Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 399

In fact, Tang Huan did not expect that after a series of shareholder meetings and board meetings, the old forces of Jardine would be so cowardly.It has to be said that the defection faction represented by Niu Bijian has played a role beyond everyone's expectations.

Now that the situation is good, Tang Huan will certainly not be polite, and decisively weakened the old forces of Yihe.

After intrigue for such a long time, everything is finally all right now. The rest is nothing more than the running-in of the new team, the blunt knives of the remaining old forces, and the development of new business areas including investing in the mainland.

Seeing that Tang Huan was finally done, Hu Yinmeng couldn't wait to announce that the premiere of Dreamworks' new kung fu film "Fang Shiyu" will be held on Friday, June 6th.

This is an important piece of news in the entertainment industry, because DreamWorks is very well-known in the literary and art circles of Xiangjiang, and there are not a few people who have come into contact with the internal test samples of "Fang Shiyu". Although they did not reveal the details, they all praised this A film that is stylistically enough to start a school.

With such a high evaluation, of course Jiahe and other colleagues were not convinced, but they dared not say anything clearly, because Tang Huan, the boss behind Gein DreamWorks, was too cruel. Moldy head, but also to come to join us.

As for the others, they are full of curiosity. The development of Xiangjiang films is now in the stage of the so-called new wave. To put it bluntly, it is a place where a hundred flowers bloom and explore, but it seems that no one has been recognized as the "establishment" of the new style.

In addition, everyone looks at DreamWorks with more and more vague expectations.You know, Tang Huan not only has DreamWorks in Xiangjiang, but also has United Artists and MGM in Hollywood.

Now, every issue of the professional movie magazine "Film Biweekly" has a page dedicated to introducing western movies. Among them, Hollywood is naturally the highlight, and Tang Huan's United Artists and MGM are the most important.

In the latest issue of "Film Biweekly", a report that "This year's North American summer film belongs to United Artists MGM" made Xiangjiang people dubious, because the data listed in it were so shocking.

As early as the eve of the summer vacation, MGM's "Conan the Barbarian" occupied the No. 1000 spot on the North American weekend box office rankings for two consecutive weeks, and even broke the restricted-level box office with a box office of about [-] million US dollars in the first weekend. Record of the film.

When the summer season began, United Artists' "Rocky 3" debuted first, with a box office of more than 1200 million US dollars, and won the first weekend box office in North America on May 5.

On June 6, United Artists' "ET The Extraterrestrial" began to be released in North America, and it sat on the top spot of the North American weekend box office on June 11 very cleanly, with a score of more than 6 million US dollars.

But this is definitely just the beginning. Before its release, Tang Huan, who returned from the Falklands, strongly recommended it in the name of cherishing peace. At the same time, "ET" has received positive reviews and will surely further unleash its box office potential.

With three 1000 million US dollars in a row, all the people who got this magazine were dizzy and couldn't believe it.

But then, English-language newspapers such as the South China Morning Post, and Media Asia TV also confirmed the authenticity of the data in this report, and now everyone has to believe it.

Convinced, everyone began to lament that Tang Huan was not making money, but collecting money.

Since Tang Huan's performance in the Hollywood industry is so eye-catching, then Xiangjiang's DreamWorks must not be too inferior. Coupled with the advice of many optimistic people in the industry, it is not surprising that everyone's expectations are high.

If "Fang Shiyu" is well-received and well-received, it will respond well in Xiangjiang, the headquarters of DreamWorks, and relying on Tang Huan's relationship, it will be easy to operate in Hollywood, and it will be a matter of course.

All in all, Tang Huan has the Hollywood resources that the Hong Kong film industry _ longs for, but has never had.

therefore.No matter how jealous and suspicious Jiahe was, how uncomfortable Princess Jin was, and how Shaw Brothers had other plans, they all came to join him by coincidence.

As a result, there was a lot of traffic outside the Sunbeam Cinema at No. 423 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong Island, where the premiere was held.The reporters murmured in their hearts that DreamWorks' face was so big, they kept taking photos of the stars and the big bosses without stopping.

Tang Huan didn't deliberately come early or be late. After Xie Ning finished taking care of his personal image, he set off naturally.

On the way, they also picked up Zhong Chuhong who played Lei Tingting as the heroine in the movie "Fang Shiyu". The purpose was naturally to build momentum for her.

When the car parked at the entrance of Xinguang Theater, Tang Huan looked at the lively scene outside the car and couldn't help laughing: "This scene seems a bit big, and I have to walk the red carpet, which makes me feel like an Oscar awards ceremony."

"Because there were a lot of people coming, Ms. Hu temporarily revised the plan at noon." Zhong Chuhong explained carefully.

Tang Huan nodded slightly, "Are you ready? We are about to get off the bus."

"No problem." Zhong Chuhong smiled sweetly, "Everyone says I'm careless, and it's not without reason. For example, I won't be stage fright when I deal with such a big scene."

"That means you have the potential to become a big star." Tang Huan laughed loudly, opened the car door and got out of the car, then opened the car door on Zhong Chuhong's side, held hands, and greeted the heroine in a dress and well-dressed clothes. .

Although she said she was not stage-frightened, Zhong Chuhong was still a little unnatural walking on the red carpet.

Because there were so many people on both sides, either fans or reporters, those focused gazes alone created a pressure that cannot be underestimated.If it wasn't for Tang Huan's arm, her legs would be too weak to walk.

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"Mr. Tang, what is your opinion on "Fang Shiyu" and how do you predict its box office?"

"Like you, I watched this movie for the first time tonight. I don't know what to say. But I know that the actors worked very hard, and I believe that the movie will be exciting and touching. As for the box office, let it take its course, The key is the approval of the audience."

"Mr. Tang, I heard that you intend to set up your own cinema for DreamWorks?"

"I do have this plan. After all, with the increase in the number of DreamWorks film productions, it will be more convenient to have its own theater."

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After Tang Huan answered a few questions casually, he joked, "You guys just stared at me, but you ignored the beautiful heroine next to me. It seems that you are not a gentleman."

Amidst the roar of laughter, the reporters asked Zhong Chuhong two questions for Tang Huan's sake. It's just a form of brushing the sense of presence.

Walking through the red carpet, Zhong Chuhong went to find the crew, while Tang Huan chatted with Hu Yinmeng, "You don't miss any chance to use me. How about it, how effective is my praise?"

"Just so-so." Hu Yinmeng snorted, "Don't think that I don't know about Xie Ning. You are really getting more and more unscrupulous and ridiculous now."

"I'm just letting my heart fly freely." Tang Huan shrugged and hurried away.

When passing by the crew of "Fang Shiyu", Tang Huan didn't forget to ask for his health.

To be honest, the martial arts design and film effects of "Fang Shiyu" are quite difficult compared to the current era, because they are ahead of schedule, which makes the entire crew extremely hard, because there are not a few actors who were injured in the fight.

In this regard, what Tang Huan can do is to compensate with red envelopes. Fortunately, everyone agrees with this method, and while getting benefits, they can't help being grateful, "Mr. Tang and Ms. Hu are really kind to people."

Tang Huanzheng was showing off his benevolence, and Mr. Huo greeted him with a big smile, "Boss Tang, you've been making a lot of money recently."

"Why, I have so much money that you dare not call me brother?" Tang Huan joked.

"In that case, my brother looks down on my character too much." After being beaten up by Tang Huan, Mr. Huo couldn't help being a little depressed.

Tang Huan accepted it as soon as he saw it, and asked, "Why are you here? Could it be that you are also interested in this movie?"

"That's one aspect." Mr. Huo let Tang Huan to a secluded place, "You may not be clear, Xinguang Theater is now run by my family."

"Really? I really don't know about this situation." Tang Huan was quite surprised.

It turned out that the location of the Shin Kong Theater was the former site of the Xiangjiang Branch of the Commercial Press Printing Factory. It was originally used to build Blocks C and D of the Qiaoguan Building.

However, in the middle of 1965, Qiaoguang Real Estate Co., Ltd. canceled the plan to build Blocks C and D of Qiaoguan Building, and instead built Qiaohui Building and a movie theater with stage facilities, which is now Xinguang Cinema .

The lobby of Shin Kong Theater was jointly designed by Wen Lou and Xu Dunle. It is equipped with a large revolving stage and dressing room, new projectors, audio and lighting equipment, and can accommodate 1709 people. It opened on September 1972, 9.

From September 1980, 9, Xinguang Cinema was transferred to Xinguang Entertainment Co., Ltd., with Boss Huo as the chairman.

It can be said that from the beginning of its opening, Xinguang Theater has been famous as a large Cantonese opera performance venue.

But now, traditional art forms like Cantonese opera are on the decline. Even though DreamWorks launched a boutique TV series "Martial Arts Emperor Flower" last year, which aroused people's interest in Cantonese opera, the general trend cannot be changed after all.

To put it bluntly, Xinguang Theater can be described as a "sacred place for art performances", but precisely because of this title, the use of resources in Xinguang Theater must be considered to a large extent for traditional art activities, but in terms of commercial value However, the oil and water are not impressive, and if you want to make changes, you have to worry about complicated relationships and social public opinion, so it is difficult to implement.

The Huo family had been running the Xinguang Theater for nearly two years, but they found that the hard work was not worth the candle, and they wanted to quit.

Just at this time, it was rumored that Tang Huan intended to set up a theater chain, so the Huo family planned to let him take over.After all, Tang Huan owns a professional entertainment company—DreamWorks, which is far more comfortable than himself in the operation of Xinguang Cinema, and Tang Huan's background, contacts and financial resources are all very suitable.

"Anyway, you want to set up your own cinema chain. As a flagship cinema, Shin Kong Cinema is definitely qualified." Mr. Huo promoted the deal openly and honestly.

"It's easy for me to take over the offer, but I can't push it to take on the tasks of promoting traditional art, cultural exchanges between Xiangjiang and the mainland, Xiangjiang's official public welfare performances, etc., just like you, not to mention that there is no profit, and there are even The risk of losing money." Tang Huan said in a deep voice.

"But you have DreamWorks, and it's easier to maintain the overall interests than us." Mr. Huo chuckled, "If it doesn't work, you can buy Xinguang Cinema and Qiaohui Building Shopping Center from Qiaoguang Real Estate Property rights, anyway, you are not short of money."

"Don't fool me." Tang Huan scolded with a smile, "Let me think about this matter first."

At this time, Lei Juekun from Princess Jin, Zou Wenhuai from Golden Harvest, Run Run Shaw from Shaw Brothers and other leading figures in the Hong Kong film industry arrived one after another. Tang Huan got up and went to say hello.

When we met, Lei Juekun was a little embarrassed. The small tricks he made Xinyicheng do secretly were really cheap, but Tang Huan didn't mention that.

In Tang Huan's view, such small setbacks should be considered as upgrading the training of DreamWorks, and it is not worth wasting his energy.

Zou Wenhuai was much more eager, "Mr. Tang, you are really admirable in Hollywood. I hope we can have a chance to cooperate."

"It's not about calling the wind and calling the rain." Tang Huan said modestly, "If we Chinese film practitioners can cooperate in Hollywood, that's really a dream."

Hearing the sincerity contained in these words, Zou Wenhuai couldn't help but his eyes lit up, "Then find an opportunity, let's sit down and have a good talk?"

Tang Huan smiled and nodded slightly, his eyes fell on Cheng Long beside him, "A-Long, I heard that your "Master Dragon" is very popular in Japan, congratulations."

"It's a great honor to be noticed by Mr. Tang for my small achievements." Seeing Tang Huan take the initiative to greet him, Cheng Long smiled happily, but Zou Wenhuai stood by and watched, Cheng Long could only swallow a lot of words back in stomach.

After the members of Golden Harvest with different thoughts walked over, Fang Yihua, who was on the way, invited with a smile, "The selection of Miss Xiangjiang is about to start. I wonder if Mr. Tang is interested in being a judge?"

Speaking of this, Fang Yihua also joked, "Speaking of which, if Mr. Tang hadn't attracted the attention of everyone in Xiangjiang in the past six months, this event would have ended."

Tang Huan smiled apologetically and said frankly, "Thank you, Ms. Fang, for being considerate of me, but I may not be able to arrange the time. Because of the Yihe matter, I will go to the UK next to do some communication and clarification."

A look of disappointment flashed across Fang Yihua's face, "It's okay, then next year will be better."

"I heard that Mr. Tang intends to set up a theater chain?" After everyone sat down, Run Run Shaw also raised this issue.

"I'm making plans." Tang Huan nodded.

Run Run Shaw was thoughtful, but did not continue this topic.

Under the guidance of the host, after the crew members of "Fang Shiyu" performed some entertaining programs such as martial arts performances, the movie officially started.

The first scene is that Qianlong was assassinated by Chen Jialuo, the chief rudder of the Tiandihui, in a dream, and Tang Huan played the role.

Accompanied by the very distinctive background music, Tang Huan was so handsome to the extreme, which made the unexpected audience dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)