The simple double-decker star ferry is driving on Victoria Harbor, carrying 70,000 passengers every day, traveling to and from Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula.

The Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower, which has a history of more than 100 years, still stands, looking at the Hong Kong Cultural Center and the Avenue of Stars. On the Avenue of Stars, the statues of Bruce Lee and Anita Mui are crowded with tourists.

The conversation continued in the open-air restaurant of the Peninsula Hotel.

"After 2000, the mainland has gradually opened up to Hong Kong filmmakers, and a large number of practitioners have gone north. We have the strength and experience, and are willing to make progress with our mainland colleagues.

But you know that the collision between two things will always be accompanied by friction, and it is also limited to policies. On the one hand, we are adapting to the mainland's review system and substituting Hong Kong films into the mainland; on the other hand, we are looking for partners with in-depth cooperation to achieve win-win results.

We first took a fancy to Huayi and Zhang Yi."

“…”

In an instant, a series of films flashed through Zhuang Zhou's mind:

"Hero", "Ambush on Ten", "The City All With Golden Armor", "Three Guns", "The Flowers of Jinling", and "The Flowers of War". Anle Film Company participated.

"The World Without Thieves", "Assembly Call", "If You Are the One" participated in the World.

"Baby Plan" and "Tangshan Earthquake" Emperor.

"The two places jointly invested and used the most influential stars to make big productions. This model was very effective in the early stages.

But when the mainland film market became more and more popular and mainland capital entered one after another, Director Zhang quickly cut off with us. Huayi accepted Alibaba and Tencent's capital injection, and "Lost in Thailand" cost 30 million yuan, winning a box office of 1.2 billion!

It means that the environment has changed.

Correspondingly, we changed our strategies and increased our deep bond with Bona. Bona started out by publishing Hong Kong films and had a closer relationship with us.

After more than 10 years of testing the waters, we have found a path that is most suitable for the mainland market. Especially in recent years, the main theme has risen, and we have achieved a good win-win situation."

“…”

"Operation Red Sea", "Captain of China", "Chinese Doctor", "Hero of Fire", "Taking Tiger Mountain in Strategy", "Operation Mekong", etc.

"Hong Kong director + mainland stars + big productions, this model is very successful. Moreover, Hong Kong stars are old and have no influence, so we have turned our partners from companies to individuals."

Zhang Jiazhen smiled and spit out a name: "Huang Xiaoming is the first one to test the waters. Mr. Zhuang is a smart person, so he must be clear."

“Naturally clear.”

Master Huang started his career with TV dramas and improved his status with movies.

"Night Banquet", "Sharpshooter", "The Wind", "Ip Man 2", "Big Shanghai", "Chinese Partner", "Ping Wheel", "The Fire Hero", why should he use these resources?

Because he is Xiang Tai’s godson, even the Taiwanese media were hyping him back then, and he was known as the number one young man in the mainland, so it depends on the face of Hong Kong capital!

"The film and television industry changes rapidly, and we old guys have worked hard to keep up.

The outside world is very hostile to us. OK, we are low-key, and Hong Kong companies rarely appear on the film list. Mainland giants monopolize the industry, OK, we have in-depth cooperation with Alibaba.

Mainland audiences need fresh and powerful faces, OK, we have brought out the little yellow duck.

All this is not about what we want. In today's environment, we can't cause any storm. It's still the same saying, to make a living."

He...legs!

If Zhuang Zhou hadn't had a deep understanding of it, he would have truly believed it.

Remember: Hong Kong entertainment has declined, but Hong Kong capital has not been available!

Do you think it would be considered as suppressing a few Hong Kong directors or a few Hong Kong actors? Naive!

Let me give you an example: Zhang Jiazhen opened a brokerage company, with two shareholders, one is Tongchen and the other is Telecom Yingke.

PCCW is the largest communications service provider in Hong Kong, and its boss is Li Zekai.

What concept?

Can you imagine that China Mobile has entered the entertainment industry?

For example, Yang Tianbao and Sister Kim's company, one of the shareholders is Huanya Media, and one of the shareholders of Huanya Media is Yunfeng Fund.

Who founded Yunfeng Fund? One of the business leaders in the two places is Ma Fuhao.

Big Capital invests in big entertainment companies, big entertainment companies invest in small companies, small companies are usually run by celebrities, and there are many other celebrities under it.

The two places have joined forces to penetrate layer by layer, firmly controlling the entertainment industry and entertainment stocks.

Then why?

Is entertainment really that profitable?

One is profit, the other is washing.

Capital in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan is not separated. A gambling company in Macau started an entertainment company. He filmed many films with Bona last year and the boss of the company suddenly jumped off the building.

This trick was very easy to play in the 1970s and 1980s.

The movie is deep, and it is deep here... I won't say much.

And not only in terms of capital penetration, we didn’t even have the right to judge in the past few years.

Just like the golden horse, golden statue, golden rooster, the first in the golden statue, the second in the golden horse, and later the first in the golden horse, the first in the golden statue, and the golden rooster were tied.

It seems like a Chinese film. Winning Golden Horse is considered honor, but winning everything is almost done. Later, the Golden Horse Awards failed and the mainland banned it. It should be a good opportunity to improve the status of the Golden Rooster Awards, but I was not successful.

Still the same bird!

“…”

Going back to this moment, in Zhuang Zhou's eyes, Zhang Jiazhen does not represent him personally, but represents the Hong Kong entertainment company behind him and the further Hong Kong capital, like a giant beast eyeing him.

"When there is no successor, we old guys should be buried. We don't have to do everything in a shameless way like we are now."

Zhang Jiazhen extinguished the smoke and said with a smile: "I am not here for "Red Tide" and Huang Yu this time, but for you, Mr. Zhuang.

Bona has poor performance in recent years and has a little out of the way in production. You have a company and potential. Consider it, I sincerely hope that you can become our close partner.”

After saying that, he looked at the watch: "Sorry, I have something to do, I will be here today?"

"Yeah, I won't give it."

Zhuang Zhou watched Zhang Jiazhen leave, and was so hungry that he was not leaving. He ordered some pastries and started eating with the sea view of Victoria Harbor.

As I ate, the phone rang.

"Are you still in the Peninsula Hotel?"

"Um."

"wait for me."

Soon, Yang Tianbao ran up panting, but didn't even sit down, and asked in a hurry: "How is it?"

"What's going on?"

"Put it less, what Mr. Zhang talks to you."

"Yo, you seem to be very familiar with it?"

"You are serious!"

Yang Tianbao sat down and said, "Why are you pretending to be innocent? Although you have been in the industry for a few years, I heard that it should have heard of it, right?"

"That's right. Some things that people outside the circle think are big things, but people inside the circle are used to them."

Not surprising!

Just like our melon-eating people think it is difficult to be a normal person who does not evade taxes, does not take drugs, does not surrogate, does not rape, and does not sell the country?

Hey! It's really hard for them!

Yang Tianbao was so anxious because if Zhuang Zhou agreed, the two of them would completely become people on the same boat, just like Master Huang.

And Zhuang Zhou was thinking about another thing.

From the beginning, he planned to carefully weave a large basket and then ask you to get into the trap. Zhang Jiazhen's appearance was very timely.

"I haven't thought about it yet, I need to consider it."

He said this.

"That's right, after all, it's such a big thing..."

Yang Tianbao looked at him and persuaded him sincerely: "Don't think that they are in a downturn. Their strength is hidden under the water. Although they are subject to some constraints to become partners, they will also benefit you."

"Well, I will think about it seriously. OK, it's time to leave."

Zhuang Zhou got up after checking out, stretched his waist, and took a look at the beautiful Victoria Harbor, and it was a mess.
Chapter completed!