Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 226 Han Sanpin's Direct Successors
As for the current situation of domestic films...

Han Sanpin saw it very clearly: Huayi Brothers, with their first-mover advantage, had extended their reach to all aspects of the entertainment industry, covering film, television, music, talent management, cinemas, and more.

He couldn't possibly watch Huayi develop so recklessly, otherwise Huayi might have monopolized the entertainment industry.

But China Film Group cannot intervene directly.

Looking around, I found no one who could rival Huayi.
Fortunately, Gu Bei suddenly appeared. He was not only talented, but also had a major falling out with Huayi Brothers, making him the best person to restrain Huayi.

Although Gu Bei's domestic company has not yet been launched.

Han Sanpin sighed and changed the subject: "When is your company planning to open? I'll come and support you."

Gu Bei said with a smile, "The opening ceremony is scheduled for the 29th. It would be great if Chairman Han could come."

"I heard that your company hasn't even started yet, but you've already made some big moves. You've snatched two projects from Huayi."

Han Sanpin couldn't help but smile.
He never expected that as time went by, Gu Bei and Hua Yi would not only fail to reconcile, but would instead fight each other more and more fiercely.

After a pause, he asked with some curiosity, "I'm also a little curious, what kind of project is it that you and Huayi are competing for?"

"It's just the film and television adaptation rights to two articles from magazines."

Gu Bei said casually, then kept Han Sanpin in suspense, "If Chairman Han is really curious, then you must attend my opening ceremony. There will be detailed information at the ceremony."

"Haha, you're keeping me in suspense!"

Han Sanpin chuckled, "Then I'll definitely be there on the 29th!"

This was the first time he had ever inquired about a project, and he couldn't even find out its name.

A moment later, he added, "I'll bring Fu Ruoqing along too. Remember, we met once when we went to the China Film Digital Base last time."

"President Fu!"

Gu Bei had a very deep impression of this person.

The last time they met, he recognized Fu Ruoqing as the head of China Film Group when he was reborn.

However, the China Film Group of that time was not the same as the China Film Group of today.

In the post-pandemic era, China Film Group has declined and is incomparable to what it is today.

The decline of China Film Group
Gu Bei didn't know, he didn't even remember when Han Sanpin stepped down as chairman of China Film Group, but he did know that after Han Sanpin, the person in charge of China Film Group was a Mr. Lai.

This Chairman Lai did nothing particularly remarkable, but he was very lucky to step down just before the pandemic.

Then the pandemic hit, plunging the entire film industry into crisis. China Film Group also changed its helmsman twice in five years, with no improvement. The last one was Fu Ruoqing.

Gu Bei tentatively asked, "Last time I saw President Fu showing great respect to Chairman Han, so it seems you are Chairman Han's prized student?"

Han Sanpin smiled and said, "What 'star pupil'? But it was indeed I who promoted him from China Film Equipment. Now he is mainly responsible for film technology development and film distribution."

As expected of Han Sanpin's direct subordinate!

Gu Bei had an idea.
In case Han Sanpin steps down in the future, and the person taking over is not Chairman Lai,
If they are Han Sanpin's direct subordinates, then they will continue to implement Han Sanpin's ideas.

Perhaps Chinese films could have developed even better before the pandemic, and wouldn't have become a form of entertainment that was about to be abandoned.

"This old man can't take it anymore."

Han Sanpin yawned, already feeling sleepy. "Oh, right, I almost forgot to tell you, Twilight's opening weekend box office in China surpassed 6000 million." "That much?"

Gu Bei was slightly stunned.
He remembered the box office performance of the Twilight series in China.
It seems very bad, only ten or twenty million.

"China Film Group mobilized 1210 copies this time, so it's not surprising that it achieved this box office result. Hollywood films imported at the same time all had similar box office results."

Han Sanpin was not surprised.
On the contrary, after seeing the North American box office results, I felt that the box office performance was a bit poor.

Gu Bei checked the entertainment treasure trove.
I just realized that Twilight was released in China in November 2009, at the same time as Twilight 2 in North America.

It's been a year since it was released, and pirated versions are everywhere online. Who would still go to the cinema to see it?

Moreover, being released at this time, it's definitely not an imported film, but rather a film released under a quota system. There's very little publicity and limited screenings, no wonder the box office was so bad.

"Then Mr. Han, you should go to sleep first. It must be late in Kyoto too."

Gu Bei hung up Han Sanpin's call.

Han Sanpin was sleeping soundly.

At Huayi,

At this moment, Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Guofu, and others sat around the table.

The entire conference room was filled with smoke, almost solidifying, making it difficult to see what was happening inside.

"Is this what you meant by 'hear the dragon's roar'?"

Wang Zhongjun smoked a cigarette while staring at the newspaper in front of him, looking like a volcano about to erupt.

Wang Zhonglei lowered his head.
The newspaper headline read, "Twilight's North American opening weekend box office surpasses $100 million."

It was like a sharp knife piercing his heart.

After a while,
He said somewhat reluctantly, "Brother, our movie hasn't been released yet!"

"Just because of 'Kung Fu King'?" Wang Zhongjun sneered. "The fact that this movie made $5000 million in North America is all thanks to Jackie Chan and Jet Li."

Wang Zhonglei fell silent.

He had also seen the finished film of The Forbidden Kingdom.
It's obvious that the quality of this movie is only average; it mainly relies on the star power of Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to sign a minimum guarantee agreement with New Film Union Cinema Circuit before the film's release, because they felt it was almost impossible for it to break 2 million in mainland China.

Seeing Wang Zhonglei's state, Wang Zhongjun continued, "Our problem now is not just about the gains or losses of a single film, but also about the fact that China Film Group has taken a new path before us!"

When speaking,
Wang Zhongjun also glanced at Chen Guofu.

Chen Guofu knew that this was his fault. When he was the production director for Columbia Pictures Asia, he had close ties with the two Wangs and shared many benefits through their cooperation.

Even so, Huayi Brothers has never received a share of the profits from global distribution rights, but this time China Film Group has!
Don't you even realize that I don't have that much power?
Chen Guofu inwardly grumbled, but didn't say anything, unwilling to provoke Wang Zhongjun, who was in a fit of anger.

"Brother, this time it was my mistake!"

I shouldn't have provoked Gu Bei; it caused us to miss out on so many great projects!

Wang Zhonglei lowered his head helplessly, "Tell me, how do you want to punish me?"

(End of this chapter)