Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 126 Ma Xun! The real winner!
"Breaking news! 'Wind and Cloud' has already surpassed 3000 million at the box office!"

"'Storm of Fury' has already secured its place as the number one Hong Kong film of the year!"

"Excellent works continue to appear! But Golden Harvest has a fire in its backyard!"

“The Tseung Kwan O land parcel is being fiercely contested!”

"Industry insiders have long estimated that the Tseung Kwan O plot will fetch at least HK$20 billion!"

The box office performance of "Feng Yun" far exceeded industry expectations.

The 3000 million mark was easily broken through.

It can be said that this is a psychological barrier.

The whole of Hong Kong was originally known as the Hollywood of the East.

So far this year, only this one movie has achieved this feat.

Even Ah Xing's "The Lucky Guy" failed at the 2700 million mark.

"Feng Yun" was not favored before it was released.

Even after the cast list came out, many Hong Kong people were cursing.

Isn’t this Young and Dangerous traveling to the world of Fengyun?

There is also the issue of the heroine.

Why is it a female star from mainland China who is playing the role?
In fact, Hao Ling had previously gained great popularity in Hong Kong with "Tai Chi Master".

Also, this time the casting used the comic audition model.

In short, her votes are indeed super high.

There was no controversy at the time.

Moreover, if you look closely, there are not many outstanding young actresses in Hong Kong now.

Hao Ling is a top student at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. He debuted a little late, but his rise to fame was astonishingly fast.

Therefore, those who criticize this point are basically actresses or female artists from Hong Kong.

This is sour.

Male movie fans in Hong Kong couldn't stand it anymore.

Arguing with these sour Hong Kong girls on the Internet.

"How can you compare yourself to mainland Chinese actresses? They are fair and beautiful."

"Forget about Hao Ling, even Bing Bing is better than you."

"Personally, I think Bingbing is the most beautiful in this drama. She looks like she stepped out of a comic book."

The words typed on the Internet in Hong Kong are a bit strange, but they roughly mean the same thing.

In fact, compared with male stars, the problem of lack of female stars in Hong Kong is even greater now.

It seems that only Yang Gongru can hold on. The others are either singers who have changed careers but are already quite old, or they are just staying in TVB.

Of course, these are just minor incidents.

For now, "Feng Yun" is really popular.

Aiming for a box office of 4000 million Hong Kong dollars.

And it is logical that such a movie would become a big hit.

The producer is Golden Harvest Film Company, so the business situation must be very good.

But in fact, it's just the opposite!
Judging from this movie, at most Golden Harvest Cinemas made money.

Moreover, Jiahe is now in a tough battle!

The competition for the land in Tseung Kwan O has entered the final, white-hot stage!
……

"Everyone! The last bid was actually tied! This is so weird."

"I guess the Hong Kong government actually wants to give Golden Harvest a chance!"

"That makes sense! Our offer can't possibly be lower than theirs!"

At the beginning, the company that had the deepest conflict with Golden Harvest was Yongsheng.

And this deep place is...

Yongsheng has interfered too much in "Feng Yun" this time.

Judging from the movie's lineup.

Basically, they are all from Yongsheng.

It seems that Shinichi Chiba was the only one invited by Golden Harvest.

After all, Golden Harvest actually has many ways to use Japanese actors.

Yasuaki Kurata, Yukari Oshima, etc.

Shinichi Chiba has expressed many times before that he wants to develop in Hong Kong.

He actually has a very high status in the Japanese entertainment industry.

Even his own disciple Hiroyuki Sanada is currently a top star in Japan.

But in Japan, it is really difficult for actors to make money because the pay is too low.

Apart from this person, the main creators of "Feng Yun", from the director to the actors, are basically all from Yongsheng.

This is of course prone to contradictions!
In fact, some industry insiders have analyzed that Golden Harvest still wants to use the same old trick to get the biggest share from "Feng Yun".

Long Wu refused to give in and even brought in forces from the mainland.

Thus, Jiahe's offensive was blocked.

After that, the conflict escalated.

Now the movie is released and it is such a success at the box office.

The contradiction is irreconcilable.

Of course, Long Wu didn’t say these things, but how could the Seven Monsters of Cinema City not see them?
After they joined, they immediately raised the banner of the Anti-Golden Harvest Alliance.

Later, ATV and TVB also joined in.

There are also technical companies such as Xiantao.

At this point, the strength of the anti-Jiahe alliance has become increasingly powerful.

However, neither ATV nor TVB wants to come to the forefront.

So, now the ones who have the final say in the alliance are the Seven Monsters of Cinema City.

Regarding this situation... Fatty Wang is very happy!

He was the one who was causing trouble from the very beginning.

The director of "Feng Yun", Liu Weiqiang, and a large group of Young and Dangerous actors are all Wang Pangzi's people.

While filming was going on, Fatty Wang was secretly doing something.

He provoked a conflict between his boss Long Wu and Zou Chongheng.

After all, everyone worked so hard to make "Young and Dangerous", but in the end the lion's share of the profits went to Golden Harvest.

What’s even more unbearable is that… many people are cursing.

You make Young and Dangerous movies and corrupt children!

This infamy was taken by Fatty Wang and his gang!
I didn't make any money, but I got scolded a lot.

No one can stand this!

It has developed to this point... it’s great!

Fatty Wang happened to be invisible, but when it came time to give advice, he had to be clear and unambiguous.

"Oh no! I told you before that we need to add at least 5000 million! But you guys just wouldn't listen! Now we're in trouble!"

"5000 million? Where do they get so much money?"

"However, adding 5000 million doesn't seem to be of much use. How about adding another million?"

"Holy crap! You said 100 million, so that's 100 million?"

"How about we go talk to Uncle Six again?"

"You idiots! Just be quick! 21 billion!"

We hadn’t gotten the 20 billion before.

Is it okay to report 21 billion now?

Fatty Wang likes to add fuel to the fire.

"Sixth Uncle will definitely pay! If he doesn't, then we can just sell the bid to Jiahe at this price."

what?
And this kind of operation?

However, when the Seven Monsters of Cinema City thought about it... this was actually forcing the emperor to abdicate.

What it relies on is TVB's hatred towards Golden Harvest.

Then let’s make it 21 billion!

……

"Mr. Ma! Success!"

"Oh, you haven't been exposed, have you?"

"Of course! Now all of Hong Kong knows that it was a conspiracy orchestrated by the Seven Devils of Cinema City, and TVB ended up paying the bill for 22 billion Hong Kong dollars."

"Fatty Jing, you're really good at this!"

“It’s all thanks to Mr. Ma’s wise leadership.”

"You fatty, you've only been in the mainland for a short time, how did you learn all this?"

"You never stop learning. Besides, it's almost the same in Hong Kong. In my eyes, there is really no difference between calling someone a boss and calling someone a leader."

Don’t mention it, you really don’t mention it, Fatty Wang has learned the essence.

However, at this point, Golden Harvest suffered a great loss.

Ma Xun secretly won a great victory!

On the surface, it was Cinema City that successfully took revenge and TVB got the land.

Fatty Wang, ATV, etc., are all considered to be riding in the car and waving flags and cheering.

In fact, the ones who benefited the most were Ma Xun and Fatty Wang.

Ma Xun bought the rights to adapt the TV series "Feng Yun" for free.

Although he agreed to invest 5000 million, Ma Xun had plenty of ways to replace this investment with other things.

Also, Jiahe’s failure this time is equivalent to the end of its last hope.

To put it bluntly, there is no hematopoietic mechanism.

Without a studio, filming would be greatly restricted. Then, they could only rely on their previous capital.

Ma Xun doesn't need to worry anymore.

Just wait and see, Zou Chongheng will come to him and sell the copyrights of Golden Harvest's old movies.

At that time, he only needs to buy it at a bargain price.

In fact, apart from the copyrights of old movies, Golden Harvest’s most valuable asset is its cinema chain.

Ma Xun still doesn't need to be anxious, and he doesn't have the strength to eat it now.

So he simply didn't go to Hong Kong.

Just remotely control Fatty Wang and collect various information online.

In fact, let’s take a macro look at this war now.

It can be called the battle for the Tseung Kwan O land.

The real competitors are Golden Harvest and TVB.

And the roles played by people like Ma Xun and Wang Pangzi...

It's like two opponents with equal strength.

They were originally all 'ten'.

Then who has an extra 'one'.

Whoever wins is the winner.

It was this "one" that Zou Chongheng borrowed from Ma Xun.

But her doing so also means that Jiahe will most likely find it difficult to borrow money from the bank again.

So, Ma Xun was completely certain when he was in Shunfeng.

Jiahe is bound to fail.

That's why he pressed against Cherie Chung against the wall.

He was just acting.

Especially that dragon claw hand.

At that time, Ma Xun looked like a lecherous and wealthy boss.

After performing like this, Zou Zhongheng and Zhong Chuhong no longer had any suspicion of him.

How could such a lustful, uncouth and rude man be the mastermind behind this?

However, to be honest, Cherie Chung is not a mother to the wrong child.

Ma Xun not only hid himself very deeply, but also took advantage of many things.

As for TVB's 22 billion, that's million more.

On the one hand, Uncle Six is showing off his strength...telling the world, I still have ammunition!

On the other hand, it is also a reward for the Seven Monsters of New Art City and Fatty Wang and others.

In fact, even if Ma Xun didn't take the 10 million back, he would still have made a lot of money.

But now, you, Fatty Jing, can’t even get back 15 million.

You fat guy, you should decide for yourself.

At this point, Ma Xun has achieved the ultimate victory.

And Fatty Wang mentioned another thing.

"Mr. Ma, I discovered a novel in Taiwan a while ago. It's very interesting."

"Oh?" Ma Xun knew what the fat man was talking about as soon as he heard it, but he still had to express his surprise in a tone.

"It's called 'First Intimate Contact' and I think it's great! It's really popular on the internet right now!"

“So you plan to make it into a movie?”

"Of course! Is Mr. Ma interested?"

"Of course I'm not interested in this new stuff... Wait a minute, let me check... Oh, it's Dancing Lightly, right?"

"Yes, that's right! That's it... Oh, Mr. Ma is also surfing the Internet."

"Fatty Jing, do you think I'm some kind of antique?"

"I'm sorry! Please forgive me, Mr. Ma!"

"Okay, I'm not such a stingy guy. But I think this Qingwu Feiyang can be used to do something."

"I get it! A talent show, right?"

"Fatty Jing, you are indeed smart."

"Thank you for the compliment! This draft certainly needs a big shot to take charge."

Ma Xun performed it again, and the result was pretty good.

The project of "First Close Contact" was basically finalized.

This IP is really valuable.

Even though Fatty Wang didn't make a good movie, a TV series version was later made.

In the TV series, the Queen of the Kingdom of Women plays the role of a dancing mother.

One can't help but sigh that he was born at the wrong time.

If Zhu Lin was younger, it would have been great for her to play the role of Qing Wu Fei Yang.

Well...if we were to hold a 'Dancing Lightly' talent show, we could invite Zhu Lin to be a judge, and then recommend her to Fatty Wang to play the mother in the movie.

In fact, when Ma Xun wanted to participate in this talent show, he definitely got the best part of "First Close Contact".

The character Qingwu Feiyang is so popular.

This means that if you can organize a talent show, you will definitely have no trouble selling advertisements.

It makes more money than making movies and TV series.

And at the moment, absolutely no one can realize it.

These four words will become the online account ID of countless people in the future.

However, this talent show will definitely be scheduled for next year.

1998 is about to pass.

"Feng Yun" has made a good start for the Lunar New Year box office in our mainland.

Next is Feng Xiaogang’s “See You There”.

This movie is amazing.

The movie hasn't come out yet, but the theme song of the same name has become popular.

Brother Nan is from Dalian, and that’s Junior Brother Ying.

His voice is really awesome.

However, their mentor, Mr. Gu Jianfen, has complained about it.

These students have great voices, but why are they all so brainless? (Angry)
We Northeasterners tend to speak directly.

This movie "See You Tomorrow" is very exciting, but it has nothing to do with Ma Xun.

But good news still came.

Sister Hong called Ma Xun.

"Director Ouyang is very optimistic about our "The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li"."

“Oh, is it finished?”

"Oh my! You don't care about our own movie at all!"

“It’s unfair, I just noticed that you’ve been giving interviews a lot recently.

By the way, I should call you Director Chen."

Ma Xun is quite something. After hearing what he said, Sister Qing on the other end of the phone smiled beautifully.

You can hear it.

"The Flying Dagger of Xiao Li" is Ma Xun's key project, so of course he cares about it.

Because of the focus, it was only completed not long ago.

Ma Xun is now considering whether to add some computer special effects?
"Feng Yun" has suddenly become a trend.

Hmm...for some reason I thought of "The Third Young Master's Sword".

At that time, many viewers complained that it looked like two people were fighting with laser swords.

But despite all the complaints, the show still has a pretty high viewership rating.

Therefore, adding special effects may further increase the ratings of our show.

But before Ma Xun could say anything, Sister Hong said.

"I'll wait for you in Changsha."

The phone hangs up.

No doubt about it, hurry up, otherwise it will be difficult to catch up with the Spring Festival travel rush.

Ma Xun packed up and drove to the airport.

Unexpectedly, I received another call on the way.

"Mr. Ma, I want to talk to you."

"Oh? What is there to talk about?"

"I'm talking to you on behalf of Xian Tao this time."

"Oh, then wait for me to come back. I have to go to the airport now."

"Then I'll go to the airport too!"

He hung up the phone immediately with a helpless smile on his face.

An hour later, at the airport.

"Let me be frank. How do you plan to cooperate in the drama "Storm and Cloud"?"

Cherie Chung still has a lot of momentum.

The TV series "Feng Yun" definitely requires a lot of computer special effects.

Xiantao is indeed a very important partner.

But Ma Xun's reply was very infuriating.

"It seems that you have already accepted the fact of failure."

You are really bringing up something that is not related to the topic!
(End of this chapter)