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Chapter 152 Wang Jing can't break the rules!

Chapter 152 Wang Jing can't break the rules! (Subscribe)

That night, everything was in perfect harmony!

The next day, Wu Feng got up early, feeling refreshed, and completed morning exercises with his bodyguards and close associates.

The military hard qigong on the golden finger interface is almost complete.

If described in terms of percentage, it is around 88 percent!

After several months of hard work, coupled with the effect of balancing yin and yang, the results are quite obvious.

As expected, neither of the two women showed up during breakfast.

He ate enough for five people in one go, and only then did he feel about 70% full.

This is the aftereffect of mastering the hard Qigong in the military, becoming a glutton.

No wonder it was rare to hear of anyone reaching the great perfection realm in the military.

Damn, just with this amount of food, if you’re not in the army, who in an ordinary family can afford to feed him?
You should know that the porridge we drink in the morning contains a lot of medicinal herbs that replenish qi and blood.

The rest of the breakfast is quite nutritious and tastes pretty good.

Just this breakfast would cost at least two or three hundred yuan if you buy it outside, it is impossible to buy it.

Lunch and dinner cost even more, and the food expenses alone are more than HK$1,000 a day.

This does not include the wages of the chef and the herbalist.

The saying "poor in literature but rich in martial arts" is not just a joke.

The bodyguards and close associates around him also ate the same nutritious meals, but their appetites were much smaller than Wu Feng's.

After going out and getting in the car, I first went to Fengrui Film and Television Company.

When we arrived at the place, we could clearly feel that the morale was high from top to bottom.

The look he gave him was filled with respect and awe!
"The second part of 'Swallow Li San' was a huge success. After that, the knight-errant movie adapted from the popular novel also did well at the box office. The performance of the thriller and horror movie is quite stable!"

The head of the film and television company is reporting on the company's box office performance in recent months.

After all, we are in the film industry, and we are currently in the stage where box office is king.

As for art films, Silver Metropole Entertainment is the Nanbowan of Hong Kong Island.

"Recently, a few high-quality urban love stories have been published in a monthly novel magazine. Our company is planning to adapt one of them for a film and is currently in the process of writing the script!"

"Oh, are there any urban romance novels appearing in the monthly novel magazines?"

Wu Feng was a little surprised and chuckled, "Remember to wait until the script is ready and communicate with the garment factory. It's best to have product placement in urban romance films, but don't overdo it!"

"The planning department already has a complete plan!"

The head of the film and television company reported, "As for those urban romance novels that have received good reviews, I heard they are the work of new authors from Hong Kong!"

"Very good!"

Wu Feng nodded in satisfaction, as urban romance novels are a very popular genre.

The reason why we did not solicit manuscripts from mainland writers is mainly because the current level of urban development in the mainland is significantly different from that of Hong Kong Island, and the works written by them are unlikely to have much of a market in Hong Kong Island.

As for novelists in Hong Kong Island, those who are somewhat famous basically have long-term and stable cooperative relationships with major newspapers, and poaching them may not necessarily bring any benefits.

In fact, the so-called local novelists in Hong Kong did not hate Wu Feng and his "Mong Kok News", as well as the monthly novel magazines that appeared later, but they were not much different.

There is no other reason. Wu Feng solicited a large number of manuscripts from mainland writers, which affected their interests.

In the past, they would earn more than 200 yuan per thousand words for just some casual writing, not to mention the royalties after publication, so their lives were very leisurely.

In fact, in the 1980s, Hong Kong produced many writers who made their fortunes through writing.

Although he is not a wealthy man, his income is higher than that of the elite white-collar workers working in Central, so it is easy for him to buy a house and a car.

However, since Wu Feng started soliciting submissions from mainland writers, competition in the novel market has suddenly intensified.

The so-called writers in Hong Kong still have a gap with mainland writers in terms of writing style and writing ability.

After all, mainland writers come from a background of writing serious literature. Without sufficient writing skills, it is extremely difficult for them to make a name for themselves.

Not to mention, mainland writers can often participate in various writing training courses, all of which are taught by top literary giants, which is something that Hong Kong writers can hardly match.

As long as the writing direction and key points are clear, the novels written by mainland writers will naturally be of good quality, at least Hong Kong readers like them very much.

Wu Feng also selected folk fantasy, ancient knights and other genres that mainland writers have transitioned to more smoothly, and the effect is naturally needless to say.

Then, Hong Kong novel readers were happy, but novel writers were passively swept up.

The major newspapers are not doing charity. If the novels written by so-called famous writers cannot help the newspapers stabilize their readership or increase sales, they will definitely have to reduce their prices.

In fact, the more enthusiastic they were when they invited me to contribute, the more heartless they were when they abandoned me.

Similarly, Wu Feng has a very bad relationship with local writers in Hong Kong.

Fortunately, he is not in the literary world, otherwise he would have been attacked countless times.

Wu Feng is also self-aware, and the newspaper under his control basically does not solicit articles from well-known Hong Kong writers.

Unexpectedly, a newly-minted writer submitted his manuscript to the newspaper, and it was published in "Novel Monthly", gaining a certain amount of popularity and success.

"Just follow the usual process and operate it as it should be. Don't deliberately praise or criticize it. There's no need for that!"

"By the way, when will the third part of 'Swallow Li San' start filming?" Wu Feng asked curiously, "This is a key project for the company, and we must pay close attention to it!"

"There's only half a month left for preparation before we can go to the mainland for filming!"

The head of the film and television company answered directly: "After the third film is finished, the "Swallow Li San" series has come to an end. Next, we will start preparing for the "King of Killers" series!"

"'King of Killers', you must film it well!"

Wu Feng solemnly warned: "If it is filmed well, it may become our company's most classic movie!"

This is no joke!

It is no exaggeration to say that he is such a powerful person who can intimidate the top leaders of the Republic of China as a killer.

For some unknown reason, only novels about rebirth in the Republic of China period have special introductions to the King of Killers, but there are almost no such introductions in film and television dramas.

This person is much more legendary than Huo Yuanjia and Ip Man.

"Don't worry, Wusheng! In order to write a good script for 'King of Killers', our company's mainland office has specially invited some folk history experts to participate!"

The head of the film and television company affirmed, "I've already contacted the newspaper. It's the same old routine. We'll publish it in the newspaper first to gather attention. Once the script is finished, we'll ask Wusheng for his guidance!"

Wu Feng nodded with satisfaction. This was exactly the attitude he wanted, not self-righteousness.

"Wusheng, there's a director named Wang Jing who wants to join our company!"

Seeing that Wu Feng was in a good mood, the head of the film and television company spoke up: "This director previously made movies for Shaw Brothers and has made several movies that did quite well at the box office. He's quite capable!"

"A director with such achievements shouldn't be short of new clients, right?"

Wu Feng asked curiously, "Why are you thinking of joining Fengrui Film and Television?"

"This one……"

The head of the film and television company hesitated for a moment, but finally explained honestly: "A film and television company run by a community organization wants to force a contract with him, but Director Wang is not very happy about it!"

"If I go to Golden Harvest, they won't take me too seriously. After all, Director Wang doesn't have a movie with a box office of 20 million. At most, they'll just support him in opening a branch!"

"Let's not talk about Xinyicheng. They already have quite a few directors. Director Wang wasn't taken seriously in the past!"

"Debao's situation is similar, and that rich second-generation boss may not be willing to help him!"

"In Yindu, Director Wang doesn't want to get involved in the left-right dispute!"

"That means we and Mr. Li's Qiankun Film and Television Company are suitable!"

"Then sign him!"

Wu Feng waved his hand and said, "As long as we follow the company's regulations, everything will be fine!"

Wang Jing is indeed a good commercial director, and he is about to enter his creative peak.

However, his problem is quite serious, that is, he is a little too much.

It’s not that making movies this way is bad, but there is a very obvious cultural gap.

Except for the Chinese community, his movies don't sell well in other places.

The films produced by Fengrui Film and Television basically cannot be released normally in Taiwan.

Of course, the situation may have changed by 1988.

But even if we can enter the market there, the share of the box office revenue alone will only be 20 to 30 million Bay Dollars at most, which is only about 5 to 8 million Hong Kong Dollars when converted into Hong Kong Dollars.

Damn, it would be better if he could find a way to sell the videotapes all over Southeast Asia and make more money.

Folk fantasy films have already opened up niche markets in Europe and the United States, and subsequent thriller and horror films also have a considerable market. Even Republican-era martial arts films disguised as kung fu films have a certain market when selling videotapes.

The money earned in Europe and the United States is all green knife music!
In addition, the Southeast Asian video tape market has been completely opened up. To be honest, Wu Feng is not so eager for Wang Jing to join.

Fengrui Company has its own filming process, which is basically centered around the script.

For a director, what is required is solid basic skills and the ability to honestly complete the entire content of the script.

This way, the choices are very wide, and you are not so eager for big directors.

It would certainly be a surprise to have a big director join, but if not, it would not affect the company's filming plans.

"Director Wang has his own ideas. He already has a script and a shooting plan!"

The head of the film and television company whispered, "He wants to meet Takeo!"

"Oh, there's no need to meet!"

Wu Feng waved his hand and smiled, "Let's follow our company's procedures and let him finish the script first!"

"The company's screenwriter will help expand it into a novel and publish it directly to see the effect!"

Seeing that the company leader was still hesitant, he said unhappily, "It's settled!"

"Rules are rules. Don't always think that you can use backdoors just because the other party is an accomplished director. There's no need for that. As the head of the company, you need to be more domineering!"

After saying this, Wu Feng walked around the company again and left.

It was getting late, and he had already made an appointment with Han Bin to treat him to a meal as a celebration.

As for Wang Jing's matter, he didn't take it too seriously. As the saying goes: I am the priority!

(End of this chapter)

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