Since 1983

It was May when Xu Fei came back again.

In the multi-functional conference room of China Film Group, there is another large slide, with red and blue dots densely packed on it.

"There are 65 qualified theaters in the capital, and the New Film Federation originally had 42, and another 10 were poached, plus 7 in Shanxi Province, and the starting lineup is 59 in total."

"Are they not expanding?"

"The capital city is their basic market, and it is enough to enter Jin Province."

Wu Mengchen and Xu Feiquan acted as if nothing had happened, and said, "I'm only worried that their locations are too good. Tsinghua Unigroup, Dahua, Xindong'an, and Donghuan Plaza are very attractive to nearby consumer groups.

We picked up the remaining 13 theaters, all of which are average locations and facilities, and lack competitiveness. "

"..."

Xu Fei looked at the distribution map and said: "8 in Guangdong Province, 4 in Jiangxi Province, 1 in Fujian Province, 2 in Rongcheng... I have established 21 theaters with Lao Han, spanning seven provinces. bring it on.

Hey, by the way, there is no movement from foreign capital? "

"Jiang Zhiqiang from Hong Kong has won the sixth floor of New Dong'an Plaza and wants to build an 8-hall cinema, and he agreed to join our theater chain."

"Hall 8? Then we won't build Hall 7, but Hall 9 instead!"

"Are you too competitive?" Han Sanping said with a smile.

"This is not competitive. Our theaters must become leaders, otherwise they will lose their appeal."

Jiang Zhiqiang is a well-known man who owns Anle Film Company and a Hong Kong Broadway theater circuit. He is like Japan's Yasuda and South Korea's Seo Young-soo, who has been doing foreign film business.

Historically, he has made great efforts in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers", "Lust, Caution", etc.

Back then, International Soup was banned and made a successful comeback. It is said that Boss Jiang is behind the scenes...

Xu Fei did the math and said, "We have 34 companies, including Xinjian, that's 36 companies, and the screen is only 90 yuan. Tsk tsk, it's so pitiful!"

"Not bad, with an average of more than 2 screens. Those small theaters are even more pitiful. They probably won't make it through the first round and will be eliminated."

After a while, the two will formally establish a cinema company.

In China Film Times, the former took 30 million, accounting for 51%, and the latter took 25 million, accounting for 49%. The starting lineup is 36 theaters, most of which are contracted, and a small part is owned by China Film Group.

Nowadays, film studios can get 35-40%, and theaters can get at least 60%. Just calculate as 60%, keep 50% for yourself, and hand over 10% to the theater company, which is about such a ratio.

The theater chain can also hold a controlling stake in the theater. After the holding, it will invest money in renovation and upgrading.

So why do you like to build your own cinema? Pro-son, easy management, big profits.

………………

There is a Xuanwu District in Beijing, which was merged with the XC District in 2010 and became a new XC District.

It is still there now, and there are quite a lot of places to play. Dashilan, Liulichang, Niujie, and Tianqiao are all in Xuanwu, including the Grand View Garden, which was built in the former southern vegetable field.

The overpass is outside Zhengyang Gate. There was originally a white marble bridge with three beams and four columns. Under the bridge is a small river called Longxugou.

In the past, it was a gathering place for folk artists, but now it has changed a lot, and only a few of them are still engaged in cultural performances. Among them is Tianqiao Le Tea Garden, which has a long history. There are two floors of teahouses, which can accommodate 200 spectators. There is a big stage in front of it, which is antique.

It was originally a cultural station in Tianqiao Street, but it was later managed by a state-owned cultural company. An area of ​​more than 1,000 square meters in an area where every inch of land is very expensive, even if it is related now, it may not be possible to win.

Isn't it the 90s? Isn't Mr. Zhang the big boss in Hong Kong? I bought it as a piggyback.

Mr. Zhang bought it and put it in his 30-jin property right certificate. Later, Mr. Chen went to spread folk customs. Now it is the base camp of Tianqiao Quyi.

The core men's group is called Deyun Society. They perform a few shows a week, and when they are not performing, other people perform. There are Hebei Bangzi, Layang films, Peking opera, and double reeds.

Right now, backstage.

Fatty Little Black, Teacher Donkey, Big Eyed Li, and Crooked Shoulders are all there, and there are many old artists, and everyone is wearing makeup.

Nervous and a little excited, all kinds of murmurs: "Is this really filming today?"

"Shoot, why don't you tell me?"

"Is Zhang Yi here?"

"That's not sure, maybe come."

"Hey, who would have thought that I could contribute to the country by singing foreign films all my life." An old man sighed.

The little black fat man turned around and continued, "This society is developing and times are changing. I never thought that when I talked about cross talk, it would have something to do with the Olympics."

"Don't tell me, you're going to perform well today, and I won't let you come to the opening ceremony for a while." He said with his shoulders tilted.

"The Olympic opening ceremony?"

"Eh."

"I'm wearing a gown?"

"Um."

"Is it over for a cross talk?"

"What's the matter?"

"Foreigners, what does this look like?"

"Is it a Chinese talk show?" Mr. Lu finished with a laugh.

In an instant, the background was filled with cheerful air.

After putting on makeup, I ran to the front desk to wait for a while, and a group of people rushed in, carrying various machines. Everyone looked for it at the first time, and they were very disappointed not to see Zhang Yimou.

Teacher Lu trembled, and stepped forward in small steps: "Brother Fei!"

"Yo, the fat boy is here too."

"Brother, I'm already 31."

"What's wrong with 31? Fat uncle?"

Yu Qian waved his hand, forgetting what love is called.

Although the little black fat man works for others, he really has no contact with the big boss, so he hurried over: "Mr. Xu!"

"Well, how is business?"

"Fortunately, it can seat seventy or eighty people at most."

"Seventy or eighty people are still applauding?"

"Now that Quyi is in decline, no one comes to the tea garden. Guangde Building is not as good as us."

Yu Qian interjected: "The point is that our audience is gradually growing."

"Hey, that's right! When it first opened, it sold a few tickets per show, and it's really increasing." The fat man hurriedly said.

Xu Fei shook hands with Li Dayan and Crooked Shoulder just like the leader inspected, and then met those old artists.

"Old Mr. Jiao Xiuyan, he was on the Tianqiao before the liberation. The descendants of the big gold tooth Jiao Jinchi are almost eighty."

"Mr. Du Sanbao and Mr. Zheng Fushun, who sang the oboe, also laid down on the Tianqiao before liberation."

"This is the comrade of Fenglei Peking Opera Troupe in Xuanwu District, the troupe left by Liang Yiming and Zhang Baohua back then."

Mr. Xu extended his condolences, invited everyone to sit down, and said: "Today's task is clear, to shoot a promotional video for Beijing's Olympic bid. There are new cultures and traditional cultures in it, and what you represent is traditional culture.

Here are five types of folk art, staged one by one, filmed one by one, obeying the director's command. But don’t be restrained, just ask if you have any questions, even if you are thirsty or hungry, it’s enough. "

Don't care about it after you finish talking, he's just here to watch the fun.

The director began to explain, let everyone perform a section first, and then see the effect. Find the most emotional clips, and finally condense them into 3-second shots.

Jiao Xiuyan went up first.

Foreign films spread to the capital in the late Qing Dynasty. The earliest form was to use cloth as walls, enclosing a venue, and seating 20-30 spectators. The paintings are hung on the front, and the paintings of landscapes and figures are specially explained by someone. After explaining one piece, pull the rope and change it.

The painting is very large, so it is also called a big picture.

Later, it continued to develop and became a small box. Viewed from the hole, it was equipped with gongs, drums, cymbals, etc., and began to sing lyrics.

The filming is such a process, Jiao Xiuyan sang on it, I can't understand it, this form is relatively flat, there is no sense of flashing.

"Mr. Xu, it's enough to work." The director whispered.

"Let's shoot first, and watch later."

After singing a short section in a few minutes, the old man was dripping with sweat, whether it was from heat or excitement.

"Very good, your task is completed."

"Hey, I'm going back then."

"You take this."

"You can't make it!"

Seeing the staff stuffing a red envelope, the old man hurriedly said, "How can you ask for money?"

"We have a little heart, you take it."

Putting everything in his pocket, the old man hunched over and walked away.

He is old, and there are still young ones over there. Looking at the size of the red envelope, hey, it's so generous!

Immediately jealous.

With the Beijing Opera Troupe on stage, this will be much smoother.

The rhythm is strong, the performance is stylized, and it is very suitable for cutting into short shots.

And on the other side of the stage, there was a panic.

"Mr. Zhang, you come, you come!"

"Qian'er, come here!"

"You are an elder, you can live here, you must come!"

"That's right, Mr. Zhang, come here."

"Then, then I will be disrespectful."

Zhang Wenshun with crooked shoulders cupped his hands, thanking everyone, especially Yu Qian. Both of them are flattering, which is to give themselves the opportunity to show their faces.

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