Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1424 Reduction of Income

As the director of the Film Overseas Distribution Department of the Electric Power Management Bureau, Li Maowen seldom shows up.

But today he suddenly came to Dibao Company, which made Cen Jianxun and others very curious.

Since the Electric Power Bureau established the overseas distribution department, all the overseas distribution of Xiangjiang's films have to be represented by this department.

The situation of Dibao selling ports before was very ideal, and the speed of collecting money was faster than before, which was much better than doing it by themselves.

So for this overseas distribution department, Cen Jianxun and the others still like this department very much.

"I don't know what kind of wind is blowing today, but what kind of Dibao has blown Director Li, the great god."

Cen Jianxun maintained a very cautious attitude towards Li Maowen's visit. After all, the director Li in front of him was the general manager of Xiangjiang Cinemas and New Oriental before.

It is absolutely impossible to say that his butt is not facing Lin Daoqiu.

It's just because Dibao's overseas distribution has been very smooth since the establishment of the Overseas Distribution Department by the Electric Power Management Bureau, so everyone did not have any objections to Li Maowen.

"Dibao has been developing rapidly during this period, and has shot a lot of films, and has also achieved good box office in Xiangjiang, especially the Spring Festival. It has won the No. 1 good result, which is really gratifying."

Li Maowen praised Di Bao at the beginning, which made Cen Jianxun feel more vigilant.

"Director Li was joking. Compared with New Oriental, we are still far behind. We can only say that this year we are just lucky."

Cen Jianxun's answer made Li Maowen smile slightly, wondering if he agrees with the other party's statement.

But Li Maowen came to Dibao today, naturally not to flatter them.

"Actually, I came to see Manager Cen today because I have something to inform you in advance."

Li Maowen's words immediately cheered Cen Jianxun up. He thought that what Li Maowen was going to say next should be the main purpose of his visit today.

I don't know if this is the meaning of the Electric Power Management Bureau or Lin Daoqiu, it's really hard to guess.

"According to the feedback from foreign filmmakers, although the quality of Xiangjiang's movies is excellent in some months, most of the time, the quality of the movies they buy back is very poor, and it can be said that they are almost losing money."

Cen Jianxun didn't know anything about it. After all, he only cared about Di Bao's affairs, and what happened outside had nothing to do with Cen Jianxun.

"Heung Kong produces so many films a year, and the quality is inherently uneven, but the quality of the films produced by Di Bao can still be guaranteed. I can guarantee that."

Cen Jianxun will not speak ill of others, it is enough for him to guard Dibao well.

But Cen Jianxun is too naive to think this way. If things were really that simple, Li Maowen would not come to him.

"Actually, that's what I told them, but those film studios didn't listen to my opinion at all. They said that based on the previous situation, they planned to increase the share by [-]% starting from the second half of this year."

When Li Maowen said this, Cen Jianxun was shocked. You must know that [-]% of the share is not low at all.

If he really did this in the end, Di Bao would lose a lot of money by then, which was definitely not what Cen Jianxun wanted to see.

"Director Li is not joking, right? The share ratio has already been negotiated to be [-]% or [-]%. Now he suddenly says that he wants to increase it by [-]%. Dibao cannot accept this."

Not to mention that Di Bao couldn't accept it, Cen Jianxun believed that other film companies and independent producers would definitely not be able to accept what Li Maowen said.

"That's what I told them too, but this time the film studios from other places have united to attack us. As the director of the overseas distribution department, I am also in a difficult situation, so I want to ask you to see if there is a proper solution. .”

In Cen Jianxun's opinion, the authenticity of Li Maowen's words needs to be studied. Who knows if this is Lin Daoqiu's sudden attack on them.

Seeing that Cen Jianxun was looking at him suspiciously, Li Maowen knew that he must think he was playing tricks.

But in fact, Cen Jianxun didn't need to think this way at all, because almost all the film producers from other places had a very deep friendship with Lin Daoqiu.

Adding up all the films of Golden Harvest and Di Bao, it doesn't sell as much as Lin Daoqiu's Hollywood blockbuster. It's probably obvious which side is more worthy of friendship.

"This matter was originally in charge of the overseas distribution department. Not only me, but I believe that no film company or independent producer in Hong Kong will agree to the modification of the share."

What Cen Jianxun said was categorical, but if the matter could be resolved so easily, Li Maowen would not have made a trip himself.

"Actually, I have already arranged an appointment with the agent of a foreign film company in Xiangjiang tomorrow night. I hope you will inform Mr. Pan and ask him to attend on time tomorrow night. The specific situation will not be confirmed until after the discussion tomorrow night."

Cen Jianxun would refuse this matter, and Li Maowen had already figured it out before he came, so he had already prepared the next move.

I always felt that the party was not well attended, but it was impossible for Cen Jianxun to refuse to attend, otherwise everyone had discussed the matter and Di Bao could only passively accept it. This is definitely not what Pan Disheng would like to see.

"In that case, I will inform Mr. Pan that he will be there on time tomorrow night. Please rest assured Director Li."

Then Cen Jianxun sent Li Maowen out, and he called Pan Disheng immediately after returning to the office.

Half an hour later, Pan Disheng rushed to Dibao. Besides him, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and others were also called by Cen Jianxun to tell them to come back for a meeting.

Before the meeting, Cen Jianxun simply repeated what Li Maowen said just now on the spot.

After listening to what Cen Jianxun said, Pan Disheng and others couldn't help frowning.

[-]% of the overseas share may not sound like much, but if it is accumulated in a year, it will be a very considerable figure, so Cheng Dibao will not back down from this share no matter what.

"Is Lin Daoqiu playing tricks this time, or is Li Maowen telling the truth?"

Pan Disheng couldn't tell this at all, he couldn't even manage Di Bao's affairs, let alone care about such matters.

"I did a brief investigation before the meeting. What Li Maowen said did exist, but this kind of thing didn't happen just now. It has been like this since they bought films in Xiangjiang. It was originally a business with self-satisfied revenue. It was a test of eyesight. .”

Although Li Maowen wasn't lying, this kind of thing had a long history, and it didn't happen just now.

Cen Jianxun had no way of knowing the specific situation, so it made it difficult for Pan Disheng to make a correct judgment.

"In this case, I will go there tomorrow night and see what they say."

Pan Disheng naturally didn't want the share to be reduced by [-]%, so he had to go to this party to understand the matter clearly.

(End of this chapter)