"Mr. Zou, my sequel to "Plan A" is at a critical moment to hit the top five at the box office. You suddenly canceled half of the theaters to schedule the release of "A Chinese Ghost Story". I feel very incomprehensible. Can you give me a reasonable explanation?"
In Jiahe Zou Tycoon's office, Cheng Long was extremely irritable. In his view, Jiahe's sudden support of Zhou Wen during an extraordinary period was simply helping outsiders to suppress one of his own, and he did not take Cheng Long seriously. Or maybe Jiahe's senior management was finding out. After he shifted the focus of his career to Weihe, the necessary beating measures he took warned him not to forget his roots, let alone think that he could fly solo once his wings became strong.
Although Cheng Long somewhat understood the meaning, he couldn't do it and pretended that nothing happened. He didn't have such good self-cultivation, so he immediately went to Jiahe CEO's office and asked Zou Daheng for help. statement.
"Aaron, don't be so excited. Come on, sit down and have a cup of tea." Facing the furious Cheng Long, Mr. Zou didn't panic at all and asked his secretary to bring him a cup of hot tea with a smile.
Cheng Long was not in the mood to drink tea now. He was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger. He stared at Zou Daheng with wide eyes and said nothing.
Zou Daheng was not surprised and said with a smile: "If I said this was a plan determined by the board of directors after consultation, you wouldn't believe it, would you?"
"Hmph~" Cheng Long snorted heavily and snorted, which means I believe you are the one who is a ghost!
Zou Daheng sighed, threw a document on the table and said: "This is a joint release contract for "Oriental Condor", and one of the clauses is equal exchange. Princess Jin arranged to release Sanmao's movie in a one-week schedule, We at Golden Harvest also have to allocate a week's schedule to release Zhou Wen's new film. The contract went through the process of a law firm, and it has my and Lei Juekun's signatures on it."
As soon as he heard that there was a contract, Cheng Long's anger subsided a little, but he still felt unhappy. He didn't even read the contract and said with a straight face: "Why didn't you tell me these things? If I knew about it in advance, I could find him." You negotiate with Mr. He to adjust the schedule. Zhou Wen and I have been fighting at the box office for two years, and finally got rid of the negative influence he brought. Now the company has done something like this again. Mr. Zou, if it were you, what would you think in your heart? Can you feel better?"
"Didn't you declare to the public that you don't care about Zhou Wen? Why are you worried about fighting with him all of a sudden?" Mr. Zou said with a smile: "Is it possible that what you said to the media before was all official talk? In fact, you still care about Zhou Wen's treatment of you. Impact and impact?¡±
¡°One thing is the same thing.¡± Cheng Long shook his head and said, ¡°I just simply feel that it¡¯s unfair for the company to do this to me.¡±
"Aaron, have you been in this industry for more than ten years?" Mr. Zou did not answer Cheng Long directly, but said in a serious tone: "I started out as a dragon and tiger martial artist struggling at the grassroots level, and when I met Yuan Heping, I took the comedy kung fu route. From becoming famous to now having your own company and fans, you have experienced ups and downs along the way. Let me ask you, who do you think the entertainment industry has been really fair to? Haven't you earned everything through hard work? "
Listening to Mr. Zou talk about his development process, Cheng Long couldn't help but have mixed feelings. Yes, the entertainment industry has never been truly fair. If you don't work hard, you may be forgotten in the corner at any time.
"Mr. Zou. I understand what you said. The problem is"
Cheng Long was interrupted by Mr. Zou before he could finish his words, "I know you feel aggrieved, as if I'm using outsiders to suppress you, or helping outsiders to demolish you at a critical moment, right?"
Cheng Long nodded.
Mr. Zou smiled and said: "If you only focus on making movies, you will naturally not understand the difficulties of a company trying to operate. Let's talk about Jiahe. In addition to production and filming, we also have a distribution structure. Distribution involves local and overseas theaters. Line, maybe you haven¡¯t noticed that with the vigorous development of the film industry, the share of the local market is already facing saturation. Everyone¡¯s energy is severely damaged by fighting. If they continue to fight, there will definitely be no good results. The theater chain also needs fresh blood. To make a living, that¡¯s why I discussed with Lei Juekun a plan to cooperate between the two theaters.¡±
Seeing that Cheng Long remained silent, Mr. Zou continued: "The summer cooperation is just an attempt. As long as the quality of the film is good enough to reach the top of the box office, you can get a week of support from the other theater. Considering that there is a dispute between you and Zhou Wen, Therefore, I will use Sanmao¡¯s film as a demonstration first, and after the summer season is over, compare the income of previous years, and you will know whether the plan is worth executing. I am not saying this against you, but everyone has a share, maybe your next film When the new film is released, it will get more screen time."
"Okay." Cheng Long spread his hands. Since Mr. Zou made it so clear, he is not a fool. If he continues to pester, he will not be able to change the status quo, so he has no choice but to accept the reality.
"Now"??Feel wronged? Mr. Zou said with a smile.
Cheng Long sighed and said with a wry smile: "Grudgement is inevitable, but I am not as angry as I was at the beginning. There is one thing I still don't understand. Did Zhou Wen know these plans a long time ago?"
Mr. Zhou hummed and said: "In fact, Zhou Wen is the middleman. It can be regarded as a coincidence. We first started planning when we participated in "Hardcover Chasing Girls". Aaron, maybe it is a bit unkind to praise him in front of you." , but I still want to say something. Zhou Wen¡¯s vision for movies is not only in shooting. You can see that he keeps opening up new genres, such as real Kung Fu comebacks, hip-hop movies, hero movies, and now ghost movies. It¡¯s all for the sake of pioneering. The market is looking for a way out of Hong Kong. I hope you can learn more from him in the future. After all, I also expect you to be better than him."
If Mr. Zou¡¯s previous words could not convince Cheng Long, these last few words completely calmed down all the grievances in his heart, and also changed his consistent view of Zhou Wen.
In the past, Cheng Long felt that Zhou Wen was having a fever. He had finally made a name for himself in the field of fashion action movies, but he was toiling in other genres, such as hip-hop movies, hero movies, costume ghost movies, etc. How could these things be as profitable as kung fu movies? But when he really After returning to the field of kung fu movies, "The Legend of Wesley" directly broke the Hong Kong box office record, indicating that he has the ability to hit the top spot at any time.
"It turns out he was trying to get away with it. I'm so ashamed! I'm so ashamed!" Cheng Long lowered his head and murmured to himself. He once again understood the gap between him and Zhou Wen, and this gap was something he had never cared about before. Release and expand genre films to enrich the various types of Hong Kong films and expand the size of the market cake.
It turns out that Zhou Wen has been walking in front of him, and the gap between the two is so huge!
Watching the ambitious Cheng Long leave, Mr. Zou had a meaningful smile on his face. After thinking about it, he picked up the phone and dialed a number. After a while, he heard him say: "Hey, Awen, tonight's first call." I want to bring a friend to the screening, is there any problem?"
Zhou Wen was checking the number of copies in the office at this time. When he heard Mr. Zou make such a request, he agreed without thinking: "Look what you said, you can bring a hundred friends with you."
"But this friend of mine had a little trouble with you before."
"Who is it? Don't tell me that the other party is Pan Di Sheng."
"Hahaha, how could it be him? The other party is Cheng Long. You shouldn't object, right?"
"Cheng Long?" Zhou Wen was quite surprised and said with a smile: "No problem, since Mr. Zou is going to be the middleman, I won't have any objections. In fact, if Hong Kong's outstanding filmmakers can work together to rush out, , Hollywood and other things are not a piece of cake?¡±
"Okay, what I need is your kind of mind!" Mr. Zou shouted "Okay" on the phone, and then said: "Then let's see you in the evening."
"Wait a minute, this time you have to come to Princess Jin's leading theater. Last time we went to Jiahe, so courtesy is reciprocal, otherwise I won't be able to explain to Boss Lei." Zhou Wen added.
"Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble. Tell Lei Juekun to prepare tea and food, and kill him tonight!" Mr. Zou smiled heartily.
¡°Hehe, not only do we have good tea and delicious food, but we also have the peeing beef balls that we just developed, I guarantee that your trip will be worthwhile and full of surprises!¡±
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Wen signed the verified copy distribution list, handed it to Zhang Yuan, and said: "Before five o'clock in the afternoon, you will focus on distributing the copies to 200 theaters. Remember, no mistakes are allowed in the middle."
"Oh." Zhang Yuan nodded dully, turned around and left with the document in her arms. Suddenly she remembered something and turned around, frowning and hesitating: "There is something I want to ask you."
"Huh?" Zhou Wen raised his head and looked at her doubtfully and said, "What's the matter?"
Zhang Yuan said: "Cai'er has just received a new film, and I feel that the heroine's character is somewhat similar to mine"
"Haha, that's what you're talking about!" Zhou Wen nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, to be precise, it's a combination of you and Cai'er. I changed the ingredients of Muay Thai to Bajiquan. It seemsit doesn't seem to be the case. With your consent, you won¡¯t raise an army to hold me to account, right?¡±
Zhang Yuan shook her head and said, "It's nothing. In fact, I'm very happy. Thank you. I have nothing else to do. I'll go and get busy first."
"Thank me for what? How strange!" Zhou Wen scratched his head and didn't understand. He still couldn't figure out Zhang Yuan, because even though her personality had changed a lot, she still deliberately kept a certain distance from everyone.
At around five o'clock in the afternoon, all 200 large and medium-sized theaters in Hong Kong received copies of "A Chinese Ghost Story". Friends from the industry including Zhou Wen, Lei Juekun, Zhong Chuhong, Zhang Guorong, Wang Zuxian, Zhou Runfa, Zhang Manyu and others arrived in detail.The hotel may be a guest guest or help to liven up the atmosphere. This welcome lineup alone is enough to make tomorrow's front page headlines.
A group of reporters kept pressing the shutter to record this moment forever.
In the last half month of the summer vacation, Zhou Wen is coming with a sinister and fragrant gangster!
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