The world begins with Hong Kong movies

Chapter 341 is not friendly!

Speaking of this, Xiong Xingxing's already ferocious face became even more twisted and ugly, and he sneered, "Brother Jie doesn't know, those American film producers are extremely cunning!"

"Of the high-quality films produced by the company, only a small portion yielded significant profits to American film distributors in order to barely secure a medium-scale screening in the United States!"

"There are rumors within the company that movies that can be shown normally in the United States are all high-quality films, and even if their box office performance is poor, they will still exceed ten million dollars!"

"A box office of tens of millions is not a small amount!"

Li Lianjie was somewhat surprised and asked curiously, "Why haven't you made any progress?"

"American film companies want to make more money, they're practically treating the company like a fool and ripping it off!"

Xiong Xingxing curled his lip and said, "A movie that grossed more than 20 million at the box office in Hong Kong, the American film distributors couldn't even spare a million dollars to buy out the European and American rights!"

"If it were you, Brother Jie, would you be happy?"

"Of course I'm not happy about it. Isn't that disrespectful?"

"That's true. Only films from companies that win awards at film festivals have a relatively easy time entering the mainstream American market; the rest are all blocked!"

"They're willing to go to such extremes to make even more money, even when it's something that's clearly profitable!"

Xiong Xingxing countered, "Brother Jie, do you think it's that easy to make a name for yourself in the American film and television industry?"

Li Lianjie was speechless for a moment, and his mood inexplicably became heavy.

For no other reason than that he hadn't even touched the threshold of the American entertainment industry, let alone made it in.

"In fact, the company has some understanding of the Chinese community in the American film and television industry!"

Xiong Xingxing continued, "Once, when the boss came to inspect the company, he even said that he didn't understand the mentality of some famous mainland actors!"

“Look at the last ten years, any well-known actor who has made a huge name for himself in mainland China, especially actresses, are all rushing to the United States like crazy, as if they can replicate their success in mainland China!”

"As a result, being able to land a small supporting role in a trashy production crew is already quite an achievement!"

"Sometimes, you have to pay a huge price to get acting roles!"

At this point, he couldn't help but shake his head and mutter, "The white actors are too busy to even take care of themselves, how could they possibly give opportunities to Chinese actors?"

"Unless Chinese actors can make money for American film companies!"

"But how the hell do we know if we can help the film company make money if we don't even have the chance to act?"

"The boss mentioned these things when he was at the company!"

"His idea was simple: to leverage his familiarity with the film and television industry and become famous first!"

"Ideally, I could make a name for myself in Europe and America through one or a few movies, and then I might have more opportunities in the United States!"

At this point, Xiong Xingxing said firmly, "I think the boss is right. At least I won't leave the company easily!"

Li Lianjie secretly curled his lip, thinking to himself, with your looks, you wouldn't have a chance at all if you went to America.

But such words would be hurtful, so he naturally wouldn't say them easily.

"Weren't they saying that Sharp Pictures' high-quality films were restricted in the US? How come they're still being shown in cinemas in Chinese communities?"

He was very curious about this and felt it might be an opportunity.

The total number of Chinese people in the United States is probably around two to three million.

Within the United States, they are naturally a rather inconspicuous ethnic group. But the Chinese are good at making money and have a habit of saving it.

Similarly, the living conditions of most Chinese people in the United States are actually not bad, meaning they have strong purchasing power.

Anyone who can attract the attention of these American Chinese should have no problem establishing themselves in the American entertainment industry.

"Chinatown gangs!"

Xiong Xingxing said matter-of-factly, "This is an open secret!"

"Through the community organizations in Chinatown, the movie was still able to be screened smoothly in cinemas in the Chinese community, although it was still quite niche!"

"Chinatown gangs?"

Li Lianjie was stunned, feeling that the world was quite surreal.

It's very difficult for high-quality films from Hong Kong to enter the American theatrical market through legitimate channels.

How is it possible that the power of Chinatown community organizations can cover most of the Chinese communities in the United States?
Making money is the only truth!
Little did he know that Hong Kong films actually have a significant market in the United States, it's just not as obvious.

Wu Feng also followed the formula of a certain rebirth novel, producing a large number of strange and crude B-movies and releasing them into the American videotape market.

Of course, most of the high-quality kung fu movies with Hong Kong characteristics entered the American market through videotapes.

In fact, while not the mainstream, the number of American viewers who enjoy Hong Kong-style films is still considerable.

As for controlling cinemas in the Chinese community through Chinatown associations, this can only be considered a supplementary measure.

There are some things that an action star of Xiong Xingxing's caliber is clearly unaware of.

As for Li Lianjie, Wu Feng wasn't very interested.

If a normal collaboration is possible, Fengrui Films will naturally not let it pass, since it can make money.

But if Li Lianjie is unwilling, he will not force him.

In the normal timeline, he soon returned to Hong Kong Island to film movies, and from there soared to great heights, earning the title of "Kung Fu Emperor".

At this time, however, he was quite wary of the Hong Kong film industry and had become very close to certain powerful triad members, clearly trying to fight fire with fire.

As later generations of movie fans know, a rather heinous shooting incident occurred, forcing Li Lianjie to become entangled with Golden Harvest for several years.

Wu Feng found this approach quite troublesome.

Clearly, Li Lianjie's appearance at the exchange meeting with mainland artists was merely a formality; he was unlikely to gain any substantial benefits.

Even those mainland directors who have already established themselves at Fengrui Films wouldn't dare to make any guarantees at this time.

Fengrui Films has its own filming plans, which are not something they can easily control, unless they have already become famous directors.

To reiterate, the main purpose of the exchange meeting among the mainland colleagues present was to support each other and find common ground.

Only by working for Wu Feng's company could they avoid being ostracized and other unpleasant things. However, the other forces in the Hong Kong entertainment industry were not very friendly to them, feeling that they were taking away job opportunities from the locals.

I tolerated it at first, but now that the interests are at stake, how can I remain indifferent?

It can be said that the environment on Hong Kong Island at that time was not very friendly to artists from the mainland.

(End of this chapter)