193【Target: Japanese market】
When I returned to Hong Kong, I was not busy going home in summer, so I went back to the company first.
"Brother Tian, good news. Our "Zombie Family" had a box office of 2.6 million on the first day, setting a new first-day box office record." As soon as he returned to the company, Chen Yixin happily reported to Xia Tian.
"Oh? Not bad!" Xia Tian couldn't help but feel shocked when he heard this, "What movie is Princess Jin and Jiahe?" he asked again,
If the films of the two theaters are not strong enough, then the box office of "The Zombie Family" is worth looking forward to.
"Princess Jin is released in the drama "Four-Eyed Boy" starring Alan Tam, and Jiahe is released in the "Detective of the Viagra" starring Cheng Long and Li Sai Fly." Chen Yixin Hui reported.
"Okay, I understand." Xia Tian said with joy.
He has never seen the "Four-Eyed Boy" starring Alan Tam, but the box office of the drama has never been high in Hong Kong, and he can't compete with action and comedy movies.
Cheng Long's "Detective" is a famous bad movie and one of the few failures in his acting career. This movie has been released in the United States before, with a box office defeat and a low evaluation. Therefore, it is difficult to get the blessing of the "Hollywood halo" and the box office is destined not to be too high.
Therefore, when Xia Tian heard that these two movies were competing with him, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Continue to keep watching and continue to report on what happens."
"Yes, Brother Tian." Chen Yixin nodded, "By the way, Brother Tian, Director Wang Jing has written the script of "Best Bad Friends". I have put it on your desk."
"Okay, are there anything else?" Xia Tian nodded, thinking that Wang Jing was really quick-witted. The script had been written in just a few days, and it was amazing!!
"Old Tang from the magazine also asked me to tell you that the comic club has been prepared and I hope you can take the time to give me some advice." Chen Yixin said again.
"Okay, is there any more?" Xia Tian nodded again.
"No more, that's all for the time being." Chen Yixin shook his head and said.
Xia Tian smiled, took him into his office, and picked up the "Best Bad Friend" written by Wang Jing again.
"Yes, it's true that it's worthy of being the 'king of commercial films'. This script is better than the original." While reading the script and comparing it with the original in memory, Xia Tian found that the plot of the script written by Wang Jing was more compact and vivid, and more outstanding than the original, which made him very satisfied.
"Sandy, inform Director Wang Jing and let him come to the company to see me in the afternoon." Xia Tian notified his secretary by phone, "By the way, let Manager Liu from the distribution department come to see me."
"Yes, boss." The secretary simply agreed.
"Brother Tian, is it going to Taiwan this time smooth? Can our movie be sold? " Chen Yixin asked curiously.
"It's going well. I have reached an agreement with the senior executives of China Film Academy. Just turn around and ask Manager Liu to contact them." Xia Tian nodded and smiled.
"This is really great! I just said that Brother Tian will definitely be fine." Chen Yixin clapped his hands and smiled.
"This time, in addition to establishing channels with China Film, I have some unexpected gains this time." Xia Tian smiled again, "Taiwan's godfather Luo Dayou and the talented girl Zhang Aijia from Xinyi City have all been dug up for me."
"Really?! So awesome! Brother Tian, how did you do it?" Chen Yixin said in surprise.
Of course he had heard of the name of the talented woman Zhang Aijia, which was well-known. The Best Partner, which successively broke the box office record of Hong Kong films, was starring her.
As for Luo Dayou, although he is not familiar with him, he often hears his name and knows that he is a very popular singer in Taiwan. He writes and composes and sings all first-class, and has many fans in Southeast Asia.
"Of course I'm impressing people with my sincerity." Xia Tian smiled, "I promised to give Zhang Aijia NT$50 million a year to let her use it freely, and it doesn't matter if I lose money. I also promised to let Luo Dayou be the production director of the record company."
After listening to it, Chen Yixin became Spartan.
"Fifty million Taiwan dollars?! That's more than ten million Hong Kong dollars! Brother Tian, you're too generous, right?" He shouted after a while.
"What is it? Don't I know?" Xia Tian said with a blank look. "It's only more than 10 million, which is equivalent to a charitable donation. You also know Zhang Aijia's ability. If she is there, there is no need to worry about the Taiwanese market. Why can Xinyi City successfully open the Taiwanese market? It's not thanks to Zhang Aijia's help."
"It's right." Chen Yixin nodded.
The box office of New Art City in Taiwan is quite popular, even surpassing the old film companies Shaw Brothers and Jiahe, and often occupies the top spots in the box office rankings. Therefore, when the three giants of New Art City go to Taiwan to promote movies, they are even sent intimidation letters to ask them to go back to Hong Kong immediately. These are reported in newspapers.
The reason why their movies are so popular is actually unrelated to Zhang Aijia because this woman is so capable. In addition to her outstanding abilities, she also knows characters from all aspects and has all kinds of problems. This is why she is thankful to her that the movies of New Art City are so easy to sell in Taiwan.
"But Brother Tian, it's easy to talk about money. Anyway, the company has made money in recent dramas, and it's not a big deal to spend more than 10 million. But what are you doing with the record company? You can't just create a single one for nothing, right?" Chen Yixin asked again.
"Why can't it be? The problems that can be solved with money these days are not a problem." Xia Tian waved his hand and said, "Do you think it's better to acquire a record company, or should we prepare a record company?"
"I don't understand this either, I know nothing about it." Chen Yixin shook his head in embarrassment.
"Forget it, I don't understand it very much. I think I'll put it aside for now. I'll talk about it when Luo Dayou comes. He is an expert and understands better than us." Xia Tian smiled again.
"Brother Tian, you are a record company and investing in Zhang Aijia. There are still a few movies to shoot recently. Is the little money in our company not enough to make a living?" Chen Yixin asked worriedly again.
"I have new financing channels, you don't have to worry about this." Xia Tian waved his hand and did not tell Chen Yixin's Bamboo Alliance Gang, Xin Yian and Zhongying President Chang.
Because investing with stolen money is not glorious after all, one less person will know, and one less risk will be less.
"Oh." Chen Yixin nodded and stopped asking. Anyway, Brother Tian didn't ask if he didn't ask.
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While chatting, Manager Liu Weihong from the distribution department has already walked in.
He was recently recruited by Xiatian and previously distributed it at Hong Kong No. 1 Film Agency.
The First Film Agency was founded by the well-known filmmaker Huang Zhuohan in the 1950s. It was registered in Hong Kong but filmed in Taiwan. At its peak, its strength was second only to Shaw Brothers, Jiahe and Taiwan China Film Group, and it was the fourth largest film company in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
However, in recent years, First Pictures has gradually become lonely because it cannot keep up with the times and has not released new films for three years.
Liu Weihong was responsible for the distribution of movies at First Pictures. As the company became desolate and the income decreased, he had to resign and join the world's film industry, which is now booming.
"Mr. Xia, are you looking for me?" Liu Weihong said with a smile when he entered the office.
"Yes." Xia Tian nodded, "I went to Taiwan to discuss the release of the movie. The progress was very smooth. I have already agreed with Mr. Chang of China Film. Go back and contact them again and try to sell the movie as soon as possible."
"Boss, you are so awesome!" Liu Weihong said in admiration.
Because of its official background, Taiwan China Film Academy has always been arrogant and has a strong airs. It is famous for its difficult doors to enter, its ugly face, and its difficult things to handle. Even his former boss Huang Zhuohan wanted to publish videos in Taiwan with the help of China Film Academy, he had to beg his grandfather to sue his grandmother. Unexpectedly, after a trip in the summer, he got things done. It was so awesome.
"It's not awesome, it's just luck." Xia Tian smiled and said, "The Taiwan market has been discovered. Do you have any suggestions for South Korea and Japan?"
"Boss, those two markets are notoriously difficult to deal with. The three major Japanese courtyard merchants and the five major film merchants only recognize Jiahe's movies. Shao Yifu had cooperated with Japanese film merchants so much before, but he failed to open up the Japanese market smoothly." Liu Weihong frowned and said, "The South Korean side also only recognizes Jiahe, Shaw's movies, and the movies in Xinyi City have no market there."
"You have to do it even if it is difficult to do it, otherwise what should you do?" Xia Tian couldn't help but say angrily when he saw Liu Weihong keep talking about the difficulties but did not mention the solution.
"Yes, boss." Liu Weihong said suddenly with a stern heart.
"How did Jiahe open the Japanese market in the first place?" Xia Tian asked curiously again.
"Jiahe's boss Zou Wenhuai and Japan's Toho Film Company's boss, Kawaki Kida Nagamasa, are friends. They worked together to produce "One-armed Sword vs. The Blind Man" co-starred by Hong Kong's popular action star Wang Yu (representative work One-armed Sword) and Japanese popular action star Kazushi Shintaro (representative work The Blind Man), thus opening up the Japanese market. Then, Bruce Lee, Xu brothers, Cheng Long, Hong Jingbao and other stars continued to join in and finally opened the Japanese market." Liu Weihong introduced.
"The "Best Partner" series in New Art City can be sold to Japan, and it is also a blessing to starring Xu Guanjie, because the weird comedy films starring him and his brother Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanying are very popular in Japan. Xu Guanwen is also affectionately called MR.BOO by the Japanese!" Liu Weihong introduced, "But except for several movies starring Xu Guanjie, other movies in New Art City can be sold."
Chapter completed!