The world begins with Hong Kong movies

Chapter 174 The Environment Has Changed (Subscribe)

"If you have an idea, then give it a try!"

In a corner of the celebration hall, Wu Feng encouraged, "But after the film is shot, we have to choose a good time to screen it, such as during a long holiday, otherwise it will be wasted!"

"I understand. Isn't that what they call a family reunion?"

Liang Kun laughed and said, "I don't know where you get all these ideas from, but they are all quite applicable!"

"I have some bad news for you!"

Wu Feng smiled and said, "I plan to open another small film and television company, specializing in shooting low-cost comedies and emotional dramas!"

"You kid, you kid want gun food!"

Liang Kun was shocked, and his eyes turned unhappy when he looked at Wu Feng.

In other words, he is rich now and understands Wu Feng's character. If it were in the past, his first reaction would definitely be to pull out his dick, no, it would be to turn against him and be ruthless.

His temper has calmed down a lot, but that doesn't mean he has lost his temper.

"What kind of food are you trying to steal?"

Seeing Liang Kun's reaction, Wu Feng was quite satisfied, so he patiently explained: "Do you know what low-budget comedies and urban romances are? The kind that cost no more than a million!"

"How can we make a good film with such a low budget?"

Now, it was Liang Kun's turn to be shocked, and he was unable to react for a moment.

Didn’t Wu Feng always tell him to make qualified or even high-quality movies?

"Let the newbies practice!"

Wu Feng explained softly: "You also know the film production process of Fengrui Film and Television!"

"A comedy like 'Good Luck' would only make a few million at the box office if it were produced that way. There's no need to go through all this trouble!"

“This is indeed true!”

Liang Kun was no longer a layman, and he understood what Wu Feng said as soon as he heard it.

I didn’t expect that the seemingly perfect entertainment process would have such drawbacks.

"So, I plan to create a collection of stories under the newspaper!"

Wu Feng laughed and said, "I specialize in collecting little jokes and short stories!"

"The small film company we opened will use this as material to expand and shoot a movie!"

"The quality won't be very good, and the storyline is probably just okay, but the filming cost is low, so as long as we don't do anything frivolous, we'll basically not lose money!"

"Some new employees in the company can be trained and cultivated there!"

Is this possible?
Liang Kun was stunned and found it difficult to react for a moment.

He naturally knew at this time that Wu Feng was not trying to compete with him for food.

Besides, there are many film companies in Hong Kong, and many of them are good at making comedies. It’s no big deal to have a new company. It’s just that I found it a little hard to accept when I first heard about it.
"Don't you think about how many of my people make a living in the film and television industry?"

Wu Feng sneered and said, "You can't favor one over the other, right? Wouldn't all those talented people jump ship?"

“Oh, you mean ATV!”

Liang Kun nodded to show his understanding, there are quite a few actors and directors in ATV.

If you knew that Wu Feng also had a film company, and a well-known one at that, how could you not be tempted to make a movie?

Not to mention the natural chain of contempt in the film and television industry, the difference in revenue alone is enough to make many ambitious and thoughtful directors and actors of ATV think and have ideas.

Wu Feng also thought of this when he was in Saigon.

Of course, he had other reasons for doing so, but there was no need to explain it clearly to Liang Kun.

"By the way, I have something to tell you!"

Liang Kun changed the subject and lowered his voice, saying, "I have a friend in Taiwan who wants to invest in a movie produced by Qiankun Film and Television Company. The conditions offered are quite generous!"

“Oh, what conditions did they offer?”

Wu Feng's heart moved, and he asked curiously: "I can't possibly give you money for free, right?
"how is this possible?"

Liang Kun rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "If that's the case, I wouldn't dare to answer it!"

"They only want the revenue from the screenings and videotapes in Taiwan!"

"It's really generous. Do you agree?"

"I'm not sure what to do, so I want to ask for your opinion!"

"Normal business dealings will continue, as for abnormal ones..."

"I've worked so hard to get to where I am now. How could I possibly go back to my old ways just because of some shitty incident?"

When Liang Kun said this, his face looked quite serious.

"Haha, I hope you can remember what I said today!"

Wu Feng didn't worry about it, because the situation in Taiwan would change drastically soon.

The film producers, who had been suppressed before, will sweep across Hong Kong Island like a volcanic eruption.

The golden yet most chaotic period for Hong Kong films is about to come.

Wu Feng’s attitude towards this is to just sit back and watch.

Just as he said to Liang Kun, normal cooperation is fine.

As for abnormal things, he would never get involved easily.

Even though everything seems to be going smoothly for him now, who knows how many forces are secretly harboring ill intentions? It's simply because his investments in the mainland are too huge.

Other tycoons invest in hotels and real estate, but Wu Feng is involved in real industry.

In the eyes of some people and forces, that is a sign of closeness to the mainland.

However, Wu Feng had no intention of actively participating in Hong Kong Island's core real estate and finance, which is why he did not attract the attention of the wealthy group.

But he always remained vigilant in his heart!
As he has more and more industries in the mainland, it is inevitable that he will be targeted by certain people and forces.

But damn, other places don’t have the advantages that the mainland has. He can’t give in easily because the interests involved are too huge.

Soon the celebration banquet began, and Wu Feng was "protected" by Li Saifeng and Weng Hong again.

He did not join the group of film company bosses, but found a place to chat with the two women.

"A film company just invited me!"

After eating some buffet food, Li Saifeng suddenly asked, "Should I take it?"

"What kind of movie?"

Wu Feng didn't find it strange, as Li Saifeng was already well-known for being a female fighter.

In the two-part series "Swallow Li San", Li Saifeng is not just a vase decoration.

Whenever the critical moment comes, she has to help the male protagonist out of trouble or provide support.

There are quite a few fighting scenes, and they are quite intense.

If you don’t have sufficient physical fitness, you really can’t hold on. It’s not an exaggeration at all.

Likewise, Li Saifeng is very good at fighting women.

With Fengrui Film and Television as her backing, Li Saifeng's fame at this time has easily surpassed that of another well-known female action star in Hong Kong, Kara Hui!
After she became famous, she did receive film offers from outside.

Unfortunately, none of the roles were outstanding, and she declined almost all of them.

Unexpectedly, someone took the initiative to invite me to the celebration party hosted by Liang Kun.

"A modern action shooter movie. I heard they're going to shoot in Taiwan!"

Li Saifeng did not hide her indifference to the play.

"Then don't answer it!"

Wu Feng said in a deep voice, "Taiwan has been very unstable in the past two years, and I don't have any friends there I can trust!"

"Fengrui Film and Television and Yindu Organization are very close. I'm afraid they have been marked long ago!"

"Remember, if you receive any film invitations from Taiwan in the future, you must inform the company immediately!"

"If you're filming outside and suddenly request to go to Taiwan for filming, you must inform the company immediately. The same goes for other artists from other companies!"

What happened to Li Saifeng this time served as a wake-up call for him.

Despite the relationship with Hung Hing, the situation in Taiwan is complicated and Hung Hing's face may not be effective.

In fact, since Wu Feng cooperated with Yindu Film Group, he has taken the initiative to give up the Taiwanese film market.

Of course, the box office revenue there is not much. For an action star like Cheng Shilon, the box office share there is at most 30 to 40 million Bay Dollars.

Normally, it is only about 20 million Bay Dollars, which is less than 10 million Hong Kong Dollars.

Like Wu Feng and Liang Kun, they basically sent videotapes there.

The Taiwanese market can basically absorb around 50,000 to 100,000 videotapes, which is already quite good.

The income from distributing videotapes only needs to be shared with local gangs, and the profit is even higher than directly playing them in theaters, so neither Wu Feng nor Liang Kun cared much about the theater market there before.

Of course, the situation was very different after 1988!
But right now, it is definitely not a good time to have too much contact with the film producers over there.

Wu Feng intuitively felt that the film invitation Li Saifeng received was likely similar to "Angel Action" in normal history, and it was very likely to be a "wash rice" movie.

You know, the box office of the first "Angel Action" was not high, only more than 8 million!

If we really rely on box office revenue, I'm afraid we won't even be able to recover our costs.

But unfortunately, three such movies were shot in a row.

Each one is worse than the last, and the box office is lower than the last!
He is now a tycoon in the Hong Kong film industry, so he is naturally very familiar with some of the ins and outs of the film industry.

A movie like this that has mediocre box office performance but has been filmed with sequels one after another naturally has big problems.

But the investors are all companies from Taiwan!
The reason why Wu Feng knew it so clearly was because of Li Saifeng.

During the golden age of Hong Kong, there were only a few female action stars!

Li Saifeng is the most beautiful and her movies are quite popular in mainland China.

Later, due to writing needs, I looked up a lot of relevant information, naturally including some information about "Angel Action", and it was easy to find the problems.

Li Saifeng nodded to show that she understood. She was not very interested in taking on outside roles anyway.

It's not like she hasn't been on the crews of other companies before, so she knows what the situation is like.

It can be said that the crew of Fengrui Film and Television is the most disciplined crew she has ever seen or even heard of.

In the crew of Fengrui Film and Television, she basically only needs to worry about her own role, and does not need to waste her time on other miscellaneous matters.

But how could it be possible that there were really no problems at all for the crew outside?

Not to mention, it won't be long before she goes to the mainland to shoot the third part of "Swallow Li San", and she won't have much time to pay attention to movies outside.

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