Super Zoo

The division of labor in a film is like a company. Some people are responsible for decision-making, some are responsible for execution, some are responsible for marketing customers, and some are responsible for production. Although he is not optimistic about the movie, Long Wu is the producer after all. He also has a real interest in the box office performance of this movie. As a producer, he must contribute wherever he can.

When Su Mingla joined the army, it was largely because of his connections in distribution and experience in film production. Otherwise, who would be willing to invest by himself and eventually share the money with others.

After the two made a little joke, Su Ming sent the film's filming completion date, release time and other specific information to Long Wu from the Internet.

"Brother Ten, please!" Su Ming said.

"Why are you so polite again?" Long Wu said with a smile: "Don't worry, I also want to make money."

After hanging up the phone, Long Wu opened the database on his computer.

After returning to China, his film and television company began to expand into the mainland. Of course, he had many contacts with mainland theaters and had a considerable amount of information about them.

Currently, there are nearly 60 theater chains in China.

Judging from this number alone, the mainland market has far surpassed the Xiangjiang market. At its peak, there were only three or four theater chains, and they fought hard to compete for the small market worth hundreds of millions. flow.

Of course, not every one of the more than 60 theater chains is worthy of attention. More than half of the small theater chains cannot strictly speaking be called 'theater chains'. The so-called theater chain, as the name suggests, must have a large number of theaters connected by points, relying on many theaters, and using capital and film supply as a link. The theater chain implements unified branding, unified film arrangement, unified operation, and unified management of its theaters. .

The smallest cinema chain in mainland China, it only has two cinemas.

There are only ten truly influential theaters that require efforts to fight for. Coincidentally, the box office revenue of these ten theaters last year all exceeded one billion, and they have joined the billion club. Among them, Wanda Cinema Line, the leader, has an annual box office of nearly 5 billion.

In addition, there are more than a dozen theater chains with relatively high potential, which form the cornerstone of domestic film distribution.

Longwu’s entertainment company has conducted in-depth research on domestic cinema chains. According to the characteristics of the cinema chains, it is divided into several categories: real estate cinema chains, such as Wanda, Poly Vanhe, etc.; state-owned enterprise cinema chains, such as Shanghai Lianhe and Beijing New Film Alliance. , Zhejiang Times, etc.: "rural" theaters targeting third- and fourth-tier cities and small towns. These three categories are relatively easy to win. As long as they can make money, it is easy to negotiate and capital will open the way.

The most special category is China Film Cinemas, China Film Star, China Film Southern Shinkansen, China Film Digital, all have the shadow of China Film Group behind them. These theaters not only take into account the box office, but are also affected by the strategic planning of China Film Group, making it difficult to win. Relatively large.

Huaxia Star Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of Dragon Five, has been developing in the mainland for more than ten years. It has dealt with many theater chains. It has recently been negotiating cooperation with a large company in the mainland. Naturally, he has the connections, and finally chose He called several theater chains one by one that he thought would not refute his reputation.

An hour later, Long Wu hung up the phone with an ugly expression.

"Push to the street!" Long Wu slapped the table depressedly. With such a bang, a blue and white porcelain cup on the table was shaken.

"What's going on?" Mrs. Xiang walked out of the room after hearing the sound and saw that her husband didn't look good. This is also Mrs. Xiang's 'unique skill'. Long Wu always has an expressionless face, and his emotions and anger are invisible. It is really difficult for ordinary people to see the word 'face' on his face.

"The young people in the Mainland Cinemas are so uneducated. Even if I am not the chairman of the group company, I am still their senior. The way they talk to me is like sending a beggar away!" Long Wu said angrily.

"Wow, people say old kids, old kids, you are just like a kid now." Mrs. Xiang walked to the back to help him rub his temples, and advised: "It's not like you don't know about theaters. They are all as high as gods. It’s the same in Mainland China and Xiangjiang. When you were so majestic, you didn’t give out red envelopes politely to Zou Wenhuai and Run Run Shaw. Why are you so angry now?”

"Hmph, have you forgotten that the man was so frightened by Yaoxing that he came to apologize?"

"Okay, okay, you are the most powerful..." Xiang Tai smiled and said, "How was the final discussion?"

"Several major theater chains have given some face and agreed to film. However, the film scheduling rate is uncertain, so I guess it is not optimistic." Long Wudao.

"It would be good if some of these films are released. Even if you can't make money this time, Su Sheng has finally entered the industry. He has a young mind and a flexible mind. He will have a lot of opportunities in the future." Xiang Tai said.

Long Wu changed the topic and said, "How are the company's preparations for the Fengshen movie? It's a big production that has invested hundreds of millions. If it loses, I will become a vegetarian."

"Preparations are underway. As you know, it is not easy for Cecilia to take care of the children alone after the divorce. I want to give her a chance."

"Cecilia..." Long Wu shook his head: "This girl is not very calm-minded, she is too arrogant...Okay, you can do whatever you want."

…

Polyvanhe Distribution Department.

"Mr. Ling, Mr. Xiang from Xiangjiang Huaxia Star called just now. He has a small production that he hopes can be released in our theaters."

The deputy general manager and distribution director of the cinema chain, Mr. Ling, is handling business on the computer. Since the beginning of summer, Mr. Ling's work intensity has increased sharply. Summer is the summer season. In just thirteen weeks, it accounts for more than a quarter of the total box office of the whole year. Many blockbusters will be released in the summer season to make a lot of money.

It can be said that the movies released in the summer season are basically unanimously optimistic, at least in terms of box office, they are competitive. How to arrange the film to get the most benefits for the cinema chain has become a technical job.

Due to the tight time and heavy tasks, Mr. Ling handed some entry-level work to his assistant. Listening to the assistant's report, his eyes were still glued to the computer screen, and he said without raising his head: "Did you agree?"

"Well, we have cooperated with Huaxiaxing before. Mr. Xiang has rich industry experience. He is the producer of this play, so I agreed to him temporarily." The assistant said.

"Mr. Xiang..." President Ling chuckled. It is true that this old man is a senior in the industry. Huaxia Star was once glorious, but unfortunately it has not kept up with the market in recent years. The box office of the films it produced barely maintains at the top of the second-tier and the bottom of the first-tier. Only a few of them have exceeded 300 million.

His role as producer means that this film will definitely make money, but the possibility of a big hit is not great. The assistant agreed to release it, which is a correct decision.

"Send me the specific information of this film." President Ling said.