There was a time when Hong Kong movies were called the Hollywood of the East. Although this was praised by the West, it is undeniable that many of Hong Kong's movies are classics. Even in later generations, some clips were paid tribute by some film directors.
At the same time, Japanese and Korean films were also beaten by Hong Kong films.
After the late 1990s, Hong Kong Films gradually declined, and many companies basically rested on their laurels. After all, old companies like Shaw Brothers were also in trouble before this.
But after 2000, mainland movies completely awakened, but Hong Kong movies have never been more brilliant after Kung Fu.
Even if the box office is good, most of them are co-productions with mainland companies.
Many people who understand are well aware that Xiangjiang's film model has encountered a bottleneck.
The so-called bottleneck is actually the absence of any innovation.
And the past pattern has been repeated. In the beginning, you can use fan celebrities to support or even sell your feelings.
But if it’s too much, it will gradually become numb.
After all, the audience is not fools. If they are fooled once, they may not continue.
So faced with this situation, Xiangjiang's movies have been in the doldrums.
It has nothing to do with the so-called review.
Su Yi knows that many people like to blame others to arouse dissatisfaction in people's hearts, and this kind of deception has a very good effect.
Many people who don’t think so will slowly change their minds.
Director Du Qifeng once said at the Cannes Film Festival that Xiangjiang's movies were made because of mechanical problems.
Zhou Runfa also said at the Bangzi Country Film Festival that the problem with Hong Kong films is that mainland censorship is too strict.
This thing seems to be a matter of course.
Su Yi looked calm and looked at Huang G in front of him.
This eccentric man finally vented his dissatisfaction.
And when I said this, I was even a little bit weird.
Many people's expressions also changed.
Many things can be discussed privately. It’s okay for everyone to complain about it, just to vent their emotions.
But when we talk about this in public, Su Yi is still there!
This is provocation!
“This person is a bit crazy, Director Su, don’t pay attention!”
Director Wang Jing hurriedly explained that he had a good relationship with the mainland and had appeared on CCTV programs before.
Su Yi didn't speak, just waved his hand.
"Director Su, even though you are the world's number one box office director, you were still a child when Hong Kong Film was at its most glorious, right?"
Huang G continued to provoke, as if Like a clown.
Du Qifeng, who spoke before, subconsciously frowned.
The reason why he said this was entirely for Su Yi's influence.
I want Su Yi to bring a message to the mainland for review. The mainland review is strict, but it gives Su Yi an appropriate and relaxed review. They also know about this and want to be treated like Su Yi.
After all, the box office of movies in Dragon Kingdom is very good now, and even Hollywood is coveting it.
They have tried their best to please some Hollywood film companies before.
But people's attitude towards them is very cold.
However, when filming Rain of Swords this time, the staff of Warner Bros. were very respectful to Su Yi.
Even if you let them work overtime!
You know, for many foreigners, working overtime is the bottom line.
This is enough to prove Su Yi’s influence and the importance of Longguo Market to this group of ghosts. .
Otherwise, we would not use extremely low prices to help Su Yi complete the special effects of Sword Rain.
Therefore, these film companies and directors in Xiangjiang are all looking to the mainland.
This huge movie market has now directly surpassed the Wuzhou market and become the second largest movie-watching group in the world, and is rapidly closing the gap with the North American market.
Other so-called developed countries in Asia, even Japan, South Korea, Singapore and other places, have only a small number of viewers combined.
So Du Qifeng’s original intention was to bring a message.
Huang G didn't have this idea, it seemed that he was just trying to release his resentment.
To be honest, the decline of Xiangjiang Film is not only due to reputation, but also to the interests of the company and actors.
Huang G has not been filming for a while, and has even begun to feel depressed.
Looking at the clothes he wears, he looks like a dog, but he feels like a dog that cannot spit out ivory from its mouth.
The actors in the audience began to whisper.
Some people agree, while others are silent.
Some people glared at these clowns, while others gloated.
Wu Siyuan frowned and was about to speak when Su Yi waved his hand.
"Huang G, please finish what you want to say."
Su Yi's calm look has the aura of a director of a state-owned enterprise, calm and calm.
"Okay, Director Su, if you give me a chance, let me say a little more. I heard that you are a media director of the General Administration. As a native of Eagle Country who grew up in Xiangjiang, I can't understand it. Your position should be related to movies! So if you want to save the movies in Hong Kong, you still need to make changes!”
Huang G's unpretentious words were also mixed with some English, and he also claimed to be from the Eagle Country.
Originally, someone wanted to scold him, but thinking that Su Yi was still there, the others didn't say much.
This time it is said to be a joint meeting of the Hong Kong Directors Association and the Hong Kong Artists Association, but in fact Su Yi's identity is not as simple as a director.
Although Su Yi is not Han Sanping's identity, he actually better represents the film industry of Long Kingdom.
After all, it has institutional status and brilliant box office achievements.
And Su Yi was also very intimidating. After he calmly said those words just now, the scene was extremely quiet, and even Huang G felt a little anxious in his heart.
The young man in front of me is not that outstanding in the entertainment industry where all the handsome guys are.
But it feels very shocking.
But Huang G also knows that mainland China is still relaxed about Hong Kong movies.
The people of Xiangjiang manage Xiangjiang, and the people's rights are much higher than before the 1990s, so he can be so arrogant.
But human greed has no limits.
Huang G took the opportunity to vent his dissatisfaction, which was not completely crazy.
For example, Du Qifeng and others have always thought like this. If they become the leader, they may be favored by people in this circle.
You can also get more performance opportunities.
Su Yi did not speak, quietly waiting for the other party to finish speaking.
Liu Yifei on the side clenched her fists, feeling very tired of the boastful person.
“Continue.”
Su Yi just looked at each other quietly.
He knew that there were many people who had such thoughts.
“Hong Kong is an international metropolis that combines Eastern and Western cultures. It can accommodate more cultures. We cannot kill this good situation for some reason! And it is not that it will be killed, but now It has begun to decline! Many of our film companies have closed down, and actors’ performance fees have also dropped a lot!”
In fact, there is one sentence left, that is, the man from the Eagle Country is my biological father, and now the 'stepfather' has come to discipline me severely, killing my thinking.
Although it was not said aloud, everyone here was a smart person and could guess the second half of the sentence.
"I've said all I want to say - Director Xiao Du, I remember you had a lot of ideas before."
After Huang G finished speaking, he looked at Director Xiao Du .
This is also a person who speaks openly and has ulterior motives.
It was also banned in later generations. He is different from Huang G. If Huang G is considered mentally ill, then he is a moroned debater.
What he is good at is using his shocking remarks and low intelligence to forcibly lower the opponent's IQ, and using his rich experience to defeat his opponent in the low-intelligence field he is good at.
I once debated with Wen Zhaolun before.
Director Xiao Du: We are not free now. When we go to the mall, there will always be chaos due to the arrival of law enforcement.
Wen Zhaolun: It was because of the chaos that someone called the police to find the law enforcers!
Such idiotic remarks are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Basically the logic is closed.
Director Xiao Du did not hesitate at all.
“That’s right! The sun has set on Xiangjiang Movies now!”
Seeing how excited he was, people in the audience even found it a bit funny.
"Soon, we will lose the history and foundation laid by all our predecessors, and Hong Kong movies will be dead by then!"
His voice is high-pitched, which is different from Huang G's style.
Not so neurotic, but like an enraged madman.
“The life of Xiangjiang Film is slowly passing away by these invisible and heavy shackles!”
After saying these words, some people even clapped softly, seeming to agree with it.
Du Qifeng coughed, it was a bit excessive but the intention was almost the same.
After several people finished speaking, Su Yi sneered in his heart.
He slowly walked onto the stage.
Five years have passed since I graduated from college.
Su Yi has transformed from a young graduate into the temperament of the world's number one box office director and media director!
Facing the gazes of countless big shots and well-known celebrities in the audience, Su Yi held his head high with a calm smile on his face.
"I already understand what the few people said just now. The decline of Xiangjiang Cinema is all due to some kind of shackles?"
Su Yi put away his indifferent smile.
Whether it was Huang G’s unfunny and seemingly funny sarcasm just now, or Director Xiao Du’s roaring speech.
They are all small paths and cannot be reached on the stage.
Everything must speak with data and strength!
"The history of the development of Xiangjiang movies is brilliant! Starting in 1909, with the investment of the Shanghai Magic City Company, Xiangjiang had its first movie."
Su Yi did not Bring any manuscripts and scan the audience.
There are indeed many people coming this time.
The older generation of film godfathers such as Wu Siyuan, current film tycoons such as Xiang Huaqiang and Lin Jianyue, the previous generation's four kings who dominated Hong Kong's ratings, box office, and music circles, with double-digit hits on Mondays, etc.
This If you show cowardice at times, you will not only be embarrassed.
The reporters in the audience were all pressing the shutter frantically, and the flash lights seemed like flash bombs.
Su Yi is not an actor. Unless there are special reasons, he will not be interviewed. Because of his special status within the system, there are no reporters chasing him for interviews.
But this does not mean that he will have stage fright.
"Most of the Hong Kong movies in the 1930s satirized the era. After the famous 'General Strike' incident, a film company immediately produced the famous "Zuo Ci Plays Cao". The Hong Kong movies at this time had their own unique spirit. God has also created an excellent start for the future development of movies!"
Su Yi looked at Du Qifeng and said slowly.
Du Qifeng turned his head unnaturally.
He had even forgotten a little about these old histories. Before, he felt that he was a senior in the film industry, not something this young boy could compare to.
But let me start directly from the development history of Hong Kong movies.
Du Qifeng suddenly regretted that he was facing Su Yi!
This is not only a young leader within the mainland system, but also a world-famous director!
The box office of all my movies combined is not as good as that of one other movie!
Du Qifeng calmed down and carefully analyzed Su Yi's speech.
"The 1960s passed, and in the 1970s Mr. Zou Wenhuai formed Jiahe Company and filmed Tangshan Big Brother"
Hearing Su Yi's words, Zou Wenhuai, who was sitting in the front row, was filled with emotion, and even the corners of his eyes were a little moist.
His glory back then can still be remembered by this era. His era has come to an end, but he is still remembered by others!
"The Kung Fu craze in the 1970s, the zombie and Maoshan martial arts themes in the 1980s! The nonsensical comedy themes in the late 1980s!"
Every sentence is a testimony of the times.
Hong Jinbao, Cheng Long, Yuan Heping, Zhou Xingchi and others in the audience were silent, even Xiang Huaqiang on the side was a little moved.
Those years and that era are all witnesses of their glory!
Although there is some unpleasantness in this, it also makes them miss it immensely.
Some people are no longer here, and some people have turned against each other and can only wait in silence when they meet again.
But Su Yi, a young man who grew up in mainland China, is like a witness to history.
They all moved their hearts.
"And the most glorious period was the 1990s!"
Su Yi also sounded a little emotional.
In the 1990s, that was the era of chaos in Hong Kong movies.
“Once Upon a Time in the East”, “The Invincible East” and other martial arts films, as well as “The Lame Hero”, the low-cost film “Young and Dangerous” series, etc.”
Su Yi said Several masterpieces, these are all popular movies, representing the most glorious era of Hong Kong.
"In 1992, Xiangjiang's movie box office reached its peak, 1.55 billion!"
Such an achievement is already very brilliant.
"The box office of subsequent movies has been decreasing year by year. By 1999, the box office of Xiangjiang Movies had reached 350 million!"
This is the crux of the problem. Just now Huang G and others were also affected by this incident. Attack something.
I think it was multiple interventions that led to this result.
"After 2000, some of Xiangjiang's outstanding films, such as "Infernal Affairs", in my opinion, are the last glory of Xiangjiang movies."
The scene was in an uproar.
The final glory?
People who were already dissatisfied almost didn’t curse.
To be honest, the entertainment industry in Hong Kong is said to be dark, but there are also people who really love movies.
Director Xiao Du and Huang G had sneers on their faces. What they said before was indeed very good, but this sentence undoubtedly caused public outrage.
This is really a young man who knows nothing about the world.
“The reason why this is called the last glory of Hong Kong movies is not the last glory of the filmmakers! Infernal Affairs tells the story of the people of Hong Kong. Later, we, the producers and directors of Hong Kong, took a fancy to more For the vast world! After the 2003 CEPA agreement, Xiangjiang and the mainland collaborated to produce successful movies such as "A World Without Thieves"! The investment was 30 million and the box office was 126 million! The movie "Kung Fu" that year also received 1.73 100 million box office!”
These box office results are indeed instant hits for Hong Kong movies.
“So, the future development trend is cooperation! It’s not that Hong Kong’s movies are declining, but that the mainland market is rising!”
"Hong Kong has a population of 7 million! And the mainland has a population of 1.3 billion!"
"This time, I am not here to suppress Xiangjiang movies, but to continue the glory of Xiangjiang movies! So I chose the first movie Traditional martial arts movies! "
"Hong Kong movies will not become a thing of the past, but will incorporate elements from the mainland to create brilliance! Hong Kong's film companies and actors will make more money than before! ”
It seems that the answer is wrong, but in fact Su Yi has already explained the matter clearly.
I am very relaxed with you, but if you want to enter the mainland, you must abide by the rules!
As for Huang G, you can’t answer directly from the beginning, otherwise——
It would be too embarrassing! (End of this chapter)