The world begins with Hong Kong movies

Chapter 34: Trying to take advantage. No way! (Please read on)

At the same time, many film companies in Hong Kong were also trying to figure out the secret of the success of "Legend of Northeast Hunters".

In fact, the ratio of input to return is a bit exaggerated.

The production cost of "Legend of Northeast Hunter" was no more than one million, but it earned 13 million at the box office.

Compared to the current top blockbusters with box office revenue exceeding 30 million, there is indeed a big gap, but it is very profitable.

After deducting the 17.5 percent entertainment tax, the remaining profits all go to the theaters and producers.

Let’s put it this way, in addition to the box office share given to Wu Feng, the overall revenue of Yindu Organization exceeded eight million.

It's just a low-budget movie, and it will take no more than three months from shooting to release.

Earning eight million in profit in such a short time, which film company wouldn’t be jealous?
What surprised other film companies the most was that because of the serialized novels, published books and comic strips, they did not need to spend money on heavy publicity and promotion. "Mong Kok News" took care of it all.

This is because Shuangnan Cinema Chain is not a mainstream cinema chain. If it was shown in Golden Princess or Golden Harvest Cinema Chain, the box office would probably be several million more.

Who doesn’t like the golden Hong Kong dollar?

Both Cinema City and Golden Harvest want to replicate this success story.

In other words, Debao Company wanted to use the movie to promote its luxury watches, and since it was shooting an urban fashion film, it was not interested in the successful model of "Legend of the Northeast Hunter".

Other small and medium-sized film companies are also ready to move. Hong Kong filmmakers are best at copying and imitating, and they can kill a genre film in a short period of time.

Not to mention, Wu Feng’s bold move of integrating large-scale cultural and entertainment industries really shocked the boss of a Hong Kong film company: He didn’t expect that movies could be played like this!

Especially Cinema City and Golden Harvest, which own the copyrights of many classic masterpieces, are jealous.

Any movie with a certain box office base can basically be adapted into novels and comics according to Wu Feng's clever operation. With the promotion of the movie as a foundation, the sales will not be too bad.

After just a simple market survey, we found out that this is also a huge gold mine worth millions of Hong Kong dollars!
As for whether it will impact the existing power structure of the Hong Kong novel and comics circles, what does it have to do with them?

Look at Yulang International, it has gone public just by selling comics, and its status in the financial circle is higher than that of Cinema City and Golden Harvest. Where can you go to seek justice?

Mr. Cha is even more amazing. Would it be possible for Ming Pao to be listed without the support of novels?

All I can say is that the previous revenue model of film companies was too thin and the peripheral products were too poor.

However, when they were about to replicate the successful model of "Legend of Northeast Hunter", they suddenly ran into trouble.

In the office of the boss of Jiahe, Zou Wenhuai was playing with the playing cards in his hand, with a speechless look on his face.

If you look closely, you will see the official poster of "Legend of Northeast Hunter" on the back of the playing card.

On the front are photos of animals that are unique to Northeast China!
The big and small kings are the Siberian tiger and the black bear, and the rest that need to be in the picture are endemic animals such as the Siberian wild boar and roe deer.

He Guanchang next to him was holding several posters in his hands, all of which were beautiful snow scenes in the Northeast, and the photos were taken quite beautifully!

The two were speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Imitating them might be quite difficult, especially with these peripheral images as a comparison. If we can't come up with promotional posters of the same quality, then we'll be falling behind!"

"The mountains and rivers in mainland China are magnificent, and Hong Kong Island has no comparable environment. We could also film in Southeast Asia, but the number of films we shoot cannot be too large!"

"That's the only way. I didn't expect Wu Feng to be such a cunning guy!"

As the behind-the-scenes boss of "Mong Kok News" and an investor in "Legend of the Northeast Hunter," how could Wu Feng possibly conceal his secrets from the Hong Kong film industry's bigwigs? His name was naturally familiar to them. Meanwhile, the playing cards and custom posters held by the two Golden Harvest bosses were Wu Feng's "anti-counterfeiting" measures, causing headaches for those studio bosses eager to follow suit.

When the crew was filming "Legend of Northeast Hunters" in the mainland, Wu Feng specifically asked the director to include the beautiful local scenery in the movie.

In addition, peripheral products such as playing cards and posters made from photos of local animals directly set an invisible standard for this type of film.

Movie fans already have a reference standard, and if subsequent films fail to meet it, they will curse.

If a film company wants to meet the standards and directly enter the mainland to shoot, Wu Feng will agree and regard it as a contribution to increasing foreign exchange earnings for the mainland.

The same discussion also appeared at Cinema City.

Boss Lei admired Wu Feng's abilities and methods very much, and became even more eager to recruit him.

He is very ambitious and of course wants to make more money!
It was already the beginning of 87, and Wu Feng had been quite idle recently.

After more than a month of adjustments, he has transferred all the unreliable nightclubs and the security guards to his cousin, letting his cousin, the boss, manage them personally.

It’s not that he is really generous, but these nightclubs really pose a huge safety hazard!
Not only is the environment bad, the boss himself has some serious problems and there are frequent cases of honey traps.

If you say there is no trick, Wu Feng would never believe it even if you kill him.

There are also people who secretly sell pills. Wu Feng will not tolerate any sand in his eyes. Once he finds any, he will immediately secretly call the police to deal with it.

But there were too many guys who wanted to take risks. As soon as one was let in, the next one would show up immediately, and they were vaguely connected with the boss behind the scenes. Wu Feng secretly took ruthless measures but it didn't have much effect, so he simply turned a blind eye.

Some places are really a den of filth and dirt. He feels sick just by listening to them, and naturally doesn't want to be involved in any of them.

My cousin was naturally very happy, and he also followed Wu Feng's advice and sent those Sijiu who posed great hidden dangers to be used as cannon fodder in the fight for territory.

Some people are truly rotten to the core, true scum and villains. If they are not cleared out, it will not only pose a huge hidden danger, but will also greatly affect the stability within the community.

Most of these guys are old-fashioned gang members from the time of the former boss, Master Zhong, and they are all very slippery.

My cousin's trusted subordinates want to get promoted and firmly control the core resources, so naturally they have to get rid of all these annoying old-fashioned people.

The world is so cruel that sometimes you don’t even know how you got into trouble.

The fight on New Reclamation Street was quite fierce. My cousin personally led the team to annihilate two small gangs and occupied half of the street, but the fight could not go on.

It’s not that the gang that owns the other half of the street is very powerful, but the other party’s identity is difficult to deal with.

There is a big red stick under the United, whose own power is equal to that of his cousin, but he cannot withstand the support of the first-class society, the United, behind him.

Although there were rumors in the underworld that 'Jointly Producing Chicken Essence' was mainly engaged in illegal business and was considered to be a very weak existence among many first-class social groups, it was not someone Hong Yi could provoke at this time.

His cousin was very annoyed by this, but Wu Feng did not take this United Red Stick seriously.

It is easy to kill or maim someone, but the key is to deal with the aftermath.

Besides, when the land of Xintiandi Street was being seized, my cousin had no intention of letting Wu Feng take action.

Wu Feng has always been in charge of the rear. Even the society's debt collection meeting at the end of December 86 was presided over by him personally. It is enough for everyone to know the situation.

(End of this chapter)