1979 Golden Age

When things were busy over there, Chen Qi was not idle either.

He wrote a long article and published it in Wenhui Po.

"Cheng Long's transformation has been successful, and "Plan A" has become a hit in Japan, officially establishing his status as an Asian superstar. The price of his overseas copyrights will get higher and higher, but the baseline is there, and it won't be too outrageous.

Copyright in Japan is about 3 million to 5 million U.S. dollars, in South Korea it is 1 million to 2 million U.S. dollars, and in Taiwan it is 5 million U.S. dollars.

10,000 to 8 million Hong Kong dollars, excluding the small size of Singapore and Malaysia - based on this calculation, Cheng Long can sell a film for about 50 million Hong Kong dollars. The salary for his next film is at least 8 million, and the total production fee can reach more than 10 million. 0K, Jiahe can still afford it.

But remuneration and production fees, just like Chairman Tong's age, will only increase higher and higher.

When Cheng Long's salary reached 20 million and the production fee reached 50 million, overseas copyrights could no longer be sustained. To be precise, the Asian market could no longer sustain it.

Some people may think that my inference is illogical, but we will know after a brief look.

"Plan A" only took 19 million at the box office in Hong Kong, which is far lower than "The Five Lucky Stars". Is the latter better than the former? Not necessarily, but the latter has many celebrities, many jokes, and is salty and wet, which is more suitable for local tastes.

Action + comedy + saltiness + all-star lineup will become a must-win formula in 10 years. Lu Long’s style destined him to only be the protagonist, so how to land it in the market? Only by making the film bigger, with big scenes, big actions, and big explosions, can we satisfy the audience's appetite. 20 million was invested in this one, and more will be invested in the next one, until the profits become less and less and the project ends at a loss.

Cheng Long lacks influence in Europe and the United States, and entering the European and American markets as soon as possible is the most urgent issue. And except for the West,

The mainland market is also a good choice. Although it is not open to the outside world now, reform will always go through a process.

This is also the future of the Hong Kong film industry. Star remuneration and production fees are increasing year by year. When the internal and external markets cannot support the costs, Hong Kong films will die! It is the last word to find a way out as early as possible.

Since the Sino-British negotiations, the return of Hong Kong is the general trend.

The Hong Kong film industry has been under Taiwan's thumb for decades, and it's time to come to an end. I advise the Liberty Federation to disband, and President Tong to retire and return to Taiwan to farm, so that he can enjoy his old age in peace——"

In the past, everyone would have laughed: That mainland guy has gone crazy again!

Nowadays, the environment is delicate. As Chen Qi said, even a fool can see that Hong Kong will definitely return, so what should we do?

It was also the first time that Chen Qi publicly said in a newspaper that Liberty General should go away and that there is hope for the mainland market. He made it public just to let the whole Hong Kong know so that this year's project can be implemented.

After that, he sent letters to various companies.

Free Association.

Tong Yuejuan, who is one year older, is already 70 years old. This is nothing. Historically, she retired at the age of 79.

Move to Canada. She still has relatives and friends in Shanghai, but she has always refused to return to Shanghai. In her later years, she had to go back and accept the care of relatives and friends.

He finally died in Shanghai Hospital at the age of 89.

The ashes were taken to Taiwan and buried.

After reading Chen Qi's article, the old lady couldn't help but scold her like this, but she was too lazy to fight back. It was a bit of a show-off. She couldn't even scold her, and she couldn't win in a fight. She only relied on the Taiwan market to save a little face.

"Dong dong dong!"

"President, Debao's people are here!"

"Please come in quickly!"

Not long after, two people came in, one was Hong Jinbao, and the other was a strange-looking curly man wearing glasses named Cen Jianxun, the two bosses of Debao.

99% of the Hong Kong entertainment industry are fence-sitters, and only 1% have a true political stance. For example, Feng Suifan, who strongly supports the Kuomintang,

And this Cen Jianxun.

Cen Jianxun went out on the streets during the Tiananmen Square massacre and read the Selected Works of Marxism, Lenin and Mao, and was arrested 13 times a year. but in 70

In the 1990s, he joined Trotskyism, which refers to the "Trotskyist" faction. I will not explain the details.

In short, they are against Hong Kong British and against the mainland.

As a result, Shun Jianxun was blacklisted by the mainland and could not even get a return permit. Later, the ban was lifted and Dadi Cinema was established in the mainland. With nearly 1,000 theaters under its umbrella, it is one of the largest theater chains in the mainland.

He is very talented, has a unique vision for movies, and has management skills.

Pan Disheng led Hong Jinbao and Shun Jianxun to found Debao. Shun Jianxun was already the boss and did not talk about his political stance. Today he and Hong Jinbao came here to visit the pier.

"Mr. Pan has financial resources, and you two are handsome men in the film industry. It is a perfect match. Debao is a new company, but I believe it will not be long before it becomes famous in Hong Kong."

"Thank you, President, for your kindness and your kind words."

Debao released its first film in February, and the response was mediocre. They were not in a hurry, and the lineup was ready.

Tong Yuejuan is very happy. There is Legendary Pictures in the front and Debao in the back. The two new companies have great potential. The right wing is declining and is in urgent need of new blood. She immediately made a promise to support Debao Yunyun.

At the end, she suddenly asked: "I heard that the mainlander sent you a letter again?"

"Yes!"

"What does he want to do?"

Hong Jinbao paused, thinking that Tong Yuejuan could also know it from other channels, and simply told the truth: "He sent an invitation, asking everyone to participate in the short film shooting of the Olympic Games."

"Hmph! What a plan! There is a mainland delegation and a Taiwan delegation in this Olympics, and that guy wants to make a fuss. What are you going to do?"

"Of course Debao won't participate!"

"It's good not to participate. When you make a movie, you just make a movie. Don't get involved in other things.'

Sammo Hung rolled his eyes. Who the hell doesn't want to just make movies? But you asked me to go to Kinmen to entertain the troops. How dare I not go?

The two of them presented their donations and left.

D\u0026B is preparing a movie called "The Owl and Dumbo", starring Sammo Hung and George Lam. This movie is the one they think will get box office. After filming, it will be released in Golden Harvest Cinemas.

The two returned to the company.

Pan Disheng was also there, and there was a tall young woman beside him, Yang Ziqiong, who had already signed a contract with D\u0026B.

"Michelle (Yang Ziqiong's English name) is learning Cantonese and Mandarin, and she is making rapid progress. She is fully capable of playing the role."

"I have a lot of things I don't understand when filming at one time. Please help me, both of you!" Yang Ziqiong said with a smile.

"Miss Yang is beautiful and can dance. She is born to be a star."

Sammo Hung praised her, but he didn't think so in his heart. The big boss chases women! Yang Ziqiong will play a supporting role in "The Owl and Dumbo". She used to speak English.

Then, they talked about the Olympic short film.

Pan Disheng was very disdainful. He was rich and looked down on the film industry, let alone Chen Qi.

He said: "Don't pay attention. I have heard of this person. He uses despicable means. His tricks have no effect on me.

I am a businessman. Just make a good film!"

However, Shum Kin-hoon admired Chen Qi very much and said: "This person is different. He is one step ahead of the Hong Kong film industry. He can do it internally and can really go overseas."

"Just one or two films! I read his articles, full of big talk, as if he can take all Hong Kong filmmakers to the United States for development? Do you think he has the ability?"

"He was nominated for an Oscar. Once he wins the award, he will have some reputation in the United States. It is impossible for him to take all of Hong Kong, but as long as he takes a few people to fly out, the rest will follow." Shum Kin-hoon said.

"Let's talk about it after he wins the Oscar!" Pan Disheng shrugged.

Cen Jianxun was too lazy to argue with him. This guy just wanted to use the movie to promote his brand, not his passion, and now he has a woman to support him. However, he also needs to use the stage to show his talents, so he had to endure it for now.

Hong Jinbao did not get involved in this topic.

He stayed for a while and left, driving to Golden Harvest.

Zou Wenhuai also received the invitation letter, and was quite helpless: "He is too good at making trouble. What kind of Olympic short film has it to do with us?"

"I heard that it may be the birth of China's first gold medal?"

"So what? Refuse it."

"But the return of Hong Kong is almost a foregone conclusion. Should we change our attitude?"

"Why are we locals so anxious? Wait and see which way the wind blows! As I said, if he can open up the mainland market, I will have a problem letting A-Long stand naked on the Great Wall and sing!"