"Pa" a thick document was thrown on the expensive Huali conference table, and an angry voice roared: "Who can tell me, I want to know what is going on? Why half a month?
The box office is only over 8 million? Taiwan is not Hong Kong, which has a population of almost 20 million.
, why was it that our last episode was able to sell more than 30 million yuan there, but this episode, so far, has only sold more than 8 million yuan. Can any of you tell me what the reason is?" Lei Juekun was so angry.
Smoke was coming from seven holes, and even the cigar in his hand was shaped into a figure 7 because of his excessive excitement.
Today is the box office summary of "Best Partner Shows Their Magic" half a month after it was released in Taiwan. The news that was reported back to Hong Kong made the entire "New Arts City" stunned by the data obtained.
After half a month of public release, the box office was only over RMB 8 million. If calculated at this rate, Taiwan’s box office might not be as good as Hong Kong’s. Why didn’t this stop Lei Juekun, the big boss, from getting angry and immediately convening a high-level meeting?[
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Mai Jia and Shi Tian, who were sitting below, remained silent. Huang Baiming tried to speak several times, but was interrupted angrily by Lei Juekun.
"Why don't you speak? Explain it! Speak! Have you become mute?" After winning the first part of "New Shushan Swordsman" at the Hong Kong box office, Lei Juekun has great ambitions and wants to win another victory in Taiwan.
The result made him cursed. "Majia, didn't you say that the lower part of [New Shushan Swordsman] is virtual fire, as long as
After a while, the novelty of the audience will not have any impact on us, and it is not worth mentioning at all? Look, the media over there have reported that the second part of "New Shushan Swordsman" was released only one week earlier than us, but
It already has a box office of 25 million, which is more than double ours. How do you explain it?"
Asking Mai Jia is simply asking Yu Blind. In terms of publicity and promotion in Taiwan, Huang Baiming is personally responsible for everything. So now Lei Juekun has pointed the finger at Mai Jia, making him feel that he was very wronged, but again
You can't refute Lei Juekun when he's angry, otherwise he'll be scolded even more fiercely.
"Mr. Lei, please calm down first. I..."
Huang Baiming was about to speak, but Lei Juekun interrupted him again. "And you, how did you, the general manager, do it? You have to bear the main responsibility for causing this situation. I'm waiting for your explanation.
, don’t talk unimportant nonsense.”
"Alas!" Huang Baiming couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Since Feng Yifeng was born and 'Tianchen Entertainment' emerged strongly, Lei Juekun has been involved in the affairs of 'Xinyi City' more and more. Huang Baiming is the general manager, but
Most of his current power is controlled by Lei Juekun
After being exploited, he is not much different from a rubber stamp. Because whether it is reviewing the script or pitching the film, the selection of actors and director must be reviewed and approved by Lei Juekun personally, otherwise no one can use the "New Art"
City's every penny of funds.
Huang Baiming now regrets why he categorically rejected Feng Yifeng's offer. Look at Tsui Hark now. He has his own film studio. Feng Yifeng and Tianchen Entertainment don't care about it and invest in any film.
Just hand over the budget prepared by Shi Nansheng. He will never point fingers at the operation of the studio, let alone during the filming, giving Tsui Hark plenty of room to express himself.
Recently, I heard Eric Tsang, who is in contact with Tsui Hark-shih, mention that Tsui Hark is preparing to make a fantasy ghost film after finishing "New Shushan Swordsman", and the script is written by Feng Yifeng himself and co-written with Tsui Hark. Not only
He will make extensive use of computer special effects that are slowly beginning to mature, and he will also invest huge sums of money in filming. Although he doesn't know whether it is true or not, Huang Baiming knows that it may not be without reason.
But looking back at myself, I realized that I had warned Lei Juekun, but this person was headstrong and could not listen to other people's advice. He only wanted to defeat the lower part of [New Shushan Swordsman] in Taiwan, and then take over in Hong Kong.
Brilliant achievements. But why didn’t he think about it? [The best partner shows off his magical powers] in Hong Kong
Although he won the first part, it had the reputation of the previous episode, but the box office did not exceed 20 million, which was already a failure. But Lei Juekun just couldn't listen and insisted on choosing the second part of [New Shushan Swordsman].
When it was released in Taiwan, I had a head-on confrontation with the other party. Now I am beaten to a pulp, but I am looking for a scapegoat.
"Mr. Lei, haven't I told you before? As early as after the [New Shushan Swordsman] was released, 'Tianchen Entertainment' had already booked some major theaters and theater chains in Taiwan for Easter. At that time,
I also told you about it, so you might as well
The film will not be released in Taiwan until the summer, but you must compete with [New Shushan Swordsman] Part 2. I have been running around Taiwan for almost a month, and I have increased my share of the profits to sign distribution agreements with small theaters and ** theaters.
release contract
.But with the number of screens that Tianchen Cinema Line has in Taiwan and the support they have from other major theater chains and theaters, there is no way we can beat them at the box office. Also, [New Shushan Swordsman]
Regardless of whether it is the upper or lower part, it costs
With tens of millions of NT dollars in promotional expenses, what can we do to compete with others? So now we have more than NT$8 million in box office, which is pretty good." What Huang Baiming said is the truth, and both Mai Jia and Shi Tian clearly know it.
Only Lei Juekun couldn't listen.
"What? It's my fault!" Lei Juekun's eyes were about to burst into flames. How could he allow others to question his decision and authority?
"It doesn't matter who is right or wrong now. 'Tianchen Entertainment' started in Taiwan. Not only does it have a strong foundation there, but the government will also open the door to them. We have nothing to ourselves in Taiwan.
We need to rely on other film distribution companies to distribute for us. The last episode of [Best Partner] has a good cooperative relationship with 'Tianchen Entertainment', so it is famous for its double box office.
Harvest. Also, we have no personal connections in Taiwan. As long as the Taipei government says hello to us, who would dare to sign a publishing contract with us? Don’t underestimate the personal connections, ‘Tianchen Entertainment’ is all from Taiwan no matter what.
Local companies, with their own people helping their own people, and with the government's participation, are always unfavorable. Our box office failure this time is ultimately due to our lack of preparation and being too hasty."
Huang Baiming said what he said, but in Lei Juekun's ears, every word was heart-breaking. Because whether it was releasing in Taiwan ahead of schedule, or breaking the contract with Tianchen Entertainment regardless of morality, it was Lei Juekun who
The first-hand planning is the execution. Now that Huang Baiming is saying this, isn't he condemning him? What is it?
Seeing that Lei Juekun was on the verge of an explosion, Shi Tian quickly pulled Huang Baiming down and whispered: "Don't say more, isn't it annoying enough now? Do you want everyone to not have a good meal?"
, are you willing to do so?"
As a loyal supporter of Lei Juekun, Mai Jia has nothing to say this time. Because he has seen Huang Baiming's efforts with his own eyes. Not only can he not blame Huang Baiming, but now [the best partner shows off his magical powers] is in Taiwan
The box office of more than 8 million was achieved only by Huang Baiming through low-level
Only by humbly asking for others' cooperation can we get the best results. So this time Lei Juekun accused Huang Baiming. Not only did he not act as an accomplice, he also wanted to excuse Huang Baiming. After all, they are friends for many years. Although their ideas are different, they have been in love for many years.
It cannot be erased at once.
"Mr. Lei, Si Yan is really not to blame for what happened this time. He ran from Taipei to Taichung in a few days, and then rushed to Tainan. Isn't it just to find a theater to show our film? For this reason, he
I got seriously ill in Taiwan and had to go to the emergency room to be fine." After hearing Mai Jia's words, Lei Juekun also relaxed a little.
Seeing that Lei Juekun lost some of his anger, Mai Jia continued: "Actually, we have ignored the power of Tianchen Entertainment in Taiwan. In the past, as long as it was our Hong Kong film, there was no need to worry about not having a distribution company in Taiwan.
Do distribution for us. But Feng Yifeng is really awesome. I heard that he has a good relationship with a police officer, and even has a close relationship with the Taipei Police Department.
He has contacts with people on the road. The former Taipei garrison commander named Li seemed to have offended him. He and the police teamed up to make him disappear. Even the family's taxi company, trading company and shipping company were all disappeared.
It was captured by Feng Yifeng. So we simply underestimated Feng Yifeng and underestimated the energy he possesses. It’s unclear what people are looking for!”
"Is he really that powerful?" When Lei Juekun heard Mai Jia's words, his heart palpitated. He was able to kill a general-level garrison commander and even take over the family business. What a terrifying person he was?
Why are you so obsessed with it that you ignore the previous agreement just for such a small amount of money? It seems that you really missed a move this time. "Whether this is true or not, how do you know so clearly?
?”
Mai Jia shook his head and said: "I also heard it from a media friend in Taiwan. I don't know whether it is true or false. Because the Taipei government covered up this matter very tightly. Not only did they not report on the commander
What happened was just a normal transfer. But since then, no one has seen the commander’s family, and most people can’t tell.”
"Hey! Stop talking nonsense about this matter. It's none of our business. It's nosy business." Lei Juekun is no longer in the mood to think about how to deal with Feng Yifeng and 'Tianchen Entertainment'. If it's true as Mai Jia said
, I am afraid that this person and the company cannot handle it alone. "This is the end of Taiwan's public release. We all have responsibilities. I don't want to blame anyone. That's it for now. Everyone.
Let's think about how to deal with the next release in Southeast Asia. 'Tianchen Entertainment' also has considerable strength in Southeast Asia. We can't afford to make any mistakes this time. Come up with a plan and study it carefully. I will
I won't hinder you anymore." After Lei Juekun finished speaking, he reluctantly prepared to leave. Because facing such a strong and unknown opponent, he really felt like he had no way to start.
Shi Tianzhen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Lei Juekun would no longer pursue the case. Because he knew that Huang Baiming was already dissatisfied with Lei Juekun's repeated interference in the company's operations and business. If Lei Juekun continued to force him like this, there was no guarantee that things would turn against him.
Lei Juekun will no longer pursue the responsibility, and peace will make money, and everyone will be better off.
"Mr. Lei, wait a minute, I have something else to tell you." Huang Baiming called out to Lei Juekun who was already standing by the door.
"What's up?"
"It's about John Woo. I want to know why he must be sent to Taiwan. We have no foundation there at all. What can he do there? Isn't this tantamount to dispatching him?" John Woo is Huang Baiming.
I had to dig it out from Jiahe after all my efforts, but I didn’t expect that when I first entered Xinyi City, I would be released to Taiwan for no reason.
"Don't you think we have no foundation in Taiwan? When he went there, he happened to be a pioneer and opened up territory for us. Is there anything wrong with doing this?" Recalling that John Woo was once a general of 'Jiahe', Lei Juekun
I felt unhappy for a while. When I saw Huang Baiming,
He wanted to say something, but interrupted with a wave of his hand: "This matter is settled, and you don't need to say anything else. If he doesn't want to go, or you don't want him to go, you can let him leave 'Xinyi City', I won't
He will be forced to stay. Otherwise, you can go on his behalf."
Huang Baiming sat down slumped. He felt that he was very sorry for John Woo. Such a talented director was so buried. If he had known, he would not have been allowed to pass the "New Art City". Although in "Jiahe" he would be beaten by Jackie Chan and the others.
It's suppressed, but there are still scenes to be filmed. What can John Woo do when he goes to Taiwan, a place he is unfamiliar with? Is it possible to really become a pioneer?