Chapter 1981 1983 [Conscience Boss]

  In July, "The Matrix 2" starring Xiang Nan will be released as usual.

   Once the previous first book came out, it caused a sensation all over the world. Both the industry and the audience have given high praise to the film.

  Boundless imagination, cool fighting scenes, and exciting, suspenseful plots make "The Matrix" very popular, and it has won a box office of 600 million US dollars worldwide.

  In addition, the sales volume and rental volume of video discs are also among the best. Coupled with the income from the development of peripheral products, "The Matrix" has brought nearly 2 billion US dollars in revenue to Universal Pictures in the past two years.

   Therefore, "The Matrix 2" will naturally be filmed, and it must be filmed better.

  The production cost of "The Matrix" was only 80 million U.S. dollars, and the cost of "The Matrix 2" directly doubled to 160 million U.S. dollars.

   Therefore, the scene is bigger and the picture effect is more amazing. Coupled with the wonderful story, this movie has once again become a big hit at the box office, with a North American box office of 360 million US dollars and a global box office of more than 700 million US dollars, making it another blockbuster.

  …

  In August, the movie released is "Gladiator" starring Mel Gibson.

   This movie is an epic action movie, telling the story of a general who was degraded as a slave in ancient Rome and revenged on the emperor.

It is directed by Ridley Scott, and he is a famous iron-blooded director in Hollywood, the famous "Alien", "Blade Runner", "Thelma and Louise", "Devil GI", "Black Hawk Down", "Kingdom of Heaven", "Prometheus" and so on are directed by him.

   Therefore, under his direction, this "Gladiator" is magnificent, full of tension, and full of magnificent epic flavor, so it was a great success after it was released.

  In the end, North America won a box office of 160 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was nearly 500 million U.S. dollars. It is really not easy.

  …

  In the same month, the film crew ended the filming in Rome and moved to Xiangjiang.

  As soon as he came to Xiangjiang, Xiang Nan was full of energy. After all, this was his old lair, and his power was deeply rooted, stronger than in Hollywood. Whatever happens here, he has a way to settle it.

  After returning to Xiangjiang, Xiang Nan was not in a hurry to film, but met with an old friend first.

  Shanshan is still the assistant president of ATV. She is on the same level as the general manager. She will also participate in the daily management of the company, mainly in charge of public relations.

   ATV is currently pursuing a strategy of going out. In addition to Xiangjiang, Macau, and the mainland, it is also planning to enter Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and overseas Chinatowns.

   This naturally requires the public relations department to take action to open up each market. So Shanshan is very busy, and she has to make time to meet Xiang Nan.

   "You are so busy now that you are almost exhausted, do you want to take a rest?" Seeing this, Xiang Nan asked with pity.

   "No, big brother, I have a sense of proportion." Seeing that Xiang Nan cares about herself, Shanshan is very happy.

   "You still need to take care of your health." Xiang Nan urged, "Money can never be earned, and besides, your elder brother and I are not short of money."

   "I know." Shanshan nodded, "Actually, I like to do this. I wasted too much time before. I spent so many years doing nothing and achieving nothing, and now I am finally able to achieve something.

  Although I am busy now, I am very happy and have a sense of accomplishment. I am willing to continue working like this, big brother, this is my true thought. "

  Hearing what Shanshan said, Xiang Nan nodded, understanding her thoughts.

  Indeed, after Shanshan came out of her hometown, she lived a ridiculous life for a period of time, neither human nor ghost. Now she is the assistant to the president of ATV. She attends all important occasions, interviews with big people, and does big things.

   For her, it is indeed a sense of accomplishment, and it is reasonable for her to be willing to be busy.

   "Okay, but you still have to pay attention to your body." Xiang Nan nodded and said.

  …

  Regarding Real Kung Fu Films, the number of films being filmed in Xiangjiang has been reduced, and many talents have been transferred to ATV or branches in the mainland.

  The development of the mainland branch has been good in the past year. It has launched several popular costume dramas, which have caused a lot of repercussions in the mainland.

   In particular, it has signed several talented newcomers from the mainland, such as Sun Honglei, Duan Yihong, Yin Xiaotian, Sui Junbo, Deng Chao, Zuo Xiaoqing and so on.

  Wang Jing felt that the mainland is full of talents, much better than Xiangjiang.

  In the past few years, although newcomers such as Zhang Bozhi, Nicholas Tse, Chen Xiaodong, Shawn Yue, and Chen Guanxi have emerged in Xiangjiang, compared with the golden age of star-studded stars in the 1980s, it is too far away, and there is a tendency for talent to be discontinued.

   Therefore, in the past two years, he has mainly focused on the mainland.

   "Looking at the talent pool, we know that the mainland will definitely replace Xiangjiang in the future." Wang Jing sighed.

"That's natural. After all, the mainland has a population of 1.2 billion, one out of ten thousand has 120,000 talents." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Besides, the potential of the mainland film and television market is being released, and one day it will replace the United States and become the world's largest entertainment market , I wouldn't be surprised."

  Wang Jing nodded.

  The United States has only 300 million people, but China has 1.2 billion people. And looking at the growth rate of China's economy, within the next ten years, it is possible to surpass Japan and become the world's second largest economy. In another twenty years, it is possible to keep pace with the United States.

   At that time, the consumption of the population of 1.2 billion will naturally be greater than the consumption of the population of 300 million.

   "So it's not wrong to pay attention to the mainland market." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "But we can't completely abandon the Xiangjiang market. After all, the livelihood of 100,000 watercraft workers depends on them, and we still have to leave them a bowl of rice."

   At the peak of Xiangjiang Film, there were 100,000 people in Hong Kong engaged in film and television related work. Although the scale is small now, there are at least 30,000 to 50,000 people.

  It is not so easy for them to change careers. After all, many people have been doing it for a lifetime, and they are too old to change careers.

   Martial artists like Huo Huo, Lu Huiguang, Lin Guobin, what would they do if they weren’t filming? Go to the fruit bar to sell fruit, or drive a taxi?

  Wang Jing nodded in agreement when he heard this, and Xiang Nan's words completely fell into his heart.

  He grew up in the entertainment circle since he was a child, and he knows many people well, so naturally he doesn't want to see these old friends have a miserable ending. Therefore, it is good for them to invite them to film, even if the pay is not high.

   After all, what people fear most is hopelessness.

   "Mr. Ning, you are really a good person. There are really not many conscientious bosses like you." Wang Jing said moved.

   "You don't need to talk about it, just do your best." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled.

  Who made him a lover of Hong Kong movies? Seeing those old artists and old employees who have nothing to do with him, he naturally felt uncomfortable. It’s fine if he doesn’t have money, but it’s not that he doesn’t have money now, so he can help if he can.

  Anyway, making money should not be too simple.

  (end of this chapter)