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Zhou Huimin immediately ordered a glass of orange juice and put it in front of Summer, "Brother, you better drink a little juice." ”

Summer smiled and nodded, he also felt a little dizzy in his head.

"You eat first, I'll go out and blow the wind~" He drank the orange juice, then got up and walked out.

"Ah Tian, I'll go with you. Hong Jingbao immediately got up and said.

Summer nodded, went downstairs with him, and sat on the stone pier at the entrance of the restaurant.

"Come, smoke a cigar~" Hong Jingbao threw a cigar flue.

Summer nodded, nodded one, and smoked with him.

Hong Jingbao likes to smoke cigars and is well-known in the circle. The reason for this is that in addition to the fact that cigars have a more mellow taste than ordinary cigarettes, the main thing is that cigar smoking is more stylish.

When cigars first came to Hong Kong, they were expensive, and few Chinese could afford to smoke them, except for those foreigners, who were generous with money and liked to sip a cigar in their mouths. Over time, cigar smoke became a symbol of wealth.

In the 60s, the well-known Hong Kong comedy star Liang Xingbo once sang a song "Singles Marriage", in which there is a sentence "How to bear the big snow, recognize the manager, and make the world eye......-catching enough" This song is well-known in the streets, and it has also made cigar smoke more and more a symbol of the rich.

In the movie "Death Gold" directed by Du Qifeng, the three-legged leopard played by Liu Qingyun is a gangster, and after making a windfall, he first bought a high-end cigar to treat himself.

Although I have money and smoke in the summer, I don't pay attention to cigarettes, and I can smoke ordinary three-five cigarettes and Marlboro with relish. In Hong Jingbao's view, this is simply unimaginable.

"Ah Tian, you are so rich, why don't you smoke some good cigarettes? Look at my cigar smoke, an authentic Havana cigar, the taste is definitely mellow. Hong Jingbao said with a smile.

"Hey, smoking is bad for your health, I only smoke it once in a while, so what do I do? Summer laughed.

"That's not what you say, a lifetime, decades, and it's gone in the blink of an eye. If you don't pay attention to it, how can you be worthy of yourself. Hong Jingbao pouted.

Summer smiled, noncommittal.

"By the way, Ah Tian, I've been in a bit of trouble lately. Hong Jingbao said again.

Xia nodded, knowing that Hong Jingbao came this time, not just for his own joy.

"Tell me about it, if I can help you, I'll help you. He laughed.

"I thank you in advance. Hong Jingbao said happily when he heard this, "Actually, you can definitely help me with this matter, I want you to help me write a script." ”

"Script?!" Summer was stunned.

"Yes, Ah Tian, I regret that I didn't listen to you at the beginning, and the filming of "Oriental Condor" was neither applauded nor popular, and I lost a lot of money. Hong Jingbao nodded.

……

His "Oriental Condor" is a rare war-themed work, telling the story of a group of criminals who infiltrate South Vietnam to carry out the "Oriental Condor" program on the orders of the U.S. government.

As a result, the plan was canceled by the U.S. government as soon as it began. But those criminals did not know that they were still carrying out this mission, and imagined that after the mission was completed, they could be acquitted and gain the right to live and live in the United States.

But the brutality of the war was far beyond their imagination, and they were soon discovered by the South Vietnamese army, and the members of the team were killed and wounded one after another. And the allies who responded to them started infighting with them...... There is a strong enemy outside, and there is discord among the team members inside, and the situation is critical, and it is about to erupt.

Although the mission was eventually completed, most of the team was killed or wounded. Even those who survive have a hard time seeing a smile on their faces......

This play is Hong Kyung-bo's ambitious work. His development has been too smooth in the past two years, and with the help of the summer, he has successively filmed movies such as "Lucky Stars", "Summer Lucky Stars", "Dragon's Heart", "Flying Dragon Fierce General", "Fairy in the Painting" and other movies, all of which are applauded and acclaimed. Because of this, he was a little fluttery and wanted to challenge a high degree of difficulty, so he prepared to shoot this "Oriental Condor".

In order to film this film, he took a large team of people to Thailand for filming, experienced bad weather such as the rainy season and typhoon season, and went through tests such as mosquito bites and insect bites......

After so many tribulations, this drama was finally filmed, but after it was released, it attracted a lot of bad reviews. Film critics all think that Hong Jingbao borrowed too much from the American blockbusters "Deer Hunter" and "Field Platoon" and lacked originality. The Hong Kong people have little contact with war, so they are not interested in movies with this kind of theme, resulting in a dismal box office.

This drama was released half a month after the release of "Once Upon a Time: Top Gun", and he originally thought that it was staggered for half a month, so it should not be counted as a collision schedule.

But the reality is very cruel. "Once Upon a Time: Top Gun" has been in theaters for nearly 40 days and is still in theaters, with a box office of 39 million Hong Kong dollars.

But his "Oriental Condor" has already been painted, and the box office is only 18 million Hong Kong dollars, not even crossing the 20 million Hong Kong dollar mark, which is his worst result in the past three years.

And the cost of this movie is as high as 90 million Hong Kong dollars. Now that the local box office in Hong Kong is so bleak, the copyright of overseas ports must not be sold at a high price, which is likely to make Golden Harvest lose a lot of money.

Although Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang didn't say anything on the surface, Hong Jingbao noticed that the two of them had a subtle change in their attitude towards him.

When I saw him, I smiled before I spoke, and I was so enthusiastic that I regarded him as the God of Wealth. Like he usually likes to smoke cigars and drink red wine, so every time Zou Wenhuai sees him, he will give him expensive cigars and red wine for him to take home and enjoy. But in recent days, such treatment has not been available.

Hong Jingbao knew that this was because he had lost money to the company, so he was left out in the cold.

He is a red-faced man, of course he can't stand this, so he wants to make another blockbuster blockbuster so that they can see their strength again.

And if you want to auction a blockbuster, you need a good script. He couldn't trust Huang Bingyao now, so he could only come and ask Summer for help.

……

"Brother Hong, it's not easy to help with this. Summer thought for a moment.

The so-called generations of talented people have come out, and they have led the way for hundreds of years.

Hong Jingbao started with kung fu films in the early Republic of China, such as "Sande Monk and Chung Mi Liu", "The Loser", "Mr. Zan and Looking for Qian Hua", and later became popular with urban comedy action films, such as "Lucky Stars", "Summer Lucky Stars", "Five Lucky Stars" and so on.

However, no matter how popular the subject is, there are times when it is left out in the cold. No matter how popular a star is, there are times when he is out of luck.

The popular themes in the Hong Kong film industry now are, firstly, hero films, secondly, kung fu films, and thirdly, large-scene action movies like Cheng Long...... Like the previously popular action comedies and psychedelic ghost films, they have gradually been snubbed by the audience.

Hong Jingbao was very popular before, and successively led the trend of kung fu films, psychedelic action movies, and action comedy films in the early Republic of China, but in recent years, he has been self-contained and has rarely innovated in the subject matter. Naturally, the audience began to get bored with him.

Cheng Long, on the other hand, is constantly innovating, from a boy in the early Republic of China to an urban explorer, and from an urban detective to an international explorer...... The investment is higher than the other, the scene is bigger than the other, and it already has the momentum to catch up with Hollywood blockbusters.

And Cheng Long's works are not much more expensive, and he shoots two or three works a year at most. However, Hong Jingbao has a large number of subordinates, and he must keep filming to ensure that they have a job, money to earn, and food. There are too many films, it is inevitable that they will be shoddy, and it is inevitable that the box office will fall.

Therefore, it is not difficult to help Hong Jingbao write a blockbuster script, but it is not a cure for the symptoms. Even if this drama becomes popular, he will go downhill again in a short time.

"Why is it still difficult for you to write a script?" Hong Jingbao asked puzzled when he saw Xia say this.

"It's not very difficult for me to write a script, but if you want Brother Hong to be popular all the way, it will be more difficult to have a great luck for another five years. Summer waved his hand, and then told Hong Jingbao about his concerns.

Hong Jingbao was also silent after hearing this, knowing that Xia Xia had a point.

He now has two companies, Baohe and Baoxiang, which are actually the same vote, but the funds used are different. Baohe is a subsidiary of Golden Harvest, while Baoxiang is registered in Taiwan and uses funds from Taiwanese film companies.

These two companies produce about ten movies every year, although it doesn't sound like much, but it's actually like the summer of Tianxia Pictures, and last year it was only eleven movies, which shows how high Hong Jingbao's output is.

And he is not as rich as Summer, so willing to invest, and not like he has a memory cheat, and the movies he makes are all classics, so the quality of his works is inevitably uneven, which will affect his reputation.

On the other hand, Cheng Long is very careful in the selection of films, preferring shortage to excess, and the investment is also very large. For example, "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" went to Yugoslavia for filming, with an investment of nearly 100 million Hong Kong dollars. Of course, the returns are also quite generous, and the box office in Hong Kong alone is nearly 40 million Hong Kong dollars, which is quite amazing.

Therefore, the gap between the two is revealed.

"Then Ah Tian, what do you think should be done?" Hong Jingbao asked.

"Brother Hong, if you want to ask my opinion, it depends on whether you want to be a red star or a successful filmmaker. Xia nodded and said, "If you want to be a red star, go to learn Cheng Long, rather lack than abuse, concentrate funds and manpower to make blockbusters, and if you want to be a successful filmmaker, then you will slowly retreat to the second line to promote newcomers." ”

Hong Jingbao heard him say this, was silent for a while, and then said with a wry smile, "Isn't there a way to get the best of both worlds?"

Summer looked at him understandingly, knowing that no one would be willing to go down the road by himself. Especially for people who have stood at the top and enjoyed infinite glory, it is even more difficult for him to accept this.

Understanding is understanding, Summer still shook her head, "No." ”