The world begins with Hong Kong movies

Chapter 186 Dimensionality reduction strike! (Subscribe)
In mainland China, not only the writer circle was influenced by Wu Feng, but the film and television circle was no exception.

In fact, most of the films produced by Yindu Films can be released in mainland China.

However, in the past, the predecessor of the Silver Capital Organization was so weak that it could hardly even afford to make films, which is why it had almost no voice in the mainland film industry in the 1980s.

But it’s different now!
Since Wu Feng was reborn, he has been cooperating with the Silver Metropolis Film Group to shoot a movie since the end of 1986.

Movies like "Legend of Northeast Hunters" and "Legend of Qinling Cat Demon" achieved good box office results in Hong Kong Island and were subsequently screened in mainland China.

There were almost no such entertainment films in the mainland before, and these two films became a hit in the mainland.

It can't compare to "Shaolin Temple", but its influence is also quite amazing.

Subsequently, the films produced by the Silver Metropolis Film Group were horror thrillers. As long as there were no ghosts appearing, they could basically be screened in the mainland, and the effects were all good.

Apart from anything else, China Film, as an importing agency, has never lost money just by selling copies.

It can be said that the mainland film industry in 1987 was almost dominated by films produced by Yindu Films, Fengrui Films and Qiankun Films.

The films produced by the eight major film studios in mainland China seem to be of a far different level from their films.

Whenever there is a movie sent in by the Silver Capital, movie fans all over the country can have a great time.

That’s right, most of the movies produced by Fengrui Film and Television and Qiankun Film and Television can be introduced to the mainland for screening.

Of course, they basically don’t make much money, but Wu Feng and Liang Kun don’t care.

Fengrui Film and Television's small and medium-budget films can be sold in Southeast Asia and even Europe and the United States, so the screening effect in the mainland will naturally not be too bad.

Especially the first two parts of "Swallow Li San" caused quite a sensation in the mainland.

There is no other reason, the plot is compact and exciting, and the fighting is particularly wonderful!
The martial arts techniques in it are not divorced from reality. In fact, some real masters can do it.

In the 1980s, there were still quite a few martial arts masters in mainland China.

The reason why Qiankun Film and Television's films can enter the mainland is mainly because they shoot realistic themes.

There are actually quite a few of this type in the Mainland, but they basically do not involve Hong Kong Island.

Then, the first and second parts of "The Son-in-law" and the first part of "Snakehead" also became popular in mainland China.

The movie shows the extravagance of Hong Kong Island, but more importantly, it shows the hard struggle for survival of the people at the bottom.

Of course, as for how the audience reacts after watching the film, that is not something the film company can control.

In short, the mainland film market in 1987 was quite lively.

Every now and then a movie is released that delights the audience!
Historically, due to the restructuring of film studios, both film studios and cinemas began to experience a period of depression, and life was quite difficult.

However, the forced participation of Yindu Organization has kept the screening market hot.

But film studios, including the Beijing Film Studio, are having a very difficult time.

The films they made could not compete with those from Hong Kong Island in the screening market, and they complained bitterly.

However, due to the special status of Yindu Organization, it avoided the risk of being attacked by a group of people.

If a mainland film studio dominated the market, it would have been broken up long ago.

When times are tough, you naturally have to find ways to save yourself.

Some of them also have their eyes on the wonderful novels that can be published in Hong Kong newspapers.

In fact, ever since Wu Feng's newspaper company set up an office in Pengcheng, it has been wanting to open up the mainland publication market.

With the strong support from Pengcheng, by the end of 1987, the Pengcheng office was able to publish novels and comics at the same time as Hong Kong Island.

It is not very possible to publish newspapers and magazines in the mainland at the moment.

But the same thing goes, Wu Feng’s investment in the mainland is real industry!

In Shenzhen, it is a benchmark Hong Kong-funded enterprise!

Compared with other tycoons in Hong Kong, Wu Feng's support for the mainland is no less.

Just like Qiu Degen, the chairman of Far Eastern Group whose Asia Television was taken away, he is also considered one of the richest people in Hong Kong Island.

In terms of wealth, he should be stronger than TVB's Uncle Shaw, and is relatively weaker among the wealthy people in Hong Kong Island.

This person is relatively close to the mainland, but his previous investment in the mainland was a flour mill.

They are inferior to those small and medium-sized Hong Kong Island bosses who produce toys and electronic products.

Therefore, Pengcheng obtained the qualification for the office to publish and distribute novels and comics.

This is a big deal.

Under Wu Feng's instructions, the goods were shipped at a price 20% to 30% higher than the cost.

For example, the two volumes of the novel "Legend of Northeast Hunters" cost about HK$10 each in Hong Kong Island.

In mainland China, a paper novel costs only two yuan, which is as low as it can be.

It can even be said that it is only a few cents more than the selling price of pirated novels.

Then, the newly opened printing plant almost never stopped.

Truckloads of novels and comic books were transported all over the country for sale.

Under the strict constraints of the office, the highest selling price cannot exceed three yuan!

Adhering to the principle of small profits but quick turnover, we didn't give any chance to possible pirates! Similarly, by 1988, many of the wonderful novels and comic strips signed by Hong Kong Island Newspapers were also selling like hotcakes in mainland China.

For example, the earliest "Legend of Northeast Hunter" has easily sold millions of copies!
Don't be surprised. In this era when serious literary works can sell hundreds of thousands of copies from time to time, the sales volume of a wonderful popular novel is quite astonishing.

Even the already established "Wuxia" magazine suffered a severe drop in sales due to the impact.

In fact, the novels published and distributed by the Pengcheng Office are not only the high-quality novels and comic strips signed by Hong Kong newspapers, but also many mid-level novels that have been rejected.

Their prices range from ten to fifty yuan per thousand words, and the quantity is quite considerable.

The large-scale publication and distribution of these novels is definitely a happy trouble for novel fans in the mainland.

Why worry? Because it costs a lot of money to buy it.

This is also the main reason why the Guanzhong Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles opened up the mailing channel for novels.

Including the Hong Kong Island Newspaper Office and the Shenzhen Office, we receive a lot of submissions every day, and at least one-tenth of them will be signed for publication.

Even though it is only one-tenth, or maybe even less than that, the number is still quite astonishing.

If there were any veteran online literature readers or authors here in the future, they would surely be able to keenly notice that Wu Feng's Hong Kong newspapers and mainland offices have actually turned the online literature model into paper form.

All signed novels will have the opportunity to be published and distributed!

At this very moment, it is like a mudslide sweeping across the entire mainland popular fiction world.

Let’s put it this way, Wu Feng’s behavior in Hong Kong Island has the potential to destroy those so-called famous novelists.

It is said that the standard of Ni Kuang's manuscript fee has also been affected and has been reduced by a level.

Before, it might be five hundred or even one thousand words per thousand, but now it is only three hundred to five hundred words per thousand.

All I can say is, this guy is indeed a tentacle monster!
In the era when novels were written with pen and paper, the daily update volume could reach 10,000 or even 15,000 words. In the Internet age, the daily update volume would probably be as terrifying as 30,000 to 50,000 words.

Unfortunately, his "Wei Sili Series" and "Hua Milan Series" were too greatly impacted by "Mong Kok News" and "Novel Monthly", and could not compare to the glory of the original time.

If Ni Kuang is in such a state, the situation of other Hong Kong novelists is even worse.

For example, some authors who were still writing traditional martial arts novels have seen their royalties drop to less than 100 yuan per thousand words, which is definitely a heavy blow.

It can be said that nine out of ten novelists in Hong Kong hate Wu Feng to death.

It's not just Hong Kong novelists who are affected; those in Taiwan are even worse off.

Writers like Zhuge Qingyun, who specialize in writing traditional martial arts, are not in a much better situation.

Ahem, many novels and comics published by Wu Feng's newspaper were sent to Taiwan through informal channels, and the authors there were also affected.

In mainland China, those affected are serious literary writers.

In the mainland before, popular novels were at the bottom of the contempt chain in the novel world.

Any writer of some fame would disdain to do so.

There are probably not many people who can write serious literary works in a light-hearted and humorous way.

As a result, with the emergence of Wu Feng, stimulated by the Hong Kong dollar's golden bull, many young traditional writers first joined the popular fiction industry, and then many novelists with a literary interest joined in.

The most fatal thing is the crazy distribution behavior of Wu Feng’s office, which is simply a fatal move.

There are suddenly too many exciting or average-quality popular novels on the mainland book market.

And there are many types, as long as the readers’ preferences are not dark or abnormal, they can see it.

As a result, the market for serious literary works has been severely squeezed.

Originally, any serious literary writer with a little fame would earn hundreds of thousands of dollars from publishing his novels, which was definitely a lot of income.

But at this point, it’s hard to say whether 10,000 copies can be sold.

What is a dimensionality reduction attack? This is a standard dimensionality reduction attack!

Serious literary writers in the mainland were wailing. Naturally, they had no good impression of Wu Feng's publishing house, which had caused this situation. They were almost calling for their destruction.

Of course, this does not mean that the situation in the mainland is so bad that Wu Feng’s industry has been affected. That is impossible.

Not to mention the current era, even at the beginning of the 21st century, Hong Kong businessmen had considerable influence.

At present, what Wu Feng's publishing house does is neither in violation of regulations nor illegal, and it has also received support and recognition from countless readers, so naturally there will be no problem.

Such a huge wave in the novel world was naturally felt by the mainland film and television industry.

The film and television industry, led by the eight major film studios, is having a hard time, so they naturally want to transform or produce good works that the audience likes.

Otherwise, if this continues, the eight major film studios will only have a harder time.

It just so happens that various popular novels in the mainland are showing signs of flooding the market.

Among them, there are many exciting contents that are very suitable for adaptation into movies.

Whether it is a movie produced by Yindu Organization, Fengrui Film and Television, or Qiankun Film and Television, they are all adapted from best-selling novels.

It is impossible for colleagues in the mainland film and television industry not to know about these situations.

If they want to imitate, it is not difficult. If they want to obtain the rights to adapt the novel, it is not a difficult thing either. It just depends on whether they want to and are willing to invest.

(End of this chapter)