The world begins with Hong Kong movies

Chapter 340 The Fallen Kung Fu Emperor

Indeed, Li Lianjie looked quite dejected at this moment.

Of course, his despondency is definitely not something that ordinary people experience.

Even if he can't make it in Hong Kong, he can easily go to the United States and open a martial arts school. He's still the number one action star in mainland China.

It's just that my career has recently hit a low point.

In Hong Kong, a martial arts star from the mainland, lacking sufficient talent and unwilling to find a suitable backer, faces an incredibly difficult path to making a name for himself in the entertainment industry.
I'm not gloating!
When Li Lianjie made his move, Yindu Group had already partnered with Wu Feng, creating quite a stir, and its previously dormant reputation began to rise again.

Even if Li Lianjie didn't necessarily have to be affiliated with Silver Metropolitan Organization, his situation wouldn't be that bad, even if he were just affiliated with Silver Metropolitan Organization.

It can only be said that the success of several Shaolin films made him arrogant.

Without sufficient power and connections, it's no wonder they wanted to make a movie using a crew recruited in Hong Kong.

That's right, it was a couple of years ago when Li Lianjie wanted to direct and star in "Chinese Hero," but then there was a wire malfunction and he almost became paralyzed.

Perhaps sensing the danger, he immediately fled to the United States as soon as his injuries improved, and never again took the reins himself.

Just kidding, all of the Shaolin movies starring Li Lianjie were huge hits, and he has gained considerable fame in Hong Kong.

Once Li Lianjie has firmly established himself, and his self-directed and self-acted films have achieved good box office results, he could easily rise to become a new force in the film industry.

Cinema City is the best example!
It only took a few years for it to rise to become one of the three strongest film studios in Hong Kong. Who isn’t worried that another Cinema City will emerge?

In particular, Li Lianjie is from the mainland.

Meanwhile, in the minds of people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, Li Lianjie was discovered by Hong Kong filmmakers, so how could they let him go solo so easily?

For Hong Kong's film moguls, it would be best if Jet Li were an honest and obedient kung fu star, making money for them and enriching himself as well.

Don't think about anything else.

Clearly, Li Lianjie, having suffered a great loss, has finally realized what was happening.

If I hadn't sensed the malice emanating from Hong Kong, how could I have gone to the United States without a second thought? Did I really think the United States was easier to get by in than Hong Kong?

He probably still harbors resentment, after all, he has had such a smooth life since childhood, almost growing up amidst applause and honors.

However, he never considered or acted in seeking help from the Silver City organization, even though some things had been brewing for a long time.

As a result, after less than two years in the United States, he was persuaded by Lo Wei to film a Hong Kong-style action film called "Dragon in the End of the World" there.

Lo Wei is absolutely a fascinating person!

Bruce Lee's rise to fame definitely owes a debt to him.

Later, he single-handedly discovered Cheng Shilong, and when Li Lianjie was in a career slump, he made a great effort to invite him, showing his keen insight.

But in the end, everything he did always benefited others.

In retrospect, it seems that everything benefited Golden Harvest Company!

Putting aside other matters, it's likely that Li Lianjie wanted to use "Dragon in the End of the World" to stir up a new wave in the Hong Kong film industry, but it ended up being a complete flop.

In Hong Kong Island, a box office of less than seven million is definitely a huge flop for Li Lianjie.

I don't know how he ended up at an exchange meeting for mainland Chinese artists.

At this time, Li Lianjie did not yet have the influence and star aura that he would later enjoy.

Of course, as the top action star in mainland China, he is highly regarded, and there would certainly be no scene of him showing off and getting humiliated in such an occasion.

Xiong Xingxing quickly approached Li Lianjie.

There were also some people who were curious about the situation in the United States, and they kept asking Li Lianjie questions. In fact, Li Lianjie was also full of shock at this moment.

Before he could even react, he realized that so many mainland artists and cultural figures had already established themselves in Hong Kong's entertainment industry, which felt quite unreal to him.

When did the Hong Kong entertainment industry become so tolerant of its mainland counterparts?
It turned out that during the conversation, I learned that more than 80% of the many people from the mainland arts and culture circles present were working for Wu Feng.

Li Lianjie had naturally heard of Wu Feng's reputation.

Its subsidiary, Sharp Films, is similar to Cinema City in the early 1980s, and its rapid rise has made it a powerful force in the Hong Kong film industry that cannot be ignored.

Unfortunately, Fengrui Pictures only has one boss, and he's quite young.

Unless Wu Feng suddenly loses his mind and makes a series of wrong decisions, Fengrui Films will be popular for at least another twenty years!

Wu Feng's background and deeds are hardly a secret in Hong Kong.

Logically, Li Lianjie should have felt very close to him.

If he can get the protection of Fengrui Films, he won't have to worry about any messy troubles when he films movies in Hong Kong.

Unfortunately, Fengrui Films and Yindu Group have a close relationship, which can even be described as a relatively stable alliance.

Similarly, Fengrui Films was labeled as a leftist very early on.

Clearly, Li Lianjie is quite sensitive to this.

He didn't even want to get involved with Silver Capital, so naturally he wouldn't take the initiative to interact with or build relationships with Fengrui Film and Television.

Besides, he considers himself a famous kung fu star and wants to build his own career rather than work for someone else to make money.

At least, he wouldn't easily back down until he'd been badly hurt—that was his thinking more than a year ago.

Whether they still have that arrogance now is hard to say.

"Brother Jie, I heard it's not easy to make a living in America!"

Xiong Xingxing has a straightforward personality, and naturally speaks directly as well.

After striking up a conversation with Li Lianjie, he became very direct in his speech.

They were all martial artists from the mainland, and they had a good time exchanging ideas; at least, that's what Li Lianjie thought.

He felt no aversion to Xiong Xingxing's frankness.

"You also know about the situation in the United States?"

Li Lianjie chuckled and said, "You don't seem to have been there before, have you?"

"I've definitely never been there!"

Xiong Xingxing nodded and said, "But the company's movies are also shown in the United States, so naturally we know some basic information!"

"What? Your company's movies are shown in the US? I've never seen them."

Li Lianjie asked in surprise, "Are you kidding me?"

"What nonsense!"

Xiong Xingxing said unhappily, "The company's fantasy folk film series is very popular in Europe and America. Many of the best ones have been released in theaters, and I heard that the box office results are quite good!"

"There are quite a few other action movies shown in the US, but they're not shown on a large scale. They're mostly shown in Chinese-language cinemas in the US!"

(End of this chapter)