The car turned around the winding mountain road and came to a luxurious villa. It seemed that the doorman was very familiar with Hua Tsai's BMW and opened it immediately when he saw it. At this time, what came into view was a Suzhou-style building.
Garden-style villa, although Xiang Huaqiang is the eldest brother in the world, Xinyian is also famous in Hong Kong City, and China Star is a prestigious company in the entertainment industry.
But Xiang Huaqiang is a person who likes Chinese culture very much, so the villas are laid out in the Suzhou garden style, with a green dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right. The location has been seen by Feng Shui masters and is a very good Feng Shui location.
The two people quickly entered the villa. A majestic middle-aged man wearing a black Chinese tunic suit was sitting in the hall, with a cup of Jun porcelain in his hand exuding a faint fragrance of West Lake Longjing.
This person is the eldest brother of Jianghu, Xiang Huaqiang. If we talk about wealth, Xiang Huaqiang is certainly not as good as Shao Liushu, but if we talk about his influence on Hong Kong City, I am afraid that Shao Liushu is not as good as Xiang Huaqiang.
Seeing Xiang Huaqiang for the first time, Ye Ming felt that this man was a teacher, the kind of person who should stand on a three-foot podium, hold a ruler and teach in a solemn and solemn way, and teach students and solve doubts.
But it turns out that Hua Qiang is the boss of the largest society in Hong Kong.
After seeing Hua Zai and Ye Ming arriving, Xiang Huaqiang stood up and said, "Mr. Ye, I have admired you for a long time. It is my honor to have Mr. Ye as my guest today."
Xiang Huaqiang has always attached great importance to educated people. Ye Ming's talent, at least among young people, is unmatched. Ye Ming also immediately stepped forward and said: "Xiang Huaqiang"
You're welcome, sir. It's also an honor for me to meet Mr. Xiang."
After all, Xiang Huaqiang is a man in the world, and he doesn’t like to be sloppy when doing things. He asked Ye Ming and Hua Tsai to sit down. Naturally, someone served West Lake Longjing. Xiang Huaqiang immediately said: "Mr. Ye, I'm looking for you this time.
Come on, I think Hua Tsai has made it clear to you that the movies in Hong Kong have declined to this extent, which makes me feel very uncomfortable."
Wa Jai explained on the side: "This thing is really sad. In 1992, we only had 12 movies with a box office of over 30 million, but this was the last glory of Hong Kong movies. From now on.
It fell into a trough. In 1993, Zhou Xingxing became the box office champion with "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance". This year, Hong Kong movies began to decline, with a total of 5 movies exceeding 30 million yuan. It is worth mentioning that,
"Farewell My Concubine", regarded as my brother's classic work, only had a box office of 9 million that year.
In 1994, Fa Ge fought in the world again. "God of Gamblers 2" broke the 50 million mark in one fell swoop, but it was only Fa Ge's last glory. There were 7 Hong Kong films that exceeded 30 million in that year. Wong Jiawei's ultimate work was also Lin Qingxia
The last movie before his retirement, "Ashes of Time" was grandly released, but the box office was only 9.03 million. And Jet Li's classics "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" and "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" did not have a box office of more than 15 million.
From 1995 to 1996, Brother Cheng Long, who had been dormant for many years, once again made an effort and reached the peak of his career with "Red Zone" and "Police Story 4: Simple Mission". Both films achieved more than 57 million yuan and became the box office hit in the 1990s.
In 1997, Cheng Long continued to lead the annual box office championship with "A Good Man", but the box office has dropped to 45 million.
1998 was an important year for Hong Kong movies. In this year, "The King" starring Cheng Yijian and Aaron Kwok became the box office champion of the year, ending the "biweekly" situation that had taken turns since 1985.
This is not a good thing. Hong Kong films have declined as a whole. There were two films that exceeded 30 million yuan that year, and the other one was Cheng Long's "Who Am I".
In 1999, Stephen Chow returned to the top spot at the box office with "The King of Comedy". It seemed like a comeback. The box office was only over 29 million, and Hong Kong movies had reached the lowest point. This year, it is even more bleak, that is, starring Sammi Cheng and I.
"A Man and a Widow" has a record of 35 million, which is the highest-grossing Hong Kong film worth 30 million. No one can surpass it until now. I am not boasting. I estimate that this movie will be the box office champion this year, but I am not happy at all.
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At this time, he talked about Hong Kong City's film history in recent years, which made Andy feel a little sad. He finally became the box office champion, but he didn't feel happy at all.
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Xiang Huaqiang was also a little disappointed and said: "From twelve movies that can exceed 30 million, there is only one now, and we have to deduct inflation. Therefore, speaking of it, at this time, Hong Kong City
The entertainment industry is not optimistic. The film market is on the verge of collapse. No one can deny this. How does Mr. Ye view this environment?"
Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "Just now the talented guy asked me in the car why Hong Kong movies are so lonely. In fact, good talents go to Hollywood. This is a very difficult thing to ignore. Wong Jiawei, Cheng Long, Zhou
Stars, Jet Li, Zhou Yunfa, Yuan Hoping and other good filmmakers have gone to Hollywood one after another. This has directly caused the vitality of Hong Kong movies to be severely damaged. It is simply impossible for us to stop this trend.
Unless they all come back, there is probably still hope, but I dare not say anything about others. Brother Cheng Long will never come back casually. His Peak Hour is quite popular. Also, in fact, the emergence of DVDs has greatly affected the movie.
The market has also had a considerable impact, especially pirated DVDs, which have greatly impacted the film market. This is also a problem in one aspect."
Cheng Long's last two Peak Hour movies did not continue the myth of the first one. Although they were not considered a loss, they were not very good in any way. Therefore, they finally returned to China to film. But that's a story for another day. At this time,
Cheng Long is famous in Hollywood, so naturally he will not come back casually.
Zhou Runfa and Jet Li would not give in casually. Xiang Huaqiang shook his head and said: "Don't think about it. None of them will come back. We, the filmmakers in Hong Kong City, actually need some exciting news."
, we need to save ourselves and need a good work to enhance the confidence of the entire Hong Kong people in movies.
Originally, I thought that this movie might be the star of a lonely man and a widowed woman. However, I didn’t expect that the box office did not reach the goal I thought about. Not to mention surpassing Process Long’s two peak movies, even 50 million failed to surpass it.
At best, this can be considered a relatively successful commercial movie.
Therefore, in such a situation, after I saw your script, I think it is a pretty good movie. At this time, if it is done well, it will become a Hong Kong movie.
As a savior, that’s why I found you, Mr. Ye, and I hope that everyone can work together to save the decline of Hong Kong Film.”
Back then, films in Hong Kong City swept across the Asia-Pacific and were known as the Hollywood of the East. But now it seems that this has become history. The loss of a large number of film talents has made it impossible for the entertainment circle in Hong Kong City to revitalize the film market. It is also said now
The moon is getting closer and the sun is setting.
But I believe that as long as Mr. Ye's movie appears, it will at least give everyone a reason to go to the cinema. Therefore, I think we can work together to make this movie."
Xiang Huaqiang also had good intentions. Under such a situation, Ye Ming also nodded and said: "Since Mr. Xiang appreciates this book like this, it is indeed possible for us to cooperate. However, there is
One point, in fact, we at China Film and Television are not very short of money, but we still have a little money to make movies.
If we cooperate, like this, if I pay one-third to Mr. Xiang, the network rights in Hong Kong City will be mine, and the rest will be all Mr. Xiang’s, and the mainland market will be mine. As for overseas copyrights, we
According to the investment share? Moreover, when I make a movie, others cannot force me to be an actor. If Mr. Xiang has anyone to recommend, he can follow the rules, but he will not get any big privileges."
Originally Xiang Huaqiang planned to use half of the investment to cooperate with Ye Ming, but for some reason Ye Ming flatly proposed a third of the investment, which was quite embarrassing.
Seeing Ye Ming's resolute look, Xiang Huaqiang suddenly realized that he was still not very settled with the young man he was facing.
If it comes to money, then under such a situation, Ye Ming is really not short of money. In fact, the financial situation of Huihuang Film and Television is really not very good. Otherwise, at this time, Xiang Hua
Qiang would not come up with this co-production plan.
But now that Ye Ming can agree to give up one-third, then this is already a very good result.
Considering how powerful the script of Infernal Affairs is, Xiang Huaqiang is also very patient about this. He took a gamble that Infernal Affairs is a movie that is destined to become a classic.
Therefore, Xiang Huaqiang finally nodded and said: "Okay, there is no problem with this. Originally, this was a movie about salvation. One-third is one-third. I will ensure the smooth shooting of the movie in all aspects."
, Mr. Ye, if you have any other movie actor candidates, you can tell me. I believe I still have some face in Hong Kong City."
Xiang Huaqiang not only has face, but also has very great face.
If Xiang Huaqiang were to invite people, basically speaking, no one would refuse to participate.
Ye Ming is the director, and Xiang Huaqiang knows very well when to delegate power to whom. If he wants Ye Ming to film a salvation work, he must not restrict Ye Ming's rights. (To be continued)