Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1992 Focusing on Manga

"According to the feedback in the past two days, the drama "Legend of Wesley" is indeed somewhat unsatisfactory. It's not that Lin Daoqiu is tripping us up."

Jiahe, in Zou Wenhuai's office, He Guanchang and others have also learned about the first-day box office results of "Legend of Wesley".

The box office of 570 million on the first day does not seem to be too bad, but what worries Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang most is the reputation of this movie.

If it's just average, that's fine, but the problem is that most of the audience who have watched this drama don't seem to give this drama a high evaluation.

This also caused the box office to fail on the first day, and in the end it was almost the last seat.

You must know that among the four films in the Spring Festival this year, "The Legend of Wesley" is the one with the most investment and the most publicity.

It's hard to be happy that it lost out to two other mid-budget productions under these circumstances.

"Is it true that you can't touch special effects movies without Lin Daoqiu's script?"

Liang Feng frowned deeply, it seemed that he was very anxious about this question.

And he was not the only one who thought this way, even the other people present were very anxious about this matter.

You must know that the future is the era of special effects movies. Lin Daoqiu has already proved this with his actual actions a few years ago.

If Golden Harvest can't keep up with the trend and gain a foothold in special effects movies, then they will definitely be abandoned by the movie market next.

Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang obviously didn't want or want Golden Harvest to survive by making some low-cost comedy or action movies.

If this is the case, they would rather end Jiahe than let such a thing happen.

"Before I said it, I heard a piece of news..."

At this time, Cai Yongchang spoke suddenly, and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Huang Yulang, the boss of Yulang Group, announced earlier that he will make "Chinese Heroes" into a movie, and has already started casting for actors."

Everyone here knows Huang Yulang, but they don't understand what Cai Yongchang is trying to express.

Everyone has already known that he wants to make "Chinese Heroes". After all, "Chinese Heroes" is Huang Yulang's own work, and it is his business that he is willing to spend a lot of money to adapt it.

However, both Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang were not optimistic that "Chinese Heroes" could still make a profit with such a large investment.

Unless this movie can be a hit in Asia, then Huang Yulang will be able to get his money back and even make a small profit.

"Adapting comics into movies seems to be a good path. Huang Yulang started his career by making comics. If it weren't for the previous stock market crash, Yulang Group would definitely be a favorite now."

In Cai Yongchang's view, the reason why Huang Yulang's previous difficulties appeared was entirely because of the stock market crash.

However, the sales of comic books have not been affected by this, which shows that everyone really likes to read comic books.

However, Cai Yongchang's remarks are not desirable in He Guanchang's view.

Huang Yulang's comics did sell very well in Xiangjiang, but the results in other places can be said to be very mediocre.

Under such circumstances, to adapt Huang Yulang's comics into a movie, it can be said that it is very difficult to get back from Xiangjiang and Baodao alone.

At least the two film markets of Neon and Hanguo have to be added to be able to make a profit or return the cost.

But can they understand or be interested in Chinese comics?He Guanchang was very suspicious of this.

"In the final analysis, the cost of special effects movies is too high. Now a special effects movie can easily start at 5000 million, which puts us under too much pressure."

5000 million is just the starting price, this time Golden Harvest spent 6000 million for the auction of "Legend of Wesley".

If it weren't for the big schedule of the Spring Festival, then this drama might make them lose even more.

"Huang Yulang has his advantages in making "Chinese Heroes". Even if the movie hits the market, he can still earn money from other places, and even use it to promote his comic books. It won't work."

Jiahe relies on movies alone for a living, unlike Huang Yulang who can earn money from other places.

Once the box office of the movie is not good, it will be difficult for Golden Harvest to make money back.

Moreover, the surrounding area of ​​the movie was not well developed in Xiangjiang at this time, and pirated video tapes had even begun to appear. It was simply a dream in Xiangjiang to expect to make money from the surrounding area of ​​the movie, even Lin Daoqiu could not do it.

"I mean, can we cooperate with Huang Yulang? It is said that the production cost of "Chinese Heroes" is 8000 million, and we can help him share 2000 million."

If you just listen to what Cai Yongchang said, then his proposal will definitely not be passed.

Originally, it was impossible to make money from movies, but at this time, he rushed to give Huang Yulang money, isn't that something only a fool can do?

But the reason why Cai Yongchang said this is because he is sure that he can earn back the 2000 million he invested.

"You mean to let Ajie compete for the leading role?"

Cai Yongchang nodded immediately, his proposal felt a bit like joining the team with capital.

"Chinese Heroes" is already a popular cartoon in Hong Kong. If Jet Li can play the leading role in this special effects action blockbuster, the investment of 2000 million will definitely be worthwhile for Golden Harvest.

"I guess Huang Yulang would not agree. Although Ajie can really try to compete for the male lead, Huang Yulang is not a fool if he only invests 2000 million to win this role."

In Zou Wenhuai's opinion, he had to pay at least half of the price to be eligible to bargain with Huang Yulang. After all, this is a special effects blockbuster with an investment of 8000 million yuan, and the leading actor is not easy to win.

"Why don't I talk to him first, I believe that with Ajie's skills and an investment of 2000 million, Huang Yulang should be tempted."

Compared with the 2000 million investment, Cai Yongchang felt that Jet Li's skill was easier to convince Huang Yulang.

After all, among the several top martial arts actors in Hong Kong, Jackie Chan has gone to Hollywood to develop, but even if he is in Hong Kong, he is not suitable for the leading actor in "Chinese Heroes". As for Sammo Hung, it is impossible.

Yuen Biao's reputation is enough, but he doesn't seem to be suitable for this role, so Jet Li should be a good candidate.

"Since you have this idea, go and try it out. It's of course the best if it works, but it doesn't matter if it doesn't work."

How to say "Chinese Hero" can be regarded as one of the highlights of Hong Kong next year. If Jet Li can really win the leading actor of this play, then Zou Wenhuai will naturally be happy to pay the money.

(End of this chapter)