Not surprisingly, Huang Jiaojiao attended the premiere of "Infernal Affairs".

There is no need to go into detail about the premiere process, it is similar to other movie premieres.

In the beginning, whenever a new movie was released in Hong Kong, the premiere would basically be arranged at midnight. The crew members would also mix with the audience to watch. If the movie was good, of course it would get a lot of applause; if it was a bad movie, the audience would just watch it.

Throw the sugar cane in your hand onto the stage!

In the early days, Hong Kong audiences were not used to eating melon seeds. They preferred to eat sugar cane. Therefore, those who booed were called "Sugar Cane Party".

It can be seen that the premiere has become a life and death test. The crew and creators are indeed at risk of being knocked unconscious by sugar cane. Some films are even re-edited directly after the premiere, and some films are directly withdrawn.

Of course, such a situation is no longer possible. In a way, the premiere has become a show, and what you can see is the number of filmmakers in the circle who are supporting it, and the number of media that are following it.

However, the filmmakers who came to support us today are basically friends in the industry of Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Andy Lau and others, and there are only a few heavyweights.

Nowadays, it is the craziest period of the golden age of Hong Kong movies. Those big and small stars with big names are very reluctant to accept film appointments. If they don't have a strong relationship, they won't be able to squeeze out time at all.

Since there are no heavyweight celebrities, the media doesn't pay much attention to it. The only entertainment reporters sent are two or three kittens.

After all, entertainment reporters and previous financial reporters are in two different circles. A movie with no hot spots, no scandals, and a poorly made old police and gangster movie? How could those paparazzi be interested?

It's nothing more than going through the motions, receiving a red envelope, and mentioning a few words in the corner of tomorrow's newspaper.

It's not like the original version of "Infernal Affairs". Because it was a bailout, the Hong Kong and Taiwan media bombarded it and created a big scene.

But now? There are many popular movies on the market, and there are even several movies in the same period. So this "Infernal Affairs" is not eye-catching at all. No one will take it seriously...

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The main creator on the stage was interacting with the audience, looking happy and happy.

Huang Jiaojiao in the audience glanced around and didn't find a few important faces. She couldn't help but frown slightly and asked Ren Li beside her: "Uncle Li, why is this happening? Most of the people we invited are not here.

Come?"

Ren Li explained in a low voice: "Miss San, we are like red tops and white people. People outside are afraid of offending Wanwan, so they don't dare to get too close to us. Also, starting from the next film, unless we

If you are willing to spend a lot of money to go to the cinema, other theater chains will not show our company's films. I heard someone in the company said that they think we will not last three years!"

Hearing this, Huang Jiaojiao was unhappy: "Three years? How dare they look down on us?"

Ren Li smiled bitterly: "What do you think there are good things to say outside? They are all saying: Except for "Infernal Affairs" and "Wealth and Power", we don't need people from the Hong Kong circle. We, the lard in the Yuanverse, are blinded by our hearts.

Follow the north direction, so sooner or later you will hit a dead end. In fact, isn't the real reason that there is no work for people in the Hong Kong circle?"

Due to his special status, Ren Li was more direct. He was not afraid of any misunderstandings from his third lady.

"They are not afraid of dying." Huang Jiaojiao sneered. It's not like there are no Hong Kong and Taiwanese teams such as "Infernal Affairs" and "Rich and Rich". What about other co-productions? Do people in the Hong Kong circle want to take a bite?

Do you want to be alone? "Oh! Today's premiere is so ugly!"

Seeing Huang Jiaojiao's sad face, Ren Li comforted him and said, "Miss Third, it doesn't really matter. As long as it gets off to a good start and the box office is high. After all, this time it will be released in more than 30 theaters."

Huang Jiaojiao nodded: "Uncle Li, we still need to have our own cinema chain. This way we will not be controlled by others. After the acquisition of Haishangdai this time, 26 business locations are too many, and a few can be transformed into cinemas. But the specifics are

It still depends on the location and contract.”

Hearing that Huang Jiaojiao was still ambitious, Ren Li hesitated for a few seconds: "Miss Third, if it really fails at the box office, this time it will be regarded as paying tuition. Although the company's money is all given by Yuan Shao, but you

It’s best not to spend too much money. If you lose too much, it will easily affect your relationship..."

Huang Jiaojiao helplessly shrugged. Listening to Ren Li continue to chatter: "Also, why do we need to give the director and starring actors a share? We definitely can't get it in the Wanwan market now, and the prospects of the Southeast Asian market are unclear. We only rely on our local market in Hong Kong.

, you can’t make much money at all. Don’t end up working in the company for free, with the director and the starring actor counting the money with a smile.”

What Ren Li said also makes sense.

For "Infernal Affairs", which was a good start, Metaverse's support was quite strong. In order to keep improving the film, a lot of additional investment was made in the follow-up. The total investment in the film has reached 9.4 million.

【In view of the general environment,

At present, the Hong Kong box office market is almost saturated, and the number one film is around 40 million. You know, that is number one, and those are basically phenomenal films. And the films ranked second to tenth on the annual rankings are

, their box office is basically between 20 million and 30 million.

Let’s calculate it as 30 million! The theater chain will take half of it, and the producer can only get 15 million. And according to the contract of "Infernal Affairs", the main creator can get 15% of the box office share? That is 4.5 million! Then

Only about 10 million are left?

In the ranking list, it is not easy to get into the top ten, let alone first place. So it has basically become a matter of losing money and making noise.

And looking at what it looked like at the premiere? It’s very difficult to even make a living?

But what Ren Li didn't expect was that Huang Jiaojiao laughed: "Uncle Li, Xiao Yuanzi is so thoughtful, how can he still do business at a loss?"

"Huh?" Ren Li was stunned, "What are you going to do, Master Yuan?"

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Huang Jiaojiao laughed softly: "As soon as the film is released in Hong Kong, it will be broadcast at Yequan Cinema as soon as possible. There are more than 40 TV stations in the mainland.

, the advertising fees booked have already exceeded 10 million, and we can get more than 6 million!"

"Ah?" Ren Li was shocked, "The mainland is so profitable? Then why are they laughing at it? Are we willing to go to the North Pole to catch penguins?"

Huang Jiaojiao said: "It's nothing more than taking advantage of a loophole. At most, it will be a few latest movies. But we don't care how many movies we can make. Anyway, "Infernal Affairs" will definitely make back its money. But in the future, we will only make money."

Only co-productions are left. Others are unlikely to be possible."

At present, it is still very difficult to obtain domestic film screening qualifications, that is, the dragon mark, and even co-production is quite difficult.

But the TV station is a place outside the law. They dare to play the pirated Hong Kong and Taiwan video tapes. Therefore, the Film Bureau has no control over the TV station.

However, with the precedent of "Infernal Affairs", this loophole will definitely be filled in the future. But that is also a matter of the future, and it will not affect Li Yuan and the others from making quick money.

It's impossible to get the Dragon Label anyway, and there are tons of pirated video tapes. It's better to have a seamless connection and broadcast it on mainland TV stations at the fastest speed.

Hearing this result, Ren Li couldn't help laughing: "Haha, it doesn't matter what the loophole is, as long as we make money! Hahaha!"

Amidst the laughter, the crew and creators had finished the audience interaction before the opening, and the film began to be officially screened.

But before the screening, there was an advertisement, then another advertisement, and then... it was still an advertisement?

Ren Li was stunned, and the invited guests and entertainment reporters were also stunned. The audience at the scene was even more stunned.

Pre-film advertisements, which became commonplace in mainland movies later, have never appeared before. The Metaverse has set a precedent!

So after the shock, laughter slowly erupted in the cinema, and then it turned into a roar of laughter!

Pick! You don’t even want to lose face? Is Yuan Universe crazy about money?

Amid laughter, Huang Jiaojiao proudly said to Ren Li: "Uncle Li, we sold it for more than 4 minutes and earned another 460,000 yuan here?"

Ren Li laughed: "Young Master Yuan is so talented! He is destined to be rich! Hahaha..."

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At this moment, the entertainment reporters present were also laughing.

"What are they doing? Are they advertising here? Are they crazy about money?"

"This is a good news headline."

"Hey, don't you want to receive the red envelope later?"

"How is that possible? Then I'll scold him a little lighter. Haha."

Amid the laughter, several paparazzi surrounding Zhang Mude also discussed: "I didn't expect them to dare to take the initiative to scold me? Doesn't this tarnish the art of film?"

"Anyway, those movie bosses must like it. They are fishing for water without restraint."

"I'm sure everyone likes to make money. But others don't dare to be too obvious, so they are the only ones who rush out to act as a fortress."

"Hey, Brother De, what do you think?"

Zhang Mude is that Brother De. Since he became a pioneer in criticizing Brother Yuan and published several influential reports in the media, he has become somewhat famous among these paparazzi.

Zhang Mude chuckled: "Don't care what other people say, brother Yuan has already made money anyway. So I still admire him very much for daring to do things that others dare not do."

"Huh?" Someone asked strangely, "Brother De, do you also admire Brother Yuan? Don't you dislike what he does?"

"hehe."

Zhang Mude smiled and said nothing. He thought in his heart: Crazy thread! One is business, the other is idea. You have been a paparazzi for so long, have you really lived like a dog?

Let’s talk about Brother Yuan. He can make a fortune from scratch, become famous, marry a rich lady, and become a billionaire... What man doesn’t regard him as his idol? Unless he is an idiot, right?

But as long as you continue to fight against each other and be on the front line of scolding Brother Yuan, that is the password of my brother De's wealth. Luxury cars and mansions depend on these things. Only *** will take it seriously, right?

Seeing that the commercials were over and the main film finally started to be shown, Zhang Mude quickly changed the topic: "The movie has started. Let's take a look at the content first! Haha."

"..."

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At the same time, at the entrance of another cinema in Tsim Sha Tsui, seven or eight friends around Wu Sheng were playing and making noise: "A Sheng, you lost the bet, let's treat you to a movie tonight!"

"What's the problem?" Wu Sheng agreed with a smile. They were seventeen or eighteen years old. As long as friends got together, it didn't matter who was treating them.

Looking at the poster at the entrance of the cinema, this group of young people were discussing: "Which show should we watch?"

"This is Li Lianjie's "Once Upon a Time". He played so beautifully."

"It's Master Xing! I like his nonsensicalness."
To be continued...