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Chapter 7 Filming is business first, then entertainment(1/2)

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More than 400,000 Hong Kong dollars.

In Hong Kong in 1986, nothing more, nothing less.

You can buy an old apartment in a bad location. Or you can lose everything in a gambling game by the rich.

In the previous life, it seemed that when mentioning the Hong Kong movies of the 1980s, the first impression was that they were low-cost, small-scale productions that made a big difference with small things.

It is customary to use the current housing prices to refer to the amount of investment in a movie to prove the so-called purchasing power.

There is a word called "to generalize from one part to another".

The example they often give is: in 1982, the purchasing power of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars could buy an ordinary small villa with a small square meter. Therefore, if a movie was made with 1 million, it would be a large-scale production. Generally, a small production would cost 100,000 or 200,000.

OK!

Actually?

We all know the reason why housing prices in Hong Kong Island are low at this time. I won’t mention the specifics, just make up your own mind.

In 1982, before Wu Xiaozu was imprisoned, Bald Mai of Xinyi City, backed by Tycoon Lei, was full of energy and inspired people to write. He was ready to fight and challenge Jiahe's power!

The first plan is to find Fa Ge, who is very popular on the small screen, to play the leading role in Xinyi City's summer blockbuster - the Hong Kong version of "007", who later became a hit, setting box office records and making an IP popular.

"Best Partner" series.

But, how could Fa Ge have the heart to make movies at that time?

He was busy having trouble with Lian Mei at that time, so he arrogantly refused.

That's right, Zhou Runfa refused!

I chose to give up my career for the sake of my relationship. Of course, it turned out later that if my relationship breaks down, no matter how I try to save it, it won’t help.

It is better to retain each other's beauty and choose to let go when there is no resentment.

In short, singer Xu Guanjie is actually the "spare tire" of Xinyi City. But a spare tire is always better than a jack.

The singer is very courageous, the lion is chewing the hydrangea, and your Xinyi City wants to have anal sex with Jiahe, that's fine.

At this stage in Hong Kong, apart from Chow Yun-fat, I, Xu Laosi, are the most popular, and there is no need to negotiate a salary of 2 million plus box office share.

The cost of rebelling against Jiahe is of course not worth it!

At that time, Hsu's Film Company was backed by Golden Harvest and enjoyed unlimited success.

Xu Guanjie is as famous in the music world as he is in the film industry. "Half a Category" and "The Prodigal Son" have been box office hits for many movies.

Yes, at this time Brother Xu Guanjie called out the concept of box office sharing.

In fact, the person who best played with this concept was none other than Boss Zou from Jiahe. Even the star studios opened by later stars were leftovers from Boss Zou’s work.

Zou Wenhuai is a relatively ambitious and responsible filmmaker.

This is much better than others. It is much more far-sighted than the several scheming guys in Xinyi City.

Mecca reported to Boss Lei: Cheng Long and Sammo Hung over at Golden Harvest have already spent money to prepare for the filming of "Plan A" and "Master Long", both of which are major productions of Golden Harvest.

We want to be an instant hit, but we can't do it without Guan Jie's box office guarantee.

Tycoon Lei ambitiously founded Golden Princess Company and invested in film companies such as Xinyi City and Yongjia. He just wanted to do something big. Can he give up at this time?

He also wanted to say that Tycoon Lei was really rich. Without saying a word, he threw the cashier's check in Mecca's face and waved his hand——

Fuck him! Don’t be a coward, Jiahe’s elite? I’m fighting Jiahe’s elite!

So, we all know what happened later. Xu Guanjie became famous all over Southeast Asia because of "The Best Partner".

Only Fa Ge was left holding Lian Mei, and the two of them acted out "You are cold, you are ruthless, you are unreasonable..." and exchanged tears.

He also secretly suffered from self-mutilation and committed suicide. His handsome hair almost turned into corpse-like hair.

A generation of superstars even came close to being killed by a bottle of detergent.

If the servant hadn't found out in time, how would Fa Ge have completed "Macau Money Scam 1" and "Macau Continues to Scam Money" in later generations?

In the final analysis, movies are still commercial operations and belong to the category of art and entertainment under the commercial industry.

At least very few people make a movie with the intention of losing money, right?

Even if the King of Sunglasses initially excludes artistic pursuits, he still seeks market recognition, right?

I want to enjoy myself and everyone together, otherwise why would it be released in theaters?

Loneliness is the carnival of one person, and carnival is the loneliness of a group of people.

It's a pity that his alone world is indeed full of loneliness, but there is no group of people to accompany him in carnival in this lonely world.

Therefore, the King of Sunglasses was very lonely at the box office. Looking at the group of artistic people who held a salon held by the Directors Association on weekdays, he cursed: We promised to grow old together, but you secretly baked it.

The rapid economic development of Hong Kong and the changes in the Sino-British situation have caused the emergence of a bubble-type abnormal economy. A false prosperity has appeared in Hong Kong, which has brought social instability and people's impatience and pressure.

This situation has contributed to the booming development of Xiangjiang movies since the late 1970s.

After experiencing the baptism of the new wave, the Hong Kong film industry has entered a blowout.

The development of any entertainment market is inseparable from the influence of the external environment. There is no doubt about this. Anyway, Yiyi.

Xiangjiang movies are becoming more and more popular like a volcanic eruption, and production costs are also rising. The reason why there is an impression of low cost and small production is nothing more than market irregularities and profit-driven.

If it is true that you can shoot a commercial blockbuster movie in theaters for as low as two to three hundred thousand yuan, then how should you explain those film companies that have lost money and gone bankrupt?

At its peak in Hong Kong, there were more than a thousand film and television companies with names.

If we dig graves and bury them, there won’t be enough land on Hong Kong Island for them.

Now that we have reached the timeline of 1986, a commercial cinema film would cost one to two million.

Movies with big productions, big casts and big stars cost at least 3 to 4 million, or even 5, 6, 7 or 8 million.

In the final analysis, Xiangjiang movies are too popular and have too much cultural impact.

There is even a scene where as long as the local box office in Xiangjiang sells well, it will also sell well in Bay Area, South Korea, RB, Southeast Asia and other places.

As a result, Southeast Asian film studios and theater chains waved their checks to grab film sources and trailers.

Nowadays, if you want to shoot a low-cost movie, you need at least hundreds of thousands to support it.

A lighting team would normally cost at least 2,000 yuan to start working for you. The salary of the behind-the-scenes staff should be increased, not to mention the actors.

Fa Ge first appeared in a movie in 1975, but his real starring role was "Pool Girl" filmed by Xie Li Company in 1976. His co-star was the great beauty Yu An'an, who was the first Fa Ge.

Although he was still called handsome boy, his remuneration was only a few thousand yuan.

In the past ten years, Zhou Yunfa's achievements in movies have been so-so, but his success on the small screen has become smoother.

On the big screen, his handsome hair turned into poisonous hair, but even so, his income increased more than tenfold from remuneration to film remuneration.

To open a movie, you can still get hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars [3Q Chinese www.xbshu.cn].

Come to think of it, the person who wants to tell him the most about poison is Wu Xieli, the boss of Xieli Pictures.

Bigg Boss released films one after another to praise him, but each one became a hit with the public.

In his early days, Zhou Runfa was indeed very artistic, but he had not yet figured out his commercial side or his acting style. It is not an exaggeration to call him a sinkhole, at most a bronze medal!

Zhou Yunfa stars in "A Better Tomorrow" as a friendly actor, and the price for a supporting role is NT$100,000.

There is no way, even if Fa Ge rips off producers and investors one after another, he can't stand up to his fame. It's similar to the little fresh stars of later generations. They don't have big box office appeal, but they have a lot of fans.

It was so popular that some TV fans went to dig through his trash can. Fa Ge was so scared that he didn’t dare to use more toilet paper, for fear that a woman would suddenly pop up and give birth to a child for him, and then ask himself if he was happy. The fans were so crazy at that time!

As for after this phenomenal movie, he will be the one with half a million dollars, and he will be the one with one million dollars.

Anyway, in the early 1990s, as long as Andy's name was attached, some film producers were willing to spend 8 million to buy flowers.

At that time, Andy Lau was asking for 3 million for a single film. Do you believe it? Otherwise, why do you think those corporate film companies used scripts to hire him? This is faster than printing money.

So, now that Wu Xiaozu is making a commercial movie, there is no need to consider the star effect.

It’s only 400,000 Hong Kong dollars! Do you want one of Zhou Runfa’s legs to act?

"You have money, so it's no problem to make movies? Wow! I didn't expect that we can also make movies, hahaha..."

Feicheng's face was flushed with excitement, and his eyes were shining, "Can we invite Zhou Runfa, Cheng Long, Sammo Hung, Hong Gu, Lin Qingxia and others to act?"

"..."

Looking at the way Wu Xiaozu looked at his nose and mouth, Fatty opened his mouth and whispered: "How about replacing it with Zhao Yazhi, Xu Xiaoming, Qiu Guan, Huang Rihua, Liu Songren, and Li Saifeng?"

Feicheng looked sad and looked like he had no love for life, "You don't even have enough money to hire Shi Tian to film, right?"

"Do you think I'm a money-splitting boy? Or do you want us to recruit celebrities to act in stage plays?"

Wu Xiaozu glared at him, "Don't you need equipment for filming? Don't you need to find people to start the work? Do you want the four of us to film? Your boss, this is 400,000, not 40 million! Shaozi——"

"Money..." Feicheng shrank his neck, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He shook his curly hair and winked, "Boss, how about I really sell my ass? Maybe there will be a rich woman who will like it."

Do you like this one for me?"

"I love you? Is the rich woman greedy for meat?" Luo Dong said disdainfully.

"Hey, if you say that, why don't you go ahead? Maybe Pork Chop will like you." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Luo Dong standing up with an unkind look in his eyes. Fatty's face suddenly changed, and he turned pale with fright.
To be continued...
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