Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 520 I believe you

"Wow..." The people following Fang Mingyuan burst into laughter immediately, and Fang Mingyuan was also made to laugh by him.

"Okay, okay, Brother Cheng, I just screwed you over. You don't have to do this if you want to retaliate, right?" Fang Mingyuan slapped Cheng Long hard on the shoulder twice. Despite Cheng Long's martial arts skills, these two slaps were also

He "screamed" when he was photographed. Since Fang Mingyuan was reborn, he has never neglected physical exercise. No matter how busy he is, he still has to spare two hours to exercise every day. Later, after he got Chen Zhong, this exercise became more and more important.

With systemization. Over the years, although I have not shown much skill with outsiders, according to Chen Zhong, most people can't get close to each other. Of course, due to my age and body, I have not grown up, so when I meet people like

For someone like Chen Zhong, it’s still a dish!

Cheng Long laughed a few times and then said: "Mingyuan, is that 'Fang' really you? It's unbelievable."

"It's not that exaggerated. I just helped Director Cameron with a little help. Westerners are more serious about certain things. I already said that I don't need to be included in it. But when I was shown the dailies, there was no official sign.

But it was added in the copy. Isn't this putting me on the fire? Hey, I'm telling you very formally, this matter must not be spoken out! You are not allowed to say, 'I won't tell you even if I beat you to death'!

"

"He won't even say anything if I beat you to death!" Lin Lian and Zhao Ya said in unison at the side.

"Wow..." Everyone burst into laughter again.

Fang Mingyuan looked at everyone helplessly, shook his head repeatedly and said: "It's hard to learn well and easy to learn bad. How come it's only taken so long that even you, Sister Lian, can do it!" At this moment, he was really trapped in a cocoon.

feeling.

"We all learned this from you!" Zhao Ya said, hugging his arm with a smile.

"Brother Cheng, I told you to catch up, didn't you just want to confirm it from me?" Fang Mingyuan said, blinking at Cheng Long.

"Of course not, I was thinking...I was wondering if you could introduce me to Hollywood to make movies!" Cheng Long said solemnly.

"Ah?" Fang Mingyuan was surprised at first, but he soon felt relieved. History will indeed develop on its original trajectory. Brother Cheng Long is still as persistent in developing towards Hollywood as he was in his previous life.

Cheng Long felt a little uneasy. To be honest, he had been thinking about this issue for a long time. In the early 2000s, he went to the United States to film films such as "The Killer Trench" and "Cannonball Run", but they were not successful. At that time, the United States

People may only have the impression that "Hong Kong has another short man who can fight." Americans like Hong Kong-style action movies, but if they directly transfer the routines of Hong Kong movies to Hollywood action movies, they will also

Feeling that it was not realistic enough, he had no choice but to return to Hong Kong to work hard.

After entering the 1990s, Hong Kong movies have reached their peak in history, but Cheng Long understands very well that Chinese people often say that after an unprecedented peak, there must be a trough, but when will this trough be?

No one can say for sure whether it will come. But as the "1997" approaches, Hong Kong people are anxious and confused about the future, as well as Hong Kong's economic and political situation are faintly shaken, coupled with the increasingly serious underworld and the continuous

Participating in film production or causing trouble caused Cheng Long to feel a sense of crisis.

In terms of real history, it is indeed as expected by Cheng Long. Starting from the first half of the 1990s, the Hong Kong film industry also fell into a downturn. Since 1993, the number of Hong Kong films and their box office

Revenues showed a downward trend year by year. It was also in this year that the Hollywood blockbuster "Jurassic Park" also broke the box office record of all previous films released in Hong Kong with a Hong Kong box office of more than 60 million Hong Kong dollars. Then it exploded.

The Southeast Asian financial crisis has filled the Hong Kong film industry with a sense of decadence. Some people even lamented that "Hong Kong film is dead". "Where is Hong Kong film going?" has also become a question for everyone who likes and cares about Hong Kong.

A topic often talked about by moviegoers.

Hong Kong movies have since entered a trough. Although there have been some bright spots during this period, until Fang Mingyuan died in his previous life, Hong Kong movies could not really get out of the trough, resulting in a situation where Hollywood is the only one.

Fang Mingyuan also knew that in his previous life, Cheng Long should be regarded as the most successful Chinese movie star. The movie "Red Zone" became his breakthrough into Hollywood. Then he starred in "Rush Hour" and created more than 2

100 million US dollars in box office. At this point, Hollywood was completely conquered by this "small Chinese man who spoke broken English". Subsequent masterpieces such as "Shanghai Noon" and "Rush Hour 2" further consolidated his position in Hollywood until

Two thousand years later, he was invited to leave his fingerprints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His career reached its peak in Hollywood.

However, the poor box office performance of several subsequent works, such as "Tuxedo" and "Around the World in Eighty Days," greatly weakened his star power. However, this is also a normal result. He insisted not to do supporting roles in Hollywood.

At the same time, he insists on not changing his funny style of "comedy plus vaudeville". Therefore, his movies are often suitable for all ages, which is his advantage. However, the same interpretation style can easily make people tired, and cultural differences cannot be ignored.

Of course, another very important point is that the eldest brother is already over fifty!

In a place like Hollywood, where stars shine brightly and there are countless shooting stars, there are very few movie stars who can truly shine for more than ten years or even decades. The eldest brother's acting career is relatively narrow, which has already destined him to lack of support.

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"Brother Cheng, why do you want to go to Hollywood? To be honest, I personally think you are not that suitable for Hollywood. There, you will lose your true nature and be assimilated by Hollywood's commercial movies. Hong Kong is the foundation for you to show your strength.

Land." Fang Mingyuan replied equally solemnly.

In his previous life, Fang Mingyuan had a deep feeling about this. Starting from "Rush Hour", his interest in Cheng Long's films has greatly diminished, and he no longer insists on watching every film. Whether it is the action design, plot structure, or

The character designs in it are far inferior to the "Plan A" series he created in Hong Kong. The "Police Story" series is bold in imagination, fast-paced, and has a spectacle that is unique to me. Especially the black comedian Chris in the movie

. Tucker's talkativeness made him even more annoyed.

Later, Fang Mingyuan learned that not only did he feel this way, but Hong Kong movie fans also felt the same way. This can be clearly reflected from the box office of these movies in Hong Kong. "Rush Hour"

The box office of "Tornado" was more than 13 million Hong Kong dollars, and the box office of "Tornado" was around 15 million, which was not even close to the Hong Kong box office of his works such as "Red Zone" and "Thunderbolt" a few years ago.

one-third of income.

"When you go to Hollywood, you have to abide by the rules of Hollywood. The simplest thing is that in Hong Kong you can be a screenwriter, director, producer, and martial arts instructor. But when you go to Hollywood, you don't even have editing rights. Do you want to go to Hollywood?

The rules are difficult to be broken by outside forces. At least I think Hollywood can change you, but you can't change Hollywood. When you go to Hollywood, you will lose a lot of freedom and a lot of rights, and you will just be an actor who obeys the director. In this way, you also have to

Going to Hollywood?”

Although it is said that now that his little butterfly is flapping its wings, Hollywood and Hong Kong movies have completely changed, but Fang Mingyuan does not think that even if he entered Hollywood a few years earlier, Cheng Long would be able to achieve more than what he had achieved in his previous life.

won more glory. He will not repeat the same mistake he made in order to please European and American audiences but lost Asian audiences.

In Fang Mingyuan's view, only what belongs to the nation is world-class. Hong Kong films have also had a profound impact on Hollywood films. Although the future is a bit unclear, this does not mean that Hong Kong filmmakers must go to Hollywood to find the renaissance of Hong Kong films.

Road. There are only a handful of Chinese movie stars who have successfully entered the Hollywood film industry, but in Fang Mingyuan's view, none of their achievements are as impressive as their achievements in Hong Kong.

"If, Brother Cheng, you just want to experience the high-tech productions of Americans, then there is no need to rush to Hollywood. In a few years, I can assure you that Hong Kong's capabilities in this area will catch up!"

Fang Mingyuan put his arm around Cheng Long's shoulders and whispered, "When that day comes, if you are still not satisfied, it's not too late to go to Hollywood!"

"Do you still want to continue cooperating with Hollywood film companies?" Cheng Long said thoughtfully.

"Well, I won't hide it from you, at least there will be..." Fang Mingyuan thought about it in his mind and said, "No less than ten movies! I have the script outline here, but the time has not come yet." Fang Mingyuan pointed.

Point to your own head.

"Ten movies! All with the investment level of "Terminator"?" Cheng Long took a breath. If someone else said this, he would definitely not believe it, but when Fang Mingyuan said this, he believed it!

Kumho Film Co., Ltd. and other Hong Kong film companies still have many scripts that have not yet been filmed. In the first half of this year, Fang Mingyuan accounted for five of the top ten box office movies in Hong Kong! This is

It’s a terrible number! Because there were only five movies filmed in total!

"It's almost the same. There are some with lower investment than it, but there are also those with much higher investment!" Fang Mingyuan said vaguely, "Brother Cheng, you have to believe me!"

Cheng Long looked at Fang Mingyuan with disbelief for a long time, then slowly nodded and said: "Okay, I believe you!"

"However, Brother Cheng, you have to keep these words a secret!" Fang Mingyuan warned, "I don't want to wake up tomorrow and be treated like an alien by everyone."

Cheng Long smiled slyly and said, "I won't tell you even if I beat you to death!"