Jiang Ran nodded and said in agreement: "Yes, our comedy in Hong Kong does not win with visual effects, and it has indeed achieved very good results in Hong Kong and even Asia." Even the current glory of our Hong Kong movies is inseparable from Hong Kong-style comedy. ”

Zou Wenhuai listened to Jiang Ran's words and didn't open his mouth, still frowning and looking at Jiang Ran, he knew that Jiang Ran's words were definitely not finished.

Sure enough, Jiang Ran's but followed, "But, Uncle Huai, you just need to look at the box office results of our Hong Kong movies in the Waifu market." You will find that although our Hong Kong is now dominated by comedy movies, in terms of the results of the Waifu market, it is the best kung fu films, such as Bruce Lee's movies, such as Jackie Chan Sammo Hung's kung fu comedy. ”

"Why is this happening?" Jiang Ran said and asked rhetorically.

Then without waiting for Zou Wenhuai to answer, he said to himself: "In the final analysis, kung fu movies are actually a type of film based on visual effects. ”

"Isn't it further proof that comedy films are doing well in Hong Kong, but obviously doing relatively poorly in other places?"

Zou Wenhuai did not specifically count the box office performance of different Hong Kong films in Fuwai, but he also knew that the kung fu movies starring Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan were indeed not comparable to the comedies that are popular in the market now.

Jiang Ran saw that Zou Wenhuai frowned and didn't say anything, so he continued again: "Since films that win by vision are more likely to be recognized by audiences in different regions, how can we Hong Kong films ensure their advantages in Asia?"

"Moreover, Uncle Huai, you should know that the United States is a global superpower, and we in Hong Kong are just a regional city. Hollywood can use the influence of the US government to leverage other film markets, but our Hong Kong films obviously do not have such influence. is even very affected by the national policy of the foreign market, and others can choke the neck of our Hong Kong films as long as they exert a little force in the policy. ”

Jiang Ran said this truth, Zou Wenhuai, who has been rolling in the film industry all his life, is not unincomprehensible, but the prosperous Hong Kong film industry makes him unconsciously ignore the danger in this regard.

Now Jiang Ran has pointed out this risk, as the helmsman of the most brilliant film company in the history of Hong Kong film except for Shaw Brothers, Zou Wenhuai naturally understands the consequences of these film companies in Hong Kong, which are very dependent on the Waifu market, being choked by the government of the Waifu market. At the same time, I also understand that Hong Kong films are naturally at an absolute disadvantage in terms of competition for the foreign market, at least politically.

"We don't have a good idea of that. Zou Wenhuai frowned, raised his head and looked at Jiang Ran very helplessly.

Jiang Ran nodded, "Yes, we don't have any way to think about political influence, so I have always wanted to open up the Western market, so that we can at least have a wider range of choices and a stronger ability to avoid risks." ”

"Of course, for those who want to make a quick buck from Hong Kong's thriving film market, they don't care about that, they can change industries at any time. ”

Zou Wenhuai has been making movies all his life, so he naturally doesn't want to change industries when he is old.

"I know the benefits of developing the Western market, and I've been doing it myself, but it's not easy. Zou Wenhuai shook his head and sighed.

"Of course it's not easy. Jiang Ran nodded as a matter of course, "Everyone knows Uncle Huai's efforts in Hollywood over the years. However, I think we should develop the concept of Hong Kong films in terms of developing the Western market, rather than just investing in or bringing out actors. ”

Obviously, Jiang Ran does not agree with some of Zou Wenhuai's practices in Hollywood, which are just to make money, and cannot help much influence in the entire Hong Kong film industry.

Jiang Ran's words made Zou Wenhuai's face instantly ugly, "Oh, what does Ah Ran mean? blockbuster?

Jiang Ran naturally heard the sarcasm and dissatisfaction in Zou Wenhuai's words, and he nodded disapprenodiscriminately, "Yes! We need Hong Kong blockbusters, we need Hong Kong visual films." ”

"We naturally have a natural difference in mindset and culture from Western audiences, how do we overcome that difference? I think the best way to do that is through visual cinema. ”

"We can use the simplest plot, the simplest logic of good and evil family affection, and the hot visual scenes to attract the audience, so that the audience can slowly get used to Hong Kong movies. Only in this way will our voice in Hollywood increase, the market for Hong Kong films will be broader, and our dependence on policies will be weakened. ”

Jiang Ran said, glanced at Zou Wenhuai, and then lowered his voice and added: "Our big film companies can also always maintain control in the competition of more and more independent film companies. ”

Jiang Ran's words made Zou Wenhuai's dissatisfaction just now slightly subsided, and after staring at Jiang Ran for a while, he hesitated and asked: "Even in terms of visual effects, our movies can really compete with Hollywood movies?"

"It's one thing to be able to compete, it's another thing whether we're going to work on that. Jiang Ran said lightly, "Of course, there is indeed a big gap between our Hong Kong films and Hollywood in terms of film visual effects, just look at "Star Wars". ”

Jiang Ran said this, his tone softened slightly, "This is the gap in the entire film industry, and it is not something we can catch up with if we want to, and we don't have much to do in this regard for the time being." ”

"However, we can think about it from another angle, our own basic ability of the film industry cannot be compared with others, but if we think about it seriously, we actually only need the final result, and we can directly use the achievements of the Hollywood film industry. As long as we are willing to invest in the cost of film production, I don't think special effects movies are a big problem for us. ”

"Also, visual effects aren't just special effects. The kung fu movies and action movies in our Hong Kong movies, the disaster movies and war movies in Hollywood movies, these are all big-scene movies that the audience likes to see. ”

Zou Wenhuai still frowned, and pointed to the core of the problem, "Ah Ran, what you said does make sense, but these movies require huge investment, and those of us, in the final analysis, are film businessmen, and investment must pursue returns, how do you guarantee the rate of return of these big-investment movies?"

Jiang Ran knew that this was the crux of today's problem.

"What Uncle Huai said makes sense, in the final analysis, we are businessmen first, and investment must pursue returns. Jiang Ran nodded, agreeing with Zou Wenhuai's statement.

"However, when we first started, we didn't have to directly fight with Hollywood blockbusters, and when we started, we should rely on our current advantages in the Asian market, and pursue the interests of Hollywood and other Western markets to a limited extent on the premise of consolidating the Asian market. ”

"And this doesn't actually require much investment, just like my new project, with an investment of 10 million US dollars, we can already shoot a lot of good scenes in a situation like Hong Kong, where the cost of manpower and material resources is relatively low. ”

"With the influence of our Hong Kong films in Asia now, I think such a blockbuster, Asia alone, can almost recover a large part of the cost for us. Coupled with the results in the Western market, I think at least in terms of return on investment, there is not much of a problem. ”

Seeing Zou Wenhuai nodding thoughtfully, Jiang Ran's confidence was greatly boosted, and he continued: "When such a movie succeeds a few times, we will seek a real Hollywood blockbuster, which will be much simpler, and this is also the time to really make money." ”

Zou Wenhuai has gradually agreed with Jiang Ran's statement in his heart, although he knows that the other party's purpose is mainly to attract investment for new movies, but Jiang Ran's words do have a certain amount of truth.

Thinking of this, Zou Wenhuai no longer hesitated, and asked very simply and directly: "Ah Ran, what you said has a certain truth, I will believe you once." ”

Saying that, Zou Wenhuai looked at Jiang Ran and asked with a smile: "Say, how much money are you going to pay from me?"

"Haha!" Jiang Ran was overjoyed, he finally didn't waste so much saliva, and asked with a laugh: "Uncle Huai, do you really want me to say?

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