Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 684 Going to Hong Kong (33)

Hongkong…

Shen Yan has been in the industry for five years, and this is his first time here!

In fact, "Burning" won Best Film, Best Director, Best Newcomer, and Best Actor at this year's Asian Film Awards...

The Asian Film Awards are quite prestigious – they are jointly organized by three major Asian international film festivals: the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Busan International Film Festival, and the Tokyo International Film Festival.

The event was held in Hong Kong.

That's right, there are no mainland Chinese film festivals...

You win half of the Asian Film Awards, and then... you ignore the largest film market in all of Asia?

And then there are a bunch of people touting its value and authority…

No, can South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong represent Asia?
What a damn arrogant fool!
Who cares?
Anyway, Shen Yan didn't go...

No wonder Chen Kexin wants to start a pan-Asian production company.

This pan-Asian film is actually a film shown around mainland China...

Doesn't it look a lot like the so-called Asian Film Awards?

That's a good idea. The first batch of five dramas will cover collaborative projects with multiple Asian countries including Hong Kong, South Korea, and Thailand. The plan is to produce 20 dramas of different genres within four years…

Then, nobody invested!
You're a Chinese-language film director, and you can't even make it in the biggest market, the mainland China market. You want to make it abroad? What makes you think you can?
Then he came back to film "Jiangyuan Lane," and even made the outrageous statement, "Chinese-language films should go global, not just pursue billions in box office revenue in mainland China!"

Idiot...

I remember when Pan-Asia Productions was established, a bunch of self-media and marketing accounts applauded it…

I think the censorship system is dragging down Hong Kong films.

LOL, the advantage of Hong Kong films is that they can make things that the mainland can't, like gangster films and undercover cops. The problem is, they didn't even make them well!

You make such terrible films, and you expect people to buy them?
Why?
Oh, back to Hong Kong…

Initially, they wanted to collaborate with Emperor Entertainment, but Emperor wanted to fill the vacancy with their own talent, so they switched to Shaw Brothers...

Damn it!

Emperor Entertainment...you can tell it's trash just from the name!

……

Lu Yang arrived a month early, mainly to scout locations—the assistant director had also approached Chen Weixiong, Zheng Weiji, and Chen Maoxian…

The former had collaborated on "An Introduction to Architecture," while the latter two were recommended by Shaw Brothers.

Actually, the main reason for Shaw Brothers' reboot was because Michael Tse in "E.U." became so popular, so they made "Laughing Gor: Turning Point" as a test.

It performed well at the box office, earning HK$1500 million and becoming the highest-grossing Hong Kong film of the summer season!

Later, they found Eric Tsang and filmed the two-part series "72 Tenants of Prosperity" and "I Love Hong Kong"...

They all sold very well!
Later, they also produced the two-part "Line Walker" series, which grossed 13 billion at the box office.

Then came the decline of Hong Kong films…

Shaw Brothers wisely chose to close down...

"Zhou Chu" definitely needs the Hong Kong team to join – this is their home base; they'll help with location scouting, securing filming locations, and communicating with relevant departments, all of which require their assistance with the necessary paperwork…

After Shen Yan arrived in Hong Kong, he first met with them, and then, of course, there was a welcome reception!

By the way, Shaw Brothers has been acquired by Chen Guoqiang…

This man is known as the "King of Shell Companies" in Hong Kong's stock market!
Chen Guoqiang is known as the "King of Shell Companies" for his expertise in acquiring shell companies, injecting assets into them, and then selling them at a higher price. He frequently trades shell companies, often involving the media industry, demonstrating his keen business acumen.

In 2011, a consortium led by Charles Chan took over TVB, acquiring a 26% stake from Shaw Brothers for approximately HK$86 billion. This marked the end of the over forty-year Shaw era at TVB, and Charles Chan became the new owner. In 2014, he further acquired Shaw Brothers…

During filming, Sonija Kwok was surrounded by four bodyguards who were so domineering that no one dared to mess with them…

Besides these three famous ones, there are also Lynn Hung, Cecilia Cheung, Kathy Chow…

In addition, at that time, Tavia Yeung, Linda Chung, Fala Chen, Kate Tsui, and Myolie Wu were known as the "TVB Five Little Actresses" and had very high popularity.

It is worth mentioning that four of the five young actresses have close relationships with Chen Guoqiang.

In 2010, Kate Tsui was suppressed due to her rich romantic history and messy private relationships. During her low point, Chan Kwok-keung, who was chivalrous, extended a helping hand and supported her. After that, Kate Tsui starred in several TV series, and her popularity and reputation rebounded. She firmly established herself as a leading actress and moved into Chan Kwok-keung's expensive mansion. The two of them lived a carefree and extravagant life.

Then... Linda Chung and Fala Chen, TVB's rising stars, were not to be outdone, and rushed to throw themselves into Chan Kwok-keung's arms.

Adhering to the principle of accepting all comers, Chen Guoqiang accepted everything, finding success and happiness in all his endeavors.

Later, it was revealed that Chan Kwok-keung was pursuing Tavia Yeung relentlessly, seemingly wanting to add all five actresses to his "harem." Whether Tavia Yeung and Chan Kwok-keung were ever together remains a mystery.

The only thing that's clear is that Myolie Wu escaped the clutches of evil...

Lu Yang told him these things…

Shen Yan was completely dumbfounded...

No, what did you do in Hong Kong?

I couldn't help but ask, "How do you know so much?"

"That's what they told me... We just gossiped about the scenery!"

Shen Yan glanced at him and tentatively asked, "...A girl threw herself at you?"

Lu Yang shook his head decisively: "No, I'm very serious. Last week when I visited Portland Street, I was with several other people!"

"...Are you out of your mind? Going to the red-light district, and with several people in tow?"

"It's mainly out of curiosity..."

"What's there to be curious about? It's just a prostitute!"

Loufeng, a term defined as: prostitutes who entertain clients from their homes...

The red-light districts of Hong Kong were initially located along Jaffe Road in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, and Portland Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon. Later additions included Hong Wah Building and Kwai Lin Street in Sham Shui Po, and Kin Hing Building in Mong Kok…

Lu Yang waved his hand: "Never seen anything like it before!"

"What's there to be so concerned about... Those who are oppressed are our class sisters... We must always remember class struggle, Lao Lu!"

Lu Yang... gave him a look as if he were looking at a lunatic...

Shen Yan was a little embarrassed, so he could only explain, "I've been reading 'Selected Works of Mao Zedong' lately, and I'm a bit obsessed... Don't mind me, keep talking!"

Lu Yang continued, "The Shaw Brothers are currently mainly collaborating with Wang Jing... They are also a co-producer of 'From Vegas to Macau II'..."

"...Is there anything else?"

“It’s nothing, you know the Hong Kong film market is sluggish, the entire year’s box office is less than the box office of one of your movies… Shaw Brothers isn’t stupid, how could they invest in movies so casually?” After thinking for a moment, he added, “There was a movie called ‘Triumph in the Skies’ during the Spring Festival, which didn’t even make 3000 million at the mainland box office… I heard that Chen Guoqiang is even thinking of shutting down Shaw Brothers!”

"Triumph in the Skies? Isn't that a TV series? Starring Wu Zhenyu..."

"I don't know, I haven't looked..."

Shen Yan opened Maoyan and searched for it. Goodness, the movie really exists!
Unfortunately, the film's screenings never exceeded 3%, clearly indicating that it was abandoned by theaters.

　I'm betting on the box office of "Jiangyuan Lane"; I think it can surpass 200 million...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)