Chapter 521: Crisis in the Prosperous World

"The second day of the Terminator, on the Hong Kong film media, there are almost one-sided praises, from the picture to the stunts, from the lines to the plot, from the actors to the acting skills, as if there is no undesirable Of course, these media have also raised the biggest question about the film crew, that is, who is this mysterious "Fang", how does it seem to jump out of a stone, weishenme before, "Terminator 2" crew composition list, there is no such person.

And those who have a heart have noticed that their media counterparts in the United States are also looking for this mysterious "Fang" who suddenly appeared on the list of crew members and occupied an important seat.

Some people have even noticed that the films co-produced by Kumho Film Co., Ltd. with other film companies in Hong Kong that have done well at the box office are also "Fang" in the screenwriting column. Many people have suggested that "Terminator 2" is also a co-production between Kumho Film Co., Ltd. and Emerald Bird Film Company, so will these two "parties" be the same person?

For a while, who this "square" is and how to find this mysterious "square" has become the focus of people's discussions.

Fang Mingyuan was very annoyed, why was he so quick to talk for a while, and "taught" Cheng Long casually, but he forgot that at this time, in order to avoid the influence of the paparazzi in his life in the future, he was the one who needed to keep it secret the most. As a result, from the next day, anyone who knew Fang Mingyuan's "little secret" would say "I won't say anything if I kill you" when they see him. Everyone is uproaring, he can't cry or laugh.

"Uncle Zhan, don't make fun of me, right? I'm going to be annoyed to death," Fang Mingyuan said helplessly as he looked at Huang Zhan who was smiling.

"If they can open it, I can't open it?" Huang Zhan exaggeratedly pointed at everyone with his finger, and then pointed at himself, and said with a dissatisfied face, "Xiaoyou, discrimination is unacceptable."

Fang Mingyuan smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle Zhan, you are highly respected and a model for our juniors, so you should ......"

"Stop, stop, if that's the case, it's not Uncle Zhan, that's a saint, that's the ancient sage, that's an idol to worship," Huang Zhan waved his hand again and again, "When I return to the loess, what do you like to say, I can't see it." Now if you let me live like that, you might as well kill me with a knife."

Embarrassment...... Uncle Zhan was really Uncle Zhan, and he choked Fang Mingyuan with nothing to say in one sentence.

Huang Zhan looked Fang Mingyuan up and down a few times, and when he saw that Fang Mingyuan felt uncomfortable, he sighed and said, "You kid, how did you learn this skill?" Needless to say in terms of lyrics and composition, there is such a talent in screenwriting "Terminator 2" is very good, and my old man is very happy to see it. But, to be honest, I'm worried about the old man, too. Compared to Hollywood films, Hong Kong films have fallen behind"

Fang Mingyuan gave a thumbs up in his heart, Uncle Zhan is this old man and hit the nail on the head. There are still two years before Hong Kong films flourish and decline, judging from the history of the previous life, and today's Hong Kong films are at their peak, both the number of movies and the box office are still very impressive, but Uncle Zhan has already seen that Hong Kong films have tended to lag behind compared with Hollywood movies.

"Yes, Uncle Zhan, I agree with this opinion. The subject matter of Hong Kong films is too narrow, completely limited to gangster films, gunfight films, ghost films and martial arts films, and there are very few genres such as science fiction, magic, disasters, documentaries, and wars. And everyone loves small-budget and small-scale productions, and if this goes on for a long time, Hong Kong films will inevitably fail to keep up with Hollywood. Fang Mingyuan nodded and said, "In Hong Kong, a film with an investment of 10 or 20 million Hong Kong dollars can be called a big production, but in Hollywood, a movie with an investment of 50 million US dollars is no longer worthy of surprise by the American media." As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, and good quality and low price are good, but after all, they are in the minority. This is true for commercial transactions, and the same is true for films. From now on, I think most of the movies that have really won the recognition of the audience and can cause a sensation in Shijie are still big investments and big productions. ”

"Yes, you have a point. You get what you pay for," Huang Zhan nodded and said, "However, what are the magical themes you are talking about?" ”

"Magic? Well, this is what Westerners say, if we say it, it's the theme of Xianxia. For example, like the Western work "The Lord of the Rings", some people are already thinking about how to put it on the screen, "Magic theme, if you want to give it a detailed definition, Fang Mingyuan can't say it, and it's not easy to give examples." After all, in the early nineties, due to the immaturity of computer special effects, most of the real magical themes were still on paper, or in the minds of directors.

"Magical fantasies? Can this also be transferred to the screen? Huang Zhan said in surprise, of course he knew about such a masterpiece of Western literature as "The Lord of the Rings".

"Well, like our country's "Legend of Shushan", I think it can be filmed through a movie." Fang Mingyuan is categorical. Although it is said that in the future, he didn't even watch the "Legend of Shushan" photographed by Tsui Hark.

"How much does that cost?" Huang Zhan's hand trembled, and he almost pulled off two of his beards.

"If the shooting is good, then you will earn a lot" Fang Mingyuan lowered his voice and said to Huang Zhan, "Uncle Zhan, let me give you a thorough explanation, the investment in "Terminator 2" is 120 million US dollars, but I expect its box office to reach at least 300 million US dollars, if you count the derivative goods, you calculate, what is the profit?" ”

Huang Zhan's hand trembled, and there were already two more beards on his hands, which made him frown. However, compared to this, what Fang Mingyuan said surprised him even more. The investment of $120 million is certainly staggering, but the box office of $300 million is even more terrifying, although he is not a person in the film industry, but he is no stranger to the profit methods of the film industry, if you include the derivative related goods, I am afraid that the income will be at least more than $500 million. The income of this film is almost worth more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars, which is three times the total income of Hong Kong's film industry last year

The profit of a film can be worth the total box office of hundreds of films in Hong Kong, which shocked Huang Zhan

In fact, Fang Mingyuan is still a conservative estimate, in his previous life, the total box office of "Terminator 2" was as high as 520 million US dollars, and there is no clear figure for the value of derivatives, but there are still 200 million or 300 million US dollars after all. That is to say, just one "Terminator 2" will create an economic value of 700 million to 800 million US dollars, which is equivalent to five to six times the total box office of Hong Kong movies

Of course, this algorithm is a bit extreme, after all, in Hollywood, in a year, movies that can create a high box office are not like cabbage, just take them, and sometimes, in a year, only five or six movies can meet this standard. Big investment and big production does not mean that you will be able to get high profits, otherwise, there will be no example like "Future Water Shijie", which makes Hollywood studios lose blood.

However, you have to admit that after watching movies with big productions and big investments, the audience's vision will be raised to a very high level, and there will be a comparison for those movies that are shoddy, made out every month, and even the background is fake, and then there will naturally be a scale of evaluation in people's hearts. It's like a man who has tasted the taste of a stunning beauty, and naturally he doesn't look down on ordinary flowers and plants.

In addition, at this time, the rental video industry was also quite developed, and people naturally considered that they could watch them on TV in the future for those general movies, and the effect was similar anyway. And those movies with big investment and big productions, you have to admit that even in the future, with a 42-inch liquid TV, or even a projector, you can watch it at home and watch it in the cinema, which is completely two grades.

For this, Fang Mingyuan has obvious feelings. "The Day After Tomorrow" is more imposing to watch in the cinema

This is called the fear of comparing goods

Moreover, after all, the scope of influence of Hong Kong films is far less than that of Hollywood, its main markets are in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and the market in China is still developing.

"Hong Kong movies are dangerous" Huang Zhan immediately came to this conclusion.

"Yes," Fang Mingyuan also sighed. In the previous life, it was not that there were no examples of small-budget movies that were shining, but after all, they were a few, and they could only be regarded as special cases. This is the trend of Shijie film development, occasionally a few successful boats against the current, but on the whole, it is the same

"But Uncle Zhan, you don't have to worry too much, if Hong Kong filmmakers are like you and can detect the crisis in time, then this is not an opportunity. Crisis is change, change leads to Hollywood's advantages, Hong Kong movies have the characteristics of Hong Kong films, as long as you realize the crisis and seek innovation and change, it is not too late now" Fang Mingyuan comforted again. Compared with his previous life, he introduced Hollywood masterpieces to Hong Kong in advance, causing a sense of crisis among Hong Kong filmmakers.

"I hope that's what you say," Huang Zhan sighed and nodded.

"Mingyuan, Sister Qiu Xuan is here" Lin Lian softly interrupted the conversation between the two.