my gilded age

Chapter 295 Fight to the end!

Being plotted and having the box office stolen is indeed not a good thing, but what if this bad thing can be turned into an opportunity?
Now is the brand new year of 2007. China’s cinema chain system has been reformed for almost five years. In official terms, after the reform, the film market is thriving, developing vigorously, and the situation is great.

To put it bluntly, it can indeed make money.

In the 90s, those who opened movie theaters were idiots who couldn't even afford to buy underpants. There were also many state-owned movie theaters that had their business projects changed, such as the entire video hall in the movie theater. The movies are not allowed to be shown. They come from Hong Kong. Of course, it is a cinema after all. I know a little bit about it and know that some movies that reveal too much are not allowed to be shown.

Others were converted into game arcades. Not to mention, the movie theaters at that time were also considered multi-functional entertainment venues.

Bai Shiqiu still remembered that he had contributed a few coins before. Fortunately, he was not too addicted to video games.

Of course, these memories are not the driving force behind his desire to engage in cinemas, there is only one driving force, to make money.

It is indeed too vulgar, but there is nothing we can do about it. If we at Red Star don’t start developing theater chains now, then we will probably fall behind or have no chance at all.

A lot of capital has seen the future of our Chinese theater chain and has begun to make plans. Compared with these opponents, our Red Star is indeed too small.

However, small things also have small ways, and Bai Shiqiu took advantage of this opportunity. That is, the third master was somewhat in the wrong, and Yu Dong was suppressed many times because of film arrangements, and he was also full of resentment.

Bai Shiqiu believes that Yu Dong also wants to build a theater chain in his heart, but in the end, he is still a bad guy. Outsiders think that Bona is very powerful, but in fact he is not that strong.

Bai Shiqiu saw an opportunity, a pretty good opportunity.

"Why do we need three parties to cooperate?" Although the third master praised Bai Shiqiu for being smart, he still wanted to hear more.

Yu Dong wanted to hear even more, so he didn't speak at all.

Bai Shiqiu didn't hide any more and said directly: "It's very simple. This kind of cooperation is the most comfortable. Or to put it bluntly, we at Red Star are the most comfortable."

"You are honest." The third master couldn't help but interrupt Bai Shiqiu.

Bai Shiqiu smiled and continued: "When we make movies at Red Star, we are producers. Third Master has resources and is the provider. Brother Dong also has certain resources, and in addition, Brother Dong still has space. Therefore, if the three of us unite, If we start a theater chain together, wouldn't it be a perfect combination?"

Bai Shiqiu's words actually have something to do with it. Red Star is a producer. They need their products to meet the audience, but Red Star does not have so many films. It is impossible for theaters to only broadcast their films. China Film must come in. , Besides, there are many theater companies with China Film Group brands, and Yu Dong's 'place', cinemas always need a place, right?
Yu Dong was able to start Bona because he got money from a well-known real estate company in our country, and he had a military background.

Bai Shiqiu knew about Yu Dong. It turned out that Bona was late in establishing theater chains. Yu Dong regretted even mentioning this matter. They had a chance.

However, this theater chain is really expensive, and Yu Dong may be a little timid.

Bai Shiqiu now has another opportunity, and he can just take advantage of this opportunity to make another spread.

There are indeed risks, just like the three companies working together now, but Red Star's funds are still very tight.

To be honest, Bai Shiqiu is thinking about it, should he do some financing?
Appropriate loans should still be possible and... it is not impossible to mortgage the theater's own equipment, that is, the theater itself, to the bank, and then continue to use nothing.

But in the end, Bai Shiqiu still felt that our Red Star should take it step by step and be down-to-earth. That approach was too impetuous. Moreover, the fundamental reason why we could do nothing like that was that bank interest rates were too low. Now The interest rate keeps increasing.

However, the matter was settled, and the third master finally said, "I don't have food here."

Bai Shiqiu and Yu Dong left happily. As for what the theater chain will do next, the specific details can be discussed. However, overall, it must be Red Star and Bona's main force who will provide the money. , China Film Group will open the way for policies, and the money will be slightly less. Everyone has their own advantages.

As for the name...

"China Film Red Star Bona Cinema, how about it?"

When Bai Shiqiu said the name, Yu Dong knew one thing for sure. When he had a child in the future, he could not be named after Bai Shiqiu.

The theater chain matter has been agreed, but what about stealing the box office?

Third Master's actions are relatively fast...

"Our station reported that there were recent rumors on the Internet that a well-known movie theater in our city had box office theft. Our station conducted an in-depth interview and found that the person in charge of the theater has conducted a self-examination on the matter. The relevant responsible persons have been punished as they should be, and have even been transferred to the judiciary... …”

"The case of "Heaven's Mouth" stealing the box office of "Magic City" has already been resolved..."

TV stations and online media made some reports on this news point. Of course, the TV stations were relatively reserved, but the news on the Internet was much more cruel, and it was a slap in the face.

What's more, someone simply followed the example of "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun" and made a short video based on this box office stealing incident.

"This Lunar New Year holiday is full of turmoil. There are two movies, one is "Heaven's Mouth" by a veteran director and a big company, and the other is "Magic City" by a bunch of new talents. There was a lot of trouble before these two movies were released. Let's have a good relationship, wait until it is released, the veteran is really good, he directly used the trick of monkey to steal the peach...The newbie is not bad either, he used the trick of teasing the vagina..."

Not to mention, he is quite talented and has edited a lot of material.

This matter of stealing box office has now come to fruition. Many people have fallen down because of this matter. Many theaters related to China Film and have nothing to do with China Film are implicated. Of course, what is said to the outside world is self-examination. .

It seemed like a storm, but overall it didn't cause any damage, and it left a bit of face.

After all, this matter is illegal. It is no different from stealing money. In the past, everyone turned a blind eye. After all, no one wants to offend the people in the theater chain. But now, some people have come forward. Although this No one has publicly commented on this incident, but everyone knows that this was brought about by Hongxing and Bai Shiqiu did it.

So, at this point, let’s forget it?

At this time, Huayi was also in the whirlpool of public opinion, and the Wang brothers were also discussing.

"This Bai Shiqiu is just a fucking idiot, right?"

"Brother, I think he is probably still a fool!"

Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei looked somewhat ugly, now the situation has changed so much.

In fact, as for stealing the box office, their plan was not that over-the-top. Originally, they only planned to do it on the 1st and 2nd of the New Year's Day holiday. Of course, these two days are when the box office is at its highest, so they will naturally win. The most profitable.

If you only steal for two days, there are too many benefits. Not only do you take advantage, but you also suppress your opponents, and the risk is very small. It only lasts for two days, which is also convenient for operation. After all, movies still need to be copied. The theater chain has seen that The attendance rate of "Heaven's Mouth" is not good, so I have already bought a copy of "The Case of Magic City".

It was originally a very perfect move, killing people invisible, but who would have thought that now Bai Shiqiu is trying to get rid of this problem and is unwilling to let him go.

The pressure has come to Hua Yi, this is stolen for your movie.

"Brother, what should we do now?" Wang Zhonglei frowned.

Wang Zhongjun was more ruthless, "Of course it has nothing to do with us Huayi."

"But so to speak, is this good?"

"Otherwise, what else can we do? Go out and admit it? We, Huayi, colluded with the theater chain to steal the box office? Are you stupid?" In fact, this is where the two brothers are entangled, whether they should fully deal with this matter or not. of cutting.

When a post appeared on the Internet that "Heaven's Mouth" stole the box office of "Magic City", Huayi had already issued a press release, denying the matter of course, and also vaguely accused Hongxing and Baek Shiqiu, saying that they were making things up out of thin air. Gain sympathy.

They even suggested that if they continue to spread rumors, Huayi will not rule out taking up legal weapons and suing netizens.

But it scared everyone. Now it’s okay. The box office theft has been confirmed. If there is such a thing, what do you Huayi say?

In the previous press release, any company would say this, but now it is the key, how to solve this matter.

In fact, there is another option, that is, Hua Yi simply says nothing, no words, and they will not mention this matter.

But there is a disadvantage, that is, this is equivalent to acquiescence, and everyone will think that you Huayi just did it.

But if I say it directly, this matter has nothing to do with Huayi. It was all the box office stolen by you idiots from the theater chain.

This would do too much damage to Huayi's previous connections with theaters.

Wang Zhongjun was still reasonable, "Brother, you have to understand that the real key lies in it, not in everyone's good relationship, but in the interests. As long as the interests are enough, then this network is not a big deal and can be established again. of."

I have to say that Wang Zhongjun is still very powerful, and Wang Zhonglei was convinced.

Immediately, Huayi's press release was sent out. The content was very powerful. Huayi was completely innocent in this matter. They were completely unaware of how the theater chain operated.

As soon as this draft came out, there were really various reactions.

Some of the people who scolded the Wang brothers were especially female members of the family.

Some people who watched the show felt that the two brothers were indeed characters. After all, they did a great job.

What's more, they are worried. They are mainly concerned about Bai Shiqiu, Red Star Film and Television, and the fans of this movie.

On the 4th, we are currently discussing an issue that many people have not seen.

"Will our Lao Bai come out and say something?" a fan with ID Xiaogen asked anxiously.

"I guess not. If Lao Bai is smart, he should endure it at this time." ID, I'm just being stupid, so I replied.

In fact, most of the No. 4s don't want Lao Bai to come out and say anything. After all, it's better not to slap someone in the face, but to leave a ray of hope for the future.

Moreover, this person told the theater chain that they were conducting self-examinations, so just pretend you don’t know.

But someone is so powerful that they analyzed Huayi's hand, which is the most important part.

"There is no time. The New Year's Day holiday has passed. Our 2007 is almost a week away. Even if "Magic City" performs well in the next week, it will be difficult to reverse the current situation. It will take about two weeks. Then there will be pirated discs, what will we do then?" You Xian appeared again.

That's right, time, the best moment of the Lunar New Year holiday has passed.

It must be said that the processing speed of this box office theft was definitely very fast. After all, the third master had already asked about it, and many places did go too far. However, no matter how fast it was, time was wasted.

The first week of 2007 is about to pass, and this time the unprotected pirated discs will appear even earlier. Most of the pirated discs come from within the theater chain. Don’t they hate you, Baek Shi Qiu?

Don't forget, Bai Shiqiu and Wu Yusen both said before that they would win.

Although it was said that this time there was a case of stealing the box office, when the results came out, looking for excuses was something only a weak person would do.

Is Bai Shiqiu going to be slapped in the face like this?

Is our extremely arrogant Cannes Best Actor about to lose?
At the same time, Red Star was also discussing this issue internally.

"The cinema is great! We support it!" Zhang Mo's little eyes were shining, but, "Old Bai, just bear with it this time."

"Huayi's side has been completely harvested. Anyway, if they refuse to admit their fault, others can't do anything about it. What can we do?" Zhang Chen also advocated patience first.

Others are also constantly expressing their opinions. Some people say that we red stars have to go out and talk about it no matter what. We are victims.Some people said that we are not considered victims, Huayi and the others also lost a lot of face.

Some people say that if you lose, just lose. It’s not a big deal. We at Red Star won’t lose anyway.

They talked about everything, but Bai Shiqiu didn't say anything, and there was someone who didn't say anything either.

"Old Zhou, what do you think Lao Bai means?" Zhang Mo asked Zhou Shen with a smile.

"This...I am absolutely sure, Lao Bai, this guy, hehehehe..." Zhou Shen smiled, quite obscenely.

Bai Shiqiu also laughed at this time, and he said, "Didn't you pay attention to some details?"

Everyone asked, "What details?"

Bai Shiqiu pointed to the calendar. There is a unique and interesting thing about January this year. New Year's Day falls on Monday.

So, that means...

On the evening of January 1th, Bai Shiqiu held a press conference. This press conference will be disseminated through Youxi.com, Penguin and other websites, especially portals. He made a speech.

"Friends, all the friends who know me and support me. Regarding this box office stealing incident, I have never spoken out. It's very simple. Many people told me that this is an unspoken rule, this is common, and this is nothing. , haven’t you Red Stars also benefited? Wait...these people are doing it for my own good, so I want to express my gratitude."

Then, the topic changed, "However, I think I still have to say a few words. I have been asking myself, how could this happen? How did it become like this? Why do we have to do this to the bad phenomena in society? Compromise? Why? Is it because we lack courage? I don’t think so. Not being brave enough can only be one of the reasons. Maybe it’s because we are all kind-hearted, and many people will think that we might as well let him go, or just let it go. But, I must resist!"

He was already very strong at this point, but Bai Shiqiu became even more forceful, "Compromising in the face of bad phenomena is connivance! At least I don't think it is kindness! If this phenomenon happens to you and you can't fight back, then , what will happen to us if it happens to others? So, today, I have to shout loudly here, don’t let me fucking see it! Otherwise, I will fight to the end!”

These words were like a bomb that directly detonated the Internet.

Everyone talked about it, and many people liked it. Among them was Lao Guo, who talks about cross talk.

That night, there were long queues at the ticket booths of many theaters. Everyone was rushing to buy tickets. Of course, they bought tickets with the words "Magic City" written on them...

　Thank you Victor Stella, thank you Mingwu, thank you all for your support, thank you!

　　It's really late today, I'm sorry, but this chapter is still quite sufficient. Hei Che didn't break the chapter or anything, right, um, Hei Che will definitely continue to work hard, thank you all!
　　
　
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