Compared with the same period last year, Hong Kong's local box office this year is even more sluggish, with the total box office falling by nearly one-third, and the number of viewers returning to the level in 1982.

Even if Kang Jianfei came forward to mediate, Taiwanese film merchants did not repeatedly ask the Taiwan authorities to fully release American film copies, but they still could not stop the sunset of Hong Kong films. The ultimate problem is that Hong Kong's film industry system is chaotic and Hong Kong films are showing a disorderly development state.

At the beginning of this year, knowledgeable people in the Hong Kong film industry jointly wrote a letter again, requiring the Hong Kong government to set up a film bureau to regulate the production and distribution of Hong Kong films. Then the Hong Kong government was busy making trouble with the Chinese government and ignored such trivial matters.

It's ridiculous to say that the "Oriental Hollywood" is a Hong Kong film marketing around the world, and Hong Kong doesn't even have a film bureau.

This year's Hong Kong movie summer season, there is no longer any war. The enemies of major production companies and theaters are not their competitors, but the decreasing audience.

The most eye-catching thing is the Universal Asia Film Company established by Lin Jianyue and Johnson. As soon as the opening work "I Have a Date with Spring", it attracted crazy praise from film critics and audiences, and the box office of this film has also risen.

"I Have a Date with Spring" did not invite stars, and all the actors are newcomers who graduated from the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. The main reason for their good results is that it was already well-known in Hong Kong before it was released.

It itself is a stage play, telling a story from the 1960s. It was performed at the Hong Kong Hall in Central two years ago and was immediately popular in Hong Kong. Now, Huan Asia invited Gao Zhisen to be the director and turned the stage play into a movie. The original cast was invited to star in it, which naturally attracted countless audiences to enter the cinema.

After "I Have a Date with Spring" was released in Yonggao Theater, the box office was second only to "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves" starring Zhang Guorong and Yuan Yongyi, and temporarily ranked second in the box office during the summer season.

By the way, in the three years since the establishment of the Yonggao Cinema Line, Roger Cheng has lost more than 100 million yuan in total. In June this year, Roger Cheng sold the Yonggao Cinema Line to a car dealer boss and successfully found the takeover.

As for the movie "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves", it was produced by Huang Baiming's Xincheng Film Company and won the first round of this summer, with a local box office of more than 29 million.

The films released at the same time include "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" directed by Yuan Kui and starring Li Lianjie, Zhong Liti and Zheng Zeshi.

The producer of this movie is nominally Jiahe, but the production team is all Li Lianjie's Zhengdong Film Company.

The actor contract signed by Li Lianjie and Kang Jianfei has expired long ago. Two years ago, he accepted investment from Taiwan Yang Dengkui and established Zhengdong Film Company, and successively produced top-notch movies such as "Fang Shiyu" and "Who Contends with the Battle".

Unfortunately, since last year, Taiwanese film companies have reduced their investment in Hong Kong films, and Li Lianjie has no funds for filming. He was embarrassed to go back and ask Kang Jianfei for help, so he simply accepted the olive branch from Jiahe to shoot "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" for Jiahe.

As early as when the filming of "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard" started, the senior executives of Oriental Entertainment's agency had already regarded Li Lianjie as a traitor - you can help Taiwanese filmmakers shoot movies, but you can't forgive you for filming for Jiahe.

Whether it is Li Lianjie or Jiahe's Zou Wenhuai, they all have high expectations for "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard". However, the result after its release is surprising. Although the reputation of this film is very good, its box office is only half of that of "I Have a Date with Spring", which is only 11 million.

Oriental DreamWorks' "Urban Love" is a bit disappointing, with director Liu Zhenwei and starring Li Ming, Wu Mengda and Wu Qianlian. Although it is a low-cost urban romance film, the box office of 9.9 million is still a bit too much, ranking last among the works of several major film companies.

Even "Heaven and Earth" produced by Liu Dehua's Sky Company has a box office of more than 1 million yuan higher than "Urban Love".

This is the situation of the first round of films this summer. Among the major film companies in Hong Kong, Huang Baiming's New City Films is the first, Lin Jianyue's World Asian Films is the second, Zou Wenhuai's Jiahe is the third, and Kang Jianfei's Oriental Dream Factory is the last.

This situation has made some media hostile to Kang Jianfei very popular. This is the worst achievement of Oriental DreamWorks in important periods in more than ten years since its establishment.

Some pessimistic industry insiders believe that Hong Kong films are completely useless. Even the movies of Oriental DreamWorks are dying, which is the most direct reflection of the decline of Hong Kong films. This year's summer film season is really deserted.

At this time (at the end of July and early August), the second round of the summer season began to be released one after another, with four main works -

First, "The Tiger in Wan Chai in Drunk and Dreaming and Death".

This is the last movie invested by Yonggao Company Roger Cheng. The reality is Chen Yaoxing, the tiger of Wan Chai, one of the five tigers in New Yian. Chen Yaoxing was killed at the end of last year and even involved Anita Mui. Some say that Xiang Huaqiang's manipulation behind it, and some say that it has something to do with Kang Jianfei, but it has a big trouble anyway.

Roger Cheng made this movie just to make money by using popularity. This guy used to be friends with Chen Yaoxing.

Second, "The King of Western Chu".

This film is invested by Taiwanese filmmakers, directed and produced by Hong Kong people, and co-produced by three places filmed in mainland China. The starring lineup is still very strong, including Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Guan Zhilin and Lu Liangwei, both in the mainland and Hong Kong markets.

Third, "A Brilliant Future".

Produced by Xiang Huaqiang's Yongsheng Film Company, director Chen Jiashang, starring Zhang Guorong, Liang Jiahui, and Guan Zhilin, a small-cost urban comedy romance film. The budget is basically spent on the three starring actors.

Fourth, "Face Change"!

The background of this movie is a bit cool.

Oriental DreamWorks, co-produced by Oriental Film Company (USA) and Paramount Pictures, directed by Wu Yusen, written by Kang Jianfei, starring Zhou Runfa, Nicholas Cage, Yang Ziqiong, Zhou Jialing, and Zhongshan Ninja (RB cute girl).

This is a blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million Hong Kong dollars, with weird face-changing techniques, identity exchanges between the right and villain, as well as unconventional plots, and popular fighting scenes. It must have depth, the picture must have pictures, and the plot must have plots. No matter ordinary audiences or professional film critics, it cannot find its shortcomings.

Most of the characters' dialogues in "Face Change" use English, and only a few of them use Cantonese. However, this cannot resist the enthusiasm of citizens to watch movies, and the box office score in the first week exceeded 10 million mark.

The films released at the same time had a box office of "Wan Chai Tiger" in the first week, only 3.8 million, "The King of Western Chu" had a box office of 4.61 million, and "The Bright Future" had a box office of 5.3 million, which was completely crushed by Wu Yusen's "Face Change".

The media that just now criticized Oriental DreamWorks, had many pen tips and praised Kang Jianfei.

And what is Kang Jianfei doing?

He is busy opening the Internet. This thing is the first in the world and many details need to be guided by Kang Jianfei himself.
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