The release of "Ip Man" once again ignited the enthusiasm of kung fu fans around the world, and in just one week, the global box office has reached 350 million dollars!

You must know that the total box office of "Grandmaster 2", which was just released some time ago, was only 350 million dollars!

"Ip Man" took a week to achieve the box office results of "The Grandmaster 2" for more than a month!

Coupled with the comments on the Internet, there is no suspense about who will win or lose.

Of course, if you want to argue, there is also a dispute, after all, "Grandmaster 2" is one less Chinese market than "Ip Man".

As the world's second largest film market and with the largest number of kung fu movie fans, the role of the Chinese market must not be ignored.

But "Grandmaster 2" can't enter the Chinese market, who can blame it?

Anyway, Fan Wenqiang definitely doesn't want to carry this pot.

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New Winter Company, CEO Joseph Needham welcomes his guests.

"Mr. Bright, coffee or tea?" Joseph Needham beckoned Bright to sit down, asking.

"Coffee." Bright replied with a smile.

Joseph Needham asked the secretary to make two cups of coffee, then sat down on the sofa and half-jokingly said, "Mr. Bright doesn't seem to have had a lot of luck lately?" I heard that your company's new movie has caused Tomahawk Pictures to be touched again? ”

Bright smiled: "Yes, Tomahawk Pictures' dominance in kung fu movies is too terrifying. ”

"Seems to have a share of our credit for this? At the beginning of the release of "Ip Man", their director, producer and starring actor appeared in our movie theme pavilion in N City, and the movement was quite big, which was equivalent to helping them promote the movie for free. Joseph Needham laughed.

"Oh, you're optimistic."

"Or else? -for-tat with them like you do? Mr. Bright, don't you think you've wasted too much of your resources on Tomahawk Pictures in the past two years? Joseph Needham asked, taking the coffee from his secretary.

Last time, Bright united with Cui's to attack the Tomahawk Group, but ended up in a fiasco, and Bright retreated, but Cui's suffered a loss.

This matter is not a secret at all in their circle.

So, as for the purpose of Bright's visit today, Joseph Needham had already guessed.

There is a high probability that they will come to join forces with the new Winter Company to deal with Tomahawk Pictures.

Bright also saw that he was not very interested in this matter, so he explained: "Tomahawk Pictures is a very formidable opponent, they grow very fast, and if they are not suppressed, they will definitely threaten our survival environment in the future. ”

Joseph Needham stirred the coffee, not quite agreeing with his statement.

"Mr. Bright, Tomahawk Pictures is currently best at the two major themes, one is kung fu and the other is Xianxia. But the movies of these two themes are what they have brought fire to and opened up new markets, and they have unique advantages. Other than that, they don't have any work on other subjects that they can do well.

In the early years, they filmed "The Age of Escape", but in the field of science fiction films, they failed to impact our dominance. There is also the literary film "Angel Angela", although it also caused some sensation, but it also did not change anything.

To put it bluntly, they are just making money in the new market they have opened up on their own, and there is no big conflict of interest with the old market in which we are located. Audiences won't give up on our superheroes just because they like kung fu movies, unless we smash the movie ourselves.

So, Mr. Bright, I don't understand where your alleged threat is? ”

"Tomahawk Pictures is indeed focusing on kung fu and Xianxia at the moment, but they have the ability to shoot movies with other themes. "Escape Age" was their earliest work, and they were able to make this level of sci-fi before Tomahawk Pictures, and now if they were to make a second one, I have no doubt that they could change the landscape of sci-fi films. ”

"Similarly, Angel Angela is the same, the quality of their movies is fine. Just because they don't shoot now doesn't mean they can't shoot well. ”

"Kung Fu and Xianxia are just the breakthroughs they have found, and they can't only shoot these two themes forever. They are waiting for an opportunity, waiting for their own strength to grow further, waiting for themselves to gain a foothold on the international stage. If you really make them wait until then, you will definitely regret it. Bright straightened his attitude and reminded Joseph Needham very seriously.

Joseph Needham took a sip of coffee and his face was blank: "So what? Are you going to let us enter the kung fu film market and compete with them? Mr. Bright, your company didn't get any bargains in kung fu movies, did it? Not to mention us.

Our company simply does not have any talent and experience in this area, and entering an unfamiliar field is not a decision that a qualified manager should make. ”

Joseph Needham smiled and confessed: "Mr. Bright, I am different from you, Snowmoten is your family asset, but I am just working for the new Winter Company. I have to be accountable to my employer, and I can't burn my employer's money for fun. Can you believe it? As long as I dare to make a kung fu film today, the shareholders will kick me out of the office tomorrow. ”

"Lee, your shareholders believe in you and they will understand your decision. What's more, I didn't say I wanted you to make kung fu movies. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Xianxia movie." Bright laughed.

"Are you kidding? Xianxia is more difficult to shoot than kung fu! I don't want to be scolded like you for all kinds of misinterpretations of Chinese culture. ”

"They all say that Xianxia is an oriental fantasy, but isn't your company also good at making fantasy movies in addition to science fiction? Just use fantasy movies to snipe them. It's also a fantasy world, and I'm sure you know how to catch the audience's attention. Bright reminded.

Joseph Needham stopped answering him.

It was clear that, no matter what he said, Joseph Needham had little interest in joining forces with him against Tomahawk Pictures.

After all, New Winter does not currently have a very big conflict of interest with Tomahawk Films.

The so-called Xianxia and fantasy are actually not competitors in the true sense of the word, unless they are artificially opposed.

Bright took a sip of coffee, saw that he was no longer talking, and continued: "Our people have news from Huaguo that there is an additional game company under the Tomahawk Group, and they will be involved in the game industry in the future. ”

"I know that they don't have any work out yet, they've just bought a few studios. Moreover, several major game manufacturers in China can't make good games, let alone them. Joseph Needham said.

Brett smiled and shook his index finger, "You know Lee?" That's what Storick Kashuo told me at the beginning.,Chinese animation is not to worry about.,What is the result? A "Panda Hero" gave them a slap in the face. ”

"From movies, to anime, to games, Lee, can't you see their ambitions? Thinking about how long it has taken Tomahawk Pictures to grow from a small Chinese company to now, we have to admit that they are very good at creating surprises, and who can guarantee that they will not succeed in the game area? ”

Joseph Needham drank his coffee calmly, unmoved.