He Guanchang was stunned, Yang Qi was stunned, and even Pan Disheng was stunned. They seemed to understand the meaning of Wei Dongling's words, but they didn't seem to understand. Everyone looked like they understood something.
, Wei Dongling glanced at everyone with a stern expression, and his voice suddenly became very cold: "Do you know that when Mr. Xiao wrote scripts in the past, he rarely wrote scripts with the same theme? Because he was avoiding repetition. Repetition is the key to any artistic creation.
taboo!"
"Zombie movies have become popular this year. Every company is following the trend and making movies until they suck. Next year when romance movies become popular, they will continue to follow suit and make movies that suck." Xiao Ran walked to the table and said in Wei Dongling's cold tone.
He slapped the table and said: "Ten years from now, all the subjects have been ruined by you, so what else will you shoot?"
This palm seemed to hit everyone's heart, and they finally understood what Xiao Ran meant. In fact, it's not that everyone didn't know the harm of following the trend, it was just that they couldn't see it as clearly as Xiao Ran, and everyone was rushing to take pictures. If they didn't
If you shoot, you will suffer a loss. Under various strange psychology, following the trend will naturally form.
"No one came out to plan the market before, but now Phantom stands up to promote this matter!" Xiao Ran looked at everyone here proudly, and everyone turned their attention to him. The feeling of dominating everything was really wonderful.
"Now, I want to know what everyone means!" Xiao Ran glanced at everyone's eyes with a smile, then slowly lowered his eyes and said softly: "Who agrees? Who opposes!"
Oh my God, this feeling is so great! Now Xiao Ran finally knows the domineering way Liang Jiahui said this sentence in "Black Gold". It is indeed domineering. Of course, Xiao Ran is not referring to his own domineering attitude. But in "Black Gold"
Liang Jiahui is the truly courageous gangster brother, but he is only on the screen.
No one knows Xiao Ran's funny mentality now, not even Wei Dongling. Yang Qi and Pan Disheng each have their own plans. Although Yang Qi and Xiao Ran are friends, they still need to be clear-cut in this business.
Yang Qi and Pan Disheng soon saw an opportunity in this. The intensifying phenomenon of following the trend of Hong Kong films was a major reason why they had no hope for the future. Now Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling's proposal can obviously stop this following trend. They only need to give
Various themes are stipulated in a certain proportion, so that you are not afraid of following the trend.
Even though they don’t understand that theme coordination means letting a hundred flowers bloom, it means balance, and it means that various themes can be kept fresh and creative to the maximum extent so that the audience can distract from a certain theme. However, they can understand
, this is of great benefit to the film market.
For Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang, they were only surprised because no one had thought of this coordination method before. Moreover, even if they could think of it, the gang would not agree to this so-called gang. Only under the current situation that gangs have gradually disappeared from the entertainment industry
This is one of the main reasons why Hong Kong films have been unable to restrain themselves from following the trend.
Although they knew that this would allow Xiao Ran to control the Film Association, both Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang knew that this proposal was something they could not refuse. After all, they are film businessmen, and their interests are the most important. Besides, Phantom's
The strength is also well deserved.
The large conference room was silent for a full two minutes. Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling were still observing everyone's expressions. They hoped to judge from them which ones could be retained and which ones could not be retained. Xiao Ran was definitely the one who was harmful to the development of Hong Kong films.
Kick it away immediately. For example, Jiahe, if Jiahe doesn't agree this time, Xiao Ran will turn around and attack Jiahe immediately. At this moment, he will no longer allow any more mistakes to happen in the rear base.
"I agree!" Yang Qi was the first to speak. Young people have good brains. Xiao Ran couldn't help but sigh secretly, but he forgot that he was younger than Yang Qi. Yang Qi gently blew the tea leaves floating on the water.
, then quietly said: "This is absolutely beneficial to the long-term coordination of the market!"
"We all agree!" Zou Wenhuai and the others all nodded in agreement, but Zou Wenhuai was very depressed that Xiao Ran took the lead again. But he did not intend to hand over this power to Xiao Ran, and opposed Xiao Ran's leadership in disguise: "However, I think this matter
You can leave it to Chairman Wu to take charge, and let them set the annual ratio!"
"Really?" Wei Dongling smiled coldly. As for Jiahe, he had wanted to move away for a long time, but Xiao Ran was kind-hearted and always wanted to leave a way for Jiahe to survive. He waved to An Yuxuan and took a few copies.
The information was thrown on the table: "Does Mr. Zou think that Chairman Wu can know better than us at the film company what the annual ratio should be?"
Among the information Wei Dongling threw out, there were more than ten investigations, all of which involved the size of the proportion. This surprised Yang Qi and the others, and then they realized that Xiao Ran had been planning this matter for a long time, otherwise how could he have done it so quickly?
Get these investigative reports out.
Comedy films, police and gangster films, gangster films, disaster films, war films, science fiction films, literary and artistic films, horror films and other types of films are all very clearly written in these surveys. It is no exaggeration to say that you don’t even need to study them, because
The report has given three weighting plans for selection.
When Pan Disheng saw the detailed classification above, he was immediately dumbfounded. His Debao is good at comedies and female action films, which are police and gangster films, plus literary and artistic films, but it is rarely involved in other aspects. In this way,
This means that he must coordinate this ratio with other companies, or simply shoot other subjects directly.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but question: "War movies, disaster movies, and science fiction movies can't be made in Hong Kong at all. Why do we give this ratio?"
Xiao Ran had already sat down and when Pan Di asked, he said slowly: "Who said Hong Kong can't make these three kinds of films? If you want to hit Hollywood, you must have these three kinds of films, otherwise everyone will be waiting to be Hollywood."
Take over the market!”
"I forgot to tell you one thing..." Wei Dongling's rough voice burst into laughter like a silver bell, which made Xiao Ran almost kick him: "A science fiction film invested by Phantom with a production cost of 80 million has been
Shooting has started!”
Eighty million! Hiss! The conference room suddenly fell silent. If they could hear their voices, then Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling would definitely be able to hear everyone gasping in their stomachs. Everyone was thinking, Xiao Ran must be crazy.
, can the cost of investing 80 million be recovered? Moreover, I have never heard that Phantom has any financing partners, which means that Phantom invests independently. In this way, it is really scary!
Eighty million! What a crazy number. After more than ten years, eighty million will definitely be considered a super investment, let alone now. However, when I think about it, the working capital left by Phantom to invest in filming is as high as one billion. Everyone
They were all relieved, and only Phantom dared to invest so much.
For Yang Qi and Pan Disheng, the two young entrepreneurs were even more shocked. It was not because of the number that they were shocked, but because Xiao Ran was always ahead of everyone. When they were still making films with millions of investments, Xiao Ran was already making films.
Twenty to thirty million. When they started making films worth ten or twenty million, Xiao Ran started making films worth eighty million. If this goes on, they will simply not be able to keep up with Xiao Ran's pace.
They also know that they need to be in front of everything in order to obtain the greatest benefits. Now Xiao Ran is in front of everyone in everything, whether it is the quality of the film, the box office, or even the development of overseas markets. What should they do?
Keep up with or even catch up with the Phantom? This will be what they will consider.
"If you are curious, then I think the film will be released around the summer vacation. If you are interested, you might as well go and watch it!" Xiao Ran smiled with satisfaction. This is what he wants. He wants to pay generously
The benefits stimulate other film companies and stimulate them to improve their competitiveness.
"However, here, what I want to explain is this!" Xiao Ran swept across the week in awe, making everyone shrink their necks: "Every industry has its own rules. If anyone dares to violate the rules, I will definitely kick him.
Out!"
Just looking at the expressions of other people, He Guanchang knew that Jiahe was in a doomed situation and there was absolutely no chance of recovery. Now, due to the competition from Phantom, Jiahe has fallen to the same level as Shaw Brothers in the past few years. If it weren't for Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long, etc.
Mr. Ban is holding on, fearing that the Jiahe Empire will collapse at any time.
Thinking of this, He Guanchang sighed deeply. Now the Film Association is also indirectly controlled by Xiao Ran. The subtext of Xiao Ran's words just now is: The industry rules I have formulated, whoever dares to violate them will be eliminated!
At this moment, he couldn't help but have the intention of quitting. Back then, they were old ministers of Shaw Brothers, all very important senior officials, and finally they collectively betrayed Shaw Brothers. At that time, they were young and energetic, and they were forced to leave with their supreme vitality and vision.
The old club, Shaw Brothers, had to announce the suspension of production, ending Shaw Brothers' decades-long dominance of Hong Kong films.
But now, the appearance of Phantom is just like Jiahe back then. No, it should be even more ferocious than Jiahe back then. It only took just three years to smash Jiahe from the top to the bottom. Jiahe is now aging.
I don't have enough enterprising spirit and ambition. I just want to keep my career. As a result, I am destined to withdraw from the Hong Kong film industry like Shaw Brothers.
No one can compete with Phantom. Last year, Phantom got more than 70% of the films released in the Hong Kong film market. This only refers to Southeast Asia, excluding the Mainland and Europe. If it is considered Europe, it can be said that
One hundred percent, because all the movies released in Europe last year were released by Phantom.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling looked at each other and showed relaxed smiles. In this way, if they control the Hong Kong film industry, until now, the Phantom is the real leader in the Hong Kong film industry. As long as it controls
After entering the film industry, Xiao Ran felt relieved that he could guide other companies to move in the right direction.
However, there are still some bugs interfering with all this. Xiao Ran hesitated whether to throw away Jiahe, but it would be a pity that this old company fell into his hands like this. Besides, He Guanchang is really a
He was a good person, but Xiao Ran couldn't bear to do this.
"The second thing today is to coordinate with everyone about the release of the film!" Xiao Ran visited again for a week. In fact, there are still many problems in the Hong Kong film industry, but they need to be solved step by step: "Everyone knows that the box office of the film is
One of the main sources of income for companies..."
It is one of the main incomes. It is the main income at all! No other company can make as big a profit as Sihai from the distribution of video tapes. Besides, Sihai doesn’t know how much it makes just from smuggling the video tapes to the mainland. Videos
Video tapes are an absolutely hugely profitable industry, with profits as high as 700 to 800%. Excluding various expenses, you can earn more than 400 to 500%. It’s just because the current circulation of video tapes is still small, so it’s not as good as
"However, in the film market, there are often scenes of shopping between two families." Xiao Ran stared at He Guanchang. Although this sentence did not specifically refer to Jiahe, he definitely did not run away: "Is this profitable? Or do everyone think that this kind of self-portrait is good?
Is it more fun to kill someone brutally?"
Xiao Ran pointed out an important point. Films released during the same period may have an impact on the box office of competitors. This is undeniable. Otherwise, everyone would not need to put out their best films during the summer vacation and Spring Festival!
This kind of shopping is unavoidable, and even The Phantom sometimes has to fight for losses, and let a movie that originally still has box office potential fail, just because a new movie is coming. What's even more exaggerated is that the Phantom is not
I have never beaten myself.
The most typical ones are "The Last Summer" and "New Dragon Inn" last summer. If "Human" hadn't created a huge momentum and forced some theaters to continue showing it in order to set box office records, then,
It is not difficult for "New" to have a box office of over RMB 40 million.
This is somewhat similar to the former grabbing the latter's leg, and other common situations are demolishing one wall to make up for the other. The simple understanding is that a movie was expected to have a box office of over 20 million, but had to give way due to schedule.
To give another film that has the hope of earning 30 to 40 million yuan is to give the former's box office to the latter.
Don't think that the box office is nothing. In fact, for most viewers, the box office is the key to measuring the quality of a film. When a film has a high box office, it will naturally attract curious audiences. And if the box office is high,
Another benefit is that whether it is a video tape or an overseas release, the price can be higher. The benefits are obvious.
Even Phantom's own films are prone to the phenomenon of shopping, let alone other companies' films. This problem is obviously something that everyone wants to solve, but they may not all like Xiao Ran and Hai Le who like to fight.
In business, it's better to be kind and seek wealth, not necessarily to bring down the other party.
Li Xingguo stood up again and said excitedly: "Mr. Xiao, do you have a way to solve this problem?"
Li Xingguo's Meiya International Group is currently mainly focused on distribution, and production is also an important business under it. For example, Tianxia Film Company, which Xiao Ran was very impressed by, is one of its companies. Therefore, there is definitely a reason for Li Xingguo to care about this.
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Everyone also focused their attention on Xiao Ran. If this problem can be solved, everyone's profits will definitely be higher every year. Xiao Ran smiled, tapped his fingers on the table, looked at Yang Qi and the others leisurely and said: "Actually,
It is not difficult to operate. We all know that comedy and action movies target different audiences, so the impact on each other is minimal. And we can coordinate the release schedule of the film to miss the release time of similar films from various companies
, to avoid losses!”
Li Xingguo thought Xiao Ran had some good ideas. He couldn't help but feel disappointed when Xiao Ran gave such an answer. In fact, it was not impossible to do this, and companies with good relationships were already doing it. However, what Xiao Ran wanted was not just a few companies.
The company is composed of a small mountain, but it requires the coordination of the entire film market. Everyone has a different focus.
"Each theater line during the summer vacation and Spring Festival period can accommodate the staggered release of at least two films. There are four theater lines in Hong Kong, which means that there can be as many as 16 films released during these two prime time periods!"
Xiao Ran smiled faintly. In fact, there are sixty or seventy movie theaters. Let alone two movies, it is not a big problem to show four movies at the same time.
However, those four films are only for other companies' films. For Phantom, this number is just suitable, because the films released in the prime time period are all large-scale commercial films carefully produced by Phantom, and they are all extremely strong in sales.
of.
Take last year as an example. Last year's top ten box office list had a starting point of 30 million. Phantom had seven films on the list, and the other three major companies each had one film on the list. Cheng Long's is
It was squeezed out of the top ten rankings for the first time. It is no exaggeration to say that Phantom almost appeared as a monopoly last year.
After this calculation, everyone is refreshed and everyone wants the prime time slot. However, small companies other than the four major companies know that the prime time slot is usually reserved for themselves, and it is difficult for small companies to get it.
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"As long as staggered releases can be achieved, any schedule can avoid shopping to the greatest extent!" Xiao Ran looked around, everyone was thinking. In fact, this is definitely not impossible, but it requires everyone to be willing to make concessions! Of course,
If you don't want to give in, just fight. Xiao Ran doesn't care about this. "Try to stagger the time of films of the same type, so that you can make as much profit as possible!"
This point was cleared up and was quickly agreed. Next, Xiao Ran wanted to mention a very important matter. From his point of view, the importance of this matter was definitely not inferior to the theme coordination: "The third thing
That is, I require all companies to maintain the ratio of actors’ remuneration to production fees at least one to four!”
Everyone was immediately in an uproar. Are you kidding? One to four! Xiao Ran didn't know how high the salary of stars is now. The salary of a star in a movie is generally more than two million. Plus the fees for extras and supporting actors, this is
It simply forces other companies to raise their production fees to at least tens of millions.