The next day, the Japanese delegation to China attended a welcome meeting specially organized by the literary and art circles in Hong Kong, which was also an exchange meeting.
As an acquaintance of both parties, Fang Yan was naturally on the invitation list to introduce each other and get to know each other.
After working for a while, Pan Yaoming, who was present on behalf of the Xiangjiang Sanlian Bookstore, pulled Fang Yan aside and whispered.
"Yanzi, this time you are really in the limelight in Xiangjiang."
"Hey, I've been in the limelight so much that I can't even count them. What are you talking about?"
Fang Yan joked in a joking tone.
"You, you, are you pretending to be confused because you understand?"
Pan Yaoming said: "Of course it's "A Better Tomorrow."
After asking Fang Yan, he found out that when "A Better Tomorrow" was released, all the media in Hong Kong were pessimistic. At least seven or eight of the ten companies said they were going to suffer a disaster. After all, there were so many crouching dragons and phoenixes in one movie. Hina, almost all of them are disaster stars and plague gods.
"Others were too late to avoid it, but you and Xu Ke brought them together."
Pan Yaoming shook his head and laughed: "A lot of people were waiting to see your joke at that time?"
Fang Yan said: "It's a pity that they can't see my jokes."
"That's right!"
Pan Yaoming said: "When the box office results of "A Better Tomorrow" came out these days, people were really shocked, especially the media."
Fang Yan curled his lips: "How are they?"
"You still don't understand the virtues of the media in Hong Kong? What they are best at is flattering the superior and suppressing the inferior!"
Pan Yaoming said: "If you succeed, you will be lifted up to the sky. If you fail, you will be stepped on the ground. Now that you are held high, you are just short of being enshrined in the altar."
"In the end, all altars are altars."
Fang Yan planned in his mind that while he was still in Xiangjiang, he would take some time to go to Xu Ke's studio to find the couple.
The two chatted quietly, and then talked about the current situation of Xiangjiang Sanlian Bookstore.
"Thanks to you, things are finally getting better."
Pan Yaoming said that with the best-selling of a series of novels such as "Love Letter", "Midnight Ring" and "Crime Unit: Police Story" in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sanlian Bookstore has shown the momentum of turning losses into profits, although the profit part Compared with the debt owed, it is still a drop in the bucket.
Fang Yan suggested: "I'm wondering if you could consider expanding the bookstore's business?"
Pan Yaoming asked: "How to expand, please tell me?"
"In addition to academic works, popular novels, and pure literature, is it possible to expand the bookstore business to the field of comics?"
"Comics!?"
"Yes, my trip to Japan was quite fruitful."
Dialect briefly mentioned that he invested in the two-dimensional library founded by Kadokawa Rihihiko, the deputy general manager of Kadokawa Shoten, which covers light novels, comics, games and other fields. If it establishes a foothold and develops in Japan, it may not be impossible to follow suit in the future. Cooperation with Hong Kong Sanlian Bookstore.
"Second dimension? Light novel?"
Pan Yaoming looked confused at this new thing.
Fang Yan explained simply, "I believe there will be a big market in Xiangjiang."
"I'm afraid it's hard to say."
Pan Yaoming hesitated for a moment and said that the Hong Kong comics market is now dominated by Hong Kong comics. Fang Yan immediately thought of the style of Hong Kong comics. The men were almost all muscular men, while the women were basically good-looking but dressed in revealing clothes.
Pan Yaoming said: "To be precise, the Xiangjiang comics market has always been monopolized by Huang Yulang's company."
"Huang Yulang..."
Fang Yan raised his eyebrows. This person was actually the leader of Hong Kong comics. His masterpiece is the familiar "Dragon and Tiger Gate".
The general plot is that Wang Xiaohu came to Xiangjiang from the mainland to look for his relatives, made friends along the way, and fought fiercely with various villains. Wang Xiaohu, Wang Xiaolong, and Shi Heilong finally became good brothers without fighting or knowing each other. They are collectively known as the "Three Emperors of Dragon and Tiger". ” and established the “Dragon and Tiger Gate”.
After that, Wang Xiaohu and his party rushed out of Xiangjiang to expedition to Neon, and began to fight against gangs from all over the world.
But in fact, such a Hong Kong comic similar to "Blade Ya" was not originally called "Dragon Tiger Gate", but "Little Hooligans".
Because when the comics were created, the public security environment was poor and gangsters were rampant. Some societies would actively approach and recruit young people to join, that is, gangsters like Gu Tianzhu. Therefore, the mixed situation of three religions and nine streams gave the general public a desire for heroes. expect.
The people's expectations for heroes have naturally become the most suitable subject for cartoonists.
In the United States, there are "DC Comics" and "Marvel Comics". In Hong Kong, there are Huang Yulang's "Little Rascals" and Shangguan Xiaobao's "Bruce Lee". This is the only comic that became popular in the 1970s due to the strong rise of Bruce Lee. , can compete with "Little Rascals".
Later, due to the introduction of the "Undesirable Publications Law" in Hong Kong, Huang Yulang changed the name "Little Hooligan" to "Dragon Tiger Gate".
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Just like "Naruto", "Bleach" and "One Piece", the three major migrant comics are fighting each other. These two works are tit for tat and have become the main theme of the Hong Kong comic industry in the 1970s. The two comics compete with each other and are on par with each other. Half of the Hong Kong comic world.
Under this kind of competition, Huang Yulang and Shangguan Xiaobao also began to recruit disciples and establish their own sects.
The two factions are called the "Yulin Army" and the "Shangguan Family" respectively. It is precisely because of the competition between the two that they have cultivated a large number of talents for Hong Kong comics.
The situation of Hong Kong comics being divided into two parts of the world only changed dramatically after entering the 1980s.
While Huang Yulang was creating comics, he also established his own company "Yulang International Co., Ltd." in an attempt to monopolize the entire comic market in Hong Kong. However, in order to achieve this ambition, the first condition is to recruit Shangguan Xiaobao, an old rival.
In 1981, Huang Yulang and Shangguan Xiaobao reached an agreement, and "Bruce Lee" was included in "Yulang International", and the country was officially unified from then on.
So much so that now, almost all Hong Kong comics are produced by Yuk Long Comics, and the entire Hong Kong comics industry has entered the era of Huang Yulang's monopoly.
"Especially "Heroes of China", "Dragon Tiger Gate", "Drunken Master", and "Tathagata Palm" can be regarded as the four masterpieces of Hong Kong comics."
Pan Yaoming showed a helpless smile. Japanese comics have long been submerged in the torrent of Hong Kong comics produced by Yulang Group, and no one cares about them.
"That's right..."
Fang Yan touched his chin.
"But your suggestion, Iwako, is indeed good. You can consider introducing comics business."
Pan Yaoming said that Hong Kong's economy has now taken off, and comics, as a low-cost and stress-relieving form of entertainment, are more popular than ever. Companies such as Yulang International Company, which specializes in producing Hong Kong comics, are leveraging this shareholder style. It was listed in the first half of this year, and its market value soared more than ten times.
"Has it been released yet? It seems that Hong Kong comics are really popular."
Fang Yan raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Of course it is. It is not only popular in Hong Kong, but like Hong Kong movies, it has now begun to radiate to the entire Southeast Asia."
Pan Yaoming couldn't help but sigh.
Fang Yan's eyes flashed, and the stock market crash that broke out in the United States in 1987 would affect the global stock market.
The Xiangjiang stock market is naturally not immune. When the time comes, Huang Yulang's company will definitely suffer a huge impact.
Of course, Huang Yulang's company is not worth buying at the bottom. The real value is actually the cartoonists in the company, such as Ma Rongcheng, who drew "Heroes of China" and "Wind and Cloud". This is a rare opportunity, as long as the hoe can be wielded Well, there is no corner that cannot be dug. (End of chapter)