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Chapter 198
"We invested 500 million yuan to develop our own special effects software and set up our special effects department." Teacher Su said: "In the future, if you two have any good movies that need special effects, you can come to us."

"Mr. Su, what you said is true?" Tsui Hark couldn't believe it.

Because his "New Shushan" was made by Hollywood's Industrial Light and Magic, and this special effect already accounted for half of the total investment.

That's why the special effects in this movie look so awesome.

Now few people in Hong Kong think of doing these crazy special effects.

But he didn't expect that the young man who had just met in front of him actually said to invest 500 million to develop his own special effects software and set up his own special effects department. This is absolutely unimaginable in the film industry.

Teacher Su nodded: "Yes, there's no need to lie to you, because we don't have any advantages over Princess Jin or Golden Harvest Shaw, so it's very difficult to invite the two of you to join our company.

So I just want to have an exchange for us to develop business in the future, because starting a film company does not mean that I need to produce a lot of movies, I can also provide special effects takeaway, right? "

Shi Nansheng nodded: "Yes, if you want to start a film company now, although we have just met, my suggestion is that it is not a very wise investment to start a film company now, unless Mr. Su, you can set up your own theater chain."

"Yes, if you don't have your own theater chain, unless Mr. Su, these stores in your company can win awards abroad, then you can show it in theaters when you come back to Hong Kong."

Tsui Hark also said: "So if we want to do special delivery, we can have business cooperation in the future."

Because in the movie, many things require the use of special effects to unfold the director's imagination.

Especially a director like Tsui Hark needs all kinds of unconstrained stunts.

It's not like Jackie Chan's Kung Fu movies, where all the moves are almost rigid and modular.

Teacher Su smiled: "So I can only take another shortcut, and I will explain to you two today, if you have business needs in this area in the future, you can come to our DreamWorks.

And if you are short of actors, you can also come to DreamWorks, because we will sign a lot of actors in the future.

Of course, in addition to these, within five years, we will invest and build theaters in Hong Kong, and based on Hong Kong, we will move to the mainland. "

Mr. Su started his third plan: "Because we also have a huge real estate company under our umbrella, our goal is not in Hong Kong but in the Mainland and overseas.

As I told you just now, the future film market must be in the mainland and overseas, so many directors will definitely choose to go north.

Of course, you can take my remarks as a joke, but you can also see the current market situation. With the negotiation between the capital and the UK, it will cause many industry turmoil.

In the future, we will open theaters all over China. This is the confidence of our DreamWorks. "

Tsui Hark frowned involuntarily: "So Mr. Su, you are a pure businessman, right?"

"Yes." Teacher Su nodded: "I believe in a word, professional things are left to professionals, for example, our DreamWorks Film and Television Company is left to Manager Zhou.

I and the director we recruited will also operate according to this rule. If I am a layman or any layman in the company, I will go to the set to instruct the director on what to do. This is absolutely not allowed.

At the same time, we are also setting up a screenwriting department. If you have any recommendations, Mr. Xu, you can recommend them to us. "

Shi Nansheng picked up the cup: "Mr. Su, let me toast you."

"Okay, let's all have a drink."

Everyone picked up a cup and took a sip.

After putting down the cup, Shi Nansheng asked: "In the future, if Mr. Su really establishes a theater chain, what kind of operations will your company perform?
Is it Shaw's monopoly now, or is it Golden Harvest's model of setting up a satellite company? "

"As I said just now, the model of a satellite company like Golden Harvest, if it is in peacetime, is hello, me, hello, everyone, and make a fortune together.

But if it is a turbulent period, then such a model is very dangerous. Whether it is a parent company or a subsidiary, there will be an existential crisis.

Because everyone is doing their own thing, how can we care about others?

And Shaw Brothers' monopoly model, although there are many disadvantages when shooting movies in normal times, but if it encounters external crises, it can respond to these crises in time. "

Teacher Su had a bright smile on his face: "I think that as the market's requirements for film themes become more stringent, the assembly line operation has long been unable to satisfy the audience's vision, and what is replaced is the recognition and desire for the creator.

But this model will not last for too long, because the future is changeable, and we cannot predict what kind of model it will be. We can only make full preparations to deal with these upcoming changes.

As I said to you, I am a pure businessman with a keen sense of business.

Now that I have decided to open DreamWorks, I will invest in a lot of corresponding industries to lay out and firmly stabilize my DreamWorks business so that I can go further.

Because my ultimate goal is to promote Chinese culture to all parts of the world, including the United States, Japan, and other European and American countries. "

Teacher Su paused, and then said: "So my business model is divided into two parts, Hong Kong has the Hong Kong operation model, and the mainland has the mainland operation model.

They are studio mode and independent production mode. "

Upon hearing this, Tsui Hark couldn't help asking: "Then what's the difference between this and Golden Harvest Shaw Brothers?"

Because he wanted to make his own movies too much, but he didn't want to join Golden Harvest and become Golden Harvest's satellite company, and he didn't want to join Shaw Brothers, because he was stuck in Shaw Brothers' model.

These two models of Mr. Su are relatively no different from those of Golden Harvest Shaw.

What's more, now that Mr. Su doesn't even have a theater chain, it is simply delusional to want to get a piece of the Hong Kong film market.

"In the final analysis, because I don't have a theater, no matter how much I talk about it, it's just a dream."

Teacher Su smiled: "I just think that if the two of you really set up a film company and need to make a film, you can give priority to finding our actors or our special effects department."

After talking all night, it was equivalent to not saying anything.

It is naturally impossible for Mr. Su to hand over all his details.

Otherwise, what should I do if I was stolen by others?
So his current goal is to sign many, many actors. It doesn't matter if there are movies or not, as long as the actors can help the company make money.

Tsui Hark nodded: "That's true. Without theaters, everything is meaningless. Then if..."

(End of this chapter)