Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 217 New Cinema

Maijia, Shi Tian, ​​Huang Baiming, Zeng Zhiwei and Teddy Robin, the five of them were suddenly invited to the headquarters of Kowloon Bus.

The name of the person who invited them here was Lei Juekun.

He is the head of the Xiangjiang Lei family and a director of Kowloon Bus.

Speaking of Lei Juekun, his family can be regarded as the leader of the transportation industry in Xiangjiang.

On April 1933, 4, Deng Zhaojian, Lei Ruide, Lei Liang, Tan Huantang and Lin Mingxun established the company structure for KMB.

At the same time they merged Nanxing Bus Company, Quanxing Bus Company and Changmei Bus Company.

In the same year, Jiulong Motor Co., Ltd. was formally established, and Lei's later took the main shares. At this time, Lei Juekun controlled 20% of the shares of Jiulong Bus.

In addition to the Kowloon Bus, Lei Juekun also owns four theaters, namely Lesheng, Lisheng, Kaisheng, and Jinhong.

Before that, Lei Juekun leased all four of these theaters to Golden Harvest and became part of Golden Harvest Cinemas.

"You said Mr. Lei brought us here today, what's the matter?"

Zeng Zhiwei didn't understand why Lei Juekun invited them here.

"Silly boy, look at what the five of us do."

Shi Tian pointed to the people next to him, and Zeng Zhiwei immediately understood, because everyone was in the film industry.

However, unlike Zeng Zhiwei, Mai Jia knew Lei Juekun somewhat, and he even guessed the reason why the other party invited them here.

"Nowadays the world of movies is so good, Lei will never lose sight of it. I think he must have ideas about movies when he brought us here."

After Maijia finished speaking, everyone felt that what he said was very reasonable, because apart from this possibility, they really couldn't think of any other possibility.

Not long after, Lei Juekun walked in with his secretary.

"Sorry to keep you guys waiting."

As soon as Lei Juekun entered, Mai Jia and the others immediately stood up, and then Lei Juekun shook hands with them one by one.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lei Juekun sat on his boss chair.

"In the past few years, Xiangjiang's films have been booming, and the box office has reached a record high. I think this is a good opportunity to enter the market. All of you are young talents in the film industry, so I hope you can come and help me."

When Mai Jia heard this, a smug smile appeared on his face, because what Lei Juekun said just confirmed his previous conjecture.

"I have four theaters that I have leased to Golden Harvest before. Now I plan to take them all back and buy some theaters to form the third theater chain in Xiangjiang."

When everyone heard this, expressions of surprise appeared on their faces. They didn't expect Lei Juekun to be so generous, and he was about to open a new theater chain.

"The third theater..."

This is a huge event, and it seems that Lei Juekun is definitely not just talking.

For a moment, Mai Jia and the others didn't know how to answer, because they were all shocked by the news.

"Boss Lei is right. Xiangjiang's films have been booming in the past few years. It is definitely a correct choice to enter the market at this time."

Shi Tian was the first to stand up and express his support for Lei Juekun's approach.

After Mai Jia and Shi Tian finished filming "Tiger and Frog", they found that the two of them chatted very well in film creation, so they went along the way.

Huang Baiming, Zeng Zhiwei and Teddy Robin are left. These three people just know each other, but they don't have any friendship.

"I invited a few of you here today. I actually want them to set up a production company to provide films for new theaters. I will provide the funds for the filming. After the release, the box office will be divided into [-] to [-] percent."

After Lei Juekun said this, everyone's eyes lit up immediately, because at this time, the movie was going to be shown in Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers, and the share was divided between [-] and [-].

And in addition to the low share, the bottom fee is also a headache.

Many movies are screened until the end, and the share is not enough to pay the basic fee.

There are even many films that can only be thrown in the warehouse to feed the flies after filming because they cannot afford the basic fee.

"Boss Lei, your idea is good, but once the new theater chain opens, I'm afraid it will be killed by the joint efforts of Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers. They will not allow Xiangjiang to have a third theater chain."

Huang Baiming is very clear-headed. If Lei Juekun's theater chain is to be opened, it will definitely greatly affect the business of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest.

In order to defend their own territory, the two will definitely try their best to attack Lei Juekun's new theater chain.

"I'm worried that other than us, no one else will dare to show the movie in Boss Lei's theaters."

As soon as Teddy Robin finished speaking, the other four nodded in agreement, because they knew Jiahe and Shaw's virtues too well.

Who are Zou Wenhuai and Run Run Shaw, they are both characters who can shake three shocks in the Xiangjiang film circle.

If they send a message, whoever dares to show the film in Lei Juekun's theaters, Shaw Brothers and Jiahe will block each other.

I'm afraid that there will be no one who dares to bring the movie to the screening.

And once there are not enough film sources, the new theater chain will not be able to make money at all, and Lei Juekun may not be able to last long if it goes on like this.

Even if he has money, it is useless, because this is a bottomless pit, so this problem must be solved first.

"Several don't worry, I have thought about this problem before, and I have thought of a solution."

Lei Juekun looked very relaxed, because he had guessed a long time ago that Zou Wenhuai and Run Run Shaw would definitely respond to his new theater chain.

If the problem of film sources cannot be solved, then this new theater chain might as well not open, since it is just a waste of money anyway.

When Mai Jia and the others saw Lei Juekun's confidence, they felt very puzzled, what kind of tricks did the other party have to solve this problem?

"The new theater chain will break the minimum guarantee system. As long as the movies are shown here, the minimum guarantee fee will not be charged."

As soon as Lei Juekun said this, the five people at the scene all stood up from the sofa at the same time.

You must know that the bottom line fee is like a knife around the neck for filmmakers.

If the minimum guarantee system can be abolished, it will be great news for Xiangjiang Films.

"Boss Lei is really powerful. Once this trick comes out, there is no need to worry about the source of the film."

"Even if Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers join forces to suppress it, it's useless unless they are willing to cancel the bottom fee, but I believe they are definitely unwilling to give up this piece of fat."

"As long as the new theater chain has a buffer period of one to two years, once it has gained a firm foothold at that time, it will be able to form a pattern of three powers competing for hegemony in Xiangjiang."

These five people praised Lei Juekun for canceling the basic fee, because they had suffered from the basic fee before, and they were very happy to get rid of this serious worry.

(End of this chapter)