After discussing for an entire day, they finally came up with a proposal and secretly called over the CEOs who had signed the proposal.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Liang Qianqiu continued, "Congratulations, your proposal has successfully attracted the attention of the number one official. "Yesterday, the chief took the time out of his busy schedule to ask Deputy Director Xiao and me to make a trip there. He entrusted us with this task that may cause an earthquake in the film industry all over the world. He asked us to increase the profit ratio by 12% in the first week to 55%. I discussed it with Deputy Director Xiao and felt that it would be inconvenient for the government to intervene. As the saying goes, whoever started the trouble needs to end it. Since you guys are the ones who started it, then you should discuss how to get those theaters to agree to your proposal. "
After hearing that they could get 55% of the first week's box office sales, all the CEOs' faces flashed with joy.
Brilliant Film's CEO, Chu Heng, said, "Director Liang, Deputy Director Xiao, first of all, we would like to apologize to the two of you. We didn't inform you in advance and brought this matter to the number one official, causing your work to be very passive. The reason why we did this is because we know very well that these theaters have very powerful forces behind them. Whether you deal with it or not, it will be very difficult for you. That's why we made this decision. "
Xiao Yuanyang waved his hand and said, "That's enough, there's no point in saying this. The official gave us a very tight deadline. We must complete this matter beautifully within three months. If you guys have any ideas, just say it. Things have already reached this point, so there's no need to hide it. Director Chu, you go first. "
Chu Heng said, "There are four major theaters in the country. They are Star Light, Radiant Peak, Hundred Flowers, and the strongest, New Hua Xia Theater. The government originally gave them a rule that they could only show movies and not set up a film company to produce movies to prevent a monopoly. At this time, this rule is definitely far-sighted. We are the producers of movies and belong to the source. Without us, they won't have any movies to show. Therefore, as long as we work together and ask for 55% of the profits, they will have no choice but to compromise. I think that as long as we can hold on for a month, Hua Xia fans will definitely be dissatisfied with the theaters and the government will have a reason to intervene. "
Xue Tianhua said, "Director Chu is right. Without our movie supply, the theaters can only drink northwest wind. Wanting to fill such a big gap by importing foreign movies was undoubtedly a fool's dream. The crux of the matter is whether we can work together. Back then, the small and medium-sized Hollywood film companies had failed because of internal cracks. Therefore, we must not make the same mistake. Regardless of whether the theater chain coerces us or entices us, we will not relent. "
The other CEOs nodded and looked at Liang Qianqiu and Xiao Yuanyang, who were sitting on the rostrum.
Liang Qianqiu smiled and said, "Truly great minds think alike. The system of Hua Xia was very different from that of the United States. To put it bluntly, their government serves those big capitalists and big financial groups, while our government serves the people. The power is relatively centralized, which gives us a lot of room to operate. Although Director Chu's method would cause the movie industry to suffer a heavy blow in a short period of time, it would only benefit the movie industry in the future. I want to know, what will happen to you after the profit ratio changes? "
The CEO of Yuele Film and Television, Shen Le, said excitedly, "Director Liang, as long as we can change the profit ratio, we will dare to release the blockbusters that we have been saving for a long time. I don't know about others, but Yuele can invest 5 billion yuan to make movies this year. "
Chu Heng said, "That's right. We have bought many excellent scripts over the years, but we didn't dare to make them because of the high cost. You must know that a movie that costs more than 1 billion yuan must reach 2.5 billion yuan in the box office to recoup its cost. Who dares to touch those blockbusters? But if the profit ratio is really changed to 55%, we will even dare to make two movies at the same time. "
"That's right. We will also increase our investment. "
"55% profit for the first week is enough for us to recoup our cost."
Everyone started talking about the blueprint of the future movie.
Xiao Yuanyang interrupted everyone and said, "Everyone, since everyone has made up their minds, Director Liang and I will do our best to cooperate for the future of the movie industry. But let's say the ugly words first. Once your plan is implemented, if someone can't withstand the pressure or temptation and gives the movie to the theater chain, then our Ministry of Culture will not be polite. Do you understand? "
Chu Heng said, "Deputy Director Xiao, there is no need for the Ministry of Culture to do anything. If anyone dares to betray everyone and drag everyone down, Hua Xia's movie industry will not give them a place to live. "
The others also echoed his sentiments.
With the Ministry of Culture and the big shots threatening them, they believed that none of the companies would dare to commit such a crime.
Xue Tianhua said, "I think we don't need to be sneaky about this. Tomorrow, more than 30 companies will hold a press conference and announce the change in profit ratio to the public. We will also call on all the movie companies to boycott the movie industry. We will succeed or we will die trying. "
Chu Heng nodded and said, "Okay, I agree."
"Agreed."
Seeing that everyone was united, Liang Qianqiu was very pleased. For the first time, a smile appeared on Yan Jun's face. He said, "There are countless movie companies in Hua Xia. Although you are the biggest, there is no guarantee that the other smaller companies won't secretly give the movie to the theater chain. Since we are going to do it, we must do it thoroughly. Tonight, you will immediately take action. First, deal with those small companies who have the movie in their hands, then fight with the theater chain. Whether or not you can give Hua Xia a brand new tomorrow depends on you. Just as Deputy Director Xiao said, whoever dares to bring the movie industry to the enemy at this time will be the enemy of the entire Hua Xia's movie industry, and also the enemy of our Ministry of Culture. Do you understand? "
"Understood."
The director and deputy director of the Ministry of Culture had set the tone for this matter at the same time. Moreover, they had spoken so clearly and did not hide anything. They believed that no company would dare to betray them. With the Ministry of Culture as their backing, they were naturally full of confidence.
Thinking of the 55% profit quota in the future, everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation.
The cold winter was about to pass, and the spring of the movie industry was coming.
After coming out of the meeting room, everyone split up and did their own things. They called the movie companies that they were familiar with and threatened them. The entire movie industry was instantly jittery.
In the theater, "Battle of Red Cliffs" was getting more and more exciting. The cheers would appear every few minutes.
One had to know that the actors for "Battle of the Red Cliffs" were all actors at the Best Actor or Best Actor level. Their acting skills were impeccable, and every role was played to the fullest. The audience felt as if they had really walked into the epic war years hundreds of years ago.
At the end of the movie, Wu Zixu accepted Xiao Yunhai's suggestion and ended with the Sun Liu Alliance using the Eight Trigrams Formation to defeat Cao Cao's vanguard. However, the scene was much bigger than in his previous life, and the details were much better.
After the two-hour movie ended, the theater was filled with warm applause.
"Excellent production, grand scenes, superb acting skills. It's indeed a rare masterpiece."
"It's another classic movie. It's more exciting than all the movies that Wu Zixu has made before. "
"I smell countless Golden Goblet Awards from it. Whether it's the main character or the supporting characters, they all performed too well. I reckon there are more than one or two awards that can be nominated. "
"I'm more concerned about the box office. According to the 50 yuan ticket price, I think this movie has a high chance of breaking the 5 billion mark. "
The film critics, chief editors, and reporters clapped as they discussed.
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