Chapter 551 What to Do?

Now looking back at the history of the decline of Hong Kong movies, I still think it’s quite remarkable!

Hong Kong movies mainly rely on stars and have shortcomings in many aspects, or have not developed into a mature and complete industrial chain. However, for a period of time, they were able to compete with Hollywood...

The opponent is Hollywood in the 1990s.

Just look at the movies produced by those monsters in Hollywood in the 1990s.

"ET", "Jurassic Park", "Terminator"...

A simple example: I have always believed that one of the benchmarks for sci-fi commercial blockbusters, "Armageddon/The End of the World", only has a score of 7.8 on Douban; an almost perfect action commercial blockbuster, "The Island" has only a score of 8.6...

The Hollywood of that era was not just a Hollywood of money, but a Hollywood of technology, creativity, ideals, acting skills, and miracles!

It's far from comparable to today's Hollywood, which only relies on money and relies on a bunch of bad movies to maintain the scene!

There is a point of view: the post-Cold War period was an explosive period when idealism was realized by liberalism after being suppressed for decades. Countless brilliant achievements emerged in all walks of life!

It's a pity that Hong Kong has not caught up...

Then, from 1998 to 2000, for three whole years, no Hong Kong film could break into the top ten in Hong Kong film history.

On the one hand, this may be due to the financial crisis that broke out in Hong Kong in 1997. On the other hand, confidence and morale in Hong Kong movies are also low.

The worst thing during this period was 1999. Hong Kong, once one of the film centers of Asia, could not beat the Japanese film "The Ring". It was simply unbelievable...

I still have to admire Hong Kong filmmakers. In the face of the storm, Hong Kong filmmakers have produced high-quality films such as "Shaolin Football", "Kung Fu" and "Infernal Affairs", launching a life-threatening impact on the future of the Hong Kong film industry.

In fact, it’s not that Hong Kong doesn’t have the will to rise, but the locals are not optimistic about it.

Xu Ke produced a 3D supernatural animated film "Xiao Qian" and invited Ghibli's production team to take the lead. As a result, because the budget was really insufficient, the 3D animation effect was unsatisfactory and the reputation was not particularly good...

As a result, Ghibli found inspiration in "Xiao Qian" and turned around to make "Spirited Away"...

Who can I talk to to reason with this horse?

To put it bluntly, the film industry doesn't care who plays the role. Everyone is a screw and the assembly line produces movies. This model has good and bad qualities. If you watch too much, you will vomit...

According to Shen Xudong's summary: Hong Kong movies still benefit from talent dividends. If the talents are gone, the movies will be gone!

…

When he told his conclusion to Zhong Lifang, the latter did not agree very much: "You Dazhi, the director of "New World", is not much of a talent. He was not well-known before..."

"So, it's important to make..."

Zhong Lifang shook her head: "I think it's because of the promotion..."New World", we spent 2 million Hong Kong dollars to promote it in Hong Kong..."

"Only 2 million?"

"How big is Hong Kong in total?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while and nodded: "It's really not big. I guess buying an advertisement for a wireless station will be enough..."

Liang Fengying on the side interjected: "The main thing is that the movie is good, and the media follows it..."

"It's a pity that "Zhao Zilong" has a sequel..."

"It's okay, let's continue preparations... The director is looking for a new person, and I have already negotiated the shooting requirements with him..."

"A new director?"

"Can a newbie be responsible for such a large project?"

Shen Xudong asked: "Art, props, photography, actors, action directors...we have arranged everything properly, and we are only responsible for holding the camera. This thing, it only needs to be a director...Why can't he?"

"…Then do you need to find an experienced producer?"

Shen Xudong glanced at Liang Fengying, and then said: "Sister Liang, you can be the producer!"

"I?"

"You can not?"

Back then, I hired Liang Fengying as a planner for "The Lost City of Secret Agents", and later started producing. Most of Lin Chaoxian's works were produced and produced by her... Of course she is capable!

"Okay, let me try!"

Shen Xudong clapped his hands: "That's no problem..."

No, why is there no problem?

Zhong Lifang immediately asked: "What should Liu Dehua do?"

"Let him finish filming "Meet the Dragon and Remove Armor" and then film the sequel to "Zhao Zilong"..."

"Ah...will that affect the series?"

"It's okay. There are so many Huang Feihong movies, but the only ones that make money are the ones starring Li Lianlian!"

"...That's true."

Shen Xudong continued: "In addition, I have signed a three-film contract with him this time. After the sequel to "Zhao Zilong", I will make "Dingjun Mountain", and then there will be the Battle of Fengming Pass..."

"Then...how much is the salary?"

"As low as possible, the best price is 30 million!"

"a movie?"

"Three movies added together... If I give him 30 million for one movie, what's the point?"

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Liu Dehua is actually in a difficult situation...

He is a well-rounded person and very good at being a good person!

And...'luck' is very good...

Then, "Today's Statement" directly broke the news: "Some people organized benefit performances in the name of charity, organized many celebrities to do activities, and took the opportunity to make money. Later, for some reason, these people were investigated and punished by the relevant departments... The bill was announced, and only Liu Dehua and Sichuan Opera master Peng Denghuai confiscated the money. Not only did they confiscate the money, they also paid for the round-trip air tickets and hotel accommodation themselves.

"The Same Song" also stopped for a while...

Real superstars are rarely invited!

It doesn't matter, the local public relations program team has enough money, there is no need to invite any big stars...

Back to the subject, what happened to Andy Lau was so appropriate that even with Yang Lijuan's incident, public opinion only called for "reasonable pursuit of stars"...

In fact, if you think about it, Yang Lijuan is a crazy fan. What is the difference between her and the crazy fans who pour milk?

So, having a good reputation can really solve a lot of things!

He has been in the industry for so many years and can judge the quality of a script. "Seeing the Dragon Removes Armor" obviously has nothing to do with "Three Kingdoms", it is just a movie disguised as "Zhao Zilong"...

He also knew about Li Rengang's falling out with Jiahe. If he took on the role of "See the Dragon Disarm", it would mean... a break with Jiahe...

He wanted to refuse, but unfortunately, the three major producers were all his benefactors!

After comprehensive consideration, he decided to join "See the Dragon and Remove His Armor" - after all, his roots are in Hong Kong.

After Shen Xudong acquired Jiahe, Jiahe was no longer a Hong Kong company...

The so-called strong dragon does not suppress the local snake...

I just didn’t expect it to be more than just a strong dragon, but directly a Tyrannosaurus rex - "New World" has been released for two weeks, and it has earned nearly 30 million at the local box office...

As far as he knows, Golden Harvest has three more movies to be released this year: "The Wife", "Tornado 2", and "The Evil Dead"...

Moreover, the "Tuner" that was agreed upon was immediately replaced!

Also... Golden Harvest announced the new movie "Cao Cao"...

What does it mean?

Self-explanatory!

How can we repair the relationship?