Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 230 Who is more supportive?

Originally, Golden Harvest had nineteen theaters, but because Lei Juekun took away four theaters, there are only fifteen theaters left.

On the other hand, Shaw Brothers has a total of 1 theaters, but now it has become No. [-] in terms of the number of theaters.

Although it was a few fewer than Golden Harvest before, but because there are four leading theaters, Shaw Brothers is actually better than Golden Harvest in terms of theater quality.

And because of Lei Juekun's generous investment of money, the Golden Princess Cinemas successively acquired several theaters.

With the joining of Chen Rongmei and Feng Bingzhong, he now has thirteen theaters in his hands.

In addition to these three major theaters, there are also Lianhua Cinemas, which screens mainland films, and Anle Cinemas, which specializes in Western films.

In terms of quality, Shaw Brothers is the best theater chain in Xiangjiang at this time, followed by Golden Harvest, and then Golden Princess.

In order to win over the audience from Shaw Brothers and Jiahe, Lei Juekun spent a lot of money to renovate all the theaters in his hands.

It can be said that in terms of the quality of theaters, compared with Golden Harvest, Golden Princess is no longer inferior.

After canceling the base fee, in just a few weeks, a large number of independent producers voted for Princess Jin.

It can be said that now is the time for Lei Juekun to be proud.

"Mr. Zou, don't worry, "The Miscellaneous Boy" will definitely beat their "Crazy Big Brother" to a complete defeat."

Yuen Biao looked very confident. In his opinion, apart from Xu Guanwen and Jackie Chan, there are almost no opponents he can call opponents in Xiangjiang.

And comparing his previous box office results with Mai Jia and others, this gave Yuen Biao full confidence that he could win this round.

"I know A Biao's ability, and we will fully support you in this battle."

Zou Wenhuai nodded with a smile. After all, he now has three trump cards in his hand, and Lei Juekun can't resist any random one.

But because of the cancellation of the basic fee, many independent producers have already switched to Princess Jin. This is the most troublesome thing for Zou Wenhuai.

After sending Yuan Biao away, the smile on Zou Wenhuai's face had disappeared, replaced by a serious expression.

"Brother Wen, I don't know if I should say something or not."

He Guanchang looked distressed, but in fact Zou Wenhuai could somewhat guess what he wanted to say.

"About the basic fee?"

This is indeed a big mountain weighing on Jiahe's head now.

Even if relying on three aces can win the opponent for a while, but one goes up and down, the most important thing for theaters is to make money.

If most of the independent producers are transferred to Princess Jin, there may be problems with the film supply of Golden Harvest Cinemas in the future.

Are they going to become a self-produced and self-marketed film company like Shaw Brothers?
We must know that Zou Wenhuai was dissatisfied with Shaw's rigid system at the beginning, so he left and founded Jiahe.

As a result, in the end, he turned out to be the most hated person, which made Zou Wenhuai feel so embarrassing.

"Shaw's self-produced and self-sold, canceling the base fee will not have much impact on them. Lei Juekun's move is aimed at us. If we don't respond in time, I am worried that the audience will slowly lose to the Golden Princess. there."

He Guanchang couldn't help worrying about such a situation, because theaters make money by showing movies.

Where there are many and good-looking movies, it will naturally attract more audiences.

Zou Wenhuai nodded as he listened. In fact, he understood all these reasons, but he really couldn't make up his mind to cancel the basic fee now.

After all, the subsidy fee is considered a major income of the theater, if this item is cancelled, it will be a big shock to Golden Harvest.

"Let me think about it."

Zou Wenhuai shook his head, he was going to wait and see, he wanted to know what kind of results would come out if Princess Jin canceled this move.

Seeing this, He Guanchang had no choice but to nod his head. He just hoped that Zou Wenhuai could make a decision as soon as possible, so that Jiahe would not be taken advantage of too much by Lei Juekun.

At the end of April, Struggle Film Company's first opening film "Crazy Big Brother" is going to be screened in the Golden Princess.

And this movie is also the first movie opened by the Golden Princess Cinemas in this life.

After Jiahe received the news, they arranged the premiere of "Miscellaneous Boy" on the same day.

As for the Shaw Brothers, they were not to be outdone, Run Run Shaw also used "Peerless Twins" to join in the fun.

A week before the film's release, Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun had already started a frenzied publicity war on TV stations, newspapers and magazines.

For seven days in a row, the cover of the front page was either "The Miscellaneous Boy" or "Crazy Big Brother". It can be said that you come and go, and neither side cares about money.

After doing this, many people in Xiangjiang knew the existence of these two movies.

On the day of the premiere, it was very rare for Chow Wen Huai to attend the premiere of "The Miscellaneous Boy" with Yuen Biao in person.

On the other side, Lei Juekun, Mai Jia and others also entered the venue to watch "Crazy Big Brother".

Both dramas are screened across the board, and many people are waiting to see how the box office will be on the first day. After all, this is the first battle of the Golden Princess.

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"Brother Qiu, which side do you like?"

Now everyone in the Xiangjiang movie circle is waiting to see the result with their eyes wide open. After all, the outcome of Jiahe and Princess Jin is related to their future choices.

This time Lin Daoqiu did not participate in the battle, so he could watch the scene with a relaxed mood.

"Do you think "Crazy Old Thousand" can win more than 500 million at the box office?"

Lin Daoqiu did not answer Wen Jun's question, but asked the other side a question.

Hearing Lin Daoqiu's question, Wen Jun began to think seriously.

Judging from the previous records of Maijia and others, it can be said that it is very difficult to win the box office of 500 million in the first battle.

Wen Jun thought for a while and then shook his head. He didn't think "Crazy Big Brother" could win more than 500 million at the box office.

"Since this is the case, do you think Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung can win the box office of 500 million?"

Lin Daoqiu then asked Wen Jun another question.

Obviously, Wen Jun could answer Lin Daoqiu without even thinking about the answer.

"Looking at it this way, Princess Jin is doomed to lose this battle."

Wen Jun seemed to have a regretful expression, as if he supported Princess Jin in his heart.

"Winning or losing is not just determined by the final box office, and even if Golden Harvest wins this time, there is no way to change the predicament they encountered."

The base fee is a mountain that weighs on Jiahe. If Jiahe wants to carry this mountain on his back, he will be overtaken by Princess Jin in a short time.

"Brother Qiu, what you mean is that if Jiahe doesn't cancel the basic fee, then there will be no way to fight with Princess Jin in the future?"

Zheng Danrui could hear Lin Daoqiu's implication. After all, the reason why Princess Jin is getting so much attention now is because Lei Juekun canceled the relationship with the basic fee.

"Even you were thinking about it before. Those independent producers who can't afford the basic fee must support Princess Jin more."

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