Movie tycoon

Chapter 469 Copying the Miracle of "Lost in Thailand" (Part [-])
The next day, everyone in Hong Kong and Hong Kong was looking forward to the early release of "God of Gamblers". Because of Chen Xiaotang's sentence "If it's not good, you are welcome to spit", they collectively expressed that they are very much looking forward to the release of "God of Gamblers", and are looking forward to being able to spit afterwards; but what they don't know is that Chen Xiaotang is now I am happily contacting film dealers from various regions in Asia!

The foreign market of Hong Kong films has always occupied a very important position in the box office revenue of Hong Kong films, and relatively speaking, the box office of Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and other regions is particularly important!

For example, in the 70s and [-]s, when Shaw Brothers and MP & GI were fighting for hegemony in the Chinese-language film industry, they both focused on developing overseas markets.For this reason, Shao Daheng went to Nanyang three times, and signed exhibition contracts with Chinese filmmakers such as Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia. Hong Kong movies such as "Benyu ~ Futon" and "Nanyang Evil Falling" are the most popular in other places.
However, with the MP & GI earthquake, Shaw Brothers lost its competitors, just like the crocodiles in the crocodile pool without foreign enemies, so they no longer put so much effort into making films. Coupled with the impact of the financial turmoil, the external market gradually slumped. ; It was not until the golden decade of Hong Kong film re-emerged that the importance of the external market was highlighted.

Thanks to Chen Xiaotang's great reputation and loud slogans, the filmmakers who came to Chen Xiaotang today to discuss about the release of "God of Gamblers" in other places are endless, and what Chen Xiaotang has to do is to do his best. To lower the profits of the filmmakers, after all, when the market forms competition, then of course the producers need to maximize the negotiation to obtain the maximum benefit!
No matter who you are, or how big the theater chain you control, as long as you come, Chen Xiaotang will sit down with you and communicate with you sincerely. Send it out, and said embarrassingly: "I'm sorry, sir, the dividend you asked for is too high, I really can't answer you now, please go back and wait!"

With this way of hospitality, Chen Xiaotang put all the pressure on the film producers who came to discuss business cooperation, and the effect was unimaginably perfect.

The most direct manifestation is that many filmmakers who were tough at the beginning and demanded a 7-6% dividend have automatically reduced the amount of dividends required, from 5% to [-]%, and then to [-]%. This is already the best price in Chen Xiaotang's heart. After all, the theater circuit's share is only for June [-]th, and now it's [-]/[-], which is sharp enough!

One day, just one day, relying on his special status as "God of Gamblers", Chen Xiaotang fanned the flames and settled all the releases in other places in Asia except Hong Kong. The company also accounts for 5%!
Of course, such a contract is temporary. In the eyes of those filmmakers out of town, if it wasn't for Chen Xiaotang's insanity this time, and he earned the title of "God of Gamblers" on the gambling boat, they would not let go .In the future, Qisan still won't be able to escape.

But for Chen Xiaotang, this time can make you five or five, and as the phantom continues to grow, maybe four or six in the future.In short, both sides have their own calculations.

After signing the contract, the only thing that Chen Xiaotang needed to worry about was that the film company would cheat on the accounts, so Chen Xiaotang had to appoint an employee of Moying Entertainment Film Company to supervise.

"I'm dizzy, those film distributors have so many theater chains, how many people do they need to deal with it!" Chen Xiaotang rubbed his hair in distress, and finally, having no choice but to go to Fatty Wang Beijing negotiated!
"Haha, what's there to be so upset about?" Fatty smiled disdainfully after hearing the reason, "Do you think the newly recruited entertainers of Moying Entertainment are still idle now? Just pull them out for a public fee Tourism, do you think this problem is still a problem?"

"That's right! I've signed so many actors and they haven't played yet, why don't you send them all out to have a look?" Chen Xiaotang jumped up excitedly, hugged the fat man fiercely and said, "Oh, yes, I love you to death!"

"Ahem! Let go! I'm about to be strangled to death by you!" The fat man almost lost his breath, and it took him a long time to drink his saliva and said, "Don't be too happy too early, you should think about it when the time comes. "God of Gamblers" "If you pounce, what kind of situation will you face!"

The fat man smiled sinisterly, and said fiercely: "People who deceive the world will definitely have serious consequences! Hehe, you better prepare to run away! Otherwise, if you are drowned by saliva, just play Big!"

"You guy, you are also the director of this movie! Why are you turning your elbows out? Can you pick up something nice to say?"

"I'm vaccinating you!" the fat man laughed. "In case you are chased and hacked, then run to Thailand. I've already prepared for you. Horse kill chicken, sauna, and Thailand Three treasures, red sapphire and shemale!"

Chen Xiaotang fainted, and what the fat man said suddenly reminded Chen Xiaotang of the super awesome drama "Lost in Thailand" in his previous life.It is said that this masterpiece broke the traditional Chinese unbreakable one-billion myth, and it can be regarded as an elation for Chinese-language movies.In fact, the selling point of this drama is exactly what Fatty said just now, "Thailand has three treasures, red sapphire and ladyboys"!In particular, shemale is a special feature of Thailand. Chen Xiaotang even considered whether to copy this masterpiece of the play and stir fry it in advance?
However, Chen Xiaotang immediately dismissed this idea. It is certain that if Chen Xiaotang works out a "Tai囧" now, he will definitely lose everything!
Why is this so?Because "Tai囧" is a comedy story set for mainland audiences at that time, and Hong Kong's current comedy line is the "shit, pee and fart" of Fatty Wang in front of me, and the "nonsense" of future classmate Zhou Xingchi.If you move a movie that pleases mainland audiences to Hong Kong to sell, it is simply unacceptable, and you will be blamed if you don’t pay for it!
On the other hand, if "God of Gamblers" currently filmed by Chen Xiaotang is arranged to be screened in mainland China, I guess... maybe even the screening will be a problem!Because gambling is super banned in mainland China, isn't it that you arrange such a movie to fight against the government and engage in cultural attacks?Crack down hard, crack down hard!

Since films like "God of Gamblers" cannot be circulated in the mainland market, and "Lost in Thailand" is too advanced, it is not suitable to be released in the mainland. After all, at this time, people in the mainland can't even afford food and clothing. Who has spare money to travel to Thailand?Who has spare money to sit in the cinema and watch movies?The only film that can get the support of the mainland government must be patriotic, or a kung fu film mixed with patriotic spirit, such as the popular kung fu film "Shaolin Temple" in China...
Chen Xiaotang brainstormed quickly, and immediately he had an idea, because he remembered his new movie "Jing Wu Heroes" that he had been preparing for a long time!
Haha, this film is simply a special preparation for attacking the mainland film market.With patriotism and kung fu, coupled with the free publicity done by the previous TV series "Fearless" and "Chen Zhen", it would be a big loss if this drama is not screened in mainland China.

In mainland China, there is a market of more than one billion yuan. Back then, "Shaolin Temple" earned 11 million yuan for a dime a ticket. What kind of concept is that? [-] million people out of [-] billion went to the cinema!

Chen Xiaotang couldn't imagine that if his "Jing Wu Heroes" was really successful, wouldn't it be even more heaven-defying than the future billion-dollar masterpiece "Tai囧"? !
The more Chen Xiaotang thought about it, the more excited he became, and the more he thought about it, the more proud he became, his cheeks turned red and his eyes showed spring waves. In the eyes of the fat man, he looked super lewd~slutty!

"Hey, Ah Tang, are you alright? I told you that the failure of "God of Gamblers" made you go to Thailand. You don't need to be so happy, do you?"

When he came back to his senses, Chen Xiaotang hurriedly concealed his excitement about developing the mainland market in the future, and said to the fat man contemptuously: "You think I'm so overestimated? Tell you, in this world, if there is another If a movie can get such an evaluation from me, then it will be our "God of Gamblers"! Watch it, it will definitely be a hit!"

"You're the only one who says that!" The fat man sighed, "Don't look at your sales in other places like ours, which are all caused by hype. Look at Hong Kong, except for Shaw Brothers who are willing to borrow our theaters to arrange films, other The theaters are waiting to see the joke."

"There is also Yongsheng Entertainment. I heard that the Xiang brothers and the Golden Princess Theater have negotiated terms. Their new play "Wesley and Yuan Zhenxia" will be fully screened in the entire theater. And they are using Zhou Runfa's signboard, In foreign markets, especially in Taiwan ~ Taiwan and other places, the film is also selling very well; in addition, they also use the power of the Xin Ngee Ann Association to prohibit other theaters from showing our film, or you will bear the consequences! So, Ah Tang Ah, don't be too optimistic, we may not be sure to win this battle. Even if we win in the foreign market, if we lose in Hong Kong, we will still be trampled on the head!"

The fat man poured cold water on him until Chen Xiaotang, who was hotheaded, calmed down. Yes, before, he was only interested in being happy, but he ignored the importance of the Hong Kong local market.Now Yongsheng intends to fight with himself, and has already taken the initiative in the cinema chain. If he hadn't won six cinema chains by accident, he might not even have a place for the premiere.The reason why Shaw Brothers would help him is that on the one hand, he was a TVB TV station, and on the other hand, he helped them make a lot of money by filming, but after all, Shaw Brothers has reduced production a lot, and the movie theaters have not returned to their previous glory. "Deus out of the siege, it seems very difficult.

"You're right, I'm a little too proud!" Chen Xiaotang admitted his mistake, "With the support of the entire New Ngee Ann Society behind Yongsheng, coupled with the long-standing personal connections, the first drama will definitely be more pleasing than us, but We don't need to be discouraged, the movie is a heartbeat, and until the last moment, no one knows who will be the big winner!"

At that moment, Chen Xiaotang took a deep breath, and suddenly his fighting spirit was high.Even Fatty Wang Jing seemed to be infected by him, and smiled, "In this way, I may really be worrying too much! Hehe!"

The two laughed at the same time.

Amidst the laughter, both of them knew that the decisive battle was just around the corner!
(End of this chapter)