"My friend at night banquet of God of Wealth, the queen of the film smiles happily..."

Luo Weiming parked his car in the underground parking lot of Oriental Charming Building, then walked towards the elevator with a briefcase and a newspaper while browsing.

"Editor Luo, here."

Luo Weiming looked up and found that it was Qiu Liben, the editor-in-chief of "Shengshi Oriental Weekly", who was standing in the elevator leading to the seventh floor waiting for him. He hurriedly took three steps at a time and rushed over.

"Editor Qiu wants to meet the boss?"

"No, I wrote the article until midnight last night. I am not in good spirits now. I want to go to the seventh floor to have a cup of coffee to relieve my fatigue."

"What a coincidence, I'm dizzy, I'm going to have a drink." Luo Weiming knocked his forehead with a newspaper after the elevator door was closed, and asked, "When did you come back from the mainland?"

"I came back on Friday night, a day earlier than Mr. Chen." Qiu Liben saw the title in the newspaper and asked with a smile: "Editor Luo went to the banquet last night and drank too much.

"The boss invited friends. How could we soldiers join in the fun? I waited for the box office statistics last night, but I didn't sleep well until midnight." Luo Weiming laughed and joked: "For the boss's romantic affairs, it is best for us to avoid them, otherwise if the East Palace and the West Palace compete, the pillow wind can blow people to death.

Qiu Liben has a calm personality and is not as casual as Luo Weiming. He echoed and smiled, and asked instead: "How is the box office of the newly released movie?"

"It's pretty good. I collected 780,000 yuan a day yesterday, which is much higher than expected. The boss personally went on a promotional role, and the effect was extraordinary."

"780,000 a day, released for two weeks, that should be more than ten million, right?"

"Maybe more than that, this movie will be released for a month."

Most of the employees in the Oriental Charming Building are engaged in film-related work. Qiu Liben also knows some common sense after being influenced by the eyes. He was a little surprised and asked: "According to the convention, aren't these small-cost movies released for two weeks?"

"It was released in Jiahe's theater for two weeks, and then transferred to the Nanhua Theater and Broadway Theater for two weeks." Luo Weiming explained: "Literary films are not as popular as commercial films, but as long as they have a good reputation, they have enough momentum, and the box office fell slowly and they are slow to flow... When it comes, Editor-in-Chief Qiu first asks."

The Oriental Charming Building is divided into two areas left and right by the indoor waterfalls in Hong Kong. On the left is the office area where Chen Chong and Zhang Aijia’s offices are located, and on the right is the employee lounge area composed of a entertainment room, gym and cafe. All facilities and catering services in this area are provided as benefits and are free to all employees.

Qiu Liben got out of the elevator and walked towards the cafe while asking: "Is Nanhua Theater not a theater for a left-wing film company? Miss Zhang is from Taiwanese. The movie she directed is released there, aren't you afraid of causing trouble?"

"I used to be a leftist, but I don't know what method my boss used to sublease it in June. Now it's Dongfang Charm's own theater."

"So that's how it is." Qiu Liben knew it. He smiled and said, "It seems that Mr. Chen is ready to build a theater chain in the mainland."

Luo Weiming was shocked, subconsciously stopped and asked, "The boss is going to build a theater chain in the mainland?"

"Why don't you know?" Qiu Liben looked back at him and said, "Mr. Chen went to Beijing this time to talk about theaters."

"I haven't seen the boss yet... Let's go in and talk about it."

The two entered the cafe, ordered their own coffee, and then found a corner by the window to sit down. Luo Weiming asked, "Didn't the boss go to Beijing to talk about the tallest building in Asia?"

"That has been decided long ago, and going to Beijing is just a procedure." Qiu Li was originally one of the entourages of Chen Chong to Beijing, knowing a lot of things, but he was very nervous and only said the key points Luo Weiming was concerned about: "Mr. Chen plans to build 8 to 10 theaters in Shenzhen and! Guangzhou - called cinemas in the mainland - and then form a theater chain, operate independently, and bear the profit and loss of the country. The mainland government agreed."

"As such a big thing, the boss has never revealed a word." Luo Weiming took a sip of coffee and asked, "Where is the source of the film?"

"60% are provided by mainland film studios, and 40% are provided by Hong Kong. I don't know the specific details. I only know that movies produced in Hong Kong can be screened in the mainland through Southern Film Company."

"Southern Film Company? It is an institution that specializes in distributing mainland films in Hong Kong. It used to have only export rights, but now it has more import rights. This is good news for Hong Kong movies." Luo Weiming stroked his chin, showed a playful smile, and said: "But for the boss of Hong Kong's film company, it will be a headache.

"Yes, Hong Kong and Kowloon Freedom will definitely prevent film companies from cooperating with the mainland."

The full name of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Free Association is the film and drama industry. It was initiated and established by pro-Taiwanese film industry insiders in 1956. It is a right-wing trade union organization that is opposed to the left-wing in mainland China. The Free Association is controlled by the Taiwan government and has a great impact on the Hong Kong film industry, because as long as there are non-Freedom members among the filmmakers, the movie will not be allowed to be released in Taiwan. As we all know, Taiwan is the most important overseas market for Hong Kong films.

In 19RU, there was a serious political confrontation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. Any filmmaker who had a relationship or contact with the mainland would be on the blacklist of the Freedom Association. For example, Fang Yuping, who had been in the Great Wall Film Studio for more than a month, was banned by Taiwan before being invited to film "Father and Son Love" for Xia Meng's Blue Bird Film Company. At the beginning of this year, before the opening of the Film Awards, Shaw Brothers intends to show kindness to the mainland and lends the classic business card "Seventy-Two Tenants" to the left-wing Zhujiang Theater to re-screen. As soon as the poster was played, Shaw received a warning letter and then silently...

"Our boss is really brave. He opens a theater chain in the mainland with great fanfare. Isn't he afraid of Taiwan's ban?" As soon as Luo Weiming finished speaking, he smiled and shook his head and said, "What our boss lacks the most is money. He doesn't care about the box office in Taiwan at all. Moreover, Taiwan hopes that he will invest, but he is reluctant to ban it."

Qiu Liben also laughed and just nodded.

"The mainland has been engaged in a planned economy, and everything is determined. You just said that you are independent and responsible for your own profits and losses. What is the management method?"

"The ticket price is independent and the box office is divided." Qiu Liben took a sip of coffee and said, "I just heard Mr. Chen say a rough idea. If you want to know the details, you have to ask yourself."

"The boss is now becoming more and more powerful. If he doesn't summon him, I dare not go." Luo Weiming turned his head and looked at the office opposite, shrank his neck exaggeratedly, and asked again: "It seems that foreign capital or individuals are not allowed to own theaters in the mainland, right?"

"It is not allowed, so Mr. Chen signed a cooperation agreement with the mainland. The ownership belongs to the government and the management right belongs to himself. He operates for 15 years and then transfers it to the government.

"It's only 15 years? Not until 97?"

"Yes." Qiu Liben spread his hands and said, "Now no one knows what it was like in 97. It's safer to sign for 15 years."

"What about Asia's tallest building? Could it be that it was signed for 15 years?"

"That investment is very big, and I used the UF touch type. 15 years is obviously not enough. I signed it for 30 years."

“What is T?”

"T Simply put, it refers to construction and operation-transfer. This is an ancient but emerging financing model, similar but different from building a theater.

Luo Weiming didn't care about Uf+, but just said: "It seems that Boss Shen is very confident in 97."

Qiu Liben smiled slightly and said, "In fact, with Mr. Chen's ability, no matter what 97 is, he will rest assured."
Chapter completed!