Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 190 Plan to Suppress Mainland Filmmakers

After the great success of "Tokyo Raiders", he had high hopes for "Hancheng Raiders" and even invested a lot of money in it.

Unexpectedly, the movie flopped at the box office in Hong Kong, grossing less than 900 million Hong Kong dollars.

The last hope was the box office in mainland China, but it was banned.

Now Ma Chucheng has returned to the time before liberation overnight, with his net worth shrunk to only one tenth of its original value.

The joyful atmosphere just now disappeared in an instant.

Chen Kexin didn't say anything, Wu Junru was comforting him softly, Lin Zhilin looked curious, and only Zeng Zhiwei was still shouting: "Is Anle's Jiang Zhiqiang a failure? He has been bullied like this, and he has no means of fighting back?"

Zeng Zhiwei was very indignant. It was always the Hong Kong people who bullied the northern girls from the mainland. When did it become the Hong Kong people who had to suffer?

At this time, Hong Kong Island has always looked down on the mainland because of the huge income gap between the two places.

Even the truck drivers from Hong Kong are considered wealthy when they come to the mainland, and almost every one of them has a mistress in Shenzhen.

There are even many communities near the port that are nicknamed "mistress" communities because most of the residents in the community are mistresses kept by Hong Kong truck drivers.

"Pujie, stop crying here. If you are bullied, you should fight back. Don't you understand this principle?"

Zeng Zhiwei was also very angry about Ma Chucheng's attitude and his lack of fighting spirit.

He has a special status in the Hong Kong film industry, and few people can make him angry.

Well, except Boss Yang...

Zeng Zhiwei felt very embarrassed. It was he who came up with the idea last time, but he didn't expect it to have the opposite effect.

I didn’t expect that the young people in mainland China would take a hard approach and ban the movie.

Although Ma Chucheng did not complain openly, every word he said seemed to be blaming him, which made it difficult for a big boss like him to save face.

"What is going on?" During the break, Wu Yusen finally found the opportunity to ask questions.

"It's Ah Cheng. He was targeted by a mainland scoundrel. That scoundrel has some influence in the mainland. The movie he made was banned in the mainland."

After hearing what Zeng Zhiwei said, Wu Yusen said nothing, but his eyes changed slightly.

Before he went to Hollywood, the mainland's film market could not even be called a market in the eyes of Hong Kong and Taiwan. It was backward in many ways, and the box office sales were not high. It was simply like a chicken rib.

But in recent years, I heard that there is a trend of emergence, and there are even several movies with box office of over 100 million yuan.

But he didn't expect that it was so powerful that it could ban Hong Kong movies?
Zeng Zhiwei was still mumbling there, and Wu Yusen winked at Lin Zhilin, who immediately used her cute words to change the subject in just a few words.

Although Zeng Zhiwei appears to be silly, he is actually very smart and knows exactly what is going on.

However, he didn't want to continue this topic, so he pretended to be attracted.

It's really a bit depressing.

In their hearts, Hong Kong movies are the best and those mainland movies can’t even catch up.

But no matter how awesome it is, it has never grossed over 100 million yuan.

But there are already several billion-dollar movies in mainland China.

He has also seen those billion-dollar box office movies, but he really can't see what's so special about them. However, their box office is ridiculously high.

This made him feel frustrated.

With Lin Chi-lin's coquettish voice, the dinner finally ended and everyone left.

"Asen, you haven't been back for a long time, I'll treat you to a sauna~"

"Okay."

Sauna is originated from Finland. Both names are transliterations, but it is called sauna in mainland China and sauna in Taiwan.

In the steam room, the two met each other naked.

There was no one else around, and Zeng Zhiwei was still picking out the good things to say to Wu Yusen: "Ah Sen, among so many people who ventured into Hollywood, you are the one who did the best. Ringo Lam and Tsui Hark are back. I heard that Fa Zai is not doing well there either, but that mainlander who failed has made a name for himself there..."

Wu Yusen knew that the mainlander he was talking about was Jet Li, and smiled slightly, "Jet is indeed somewhat well-known over there, but in terms of fame, he is not as famous as Jackie, but Jacket has also been a little out of fashion in the past two years."

Jet refers to Jet Li and Jacket refers to Jacket Long.

After a pause, he added: "Fa Zai, I don't know whether to say he is lucky or unlucky."

Zeng Zhiwei was curious: "What's wrong?"

"Fa Zai went to Hollywood in 95, but couldn't find any movies to act in, and refused to come back until 98, when I happened to take on the role of producer of "Blood Still Hot" and asked him to be the male lead.

Unfortunately, he was unlucky. "Blood Still Hot" flopped, and the subsequent "Fighting on the Edge" also flopped.

There are very few opportunities for trial and error in Hollywood. After one failure, or at most two failures, Hollywood will close its door to you forever. Ringo Lam and Tsui Hark are the best examples.

Logically, in this situation, Fa Zai could only go back to Hong Kong, but at this moment, his luck burst out again.

Fox has launched the A-level project "Anna and the King", and the male lead in it needs to be an Asian, and Fa Zai is undoubtedly the most suitable one.

It was an A-level production, which many people would never get to experience in their lifetime, but Fa Zai actually had the chance to do so, and his opposite was Jodie Foster.

Unfortunately, the play still flopped.”

"Later, Fa Zai returned to Hong Kong to develop his career, and was lucky enough to catch up with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The director of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee, initially chose Jet Li, but Li Zhi was pregnant at the time, so Jet Li turned down all the roles, and Fa Zai got a great bargain for nothing.

No one expected that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon would win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and Fa Zai became popular again and returned to the Hollywood spotlight. "To be honest, I envy Fa Zai's luck. I messed up the A-level production Windtalkers in Hollywood, and the box office of Memento Mori, which I directed last year, was not ideal. Now no one wants me to make a movie, so I returned to Hong Kong."

Zeng Zhiwei didn't expect Wu Yusen to expose his shortcomings, and he didn't know how to respond.

He originally wanted to use the example of Jet Li to convince Wu Yusen to join him in speaking out against mainland filmmakers.

Even though he always looks silly on the screen, he is actually very difficult to get along with.

Zhang Chen made him lose such a huge amount of face, how could he possibly swallow this anger so quietly?

Wu Yusen seemed to understand what he meant, and turned around and asked, "Ah Wei, you seem to hate mainland filmmakers."

Zeng Zhiwei did not hide it and nodded: "The mainland has developed very quickly in the past two years, and those losers have become arrogant and arrogant. This time they actually bullied everyone. I just can't stand it. When it comes to movies, Hong Kong is the best."

He is a staunch supporter of Greater Hong Kong.

I thought Wu Yusen would say something, but unexpectedly, the latter just smiled after hearing his remarks.

Zeng Zhiwei keenly caught something: "Asen, tell me the truth, do you also dislike those mainlanders?"

Wu Yusen didn't say yes or no, but said: "You are right. The mainland has developed very fast in the past two years. When I came back this time, I found that it was completely different from when I left. They actually had a movie with a box office of 100 million yuan, and not just one. This is all your fault~"

Zeng Zhiwei was shocked: "Our negligence?"

Wu Yusen had a gloomy expression, and seemed a little disappointed with his friend.

"What did the rise of Hong Kong films rely on? Isn't it commercial films? Now the mainland has also started to make commercial films, and it looks like they will soon surpass us. As the president of the Hong Kong Artist Association, don't you have a sense of crisis?"

Wu Yusen's words simply stunned Zeng Zhiwei.

"I...what can I do?"

"Stop the rise of the mainland film industry."

"You make it sound so easy, but how can I stop it by myself?"

"Of course you can't do it alone, but what if you add me, and what if you add other Hong Kong filmmakers?"

"you……"

Zeng Zhiwei suddenly seemed to not recognize his old friend in front of him.

Wu Yusen didn't care at all that this side of himself was discovered by his old friend:

"Don't be surprised. I'm just a little anxious. Mainland movies are a bit like Hollywood decades ago. If we don't curb it, once it really rises, the film industries of Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and even the entire Southeast Asia will become its vassals. Then we will be the sinners of Hong Kong movies..."

Zeng Zhiwei felt that Wu Yusen's words were not aimless: "Then tell me, what can we do?"

“It’s simple: suppress mainland film practitioners.

They want to promote their own stars, so we suppress their stars; they want to make commercial films, so we suppress their commercial films..."

Zeng Zhiwei's eyes lit up: "Tell me more about it~"

"The specific operation is a bit complicated. I can give you an example. For example, if they want to focus on training a certain star, we will invite this star to play a supporting role in a Hong Kong film. After a few times, the audience will have a fixed perception that the status of mainland stars is not as good as that of Hong Kong Island. In this way, Hong Kong Island actors will always be able to suppress mainland actors..."

"But their company won't agree."

Wu Yusen smiled confidently: "Don't worry, they have just entered this industry and don't understand these things at all. By the time they don't understand, it will be too late to save the situation."

Zeng Zhiwei thought it seemed feasible, and Wu Yusen continued: "Also, we must not allow their commercial films to develop. We must give everyone the impression that when it comes to commercial films, only Hong Kong filmmakers can handle it."

Zeng Zhiwei understood immediately: "To harm others is to benefit oneself. There are only so many bosses willing to invest in movies. Once their commercial films become popular, who will invest in Hong Kong and Taiwan movies?"

“Yes, it’s good that you understand this.

Hong Kong movies are good, and all Hong Kong filmmakers can make money.

Hong Kong movies are not good, and all Hong Kong directors, actors, and behind-the-scenes staff can't make any money.

But it is definitely not enough for us to do this alone, so we need to unite more Hong Kong filmmakers.”

"Leave this matter to me. Those who have grudges against the mainland, such as Ma Chucheng, can be brought in."

"You don't have to be so extreme. Just explain the truth to them and everyone will know what to choose."

Wu Yusen's vision is much bigger than Zeng Zhiwei's.

Zeng Zhiwei's eyes lit up. He felt that he was involved in something great, just like in the movie "October Besieged". He was protecting Hong Kong.

"Should we have a name for this plan?"

"How about calling it 'Plan to Suppress Mainland Filmmakers'?"

"I feel very good."

"Who is our first target then?"

"This is easy. Look at what Ma Chucheng was like when we were having dinner today. Didn't Zhang Chen say he wanted to make a commercial film? Our first goal is to destroy him."

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Asking for monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)