As a result, before Sun Dahai and Fatty Wang had time to say anything, they saw Fa Ge and Ren Kuai, bringing Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and others to come to Sun Dahai.
After everyone exchanged pleasantries, Sun Dahai finally understood that they were here to thank Sun Dahai for providing cash sponsorship for the Xiangjiang Star Football Team.
Before Sun Dahai left Hong Kong last time, he learned that the star football team was going to hold an event at Ren Kuei's place, so he joined in the fun and sponsored them 200,000 Hong Kong dollars for the event.
Now that Sammo Hung and the others knew that Sun Dahai had also come to the reception, they used this as an excuse to find Fa Ge and Ren Kuai to help introduce them, and came to thank Sun Dahai, a big sponsor.
Youlian is relatively well-known in the Hong Kong film industry because "A Better Tomorrow" and "An Autumn Fairy Tale" have achieved great success.
As an investor in these two films, Youlian Agency has become an emerging force in the film industry that no one in Hong Kong can ignore.
Now, the name of Youlian Agency has also appeared among the investors of this international co-production of the big-budget film "The Last Emperor". This is actually a reflection of the company's strength and connections.
Moreover, the movie poster of "A Better Tomorrow 2" has been posted at the entrance of Future Cinema, and it will be released in Hong Kong from next month.
This is almost a sequel movie that is guaranteed to make money. Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan are also envious of this. Until now, they only have the "Lucky Star Series" and "Police Story" series to compete with them.
It’s not that I don’t know that these movies invested by Youlian are all top-notch movies that have a good reputation and a box office, and they all have to be hot sellers overseas.
With such excellent prediction ability and performance foundation, even if Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan think highly of themselves, they will never underestimate the development potential of Youlian Agency.
Now that they know that the boss behind Youlian is here, they naturally want to get to know each other and discuss whether they can cooperate in the future. At least they need to become familiar with each other first.
A few people chatted lively, but nothing serious was said. After chatting for a while, Sammo Hung took his juniors and left, with good timing and propriety.
Today is just the first time for everyone to meet. Sammo Hung and the others’ purpose is just to impress Sun Dahai and establish a relationship. That’s enough.
How could they talk about projects and cooperation as soon as they met? That would be too utilitarian and would make Sun Dahai look down on them.
Among the current filmmakers in Hong Kong, those who are most in need of investment are Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan.
Sammo Hung is based in Debao, and Dickson Poon spends a lot of money on filming every year. In addition to filming a few movies dedicated to Michelle Yeoh, the rest is enough for Sammo Hung to film his favorite scripts.
Not to mention Jackie Chan, who is now well-known in Hollywood. In addition to being highly praised by Golden Harvest, he also has relatively fixed sponsors around him, all of which are powerful international companies such as Mitsubishi Motors.
However, they have been in the film and television industry for a long time, and they are well aware that one more friend means one more path. Moreover, they also have some understanding of Sun Dahai's mainland background.
For people in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong, the current level of economic development in mainland China is not high and people's incomes are relatively low, but it is a huge and vast new world.
Although the film industry in Xiangjiang is developed, due to the small area and population of Xiangjiang, the export of films has become a top priority.
Last year, hundreds of films were produced in Hong Kong, but most of them were not screened in local theaters. Less than one-third appeared on the screens in Hong Kong, including many films for a few days.
Do these films lose money? In fact, most of them do not really lose money. Although the local theaters in Hong Kong cannot show the films and there is no box office revenue, there are still many opportunities to make money when looking at the Southeast Asian market.
Moreover, these films can also be licensed on video tapes. The main business of several companies such as Meiya is the production and distribution of film video tapes.
In Southeast Asia, there are not only many individual users who are likely to purchase, but also many potential customers such as video rental stores and small video parlors.
You must know that the gap between rich and poor in Southeast Asian countries and regions is very large. If calculated on average, it is not much better than that in mainland China.
Even such a sporadic market, Xiangjiang filmmakers attach great importance to it, so how can they easily let go of the mainland, a virgin land with huge potential?
It is now only ten years since the return of Hong Kong in 1997. Many knowledgeable people in Hong Kong are paying attention to the development of the mainland, and people in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong are certainly no exception.
But it is still too early to mention cooperation now. At least it will have to wait until mainland China's film policies are liberalized before Sammo Hung and the others will really start to consider this issue.
After they left, Fatty Wang pulled Sun Dahai to talk about "God of Gamblers". Sun Dahai was a little hungry, so he asked Gao Yi to get some food for him, then he found an unoccupied table and sat down, eating and listening.
Fatty Wang is nagging.
Yes, Sun Dahai thinks Fatty Wang is just nagging.
Sun Dahai had told him the plot of "God of Gamblers" the last time he was at sea. All that was left was for him to write the script and then get it approved by the script review team. Finally, he went to find Gabriel and submit the script.
Develop shooting plan and budget, apply for project approval, and prepare for shooting.
These are procedural tasks and are handled by dedicated personnel. Sun Dahai doesn't think Fatty Wang can solve any problems by asking him, unless he wants to go through the back door.
"Dahai, you know, when I wrote the script of "God of Gamblers", I designed the character of "God of Gamblers Gao Jin" based on Fa Ge's image. So the filming of this movie must be based on Fa Ge's schedule.
I have told Fa Ge that he has schedules in June and July next year, so I have adjusted my schedule, and our movie is tentatively scheduled to start filming at that time."
Sun Dahai looked at him strangely and asked: "Do you need to tell me these things? You should discuss it with Gabrielle and Sister Fen. Fatty, what on earth do you want to see me for?"
"No, it's nothing." Fatty Wang replied a little shyly. He is still relatively young and not so thick-skinned.
"Is everything okay? Then I'll go over there. You can talk to someone else yourself." After Sun Dahai finished speaking, he made a gesture of leaving.
"Dahai, Dahai, wait a minute." Fatty Wang was a little anxious.
Sun Dahai came to Xiangjiang this time and had a tight schedule. Fatty Wang contacted Gao Yi twice and wanted to make an appointment to have dinner with Sun Dahai, but they never made an appointment.
It’s no wonder. When Sun Dahai came to Xiangjiang this time, his main focus was on the stock market crash, especially the US market. Due to the time difference, his days and nights were upside down these days.
When he had to sleep during the day, Sun Dahai would close himself in the thirty-first floor at night. So there was nothing special to do, and he had no time or energy to get together with friends.
