When Li Xiaole was resting in the hotel room, there were already many political and business celebrities in Hong Kong, and they hoped to meet him through various channels to get to know the Oscar-winning director, and if they could get to know the founder of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, it would be a very long-term thing for many Hong Kong tycoons.

However, Li Xiaole doesn't want to be like the previous "China's first person in space" Yang Liwei, in Hong Kong to become a tool for those upper class society to compare with each other, he politely declined all invitations, he has no time and no interest in doing this kind of social activities, he has no time and interest in doing these things this time, he can naturally know when he wants to know, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't want to know each other forever.

But in fact, the best thing to do is that you are a famous host, run a very famous talk show, not to speak Cantonese, and invite a strong lineup of guests......

For example, if you are Zheng Yuling of TVB, and invite Wu Yusen and Hong Jingbao as usual guests at the same time, Li Xiaole readily agreed to be on TVB's talk show.

"Hello Mr. Li! It's nice to finally have you on the show. Zheng Yuling was obviously very happy, her tone was a little excited, she was so lucky to be able to invite Li Xiaole at this time, before Li Xiaole came to Hong Kong, he only participated in Phoenix Satellite TV's "Qiang Qiang Threesome", and then TVB many program groups invited him many times, he was reluctant to come, I didn't expect this "light of the Chinese" to agree to the invitation during the Olympic Games.

This episode of the program is completely tailor-made for Li Xiaole, talking about "how to revive Hong Kong film and television", the once glorious Hong Kong film and television industry is now declining, and the industry is struggling to find a way to revive its glory, but there has been no improvement over the years, except for a few works such as "Infernal Affairs", the Hong Kong film and television industry is still lifeless.

Wu Yusen and Hung Jingbao are both one of the main founders of Hong Kong's golden age, and they have also tried their best to develop successfully in Hollywood, so it is only fitting for Li Xiaole to discuss the future of Hong Kong film and television together.

At several award ceremonies in the United States, Li Xiaole met Wu Yusen, and he also had a few encounters with Hong Jingbao, Wu Yusen gave him the impression of being a very modest and humorous person, like an old naughty boy, and Hong Jingbao, the "big brother" in the circle, is a little serious, and loves to teach people, which makes people feel pressured.

In front of the multi-purpose hall is a red-carpeted stage with pleasant plant-pot plants, and the three of them sit on mahogany chairs in the center of the stage, each holding a microphone and mineral water on the ground next to it. The wide hall under the stage was full, and the front row was occupied by some TVB management, as well as media reporters who were invited to come, and the back was full of TVB artist intensive classes (original artist training classes), as well as many TVB screenwriters, props, photographers, and actors......

Everyone listened to this conversation with relish, especially the screenwriters of TVB were very excited, and they were engrossed in not allowing themselves to miss a word.

The decline of iconic themes such as gambling films, gangster films, and kung fu films has made the entire Hong Kong film and television a little lifeless, and they need to have a clear understanding of the themes recognized by the market.

During the conversation, Zheng Yuling provoked a more acute topic: "May I ask the three, where do you think the way out for Hong Kong film and television is now?" ”

Wu Yusen, who was wearing a black shirt and a hairstyle, smiled and did not speak first; Hong Jingbao, who was in a blue shirt next to him, groaned, lifted the microphone and said: "This topic has been discussed many times by those of us in the industry, the future of Hong Kong film and television is not local, but overseas, the mainland market is the main battlefield that we should vigorously develop, if we stick to Hong Kong, we will definitely die."

"No, I don't think so." Li Xiaole shook his head next to him, he had a different opinion from Hong Jingbao, he held the microphone and said:

"I have a different opinion from the big brother, I think our Hong Kong film and television should not be limited to the Chinese area, but should look at the North American market, although the Chinese area has a large market, but because they are already familiar with Hong Kong's advantages of various theme stories, now it is saturated, the root cause of the weakness of Hong Kong film and television is the weakness of the screenwriter, and the actors and other aspects are still strong...... There is far less room for development in the mainland than in North America. ”

He looked at Wu Yusen and Hong Jingbao, who didn't speak, and continued: "For example, many Jin Yong's themes, no matter how many remakes are made for mainland audiences, they are just repeating the classics, they already have an inherent impression in their minds, and they will not have any expectations for the plot, let alone surprises." He smiled and said:

"But if the book of Jin Yong's martial arts drama is made into the kind of specification of an American drama and broadcast in Europe and the United States, then I believe that for European and American audiences, it will be more surprising than "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the future of Hong Kong films is not in the mainland, but in Europe and the United States outside of Chinese culture."

As soon as Li Xiaole said this, not only Wu Yusen and Hong Jingbao glanced at each other and showed a wry smile, but even the employees of TVB on the stage and various media reporters were very surprised......

The TV directors of TVB, who are a little knowledgeable in the audience, are a little disapproving, and many people think that Li Xiaole really doesn't understand the gap between Eastern and Western cultures, and many people can't help but mutter: "Li Xiaole, you say it so well, why are you filming American dramas starring white people in the United States?" Who are you trying to fool? ”

What is the concept of a work in Europe and the United States that uses yellow people as the protagonists? In addition to Bruce Lee and Cheng Long, who have really succeeded, even Zhou Yunfa, who has unparalleled acting skills, can only be reduced to a third-tier actor with a salary of 5 million US dollars in Hollywood.

This is still good, many top star actors in Asia can often only start from the smallest supporting role in Hollywood, and many Hollywood sets even just let them show their faces and win the favor of Asian audiences......

And many lines in Hong Kong films are translated into Chinese, let alone English, and it is impossible to use Hong Kong films to impress the entire European and American markets......

The directors and screenwriters of TVB here have already made a lot of works, and the production specifications of American dramas are millions of dollars per episode, and this kind of production fee is simply unaffordable for Hong Kong films, and the biggest problem with Hong Kong films is that they are shoddy and cost-saving, for example, TVB's props are usually used repeatedly in various dramas.

Netizens have watched a TVB "Chicken Bowl", which has appeared in 23 dramas such as "The Appearance of the Cloth Cloth", "The Imperial Flower" and "Xiucai Falls in Love with the Soldier", and can even be traced back to the 1983 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes......

For example, there are more than 80,000 sets of costumes stored in the TVB costume warehouse, which can be called at any time, which not only saves costs but also saves shooting time. Therefore, attentive viewers will often see the costumes in this TVB drama appear in another TVB drama. For example, the costume worn by Louis Koo in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" also appeared on the head of the Huashan faction in Wu Qihua's version of "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", but because the latter is not the main role in the play, many viewers will not pay attention to it......

You must know that the American dramas of the Ludao people are specially customized props and costumes for each play...... The advantages accumulated by various small details are very different from those of Hong Kong films.

"Director Li thinks that the main direction in the future is Europe and the United States? Anything else? Director Wu Yusen: What do you think? The host Zheng Yuling mobilized the topic and asked.

"I don't think it's impossible to go in this direction, Hong Kong does have a group of very top actors and directors, and many themes are also very classic, but it is much more difficult to make American or European audiences accept it than in Asia......," Wu Yusen explained with a smile.

"The biggest problem is that European and American audiences are not familiar with our culture and don't understand the logic of the characters, and when the Asian face becomes a starring role, then this work is destined to be niche. That's a big question. ”

Wu Yusen returned home in Hollywood, and he really understands too well that North America is not accustomed to Asian themes.

"Yes, I think what Director Wu said is very reasonable." Hong Jingbao also nodded seriously next to him: "Even if the American market accepts Asian faces, first of all, it is necessary to make this Asian face an American, and shoot it from an American perspective, but if you shoot Chinese themes, then it is a story of Chinese, and Americans will definitely not be able to watch it." ”

As soon as these words are said, there is some-for-tat between the three guests who participated in the show, Wu Yusen and Hong Jingbao are both leading figures in the Hong Kong film and television industry, and their words obviously carry more weight than the newcomer Li Xiaole, after all, Li Xiaole has not personally experienced the glory and decline of Hong Kong films.

"Well, what you two said makes a lot of sense." Li Xiaole was refuted, but he didn't care at all, nodded with a smile and said:

"These are the difficulties that Hong Kong films will encounter in Europe and the United States, so we have to use various packaging and means to overcome these difficulties, we have to raise the production specifications of Hong Kong films, just like "Infernal Affairs", bringing together the best actors in Hong Kong, the best singers, composers, producers, and inviting top Hollywood stars as the dubbing of the English version of the show, using 3D means to show the martial arts effect that foreigners cannot do......"

Speaking of which, Li Xiaole concluded: "When we achieve all these conditions, European and American audiences will be able to accept Hong Kong films without barriers......"