"Water Rush" has officially launched, and the first episode is a celebrity special edition. Of course, six people cannot support one episode of the program. It is divided into two parts, the upper part is celebrities, and the second part is citizens. The ratings reached a gratifying 18 points. In the competition between Hong Kong TV stations, TVB has been dominant for decades, while ATV has always been a challenger. Its highest market share is only more than ten percent. Overall, it has never been as good as TVB. It’s just that a certain drama or program has higher ratings than TVB at the same time. "Water Dash" is actually worthless and is given away for free. Chen Qi has many great plans, but he doesn't want to show them now. It is now September, one month since "Tai Chi 2" was released. The program was aired, and finally a small boost was made, and the summer box office was settled. Shaw Brothers' "Tathagata" was at the bottom, with only 7 million Hong Kong dollars. "Brothers in Need" barely exceeded 10 million, which is far behind the historical figures. "The Scary Man" did better than the historical results, reaching 14 million. "Tai Chi 2" exceeded 10 million in the first week, 8 million in the second week, 5 million in the third week, 2 million in the fourth week, and stopped at 25 million. "Orphan" will be released soon.
Many people looked at it for the gimmick that it could sell for US$7 million, but after all, it was not adapted to the Hong Kong market and its performance was tepid. Its real market was in the United States. 20th Century Fox bought it back at a high price, so it naturally had to promote it well. night. In the dormitory, Chen Qi was settling accounts again. 25 million box office, after deducting the entertainment tax, the remaining million is divided half and half with Yindu Cinema, leaving another . Judging from the momentum of "Orphan", it will eventually have a box office of 7 to 8 million, and it will get about 3 million. In this way, the total assets of Dongfang Company are 13 million Hong Kong dollars, plus more than 2 million US dollars! If the Hong Kong dollar is exchanged for RMB according to the official exchange rate, it is about more than 4 million. "The follow-up cost of "Life is Beautiful"!" "Money to build a building!" "Everyday expenses!" Chen Qi calculated that after excluding the above, the remaining money would be enough to make four medium-sized Hong Kong films, each with a budget of about 2 million. "The Ghost Story" won't be released until Christmas, so the money won't be paid until next year. "It is better to make more films and get more payments so that the funds can be accumulated! The TV station must also make good use of it. I have to meet Boss Qiu, contract a few programs, and collect some production fees..." Regardless of whether it’s movies or TV, Chen Qi’s current ideas are as follows: In terms of cost alone, the United States \u003e Hong Kong \u003e Mainland, mainly labor, the Mainland is really the cheapest labor among cheap labor. He wants to take work from the United States and outsource it to Hong Kong and the Mainland, or he wants to take in work from Hong Kong and outsource it to the Mainland. Just like those OEMs that do foreign trade, they can make clothes, shoes, and electronic products... In the same way, they can also make cultural products! His initial goal was to integrate Hong Kong, enter Europe and the United States, and drive the mainland. How to drive it? Giving money is the primary productive force! Because he knows that the central government has been planning economic system reform, which was piloted in cities in 1981. This trend will soon spread to the film industry, and the node will be two years later.
At that time, all film studios were characterized as "enterprise management of public institutions", with independent accounting and responsibility for their own profits and losses. What should I do if I don't have money? If I don't have money, I can borrow money myself! Everyone was in debt, and later they even sold their houses and land... Chen Qi can help everyone make money, he is the living father! However, the matter was serious and he had to think carefully about it. For now, he had to pay back a sum of money and build the building first, along with the "My Chinese Heart" tape. As for Taiwanese films... The leader is not in a hurry, so why is he in a hurry? Veterans of Taiwan's opening up in 1987 returned to their hometowns to visit relatives. He was stuck at the node and asked Chiang Kai-shek to open up in advance? Please, that will be a 404! ……………… "Buzz buzz!" "Boom!" The long-lost Beijing Film Studio was bustling with activity. A large number of employees gathered on the west side of the entrance, happily watching the fruit trees being dug out and transported out one by one. The scene was in a mess. "What a shame, what a wonderful orchard!" "Yeah, I'm still waiting to pick peaches to eat!" "Oh, look at that tree!" The group of people showed no signs of regret. They were even more excited than Thatcher was about to come to Beijing. The orchards had been plowed, which meant that they were about to break ground and build a building where people could poop in the house! "Hey, how many units are there in one building, and how many households are there in one unit?" "Three, right?" "Why did I hear it was four?" Liu Xiaoqing also watched enthusiastically. She knew that she would most likely be assigned a house, so she interjected: "This kind of building usually has 6-8 floors and three door openings, but I don't know whether each floor has two or three households? Three households would be great, that’s a lot of houses! " Everyone quickly calculated, at least 36 sets, at most 72 sets... There are thousands of employees in the factory, so the competition is fierce. "Xiao Liu, what are you doing?" Suddenly a male voice came. Liu Xiaoqing looked back and said with a smile: "Director Li, Jiahui, we are going to build a house!" "Wow, that's great!" Liang Jiahui politely complimented him and said, "I heard that he was jointly established with Mr. Chen?" When this happened, everyone had mixed expressions. Everyone at Beiying hates Dongchang, and everyone hates not being an employee of Dongchang. It’s even worse recently. I heard that wages there are paid in Hong Kong dollars! "Okay, stop watching the fun and get ready!" After Li Hanxiang said something, Liu Xiaoqing moved towards the studio. The crew of "Burning the Old Summer Palace" started shooting at the Chengde Summer Resort. After filming a section, they returned to Beijing to continue filming. The studio scenes were completed at the Beijing Film Studio. The Hong Kong staff all stayed at the Overseas Chinese Hotel, and every day was just like going to work.
Half a day passed in the blink of an eye, and we took a break at noon. Liu Xiaoqing suddenly came over and whispered: "Jiahui, please do something!" "What's up?" "You have so many meal tickets that you can't finish them all yourself. Can you give us some?" "sure!" Liang Jiahui took out a handful of meal tickets from his trouser pocket, which made Liu Xiaoqing jealous. He took several of them and said with a smile, "Thank you so much! You have good food. You have fish and meat every day, but we can't get enough." "Well……" Liang Jiahui couldn't say anything about this kind of thing, so he smiled awkwardly. Liu Xiaoqing wiped himself off. Over there were Chen Ye, who played Ci'an, and Zhou Jie, who played Li Fei. Both of them were embarrassed and said in surprise: "Are you really coming?" "What's wrong with asking for a meal ticket? If he doesn't give it to me, I'll go to his house and steal it. They eat and drink all day long, and our food standard is just that. It's good if we can eat some starch sausage..." She said exactly what she said, like a big sister. Chen Ye and Zhou Jie were quite convinced. Liu Xiaoqing has no problem with her friends and is loyal. Just like when filming this scene, the room was not enough, so the three of them squeezed into a double room. Liu Xiaoqing made the floor himself and gave the bed to others. A group of people went to the canteen. It was customary for Hong Kong personnel to have a lunch full of meat and fish, and they started to eat it calmly under the envious and jealous gaze of everyone. Li Hanxiang and Liang Jiahui also made a meal and chatted while eating. Liang Jiahui said: "Director, Mr. Chen has a movie called "Happy Ghost" and wants me to go back to film it. Director Tsui Hark also has a movie called "Shanghai Nights"... …” "Don't think about it. I won't let you get away from the scene. I can only focus on filming your scene so that you can finish it as soon as possible." Li Hanxiang shook his head and said: "You are so lucky, you were eliminated from the training class..." "Hey, I quit on my own!" Liang Jiahui corrected. "It's all the same. You're a guy who just debuted, and Xiao Chen has taken a liking to you. You've been doing one show after another, and many people in Hong Kong are envious of you." "I know, so I work harder to repay..." Just as he was talking, there was a shout from the other side: "I have a meal ticket, why don't you give me a meal?"