Rebirth of the Thousand-Faced Movie King

Coincidentally.

When Wu Yu was about to contact Zhang Yaolong of Oriental Newspaper, Oriental Newspaper actually contacted Wu Yu in advance.

"What a coincidence?"

Chen Ping was a little surprised.

He also wanted to find Zhang Yaolong, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yaolong found him first.

That's fine too.

It seems that the two people have the same idea.

The next day, the two met at the Victoria Cafe.

"Chen Ping, I heard that you are looking for me."

"Uncle Yaolong, aren't you looking for me?"

"Then tell me first why you want to find me?"

"It's nothing. I just asked Uncle Yaolong to open the back door."

"Hahaha...you little brat, you are so interesting."

Zhang Yaolong laughed loudly: "With your popularity in Xiangjiang, I don't need to open a back door for you."

"That's not necessarily the case. I'm not a Xiangjiang artist to begin with. Although I'm quite popular, I don't have much capital, let alone resources. Being able to get to where I am now is mostly due to luck, apart from my own hard work."

"Luck is also a part of strength. Why do some people have no luck?"

Zhang Yaolong doesn't think Chen Ping is lucky.

"Then Uncle Yaolong, why are you looking for me?"

"You kid hasn't done much recently. I was wondering if you had run out of ideas about this title."

"Why don't you have any ideas?"

Chen Ping said: "I have been in the entertainment industry, and I still don't have any ideas."

If you really have no idea about this title, then what are you doing in the entertainment industry?

The entertainment industry is the most realistic circle.

Regardless of whether they are real or fake, countless celebrities are fighting for their fame and fortune.

Although Chen Ping is relatively calm, it would be too false to say that he doesn't care about fame or profit.

"That's true. But why haven't you taken any action recently?"

"I also want to take action, but the energy is too small."

Chen Ping was also helpless.

He had just left Shengteng to set up his own studio.

Although Xingguang also cooperates with Sheng Teng, after all, Chen Ping is no longer Sheng Teng's artist.

The entire studio is still dominated by Chen Ping's side.

After all, Chen Ping is just an actor.

No matter how good an actor is, resources, channels, and media are ultimately limited.

But there was nothing Chen Ping could do.

Now he can't take any further steps. He wants to be an actor, but he also has to find resources. Where can he get it?

Moreover, Chen Ping is not even a king now, so it is difficult to obtain resources.

So we still stick to the original plan.

Once Chen Ping reaches the top, it will be much easier to develop resources and channels later.

"But I ignored it."

Zhang Yaolong nodded.

Then, Chen Ping asked a question that he had not understood before: "Uncle Yaolong, you were the first to propose the four heavenly kings back then. Why do you propose 6 people instead of 4 as successors to the kings now? It stands to reason. It would be better if you just mention 4 and stop fighting."

"Actually, I considered nominating only 4 people before, but every company has to eat. Although 6 people were nominated, even if the last two did not actually get the title, they would still get some benefits."

"Understood."

Chen Ping secretly admired this statement.

As expected, he is a big shot in the entertainment industry, so this aspect is not something Chen Ping can consider.

"Actually, I was under a lot of pressure when I nominated you."

"Because I'm a mainland actor?"

"right."

Zhang Yaolong said: "Each of the four heavenly kings back then was a Hong Kong artist. Although Hong Kong and Mainland are originally from the same family, Xiangjiang is still Xiangjiang, and Mainland is still Mainland. If it hadn't been for your recent performance, I think I would have mentioned your name to the public. Everyone will have opinions.”

"understand."

Chen Ping expressed his understanding, but also said: "I know that Xiangjiang is very exclusive, but in the long run, I feel that the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang will never be able to maintain its original height."

"Oh, what do you say?"

"In the future, the focus of the entertainment industry will inevitably shift to the mainland."

"How can I see it?"

"It's actually very simple. In terms of economy, Xiangjiang has always been ahead of the mainland in terms of economy. However, with the continuous development of the mainland over the past few decades, the mainland's economy is no longer what it used to be. In addition, the mainland's The population, the mainland is such a huge market. With such a big market, it will inevitably produce its own entertainment products."

"What you say makes sense, but now Xiangjiang songs, Xiangjiang film and television dramas are still leading the mainland."

"This is only temporary."

Chen Ping said: "Looking at the box office list of Xiangjiang movies, the box office of Xiangjiang reached about 50 million a few decades ago, and decades later, the highest box office of Xiangjiang is still more than 50 million. This is equivalent to saying that the box office of Xiangjiang has not reached 50 million for decades. progress."

this is true.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Hong Kong movies had already exceeded tens of millions at the box office.

But even taking the previous year 2021 as an example, Xiangjiang's highest box office was only over 60 million.

However, Zhang Yaolong did not think so, saying: "But Xiangjiang movies also have a huge market in the mainland and Southeast Asia."

"This is only temporary."

Chen Ping said: "Maybe the mainland entertainment industry is not strong yet, but once it breaks out, it will be unstoppable. Take the box office as an example, although there are many films released in Hong Kong in the mainland now. But if the mainland has 1 billion in the future, 20 100 million, 3 billion...The Xiangjiang Film and Television market will be completely surpassed by the mainland."

"Then why didn't Xiangjiang Film create a box office of 1 billion, 2 billion, or 3 billion in the mainland?"

"It's hard."

Chen Ping shook his head and said: "Each era has its own entertainment methods, and each market will also have its own market entertainment methods. In the past, when the mainland accepted Xiangjiang, there was no choice. Once the mainland's choices became diversified, then Xiangjiang Entertainment The beginning of the recession."

In fact.

Today's entertainment industry in Hong Kong has begun to decline.

It's just that the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang was so powerful in the past that even if it was in decline, it still seemed to be extremely prosperous.

"Chen Ping, are you really an actor?"

"I'm still a singer."

"All right."

Zhang Yaolong spread his hands: "To tell you the truth, it's really hard for me to believe that you are just an artist, how can you see so far ahead."

"You have to look further ahead. Uncle Yaolong, you also know that my current company, Starlight, has no resources, no connections, and relies entirely on me. If the future really only relies on me, I estimate that Starlight can only rely on me at most. It can be regarded as a very small, very small entertainment company. However, if we grasp the general trend, then the Starlight I established may become the top entertainment company."

"The ambition is not small."

"Actually, it's not that ambitious. But when I think about the blockbusters from abroad that are at the top of the box office list, I want to do something."

Yes.

It was previously said that the highest movie ticket price in Xiangjiang is more than 50 million, or more than 60 million.

But sorry.

In fact, this just doesn’t count foreign films.

After all, the previous box office statistics are only the local movie box office in Hong Kong.

If we count foreign, especially Hollywood blockbusters.

You will find out.

Among the top 20 Hong Kong movie box office rankings, not one of them is a Hong Kong movie.

Likewise, none of them are Chinese-language films.

This is also true in the Mainland.

The highest-grossing movies in the Mainland are not Hong Kong movies or Mainland movies, but Hollywood movies.

It's just that Xiangjiang movies are sweeping the mainland.

After all, Xiangjiang and the Mainland are part of the same family.

The people of Xiangjiang are also Chinese.

But Hollywood swept across Hong Kong and the mainland.

That's not the taste anymore.

"Are you confident that you can surpass Hollywood blockbusters?"

Zhang Yaolong was stunned.

In fact, when it comes to the box office of Hong Kong movies, the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry will subconsciously ignore Hollywood.

It’s not that they didn’t see it, it’s that they couldn’t ignore it.

The highest box office in Hong Kong is only tens of millions.

And they already have two to three billion.

How does this compare?

It's better not to take it out.

Taking it out would simply humiliate the entire Xiangjiang entertainment industry.

But Zhang Yaolong didn't expect that Chen Ping would mention Hollywood at this time.

"If we look at the global market, I'm not very sure for the time being. But if it's in our local market, within three years, I'm absolutely sure."

"Sure?"

"Zhang Yaolong, why don't we make a bet."

"What bet?"

"If I do it, you'll write another article then."

"What article."

"Add another heavenly king."

"Five Heavenly Kings?"

"Good boy, you have such a soft tone."

Zhang Yaolong was stimulated by Chen Ping's confidence: "Do you know why this time I only mentioned the successors of the kings instead of nominating the new four kings?"

"Why?"

"Because the four heavenly kings have become legends, there can never be another heavenly king."

Chen Ping knew what Zhang Yaolong was talking about.

The Four Heavenly Kings are not as simple as their names.

He is a product of his time.

At that time, the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang developed rapidly, which affected Xiangjiang, the mainland, the entire Southeast Asia, and even Asia.

But times are completely different now.

As Chen Ping said, the entertainment industry in Hong Kong has begun to decline.

Although Zhang Yaolong and many people in the industry do not want to admit this, they have to say that this is really happening.

In a declining entertainment industry in Hong Kong, it is almost impossible to become a god.

so.

The title Zhang Yaolong proposed this time was not the new Four Heavenly Kings, but the successor of the Heavenly Kings.

Actually he knows.

Although he is the successor of the King of Heaven.

But it's possible.

In a lifetime, among these few people, no one can take over.

"Some people say that I have made the Four Heavenly Kings possible, but I want to say that it is not me, but the times. It is the times that have made the Four Heavenly Kings possible."

Zhang Yaolong said with a sigh.

At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the heyday of Xiangjiang.

at that time.

Even if the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang is not as good as Hollywood, there is nothing Hollywood can do against the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang.

Unexpectedly.

Under the impact of the Hollywood film industry, the Hong Kong entertainment industry has declined so quickly.

"Yaolong said, I understand what you mean."

"So, will you still talk about the fifth heavenly king?"

Staring at Chen Ping, Zhang Yaolong hoped that Chen Ping could understand the weight of the Four Heavenly Kings.

only.

Chen Ping's eyes did not dodge at all, and he continued: "Uncle Yaolong, I understand what you mean. The times have made the four heavenly kings, and it is impossible to go back to those days. But what we are talking about here is only Xiangjiang, and this only belongs to Xiangjiang. era. If we turn our eyes to the mainland, I would say that in the future era of the mainland, it will surpass Xiangjiang..."

So.

The birth of a new king at this time is no longer a problem.

At this moment, Zhang Yaolong did not speak.

I don’t know if I am thinking about what Chen Ping just said, or if I think what Chen Ping said is impossible.

It wasn't until several minutes later that Zhang Yaolong took a sip of coffee: "You can't prove your prediction now, although I think your prediction is very reasonable."

"That doesn't matter, it's only three years anyway."

"Three years, I can't wait."

Zhang Yaolong shook his head: "I'm getting older. I don't even know if I will still be there in the next three years."

"Yaolong said, you are in such good health, why do you say such things?"

"Life or death, it doesn't matter whether I say it or not. However, I really want to give you a test."

"What test?"

"Let's see if you have the potential to be a king."

"oh."

Chen Ping became interested: "What kind of test method?"

"You know, today's kings are no longer limited to a single category. Back then, the four kings only needed to be able to sing, but now the four kings have become all-powerful. You are already an actor. You’ve done a great job, but you haven’t done enough in terms of singing. Although you do have a few good works, there are still too few.”

Speaking of this, Zhang Yaolong asked: "Are you interested in holding a concert?"

"concert?"

"right."

Zhang Yaolong nodded: "I started my career by giving concerts, and I have given many concerts for many superstars. If you want to be crowned king, then the first step is to conquer the Coliseum."

After saying that, Zhang Yaolong stood up: "Young man, I appreciate your confidence. However, the road to becoming a king is not so easy."

…

"The Red Hall."

After Zhang Yaolong left, Chen Ping was thinking about the Coliseum.

The Coliseum is the Hong Kong Stadium.

The full name is Hung Hom Stadium.

The original Red Hall was used for athletes to compete.

But later Zhang Yaolong held a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

So far.

The Hong Kong Coliseum has become a holy place in the minds of all singers.

Countless singers are proud to hold a concert in the Coliseum.

Although it cannot be said that holding a concert in the Hong Kong Coliseum will make you a king.

But if Chen Ping can't do it, then it is absolutely impossible for Chen Ping to be crowned king.

only.

Maybe Zhang Yaolong never thought of it.

Chen Ping is slightly weak in singing, but it is not that Chen Ping is really weak in singing.

He just doesn't want to sing and doesn't want to spend more time singing.

Once Chen Ping really wants to become famous in singing, it is not a particularly complicated matter.

"How was your chat with Zhang Yaolong?"

"Well enough."

"How did he say?"

"Uncle Yaolong was afraid that I didn't know how to find the back door, so he came to find me specially."

"So, there is a chance?"

Wu Yu was a little excited.

Being able to get Zhang Yaolong's approval means that Chen Ping is determined to be the successor to the King of Heaven.

But Chen Ping said: "That's right. However, I asked Uncle Yaolong, can I not have a successor to the Heavenly King and just become the Heavenly King? Wouldn't it save a lot of trouble?"

"me……"

Wu Yu was frightened by what Chen Ping said: "King of Heaven, don't scare me."

"What scares you? What happened to the King of Heaven? He is not a human being."

"Although the Heavenly King is a human being, in the current environment, it is basically impossible for the Heavenly King to appear again."

"I think anything is possible."

Chen Ping looked eastward with fiery eyes.

To the east is where the Red Hall is located.