Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"According to the feedback in the past two days, the drama "The Legend of Wesley" is indeed somewhat unsatisfactory, but it's not that Lin Daoqiu is causing us trouble."

In Jiahe, in Zou Wenhuai's office, He Guanchang and others have also learned about the first-day box office results of "The Legend of Wesley".

The first-day box office of 5.7 million doesn't seem too bad, but what worries Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang the most is the reputation of this drama.

If it's just average, then that's fine, but the problem is that most viewers who have watched this drama don't seem to rate it too highly.

This also resulted in the film not being able to top the box office on the first day, and in the end it almost ended up in last place.

You must know that among the four movies released during the Spring Festival this year, "The Legend of Wesley" is the one with the most investment and the greatest publicity.

Under such circumstances, it actually lost to two other low- and medium-budget films, which is hard to make people happy.

"Is it really impossible to make special effects movies without Lin Daoqiu's script?"

Liang Feng frowned deeply, looking like he was very anxious about this issue.

And he was not the only one who thought this way, even others present were very anxious about this matter.

You must know that the future is an era of special effects movies. Lin Daoqiu has already proved this with his actual actions a few years ago.

If Golden Harvest is unable to keep up with the trend and establish a foothold in the special effects film sector, they will definitely be abandoned by the film market.

Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang obviously do not want and do not want Jiahe to be able to survive by making low-cost comedies or action movies.

If this is the case, then they would rather end Jiahe than let this happen.

"I heard a piece of news before I started talking..."

At this time, Cai Yongchang suddenly spoke, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Huang Yulang, the boss of Yulang Group, previously announced that he would make "Heroes of China" into a movie, and has already started recruiting actors."

Everyone here knows Huang Yulang, but they don't understand what Cai Yongchang wants to express.

Everyone already knows that he is going to make "Heroes of China". After all, "Heroes of China" is Huang Yulang's own work. It is his business if he is willing to spend a lot of money to adapt it.

However, neither Zou Wenhuai nor He Guanchang is optimistic that "Heroes of China" can still make a profit with such a large investment.

Unless this drama can sell well in Asia, then Huang Yulang will be able to recover his capital or even make a small profit.

"Adapting comics into movies seems to be a good path. Huang Yulang started his career by making comics. If it weren't for the previous stock market crash, Yulang Group would definitely be a hot potato now."

In Cai Yongchang's view, the reason why Huang Yulang encountered the previous difficulties was entirely due to the stock market crash.

But the sales of comic books have not been affected by this, which shows that people really like reading comic books.

However, Cai Yongchang’s remarks are not advisable in He Guanchang’s view.

Huang Yulang's comics are indeed selling well in Xiangjiang, but their results in other places can be said to be mediocre.

Under such circumstances, it would have been very difficult to adapt Huang Yulang's comics into a movie based on Xiangjiang and Baodao.

At least the two film markets of Neon and Hanguo need to be added to have the possibility of profit or return on investment.

But can they understand or be interested in Chinese comics? He Guanchang is very doubtful about this.

"In the final analysis, the cost of special effects movies is too high. Nowadays, a special effects movie can easily start at 50 million yuan. This puts us under too much pressure."

Fifty million is just the starting price. This time, Jiahe spent 60 million to shoot "The Legend of Wesley".

If it hadn't been for the Spring Festival, this drama would have made them suffer even more.

"Huang Yulang has his advantage in filming "Heroes of China". Even if the movie fails, he can still make money from other places, and he can even use it to promote his comic books. It can be said that he kills multiple birds with one stone, but we

It won’t work."

Jiahe only relies on movies to make a living, unlike Huang Yulang who can make money back from other places.

Once a movie does not perform well at the box office, it will be difficult for Golden Harvest to make money back.

Moreover, at this time, movie peripherals were not developed in Hong Kong, and pirated video tapes had even begun to appear. It was simply a fantasy to expect to make money from movie peripherals in Xiangjiang. Even Lin Daoqiu could not do it.

"What I mean is whether we can cooperate with Huang Yulang. It is said that the production cost of "Heroes of China" was 80 million, and we can help him share 20 million."

If you just listen to what Cai Yongchang says, then his proposal will definitely not be passed.

It's impossible to make money back from movies, but now you stupidly rush to give money to Huang Yulang. Isn't that something only a fool can do?

But the reason why Cai Yongchang said this is because he is sure that he can make back the 20 million he invested.

"You mean to let Ajie compete for the leading role?"

Cai Yongchang immediately nodded. His proposal felt like bringing money into the group.

"Heroes of China" is already a popular comic in Hong Kong. If Jet Li can play the leading role in this special effects action blockbuster, the 20 million investment will definitely be worth it for Golden Harvest.

"I guess Huang Yulang will not agree. Although Ajie can really try to compete for this male lead, Huang Yulang is not a fool to only invest 20 million to win this role."

In Zou Wenhuai's view, he has to pay at least half of the price before he can bargain with Huang Yulang. After all, this is a special effects blockbuster with an investment of 80 million, and the leading actor cannot be won casually.

"Why don't I go talk to him first? I believe that with Ajie's skills and an investment of 20 million, Huang Yulang will be attracted."

Compared with the 20 million investment, Cai Yongchang felt that Jet Li's skills were easier to convince Huang Yulang.

After all, among the top martial arts actors in Hong Kong, Jackie Chan has gone to Hollywood to develop his career. However, even if he is in Hong Kong, he is not suitable for the leading role in "Heroes of China", and it is impossible for Sammo Hung.

Yuen Biao is famous enough, but he doesn't seem to be suitable for this role, so Jet Li may be a good candidate.

"If you have this idea, go ahead and give it a try. If it works, of course it's the best. If it doesn't, it doesn't matter."

After all, "Heroes of China" can be regarded as one of the highlights in Hong Kong next year. If Jet Li can really win the leading role in this drama, then Zou Wenhuai will naturally be happy to pay for it.