Hong Kong media's evaluation of Kang Jianfei is becoming increasingly polarized. ()
Because of his tendency toward the position of the mainland government and his flirtatious habits, some people think that Kang Jianfei is an inglorious bastard with sores on his head and pus flowing from his feet; some people regard Kang Jianfei as a genius because he has made remarkable achievements in music, novels and movies, and even became the richest man in Hong Kong.
When the news that "Trumen's World" won the jury award in Cannes was sent back to Hong Kong, many newspapers reported and reprinted it, saying that this was another progress in Hong Kong films going to the world. However, some newspapers sneered at this and mentioned the news of the award in a sour tone, grabbing Kang Jianfei and Cherie Chung and Lan Jieying's "indecent" behavior in Cannes, believing that they had lost the face of Hong Kong filmmakers.
Public opinion in Taiwan was also in full swing, with dozens of Taiwanese journalists flying to Hong Kong to interview Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao.
Xu Ke's "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer: The Oriental Invincible" was filmed at the critical moment. Taiwanese reporters asked about the outdoor locations of the crew and rushed over, making Xu Ke untied.
There is no way to tell the news that Kang Jianfei and James Cameron will co-production a new film. This time it wasn’t Kang Jianfei’s intention to hype. Cameron just returned to the United States to invite several paleontologists and botanists, and then pulled people from digital companies to design the image of dinosaurs. Kang Jianfei is also considering casting issues. The production cycle of this movie is at least one year, and the publicity work is not in a hurry.
But the powerful reporters still got the news. The entertainment version of Chengbao was the first to reveal: "James Cameron, an international director who directed the "Terminator" series of movies, arrived in Hong Kong a few days ago. It is reported that the purpose of Cameron's trip was to discuss the shooting plan of the new film with Kang Jianfei, and the two may collaborate to shoot a special effects blockbuster."
Originally, Kang Jianfei was noticed by Hong Kong media because of the news of winning the award in Cannes. Another group of Taiwanese journalists followed him all day long to interview him. Now it was suddenly revealed that he was going to work with Cameron for a new film, Kang Jianfei once again became the headline of entertainment pages of major newspapers.
Not only reporters, but also inside Oriental Entertainment’s agency, there are many agents asking through various channels, hoping that the actors they hold can get a role in Kang Jianfei’s new film.
Until one night, Kang Jianfei spent the night with Zhou Huimin, Zhou Huimin also asked about the new film. It turned out that someone had been plaguing the bush and entrusting her with her relationship. Kang Jianfei finally couldn't bear it. He started to launch the preliminary publicity plan for "Jurassic Park", and at the same time, he gradually disclosed the exact information through "Tiantian Daily".
"Exclusive news from this newspaper, Mr. Kang Jianfei confirmed the rumors of his cooperation with Cameron. He claimed that the new film is a science fiction blockbuster."
"Kang Jianfei and Cameron's new film is called "Jurassic Park". The script is from Hollywood screenwriter Michael Clayton. DreamWorks defeated 6 Hollywood film companies and purchased the copyright of this film from Clayton for a sky-high price of 3.6 million US dollars."
"Jurassic Park's budget is HK$400 million (US$50 million). It sets a new record for Hong Kong blockbusters."
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News was released one after another by Tiantian Daily, which instantly shocked countless people's attention. Even the reporters who came to Hong Kong to interview Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao turned their attention to Kang Jianfei's new film, trying to figure out what kind of movies can be made with a sky-high budget of 400 million Hong Kong dollars.
Last year, the total box office of Vientiane and Debao film companies was less than 400 million Hong Kong dollars (including overseas box office). Kang Jianfei now spends 400 million yuan on a film!
Kang Jianfei is crazy!
This is the first reaction of Hong Kong industry insiders.
Next week said in a new issue of the magazine: "Winning a jury prize in Cannes, someone is so arrogant that he doesn't know what to say. Once a special effects blockbuster with a investment of 400 million yuan fails, the film company will face a devastating blow. God wants it to perish. He will first make it crazy. International Kang is currently in a state of madness. It is not far from perish."
After the reporter resigned in large numbers, "Neon Weekly" was greatly injured, and Kang Jianfei did not continue to bite him. After all, it was shameful to deal with reporters in secret. But Li Zhiying had no intention of repentance. "Neon Weekly"'s words were still extremely sharp. In order to fill the shortcomings of the paparazzi, the editor wrote the article more viciously to attract readers.
Regarding the re-provocation of "Neon Weekly", Kang Jianfei was too lazy to pay attention to him and directly announced a ban on "Neon Weekly": "Neon Weekly" was listed as an unpopular media and was prohibited from entering Tseung Kwan O Film and Television City for interviews. Oriental Culture and Entertainment Group and its artists did not accept interviews with "Neon Weekly" in the event."
In another time and space, Lai Zhiying was also regarded as a mad dog by many people. After being slandered many times, Shaw's TVB could no longer bear it and issued a ban on Next Media.
"Next Weekly" is worried that there will be no hot news. Kang Jianfei's ban is exactly what Lai Zhiying wants, and special issues are issued to oppose Kang Jianfei's ban: "A certain Mr. Kang is worthy of growing up in a dictatorial country. He is just the boss of a film company, so he cannot tolerate any dissident voice and wants to ban a legal media from banning. It is conceivable that if such a person is allowed to manage Hong Kong, what a terrible society would Hong Kong become... The prospect of 97's return is worrying."
Well, it was just an entertainment ban, but it was actually transferred to "Nei Weekly" and was about to return to 97 and the future of Hong Kong. This Li surnamed has a lot of talents.
Kang Jianfei found that he had no choice but to fight a mad dog. Can he win a lawsuit? Another thing is that "One Weekly" will definitely use this lawsuit to hype it. Assassination and intimidation methods are even more unfeasible, because Lai Zhiying is a celebrity and rich businessman, and he also has friendship with some officials of the Hong Kong and British government. If something happens to him, Kang Jianfei will make him feel slutty.
Only then did Kang Jianfei realize that the cultural hooligan like Ni Fu is actually very cute, and the real hateful thing is the money hooligan like Li Zhiying.
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"I only make one movie for 400 million Hong Kong dollars, and I don't know the Hong Kong film industry anymore," Shaw Yifu put down the newspaper with emotion and asked, "Tianlin, is it a mistake to reopen Shaw Brothers? This is no longer our era."
Wang Tianlin moved his fat body with difficulty, leaned on the armrest of the sofa and said, "It's Brother Six, your heart is old."
"Yes, my heart is old." Shao Yifu said with a wry smile.
The Shao family's film foundation was destroyed by the Japanese army. Shao Yifu was 51 years old when he rebuilt the Shaw Brothers company in Hong Kong. He started his business at the age of fifty years and built a 30-year-old ironclad Shaw Brothers movies in Hong Kong.
But now, Shao Yifu is really old, his heart is old, and he can no longer see the world of young people.
Shaw Brothers has not produced any works in recent years. Occasionally, he will invest in one or two small-cost movies, from producers, directors, screenwriters to actors, and all employees of TVB. These are all small-scale fights, and thrown into the film market can’t cause any waves. If you make a small profit, you have already achieved your expected goal.
Several of the larger leading cinemas under Shaw Brothers Cinemas were rented to Kang Jianfei at the time. Now that the 8-year lease period is about to expire, Shaw Brothers has finally had the idea of ​​reviving Shaw Brothers.
In other words, Shaw Yifu has never let go of his obsession with movies, and the prosperity of Hong Kong films in recent years has tempted him to return to the film industry. Seeing that the lease period of Shaw Brothers theaters is approaching, Shaw Yifu finally couldn't help being lonely and found his old friend Wang Tianlin to discuss reopening Shaw Brothers.
Wang Tianlin used to have great power in TVB, but in recent years he has been undermined by Fang Yihua and occasionally filmed one or two TV series to make a living.
The reason why Shao Yifu asked Wang Tianlin to discuss reopening Shao Brothers was not only because he valued his ability, but also because Wang Tianlin had a son named Wang Jing.
Wang Jing has long been ranked among the top-tier directors in Hong Kong. What is even more commendable is that he can use a small amount of funds to make a bad movie that can make money in a very short time. Shao Yifu fell in love with Wang Jing's special ability and wanted to use Wang Tianlin's relationship to pull Wang Jing back to Shaw Brothers to shoot movies.
Wang Tianlin wasted several years on TVB, and his friendship with Shao Yifu was almost gone. At this time, he smiled and said, "Axiang is so busy all day long. I haven't seen him for months. Wait until I go back to talk to him."
Shao Yifu nodded slightly, and he could naturally hear what Wang Tianlin said, and said, "Shao Brothers must not use the same trick as before. I will give him the director's salary according to the market, so I will guarantee that Axiang will not suffer any losses."
"Brother Six has always been fair in his work. When Axiang comes home, I will tell him about this." Wang Tianlin said with a smile.
Wang Jing soon learned about this on the phone. He heard that Shaw Brothers wanted to ask him to go back to film the film. Wang Jing thought he had something wrong with his ear. After he realized what was going on, he immediately called Kang Jianfei to report the news.
"Tycoon Shao is preparing to make a comeback?" Kang Jianfei burst into laughter when he heard this, and he didn't take this matter to heart.
The lion is old, and its minions are no longer sharp. Now it is the world of young lions.
Compared to the signal that Shaw Brothers returned to the film industry, Kang Jianfei was more concerned that the contracts for several large theaters that Shaw Brothers rented him were about to expire, and Oriental Cinemas must invest in the construction of new theaters to replace them.
But this is also easy to solve. Anyway, Kang Jianfei is not short of money now.
Moreover, the Shaw Brothers Cinemas rented are outdated, and the future trend is to modern multi-hall cinemas. Even if Shaw Brothers does not take back the cinemas, Kang Jianfei will replace and renovate all the cinemas under Oriental Cinemas in the next few years.
"Brother Fei, Director Cameron just sent a fax, I hope you can take a look." Li Meifeng came in with the folder in her arms.
Chapter completed!