As we all know, the filming and production of Hong Kong City movies has always been known for its speed, and it rarely takes more than a year from the initiation to the release of a movie, and even most of them are within a few months.

Hollywood can't match this in any way.

Ronan speculated according to the usual pattern of Hong Kong City movies that "Infernal Affairs" should be in the preparatory stage.

Why is it being peddled at trade fairs now?

"Mr. Anderson?" Wan Qian walked over, and before she could ask the rest of her words, she was stopped by Connie.

Ronan looked at the two actors in Hong Kong City on the poster, and connected with the diving decline speed of the Hong Kong City movie, and soon had a guess in his heart.

It is very likely that Media Asia Pictures is engaged in the pre-sale of "Infernal Affairs", after all, the investment in "Infernal Affairs" is definitely at the level of first-line top productions for Hong Kong films in this era.

The decline of Hong Kong movies does not mean that the Hong Kong film market is declining, in fact, the total annual box office of Hong Kong is almost the same as that of the golden age of Hong Kong movies, but the number of audiences who choose to watch Hong Kong movies is decreasing every year.

Even if he has countless feelings for Hong Kong City movies, he can't deny this.

Audiences in Hong Kong City are more likely to choose Hollywood movies and even Korean movies......

In the past, the prosperity of Hong Kong movies was closely related to the treasure island and the entire East and Southeast Asian markets, but now in these places, either the local film industry is rising, or Hollywood movies are attacking the city everywhere.

If "Jurassic Park" shocked movie audiences around the world and knocked on the door of one film market after another.

Then "Titanic" is an unstoppable momentum, allowing people to see the magic of the film industry.

This kind of advantage accumulated by a high degree of industrialization over the past few decades cannot be changed by a certain person, a few film companies, or even the entire Hong Kong film circle.

In fact, for example, the change in the audience of movies around Ronan in his previous life can reflect the rise and fall of Hong Kong movies from a certain aspect.

Not to mention "Titanic", take 2000 as the dividing point.

Before 2000, many audiences in the mainland were most familiar with Hong Kong City movies, and almost all of the Hong Kong City films were shown in the video hall.

At that time, there were relatively few theaters, and the commercialization itself was insufficient, and many times they had to undertake arranged screening tasks, and Western films were relatively few introduced.

A lot of things are harmless without contrast.

"Titanic" let most audiences know about Hollywood movies, and after 2000, theaters gradually commercialized, the introduction of foreign films increased, China Film has a limited number of Hollywood films every year, and the introduction is naturally the most outstanding industrial production in Hollywood.

In the face of the limitations of the times, the lethality of the big special effects brought by the big industry can be imagined.

In contrast, Hong Kong City movies are inevitably a bit petty.

The impact of the social situation on the film industry is also real.

For example, before this, the country's film resources: people, capital, technology, etc., were concentrated in Hong Kong City.

The advantages of resource pooling can be imagined.

In the past, the mainland was closed, and the port city came into contact with the industrialized culture relatively early, and the mainland looked at the outside world through the window of Hong Kong.

In addition, the port city is more developed than the mainland, just like the nouveau riche in the countryside have entered the city and seen some of the world, so the Hong Kong city movie is more fascinated, mainly because of the freshness.

However, after 2000, the mainland's economy developed rapidly, and the so-called advantages of the port city were long gone......

At the same time as the economy is developing, people's needs have also changed, coupled with the impact of Hollywood blockbusters, audiences have begun to pursue higher-production, more innovative films.

And the Hong Kong City movies are still the same, and they have not kept up with the development of the times.

Ronan looked at the poster carefully, since he met "Infernal Affairs", naturally there is no reason to let it go, gangster films have always had a pretty good market in North America, and there are many audiences.

Of course, it's not the port city version, the port city version is very good-looking, but it's not suitable for North American audiences.

Just as Ronan was looking at the poster, the people in the booth also noticed Ronan, and among them was a middle-aged man with glasses who quickly came to the side of a mixed-race man with short brown hair.

"Eroth, look at the man. The middle-aged man with glasses gestured to Ronan's side with his eyes, and said in Cantonese, "This person seems to be a little familiar." ”

The mixed-race man put down his work, took a closer look at Ronan, and said in Cantonese: "I have seen it in the opening ceremony and the list of the organizing committee, this person's name is Ronan Anderson, the owner of Hollywood Relativity Entertainment, and he has a distribution company called Embassy Pictures. ”

The middle-aged man with glasses was immediately shocked and asked, "Are you sure?"

The half-race man said solemnly, "Andrew, I'm pretty sure. ”

The middle-aged man gently pushed down his glasses and said, "Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was distributed by Embassy Pictures, and the last time I saw Xu Ligong, I heard him say that this film was bought by Ronan Anderson. ”

The mixed-race man patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be impatient, I'll explore the way first." ”

There weren't a few people in front of the booth, and as soon as the mixed-race man walked out, Ronan saw it.

"Hello. The mixed-race man came to Ronan's side, spoke very fluent English, and asked tentatively, "Are you Ronan Anderson of Relativity Entertainment?"

Ronan had already taken a quick look at the mixed-race man, who was about fifty years old and seemed to be a business elite.

He nodded and said, "I'm Ronan Anderson." ”

The mixed-race man hurriedly shook Ronan's hand and introduced himself at the same time: "I'm Eloth Garland, senior vice president of Media Asia Pictures. He then turned to the topic: "Mr. Anderson is interested in Media Asia Films?"

"I've watched a lot of Hong Kong movies since I was a teenager. ”

Elos Garland made a gesture of please, "Mr. Anderson, if you don't mind, let's talk inside." ”

Ronan followed him into the reception room separated from the exhibition hall, and several people followed him.

Along with him came a middle-aged man with glasses.

"Mr. Anderson. Elos Garland introduced: "This is Andrew Liu of Basic Pictures Productions, and he is also a well-known film director and producer in Hong Kong City. ”

Originally, Ronan just felt that this person was a little familiar, but when he heard the identity of the director, he immediately realized who it was, and while shaking hands with the other party, he said: "Director Liu, I have watched "The Hero of the Storm and the World" directed by you, which is a very good film. ”

There is a saying in it that is impressive: Golden scales are not things in the pool.

Later, these words even became sensitive words.

Andrew Liu was a little surprised, and hurriedly replied: "It's over." ”

Ronan didn't plan to spend too much time, and said directly: "I have a good impression of many old films from Media Asia Pictures, and I hope to introduce these films to North America, distribute them on DVD, or promote them on new Internet channels." ”

Elos Garland hurriedly said: "Media Asia Pictures is willing to cooperate with friends from Hollywood. ”

Most of the films on display this time are old films, and the purpose of Media Asia Pictures is to promote them to the international market as much as possible.

Ronan said: "Maybe some of these films, my company has already obtained the relevant copyrights, I will ask someone to have a targeted negotiation with you, I don't know what you think?"

"Yes. Elos Garland replied, "Mr. Anderson, you can have someone come over at any time." ”

Ronan nodded slightly, Netflix got a lot of Hong Kong film copyrights after acquiring Ruiou, which must be part of Media Asia Pictures, and he can't remember exactly which ones, but he roughly remembers that there doesn't seem to be the copyright of Media Asia Pictures' zombie series.

As soon as he saw the famous Ninth Uncle in the exhibition booth, Ronan thought of the teacher of countless powerhouses from all walks of life in the heavens......

Winning the North American rights to these old films doesn't cost a few bucks, and it can not only release DVDs, but also enrich Netflix's film library, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Like zombie films, there are some audiences in North America, because of well-known reasons, things like this kind of Taoism and gods and monsters are actually more widely spread among overseas Chinese.

Ronan then exchanged a few words with Elos Garland.

Andrew Liu couldn't help but touch Elos Garland lightly with his foot, and Elos Garland thought that at this festival, there were very few buyers from North America, and Embassy Pictures was one of the best options.

"Mr. Anderson. Elos Garland asked tentatively, "I wonder if you're interested in a new film from Media Asia Pictures?"

It's not easy to meet a powerful Hollywood buyer.

Ronan knows that the company he represents is attractive to these overseas filmmakers, so he feels like he is sitting firmly in Diaoyutai.

"New film?" Ronan thought of the poster he had just seen, with the words "Latest Masterpiece" on it, and asked, "Is it the large poster in front of the booth?"

Elos Garland said: "Yes, this is the masterpiece of Media Asia Pictures in 2002, and it is also the film with the highest investment in the entire Hong Kong City Film in the past two years. ”

With that, he took a stack of materials from Andrew Liu's hand and placed it in front of Ronan.

Ronan picked it up and looked at it carefully, this is a detailed introduction to the film project, which includes the general plot, the list of main creators and market prospect analysis, etc., which are very detailed and comparable to Hollywood's first-line productions.

Of course, for Hong Kong City films, "Infernal Affairs" can be said to be a veritable top-notch production.

After the release of "Infernal Affairs", many people regarded it as a rescue work for Hong Kong City movies, and wanted this film to revitalize the lifeless Hong Kong City movie.

After "Infernal Affairs", Hong Kong movies did warm up for a while, but unfortunately they only came back to light.

Ronan skimmed through the information and asked tentatively, "Can you watch the film?"

Elos Garland was slightly embarrassed, and then returned to normal: "The film has not officially started filming yet. ”