The Best Entertainment Era

As we all know, the shooting and production of Hong Kong movies has always been known for its speed. It rarely takes more than a year for a movie to be released, and most of them are even within a few months.

In this regard, Hollywood can't match it anyway.

According to the consistent pattern of Hong Kong movies, Ronan speculates that Infernal Affairs should be in the preparatory stage.

Why are you selling it at the trade fair now?

Mr. Anderson? Wanqian came over, but Connie stopped her before she could say the following words.

Ronan looked at the two film stars of Hong Kong City on the poster, and when he got in touch with the diving speed of Hong Kong City movies, he quickly had a guess in his mind.

It is very likely that Media Asia Pictures is engaged in the pre-sale of Infernal Affairs. After all, the investment in Infernal Affairs is definitely regarded as a top-tier big production level for Hong Kong movies of this era. In the current situation, it is quite normal for Media Asia Pictures to reduce risks in external financing.

The decline of Hong Kong City Films does not mean the decline of Hong Kong City Films market. In fact, Hong Kong City’s annual box office total is almost the same as Hong Kong City Films’ golden age, but the number of viewers who choose to watch Hong Kong City Films is decreasing every year.

Even if you have countless feelings for Hong Kong City movies, you can't deny this.

Audiences in Hong Kong City are choosing more Hollywood movies and even Korean movies...

In the past, the prosperity of Hong Kong films was closely related to Baodao and the entire East and Southeast Asian markets, but now in these places, either the local film industry is on the rise, or Hollywood films are everywhere.

If it is said that Jurassic Park has shocked movie audiences all over the world and knocked on the doors of movie markets one by one.

Then Titanic made people see the magic of the film industry with an unstoppable momentum.

This advantage accumulated over decades of high industrialization cannot be changed by a certain person, a few film companies, or even the entire film circle in Hong Kong City.

In fact, for example, the changes in the movie audience around Ronan in his previous life can reflect the rise and fall of Hong Kong movies from a certain aspect.

Not to mention Titanic, let's take 2000 as the dividing point.

Before 2000, many mainland audiences were most familiar with Hong Kong City movies, and almost all of them were shown in the video halls.

At that time, there were relatively few theaters, and their own commercialization was not enough. Many times they had to undertake the task of showing the arranged ones, and relatively few Western films were imported.

Many things, there is no harm without comparison.

Titanic made most audiences know about Hollywood movies. After 2000, theaters gradually became commercialized, and more foreign movies were imported. China Film has a limited amount of Hollywood movies every year, and the imports are naturally the most outstanding industrial productions in Hollywood. .

In the face of the limitations of the times, the lethality of the big special effects brought by big industry can be imagined.

In contrast, Hong Kong City movies are inevitably a bit petty.

The impact of the social situation on the film industry is also real.

For example, before this, the film resources of the whole country: people, capital, technology, etc. were all concentrated in Hong Kong City.

The advantages of resource collections can be imagined.

In the past, the mainland was closed, and the Hong Kong city was exposed to industrialized culture relatively early. The mainland sees the outside world through the window of Hong Kong and everything is new.

In addition, the Hong Kong city is more developed than the mainland, just like the nouveau riche from the countryside who has been to the city and seen some of the world, so I am more fascinated by the Hong Kong city movies, mainly for fresh ideas.

But after 2000, with the rapid development of the mainland economy, the so-called advantages of Hong Kong City have long since disappeared...

Along with economic development, people's needs have also changed. Coupled with the impact of Hollywood blockbusters, audiences began to pursue higher production and more innovative films.

However, Hong Kong City movies are still the same, and have not kept up with the development of the times.

Ronan looked at the posters carefully. Now that he had encountered Infernal Affairs, he naturally had no reason to let it go. Gangster movies have always had a good market in North America, and there are also many audiences.

Of course, it is not the Hong Kong City version. The Hong Kong City version is very good-looking, but it is not suitable for North American audiences.

While Ronan was looking at the poster, the people in the booth also noticed Ronan. Among them, a middle-aged man wearing glasses quickly came to a mixed-race man with short brown hair.

Eros, look at that person. The middle-aged man wearing glasses gestured to Ronan with his eyes, and said in Cantonese, This person seems familiar.

The mixed-race man put down his work, took a closer look at Ronan, and said in Cantonese, I have seen it in the opening ceremony and the directory of the organizing committee. This person is Ronan Anderson, the owner of Hollywood Relativity Entertainment. A distribution company called Embassy Pictures.

The middle-aged man wearing glasses was shocked immediately and asked, Are you sure?

The mixed-race man said solemnly, Andrew, I'm very sure.

The middle-aged man gently pushed down his glasses and said, Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was released by Embassy Pictures. When I met Xu Ligong last time, he said that Ronan Anderson bought the film. .”

The mixed-race man patted him on the shoulder: Don't be impatient, I'll go find the way first.

There were not many people in front of the booth, and as soon as the half-race man came out, Ronan saw it.

Hello. The mixed-race man came to Ronan, spoke very fluent English, and asked tentatively, Are you Ronan Anderson from Relativity Entertainment?

Ronan had already quickly sized up this mixed-race man. He was about fifty years old and seemed to be a business elite.

He nodded and said, I'm Ronan Anderson.

The mixed-race man quickly shook hands with Ronan and introduced himself: I am Eros Garland, the senior vice president of Media Asia Pictures. He then turned to the main topic: Mr. Anderson is interested in the films of Media Asia Pictures?

Ronan said: I have watched many Hong Kong movies since I was ten years old.

Eros Garland made a gesture of invitation: Mr. Anderson, if you don't mind, let's talk inside.

Ronan followed him into the reception room separated from the exhibition hall, and several people behind him also followed in.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses came in together.

Mr. Anderson. Eros Garland introduced: This is Andrew Liu from Basic Pictures Production Company, and a well-known film director and producer in Hong Kong City.

Originally, Ronan thought this person was slightly familiar, but when he heard the identity of the director, he immediately realized who it was. While shaking hands with the other party, he said, Director Liu, I have watched The Hero of the Wind and Cloud Dominates the World directed by you. Very good film.

There is a sentence in it that is impressive: Jinlin is a thing in the pool.

Later, these words even became sensitive words.

Andrew Liu was a little surprised, and quickly replied, I'm overwhelmed.

Ronan didn't intend to spend too much time, and said directly: I have a good impression of many old films of Media Asia Pictures, and I hope to introduce these films to North America, release DVDs or promote them on emerging Internet channels.

Eros Garland quickly said: Media Asia Pictures is willing to cooperate with friends from Hollywood.

Most of the films exhibited this time are old films. Media Asia Pictures' purpose is to push them to the international market as much as possible with the relevant materials of these old films.

Ronan added: Maybe some of the films, my company has obtained the relevant copyrights, I will have a special person to negotiate with you, I don't know what you want?

Okay. Eros Garland responded immediately: Mr. Anderson, you can send someone over at any time.

Ronan nodded lightly. Netflix acquired the copyrights of many Hong Kong movies after acquiring Ruiou. Among them, there must be a part of Media Asia Pictures. Media Asia Pictures Zombies series copyright.

Just now when he saw the famous Ninth Uncle in the booth, Ronan thought of the teacher of countless powerful men from all walks of life...

It doesn't cost much to acquire the North American copyrights of these old films. It can not only release DVDs, but also enrich Netflix's film library, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Zombie films, for example, have somewhat of an audience in North America. Because of well-known reasons, things like Taoism and gods and ghosts actually spread more widely among overseas Chinese.

Afterwards, Ronan and Eros Garland exchanged a few polite words.

Andrew Liu couldn't help but gently touched Eros Garland with his foot. Eros Garland thought that there were very few buyers from North America at this film festival, and Embassy Pictures was one of the best choices.

Mr. Anderson. Eros Garland asked tentatively, I wonder if you are interested in Media Asia Pictures' new film?

It is not easy to meet a powerful Hollywood buyer.

Ronan knew that the company he represented was attractive to these overseas filmmakers, so he felt like he was sitting on the Diaoyutai.

New movie? Ronan thought of the poster he had just seen, with the words latest masterpiece on it, and asked, Is it the big poster in front of the booth?

Eloise Garland said: Yes, this is the masterpiece of Media Asia Pictures in 2002, and it is also the film with the highest investment in Hong Kong City Films in the past two years. We gathered four Hong Kong City film stars, and Andrew personally directed it. .”

Having said that, he took a stack of documents from Andrew Liu and placed them in front of Ronan.

Ronan picked it up and looked at it carefully. This is a detailed introduction of the film project, including the general plot, the list of main creative personnel, and market prospect analysis, etc., each of which is very detailed, comparable to Hollywood's top-tier productions.

Of course, for Hong Kong City Films, Infernal Affairs can be said to be a veritable top-level production.

Ronan has watched this film too many times, and he has seen the related news. After the release of Infernal Affairs, many people regard it as a rescue work of Hong Kong movies and want this film to revitalize A dead Hong Kong movie.

After Infernal Affairs, Hong Kong movies did pick up for a short time, but unfortunately it was just a flashback.

Ronan roughly browsed through the information, and tentatively asked, Can I watch the video?

Eros Garland was slightly embarrassed, then returned to normal: The film has not officially started shooting.