Wu Jianye is coming to Hong Kong soon with his new work "New Longmen Inn"!
In fact, before Wu Jianye came to Xiangjiang, the promotion of "New Longmen Inn" had already begun. Promotional posters of "New Longmen Inn" were hung in subway stations, minibuses, and major billboards on the streets.
A huge poster shows a lonely Longmen Inn standing in the desolate desert.
Even though the Hong Kong phenomenon-level movie "God of Gamblers" has not yet been released, the movie has already been made known to the entire Hong Kong public.
The office of the chairman of Fengge Entertainment.
Jiang Zhiqiang had a sad expression on his face at this time.
"Isn't Director Wu exaggerating a bit? He promoted a martial arts film so intensively. This film has now spent HK$5 million on publicity alone!"
Gong Jiapei's face also didn't look very good.
The reason why the two of them have such expressions is not because the promotional cost of this movie has reached HK$5 million, but because this movie is a martial arts movie!
There is a data that can very well explain the extent to which martial arts movies have become lonely in Hong Kong.
Last year, Hong Kong Film Company released a total of 109 movies. None of the top ten box office movies were martial arts movies. Among the 109 movies in the whole year, there were only six martial arts movies!
Now Wu Jianye not only spent millions of dollars to shoot a martial arts film, he even asked Fengge Entertainment to spend 5 million Hong Kong dollars as promotional expenses for the film when it was released.
In Jiang Zhiqiang's view, this was Wu Jianye's suicidal behavior after the movie "The Last Emperor" achieved box office success.
Not only Jiang Zhiqiang thinks so, but Gong Jiapei thinks so too, and so does the entire Hong Kong film industry.
As a mainland director, Wu Jianye was not favored by people in the Hong Kong film industry. Even if the previous "The Last Emperor" was successful, everyone believed that it was only due to the success of the previous movie "The Last Emperor".
When Wu Jianye competed with the Academy Awards, he received a box office bonus.
At this time, they selectively forgot about the excellent production of this film.
Mainland directed martial arts film!
This type is looking for death!
What really worries people in the Hong Kong film industry about Wu Jianye is his status as the boss behind Fengge Entertainment, not his status as a director.
"Wu Jianye is afraid that he will encounter Waterloo this time!"
At Jiahe Headquarters, He Guanchang and Zou Wenhuai said.
"After all, we are young people, and some don't know that the sky is high and the success of a movie does not mean anything. Even Wu Baige had already made several successful movies in Hong Kong before filming "A Better Tomorrow."
Zou Wenhuai nodded and agreed with He Guanchang's words.
"What's more, it's a martial arts film!" He Guanchang continued to laugh.
"This is also related to Wu Jianye's status as a mainland director. He thought that if there was a Jet Li in China, he thought that mainland martial arts films would be successful in Hong Kong, but he didn't know that martial arts films in Hong Kong have long been lonely in recent years!"
What Zou Wenhuai said has basis. One is the data listed before, and the other is the loneliness of martial arts films. This has long been recognized by the Hong Kong film industry. Even Golden Harvest itself no longer makes martial arts films.
And the most important thing is, why did Shaw Brothers fail in the first place? Wasn't it because they were obsessed with making martial arts movies?
At that time, Shaw Brothers' Ti Lung and Jiang Dawei could be said to be two monuments in Hong Kong's martial arts films. Under the guidance of Chang Cheh, the two teamed up to produce countless high-quality martial arts films for Hong Kong audiences. However, it was also because of this that Shaw Brothers itself put the martial arts films on the map. Shoot to death.
With Shaw Brothers having learned from the past, which film company would still dare to make a martial arts film?
"I heard that his investment in this movie exceeded US$3 million!" He Guanchang continued.
Zou Wenhuai shook his head and said, "I know what you mean. This movie will not have any impact on Fengge Entertainment. Fengge Entertainment is not Shaw Brothers. Today's Fengge Entertainment does not mention Yaoguang Group. The market value of Hong Kong has already exceeded 15 billion Hong Kong dollars. It is impossible for such a huge consortium to have problems because of a movie with an investment of only 3 million US dollars!"
He Guanchang exclaimed, "I really don't know what Wu Jianye was thinking, but he actually built an entertainment company into a huge consortium with a market value of more than 15 billion Hong Kong dollars!"
Zou Wenhuai smiled bitterly, "What else could it be because of, of course, their cinema chain? In addition to the cinema chain in Hong Kong and the entire Southeast Asia, they have invested 10 billion Hong Kong dollars. In the past two years, the land prices in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia have been The increase, coupled with the movies produced by Fengge Entertainment, are all big-selling movies."
At this point, the expression on Zou Wenhuai's face became even more bitter.
Wu Jianye was simply using a cheating device to show them another model of making movies in Hong Kong.
In the past, film companies in the Hong Kong film industry, after their establishment, paid more attention to the quality of their own films, and then became the largest film company in Hong Kong with the support of theaters, such as their Golden Harvest, their old rival Shaw Brothers, and now The same is true for its rival Xinyi City.
Then rely on its own distribution network in Southeast Asia to make the company bigger and stronger.
These are done step by step.
But what about Fengge Entertainment?
Almost in one step, they made high-box-office movies and spent huge sums of money to acquire and build theater chains throughout Southeast Asia. This kind of unreasonable approach has almost never happened in the global film industry.
But Fengge Entertainment did just that.
This makes the bosses of all the companies in the Hong Kong film industry have no choice but to say that you can do whatever you want with money!
That's why Zou Wenhuai said that even if the US$3 million "New Dragon Inn" failed, it would be irrelevant to Fengge Entertainment.
Who makes people rich?
He Guanchang also said rather helplessly, "Sometimes, I really wonder what Wu Jianye's thinking is, sitting on such a huge wealth, he is still willing to be a director."
If Zhou Tao knew that He Guanchang had such thoughts, he would definitely make him a confidant.
Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "There's nothing doubtful about this. It's just that he has proven himself in wealth and wants to prove himself in other places."
He Guanchang nodded, thinking that what Zou Wenhuai said was reasonable, because apart from this reason, they really couldn't think of any other possibilities.
"But to be honest, I personally admire Wu Jianye's directing skills. Being able to win awards at two major European film festivals in a row is not something that ordinary directors can do."
Zou Wenhuai said, "So what, a director who can win awards is not necessarily a good director!"
As the boss of a film company, Zou Wenhuai naturally understands this truth. In fact, it is not just Zou Wenhuai, but any film company boss whose brain has not been squeezed by the door will think so.
Wang Jing at his peak and Sunglasses King at his peak!
I believe that all film company bosses will choose Wang Jing instead of the Sunglasses King.
He Guanchang laughed and said, "Actually, I'm quite looking forward to Wu Jianye's expression after this movie's box office failure!"
"Haha!" Zou Wenhuai laughed, "I'm looking forward to it too!"
At this time, Fengge Entertainment is a big mountain above all the film companies in Hong Kong. Even if they have the spirit of Foolish Old Man to move mountains, they may not necessarily have the help of heaven.
So now that they can see Wu Jianye being defeated, it is already a happy thing for them.
"It is estimated that Wu Jianye will hold a premiere this time. When the time comes, will we?" He Guanchang asked.
Zou Wenhuai stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night view of Xiangjiang River outside the window, and said, "Can you not go?"
He Guanchang said nothing more
Tsui Hark Film Studio!
Tsui Hark was sitting in his seat with great dignity at this time. Although Tsui Hark looked a little wretched, his personal character was still very domineering, otherwise Shi Nansheng would not have called him "Master".
"Hey, the martial arts movie directed by Wu Jianye is coming to Hong Kong!" Tsui Hark said thoughtfully, holding a freshly lit cigar in his hand.
Shi Nansheng sat next to him and said with a smile, "With Wu Jianye's financial resources, he can make whatever movies he wants!"
There was a trace of envy in Tsui Hark's eyes. How much he wanted to do this, but unfortunately there is no such director in the whole of Hong Kong. Instead, a mainland director has achieved this step.
"Hey, the martial arts movies in Hong Kong are already in decline now. I am worried that he will push me further. To be honest, I am actually very interested in the copyright of the movie "Dragon Inn"!" Tsui Hark said. .
However, it can also be seen from the tone that Tsui Hark is not optimistic about Wu Jianye's martial arts movies.
Sure enough, as his confidante Shi Nansheng knows Tsui Hark best, "I know what you think, but sometimes it's like this. You may not be able to do what you want to do with all your efforts, but some people can easily do it." arrive."
Shi Nansheng was talking about the copyright of "Dragon Inn". In fact, when he was filming "A Chinese Ghost Story", Tsui Hark had mentioned to her the idea of making a martial arts movie, but when Tsui Hark mentioned this matter to Lei Juekun At that time, he was directly rejected by Lei Juekun.
Everyone knows that shooting martial arts movies in Hong Kong is courting death.
The big benefactor behind the scenes did not support him, and Tsui Hark had no choice. Then Wu Jianye proposed to make a martial arts movie, and then borrowed Cheng Xiaodong from him.
"By the way, what's Xiaodong's opinion of Director Wu's movie?" Shi Nansheng asked.
Tsui Hark said a little lonely, "Xiaodong said that this movie was shot very well!"
Shi Nansheng asked in confusion, "Since Xiaodong said it was good, then this movie should be pretty good. If it can really succeed in Hong Kong, wouldn't it be a good thing for you? After all, martial arts movies Well, Lei Juekun won’t say anything more!”
Tsui Hark shook his head and said, "You don't understand. Xiaodong is okay as an action director, but what about his vision for movies? After all, Wu Jianye is a mainland director, and the films he makes will not be well accepted by the Hong Kong audience." of!"
Shi Nansheng shook his head and said, "I don't think so. Didn't his previous "The Last Emperor" also succeed in Xiangjiang?"
Tsui Hark smiled bitterly, but he still had some disapproval of Wu Jianye's approach and said, "It's different. The big scenes presented in the film "The Last Emperor" are almost unprecedented in the same type of films in Hong Kong. , coupled with the things that happened before it was released, that movie was able to get such a high box office."
"Now Wu Jianye has actually made a martial arts film. A director who is not familiar with the Hong Kong audience has shot a genre film that has already hit rock bottom in Hong Kong. The possibility of success is extremely slim!"
"The martial arts movies in Hong Kong still need to be saved by directors from Xiangjiang. It is too difficult for a martial arts movie made by a mainland director to make a difference in Hong Kong." Tsui Hark finally said.
Shi Nansheng shook his head and said, "It's too late to say anything now. Wu Jianye controls such a large consortium. It's not easy to make some movies he likes!"
Tsui Hark: "But this is a blow to Xiangjiang Film. I said at the beginning that Cheng Xiaodong should not be lent to him. Maybe without Cheng Xiaodong, he would not be able to make the film."
Before he finished speaking, Tsui Hark also knew that this was impossible. According to Wu Jianye's financial resources, even if Cheng Xiaodong was not available, he could still hire other martial arts instructors, not to mention that Cheng Xiaodong was not the top martial arts instructor in Hong Kong.
Shi Nansheng has a different opinion on this, "When I lent Cheng Xiaodong out, I said that maybe we could use this to establish a connection with Fengge Entertainment, so even if Wu Jianye's martial arts movie hits the market, we might be able to work on it with Fengge Entertainment." Entertainment gets investment.”
Tsui Hark's face showed a hint of surprise and a hint of worry, "What do you mean?"
Shi Nansheng smiled and said, "Yes, I mean, since Wu Jianye has filmed martial arts movies himself, can we say that Wu Jianye himself also likes martial arts movies very much? If he really likes this type of movies, we Is it possible to contact Fengge Entertainment directly without Lei Juekun?"
A flattering smile suddenly appeared on Tsui Hark's face, "What about this matter?"
Shi Nansheng rolled his eyes at Tsui Hark and said with a smile, "Leave this matter to me. I estimate that when "New Dragon Inn" is released in Hong Kong, Wu Jianye will also hold a premiere. We can talk to him then. Let’s talk about this.”
A smile finally appeared on Tsui Hark's face. "That's right, Ah Sheng. Fortunately, I have you by my side!"
Shi Nansheng smiled charmingly and said, "You just know!"
"Martial arts movie?" Zhang Qiang is an ordinary Xiangjiang citizen in his thirties. He has watched Wu Jianye's "The Last Emperor" before and he likes this movie very much because he thinks Wu Jianye has made a better movie than Xiangjiang. movie comes out.
So at that time, he paid great attention to Wu Jianye, a mainland director, but now when he saw that Wu Jianye was filming a martial arts film, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.
"Could this be another story where the whole family is wiped out and then seeks revenge?" Zhang Qiang murmured to himself.
I don’t have much desire to watch it! Zhang Qiang thought helplessly in the end, but in the end Zhang Qiang decided to try and go see it. If that’s the case, just think that the money you paid for the movie ticket was lost.