On the second day of the awards ceremony, the headlines on the entertainment pages of major newspapers were still about Tan and Zhang competing for supremacy.

Starting from the second session, the top ten golden songs have set up the Most Popular Male Singer, Female Singer and Golden Melody Awards. In the previous two sessions, the Most Popular Male Singer and Golden Melody Awards were both awarded to Tan Yonglin, who was in the limelight at the same time.

At this year's awards ceremony, Tan Yonglin once again won the title of Most Popular Male Singer, while the Golden Melody Award was awarded to Leslie Cheung, which seems to confirm the current pattern of Tan and Zhang competing for supremacy in the Hong Kong music scene.

Cai Zhiliang is doomed to make a miscalculation. Reports about the new movie "Six Finger Piano Demon" have been squeezed into every corner. In addition to his own Mingxiu Daily, which focused on the news of Cai's Pictures' new movie, more reports appeared in entertainment

The tabloids also focused on Lin Qingxia's gossip, which had nothing to do with the new movie. After all, "Autumn Fairy Tale" had just ended, and Lin Qingxia's popularity was still high in the Hong Kong city.

The headlines are indeed not that easy to make, and Cai Zhiliang did not achieve the purpose of promoting the movie.

Peninsula Hotel, Cai Zhiliang invited Jiang Zhiqiang for afternoon tea.

"I am very grateful to Mr. Jiang for his help in publishing "Autumn Fairy Tale" in Europe."

Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile: "Director Zhang's filming is better."

Thanks to Jiang Zhiqiang's help, Zhao Shuo is already negotiating with European film companies about the distribution of "Autumn Fairy Tale" in Europe. Cai Zhiliang prefers box office share, and European film companies naturally want to buy it out directly. But box office share is also

It is risky, and the possibility of losing money is relatively high. It is better to buy it out, which can ensure income during droughts and floods, but it may also be much more cost-effective to be directly bought out by a large bank in a certain European country.

But it's different in the United States. Communities with a large number of Chinese people, especially New York and San Francisco, can provide huge box office for Hong Kong films. And "Autumn Fairy Tale" tells an American story, so it should be possible to talk about box office sharing.

Somewhat cost-effective.

In fact, it doesn’t need a high box office. A box office of three million US dollars is equivalent to more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars. Even if the theaters, distribution companies and publicity expenses are excluded, you can still earn several million Hong Kong dollars, but

The premise is that it must be operated by an acquaintance, otherwise you will be deceived.

Of course, ideals are beautiful. Currently, there is no market for Hong Kong films in North America. Let alone three million or five hundred thousand are very small. The market needs to be cultivated slowly, and it is impossible to do it overnight. As for when to cultivate it,

Only God knows, but Cai Zhiliang is still ready to give it a try. At least he will be familiar with the theaters, distributors, and producers in North America, which may be useful in the near future.

"The film market in Hong Kong is booming now, and more and more independent film companies are joining it. However, most film companies can only earn local box office, and are unable to distribute in Southeast Asia, let alone Europe and the United States. Mr. Jiang is familiar with Europe and the United States.

, we can build a line in the middle, and distribute European and American films to Hong Kong cities, while also distributing Hong Kong films to Europe and the United States."

Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile: "There are still differences in the tastes of Eastern and Western audiences, otherwise Anle Cinema would have expanded its scale long ago. In the past, Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest wanted to enter Hollywood, but now they are not making any moves."

The Western film with the highest box office this year is "Dragon Fist and Tiger", with only 16 million, which to a certain extent also shows that Western films are not popular in Hong Kong.

Cai Zhiliang said: "You should think of it this way. There are very few Westerners living in Hong Kong, but there are many Chinese communities in North America, which will inevitably become a guarantee of box office. We are naturally beyond the reach of big productions like Shao Daheng and Mr. Zou.

To release ten movies a year, the box office doesn’t need to be much, with an average of three million US dollars per movie. As long as it works well, it’s no worse than opening a theater chain in Hong Kong City.”

In the United States, the studio's box office share is generally 15 to 20 points. For a box office of 3 million U.S. dollars, the studio's share is at least 450,000, which is more than 3 million in Hong Kong dollars. As for the production companies in Hong Kong City, they are all

For small companies, just distribute a portion appropriately.

Jiang Zhiqiang asked: "Are you planning to set up a theater chain?"

Cai Zhiliang said: "We don't have the strength yet, let's wait until next year."

"It seems that Cai's Pictures made a lot of profits last year." Jiang Zhiqiang owns a theater chain, so he naturally understands the current market conditions of theater chains.

"I hope Mr. Jiang can expand the Anle Cinema chain, break the monopoly of the three major cinema chains on the distribution of Hong Kong films, and make a fortune together." Cai Zhiliang said with a smile, "North American distribution may be a little difficult at the beginning. The key is to cultivate

A market for watching Hong Kong films. Mr. Jiang might as well use "Autumn Fairy Tale" as a pioneer to enter the North American film market."

"I will consider Mr. Cai's suggestion."

“Hope you have a pleasant cooperation.”

This is the reason why Cai Chiliang came to meet Jiang Zhiqiang today. Now that the Hong Kong film market is booming, he can distribute Hong Kong films all over the world to make money. But when Hong Kong films decline in the future, he can continue to distribute Hollywood blockbusters to Hong Kong and continue to make money.

No matter what, you will not lose money. The key is to form a community of interests with the Jiang brothers.

The two of them chatted about several movies currently being released. When Jiang Zhiqiang heard that "Wealth and Power" was invested by Cai Zhiliang, he was a little surprised and said: "Master Pan from Debao must regret it now."

Cai Zhiliang was startled and knew that the chances of picking up the missing items in the future were slim.

After saying goodbye to Jiang Zhiqiang, Cai Zhiliang went to the hospital. After Cai Shao got better, he did a comprehensive examination, but the results were all bad news. Perhaps as his grandmother said, the breath in his heart was relieved, and his condition took a turn for the worse.

Now, I just don't know how long I can last.

Outside Cai Shao's ward, Cai Minglang and Cai Mingbo sat next to each other, but they were both silent.

"Second uncle, third uncle."

When Cai Minlang saw his nephew, he smiled and said, "Ah Liang has been very prosperous these past two days, hasn't he?"

"Second uncle, please stop teasing me. Grandpa is in there?"

As soon as Cai Zhiliang finished asking, he heard his grandfather's voice coming from the room: "A-Liang, come in."

"I'll go in and take a look first." Cai Zhiliang pushed the door open and called, "Grandpa..."

Cai Xun ordered: "Close the door."

Cai Shao was lying on the hospital bed with a bad look on his face. When he saw Cai Zhiliang coming in, he still had a smile on his face.

"I heard from your grandpa that you are planning to make movies in the future?"

Cai Zhiliang nodded and said: "I am still young and want to try my luck. I just happened to catch the opportunity of the booming film market. The movie "Autumn Fairy Tale" I recently invested in has a box office of more than 20 million."

Cai Shao said: "Ahe worked on a movie for a while the year before last and lost a lot, and I know it too. Ah Liang, if you really hit the wall and turn back in the future, you will have to carry other people's bowls and be controlled by others.

Already."

Cai Zhiliang also understands what Cai Shao means. Once the movie investment fails and he wants to return to Longchang Group, he will have to be controlled by Cai Minglang. He will not expect Cai Xun to be so easy to talk to. After all, there is still a big difference between his grandfather and his second uncle.

of.

"I understand what you mean. However, even now and in the past, I was still not controlled by others. They didn't even take my father seriously at the beginning." Cai Zhiliang pointed out.

Cai Shao smiled and said, "Ah Liang, there is something in your words."

Cai Zhiliang glanced at Cai Xun and said: "Everyone in the company is either Grandpa's old buddy or a promoted confidant. I'm young, who will listen to me. If these people are kicked out, Grandpa will probably not be happy either.

I won’t go over and join in the fun.”

Cai Xun glared at his grandson and said, "They are not people who don't know right from wrong. As long as you prove that you are right, they will naturally listen to you."

Cai Zhiliang said: "I don't need to prove anything. As the saying goes, once the emperor and his ministers question the legitimacy of the emperor, beheading is a light thing."

"Haha...cough cough" Cai Shao stopped laughing and started to cough.

Cai Xun patted his brother's back gently and relieved him.

"Just kidding, just kidding..." If Cai Shao really had a problem with his laughter, Cai Zhiliang would be greatly responsible.
Chapter completed!