Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 283

After everyone calmed down for a while, Chu Qianqian asked Wuzhenhuai, "The movie should be considered a success, but in the eyes of the audience who watched it in the morning, is the song "A Man Should Be Strong" sung by Aaron good or average? .

Wrinkles said hurriedly, "Of course I like it very much."

Only then did Chu Xiangqian feel relieved. He looked at Guo Zhenhua and said, "Aaron, I have been lucky enough to have you in the past few days. You have to go on stage to sing this song to the audience every day during different time periods in 11 theaters."

Guo Zhenhua hurriedly patted his chest and promised that after 3 times the bonus, it would be equivalent to his income of 4 per movie.

This is twice as much as popular niche students and actresses earn.

In addition, the boss has said before that although the copyright of the song belongs to the boss, he can sing it casually in the nightclub.

When you become really famous, you might be able to sing a song and earn two to three hundred.

This is also the simplest, most direct and highest-paying way for most celebrities to make money in this era.

Moreover, many companies take away at least [-] to [-]% of even this income.

But the boss did not hesitate to let him go out to sing for free.

This comparison alone made Guo Zhenhua extremely satisfied with Chu Qianqian.

If someone wants to poach him, Guo Zhenhua cannot leave unless the conditions are better than this.

But there are only two or three cinema chain owners in Hong Kong.

Uncle Shao would rather not have Guo Zhenhua than make this condition.

Once you do this, other celebrities will demand the same treatment the next day.

If you don't agree, it won't take long to keep it, and at least half of the people will run away.

For Uncle Shao Liu, who was always known for his careful calculation, this was a huge loss.

In the short term, cost reduction is indeed beneficial to the company's profits, and making stars is not as difficult as imagined.

But in the long run, the loss of talents will inevitably make Shaw Brothers a rival.

Facts have also proved that most of the people who compete with Shaw Brothers movies are basically trained by Shaw Brothers.

"Don't worry, boss. Even if I have to go to 11 movie theaters every day and sing it to the audience, I will be happy."

Sometimes, a good song can increase the total box office by at least 5%, or even [-]%.

Before 1 pm, Guo Zhenhua just sang "Men Should Be Strong" acapella outside the Causeway Bay Cinema and attracted all the people shopping around.

A 9 o'clock movie with an attendance rate of 1% was originally sold out, but the remaining 1% of the movie tickets were sold out in just a few minutes.

Even the tickets for the 3 o'clock stall and the three evening shows were all bought by passers-by in just half an hour.

Seeing that the effect was so good, Chu Qianqian didn't even need to give orders, Wrinkle Huai immediately called a band.

Sitting in two vans, taking the band members and Guo Zhenhua to a movie in Wan Chai.

Wrinkle-wai didn't agree at first. After all, the four cinemas in Wan Chai, Admiralty, Central and Sheung Wan were owned by ordinary people.

But Chu Xiangqian said, "From now on, as a general manager, if you want to truly become the general manager of a theater chain, you must first go to Baifanyu's four cinemas."

Wrinkle Huai immediately stopped talking and asked Zhang Rongfei to take the lead. He took the band and Guo Zhenhua to the Wan Chai Cinema and was ready to sing "Men Should Be Strong" again at 3 o'clock.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian is not that stupid. There are six stores in Kowloon, and it is already past 1 o'clock, so there is no way to finish them.

On the contrary, the four companies of Baifanyu just got old enough to sing them all at 3pm, 5pm, 7pm and 9pm.

As for the performance at 11 o'clock at midnight, even if you sing, it won't attract passers-by.

It's better to let Guo Zhenhua go home and sleep early, and rush to Kowloon before 8 o'clock tomorrow morning to visit all 6 movie theaters.

Chu Xiangqian waited until after 3 o'clock, and the phone rang again.

After picking it up, the manager of the cinema in Wan Chai opposite reported excitedly, “Boss, it’s full, and all the movie tickets for today have been sold.

Even the tickets for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are mostly sold out. "

Chu Qianqian smiled, said a few words of encouragement, hung up the phone, and nodded to Wrinkle Huai and He Guanchang, "Wan Chai is the same as ours, today's tickets are sold out.

More than half of the tickets for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow have been sold. "

Wrinkle Huai and He Guanchang were overjoyed, "Boss, according to this trend, in one month, the box office may exceed 80.

If the screening time were extended to another ten days and a half, it might even break one million. "

Upon hearing this, the director, photographers, actors, and behind-the-scenes staff, all of whom were present, swallowed their saliva.

Chu Xiangqian shook his head, "The current population of Hong Kong Island is just over 300 million. Even if someone watches it a second time, it is still too idealistic to attract 90 million people to the movie."

Everyone is a practitioner in the film industry and knows that what Chu Xiangqian said is right.

But if the box office can exceed 80, it will actually be a big hit.

电影票价1块到1块2，等于至少70万人进了电影院，这要是换成20年后的1980年，8块钱一张的电影，票房就有560万。

Chu Xiangqian thought about it carefully. Damn it, Uncle Long's Junior Brother came out in 1980, and the box office seemed to be 1100 million Hong Kong dollars.

Based on a movie ticket costing 8 yuan, it is equivalent to 137 million people entering Jiahe's cinemas.

And No. 3 happens to be 560 million, and this movie is a ghost-fighting movie made by Fatty Hong.

Chu Xiangqian suddenly felt that it was not impossible to have a box office of over one million.

Ma De, give it a try, sit on the table, and start composing "Gong Xi Fa Cai" sung by Andy Lau.

When the movie-going crowd subsides a little, Guo Zhenhua will be asked to go to major shopping malls to sing this song.

When the time comes, a snake-shaped propaganda canvas will be put up on the stage, and maybe even those who don't watch movies on weekdays will be attracted to the cinema.

There is a high probability that these teachers will bring their best friends, husbands, and children to watch the show together.

But Wrinkle Huai had read the music score, lyrics and Chu Xiangqian's plan against his master's wife, and couldn't help but look at Chu Xiangqian in shock.

Chu Qianqian fell to the ground and was not from this era. He did not know that Cantonese songs really entered the public eye in the late 60s and early 70s and gradually became popular.

Throughout the 60s, the most popular songs in Hong Kong were Mandarin songs from Wanwan.

In other words, at this time in Hong Kong Island, it was basically impossible to hear pure Cantonese songs in the streets, alleys, nightclubs, and on the radio.

Yang Luming is so famous in Lichi Nightclub because she is one of the few singers in this era who specializes in Cantonese singing.

After Chu Qianqian went to listen to Yang Luming singing, he thought that Cantonese songs were already very popular, so he didn't think much about it.

But Wrinkle Huai, He Guanchang, and the crew are different.

Wrinkle Huai said without hesitation, "Boss, you are much more handsome than Aaron. You are taller and more famous. When it comes to master killers, none of the ten Aarons can compare to you."

He Guanchang and director Shen Zhang nodded immediately, "Boss, how about you sing this song yourself?"

Chu Qianqian couldn't help but roll his eyes. This was a matter of sacrificing his appearance!
Seeing that he obviously didn't want to agree, Wrinkle rolled his eyes and said, "Boss, how about we invite a boxing champion from the United States. Or the island country brings a master empty-handed. Let's fight with you again."

Chu Qianqian was stunned, and after thinking about it carefully, let alone say, this idea will definitely work.

Just inviting people from the island country or the United States, not to mention whether it’s money or not, is too late.

When Wrinkle Huai and the others heard this explanation, their expressions suddenly darkened.

Chu Xiangqian had a thought, "How about inviting the karate gym here on Hong Kong Island, and they said, I want to fight ten."

Hopes were rekindled in everyone's hearts. This gimmick was more attractive than fighting the karate champion or the American boxing champion.

Wrinkle Huai murmured excitedly, "If the situation in the ring is filmed and placed in the hands of Snake Diao as an Easter egg, let alone the audience who have not seen the movie.

Even those who have watched it once will most likely go to the cinema again. "

Chu Xiangqian immediately agreed, "Okay, let's do it immediately."

Wrinkle Huai nodded hurriedly and went to call, while He Guanchang looked at the music score on the table, "Boss, will you sing this song or will Aaron sing it?"

Chu Xiangqian naturally heard what he meant.

Seeing that he is obviously unwilling to sing, as the production director, He Guanchang can win over the company's top star. Not only will the cooperation be more harmonious in the future, but He Guanchang's position will also be more stable.

Chu Qianqian picked up the score and handed it to He Guanchang, "Let Aaron sing."

Then, with He Guanchang's excited expression, he pulled him and whispered, "Achang, if you can, you can find a way to be Aaron and Yang Luming's deity, do you understand?"

Of course He Guanchang could understand what Chu Xiangqian meant.

There are too many people asking for godfathers in Hong Kong, and these days, asking for godfathers has not yet been demonized.

Not only is the relationship closer than the master's, but the mutual restraints are also stricter.

A godfather must stand up for his godson and daughter.

On the contrary, the younger generation cannot tear down the godfather, let alone be a traitor.

Of course, there are no absolutes, but people in this era still attach great importance to face.

Unless the godfather or master has done too much, no one wants to be scolded.

And Chu Xiangqian was not worried that He Guanchang, Guo Zhenhua and Yang Luming would form a small circle and eventually betray him and start a new business.

After Guo Zhenhua made three movies, he originally planned to let him form his own crew and make the movies he wanted to make.

I'll pay it back and go back to the company to make movies.

If you make money, you can also set an example of hard work for other stars in the company.

Taking advantage of the situation, Hong Sanbao and Zhang Rongfei were praised.

And Chu Xiangqian absolutely believes that it is impossible for Guo Zhenhua to have box office hits for several consecutive movies.

After all, in Uncle Long's movies, a lot of people actually make money, but there are also a lot of people who lose money.

Three martial arts films that proved to be box-office hits in previous lives were taken out by Chu Xiangqian and made first. He wanted to continue to maintain a box office of 80 or even one million in the field of martial arts films, which was unusually difficult.

When the time comes, wait until he fails once or twice, and then come up with a police movie, and he can make another fortune.

In a few years, push him to go to Hollywood and seize Uncle Xiao Long's model in advance. Not only will Guo Zhenhua become famous, but the company will also make US dollars.

After he established himself in Hollywood and got paid a lot of money, he was once again asked to set up his own business.

Basically, Guo Zhenhua has to come back honestly in the end.

Because the experience of Uncle Long in his previous life has proved that he cannot continue to be successful in Hollywood.
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At 6 o'clock in the evening, Chu Xiangqian was eating a lunch box at the Causeway Bay Cinema. While listening to Wuxianhuai's report, he saw Baifanyu walking in with a few of his men and several food boxes, laughing.

"Achu, you still have a way. I heard from the cinema manager that the tickets for your movie have been sold out for a week. And all the tickets for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are actually sold out."

Chu Xiangqian knew that Bai Fanyu had heard that Guo Zhenhua had gone to four cinemas in Wan Chai, Admiralty, Central and Sheung Wan to solicit box office, and came here to thank him.

"Uncle, when we build a movie theater, we don't just want to take advantage of it. After eating the profits from the movie, we also get all the profits from the theater chain and distribution.

You see, this is just the first step. Within a year of keeping it, we can earn millions a year from just 11 cinemas. "

Baifanyu was overjoyed, "Doesn't that mean we can open another cinema in two to three months?"

Chu Qianqian rolled his eyes at Baifanyu, "Uncle, there are only so many prosperous places in the city. Instead of expanding the cinemas aggressively, it is better to focus on the additional profits brought by the cinemas."

Baifanyu was immediately confused and confused.

Chu Qianqian smiled, "I plan to keep half of the money earned by the theater chain in the next three months as a spare, and the rest will be invested in the canteen selling Coke, popcorn, and snacks."

"Based on the customer flow of our theaters, the business is better than that of the canteens outside. One company has a daily turnover of three to five hundred, and eleven companies have a daily turnover of three to five thousand.

Even if the net profit is only 20%, there is still a profit of about 2 to 3 yuan a month.

This money is basically enough for us to pay our employees’ wages, water, electricity and other expenses. "

As for things that can make money, Baifanyu naturally agrees 100%.

And just by adding a canteen, the staff wages and electricity bills can be largely covered. If you don't do this, you'd be a fool.

When Chu Qianqian saw Bai Fanyu agreed, he continued, "When the canteen is built, all the money earned by the theater will be kept.

Several million dollars a year are enough for us to choose a cinema and build a store on the first floor, a cinema on the second floor, and a comprehensive entertainment venue with a billiards room, mahjong parlor, and roller skating rink above.

Just from the rental of stores, billiard rooms, mahjong parlors, and roller skating rinks, the annual income should be twice that of a movie theater.

If everything goes as I predict, we will be able to renovate all 11 movie studios in four to five years.

Not only has the income tripled, but the property value has also skyrocketed from the current 11 million for 550 properties to at least 3 million.

After that, only 10% of the income will be used to maintain the 11 entertainment buildings every year.The annual profits of RMB 600 to [-] million can also be used to invest in other businesses. "

Chu Xiangqian doesn’t necessarily want to make a fortune with his money.

But if the cinema here is renovated, Baifanyu will definitely follow suit.

In this case, it is better to take the initiative and let Baifanyu owe him more favors.

After hearing this, Baifanyu began to breathe heavily.

This is not only a golden rooster that lays golden eggs, but the property output value alone can double your net worth.

Moreover, there are a lot of people attending the 11 entertainment cities.

The younger brothers under him will also have an additional source of income in the future, and they will also be able to expand the number of people under them.

This business must be started.

But Baifanyu still underestimated the speed of property appreciation, and Chu Xiangqian didn't mention that it would be too easy for Hong Kong's housing prices to double in the next five or six years.

(End of this chapter)