The world begins with Hong Kong movies

Chapter 476 is a bit exaggerated! (Seeking monthly votes)

Uncle Nine is on fire!

At a certain point in time, Lam Ching-ying, who played Uncle Nine, was just as respected as Andy Lau among the many film company bosses in Hong Kong.

In other words, Uncle Nine's image doesn't fit with that of a popular celebrity. Otherwise, with the help of the classic role of Uncle Nine, Lam Ching-ying might have quickly become one of Hong Kong's top male stars.

Moreover, they are the kind of players who can perform consistently, which is quite rare.

He has had private contact with quite a few other company executives.

Even Golden Harvest's boss, Mr. Zou, intended to promote him, stating that Lam Ching-ying could set up his own company and then work with Golden Harvest to develop the classic film character, Uncle Nine.

It means they're going to go it alone, completely bypassing Hong Xinbao!
In other words, Fengrui Films didn't get involved, otherwise it would have been even more exciting.

Just kidding, if Wu Feng were to compete for the huge IP of Uncle Nine, wouldn't his time travel have been for nothing?

The major IP of Uncle Nine can only involve the world of Maoshan Taoist magic during the Republican era.

If you want to ride the wave of popularity, you can easily create a modern urban version of the Maoshan Taoist world; there will be plenty of excellent novels like that in future generations.

Never underestimate the popular fiction writers of this era!
As long as Wu Feng provides the requirements and simple sample texts, they can continuously create high-quality novels related to the topic.

Furthermore, Maoshan cannot represent the entire Taoist world!
There are also the more famous Longhu Mountain and Gezao Mountain, each with its own unique Taoist traditions.

Anyway, there's just so much to write about.

All I can say is that Uncle Nine set a very good precedent!
These kinds of mystical and fantastical films and television dramas are very popular in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and they incorporate a lot of traditional cultural elements.

If managed well, the world of Chinese Taoist magic alone could be expanded into numerous series, far exceeding the capacity of a single film company.

Outsiders didn't know what Wu Feng was thinking; they just assumed that as an industry leader, Fengrui Films wouldn't stoop to poaching talent.

This really worried Hong Xinbao!
Having finally found a gold mine, how could we easily let it go?

He himself is in a period of decline in the film industry, and he basically no longer plays the lead role in movies. He also plans to focus on running Bo Ho Company.

Fortunately, Lin Zhengying was a relatively traditional martial artist who valued loyalty and brotherhood, so he did not immediately consider leaving.

However, if his income becomes disproportionate to the huge profits from the movies over time, he will still leave Sammo Hung's stunt team.

As I said before, never test someone's character with your own interests.

I don't know which brilliant person gave him the idea, but he actually followed Wu Feng's example and bought land in the Tseung Kwan O Film City to start a large-scale construction project.

According to the plan, this is a miniature version of a new residential community, including an eight-story building that all belonged to Lin Zhengying.

According to Hung Hsin-pao, this was to leave a way out for the Hung Clan members. Even if they can no longer work in the future, at least they'll still have a luxurious mansion of their own!

As for the eight-story building given to Lin Zhengying, it was a reward for the substantial profits he brought to the company.

This extravagant act immediately shocked the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry.

Although it's just building a few hundred houses, with the land and supporting facilities, it would cost at least one or two hundred million yuan to build.

In other words, in order to win over the core members of the Hung Clan, Hung Sin-po took out more than HK$100 million to build a thousand-square-foot mansion for them.

This move significantly boosted the cohesion of the Hung Clan, and Lin Zhengying solemnly stated that he would not leave the Hung Clan.

Having heard the answer he wanted most, Hong Xinbao secretly wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, feeling incredibly relieved.

Fortunately, he still had some resources; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to withstand the immense pressure of poaching, and the cost would have been far too high. However, as long as he could retain Lin Zhengying and the core members of the Hong family stunt team, it would all be worthwhile.

However, his actions caused great trouble for several other work crews on Hong Kong Island.

Cheng Shilong called to complain, but it was just a joke; he wasn't really angry.

He naturally knew Hong Xinbao's predicament. If he didn't invest heavily, how could Lin Zhengying withstand Jiahe's constant attempts to win him over?
However, in order to keep the core members of Jackie Chan's stunt team in line, he had no choice but to follow in Hung Sin-po's footsteps and buy a piece of land near the Tseung Kwan O Film City in Sai Kung to build the Jackie Chan stunt team's own residential community.

As for why he doesn't buy land and build buildings in prime locations, do you really think his money grows on trees?

Now, it was the leaders of the Yuan and Liu families' groups who were dumbfounded.

The Liu family's situation is not bad, since most of its members are martial arts school students.

Currently, the Liu family rarely participates in film and television production. Their old style of hard-hitting action films that often last for more than ten minutes is outdated.

Instead, he focused his main energy on training his disciples in martial arts and participating in two levels of combat competitions.

Only the top martial arts instructor from the Yuen Clan seemed to have a headache.

The crucial point is that the core members of the Yuan family troupe are almost all their own brothers, so it would be unreasonable not to make arrangements for their future.

Fortunately, the Hong Kong film and television industry is more developed and prosperous than in normal times.

As a well-known martial arts instructor in the industry, his work is quite busy, and his income is definitely not low.

Instead of the normal timeline, he was on the verge of bankruptcy due to setbacks in film investment.

Instead of buying land and building houses, the leader of the Yuan family gang bought a batch of houses and distributed them to his brothers and other core members.

Although the expense was painful for him, he couldn't cut back.

Putting aside the digression, because of Lam Ching-ying and the "Vampire Expert" film series, Golden Harvest's reaction to the soaring star salaries was not so obvious.

Most importantly, the pressure this matter is currently putting on the company is negligible.

They mainly focused on Cheng Shih-lung's business, and didn't pay much attention to the various satellite companies.

If it develops well, it will naturally receive more resource support.

However, if the business doesn't perform well, there's a possibility of terminating the contract directly.

The two companies that truly felt the pressure were Cinema City and D&B Films.

The situation at Cinema City is even more serious!

Runfat, a member of the company, is considered a top male star in the Hong Kong film industry, possessing considerable box office appeal.

Unlike in the normal world, Cinema City not only did not close down, but it is still thriving and remains a top-tier company in the Hong Kong film industry.

As a result, as the top actor of Cinema City, Runfat's salary soared to eight million.

Moreover, the directing fees of Cinema City's directors have also begun to soar, rapidly increasing production costs, which is one of the reasons why they are under immense pressure.

For example, top director Wu Baige's directorial fee is five million, which is almost the same as the salary of a first-tier male star.

(End of this chapter)