Chapter 234: Shot
After the crew of "Saw 2" was officially announced to the media, it attracted great attention from many people, after all, this film is one of the very few Hong Kong films that has succeeded in Hollywood.
As the director of the film, Yu Yunkang is obviously very unexpected to everyone, this is the first time that Ranfeng Group has invited a director outside the group to make a film, and it is a sequel to a film that has been very successful internationally, which must not surprise everyone.
"Mr. Jiang, may I ask why your company invited Director Yu to direct this movie, instead of directly handing it over to Director Xu?" At the media conference, a reporter asked Jiang Ran.
"We invited Director Yu to direct "Saw 2" because we all think that in Hong Kong now, Director Yu Yunkang is the most suitable director for this film. As long as you look at Director Yu's resume, you will know that he is a very good director in horror thrillers, and we believe that in the hands of Director Yu, "Saw 2" will bloom with a brilliance that is not inferior to its predecessor. ”
In fact, Yu Yunkang has not come back to his senses until now, although he has made some achievements in Hong Kong in recent years and has been praised as a New Wave director, but he has not proved himself either at the box office or in film awards.
He didn't know why the Ranfeng Group had found him, but he himself was very excited about this invitation. On the one hand, Yu Yunkang does often like horror thrillers, and likes the movie "Chainsaw" very much.
When Jiang Ran's "Chainsaw" was released last year, he was a loyal viewer of the movie. He was also inspired by the film's overseas success. Now that there is a chance to direct a sequel to this film, he is certainly happy.
On the other hand, Yu Yunkang is very aware of his current situation, although there is still no shortage of director invitations, but look at the increasingly prosperous film market in Hong Kong, there are more and more new directors who are beginning to emerge.
Yu Yunkang knew that if he was in the box office market and could not prove himself, his situation would be very embarrassing. But now the invitation of Ranfeng Group has given him the opportunity to solve this dilemma. So he even pushed down a film project that was already in preparation for this.
After the New Year, Ranfeng Group began to make one after another in the film market, whether it was the selection of actors for "Happy Ghost" or the investment in the sequel to "Chainsaw", which made Ranfeng Group the most active film company in Hong Kong after entering 1984.
In March, the film companies active in the Hong Kong film market included Sammo Hung and Sammo Hung in addition to Ran Feng Group, which has been releasing new film plans.
"Brave Double Cannon" produced by Baohe Company began to be drawn on March 21, and it was released for a month, achieving a total box office result of 20 million Hong Kong dollars, becoming the fifth film in Hong Kong to grossing more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars after entering 1984.
After entering the Hong Kong film market in 1984, 20 million box office films appeared in succession, coupled with Jiang Ran's example of becoming a billionaire through the film industry, and the speculation of Ran Feng's film revenue announced in the media last year, many Hong Kong businessmen began to pay attention to the film industry, an industry that was not very important in the past.
Among these people who pay attention to the Hong Kong film market, there is a young man as young as Jiang Ran, who also started his business in 1980, and in a few years, he has gained great attention and success, but he is the first to start shooting.
In the past few years, if you want to select the most concerned and successful young people in Hong Kong, Jiang Ran will deserve to be at the top of the list. He has gone from being penniless to having a net worth of hundreds of millions, and has become the most talked about young entrepreneur in Hong Kong.
However, when Jiang Ran made these achievements and was praised by countless people, in Hong Kong, there was an equally young entrepreneur who achieved results that were not inferior to Jiang Ran, and was often compared with Jiang Ran.
He is the Hong Kong famous brand king who founded Disheng Company - Pan Disheng.
Speaking of Pan Disheng, he is definitely a modern version of Prince Charming full of legends. He was born in 1956, different from Jiang Ran's general family background, and even mixed in society in his early years, and did not receive a high-end education.
Pan Disheng is wealthy, his family runs a large-scale watch shop, he has received a good education since he was a child, he studied in middle school in the United Kingdom and university in the United States.
After returning from studying in Britain and the United States, he did not meddle in his father's industry, but after a few years of training at the grassroots level, he started his own business.
In 1980, Poon borrowed US$1 million from his father to open a Dickson jewelry store in Landmark Central, officially launching his career as a brand.
Since 1980, by continuously purchasing foreign brand franchises, Pan Disheng has become the individual with the most world famous brand franchises in Hong Kong in just a few years, and Disheng Company is also well-known in Hong Kong for its famous brand management.
Pan Disheng's Disheng company has a lot of cooperation with Jiang Ran's Ranfeng Group because it operates famous brands, whether it is actor advertising endorsement, or oriental charm magazines and movie advertising.
The long-term cooperation with Ranfeng Group makes Pan Disheng not very strange to the Hong Kong film and television industry, and after seeing the business report of Ranfeng Group that broke out in the media last year, Pan Disheng has the idea of making a living and entering the entertainment industry.
On the one hand, he sees the way of money in the film and television industry, and on the other hand, he also hopes that he can shoot movies by himself, cultivate stars, and provide more publicity carriers for his famous brand career.
Therefore, after a few months of investigation, Pan Disheng began to make a move.
In the past two years, Sammo Hung has begun to enter the heyday of his career, and the box office of the movies he participated in has continued to create new highs, and the films he has produced have also achieved good results one after another.
In addition, he has been operating in the Hong Kong film industry for more than ten years, so that Sammo Hung is very open in various cinema chain companies. Recently, the film "Brave Double Cannon", produced by him and produced by Baohe, has been a big hit in the film market, which can be described as a spring breeze.
"Brave Double Cannon" was painted with a score of 20 million Hong Kong dollars, Sammo Hung and others naturally got together to celebrate, and after they were full of wine and food, and after they dispersed, Shum Jianxun found Sammo Hung alone.
"What's the matter?" Sammo Hung asked with drunken eyes looking at Cen Jianxun.
"Brother Sanmao, I received an invitation from a person today, and I want to ask your opinion. Cen Jianxun said with a frown.
"Oh, what kind of invitation makes you so embarrassed?" Sammo Hung asked with interest.
"Pan Disheng, Mr. Pan. You know, right?" Cen Jianxun pushed the glasses hanging on his face, and looked at Sammo Hung with bright eyes and asked tentatively.
"Pan Disheng? Sammo Hung looked dazed for a while, shook his head, and then seemed to remember something, and suddenly patted his head and suddenly said: "Oh, I remembered, Hong Kong's famous brand king." Isn't it?"
"Yes, that's him. Cen Jianxun nodded, "He suddenly found me today and wanted to invest in the two of us to create a D&B film company last year." ”
Shum Jianxun used to do film planning work, from script to production to publicity, one-stop follow-up, at the invitation of Sammo Hung last year, co-produced "The Retired Detective" began to enter the film industry, and founded D&B Film Company with Sammo Hung . The "Brave Double Cannon" that has just been painted is also completed by the two of them.
The reason why Pan Disheng wants to invest in D&B film company is because Shum Jianxun's previous experience in film planning, coupled with Sammo Hung's deep connections, made him see a shortcut to enter the film market and succeed.
The reason why Pan Disheng looked for Shum Jianxun first was because Sammo Hung's path was too wild, and he didn't think Sammo Hung would put all his energy on D&B film companies, while Shum Jianxun was different.
Cen Jianxun was very moved by Pan Desheng's invitation, he knew that although he co-founded the D&B film company with Sammo Hung, it was Sammo Hung who dominated the company, and Sammo Hung himself did not necessarily take this company to heart, which was obviously not what Cen Jianxun wanted to see.
Now, if Pan Desheng can be brought in as the financial owner, the strength and influence of D&B Film Company will be immediately improved. And he believes that his voice in the company will be further increased, after all, Sammo Hung in the final analysis, the foundation is still in Golden Harvest Company.
After listening to Cen Jianxun's words, Sammo Hung's eyes, which were still a little hazy just now, slowly became clear, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and then the old god asked, "Ah Xun, what is your opinion?"