After the Lantern Festival, the annual Hong Kong Directors Association Spring Tea is the annual Hong Kong Directors Association.

Unlike the atmosphere of celebration last year, although this year's Spring Festival is very happy on the surface, many directors' smiles on their faces are a bit reluctant.

Just in January, the Directors Association passed the election of the new term. At the strong request of everyone, Kang Jianfei agreed to participate in the presidential election, and finally was elected as the president of the association with a very high vote rate of nearly 90%, and Cheng Long and Zhang Tong Group served as vice presidents.

There is no so-called order in the face of danger. The Hong Kong Directors Association is a civil society group that cannot bear the heavy responsibility of saving Hong Kong films. As the president, Kang Jianfei can only provide some benefits at most, or promote more young directors in daily life.

Of course, after Kang Jianfei became the president, the association usually held events, so it was much more prosperous. This director's Spring Tea Conference was held at the Peninsula Hotel, and many reporters were invited to participate.

I don’t know if Kang Jianfei has a great face or the Directors Association has a great face. All the wines of the Chunming Club are sponsored by Peninsula Hotel, which saves a lot of money in the club.

"Mr. Kang, congratulations on the big sale of "Kung Fu"!"

"Mr. Kang, it's time to change to President Kang!"

"Mr. Kang, happy Chinese New Year!"

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As soon as Kang Jianfei appeared, the reporter's camera quickly turned on the flash, and then a large number of directors came forward to greet him.

Huang Baiming ￡ smoked a cigarette and said to Gao Zhisen with a smile: "Can you go over and say hello?"

"Let's go together." Gao Zhisen curled his lips. Although he was a bit unauthorized when he changed jobs, this grudge had already been over the past few years.

Huang Baiming walked in front and shook hands with Kang Jianfei and said, "Mr. Kang, this time "Kung Fu" is a surprise."

Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "The "House of the Great Rich" in Xincheng is also good."

Huang Baiming just smiled. His family knew his family affairs. This time, he and Gao Zhisen made "The Rich House" aimed at making money. He never thought about the plot. He took the script of "Happy Events in Family" as a template, and then everyone piled up scenes in it, and it turned out to be a new New Year film.

After making a polite statement with Huang Baiming, Kang Jianfei shook hands with Gao Zhisen again, and said nothing.

Not long after, Cheng Long appeared, but Sammo Hung never appeared. After Sammo Hung's "One Sword of the City" failed, he only served as a martial arts leader in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Demon Sect Leader" and "East Evil and West Poison". No works have been published until now. Even newspapers and magazines have not appeared with the name of Sammo Hung for a long time. This person seems to have disappeared.

A few minutes later, Kang Jianfei and Cheng Long held their hands together, and the reporter on the scene pressed the shutter crazily.

The two of them didn't say much, but just held their hands and faced the reporters, smiling for them to take photos.

"Kung Fu" and "Drunk Fist 2" have been in full swing since its release, and have been on the air for more than 20 days in a row, gradually widening the box office gap. "Kung Fu" has accumulated a total of 42 million yuan, while "Drunk Fist 2" has just exceeded 3,500 yuan, and Cheng Long lost very simply. The remaining competition depends on the overseas box office.

"Kung Fu" has given Hong Kong audiences too many surprises. The exaggerated comic style is integrated into the kung fu films, and computer special effects are added, which is undoubtedly a breakthrough for kung fu films.

Why has the box office in Hong Kong been in a downturn in the past six months? It is because the audience is tired of watching old-fashioned things. Whoever shoots the film can refresh them will buy whoever they will buy.

Needless to say, the Chunming Club was filled with wine. On the second day after the banquet, Kang Jianfei initiated the first regular meeting after he was elected president of the Directors Association.

The main content of the meeting is that Kang Jianfei established the "Kang Jianfei New Star Guide Foundation" in his personal name. This foundation aims to support new Chinese directors, not just in Hong Kong. Chinese directors around the world can apply for funding assistance. As long as the film plan and script are affirmed, they can obtain funding and technical support from the foundation. The only requirement is that the film copyright belongs to Oriental DreamWorks.

The Hong Kong Directors Association is also one of the foundation's partners. Every year, each association member has a recommended place. Of course, whether it can pass the review in the end depends on the foundation's review team. It is not that any movie can be supported by the foundation, but how far it can be for those bad movies to follow the trend.

Kang Jianfei knew that most of the funds would have to lose money, but as long as one of the 100 new directors supported, one can grow into a big director, which is worth it.

On March 10, "The House of Rich" finally came to an end with a box office of 37.36 million.

On March 16, "Drunk Boxing 2" was released, with a week more screening than "The Rich House" and a box office of 40.97 million.

On March 22, "Kung Fu" ended its screening with a box office of 53.84 million, becoming the box office champion of the 1994 Lunar New Year holiday.

The population of Hong Kong exceeded 6 million last year, and the ticket prices of movies are rising year by year. Although the box office of "Kung Fu" is very high, Kang Jianfei and Zhou Xingchi's fame are not enough, which indirectly shows that the Hong Kong film market is indeed shrinking.

However, the evaluation of "Kung Fu" by various people is surprisingly consistent. In addition to innovation in style and special effects, there are also nostalgic factors.

The Tathagata's magic palm used by the male protagonist in the film is a thing that has been available since the era of Cantonese fragments. The blind man who plays the piano and Zhao Zhiling who plays the wireless boxing are both well-known kung fu actors in the 1960s and 1970s. These alone can evoke many people's old memories.

Some people say that Kang Jianfei's "Kung Fu" is a successful innovation; some people say that "Kung Fu" is a memorial to traditional kung fu films. But no matter what, older audiences like it, and younger audiences also pursue it. The good reputation and super high box office finally gave everyone some confidence.

Someone in "Daily Daily" helped Kang Jianfei binge: "There are four phenomenal people in Hong Kong today. Most of them are famous for actors on Mondays. Their unique actor style impressed the audience. Kang Jianfei is the only director among them. From Kang Jianfei to Hong Kong, this year is the 15th year. In Asia, his name is synonymous with the title, and even Europe and the United States, he still has a large number of fans. With the director's name alone, the film can be released in North American theaters. Only among Asian directors, Kang Jianfei, and even Kurosawa Akira does not have this treatment. If anyone can turn the tide when the Hong Kong films are in a downturn, I think this person is Kang Jianfei."

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After the Lunar New Year, eight major Taiwanese filmmakers began to invest in Hong Kong films again, and several joint ventures in Hong Kong and Taiwan have started filming one after another. This is undoubtedly a shot of a heart-warming shot for the tragic Hong Kong filmmakers.

Of course, some people are pessimistic about the prospects of Hong Kong films, such as Yonggao Film's boss Luo Jiecheng.

Perhaps it was because Kang Jianfei brought about a very powerful butterfly effect. Boss Luo announced that Yonggao Film Company had stopped production and disbanded Yonggao Cinema, a year earlier than the original time and space.

Kang Jianfei's Oriental DreamWorks still maintains a certain amount of products and plans to shoot 12 movies this year. Some low-cost films will most likely fail, but fortunately, Oriental Entertainment Distribution Company also brings videotape production and distribution business, and the box office is insufficient, so you can earn it back through other ways.

Hong Kong now produces as many as 300 films per year, but less than 200 films can be released in cinemas. There are a large number of low-cost films that go directly to the videotape channel, and there are even companies that specialize in videotape filming. These small film companies can also make money.

Although it would not be a loss, Kang Jianfei was still depressed when he received the financial report of DreamWorks last year. In terms of movie box office, the box office revenue in Hong Kong fell by a full third; as for the overseas box office, the global box office of "Jurassic Park" was too awesome, and the overseas box office of DreamWorks in 1993 was not of reference value.

In contrast to the bleak Hong Kong box office market, Hong Kong's stock market and real estate market are still soaring, and the Hang Seng Index has already exceeded 12,000 points. This number is a bit outrageous. Kang Jianfei's fund has been withdrawn, and more Hong Kong citizens who usually do not trade stocks are attracted to the stock market by the overwhelming news of the bullish stock market.

In order to alert the unreasonable citizens, Phoenix Channel decided to replay "The Great Era"...

The annual Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony is about to be held, but Kang Jianfei does not pay attention to the Academy Awards or the explosive Hong Kong stocks. He plans to set off again to the mainland to get the construction of a film and television city in the mainland, and then go to the capital to see women such as Li Zhi and Gong Li.

Last fall, Lan Jieying and Ye Zimei gave birth to a son and a daughter for Kang Jianfei, and Zhao Yazhi would give birth again in a few months.

What Kang Jianfei did not expect was that he had only been in the capital for a week last year. Li Zhi, Fu Yiwei, He Qing and Tao Huimin were all over the place. Only Gong Li was pride-free when living in the Prince's Mansion of Guo County.

The strength of this seed machine is getting stronger and stronger! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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