Rebirth of the Financial Crisis Sweeping the World

Chapter 161: The total box office of 161 shocked the Hong Kong entertainment industry!

Afterwards, Wang Guanxi asked general manager Zhang Dan to bring 2 genuine albums and asked Deng Shiqi to autograph them.

After staying at the Oriental Culture Hotel for a while, he came to a nearby post office and planned to send a copy to Lin Xiaoyu in Lu City.

Since the release of Deng Shiqi's album, it has become popular, and Lin Xiaoyu likes to listen to it very much.

After thinking about it, Wang Guanxi took a photo of the album and kept the photo evidence in case it might be used again someday.

He is such a cautious person.

The young female worker at the post office asked in surprise, Wow, pretty boy, is this the genuine signature of Deng Shiqi?

Wang Guanxi nodded: Yes.

The young female worker looked at the three words Lin Xiaoyu, and couldn't help asking, Is it for your girlfriend?

Wang Guanxi smiled slightly, but did not answer, just asked: How much is the postage?

The 70 female worker didn't ask any more questions when she saw this.

Leaving the post office, Wang Guanxi received a call from Zhu Renzhi, vice president of GBE Group.

The two films [Mei Lanfang] and [Ip Man 1] from GBE Film and Television Company will be screened successively today.

From the perspective of promotion, it seems to be good.

Hengdian Pictures in the Mainland and Huayi Entertainment Group are also actively cooperating.

They are all small-budget movies, simple and unsophisticated.

The total investment of these two films is only 15 million Hong Kong dollars, which is really not expensive.

However, it is claimed that the cost of 90 million Hong Kong dollars was spent. These are two wonderful blockbuster films produced by GBE Group!

Exaggeration is the most eye-catching, and audiences may be interested in these two films because of the huge investment.

And it can also demonstrate the strength of GBE Group.

Although it was blown out, but bragging is better than not bragging.

However, because of these two films, the group company also fell into a cash flow dilemma.

There is not much money in the first place, if the box office is poor, then it is over.

The bragging was very loud this time, and was ridiculed by colleagues such as Phoenix Entertainment Group, Jiamu Films, Shaw Brothers Films, Phoenix Films, Galaxy Image, Yongsheng Films, and Media Asia Films.

Zhu Renzhi was very nervous. On the phone, he said: Boss, I don't know how the box office will be this time. Would you like to join me? I have a few movie tickets here.

Okay. Wang Guanxi smiled and said, Don't worry,

The box office must be very strong, and it will definitely crush the blockbusters made by Hong Kong's top ten film companies.

After the chat was over, Wang Guanxi came to GBE Film and Television Company and took away two movie tickets for [Ip Man 1].

At the moment, everyone in the company is very nervous, and they don't know what will happen to the box office?

During the recent period, everyone has been very, very busy, because the cost of investment is low, and the money that can be spent is very little. The company is very careful in budgeting, and it will definitely not spend a penny more than it can, which exhausts everyone.

In the end, however, two films were completed.

These two movies determine the fate of the company, and it also affects whether everyone will have a movie in the future.

Especially Ye Zidan, with a nervous and excited expression, if [Ip Man 1] fails at the box office, then [Ip Man 2], [Ip Man 3], [Ip Man 4], [Da Ming Jin Yi Wei], how can I shoot? .

Wang Guanxi comforted: Don't worry, everyone, the box office will be very good.

In the future, we will launch more blockbuster films targeting mainland audiences, crushing the major film companies in Hong Kong and making them all kneel!

afternoon.

【Mei Lanfang】It has been screened nationwide and has a good reputation, and the box office has sold well on the first day.

At 9 o'clock in the evening, Wang Guanxi came to Lin Yixin Tuition Center.

Shu Jinghan gave Wang Guanxi an album of Deng Shiqi.

Hee Jae, this is the album

Wang Guanxi didn't expect Shu Jinghan to buy an album for him, so he took out an album signed by Deng Shiqi himself.

Hanhan, I have one here too

Shu Jinghan didn't expect that Wang Guanxi also bought an album for herself, and asked happily: Why did you buy it for me too?

Hanhan, this is a tacit understanding. Wang Guanxi chuckled.

Shu Jinghan's face turned red, she shyly looked at the street lights in the distance, and saw that there was still a signature on the album, she asked softly, Is this Deng Shiqi's signature?

Wang Guanxi smiled and said: Well, it is autographed, there is no second one.

In fact, he just sent Lin Xiaoyu his first autographed album. If he had to say it, there really is no second album.

Shu Jinghan never expected that Wang Guanxi got Deng Shiqi's autograph, it must have taken a lot of effort, Xi Zai, thank you

At this time, Wang Guanxi took out the movie ticket and said, Hanhan, let's go to the movies.

Ip Man 1

This is a new movie, it will be released simultaneously in Hong Kong and mainland China, and it will be produced with a huge investment of 40 million yuan

Okay. So Shu Jinghan followed Wang Guanxi to the cinema and started watching the movie [Ip Man 1].

At the same time, with the help of Huayi Entertainment Group and Hengdian Pictures, movie theaters across the mainland also broadcast [Ip Man 1] at the same time.

This [Ip Man 1] is a martial arts action movie, especially when one fights ten, it is really exciting.

Especially the life of a family is difficult, but the husband and wife still face it actively and share the joys and sorrows. It makes Shu Jinghan think that she and Wang Guanxi will go to Cambridge for a work-study program together in the future, which is full of sense of substitution.

At this time, Wang Guanxi's cell phone vibrated, Lin Xiaoyu's message came, because Shu Jinghan was at the side, Wang Guanxi simply ignored it.

A few minutes later, Lin Xiaoyu's message came again, so Wang Guanxi found an excuse and went to the bathroom.

I watched a movie [Mei Lanfang] at home today. It was pretty good. Have you watched it?

What are you doing?

Wang Guanxi replied to Lin Xiaoyu.

“Just finished lining up”

Lin Xiaoyu: Why are you queuing up? (curious)

Wang Guanxi replied: Xiaoyuer, you like to listen to Deng Shiqi's songs, I went to ask for the album, with Deng Shiqi's autograph on it, and I am planning to send it to you

Speaking of which, Wang Guanxi sent the photos he took in advance to Lin Xiaoyu.

Lin Xiaoyu was so touched by the phone screen opposite, Wang Guanxi knew that she liked to listen to Deng Shiqi's album, so she went to line up and asked for Deng Shiqi's autograph.

She is so happy.

A few minutes later, Wang Guanxi ended the chat and said, I'm on the bus to the post office, Xiao Yuer, let's talk later.

Yeah, let's talk later Although we only chatted for a while, Lin Xiaoyu was very happy.

Then Wang Guanxi went to sell snacks, returned to his seat, and said to Shu Jinghan: Hanhan, eat some chocolate, I just went to buy it.

Hmm... Shu Jinghan was very curious why Wang Guanxi went to the bathroom for so long. It turned out that he was going to buy chocolates for herself.

It happened that she was also a little hungry, so she ate.

The two of you are together, I am together, watching a movie.

Time passed quickly.

[Ip Man 1], the box office is very high.

After all, with the joint promotion of Huayi Entertainment Group and Hengdian Pictures.

It was released on the first day and earned 20 million at the box office. Two days later, the box office was 60 million, and soon the box office exceeded 130 million. Hong Kong won 15 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office.

The box office of the movie [Mei Lanfang] was not very good in Hong Kong, but it also grossed over 120 million in the mainland.

Shocked the Hong Kong entertainment industry!

The total box office of the two films was 250 million yuan, which is 262 million Hong Kong dollars. With a 35% share, GBE Film and Television has gained a huge income.

The promotion fee paid to Huayi Entertainment and Hengdian Film Industry is nearly 9.6 million Hong Kong dollars.

Deduct additional expenses.

The company received 95 million Hong Kong dollars!

With an investment of 15 million Hong Kong dollars, I got 95 million Hong Kong dollars, making a lot of money, and then repaid the bank's 20 million loan, leaving 75 million Hong Kong dollars in funds.

However, Phoenix Entertainment Group, Jiamu Films, Shaw Brothers Films, Phoenix Films, Galaxy Image, Insein Films, Media Asia Films and other film companies couldn't produce any good films.

The movies shot this year have been dismal at the box office, and the newly emerging GBE company is booming in releasing albums and making movies.

Media Asia Film Company, Zhu Renzhi's former employer, Lin Jianyun was very annoyed, and yelled at several vice presidents: What the hell is going on?

I'm not in a good mood recently, the film I was filming encountered GBE film and television's [Mei Lanfang], [Ip Man 1], resulting in a dismal box office, and I couldn't lose any more.

The blockbuster Winning the Tender, with a total investment of 50 million Hong Kong dollars, ended in dismal box office. The mainland won 5 million box office, Hong Kong won 7 million box office, recovered 4.7 million Hong Kong dollars, and lost more than 45 million Hong Kong dollars. He was really angry.

Zhu Renzhi actually made two blockbuster movies with a box office of over 100 million?

This is a bunch of idiots. I should have fired you and let Zhu Renzhi stay!

Bastard, let me lose 45 million Hong Kong dollars! Lin Jianyun pointed at the general manager Tang Fenghui's nose and yelled: How did you do it, you idiot!

what???

As for Jiamu Film Company, the recently released movie, Detective, suffered a huge loss. It invested 70 million yuan in the film, and the box office was 20 million yuan. It recovered 7 million Hong Kong dollars, a huge loss of 63 million Hong Kong dollars.

Wu Lianbo was so enraged that he cursed director Huang Youfei, Didn't you say that it's okay if the box office exceeds 300 million?

Where is the 300 million box office?

He grabbed the director's collar, wishing he could be thrown from the building.

At this moment, Yingfeng Entertainment Company, Yang Fenglong's face is not very good. Last year, he invested in a movie made by a friend. [Certificate of Name], he invested 80 million, and finally lost 40 million Hong Kong dollars.

This year, the film Top of Martial Arts, which invested 50 million Hong Kong dollars, was impacted by Ip Man 1.

The female model Shushu was massaging him, Young Master Yang, what's wrong with you?

Yang Fenglong was really bored to death, and he was in a bad mood. He personally invested a lot of money in this investment, but he didn't expect to lose a lot.

I dare not make a movie this year.

It's terrible, not releasing an album, not making a movie.

Go away, don't bother me. Yang Fenglong threw his teacups on the ground angrily.

Shaw Brothers Films, Phoenix Films, Galaxy Image, and Yongsheng Films have not produced any films in the past two years. This year's box office is not good. Although they did not lose much money, they did not make much money.

This GBE group album is very popular, and the box office of the movies has exceeded 100 million.

Although [Ip Man 1] and [Mei Lanfang] are not the highest-grossing movies, they are indeed one of the most profitable movies this year

As for the GBE Group boasting that these two films cost a huge sum of 90 million Hong Kong dollars to produce, but those who understand know that the production cost, plus promotional expenses, will never exceed 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

In other words, GBE Group invested 30 million Hong Kong dollars this time, and got a return of nearly 100 million.

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At this moment, GBE Group Company is holding a celebration party at the Mandarin Hotel, celebrating warmly, and many guests have also come to the celebration party.

These two films achieved great success, while the box office of other film companies in the same period was extremely dismal, and GBE Group was thriving.

This time [Ip Man 1] made Ye Zidan completely popular, and will continue to launch [Ip Man 2], [Ip Man 3] in the future...

GBE Music Company, general manager Zhang Dan, music producer Shi Yuqiang··

GBE Brokerage Company, General Manager Zhao Weihui··

GBE film and television company, great director Chen Musheng.

GBE Model Company, general manager Ou Yuping, public relations manager Qi Shuchun.

Led by Zhu Renzhi, the vice president and executive director, these senior executives came to the box.

This time Wang Guanxi did not appear in public.

BOSS! Everyone was very excited and looked at Wang Guanxi in admiration.

Wang Guanxi said lightly: This time I did a good job, I will continue to make movies next time, don't stop!

Let the four major entertainment groups in Hong Kong lose money and let them get down!

It's the BOSS! Zhu Renzhi was the first to shout loudly.

It's the BOSS! The others followed suit.

Then Wang Guanxi made arrangements for the following strategies of GBE Group.

Shooting movies [Wind Sound], [Three Shots Surprise], [October Besieged City], [Perfect], respectively invested 10 million, 10 million, 25 million, and 10 million.

A total of 4 films, the total investment cost is 55 million Hong Kong dollars.

The cost is not too high.

It is only 2008 now, and the investment cost of many films will not be high, because the box office is still limited, and the media will rush to report on films with a box office of over 100 million.

These four films are actually planned to be shot by other film companies in the future, but Wang Guanxi's GBE Group is going to shoot ahead of time.

Go their way, let them have nowhere to go, they can only shoot some movies that don't meet the audience's appetite, and then lose money.

You must know that not every movie is made, and it will be welcomed by the audience. You will not buy it because you hired a big-name star. Many movies are lost because parents don’t know them anymore.

For example, the [Golden Compass], with an investment cost of 180 million U.S. dollars, turned out to be bankrupt due to the loss of the company.

Now the audience’s consumption can’t keep up. Those who invest more than 50 million Hong Kong dollars, or maybe hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, will lose money. Myth, this movie, with an investment of 1.6 Hong Kong dollars, has a box office of 127 million yuan. Angrily lost 110 million Hong Kong dollars.

And this year is a bleak year for the Hong Kong film and television industry. Of course, the GBE Group will rise and break their monopoly. Coupled with the shock wave of the financial tsunami, many companies have suffered huge losses. To less than 0.10 yuan per share, it is almost worthless.

At that time, it will not be a problem for GBE to acquire a film company.

The remaining 20 million Hong Kong dollars will be used to establish a branch in Lushi.

The name is GBE Lushi Branch.

This time, after the global financial tsunami comes, Wang Guanxi will make a lot of money, and he will go to Lushi to make a trip to the mainland consortium in the future.

Let the entertainment company go first.

There are not as many entertainment companies in the mainland as in the future, the competition is so fierce, and the market is not yet saturated.

Not just making movies, but also making TV shows.

For example, mythological movies lose money, but mythological TV dramas make money, so you can buy them and make TV dramas.

Thinking of this, Wang Guanxi said: Mr. Zhu, go and contact the people at Yinghuang, and say that they bought the copyright of [Mythological TV series]

Shinhwa Fury lost 110 million Hong Kong dollars, and Yinghuang dare not shoot it now, but the TV series is very popular.

These Hong Kong directors don't understand the changing tastes of mainland audiences at all. Many high-investment movies, even if they are of good quality, still lose you. Where is the bloody box office?

Now the funds of GBE film and television company have been planned, but GBE music company still has a lot of liquid cash, which is more than enough to buy the copyright of myth TV series.

Zhu Renzhi hurriedly said: Okay, boss, I will go to join Yinghuang Entertainment immediately.

Immediately, he called. After chatting for a short time, the other party agreed, but the asking price was quite high, several million Hong Kong dollars. Zhu Renzhi refused to agree, so the call ended.

Wang Guanxi said: Old Zhu, a few million is not expensive, just buy it.

Buy the mythological TV series first, and wait for the tastes of mainland audiences to change. It can be filmed next year, and then it will be released in 10 years.

Okay, boss, then I'll call and ask. Zhu Renzhi then called again, chatted for a while, and gave a quotation, and the other party said to think about it.

At this moment, Yingfeng Entertainment Group, Yang Fenglong shook his head, picked up the coffee cup with a sneer, and lost 110 million Hong Kong dollars.

How much money can TV series make?

Moreover, the joint venture film company under Phoenix Entertainment has no plans to make a TV series.

This GBE actually wants the copyright of the TV series, I'm afraid it's stupid.

Sell ​​the copyright of TV series for several million and let them make TV series, let's see how much money they lose.

So he called Fang Long, and after discussing it, the two decided to agree to GBE Group's request to buy the Shinhwa TV series.

At around 7:00 p.m., everyone signed an agreement, and GBE Group transferred 4.5 million funds from its subsidiary GBE Company to buy the copyright of the myth TV series.

Both sides are very satisfied.

Yang Fenglong didn't know that he made the most stupid decision.

Future myth TV dramas were really popular, satisfying the appetite of mainland audiences at that time, especially young students.

In the Internet cafe, you can see many girls, and boys stay up late to watch this TV series.

Yang Fenglong's greedy decision tonight will cause Yinghuang Entertainment to lose a lot of money in the future.

Then Wang Guanxi said to Zhu Renzhi: After the Lushen branch is established, let the mainland branch start recruiting actors to shoot [Mythological TV series], and hire the superstar from Yinghuang to be the art director with a high salary.

By the way, all the actors have to find mainlanders to shoot, and they must have pure, classical and subtle ones.

Don't show any foreign stars, use all mainland stars, the men must be handsome, the women must be beautiful, if they don't look good, they all pass, otherwise they won't be popular

Thinking of this, Wang Guanxi emphasized: Remember, you must be handsome, you must be beautiful, and the villains in TV dramas must be ordinary-looking.

Now is not the time to make the villain handsome. In the future, it will be the time for women to pursue dramas. The villain must be handsome and sincere.

Basically, future TV series, movies, etc. must satisfy their aesthetics and their inner needs, so they will pay for it.

If you are not satisfied, it is basically because your parents don't know you.

Zhu Renzhi looked confused, and asked: Boss, I can talk about other things, but how can I find an actor?

Wang Guanxi then opened the webpage, searched for the leading actors of several TV dramas, and made some suggestions.

When Zhu Renzhi saw it, he immediately felt that these actors were all good, and it seemed very feasible. This TV series might be really popular after being filmed.

Then Wang Guanxi said to Zhu Renzhi: By the way, I poached these two actresses from Phoenix Entertainment.

One is Bai Yusu, and the other is Lan Yan.

Zhu Renzhi was puzzled: Ah? Dig them all up? This will cost several million liquidated damages.

It's okay, you dig it first and focus on nurturing it. Wang Guanxi said lightly: Do as I say.

It's the BOSS. Since Wang Guanxi gave the order, Zhu Renzhi would naturally carry it out resolutely. Whatever he said, he would poach these two female artists from Yinghuang Entertainment.

Immediately, he arranged for someone to do the job. After all, poaching Yingfeng Entertainment's corner is a long-term thing, and these two female artists are not popular and have been hidden all the time.

Then Zhu Renzhi asked: Boss, will the mainland branch focus on making TV dramas or movies in the future?

Wang Guanxi opened the mouth and said: Mainly shoot TV dramas first. Those TV dramas in Hong Kong are not for the audience in the mainland. You should shoot those domineering presidents first... refer to Korean dramas for filming, but all the actors are good-looking artists from the mainland. gone.

In the future, I will shoot a series of domineering presidents, domineering sons, and domineering school girls. After filming these, I will be tired of aesthetics and start filming strong women.

Those male stars, little fresh meats, in the TV series are all dog lickers, loyal dogs, single-minded, rich and handsome, satisfying the YY psychology of these female dicks.

There are also male artists, who have started to become little fresh meat, little milk dogs... Otherwise, no matter how good the quality of a TV series is, these mainland women will not pay the bill.

It's useless, you have to cater to the market. After these men make money, they spend it on women in order to support their families. If you want them to pay the bill, you have to satisfy their YY psychology.

In the future, women in the Mainland are usually willing to spend money, and they still have money.

As for men, buying a house, buying a car, getting married and marrying a wife will not cost too much.

So if you want TV series, movies, and entertainment, all these must meet the YY of mainland women.

If you are not satisfied, you will lose as many movies as you want.

For example, if you are shooting mythological TV series in Hong Kong, Hong Kong women don't like TV series that are ambiguous with many women.

I like to watch female strong TV series.

The mainland is fine now, but of course in the future, directors who still film this kind of TV dramas that are ambiguous with many women will definitely be scolded to death by female fists, and they can't wait to dig your ancestral grave.

Of course, this is aimed at mainland audiences, while GBE Group is aimed at the world, and audiences in each region are different. Hollywood movies often have to kneel and lick mainland audiences.

Thinking of this, Wang Guanxi continued to emphasize: In the future, I hope that the male and female artists of mainland companies will all be handsome and beautiful, and it is best to be an Internet celebrity, and the male artist can add the elements of the gun girl.

I understand the boss! Zhu Renzhi suddenly realized.