1979 Golden Age

"Hong Kong has 100 theatrical movies every year. We don't need to contract 100 movies. About 20 movies are enough to stabilize their heads and backbone.

For these 20 films, Taiwan’s buyout fee is approximately more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars. What needs to be discussed now is how we can encircle this share in the country. As long as we can achieve it, they will fully express their loyalty. "

It seemed easy all of a sudden.

Chen Qi's statement was too bold, and the leaders were unable to react in time.

He was not in a hurry and went to find the delegation again.

He did not talk about specific issues with the delegation, but only about his position. He said: "First of all, we must accept two points. First, we must unconditionally cooperate with the mainland film system; second, in the future, scenes that smear reactionaries must not appear in movies."

Chen Qi expressed his views to both parties, and then accompanied the delegation to play in the capital. No matter what everyone's mood was, he had a good time anyway.

A week passed, and it was the sixth day in the blink of an eye.

The meeting continued in the morning, and Ding Qiao finally said: "After several days of communication, we have a certain understanding of each other. You have come from afar, so naturally you hope for a result, and so do we. At least it is a staged progress."

"Xiao Chen, you haven't spoken yet. Why don't you share your thoughts?"

Xiao Chen......

Even though I have heard it many times, the delegation is very strange. Mr. Chen from Xiangjiang is just "Xiao Chen" in the mainland.

"Okay, let me talk about it."

When Ding Qiao set up the stage, Chen Qi jumped up and said, "I have learned a lot from listening to everyone's discussions these days. I think issues of principle are very important. Before studying Hong Kong films going north, it is best to first Make a few points clear.”

Then, he raised the above two position issues.

Ho Guan-chang said: "We naturally abide by the rules and regulations of the mainland, including the censorship system. The film industry is also eagerly looking forward to the return of Hong Kong in 1997. Everyone has a patriotic heart, and loving the motherland is a matter of course."

"Okay! We are deeply gratified that you expressed your stance like this."

These words made all the leaders very excited, especially the Ministry of Truth and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office. The cultural united front against Hong Kong is an important part, but it has not been as powerful as Chen Qi's three years in the past few decades.

"Now that we have reached an agreement, let me continue!"

Chen Qi added: "I personally have some ideas, which are a general direction. The details still need to be perfected. They are for reference only."

"We talked a few days ago that it is difficult to divide the box office accounts in the mainland, and it is even more difficult to do it nationwide. Then we can pilot it first, for example, using Guangdong province as a pilot, with 20 Hong Kong film quotas every year, and negotiate with the Guangdong Film Company. Test the box office splitting system.”

"Twenty movies is too few!" He Guanchang said immediately.

"Mr. Chen, how big is the market in Guangdong?"

"Then who will supervise the box office? We should supervise it ourselves?"

For a moment, the conference room was extremely noisy. Chen Qi signaled for silence and said: "The total national box office last year was about 500 million, and Guangdong is a strong box office, accounting for nearly 10%. Our ticket price is only 20 cents, and 100 million yuan is You know the concept.

Don’t think about opening up all markets, everything must be done step by step. If the response is good, then deepen it. For example, if a co-production film counts as a quota, does it count? How to divide the accounts? It is absolutely possible to have further consultations.

As for box office supervision, this matter needs to be discussed with the relevant departments in Guangdong. If the negotiation is successful, all parties will naturally work together to establish the first province in the country to pilot separate accounts.

You don’t want to do nothing, do you? Get a share of the account for free? "

With the leaders around, Chen Qi should be more reserved in his words, otherwise he would scold them: How much does the Hong Kong film industry get to bribe the Free Federation and the Information Bureau every year? Go to the mainland to pick and choose whores for free?

"..."

The leaders all lowered their heads to hide their expressions. They had nothing to say to the Hong Kong compatriots, so every time I watched Chen Qi's lecture, I had an extremely weird and somewhat refreshing feeling.

The delegation frowned.

At first they thought of negotiating with the mainland, but they naturally focused on the vast market of one billion people, so much so that they thought, would they make a lot of money in the future? After the results came, we found that there were many obstacles in the system.

I can't even count the box office, and now I only give it to Guangdong...

When Chen Qi said this at the meeting, he naturally reported it to the leader first.

If negotiations fail, there are alternatives.

Of course, he doesn't want to use alternative plans, because Guangdong is very suitable for pilot projects and can be associated with many additional industries, such as cinemas, film and television cities, and Pearl Film Factory.

Hong Kong does not need to have a high independent status in culture. Guangdong and Hong Kong are connected, have common cultures, and are born with the soil, which can subtly make Hong Kong films become dependent on Guangdong, and Macau in the future.

This is called the Greater Bay Area!

Chen Qi put forward his opinion, and everyone continued to discuss and discuss again.

After a while, the delegation asked him various questions.

They understand that they want to use Guangdong to fill the gap in Taiwan. They do not seek to make more money, but only seek to be on par with before. Just like Cheng Long, the copyright of a film can be sold for several million Hong Kong dollars in Taiwan, but can it be the same in Guangdong?

"You charge 20 cents per ticket. How high does the box office have to be before we can divide it into millions?"

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"This year there is a policy that allows ticket prices to fluctuate. If Guangdong succeeds, there will be a breakthrough. Other provinces will be jealous, and we can talk about it. Including theaters, we can invest in building theaters to speed up the conversion of audience groups..."

"But how many sub-accounts can there be?"

Tsk!

Seeing that they were still staring at the profit sharing, Chen Qi simply said: "Please take a long-term view. This is equivalent to giving you a market of 50 million people to develop. Do you understand? Guangdong has a population of 56.7 million, twice that of Taiwan. You can make as much money as you can develop!"

Development is difficult!

Ho Kuan-chang asked: "Mr. Chen, do you have any other plans?"

"Yes! You can go to sea with me and fight in Hollywood, or you can wait for Taiwan to reopen and we can fight again."

"Uh..."

Everyone was embarrassed, but they didn't dare to fight again.

Historically, in 1987, the national film market was shrinking, and one-third of the distribution units in the country were losing money. Many cinemas began to do other businesses. For example, the second floor was converted into a small screening room, specializing in playing videotapes. Or sell beer, sell cooked food, rent out the venue, etc.

In response to this situation, the state implemented a policy combining agency distribution, buyout, and profit sharing to stimulate the industry.

As a result, after two years of persistence, it was really unsuccessful, and in 1989 it became a copy settlement again.

In other words, the country wanted to reform thoroughly in the 1980s, but failed! Then it dragged its feet until the beginning of the new century.

Chen Qi’s current goal is not to reform the mainland, but to stabilize Hong Kong, and the mainland is just a side job.

In short, whether they are willing or not, this trip finally came to a conclusion, but the two sides have not reached an agreement. The delegation said it would go to Guangdong for a field investigation, and this matter must be agreed by the local government.

The delegation stayed in Beijing for a week, and their thoughts were complicated.

It is difficult to enter the mainland, Taiwan is closed again, and they can’t fight. How can they be as arrogant as in the original time and space? Everyone is very miserable.

In fact, these people didn’t find the right way. They can’t fight with Chen Qi, so they have to cry. They organized a group to cry to the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and the central government, and tearfully told how they were bullied. Maybe it would be better.