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Chapter 241 [68] The first shot of the theater’s restoration will be mine!

"Chen Sheng!"

Seeing Chen Yu wearing a thick mask walking out of the empty airport, the Anle Pictures staff in charge of picking him up immediately greeted him.

At present, the epidemic in Xiangjiang has been completely controlled, and there are no new cases in society. Many places that were originally closed have begun to resume operations.

But the airport was still empty.

Chen Yu came to Xiangjiang at this time, and the Anle staff were actually quite touched.

Although Anle is very good in Southeast Asia, no one watches the movie. No matter how good your theater chain is, is it of any use?

So whoever dares to make movies at this time must have a certain amount of courage.

And the film side needs even more courage.

Jiang Zhiqiang heard that Chen Yu was planning to schedule "The Blind Shaft" to be released after the epidemic, and he really admired this young man from the bottom of his heart.

How should I put it? Although "The Blind Shaft" has already made money, no one will think that it is too much money. Wouldn't it be better to wait for theaters to recover in a while? There will be more movies by then; if it is released now and no one will watch it, then it will be a blockbuster movie by then. As soon as it was released, the filming schedule for this movie had to continue.

The gain outweighs the loss completely, and maybe it will be completely thrown into the street.

However, since Chen Yu has already made a decision, he can only express his welcome. After all, it will definitely be a good thing for Anle to resume theaters as soon as possible.

Xiangjiang has now liberalized theaters, but people still dare not go out on the streets, and there are almost no viewers going to theaters to watch movies.

Anle is basically shut down.

Chi Chi Chi!

Chen Yu sprayed the disinfectant he brought with him before changing his clothes and getting in the car.

This is out of respect for others.

"Chen Sheng, where should we go first?"

The staff asked Chen Yu.

"Go to the company!"

“Let’s finalize the release date first!”

As Chen Yu spoke, the car drove towards the Xiangjiang headquarters of Anle Pictures.

The car was speeding all the way. Not to mention, Chen Yu had never been to Xiangjiang in his previous life, but the city with rows of high-rise buildings outside still allowed Chen Yu to appreciate the elegance of the four Asian tigers in the past.

Compared with the current Xiangjiang, the current Magic City is still worse.

Every inch of land is worth a lot of money, that's what I'm talking about here.

Soon, they arrived at the Admiralty Center, No. 18 Harcourt Road, the headquarters of On Lok Pictures, located near Hong Kong Central!

Wu Qida, the general manager of Anle Pictures, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, saw Chen Yu coming out of the elevator and immediately greeted him enthusiastically.

No one would have thought that Anle Pictures, which is very well-known internationally, only rented an office of about 100 square meters and only had a dozen employees. When they saw Chen Yu coming in, there was no big reaction. .

Such a company, to be honest, would be classified as a small company in China.

But the current company can create the myth of annual revenue of billions, and it is also a family-owned... private company.

The boss, Jiang Zhiqiang, holds 100% control.

Of course, Anle was not founded by him, but by his father, Jiang Zuyi!

Jiang Zhiqiang belongs to the second generation of rich people and inherited the family business. In 1950, his father founded this independent production company with the longest history in Hong Kong film history!

Both father and son are extremely low-key in the industry.

His father, Jiang Zuyi, was just the deputy manager of a theater chain in the beginning. He started operating theaters in the 1950s. What was different from other people in the industry was that he was a big boss with ideas.

What he likes to do most is go to film festivals.

Whatever movie you like, you buy it directly and play it in your own theater. Over time, many old Xiangjiang people know that this theater is the only one with unique movies.

Among them, pornography accounts for the main source of income.

With this first pot of gold, Jiang Zuyi finally had his first cinema chain; in that reckless era, the Xiangjiang Broadway Cinema Chain he founded is now one of the major cinema chains in Hong Kong, with a box office output of almost Half of Hong Kong.

The key is that he also acquired three other Paragon, MOViE MOViE, and my Cinema, so currently, 60% of the theaters in Hong Kong are under the Anle umbrella.

And Jiang Zhiqiang, who has been influenced by it, has followed his father to buy movies around the world since he was a child.

Unlike his father who bought pornographic films, Jiang Zhiqiang still accomplished nothing in his thirties, making trouble everywhere, going to play, and betting on horses.

His father doesn't care about him, he is a rich second generation anyway.

Moreover, this rich second generation has an advantage that no one else has - luck.

How lucky is Jiang Zhiqiang?

Hollywood blockbusters were being played in theaters across Hong Kong. He got nervous and said he wanted to watch cartoons. His father was also a talented person and his son, who was in his thirties, wanted to watch cartoons.

Okay, all theaters will show this cartoon, and then...it will become popular.

You know, the box office of cartoons in Hong Kong at that time was almost zero, and no one watched this stuff.

His father also knew that he would definitely lose money, and he was just playing with his son.

Who would have thought that the director of this cartoon was Japanese national treasure master Hayao Miyazaki, but Hayao Miyazaki was not famous at that time. It was because of this that Jiang Zhiqiang and Hayao Miyazaki became good friends.

After his movies, he was represented by An Le.

This is the key to the rise of Anle, and it is also Jiang Zhiqiang's luck to connect with Universal and other Hollywood distribution companies.

Unlike other people in Hong Kong, he purchased the copyright of Li Yu's "Pushing Hands". At that time, Li Yu was also unknown.

And now, he is already a hot director in Hollywood.

Relying on this relationship, the distribution of Hollywood movies in Hong Kong is all handed over to a company with only dozens of people - Anle Pictures.

……

"Jiang Sheng has already told me that everything will be subject to your arrangements, Chen Sheng!"

Wu Qida is a native of Xiangjiang, a senior manager with a very warm attitude. He and Chen Yu had known each other for a long time because they had called each other many times.

Jiang Zhiqiang's business in Xiangjiang is fully entrusted to him. Like his father, Jiang Zhiqiang buys movies and participates in film festivals all over the world; but now there is one more thing - investment. This is where he is better than his father.

Although Jiang Zuyi founded Anle, it was Jiang Zhiqiang who really made money.

He invests in Japan, Xiangjiang Island and even the mainland, all with top-notch investment managers.

With connections in distribution and Hollywood, Jiang Zhiqiang can indeed have enough confidence in negotiations.

"Jiang Sheng is so polite!"

"Wu Sheng——"

Chen Yu spoke in Cantonese and said directly: "I'm here mainly to confirm the release time in person. I don't know, is it okay in the early morning of the 25th?"

Chen Yu had already planned this time on the way here, so when he saw Wu Qida, he didn't waste any time.

Of course it makes sense to place this in the early morning of May 5th.

Because the 24th is the 1:99 Anti-SARS Charity Concert, and TVB and ATV will broadcast the entire event live. In the previous life, this concert was very sensational, with an unprecedented ratings of 87%!

In other words, 100 people are watching this concert out of 87 people. Basically, many people in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province are watching this concert.

After all, Mei Yanfang summoned almost all the stars in Hong Kong. Even Cheng Long and Zhou Jilun recorded videos, and the Four Heavenly Kings, Beyond, Zuo Lin, You Li, etc. all sang live.

Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung, Eason Chan, Joey Yung and other new little kings also took the stage.

Coupled with the epidemic at home, of course this kind of concert will not be missed.

Such a lineup will never be seen in future generations. It can be said to be the most star-studded concert in the history of Hong Kong.

"No. 25..."

Wu Qida was shocked by Chen Yu's date. He didn't even need to look at the date because today was already the 23rd, which meant it would be released tomorrow night?

"Is this...is this too fast?"

It's not that Anle can't arrange it, but the date is too hasty!

There is not even publicity in the early stage. The posters can be made tomorrow, but it can only be used as store advertising. It is definitely too late to project screens in buildings such as Central and Ma Yau Tei where movies are often promoted.

Seeing the confusion on Wu Qida's face, Chen Yu smiled and said: "This is the reason why I am so urgent to come, otherwise I would not come in person if I were not in a hurry!"

"All right!"

Wu Qida shrugged: "It will be released without publicity, even if we arrange the film comfortably, it will be useless!"

Wu Qida still had to explain the corresponding risks to Chen Yu.

That is to say, Jiang Zhiqiang arranged it. If it were someone else, Wu Qida would definitely think that the other person was crazy?

Such an operation would never happen before or in the future.

Not to mention their well-being, there is no theater chain in the world that dares to do such a thing.

"fine!"

"As long as Anle is responsible for helping arrange the films!"

"There will definitely be no problem arranging the film!"

Wu Qida frowned and said: "But I must tell Jiang Sheng about this kind of thing. If no one buys tickets, our theater chain will also suffer losses, so my suggestion is to open a trial in the early morning Test the waters!”

“If people really watch, we can arrange it again the next day!”

"If there is no one..."

Wu Qida shrugged, the meaning of his words was self-evident.

The theater is not a charity, nor does it mean that after signing a contract and distributing for you, it will continue to arrange a large number of films for you. This is unrealistic.

If no one watches it, he will definitely close the corresponding theaters, and it is impossible to open them all.

The labor, electricity bills, etc. for daily screenings are a huge expense.

The purpose of showing movies in theaters is to make money. If they lose money, no one is willing to do it, no matter how good the relationship between Chen Yu and Jiang Zhiqiang is. What's more, the two of them know each other now, and they have a middleman, Mei Yanfang.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many theater chains closed their doors directly even if they had movies.

If only one or two people are watching, it is better to close down the business, which will result in less loss than opening.

Now that SARS has recovered, just as it was then, opening the door is risky.

Jiang Zhiqiang and Wu Qida thought that Chen Yu came here to help the theater resume operations; but they didn't expect that he just wanted to release it and didn't care about anything else?

It's strange that Wu Qidan can look good on Chen Yu.

"Okay, let's have a test in the early morning!"

Chen Yu did not hesitate. Wu Qida had already issued an eviction order: "Sorry, Chen Sheng, then I have to call Jiang Sheng!"

"It's okay, then I'll wait here for news, or--"

"You go back to the hotel first, and I'll have someone take you there. I'll get back to you after I finish the phone call with Jiang Sheng, okay?"

"Ok!"

Chen Yu was also very straightforward. Since people said so, he didn't want to be hot-faced and cold-blooded.

Let’s make it clear, Wu Qida is a little unhappy with himself now!

In this case, Chen Yu is ready to go to the next destination-the bank!

He was in a hurry this time.

After going to the bank, he had to meet with the top management of ATV; finally, he would go to the Xiangjiang Stadium to visit Mei Yanfang!

She was there conducting the final rehearsals and supervising the concert!

(End of this chapter)