Chapter 1853 1855 [Transfer of power]
After the Cannes Film Festival, Cong Shan and Zhang Yimou returned to the mainland, while Xiang Nan returned to Xiangjiang.
At this time, Wang Jing''s new film "Chasing Girls in Hard Cover" is being released.
??He actually wanted to make this movie two years ago. However, he was taken by Xiang Nan to film "Best Partner 3" at that time, so it was suspended.
?At the beginning of this year, he restarted the project and also cast Chow Yun-fat, who became a hit last year with "A Better Tomorrow," to star.
Coupled with the addition of actors such as Chen Baixiang and Feng Raofan, as well as beauties such as Zhang Manyu and Jiang Liping, this movie has a good box office.
??The final box office was more than 21 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking ninth in the annual box office rankings, which is a pretty good result.
The "Zombie Family" directed by Liu Guanwei has also been released some time ago.
? ?Two popular stars starring Lin Zhengying and Canadian Yuan Biao, coupled with the comedy performances of Lou Nanguang, Curry and other green actors, as well as the cute little zombie, made "Zombie Family" a very good box office after its release.
??The final box office was more than 17 million Hong Kong dollars, which is considered very good.
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“Mr. Ning, congratulations, you have achieved something good again at the Cannes Film Festival.” Wang Jing cupped her hands and said with a smile, “The jury award is really amazing!”
“Thank you.” Xiang Nan smiled, “Actually, it doesn’t matter if you win or not, as long as you make more money at the box office.”
“Hey, you’re right, I think so too.” Wang Jing laughed immediately after hearing this.
“Do you have any new plans?” Xiang Nan asked curiously.
“I’m going to change the subject, Mr. Ning. I want to make a movie about treasure hunting. What do you think?” Wang Jing asked with a smile.
In recent years, movies with treasure-hunting themes have been very popular in Hollywood and Hong Kong. For example, "Raiders of the Lost Ark" starring Harrison Ford, "Brothers of the Lost Ark" starring Jackie Chan, "The Jewel of the Nile" starring Michael Douglas, etc.
Therefore, Wang Jing wanted to follow suit and make a film. He thought it should be a big hit at the box office.
“Tell me the story first and listen to it.” Xiang Nan nodded.
?Wang Jing then told a treasure-hunting story that he had conceived.
As soon as Xiang Nan heard it, he knew it was a movie called "Emerald" that he had seen before.
??This movie tells the story of treasure hunter Andy who discovers a piece of magical jade, which attracts gangs and foreign spy organizations to rob it. Afterwards, Andy took Jade to the treasure place, only to find out that Jade was an alien computer...
Xiang Nan nodded. He remembered that the movie was quite lively. It was part treasure hunt, part sci-fi, part comedy, part action... It was just a mess, but it was good for relaxing.
“Okay, you can take pictures if you want.” He said with a smile.
“Thank you, Mr. Ning.” Wang Jing nodded.
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“By the way, Mr. Ning, have you considered making Real Kung Fu Pictures bigger?” Wang Jing suggested, “Now there are many new stars and new directors emerging in Hong Kong. I think the company can recruit more.”
? ? Zhen Kung Fu Pictures was previously considered a small giant in the Hong Kong film industry. It has two superstars, Xiang Nan and Jackie Chan, and the movies it produces every year can break box office records, even more powerful than the New Art City supported by Princess Jin.
??But in the past two years, Xiang Nan has stopped filming in Hong Kong, and Jackie Chan has also gone to Hollywood to develop, so now under the True Kung Fu banner, only Lin Zhengying is still popular. Others like Chen Baixiang, Chung Chu Hong, Feng Rofan, Chow Yun-fat, etc., although they have cooperated with Real Kung Fu Pictures many times, they only signed a head contract and did not sign a brokerage contract, so they cannot be regarded as real Kung Fu people.
So although Real Kung Fu Pictures is making money every year, and it makes a lot of money. But there are no real superstars under Zhen Kung Fu Pictures.
Therefore, Wang Jingcai hopes that the company can recruit more troops. Otherwise, it would really become a small company.
"Okay, if you think it''s okay, then keep it together." Xiang Nan nodded and said, he is not too concerned about Zhen Kung Fu Pictures now.
On the one hand, he knows that Xiangjiang movies will only be popular for a few years, and will be outdated in ten years at most. No matter how much effort is put into it now, when the time comes, it will be nothing more than fetching water from a bamboo basket.
Huang Baiming once said that he was stupid. In the early 1990s, the two bosses of Xinyi City, Mai Jia and Shi Tian, ??both quit the business to speculate in stocks and real estate, making a lot of money. He was the only one stupid enough to think that Hong Kong movies had a future. As a result, after persisting for more than 20 years, the market conditions were getting worse year by year, and I regretted not exiting earlier.
?On the one hand, even if the Xiangjiang movie becomes more popular, the total box office will only be 100 or 200 million US dollars, which is not as good as the box office of Xiang Nan''s Hollywood movie. After a year of hard work, I can only earn tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Xiang Nan now has a big family and a big business, so he has long ignored it.
"Director Wang, you put more effort into this company than I do, and you will work harder in the future." Xiang Nan added, "In this case, I will add a new title to you, General Manager of Zhen Kung Fu Pictures, with an annual salary of one million Hong Kong dollars. , plus an annual equity dividend of 10%.”
He knew that in addition to being a shrewd director, Wang Jing was also a successful businessman. He has established Jingyi Pictures, Wang Jing Studio, and Best Partner Film Company... If Zhen Kung Fu Pictures is handed over to him, Xiang Nan believes that he can manage it well.
??To take a step back, even if he doesn''t manage well, there is Jiahe next to him, and he won''t let him mess around.
?Wang Jing was pleasantly surprised when he saw that Xiang Nan had entrusted the company to him, not only with an annual salary of one million Hong Kong dollars, but also a 10% equity dividend.
The current profit of Zhao Zhen Kung Fu Pictures is two to three million per dividend. In this way, he earns an extra three to four million Hong Kong dollars a year, which is equivalent to his salary for making four or five movies.
??Of course he would be happy for it to be so easy for him.
"Mr. Ning, are you serious? Are you really going to leave the company to me?" he asked happily.
"Don''t be so petty. With a business worth tens of millions, how can I still coax you?" Xiang Nan complained.
?Wang Jing chuckled and scratched his head.
is also correct. Xiang Nan earns hundreds of millions of dollars a year in Hollywood. Tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, in other people''s eyes, is really a small business. Anyone can make a movie and invest 70 to 80 million Hong Kong dollars.
"Then I''d like to thank you first. Don''t worry, I will take good care of the company." Wang Jing promised.
“Yeah.” Xiang Nan nodded.
Subsequently, Xiang Nan and Wang Jing signed a letter of appointment, officially hiring Wang Jing as general manager.
After all, no matter how nice the words are, they are not as reassuring as the words in black and white.
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"Miss Li, you are truly worthy of being elected as the Asian sister champion." Xiang Nan said to Lizhi with a smile.
?In 1985, ATV also launched a beauty contest like TVB. The first champion was Li Yanshan, and the second champion was Li Zhi.
??She not only has gorgeous facial features, but also a hot figure. Therefore, as soon as she entered the competition that year, she was regarded as a seed contestant and a favorite. After being elected as Miss Asia, naturally there were flowers and applause.
Because of her beauty, she was favored by Wang Jing, who offered her an olive branch after her sister''s expiration date.
(End of this chapter)