When things were busy over there, Chen Qi was not idle either.
He wrote a long article and published it in Wenhui Po.
"Cheng Long's transformation has been successful, "Plan A" has become a hit in Japan, and he has officially established his status as an Asian superstar. The price of his overseas copyrights will get higher and higher, but if the baseline is there, it won't be too outrageous.
The Japanese copyright is between 3 million and 5 million U.S. dollars, the Korean one is between 1 million and 2 million U.S. dollars, the Taiwanese one is between 5 and 8 million Hong Kong dollars, and the small size of Singapore and Malaysia is not included... Based on this calculation, a Cheng Long film
It can be sold for about 50 million Hong Kong dollars. And the salary for his next film is at least 8 million, and the total production fee can be more than 10 million. OK, Jiahe can still afford it.
But remuneration and production fees, just like Chairman Tong's age, will only increase higher and higher.
When Cheng Long's salary reached 20 million and the production fee reached 50 million, overseas copyrights could no longer be sustained. To be precise, the Asian market could no longer sustain it.
Some people may think that my inference is illogical. Let’s take a simple look and find out.
"Plan A" only took in 19 million at the box office in Hong Kong, which is much lower than "The Five Lucky Stars". Is the latter better than the former? Not necessarily, but the latter has more stars, more jokes, salty jokes, and is more suitable for the locals.
appetite.
Action + comedy + saltiness + all-star cast will become a must-win formula within 10 years.
Cheng Long’s style dictates that he can only play the leading role, so how to launch it in the market? Only by making the film bigger, with big scenes, big actions, and big explosions can the audience’s appetite be satisfied. 20 million was invested in this one, and the next one will definitely be invested.
More and more, until the profits become less and less and you end up with a loss.
Cheng Long lacks influence in Europe and the United States, so entering the European and American markets as soon as possible is the most urgent issue. In addition to the Western mainland market, it is also a good choice. Although it is not open to the outside world now, reform will always go through a process.
This is also the future of the Hong Kong film industry. Star remuneration and production fees are increasing year by year. When the internal and external markets cannot support the costs, Hong Kong films will die! It is the last word to find a way out as soon as possible.
Since the Sino-British negotiations, the return of Hong Kong is the general trend.
Hong Kong film has been constrained by Taiwan for decades, and it’s time to come to an end. I suggest that the Liberty Federation be disbanded, and that Chairman Tong retire and return to Taiwan to farm, so that he can enjoy his old age in peace..."
In the past, everyone would have laughed: That mainland guy has gone crazy again!
Nowadays, the environment is delicate. As Chen Qi said, even a fool can see that Hong Kong will definitely return, so what should we do?
It was also the first time that Chen Qi publicly said in a newspaper that the Free Trade Union should go away and that there is hope for the mainland market. He shouted publicly because he wanted the whole of Hong Kong to know so that this year's project could be implemented.
After shouting, he sent letters to various companies.
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Free Association.
Tong Yuejuan, who is one year older, is already 70 years old, which is nothing. Historically, she retired at the age of 79 and moved to Canada. She still has relatives and friends in Shanghai, but she has always refused to return to Shanghai. She had to go back in her later years to accept her relatives and friends.
take care of.
He finally died in Shanghai Hospital at the age of 89.
The ashes were transported to Taiwan and buried.
After reading Chen Qi's article, the old lady couldn't help but scold her like this, but she was too lazy to fight back. It was a bit of a show-off. She couldn't even scold her, and she couldn't win in a fight. She only relied on the Taiwan market to save a little face.
"Dong dong dong!"
"President, Debao's people are here!"
"Please come in quickly!"
Not long after, two people came in, one was Hong Jinbao, and the other was a strange-looking curly man wearing glasses, named Cen Jianxun, who were the two bosses of Debao.
99% of the Hong Kong entertainment industry are fence-sitters, and only 1% have a true political stance, such as Feng Suifan, who strongly supports the Kuomintang, and Shun Jianxun.
During the June 7th turmoil, Cen Jianxun went out on the streets and read the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist Selections, and was arrested 13 times a year. But in the 1970s, he joined the Trotskyists, which refers to the "Trotskyist" faction. Specifically,
No explanation.
In short, they are against Hong Kong British and against the mainland.
Because of this, Shun Jianxun was blacklisted by the mainland and could not even get a return permit. Later, the ban was lifted and Dadi Cinemas was founded in the mainland. It has nearly 1,000 theaters and is one of the largest theater chains in the mainland.
He is very talented, has a unique vision for movies, and has management skills.
Pan Disheng pulled Hong Jinbao, and Shun Jianxun founded Debao. Shun Jianxun was already the boss, and he did not talk about his political stance. Today he and Hong Jinbao came here to pay homage to the dock.
"Mr. Pan has financial resources, and you two are both leaders in the film industry. It is a perfect match. Debao is a new company, but I believe it will not be long before it becomes famous in Hong Kong."
"Thank you, President, for your kindness and your kind words."
Debao released its first film in February, and the response was mediocre. They were not in a hurry, and the lineup was ready.
Tong Yuejuan was very happy. There was Legendary Pictures in the past and Debao in the latter. The two new companies had great potential. The right wing's momentum was declining and they were in urgent need of new blood. She immediately made a promise to support Debao and so on.
At the end, she suddenly asked: "I heard that the mainlander sent you a letter again?"
"Yes!"
"What does he want to do again?"
Hong Jinbao paused, thinking that Tong Yuejuan could also know it from other channels, so he simply told the truth: "He sent an invitation, asking everyone to participate in the short film shooting of the Olympic Games."
"Hmph! What a plan! There is a mainland delegation and a Taiwan delegation in this Olympics. That guy wants to make a fuss. How do you respond?"
"Of course Debao won't participate!"
"It's good not to participate. When you make a movie, you just make a movie. Don't get involved in other things."
Hong Jinbao rolled his eyes, who doesn’t want to just make movies, but you still ask me to go to Kinmen to work in the army, do I dare not to go?
The two presented the donation and resigned.
Debao is currently preparing a movie called "The Owl and Dumbo", starring Kim Bo Hung and George Lam. This is the movie they expect to win at the box office. After filming is completed, it will be released at Golden Harvest Cinemas.
The two returned to the company.
Pan Disheng is also there, and there is a tall young woman beside him, it is Yang Ziqiong, she has signed a contract with Debao.
"Michelle (Yang Ziqiong's English name) is learning Cantonese and Mandarin. She is making rapid progress and is fully qualified for the role."
"When I was filming, there were a lot of things I didn't understand, so I'll leave it to you two!" Yang Ziqiong said with a smile.
"Miss Yang is pretty, can dance, and is born to be a star."
Hong Jinbao praised it, but he didn't agree with it. The big boss chases women! Yang Ziqiong will play a supporting role in "The Owl and Dumbo". She used to speak English.
Later, we talked about the Olympic short film.
Pan Disheng was very disdainful. He was rich, but he looked down on the film industry, and he didn't care about Chen Qi. He said: "Don't pay attention. I've heard of this guy doing dirty tricks. His tricks are of no use to me.
I'm in business, so it's OK if you make good films!"
However, Shun Jianxun admired Chen Qi very much and said: "This person is different. He is one step ahead of the Hong Kong film industry. He can do well internally and can really go overseas."
"It's just one or two films! I read his article, and he talked a lot, as if he can bring all Hong Kong filmmakers to the United States for development? Do you think he has the ability?"
"If he is nominated for an Oscar and wins, he will be quite famous in the United States. It is impossible to take all of Hong Kong with him, but he only needs to fly out with a few people, and the rest will follow suit," Shun Jianxun said.
"Let's talk about it after we get the Oscar!" Pan Disheng shrugged.
Cen Jianxun was too lazy to argue with him. This person just wanted to use movies to promote his brand, not love. Now he had a woman to support him. However, he also needed to use the stage to perform, so he had to endure it first.
…
Hong Jinbao did not get involved in this topic.
He stayed for a while and then left, driving to Jiahe.
Zou Wenhuai also received the invitation letter and was quite helpless: "He is so capable of causing trouble. What kind of short film does he make for the Olympics? What does it have to do with us?"
“I heard that China’s first gold medal may be born?”
"So what? Just refuse it."
"But Hong Kong's return is almost a foregone conclusion. Should we change our attitude?"
Chapter completed!