The struggles of a failed college entrance exam candidate in Hong Kong entertainment

Chapter 95 Having Brother Nan backing you up makes you feel happy

5 p.m. on May 12.

After watching "Jurassic Park 1" twice, Wang Jing and Xiang Shisan, along with other filmmakers, were still stunned and increasingly bewildered.

That was the first time I saw it, I was so amazed that my breath became lighter.

The more I see, the more I think, and the more I think about the various technological gaps, the more desperate I become.

After Su Nan, Rosamund Kwan, and the others left the screening room, and Wang Jing and the others followed them out, Old Wang, while smoking, exclaimed, "Brother Nan, this is too revolutionary."

"Fortunately, Skyworth also took the lead in trying out the digital CGI effects mode."

"With you leading the way, we can try to follow suit and imitate you. Otherwise, I would really be in despair."

Even he, a seasoned industry professional and a renowned director, was so impressed by it.

I can't even imagine how much of a shock this blockbuster will bring to countless citizens when it hits the Hong Kong Grand Theatre.

Fei Jing even suggested that this blockbuster might easily break countless records for Hong Kong films on Hong Kong Island.

Then I remembered that last year's "Project Gutenberg" grossed HK$6337 million in Hong Kong.

I have a rumor: This terrifying data is caused by viral spread and countless people watching it three or four times.

Can Jurassic Park be broken? Not necessarily.

Jackie Chan's "Speed" grossed HK$5780 million at the Hong Kong box office.

It's not impossible to try and compete with Jurassic Park, which is a high position built up by Jackie Chan's fans accumulated over half a lifetime.

Then, thinking about Skyworth's production of (The Matrix), Fei Jing was no longer so afraid.

Now, he is also extremely excited about the (White Snake) movie project, which uses super realistic models and digital CGI rendering to create a lifelike and vivid image.

I wish I could be like Xu Ke, running off to be an assistant director for (the hacker).

He went to work as an assistant director's assistant in Lao Xu's (The White Snake).

The viewing experience of (Jurassic Park) was truly amazing; after all, it was a paid movie.

Buy a batch of gifts from Thirteen, give luxury watches to Brother Nan and Rosamund Kwan, and then give gifts to John, as well as Universal Pictures and other staff here.

Since a batch of gifts has already been sent, it's perfectly normal to take another look.

Thirteen, his hand trembling, lit a cigarette. "Brother Nan, this movie really overturned my impression of it. If the Green and White Snake Demon could appear as realistically as a Tyrannosaurus Rex..."

"If we can bring the audience a legendary experience, Yong Sheng can raise 5000 million for Director Xu."

Two days ago, Zhang Min said that Win's Entertainment had raised 3000 million Hong Kong dollars to prepare for a big event.

Watching two movies can directly increase your credit limit by 2000 million?

Su Nan nodded, "The technology can make them look as realistic and lifelike as Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor, but the difficulty lies in global box office revenue sharing."

"I also believe in Director Tsui's abilities. There's a chance that the film could reach $2000 million in the US box office, just like (Kung Fu Hustle) did, by leveraging our Eastern mythology and the image of a great demon."

"But most likely it will be Golden Harvest partnering with New Line Cinema, offering you only two or three million US dollars for a buyout or less than 20% of the box office revenue."

"If an island nation's revenue exceeds 40 billion yen, which is roughly equivalent to 3200 million US dollars, will it receive a 20% share?"

Revenue sharing means you won't get a large percentage, making it very difficult to break even from box office revenue.

Sunan's (hacker) was a project that involved working with 20th Century, Golden Harvest, and Toho to produce other blockbusters.

Only then can we achieve a revenue sharing ratio of over 20%.

The super-special effects version of "The White Snake" might only gross five or six thousand dollars in the US and Japan before it could recoup its losses of over ten million dollars.

Wang Jing and Xiang Shisan looked at each other without saying a word, but their gazes were filled with passionate emotion.

They really wanted to learn, because even if box office revenue couldn't break even, long-term distribution of videotapes would still be profitable.

The main benefit of these blockbuster films for the actors and lead actors is boosting the influence of Korean star Ma Tae-hyun in Taiwan, which greatly helps them earn high salaries of several million.

You're saying the lead role went to Joey Wong? And Li Jiaxin is going to get a supporting role?

You could recommend Zhang Min for the second female lead!

Jet Li is the male lead. The main opponent of White Snake and Green Snake is Fahai, who is the only one who can fight. Jet Li and Win's Entertainment still have several films to film.

Xu Xian? Xu Ke first approached Nan Ge, wanting to cast Jiao Enjun as the male decorative Xu Xian.

The current cooperation model is that Yong Sheng, Jia He, and others are slowly choosing Xu Xian.

After much thought, they were still looking forward to it.

Xiang Shisan lamented, "Skyworth and Jiahe have both ventured out of Ganghaowan. If we don't try, we'll never catch up."

"Even if this investment results in a loss, it will be more meaningful than Da Rong's huge loss when he invested in Wang Jiawei."

Su Nan chuckled, and Guan Zhilin also hugged his arm and laughed heartily.

You've already cited Deng Guangrong's investment in Wang Jiawei's (Days of Being Wild) and the resulting loss of 3000 million as an example, so everyone is really speechless.

As the group returned to the hotel by car, Li Jiaxin laughed and said, "Brother Nan, I forgot to congratulate you (The Outlaws)."

It grossed HK$1082 million in its second week on Hong Kong Island.

"1852 million in the opening weekend and the second week, even if it starts to be impacted by other big-budget films."

"Reaching 23-24 million this week shouldn't be difficult. When are you and Sister Chi returning to Hong Kong?"

"Brother Sanmao is still waiting for you to come back and throw a real celebration banquet."

A movie that sells this many copies isn't worth the big production, but the problem is that this is the first installment in an IP series.

Similar to the first installment of the (Lucky Stars) series, which solidified Old Hung's image as a teapot on screen.

Su Nan said happily, "I still have to talk to the special effects studios, especially with Industrial Light & Magic. I estimate I'll be back in Hong Kong next week."

"You should stick with Zhang Min and the others, hone your acting skills, take on more projects, and work your way up slowly."

Ah Xin giggled, "I've taken on another role in Oriental Films' (The Bride with White Hair 2), and I'll get 30 for playing a supporting role to Sister Ching-Hsia."

"These five films have already brought in 150 million yuan this year."

With numerous endorsements and photo shoots by celebrities, even after deducting commissions and taxes from Skyworth, it wouldn't be difficult for her to net a million a year.

Property prices in Hong Kong and Kowloon are now significantly higher than when people in southern Jiangsu and Rosamund Kwan bought their properties.

But even if you don't buy, you can rent a thousand-square-foot mansion first, or even live in a 220-square-meter mansion like Joey Wong.

This is the source of Ji Jiaxin's confidence that she hasn't seen Fan Da Liu for two or three months and doesn't even mind him taking back the Happy Valley house.

Rosamund Kwan asked curiously, "Did you really break up with that Mr. Lau?"

Ah Xin then gave an awkward laugh, "I'm not sure either. I'm Xue Xian now, so let's just say you're not going to marry me and cut ties completely."

"I earn one to two million a year, and I will work hard to achieve an annual income of ten million by the age of 26."

"Saving 100 to 200 million Hong Kong dollars by the time I'm 40 is much harder than receiving houses, cars, and jewelry from Lao Liu."

"But you don't have to put up with being bullied, and you're not afraid of being bullied by gang leaders or ordinary thugs."

The biggest difference between the path she wants to take now and her original path is that Skyworth Group has given Ah Xin a strong sense of security.

Without this solid sense of security, everything else is just empty talk.

Ah Xin wanted to cry. Nan Ge's lack of support and his inability to provide her with a sense of security made her doubt her own charm once again.

Time flew by, and Su Nan and Rosamund Kwan returned to Hong Kong on May 19th, Beijing time.

He spent more than ten days in Hollywood, and on his return trip, he brought with him more than a dozen special effects artists from Skyworth and Industrial Light & Magic.

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Victor, a temporary worker on probation at Skyworth in the United States, has also come to Hong Kong.

Vito, a former elite soldier who served as a backbone member of a security group and participated in countless operations, has a certain degree of PTSD.

Then, my previously stable and secure life and work collapsed due to a serious illness.

His wife and children left him, and he became a homeless man. As his PTSD worsened, he also began to show signs of alcoholism.

When Skyworth's people first contacted him in the United States, they simply gave him a car, giving him a chance to escape homelessness.

There are also follow-up arrangements, such as bringing him to Hong Kong for PTSD treatment.

This includes covering his flight accommodation expenses, food and drink expenses during his treatment, and once he flies back to the United States, he can receive a stable two to three thousand US dollars per month from Skyworth.

Unlike in (The Pursuit of Happyness), where the protagonist wanders around for a while and then makes a comeback to become a rich man, this story doesn't follow the typical path of a protagonist who becomes a wanderer and then a wealthy man.

But it is also the chance that every homeless old man in America dreams of turning his life around.

When something important needs to be done by Skyworth, Skyworth will not be stingy with small sums of money.

On May 20th, Su Nan and A Hong returned to Skyworth headquarters, where Hong Bao was already waiting in the waiting room.

The third week's box office for (The Outlaws) was only HK$623 million, a drop of more than half compared to the tens of millions of dollars in the second week.

This equates to a cumulative total of 2475 million in Hong Kong Island, based on data from 18 days of release!

How much? This is already the fifth highest-grossing film in Hong Kong Island in 1993, second only to "Fight Back to School 3" in January with HK$2576 million.

It surpassed the 2237 million box office of "East Meets West" in February!

When Lao Hong followed Su Nan into the office, he was all smiles.

As Lao Hong politely offered him a cigarette and lit it, he exclaimed, "Brother Nan, I've really turned my life around. It feels like a dream. The success of this film will also benefit the development of the next one."

"Shall we start after we finish filming your (Rescue in Flames)?"

Then Hong Bao reported more comprehensive information: Richie Jen's "Too Softhearted" was on the radio charts in Taiwan, and its popularity was growing.

The mystery surrounding the Hong Kong Island writer, known as Brother Nan, who is worth millions, is growing bigger and bigger.

Old Yang and Old Wu from Taiwan are also willing to pay $100 million to buy out (the Outlaw City).

The quotes from South Korea and Singapore are $60 each, and the combined quotes from Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand are $60.

The asking price is $280 million, which is equivalent to HK$2184 million.

This is the profit chain for recovering losses. Of course, this is the current price, and negotiations are still ongoing.

Sanmao's path to becoming a multi-millionaire is much more stable than Wang Zuxian's.

As Ah Hong helped brew the Kung Fu tea, Su Nan smiled and nodded, "(Crime 2) already has an outline, action movies are being filmed quickly."

"It won't delay your push for the Lunar New Year film season in 93 and 94."

"I'll arrange for people from the 20th century to watch the film. Hollywood won't remake this type of action movie, so it's possible it will sell for a million dollars."

As I said before, Jackie Chan and Jet Li made a lot of money selling videotapes and DVDs in the 90s.

The box office and videotape sales are done together in Europe and America. Whether (Criminal Crime 1) sells for $100 million or $200 million depends mainly on the negotiations.

Old Hong nodded, "It's a pity we couldn't get Ah Long to make a cameo appearance, otherwise it would have easily grossed over 3000 million at the box office."

Forget it, Jackie Chan has been working on a project called "Cast Away" for half a year.

Due to the butterfly effect in this dimension, neither Jackie Chan's original "Police Story 3" nor "Crime Story" were ever put into production.

(Double Dragons) was produced normally, and he even squeezed in time to film it during the production of (Speed).

After all, the Twin Dragons Club was established to prepare for the establishment of the Hong Kong Island Film Directors Association and to raise funds to buy office space for the association.

Su Nan sipped tea and said, "You should think about it from a positive perspective. They're all super cops from Hong Kong Island. Ah Long's police story can have a third and fourth installment."

"When the third and fourth installments of (The Outlaws) come out, you brothers will have essentially teamed up."

It's normal to get tired of crime stories, but incorporating the Chen Jiaju IP from the police story is a different approach.

Old Hong's eyes widened instantly, and his lips stopped pursing as he became more and more engrossed in his thoughts.

Chen Hong exclaimed in surprise, "That's right, the sequels to the Police Story series weren't filmed quickly. After a few years of settling down, they've now integrated and connected with the crime series."

"This is more than just a typical powerful alliance."

"Brother Nan, the male lead, Xiao Jiao, who was a professional bodyguard, developed PTSD because he killed someone while performing a protection job in the past."

"If it were changed to a police officer who solves a case and kills a criminal, he would be plagued by PTSD and resign."

97

"Is there also a possibility of a major fusion between the police and crime genres?"

Southern Jiangsu, "

Hong Bao almost cried out in alarm; he had also heard that Su Nan was designing and preparing a new style of action film.

We don't yet know exactly what's new about it.

But Nan Ge's casually designed "One-Punch Man-style crime city" has already turned his fortunes around.

Further integration? That would be like truly connecting and linking together the heroic police officers on the big screen.

This kind of synergy can sometimes result in a sum of one plus one equaling more than three.

If his first film can sell for one million US dollars, the second for two million dollars? The third for three million dollars?

When the movie is released, it may well gross tens of millions of dollars in US theaters, just like in the movie "Speed".

Su Nan laughed and said, "Modifying the minor settings is not a big problem. Once it's made well, we can eat it for five to ten years."

"On the other hand, Ah Hong, you showed off a lot of skills and techniques in hacking."

"If Ah Long (Police Cadet 3) needs a female action star, you can handle it too."

Rosamund Kwan's current film salary is over 150 million, and Maggie Cheung's is over 200 million, continuing to strive for even higher peaks.

Then, Zhou Huimin and Li Jiaxin, among others, would ask for 300,000 to 400,000 or even more to take on a role.

Zhang Min was also pushed by Win's Entertainment to receive an inflated price, with a salary of over 150 million.

Under this trend, Michelle Yeoh rose to fame as an action star. After starring in Police Story 3 in 92, her salary jumped to three or four million Hong Kong dollars!

Chen Hong completed her four-year undergraduate degree at the Shanghai Theatre Academy and spent one or two years training in action routines, gun handling, tactical positioning, and so on for hackers.

Has it stopped now? She's still practicing because there are still parts two and three (of hacking).

If Jackie Chan wants to relaunch (Police Story 3) in the future.

The mainland's Super Cop role could obviously be poached, and a new IP for Ah Hong could be developed.

If things develop smoothly like this, Li Anpai (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Ah Hong can continue to snatch opportunities in the future.

Of course, (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) already had a martial arts novel as its original work.

In 94, Li An had the idea to film the movie, and Skyworth could buy the adaptation rights in advance.

It all comes down to whether or not there is in-depth cooperation with major Hollywood studios, and whether or not there is super-strong promotion and distribution from Hollywood.

Only then can we determine whether this film can replicate the original success.

Li An can make films, but Zhang Yimou can too.

If you try to buy the film and television adaptation rights from the original author's descendants now, you'll have to wait until Zhang Yimou finishes filming (Leaving Las Vegas) and (Living).

Even if it were to start again 95 years later (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), it could still be nominated for an Oscar.

Su Nan himself used the promise of winning the Oscars to lure Zhang Yimou, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to come back again after he leaves.

Launching a Skyworth version of Crouching Tiger, and continuing cooperation with China Film Group and then 20th Century Group is also an option.

This includes the need to secure investment from the other party in order to compete for various Oscar awards.

If this project had started in 95, Zhang Ziyi would have been 16 years old.

The roles of Li Mu Bai and Luo Xiao Hu can continue to be played by Skyworth's award-winning actors and leading men.

The filming location shifted from Jiangnan to the Northwest? That's a minor issue.