and secretary Liu Lianghua came in: "Brother Wen, Yang Ye's secretary Hu Yinmeng called and asked when you and Brother Chang would be free. Yang Ye would like to make an appointment to treat you to dinner."
After hearing this, Zou Wenhuai looked at He Guanchang and said, "Does Yang Ye know about our contact with Lei Juekun?"
He Guanchang said: "We are not avoiding people. It is normal for him to know, but... what does he want to do?"
Zou Wenhua thought for a moment and said, "Isn't he trying to acquire our theater chain?"
"You'll know when you get there! Ah Hua, reply to Hu Yinmeng tomorrow night."
……
"I want to invest in Jiahe Cinema Line!" Yang Ye said straight to the point.
Zou Wenhuai was not surprised and said with a smile: "I thought you wanted to acquire Jiahe!"
Yang Ye said: "Although Golden Harvest owns theaters, there are few blockbuster movies. There are only so many film talents in Hong Kong. My Yang Ji and Lei Juekun's Xinji have almost been divided, so there is not much point in you holding on. .”
Zou Wenhuai said: "You should know that we are in contact with Xinji, right?"
"Know!"
"Now you and Xinji wear the same pants, and once Xinji cooperates with us, you will change from allies to opponents, so you come to us?"
"That's right!"
"Tell me your conditions!"
Jiahe Cinema Line is indeed poorly managed and is about to go bankrupt. When there is no profit point, finding someone to join is a good option.
Whether Yang Ji joins or Xin Ji joins, it will be beneficial to them. Jiahe naturally wants to listen to the conditions of both parties.
Yang Yip said: “Now the four major theater chains in Hong Kong are operating independently, which is actually extremely inconvenient for the audience.
Due to the limited number of theaters in each country, sometimes if you want to watch a movie, you have to go far away. If you are too lazy to run, you will stop watching it, which greatly affects your income.
So I hope to form a major theater chain alliance. When a movie is released, all theaters in Hong Kong can screen it at the same time.
This greatly facilitates consumers and can naturally increase box office revenue. Isn't it wonderful? "
After listening to Yang Ye's words, Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang thought he was fantastic. How could this be possible?
Zou Wenhuai said: "Why do you have such an idea?"
Yang Ye said: "Is this weird? In North America, when a popular movie is released, two thousand theaters can open at the same time. Since they can show the same movie in different cinemas, why can't Hong Kong?"
Zou Wenhuai was stunned, right? Why can't Hong Kong? Only then did he realize that he had never thought about this problem.
Yang Ye said: "Hong Kong's model is too backward. We should learn from the advanced experience of Europe and the United States."
Ho Guanchang asked: "If it is released in different theaters, how to monitor the box office? If the other theater steals the box office, wouldn't it be a big loss?"
Yang Yexin said, it’s good if you don’t steal the box office, and you still talk about others. He said: "Boss Zou should know about this issue!"
Zou Wenhuai has been in the United States for several years and has a good reputation. He said: "The eight major Hollywood film companies have ticket inspectors. When a movie is released, they will send ticket inspectors to patrol. If they find box office stealing, the MPAA Film Association will Heavy fines will be imposed on the cinemas involved, which is not worth the gain."
He Guanchang said: "That's it!"
Yang Ye said: "We can handle the large market of more than 200 million people in North America, but what does the small market of more than 5 million people in Hong Kong count? You two agree, right?"
Zou Wenhuai smiled and said: "It can indeed be done, but your film company is very profitable. This will be of great benefit to you, but the benefit to us is extremely limited."
Yang Ye said: "Lei Juekun is looking for you because there are only two possibilities. One is to acquire Jiahe Cinema Line, and the other is to lease Jiahe Cinema Line. He can't imagine entering into a theater chain alliance like me, right?"
Yang Ye was right. Lei Juekun approached Zou Wenhuai because he really wanted to rent Jiahe's theater chain. Therefore, Zou Wenhuai did not deny it.
Yang Ye said: "Lei Juekun has been arguing with you for so long. On the one hand, the price issue has not been reached. On the other hand, he is waiting for... Shaw Brothers to stop production!"
As soon as the words "Shaw Brothers discontinued production" came out, both Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang's expressions changed slightly.
Yang Ye continued: "Everyone in the industry now knows that Shaw Brothers has run out of energy, and it will be a matter of time before it stops production. And I am afraid that the only two people who have the ability to take over the Shaw Brothers theater chain are me and Lei Juekun.
If I don't take action, Lei Juekun can naturally lower the price for you two, because he only needs one theater line, and no one wants the other theater line, so he can only give it up. "
As soon as these words came out, Zou Wenhuai couldn't calm down, because what Yang Ye said was reasonable.
In fact, Zou Wenhuai also knew that Lei Juekun was stalling for time. He wanted to wait for Shaw Brothers to cool down, then he could have both sides and raise the price.
So as soon as Yang Ye invited Zou Wenhuai to meet, he immediately agreed.
When Zou Wenhuai thought about it, Yang Ye must also be thinking about Jiahe Cinema Line, so Zou Wenhuai also planned to buy a rare property and raise the price.
Unexpectedly, Yang Ye did not follow the routine and proposed the concept of a major theater alliance.
Zou Wenhuai asked: "What should we do specifically?"
Yang Ye said: "In order to protect your interests, I mean to carry out an equity swap, using 10% of the shares of Baiyang Cinema Hong Kong Company for 30% of the shares of your Jiahe Cinema. From now on, we will be each other's shareholders."
He Guanchang said: "One to three? Is that too much?"
Yang Ye smiled and said: "70% of Hong Kong's movie box office every year is generated by Baiyang Cinemas. In fact, you guys take advantage of it. To be honest, I even made an appointment with Sir Shao and I plan to change it like this!"
In fact, Yang Ye is a bit boastful. It is true that 70% of Hong Kong's box office is generated by Baiyang Cinema, but half of it is generated by New Art City. Although Baiyang Film Company's movies are popular, their output is small, and it is not as large as New Art City.
But now, New Arts City is going to run away. Once New Arts City leaves, Baiyang Cinema's box office output will account for 40% of Hong Kong's box office.
However, Yang Ye had decided on Jiahe and Shaw Brothers. He allowed Xu Ke to mess around, just to put the last straw on Jiahe, who was on the verge of collapse!
The purpose of giving ideas and scripts to the remaining Xiang brothers is to encourage the Xiang brothers to poach Wang Jing and cut off the last hope of the Shaw Brothers!
At this point, Jiahe and Shaw Brothers have reached a desperate situation, and people with the ability to take over, such as Pan Disheng and Lin Jianyue, have not yet entered the game. They only have to cooperate with Yang Ye.
(End of this chapter)
A minibus slowly drove into Eying Factory, and soon a few people got off.
Director Mi Jiashan said to a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes: "Guoli, I will eat in the factory later and then leave!"
Zhang Guoli glanced at Zhu Lin beside him and said with a smile: "Okay, I heard that the boiled fish in your Eying Factory is very delicious. I have long wanted to try it."
Mi Jiashan smiled and said: "This dish was invented by Hong Kong director Yang Ye when he came to Sichuan. If we want to say it is authentic, it is indeed more authentic from our factory, because many people from our factory were present at the time."
"It's weird, you said he's a Hong Konger and he invented a Sichuan dish."
"Then I don't know! Sister Lin, let's go and have dinner with us!"
Zhu Lin said: "You go first, I will go to the communication room!"
"Then come quickly, we are waiting for you!"
"Ok!"
Mi Jiashan, Zhang Guoli and others went to the cafeteria chatting and laughing. They had just finished filming a movie "The Curved Stone Path".
Zhu Lin came to the communication room: "Uncle, do you have my letter?"
"There is a package sent from Hong Kong."
"Thank you!"
Zhu Lin took the package and quickly returned to the dormitory. When she opened it, she found a down jacket with hemp and a goose inside, as well as some records.
The down jacket is naturally for Zhu Lin to wear in the winter. This thing is now called a bread jacket in China, and it is still a rarity.
As for records, Yang Ye sent Zhu Lin many foreign records and movie tapes, so it was not surprising that she received these things.
But the top record caught Zhu Lin's attention. There were two words written on the cover of that record, Chengdu.
Zhu Lin quickly opened the record and put it into the record player. Soft and soothing music flowed out, and a magnetic voice sang:
"It's not just the wine last night that made me shed tears. It's not just your tenderness that makes me reluctant to leave. How long will we have to walk until you hold my hand..."
Zhu Lin's heart was drunk. This is... the song he wrote for me?
"Parting is always in September. Memories are the sorrow of longing. The green weeping willows in late autumn kiss my forehead. I have never forgotten you in that rainy little town. The only thing Chengdu cannot take away is you..."
Zhu Lin lay on the desk, quietly listening to the song over and over again, with a gentle smile on her eyes and eyebrows.
"Take a walk with me on the streets of Chengdu...you won't stop until all the lights go out..."
……
After finishing "Happy Ghost", Yang Ye continued to make his movies.
The scene to be filmed now is after the oil tank exploded, Yang Ye jumped out of the flames, his legs were on fire, and he kicked out a cool flame tornado kick.
The visual effect of this picture is extremely stunning, but it is also extremely difficult to shoot.
Luo Lixian said: "Young Master Yang, let the substitute do this action!"
Yang Ye asked: "Who should come?"
"What about letting Ale come?"
Yang Ye shook his head: "This whirlwind kick requires a 720° turn in the air. It depends on the face. How can I get a substitute?"
"It's too dangerous. Even if it succeeds, it may cause burns."
"I believe you, come on!"
Luo Lixian had no choice but to take matters into his own hands and apply a thick layer of fire retardant ointment on Yang Ye's whole body.
Yang Ye felt strange being touched here and there by a man in Male Gobi, but his life was at stake, so that was all he could do.
Although Yang Ye only burns the legs, the fire burns upward, so it must be applied all over the body, especially the head.
After applying fire retardant paste, put on fire retardant clothing and finally apply fuel.
Yang Ye smiled and said: "Axian, is this enough fuel for you? Don't make the fire too small. Otherwise, the shooting effect will not be good. You will have to start over again, which will make me suffer twice!"
Luo Lixian said seriously: "How could it be possible? I am a professional!"
"Okay, I believe you!"
The essence of Burning People is to use technology to strictly control the degree of burning, and use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire immediately after shooting as quickly as possible.
In fact, Yang Ye was a little embarrassed. If it weren't for the professional talent Luo Lixian, he would not dare to play like this.
If this one doesn't go well, his legs will turn into roasted lamb legs.
"That's it!"
"Attention, all departments, this scene must be a success the first time. If anyone makes a mistake, I will deduct wages!"
Everyone quickly made their pledges, and then the recorder made a call and the filming officially started.
"Action!"
Yang Ye jumped out from behind the burning oil tank and kicked Yuan Hua to the ground. Just as Yuan Hua was about to get up, Yang Ye used a whirlwind kick, bringing fire and black smoke, and knocked Yuan Hua down again. Kicked over.
Four cameras recorded this shot from four different angles.
After Yang Ye kicked Yuan Hua, he quickly jumped into a nearby basin to put out the fire. The staff also ran over with a fire extinguisher and sprayed him.
Luo Lixian asked: "How is it?"
Yang Ye lifted up his pants and saw that all the hair on his legs had been removed, but he was not injured. He smiled and said, "Fortunately, we put out the fire quickly. After a while, we can sprinkle cumin!"
……
Yang Ye was sitting in the office reading a letter from Zhu Lin.
"Ye, the factory organized a trip to the Three Gorges some time ago, and I finally saw the Goddess Peak that I have been dreaming about. Under the cover of red leaves all over the mountains and plains, that peak is extremely beautiful.
Throughout the ages, starting from Qu Yuan and Song Yu, countless poets and poets have written countless touching poems, but I always remember the one you wrote, especially the last sentence:
Rather than displaying it on a cliff for a thousand years, it is better to cry on the shoulder of your lover one night..."
Yang Ye put down the letter and looked through the photos Zhu Lin sent him. Each one was wearing the down jacket Yang Ye gave her.
Some backgrounds are the scenery of the Three Gorges, and some are the snowy scenery of Chengdu. Each one has her unique gentle smile.
"What an infatuated woman!" Yang Ye sighed.
The poem Zhu Lin mentioned was "Goddess Peak" by Shu Ting, a poet of the Misty School.
The poem says...
Beautiful dreams leave beautiful sadness
On earth and in heaven, passed down from generation to generation
However, the heart
Can it really turn into stone?
For the crane looking into the distant sky
Missed the moonlight on the spring river countless times
along the river bank
Torrents of coneflower and ligustrum
is fomenting new betrayals.
Rather than displaying it on a cliff for thousands of years
It's better to cry on your lover's shoulder all night
……
Zhu Lin specifically mentioned this poem and naturally told Yang Ye.
She didn't regret what happened with Yang Ye that night!
Moreover, she didn't want to wait there silently all the time, she wanted to be with Yang Ye!
Yang Ye put away the letters and photos, locked them in the drawer, and replied to Zhu Lin while humming a little tune.
"That night, you didn't reject me. That night, I hurt you..."
"What are you singing?" Hu Yinmeng walked in.
"Writing a song!" Yang Ye said quickly.
"Which beautiful woman did you pick up again when you went to the mainland this time?"
"No!" Yang Ye denied flatly.
"No? Go to the end of Yulin Road and sit at the door of the tavern... Records are selling like crazy. Who are you sitting at the door of the tavern with?" Hu Yinmeng sang a line and complained sourly: "Pick up girls. You also write a song, you are very good!"
"Haha!" Yang Yeqian laughed twice and said, "What's the matter?"
"Manager Jiang asked me to tell you that Shaw Brothers seems to be discontinuing production."
"Shaw Brothers is going to discontinue production?"
The original time and space Shaw Brothers did not stop production until 1985, but now it is not even 1984, more than a year ahead of schedule.
"Yeah, it's Christmas time soon, and Shaw Brothers doesn't have any movies released."
Yang Ye nodded and said: "Now the local box office in Hong Kong has exceeded 30 million. Shaw Brothers has not even produced a movie with a 10 million yuan, so it is time to stop production."
Hu Yinmeng added: "Also, Lei Juekun from Xinyi City and Zou Wenhuai from Jiahe have met several times recently. I wonder what they are discussing?"
Yang Ye thought for a while and said, "What can be discussed? Now our two films are the most popular, but they are crowded in one theater chain. Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers have theaters, but they can't produce blockbuster movies. New Art City wants to Break up the gang and go cooperate with Jiahe!"
"What should I do?"
"It's not that easy. Once Lei Juekun has Yang Ji's shares, he can't bear to part with our fat piece of meat.
Secondly, his net worth has shrunk significantly recently. Even if he wanted to acquire Golden Harvest's theater chain, he might not be able to come up with that much money for a while.
If there is no acquisition but cooperation, it will involve the issue of profit distribution, which still needs to be discussed.
Help me make appointments with Zou Wenhuai and Run Run Shaw, and I will invite them to dinner respectively. "
……
Zou Wenhuai has been very troubled recently. Two major attacks by China and the United States have seriously damaged Jiahe.
Moreover, Jiahe has never had a general who can act alone.
In fact, he has contacted Chen Long, Hong Jingbao, Yuan Biao and other people, and also invested money to make movies with them.
But it is possible to invite them to film, but it is extremely difficult to recruit them.
Because Yang Ye's reputation is so good, his accounts are clear, and he is an honest man, the three brothers all followed Yang Ye and made a lot of money.
Yang Ji's distribution network spans the world, and Yang Ye still has influence in Hollywood. They only want to change jobs if they have a problem.
Jiahe's reputation is bad, and Shaw Brothers are stingy. Looking at the whole of Hong Kong, the only solution is to follow Yang Ye.
The two old guys were worrying, and secretary Liu Lianghua came in: "Brother Wen, Yang Ye's secretary Hu Yinmeng called and asked when you and Brother Chang would be free. Yang Ye would like to make an appointment to treat you to dinner."
After hearing this, Zou Wenhuai looked at He Guanchang and said, "Does Yang Ye know about our contact with Lei Juekun?"
He Guanchang said: "We are not avoiding people. It is normal for him to know, but... what does he want to do?"
Zou Wenhua thought for a moment and said, "Isn't he trying to acquire our theater chain?"
"You'll know when you get there! Ah Hua, reply to Hu Yinmeng tomorrow night."
……
"I want to invest in Jiahe Cinema Line!" Yang Ye said straight to the point.
Zou Wenhuai was not surprised and said with a smile: "I thought you wanted to acquire Jiahe!"
Yang Ye said: "Although Golden Harvest owns theaters, there are few blockbuster movies. There are only so many film talents in Hong Kong. My Yang Ji and Lei Juekun's Xinji have almost been divided, so there is not much point in you holding on. .”
Zou Wenhuai said: "You should know that we are in contact with Xinji, right?"
"Know!"
"Now you and Xinji wear the same pants, and once Xinji cooperates with us, you will change from allies to opponents, so you come to us?"
"That's right!"
"Tell me your conditions!"
Jiahe Cinema Line is indeed poorly managed and is about to go bankrupt. When there is no profit point, finding someone to join is a good option.
Whether Yang Ji joins or Xin Ji joins, it will be beneficial to them. Jiahe naturally wants to listen to the conditions of both parties.
Yang Yip said: “Now the four major theater chains in Hong Kong are operating independently, which is actually extremely inconvenient for the audience.
Due to the limited number of theaters in each country, sometimes if you want to watch a movie, you have to go far away. If you are too lazy to run, you will stop watching it, which greatly affects your income.
So I hope to form a major theater chain alliance. When a movie is released, all theaters in Hong Kong can screen it at the same time.
This greatly facilitates consumers and can naturally increase box office revenue. Isn't it wonderful? "
After listening to Yang Ye's words, Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang thought he was fantastic. How could this be possible?
Zou Wenhuai said: "Why do you have such an idea?"
Yang Ye said: "Is this weird? In North America, when a popular movie is released, two thousand theaters can open at the same time. Since they can show the same movie in different cinemas, why can't Hong Kong?"
Zou Wenhuai was stunned, right? Why can't Hong Kong? Only then did he realize that he had never thought about this problem.
Yang Ye said: "Hong Kong's model is too backward. We should learn from the advanced experience of Europe and the United States."
Ho Guanchang asked: "If it is released in different theaters, how to monitor the box office? If the other theater steals the box office, wouldn't it be a big loss?"
Yang Yexin said, it’s good if you don’t steal the box office, and you still talk about others. He said: "Boss Zou should know about this issue!"
Zou Wenhuai has been in the United States for several years and has a good reputation. He said: "The eight major Hollywood film companies have ticket inspectors. When a movie is released, they will send ticket inspectors to patrol. If they find box office stealing, the MPAA Film Association will Heavy fines will be imposed on the cinemas involved, which is not worth the gain."
He Guanchang said: "That's it!"
Yang Ye said: "We can handle the large market of more than 200 million people in North America, but what does the small market of more than 5 million people in Hong Kong count? You two agree, right?"
Zou Wenhuai smiled and said: "It can indeed be done, but your film company is very profitable. This will be of great benefit to you, but the benefit to us is extremely limited."
Yang Ye said: "Lei Juekun is looking for you because there are only two possibilities. One is to acquire Jiahe Cinema Line, and the other is to lease Jiahe Cinema Line. He can't imagine entering into a theater chain alliance like me, right?"
Yang Ye was right. Lei Juekun approached Zou Wenhuai because he really wanted to rent Jiahe's theater chain. Therefore, Zou Wenhuai did not deny it.
Yang Ye said: "Lei Juekun has been arguing with you for so long. On the one hand, the price issue has not been reached. On the other hand, he is waiting for... Shaw Brothers to stop production!"
As soon as the words "Shaw Brothers discontinued production" came out, both Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang's expressions changed slightly.
Yang Ye continued: "Everyone in the industry now knows that Shaw Brothers has run out of energy, and it will be a matter of time before it stops production. And I am afraid that the only two people who have the ability to take over the Shaw Brothers theater chain are me and Lei Juekun.
If I don't take action, Lei Juekun can naturally lower the price for you two, because he only needs one theater line, and no one wants the other theater line, so he can only give it up. "
As soon as these words came out, Zou Wenhuai couldn't calm down, because what Yang Ye said was reasonable.
In fact, Zou Wenhuai also knew that Lei Juekun was stalling for time. He wanted to wait for Shaw Brothers to cool down, then he could have both sides and raise the price.
So as soon as Yang Ye invited Zou Wenhuai to meet, he immediately agreed.
When Zou Wenhuai thought about it, Yang Ye must also be thinking about Jiahe Cinema Line, so Zou Wenhuai also planned to buy a rare property and raise the price.
Unexpectedly, Yang Ye did not follow the routine and proposed the concept of a major theater alliance.
Zou Wenhuai asked: "What should we do specifically?"
Yang Ye said: "In order to protect your interests, I mean to carry out an equity swap, using 10% of the shares of Baiyang Cinema Hong Kong Company for 30% of the shares of your Jiahe Cinema. From now on, we will be each other's shareholders."
He Guanchang said: "One to three? Is that too much?"
Yang Ye smiled and said: "70% of Hong Kong's movie box office every year is generated by Baiyang Cinemas. In fact, you guys take advantage of it. To be honest, I even made an appointment with Sir Shao and I plan to change it like this!"
In fact, Yang Ye is a bit boastful. It is true that 70% of Hong Kong's box office is generated by Baiyang Cinema, but half of it is generated by New Art City. Although Baiyang Film Company's movies are popular, their output is small, and it is not as large as New Art City.
But now, New Arts City is going to run away. Once New Arts City leaves, Baiyang Cinema's box office output will account for 40% of Hong Kong's box office.
However, Yang Ye had decided on Jiahe and Shaw Brothers. He allowed Xu Ke to mess around, just to put the last straw on Jiahe, who was on the verge of collapse!
The purpose of giving ideas and scripts to the remaining Xiang brothers is to encourage the Xiang brothers to poach Wang Jing and cut off the last hope of the Shaw Brothers!
At this point, Jiahe and Shaw Brothers have reached a desperate situation, and people with the ability to take over, such as Pan Disheng and Lin Jianyue, have not yet entered the game. They only have to cooperate with Yang Ye.
(End of this chapter)
