Hong Kong Entertainment: Dream Back to 1979

　　A week after the release of "The Lion King" in North America, a film review from the famous film critic Roger Joseph Ebert of "Siskel and Ebert Film Review" completely ignited the enthusiasm of North American audiences.

　　"The Lion King is a movie that can grow up with people, and the touching and aftertaste it brings to people is profound and long-lasting.

　　It was the first time that such an animated film made me cry twice during the viewing process. One was the desperate cry of Simba after Mufasa died. .

　　The background of the story of "The Lion King" is selected on the African savannah full of vitality. The magnificent prairie sets off the profound themes of love, responsibility, growth, and reincarnation into a grand epic, showing a new life. The magnificent world of [-] allows us to experience the life of love and adventure.

　　This connotation transcends any culture and country, because human beings cannot change the laws of nature, and love is the emotion that human beings will always pursue.

　　The reason why we say this is a movie that grows with people is because we can see our own growth from the movie.

　　Just like the protagonist Simba, he was carefree, mischievous and brave as a child, singing 'Iwillbelionking' with his head held high

　　This is a thought-provoking and wireless reverie film, and it is also a sincere work by Blue Sky Studio under [-]th Century Fox. The special effects in the film have reached an unprecedented height, and every simple jump is lifelike. Highly recommended index Achieving five stars..."

　　As a well-known film critic in the United States, Ebert has a unique set of aesthetic and analytical theories for movies, and he first discovered that directors including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Oscar winner Al Pacino, Oscar-nominated actor Warren Beatty, and a host of film talents.His evaluation has even become a major measure of a film's success, and many filmmakers are honored to receive his approval.

　　With Ebert's five-star recommendation, "The Lion King" directly detonated the North American film market in the second week. IMax, which is full of firepower, once again opened the full-line joint screening mode, which was only the first after Ebert's screen. Today, the box office reached 1.2258 million US dollars in a single day, and the box office on the next day doubled to [-] million US dollars, and it was [-] million US dollars in nine days.

　　It has become the biggest dark horse in the film market in 82, and the box office has reached 3.8 million US dollars directly after two weeks of release.

　　Since the wireless mobile signal base station in Pengcheng Bay had been set up at this time, Ye Huainan's eldest brother was directly blown up.

　　"Brother Dog, have you seen the latest box office results of "The Lion King"? In just two weeks, the North American box office has reached 3.8 million US dollars. This is not the rhythm of breaking a billion US dollars at the box office. The eyes of the whole world are focused on our film." Jiang Zhiqiang, who was still in the United States at this time, shouted excitedly.

　　"This is just when our All-Stars set sail, what's the hurry?" Ye Huainan smiled lightly.

　　"Brother Gou, do you know how much a billion dollars is? In Hong Kong dollars, that's [-] billion Hong Kong dollars? Back when we broke [-] million at the box office in Hong Kong, we were half happy, but how could you be so happy with [-] billion Hong Kong dollars? Don't get excited." Jiang Zhiqiang said suspiciously on the other end of the phone.

　　"Pattern, do you know what pattern is? Don't bother me if you don't have anything else to do." Ye Huainan saw Jiang Zhiqiang's unseen appearance.

　　"By the way, that kid Lucas still has some skills. I really want to say that he has successfully got Cameron into the [-]th century Fords. Do you want to film two scripts for him? I remember that you are not right. Does he take it seriously?" Jiang Zhiqiang continued to babble.

　　"Come on, don't worry about Twentieth World Fox, let Lucas toss it out by himself, and when the time is right, I will personally direct two films to make Hollywood in the United States arrogant." In fact, Ye Huainan He also has his own resignation. After all, only the movies he made can get the highest system points. Naturally, he will not take out too good scripts, even the directors of his own group.

　　"Okay, then I'll continue to worry about my IMax theater line. Next time I go back to Xiangjiang, you can treat me well..."

　　It's a pity that before Jiang Zhiqiang's words were finished, Ye Huainan hung up the phone, and he was so angry that he almost threw the big brother in his hand ......

　　At this time, Ye Huainan also found it funny. Although the money was similar to the number for him now, there was no way to cheat him.

　　But less than two minutes after hanging up, another call came in.

　　"Brother Gou, the good news is that this time, the sales volume of the genuine licensed toys from National Toys "The Lion King" is no worse than that of Transformers. I really admire you, Brother Gou." Cai Zhiming came again from Big Brother Dazhong excited voice.

　　"I said you made an appointment, don't let yourself be lazy, the phone calls are coming one after another." Ye Huainan said dumbfounded.

　　"Brother Gou, you are really wronging us. I came here to ask you now that the production capacity of our national toys has completely failed to keep up with the market demand. Is it possible to increase the production line again." Cai Zhiming was dumbfounded. said.

　　"It's not the production line that has just been added, why is it still not enough." Ye Huainan only felt that the next one was clever.

　　Looking at Gong Xue who was constantly busy, Ye Huainan didn't think that she, who was always well-behaved, had actually learned to do bad things.

　　She tried so hard while she was answering the phone.

　　"Brother Gou, what's the matter with you? There's something wrong with your voice? Are you feeling unwell?" Cai Zhiming asked bluntly.

　　"Well, it's really uncomfortable. For the production line, you can directly ask President He of the headquarters for funding, so let's not talk about it..."

　　Ye Huainan hung up the phone again, looking at Gong Xue who had been smiling all the time.

　　Ye Huainan turned off the eldest brother directly, picked up Gong Xue and walked towards the bedroom.

　　……

　　Ye Huainan looked at Gong Xue who was lying beside him with a contented face, and thought to himself.

　　Because of his intervention, Xiangjiang's films have prospered ahead of time, and the quality of Xiangjiang films and the tastes of the audience have been improved to varying degrees.

　　This also caused more and more confusion in the film circle of Xiangjiang at this time. .

Chapter 221

　　The chaotic movie environment, coupled with the rising box office and huge profits of Hong Kong movies, also prompted more and more people to invest in Hong Kong movies.

　　The situation at this time is completely opposite to the situation when he first arrived in Hong Kong. More and more new film companies are opening, and there are even some who don’t understand movies, but they are jealous of Ye Huainan’s achievements in the Hong Kong film industry. All the net worth, fantasizing that one day they will also be able to soar into the sky.

　　Behind this seemingly prosperity, I don't know how much blood and tears are hidden.

　　However, Shaw Brothers, which has long been accustomed to shoddy production and assembly line production, has ushered in an accelerated decline.

　　The decline of Shaw Brothers is not reflected in the huge drop in the number of films produced each year, but on the contrary, the film production of Shaw Brothers in 1981 and 1982 has doubled compared to previous years.

　　It is only because the Hong Kong audiences who have been raised by All-Star Pictures are no longer interested in Shaw Brothers' old-fashioned filming methods, which has caused the attendance rate of Shaw Brothers films to be too low. Paint in advance.

　　In the early days, the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, which was a great help to Shaw Brothers Pictures, became a burden. Such a big stall is there, which does not reflect that the film has to lose money every day. Online, the ban order under the line ushered in a film shortage, so Shaw Brothers had to increase its film production to meet the needs of its own theater chain.

　　As a result, a vicious circle has been created. The film quality is low and the attendance rate is low. The low attendance rate does not result in a huge reduction in the number of days the film is released. The reduction in the number of release days must allow Shaw Brothers to devote more resources to film more. There are too many movies, but there is no shortage of film sources, and in order to make more movies, the production cost of the film has been greatly reduced. After the production cost is reduced, the quality of the film will decline again.

　　Such a vicious circle has caused Shaw Brothers Pictures and Shaw Brothers Cinemas, which were originally complementary to each other, to become burdens to each other.

　　At this time, Shao Yifu, who was sitting in his office, was already aware of this problem, but he couldn't do anything about it.This time, TVB encountered a scandal about "The New Voice of Hong Kong", which made TVB's ratings completely unattainable. The minimum requirements for advertisers when they signed the contract caused advertisers to switch to National Satellite TV. At the same time, more It was because the wireless station completely cut off the advertising revenue, which made Shao Yifu feel like he was in a dead end.

　　Both Shaw Brothers and TVB are Shao Yifu's life-long efforts, but at the same time they were forced to a dead end.

　　"Yihua, how's your conversation with Jiahe during this time?" Shao Yifu asked after talking again.

　　"Don't mention it, every time Dao Jiahe is listening to Zou Wenhuai's bitterness, their current situation is not much better than ours." Fang Yihua looked at Shao Yifu's serious expression, and his words were a little more cautious.

　　"Then what did he say about the overall takeover of Shaw Brothers Pictures and Shaw Brothers Cinema?" Although Shao Yifu already had the answer in his heart, he was a little unwilling.

　　"The situation on Jiahe's side is worse than we imagined, because the two scandals involving Chen Long have had a considerable impact on Jiahe's brand. In addition to the several directors supported by All-Star Films at this time, all of them are now "..." Fang Yihua was interrupted by Shao Yifu's shaking of his head before he finished speaking.

　　"Forget it, I heard that Ye Huainan is still in Pengcheng recently. When he comes back, help me make an appointment with him." Shao Yifu seemed to be a dozen years older when he finished speaking.

　　"Old Shao, that's your life's work! Are you really going to give up like this?" Fang Yihua said excitedly.

　　"Then tell me what to do? You tell me what to do? Now, do you know how much money you will lose every day you delay?" Shao Yifu, who was stingy, roared almost every word.

　　"Old Shao, don't get excited, be good, I'll make an appointment for you when Ye Huainan returns to Xiangjiang, don't get excited anymore." Fang Yihua looked at the extremely excited Shao Yifu and quickly agreed.

　　……

　　Pengcheng Bay High-tech Park

　　"Uncle Huo, how did the trip to Pengcheng go smoothly this time?" Ye Huainan asked with a smile.

　　"You slicker dare to say that you persuaded a few of us old guys to invest in Pengcheng together. When you are good, the leader offers to invite you to dinner, but he disappeared." Huo Yingdong scolded with a smile.

　　"Uncle Huo, it's not the first day you met me. You also know that the occasion I'm most afraid of." Ye Huainan was also a little embarrassed about what happened last time.

　　"Don't mention that, what are your plans for the next step? I don't know if any of your plans have been leaked. Now the leaders of Pengcheng welcome us to invest here, but they want to acquire land on a large scale. I refused verbally." Huo Yingdong said melancholy.

　　"Then this time? No gain?" Ye Huainan asked suspiciously.

　　"That's not enough, that is, the land won by me, Gambling King He and Old York is not as big as you alone, and the price paid is nearly twice as high as yours." Huo Yingdong sighed.

　　"What's going on? Is there a malicious competition?"

　　This time, it was Ye Huainan's turn to be confused. He originally wanted to use the diamond members of the Julong Club to help develop Pengcheng together, and by the way, promote low-priced real estate, but his own operation pushed up the low price in advance. already?

　　"Unsurprisingly, it's true! This time, I relied on the old relationship on the Yangcheng side to learn that there seem to be a lot of well-connected people from the inland rushing to Pengcheng recently. Inner ghost, leaked the news that we want to settle in Pengcheng in advance." Huo Yingdong said after thinking for a moment.

　　"Just say you came to me in such a hurry, what happened. Only the diamond members of our Dragon Jury Club know this news, and each diamond member can only join the club after a strict information review. How could such a file be released? What?" Ye Huainan, who had been drowsy due to the sun, suddenly regained his senses.

　　"I don't know about this, and it's better to leave the internal affairs of the Julong Club to you to handle." Huo Yingdong said after drinking a sip of tea.

　　"Well, I will send someone to investigate this matter thoroughly. Since things have changed now, Uncle Huo doesn't need to follow our previous idea of ​​promoting low-priced real estate."

　　At this time, Ye Huainan was also a little more vigilant. After all, with his arrival, too many original trajectories have been changed, but the wheels of history are still surprisingly similar.

　　After all, businessmen value profits, as Lao Ma once said in a classic saying: "If you can get 300% of the profits, the capitalists will dare to risk being beheaded."

　　So if you do it forcibly, you will inevitably bring yourself into a situation of doom. .

Chapter 222

　　"Huinan, what advice do you have for the land construction in Pengcheng?" Huo Yingdong didn't ask about the Dragon Jubilee, and changed the subject.

　　"Uncle Huo, since it's already very difficult to get land in Pengcheng at this time, where are your plots?" Ye Huainan asked rhetorically.

　　"You don't have to worry about the location. We have all the good plots near Pengcheng Bay. Don't forget that we have seen your entire Pengcheng Bay plan in advance." Huo Yingdong smiled.

　　"This is no problem, then leave some soup for others. Since the good plots are in our own hands, we should spend more money and build them into the most high-end residential and commercial areas in Pengcheng, you know. Even if someone is secretly making a stumbling block, the funds in our hands are not comparable to them." Ye Huainan said after thinking for a while.

　　"The three of us have discussed it secretly, and it's the same idea. Since you have focused your attention on Pengcheng, then we will build the vicinity of Pengcheng Bay into the core of Pengcheng." Huo Yingdong nodded in approval.

　　"Daddy! You are quite remote here, but it seems to be more prosperous the closer you are. Is this where we recently invested?"

　　After the door of the box was knocked gently a few times, it was pushed open, and a young man in his early thirties walked in and said.

　　"Zhen Huan, why did you arrive now?" Although Huo Yingdong was scolding, his eyes were full of love, and then he turned to introduce Ye Huainan: "Huainan, this is your Uncle Huo's second son Huo Zhenhuan. It is now at the Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel in Zhongshan City, Guangdong City, and he is in charge."

　　"This is Ye Huainan in your mouth, Mr. Ye? Why are you so young." Obviously Huo Zhenhuan hadn't hooked up the business tycoon that his father Huo Yingdong called Ye Huainan from the Hong Kong Performing Arts Circle, and his tone was full of fear. Believe.

　　"Why are you so rude? Although you are a few years older than you, your business vision and ability can be regarded as your grandfather in Huainan." Huo Yingdong was angry and taught a lesson.

　　"Daddy, Mr. Ye, I didn't mean to be rude or contemptuous. I just didn't expect Mr. Ye to be so capable and so young." Huo Zhenhuan explained quickly.

　　"It's okay, you are older than me, I'll call you Brother Huo, and you can just call me Huainan." Ye Huainan smiled.

　　"Okay, okay, in the future, the world will belong to your young people. You can move around more in private, and Zhen Huan, you can really learn more with Huainan when you have time." Huo Yingdong said, Ye Huainan's ability is in his eyes. He is already regarded as the top one among his peers, so he naturally hopes that his son can learn from him.

　　"Brother Huo, I will be here in Pengcheng Bay these two days, and I can come here whenever I have time." Ye Huainan, a junior, took the lead in expressing goodwill.

　　"Huinan, that's fine. I'll come back to you tomorrow. After all, our grades are similar, and there will be more collisions." Huo Zhenhuan ignored Huo Yingdong's white eyes and smiled.

　　In his previous life, Huo Zhenhuan became the youngest president in the history of the "Zhongzhongzong". That's right, he was only 55 years old.You must know that the Hong Kong Central China General Chamber of Commerce has a history of [-] years in Hong Kong at that time.However, in this life, many people in the Xiangjiang Central China General Chamber of Commerce have already transferred to the Ye Huainan Julong Association.

　　"A lot, Brother Huo will welcome you at any time when you arrive at Julongju in Xiangjiang." Ye Huainan said with a smile.

　　Huo Yingdong also smiled when he saw that the relationship between the two was going well.

　　After the three chatted for a while, Huo Yingdong asked Huo Zhenhuan, "By the way, how is the later construction of Zhongshan Hot Spring Hotel in Zhongshan City, Guangdong City?"

　　"Don't talk about it, Daddy. At the beginning of the year, did the Hot Spring Hotel plan to start construction of a golf course? Now it is nearing completion. This is the first golf course in the Mainland! Now many local people accuse me, saying that I am a golf course. I'm engaged in capitalism, but it didn't make me angry." Huo Zhenhuan said with a depressed expression.

　　"You've opened up a river of ethos." Huo Yingdong smiled and didn't blame him.