Chapter 541 The explosion of Hong Kong martial arts
The comics industry, or any other product, even an industrial product, needs to rely on sufficient channels;
If you want to establish a complete channel, you must have high-quality content or cost-effective industrial products, etc. In short, you need something to attract customers, and then you need to cooperate with capital investment, publicity, etc. to build the channel.
Otherwise, no matter how large a consortium is, there will be no way to set up channels for products that have no market demand.
In the past, although the comics of Changxing Culture Company had good results, they could only be sold in Chinese areas. Although the background of "Dragon Ball" partly came from Journey to the West, its urban and funny character was enough to conquer people in other places;
For example, in the original history, "Dragon Ball" was easily popular in Europe and the United States. In some countries such as Mexico, its popularity was ridiculously high. When the animation was broadcast, it was said that even local gangs went back to watch it, and the social crime rate was significantly reduced.
And taking advantage of this opportunity, once the construction of many channels is completed, it will be much more convenient to promote other comics here;
This is somewhat similar to the home appliance industry, such as Haier. As long as the refrigerator is the first in sales, then it can make other home appliances. Although it will not be the first, at least it has a brand and after-sales guarantee, and it can achieve decent results.
"Okay, no problem." Zhang Zhiyuan paused and then said: "Yang Sheng, now the sales of our comic newspapers have soared, and there are more and more single volumes. In addition, Changxing Media's daily sales are five or six With tens of thousands of newspapers, the pressure on printing is increasing;
It’s not the equipment or people, but the place. In the early years, the printing factory was located in a warehouse on the edge of Central, Hong Kong Island. Now there is not enough space and it is seriously crowded. If we increase the printing capacity, I am worried that there will be safety hazards. ”
"I forgot about this. In this case, you can discuss it with Changxing Real Estate and find a bigger place, but it should not be too far away from Central, otherwise the transportation time and cost will be high." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
There are too many industries within the Changxing Group. Although he pays attention to comics, he has never paid attention to the comic printing factory.
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Okay, and our current factory can also build a building, and the location is not bad."
The warehouse I was looking for in the early years on the edge of Central has now begun to be built with high-rise buildings around it. The value is naturally not low now. Even the money that Changxing Culture has made in the past few years may not be comparable to this piece of land.
Yang Wendong waved his hand and said: "You can decide this matter yourself. If a building is built on this land, it can also be used exclusively for you."
Nowadays, the group under its own umbrella will itself be a big customer of real estate, and many industries also need their own buildings.
Like "Dragon Ball", Li Xiaolong's "Tangshan Brother" has also begun to develop overseas markets. This movie relies on a good plot, Li Xiaolong's fighting style that almost kills his opponents instantly, and the promotion of Changxing Group's capital;
Soon it achieved very high results in Nanyang. Changxing Group now has 157 cinemas in Southeast Asia, with a total box office of more than 9.3 million;
This point did not exist in history, because Jiahe was still a new company at that time. Even if it had movies, it had no theaters overseas and could only sell them to Waifu. Although the price of Waifu was not cheap, compared with its own If it's released in company theaters, that's not even close;
The movie box office, which totaled more than 10 million yuan in the park, caused a sensation in Asia. Soon, some countries that Changxing Cinema Line Company had not yet participated in also took the initiative to buy Waifu, which made Changxing Film Company make a lot of money;
The same goes for Japan. Although Japan's internal culture is all about supporting domestic production, the current Japanese movies are indeed not that good. In their small days, senior executives are not so stupid and loyal, and businessmen are the same. They will make money wherever they can.
After the movie entered Japan, it also became an instant hit. Li Xiaolong instantly became his favorite star in his childhood, and many people began to learn and imitate Li Xiaolong's unique fighting style.
September, Hong Kong:
Yang Wendong came to Tseung Kwan O Film and Television City;
There is a martial arts hall similar to that of the Japanese samurai during the Republic of China. Inside, Bruce Lee is fighting with many "Japanese samurai", and there are also many cameras filming nearby;
Zou Wenhuai introduced next to the boss: "Yang Sheng, only Li Xiaolong has this kind of treatment when making movies in Hong Kong. Multiple cameras surround the film. After the filming is completed, the film will be edited in the appropriate direction."
Film is very expensive. Even for taking pictures, many people are reluctant to use it more than once, and the cost of camera film is even more outrageous. For many movie shootings, the biggest cost is not labor, rental locations or props, but film;
Therefore, in many movie shootings, even if the plot and action are not satisfactory, in order to save costs, we can only make do with it;
From the perspective of the Hong Kong film industry, shooting from multiple angles is like a dream and a huge waste.
Yang Wendong smiled nonchalantly and said: "Compared to Li Xiaolong's income, what does this mean? The profit of "Tangshan Brother" is probably comparable to the other ten movies, right?"
If you want to make high-quality content, you have to spend money. Many companies in Hollywood often play this way. For example, "Titanic" decades later almost bankrupted the company behind it, but in the end it won and gained countless people. Jealous earnings.
Of course, there are also failures. In the past few years, 20th Century Fox spent hundreds of millions of dollars to shoot "Cleopatra," but it failed at the box office and almost went bankrupt;
But it can't be established without breaking, and there will be high returns without high investment. Moreover, he still knows Li Xiaolong's terrifying ability to attract money in the future.
After a while, the filming of a plot ended;
Several beaten men in "Japanese service" lay on the ground and began to moan, and muttered a few words to each other.
After hearing this, Yang Wendong asked in surprise: "Did you really find the Japanese?"
"Yes, they were all found by me. They are real Japanese karate samurai." Li Xiaolong also walked over at this moment, wearing a towel shawl and a crooked smile: "Only real Japanese samurai can look real. We Chinese I can’t express that feeling;
And these people really understand Japanese martial arts, so that the fighting will be realistic. Another problem with martial arts movies is that the protagonist may be able to fight, but not many supporting characters can fight, they are all like street gangsters;
Only when the supporting characters are really good at martial arts will the fighting be really exciting and exciting. "Yes, I agree. That's why I asked you to train the team and open martial arts gyms in Hong Kong society to look for potential talents." "Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Just like the novels of the previous life, the supporting characters are very successful if they are well portrayed. Each supporting character has his own story, even the villain. This kind of plot is the most successful;
Just like the characters in Jin Yong's novel "The Condor", the Central Plains Five Jue, Zhou Botong, Mei Chaofeng, Quanzhen Seven Sons, Jiangnan Seven Monsters, etc., after reading it, everyone can remember these dozens of people, while ordinary novels, It’s good if you can make people remember the protagonist.
The same is true for movies. If the protagonist alone is awesome, it can only be said to be an average movie. If you want to achieve success, the supporting characters must not be bad. In a martial arts TV series, the supporting characters must be able to fight, and the best level is about the same as the protagonist.
Li Xiaolong nodded and said: "I'm already doing it, and Zou Sheng has also given me a lot of help."
Zou Wenhuai smiled and said: "Li Sheng, I can arrange people for such small things. I will be responsible for everything in the martial arts school. After I start work here, you can be responsible for teaching martial arts."
"Okay, thank you." Li Xiaolong nodded and said.
With the help of large capital, it is indeed convenient to do things. Before opening martial arts schools in the United States, he struggled for many years before opening a few, and he also needed to consider profitability;
But now, you can go to more than a dozen stores in good locations in Hong Kong in just one sentence. If it weren't for a lack of manpower, then dozens of stores wouldn't be a problem.
Yang Wendong said: "Martial arts schools are not used to make money, but to allow Hong Kong to cultivate enough martial arts talents. Just like TVB's artist training classes, they can even be trained from children;
Although there will not be much direct benefit in the short term, in ten years it will be of great help to the Hong Kong film and even Hong Kong television industries. ”
Only a qualified consortium leader can plan for the next ten or even decades. Regarding the future of Hong Kong's film and television drama industry, Yang Wendong wants to preserve it. Even if mainland TV dramas rise in the future, he can integrate with it.
Historically, at the beginning of the 20th century, TVB's TV dramas were still pretty good. They were called the Big Three along with Tang Dynasty and Zhou Yi. Unfortunately, they were later abolished. Of course, Zhou Yi was also abolished. Tang Dynasty lasted for a few more years, but it also became crippled.
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Zou Wenhuai smiled and said: "Yang Sheng's layout is indeed far-reaching."
Yang Wendong asked again: "Xiaolong, when will the filming of "Huo Yuanjia" be completed?"
At Yang Wendong's reminder, and because Li Xiaolong might have had ideas for many movies when he was in the United States, he decided to shoot "Fearless" after consultation;
Although the content may be different from the original history, the plot is definitely similar, and the main core is still Li Xiaolong.
Li Xiaolong replied: "It may take a few months. The shooting is very fast, but I will still check the content of the previous shooting like "Tangshan Brother". If I am not satisfied with the shooting, I will reshoot it. .”
"Okay, no problem, you decide for yourself." Yang Wendong naturally delegated power to Li Xiaolong, and he can do whatever he wants, as long as he doesn't mess around;
To pursue the highest quality, and to make Li Xiaolong a global star, this amount of money should still be invested.
"Thank you Yang Sheng." Li Xiaolong smiled.
Yang Wendong looked at the bruises on Li Xiaolong's arm again and said: "But I have one more request. You must have a full body examination every six months, either in Japan, the United States or Hong Kong;
If you fight like this and eat so much high-protein food, I'm worried that you may have problems with your body, especially your kidneys. The test will focus on creatinine. In addition, I will send you a nutritionist and a doctor to stay with you at all times."
Many people who exercise a lot have kidney abnormalities. Although kidney problems are not closely related to sudden death, you must be careful, otherwise if you survive sudden death, other problems will not be good.
"Is this necessary?" Li Xiaolong was a little confused.
Yang Wendong smiled and said: "Just think of it as a company benefit. Lao Zou can also go. In addition, I will arrange for the company's senior executives and their families to come together. It doesn't cost much,"
After hearing this, Li Xiaolong naturally agreed: "Okay."
Yang Wendong looked at Little Japan behind him again, and then said: "Fight Little Japan well, as long as no one is killed, the audience will definitely like it."
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