The world begins with Hong Kong movies

Chapter 425 I didn't understand, but I was deeply shocked! (Seeking monthly votes)

"Director, our movie is finally going to be shown in Europe and America?"

When Li Lianjie received the news, he looked completely incredulous.

"Of course, the reputation of Fengrui Film and Television's distribution department is quite good!"

Xu Ke was in a good mood and said with a smile, "The movie 'The Killer,' which was filmed by Cinema City, was released in the United States before, and its total box office almost broke ten million dollars, which is quite a good result!"

"And 'Prison on Fire' was also released in the United States, and its box office reached 15 million dollars, which no one expected!"

He hasn't even mentioned the videotape rights to those two movies, which together would amount to millions of dollars—all of that is profit.

"But as far as I know, neither of these films had a wide release!"

Li Lianjie was quite puzzled and asked doubtfully, "It's not considered to be shown in mainstream theaters there, otherwise the box office might be even higher!"

"It would be great if the film could be shown there and make money!"

Xu Ke, however, dismissed it, saying, "Why bother with so much?"

Having studied in the United States, he naturally understood just how arrogant those foreigners were, and that some things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.

Golden Harvest had finally managed to enter the American film market thanks to Bruce Lee's movies, but once Bruce Lee left, they immediately returned to their original state.

Are there really so many traditional martial arts masters in Hong Kong who could replace or even reach half or a third of Bruce Lee's level?
How can it be?

The film's production and editing were all done by people from Golden Harvest, and the action actors who worked with Bruce Lee on fight scenes also had close ties with Golden Harvest.

As for the script, are the plots of "The Big Boss" or "Enter the Dragon" very complicated?
In Tsui Hark's own opinion, if Golden Harvest fully cooperated, it wouldn't be difficult for him to make a film with more than 80% of Bruce Lee's style.

In terms of actual combat, "Unrestricted Fighting Tournament" and "King of Fighters Tournament" can produce many masters with various styles and excellent combat skills.

The biggest reason is simply that the American film companies don't approve of it.

Ultimately, it all comes down to the issue of the right to speak!
Hollywood film studios, and the forces behind them, do not want to see another Bruce Lee-like figure emerge among the Chinese.

Is Cheng Shilong working hard enough?
None of Shaw Brothers' martial arts stars were outstanding.

Putting everything else aside, just when it comes to performing dangerous stunts, are there any Hollywood actors who dare to do what Cheng Shilong does?

Hong Kong's action stars each have their own style and characteristics!
It's just that Hollywood doesn't give him the chance.

Jiahe is already soft enough, isn't it?

Even though they didn't have control of the branch office, they still dared to criticize the movies produced by the head office, but they still couldn't get in.

On the contrary, companies like Fengrui Films never expect to successfully collaborate with major Hollywood film studios, but instead try to find ways to release their films in the United States.

The United States has many cinemas, and many of them are not part of the so-called mainstream cinema chains. Does that mean that the box office revenue they generate is also a box office achievement?
In fact, Xu Ke, who has done some research on the American film market, knows all too well how difficult it was for Fengrui Films to achieve this.

Clearly, Li Lianjie's ideas differ from those of director Xu Ke.

He didn't say anything more, but the struggle and frustration on his face were obvious to anyone, clearly showing how much he valued the so-called mainstream theatrical release.

That's for sure!
Since it concerns whether he can leave a good big-screen image in the hearts of American movie fans, the larger the scale of the screening, the better.

Xu Ke shook his head, took a document from the office filing cabinet and tossed it to Li Lianjie, then left to attend to his own business.

Li Lianjie was somewhat puzzled, but he still opened the file and casually flipped through it. Then, his expression turned a little strange.

One moment he was surprised, the next he was bewildered, then he was excited; his mood kept changing, and it was impossible to know what he was thinking.

The contents of the document are actually quite simple.

It refers to the specific box office data of Hong Kong films that have been released in Europe and America through Fengrui Films.

This isn't the internet age anymore, so getting this report wasn't easy. Clearly, Xu Ke, or rather, Cinema City behind him, put in a lot of effort.

You wouldn't believe it until you see it!
Through the distribution of Fengrui Films, as many as dozens of films have been officially released in Europe and America.

Moreover, the final box office figures for each film were not bad.

Even the worst-performing film still grossed around $500,000.

The key point is that this movie mainly sold its copyrights, and it sold the copyrights for around a million dollars in one go.

By any measure, it cannot be considered a failure.

Even the worst-performing films still managed to gross over a million dollars.

In particular, the movies shown in the United States seem to have been specially selected, specifically targeting the preferences of certain moviegoers there.

Many things can be gleaned from changes in the file data.

Initially, most movies released in the United States only grossed two or three million dollars at the box office, not counting other copyright revenue.

This trend lasted for over a year, after which the film's box office figures gradually increased, from two or three million to just over five million, all within a little over half a year.

With complete data, Li Lianjie was able to analyze the general reasons.

The fans and audiences cultivated over the past year have finally exploded.

At least, they've gotten used to watching movies released by Fengrui Films, and both the plot and action are of a high standard.

In the past year or so, the films that Fengrui Films has distributed to the United States have shown signs of reaching the tens of millions of dollars at the box office.

Many of these high-quality films, or rather, excellent films that meet the audience's viewing needs, have all grossed over ten million yuan at the box office, and there are even films that grossed twenty or thirty million yuan.

This was not the 21st century. The American film market had not yet fully taken off. A film with a box office of 20 to 30 million might even make it into the top 50 or even the top 30 of the annual box office rankings.

Such a result is quite acceptable even if it's not shown in mainstream theaters.

After reviewing the document, Li Lianjie had nothing to say.

The key point is that Fengrui Films' distribution department did not use the high-quality films distributed by other film companies in Hong Kong as cannon fodder; instead, the films produced by Fengrui Films itself were the ones that spearheaded the campaign.

Although he didn't understand, he was deeply shocked!
That's why he could understand Tsui Hark's mindset at this moment, and there was no need to doubt Fengrui Films' distribution capabilities.

At the same time, it's hard not to have some expectations for the box office performance of "Once Upon a Time in China" in the United States!

I can only say that he thought too much.

(End of this chapter)