One week after the release of "Jurassic Park", the North American box office exceeded 130 million US dollars, and the Hong Kong box office also soared all the way to 50 million Hong Kong dollars, and the media was in an uproar!

Behind the super high box office of "Jurassic Park" in Hong Kong, almost all Hong Kong movies released at the same time were wiped out, and in addition to being shocked by the amazing box office of "Jurassic Park", some reflections and doubts gradually appeared in the Hong Kong media.

Is "Jurassic Park" a Hong Kong film?

Will such films promote or destroy the Hong Kong film industry more?

At first, it was only a part of the media that discussed the topic, but soon all the newspapers and magazines in Hong Kong joined the discussion, and even the radio programs joined in the fun.

"Saying that "Jurassic Park" is not a Hong Kong movie is actually a bit of a loss, more than half of the investment in this film comes from Hong Kong, and the post-production Hong Kong Aurora Company has also made great efforts, without this money and these techniques, there would be no "Jurassic Park"."

"But to say that "Jurassic Park" is a Hong Kong movie, it is indeed a bit of a loss, because in addition to investment and technology, this movie does not have any shadow of Hong Kong films, the director is American, and it tells the story that happened in the United States, and it is a Hollywood movie from the inside out."

"Everyone is fighting over this issue, but they ignore the easiest way, which is to see if the Academy Awards will accept the application for "Jurassic Park", according to the existing rules of the Academy Awards, I think "Jurassic Park" will be rejected like "Farewell My Concubine", since the Academy Awards do not recognize it, then of course this movie cannot be regarded as a Hong Kong movie."

"Of course. It doesn't make much sense to discuss whether "Jurassic Park" is a Hong Kong movie. What we need to be more concerned about is: The success of "Jurassic Park", whether it can be replicated in Hong Kong movies, I personally came to the conclusion that NO. ”

At this time, some people will say that Hong Kong films are not short of funds or skills now, why can't they make a movie like "Jurassic Park", my answer is that Hong Kong lacks a market. The investment in a movie "Jurassic Park" exceeded 200 million US dollars, and such a film in the United States can fully recover its cost as long as the audience buys it, but the box office in Hong Kong exceeds 100 million Hong Kong dollars. 200 million US dollars is 1.6 billion Hong Kong dollars, what is this concept? ”

On the car radio, there was an intermittent recording of a talk show, which was also mixed with sneering noise, Dong Qianli, who was blocked on the road, readjusted the channel, and the radio voice was finally clearer.

"Some people will definitely contradict me, Hong Kong has also made a lot of big-budget movies over the years, although there is no such exaggerated box office as "Jurassic Park", but there are several movies that have grossed more than $300 million worldwide, but don't forget. These films are all written by the same person, except for him. Are there any other films in Hong Kong that have made a lot of money in overseas markets? Golden Harvest is barely one, but it is only reluctantly, because the few films that Golden Harvest can really get hold of are all working with that person. ”

"Some people used to say that the man found a new way to expand Hong Kong films, but I think this road is actually a wrong path for Hong Kong films, because no one else can go this way except that person."

"Now I'm worried that Hong Kong films will become more and more extreme in the future, and big-budget movies like "Jurassic Park" will make a lot of money, while the living space of small-budget films will be more and more crowded, from the previous crowd to the future alone."

The sound of the horn in the rear car pulled Dong Qianli back to reality from his thoughts, the road ahead had been cleared, he hurriedly started the car, but he was still thinking about what the unknown guest said in the radio program just now.

When he was about to arrive at the headquarters building of "Ming Pao", Dong Qianli's big brother's mobile phone suddenly rang.

"Mr. Lin, I'm on my way to the newspaper, what's the matter?"

"You tuned the radio in the car to the commercial station Thunder 881 band, and there is a talk show over there, you listen to ......"

"I was listening to this show just now."

"That's better, you can contact Business TV later, find a guest to do this program, and then persuade him to compile the views just now into a column and publish it in Ming Pao."

"But ......"

As soon as Dong Qianli spoke, Lin Youlun on the other end of the phone already understood what he meant.

"It doesn't matter, since Ming Pao adheres to the purpose of running a newspaper with neutrality and freedom of speech, don't be afraid to publish such articles."

Dong Qianli smiled bitterly: "I'm mainly worried that if such an article is published, it will have some impact on Mr. Lin." ”

"You can rest assured that if you want to bring me down with a few articles, some people are too self-conscious."

Lin Youlun's tone of voice seemed very calm, but the more this happened, the more Dong Qianli felt that Lin Youlun might not give up on this matter, and publishing this article in "Ming Pao" may be just the first step for him to launch a counterattack.

Dong Qianli's work efficiency is very high, and the next day's "Ming Pao" published this review article entitled "It is better to be happy alone than to be happy alone - Hong Kong films have entered the era of oligarchs".

As soon as this article came out, it immediately attracted the attention of all quarters, especially the readers of Ming Pao, who were mostly intellectuals and social elites, and the significance of publishing such an article is self-evident.

In the office, Lin Jianyue held a copy of "Ming Pao" in his hand and frowned silently.

Opposite the desk, Huang Yuyun leaned over to Huang Baiming, "Manager Huang, what the hell is Lin Youlun doing?" ”

Huang Baiming smiled bitterly and shook his head, "If I could guess that person's mind, would I still be sitting here?" ”

"Before that......"

Huang Yuyun glanced at Lin Jianyue hesitantly, and then turned back to look at Huang Baiming's eyes full of inquiry.

Huang Baiming nodded, Huang Yuxuan probably had a spectrum in his heart.

"Jurassic Park" has been soaring in the Hong Kong film market, and the Hong Kong media's attitude towards this movie was very friendly at first, but suddenly it became a collective crusade, turning faces faster than turning books.

To say that "Jurassic Park" has an impact on the Hong Kong film market, it is definitely not as exaggerated as the media said.

Most of the film companies adjusted their respective release plans before the release of "Jurassic Park", and the schedule was either advanced or postponed, basically avoiding the release of "Jurassic Park" on the same schedule, and those that did not avoid it are also some small-budget and small-production films, such films can't win much box office under normal circumstances, but after such a rendering by the media with ulterior motives, the feeling has completely changed.

Huang Yuyun was strange at first, and the Hong Kong film companies that had direct interests in this matter had not yet begun to complain, and the media rushed to the front first, and as soon as they came up, they pointed the finger at Lin Youlun.

Now he finally understands that this matter is Lin Jianyue's ghost behind the scenes.

Of course, Lin Jianyue's strength alone is not enough to achieve such a big momentum, and it is estimated that the old rival of "Ming Pao", "Sing Tao" Newspaper Group, has also contributed no less this time.

And Lin Youlun is not a soft persimmon to be kneaded, this time "Ming Pao" published this article, which may be the beginning of his counterattack.

Huang Yuyun was thinking about this matter in his heart, Lin Jianyue's secretary pushed open the door and walked in, walked to Lin Jianyue's side, and whispered a few words in his ear.

Lin Jianyue's expression changed, he looked at the secretary and asked, "Are you sure?" ”

The secretary nodded affirmatively.

Lin Jianyue didn't say a word, and immediately asked the secretary to find a radio and tune the channel to Thunder 881 of the commercial station, and the radio was broadcasting a talk show, and the host of this issue was actually Yu Zheng, chairman of the commercial station.

Before everyone could recover from this unexpected discovery, another familiar voice came over the radio.

It's Lin Youlun! The guest invited by Yu Zheng to host this episode of the show is actually Lin Youlun!

Huang Yuxuan and Huang Baiming looked at each other, but Lin Jianyue's face slowly became gloomy.

"Mr. Lin, do you know the truth? My first goal when I came to Commercial TV was to make a show about you, but at the time I thought that this goal might not be achieved in my lifetime. ”

Yu Zheng teased himself at the beginning of the show.

"You hate me so much?"

Lin Youlun's answer was beyond everyone's expectations, and Yu Zheng, who was in the live radio room, was also stunned for a moment.

"What would Mr. Lin say that?"

"Because you have always been a person who loves and hates in my impression, and you don't like men, then you can only hate me, otherwise why would you consider interviewing me your life goal?"

"I haven't seen you for a few years, Mr. Lin is getting more and more humorous!"

Yu Zheng avoided the topic with a smile, and then brought the conversation to the point.

"I said that "Jurassic Park" is the most successful box office movie in Hong Kong history, and no one should object, and then I said that this movie is also the most controversial movie, no one should have an opinion on this, as an investor in this film, Mr. Lin, what do you think about this issue?"

"In fact, not only in Hong Kong, but also in Japan and South Korea, Jurassic Park has caused similar controversies after its release, and this film has forced filmmakers in these countries to have a sense of urgency and crisis, because Jurassic Park is just the beginning, and there will be more such films in the future, and the impact on local films will be bigger and bigger."

Lin Youlun paused for a moment and continued: "I am very pleased to be honest with these voices of reflection and doubt in Hong Kong, because the question of how Hong Kong films should develop has also been debated in the industry for many years, and it was mentioned ten years ago." Hong Kong films should be self-reliant' This statement will definitely be laughed at by many people, but now that this point of view is mentioned, it is estimated that no one can laugh anymore, in the face of increasingly powerful Hollywood movies, if Hong Kong films do not rise to the challenge, then the final result is not to mention that they are out of the road, and they may even lose the local market! (To be continued......)