Chapter 285: The Demons Dance
DreamWorks has gained a good reputation for its frequent charity activities in the local area, and its strategic location is the only way to achieve such good results. This is something that others cannot learn from.
Sometimes having a good reputation can indeed avoid many problems.
"It would be great if we had such good channels." In the chairman's office of Jiahe, Zou Daheng looked at the newspaper in his hand and said to his old buddy with emotion.
That day he saw that all the newspapers were reporting on the box office performance of "The Butterfly Effect".
Among them, Mingpao said a sentence that touched him very much. This sentence is "channel is king." They elaborated on the reasons why DreamWorks movies can be such a hit.
Zou Daheng was convinced after reading the newspaper.
He Guanchang said helplessly: "It's impossible! The money we earn in a year is only a little bit. It's really difficult to build buildings like DreamWorks. Even building one in a year is enough. And
Even if we have to pay dividends to shareholders every year, it will be even more difficult."
In fact, part of Jiahe's capital comes from Japan. Otherwise, why would you think they could easily enter the Japanese market? Investment from all directions has brought them huge benefits.
That is, the personal connections are well established, but there are also disadvantages, that is, they have to pay dividends every year, which is quite troublesome for a company that strives to become bigger and stronger.
To be honest, movies are not very profitable. It is easy to make small money but hard to make big money. This is why the eight major Hollywood companies are now facing death. The investment risk is really high!
"Are you saying they are too bullying? You see, DreamWorks is making a lot of money in other areas, and a lot of resources are allocated to movies. This is simply unfair competition!" Zou Daheng said a little annoyed.
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I don’t blame him for his unbalanced mentality. It’s really shocking. He’s also a movie maker, so why is there such a big gap!
I think Jiahe has worked hard to get to where they are now. They have been blocked by Shaw Brothers more than once and twice, and it is inevitable to encounter challenges from new companies, but these have not discouraged him.
Because when facing Shaw Brothers, he had no respect for the large but weak Shaw Brothers Film Company. He knew the situation of Shaw Brothers well and was confident that he would be the one to win in the end.
He also responded calmly to the emerging New Art City. There was nothing to be afraid of. Tycoon Lei did not understand movies himself, and their channels did not have their own perfection. He could always recover blood from the outside. Even if New Art City occasionally exceeded the box office
They don't make as much money as themselves.
Because he has the magic weapon of Cheng Long, Japan is their own ticket warehouse, and the organizational structure of Xinyi City is very unstable. As long as he does it well, holes will slowly appear in the corners of their walls. This towering star
Big trees will fall down unexpectedly.
It's just that when facing DreamWorks, I'm a little bit blind. It's like a cancer that cannot be touched.
It's like a tempting poisonous apple, arousing one's greed.
Suppression is impossible. People strive to be the strongest in every aspect. Just take the theater chain that others can't ask for, and they build it like dumplings.
People with money can afford to lose money, and there is no problem in shooting literary and artistic films.
As for the familiarity with movies, my boss is a top director, and his market acumen is no worse than mine, so how can I do this!
He Guanchang understands the mood of his old friend very well. He is proud of his career in the film industry, but it's strange that he doesn't feel uncomfortable when he sees his juniors effortlessly pushing him away!
"Raymond, this is a non-war crime. We are a pure film company and cannot develop the industrial chain compared to others. And we also make a lot of money by cooperating with DreamWorks! Look at it!" He Guanchang said.
Zou Daheng felt much better after hearing He Guanchang's words. He said: "I'm just a little depressed. Achang, you said we would follow their path from the beginning. Would you rather be a DreamWorks now?".
He Guanchang thought for a while and said: "Impossible! You don't know what our situation was at that time. We can only survive by cooperating with Southeast Asian theater chain companies. If we set up our own theater chain, I'm afraid Golden Harvest will no longer exist.
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In fact, when Zou Daheng said this, he knew it was impossible.
Every company has its own development trajectory, which cannot be imitated by other companies.
There is a saying that says: "Those who are like me will live, and those who are like me will die." This is the same truth. Everyone's success cannot be copied.
Zou Daheng added: "Do you think we should engage in some side business? Movies alone are not strong enough to withstand risks!".
He has thought about this issue for a long time. Through the current situation of DreamWorks, he knows that he cannot grow by just making movies. He can only make some money in other aspects to develop his own movies.
He Guanchang was stumped by the question raised by Zou Daheng. He had never thought about this question. Besides, the two of them seemed to know nothing but movies!
They also ran a newspaper a few years ago, but it was not ideal at all. It is still half-dead now, with only more than 10,000 copies per issue, and it basically maintains a no-profit-no-loss attitude.
This is also the reason why they have not reached out to develop elsewhere in recent years.
"Leimeng, I haven't thought about this. What do you think we can develop?" He Guanchang asked.
"What do you think we are involved in real estate?" Zou Daheng said. Real estate has continued to be hot in the past few years. Several of his children have persuaded him to enter real estate many times, and his ears have become calloused.
Because someone often mentioned this in his ears, he took a closer look and found out that it was a good business. It was a profitable business, and he was a little bit excited inside!
Don't tell your old friend this time.
He Guanchang thought for a while and then said: "Yes, it is possible, but our main business is movies, and it is best to build more theaters of our own."
When Zou Daheng saw that his old man agreed with his decision, he said happily: "Of course! This is our old business. Although there is no possibility of catching up with DreamWorks in the theater direction, we still have to build it."
Since then Jiahe began to enter the real estate industry.
It is said that the popularity of "The Butterfly Effect" has led many people to enter the film industry to make a living. In this short period of half a month, more than a dozen new companies have been established.
They all want a piece of the pie, preferably by making a movie like "The Butterfly Effect."
Most of these are people who want to get rich overnight.
Zhao Hong has been treating Miss Sun Er's eyes carefully during this period. Now her eyesight is much better, at least she can see the things in front of her more clearly.
"Grandma Sun, your eyes are recovering well. It was originally estimated to take half a year, but now it can be shortened to two months." Zhao Hong said after applying medicine to Miss Sun Er.
"Thank you, Hongzai! I didn't expect that a bad old woman like me would be able to see clearly!" Miss Sun Er said. During this time, she spent time with Zhao Hong's grandma, who is of the same age, and her mentality has improved a lot.
But now she misses her precious grandson and granddaughter a little and wants to go back as soon as possible.
Some time ago, his eldest daughter called her back and told her that they had bought a large courtyard house in Beijing and that the whole family had moved in. She could imagine how happy she was to be able to see her grandson and granddaughter at any time!
Although she was living a good life in the Zhao family, there was an old girl chatting with her.
However, although Liangyuan is a good place, it is not a place to stay for a long time.
Chapter completed!