After the Lantern Festival, it is the annual Spring Dinner of the Hong Kong Directors Guild.

Unlike last year's celebratory atmosphere, although this year's Spring Dinner was jubilant on the surface, the smiles on the faces of many directors were a little reluctant.

Just in January, the Directors Guild held a general election. At the strong request of everyone, Kang Jianfei agreed to participate in the president election, and was finally elected president of the association with a super high vote rate of nearly ninety percent, and Cheng Long and Zhang Tonggu served as vice presidents.

There is no so-called order in danger, the Hong Kong Directors Guild is a non-governmental organization, and it cannot afford to save Hong Kong films. Kang Jianfei, as the president, can only have some benefits at most, or usually bring more young directors.

Of course, after Kang Jianfei became the president, the activities held by the association were much more prosperous. This director's spring dinner was held at the Peninsula Hotel, and many reporters were invited to participate.

I don't know if Kang Jianfei has a big face, or the Directors Guild has a big face, and all the drinks at the Spring Dinner are sponsored by the Peninsula Hotel, which can save a lot of expenses for the club.

"Mr. Kang, congratulations on the big sale of "Kung Fu"!"

"Mr. Kang, it's time to change your name to President Kang!"

"Mr. Kang, Happy Spring Festival!"

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As soon as Kang Jianfei appeared, first the reporter's camera flashed quickly, and then a large number of directors came forward to greet him.

Huang Baiming smoked a cigarette and said to Gao Zhisen with a smile: "Why don't you go over and say hello?" ”

"Let's go over together." Gao Zhisen pouted, although he was a little unauthentic when he changed jobs, but in the past few years, this grievance has already turned the page.

Huang Baiming walked ahead. After shaking hands with Kang Jianfei, he said: "Mr. Kang, this "Kung Fu" is very pleasantly surprised. ”

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "Xincheng's "Rich House" is also good. ”

Huang Baiming only smiled. His family knows his own affairs, and this time he and Gao Zhisen filmed "The Rich Family" for the purpose of making money. In terms of plot, I didn't use my brain at all. took the script of "Happy Events in the Family" as a template, and then the big guys piled up the bridges in it together, and it became a new Chinese New Year film.

After a few polite words with Huang Baiming, Kang Jianfei shook hands with Gao Zhisen again and didn't say anything more.

It didn't take long for Cheng Long to show up, but Hong Jinbao never appeared. After Hong Jinbao's "One Knife Falls into the City" hit the street, he only served as a martial artist in "Heaven and Dragon Slaying Demon Sect Leader" and "East Evil and West Poison", and no works have come out until now. Even in newspapers and magazines, Hong Jinbao's name has not appeared for a long time. The man seemed to have vanished.

A few minutes later, Kang Jianfei and Cheng Long's hands were clasped together, and the reporters at the scene clicked frantically on the shutter.

The two did not talk much, only held hands and faced reporters, smiling for them to take pictures.

"Kung Fu" and "Drunken Fist 2" have been in a hot battle since the beginning of their release, and they have been screened for more than 20 consecutive days now, gradually widening the box office gap. The cumulative box office of "Kung Fu" has reached as much as 42 million, and the box office of "Drunken Fist 2" has just exceeded 3,500, and Cheng Long lost very simply. The rest of the competition will depend on the overseas box office.

"Kung Fu" has given too many surprises to Hong Kong audiences, and the exaggerated comic style has been integrated into kung fu films, and computer special effects have been added, which is undoubtedly a breakthrough for kung fu films.

Why has the Hong Kong box office been sluggish for most of the past six months? It's because the audience is tired of watching clichés, and whoever makes a film that can refresh their eyes and ears will buy whomever it is.

Needless to say, the Spring Dinner Party is staggered. The day after the banquet, Kang Jianfei initiated the first regular meeting after he was elected president of the Directors Association.

The main content of the meeting. It was Kang Jianfei who established the "Kang Jianfei New Star Guide Foundation" in his personal name. The purpose of this foundation is to support new Chinese directors, not just Hong Kong. Chinese directors from all over the world can apply for fund support. As long as the film plan and script are confirmed, you can get financial and technical support from the foundation, and the only requirement is that the film copyright belongs to Oriental DreamWorks.

The Directors Guild of Hong Kong is also one of the partners of the Foundation, and each member of the Guild has a referral quota every year. Of course, whether it can be approved in the end is up to the Foundation review team to decide. It's not that any movie can be supported by the foundation, and those bad movies follow the trend as far as they go.

Kang Jianfei knows that most of this fund will lose money, but as long as one of the 100 new directors supported can grow into a big director, it will be worth it.

On March 10, "The House of the Rich" was finally painted, with a box office of 37.36 million.

On March 16, "Drunken Fist 2" was also released, which was screened for one week more than "The House of the Rich", with a box office of 40.97 million.

On March 22, "Kung Fu" ended its screening with a box office of 53.84 million, becoming the box office champion of the 94-year Chinese New Year.

Hong Kong's population exceeded 6 million last year, and movie ticket prices are rising year by year. Although the box office of "Kung Fu" is very high, Kang Jianfei and Zhou Xingchi's fame are still not enough at the box office, which shows that the Hong Kong film market is indeed shrinking.

However, the evaluation of "Kung Fu" by people from all walks of life is surprisingly high, in addition to the innovation of style and special effects, there is also the factor of nostalgia.

The male protagonist in the film uses the Rulai Divine Palm, which is something that has existed since the era of Cantonese fragments, the blind man who plays the piano and Zhao Zhiling, who plays wireless boxing, are all well-known kung fu actors in the 60s and 70s, and these alone can evoke old memories for many people.

Some people say that Kang Jianfei's "Kung Fu" is a successful innovation; Some people also say that "Kung Fu" is a tribute to traditional kung fu films. But no matter what, older audiences like it, young audiences also pursue it, and the good reputation and super high box office finally give everyone some confidence.

Someone in "Daily Daily" helped Kang Jianfei to blow the comparison: "Among today's Hong Kong filmmakers, there are four phenomenal people. Double Monday Chengdu is known for its actors, and their unique style of actors has impressed the audience. And Kang Jianfei is the only director among them. This year is the 15th year since Kang Jianfei traveled to Hong Kong. In Asia, his name is synonymous with blockbusters, and he still has a large number of fans even in Europe and the United States. With the director's name alone, the film can be released on a large scale in North American theaters, and Kang Jianfei is the only Asian director, and even Akira Kurosawa does not have this treatment. If anyone can turn the tide when Hong Kong films are in a recession, I think this person is none other than Kang Jianfei. ”

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After the Lunar New Year, Taiwan's eight major film companies began to invest in Hong Kong films again, and several Hong Kong and Taiwan joint venture films were launched one after another, which is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for tragic Hong Kong filmmakers.

Of course, there are also people who are pessimistic about the prospects of Hong Kong films, such as Luo Jiecheng, the owner of Yonggao Pictures.

Maybe it's because the butterfly effect brought by Kang Jianfei is too powerful, this Boss Luo just finished the Lantern Festival, and announced that Yonggao Film Company would stop production and dissolve Yonggao Cinemas, a full year ahead of the original time and space.

Kang Jianfei's Oriental DreamWorks still maintains a certain amount of products, and plans to make 12 movies this year. Most of the low-budget films will hit the streets, but fortunately, the Oriental Entertainment Distribution Company still has a videotape production and distribution business, and the box office is not enough to make money in other ways.

Hong Kong now produces as many as 300 films a year, but less than 200 can be released in cinemas, and a large number of low-budget films go directly to the videotape channel, and there are even companies that specialize in videotapes, and these small film companies can also make money.

Although he didn't lose money, when Kang Jianfei got DreamWorks' financial report last year, those numbers still made him very depressed. In the box office, Hong Kong's box office revenue fell by a full third; As for the overseas box office, the global box office of "Jurassic Park" is too awesome, and the overseas box office of DreamWorks in 1993 has no reference value.

Contrary to the dismal Hong Kong box office market, Hong Kong's stock and property markets are still soaring, with the Hang Seng Index already topping 12,000 points. This figure is a bit ridiculously high, Kang Jianfei's fund has already been withdrawn, and more Hong Kong citizens who usually do not speculate in stocks have been attracted to the stock market by the overwhelming news of the stock market.

In order to warn the citizens who have lost their minds, Phoenix Channel decided to rebroadcast "The Great Era......

The annual Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony is about to be held, but Kang Jianfei neither pays attention to the Academy Awards, nor does he pay attention to the exploding Hong Kong stocks, he plans to set off to the mainland again, to build a film and television city in the mainland, and by the way, go to the capital to see Lizhi and Gong Li and other women.

Last autumn, Lan Jieying and Ye Zimei gave birth to a son and a daughter respectively to Kang Jianfei, and Zhao Yazhi will give birth again in a few months.

What Kang Jianfei didn't expect was that he only stayed in the capital for a week last year, and Lizhi, Fu Yiwei, He Qing and Tao Huimin were all enlarged by him, and only Gong Li was spared by the women who lived in the palace of Guojun.

The strength of this seeder is getting stronger and stronger! (To be continued......)