"The film and television market of Hong Kong and Taiwan does not seem to be much less than in previous years.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that if it were not supported by several films from Qiming Film and Television, Hong Kong films might have been crippled by Hollywood blockbusters.

Moreover, it should be noted that Qiming Film and Television's films are not entirely Hong Kong films.

Their company's films are all made in Hollywood.

Look at "Lone Agent", this film Chen Qiming was directly put to North America for premiere.

Obviously, when he filmed it himself, he didn't plan to label it as a Hong Kong film. ”

"The downturn in the overall market, which is inevitable, a large number of investors have withdrawn from the industry, and the rest have begun to lose the market."

……

Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung and others talked about the recent downturn in the film and television industry while watching the filming over there.

The mood of several people was inevitably a little low.

The decline of the film market still has a great impact on them.

Although they are all top actors in the industry, there will definitely be filming.

But the withdrawal of a large amount of capital has affected the entire Hong Kong film company.

In the past, when there was capital support, a film company could open three or four projects at the same time.

Not only are they, the top actors, not worried about filming, but even those little actors are full of oil.

And now, after the withdrawal of capital, a large number of film and television companies have gone bankrupt.

This has led to fewer and fewer projects.

With fewer projects, there are fewer and fewer opportunities for them to choose actors.

There are fewer opportunities to pick scripts, which naturally means that there will be fewer and fewer good films.

In the long run, the reputation of these actors will become smaller and smaller.

"I don't know if you've noticed, there have been fewer and fewer new actors in recent years!"

Andy Lau's voice silenced everyone.

Speaking of which, there are fewer and fewer newcomers, which is actually related to them.

With the withdrawal of a large amount of capital from the film market, the capital budget of film companies has become smaller, and the number of films produced has become smaller and smaller.

For film companies, the entire company is funded on one project.

In order to ensure the success of the project, they naturally need to take out insurance.

And the best insurance for movies is naturally the top directors and top actors.

Only they can make the box office of the movie guaranteed.

As a result, only the protagonists of some projects have been handed over to the most box office appealing people in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

As a result, newcomers have little chance to get ahead.

This can be seen from the movies of the past two years.

Almost all the movies on the market are those who have box office power.

As for the newcomers, it is not for nothing, but there are almost no exceptions, as soon as the movie is launched, the box office hits the streets.

The film company is not a fool either, who will push a newcomer when they know that it is impossible to bring benefits to the newcomer?

"Forget that! Instead of worrying about these, it is better to act in a few more good films, so that fans can have more confidence in Hong Kong films. ”

Maggie Cheung saw that the atmosphere was a little solemn, and hurriedly opened her mouth to ease the atmosphere.

"It looks like it's over!" Tony Leung looked at the set.

"This film may be a big hit again!"

Leslie Cheung glanced at the mess over there and couldn't help but speak.

A lot of blasting was used in the shooting just now, and the scene was very large.

This is very rare in Hong Kong films, as long as the plot is not bad, the movie should not pounce.

"You have to be rich to make a movie! You know Johnny To's "One Hundred Thousand Urgent" released in January!

That film is a loss of having no money for special effects.

It is said that in order to shoot the firefighting scene, To Qifeng directly burned down the abandoned textile factory, and then asked the actors to go into battle in person.

I've heard several actors complain and almost die on set. ”

"I heard that the film is good, but unfortunately, the Metropolis is going to close, the Shaw Brothers film seems to be reorganized, and all the Metropolis is going to close."

Andy Lau said the gossip he heard.

"It's already reorganized, and "One Hundred Thousand Urgent" is the Shaw Brothers responsible for publishing!" Leslie Cheung corrected.

"What are you talking about? So serious! ”

At this time, Chen Qiming didn't change his clothes after filming, and walked over dirty.

In the plot he just filmed, he had action scenes with Nicolas Cage, and he was still falling and rolling on the ground, so he looked very embarrassed.

"We're talking about special effects!

By the way, your company is a big special effects business, and every movie has a large number of special effects, you can tell me, is there really only one way to go in the future of the industry? ”

Andy Lau was the first to speak.

He really takes this issue seriously.

The canopy he opened a few years ago went out of business, but that didn't kill him as a boss.

On the contrary, as Chen Qiming's Qiming Film and Television became bigger and bigger, he wanted to reopen a company more and more.

"Not necessarily! Special effects will definitely play an important role in future movies.

But in my opinion, not all movies have to play special effects.

Dramas and comedies can walk in the market and make a world.

If you look at Stephen Chow, the selling point of his movies is comedy.

Of course, that guy is also an unwilling master, he often asks me about special effects, and I think he may combine special effects with comedy in the future. ”

"Ming Zai, we just talked about the market.

I believe you also know that the market has shrunk seriously in the past two years, especially Hong Kong films.

Audiences who originally liked to watch Hong Kong films now dislike Hong Kong films more and more, and have begun to pursue Hollywood blockbusters extremely.

You've been in Hollywood for a long time.

Tell me, in your opinion, is there a way out for Hong Kong films? ”

Hearing this, Chen Qiming couldn't help but glance at Tony Leung more.

This guy is usually a stuffy gourd.

I didn't expect to ask such a question.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him.

Chen Qiming wiped his sweat, found a chair to sit down, and then said:

"It's difficult, the film industry is actually a market economy.

The market is unstable and cannot make money, and capital will definitely not continue to stay in this industry for long.

You should also notice that more and more capital is beginning to withdraw from the film market.

Yongsheng, Jiahe and even Oriental Film and Television.

The leading companies in these Hong Kong films have seen a significant decrease in their filming volume in the past two years.

Why is that?

There is no money, and the sources of funds behind them have taken the initiative to cut off the supply of funds to them.

Without funds, it is simply impossible for them to open several crews at the same time, as they used to.

It is no exaggeration to say that at this pace, they will not be able to last long, as long as one film fails, they will have to collapse without financial support, and bankruptcy is possible.

And the film company has no money, so there are fewer crews to start work.

Not only did the actors get no chance, but even the people behind the scenes.

Didn't you notice that a large number of people behind the scenes had already started to set off for the north!

They just had no jobs in Hong Kong, so they had to go north to find opportunities.

On the mainland side, the economy has taken off at a high speed in recent years, and the film market will only get bigger and bigger.

Then there are these talents who go north to provide technical support.

I believe that it will not be long before the mainland will officially squeeze out Hong Kong and become the number one film production destination in the Chinese-speaking region. ”

Chen Qiming answered this matter based on reality and some things in the dream.

"What about your enlightenment? Other companies can't hold on, can you hold on? Maggie Cheung asked curiously.

"My enlightenment is different from Golden Harvest, and the establishment of these companies is supported and promoted by capital.

And my Qiming Film and Television, it is completely owned by me.

As long as it's not that the movie keeps losing money, I don't have to worry about funding.

Moreover, haven't you noticed that our company's market is no longer Hong Kong?

Our company's main focus now is to cooperate with Hollywood, and the most important place in the market share has become Hollywood. ”

To tell the truth, if it had relied on the Hong Kong market, Qiming Film and Television would have collapsed long ago.

Although each film of Qiming Film and Television has a good box office in Hong Kong, Taiwan and even Chinese areas.

But in the real calculation, these box office investments excluding movies really don't make much money.

If it weren't for the fact that Qiming Film and Television's recent films have achieved good results in the North American market, Qiming Film and Television may also reduce the number of films produced like Golden Harvest.

"You're still awesome, proficient in singing and acting as a boss!"

Andy Lau gave a thumbs up.

"Haha......" Andy's compliment still made Chen Qiming very happy, and he couldn't help laughing.

In the end, he knew that these people were a little confused about the future, so he explained:

"You don't have to worry so much, no matter how volatile the industry is, it will definitely not be completely dead.

You are all leaders in the industry, and it will not be your turn if anyone is unemployed!

Moreover, why are you so pessimistic, Hong Kong has no good movies, so go to the mainland!

In the next few years, the mainland film market will definitely usher in a big explosion.

If you can catch up, it will be of great benefit to you. ”

"That's what I thought, too!" Leslie Cheung agrees with Chen Qiming's statement.

In fact, if you want to say who is the smartest among these people, it must be Leslie Cheung.

When other Hong Kong stars were still thinking that they were superior to mainland filmmakers with worthless pride, he had already cooperated with the mainland in many films.

Among them, there are also classic movies such as "Farewell My Concubine", which have left a name in film history.

"Ming Zai, it's time to start filming, get ready!"

"I still have two scenes, you guys play first, and when I finish filming, I'll treat you to tea!"

Today's scene hasn't finished filming yet, and John Woo has begun to urge again.

After explaining a few words to a few people, Chen Qiming put down the water cup and ran quickly towards the shooting location.

After running two steps, he suddenly stopped and looked back at a few people, "I almost forgot, Director Wu said, you finally came here, and I can't let you run in vain."

Let's all make a cameo!! ”

"Eh, big guy, a few of us finally rested, come and play, you still don't let us go?"

Andy Lau glanced at several people and couldn't help but be speechless.

It is said that if you do the same thing too much, you will get tired.

The same goes for filming.

No matter how much you like this industry, if you shoot more scenes, you will also have a sense of disgust for filming.

Go to work! Everybody hates it.

"What nonsense! Just show your face, it just so happens that you guy just made a small fire in North America.

And a few of you bigwigs.

They are all frequent visitors to international film festivals, and there must be no shortage of fans in the world.

You're all here to help! ”

Chen Qiming unceremoniously pushed a few people to the filming location.

Several people had no choice but to follow along.

"Director Wu, they are here, what scenes do you want to arrange for them, you tell them yourself, I'll go and prepare first."

When he came to Wu Yusen's position, after Chen Qiming handed over a few people to Wu Yusen, he trotted to the dressing room next to him and touched up his makeup.

When he came out, Andy Lau and the others had already arranged their roles for John Woo.

There aren't many scenes for everyone.

But there are a few lines.

Andy Lau was arranged as an agent and was on a mission in Hong Kong, met with Kester, who played Chen Li, and chatted a few words.

His character's name is Liu Hua.

Well, yes, after obtaining the consent of Chen Qiming, the copyright owner of "Lone Agent", John Woo, who made a temporary move, directly arranged Liu Hua in "Lone Agent" into the movie, and let him intersect with Kester.

Character linkage, although this is not common in Hollywood or even Hong Kong, it is not impossible.

Each appearance is a classic character linkage, which can drive the popularity of the two characters.

At the same time, if the linkage between the two characters works well, the film company will consider getting the two characters into one movie.

Among them, the most classic character linkage is the future Avengers, King Kong vs. Godzilla.

However, all the roles in the above two projects are owned by a single company.

And "Swapping Identities" is a Paramount movie, and "Lone Agent" is a work of Qiming Film and Television.

If the two parties are interested in creating a new film based on the characters from the two films, they will have to reconnect and talk about cooperation.

To be honest, when John Woo proposed to put Andy Lau's Liu Hua role in "Swapping Identities", Chen Qiming didn't want to agree.

After all, it's a matter of copyright disputes.

If one is not careful, Paramount plays tricks and says in the future that he has agreed to Paramount using all the copyrights to this character, and that is the end of it.

At that time, it will inevitably be a lawsuit.

However, after John Woo learned of his concerns, he immediately found a producer sent by Paramount.

Ask the producer to call back to Paramount to ask.

After confirming that the two parties had formulated a contract and would pay $20,000 in character copyright royalties, Chen Qiming agreed to let Liu Hua make a cameo appearance in "Role Swap".

"Mr. Chen, Director John Woo's proposal is very good in our company.

If the role of Liu Hua appears in this movie has a good response, and you agree, our company is very willing to work with your company to create a movie in which Liu Hua and Chen Li play the leading roles together. ”

Piltover, the producer of Paramount, looked at Chen Qiming expectantly and said.

"Very good proposal, I'll discuss it with the company when I go back!" Chen Qiming nodded.

“OK！” Piltover nodded, then quickly ran to Wu Yusen's side, bowed his head and explained a few words to him.

Then, and then Andy Lau's original cameo identity changed.

became a small supporting role, and there was also a separate wonderful gunfight scene in the movie.

"What the hell, I obviously said that I was making a cameo, but now I am doing so many scenes!"

Andy Lau looked at the outline of the scene that John Woo temporarily added to him, both happy and speechless.

I am happy to be able to participate in this big project with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, which in itself is a happy thing.

As for speechlessness, yes.

He's really tired these days, and he just wants to take a break!

Now, I'll send it to the door.

Looking at the outline of the script, he didn't have four or five days, and obviously couldn't finish filming these scenes.

(End of chapter)