Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 521 Crisis in the prosperous age

"Terminator 2" became an instant hit in Hong Kong. On the second day of the premiere, the Hong Kong film media was almost overwhelmingly full of praise. From the pictures to the special effects, from the lines to the plot, from the actors to the acting skills, it seemed that there was no

Undesirable! Of course, these media have also raised the biggest questions about the film crew, which is who is this mysterious "Fang!", why does he seem to jump out of a stone, and why did he appear before

, this person is not on the crew list of "Terminator 2".

And those who are interested have noticed that their colleagues in the American media are also looking for this mysterious "Fang" who suddenly appeared on the list of crew members and occupied an important seat.

Some people even noticed that the screenwriters of Kumho Film Co., Ltd. and other Hong Kong film companies, which were jointly produced by Kumho Film Co., Ltd. and other Hong Kong film companies, also had "Fang" in the screenwriter column. Many people suggested that "Terminator 2" was also written by Kumho Film Co., Ltd.

It is a co-production between Lake Film Co., Ltd. and Kingfisher Film Company, so could these two "parties" be the same person?

For a time, who this "square" was and how to find this mysterious "square" became the focus of people's discussion.

Fang Mingyuan was very upset. Why was he so quick-talking and "teaching" Cheng Long a smooth sentence, but he forgot that at this time, in order to prevent his life from being affected by the paparazzi in the future, he was the one who needed to keep it secret the most. The result was

From the next day on, anyone who knew Fang Mingyuan's "little secret" would casually say "I won't tell you even if I beat you to death" when they saw him. Everyone burst into laughter, but he couldn't laugh or cry.

"Uncle Zhan, please stop making fun of me, right? This is really annoying me!" Fang Mingyuan looked helplessly at the smiling Huang Zhan and said.

"They can drive, why can't I?" Huang Zhan exaggeratedly pointed at everyone, then pointed at himself, and said with a look of dissatisfaction, "Little friends, discrimination is a must!"

Fang Mingyuan smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Zhan, you are highly respected and a role model for us juniors, so you should..."

"Stop, stop, stop! If that's the case, he's not Uncle Zhan, he's a saint! That's a great sage from ancient times! That's an idol to worship!" Huang Zhan waved his hands and said, "When I return to the earth in the future, what do you want to do?

After all, I am out of sight but out of mind. If you let me live like that now, you might as well kill me with a knife!"

Embarrassing...Uncle Zhan is indeed Uncle Zhan. Fang Mingyuan choked and had nothing to say.

Huang Zhan looked Fang Mingyuan up and down several times. When he saw that Fang Mingyuan felt uncomfortable, he sighed and said: "How on earth did you learn this skill? It goes without saying about composing lyrics and music.

Oh, you actually have such talent in screenwriting! "Terminator 2" is very good, and I am very happy to watch it. But to be honest, I am also worried about it. Compared with Hollywood movies, Hong Kong's

Movies are behind the times!"

Fang Mingyuan gave a thumbs up in his heart. Uncle Zhan is the one who has matured with age and hit the nail on the head. Judging from the history of previous lives, there are still two years before Hong Kong movies will prosper and decline. Today, Hong Kong movies are at their peak, whether it is a movie or a movie.

The number of films and the box office are still very impressive, but Uncle Zhan has already seen that compared with Hollywood films, Hong Kong films have tended to lag behind.

"Yes, Uncle Zhan, I agree with your view. The themes of Hong Kong movies are really too narrow. They are completely limited to gangster movies, gunfight movies, ghost movies and martial arts movies, such as science fiction, fantasy, disaster, etc. There are very few subjects such as records and wars involved. Moreover, everyone loves small-cost and small-scale productions. If things continue like this, Hong Kong movies will inevitably fail to keep up with Hollywood." Fang Mingyuan nodded and said, "In Hong Kong, investment can only be one or two. A movie worth 10 million Hong Kong dollars can be called a big production, but in Hollywood, a movie with an investment of 50 million dollars is no longer worthy of the surprise of the American media. As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, high quality and low price. Although it is good, it is still a minority. This is true for business transactions, and so is the case for movies. From now on, the movies that are truly recognized by the audience and can cause a sensation around the world will be mostly movies with large investment and big production. "

"Yes, what you said makes sense. You get what you pay for!" Huang Zhan nodded and said, "But what is the magical theme you are talking about?"

"Magic? Well, this is what Westerners call it. If we say it, it is the theme of fairy tales. For example, for Western works like "The Lord of the Rings", some people are already thinking about how to put it on the screen!" If he wanted to give a detailed definition of the magical theme, Fang Mingyuan couldn't give it, and it was hard to give examples. After all, in the early 1990s, due to the immature computer special effects technology, most of the real magical themes were still on paper. On the surface, or in the minds of the directors.

"Magical fantasy? Can this be translated onto the screen?" Huang Zhan said in surprise. Of course he was also aware of Western literary masterpieces such as "The Lord of the Rings".

"Well, I think our country's "The Legend of Shushan" can be shot on film." Fang Mingyuan said categorically. Although he didn't even watch "The Legend of Shushan" filmed by Tsui Hark in the future.

"How much money do you need to invest?" Huang Zhan's hands trembled and he almost pulled two strands of his beard off.

"If the filming is good, you will earn a lot!" Fang Mingyuan lowered his voice and said to Huang Zhan, "Uncle Zhan, let me tell you the bottom line. The investment in (Terminator 2) is US$120 million, but I estimate that Its box office must reach at least 300 million U.S. dollars. If you include derivative products, how much profit will it make?"

Huang Zhan's hand trembled, and there were already two beards on his hand. He frowned in pain. But compared with this, what Fang Mingyuan said surprised him even more. Of course, an investment of 120 million US dollars was Astonishing, but the box office of 300 million US dollars is even more frightening. Although he is not in the film industry, he is familiar with the profit-making methods of the film industry. If the derivative related products are also included, I am afraid that the revenue will be at least 500 million US dollars. More than 500 million U.S. dollars! The revenue of this film is almost more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is three times as much as the total revenue of the Hong Kong film industry last year!

The profit from one movie can equal the total box office of hundreds of movies in Hong Kong! This amount shocked Huang Zhan!

In fact, Fang Mingyuan's estimate is still conservative. In the previous life, the total box office of "Terminator 2" was as high as 520 million U.S. dollars. There is no clear figure for the value of derivative products, but after all, there are still 200 to 300 million U.S. dollars. This means , the economic value created by just one "Terminator 2" has reached US$700-800 million, which is equivalent to five to six times the total box office of Hong Kong movies!

Of course, this algorithm is a bit extreme. After all, in Hollywood, movies that can create high box office in a year are not like cabbage. Sometimes, after a year, there are only so many movies.

Five or six movies can meet this standard. Large investments and large productions do not necessarily mean that high profits can be obtained. Otherwise, there would not be an example like "Future Water World" that caused Hollywood film companies to vomit blood.

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However, you have to admit that after watching a big-budget and big-investment movie, the audience's vision will be raised to a very high level. For those shoddy movies that take months to produce, even the backgrounds are fake.

, there will be a comparison, and then people will naturally have a standard of evaluation in their hearts. Just like after a man has tasted the taste of stunning beauty, he will naturally not look down on ordinary flowers and plants.

In addition, at this time, the rental video tape industry was also quite developed. For those ordinary movies, people would naturally consider watching them on TV in the future, and the effect would be similar anyway. And for those movies with large investment and large production, you could not

I don’t admit it, even in the future, with 42-inch LCD TVs and even projectors, watching at home and watching in a movie theater will be completely different.

Fang Mingyuan has obvious feelings about this. "The Day After Tomorrow" is even more powerful when watched in the cinema!

This is the so-called fear of comparison shopping!

Moreover, after all, the scope of influence of Hong Kong movies is far less than that of Hollywood. Its main markets are in East Asia and Southeast Asia. The Chinese market is still under development, and it is suppressed by Hollywood like a mountain of iron. Coupled with its own development problems, this is also the case.

When it was exposed, it caused a depression in Hong Kong movies that lasted for more than ten years.

"Hong Kong movies are in danger!" Huang Zhan immediately came to this conclusion.

"Yes!" Fang Mingyuan also sighed. In the previous life, it is not that there were no examples of low-cost movies that were brilliant, but they were a minority after all and could only be regarded as special cases. This is the trend of the development of world movies. Occasionally, a few swim against the current and succeed.

Yes, but overall, it is so!

"But Uncle Zhan, you don't have to worry too much. If Hong Kong filmmakers are like you and can detect crises in time, then this is not an opportunity. Danger will lead to change, and change will lead to success! Hollywood has the advantages of Hollywood, and Hong Kong

Movies have the characteristics of Hong Kong movies. As long as we realize the crisis and seek innovation and change, it is not too late!" Fang Mingyuan comforted him. Compared with his previous life, he introduced Hollywood masterpieces to Hong Kong in advance, which aroused the interest of Hong Kong filmmakers.

There is a sense of crisis. Before the prosperous times have passed and the decline has not yet been revealed, Hong Kong movies still have opportunities.

"I hope it's as you said!" Huang Zhan sighed and nodded.

"Mingyuan, Sister Qiuxia is here!" Lin Lian interrupted the conversation between the two of them softly.