China Entertainment 2000.

Chapter 28 Business Layout
"Oh, you're finally here."

Yu Dong said angrily when he found Jiangliu slowly eating noodles in Nanluogu Lane.

Jiang Liu didn't know why, so he swallowed the noodles and asked, "Why is it so urgent? Isn't it about ten days before we see real swords and guns?"

"I won over the Magic City United Cinemas, which has agreed to promote the screening of "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" to its cinemas. However, they have to strive for 60% of the box office share for their cinemas."

After Yu Dong finished speaking, he looked towards Jiangliu.

Jiang Liu frowned and said, "Isn't it too high? It's a bit like taking advantage of the fire."

The normal share ratio for a domestic film that lands in a theater chain is: 3.3% tax, 5% special film fund, about 50% total for theater chains and cinemas, and the rest goes to the distributor and producer.

This is the year 2000, so there may be deviations in the split data.

But in any case, 60% of the cinema share is too high and looks too ugly.

But there is no way, others hold most of the movie theater venues in the Yangtze River Delta region.

Jiang Liu murmured calmly: "What a theater chain? Isn't it just officials from various places uniting surrounding cinemas?"

Jiangliu has experienced the initial stage of domestic cinema chain development.

In 2000, the era of domestic video halls came to an end.

In 2001, in order to regulate the screening market, video halls that had skirted the law and had poor environments became the targets of rectification and gradually closed down.

It was not until 2002 that cinema development entered the era of cinema chains.

The theaters here are almost like gangsters who bully others and fear others.

When encountering a small director like Jiang Liu, those who still want to play on the sidelines are desperate to get a share. They are not afraid that Jiang Liu will not agree, and they will go to the theater chain if they have the ability.

There are only a few movie theaters in the country.

"What are you muttering about?" Yu Dong couldn't help but asked curiously when he saw Jiang Liu's lips moving.

"Nothing, 60% is 60%, just agree."

In front of Yu Dong, Jiang Liu's face was very calm, but he secretly said in his heart: "Damn it, sooner or later I want you to look good and take back today's grievances."

"To be honest, I also prefer not to have any enmity with the theaters."

Yu Dong paused for a moment and continued: "And it is not without benefit if we give 60%. If they take such a high share of "Hidden Dragon, Crouching Tiger", the revenue will be much higher than "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The balance in the minds of major cinemas will not be tilted. ?”

Jiang Liu was curious: "How much is the share of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?"

"Normal 45%, 46%, the highest is no more than 50%."

Jiang Liu nodded and said nothing more. Ridicule was meaningless. This was the treatment of a great director.

After Yu Dong left, Jiang Liu continued to chat with Zhao Wenhong and the others about express delivery.

STO, China's first private express delivery company, was founded in 1993 in Zhejiang Province.

After several years of development, STO's business has gradually extended to the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta.

But something unexpected happened, and the founder of STO died in a car accident in 98, causing the originally prosperous STO to fall apart.

The departure of STO's core staff prompted another major express delivery company, SF Express, to establish a complete foothold in the Pearl River Delta.

However, in this era, the Postal Service still firmly controls the express delivery market share and is the real leader in the industry. From time to time, it will use its official status to inspect private express delivery.

Jiang Liu wanted Zhao Wenhong and the others to survive in the cracks.

The city the three of them want to work for is a magical city that hides dozens of private express companies, large and small.

"Take root in Shanghai, extend its tentacles to the Yangtze River Delta, and focus on the whole country."

After Jiang Liu finished speaking, Zhao Wenhong and the other three blushed with excitement.

They also wondered why they felt so excited every time they heard Jiang Liu speak.

Zhao Wenhong rubbed her hands and said, "Brother Jiang, what should we do first when we arrive in the Magic City?"

"When you arrive, you will rent a house first, and then join other express delivery companies to learn how they do it, and familiarize yourself with the work process and the roads in Shanghai and even surrounding cities. By the end of the year, I should be able to support you with a little money. Let’s talk about the shares later.”

Jiang Liu almost told the three of them step by step what they should do first and what they should do second when they arrive in the Demon City.

He is so actively encouraging Zhao Wenhong and the others to develop in the express delivery industry, but it is not that he is hiding any big business plan.

He has never been exposed to any business, and he doesn't even know much about management, let alone business layout.He simply thinks that opening an Internet cafe is not a good idea.

Jiang Liu never admits that he is a good person.

But for personal gain, he was unwilling to open Internet cafes all over the country to poison the country's youth.

He couldn't give a noble reason, it was just because this land was where he took root.

"Okay, let's go back and tidy up before heading to the Magic City tomorrow."

Zhao Wenhong stood up excitedly, and Zhou Guoshan quickly poked him several times.

Zhao Wenhong slapped her forehead, took out a wad of hundred-yuan bills, placed them in front of Jiang Liu and said, "Brother Jiang, pay you back the money I borrowed."

"so much?"

Jiang Liu pinched it and realized that it should be a small one, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Zhou Guoshan said with red eyes: "Without you and Brother Yan Liang, our current life would not be possible, as it should be."

They made nearly 4 yuan in three months selling box lunches.

4 yuan seems easy to come by, just go to an Internet cafe and sell lunch boxes.

But they know that making this money is inseparable from the kind-hearted Yan Liang and the wise Jiang Liu who are willing to lend a helping hand to them.

And even if they become prosperous in the future, they should not forget Yan Liang and Jiang Liu.

Foolish people who succeed with the help of others will proudly think that success comes from personal dedication and efforts.

Smart people who succeed with the help of others will know how to be eternally grateful to those who lend a helping hand.

"I'm really tight on money, so I'll count out 5000 and you can take the rest with you."

In the later stages of "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger", Jiang Liu spent almost all his savings.

Therefore, without being pretentious, he immediately counted out 5000 yuan and handed the rest to Zhao Wenhong.

Seeing the three people who were hesitant to speak, Jiang Liu smiled and said: "No need to refuse, count it as my early investment. Let's go to where you live. It's my turn to occupy the magpie's nest."

That night, Zhao Wenhong and the other three left.

Before they left, they left Jiang Liu the key to the room in Tongzi Building in Yanqi Town.

Living in a one-bedroom, one-bathroom house in the scorching summer of June and July, you can imagine the smell and stuffy heat in the room.

After just one night, Jiangliu couldn't bear it.

He didn't do anything all night. He only wiped sweat and swatted mosquitoes. His body was sticky and itchy.

Before dawn, Jiang Liu got up early to brush his teeth. He quickly cleaned up his face with clear water and went straight to Bona.

After arriving at Bona on the way to work, Yu Dong was the only one left in the office, which already had few cats.

"What about people?"

"Employees were sent out in advance to monitor the scene, and dozens of people were hired. If "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" doesn't make money, the company will be in trouble."

Jiang Liu smiled: "Is it so serious?"

"There's no point in lying to you."

Yu Dong glanced at Jiang Liu, who was sitting calmly in front of the only computer in the company, and suddenly said: "How come I heard that you won an award abroad?"

"It's just the same name, where did you know it?"

"Sina."

Jiang Liu skillfully entered the Sina website into the computer browser.

Sina was fully open like a turtle, and it took Jiang Liu a long time to find the news headlines about him——

[The documentary "Along the Railway" won the award in Tokyo, and new director Jiang Liu won the Best Documentary Director Award]

Jiang Liu's eyebrows shrugged unconsciously. There were quite a few people reading this news, 300 of them.

(End of this chapter)