Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 26 The Midas Touch

Chinese-language films were developed in four places: Hong Kong films, mainland films, Singapore films and Taiwanese films. Hong Kong films refer to films produced and distributed in Hong Kong, China. As a British colony at the time, Hong Kong was also politically and economically relatively

Mainland China and Taiwan have greater freedom, and have gradually developed into the production base of films from the Chinese-speaking world and even East Asia. The language of Hong Kong films is generally Mandarin, but also includes Cantonese and other languages.

Today, Hong Kong is the third largest film industry base in the world, second only to Hollywood in the United States and Bollywood in India. It is also the second largest film exporter in the world, second only to the United States. Hong Kong is known as "

Known as the "Hollywood of the East". When Hong Kong films were in their heyday, they dominated Asia and set their sights on Europe and the United States.

Hong Kong movies have always focused on commercial films that satisfy the audience's tastes, such as nonsensical comedies and action movies. Moreover, Hong Kong movies have a well-developed "star system". In Western countries, Hong Kong's brilliant popular movies also have a group of staunch supporters.

Therefore, Hong Kong movies have gradually become the cultural mainstream, penetrating into every corner of the world and often being imitated. This can be seen in later Hollywood action movies, such as "The Matrix".

But in the mid-1990s, with the emergence of a series of Hollywood masterpieces, local talents in Hong Kong gradually withered, and Hong Kong movies gradually declined. By 2010, in Fang Mingyuan’s impression, except for Cheng Long, he could barely hold on.

In addition to the banner of Hong Kong films, the share of Hong Kong films in the domestic film market is far lower than that of American films and mainland films. Although there are political, economic and other factors, the various bad habits of Hong Kong films themselves cannot be ignored.

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In the early 1990s, after the prosperous Hong Kong film industry in the 1980s, there was no sign that the harsh winter would come when the flowers were in full bloom. The types of Hong Kong films were limited to comedy, costumes, action, and gangster shootouts.

and ghost movies, and once a certain type of movie becomes popular, it can be said to be overwhelming and annoying to the audience. In the next few years, directors will not have to consider making the same theme again.

Moreover, the Hong Kong film industry has not realized that with the progress of the times and economic development, people's horizons are becoming wider and wider. Those shoddy films that blindly pursue quick results and ignore details and originality can no longer satisfy people's spiritual needs.

needs. What’s more important is that as video recorders, VCDs, and DVDs gradually enter people’s homes, and piracy is rampant, the impact of small-scale Hong Kong movies is much greater than that of American movies that pay attention to big scenes and big productions. In the previous life,

Movies like "The Day After Tomorrow", "Twister", "2012", and "Jurassic Park" can only truly experience the shock on the movie screen. Many people have watched pirated copies at home.

, I still can’t help but go to the cinema to experience it.

The reason why Fang Mingyuan left those classic movie scripts to Yu Qiuxia was, on the one hand, as he said, as a reward for Qiu Xia's mother and daughter's selfless help; on the other hand, it was because he wanted to change

Thoughts on the future of Hong Kong movies. It would take ten to twenty years for these outstanding works to appear in the Hong Kong film industry. If they are concentrated in three to five years, how can the stimulating effect on Hong Kong movies be purely based on box office?

measured by numbers.

As a mainlander, if he wants to get involved in the Hong Kong film industry, he is likely to face many obstacles from Hong Kong film companies. But Yu Qiuxia is different. First of all, she is a native Hong Konger, and secondly, she is the eldest daughter of the Yu family, Guo Qiuxia.

If the eldest daughter-in-law of the family does not set up a film company but only invests in movies with scripts, the major film companies in Hong Kong will not embarrass her for the sake of the Yu family and the Guo family. And the three movies last year were very popular.

The outstanding box office results undoubtedly gave Fang Mingyuan great confidence in facing these film company bosses.

"It has been arranged. At six o'clock in the evening, at the Dehui Restaurant in Hong Kong, all important film company executives in Hong Kong will attend." Yu Qiuxia nodded. Today, Yu Qiuxia is also famous in the Hong Kong film industry.

, the two films for which she wrote the script and invested half of it, were a hit in Hong Kong movies last year. The Golden Harvest Film Company, which she collaborated with, was so happy that they couldn't find their way out. And Cheng Long later confessed in front of Hong Kong reporters

After the script of "Double Dragon Club" and the new movie he is currently filming were written by the same person as the script provided by Yu Qiuxia, the entire Hong Kong film industry was shocked. Especially because Yu Qiuxia "unintentionally"

After it was revealed that she had nearly twenty movie scripts of various types in her hands, and they were all written by the same person, the bosses in the Hong Kong film industry went crazy about it.

You know, last year Jet Li's two action movies were very popular, and Cheng Long's "Double Dragon Club" was also an outstanding box office last year. Among the top ten blockbuster movies in Hong Kong in 1989, the script written by this mysterious man has already been

Occupying three seats, the box office revenue in Hong Kong alone has exceeded 100 million! If you include overseas income, video tapes, and TV station licensing income, the income is simply frightening.

It is not uncommon for a playwright to have one classic work in his life. It is not uncommon for a playwright to have one classic work in his life. It is not uncommon for one work to become a hit in a year. But to have three works in a year, all of which are hits, is not uncommon.

But it is extremely rare. Moreover, this person actually has nearly twenty film scripts of various types, which sounds like a fantasy. For this behind-the-scenes screenwriter, filmmakers in Hong Kong call it the "Mini Touch"

". If it weren't for Cheng Long, Yu Qiuxia is very popular in Hong Kong. The bosses of these film companies must have racked their brains and tried every means to "find out" the scriptwriter behind the scenes and bring him under their control.

Their own banner. But now, they can only try to get this secret out of the two people's mouths.

In fact, Huang Zhan and Lin Zixiang also guessed that the man behind the scenes was probably Fang Mingyuan, but since Fang Mingyuan himself did not take the initiative to come forward, the two of them naturally would not say anything more.

After the Chinese New Year, Jiahe and several other film companies have been urging Yu Qiuxia to come up with new scripts for cooperation without knowing it, or secretly, and the cooperation conditions they have offered are becoming more and more generous. Some people have even proposed and agreed to Yu Qiuxia's cooperation.

Qiu Xia becomes a shareholder of the company.

"Sister Qiu Xia, have you notified Uncle Zhan and Brother Cheng?" Fang Mingyuan was still a little worried and asked again. With these two escorts, he would be more confident in facing the bosses.

"Sister, don't worry about doing things!" Yu Qiuxia poked a finger on Fang Mingyuan's forehead in a funny way, "When did I miss your business?"

Fang Mingyuan smiled sheepishly and said, "Sister Qiuxia, I didn't mean that."

"Okay, okay, I won't talk nonsense to you. The final income of the two movies last year has not been released yet, but it is estimated to be more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars. I will fill in some more, and I will probably have it by then.

100 million Hong Kong dollars, although it is not much, but it represents my intention." Yu Qiuxia said seriously, "Don't say no!"

Looking at Yu Qiuxia's pretty face, Fang Mingyuan's heart was filled with warmth. Ever since she recognized this cheap sister, she had helped him again and again. Without her, how could the Fang family have developed so quickly to what it is now?

At this point, if it weren't for her, how could he get to know Mr. Guo? Now he just briefly told her his thoughts and helped him unconditionally. "Of course, why not?"

Fang Mingyuan leaned close to Yu Qiuxia's ear, looked at the crystal clear earlobes, blew a strange breath and said softly: "At most, half a year, Sister Qiuxia, just wait to get back the 200 million Hong Kong dollars."

"Two hundred million Hong Kong dollars?" Yu Qiuxia took two steps back in horror. She even forgot to blame Fang Mingyuan for making trouble in her ear.

"Shh..." Fang Mingyuan said quickly, "Don't say it out loud, just know it yourself. The old man, I only promised that the interest would be 30% of the principal!"

Yu Qiuxia took two deep breaths, only to feel a "buzzing" in her ears, and her legs and feet were a little weak. Although she knew that Fang Mingyuan was definitely going to make a big deal this time, she had a 100% profit return in the past six months.

, it’s quite astonishing.

Yu Qiuxia composed himself and said: "Mingyuan, this is..."

"Don't say it, don't say it, no matter how much it is, it's all dowry for Qing'er anyway!" Fang Mingyuan interrupted her.

"You kid, don't always talk about Qing'er's dowry!" Yu Qiuxia couldn't help but feel a little funny after finishing speaking. Qing'er was only a few years old, and her independent property already exceeded 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

Counting this time and those unfilmed scripts, I am afraid he will become the richest kid in Hong Kong.

"Mom, Mom, what are you and your brother talking about? What is a dowry? Is it delicious?" Qing'er asked curiously.

At this moment, not only Fang Mingyuan was overjoyed, but Yu Qiuxia was also laughing so hard. She picked up Qing'er, pointed at Qing'er's little nose, and deliberately said with a vicious look: "You know how to eat, when the time comes

If you become a little pig, Brother Mingyuan will ignore you!"

Qing'er hugged her neck and kept laughing. She had been threatened by her mother with this excuse too many times and she had long been immune.

Fang Mingyuan looked at the time and saw that it was already late. He quickly pulled Yu Qiuxia, mother and daughter, towards the direction of the mansion.

De Hui Restaurant is a high-end restaurant located on the edge of Hong Kong's business district. It is famous in Hong Kong for its Sichuan and Shandong cuisine from the mainland. The reason why Yu Qiuxia chose this place was because of Fang Mingyuan's taste.

In Hong Kong, there are many restaurants that do excellent Cantonese cuisine, but not many Sichuan and Shandong cuisines are good. Although the tastes of Hong Kong people are not used to these two cuisines, people are like this.

From time to time, it is necessary to change the taste. And with the deepening of China's reform and opening up policy, the exchanges between Hong Kong and the mainland are getting closer and closer, and more and more people are coming to Hong Kong from the mainland, so the business of Dehui Restaurant is natural

It has become more and more prosperous. Among the people who dine here every night, there are also many senior officials of the Hong Kong government, business tycoons, and celebrities in the entertainment industry.

But today, the largest private room in Dehui Restaurant has been reserved, which makes many people who come to eat very dissatisfied.

"I won't tell you, call your manager!" A fat middle-aged man with a Ludian accent stood in front of the waiter in the restaurant, with an arrogant look on his face.

The duty manager of Dehui Restaurant was an old man in his late fifties. After learning the news, he quickly came to the service desk and said politely: "Sir, is there anything I can do for you?

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The fat man said impatiently: "Yes, of course. If not, why would I ask you to come here? If our mayor wants to treat guests to dinner here, we need your largest private room..."

"I'm sorry, sir, that private room has been booked by a guest. We have two other private rooms, sir, you can choose which one." The old man said without being humble or overbearing.

"We'll pay three times the price for it! Go and tell the guests to make room for us!" the fat man said, slapping the table.

"I'm sorry, sir, no matter how much money you pay, we can't do this. This is related to the reputation of our restaurant, which cannot be exchanged for money." The old man smiled slightly and said, "Sir, the private rooms in our restaurant are very

It's in short supply. If you can't book it yet, then we will give it to other customers." If it were the Governor of Hong Kong, maybe he would also consider it. Now a mainlander, the private room belongs to Kuok Shipping

The young lady of the group, Yu Qiuxia, ordered it. How could she help him do such a thing?

The fat man became even more angry when he heard this. He slapped the table and said, "Do you know that our mayor is going to entertain foreign guests here. This is a foreign affairs event!"

There was a hint of displeasure on the old man's face. The fat man was standing in front of the service desk, shouting and yelling. It was really not cool. Guests were coming and going, pointing at the place.

"Sir, I don't know if entertaining foreign guests is considered a foreign affairs activity, but we treat foreign guests and local guests equally. We don't have any rules that require local guests to give up their seats to foreign guests. Unless you are in a private room,

The person who made the reservation has to check out by himself, otherwise we can only leave the private room to the guest who booked it." He explained patiently.

"Well, you leave us a private room first. I'll wait here. When they arrive, I'll let them check out!" The fat man pulled up a chair and sat at the service desk.

The old man looked at him with pity and shook his head slightly - let alone a mayor from the mainland, even if the Hong Kong Governor was here, he would not be able to ask Yu Qiuxia to give up the room.

At this moment, I saw a few people surrounding a middle-aged man and two young people arriving at the service desk. The fat man immediately stood up...